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The great debate: Plasma or Oxyfuel?
Whether you should put your trust in a flame or an arc depends on what you do.
(As seen in the Welding Journal, March 2005)
For increased oxyfuel cutting safety, Smith Equipment's Dual Guard torches (pictured at left) feature a flash arrestor module built into the head of the torch and in-tip mixing technology that provides double protection against flashback fires getting beyond the tip and into the torch itself. This helps reduce torch damage, downtime, and repairs.
Plasma or oxyfuel? The answer to which tool is better for your cutting needs depends on a number of factors - alloy, thickness, location, variety of work, power resources, cost, etc. This article first introduces each process, and then sheds some light on what tool will work better for you. It is written from the basis of handheld units and for professionals who use such equipment.
Plasma Arc Cutting
Plasma - the fourth state of matter - is an ionized gas that conducts electricity. Plasma is created by adding energy to an electrically neutral gas. In this case, the gas is compressed air and the energy is electricity. By adding electricity through an electrode (hafnium), the gas becomes imbalanced and conducts electricity. The more electrical energy added, the hotter the plasma arc becomes. Plasma arc cutting machines control this powerful energy by constricting the arc and forcing it through a concentrated area (the nozzle). By increasing air pressure and intensifying the arc with higher voltages, the arc becomes hotter and more capable of blasting through thicker metals and blowing away the cuttings, with minimal cleanup required.
The Basics. With a power source, plasma torch, compressed air, electrical power, and a supply of tips and electrodes, plasma arc cutting machines can rapidly and precisely cut through, gouge, or pierce any electrically conductive metal without preheating and with a minimal heat-affected zone. Plasma can cut metals such as aluminum, stainless steel, brass, and copper in excess of 2 in. thick, along with expanded and stacked metals.
Plasma cuts any electrically-conductive metal (steel, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, etc.) from very thin (<3/8 in.) up to 2in.
Oxy/fuel cuts ferrous (iron-containing) steels up to 24 in. thick. Metals such as aluminum and stainless steel cannot be cut with Oxy/fuel due to the formation of an oxide that prevents oxidation from fully occurring.
Common in metal fabrication, construction, agricultural, maintenance, automotive repair, metal art, sculpting, home, hobby and DIY applications.
Agricultural, fabrication, construction, maintenance repair, mining, automotive, hobbyists, DIY applications
Not required
Plasma cutting works exceptionally well on thinner materials (<1/2 in.), depending on the output of the power source. It can also cut stacked material and works well on expanded metals. Prep time is minimal with no preheating requirements. Produces a small and precise kerf (cut) width. Features a small heat-affected zone that prevents warping and damage. Cleanup is rarely needed as dross is cleanly blown away.
Oxy/fuel is capable of efficiently cutting metals up to 24 in. thick. It is not dependent on a primary power source. Fuel gas and nozzle design options enhance performance.
Portability varies based on technology, size of power source and size of air tanks (if not using a built-in air compressor). Many units can work efficiently in the field off of engine-driven generators and a variety of primary power sources thanks to primary power management technologies offered in some plasma cutters.
Highly portable and is not dependent on a primary power source – capable of cutting anywhere with gas tanks and torches.
Stack cutting, beveling, shape cutting, gouging and piercing of metals is possible with plasma cutters.
With a combination torch, oxy/fuel systems can be used for heating, brazing, soldering, welding,gouging, riser cutting and bending metals.
Safety Concerns
(Operated properly, each tool is safe and effective. Improper use can lead to the following problems.
Electrocution, fires started by sparks, arc flash to the eyes, cutting in and around combustible materials, damage to protective clothing, skin and tissue if used improperly. Always wear appropriate clothing.
Flashbacks, fires started by sparks, cutting in and around combustible materials, damage to protective clothing, skin and tissue if used improperly. Always wear appropriate clothing.
Table 1 compares the features and capabilities of the two cutting systems.
Oxyfuel Cutting
With oxyfuel cutting, an oxygen/fuel gas flame preheats the steel to its ignition temperature. A high-power oxygen jet is then directed at the metal creating a chemical reaction between the oxygen and the metal to form iron oxide, also known as slag. The high-power oxygen jet removes the slag from the kerf. Cut quality, preheating times, and thicknesses can be influenced by the type of fuel gas used. Oxyfuel cutting is used for ferrous (iron-containing), mild and low-alloy steels in thicknesses up to 24 in.
The Basics. With a fuel tank, oxygen tank, and a torch, you can cut steel anywhere - except for nonferrous metals such as aluminum and stainless steel. Oxyfuel cutting allows metalworkers to cut extremely thick metals with ease, and a variety of torch options allow users to braze, solder, fusion weld, gouge, preheat, and bend metals as needed.
Other Cutting Methods
This article, while focusing on hand-held oxyfuel and plasma arc cutting, would be remiss if it did not make brief mention of other cutting methods. Band saws are extremely effective in accurately and efficiently cutting tube and pipe. Lasers, along with mechanized plasma arc and oxyfuel, are frequently used in large production applications such as the manufacturing of construction equipment and shipbuilding to cut massive, intricate sheets of steel - these systems eliminate operator error and operator fatigue, but are only necessary for certain high-flow work applications. Other, more antiquated and labor-intensive tools such as shears and hack saws (with the appropriate blade) are used in some applications, but are hardly efficient given the lowering costs and overabundance of "power" tools to do the job.
This welding operator uses a Spectrum 375 plasma arc cutting machine from Miller Electric Mfg. Co. to trim tubing. The machine's weight of 55 lb makes it portable.
Making the Selection: Plasma Arc or Oxyfuel?
The following two questions need to be answered before choosing plasma or oxyfuel cutting tools:
The Argument for Plasma
Plasma arc cutting has been praised for its ability to cut thin metals (<3/8 in.) quickly, neatly, and with a minimal heat-affected zone - minimizing distortion and warpage. It is also typically a clean cut, with minimal cleanup as any dross is blown clear of the workpiece. This method continues to gain market share in the metal cutting industry as equipment becomes less expensive, units become smaller due to inverter-based technology, and it continues to prove itself as a viable cutting option. Plasma arc systems can cut all electrically conductive metals, including aluminum and stainless steel. These two metals cannot be cut by oxyfuel cutting systems due to an oxide layer that prevents oxidation from occurring. If your day-to-day business involves cutting aluminum and stainless steel, a plasma arc cutting system is the right tool for you. Equally as important as the type of alloy, however, is the thickness.
Each plasma arc cutting machine features a rated output and a rated cut; the higher the amperage (output), the thicker the cut. For instance, a machine with a rated output of 40 A at 140 V DC at 50% duty cycle features a rated cut of 1/2 in., a maximum quality cut of 5/8 in., and the ability to sever steel as thick as 7/8 in. Compare that to a plasma arc machine with a rated output of 100 A at 120 V DC at 80% duty cycle, and the capabilities increase: rated cut of 11/4 in., maximum quality cut of 11/2 in., and a sever rating of 13/4 in.
The three ratings of cutting abilities tell you how quickly you can cut with a given plasma machine: A "rated" cut represents a machine's ability to cut steel at a rate of 10 in./min. A "maximum quality" cut represents 7 in./min at the given thickness, while the "sever" rating simply points out the thickest metal that machine can cut - it does not have the amperage to adequately blast the arc through steel any thicker. See Table 2 for a sample chart of outputs and cutting abilities - you will notice there is a wide variety of output powers and cutting abilities. Using these examples, if 90% of your work is 1/2-in. steel and, on occasion, you have the need to sever steel 7/8 in. thick, the machine in row 3 of Table 2 would be your ideal choice.
TABLE 2 – Sample Chart of Plasma Cutting Outputs/Cutting Capacities
12 amps at 110 volts DC
1/8 in. (3.2 mm)
3/16 in. (4.2 mm)
1/4 in. (6.4 mm)
12 ga.
(2.6 mm)
27 amps at 90 volts DC, 35 % duty cycle
115 or 230 VAC, 1-PH, 60HZ
5/16 in. (8 mm)
3/8 in. (9.5 mm)
1/2 in. (13 mm)
3/16 in.
(5 mm)
40 amps at 140 volts DC, 50 % duty cycle
208 or 230 V, 1-PH, 60 HZ
1/2 in. (13 mm)
5/8 in. (16 mm)
7/8 in. (22 mm)
1/4 in. (6mm)
55 amps at 140 volts DC, 60 % duty cycle for 3-phase, 50 % duty cycle for 1-phase
208 to 575 VAC, 1- or 3-PH, 50/60 HZ
7/8 in. (22 mm)
1 in. (25.4 mm)
1-1/4 in. (32mm)
3/8 in.
(9.5 mm)
80 amps at 140 volts DC, 60% duty cycle for 3-phase, 40% duty cycle for 1-phase
208 to 575 VAC, 1- or 3-PH, 50/60 HZ
7/8 in. (22 mm)
1-1/4 in. (32 mm)
1-1/2 in. (38 mm)
1/2 in.
(13 mm)
100 amps at 120 volts DC, 80 % duty cycle
1-1/4 in. (32 mm)
1-1/2 in. (38 mm)
1-3/4 in. (44 mm)
1 in.
(25 mm)
The Argument for Oxyfuel
Oxyfuel cutting - arguably one of the most time-honored and trusted methods of cutting steel - is the tool for you if you'll be cutting thicker metals. One limitation to keep in mind, however, is that oxyfuel cannot cut stainless steel and aluminum. Oxyfuel is particularly effective on ferrous (iron-containing) metals at thicknesses up to 24 in. with a handheld torch. Oxyfuel can efficiently cut even the thickest metals. For example, given a 2-in.-thick chunk of metal requiring a 4-in.-long cut, a 120-A plasma arc machine would take roughly 1 minute to complete the cut, while an oxyfuel torch could make that same cut in 15 to 20 seconds.
Whereas plasma arc cutting machines feature "ratings" to help choose the right machine, oxyfuel cutting varies by the type and style tip and fuel gas used. Oxygen is the constant - high-purity oxygen is required to maintain cutting speeds and provide superior cut edge quality. The five fuel gases used most frequently in combination with oxygen are acetylene, propane, methylacetylene-propadiene (MAPP), propylene, and natural gas.
Fuel gases are characterized and chosen by flame temperature, fuel gas comsumption to oxygen ratio, and the heat of combustion (BTU output). A gas such as acetylene, with a high inner (primary) flame temperature and a lower outer (secondary) flame temperature relative to other gases, preheats quickly, and allows the operator to fusion weld steel. Natural gas, conversely, produces the coolest flame of all the fuel gases at approximately 4700°F and the lowest BTU output of 1050 BTU/ft3. By comparison, propane burns at a considerably lower temperature (5000°F) than acetylene but cuts at roughly the same speed due to a greater total heat of combustion (heat of combustion is greater in the secondary flame, where propane produces approximately 2600 BTU/ft3 vs. 1450 BTUs for acetylene). The added heat that comes from the outer flame causes a less focused flame and makes piercing somewhat slower. Gases such as MAPP produce a higher flame temperature than propane and maintains a relatively high BTU output of 2400 BTU/ft3 with a lower consumption of oxygen than propane, propylene, or natural gas.
For more information on these five gases and how they affect your cutting operations, consult Table 3 then contact your local welding supply distributor for further insight into your specific application.
TABLE 3 – Oxy/fuel Fuel Gas Basics
Acetylene: Produces the highest flame temperature of all common fuel gases. The hotter the flame – the faster piercing occurs. The higher calorific value of the inner flame vs. that of other gases makes acetylene the fastest cutting gas with the least amount of distortion and the narrowest heat affected zone – which is why it is arguably the most popular gas. Also features the lowest oxygen-to-gas ratio of (1.2:1).
Propane: Lower flame temperature than Acetylene but has a greater total heat of combustion, making it equally fast at cutting. But with most of the heat being generated in the secondary flame, the flame is less focused, causing slower piercing times. Suffers from a relatively high oxygen-to-fuel gas ratio (4.3:1) required to meet maximum flame temperature.
Methylacetylene-propadiene (MAPP): Slower piercing and cutting times than Acetylene due to lower flame temperature, larger distributed heat source and gas flows – but can be used at higher pressures than Acetylene (i.e., less combustible). Oxygen-to-gas fuel ratio is (2:5:1).
Propylene: Similar in temperature to MAPP, hotter than propane, cooler than acetylene but requires a high oxygen-to-fuel gas ratio (3.7:1).
Natural Gas: Slowest gas for piercing, with lowest flame temperature and lowest total heat value.
Versatility of Plasma Arc and Oxyfuel Cutting
Rarely would you buy equipment for plasma arc or oxyfuel cutting just for its cutting abilities. That may be the primary objective, but both methods have benefits outside of cutting steel.
Handheld plasma arc cutting machines are extremely effective in gouging out steel. Many welding repairs call for the gouging out of damaged metal, whether it's a crack in a trailer hitch, a damaged fence rail, or removal of a rusted piece of metal to be replaced with a new piece. Or maybe you want to perform edge preparation, or remove an imperfection in your weld? Most plasma arc machines have the ability to gouge by simply replacing the cutting tip with a gouging tip. A larger diameter orifice in the tip for plasma arc gouging reduces the arc constriction, which results in a lower stream velocity. This gives a softer, wider arc and proper stream velocity for gouging.
Oxyfuel cutting equipment offers metalworkers even more versatility. Straight handheld torches for cutting are widely used, with some capable of cutting steel up to 24 in. thick. But combination torches are also available that allow operators to braze, solder, and fusion weld. By utilizing special tips, such as rosebud tips or large multiorifice heating tips, oxyfuel systems can be used to straighten and bend parts, as well as heat treat metals. Special-purpose tips are also available for cutting torches that allow gouging, riser and bulkhead cutting as well as thin sheet metal cutting. While the cutting capacity of combination torches is reduced considerably (8-12 in.), the cutting capabilities matched with the added benefits are likely to satisfy most metalworkers' needs.
Portability - Where Can You Go?
Many people in the metalworking industry don't have the luxury of having all of their work located in one place. Farmers, equipment maintenance crews, and mobile welding shops often need to cut metal away from the shop, where power may be limited and relocating equipment might not be the easiest option. Both plasma arc and oxyfuel cutting have positives - and drawbacks - when it comes to cutting outside of the shop.
This operator uses a plasma arc cutting system to cut a piece of 1⁄2-in. steel that will be used to repair a large snow thrower.
With plasma arc cutting, a reduction in size, self-contained air compressors, and a drastically improved ability to run off of engine drives have made this tool increasingly more portable. Also, concerns about using plasma arc cutting machines with high-frequency starting that might interfere with electrical equipment such as computers is no longer a concern as units are now built that start without high frequency. The only drawback? Primary power, whether one or three phase or produced by an engine-driven generator, is needed. A farmer could never simply throw a plasma arc cutting machine in the back of his truck and drive out to a fence line without an engine-driven generator to power it. Running plasma arc cutting machines off of engine-driven generators on rural, often dirty primary power was not the easiest or most efficient way to cut metal in the past. But some manufacturers today have built technologies into plasma arc machines that harness incoming power and ensure the output is consistent, which guarantees a smooth and easy cut.
Inverter-based technology and self-contained air compressors have made plasma arc cutting machines increasingly smaller. The most common plasma arc systems fit neatly in most shops and vary in weight, some as low as 43 lb and other, more stationary units, as heavy as 410 lb. Let's take a look at a 60-lb plasma arc cutting machine that can be easily loaded into a truck or onto a cart by two people. This machine can perform quality cuts on some metals up to 1/2 in. thick, running off of either 208/230 VAC (one-phase) or 8500 W of generator power. This is a relatively recent development in the plasma arc cutting industry, making the technology considerably more portable and trustworthy "in the field."
Oxyfuel has one distinct advantage in terms of portability - it is not, in any way, dependent on electricity. In the middle of nowhere, a farmer with his oxygen and fuel tanks on a trailer or cart with adequate hose, torch, and consumables can perform all of the functions possible with oxyfuel systems. Oxygen and fuel tanks can weigh in excess of 200 lb, and portable cutting and welding outfits are available at less than 35 lb. In some cases, oxyfuel's strongest benefit can also be a negative. You can run out of fuel or oxygen, whereas a plasma arc machine plugged into primary power can cut all day barring a blackout or other loss of power.
Start-up Costs
Making a decision on plasma arc or oxyfuel needs to include more than just upfront costs. "Time is money" - and the costs of using the wrong tool can drastically cost more than the initial start-up costs, depending on your application.
An example of the cut quality on 1⁄2-in. steel produced by the Spectrum 625. The other piece of steel was used as a template to guide the plasma arc torch during cutting.
At face value, plasma arc cutting is more expensive to start from scratch. The initial investment into a handheld plasma arc cutting power source can run from $1100 to $3000 depending on the size of the machine. Now, with built-in air compressors, the air is free, but you still have to replace tips and electrodes. The frequency at which these consumables need to be replaced will vary based on application, but figure roughly $15 to replace the pair. Taking stock of your day-to-day operations is just as important in the cost of operation for plasma arc cutting machines as the overhead investment in equipment is. You must also consider your application and the thickness of metal you will be cutting. While oxyfuel is less expensive it may be unsatisfactory for cutting very thin sheet metal due to warping.
The same is true for oxyfuel - buying a plasma arc machine when your application and metal thickness calls for oxyfuel can be expensive. Luckily, oxyfuel systems are more cost effective up front, with a full torch setup costing roughly $250 and oxygen and fuel gas cylinders costing approximately $250. Add in cutting tip replacement ($10 each) and the refilling of empty gas cylinders ($30), and your initial start-up cost is less. The real savings come if your job consistently requires cutting thicker metals - the time (and money) you can save by quickly cutting through thick metal with an oxyfuel system vs. trying to use a plasma system is the real difference. Conversely, if your main job is cutting stainless steel or aluminum, an oxyfuel system isn't going to make you any money, as it is not reasonably possible to cut these metals with this tool - your money is better spent on a plasma arc system.
Safety Considerations
Safety is all too often taken for granted - but when dealing with steel, electricity, flames, and combustible gases, it is important to take full stock of your operations and weigh the effects of each tool (although by now, equipment capabilities have likely made the choice easy for you). Outside of the typical operator safety issues (wear your protective eyewear and clothing, follow the instructions and lead of coworkers familiar with the process), there are some inherent dangers with each of these processes you should consider.
Both plasma arc and oxyfuel cutting are capable of causing fires started by sparks. Cutting in and around combustible materials is a danger with both processes. High-temperature arcs and flames have the potential to burn unprotected skin. Each process also has unique dangers. There is a risk of electrocution and arc flash burns to the eyes with plasma arc cutting, and there can be a potential danger with the open flame when oxyfuel cutting, but prevention and smart equipment usage will trump these dangers every time.
Conclusion: Take Your Pick
This article is intended to give a comprehensive overview of each process and the inherent benefits of both as they relate to factors most important to professionals in the metalworking industry. The discussion of alloys and thicknesses may have made the choice easy for you, but you may still have some questions. Experience is the best resource in picking between a plasma arc and an oxyfuel system - we encourage you to contact manufacturers, local distributors, or others in your field to find out what works best in your niche of the metalworking world. We simply can't cover every situation or challenge you might come across, but we hope we have pointed you in the right direction.


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The Human Genre Project is a collection of new writing in very short forms — short stories, flash fictions, reflections, poems — inspired by genes and genomics. Some pieces, though not all, relate to a specific gene.
This writing is arranged and displayed through the 24 chromosomes of the human genome, among which all human genes are divided.
The Human Genre Project is an initiative of the ESRC Genomics Forum.
The Oncologists (After Three Oncologists by Ken Currie, 2002) Veiled in shafts of light, harbingers of death or life, the oncologists pause before the theatre's dark curtains like backstage actors, shrouded in black. Surgical masks sag round their chins. At the frontier of fear, experts in tumours, code, they have the faces of men who have seen it all. These three spectral guardians, I hope I never meet them. But I know the spiral helix, I know the one-in-three. Note: The Oncologists is a response to a haunting painting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery by Ken Currie. In it he shows Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Professor R J Steele and Sir David P Lane, who is best known for his discovery of the p53 gene, whose normal function is important in preventing cells from turning malignant and is also referred to as the 'guardian of the genome'. Chromosome 2: love remembered I was ready to run When your two become my one I used a tool, you stayed And played the fool. It worked for you When your two became my one It was an all new us and them Around a fire we talked of our desire. End to end When your two became my one One plus one, somehow it equaled one Our love grew long and passed on and on. My distant twin When your two became my one I became your mirror your center is still here, My monkey love, my hairy primate past still stirs within. I remember When your two became my one My new number two, a link that's past, We're separated by an eternity which went by so fast. Life was hard When your two became my one Wilderness was killing us, and Pieces of us were forged while we were one. I couldn't be me If your two hadn't become my one. I've changed so much, it's been so long, I shed my hair and moved away But I still remember When your two became my one. 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For producing good, bad and ugly I'm a Clone Engineer Violets are red, roses are blue It's amazing what genetic engineeering can do We're tailoring our futures with live genes recombined In an untested beta version of the new humankind The author notes: 'Written as lyrics for a Hawkwind song, but so far not taken up...' Genetic Love Song I've got lots of energy Though some of it's kinetic I've got lots of love for you And all of it's genetic We were testing anthrax spores The moon outside was full That's the night my sweater was no longer virgin wool You are so meticulous You never make an error Together we can do it We can rid the world of terror I know you're a devil There's no one to convince Since I fell in love with your genetic fingerprints You're the one I treasure I'll never run away Since I saw your patterns of repeating DNA Hey, is that a genome that I spy upon your lips? These feelings are as frequent as an annular eclipse You gave to me your secret code that opens every lock You wound up the mainspring in my biological clock Soon there'll be a little one You should not be surprised Unlike army anthrax I was never sterilized I will show my love to you with words I cannot mince Since I fell in love with your genetic fingerprints My love for you is virulent It will not go away Since I saw your patterns of repeating DNA Since I saw your patterns of repeating DNA Michael Dare Stones How am I meant to encourage you to tell me what is wrong. I perch on the stranger's side of the bathroom door in our home listening to you cry choked hollow sobs, the sputtered trickle of your sharp pee breaking my heart. Your bladder full of burrs. Primary hyperoxaluria is a disease caused by a deficiency of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT), which is encoded by a single copy gene, AGXT, located in 2q37 (Chromosome 2). 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There's a gene that rules rhythm in a worm's life: eating, excreting, laying eggs. An electron and a positron collide in a bar. Both particles disappear. Get it? I'm caught between the here and now. I've come to this table with nothing but piecemeal knowledge in my pockets. Gambling on pulses of glands and orifices. A few more read and a few more shed. One can't remain forever in a state of paroxysm. The Brain Institute wants molecular control of your behavior. Talking to God is a habit, running our mouths the way a toilet runs. See how quickly the tables turn? Indoor plumbing was our real estrangement from the weather. It's a sore spot where you put your finger. Don't hold back. Barbed Wire My barbed wire of DNA Encompasses and delimits me. With shortcomings written in code, I concoct a life within these boundaries, Of opportunities and misconceptions, Encoded and scripted from a brief whim, Empowered hope embodied in double strands, Wound around each other like paired lovers. Transparent to light and yet, Their messages sometimes sorely visible, Randomly delivered by the postman of time. David C. Sands Anticipation Something to look forward to: chocolate cake, Christmas, visits from friends, a newborn with ten fingers, ten toes, more than thirty-five CAG trinucleotide repeats , hovering at the threshold on chromosome four, waiting to be let in later, or sooner. Waiting till I'm thirty-five, more or less. Ten years older than Mum was when she had me. I was only ten when Mum went funny. At first the doctor said it was coping with us kids — six by then — that made her mutter, fidget, prone to weeping as she fried bread for tea, yet left her dry when she dropped the teapot, passed down from the mum barely known, who died in a car crash before she had a chance to turn out, like Great Grandpa Twitch. A nickname easily remembered, its reason put away, until appointments at Queen Square exposed family history that I didn't care to own, but took the tests all of a rush, my unborn child needing to know. So now I'm aware, better prepared, making plans for baby. Caroline Litman Recapitulation I am round and warm in the tide of my mother's womb, enjoying the smooth compulsion of my forms; I am Fish, perfect for this stream, feeling the flow of liquid past my trembling gills, but soon gone. Skin thickens, blossoms further scales, and I am Salamander, lounged across the rock of her broad spine sunning in her inky yellow periodic dawn; and I am Tortoise, carried beneath the waves gurgling within her, and so respiring on her moonlit beach I know what bloody trails I've gouged to get this far, and more to come. But pause for now, to stay and watch the dawning view — the moon, the stars, the firmament's interior we pass all ages under. Niall Murphy When she left her children with their father, she was no mother, rather, a half filled shell. When she left, his vengeance triggered her guilt daily, shell casings scattered where the children wanted to play. When she left, she was no mother, rather, a nymph lying fetal in her shell beneath the sea of all. When she left, her children tucked their little turtle heads inside their shells and blindly braved their way. Sickle cell For a time, the babies died so fast they were called by one name: ogbanje. The reaper thrust his double sickles into their infant blood and shore the breath from each tiny chest. Mothers blessed with the cure – just one diseased allele, a savior from malaria – were made to bury baby after baby, search for iyi-uwa: the thing which binds the spirit of a dead child to the world, to haunt his mother survivor, forever, and take the poisoned child's corpse, the rag doll, bit of small toy, and burn it. Sickle cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. Carriers, who have one copy of the normal HBB gene (Hb A) and one copy of Hb S, are described as having sickle cell trait and do not express disease symptoms, but a person that receives the defective gene from both father and mother develops the disease. The HBB gene is found in region 15.5 on the short (p) arm of human chromosome 11 Coming in Second Body chilled by years of neglect, my twin lies in a hospital bed trying to grasp how she's come to this. The sum of my fears she's the one person I dread I could be, save for some kink in our link of genetic fiber—a palpable bond. Struggling not to catch her death of cold, I've steered clear of her view that our life was conceptual error, yet I find myself more akin to her than sanity permits. And though, at times, I fall into that black hole of her undoing, I manage to climb back out, into the asylum of my life. Out, according to my twin, the same way I exited the womb, climbing over her in order to be first. An Observation By now I've come to parse the human frame in all intricate particulars, all tensions, more fluently than my name; I see each thing that in the structure dances. In the couple holding hands that I squeeze past, I can read raw animal calculation in how he scans the room; in how she dances, legs swaying, sweating in frustration, I read the rhythm of a relationship: X versus Y. And in predation, grace. No, not versus. More against, like when you rest your lips against a forehead or a face without moving for a second, then inhale, there is a scent of something beyond - a long sequence of ancestors, a trail of similar spans of neck, of hair blending with the ones before, of eye matching eye as the music plays along the generations. And I ask why, why this game of half plus half is more than one? I see the seething room, the smiles, and understand: we have the chance to give our better half, and get a better still. Planned or unplanned that is why, and I am happy to partake in this binary science, this human art - the twin exits from the chambers of the heart. Niall Murphy


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by webz, Jul 2, 2012.
What are you? A trouble maker? Gores has enough sensitized bouffants to worry about.
Put down the fifty shades of Friedrich.
Pass, you should learn how to multi-quote in one post!
In his first season and early in last season, he had a nice stroke and you could trust him to hit that open jumper - but as the season went on, it seemed he lost confidence in that shot and always put the ball on the floor. I am suprised that it is so low though. I said in another thread that I hope he regains confidence in that shot as he became a lot more predictable when he didn't shoot it.
Last few posts seem to "deliver us from evil".
Hmm... I'll have to come back later after I've thought about how to answer this as snarkily as possible. ;)
Drummond can score. He's got that mid-range jumper in his arsenal already (it took MAX 5 years to develop that shot). He can dunk too which isn't something anyone other than an adrenaline-fueled Bynum seem able to do on the current team. He seems to take that one unnecessary dribble around the basket though. I think his biggest issue in the league will be rebounding. Watching the mix it doesn't look like he hangs on to the ball very strongly and sometimes it looks like he waits for the ball to fall into his hands. This might've worked in college as he's so much bigger than everybody. He's in for a rude awakening in the NBA. Thankfully, he's got the physical gifts to fix this issue. However, I fully expect speedy opposing guards strip the ball away from his hands after he "secured" a rebound, many times in the first half of the season. Still, this guy is exactly the type of player we all have been waiting for. He might be something special. I am very excited to see how this turns out.
He doesn't even need to be "special" for this to be a good pick. If he becomes the next Roy Hibbert or Ty Chandler, I'll be doing backflips!
It lowers my times at bat.
For what it's worth, here are the final Summer Numbers for Andre Drummond and the other guys that were being considered: Henson - 32 mpg, 18 pts, 55%, 7 reb, 1.5 blk Sullinger- 28 mpg, 14 pts, 40%, 8 reb, 1.0 blk Jones III-26 mpg, 12 pts, 44%, 6 reb, 1.5 blk Leonard - 30 mpg, 11 pts, 56%, 8 reb, 1.5 blk Drumm - 24 mpg, 7 pts, 50%, 5 reb, 2.0 blk (Adam Morrison - 30 mpg, 20 pts, 55%, 5 reb, 0.2 blk)
I like what I saw of Drummond. The fact that he has any kind of shot around the hoop is a good thing. He blocked some shots. I like his chances of being a top center. And in the last year, with Knight joining Monroe and now adding Drummond, I think it is reasonable to expect the Pistons to pole vault in maybe two years above that .500 mark. Getting to .500 is not the big thing in the NBA, but getting past it is what most teams can't seem to do. The Pistons are putting themselves in a position to do it.
Andre back in Detroit. (BOT, Stuck, Brandon, and Ken also back, Kyle and Middleton soon according to Silver Tongue) He's apparently back for the rest of the summer. In his own words, on the awesomeness of Arnie Kander: Summer School | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DETROIT PISTONS
Yea good to see a few things in that article, including moving in with his mum and sister, and hanging out with Jordan Dumars. Hopefully this helps leads to the hard work he needs to put in and really becoming part of Detroit so we see him in the red white and blue for a while.
It's comforting to know that Arnie Kander is changing the players' shooting form.
Also he, Greg and Brandon will be attending Tim Grgurich's camp in Vegas.
How does the boxing glove on the pole help him shoot higher, couldn't he just hold the pole up a little more?
My high school coach used a broom. Every 3rd or 4th shot attempt he'd hit me with it. ...jerk.
It helps him shoot wider.
Responding to something I read in this thread. Maxiell. Had a fine jumper in college. Only Pistons would not let him get off the bench. Now, some players right out of college, sure they need time to adjust. Not Maxiell. We simply did not play him, for no good reason, despite him coming here after a four year college career and having an NBA body to the max. Skills. Use them, or lose them. With Monroe playing a lot last year, it would seem maybe rookies are not only here in Detroit to rot - but yet, the way they treated Daye last season kind of makes me wonder. We got to play the youth. No future is a good future for the Pistons without that. Which is why I am leary of Magette arriving. Another excuse not to establish a small forward behind Prince. What, is it in Prince's contract that he can have no competition for his playing time?
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Wanting to get some rest and learning my lesson from the wooden benches on ferry from Padangbai,found a open area in top cabin where lay down to stretch legs as knew back was going to suffer after 27hours on a bus,and was soon surrounded by preachers finding out there was a mini prayer area,but they let me stay where I was.Got talking to one who was a lawyer and who had a case at the moment defending a British girl busted with drugs,then as Im talking to her,this Muslim lad about 18yrs old sat next to me just starts massaging me!
Im thinking,"ey up whats going on here!" but see all the others doing it to each other to relax,told him I was ok thanks but he wouldnt listen!Was one of most bizarre things ever,talking to a lawyer sat next to me while this Muslim dude massages me all over!ha
Got back on the bus,another 17hours of winding road with only one stop at 11pm for some food .Got to Sape the jumping off point at 9am next morning before 8hours on the ferry before crossing to Labuanbajo.
Really small sea port town on coast with the Komodo and Rincha islands nearby and checked into G.H on the water for 40,000,went down to the harbour to find out how much a boat to Komodo island would cost and was told 500,000
Got up next morning at 6am to see if I could find anyone chartering a boat that I could share and luckily bumped into 2French girls and Sebastian a french teacher who's wife couldnt make it as felt ill so invited me onboard the trip for 75,000 each!thats better!
2hour boat chugging over to Rincha islands and arrived at the jetty-met by a massive Komodo dragon coming down the jetty to greet us just like a dog!
They had to grab some sticks to push him away before we could get off the boat as these things are quite dangerous.
Paid the park entrance fee and lent Sebastian my t-shirt as the ranger told him to change the orange one he had on as it would maybe draw an attack from the dragons!?
Set off around the island,but first via the rangers office,which sat on stilts and underneath could see why-8 or 9 dragons lying underneath apparantly smelling food!
Sat about 5foot with back to some for photo while ranger stood near with stick incase,then set off on 2hour trek around island,totally inhabited with plains like Africa and full of buffalos and Komodo dragons.
Came across one lazing in the shade,aparantly they can take down something as big as a buffalo or the wild horses as a bite causes harm as they have 60different types of bacteria in their saliva.One Australian bloke came here a few months ago,set out without a ranger and a tent and all they found the next day was his camera!....The things were massive,pretty dosile but they can get up to 30kph when they go for it so had to be careful!
Stopped to snorkel around the reef on the way back to Labuanbajo and for some reason came out of the water feeling really dodgy.Eyes stinging,muscles aching and just like crap
Had the worst sleep of my life that night I reckon,lying there shivvering aching with flu symptoms,head banging eyes stinging even when shut felt like hea had been pressurized.Then everytime I start to drift off,the local RAT makes an appearance in my room!oh yeah!tiny hole in corner of the room,could hear a scratching and scuttling then the water bottle on the floor goes flying,jumped out of bed but everytime hes done a runner before I can get him little bugger.THEN 5am finally nodding off, the THREE mosques nearby start screaming at the top of their voices like the speakers are in my bedroom making my brain rattle!
Never felt so rough in ages!Just counted down the hours till 6am where got the bus out front for the 9hour ride to Bajawa next morning


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POCATELLO, Idaho - Cancer is never an easy thing to deal with, especially when the unexpected diagnosis brings on unexpected costs.
But a donation to Portneuf Medical Center's Cancer Center is going to help patients in need of help – not with their medical bills, but with the bills they already have.
There is a specific fund for those patients who need help covering those costs called the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.
"There are so many additional costs to cancer," said Robb Dye, clinical social worker at the Cancer Center. "It can be hard to pay for gasoline, food, rent or mortgage, power bills or basic utilities, so that's what we use that money for."
Pocatello Women's Cycling presented the Cancer Center with a check today for $11,000, just a portion of money raised from the Second Annual women's-only Spinderella Ride.
"Every year we come up with a new idea and the goal is to donate the money locally in Southeast Idaho," said Keiko Dye, a committee member for the ride. "It's really nice to know how neat this is to help people out."
The Spinderella Ride only started two years ago, but the first year they had more than 300 people. This year the number of participants was more than 700, and they're expecting even more next year.
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What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
So I'm on this other Caddy site reading a highly detailed write up on the coming out party of the 2000 SLS. I knew there was a reason I fell in love. That read melted my heart for the 2000+ Seville. I went to that site y'all recommended to check the build sheet. I learned that I have the FE1 soft ride suspension, 8DJ/9DJ rear comp susp & 6BK/7BK Spring Comp Select FRT LH/RH SUSP. Oh yeah, my question. What's the difference between GM & say, partsgeek? I noticed that geek has, say, a-arms ranging $150-$50. Same with hubs. Knowing that there's a quality difference, will I be able to replicate the entire suspension w/out getting GM Parts? Opting that I get the higher priced parts from the geek. Magnasteer too? I know it has air shocks in the rear. Don't know what the 6/7BK is though. Hope my question wasn't toooo convoluted. Thanks guys...
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
After market parts are crap. GM aftermarket arts are a better grade of crap!
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Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
It depends on what parts you are looking at and what company made it. Some aftermarket stuff is crap but some of it is iknockoffs of the factory stuff with improvements. And some GM/Delco parts are made by the same manufacturers the cheap stuff is only it has the more expensive name slapped on it.
Generally speaking, other than Timken bearings, Monroe dampers, Moog suspension parts, and a few brake parts and belt/pulley suppliers, you won't see any after market parts recommended here. Some after market labeled parts (some fuel pumps for instance) are actually the same OEM parts that the cars were built with.
There are some very good resources for getting parts, both OEM and after market: Chris at Rippy Cadillac, Rockauto, and amazon to name a few.
If you need a part, just ask before buying anything. We can recommend brands.
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
GM parts are expensive and good (just as good as the parts coming from the factory) while the aftermarket parts are cheap and very bad quality.
Honestly I would go with replacement parts in the following order:
1. New GM (OEM)
2. Used GM (OEM)
3. New aftermarket
4. Used aftermarket (if I am stranded in a desert or somebody is pointing a gun to me giving me no choice).
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
Basically the warning is if it isn't labeled OEM, it won't replicate the Caddy quality, gotcha. Can anyone comment on my front suspension? I've looked at my current struts, I assume they're stock, but my build sheet says they are computer springs?(6BK/7BK)... I only see two Molex plugs behind the wheel though. One is to the brake pad sensor, the other I guess is the wheel speed sensor. I don't see any other plugs. If the car has RSS, where do I look to find the strut wires? In case they've been cut off, unbeknownst to me...
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- 06-20-13 11:50 AM #8Originally Posted by rydamee
Have you read all of the replies, or just one sentence of one?
- Some after market parts, are just as good, if not better than OEM. Examples:
Timken bearings are highly recommended here. They last just as long as OEM parts.
Monroe dampers are highly recommended. They are an OEM supplier to several companies.
The EBC brake parts on my car (and several other members' cars) stop better, and produce no more dust or noise than OEM.
- AC Delco parts are made by different companies, all over the world. Examples:
The blower motor and water pump are made by Bosch.
The CKP sensors used to be made by Siemens, but were problematic. They're now made by Denso, as are several other sensors.
- Some after market labeled parts are actually OEM parts. Example:
The fuel pump is made by Delphi. Besides AC Delco, the same exact part can be found labeled under at least 2 other brand names.
- Some AC Delco parts are not OEM. Examples:
AC Delco parts for some of these cars are rebadged Gabriel Hijackers.
AC Delco labeled front ball joints for my generation Seville are not OEM. OEM ball joints only come as an assembly with lower control arms and bushings. 3 different AC Delco labeled lower control arm assemblies are available, only one of which is OEM.
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
Moistcabbage, apparently you only read one sentence from my initial post. My conversation is specifically about the suspension. Not fuel pumps, brakes, blowers or sensors. I'm trying to get that "as new" ride. I know what parts I can skimp on, things like washer fluid pumps & such. I mentioned a-arms, struts & hubs, that is what I'm concerned with. Not the extraneous gibberish that you've given. Can't believe your first sentence. Smdh...
.....I read your entire post. As I thought I made obvious, via a quote, I was responding to this sentence:Originally Posted by rydamee
What exactly was so difficult to understand? Did my posts not point out that OEM is usually, but not always the best choice? Did you not ahnowledge my use of the word "EXAMPLE"?
I ask again: Did you read all of the replies to your question? Go read my posts again, and tell me I didn't SPECIFICALLY mention suspension components and hub bearing assemblies.
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
2001+ SLS's do not include CVRSS suspension so you're just riding on a shock/strut suspension. This is something to be happy about as the CVRSS is much, much more expensive to replace. I think Monroe makes a good suspension for SLS's but I've never driven a car that had it.
Also is your car a 2000 or 2001? The 1998-2000 SLS's could be optioned with CVRSS while the later cars were not.
Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
It's an '01. So the 6BK/7BK on the build sheet means normal struts... I knew it wasn't the CVRSS cuz it doesn't have the motion modules. Just thought they gave it a dumbed down version of it.
Moistcabbage, am I to discern that you read my entire post just cuz you quoted my first sentence? WTH is up with the condescending tones you exhibit? If your quote pertained to what I was speaking on, getting the suspension back to "right" status, all would be good. I'm saying, who doesn't know you don't need OEM rotors & pads? I've always said, some teachers go to class to teach, others just show up to take roll call. Well sir, I'm here, present & accounted for. Thank you very much...
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Re: What's the difference between GM Parts & aftermarket?
I usually buy aftermarket parts for my car and have had success so far. That doesn't mean I automatically buy the cheapest aftermarket parts, though.
- 06-20-13 03:39 PM #15Originally Posted by rydameeWTH is up with the condescending tones you exhibit?Originally Posted by rydameeIf your quote pertained to what I was speaking on, getting the suspension back to "right" status, all would be good. I'm saying, who doesn't know you don't need OEM rotors & pads? I've always said, some teachers go to class to teach, others just show up to take roll call. Well sir, I'm here, present & accounted for. Thank you very much...
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He kicked it. Now he has to catch it. But the biggest bomb in Australian sport is proving hard to handle for Australian Crime Commission boss John Lawler.
In footy-speak, Lawler is being gang-tackled, with the odd shirtfront and king-hit thrown in for good measure.
And in true footy tradition, it's one in, all in.
Lawler has been clobbered from all sides since lobbing his bomb revealing that the nation's top crime agency had uncovered widespread doping in Australian sport, linked to organised crime.
Lawler can't, for legal reasons, detail the who, what, where, when and how; he's told police, but can't tell us.
As a result, the career cop is really copping it.
NRL clubs, following first-phase attacks from legends like Wayne Bennett and Phil Gould, continued to crash into Lawler this week.
North Queensland coach Neil Henry bluntly summed up the prevailing attitude in league circles.
"The way the whole thing has been handled has been a disgrace," Henry said this week.
North Queensland's chief executive Peter Jourdain was equally blunt, floating legal action from organisations and clubs seeking damages if the commission failed to produce results.
"It's damning to a lot of sports," Jourdain said.
AFL clubs also lined up Lawler and the commission. "If you're going to make those claims, then be specific about them because you have tarnished the sport," Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said.
Buckley's counterpart at the Adelaide Crows, Brenton Sanderson, bemoaned how sponsors were now wary of the AFL.
"At a time when we're really trying to get good sponsorship, good companies around our brand, this has just really hit it for six," he said.
Not to be outdone, politicians weighed in. State and territory sports ministers directly aired their grievances at a meeting with the commission, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and Federal Sports Minister Kate Lundy.
The ministers, like the clubs and the wider public, were annoyed at being kept in the dark.
"Every club in this country is being tainted as possible drug users," Queensland's Sport Minister Steve Dickson said.
Even the chief of the World Anti-Doping Authority, John Fahey, had a crack at Lawler and his crime commission crew.
"My regret is that they did it in such a general manner," Fahey said. "I'm afraid it's not likely the cloud that's hanging over our head right now is going to be removed any time soon."
Lawler heard it all. And remained unfazed. "I would much prefer to be talking to you ... about why we released our report than explaining to a coroner why we didn't," Lawler said.
So just why did the crime commission release the information when they did? Lawler, like a good captain, shouldered responsibility.
"It was my judgment that action needed to be taken to alert the public, to alert those criminals who are involved in the supply of these substances and to put them on notice.
"And indeed, to alert the codes in a classified briefing so that they could take the preventative measures to harden the environment."
As it stands, six NRL clubs - Canberra, Cronulla, Manly, Newcastle, North Queensland and Penrith - have confirmed their mention in the commission's report. The case of suspected match-fixing was a rugby league game, played in Sydney - teams and date undisclosed.
In the AFL, there is one club - Essendon - being investigated for possibly using performance-enhancing drugs, as is one unidentified player.
Lawler's critics say that hardly amounts to widespread drug use. But Lawler knows more than the critics.
And so do the NRL and AFL bosses, who have read the commission's confidential report and remain circumspect in their public comments.


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Discussion in 'BUILD OFF 3 BIKES' started by sensor, May 29, 2008.
well heres a hint :wink:
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What instrument were you playing, Sensor??? :lol: :mrgreen: Diggin' that motorbike/surf vibe....
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good to see someone got it :wink:
and ill be the one with the bass
well guess i should post a pic or two now! off to the garage.......
well.......here we are!
okay...okay.......now the bike :lol:
Ooooooohhhhh...... I would have killed for that frame weeks ago. I couldn't talk someone out of theirs, and then simply finding another one was going to cost me too much. Good thing....I am going with a different frame style now for sure.
Love what ya got there.....have fun!
wow sensor very interesting frame. what is it if you dont mind me asking and wow the paint is really nice original i asume. not quite getting the vans shoe tie in yet but in time. best of luck budy
its either a mead or an elgin(judging from the shiny spot where there was a badge id say elgin since its square)
the shoes are a joke between kota and i
oh ok i see lol. i was thinking elgin too just wondered if you knew. very cool gotta love the lines of old straight bar frames
That's hillarious, I was thinking yesterday how I needed to make sure I got in a shot of the obligitory "Off the Walls" in one of the first photos.
I'm still deciding between a couple of frames, plenty of time I figure to get rolling.
Nice Frame. Are you painting it? Say no. Eitherway, you will do it justice.
of course theyll be no paint! gotta have some respect for a bike thats lived over 80 years(that and shes pretty solid so no need to weld :wink: )
im waitin to see you find a fork with that short of a headtube lol
Way cool frame! Looks like its made of pool cues with that paint job, haha! whats your wheel and tire choice?
done! :shock:
as for wheels and tires im looking for some 28" tried some balloons but theyre just way to tight so i guess its hunt for the singletube tires and wheels that it wouldve come with(fortunately theres 3 colors to chose from...black,white, and red)
btw anyone have any 28" wheels for sale?!?!?
I was able to cram balloons into my 28" wheel Elgin that is just like that, it will work with some washers and straight wheels. 26x 1 3/4 work better, but those 28" wheels are tough to find sometimes.
make it a fixie with a modern wheelset
i like that frame. when i look at it, i see a nice clunker. well what ever ya do, it will be nice.
Outlaw :mrgreen:
nope no fixie and no clunkers :shock: not really my thing. good news is i might have a lead on some wheels (or at least some hoops and spokes!)!!would just lace some modern wheels together but my sons helping me out with this and is dead set on the tires he wants too use(hes got good taste...i wouldve used them anyway :wink: ) ill post some pictures of the "progress" later(guess the title was fitting huh? :lol: )
I was going to post some complimentary comments on your progress, but, I guess....."I'll post it later". :wink:
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Sisters Candace Simar and Angela Foster to give program at PL Library
If you learned to swear in Norwegian or shared a two-holer outhouse with your cousin, you'll enjoy the poetry and prose of these sisters, Candace Simar and Angela Foster. From memories of Norwegian ancestors and growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm to dreams of Oprah's couch and rapping with Eminem, "Farm Girls" will take you back to the days of rural schools, moon light, star light, hope to see a ghost tonight and the auction of the family farm.
Candace Simar and her sister Angela F. Foster, co-authors of "Farm Girls," will present a reading and book signing at the Pequot Lakes Library on Saturday, July 20, at 2 p.m. "Farm Girls," published in January by RiverPlace Press, is a book of stories and reflections of two sisters growing up on a family farm. Simar, a writer and poet from Pequot Lakes, carries a passion for Minnesota history and her Scandinavian heritage. She is the author of the "Abercrombie Trail" series novels, including "Birdie," winner of the 2012 Western Writers of America Spur Award. Foster, a poet and memoirist, teaches creative writing at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and is a freelance editor. She lives on a farm in rural Pine City, Minnesota.
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text: So, many people here know that I'm from the U.P. of Michigan. In the Copper Country, there is a theatre called the Calumet Theatre in Calumet, Michigan. It's an amazingly beautiful old building. I spent a lot of time there as a youth seeing and performing in plays, bands, etc. In its history it has hosted famous people such as John Philip Sousa, Sarah Bernhardt, and Lon Chaney. It needs a new roof, badly. Right now it's up for the Pepsi Refresh Everything $250K award so that it might be able to do so. I'm not sure what the plans are if it doesn't get a new roof, but Calumet is a very poor area and I would hate to see this historic old building go to the wayside like so many others in the area. It's in 18th place right now. Voting goes until the 31st and it needs to be in 1st or 2nd place at that time. You can vote up to three times a day, once with a Facebook account, once with either a Pepsi Refresh account or Twitter account, and once by text. Thanks everyone http://www.refresheverything.com/saveabeautiful110yroldtheatre


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Bright apt with panoramic sea view
Size70 m²
Floor No.1
- Kitchen
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Parking available
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|Almyrida, 73008 Chania, Greece
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A glorious panoramic view is the great bonus of those hilltop apartments, by day of White Mountains and the sandy beaches and by night of the superb sunsets.
One of our apartments is No 7.
No 7 apartment has recently reformed by its owners and the simply furnished living room offers excellent accommodation for your holidays.
You enter the apartment into the open plan kitchen and living room. Large picture windows ensure that the glorious sea views are enjoyed from the visitors. Also a patio doors leads to the spacious covered terrace. Sit in the lounge or to the terrace and watch the boats of all types and sizes sail by.
An inner hall leads to the two bedrooms. The first is a pretty air-conditioned double bedroom with a patio door leads to the terrace and the second one has a bunk bed.
Both share a shower room.
House rulesPlease leave the apt at the same condition as found
|Price for > 4 guests
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We had wonderful holidays in this apartment with a breathtaking view to the seaside. The apartment is well equipped, cosy and calm. Artemis and her sister Dina are extremely helpful, hearty and nice. The apartment was cleaned every second day and the towels and bedclothes had been changed regularly.
We loved Almyrida very much because of its bay being very well suited for families with children and an amazing little beach.
The apartment keeps all the promises! It was a really relaxing holiday in a beautiful and not overflowing resort. The hosts were very friendly and accommodating. Every 2 days was cleaned and linen changed weekly. The view from the living room with kitchen and from the terrace is breathtaking and beautiful. I recommend the apartment for a couple with more than one child without restriction. Furniture and furnishings are simple, but adequate. Gladly again !!
Die Wohnung hält alle Versprechungen! Es war ein wirklich entspannender Urlaub in einem schönen und nicht überlaufenden Badeort. Die Gastgeber waren sehr freundlich und entgegenkommend. Alle 2 Tage wurde geputzt und die Bettwäsche wöchentlich gewechselt. Der Blick aus dem Wohnraum mit Küche und von der Terrasse ist atemberaubend und wunderschön. Ich empfehle die Wohnung für ein Paar mit höchstens einem Kind uneingeschränkt. Möbel und Einrichtung sind einfach, jedoch ausreichend. Gerne wieder!!
we had the opportunity to stay in almyrida during the low season,
let's say before the big crowd and heat...
we were charmed by the beautiful place,
you can sit hours on the balcony,
viewing the windsurfers,
the little boats that are returning to the shore,
watching the sunset,
or looking at the remaining snow that was left on the 'white mountains'.
the apt itself is quite comfortable,
with a kitchen where we managed to prepare some delightful meals,
(it's far more than the kitchenettes you sometimes see in apts).
let's not forget the welcoming host dina,
who showed us around when arriving the first day,
and later on we talked to artemis,
who was so kind to ask us if everything was ok,
i can recommend you this great place:
situated in the western part of the island,
it's perfect to explore the coasts near chania,
as well as the mountain region around the 'white mountain'.
perfect restaurants at 300 m from the apt:
at 'dimitris' (try the tsatziki over there!),
at 'makis' (lamb meat, yummy yummy),
and also at 'sunset' on the road to plaka.
not convinced?
you should know better!...
Very nice view of the mountains and the sea from a spacious terrace. Bright and beautiful apartment with good layout .. modern.
Mycket vacker utsikt över bergen och mot havet från en rymlig terrass.
Ljus och fin lägenhet med bra planlösning..modernt.
wunderschöne Aussicht, tolle Wohnung, gute Lage, sehr zuvorkommende Vermieterinnen, gerne wieder!
Efcharisto poli!
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A lovely apartment with stunning views. We used both terrace daily. If there was too much wind on a terrace - yes there was shelter on the second terrace. The dining table in the living room was not used at all.
En dejlig lejlighed med fantastisk udsigt. Vi brugte begge terrasse dagligt. Hvis der var for meget blæst på en terrasse - ja så var der læ på den anden terrasse. Spisebordet i stuen blev ikke benyttet overhovedet.
Simple, but very practical furnished apartment.
We appreciated the quiet yet very central location of the apartment, proximity to the beach is ideal.
The owners are very accommodating, assist with any questions and offer an ingenious cleaning service.
Einfache, jedoch sehr zweckmässig eingerichtete Wohnung.
Wir schätzten die ruhige und dennoch sehr zentrale Lage der Wohnung, die Nähe zum Strand ist ideal.
Die Vermieter sind sehr zuvorkommend, unterstützen bei Fragen und bieten einen genialen Reinigungservice.
Very warm welcome, even though we only arrived around 23 clock. It was like giving us information on restaurants, beaches and interesting places.
Restaurant Tip is the Wago in the village center of Adimyra. On foot it is 5min until then.
Sehr herzlicher Empfang, obwohl wir erst gegen 23 Uhr angekommen sind. Es wurde uns gern Auskunft für Restaurants, Strände und interessante Orte gegeben.
Ein Restaurant Tip ist das Wagos in der Dorfmitte von Adimyra. Zu Fuß sind es 5min bis dahin.
A large clean apartment, quiet area, close to the beach and centrally located to restaurants, with beautiful views of the bay of almyrida.
the landlady Artemis is very friendly and nice, and when we come back to Crete, in any case at Artemis. Thanks for the great tip "Lagos Taverna",eat very good tradionelles.
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The highest building in Atlantic City comes with some distinct advantages when it comes to accommodations—namely that most of its guest rooms come with unobstructed bay or ocean views. True to its brand, each room is outfitted in a calming décor. Simmons Health Smart pillow-top mattresses provide the epitome of comfort, and all rooms feature an in-room safe, refrigerator, and a flat-screen TVs wired for on-demand movies, digital music, and video games. Marble-clad bathrooms and and large windows with sweeping water vistas round out the experience.
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From the moment you step inside the marble entry ensconced in crystal chandeliers and rich tapestries, it's evident that "lavish" will be a buzzword for the majority of your stay. The velvet floor of the expansive casino offers thrills for patrons of all comfort levels—from penny slots and low-risk table games to high-stakes poker. Indulgence finds a special home in the on-site spa where body treatments from massages to facials are administered by skilled professionals in a setting befitting of an indoor oasis. All-night revelers will find a haven at Jezebel's, the Plaza's night club. Foodies are also in luck: From the five-star dining at Max's Steakhouse to the casual fare in the more low-key 24 Central Cafe, there's a menu to sate any appetite, no matter how picky.
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The first thing you notice about Java is the noise. People talk loudly, play music loudly, sing loudly and this is normal. Lonely Planet quotes "A great place if you are deaf but don't worry if you're not because you soon will be". If you do not like noise, buy a set of earplugs as you are going to need them!
The second thing are the hawkers - literally thousands of them ready to sell you beads, batiks, "becak" rides, bus tickets, tours - you name it they will try to get it for you. However... You also have to quickly get with the currency. Everything must be bartered for and the equation in Bandung, certainly, seems to be their price, divide by 5, add 10-20% & you will maybe have a fair price.
We learnt the hard way after being fleeced at a volcano outside Bandung by a necklace seller
The third thing we noticed was the lack of tourists. Fear of terrorism, exaggerated by western governments, means that we barely saw any other travellers. This is a shame!
Java, had seemed to be a difficult country to travel through but as we were going straight south via Bandung to Yogyakarta we took the "Parahangayan" train south just 1 hour after landing in Jakarta.
We took a local bus to Jakarta train station & quickly learnt that Indonesians bus loading is a scrum, everyone fighting for a space and no space means waiting another 30 mins in the heat. Phil held both our North Face bags like over-sized boxing gloves & virtually kick-boxed his way on board. No-one seemed to mind 98 kgs of western man & 36 Kgs of baggage being shoved in their rib cages, kidneys & faces as they were all at it ! (NB: Don't try this in London!)
The train journey whizzed by in the air-conditioned luxury of "Executif" class
Java is a stunning country - lush, fertile, mountainous & unbelievably beautiful particularly in the interior. The best way to see it is by train, as it cuts through the countryside and you can open the door and watch it rush by. The train wound its way ever uphill across vertiginous 220 degree wooden bridges spanning steep mountain gorges. Valleys & hillsides sparkled in emerald green with picture perfect rice terraces dotted with cone hatted workers bent-over in knee-deep water as they tended their crops. Java like many of the islands across Indonesia is strung with volcanoes which accounts for the fertile soil which makes everything grow so well.
Arriving in Bandung we were struck by the cooler air. We went into a cafe to decide our plan for Java and hide from the 100's of hawkers, it was a typical Indonesian caf�: TV turned up so loud you had to shout at each other, but great coffee. We decided to stay 2 nights in Bandung before making the long train journey to Yogyakarta so we could see this "art deco" city & its surrounds.
Certainly the city still has art-deco buildings, pavements & signs but all are a little faded. This is possibly due to the massive and inexplicable volume of traffic that thunders around the complicated one-way system 24 hours a day.
The hotel we stayed in - the Savoy Homann - is an art- deco icon & actually is still pretty spectacular- particularly when you see it at night in the internal courtyard & from outside
Java brought us some real cultural discrepancies. In Bandung, we went to our favourite bar & restaurant - ''Roempot" & saw a fantastic student band (Bandung is a major student city). The band had 11 (!) members weaving very bright clothes & full of energy as they ran through a 2- hour set of Beyonce, Blue, Guns & Roses versions etc.
They were really good actually but Phil claims it had nothing to do with the extremely short skirts & shorts that the (very pretty) girls were wearing. Dee was asked to dance & did so sat down again quite fast. She felt far too frumpy in her clothes designed not to offend the predominantly Muslim population, ("should I have worried?" She asks).
In Yogyakarta on a moonlit night we watched the famous Ramayana Ballet at the famous Hindu temple, Prambanan near Yogyakarta. It is a beautiful traditional dance set to Gamelan music with dancers telling the story of Rama & Sita and the adversities they go through to finally be together. The setting, with a full moon behind the 3 main towers of Prambanan, was truly a spectacular & memorable sight.
The original version was 4 days long, ours was only 2 hours
Our next night was less cultural, it was spent drinking gallons of Bintang beer with a Dutch couple called Ilsa & Floris at a local Aids concert in the street. We also introduced the electrocution game to fellow bar- goers. This was probably not the smartest plan as 4 hours later & nursing monster hangovers - we boarded our decrepit minibus for an all day temple tour to Borobodur & Prambanan.
Borobodur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, certainly is spectacular
Sadly, Borobodur although impressive, has not been helped by poor Dutch attempts to make it look pretty. After finding this temple, buried for 900 years under a mound of volcanic ash they painted the carvings on the 1st 4 levels a yellow so that it looked good in photos. Unfortunately, the paint is slowly eating away the stone & no one knows how to repair the damage.
Leaving both temples proved tricky as the locals have constructed batik & souvenir labyrinths to catch gullible tourists. One set even constructed a false exit, after 10 minutes of sales pitches, hawkers and following the exit signs we were released back inside the compound and found the true exit another 10 minutes further on. It could have been a religious warning, a brief glimpse of hell for those who don't follow the true path. Phil got very scared at the idea of hell being full of retailers!
Java is definitely a place we will come back to. The food, people and atmosphere is great. But we are short of time as we have people to meet in Bali.


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Several weeks ago, Park posted the following on Facebook:
"Let's start a coffee party — a Red Bull party — anything but tea. Let's get together and drink cappuccino and have real political dialogue with substance and compassion."After Park was swamped by responses agreeing with her, that the Tea Party movement did not represent their of America, things snowballed. The official Coffee Party movement Facebook group has swelled to over 130,000 fans. They also have an official website. Interestingly, despite being founded in March of 2009, as opposed to weeks ago, the Tea Party facebook group has only 110,000 fans.
Saturday, local Coffee Party movement organizers will hold more than 350 meetings for the Coffee Party National Kick Off. Meetings will take place in almost every state, with national organizers encouraging groups of no more than eight people at a local (where else) coffee shop.
The Coffee Party movement declares the following on its Facebook page:
"We want jobs with decent pay for all Americans. We want affordable health care and education. We want our government to cut wasteful spending and practice fiscal discipline. We want regulation of Wall Street to protect consumers and promotion of financial literacy."It also states the following in a message to Congress:
"You work for us, not for corporations. We hired you and we get to fire you. We pay you and give you great health insurance. Now get to work serving the interests of the American people, or get out."The Coffee Party movement, like the Tea Party movement, believes that government does not represent them. Unlike the Tea Party, however, the Coffee Party wants to change it so that government does represent them. Meanwhile, the Tea Party wants government to go away.
It is clear, therefore, that the Tea Parties have not taken an example from Denmark. For years (2007, 2008, late 2009) Denmark has been called the "happiest place on earth."
University of Copenhagen Sociologist Peter Glindelock described part of the reason for the happiness in Denmark is, in fact, big government. He has conducted many studies on this issue.
Glindelock says part of the reason is the country's social system. "The happiness standard is the quality of life in different societies. And Denmark scores very highly on all those different values. So even though the climate is poor, which is part of that analysis, it still shows that the welfare state is very important for people's happiness."Watch a video from the Coffee Party Movement's website:
In Denmark, the state controls the health, educational, and other systems, and the Danes are willing to pay high taxes to support them. "And this kind of welfare state means that everybody gets more or less the same from the state," said Glindelock. "At least what the Danes like, they like an egalitarian society."


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If your gift list includes avid readers, take heart. We've found extraordinary presents for every reading geek. In fact there are so many delights, it has taken us a few days to share them all. Bookmark this list to use beyond the holidays and to satisfy your own reading-related hankerings. Remember to check out chapters one and two and three.
Literature-inspired jewelry with a steampunk edge, that's what you'll find in the wide-ranging collection of Jezebel Charms. We're talking handmade pieces featuring erudite quotes from the likes of Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, the Bronte sisters, George Eliot, Charles Darwin, Homer, Shakespeare, Poe, and many many others. These pieces are artfully designed, making it an aesthetic pleasure to simply scroll through the offerings.
We're taken with so many items that it's hard to keep from suggesting them all, but our favorites include the "I am an omnivorous reader" pendant ($37), Frankenstein cuff links ($25), she is too fond of books brooch ($20), and mad tea party earrings ($32). Shown above, another of our must-haves, the Jane Eyre cuff bracelet ($40) with a quote penned by Charlotte Bronte, "I am no bird and no net ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will."
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Today EMC's security division RSA announced the acquisition of NAV (Network Analysis and Visibility) vendor NetWitness. Some pundits have suggested that this is a direct result of the recent breach of RSA, but Forrester has been aware that this acquisition was in the works long before the breach was known. In fact, the public announcement of the acquisition was delayed by the breach notification. It is fortuitous timing, however, as the RSA attack shows the need for improved situational awareness.


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It's useful when moving between different sql vendors to see the different syntax, and if a certain function is available. I was disappointed to see that there's still no documentation of the useful INFORMATION_SCHEMA views (which are included in the SQL standard, possibly as far back as 92). I was hoping this topic would have been added to the 2nd edition.
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Good coverage of Oracle/SQL Server
By loquin
And, the coverage of PostgreSQL and MySQL was good for the versions listed, BUT, both the open source datbases have had MAJOR releases before this book was published.PostgreSQL is now at version 8.1+, and MySQL is at version 5.MySQL is now more ANSI compliant in its SQL implementation, and narrowed the feature gap between it and PostgreSQL. (it now supports limited stored procedures and trigger functionality.) PostgreSQL is now released in a native Win32 version, and has database roles, two-phase commits, savepoints, point-in-time recovery, ALTER TABLE supports column's data type, and CSV support in the COPY command.So, if you want to compare proprietary databases, it's a great book. If you also need to work with open source databases, just be sure to run their older releases.
Struct Query Language Book very good!
By Eduardo Cesar Lunardelli
He pulls, this book was what he has of SQL for our group of studies, still I am revising it, because I am reading others, in the truth diverse workmanships at the same time, but he has covered many commands of language SQL and I am with base in this book making a course and preparing me for a MCP... I advise to give one olhadinha in this book before going to make tests...:)
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