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After seeong dyn085's results with just the K&N drop in I put the Steeda intake on the back burner and ordered the K&N from eBay $65 delivered to Aus.
I am not convinced that the dyn085's dyno is really accurate, but I take it for what it is. But, I'd say you better not expect much from the K&N drop in only, though.
dyn085 himself said that the first run on the stock was showing 240 TQ and 144 HP. Then, using the K&N filter he got 155 HP and 143 TQ and this when a stock car is doing usually 138-141 HP and 130-133 TQ (if manual) or a little less HP if automatic.
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I am a "noob" in this matter, but I did a lot of readings since he posted his numbers and I didn't find anything on the net to sustain a gain of more than 13 HP and 11 TQ over stock only using K&N filter. Most of the people talk about 2 HP (if any). K&N itself should change the numbers of its Air Intake kit (+9 HP and +10 TQ), because why should anyone buy a 280 $ kit when a 50 $ filter do more ? So, I would take his numbers with a grain of salt, unless someone else with the same K&N filter comes out with the same numbers (IMHO). I do think that with the newmission ram air mod, these numbers will change though. We'll see in what direction when he'll dyno his car again.
P.S. Just to be clear, I am skeptic about his dyno numbers, not himself !
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The American Red Cross is asking eligible blood donors to help restock its shelves after severe winter weather slammed much of the Southeast and East Coast mid-February.
From when the storm began on Feb. 11 until it began to dwindle on Feb. 17, winter weather forced the cancellation of almost 400 blood drives from Alabama to Maine, resulting in about 13,500 uncollected units of blood and platelets. Prior to the mid-month storm, severe weather throughout January and into February had already forced the cancellation of Red Cross blood drives from coast to coast.
In terms of nationwide impact, from Jan. 2 through Feb. 17, a total of nearly 1,500 Red Cross blood drives in 34 states and Washington, D.C. have been canceled, resulting in about 50,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations. These cancellations are the equivalent of the Red Cross having to shut down its national operations for more than three full days in just a six-week period. On average, the Red Cross must collect about 15,000 units of blood every day for patients at approximately 2,700 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.
BLOOD AND PLATELET DONORS NEEDED All blood types are needed to help ensure a sufficient blood supply is available for patients. There is currently an urgent need for blood types O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative. Eligible donors with these blood types are strongly encouraged to make an appointment to give in the coming days. There is also need for platelet donors to make and keep appointments to give. Platelets – a key clotting component of blood often needed by cancer patients - must be transfused within five days of donation, so donations are always needed.
DOUBLE RED CELL DONATIONS Donors with blood types O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative can consider making a double red cell donation where available. Double red cell donation is done with the help of an apheresis machine which collects the red cells but returns most of the plasma and platelets to the donor. Donors need to meet slightly higher hemoglobin and body height/weight requirements in order to be able to give a double red cell donation. Double red cell donations take approximately 30 minutes longer than a whole blood donation and allow you to give two units of red cells.
HOW TO GIVE For more information about donating blood, or to make an appointment to donate blood or platelets, please visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Individuals who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

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The City of London's cherished status as a world financial centre would be placed in jeopardy at a cost of thousands of jobs if Britain quit the European Union, one of its most senior figures warned today.
Gerry Grimstone, chairman of £8 billion savings and investments giant Standard Life, said it was "poppycock" to believe that the Square Mile could survive "Brexit" in its current form.
Mr Grimstone, 63, said he was "neither a Eurosceptic nor a Europhile" but was only concerned with the economic arguments ahead of the referendum on membership promised by David Cameron for after the next election.
He said: "We have this enormous collection of talent in London that puts us right at the centre of global financial business. It is the interconnections of that talent that make the City what it is.
"It we give up membership of this single market of 500 million people some of that talent will start to leave and as soon as that happens you lose those interconnections. That risk of fragmentation is very dangerous. The City would survive but it would be a lot smaller."
Mr Grimstone, who also leads CityUK, the body which champions Britain's financial services sector, said that the implications for an isolated Britain in a globalised economy increasingly dominated by Asia were dire.
"If you go to an office in China and look at a map you see China at the centre and the UK is a tiny island in the far left hand corner. If it no longer holds the financial capital of this market of 500 million people they are going to start looking at it very differently.
"They and other countries like India and Brazil would be amazed at the thought that we might not be members of the European Union. I can confidently say that jobs would leave not just the City but the UK."
The UK enjoys a £16.6 billion trade surplus in financial services with the EU and is the centre for twice as much euro foreign exchange trade as the rest of Europe's financial centres put together.
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May 14, 2009 - Baby Dayliner Returns With MP3, Heavy Airplay on KEXP
The Tenth Sexiest Everyday Man of 2008 has returned for some 2009 sexiness. This week, Baby Dayline...
November 21, 2008 - Baby Dayliner Named One of Ten Sexiest Everyday Men of 2008
Baby Dayliner was recently named The Tenth Sexiest Everyday Man of 2008 by Jezebel, a pop culture ex...
May 23, 2008 - Baby Dayliner Now Playing With Live Band
After a quiet winter and spring, Baby Dayliner has surfaced in time for summer, playing the Found So...
Baby Dayliner (AKA Ethan Marunas) was born and raised in New York City, and went to LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, and the Performing Arts, also known as the "FAME" high school. His undergraduate study was done at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. After varying roles in various bands, Marunas decided to take the stage as a solo act. He became deft at synths, samplers, and recording, and began crafting songs that would come to life as the Baby Dayliner stage show.
INFLUENCES: Marunas' first big sonic influence was classical music that his parents and private teachers fed him as a child violinist (age 7-17). Later came jazz and hip-hop records. Strangely enough, his first pop music love was Hall and Oates, which he listened to alongside Kabuki theater music and other diverse sounds.
RIYL: Serge Gainsbourg, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, New Order, David Bowie, Daft Punk, The Smiths, Stephin Merritt.
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The crowds at his shows are filled with a variety of night dwellers: curiosity-seekers and punk rockers, the creative and the created, musicians and artists, pop fetishists and thugs. They've watched the previous few acts with their arms crossed in the familiar stand-offish way, but now bodies are in motion. It's involuntary, they're swept away--these are the very last people you'd ever see cutting loose at a show, but here they are not afraid to show they love it. Supremely in tune with his audience, head back, singing with passion, fury, and ruthless intelligence, cross-stepping, smiling wide, and squeezing every drop of meaning out of each syllable. All arms in the air now! Shouts and whistles. The crowd is dancing in a frenzy of recognition and pure excitement, and Baby Dayliner is whipping them to do more. He turns, he shakes, he croons and shouts over thunderous beats and bass. One man, one machine in supreme synchronicity. And now everyone is in thrall to the delirium of the moment. Is this the encore? Nah, friend, the show's just started, and it's the closest thing the jaded New York scene will ever have to a homegrown Beatle-mania. Baby Dayliner has arrived.
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His songs are supremely literate--drawing from a formidable lexicon and an enormous repository of storytelling strategies. His intelligence is never on display for its own sake; instead, it's a tool for communicating sophisticated narratives. Some of the songs are missives, many are descriptive, and almost all contain indelible, inspiring and unforgettable language. He juxtaposes rap hyperbole and the sarcasm of the noveau bohemians with the language common to the New York nightlife--all of it sung to the delight and identification of the local crowd.
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He understands his machines and knows how to coax out of them maximum excitement. He's a pop song fabricator of discarded parts and pieces, which make his songs continually surprising in their melodicism and composition. There are elements of mid-80s synthpop, European post-punk, 70s disco, top 40 radio, and underground rap. There are hypnotic synth pulses, rafter-rattling choruses, new romantic moods and often a unique, polished style of hip-hop and dance production that could easily earn him rotation on commercial radio.
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He plays maximum rock'n'roll hangouts in front of punk crowds, hip-hop crowds, folk crowds, hardcore crowds. He regularly follows bands with formidable wattage (Scissor Sisters, The National, Trans Am). Yet when he opens his mysterious suitcase, turns on his gear, and walks to center stage, he inevitably proceeds to move the crowd, open eyes, and blow minds. He broadcasts tropes and language from rap and disco in settings where neither rap nor disco are typically heard, but he sells it every time, without condescending to either form. He is bravely building bridges, doing profound theoretical work, all the while getting busy and never forgetting to entertain. Fundamentally he is a communicator, one who makes sure you hear every syllable he sings-and his ever-growing audience hangs on every syllable. Baby Dayliner is by no means the only one-person act to come on the music scene of late, but he is by far the most intelligent, the most multi-faceted, the most syncretic and single-minded. By relentlessly challenging his audience, by taking the lead and daring the crowd to follow, he makes a profound impact on every room he plays. But now I've said too much. This act is brilliant, and it encapsulates all the best New York City music has to offer...
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The battle of Olympic finalists ended in a 1-1 tie (0-0 after 90 minutes), and the Americans prevailed, 6-5, on penalty kicks. The result ended the Americans' perfect record of 27 wins in Concacaf competitions dating back to 1991.
The USA outshot Canada, 24-10, but Canadian goalie Erin McLeod made a half-dozen spectacular stops.
The Americans finally took the lead thanks to Carli Lloyd's goal on a free kick in the 107th minute, but the Canadians tied the game three minutes from the end of overtime on Melissa Tancredi's goal. The tying goal was the first goalie Nicole Barnhart has allowed in eight career appearances for the USA.
"It was an exciting game, you could hear it in the crowd's reaction," said Sundhage. "The way we played in the second half was very good and we created a lot of chances. This is the environment that really matters when you have the word 'final' attached to it and being pushed to penalty kicks it's one of the best things that could happen to the U.S. team in this tournament."
Host Mexico beat Costa Rica, 1-0, for third place.
Next up for the USA are matches against Australia on April 27 in Cary, N.C. and on May 3 in Birmingham, Ala.
April 12 in Ciudad Juarez
USA 1 Canada 1 (USA wins 6-5 on penalties). Goals: Lloyd 107; Tancredi 116.
USA -- Barnhart, Buehler, Rampone, Markgraf, Chalupny, Osborne, Lloyd, Tarpley (O'Reilly, 62), White (Hucles, 76), Kai (Wambach, 46), Rodriguez.
Canada -- McLeod, Chapman, Franko, Hermus (Gayle, 46), Rustad, Matheson (Marton, 100), Filigno (Timko, 70), Wilkinson, Sinclair, Tancredi, Lang.
Referee: Erika Vargas (Costa Rica).
Att.: 4,151.
April 9 in Ciudad Juarez
USA 3 Costa Rica 0. Goals: Kai 57, 89, O'Reilly 72.
USA -- Solo, Cox, Rampone, Whitehill, Chalupny, O'Reilly (Hucles, 83), Boxx, Lloyd, Tarpley (Heath, 46), Kai, Wambach (Rodriguez, 74).
Costa Rica -- Tapia, Rojas, Galves, Esquivel, Alvarado, Granados, Rodriguez, Malavassi, Sanchez, Wilson, Venegas (Chavez, 69).
Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana).
Att.: 22,280.
April 6 in Ciudad Juarez
Mexico 1 USA 3. Goals: Kai 13, 45, Wambach 32; Worbis 31.
USA -- Barnhart, Buehler, Rampone, Markgraf, Chalupny, Osborne, O'Reilly, Boxx (Osborne, 66), Lloyd, Heath (Tarpley, 46), Kai (Rodriguez, 56), Wambach.
Mexico -- S.Perez, Vinti, Castillo, Gordillo (Mora, 67), Valdez (Villalpando, 30), Vergara, Lopez, P.Perez (Ocampo, 46), Morales, Padilla, Worbis.
Canada -- McLeod, Chapman, Franko, Hermus (Gayle, 46), Rustad, Matheson (Marton, 100), Filigno (Timko, 70), Wilkinson, Sinclair, Tancredi, Lang.
Referee: Erika Vargas (Costa Rica).
Att.: 22,280.
April 4 in Ciudad Juarez
USA 6 Jamaica 0. Goals: Lloyd 16, Cheney 21, Wambach pen. 53, 68, O'Reilly 88, Heath 95+.
USA -- Barnhart;, Cox, Markgraf, Rampone (Whitehill, 55), Chalupny, Boxx, Lloyd (Heath, 46), Tarpley, O'Reilly, Cheney, Wambach (White, 73).
Jamaica -- Linton, Murray, Rennalls, Vassell, Hamilton;, McBean, McGregor (Johnson, 91+), Davis, Chang, V.Reid (K.Reid, 74), Duncan (Vincent, 64).
Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (Guyana).
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Mainly Neat Stuff --> Vintage Macintosh --> Unboxing a Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM)
The Twentieth Anniversary Mac TAM) was produced to celebrate 20 years of the Apple Computer company, not 20 years of Macs. Apple was founded in 1976 so the TAM was late when it arrived in early 1997. It was intended as an advanced system for the home with a design that would blend into a living room or study. Features like the TV and FM radio tuner also aimed the TAM at home users.
Technical specification can be found at EveryMac.
Gorgeous photos and a few more of the TAM can be found at Bob Bernardara's TAM site.
When first announced, the TAM was far too expensive for me. Over the next 18 months, TAMs sold slowly and Apple cut the price massively. The price fell enough for me to consider buying one but I resisted the temptation. My LCIII, salvaged from a skip, was good enough for web surfing for a bit longer... However, I had fallen in love with yet another Apple product.
For the last year or two, I have kept an eye on second hand TAM prices and, in the UK at least, a complete TAM in its original packaging will still fetch a silly price for a Mac that is incapable of running Mac OS X. But when I saw a brand new TAM, unused, complete in its original packaging for auction on eBay, I set myself a maximum bid, fully expecting to be beaten by an Apple collector even less tutored in economics than myself.
When the auction ended, I was the proud owner of a brand new TAM for my exact maximum bid. I had outbid another boxed TAM pursuer by £0.01. I went out that night and got drunk, partly out of elation but mainly because I was so dazed at sending so much on an eight year old computer, no matter how gorgeous. With the aid of alcohol, I convinced myself that it was a bargain because I hadn't paid the $7500 asking price from 1997.
A week after the auction ended, I met the seller to pick up my new TAM. He had opened the box to confirm contents before auctioning it, but apart from that, the TAM was in the same state that it had left the factory in early 1998.
Whether to assemble and use my new TAM was a no brain decision. The TAM is a computer not a sculpture, so it would be insane not to enjoy using it. Old computers don't like being left in boxes anyway: plastic packaging can decay and the TAM contains a battery that needs to be replaced periodically to avoid leaks. All of the packaging is being preserved in its original condition and the accessory pack will be left unused. Light, considerate use will keep my TAM in far better order than shoving it in a box in the spare bedroom.
When first purchased in 1997, the TAM was hand delivered to the customer and assembled by an Apple representative. I collected mine in a hotel car park (at least it was the Hilton) and unpacked it myself. The accompanying photos record that process.
The outer box is in fairly clean condition -- a few scuffs but no rips or non-original markings. Even the hand grips are intact. The shipping labels date back to 1998.
The thumbnail images on the right are linked to larger images that will open in a new window.
The TAM box logos do not conform to Apple's marketing guidelines.
The pink delivery label shows that my TAM was shipped in a consignment of 18 units to a Sheffield, UK dealer at the end of January 1998. According to the EveryMac web site, the TAM was discontinued on 14th March 1998.
After unpeeling the lid of the TAM box, you can see two further cartons. The Accessories carton is helpfully labelled "1".
A view of the Accessories carton lid. Note again that the design ignores Apple's marketing guidelines.
A close-up of the opening instructions. The "Begin Here" instruction is barely readable in normal light. The three other cartons are a much light shade of grey.
After removing the Accessories carton, you can remove the slim Keyboard carton (not shown on the right) and then struggle to pull out the Base Unit (sub woofer) carton and System Unit carton.
The Accessories carton has three layers. The photo on the right shows the top layer. From top left in clockwise order: Remote control for TV/FM/CD, a selection of manuals, leather CD wallet, pen and pencil set in leather wallet.
A close up of the leather wallet for the pen and pencil set. This is one of the first things to be lost from a TAM box. Note the embossed Apple logo on the wallet (right of photo).
A close up of the pen and pencil.
A rather grotty photo of the CD wallet. The leather is embossed "Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh".
The second layer contains cables etc. From left to right: Geoport modem and telephone cables, power cable and FM antenna, miscellaneous audio visual cables and riser cards for logic board expansion slots.
The third layer contains the replacement rear panel assembly which is used if you fit a PCI riser card.
The replacement rear case for use when the expansion slot riser cards are fitted.
Mounting bracket/shield for use when expansion cards are fitted.
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Rear view of the keyboard. Note the way that the cable for the trackpad is stored in a runway built into the base of the keyboard.
The square on the bottom right houses a leather pad that is used to fill the gap in the palm rest if the trackpad is detached.
A detail view of the Keyboard carton.
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"Unconventional" is the euphemism to describe the sub woofer. It looks slightly better in real life and is usually shoved out of sight anyway.
View of the bottom of the base unit. You spend a few minutes looking at this when putting the TAM together for the first time.
Yes, that is a volume adjuster for the sub woofer and an LED. The volume adjuster's default position assumes that you will place the sub woofer on a hard floor not too close to walls.
The base unit holds the power supply. It is a dual 110/230 volt supply and must be set manually using the red switch above the IEC connector. The female connector at the bottom supplies power to the TAM and audio signals to the sub woofer.
The matching male connector on the TAM system unit.
A gleaming new TAM in its box.
Close up detail from the Computer carton.
The rear case pops off by pressing two catches. Access to the logic board is easier than on any other Mac of this period.
A slightly better view of the top half of the logic board.
The lower half of the logic board and a few ports. The AV, ADB and LocalTalk ports are concealed by a cover on the right.
My TAM after connecting up and booting for the first time since manufacture.
Immediately after booting, the special TAM guided tour is launched. I haven't looked at a Mac guided tour simce the compact days. The TAM tour has all of the polish that you'd expect for a computer costing $7500.
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Hello all! I'm pretty new to this forum, and I've enjoyed reading about all your ideas and learning from your advice. I share your enthusiasm for DIY projects to save money, time, and energy by making things more efficient, cleaner, faster, nicer, and more enjoyable.
I wanted to share a neat mower project of mine. read about some propane mowers that have started to hit the market, but they are pretty expensive.
So, I decided to take it upon myself to make a "poor man's" green mower for less than $60 bucks.
Stage 1: Get the mower running on propane
I bought a used briggs & stratton 3.5 HP basic push mower from the pawn shop for $40 bucks. This model is easy to convert to propane because it has a place on the intake you can hook up a hose to. No drilling, no carb mods.
To convert it to propane, I bought a blow torch kit ($10 with bottle), black plastic tubing ($2.50), 2 large hose clamps ($1.00), 2 small hose clamps ($1.00 and some zip ties ($0.50). I cut off the end of the torch nozzle so the propane could flow freely and I could connect a hose to it. All that was left was a nozzle and a pipe end. I connected the hose to the nozzle and ran it up and around, following some of the other cables to the engine. I disconnected the PCV hose from the factory nipple in the carb venturi and connected the propane hose to it. I then ran the PCV hose up through the air filter. This is a dual fuel setup, keeping the rest of the fuel system intact. (NOTE: The tube coming through the air filter is NOT propane, it's for the PCV. The propane hose connects to where the PCV hose used to connect on the side of the carb)
Before I tried running it on propane, I tried to start it using the gas that was left in the tank from the pawn shop. Ironically, I couldn't get it to start on the gas and ended up flooding the engine. Go figure.
So, I drained the tank and cranked up the propane. It started on the first pull and ran great. I then mowed the lawn.
I can get about 2-3 hours runtime from a single blow torch propane cylinder that costs $2.85 from Home Depot. I can mow the lawn about 4 times with 1 cylinder. I get more runtime with hotter weather because of the increased bottle pressure. If you really want to save money, get a refill adapter and refill the small cylinder from a 10LB tank.
Stage II: Mods!!!!
The mower ran great in its current configuration, but I couldn't leave it as is. It was begging me to mod it. Since propane has less energy than gasoline, there were a few things I could do to make it a bit more efficient and make more power, mainly increase the ignition timing and bump the compression.
The briggs motors on the lawnmowers are the same engine that they use in the racing go karts, so there were lots of parts to choose from, plus tons of techniques to make more power. Here's what I did:
1. Flywheel offset key to increase ignition timing 9 degrees BTDC.
2. Shave head on belt sander .025" and remove .065" head gasket. I used exhaust paste to seal the head to the block. By removing .090" from the combustion chamber, I must have increased compression by at least a few points.
3. Grade "V" head bolts
4. e3 diamondfire spark plug
5. Royal Purple 10W30 Synthetic Racing Oil
6. Drilled a few small holes in the muffler to increase flow without making it too loud.
7. 21" "GatorBlade"
It really liked the bump in compression and ignition timing.
It's not as "green" as an electric mower powered by solar panels, but it has less emissions than running gas. With propane, it never fouls plugs, and the oil never gets dirty. With a summer or two of mowing the lawn, I'll save enough in gas, oil and spark plugs by using propane that I'll pay for the mower and the conversion.
Let me know what you all think!
gotta love inventive ingenuity
The coolest part is that the blue propane bottle looks like a NOS nitrous tank. VROOOOOMMM!!!
I get crazier looks from my neighbors when I mow my lawn than Rick Moranis gets on "Honey I Shrunk the Kid" with all his gadgets..
I was thinking of mounting a second tank on the other side and tapping it in using a T-fitting. When using one bottle, it gets cold after about 10 minutes of mowing which reduces the bottle pressure. When I'm nearing 1/4 full on a tank when it's cold, often it won't supply enough pressure to keep the engine running. I'll have to switch to another tank (often another partially full tank from the last time I mowed the lawn) or soak it in a tub of hot water. Two tanks would eliminate this problem because I could switch over, or just run both half as much.
This is a green forum, but most importantly, it's a "DIY" forum. And a propane mower is a great example of green DIY tech that actually works.
They can actually be expensive, up to $200
But a small 14" can be as low as $79, 20" @ $140--prices have come down
They sell out pretty quickly too, MIL had a hard time finding one
I would consider one once all of my gardens are in & the new driveway
My lot is 1/2 acre, but between pool area, woods, stream, house, sons play area, greenhouse & gardens there isn't a lot of grass left
I can mow the whole thing in about an hour now
And if you really want a work out on a bigger yard:
Here's a video of it running on the propane bottle
Viddler.com - Souped up lawn mower running on propane (1 of 2) - Uploaded by homerberkowitz
Here's a video of it running on MAPP gas!!!
Viddler.com - Souped up lawnmower running on MAPP gas (2 of 2) - Uploaded by homerberkowitz
Let me know what you think!
Haha that is awesome! With all that power I hope it's a mulcher at least lol.
It does a good job chewing up pretty much everything I throw at it. The only problem with this blade is that it spits out lots of debris, dust, clippings etc. out of all sides of the mower, especially out the front. It makes a big mess of itself. I was thinking of attaching some flexible plastic around the sides.
I was half tempted to close up the mower chute too.
Propane lawn mower bottle-icing fix
I converted my Snapper mower to propane in Spring of '09 and used it all summer. My first conversion was just like Homerb's, except that I removed the carb and installed a home-made mixerhttp://www.aircooledpropane.com/mowe...mbs/crude9.jpg
Like Homerb's, after about 10 minutes (give-or-take depending on ambient-temperature) the tank and torch-valve frosted up-- reducing the vaporization to the point where I had to take a break. I too had the idea to use a second tank and a T-fitting. I ending up upgrading to a new setup about a month later, which included two regulators. The first regulator takes tank pressure and reduces it to about 1/2 psi. The low-pressure vaporous propane is then fed to a secondary (demand) regulator. I purchase the demand regulator with a bunch of other propane parts on ebay with the intent to convert an antique car to run propane. For more information, please check out my website:
With the regulators installed, The mower runs until the tank is completely empty, and then dies really quick. You can buy the primary regulator at Menards for between $10 and $15; WELL-WORTH THE MONEY!!
I recently upgraded to a 5-lb tank which can be refilled for about $6.50 at my local Ace hardware. That amount of propane should last me most of the mowing season, I think. Here's a link to the upgrade:
I plan to install that 5-lb tank on a different mower, since it may interfere with the bag on the Snapper.
You'll need a regulator with anything bigger than a torch propane tank, correct? The reason why it runs all the way until empty is because the 5LB tank has a tube that goes to the bottom and since liquid propane comes out instead of gas, it isn't affected by the bottle pressure.
I've seen some cool regulators designed specifically for this purpose. They are controlled by engine vacuum or spring pressure, regulating the amount of propane to keep the engine at a specific RPM based on not only vacuum, engine load, but also bottle pressure.
If I were to convert my generator to propane, I'd need some sort of regulator like this so I wouldn't have to constantly adjust the valve to keep the engine running at a specific rpm
Sorry, but I forgot to mention this:
I am using vapor-withdrawal from the tank on both conversions. Once I began using a regulator to reduce the pressure, the tank no longer iced up, allowing it to deliver a fairly consistent vapor-pressure.
pretty slick stuff guys.
Now all I have to do is have a need for a mower and I could whip one up as well. 2 acres but no grass to mow. I feel left out.
I have recently worked up a set of plans for this. Mine involve a demand regulator and spud-in, so you can use them on engines with float-bowl carbs. Also, no problems with the bottle icing up, etc.
I'm just working the final kinks out of the plan set but it can be done for about $120-140 and will work just like your regular mower. The demand regulator may also slightly increase run-time per bottle as it's only pulling what it needs to run.
An on demand regulator is the one part I didn't use on this project. Being that I only paid $40 for the mower itself, I wanted to keep it as low budget as possible.
I can extend the runtime on the mower by simply throttling it down a bit. The rpm and mixture auto adjust based on how much propane goes into the mower.
I am interested in using an on demand regulator for my next project, which will need it. I have a generac 7500 w / 13,500 w peak generator that can power my whole house. I haven't converted it to propane yet because I need that on demand regulator. With the mower, I can constantly adjust the propane flow as needed, but the generator needs to be much more reliable, and it needs to auto adjust the flow based on how much stuff I have running in the house.
I haven't even needed to use the generator once since I bought it from the pawn shop for $275, so I don't even know how much gas it uses per hour. But propane is a much better choice because it stores better, doesn't foul plugs, gum up the carb, and extends oil change intervals. Im guessing it'll run for about 4 hours on a typical 20lb tank at half load. Im hoping it'll run longer, if it is to be cost effective though. I could get one of those big 100lb tanks and have it run all day without changing a tank.
What kind of on demand regulator are you planning to use? I've been looking on eBay lately and there are a few different kinds on there.
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The little dinghy in the pic above is "Nova Spirit". I think she is 150' long and belongs to a well liked local businessman. He has half the car dealerships and food outlets in the province, among other things.
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...and quickly while we are chatting about boats, why is it that people have to park their boats in such strange ways here...
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Deck tiling
The upper deck off the master bedroom is a long narrow curve, just a trace over 4' wide.
The substrate for this tile job is as follows.
The first layer on the deck is 1 x 6's. Then a layer of 5/8" T & G, which is both screwed and nailed down. Followed by 15# roofing felt, then the 3/8" backer board, which is again screwed and nailed down.
The tile is porcelain, 13" square, which means it is a little slower to cut than ceramic as it is somewhat harder. It is this way because porcelain is fired at a higher temperature than ceramic.
If you just cut slowly, it is not too noticeable.
Since the deck is curved, the inner and outer tiles will all require cutting at very slightly different angles. The inner cuts I am making straight.
The outer cuts are being marked on the tile from the underside, and the cut is necessarily being done in facets so that it will match as closely as possible.
20 minutes ago, the sun was shining. Now the rain has started (again) so I am sorry, but the picture looks a bit dull.
This is the layout using 3/16" spacers.
It looks like I will have to do sections about 7 or 8 feet long at a time, I'll play that one by ear when I get there.
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deck supports
On the underside of the deck there are support pieces installed to prevent the deck from flexing. They are bolted on with 5/16" x 5" lag bolts to stiffen the deck as much as possible.
The section of deck which is in line with the 20' long hole in the master bedroom floor has only 7 1/2' long truss joists, which balance roughly in the center of the joists. The truss joists outside that area are much longer and anchor back securely into the house.
Because of the potential to flex in the middle, the supports were necessary.
Although supports would not be required towards the ends, I will put some in anyway purely for aesthetic reasons.
The fact that the curve adds to the natural stiffness of the structure is merely an added bonus. Believe me, the deck is very stiff when you walk on it.
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The 'silence" has been 'deafening"!
Wow, glad to see you and yours are back! Often times when I was "breaking" my back to build my Big deck on house by myself..(Taurus), I looked over at your place...because I can..and wondered if, by your abscense from the DIY list, you were concotting, a ..Great finish..and now..you sound renewed..and seeing your..production.WOW!! I will only let people see my deck after 11:00 PM==*^)! When it is dark!
Press on..I plan to .."land' on your shores in the immenent future and perhaps..'claim' it for...oh never mind..those 'days' are 'legal' matters now!
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Tell those boys to take better care of their toys. lol. A few things I'll mention from your pictures. You may already know but maybe it will help others reading here. You'll want to cut the siding higher for the "L" flashing before you install any tile, as it's a real bugger to do afterward. Research "Grace" ice and water shield instead of tar paper as it seals much better in your application. May want to install your handrail posts before tile so as not to damage it at installation. With a 4' cantilever on the I-joists, it is required to install plywood stiffeners on each side of every one, full distance out and twice as far back from the bearing wall. But whatever your engineering specifies will work, is safe I'm sure. The deck requires a soffit to protect the indoor engineered lumber from moisture in the air condensing and rotting it out. Not trying to nit-pick, I just want everyone to be safe as you are taking the responsibity for their safety, not a contractor. Your Inspector will want to see the engineering on the joists with that much of a cantilever, anyway. Looks like you are moving right along, beautiful area to have to work in. Good place to sell depth finders......
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Hey, my man, how the heck are you?
Well, between rain showers today - and you know what I mean, I think you must have got twice as much as us, I managed to get about the first 15' of the deck tile cut.
Now the curve is much more obvious.
Once the tiling, grouting and sealing is finished, then I can get the posts put on.
I suppose it might not be a bad idea to get them made...sometime soon...
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GBR - Sorry I missed your post before I did the last one.
I think if you were here, you would understand far better what it is I have done.
I'm with you on the siding/flashing issue, except for one thing.
Because the truss joists, which in case you cannot see, have plywood on both sides, and because they are level, I have opted for a different method of keeping any driven rain out.
Just using an ordinary flashing under the siding and over the tile would still permit water to get back and potentially into the wall. Admittedly not likely, but potentially.
From my years of doing construction and particularly deck building, I have long been aware that the weak point - as far as longevity goes - is the connection between the deck and the house. By weak, I don't mean as in fall off tomorrow, but rather as the potential place for rot to set in.
I have replaced far too many decks over the years to know this is a real problem.
So I am going to use a flexible sealer between the tile and the siding to try and prevent this from ever becoming an issue.
And further to that, there is a roof over the deck which extends about 8" beyond the edge of the deck, so it is only driven rain which hits the deck at all.
Moving on to the deck posts now, I cannot install the posts until the tiling is done, as there is going to be a piece of aluminum flashing going on the outside edge. Obviously, that must wait for the tiles. When you see how the posts get done, you will understand why there will be no chance of damaging the tiles. The flashing will be sealed in a similar fashion to the back end of the tiles.
And that also answers your question about the soffit.
That will be the last piece of the puzzle. I already have it all cut, so no worries there.
This picture is of the soffit below the roof of the house, which sits above the deck in question, which keeps probably 98% of the rain off the deck. The soffit under the deck will be similar to what you see here.
Each board is tapered and dadoed to match the curve of the roof, or deck as the case may be.
I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you say when you mention "not a contractor". You are not one, or I am not one?
And one final thing, the depth of the truss joists with the soffit and decking is over 13". Now you can see why everything is so stiff.
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Very glad to hear you know what you are doing. I see so many posts where they have done things wrong, not just questionable.This is why I point out particular things, the next response from the poster will tell me if they understand their project or not.The contractor is a lead-in for the next post, if required, to show they are responsible for the engineering, permits, inspections, and minimum safety of what they build to code or not, just as a Licensed Contractor would be. Sounds as if everything will work out. Sorry to have caused you extra typing when you are so busy. Keep up the good work!
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GBR, thank you for being so understanding.
This may come as a surprise to your good self and others, but we do not get building inspections here.
This is not something that I am in favour (Canadian spelling) of.
In fact, when I first came here, I went to see the senior building inspector who is supposed to cover this area to offer to cover the inspections for them.
As I was the only fully qualified journeyman carpenter on the island, I though it might help them.
I got more excuses than you can imagine, so that idea went out the window.
The upshot of this lack of inspections is that people here know they will NOT be inspected, and so will try to get away with anything they can.
I am constantly lobbying here on the island for people to do things more or less by the book, or at the very least safely.
However, with the escalations in real estate prices here in the past decade, and the fact that there are several quite nice and expensive houses going up, this may be changing.
As soon as we start to get proper building inspections done by a qualified inspection service - as may be the case when a property is up for sale - I expect there will be a change of attitude.
I can cite a current case in which a property is for sale here with the asking price of $389,000. The one and only offer is $250,00, to which the owner has taken great offense.
This particular house, while not looking too bad, is built with wood on dirt. Not a trace of concrete anywhere. It is at the point where serious damage is now starting to happen, and if not remedied very shortly, the house will have little value at all.
I'm afraid I don't have the least sympathy for them (the owners) as it should never have been built this way in the first place.
All this would have been avoided if they had applied for a permit, provided proper plans and had an inspection. Which of course was never done.
I further understand, that until about 15 years ago, the building department did have their own boat, and inspections were done on the local small islands. Budget cuts ended that, and the result has been little short of disastrous.
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Wow, you are one of those .."people'..that..."us' can learn so much from!! Keep the postings comming!! How are you and .."yours" doing..since ..'winter', such as it can be called..'sets in"? I purchased and entire.."new" kitchen..with new applinces..for 1000 Can, and now instead of finishing the ..'current' projects..have amassed, a ..'ton' of ..'happy points' for my wife..except..I never have a wage..it is just..free!! Syd
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Hi guys:
Sorry to be so long between posts, but my mum has been gravely ill for the past several weeks. Both my wife and I have been taking turns looking after her, along with my sister and niece. She was in hospital - had her appendics out at the age of 87 - but has since returned home for her final days. We all accept that it is her time, but that doesn't make it any easier, especially for mum.
Life will go on and things will return to normal.
I have the tiling on the deck finished and all grouted. Some of the storms we have had here over the past few weeks have been dandies. But it appears no damage at all to the tile.
I doubt that the railing will go on until some time next spring now, as the weather is just too wet and cold.
We did get the grouting done (finally) on the slate tile where the second wood stove is going downstairs. The hole is cut in the floor to run the chimney pipe through. I just need to line the sides of the hole before the job is done.
As usual, I have twenty other projects underway, not the least of which is the building of a couple of wind generators and some more solar panels.
I'll keep you posted as I am able.
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Hi Cocobolo. Just wanted to let you know that my thoughts and prayers are with your mum, you, your wife, sister and niece. God bless all of you for taking care of her as you say, "in her final days".
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Cocobolo, my prayers go out to you and your family. The house can wait while you spend time with your mum. Scott
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Wow,the twists and turns of fate! I am just now comming out of a similar situation..except..as an observer..rather than a particpant..(wife's Dad)..and the time spent with the .."rellies"..made me appreciate how much.."here". means to me! I Can't even try to understand..what you are going through, but..you and your better half..seem to be.."people who are..out there..by design, purpose, and dedication",and I feel that the 'flow' from your architecture and design, will give you strength, through the troubled times..our hearts and souls, are meagre support! Looking for the "brighter sun"!
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The Power Series Expert sits as probably the most versatile of the BMX lineup. Bigger than the Pro, and thus better suited for adult riders, the Expert is the bike of choice for post-pubescent shredders of every skill level.
Like the Pro below it and the $900 box ultra, the Expert has an incredibly stout T-6061 aluminum frame, which has been beaten upside down and backward more than practically any other frame extant has in a straight line. If you were test the frames limits by dropping it off a mountain, well, you wouldnt be the first to walk away impressed.
The Expert boasts improved Tektro brakes, the rear being of a cold-forged mini-V style that comes as a vast improvement over the Pros Hot-forged standards. Of course strong Alex wheels and 3-piece chromoly cranks are standard on the Expert, features for which anyone whos ever landed a reverse 180 on the half-pipe have come to appreciate.
The Experts improved steering and stability come courtesy of an improved steering rack with integrated ball bearings. The Power Series Expert is the Swiss Army Knife of free-style bikes, and the darling of anyone whos knee ever gave themselves a black eye on the Pro. Definitely a welcome change of pace for adult riders.
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Winter Weather Preparedness Tips
Yes, it's definitely that time of year. It's cold at night and I'm really in the fall cleaning mood. (Does anyone else feel that way just from the fall wind blowing? Maybe I'm crazy and it's only me….) It's time to be getting the house ready for those winter storms. I know not all of my readers live in an area that gets winter storms but up here in the North we have to be prepared or we will spend all winter cold and counting the minutes until summer comes.
There are several winter weather preparedness tips that you can do to get your homestead livable for those below zero temps and cold winter winds and now is the time to start doing them before the weather hits! Make sure to share some of your best tips in the comments section so we can all be prepared.
Make sure the areas around the doors is sealed.
We've lived in some crazy houses over the years. Our first little house was a foreclosure and the doors were not in good condition. At the time we lived in the house we couldn't afford to buy new doors so we did the next best thing which was to make sure the areas around the doors are sealed. You can buy some inexpensive foam door tape and place it around any doors without a proper fit or seal. It's amazing what $5 can do! Before we learned of this simple trick we had snow actually coming in our doors of that first house. Afterwards we couldn't even feel the slightest draft.
Seal the windows.
You can buy the plastic window film for pretty cheap this time of year. Watch the sale ads and try to pick it up for around $1 or less. These will help with the drafts coming around poorly sealed window frames. Being in an old farmhouse I will at least be doing this for many of my north facing windows.
Consider your heat source.
Look into getting a wood or pellet stove if you haven't already. If something happens to your power you don't want to be left without a heat source. Make sure to check for rebates that can be available on many stoves and make sure to shop around before you buy to find the best deal.
Have your pantry prepared.
Read more about this in my Stockpiling for Winter article. Don't forget to stockpile water as well!
Insulate your water pipes.
If your water pipes are accessible it's a good idea to insulate them. This way you can be less concerned about them freezing and it will also take less time and energy for your water to heat up and get to the source when it's cold outside. Pipe insulation only costs a few dollars and it will be well worth the small investment. Look for it at your local hardware stores and lumber yards.
Prepare your animals.
If you have outdoor animals it's a good idea to have a winter plan for the them as well. Like I talked about in the Stockpiling for Winter article it's a good idea to have extra pet food on hand incase you can't get to town. You should also have a warm place for the animal to be out of the elements, no matter if they are a dog or if they are a cow. It doesn't need to be something that you spend a lot of money on...one year we insulated our chicken coop with empty feed bags! As we learned during Mega Storm Atlas, it's also important to make sure the animals can move in and out of their shelters and make sure they have their food and water nearby. Do not leave your home in the middle of a blizzard to check on your animals.
Make a winter garden.
Like last year I'm going to have a winter garden in the house (a bigger one this year!) so we can have some fresh produce without having to go to the store. This isn't necessarily a "preparedness" tip but it's something that makes your winter much more pleasant!
Make sure your cars are ready.
Get the oil changed. Put in anti-ice windshield washer fluid. Check and replace the wiper blades if they need it. If you have a 4x4, make sure the 4 wheel drive is working properly. Make sure you have a winter emergency kit in your car. (Something similar to this mini emergency kit.) Also make sure you have blankets and a change of clothes.
Create a Winter Emergency Kit.
I talk about how to create one of these and why you should in my article about making a Winter Emergency Survival Kit here.
Don't forget the fun stuff!
No one wants to feel bored and trapped all winter! Pick up some new board games or other fun things that you can pull out for your family when everyone is starting to get cabin fever.
I hope these winter weather preparedness tips help you get prepared for winter, or at least puts you in that getting-ready mode. We personally know what it's like to be snowed in a very cold house for several days, without being able to get to town. It's not fun, but it makes your life easier when you've already prepared for the situation.
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Any other ideas, or what do you do to get ready for winter?
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Malvern, PA -- July 26, 2011 -- USA Technologies (NASDAQ: USAT) issued the following letter to Shareholders today:
Dear Shareholder,
At the USA Technologies, Inc. ("USAT") annual shareholders meeting on June 13, 2011, I stated that the Company would achieve record revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, as well as record recurring revenues from license and transaction fees, cashless transactions processed, and record new customers.
With the quarter now ended, I am delighted to report that USAT has achieved those anticipated results.
At our shareholders meeting, I indicated that we were headed for a significant leap in sales for fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. Our unaudited total revenue for fiscal 2011 is approximately $22.9 million, an increase of 45 percent compared to $15.8 million a year earlier. Five years ago, our fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 annual total revenue was $6.4 million.
On June 13, I indicated that annualized recurring revenue in license and transaction fee revenues would be up significantly. They were. Unaudited fiscal year recurring revenue from license and transaction fees totaled approximately $16.4 million, an increase of 76 percent from $9.3 million a year ago. Five years ago our recurring revenue was just $1.2 million.
Unaudited gross profit grew by 59 percent, totaling approximately $7.8 million for the fiscal year, up from $4.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.
I predicted that the quarter ended June 30, 2011 would set a new record for total revenue of approximately $7 million, of which $5 million would be made up of recurring network service and transaction processing fees. Once again, we delivered. The unaudited June 30, 2011 quarter total revenue is up approximately 53 percent from the approximately $4.5 million in total revenue earned for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues in the June 30, 2011 quarter were more than the entire fiscal year total revenues just five years ago. The unaudited recurring revenue for the June, 30 2011 quarter grew approximately 72 percent from the $2.9 million earned for the same quarter a year earlier.
There's more good news to report. At the shareholder meeting, I forecasted that by June 30, 2011, we would add 200 new customers and grow our customer base to 2,000. We did. We almost doubled the 1,050 customers we had just a year earlier.
In addition, we ended the fiscal year 2011 with approximately 119,000 connections. We grew connections 45 percent from the 82,000 connections just a year ago. Finally, I forecasted that the number of transactions we processed for our customers during the June 2011 quarter would grow to more than 20 million, totaling an aggregate dollar value of approximately $37 million. We hit our goal. We processed 22.5 million transactions in the June 30, 2011 fiscal quarter compared with 11.7 million the same quarter 12 months ago, up 92 percent. And the dollar value of transactions processed for our customers grew 80 percent to $37.4 million, from $20.8 million a year ago.
And still there's more good news. Today, USA Technologies is virtually debt free, and we have approximately $13 million available in cash (unaudited), ready for investment in the Company's future growth. As I told shareholders a month ago, based on the revenues during April 2011, USAT was currently on an annual run rate of $ 28 million in revenue, and based on anticipated recurring revenues for the June 30, 2011 quarter, USAT was currently on an annual run rate of $ 20 million of recurring revenue.
The reason for this growth is evident. Customers in the self serve, small ticket traditional food and beverage vending industries we serve are rewarding us for our product innovation, our services, and particularly for our unique sales incentives, such as JumpStart. JumpStart is a sales winner and competition killer. It allows operators the ability to acquire our ePort cashless technology and services for a small monthly fee. There is no need for operators to make an upfront capital investment. JumpStart is industry unique and our most effective and successful customer 'buy-in' incentive.
USAT pioneered cashless payment, contactless payment, and JumpStart in the self serve, small ticket vending, kiosks and self-serve POS industries. No one else in the markets we serve offers a sales incentive like JumpStart. And we are the small ticket, traditional beverage and food vending industry's only one-stop-shop, total solution provider. We provide our customers and that industry everything they need to go cashless.
We believe that the recent growth of our business illustrates that our industry's conversion to cashless payment is accelerating. We are convinced that the small ticket food and beverage vending industry is reaching the "Tipping Point" in going cashless. Cashless is giving consumers the ease and convenience they want when making payment at a vending machine. If the consumer has no cash, they most likely will have a credit or debit card.
When it comes to the very latest NFC (near-field communication) payment trend, we were there from the beginning, ideally positioned and ready to capitalize on the anticipated move to NFC payment. As more advanced contactless and NFC payment methods emerge, and bring greater operator and consumer convenience, efficiency and security, we believe that mobile commerce may grow to mainstream usage.
Our ePort G8 cashless terminal is capable of accepting all forms of payment, from traditional swipe cards, to contactless cards and tags, and NFC equipped mobile phones where consumers could make payments with their cell phones.
We have entered the era of the active merchant and mobile consumer, and that's where USAT intends to lead, and grow. We believe that never has the future of vending and self-serve retail commerce looked more promising or exciting than now.
Small ticket, food and beverage vending is USAT's biggest market for cashless solutions, but we are also receiving increasing requests and seeing more conversion to cashless in 'other' self-serve retail industries such as kiosks, laundry services, automotive, and amusement industries. The cashless option is helping these 'other' self-serve businesses overcome the same challenges the vending industry experienced, such as limitations on how much cash or coin a consumer carries, price elasticity barriers, as well as growing demand from consumers wanting to use credit or debit.
Our over-riding goal is to improve the consumer's purchasing experience, and grow business for our customers. The interactivity that may be offered by mobile commerce where operators could transmit discounts, coupons, sales incentives and advertising to a consumer's cell phone, could create the potential for an entirely new, and even more convenient shopping experience. We believe that it could bring the operator and consumer closer together through communications like never before.
USA Technologies has worked long and hard executing business plans, overcoming challenges, innovating, leading, and pursuing opportunities. Now I believe that we are beginning to see the rewards for our efforts and sacrifices.
Pursuant to its processing agreements with its customers, the Company earns transaction processing fees equal to a percentage of the dollar volume processed by the Company, which are included as licensing and transaction processing revenues in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company's transaction processing volume is not indicative of the gross profit from license and transaction fees. The Company's audited financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 will be reported in the Company's Form 10-K which the Company anticipates filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by no later than September 28, 2011.
Thank you for all your support.
George R. Jensen Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
About USA Technologies
USA Technologies is a leader in the networking of wireless non-cash transactions, associated financial/network services and energy management. USA Technologies provides networked credit card and other non-cash systems in the vending, commercial laundry, hospitality and digital imaging industries. The Company has been granted 79 patents and has agreements with Verizon, Visa, Compass and others. Visit our website at www.usatech.com.
Forward-looking Statements
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including without limitation the financial position, anticipated connections to our network, business strategy and the plans and objectives of the Company's management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this release, words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to, business, financial market and economic conditions, including but not limited to, the ability of the Company to retain key customers from whom a significant portion of its revenues is derived; whether the Company's customers continue to utilize the Company's transaction processing and related services, as our customer agreements are generally cancelable by the customer on thirty to sixty days notice; whether the Company's customers continue to operate or commence operating ePorts received under the Jumpstart program or otherwise at levels currently anticipated by the Company; the ability of the Company to compete with its competitors to obtain market share; the ability of the Company to obtain widespread commercial acceptance of it products; and whether the Company's existing or anticipated customers purchase or rent ePort devices in the future at levels currently anticipated by the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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Tim Lemmon oversees and drives analytics, project management, and integration management on a company-wide basis. These areas provide fact-based guidance and business process for our businesses and help drive executional focus for the company. In addition, he drives the search product.
Tim draws upon extensive experience advising, operating and investing in business services, information and media companies. Before joining AOL, he spent ten years in growth equity investment firms where he worked hands-on with entrepreneurial CEOs to accelerate growth using information-based, sales-driven business models often relying on internet technologies. Prior to this Tim was a Vice President at American Express working with top management on business strategy and special projects, and later led the development of Amex's merchant services on the internet.
Previously Tim was a partner at Mercer Management Consulting, where he advised Fortune 500 companies on business strategy, including the impact of new media and communications technologies.
Tim holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a PhD and MA in Materials Science from Cambridge University, UK.


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I am a sophomore at Bentley University in Waltham, MA majoring in Accounting. I have lived in Massachusetts my whole life, but I have just recently relocated to Washington, DC. I've rooted for the same teams since childhood (despite my home address): The Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Celtics, and Boston Red Sox. I am passionate about every team I root for, and will never abandon them (unless they move to Toronto.) I've lived through some antagonizing experiences, and until 2004, I had no idea what a championship team was.
I just came up with the list of the best current Major Leaguers wearing the numbers One thru Ten. I hope you can take a look and voice your opinion on my list. Thanks in advance,
- Matthew Falkenbury
I have been writing a series taking an in depth look at the Bills, their offseason moves and how I think it will affect their chances at a Super Bowl run. I would like you to have a look at it and let me know what you think.
Hey Alex,
Check out this new story which highlights Dominic Rhodes interview with Toronto's The Fan 590 this morning:
NFL Legends is back and is ready to hear what the people have to say!


text: I am selling my '67 xr7. I am the second owner. I have had the car since 2003. It is mostly original and has been garage kept its whole life. It is a 289 c code with factory a.c. and all ca emissions still on it. Everything works and the car drives well. It is one of the earliest production xr7's in the national data base. I have all original paperwork including window sticker, temp registration, warranty cards, key tags with envelopes etc. The original owners even kept logs of fuel milage at every fill up into the late 1980's with dollar amounts etc. and I have all of these too. There is too much to say about the car here, so contact me if you wish. It is the cinnimon frost car on Don Rush's online catalouge. asking 13,000.00 Thanks Jim Fischer firstname.lastname@example.com