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LAS VEGAS, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost 2,000 people visited Grand Canyon West, home of the new Skywalk, on Wednesday. The Skywalk is the first ever cantilever-shaped glass walkway suspended more than 4,000 feet above the canyon's floor and extending 70 feet from the canyon's rim. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070330/LAF019 ) The first excited visitors lined up to watch as members of the Hualapai Tribe and founder David Jin cut a ribbon to officially open The Skywalk. After a celebratory countdown, guests were then welcomed onto the glass. Awed reactions ensued, with guests declaring The Skywalk to be amazing, beautiful and the experience of a lifetime. At the Grand Canyon West Airport terminal, visitors from all over the world lined up to purchase tour packages and be among the first to take a walk on the Skywalk. Located at Grand Canyon West's Eagle Point, The Skywalk is open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. The cost of walking on The Skywalk is $25 in addition to the purchase of a Grand Canyon West tour package. The Spirit Package, $49.95, is the lowest-priced option and includes the Hualapai visitation permit, access to all points of interest at Grand Canyon West including Guano Point, Hualapai Ranch and Eagle Point, choice of an all-you-can-eat buffet or cowboy cookin' and photo opportunities with Hualapai Members. To maximize visitors' experience, a limit of 120 people are permitted on The Skywalk at any one time. To avoid scratches and slipping, shoe covers are handed out prior to walking and guests are not allowed to bring carry-on items on the glass. Although cameras may not be taken on The Skywalk, photos are available. Lockers are provided for guests to store personal belongings. Upon completion, the visitor's center will include a museum, movie "The Making of the Skywalk," a VIP lounge and gift shop as well as private indoor and outdoor facilities for meetings, special events and weddings. Several restaurants and bars will be available, including The Skywalk Cafe, a high-end restaurant with outdoor patio and rooftop dining on the edge of the canyon. The second floor of the visitor's center will provide access to The Skywalk glass walkway. Any media who would like to visit Grand Canyon West are invited to attend a guided media tour, offered every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Media tours will accommodate a limited number of people and reservations must be made in advance. Stock photos and footage are available by request. All media inquiries should be directed to Amanda Hill at 702-254-5704 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Grand Canyon West is located approximately 120 miles east of Las Vegas, Nev., and 72 miles northwest of Kingman, Ariz. Attractions available at Grand Canyon West include The Indian Village with authentic dwellings depicting multiple tribes, The Hualapai Market, and The Hualapai Ranch, a western town with horseback and wagon rides. Grand Canyon West is the only location throughout the entire Grand Canyon where visitors can access the river and water recreation activities at the bottom of the canyon via helicopter tours. In addition to boat tours on the river, Hummer tours are available along the rim of the canyon and through private areas that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. There are more than 30 tour and transportation companies that service Grand Canyon West from Las Vegas, Phoenix and Sedona by airplane, helicopter, coach, SUV, and Hummer. In addition, Park & Ride services are available from Dolan Springs, Ariz., a one-hour drive from Las Vegas. The Hualapai operate the only one day white water rafting trip through the Grand Canyon as well as a Lodge on Historic Route 66. To book reservations, view a complete list of activities or receive maps and directions, visitors may log on to www.destinationgrandcanyon.com or call 1(877) 716-WEST (9378). The Hualapai Tribe, consisting of approximately 2,000 Hualapai members, owns nearly one million acres of land throughout the Grand Canyon's western rim. The capitol of the Hualapai Reservation is Peach Springs, Ariz.
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Line caught haddock fillets with extra mature Cheddar cheese melts, basil and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese crumble.
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"Our batters, and especially our bowlers in the heat - it has been a real team effort. [on winning the South Africa series, 2005]"
"Individuals always take a little bit more stick than others, but Ashley has been a fantastic performer,"
"He's a huge member of our team and without him in the last year we wouldn't have won a lot of the games so he'll continue to be a big player for us."
"I thought we started the Test match at Lord's very well and for a day and a half we were good and then Australia took the game away from us - we've got to make sure we keep our performance levels up for a sustained period of play."
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Topic tags/keywords: brad point dril bits I am purchasing a Drill press here shortly and wanting to get a nice set of brad point drill bits. I am wondering what would be a good set to last a long time. |
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#2 posted 03-20-2013 09:02 PM |
I often use my regular titanium drill bits for wood and metal,as long as they are sharp and don't walk when starting a hole,they do the job for me. -- Ken from Ontario, Canada |
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Regular twist bits can do fine, as long as they don't wander (which they tend to do without a pilot punch). The nice thing about brad points is that the center point helps to prevent the wandering in the first place. Also, the side spurs score the outer hole rim for a cleaner cut. -- John, BC, Canada |
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I like the ones at Woodcraft. Nice German made sets are available…http://www.woodcraft.com/search2/search.aspx?query=Brad%20point%20drills -- Syd Sellers Old woodturners never die, they just keep chipping away! http://www.rocky-roost-woodturnings.com |
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Twist drills will never cut as clean a hole as a brad point or forstner when drilling cross-grain. Twist bits do well in end grain but even there parabolic tip bits are better. Twist bits are readily available and easy to sharpen so many use them but they are really for metal workers. -- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe"" |
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I purchased a set at Harbor Freight some years ago and have bever been happier.The main thing is to keep them sharp. You will never go back to ordinary twist drills for woodwork. |
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I like the ones from WOODCRAFT stay away from the HF ones I thought I would give them a try and after using once they were dull |
#8 posted 03-21-2013 01:54 AM |
I like the boxed set of 28 from Lee Valley as it gives me a lot more options with bits and I won't have to turn around and buy all the individual ones. I am hesitant of the WOODCRAFT the woodriver brand has some bad customer reviews and the german made have no customer reviews and don't come in big set. What does everyone think about this? |
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My Porter Cable set from Lowes has worked better than I expected and has stayed sharp! -- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm |
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I bought the Lee Valley set, and am really impressed with how good they are. You can't go wrong with them. -- Our village hasn't lost it's idiot, he was elected to congress. |
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Fred I think you really helped me making my mind up. I think that I am going to go with the Lee Valley set. I was told that when I started looking for a drill press to make sure that you get a nice set of brad point drill bits. It will make the drill press work even better. Thanks again everyone for all the comments. |
#12 posted 03-21-2013 05:57 PM |
I have a HF set that has worked quite well, but if I had my wish, I'd have the good Lee Valley ones, I just can't spend that much to replace something I've already got right now. -- Brian T. - Exact science is not an exact science |
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I bought a set of 8 or 16 I believe from Sears. -- Some people have a shop so they can build things, the rest of us build things so we can have a shop... |
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I have a set from Peachtree Woodworking, works great. Even better I bought on a half price sale. www.ptreeusa.com -- Chris K |
#15 posted 03-21-2013 08:41 PM |
Standard fractional drill bit sets contain 29 drill bits, ranging from 1/16" to 1/2" in 1/64" increments I think most woodworkers only use a few sizes. I have many drill sets over the years where most of the drill bits have never been used. There are only a few sizes that I use regularily, so now I buy high quality bits in only the sizes I use most often. That saves a lot of money. I would buy an inexpensive set and after a time, you will discover the sizes you use the most. I would then replace those with good quality ones. A 1/2" bit is commonly used, but a 31/64" or 15/32"? |
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The Torrington Board of Education has established a Safe School Climate Plan to address bullying in the schools. Under the plan, the Superintendent of Schools appoints a district Safe School Climate Coordinater and each school designates a safe school climate specialist to administer the program in that school. Each school also designates a committee, which must include at least one parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school, to address issues related to bullying in school, at school-related activities, and on transportation vehicles to and from school-sponsored activities.
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A woman has a relationship with a much younger man which leads her to explore desires she'd never considered before in this drama from Germany. Elsa Seifert (Maren Kroymann) is a woman nearing her fiftieth birthday who has a career as a social worker. Elsa is married to Raimar (Markus Voellenklee), who runs an auto repair shop, and they have a comfortable relationship, with one grown daughter who lives on her own. Elsa is assigned to look into the case of Jan Winkler (Kostja Ullmann), who is only sixteen...more
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Before I Forget Review
By Don Willmott
Pierre (Jacques Nolot), who has been HIV-positive for more than 20 years, made his way through much of his life as a hustler, or, to put it in more upper-class terminology, a gigolo. Attached for years to a wealthy older lover named Toutoune, who has recently died, he finds himself financially drained, cheated out of an inheritance from Toutoune, and pretty much adrift. He's concerned about his health but not concerned enough to go on a stronger drug cocktail out of fear of side effects such as hair loss. Flashes of vanity like this are amusing, even to Pierre, because he's certainly well aware that he isn't what he used to be.
Filling his days hiring rough-trade rent boys to humiliate him and then heading out to the café to gossip about his activities with a small group of friends, most of whom are semi-closeted 60-somethings with their own rent boy habits, Pierre doesn't care much what happens next. Even his visits to a psychologist are short, vague, and ultimately useless. Beauty, culture, and love have all taken a back seat to money, a fact made clear by the amount of time the movie devotes to discussions of devious financial tactics that can be used to hide income.
Jacques Nolot, who has visited the gray and sleazy streets of Paris's Pigalle district before, most notably in the exceptionally seedy but very interesting Porn Theatre, has a great handle on dissolution and loneliness in the modern urban environment. This is one of those films where the protagonist lives in a big and crowded city and yet wanders streets that are empty. Where is everyone? At home with their families, friends, and lovers, Nolot suggests.
Given the bleakness of the situation, it's notable that Nolot wraps things up with a coda that, if not happy, is at least somewhat encouraging, in a totally bent way. Pierre's favorite rent boy Marc (Bastien d'Asnières), who gets off on sadism and manipulation, demands that Pierre put on drag and walk the streets of Pigalle with him. In one more bit of vanity, Pierre is reluctant to shave his mustache, but once he's dolled up and the camera grabs and holds his pensive face, the sadness of the situation gives way to something else. Pierre may not be happy, but at least he's finally trying something new.
Aka Avant que j'oublie.
Where's my mustard?
Facts and Figures
Year: 2007
Run time: 44 mins
In Theaters: Tuesday 1st August 2006
Contactmusic.com: 4 / 5
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Director: Jacques Nolot
Producer: Pauline Duhault
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Longhouses of the indigenous peoples of North America
Longhouses were a style of residential dwelling built by Native American tribes and First Nation band governments in various parts of North America. Sometimes separate longhouses were built for community meetings.
Iroquois and the other East Coast longhouses[edit]
The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee or "People of the Longhouses") who resided in the Northeastern United States as well as Eastern Canada (Ontario and Quebec) built and inhabited longhouses. These were sometimes more than 75 m (246 ft) in length but generally around 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft) wide. Scholars believe walls were made of sharpened and fire-hardened poles (up to 1,000 saplings for a 50 m (160 ft) house) driven close together into the ground. Strips of bark were woven horizontally through the lines of poles to form more or less weatherproof walls. Poles were set in the ground and braced by horizontal poles along the walls. The roof is made by bending a series of poles, resulting in an arc-shaped roof. This was covered with leaves and grasses. The frame is covered by bark that is sewn in place and layered as shingles, and reinforced by light swag.
Doors were constructed at both ends and were covered with an animal hide to preserve interior warmth. Especially long longhouses had doors in the sidewalls as well. Longhouses featured fireplaces in the center for warmth. Holes were made above the hearth to let out smoke, but such smoke holes also let in rain and snow. Ventilation openings, later singly dubbed as a smoke pipe, were positioned at intervals, possibly totalling five to six along the roofing of the longhouse. Missionaries who visited these longhouses often wrote about their dark interiors.
On average a typical longhouse was about 80 by 18 by 18 ft (24.4 by 5.5 by 5.5 m) and was meant to house up to twenty or more families, most of whom were matrilineally related. The people had a matrilineal kinship system, with property and inheritance passed through the maternal line. Children were born into the mother's clan.
Protective palisades were built around the dwellings; these stood 14 to 16 ft (4.3 to 4.9 m) high, keeping the longhouse village safe.
Tribes or ethnic groups in northeast North America, south and east of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, which had traditions of building longhouses include the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee): Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk. The Iroquoian-speaking Wyandot (also called Huron) and Erie also built longhouses, as did the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape, who lived from western New England in Connecticut, along the lower Hudson River, and along the Delaware River and both sides of the Delaware Bay. The Pamunkey of the Algonquian-speaking Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia also built longhouses.
Although the Shawnee were not known to build longhouses, colonist Christopher Gist describes how, during his visit to Lower Shawneetown in January 1751, he and Andrew Montour addressed a meeting of village leaders in a "Kind of State-House of about 90 Feet long, with a light Cover of Bark in which they hold their Councils."[1]
Northwest Coast longhouses[edit]
The Coastal Indians in the Pacific Northwest also built longhouses. Theirs were built with logs or split-log frame, and covered with split log planks, and sometimes an additional bark cover. Cedar is the preferred lumber. The length of these longhouses is usually 60–100 ft (18–30 m).[citation needed] The wealthy built extraordinarily large longhouses. The Suquamish Old Man House, at what became the Port Madison Indian Reservation, was 500×40–60 ft (152×12–18 m), c. 1850.[2][3]
Usually one doorway faces the shore. Each longhouse contains a number of booths along both sides of the central hallway, separated by wooden containers (akin to modern drawers). Each booth has its own individual hearth and fire. Usually an extended family occupied one longhouse, and cooperated in obtaining food, building canoes, and other daily tasks. The roof is a slanted shed roof and pitched to various degrees depending upon the rainfall.[citation needed] The gambrel roof was unique to Puget Sound Coast Salish.[2] The front is often very elaborately decorated with an integrated mural of numerous drawings of faces and heraldic crest icons of raven, bear, whale, etc. A totem pole often was erected outside the longhouse. The style varies greatly, and sometimes it became part of the entrance way.
Tribes or ethnic groups along the North American Pacific coast with some sort of longhouse building traditions include the Haida, Tsimshian, Tlingit, Makah, Clatsop, Coast Salish and Multnomah (tribe).
Excavations at Ozette, Washington[edit]
From beneath mud flows dating back to about 1700, archaeologists have recovered timbers and planks. They are studying household arrangements from the distant past. In the part of one house where a woodworker lived, tools were found and also tools in all stages of manufacture. There were even wood chips. Where a whaler lived, there lay harpoons and also a wall screen carved with a whale. Benches and looms were inlaid with shell, and there were other indications of wealth.
A single house had five separate living areas centered on cooking hearths; each had artifacts that revealed aspects of the former occupants' lives. More bows and arrows were found at one living area than any of the others, an indication that hunters lived there. Another had more fishing gear than other subsistence equipment, and at another, more harpoon equipment. Some had everyday work gear, and few elaborately ornamented things. The whaler's corner was just the opposite.
The houses were built so that planks on the walls and roofs could be taken off and used at other places, as the people moved seasonally. Paired uprights supported rafters, which, in turn, held roof planks that overlapped like tiles. Wall planks were lashed between sets of poles. The position of these poles depended on the lengths of the boards they held, and they were evidently set and reset through the years the houses were occupied. Walls met at the corners by simply butting together. They stayed structurally independent, allowing for easy dismantling. There were no windows. Light and ventilation came by shifting the position of roof planks, which were simply weighted with rocks, not fastened in position.
Benches raised above the floor on stakes provided the main furniture of the houses. They were set near the walls. Cuts and puncture marks indicated they served as work platforms; mats rolled out onto them tie with elders' memories of such benches used as beds.
Storage was concentrated behind the benches, along the walls and in corners between benches. These locations within the houses have yielded the most artifacts. The rafters must have also provided storage, but the mudflow carried away this part of the houses.
- Cappel, Constance. The Smallpox Genocide of the Odawa Tribe at L'Arbre Croche, 1763: The History of a Native American People, The Edwin Mellon Press, 2007.
- Suttles, Wayne P.; Lane, Barbara (1990-08-20). "South Coakjn". In Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 7. Northwest coast. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. p. 491. ISBN 0-16-020390-2 (v. 7).
See also[edit]
- Dorset culture
- Ganondagan State Historic Site
- Igloo
- List of dwellings of Pueblo peoples
- Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site
- Quiggly hole
- Wigwam/Wickiup
- Tipi
- ^ "The Journal of Christopher Gist, 1750-1751", from Lewis P. Summers, 1929, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Abingdon, VA.
- ^ a b Suttle & Lane (1990), p. 491
- ^ Old Man House is occasionally found (incorrectly or from Chinook Jargon) as Ole Man House or Oleman House.
External links[edit]
- Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — Virtual exhibit that includes information on Iroquoian longhouse layout and architecture


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This study will determine whether application of a patch containing a topical anesthetic (numbing medicine) named lidocaine can reduce the pain of subsequent insertion of an intravenous catheter in Emergency Department patients.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Need for Intravenous Catheter |
Device: Lidocaine tetracaine Device: Placebo |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Study of Lidoderm Patches Prior to Intravenous Catheter Insertion. |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Pain on Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: 0 MINUTES ]Pain on 100 mm Visual Aanalog Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (most pain).
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Success of Intravenous (IV) Insertion [ Time Frame: After first attempt of catheter insertion ]Percentage of patients in whom intravenous catheter was inserted successfully
Enrollment: | 45 |
Study Start Date: | August 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | January 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: 1
Lidocaine 70 mg/tetracaine 70 mg skin patch
Device: Lidocaine tetracaine
Lidocaine 70 mg/tetracaine 70 mg
Other Name: Synera
Placebo Comparator: 2 |
Device: Placebo
Placebo patch identical in appearance to Synera
Detailed Description:
Patients will be randomly assigned to an active lidocaine patch or a patch that conatins a placebo or inactive agent. Neither the patient nor the practitioner will know which patch is used since they will appear identical.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 3,
- Need for non-emergent intravenous catheter
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable patients,
- Allergy to lidocaine or tetracaine
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00552695
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00552695
United States, New York | |
Stony Brook University Hospital | |
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794 |
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Stony Brook University
Principal Investigator: | Adam J Singer, MD | Stony Brook University |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 30, 2017
Responsible Party: | Adam Singer, Research Director, Stony Brook University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00552695 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
20076689 |
Study First Received: | October 31, 2007 |
Results First Received: | October 16, 2009 |
Last Updated: | October 19, 2012 |
Keywords provided by Stony Brook University:
intravenous catheter emergency department pain |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lidocaine Tetracaine Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents |
Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers Sodium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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Hamidi, Saidatul Rahah (2006) Sistem maklumat memori organisasi di FSKSM. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Computer Science and Information System.
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Data, information and knowledge have increased within organization across time. Then it becomes wasted memories because of retired staffs, died or removes to another place. This could give great impact when intellectual capital did not being used wisely for future purposes. Unit of academic management contains the main critical memories for Faculty of Computer Science and Information System. It needs to be managed accordingly. Otherwise, time, money and energy are wasted when the same work, research and finding information needed have to be done repeatedly. The lost may affect towards the quality of faculty curriculum. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to implement information technology in organizational memory of FSKSM through organizational memory information system (OMIS). A metadata will be build based on approved curriculum as a memories repository. This system is proposed as a prototype to be implemented for the whole module of FSKSM in order to protect their intellectual capital and optimizing the efficiency by managing organizational memory.
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
Additional Information: | Thesis (Sarjana Sains (Teknologi Maklumat - Pengurusan)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2006; Supervisor : Dr. Azizah Binti Abdul Rahman |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Organizational memory information system; academic management; organizational memory system, organizational learning |
Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
Divisions: | Computer Science and Information System (Formerly known) |
ID Code: | 4074 |
Deposited By: | Ms Zalinda Shuratman |
Deposited On: | 25 Jul 2007 00:26 |
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Following is a letter to my future self.
Dear Erin,
How's the garden growing this year? Did you finally put something in that spot right in front that you've been saving for something "really great"? Did you remember to spray the plants with the deer/bunny repellent BEFORE they started eating everything?
The answer to those questions is probably no, but this letter addresses a more important issue. Remember back in 2009, when it had been about three years since you had mulched? Remember how the year before you put down a three-inch thick layer of compost over the whole garden and you were so pooped that you sort of let things go a little bit?
Well don't forget this:
Yep, that's a picture of YOUR weeds. Not the weeds from the entire yard, or even just one garden. Those are the weeds from about an 8-foot square area. Remember how you spent an entire weekend digging up those weeds? The first nice weekend of the summer, when the rest of the world was out sailing and hanging out on the beach, and you were in your best trailer park outfit, covered in dirt, sweating in your garden and praying that no one stopped over and actually saw you like that?
Pictures don't lie. Don't let it happen again. I'm warning you.
2009 Erin
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That is hysterical! Nice...did you remember to put down something for the slugs too?
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The NFL breaks out the stars for 2010 season opener.
Tonight is the official start of the 2010 NFL season and the league is not holding anything back. The season starts at almost the same spot it left off last season as we return to the Big Easy where the New Orleans Saints will square off against the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last year's NFC championship game.
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Taylor Swift will kick the festivities off with a live performance and the Superdome is sure to not stop rocking from the opening chords of her first song to the last hike of the final play. New Orleans has always been a party town, but recent events have turned it into America's hard luck case. The city can't catch a break. As the rebuilding from hurricane Katrina continues, the BP oil spill brought new problems. Two of New Orleans' major sources of income are tourism and seafood. Much of the nation's shrimp comes from Louisiana. All of this got shut down during the BP oil spill. With all the hardship in the region the residents had one thing to take their minds off their troubles – the Saints.
Last season the team beat the Minnesota Vikings and went on to beat the Colts in the Super Bowl. During the game with the Vikings they attacked Brett Favre and put him on the ground every chance they got. More than once he had to be helped to the sidelines by his teammates, but Brett Favre is a warrior and like the gunslinger he is, he didn't go down without a fight.
The talk began a few weeks ago as the Vikings coaching staff took exception to what they thought were late hits on Favre in last year's game. The New Orleans Saints have responded that there is more of that in store for him tonight. Favre himself wasn't even sure if his surgically repaired ankle would allow him to return to the team this year. Now the talk ends. The speculation ends. Favre is with the Vikings and when Taylor Swift finishes singing, these two teams that have quickly become rivals will collide. The winner of tonight's Vikings Vs Saints NFL season opener, may well be considered the NFC Super Bowl favorite.
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Posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:53 AM PST by Dog Gone
Mar. 21, 2005 - Americans broadly and strongly disapprove of federal intervention in the Terri Schiavo case, with sizable majorities saying Congress is overstepping its bounds for political gain.
The public, by 63 percent-28 percent, supports the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube, and by a 25-point margin opposes a law mandating federal review of her case. Congress passed such legislation and President Bush signed it early today.
That legislative action is distinctly unpopular: Not only do 60 percent oppose it, more -- 70 percent -- call it inappropriate for Congress to get involved in this way. And by a lopsided 67 percent-19 percent, most think the elected officials trying to keep Schiavo alive are doing so more for political advantage than out of concern for her or for the principles involved.
This ABC News poll also finds that the Schiavo case has prompted an enormous level of personal discussion: Half of Americans say that as a direct result of hearing about this case, they've spoken with friends or family members about what they'd want done if they were in a similar condition. Nearly eight in 10 would not want to be kept alive.
In addition to the majority, the intensity of public sentiment is also on the side of Schiavo's husband, who has fought successfully in the Florida courts to remove her feeding tube. And intensity runs especially strongly against congressional involvement.
Included among the 63 percent who support removing the feeding tube are 42 percent who "strongly" support it -- twice as many as strongly oppose it. And among the 70 percent who call congressional intervention inappropriate are 58 percent who hold that view strongly -- an especially high level of strong opinion.
GOP Groups
Views on this issue are informed more by ideological and religious views than by political partisanship. Republicans overall look much like Democrats and independents in their opinions.
But two core Republican groups -- conservatives and evangelical Protestants -- are more divided: Fifty-four percent of conservatives support removal of Schiavo's feeding tube, compared with seven in 10 moderates and liberals. And evangelical Protestants divide about evenly -- 46 percent are in favor of removing the tube, 44 percent opposed. Among non-evangelical Protestants, 77 percent are in favor -- a huge division between evangelical and mainline Protestants.
Conservatives and evangelicals also are more likely to support federal intervention in the case, although it doesn't reach a majority in either group. Indeed, conservative Republicans oppose involving the federal courts, by 57 percent-41 percent.
Conservatives and evangelicals hold these views even though most people in both groups -- 73 percent and 68 percent, respectively -- say that if they personally were in this condition, they would not want to be kept alive.
Should Feeding Tube Be Removed? |
Support | Oppose | ||
Non-evangelical | 77% | 18 | |
Evangelical | 46 | 44 | |
Catholics | 63 | 26 | |
Liberals | 68 | 24 | |
Moderates | 69 | 22 | |
Conservatives | 54 | 40 | |
Democrats | 65 | 25 | |
Independents | 63 | 28 | |
Republicans | 61 | 34 | |
Conservative Reps. | 55 | 40 | |
Regardless of their preference on the Schiavo case, about two-thirds of conservatives and evangelicals alike call congressional intervention inappropriate. And majorities in both groups, as in others, are skeptical of the motivations of the political leaders seeking to extend Schiavo's life.
Should Federal Government Intervene? |
Support | Oppose | ||
Non-evangelical | 26% | 71 | |
Evangelical | 44 | 50 | |
Catholics | 38 | 56 | |
Liberals | 34 | 62 | |
Moderates | 29 | 67 | |
Conservatives | 48 | 49 | |
Democrats | 34 | 63 | |
Independents | 31 | 61 | |
Republicans | 39 | 58 | |
Conservative Reps. | 41 | 57 | |
Preference and Experience
Public views on this issue are informed in part by Americans' preferences for their own care if they were in a similar situation: Sixteen percent would want life support; as noted, 78 percent would not. While still a very large majority, that's down from 87 percent in an ABC News/Washington Poll last week.
Among people who favor removing Schiavo's life support, 94 percent say that's also what they would want for themselves. By contrast, people who oppose removing the feeding tube in Schiavo's case divide about evenly on what they'd want for themselves: Forty-five percent would want life support, 41 percent would not.
Some speak from experience: A third of Americans say they've had friends or family members who passed away in a hospital or other care facility after life support was removed; nearly two in 10 say they were personally involved in that decision. People who've been personally involved in such a decision are more apt than others to support removing Schiavo's feeding tube and to say they personally would not want life support.
Age and Attention
There are differences among age groups. Senior citizens are more apt than others to strongly support removing Schiavo's feeding tube, and also more apt to oppose federal intervention. And young adults are less likely to say that, as a result of the Schiavo case, they've discussed their own wishes with family or friends.
Just under six in 10 Americans are closely following the Schiavo case, including 16 percent who've been following it very closely -- a respectable albeit not overwhelming level of public attention. Young adults, age 18 to 29, are less than half as likely as their elders to be following the case closely -- just 27 percent are doing so. There's an irony in that result: Schiavo herself was stricken at age 26.
This ABC News poll was conducted by telephone March 20, 2005, among a random national sample of 501 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.
ABC poll? Seems like they reached A LOT of Democrats.
I just wonder how much those polled actually know about this particular case? I would wager not much. I believe a poll among those who have followed this case closely for the last few months would be more telling.
The US House of Representatives, however, has clearly spoken on the side of life. Thank God for them and their integrity, well, most of them.
Same guys who projected that Gore beat Bush, and then that Kerry beat Bush.
How nice...even thought there's NO written, or video taped wish on Teri's part, so LET'S JUST ERR ON THE SIDE OF DEATH
I'd like to see a poll conducted just among those who knew what they were talking about. These results are meaningless.
No, what's really bad is that people don't understand that congress has the right and obligation to set the jurisdiction of our Federal courts.
I'm willing to bet 95% of the poeple polled here believe Terri is unconscious and in a coma, hooked up to breathing and heart apparatus, etc.
This poll is the Culture of Death on display for all. Disgusting. But not terribly surprising.
I bet the questions did not mention that:
1) the "husband" is living with his new common-law wife and kids and wants Terri out of his life for selfish reasons,
2) there is zero evidence that Terri ever said she would want her feeding tube removed, or
3) Terri is not a vegetable and in fact has been - at the express direction of her "husband" - denied therapy that would allow her to eat or progress in any way
ABC News: Yes, we can have it by Monday morning. What would you like the results to be?
"This ABC News poll was conducted by telephone March 20, 2005, among a random national sample of 501 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin"
Large margin and sounds like a rush job at a poll.
Call Gov Jeb Bush and demand that he take Terri into protective custody RIGHT NOW in order to investigate outstanding charges of abuse, neglect and exploitation by his very own Dept. of Children and Families.
Jeb Bush's # 1-850-488-4441 - Terri can't wait 'til 3 p.m. today.
Truth is always born in the minority of citizens, and only reaches majority status over time. In the future, a majority of citizens will look back on this as a heroic struggle. If a majority of this country truly feels this way now (that is, if the poll is accurate), I am disappointed and disgusted. But I am encouraged by the strength shown by the superior minorities.
You're probably right, but it is nevertheless telling that most people have a presumption of death before other options.
Yup. Even many conservatives who are ordinarily well-informed have passed on reading anything about this issue. Death makes people uncomfortable, particularly non-religious people, so they simply avoid the issue and will tend to side with what they perceive as the majority media opinion. Or with the courts.
I was very surprised by this poll. I would have predicted an even split or perhaps a majority in support of Terry and the congressional action.
OK that settles it heresay wins. /S
After the blanket coverage that this story has been given, I think they do know.
Ask yourself, since YOU evidently understand the story.. what would you want?
Her cerebral coretex has pretty much atrophied, replaced by CS fluid. No amount of wishing, hoping, praying, protesting, accusations of abuse, or grandstanding judges and politicians will change that.
"This ABC News poll was conducted by telephone March 20, 2005, among a random national sample of 501 adults. The results have a 4.5-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa."
Here's a blog concerning this polling co.:
So there's been a lot of stink lately about a recent poll that indicated that nearly 70% of Americans think Iraq was behind 9/11.
But what did that poll really say?
I looked it up. The poll was paid for by the Washington Post. It was conducted by an outfit called TNS Intersearch of Horsham, PA, between August 7 and August 11, 2003. The poll was conducted by phone, and the total number of people sampled was 1,003. The margin of error is declared to be 3%.
What was the question? The question was this: "How likely is it that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks?"
It was a multiple-choice poll. The interviewer gave the respondents a number of choices to select from, and they were instructed to choose the one that best fit their opinion.
Now, before I get to the choices, think about the question. What's your answer? Was Saddam Hussein personally involved in 9/11? That could mean a lot of things. We know that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the planning of an assassination attempt on the life of former president George H. W. Bush. We know that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in paying the families of Palestinian suicide bombers. We know that Saddam Hussein was, in short, personally involved in a lot of things.
So if I were asked that question, I'd have to say that I think it's possible, but that we don't know either way.
Turns out I couldn't have given that answer. Instead, I had to choose from one of these five answers: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, not at all likely, or no opinion.
Sorry, Washington Post and Intersearch of Horsham, PA, but none of those answers accurately reflects my opinion. If I had to pick one of those, I probably would have settled on "somewhat likely." That's not accurate, but it's better than any of the others.
What about the results of the poll?
very likely somewhat likely not very likely not at all likely no opinion
32% 37% 15% 12% 3%
Notice anything interesting? More respondents answered "somewhat likely" than any of the other responses. In fact, more people said "somewhat likely" than said "not very likely," "not at all likely," and "no opinion" put together. Is it possible that people said "somewhat likely" when they meant "maybe?" I think it's fair to say that it's possible, yes.
In interpreting the results, though, either Intersearch or the Post added the numbers up and concluded that 69% of Americans think that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11. The fallout from that proclamation is still settling.
Was it an accurate assessment? I don't think so. I don't think it accurately reflects opinions on the question. I certainly don't think that 1,000 respondents was a sufficient number to gain a good understanding of the diversity of opinions on the question. I also think the basic phrasing of the question yielded inaccurate results. How likely was it? That's an absurd way to phrase the question. A better way would have been to simply state it objectively: "Do you think Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11? Yes, probably, maybe, probably not, no."
I don't know much about statistics. I don't know much about polling. But I have what I consider to be a reasonably good nose for bullshit, and this poll stinks.
That is a BS poll.
1) People are generally ignorant of the facts, and I know for a fact that the vast majority would support federal intervention if Terri was a. not brain-dead, and b. apparently abused by her husband prior to her heart 'problem'.
2) These polls are notoriously inacurate as the past elections show.
3) Why would anyone trust ABC to get this right anyway?
I have a hunch this is quite accurate. The standard line I keep hearing is this: "If I were in that condition, I would want somebody to end my life, so I think somebody needs to end hers as well." I think this very well indicates how many seriously religious people there are in this country. Only a minority, really. And not a very big minority.
The real polls took place last week and enough got through to Congress and they acted.The Rats who voted in favor did not do so because of numbers like the ones in that poll.
Where's the poll which asked should the court decide over the wishes of her family? It is only her jackass husband who wants her killed.
Exactly. Most people I have spoken with were on the "husband's" side UNTIL they heard the facts. In every instance, they chabged their minds. It's all about cutting through the MSM bull excrement, and educating people. The MSM is as guilty as Greer.
I find it astounding that so many people are willing to allow a judicial-assisted murder.
Very few people realize that the court is ordering that a helpless woman be forcibly starved to death.
No way the vast majority of American's support starving a human to death who has no living will indicating how to deal with this situation. Her husband, who has already had two children with another woman, is telling us this is what Terri would want. Not buying it.
No, me thinks this is just another example of the MSM taking polls to create public opinion instead of reflecting it.
A 500 sample poll conducted on a Sunday?! And they believe this is reliable and valid enough to turn into a news story?!
I really do not believe this poll. Maybe, but I doubt it strongly.
Most Americans don't follow anything too closely. My gut feel is that they treat the case as if she were on life support and the husband wants the plug pulled, which is not the case.
I think the reason for the 'strong' opinions are people's fears that the government will get in the way of families' ability to handle these issues themselves as they see fit. In fact, I have seen posters here on FR saying that loved ones should never have the right to make such a decision.
The answer would be sobering indeed!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
The judge has scheduled his hearing for 3 p.m. Right AFTER Limbaugh goes off the air. Hmmm...
I'll bet most of the calling was done between the hours from 8 AM to noon.
There is too much of an echo chamber here on FR and we tended to only hear one side. Long time conservative FReepers were shouted down if they dared to suggest anything other than Federal involvement. The American public does not support this midnight coup détat on the constitution.
The Congress has seriously overreached itself. Once more facts become known, and the wild hyperbole, conspiracy theories, and propaganda die down, there will be a LOT of embarassed lawmakers scrambling to recover.
The GOP is facing a huge fight within itself because of this.
Let's see.
In one breath the Dems say that the Republicans are only puching this for political gain...in the next breath they are saying that 2/3 of the American people are opposed to govt intervention - so which is it, Dems?
I think that many people who are religious and believe in the afterlife feel that it is better for the person to die and go on to a better place than suffer. If it were me I would rather be left to die, I wouldn't want to be alive just for the sake of being alive. If I couldn't have a productive, active life, what is the point? I wouldn't want to be a burden to my family. I'm sure I'll get blasted by several Freepers out there, that's OK. This is just my own personal opinion.
Well, Well, Well!!
Another left wing looney has all the answers. When will people like these see a little light and admit defeat. They lost the 2000 electon, the 2004 election and now the Terri Schiavo death wish on their part. Don't people like ths make you sick???
I am still waiting for some of these looneys to deprive themselves of food and water to demonstrate that they are "Right" and that Terri will not suffer.
And, where were these people when Clinton LIED to a federal Grand Jury
Forget it. It's NOT about Terry, never was. It IS about keeping someone alive no matter what. Period. God's Will. Of course, I am SURE that 90% of the people HERE would NOT want to be in Terry's shoes and if they were, would not like it one bit.
Nothing like dignity and quality of life, right?
Unless you are an INDEPENDENT doctor...not hired by either side of her family... and have PERSONALLY examined her, you don't KNOW THE FACTS either!
4.5 point error margins are slightly worse than coin tosses.
The poll also does not ask the right questions in regards to the situation. And, if the poll is so accurate, why are the democrats basically not putting up a fight? Why are the democrats in the senate just allowing this vote? The answer is because they know its a losing issue.
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Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Release New Report on Sentencing Reform
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (AACJ) held a press conference this morning to announce the release of a report highlighting the need for sentencing reform.
The study, conducted by Judith Greene of Justice Strategies, notes that the state's criminal justice policies have "been among the harshest in the nation for many years" -- and are no longer fiscally viable.
In a time of budget cuts, the Arizona Department of Correction's budget is expected to increase by 10 percent next year, according to AACJ spokesperson David Derrickson.
The DOC currently incarcerates over 40,000 inmates.
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Arizona's prison population grew at a rate of 5.1 percent from 2000-2008, highest in the western United States. Violent crime in that same timeframe was reduced by 9.5 percent. By contrast, New York's prison population fell by 1.9 percent while crime dropped 21.7 percent, a fact pointed out in the report.
Beyond New York, the study compares Arizona with the Carolinas and Mississippi, conservative states that have introduced various sentencing reforms to help reduce the prison population.
The report concludes that "Arizona policymakers can restore judicial discretion to sentence people to more effective, less costly correctional supervision and treatment options in lieu of prison in cases where such measures would clearly better serve both justice and public safety objectives."
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"What's the incentive for a prisoner to work, to educate himself, to behave? There's no incentive for good behavior when a prisoner has to serve as much time for his offense as someone who gets involved in [prison] gangs," says Derrickson. "To me, that's not only wrong in a moral sense but also in a business sense."
In a sharp rebuke to current one-size-fits-all justice policies, AACJ suggests that "evidence-based" sentencing reforms need to be re-introduced to Arizona. Among the report's recommendations are suggestions that the state expand non-prison alternatives for low-risk offenders, reduce the amount of prison time served by those sentenced for low-risk offenses, and broaden home arrest and day reporting programs.
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Use the setup I have in my Sig and if you have 4.10 gears you will be ok. Get a TRD with the rear locker and you will be good to go.
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Thats too open ended of a question to get a decent answer. How much do you want to spend to lift your truck? How well do you expect it to ride? How much hauling towing will it see? How much and what type of wheeling (if any) will it see?
Fitting 33's could be done with a 3" body lift and a sawzall, but not if you want it done right. And for a 4cyl on 33's your going to hate stock gearing, even 4:10's. Most people are running 4:88's with the 4cyl. |
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4.10's really aren't that bad, I can cruiser down the highway at 80 and only turn 3k RPM. But if you get in an area with a lot of hills or steep grades, 5th gear is not usable. 4.88's are better suited for 35's in my opinion cause I have seen 33's and 4.88s on a 4cyl and the cruising RPMs are like 2900 to 3k.
I'll be running 35's next and will run the 4.10's for a little, but will be regearing to 4.88 sometime thereafter. You will get tons of opinions whoever you ask. Look over at the members rigs section at TTORA and you can see what you want to run.
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fawk that performance accesories body lift!!! what a total piece of garbage, go to 4crawler.com if you plan to do the bodylift and value the integrity of your vehicle. DEAD serious
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Yep, it is a piece of crap when I got it on the truck, had several problems with it, but reinforced the mount areas and did a few other things and it hasn't been a problem in the past 3 years. Also got it before I heard about 4crawler.com
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dont get a body lift at all thats for fags, if your cheep just run the ome with a 3/4" spacer for the front and a 1" block in the rear, think about it the truck comes with 31s stock 33s are only an 1" bigger all the way around. also run them on ur stock wheels the backspacing is just right and you will also have to hammer the pinch weld back on the inner fender but thats no big deal. as little lift as possible is the best way to go, I have the same set up on my taco. it works great!
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if you regear it go with 4.56, it will be like running stock gears and tiers and the speedo is not to far off.
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6th September 2010, 08:21 PM | #461 |
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Yes, it does look very much like he's taken a cheap COTS part and painted it up. And copperweld would be pretty standard on a cheap part like that, same as is used in the 50 cent resistor I got from Mouser to use as a reference.
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Testing methodology
Hi to all. I have not heard the Bybee treatments, but i would sure like to see how they perform when subjected to tests such as Nordost did on their cables and supply combo.
In short, they showed a new way of measuring which came up with significant differences and pretty much prove that YES they do perform better than zip cord. Please investigate this issue, it could be of similar application with the Bybee stuff. This info is found at: 1) nordost.com/downloads.asp 2) find New Approaches To Audio Measurement.pdf Nordost presents an ACTUAL TESTING PROCEDURE using new forms of measurement, for some of the factors that have previously been held to be not measurable or audible.... and which to my eyes look like solid evidence that indeed, some cables, connectors, power conditioners etc. actually DO present significant differences which closely track perceived improvement. It would be great to see how Bybee performs when tested as shown in the Nordost paper. My apologies if any one has already brought this up but I haven't been able to read through the whole thread. If this is new information, I hope it helps in your studies. All the Best. |
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He's making it for audiophiles who don't. Furthermore, selling them claiming the leads to be copper is fraud. se
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6th September 2010, 09:40 PM | #468 |
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After reading those articles, I'm pretty sure it's a marketing ploy. No wonder people get confused reading this stuff.
Audio tests have included "chirps" and other extremely dynamic (and repeatable) signals. In addition, they are pretty good at controlling all the various situations that can affect the outcome of a test. Bottom line from the two articles (I read both)? Spend more on cables, like up to 50% of your total budget! Also, clean AC power is paramount. Seems to me that the job of your power supply (normally included when you buy the equipment ) is to isolate the circuits from the garbage on the line. People, if your equipment has a properly designed power supply, nothing done to the incoming AC power will have an audible effect, short of disconnecting the power that is. Having said that, most devices I see do not have a properly designed power supply. -Chris
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6th September 2010, 09:47 PM | #469 |
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No confidence in Nordost? So?
I'm not talking about their marketing hype, I'm talking about the MEASUREMENTS and the METHODOLOGY referred to in my previous post. the measurements referred to in the Nordost presentation appear to have been done by people who indeed DO seem to know what they're doing. They also appear quite valid to me. (Yes. I know nothing, but I also have a BSEE. Still ignorant though. Only difference is with enough education it became clearer to me just how much I don't know, which is a lot.) HEY! The fact that the Nordost marketing people don't seem to know how to word the info properly in some of their publications should not detract from the validity of the test method, nor of the tests themselves. It could be useful to not throw out the good with the bad before we've had a good look at what people are doing or judging them for stupid marketing prose. Otherwise we might be missing the central point..(Hello, Sy?)... which is: LOOK AT THE METHODOLOGY described on that paper, it might be useful for this specific testing of the Bybee and/or other forms of what suspect to be magic dust. After all, until they thoroughly read the Nordost paper, and ponder its implications, many of my fellow engineers will probably still "know for sure" that there is no difference in cables.... BUT... Now that someone has devised a meaningful test procedure that shows significant differences, repeatedly and reliably, under controlled circumstances months apart, well, I wonder if suddenly these same engineers will suddenly be able to hear the difference? (Power of suggestion works in reverse too!) As for Nordost, I have heard it and it sounded pretty freakin' good when compared to several other cables. Can't buy em yet, too expensive for me. And I wonder just how much of a change the Bybees make, but will probably never know because it looks like too much expenditure. That we may not be able to measure a difference with our EXISTING tests, doesn't mean we won't be able to with other methodologies. And just for the record, my guess is that the Bybees are snake oil, but I am not willing to state that as a truth....'cause I don't know if it is!... and... because in a year or so, there might be some test that shows they are indeed helpful. And I don't like cleaning rotten egg off my face, much less getting it on there in the first place. |
6th September 2010, 09:51 PM | #470 |
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Actually, the data presented in the Nordost deal didn't really indicate that there was a difference beyond test repeatability. Hard to say because the graphs are so low res, you can't read the scales and they presented no data showing run to run repeatability. Some of the graphs looked like there was binning and windowing error- maybe deliberate, maybe incompetence, I have no idea. This was clearly written for marketing purposes and clearly by either someone who didn't know what he was doing or someone who does but assumes his audience doesn't.
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