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extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of
the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli
air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (AFP Photo / Mahmud Hams)
Source: Russia Today
The IDF announces a widespread campaign on "terror
targets" and begins bombing the Gaza Strip, preparing for a ground operation.
This comes after the head of Hamas' military wing Ahmed Jabari was killed in an
Israeli airstrike.
The operation, called "Pillar of Defense", has been
launched by the Israel military. Many of the buildings in downtown Gaza City
are on fire after being attacked by Israeli warplanes, RT's Arabic
correspondent Saed Swerky reports on Twitter.
The IDF says all options are on the table in Gaza,
including a ground operation. Israeli warships have struck "terror
sites" in the Gaza Strip, the military forces confirmed.
"Today we sent a clear message to Hamas and other terrorist
organizations, and if it becomes necessary we are prepared to expand the
operation," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a
televised address on Wednesday.
The country's Defense Minister Ehud Barak declared a
special situation in all Israeli territory, covering the area up to a radius of
40 kilometers around the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post said.
The minister said that Israel is just at the start of the
action, but in the long term, the operation will restore peace.
Israel has started emergency call up of reservists, while
saying they are preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, RT`s Tom Barton
reports from Israel.
The strikes caused extensive damage to the long-range
missile capabilities and underground weapons storage facilities, the IDF said
on Twitter.
The Gaza Education Ministry has announced a suspension of
study at Gaza schools and universities due to heavy fire by Israel.
A large explosion occurred near home of Hamas leader,
Mahmoud Zahar, Al Arabiya reported.
The death toll from some 20 strikes has risen to 10 with
some dozens wounded, Gaza`s health minister said.
Jabari was traveling in his vehicle in Gaza City when his
car was struck, AP reports, citing witnesses. Reports say Jabari, his son and
three other people were killed in the strike.
Smoke rises after
an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip November 14, 2012. (Reuters /
Amir Cohen )
An Israeli strike also targeted Raad Atar, another senior
Hamas military wing commander, but he survived, Israeli Ynet reports.
The assassination has "opened the gates of
hell," the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were
quoted by AFP as saying. The militants vowed to "continue the path of
The IDF stated on its website that it has launched a "widespread
campaign on terror sites and operatives in the Gaza Strip" and Jabari
was its first target. He's the highest ranking Hamas official to be killed
since 2009, when Israel conducted ground offensive against Gaza.
"The purpose of this operation was to severely impair the
command and control chain of the Hamas leadership, as well as its terrorist
infrastructure. This was a surgical operation in cooperation with the Israeli
Security Agency, that was implemented on the basis of concrete intelligence and
using advanced capabilities," the statement said.
The crackdown follows the recent escalation of violence
in the region. The conflict broke out last week when Palestinian militants
attacked at an Israeli military jeep.
Israel responded with retaliatory attacks, to which the
Gaza Strip replied with heavy rocket fire at southern Israel.
Jabari is the most senior Hamas official to be killed
since Operation Cast Lead in Gaza four years ago. He is believed to be behind
the notorious abduction and detention of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was
held hostage for more than four years until being released last year as part of
a hostage swap deal.
extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of
the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli
air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (AFP Photo / Mahmud Hams)


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RICHLAND, Wash. – Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory were recently recognized for technological excellence by Research and Development magazine. PNL researchers Larry A. Chick, Larry R. Pederson, Greg J. Exarhos, Lambert J. Bates and Gary D. Maupin received an R&D 100 Award for developing a unique technology for producing ultrafine ceramic powders that improve the manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells and many other important products.
The award is for one of the top 100 technological achievements of 1992 as determined in R&D magazine's annual competition. R&D magazine conducts the competition to honor the most promising new products, processes, materials or software developed worldwide. Awards are based on a product's technical significance, uniqueness and usefulness. This is the 30th year of the competition.
"The production of solid oxide fuel cells, chemical sensors and many other valuable ceramic products depends upon the availability of very fine ceramic particles that are chemically homogeneous and of high purity," Larry said, "PNL's unique glycine-nitrate process enhances that availability."
The PNL process produces the desired powders by preparing a preliminary solution containing the amino acid glycine and metal nitrates, mixed at the molecular level and combined with water. This solution is heated to drive off the free water. The resulting foam self-ignites at temperatures near 200 degrees Celsius and burns at temperatures as high as 1450 degrees Celsius (depending upon the mix of the solution.) Through burning, the metal ions in the solution are converted to an ash composed of microscopic ceramic powders of the desired oxide composition. These powders can be consolidated and sintered (heated without melting) to make uniformly dense ceramic parts.
Because combustion is complete and occurs very rapidly at high temperatures, the PNL process produces purer products (fewer carbon impurities) than other methods such as the amorphous citrate process. PNL's glycine-nitrate process also produces a powder that is up to 30 times greater in specific surface area than the product of the citrate process. The higher surface area is created by the extremely small particles achieved with the PNL process. These small particles are more chemically active than coarser ones and can be sintered at lower temperatures. Powders produced by the new method are exceptionally uniform, a significant improvement over current methods.
In addition to the technical improvements of the PNL process, the ability to use lower sintering temperatures and elimination of the need for extensive milling (by virtue of smaller and more uniform particle size) can lead to considerable cost savings in producing solid oxide fuel cells and many other ceramic-based products.
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Luigi Colani
Luigi Colani (born Lutz Colani 2 August 1928), is a German industrial designer of kurdish descent .[1]
His long career began in the 1950s when he designed cars for companies such as Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Volkswagen, and BMW. In 1957, he dropped his given first name Lutz and henceforth went by the name of Luigi. In the 1960s, he began designing furniture, and as of the 1970s, he expanded in numerous areas, ranging from household items such as ballpoint pens and television sets to uniforms and trucks and entire kitchens. A striking grand piano created by Colani is manufactured and sold by the Schimmel piano company.
His unconventional designs have made him famous, not only in design circles, but also to the general public. He has received numerous design awards, although his unconventional approach has left him largely an outsider from the mainstream of industrial design.[2]
The prime characteristic of his designs are the rounded, organic forms, which he terms "biodynamic" and claims are ergonomically superior to traditional designs. His "kitchen satellite" from 1969 is the most prominent example of this school of thought. Many of his designs for small appliances are being mass-produced and marketed, but his larger designs have not been built, "a whole host of futuristic concepts that will have us living in pods and driving cars so flat that leg amputation is the only option."[3]
The earth is round, all the heavenly bodies are round; they all move on round or elliptical orbits. This same image of circular globe-shaped mini worlds orbiting around each other follows us right down to the micro-cosmos. We are even aroused by round forms in species propagation related eroticism. Why should I join the straying mass who want to make everything angular? I am going to pursue Galileo Galilei's philosophy: my world is also round.
— Luigi Colani, [4]
Life and career[edit]
Born in Berlin, Colani is of Kurdish[5] and Polish[6] descent and his father came from Madulain near St. Moritz in eastern Switzerland.
He studied sculpture and painting at the Academy of Arts, Berlin (Akademie der Künste) in 1946 and in 1948, he undertook the study of aerodynamics at the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
By 1953, he was living in California where he was Head of New Materials project group at McDonnell Douglas in California.
Moving to auto design, in 1954, he received the Golden Rose international prize for creation and design, in Geneva, Switzerland, for special Fiat bodywork; he would be the originator of many Fiat designs in the coming years. A constant innovator, by 1958 he was also interested in sailing vessels. His catamaran design was a racing success in Hawaii.
Returning to cars, in 1959 he introduced the world's first monocoque sports car, the BMW 700, and in 1960 the world's first kit car in series, the Colani GT, which sold 1,700 copies. In 1966 he showed his sports coupe design at the IAA in Frankfurt.
By the 1960s, his design range had also expanded to include household objects and furniture, beginning in 1963 with his elephant piggy bank, and in 1965 he gained worldwide success with furniture designs for Asko, Fritz-Hansen (Körperform chairs), Cor, and Kusch+Co. He also rebodied an Abarth Alfa Romeo design, based on two wrecked Abarth 1000 GT Coupés in the early 1960s.[7]
In 1968, for Thai Airlines, he developed a two piece plastic cutlery set which the Museum of Design, Zürich added to its collection.[8][full citation needed]
He had developed a sufficient reputation and income by 1970 to establish a studio with a major design team at Harkotten Castle near Sassenberg, Germany. The studio was an enormous success, with work and exhibitions worldwide for many major companies. Meanwhile, he continued with his innovations in car design, including his 1972 design of the Eifelland Formula One car.
This period saw him making his first forays into the Japanese market, when he obtained contracts from Japanese companies for the first time. In 1973, he made his first study trip to the Far East, during which Japanese buyers recognized Colani's potential. He received invitations by five companies to establish a Colani Design Center Japan.
About this time, the "Drop" teapot he designed for Rosenthal, a world leader in porcelain, was acquired for inclusion in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York.[9] In 1999, Rosenthal promoted a special edition of his now-famous design.
Not all of his designs were successes. For example, he created an unsuccessful design for an Olympic row boat.[10] About this time, in the early 1970s he developed his first streamlined truck design, which he said, "was a direct response to the world oil crisis yet nobody noticed my design. They didn't get the message."[2] He would revisit streamlined trucks later in the decade to more fanfare.
Colani's first profession as an aeronautics designer was revisited in 1976 when he was assigned the task of designing the RFB Fanliner, the first plastic sports airplane with a Wankel rotary engine. Later, in 1985, he unveiled the Pontresina propeller-driven airplane unveiled, having two contra-rotating coaxial pusher propellers with scimitar blades mounted in the tail. The propellers, also known as "centripetal supersonic propellers", were a new design idea. The plane was a design study and is not airworthy.
By 1978, his revolutionary trucks, aircraft, car and ship studies had begun to be seen with frequency at exhibitions worldwide. his interest in fuel economy continued into the 1980s. In 1981, he set a fuel economy world record set with the four-seater Colani 2CV (based on the French Citroën 2CV which consumed just 1.7 liters gasoline to travel 100 km using a stock 2CV engine and chassis.
The year 1982 saw Colani relocating to Japan, where a year later he accepted a position as professor in Tokyo.
For Canon, he developed the "5 Systems" camera prototypes[11] and in 1984, he was voted the No. 1 industrial designer in Japan at the Otaru exhibition for his 60 m large shell. In 1986, he received the Golden Camera Award for the Canon T90.
In 1985, his Robot Theater was the most-attended pavilion at Expo '85.[12]
In 1986, one of his motorcycles set a world record in Italy. That year, he founded Colani Design Bern in Switzerland.
He continue to show his designs at international exhibitions, including a 1987 show at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Car designs continued in Japan for Mazda and he did a pen design for Pelikan A.G., Germany. The Colani Cormoran aircraft design was shown in mockup at the Paris Air Show
In 1988 he opened offices in Toulouse and Bremen. He was also appointed a professor at the University of the Arts Bremen, as he meanwhile prepared on a wide-scale basis to establish new speed records on land, water and air and economy world records in Utah. He sets record in a specially-designed Ferrari at Bonneville Speedway in 1991.
In 1989 he formed Colani Trading AG in Zurich, Switzerland.
The 1990s brought more exhibitions and more designs. He mounted an exhibition at the Centre International de l'Automobile car museum in Paris and in 1993 held shopping center expositions through Switzerland.
He designed new uniforms for aircrew at Swissair, the last designs used by the airline before re-branding as Swiss in 2002.[13] In 1991, he designed an optical frame and jewelry collection. Also in the decade, other designs included field glasses (1993); office furniture designs for Grahl, Michigan USA (1996); a new piano for famous piano builder Wilhelm Schimmel (1997); a water bottle design for Carolinen-Brunnen, Germany and a new microscope and photo camera (both 1998); and new shower (bathroom-combination)-generation for the German company Dusar and a furniture project with Kusch & Co., Germany (1999).
The 1990s and 2000s (decade) also brought his share of design commissions in the field of desktop computing. Projects included a computer mouse design for Sicos (1992); the Colani Vobis Highscreen computer, awarded Computer of the Year in 1994; a bank terminal design project with one of the world's leading computer manufacturers (1998). By 1995, he had begun to branch into whole structures. that year, he completed designs for major companies in the construction and building industry. China's ambassador invited Colani for future projects to Shanghai, China. There, he was awarded an honorary professorship in the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University[14] The following year, he unveiled his architecture project for Shanghai, called Bio-City.
His architectural designs continued with the "Human-City" architecture model for MW Energie AG in Mannheim, Germany (2000) and later developed an experimental house design for Hanse-Haus, the German prefabricators.[15]
He designed new optical frames presented at shows in Milan, Paris and Las Vegas and in 2001 designed a new microscope and photo camera (for Seagull) at the Colani Shanghai office. He held more than thirty exhibitions in shopping malls (ECE-group) throughout Germany. He also opened of a world-leading museum of design, Pinakothek der Moderne, in Munich, Germany which featured several Colani designs (2002).
In the realm of packaging design, he created a new bottle design for the leading Swiss mineral-water company Valser (acquired by Coca-Cola in 2002) and created porcelain giftware creations (Cappuccino, Espresso mugs).
He undertook a "Life on Board" project for Volvo cars and created a futuristic car design called the Speedster shark. He continued his large Supertruck designs with extreme streamlining, this time for Spitzer-Silo; the result was presented at the IAA in Hanover, Germany (2004).
A notable uniform commission was the 2003 re-design of police uniforms for the Hamburg Police department, which was later adopted throughout the whole of Germany.[16]
In the years 2004 to 2007, a retrospective exhibition of Colani's work, called COLANI – Das Lebenswerk, took place in the "Nancy hall" of the congress center of Karlsruhe.[17] The exhibition was not continued as funding of the hall's renovation was not achieved.[18]
In avionics, he designed the tt-62-plane for hp-aircraft.de. He also completed a design study for a 1,000 seat passenger airplane (2005).
He completed a series of 140 sculptures of athletes for the Olympic Games in Beijing. he also participated in the "Germany in Japan 2005-6" event in the form of the "Colani Back in Japan" exhibition in the Museum for Art and Design attached to the Kyoto Institute of Technology. He also carried out a study for a robot shaped like a baby.
In 2009 the first Model (AC22) of the AGOS Luxury Computer Series, Opus Magnum, was presented at the Nowa Zukunftsmesse in Marburg, Germany.[19]
Personal life[edit]
Colani resides in Karlsruhe, Germany. His son Solon Luigi Lutz also works as a designer who lives in Berlin, Germany. He was a guest speaker and presenter at the 2004 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
- ^ Jonathan Bell, Concept Car Design: Driving the Dream, p. 84
- ^ a b "Luigi Colani: Translating Nature". Design Museum. Design Museum. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ Jessica Lack, The Guardian Guide, "Preview" March 10, 2007
- ^ Luigi Colani, "Colani Trading AG"
- ^ Interview by Imogen Fox (12 March 2007). "The close-up: Luigi Colani, designer | Fashion". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Luigi Colani furniture design classics". Edition20.com. 1928-08-02. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ Hamilton, Matt. "Abarth – Alfa – Colani 1000". Alfa Romeo Giuliettas. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Diese Domänen sind nicht mehr aktiv!". Sammlungen-archive.hgkz.ch. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ ""Drop " teapot and large milk jug". Designfun.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ http://collection.river-and-rowing-museum.co.uk:8080/collection/results.do?view=detail&db=object&id=615 Rowing Museum
- ^ [1] Archived October 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Hoggett, Reuben. "1985 – Marco and the Fuyo Robot Theater Expo'85 – Automax (Japanese)". Cyberneticzoo.com: a history of cybernetic animals and early robots. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Eberhard, Patrick Eberhard. "Swissair uniforms: 1990's - Colani Uniform". Swissair: the ultimate fansite. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Faculty". Tongji-arch.org. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Admin1 / November 1, 2004. "Hanse Colani Rotor House". MOCO. Moco Loco. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Er machte die Cops blau - Designer Colani (84) über die "beschissene Elbphilharmonie" in Hamburger Morgenpost om 4.11.2012 (german)
- ^ Markus R. Ginsig, Artur P. Schmidt (2004-08-15). "Design oder Nicht-Sein" (in German). heise.de. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
Bis Ende Jahres kann man in Karlsruhe sein Gesamtwerk in Form von über 1000 Projekten, Modellen und Entwurfszeichnungen besichtigen.
- ^ Informationen des Fördervereins Colani-Museum Karlsruhe Der Förderverein informiert: Stardesigner verlässt Karlsruhe (german)
- ^ AGOS Luxury Computer Series, Opus Magnum
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luigi Colani. |
- Publications by and about Luigi Colani in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
- Colani Design Germany GmbH
- Colani Trading AG
- Colani Museum
- On-line Design Museum showing many Colani Products
- Japanese Colani fan web site
- 3 pictures of the Kitchen Satellite
- TT62 Alekto
- 1968 Two piece plastic cutlery in Museum of Design Zurich collection[dead link]
- Concept Trucks of Future
- Website of his son's design company
- Interview with Luigi Colani in Interview Magazine
- Article in the New York Times: Colani's Concepts Make Concept Cars Look Tame (2007)


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Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
Paramilitary groups of politicians involved in robberies in Kalmunai[TamilNet, Monday, 14 June 2010, 16:17 GMT]Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) parliamentarian M. H. Haris said that politicians continue to use their paramilitary men in robberies and extortion in Kalmunai in the Eastern Province and that despite complaints to police with the names of the armed men no action has been taken against them. Meanwhile, the Officer-in-Charge of Kalmunai police station, Siran Perera said that the suspects in the robberies in his police jurisdiction manage to get away with the help of influential politicians. The SLMC parliamentarian further accused that the above paramilitary men had been responsible for election violence and frauds in the last general elections and for interfering in government functions and administration of education. OIC Siran Perera said that the paramilitary men who had broken into houses and shops in Kalmunai Kudiyiruppu, Chaainththamaruthu had stolen cash, jewelry and goods worth millions of rupees, two weeks ago. Some members of the Civil Vigilant Committee formed to stem these crimes themselves are found to have used their official identity cards to commit crimes which they are supposed to eradicate, he added. Meanwhile, it is alleged that Iniyabarathi, the Eastern Coordinator of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of Karuna faction, (the faction led by Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna, present Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation), who had been involved in many killings, robberies, extortion, abductions, election frauds and interference in educational administration in the past in Ampaarai district, continues his illegal activities. People in Ampaarai district have lodged complaints against Iniyabarathi with the police. Though the police authorities are aware of his crimes no action has been taken against him while he operates with weapons publicly in vehicles, sources in Ampaarai said. Chronology: Related Articles: 09.01.09 Armed robberies escalate in Batticaloa 26.06.08 Earaavoor police arrest four EPDP cadres 19.12.07 Four shops robbed in Kalmunai 01.11.07 Armed robberies by Karuna cadres escalate in Earaavoor |
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 5:14 PM GMT on August 22, 2010
Tropical Storm Tropical Depression Six is here, but it will not be a threat to land for at least the next five days. Tropical Depression Six is a classic "Cape Verdes"-type storm common during the peak part of hurricane season. Cape Verdes-type storms are so named because they form from tropical waves that come off the coast of Africa and pass near the Cape Verdes Islands just west of Africa. Cape Verdes hurricanes are the largest and most dangerous types of hurricane in the Atlantic, since they spend a long time over water have and have of opportunity to reach full maturity. Tropical Depression Six has a ways to go before it becomes a hurricane, as the storm is embedded in a strong easterly flow of wind courtesy of the African Monsoon that is generating a moderately high 15 - 20 knots of wind shear. There is also a tropical disturbance to the northeast of TD 6 that is sucking away some moisture and is interfering with the storm's circulation. Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are a warm 28°C, and the storm is embedded in a moist environment, so wind shear is the primary inhibiting factor for development. The strong east winds imparting the shear are keeping any heavy thunderstorms from developing on the east side of the center of circulation, which is exposed to view in satellite imagery (Figure 1.)
Figure 1. Afternoon satellite image of Tropical Depression Six.
Forecast for Tropical Depression Six
A ridge of high pressure will force Tropical Depression Six to the west-northwest for the next five days, and the system should increase its forward speed from its current 10 mph to 15 mph by Monday night. A powerful trough of low pressure over the mid-Atlantic Ocean will begin to pull Tropical Depression Six more to the northwest late this week, and the storm should pass well to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands. It remains to be seen, however, it this trough will be strong enough to fully recurve Tropical Depression Six out to sea. The GFS predicts that Tropical Depression Six may pass close to Bermuda about eight days from now, and it is also possible that Tropical Depression Six could eventually hit the U.S. East Coast 9 - 15 days from now. However, we have no skill in making these sort of ultra-long range forecasts, and the long-range fate of TD 6 is uncertain.
Elsewhere in the tropics
The ECMWF and NOGAPS models are predicting formation of a tropical depression off the coast of Africa 3 - 4 days from now.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
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"I would ask how many on here have more tools at their disposal and more knowledge than the NHC??" I'm missing an adjustable wrench and basic met science skills, but other than that... |
Quoting kanc2001: Easier to spot, too - all 6 names he's used so far are variations of a theme. And, remember - his change of names were not results of a ban, they're results of the use of ignore. |
Quoting DestinJeff: "I hate being right all the time.." Jeff Goldbloom. Can you feel it? |
i once herad max mayfield state that a strong strom can build their own high over them and go west and get harder to turn could this be happening with daniale |
I'm watching the GoM blob. The lowest pressure I'm finding is 1010.7 just N of Tampa and offshore. |
Hello Storm, Quick question for you. What is your outlook for September? do you see the pattern of troughs continuing to re curve storms out to sea or a building high pressure system posing more landfall threats? Also, what is your take on potential TS Earl and it's track? Thanks |
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I got a feeling that very soon Danielle will move SW for a short while in a few minutes I am just waiting for the 12Z surface map to come out |
Quoting jason2010xxxx: Why do you hate fish so much? ;-) |
Quoting Bayside: Yep. That's the one I was thinking about. :) |
While there is certainly an eye in there forming. I think that some of this clearing that we're seeing is a dry slot that wrapped in the from west. RGB Loop |
Notice how models had one scenario one day, then yesterday they had another scenario, now back to the first scenario.. Models are still not in good confidence on what Danielle will do. Steering shows that she should go further west then head northwest after she catches the weakness off the East Coast, which may or may not steer her out to sea. Watch the models shift left again, not just because of the fast,westward movement, but because they are not really confident on what will happen. |
By the way, SAB put Danielle at 3.5 and TAFB put Danielle at 4.0 at 1145. |
Quoting Relix: Some of the difference is likely due to the NHC showing a smooth curve to the cone, as opposed to the more abrupt turn which is more likely. She's moving faster than they forecasted too, though they'll change that at 11AM |
Quoting reedzone: Not only that but how quickly overnight it developed a nearly full eyewall and now the eye is popping out. (post 3205) |
Quoting surfmom: Surf line is a great surfers website i use it also to follow storms and waves and coldfronts besides this blog and no i dont live on the paradise side of PR i live in the San Juan metroplex and my surf spots have changed since i graduated from univeristy (less time) and also i am a bodyboarder so my choices are mostly beach breaks just because there are less boarders i do enjoy the southern side at this time of year with the tropical waves coming up rincon is better during the winter months but i dont get out there at all. |
Quoting StormW: Storm, a season or two ago, it seemed when a storm recurved in the Atlantic, regardless where, if another storm formed shortly after, it seemed to follow in the "wake" of the previous storm. Is this normally the case, or is each storm independent of the prior, at least in track. When you get a chance, maybe you can respond. Thanks |
Quoting Chicklit: Sure. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/flash-vis.html In the last few visible frames you can see it changing from maybe 290-295 to a more westward track. May just be a wobble but if you activate Forecast Points it's definitely south of them. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/flash-wv.html Water vapor shows this movement better. SLIGHT EDIT: Maybe 285 movement is more accurate. |
Maybe for a "land storm" we should call it a "mammal storm." Danielle is looking much healthier...let's see if she can crank it up a notch today! |
Quoting caneswatch: Actually, GFS takes the next wave and pulls it quickly north and well east of Danielle. Too soon to determine its track, but early guidance keeps it well into the eastern Atlantic and barely gets past 40 W before weakening. Link |
Quoting Stormchaser2007: Interesting one indeed, thanks. |
Quoting reedzone: Yeah. I was very surprised by how quickly it relocated. Should be an interesting 11am discussion. |
Danielle is moving in a 280 heading at the moment. Can you document? Thanks. |
Quoting mrpuertorico: That ship already sailed! I've heard the term "fish storm" on CNN, FOX, and TWC. But it started here on this blog a few yeears ago, as far as I remember.. |
Quoting Clearwater1: Yeah. It's also very low at the moment. First trough may give it a slight North nudge but since it's so weak maybe won't feel a thing. Now the second trough may allow it to move northward a tad bit more (same that will catch Danielle) so it's up in the air. Danielle is moving in a 280 heading at the moment. |
Quoting Stormchaser2007: Ohh.. dang it moved that fast.. Interesting storm. |
Quoting luv2bake: Oh ok. That must be him. Thanks. :) I know that other guy Reed went through Rita. Interesting video I saw of that but not a lot of actual storm footage because it was night of course. |
Quoting surfmom: http://www.surfrider.org/rincon/index.php |
wasn't Andrew a fish storm? |
Quoting reedzone: The center never dissipated. It moved west under the convection. |
Hi Kman, at least Danielle will not be entering your territory! |
Quoting jason2010xxxx: That's an awfully high statement. Here's my take: Danielle is still a little up in the air on track, and as for the wave behind, it's future track is looking west, for now. |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My Prescription for 26 Years of Wedded Bliss?
Perhaps being married to the most patient and wonderful man in the world? That's certainly a help.
(Did I mention that he's very patient?)
Whatever it is, we're going strong and happier than ever.
We celebrated last weekend as a friend of Hannah's is going to be arriving today to stay for a few weeks while she saves up enough money to establish herself in an apartment. We went to MoMo's, which is such a well kept secret that we had forgotten all about it. It still features the same excellent Italian food that we recalled from when it opened not too long after we married.
As it turns out, it is a good thing that we celebrated early because Tom has a meeting scheduled for 5:00 tomorrow which may run rather long. It would have played havoc with celebration plans. That's all par for the course on our little web-farm.
Also, Happy Birthday to my sweet sis, Lisa, who generously agreed to share her birthday with us each year. If we lived closer I'd bake you this cake (or at least give it my best shot).
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- Tante Leonie5/19/10, 8:11 AM
Happy Anniversary Julie and Tom!
May all God's blessings be yours.
(we're celebrating our 22nd next friday -- May is such a nice month to get married in) - Jessica5/19/10, 9:57 AM
Happy Anniversary, Tom and Julie! May God continue to bless you richly in every way, and may His many graces be with you at all times as you continue to seek His Face.
Jessica Congrats to you both.
I think it's wonderful that you recognize your husbands patience. We husbands aren't too well know for that important virtue.
Been married 19 years meself. I put the success down to mutual patience, forgiveness, forebearance and putting up with daily contradictions and boredom.
Marriage is alot like the Catholic church, IMO...- Anonymous5/20/10, 8:07 AM
cheers to both of you! many blessings for continued wedded bliss. Rita


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PHOENIX -- Yasiel Puig is back.
Matt Kemp is back, sort of.
Carl Crawford might be back soon. Hanley Ramirez could be days away. Andre Ethier could be right on Ramirez's heels.
But the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking far from healthy as they try to close out the NL West. Kemp pinch hit in the ninth inning -- the only duty he is yet cleared for -- and struck out to end the game in the Dodgers' 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
That kept the Dodgers' magic number stuck on 4. It was the team's ninth loss in the past 12 games and fourth loss in a row.
The Dodgers have taken beatings from two hitters in the NL West above all others: San Francisco's Hunter Pence and the Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt.
Of course, it's a bit more excusable in Goldschmidt's case, since he's a bona-fide MVP candidate. Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run about 420 feet to center field in the first inning to get Hyun-Jin Ryu's night started poorly.
After that, Ryu -- as he normally does -- stabilized. In fact, he did more than that, pitching seven scoreless innings after that, retiring 19 straight batters and allowing just one more baserunner the rest of the night.
Ryu had lost three of his past four starts going into Monday, but three of those qualify as quality starts, so it has been more a reflection of diminishing run support.
Arizona starter Trevor Cahill was cruising right along until he walked Ryu leading off the sixth inning. That sent his outing cascading, and he was out of the game four batters later. Cahill gave up a double to deep center field to Nick Punto and walked Mark Ellis on four pitches.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a fly ball to medium-deep left field, but with Ryu running, third-base coach Tim Wallach didn't take a chance. That proved wise because Cahill walked Puig to force in a run.
The Dodgers have been struggling in the clutch lately -- as they did the last time they were depleted by injuries -- and reliever Josh Collmenter got Cahill out of the jam by striking out A.J. Ellis and shattering Skip Schumaker's bat for a groundout.
It's still worth noting: Of all Puig's exploits this season, the most surprising might be his willingness to draw a walk. He left spring training without a single walk, but he has 32 walks in 92 games for the Dodgers.


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Android 4.0 Platform Highlights | Android Developers ONCE RAZR GETS THE UPDATE SHOULD IT GAIN THE ZERO LAG SHUTTER RATE?
Razr definitely! Have u seen the nexus it feels like a Cheap plastic phone no lie bro Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
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I do agree....Motorola rocks! I hate to admit I accidentally dropped my RAZR at the grocery store tonight. It was almost to my ear at 6 feet. It hit the hard tile floor and bounced. No dents or broken screen or dead screen pixles. Not even a scratch! Couldn't believe I just dropped it and nobody can even tell.I love Motorola! Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
Motorola did develop the first cellular phone, and also the first portable cellular phone (the Motorola 8000 - Google it). But even more importantly, they have been the manufacturer of choice for military communication equipment for decades. If anyone can build a good piece of communication equipment, it's Motorola. Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
Long live Motorola! Lol...I think even the last razr before this one was one of the most sold cell phones. Sent from my DROID RAZR using DroidForums
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SOURCE: Roosters Men's Grooming Center
December 10, 2012 09:15 ET
Local Shop Owner Rallies Around Movember Charity's Mission at Grand Opening
CEDAR PARK, TX--(Marketwire - Dec 10, 2012) - The November 27 grand opening of the new Roosters Men's Grooming Center (MGC) in Cedar Park celebrated milestones and mustaches. The event, held at the shop's 1400 East Whitestone Boulevard location, marked store owner Mike McHenry's first-ever ribbon cutting, and Tony Moline's first as Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce President.
"I'm thrilled that my first shop will serve the rapidly developing Cedar Park community and look forward to opening more Roosters in surrounding towns," said McHenry.
Roosters MGC is a fast growing national franchise that blends traditional barbershop services with modern hair and skin care for men of all ages.
"The Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome another small business which helps our City continue to grow. We look forward to seeing Mike and the rest of the Roosters' family active within the community," said Moline. "Since this was my first ribbon cutting in Cedar Park, this will always be a special one for me."
During the grand opening, McHenry presented a $500 donation to the LIVESTRONG Foundation in recognition of Movember, a month-long mustache growing campaign held worldwide every November to benefit men's cancer initiatives.
"It's great to have the support of a new local business like Roosters and impressive that they want to have an immediate impact in our community," said Chris Brewer, the Foundation's strategic partnerships manager who accepted the donation. "This not only helps further prostate cancer research and men's health awareness but also allows the LIVESTRONG Foundation to provide much needed cancer survivorship services in the local area and across the country."
Roosters' father and son co-founders, Joe and Aaron Grondin, also attended the grand opening along with president Greg Longe.
"We couldn't be happier with the tremendous support we've received from our guests and the community," said McHenry. "Our mission is simply to offer the highest quality men's grooming services possible, in the nicest environment imaginable."
Roosters' hair and skin care services include precision haircuts, deep cleansing shaves with aromatic hot steam towels, purifying facials, color treatments, "camouflage" for maximum gray hair coverage, and eyebrow and ear waxing.
For the holidays, a gift card purchase of $25 offers guests $30 in services or products. McHenry added, "These make great stocking stuffers along with our full line of Aveda hair and skin care products for men."
Roosters MGC is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. To schedule appointments or purchase gift cards, call 512-528-0520, or visit www.roostersmgc.com. Walk-ins are always welcome.
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Republicans and Democrats in state legislature disagree about almost everything else, but they have protected themselves and each other from being thrown out on election day. We hear what's happening to Proposition 11, passed by the voters to make the Assembly and Senate politically competitive once again. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, has the US Supreme Court scored a victory for free speech or increased the influence of money in politics? We hear about last week's 5-4 ruling removing campaign spending limits for corporations.
Free Speech for Corporations; Political Competition for California
In 2008, Californians voted for real, election-day competition between Republicans and Democrats, but Proposition 11 sounded easier to implement than it's turned out to be. We hear what's happening to a process that was supposed to restore democracy. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, has the US Supreme Court scored a victory for free speech or increased the influence of money in politics in it's 5-4 ruling removing campaign spending limits for corporations.
Last week, by a vote of five to four, the US Supreme Court overturned two of its own precedents and a 63-year-old limit on corporate spending in political campaigns. The majority said it was lifting the burden of "censorship." The dissenters said it was opening the door wider than ever to corporate corruption.
Tom Hamburger, Washington Post (@thamburger)
Fred Wertheimer, Founder and President, Democracy 21
Bradley Smith, Center for Competitive Politics (@CommishSmith)
Heather Gerken, Yale Law School (@gerkenheather)
Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten
Sacramento has been paralyzed by partisanship, and Republicans and Democrats have kept it that way. In 2003, they drew up their own district boundaries, to make sure that elections made no change from Democrat to Republican or vice versa. It worked almost perfectly. But two years ago, voters said they'd had enough and passed Proposition 11, giving the re-districting power to an independent commission. Now it's time for that commission to be selected so it can draw new districts based on this year's census.
Tony Quinn, Republican political consultant
Elaine Howle, California State Auditor
Arturo Vargas, National Organization of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (@ArturoNALEO)
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In And Out At The Oscars
- 24 January //
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- Tags : A Better Life, Annie Mumolo, Demian Bichir, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Kristen Wiig, Meryl Streep, Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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A few quick observations:
1. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," which has not figured in early pre-Oscar awards much, looks stronger at Oscars. It's one of nine best picture nominees and Max von Sydow, in only the second nomination of his more than six-decade career, is a supporting actor contender. (But "Extremely Loud" director Stephen Daldry, who has been nominated for each of his three previous films, did not make the cut.)
2. Nine best picture noms? Yes. A new rule this year says only movies that reach a certain level of support will be best picture nominees. Most people guessed there would be seven, but nine made the cut out of a maximum of ten.
3. Melissa McCarthy continues her big year. A best comedy actress winner at the last Emmys, she's a supporting actress contender for "Bridesmaids," which also earned Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo a writing nod.
4. Rooney Mara earned a best actress nomination for playing "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (many thought Noomi Rapace got robbed of a nomination in the original Swedish version of that story). She probably aced out Tilda Swinton, in the about-to-be-released "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
5. Maybe the nicest surprises are in the best actor category. Gary Oldman earned a nomination for the excellent but not widely-seen "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and the virtually unknown Demian Bichir earned a nomination for playing a man who's in this country illegally in "A Better Life," which was not a hit but which has been building affection for his soulful performance since it came out last summer.
6. There are a surprising number of fake noses on the list of acting nominees: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Janet McTeer.
'Dragon Tattoo'? American Better Than Swedish
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I've received emails from several readers, upbraiding me for suggesting that — based on the talents involved and the fact that the original, Swedish "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is a glorified TV movie — the American version would probably be better. Well, the American version, directed by David Fincher ("Seven," "Zodiac") doesn't open until next week but it is way, way better than the Swedish one.
A few thoughts:
1. It's beautifully cast, with Christopher Plummer and Joely Richardson terrific in small roles and Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig also good in the leads.
2. It's as brutal as the book (and the original film).
3. It's the longest film of the holiday season, closing in on three hours, but it doesn't feel long at all. Fincher makes it move.
4. It's faithful to the book, but it gets rid of lots of extraneous stuff and adds some emotional beats at the end of the main character, Lisbeth Salander, that makes it feel more clearly like the movie is her story.
5. It's really, really good (possibly top ten good).
My full review will be in the paper December 21, opening day.
So I Have Seen Some Of The New Dragon Tattoo Movie
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I was at a screening of "Straw Dogs" earlier tonight (look for my review online and in the paper Friday), before which we were shown eight minutes of David Fincher's American remake of the Swedish "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" movie. It looks like it's going to be good. The eight-minute presentation wasn't as stylish as the trailer is — it doesn't have that Led Zeppelin cover by Karen O, for one thing, but has what I assume is Trent Reznor's orchestral score, instead. And I don't get why everyone is speaking Swedish-accented English except Craig, who's speaking English-accented English despite being named Mikael Blomkvist. But it does a nice job of laying out the mystery Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are trying to solve and it introduces us to their characters (in case you are the only person who didn't read the books, he's a disgraced reporter and she's an antisocial computer hacker). Three more months and we'll all get to see the other 112 minutes or so!


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Holidays & Celebrations for Ages 6-7
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My boyfriend and I were brainstorming some fun ideas for Christmas images and this was one that I just thought was hilarious. I love Christmas and Christmas time so maybe I'll find more time to do a couple more ideas.
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on 26 Sep 2012 at 1pm ET InformationWeek will be holding a webinar which will include an examination of several security concerns and mitigation steps regarding federal government telework.
The following is from the InformationWeek write-up:
Strengthening Security Protocols for Teleworking Employees
An InformationWeek Government WebcastThe US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reports federal agencies are seeing strategic value from telework, including contributions to ensure continuity of operations, reduce management costs and improve the ability of the federal workforce to balance work and life commitments. "Overall, the use of telework is improving in the federal government. Telework can make employees more efficient, more accountable, and more resilient in emergency conditions, and this report shows signs that we are achieving those results," said OPM Director Berry.
OPM's 2012 Telework Report underscores the importance of strengthening security protocols for teleworking employees. Mitigating security issues is fundamental to effective telework.
Join us for an overview of best practices for telework security featuring former federal CTO and current editor of CTOvision.com, Bob Gourley. In this fast-paced/action-oriented webinar we will provide policy suggestions, best practices and solutions checklists designed to optimize the application of security to federal telework solutions.
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Eclectic and neo-national aspects of Romanian art and design, 1878-1930
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Ecology and conservation of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north-eastern Adriatic Sea
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The ecology of freshwater bivalves in the Lake Sapanca Basin, Turkey
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Ecology of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada
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The ecology of sex explains patterns of helping in arthropod societies
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Ecology of the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in the Southern area of the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombia : implications for conservation
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Econometric forecasting of financial assets using non-linear smooth transition autoregressive models
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An economic and business strategy analysis of joint ventures between Greek enterprises and enterprises in the Balkan countries and Russia : from the Greek parent company perspective
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Economic and financial strategies of the British Catholic community in the age of mercantilism, 1672-1781
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The economic development of second-tier city-regions in the United Kingdom : using "absorptive capacity" to theorise the "firm-territory nexus"
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Economics of entry into marriage
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7th May 2012, 09:13 PM | #11 |
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Thanks Eli and everyone else who contributed
I will measure the output caps, I have found the bigger brothers to my caps on ebay... 4.7uF 250V PIO capacitors HI-END K75-10. Lot of 4 NEW | eBay I will also change R4 to 1.5M Can I just add a power resistor to my anode choke to see if I get better bass response? Not sure about the CCS on the anode yet, I'm not confident enough to build one! cheers Stuart |
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Forgot to mention that I am considering making the first watt F5 amp, this is why I'm concerned about impedance but the F5 is forgiving at 100k I think...
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The 80 H choke is a 10k AC load at 20 Hz; that is plenty enough for a 12B4 with its 1k5 or so Rp. Replacing the choke by a CCS will not lower the output impedance, so there will not be better driving capacity doing that. Reading the posts I think the choke is the suspect part; its inductance should be checked before IMO unnecessary changes to the circuit are being made. Last edited by pieter t; 7th May 2012 at 10:16 PM. |
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Another issue with choke loading is the HF "peaking" that occurs. "Peaking" can be very useful, but not here. The OP's complaint about poor bass behavior dovetails all to well with gain rising as frequency rises.
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Even with the 33k input impedance of the Rotel amp the net load load will be some 7k7 at 20Hz (rapidly rising to some 0.5 Meg at 1 kHz), which is a very decent load for a 12B4. There is still no explanation for the bass roll off, presuming the choke is really 80H. |
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I question the quality of the choke; the 2k DC resistance already indicates this, and is a bad match with a low Rp tube to begin with (almost 50V DC drop across a choke is not what you want; I agree that the 50V could better be used for a CCS instead of a bad quality choke). Based on a quality choke (with some 5 V of voltage drop at 20 mA of plate current) and a 1k cathode resistor, there is nothing wrong with the circuit. Last edited by pieter t; 8th May 2012 at 01:05 AM. |
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"Peaking" is a natural consequence of inductive loading. XC = (2)(Π)(F)(L) Inductive reactance varies directly with frequency. Increase the load and gain goes up.
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Once the load significantly exceeds the anode impedance further increases do not increase gain. As the external applied load is much higher than the anode impedance, the only cause of a genuine change in bass with change in load is the output coupling cap being too small.
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The math is right, but practice is a bit different. For example: inductance is not a frequency linear parameter; pick a socalled 80H choke and measure the inductance with a good quality meter at 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz. With standard grain oriented silicon steel you will see the inductance drop at the higher frequencies (there you go with the math...). Adequate inductive or CCS loading gives a gain of the triode of about mu, there is no significant difference, and up to very high frequencies (very much over 20 kHz). For triodes: check load lines and see when they become flat. When speaking of the gain going up by increasing the load, that is generally right for pentodes. |
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Scruffmeister | 11/01/2011 14:09:06 | ||
271 forum posts 36 photos | Does anyone know any high street shops that tend to stock piano wire? Mail order costs are high due to weight/length and I don't have a LHS particularly local... any thoughts/hidden gems appreciated! Cheers.
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Simon B | 11/01/2011 14:26:51 | ||
1874 forum posts 251 photos | Hardware store? I live in Cambridge and we have a fantastic shop called Mackays which does a range of sizes. Also you could try knitting shops (my wife uses similar for stretching wool) or an art shop. | ||
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator | 11/01/2011 14:35:06 | ||
Moderator 14510 forum posts 1308 photos | Try here Squires Tools - page 334.
While you there treat yourself, take a look at their hompage - I gaurentee you still be there 30mins later having ordered a shed load of interesting new tools of the type "I never knew someone made a tool to do that"!
Their full paper catalogue (the size of a telephone directory) is compulsary bedtime reading in my house!
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271 forum posts 36 photos | Thanks! Squires looks fantastic, I'll be reading that for days to come...! | ||
Erfolg | 11/01/2011 15:56:53 | ||
10176 forum posts 905 photos | I was hoping that some high street sources would be listed.
As LMS is something from the past, and a trip to the Ms is becoming increasingly prohibitive relative to the cost of the required goods.
It is of little comfort that that the Postal Service is also almost as expensive as driving to the other end of the planet.
Increasingly i am looking for high street solutions, in this case do they exist?. | ||
Snorbitz | 11/01/2011 17:03:32 | ||
256 forum posts 52 photos | SLEC every time...i don't remember the post being too expensive either. Worth a look though and very helpful. | ||
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6580 forum posts 160 photos | Unfortunately we've mostly got ourselves to blame. Using Ebay, Giant Fish (great service BTW), mail order from HK, ARTFs and other forms of instant gratification, parking restrictions, greedy landlords, computer games etc.etc. have all conspired to making it extremely difficult for traditional model shops to survive. Of course, back when I were a lad, most decent sized towns had 2 or 3 model shops...and thee could buy enoof balsa to mek 7 quatter scale replicas of 't Spruce Goose, a gallon o' tissue pest, a pint tin o' Diesel fuel and still have change from haff a crarn...those days are sadly gone but the compensation is that this hobby has actually never been so affordable. | ||
Erfolg | 11/01/2011 19:07:57 | ||
10176 forum posts 905 photos | I do not think that modellers carry any blame for the demise of the LMS.
We have had the numbers of UK modellers estimated on this site previously. Even if the estimate was under estimated by a factor of 2. Nationwide we are a niche interest. With the high cost of Business Rates, rents and NI for the employer (even self employed) the overheads must be horrendous.
Much praise and admiration must go to the Magazines and Model shops which have survived. It demonstrates a high degree of commitment, trading using all avenues possible, above all tenacity ingenuity.
Although many items are relatively low cost compared with yesteryear, the alternatives to the LMS are greater. Particularly that much more international competition exists, and that is true for other countries.
I suspect that either high street outlets have to be found, or alternative methods and materials found. It could be that piano wire is something that we will rarely use in the future.
Just like my recent hunt for tissue paper (modelspan type). | ||
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Moderator 14510 forum posts 1308 photos | Don't be too down hearted chaps - you've had recommendations of two suppliers straight away; SLEC and Squires. Both UK based, and while they may not be your LMS Squires is a shop, and so it is someone's LMS!
But as Erfolg implies the model shops that have survived have largely done so by moving into the internet market. Its not unusual in these times. Here were I live - a small market town on the Wirral - in a back street there is a guy who makes and sells violins. I once said to him "This is strange place for you to have this sort of business - I mean its so specialised". His reply was interesting,
"Yes, its specialist - and that's why it doesn't really matter where I am. Most of my business is by reputation and the internet. I don't get 'passing trade' dropping in on impulse to buy a violin! So I don't need to be on a town centre high street, or in a big shopping mall. Much cheaper to just have a little back street shop here. I only need an address really"
I suspect model shops are becoming similar. We may well see more and more of them that do survive shutting the "shop" up as such and just moving into a small industrial unit. Afterall, except perhaps at Christmas, I don't see a shop like Steve Webb's getting much "passing trade" either! Anyone who goes there - goes specifically to Webbies - nowhere else in Frodsham - (well except me, I go on a Thursday quite often and its market day so Mrs BEB comes along - good cover story "Would you like to go for a nice drive to Frodsham market dear? Oh, I could just nip in to Webbies while we 'happen' to be passing!")
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2029 forum posts 10 photos | We used to have a stall on Frodsham market many many years ago and to my wifes dismay Steve Webb opened a model shop just up the road!!!
When you find your piano wire you would do well to invest in a K&S wire bender, apply to wire and the deed is done.
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Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator | 11/01/2011 19:59:19 | ||
Moderator 14510 forum posts 1308 photos | Wow, it must have been a while ago Tom, Webbies has been there years!
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4964 forum posts 152 photos | That is why shows are so popular and people stock up with enough balsa & piano wire to make an extra model or two. Pity there are no winter aero shows anymore. Possibly a clubmate has some wire in stock he might sell or someone will share a balsa & wire order from The Balsa Cabin etc to make the postage worthwhile. Worth checking out the metal rack at B&Q etc but not very likely. Or recycle an old u/c, they last for years. Or offer one of us an attractive swop for an u/c bent / cut to length to your requirements to be posted? Edited By kc on 11/01/2011 20:23:40 | ||
Tom Sharp 2 | 11/01/2011 20:35:02 | ||
2029 forum posts 10 photos | in the usa they refer to piano wire as landing wire, could be worth a google
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Tom Sharp 2 | 11/01/2011 20:39:58 | ||
2029 forum posts 10 photos | Wow, it must have been a while ago Tom, Webbies has been there years!
It was years ago and I am referring to his first shop, not the present one. Steve was a nimble lad then, not then beset with his current health difficulties.
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10176 forum posts 905 photos | KC
Although model shows are a source of balsa. I have bought my balsa in bulk for over the past 20 years. Although I was out of modelling for at least 15.
I have been used to picking up piano wire almost anywhere. It is no longer true.
I also used to buy brass tube that fitted the piano wire, also now an issue. Flat Carbon steel blades and brass extruded box section was common, not the case today.
It seems along with Balsa and ply, all these items will become the subject of a few items within a bulk order and probably me becoming a stockist. I will have to rationalise the range I will use as a consequence.
I have noticed that many kits now Carbon tube for wing Joiners, is this the way of the future? | ||
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2775 forum posts 310 photos | I buy mine h e r e but I always buy lots to keep 4 of each size, and brass tube to fit each size. Often buy snakes etc from them as well. Very quick and helpful. | ||
Martin Harris | 12/01/2011 11:10:29 | ||
6580 forum posts 160 photos | I think some of us are missing the point here - Scruffmeister seems quite aware that he can buy by internet/phone/post but is looking for a local supplier - not necessarily a model shop and wants generic suggestions where to look... Edited By Martin Harris on 12/01/2011 11:10:45 | ||
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10176 forum posts 905 photos | I agree that we are not finding a high street solution for Scruffmeister. Alternative ways of buying with strategies have been proposed. To try and help Scruffmeister. Size and material are not enough in finding a solution. In the case of piano wire, it is certainly a high carbon steel with some alloying elements I would guess. There will be someone who knows what the composition actually is. What is as important and probably almost more important is the processesing history of piano wire. It is a drawn wire, which produces particular mechanical properties, to the wire, so heavily worked that it is very hard. Bicycle spokes are made in a similar way, but not so heavily worked. This permits rolling of threads and forming a head. So although similar, spokes are not as hard. | Vecchio Austriaco | 12/01/2011 19:01:17 |
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