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split hairs all you like, when a wheel slips on a quattro equipped audi (that's not more than 5 years old ) rather than just redistribute the power to a gripping wheel, the wheel is braked electronically through the ABS system. this equates to a NET LOSS of power, rather than a simple redistribution of 100% of the power.
In 1998, Audi began employing the Haldex electro-hydraulic clutch. this also works by taking power away from spinning wheels rather than reditributing power to gain the best ratio for each wheel.
EDL was offered initially in '94 by Audi.
Haldex is only offered on the TT Audi's lineup. The rest of Audi's lineup uses Torsen. My '99 A4 2.8 quattro did NOT have EDL. With that said, I do believe it was not purely mechanical. I think the front and rear diffs were open and it used the ABS in some form to limit wheelslip. I could be wrong however.


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Resistor/Led and Basic Electricity Questions
Hello Everyone,
First let me say that I am a newbie in the electricity world but I try my best to upgrade my knowledge.
I have some questions, most of them may be dumb, you've been warned !
1) I read that with a led you must ALWAYS put a resistor. Say we have a power supply 2V 1A and the led is a 2v 20mA, why put a resistor at all here ? The led will only draw the 20mA she needs from the power supply, she will never be "hit" by the full 1A that the power supply can deliver, am I wrong ?
2) If the voltage of the circuit is the bigger than the voltage of the led let's say power supply 12V 1A, led still 2V 20mA. We would need a drop in the voltage so we put a resistor. U = RI so R = 10/0.02 = 500 so we need to put a 500 ohm resistor to get 2V in the led. Also the power rating for the resistor should be at least 10x0.02 = 0.2W and I read that for safety we need to double that so we need a 0.4W 500 ohm resistor ( Hope I am right so far :D ). Alright so here the resistor is for dropping the voltage and not the current, I mean yes only 20mA will be able to pass through the resistor but the LED would only draw 20mA anyway ?
3) If we take the same configuration as 2) but instead of the resistor we put 5 leds 2V 20mA. It will do exactly the same as the resistor will it not ?
4) I read that paralleling a number of LEDs powered directly from a voltage source, they wont all have the same light output. I don't understand why, each led should draw the amount of current it needs so they will glow exactly the same if these are the same leds, won't it ?
5) If we still have a power supply 12V 1A and we put in series first 5 leds 2V 20mA and then a led 2V 100mA at the end. Since the current is the same everywhere in series, will it be 20mA and the last led will be dimmed or simply won't light on or will the current be 100mA and the 5 other leds will die ?
6) Power supply 12V 1A. We only put in series 5 leds 2V or 4 leds 2V + 1 led 3V. There will be too much voltage, how will it be spread accross the leds ?
Thanks in advance,
1) Yes you always need a resistor. Something has to limit the current or the LED junction (basically a diode) will overheat and fuse (weld) together. The forward voltage of a diode varies with temperature, current, and batch to batch variances. However the voltage won't vary much based on current so you can't think of it as a resistor. In otherwords a 1.5V LED running at 20mA is not a 75 Ohm resistor. The idea of a series resistor is to limit current despite these variables.
3) No. You can put several LEDs in series but you need a resistor to limit the current for the same reasons you need it in #1 above. You don't need a resistor per LED but you need one in each series leg.
5) Current will be established by your series resistor. The supply voltage minus the forward voltage of all series diodes divided by 20mA will be the series resistor to use.
4) Don't parallel LEDs ever. The junction variances vary as noted in #1 so you might be severely stressing one and not the other. Series is OK with a series resistor but avoid parallel.
6) Voltage will be split based on the characteristics of the LED. They should all be close to the same if they are the same type of LED but some of these high output LEDs have multiple die on the substrate.
As pointed out, diodes cannot be thought of as a resistor when analyzing current flow. Diode are more like a switch and when reverse biased they are off and when forward biased they are on. When forward biased, diodes will have a fairly constant voltage drop across the junction so the circuit has to be designed to limit the current to the manufactures specification. Germanium diodes have a forward bias voltage drop of .2 volts and silicone diodes have a drop of .7 volts. LEDs have different voltage drops depending on several factors.
In your example you are using LEDs that exhibit a 2 volt drop when forward biased and a design current of 20 ma. You now have to choose a resistor that will provide the correct circuit resistance so there is 20 ma flowing. If you choose the wrong sized resistor you could end up with 30 ma flowing and the LED will allow this for awhile but it will run hotter than its design and have a short life. If the resistor is too large the LED will not forward bias.
Thanks for your answers !
1) If I understand correctly somehow if the voltage rise up then the current rise up and will damage the led.. Does that actually mean that in a series with no resistor when giving exactly 2V to a diode which specifications 2V 20mA, the diode will not automatically draw 20mA ? For example depending of the batch ( or the heat ), at a voltage of 2V this diode could draw for example 25mA of current and that will mess it up that's why we need a resistor to regulate the current ?
3) Okay makes sense.
4) Ok I understand what you say if you're talking about :
If LED1 and LED2 are 20mA then theoretically the R would need to be 40mA but that would mean that any LED could draw up to 40mA therefore damaging them.
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But in parallel like that it should work, shouldn't it ?
LEDS = 2V 20mA
12V Power Supply, the Resistance takes waste 6V.
Let's say that LED1 comes from a bad batch and somehow requires 2.5V to work where the other require 2V.
Since only 6V will be available what voltage will each LED get ?
Since they all have 20mA they will glow exactly the same despite having different voltage ?
Thanks again !
You did not understand what I wrote.
Draw yourself two circuits fed by 12 volts with a LED that is forward biased at 2 volts and a resistor. In one circuit use a 500 ohm resistor and in the other use a 400 ohm resistor. Now, calculate the current flow in the circuit and voltage drop across the resistor.
You're not thinking about this right. LED's function differently than most loads that you're used to thinking about. Most loads are constant-voltage devices, where you apply a fixed voltage and it "draws" current "as needed" to satisfy its power requirements. These loads can be modeled as a positive resistance which results in a certain current flow at a certain voltage. LED's are not like this. They are constant-current devices. You supply a fixed current, and the voltage across the LED varies according to factors beyond your control. The rated voltage for an LED is a very rough estimate and varies tremendously depending on manufacturing tolerances and operating conditions. LED's do have positive resistance, but it's very low and does not account for most of the voltage drop across them.* The resistor in series with an LED cannot be modeled as a voltage dropping resistor, it needs to be modeled as a current limiting resistor. Your calculations are correct but the approach is different.
If you connect an LED to a constant voltage source and slowly increase the voltage from zero while monitoring current, you will see that the current remains essentially zero until you reach very close to the operating voltage of the LED. Then it suddenly increases way beyond the ratings. Connecting a "2V" LED to a 2.0V power supply will likely result in either nothing or a blown LED.
Understanding that the voltage across an LED is unpredictable and varies quite a bit, and that the ohmic resistance is very low, it should be obvious why they can't be connected in parallel. They do not share current well. Each LED or series of LED's must be fed by a current source. The answer to your question 6 should also be apparent: there will be essentially no current flow, so the voltage across each LED will be indeterminate.
Another issue should also become apparent: The power supply voltage needs to be substantially higher than the voltage across the LED's if you are going to use a resistor to limit current. Otherwise the unpredictable nature of the LED voltage will result in highly variable current. Example: 6 LED's rated 20mA each at Vf=2V in series, with a 14V power supply. The predicted voltage across the resistor is 14-2*6=2V. The resistor value should be 2/0.02=100 ohms. But what happens if the LED voltage is 10% lower than the rated value? Now the voltage across the resistor is 3.2V and the current rises to 32mA, an increase of 60%. This will increase heating of the LED's, which reduces their voltage drop, which increases current flow, which heats them more... For high power LED applications the solution to this is to use a constant current power supply rather than a current limiting resistor. For low power applications where efficiency isn't a concern, the voltage across the current limiting resistor should probably be around half the supply voltage (maybe 1/3 absolute minimum).
*Most of the voltage across an LED results from the semiconductor bandgap - the potential difference required to push ANY current through the device. This is directly related to the color of the LED. Why? Because each electron that goes through the LED must have enough energy to create one photon out of the LED. Visible photon energies are in the range of 1-4 electron-volts, so each electron must have at least that much energy in order to make it through the LED. Blue photons have more energy than red, thus blue LED's require higher voltage than red ones. White LED's are not really white, they're blue with a fluorescent phosphor that converts blue light to white - so they need the same voltage as blue LED's. The semiconductor bandgap is temperature dependent too, with higher temperatures resulting in less voltage (and longer wavelengths of light produced) so the LED voltage will vary as the device heats up or cools down. This characteristic bandgap voltage is the reason LED's behave differently than many other loads.
Thanks :)
In the first example the junction resistance is 100 ohms
In the second example it is 80 ohms.
.02*.02*100= .04 watts
.025*025*80 = .05 watts
If you have a 2 volt rated LED then there is a resistor already built into it.
Reading through this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led
it looks like LEDs have some different physics. I don't see any mention of integrated resistance.
Can anyone confirm to me if this is right or false :
Hello again, I have some more questions to fully understand how it works :)
Power Supply : 1.8V 200mA ( I made that up, dunno if it actually exists )
LED : 2V 20mA
From my understanding here we don't need a resistor because since our power supply only deliver 1.8V, there is no way the LED would draw more than her normal voltage, and no higher voltage means no higher current so the current it will received will be a little less than its specification here and then the light output will be a little dimmer. Or am I wrong and the LED will drawn 1.8V and will be hit by the 500mA and die right away ?
Power Supply : 12V 1A
R : 500ohm
LED : 2V 20mA
We have a 12V power supply so we need to put a resistor with a 10/0.02 = 500ohm value.
We take a LED with specifications : 2V 20mA. That means that if these were perfect specifications when the led's voltage is at exactly 2V it will draw exactly 20mA ?
The current going through the LED will be determined by the U = RI of the resistor. So the current going through the LED will be determined by the voltage going through the resistor which is itself determined by the voltage going through the LED. But how is determined the voltage going through the LED ? In other terms, how the LED will decide : "I will take that much volts from the power supply". Is is fixed when it has been manufactured, independent from anything in the circuit ? And It corresponds to what, does it mean : if the led takes 2.1V it means that it would require that much power to draw 20mA if there was no resistor ? If another led from another batch takes 1.9V it also means that it would require that much power to draw 20mA if there was no resistor in the circuit ?
If LED1 and LED2 are 20mA then theoretically the R would need to be 40mA but that would mean that any LED could draw up to 40mA therefore damaging them. If a LED dies, what will happen, the other one will be hit by 40mA and die too ?
The voltage crossing R will be equivalent to the power supply voltage - the voltage crossing AB. Since the voltage in each branch of a parallel circuit is the same, if LED1 takes 2.1V and LED2 takes 1.9V, which voltage will actually go accross each branch ?
Thanks again,
Now if you want to use the 2 volt LED on a different voltage than 2 volts then a resistor is going to be needed.
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The use of soil resources is required to provide the food, fiber, and energy needs of a growing world population. Problems of soil and environmental degradation have made the development of technologies and practices for sustainable soil management a high priority. Papers are invited that present research results, experiences, demonstration projects, simulation models, or other knowledge and information regarding soil resource management that enhance production while protecting our soil, water and air resources. Topics may include but are not limited to: soil conservation and management; soil quality; soil survey, assessment, and analysis; soil quality assessment and management; cover crops; water and wind erosion prediction and management; carbon sequestration; implications of climate change for soil conservation and management. Authors submitting in this area should choose from one of the following soil-related categories:
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The term worldview "literally derives from a German term that means 'view of the world.' It is the conceptual framework through which one views all of life and evaluates it." [1]
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Incentives Draw 200 Renewable Energy Proposals
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(Host) Renewable energy developers have proposed more than 200 projects for Vermont because of financial incentives.
The response was so overwhelming that some biomass and solar projects will be decided by lottery.VPR's John Dillon reports:
(Dillon) The numbers tell the story.
The Legislature last winter established a new program to promote renewable energy. The law guaranteed rates that utilities must pay for various types of green power.
When the bids were opened this week, officials saw that the program had far exceeded expectations.
One-hundred-ninety-six applications were received for solar electricity projects - for a total of almost 172 megawatts of proposed new generation. That's more than 14 times the maximum for solar power allowed under the program.(Seddon) "It was a huge surprise."
(Dillon) Leigh Seddon is vice president for Alteris Renewables, a company that works with solar energy developers.
(Seddon) "We were thinking that perhaps more than 12.5 megawatts would be applied for the first day, but nowhere near 172 megawatts."
(Dillon) Andrew Perchlik is director of Renewable Energy Vermont, which lobbied for the new law. He says Vermont's program has drawn national attention.
(Perchlik) "Since Vermont was the first state to really enact this on a statewide basis, we're going to see pent-up demand that was around the whole country come to Vermont."
(Dillon) The state Public Service Board set a rate of 30 cents a kilowatt hour for solar projects. Lower rates were established for small scale wind, hydroelectric, biomass and methane generation.
The rates are called "feed in" tariffs because they are designed to get new projects quickly into the pipeline.
East Montpelier Democrat Tony Klein sponsored the legislation. He says the program succeeded beyond expectations.
(Klein) "This is what the Vermont economy desperately needs at this moment. What's so exciting to me as a legislator is to see and realize that in May we create this legislation and here we are in the middle of October we almost have boots on the ground ready to get this technology deployed. "
(Dillon) Leigh Seddon of Aleteris Renewables says solar developers responded positively for several reasons.
First, the state set an attractive rate for electricity produced by solar panels. Federal and state tax credits also provide an incentive for companies. And, Seddon says, it's a good time to build solar power plants because photovoltaic modules are getting less expensive.
(Seddon) "We were getting calls from all over the world, Germany, other places that have large solar programs, with foreign investors, developers trying to find out about the Vermont program."
(Dillon) Seddon says companies also wanted to get their applications in now, before the rates are re-examined in January.For VPR News, I'm John Dillon in Montpelier.


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Evaluating a convolution integral in Mathematica
I am having trouble evaluating a convolution integral in Mathematica.
Define B[x,{min,max}] to be a function that takes on the value 1 when
x is between min and max and 0 otherwise. I need to find the
convolution of x^n B[x, {min1, max1}] with x^m B[x, {min2, max2}],
where x is Real, n and m are nonnegative integers, and the mins and
maxs are Real with the constraints that min1<=max1 and min2<=max2.
The resulting convolution integeral is Integrate[t^n B[t, {min1,
max1}] (x-t)^m B[x-t, {min2, max2}], {t, -Infinity, Infinity}].
Mathematica 6.0.1 has no problem evaluating this integral when
constant values are substituted for n, m, and the mins and maxs.
However, I need the general value of this integral. Mathematica also
claims to be able to evaluate this general integral, returning a
complicated peicewise expression involving gamma functions and
hypergeometric functions. However, when specific values for n, m and
the mins and maxs are then substituted into this general expression,
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A week after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his nation about "foreign agents" who seek to impose their totalitarian ideas upon the democratic society of Putin land, Russian youth organized rallies to protest against the Mormon religion. Of course, in the good old days when Mormons were considered a cult rather than Christians, these young people would have been warmly supported by the Reverend Billy Graham, but, alas, Billy doesn't want some black Christian dude as president.
Protests by United Russia's Young Guard were aimed at making clear that any foreign group which spent money in Russia was now considered part of a conspiracy against the government. Ironically, Tag Romney arrived in Moscow to solicit money from wealthy Russians. In other words, a representative of a foreign cult was in Moscow seeking money from foreigners who are not supposed to be giving money to American presidential candidates.
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The New Jersey Nets will start their season on Wednesday, October 28 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their home opener is Friday, October 30 against the Orlando Magic.
For the 2008-2009 season, the Nets were 34-48 and 3rd in the Atlantic division, and they are prepared to do better than that in 2010. They have a great young talent, solid management, and a good head coach. The Nets have successfully found two quality players to make a strong foundation for their team. The Nets have Brook Lopez, a player on the all-rookie team, as center, and Devin Harris, an all-star, as point guard.
As a rookie, Lopez exhibited great footwork, instincts, and toughness. He averaged almost 2 blocks, 8 rebounds, and 13 points. The only thing he needs is to gain more experience. Harris is the most experienced player in the projected starting line up. He is also the only 20-point scorer returning to the team. Last season he averaged 21.3 points last season, his career high. His only problem is that he has been injury prone, but when he is healthy he is a key player.
The team made a lot of changes over the summer. The Nets have made some new additions including 3 new guards, Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, Terrence Williams, and forward Tony Battie. Some key subtractions from the team are Maurice Ager and Vince Carter. The team looks strong with its returning players Devin Harris, Josh Boone, Brook Lopez, Eduardo Najera, Bobby Simmons, Sean Williams, Keyon Dooling, Christ Douglas-Roberts, Trenton Hassel, Jarvis Hayes, and Yi Jianlian.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has held up his hand, clenched his fist and given "half a peace sign" to the Ukraine, Europe and especially to President Barack Obama. And so the debate has begun:
Is the invasion of Crimea a shocking turning point for modern Russia? Is it proof Obama has turned the U.S. into a paper tiger? Is it a crucial moment for the world in the 21st century? The beginning of Russian domination of the old Soviet Union and perhaps intimidation of Europe?
Some points to consider as this breaking story continues to quickly unfold:
The Iraq War Left Much Collateral Damage: The Iraq war launched by President George W. Bush was launched under what is now proven to be false pretenses. American weren't greeted by garlands and flowers but seemingly caught in quicksand which required an extrication costly in time, treasure and lives. Many Americans became angry at Canada when it was unwilling to join the "coalition of the willing." Many in the United Kingdom seethed over their country's involvement -- anger recently fueled by revelations that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair knew Iraq had few weapons of mass destruction when he argued Washington's case to his nation.
The Iraq war debacle made other countries think even harder about military intervention, and the United States' reputation took a hit. Writes The Week's Marc Ambinder: "One undeniable truth: Iraq weakened the U.S. more than anything done since. Maybe Obama over learned its lessons ... But nothing empowered Vladimir Putin more than America's squandering of moral standing in the early part of this century."
Putin Has Never Shed His KGB Roots or Persona: Forbes' blogger David Adesnik writes that Putin "will talk sweetness and light and always insist he is the defender of shared values...Putin lies just as brazenly to his own people and about his neighbors. But Americans and Europeans may need to learn this lesson."
Indeed, it's easy in the context of a new century to think that some things have changed for the better, but an authoritarian's instinct will long endure. And Putin seems to be laying the groundwork for more, not fewer, military interventions.
Putin and Obama Really Dislike Each Other: Putin published an unprecedented op-ed in The New York Times that was patronizing to Obama. Obama has taken a few snark swipes at Putin. JFK and Nikita Khrushchev were best buds by comparison.
Putin Gives the World Half a Peace Sign: GOPers are now going after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who held a famous "reset" button for U.S. Russian relations, because Putin hit a time machine button taking the world back to the Cold War.
The late Rep. Sen. Arthur Vandenberg's axiom that politics "ends at the water's edge" has now been replaced with "let's see if we can create a tsunami to rally our base, get this guy's poll numbers down and our side's up."
But here's one certainty: Putin is the same Putin he was years ago -- and he cannot and never will be confused with Mikhail Gorbachev.
Nice summary stanback.
I'll chip in on tickets for these idiots!
What does he really think? He thinks that President Obama is a Muslim that has taken the office to allow an overthrow by the extremist Muslims. He thinks that the United States is responsible for the Trade Towers coming down in NYC and they planted explosives in the towers to ensure total collapse. He thinks President Obama is coming to take all of his guns. He thinks that all of the "leaked recordings" he digs up on the internet haven't played on US news because the government is suppressing them rather than they have proven to be created by Edward Snowden wannabe's like himself. He thinks that using phrases like "is it true?', "I doubt it", "Looks like" doesn't show that he is not committed to his gibberish. He thinks that opening up with "if you want to get closer to the truth, go on the internet" adds credibility to his "stories" rather than takes it away. He thinks that 99% of this counrtry are sheep and he is the chosen one who holds all truths. Mr. Putin is looking for a few good men to come over help out. Hop a plane!
wow...watch....what do youe really think?
Check out RT(Russia Today) channel on cable or internet to get what is closer to the truth, none of which is reported by our worthless media whores. They(RT) have a definite pro-Russia and anti-western slant, but compared to our worthless, corrupt, anti-American media, the Russian network sounds like they are run by Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. As an example, one BS story they push is that fracking is bad. This is because oil/gas is their cash cow, and with our glut, we will be able to undercut them even after liquifying the nat gas and shipping to Europe. The Saudis are also reportedly subsidizing the eco-nazi useful idiots protesting the fracking which has been going on in the US since the 1950's or before. Fracking has been happening longer than the protesting fools have been alive. The only thing new is that they are able to drill horizontally once they get to depth.
On Ukraine: Did you hear the leaked telephone call between the EU Foreign Minister and the Estonian Foreign Minister who visited Kiev and spoke with all sides? Were you even aware that such a phone call existed? Of course not, because there has been ZERO real news on ANY of our network propagandists like Cagle, et al, and certainly no mention of this. This phone call is a leaked recording of the Estonia Foreign Minister stating that he was told the snipers were from the protestor side and were shooting both protestors AND police. Is this true? Well, the interim government is resisting an investigation into identifying the snipers, so what does that tell you? Possibly the bullet trajectories would be shown to have come from where the police were not and would apparently show that the police did not fire? Video should be able to prove this. There were enough cameras present. Is this Russian propaganda? I doubt it. If it were, it should be easy for our media whores like Cagle/CNN/Fox/CBS/NBC/ABC/AP to show up Putin and make him look foolish. Nothing of the sort is happening.
The Estonia FM also spoke with several members of parliament who stated that they were intimidated into voting to pass measures against the legally elected Yanuckovich and to vote to install this interim regime. There is actually footage on RT of Ukrainian thugs interrupting local government meetings and intimidating those present. Looks like the same tactics practiced by leftist radicals in the US.
Did you also know that three oligarchs were appointed as regional heads by this interim government of 99%er thugs. The poorest of these 3 individuals is a banker worth $400 million. That's convenient to have a money launderer in the group. The other two are billionaires. So much for "the people" being represented by the "new government". Haven't heard any of this on CNN, Fox, NBC, CBS or ABC? None of it reported by the Washington Post, AP, Reuters, etc... or depicted in the typically vile and poor quality Cagle cartoon? SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
This is nothing more than a power grab and money grab by corrupt, greedy billionaires and banksters. This will blow up in the face of the demonic occupant of the White House, or is the worthless scumbag out golfing again?


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OH POOP! - Twinsie TuesdayTuesday, March 27, 2012
Good morning, dear readers!
Today is Twinsie Tuesday, and this editions theme is a 'hyped-up polish'. I didn't realize that this post was supposed to be about a hyped-up polish that didn't meet expectations. I accidently made a post about a hyped-up polish that is awesome. Oh well!
I have a swatch of the lovely Sinful Colors Cinderella, which is pretty popular right now, and rightly so. I absolutely adore this colour, as this particular shade of blue is one of my favourites. :D
I was lucky to get two bottles of this, but I decided to stop being selfish and send a bottle to someone whose favourite Disney movie was Cinderella. But hey, if anyone wants to send this to me again, I won't complain! XD
Isn't she stunning?? A delicious light blue jelly with iridescent glass flecks that go from pink to gold. Amazing.
For some reason there were a couple black spots that appeared (I don't know if it was in the polish or not). But I don't mind! I love this polish! :D
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Have a wonderful day everyone!! :D
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Really pretty color! Like it a lot.ReplyDelete
Don't feel bad, I did the exact same thing! I loved my hyped up polish. And Cinderella is fantastic! With your skin tone, it's just gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete
Such a pretty color!! I really should try mine.ReplyDelete
Very cute...I need this, lol.ReplyDelete
haha, I almost did the same thing but I double checked it. cinderella is gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
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Colt will fix it up for you. Only 2 negative posts about Defenders out of 21 is a pretty good indicator. If you do the math it still gets an "A".
Chiming In. Mine Does Not Extract. I Put A New Extrector In And It Still Does Not Extrct. Its A Good Mag If You Can Get 2 Rounds Odd In A Row. Off To The Shop It Goes. Mike Is Right I Didnt Listen, I Couldnt Help Myself It Was So Small.
I Have The Worst Luck With Guns. I Bought A Glock And It Promptly Broke.
I May Have To Go To Edged Weapons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
Colt will fix it up for you. Only 2 negative posts about Defenders out of 21 is a pretty good indicator. If you do the math it still gets an "A".
"Chiming In. Mine Does Not Extract".
That's what scares me about spending the cash on one. I had a Gov. Pocketlight that was a little finicky.
I guess I'm sticking with what works for now (my Glocks), and when I have the money burning a hole in my pocket will consider looking at a Defender more seriously.
Part of life is taking risks. We've all bought lemons. Live and learn. The alternative, to not own a gun at all, is unacceptable as far as I am concerned. Colt has very good customer service.
I just got off the phone with Colt. I will send the Defender back to the shop tomorrow. I will post the results.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
I have a Defender that would not extract too. I replaced the original (MIM junk) extractor with a Wilson Combat bulletproof extractor. I chose blue over SS because I feel the tool steel is better than SS. The new extractor has completely solved the extraction issue. The new extractor is a much tighter fit than the original and also required a bit of fitting to the FPS to get it back together. Apparently the MIM extractors were used for a short time by Colt. Not a good choice.Chuck.
I had one of them when they first came out. At first, it was totally reliable and extremely accurate for a small .45. After a short period of time it became unpredictable. At one range session it would run perfect, then the next week using the same ammo and magazines there would be FTF and FTE issues with every magazine. The gun was always kept clean and properly lubed. The extractor and all other functions were checked and rechecked. It was the only .45 Auto I have ever given up on. It was not a satisfactory experience.
My defender should be in my hands soon,,I have searched but just curious as to where some of you got your new grips as I know I'll take the rubber ones off.
I don't remember where I got my wood grips but any grips for a Colt Officer's model will also fit.
I just got mine and threw 50 down range with no malfunctions,I got it on a trade on another forum,it's dirty in the pic from just shooting but in awesome condition
I went with the New Agent as I thought the sites were not need on such a small auto. Point shoot. Thats 2cents please.


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Seven Things Learned At Early Voting Today
Early voting started Monday in Texas and runs through next week. Have you voted yet, or are you waiting until November 6th?
I voted earlier today and I thought I'd pass along some of the things either I learned for the first time, or that were reaffirmed to me.
1. Voting early does not mean you will avoid a long line at the polling place. My line stretched out the door and onto the sidewalk, but I was finished in about thirty minutes.
2. You can take the kids. I had three of them. And I saw another mom with two kids and a stroller, so I didn't feel too bad. All of the kids were good, and their funny faces gave the others in line something to look at to pass the time.
3. Election officials appreciate kids. When I got to the front of the line and handed over my ID, I mentioned the obvious that I brought the family, and the election administrator smiled and said, "That's good! They're learning." Indeed.
4. Don't forget your ID. You don't need the voter registration card necessarily, but if you don't have that you do need your Driver's License. And shut off your cell phone when you walk in. No cell phones in polling places.
5. Make sure you're in the right county. You don't have to be in the right precinct during early voting, but you do have to be in the right county. Someone at our location was turned away because they weren't in the right county.
6. Election results are not immediately available. Right after I cast my ballot my four-year old said, "So who won?" Perhaps I haven't taught her as much as the election officials think I have.
7. It feels good to vote. Yes, there are millions of voters in Texas and millions more in the US and it's tempting to think this lil' ole vote doesn't matter. But without each of us telling the world how we feel, the process would be moot. So go vote!
Here's where you do it in Smith County:
Election Office inside the Courthouse Annex Building, 200 E. Ferguson St.
Heritage Building, 1900 W. Bellwood Road.
Noonday Community Center, 16662 County Road 196 in Tyler.
Lindale Masonic Lodge, 200 Margaret St. in Lindale.
Whitehouse Municipal Court, 311 E. Main St. in Whitehouse.
Weekend hours are: Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
October 29th through November 2 hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Visit www.smith-county.com for more information.


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About the Book: The Three Mistakes of My Life
From the best-selling Author of Five Point Someone and One night @ the Call Center, a tale of entrepreneurship in Ahmedabad that speaks, as always, to the young, aspiring generation
It is late 2000 and Govind, a young boy in Ahmedabad, yearns to start his own enterprise. With two buddies, Ish and Omi, he opens up a cricket shop. But entrepreneurship is not easy, especially in a changing city full of all kinds of unrest. The three are eager for success, but they will come up against religious politics, forbidden love and most of all, their own mistakes, as they climb the ladder to success.
Will they succeed, despite their trip-ups? And can individual effort overcome the vagaries of public catastrophe?
In one of Bhagat's most serious novels, India reads about the darker aspect of the struggle for advancement, seeing the events of recent times reflected in its canvas.
About the Author: Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat is a graduate from IIT in New Delhi and a post graduate from IIM Ahmedabad. He is the best-selling Author of five blockbuster novels, some of which have been adapted into major Bollywood films. The New York Times called him 'the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history'.
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Opinion: Integrating process design, control systems, wireless, and instrumentation
One result of open systems in industrial automation has been the passing of the notion that an engineer has to stick with one supplier. When a control system and its instrumentation can be assembled using parts from any number of companies communicating with common standards, that's a good thing, right? In general, yes. Any equipment vendor who tries to enforce one platform by designing items incompatible with others will have a hard time competing. But one company creating a system so well integrated that users would have no desire to go anywhere else could also be beneficial. While that ideal may still be a dream, it's possible that Honeywell has moved closer to it.
Few companies make the range of products necessary to support such a thing, and fewer still have the services to guide a project from concept to operation, but Honeywell is rapidly establishing itself as a truly integrated supplier for customers in heavy process industries. The acquisition of UOP as part of Honeywell's Specialty Materials Group gives it capabilities of the big A&E firms to design processes and provide key services for customers in oil, gas, and petrochemical segments. Its experience in basic chemical manufacturing and plant design gives it capabilities that few if any other suppliers of instrumentation and control systems can match.
Honeywell Process Solutions' numerous product launches over the last couple years have brought out major advances in process control (Experion PKS R-300 for one) and especially wireless instrumentation. But these are not products that exist in isolation. Honeywell's wireless system is arguably the most ambitious currently in the industry, but the truly interesting part is how it integrates so thoroughly with the larger control system. Besides all the standard process instrumentation, capabilities like real-time location services, (RTLS using GPS with the wireless network) video, and mobile operator interfaces (using IEEE 802.11 WLAN) have earned them the distinction of offering a truly comprehensive package for a wide variety of industries. Their claim of having 35 million wireless devices installed may include everything Honeywell has ever made, but it still shows the depth of its experience, and gives the company credibility as it seeks to drive new wireless standards, including wireless HART, in its direction by offering its technology on an open standard basis.
Moreover, Honeywell is not advocating an approach that requires rip-and-replace implementation. Migration to these new technologies can be incremental, as it is demonstrating in its Specialty Materials plant in Geismar, LA. This legacy environment has become a "technology showcase" that Honeywell is willing to show to prospective customers to illustrate a thoughtful migration process. Everything is not shiny and new. In fact, some segments of the plant are still operating on Delta V systems installed by former owners, Allied Signal. The migration approach has been to fix only the things that need fixing and make improvements where economically justifiable, while keeping the plant operating profitably. It's using the same kind of approach that any number of companies might also be pursuing.
Will customers embrace this soup-to-nuts approach? It's difficult to say, but it looks like Honeywell is also prepared to take projects from companies one bit at a time just as they and other control system/instrumentation makers have for decades. It's not an all-or-nothing proposition, but its customers will likely have the most to gain by going for larger pieces of the puzzle, if they can.
— Control Engineering Daily Daily News Desk
Peter Welander , process industries editor
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