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yes. this was proven a while back on the pistons. look up # 12 from the teal era.
The Pistons had to trade Darko. He was planning to run away from the team and fly back to Serbia.
Would you say Kevin McHale & Robert Parrish together would be worse than Darko or Ben... that trade (these two draft picks) for a washed up McAdoo was the worse blunder in our history. Considering we traded Otis Thorpe to get DMC softens the blow some.
Flip is saying that his starters are a step slow and are essentially out of shape and trying to work themselves into game shape. What the @#%% did they do all summer? If this is the case, let the young ones start, give them a few minutes and bring the tired ones off the bench.
Flip says a lot of stuff that doesn't add up. It's like Joe D trying to sell that the team struggles are because they are developing a bench. The bench is outplaying the starters Joe. Get real.
Right on, roscoe. Isn't it strange the way some things work out !!!
This is a No excuse zone... excuses will be disintegrated
Or do something unthinkable... whatever that would have been. I assume that it would have been like that scene from Full Metal Jacket. LB would have been the Sarge.
Ever since the guy said that the only way to beat miami was with a Center who can score, I've never bothered with a word he said.
Amen Roscoe, Amen, Brother, now let the whole church say AMEN
You are absolutely right. I will never be impressed with 14 minute stats. As far as the guy in front of him. He doesn't impress me either, but like was said before, this is the second time Darko has not been able to get significant minutes, so what gives?
Orlando can't afford to have Darko blow up. For serious. If Darko blows up, and they didn't get the extension done, it is possible that someone gives him the deal he is looking for in FA. Think Tyson Chandler and Sam Dalembert, two young athletic big men with the same agent. I honestly believe that teams play these games, hiding players and limiting their PT/exposure/marketing to keep their open market value from booming. Maybe I am crazy. If I am, then the Pistons are guilty of negligence with their player development. In the meanwhile, I will try to believe that they are playing a conservative game to keep their options open and their chequebook in the black.
I just think that the same argument would have worked with Curry over Prince when Tay wasn't getting the playing time he wanted. The guy in front of him was a vet with a good attitude that provided intangibles, yadda yadda yadda. There comes a time when you gotta put your best players on the floor. Can we all agree that the Magic are not going to win a championship this year with Battie getting the majority of the minutes? So what is the point in keeping it up. I'm really just arguing out of principal. I think what is probably happening is that Hill is trying to gradually increase Darko's minutes and is already planning on transitioning him into the starting lineup. He just doesn't want to rock the boat and insult Battie or put undue pressure on the Serb. I actually think that I would do the same thing if I were coach. I would also sit Grant Hill out on the 2nd game of every back-to-back, which he is also doing.
I agree, tayshaun. I wrote on the other forum much the same thing. I have no problem with DMC coming off the bench, but his minutes have to grow and gradually surpass those of Tony. And I would bench Grant as he is doing and maybe even a little more. My reason would be that with Grant's history of health problems, I would like the team to be able to play with him but also without him. The more they do both the better I would like it because they would be used to having it both ways. They did fine last year in that last 25 games, but I have senses times this year when they played a little below par because they were busy appreciating Grant's skills, and just stood around. And I agree that Darko should be starting soon because, as you say, "Put your best players on the floor". Since Darko has gotten over his injury, he has been clearly outplaying Tony, and when he is in along side Dwight, they kick-butt. Sorry to be so excited, the rest of you guys. That is the advantage of following two teams. Have fun out there !!
Yes Joe has not been looking steller lately. But we still don't know how things will pan out.
A whole lotta excuses going around except for the truth: Flip's offense doesn't work, he doesn't have the team prepared, Murray is not a point, and the guys playing the best right now: Delfino, JMax, and Amir in spot minutes. Yet those guys have zero chance of earning more minutes.
My pet Darko/minutes theory is that the kid can't concentrate for more than 5 minutes at a time. I watched the Sonics vs. Magic game in which Darko scored 2 points, grabbed 6 boards, and fouled out of the game in 15 minutes. The Sonics don't have a front court. At all. Their 3rd rate starter is out for the season and their 1st round draft pick is in the NBDL. Darko lacks serious concentration. He took some jumpers, bit on almost everything going toward the basket, stood in the wrong place, and grabbed a few boards that came his way. It's not that he doesn't have skills, it's that his skills don't matter, because his head isn't in the game most of the time. I'm sure all Pistons fans remember the footage of Darko watching the Donut vs. the Coffee on Palace Vision during a team huddle. When the Serbian Ganster has those moments where he blocks lots of shots, or seems effective against Kevin Garnett, or ***chuckle***abuses Ben Wallace, it's like the Rainman counting all those toothpicks. Neat to watch, but not very useful in a day to day or game to game situation.
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I agree with you on Murry playing the point. He did ok for a couple of games but overall he is not a smart enough passer nor can he handle the ball well enough. They are trying to develope him into a point which has costed us in the losses. Yes Maxiel needs to play more. With how Dyess have been playing Maxiel should be given a chance at some extra mins. Not sure if Delfino has been playing great but he does need to be out there more. Give us one hack vet , like Murry, and he will play over any young guy on the bench seems to be the continuing theme.
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I have a digital wide band air/fuel ratio meter and am looking to find the proper air/fuel ratio. From what I have read 12.5:1 A/F is close to optimal for WOT. Does everyone agree? I do not know what is best for part throttle cruise and idle though. I realize these A/F's can be greater but what exactly. I am familiar with reading the plugs and setting idle according to manifold vacuum etc. but I am also using the meter as an aid. Thanks for your help guys and gals!
Edit: Just want to through out that this is a naturally aspirated carburated engine.
No. I have heard that that is not necessarily the case. It is a good baseline, but sometimes the engine may want more or less fuel.
Again, reading the plugs does not tell you how well the carb is metering unless you check them for the various circuits. You can't just go by an overall reading.
Yes, that should be what you are shooting for at WOT. You will find that when tuning it is going to float around a little bit anyway. You just want to maintain an averag of 12.5:1. To be on the safe side you can leave it a little leaner, but you will get the best power around 12.5:1 on an NA engine. I have been working on tuning my turbo engine with WBO2 and I can tell you that you want to make sure and get something that you can do some datalogging with. I would even recommend a few sensors to know RPM and manifold pressure if possible. AFR alone does not tell you too much and it is really hard to watch what the AFR is doing all the time without being able to play it all back.
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Ok, now that we have confirmed that 12.5:1 A/F is a good baseline for WOT...what about idle and part throttle cruise. I don't expect it to be 12.5 also. I've seen larger A/F values for both of these which I would expect considering the the engine is under little to no load and making very little horsepower. I would guess up to 14.7:1 for idle and possibly close to that for a part throttle cruise condition with little load. Any takers?
The idle mixture is a little easier to determine wether of not it is close. I don't know the mixture ratio. The way I tell if the idle circuit is sufficient is with a vacuum guage. When the mixture is set it should be within 1 to 1 1/4 turns on a 2 corner idle, an 3/4 to 1 1/4 on a 4 corner idle. This applies to Holley carbs.
For idle and cruise 14.7:1 (stoich) can sometimes be used. This number really depends on the engine. Some engines can actually go leaner than stoich and some will not run at stoich. When trying to tune my turbo engine, I found that if AFR got over 13.5:1 when cruising below 3500 RPM it would lean pop. You also want to keep in mind that the idle and cruise AFR can only be leaned down when the engine is at operating temperature.
I have a mighty demon 750 and have read several other posts regarding tuning these. From everything I have read they run rich at idle and lean at WOT which I would agree with. I have leaned out the idle mixture screws to within 3/4 of a turn from closed on all 4 corners and the A/R is around 14:1 along with the hightest manifold vacuum. The idle is smooth and the car starts decent so I think I'm close there. Initial timing is 18 and total 36 by the way. I've been tuning in the main jets and have a A/F of about 13.1 WOT. Applying enough throttle to open the primaries only but not the secondaries gets me about 12.8.
My problem is part throttle cruise where I'm running an A/F of 10.8 to 11.2. This seems rich to me even though the car runs fine. Does this sound rich to you guys? Is there any way to lean this out? Thanks.
You can lean the jets down until you just start to feel a surge at steady speeds between 20 adn 70 mph. As soon as you feel it surging jet up two sizes.
You want to tune your jets for cruising. That will give you an efficient cruise. Then, if your WOT mixture is off you can tune it by modifying the PVCR area. Modifying the PVCR can be dangerous. You can't drill a hole smaller.
That is way too rich at cruise. You want to shoot for 14.7:1 if you engine will run there. Some engine dont like to run at stoich, but it is where you will get the most mileage and 100% burn. I would try leaning down the primarys a few sizes to see how close you can get. Then go up a few sizes in the secondaries. Another thought would be to adjust the air bleeds since they control the fuel curves. I have never messed with this since most Holleys dont have adjustable bleeds. If your demon does, I would actually start there.
That's the dilemma. I've been jetting up to get the WOT A/F richer. If I jet down to lean out the cruise then the WOT will be too lean. To me WOT is more important than cruise as overly lean WOT can cause engine damege. I've never touched the PVCR and am not familiar with tuning it. I do know what it stands for though but that's about it. I assume drilling it out is a permanent modification. If so I would not be to keen on doing this yet. Any other way to lean out cruise without changing the main jets.
Edit: Sorry Turbo I must have posted the above the same time you were replying to my previous post. The primaries are currently at 76 while the secondaries are at 86. I guess I could try 74 and 88 and see of that goes in the right direction.
On a street driven car jets are always for cruise. The PVCR + Jets area = WOT mixture.
The best place to lean the cruise is at the jets.
You may need to enlarge the PVCRs slighty. Power Valve Channel Restrictions. That will give you the correct cruise with the "extra fuel enrichment" added as it is supposed to be by the PVCRs. The PVCRs are behind the powervalve. They are the two holes behind the powervalve.
The Holley book made by SA Designs had a formula for modifying the PVCR area.
You will most likely need a quality drill index. Or have a competent shop do it. But, like I said make sure you know for sure you need to modify them.
Drilling out the airbleeds affects the circuit timing too much.
My car is about 90% street w/ 10% race so I'd say you're on the right track with the jets. I just consulted with my Demon manual concerning the air bleeds and it mentions "should only be done by someone with a deep understanding of carburetion..." which I don't believe I qualify for. I think I'll try leaning out the primary jets and richening up the secondaries and see what happens. I'm not ready to try the air bleeds or PVCR'r just yet.
Messing with the PVCRs is a last resort. Try the other stuff first.
You brought up a point I made a week or so ago. I don't understand the whole Proform body with the changeable airbleeds. I would be amazed if 1% of the Proform owners really know what they are doing when they change the air bleeds. Out of that 1%. I would be amazed if half of them actually made an improvement.
Then there is the new Holley HPs with the changeable everything. If they don't own a flow bench, a dyno, and a track to test 1/4 mile times, I don't know how anyone could tune them effectively.
Yeah I agree with you on the air bleed tuning. I guess they put those bells and whistles on as a selling point. Do you agree that dropping down on the primary jets to lean out the cruise and increasing the secondary jets to get the WOT correct might work? Seems logical to me considering the secondary jets will have little to no affect at cruise. I don't mind a little trial and error but I'd like to know I'm pointed in the right direction. Thanks.
Maybe a little. I would try and get them both right.
I haven't read any books or heard anything about the true separation between the circuits in the primaries, and the ones in the secondaries. I would imagine the secondary jets would still be activated somewhat at cruise.
I have tried jetting the secondaries richer to see if I could get a leaner cruise and richer top end. It seems that jetting all around works better. I run at steady speeds like I was saying. Tune the primaries and secondaries like you would the mixture screws. Go back and forth between them until you are 2 jets sizes above surging on each.
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Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Erlanger (May 4, 1859 – March 7, 1930) was an American theatrical producer, director, designer, theatre owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate.
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According to Groucho Marx, when Erlanger approached Gen. Lew Wallace about acquiring the stage rights to his epic novel Ben-Hur, Wallace asked him fiercely, "Do you believe in our lord, Jesus Christ?" Erlanger responded, "Frankly, I don't. My partner Klaw does—but he's up in Boston!"
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There is a celebration on the horizon with the possibility of the Twins clinching the AL Central Division as soon as tonight. There have been some great celebrations in recent memory when the Twins clinched the division at home.
In 2006 thousands of fans stayed long after the Twins game had finished to watch Royals come back and beat the Tigers in extra-innings. The team exploded out of the dugout and mobbed each other around the pitchers mound. Then the team proceeded to run a lap around the field to high five the fans that had stayed to support them. It was the greatest moment in sports that I have been in attendance for.
In 2009 the Twins were in familiar territory. It was the second year in a row that the team had been part of a tie breaking game 163. The season before had ended in heartbreak with a lose to the hated White Sox. This ending would be different. After a back and forth game Alexi Casilla would drive in Carlos Gomez with the winning run. Gomez (pictured above) would jump up and slam his helmet down in excitement. It was a game that Sports Illustrated would call the best regular season game of the decade. The team would take another lap around the field to thank the fans for their support. Short of a World Series victory, it was the perfect way to take the Metrodome out in style.
Even though those celebrations were great, it is time for a change. The 2010 Twins should approach their division title with more style and professionalism. By doing this the Twins will be showing that they have much more to prove the rest of this season. The Twins can be excited for what they have accomplished over a long and grueling season. But a lap around the field isn't necessary. Tip your hat to the fans, go into the locker room, celebrate, and get ready for postseason play.
The AL Central title will not be the last celebration at Target Field this season.
If the Twins want to take a lap around the field after they win the World Series, be my guest.
If the Twins clinch the ALCS on the road and there is a crowd waiting for them at Target Field reminiscent of 1987, that is fine.
The Twins' list of goals to accomplish is longer for this season. A division title is not enough and the celebration should follow the ideal of professionalism.


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The link above takes you right to a prepared letter and automatic submission contact points.
But here are some of the facts on the issue.
Native Prairie and Grasslands at Risk
The last remnants of native grassland across the country, especially in the northern plains, are increasingly at risk of being plowed under for commodity crop production (corn, soybeans, etc.). These grasslands - which support the ranching economy, provide essential habitat for at least 50 percent of the waterfowl in North America, and dramatically reduce soil erosion and nutrient runoff - must be protected.
A June 2011 study by the USDA Economic Research Service concluded that nearly 60 percent of the total nationwide conversion of grassland and range to crop production between 1997 and 2007 occurred in the northern plains states, including North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Montana. A January 2013 analysis by South Dakota State University researchers reached similar conclusions, finding that 1.3 million acres of grassland had been converted in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa between 2006 and 2011.
Conversion of grasslands to crop production has accelerated over the last decade as high commodity prices lead farmers to maximize acres under production to take advantage historically high commodity prices. Although these lands have marginal value for commodity crop production, they have significant environmental and habitat values. The native grasslands of the northern plains are necessary to the livelihoods of ranching families. Prairie grasslands also provide critical breeding and nesting areas for migratory waterfowl, song birds, and other wildlife.
Current Farm Policy Encourages Grassland Destruction
Although multiple factors contribute to converting grassland to crop production, it is clear that under current federal farm policy, subsidized crop insurance premiums is one of the most significant. Under existing farm policy, producers can receive heavily subsidized insurance on cropland converted from native prairie - and can even ensure crop yields (such as bushels of corn per acre) well above what could reasonably be produced on those lands.
This policy removes most of the financial risk a producer would otherwise face when planting crops on land that is subject to serious erosion and flooding or simply has poor soil - and it effectively acts as a disincentive to conservation. With the public assuming much of the risk through the cost of crop insurance premium subsidies and insurance pay-outs, current policy contributes to conversion of rapidly disappearing grassland resources.
Sodsaver Protects Native Land and Taxpayer Wallets
A nationwide Sodsaver program, which the League has championed for many years, will help conserve native lands and protect taxpayers' interests. Sodsaver is based on the simple premise that taxpayers should not support activities that undermine achieving critical conservation goals. The Sodsaver program included in the Senate's 2012 Farm Bill would have helped to address this problem by dramatically reducing subsidies for crop insurance premiums and limiting the yield that can be calculated for land without a prior cropping history. A geographically limited version of Sodsaver was also passed by the House Committee on Agriculture in their version of the 2012 Farm Bill.
Unfortunately, action stalled in the House of Representatives, and a 2012 Farm Bill was not enacted. Recently, Representatives Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Tim Walz of Minnesota re-introduced Sodsaver legislation through the Protect Our Prairies Act (HR 686) that is identical to provisions adopted by the Senate last year. Seven House members signed as co-sponsors of this new bill, including all four leaders of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (Reps. Bob Latta of Ohio, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Rob Wittman of Virginia) and Rep. Colin Peterson of Minnesota, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which provides Congress with nonpartisan and objective analysis of the cost of federal programs, estimates the Sodsaver provisions included in the Senate's version of the 2012 Farm Bill could generate as much as $200 million in savings over a 10 year period. The savings result when federal crop insurance premium subsidies are reduced to producers who choose to convert native grassland to crop production. We anticipate similar savings would result from the Protect Our Prairies Act (HR 686).


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John Illingworth was noted for his racing yachts in the 1960's and he developed construction methods to give maximum strength for weight and speed. Cold moulded laminated mahogany. Teak deck. 7 berths. Yanmar 2GM. Lots of volume for her length. She was built for a director of Soutars and was 3rd in class in the 1965 Fastnet race.
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John Illingworth was one of the great English yacht designers particularly noted for his racing yachts. His 2 books, Offshore and Further Offshore were the bibles of the day for the racing yachtsmen and are still relevant today.
He worked closely with the Soutars Yard in Cowes and L'Abbe in St Malo and with both yards he developed construction methods which give the maximum strength for weight as well as speed.
His yacht designs are very recognisable usually featuring a cut-away fore foot, generous freeboard, low profile deck structures and raked transom stern and proved very successful. So many of the great racing yachts of the 1960's were John Illingworth designs.
They are invariably built using the cold moulded technique of laminating thin layers of wood, usually a mahogany, each layer laid diagonally to the previous using resorcinol glues to give a monocoque structure which was then reinforced with internal frames and stringers resulting in a hull which could take terrific punishment in a sea.
This yacht was built for a director of Soutars, the 3rd race yacht he commissioned from Illingworth and came 3rd in Class in the 1965 Fastnet.
Cold moulded mahogany hull with laminated mahogany frames. The main frames are laminated as ring frames with extra deep laminations in the throats down in the bilge to take the keel bolts making a very substantial back bone.
Lead ballast keel secured with bronze keel bolts.
Swept teak deck, secret fastened over a ply sub deck.
Low profile stepped coach-roof leaving wide side decks. Varnished mahogany coamings, modern Lewmar fore hatch on the forward end.
The generous freeboard allows a deep safe cock-pit which drains directly out through the transom.
Wheel steering on a pedestal with cables to a short tiller arm on the rudder stock through the raked transom.
Midships structural ply bulkheads take the loads of the deck stepped mast with steel ring frames to spread the loads round to the high stressed chain plate areas.
The bermudian masthead cutter rig on a deck stepped Sparlight aluminium mast is typical of the rigs developed by Illingworth with a masthead/stemhead outer stay, an inner fore stay part way back the fore deck to the upper spreaders and even a lazy baby stay for extra forward support.
The yacht is now fitted with a roller furling genoa and is generally sailed as a conventional masthead sloop with the inner staysail fore stay converted to a lazy stay, removed when not needed as a cutter.
Twin masthead back stays to the quarters.
Running back stays on levers to the inner fore stay
Upper and lower spreaders with diamond stays to the upper mast.
Stainless steel rigging to internal stainless steel chain plates.
Internal halyards led back to a winch on the coach-roof. Wire mainsail and jib halyards.
Genoa on Profurl roller furling gear.
Gold anodised boom fitted with the original roller furling gear but now converted for slab reefing.
2 pairs of winches mounted on the cockpit coamings.
Slab reef mainsail
Genoa on Profurl roller furling.
Twin spinnaker poles.
Yanmar 2GM 2-cyl 20hp salt water cooled diesel. Flexibly mounted to conventional center-line shaft and 2-blade prop Single lever controls.
50 litre stainless steel fuel tank in the port cock-pit locker.
2 x stainless steel water tanks in the midships bilge.
Electrics. 12v circuits with 2 x 12v batteries located under the saloon cabin sole.
Shore power connection.
Accommodation. 7 berths
V-berths in the fore cabin, with head-room under the forward end of the coach-roof, Lewmar hatch above.
Bulkhead to the athwartships ablutions compartment with a hand basin(drains into the head) to stbd and sea toilet to port.
The compartment is isolated from the saloon cabin by a second door in the bulkhead which provides the mast support thus making the ablutions compartment accessible to either the saloon cabin or the fore cabin.
Saloon cabin with port and stbd settees and pilot berths behind above.
Lockers at the forwards ends.
Next aft, chart desk to stbd with a quarter berth
Galley to port with recent gas cooker, sink pumped overboard by the bilge pump through a diverter valve, manual fresh water pump.
Steps over the engine box to the cock-pit with wash-boards and sliding hatch.
Head-room 6′ midships, less in the fore cabin.
Steering compass
Raymarine sounder and log
Original Brookes and Gatehouse wind speed and direction cock-pit repeaters.
Raymarine VHF DSC
8-man life raft, recently serviced
Horse-shoe life buoy
2 manual bilge pump.
Ground tackle.
CQR anchor
approx 50m chain.
Manual windlass.
Work carried out 2010 – 2015 in accordance with 2010 survey recommendations.
Gas system checked, updated and cooker replaced, spare gas cylinder repositioned to vented locker.
Standing rigging replaced.
Running rigging replaced.
Much restoration/refinishing by John S Hill – this work was quite extensive and included replacement of some wooden areas to the coachroof to resolve rainwater leaks and replacement of 'perspex' areas to the coachroof.
Mainsail reefing updated to slab reefing system.
Genoa on roller reefing system.
240 v system added.
Battery chargers added, separate for starter and service batteries.
Inner forestay for staysail made removable, the deck-end being stowed near shroud when not in use.
Much of the rubber/plastic piping now replaced.
Original rigging parts have been kept, where possible and redundant part retained
Original B&G instrumentation reconditioned.
Engine removed, stuffing gland replaced.
Bilge painted, interior painted and varnished.
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Every now and then our shirt.woot team steps out of their office to see the world. And sometimes, while they're out there, they see YOU! Here's some of the freaks who buy and wear our clothing.
New York artist Reuben Negrón was styling Suburban Blitzkrieg as he prepared for his solo show at Like the Spice Gallery in Brooklyn. Reuben also wants to invite all shirt.wooters to his opening night on Friday, May 21st, from 6:30 – 10:00 pm! If you're in Brooklyn, stop in and say hi!
That's not enough for you? Well, then, you'll be happy to know…
...that we've been on the tee vee! Here's "Mikey" on NBC's Chopping Block, wearing a lovely Grilled Cheese that just melted in his… chest.
We've also been featured on the NBC show Southland (thanks for the heads-up, sirrix)! Here's a shot from the dramatic moment when Finding Technicolor reveals it's been sleeping with Mona behind Delphenia's back.
We were thinking that maybe NBC just likes us (we write for cheap, NBC, call us, xoxo) but then sharp eyed forums poster Monkeypants8284 noticed Friends Are Forever on the ABC Family show Greek. That makes us a cross-network phenomenon. Next stop, the USA Network! All aboard the fame train!
But don't you worry, we haven't sold out to "The Man" just yet (seriously, NBC, call us). Our shirts still have street cred. Here's hard rockin' proof that Wil Wheaton's How We Roll is bigger than The Beatles.
And then we found some dork wearing Octospelled. Probably talking about elves using Linux or something, we didn't really pay attention. But it was really strange how he sounded just like the Blue Beetle.
Of course, we found a whole nest of consumers at SXSW.
We were really rude and didn't get any names. Or if we did, we forgot them immediately. That's because blogging is a cruel game. Don't hate the player. Just be glad we remembered our camera.
This guy proves that even our more controversial shirts have a fanbase. Maybe one day we'll even see that broccoli shirt out and about. Stupid broccoli shirt.
If you really want to, you can hit our SXSW Flickr Page to see all of the people that we met. And remember, you never know when and where we've placed our agents. So be ready, and wear a shirt.woot shirt at all times. It might make you Internet Famous!
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Been spending a decent amount of time looking through the various (and somewhat old/lengthy) Mental Ray threads. Came accross one part which spoke of colored dots / artifacts but that's not quite my problem I believe.
First, have a look-see:
After throwing my hands in the air over another scene file which I could not get to look decent, I decided to hit reset and see what I could do with a classic plane/teapot combination scene. It has one MR-Spotlight pointing down.
The materials applied to both the teapot and plane are mental ray materials, with DGS sub-materials applied to both the surface and photon slots (instances of each other).
I suppose my first question should be: Is DSG to be used only in very specific instances? In my real scene, I was trying to light a simple window with shutters and applied a DSG material to it to make it appear like white painted wood. I ended up with the same problem as you see in the picture above (red circled).
Seems as if I take the "Shiny" value of the plane to zero, those go away. The higher the shiny value, the closer and denser the tiny dots become as they give a more mirror-like reflection of the teapot.
From my 1+ hour spent on fiddling with various render settings, it would appear that no combination of values -- ranging from the very low to the very high -- in the render settings dialog for GI and FG will have any impact on the dots, as they are in the exact same location and intensity every time.
Any clue on how to make these go away? Or should I not be using DSG at all?
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The Philips 46PFL8008S is a 46-inch TV that sits at the top of its 2013 range. Well, apart from the brand's 'extreme' DesignLine model and any 4K screens it might launch towards the end of the year, that is… Its premium status means it carries active 3D playback, Philips' top level of image processing, and a Smart TV system that extends to a Skype camera built into a little bulge in the TV's bottom edge.
This camera isn't the only striking thing about the 46PFL8008S's design, though. Its frame is also exceptionally slim even by today's 'barely there' standards, and its dark grey stainless steel bezel screams premium build quality. The set's rear is impressively slim, too, making it an excellent wall-hanging option.
If you'd rather go the desktop route, though, you'll also likely appreciate the flash looks of the set's new open frame pedestal stand design.
This being a Philips TV, the 46PFL8008S also stands out from the crowd courtesy of Ambilight, which in this set's configuration throws pools of coloured light from the TV's top edge as well as its left and right sides. Including the top edge in the Ambilight effect makes the system much more effective and immersive in our opinion, especially if you set it to track and match the colour content of the image your watching.
Turning our attention to the rear, we're pleased to note the appearance of a couple of unusually potent-looking speakers and a strong selection of connections. Four HDMIs dominate, while multimedia features are supported by three USBs, a D-Sub PC connection, a LAN port and built-in Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi abilities extend to Miracast, the new open source wireless mirroring standard that's an alternative to Apple AirPlay.
Although Philips has sold both passive and active 3D sets in its TV ranges for a couple of generations now, it continues to take the view that the active 3D system is the premium solution. So it's this one that's found inside the Philips 46PFL8008S, supported by two free pairs of active shutter glasses.
As well as using a different 3D system to the recently tested Philips 55PFL7008, the Philips 46PFL8008 uses higher level picture processing to that provided on its cheaper sibling, switching to Philips' top-line Perfect Pixel HD engine. This is significant, as we've consistently found this much more powerful system able to deliver much cleaner and satisfying pictures than Pixel Precise HD.
Also potentially critical is the use in the 46PFL8008 of a native 200Hz panel, which joins forces with image processing and a scanning backlight system to deliver a claimed (using Philips' own terminology) 1400Hz Perfect Motion Rate. This is twice as high as the PMR of the PFL7008 series, and should deliver a significant performance boost, especially where motion reproduction is concerned.
All this talk of picture processing will likely be putting some of our reader's teeth on edge. After all, video processing has a nasty habit of disturbing the purity of incoming images that some AV enthusiasts crave so much.
However, to us it seems undeniable that some elements of the Perfect Pixel HD processing system can make pictures look palpably better. Admittedly not all elements are helpful; the noise reduction and edge enhancement features in particular cause more problems than they solve. You should also generally only use other elements of the processing on their low 'power' settings, and we'd also recommend using a few features – especially the Perfect Natural Motion HD circuit – only with some sources rather than all the time.
While this makes the Philips 46PFL8008S more labour intensive than many TVs, though, it entirely justifies Philips' decision to give you control over so many picture elements.
It's worth adding here, too, that the huge array of picture adjustments at your disposal has enabled the Philips 46PFL8008S to receive the backing of the Imaging Science Foundation, leading to the appearance of an ISF-approved setting for Ambilight and two ISF picture preset slots where a professional calibrator could store separate day and night image settings.
Thanks, good review!
My family and I are in love with our new Philips HDTV! When
we got it hooked to my DISH Hopper,
we were amazed at how great the image looked! We only had three TVs when I
first got the Hopper, so I was looking for a fourth set. I work at DISH and a guy I work with highly recommended Philips,
and I couldn't be happier with my purchase! Now we get HD and DVR to all four
TVs the Hopper is capable of, and best of all there are no more arguments over
DVR timer conflicts!
I DO NOT RECOMEND PHILIPS TO ANYONE! Bought a TV from Phlips and 20 days later it stoped working. Went to the guarantee and gave me a completly lame explanation as to why the guarantee wont repair the tv. They said that there was improper use of an hdmi cable!!! First of all how can there be improper use of an hdmi cable? (you just plug it in right) Secondly i dont have an hdmi device and never used the hdmi cable! then they tell the price to fix it is 2/3 the price of the TV. These people are liars and theives! They also disrespected my girlfriend on the phone. I am in complete shock as to how a major company like philips could let this happen. I am completely disapointed in Philips and because of this experience I will never buy anything philips again.
I have a completely different experience with Philips. My TV died after 2,5 years and the 2 years warranty limit was passed for half a year. Nevertheless, Philips picked up my TV next business day and after a week they told me it was repairable, but the part needed was not in stock. It would take approximately 4 months until they would get the part, so they made me an offer to give me a new TV. New TV would also be a 9000 series, but new model as the model I owned was not available anymore. Had to pay 10% of the original value, as my TV was more than 2 years old and no guarantee on it anymore, but I think 10% price for a NEW TV was fair. They replaced my 2 year old broken TV with a new one (newest model) within 2 weeks!
Philips is a great company with outstanding service!
The absolute worst TV'S on the market. I purchased a 46 inch in 2009, the picture went out in 2011. I went ahead and spent $180 and had it fixed and on 9/21/13, the exact same problem. I will never buy any other Phillips products!
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In a previous life (before kids) I was a bridal gown designer. Yes, I made wedding gowns. I designed them, draped them, made patterns and sewed them, with the help of two assistant seamstresses who could sew much faster than me.
My love of fashion began at an early age. While other kids were excited to watch Saturday morning cartoons, I turned on CNN at 7 am on Saturday mornings to watch Style with Elsa Klench and became mesmerized watching the runway shows from Paris. I want to do that, I would say to myself. I got my first sewing machine at age 13 and learned to sew from a neighbor (my mother is not domestic). In high school, I made my own homecoming dress and studied French thinking I would one day move to Paris and open up my own couture house (such an ambitious and naive little girl I was). When my sister went off to college, I turned her room into my sewing room and plastered the walls with pages torn out of Elle, Vogue & W magazine. My favorites were Jean-Paul Gaultier, Claude Montana and the ever-amazing Thierry Mugler. I even fancied naming one of my future children Thierry. More recent favorites are Victor & Rolf (I'm still haunted by their Russian doll show) and the late and forever great Alexander McQueen. I first met my husband when I was in fashion school in NYC. He asked who my favorite designer was. I said Alexander McQueen and he knew who I was talking about. You could say it was love at first sight. On one of our early dates, we went shopping in the meatpacking district at Jeffrey. As he perused the women's clothing rack, he commented, "This is very uncharacteristic of Dries Van Noten this season." I knew he was The One.
My life and career has taken me in strange and opposing directions. It has always been a struggle for me to stay on one path, but in 2008, I quit my last legal gig and set up shop in a tiny studio in West Berkeley. I made custom wedding gowns for friends, friends of friends, and word of mouth clients. It was a good run. But after my first child was born, everything changed. What once seemed so important, like a stitch out of place or a flare that didn't hang just right, all seemed frivolous. Everything seems frivolous when you have a screaming baby on your hands. Time was so much more precious and time away from baby was excruciating. And a wedding gown takes a lot of time. Four months after giving birth, I finished my last two dresses and closed up shop. I was sad to see it go, my dream. But I just didn't feel it anymore.
It's amazing how parenthood can change you. A dream I had for two decades, what I thought was my one true passion, was suddenly gone. I had an identity crisis. I didn't want to "just be a mom." Before having kids, I used to hear people talk about other women saying, "Yea, she used to ____ [fill in the blank with type of work/business] but then she had kids (and gave it up)" [cue: roll of eyes]. I used roll my eyes too, thinking I would never quit working when I became a mom. I never wanted to be a woman that didn't pursue my passion or gave up on my dreams because of children. I didn't want to live with regret. But now I understand. Being a mom is an all-consuming mind and body-altering event that changes your entire outlook on life. I used to think I'd want more to life than just being a mom, but your child becomes your life, whether you want it to or not. That might sound depressing to someone without kids. I couldn't fathom this thought when I didn't have kids. But I'm glad that I had the opportunity to exercise my passion, however short-lived. It was a mental tug-of-war to give it up, but I don't regret it at all. It is now time to move on to new dreams with a mother's perspective. It has taken me awhile to come to terms with "just being a mom." It's more than I ever thought it could be.
So I have decided to put my sample wedding gowns up for sale. It is a bit sad for me to let them go, like closing the door on a chapter of my life. They encompass a year+ of work and represent many more years of planning and dreaming. But I don't need a bunch of wedding gowns hanging in my closet for nostalgic purposes. What a waste of precious closet space. I am hoping that my past dream can make a future bride's dream wedding (gown) come true.
Time to make room for new ideas and creations. I've dusted off my sewing machine and am ready to jump back on that horse. Stay tuned here and on my Etsy shop to see my next sewing endeavors & adventures. Coming soon!


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Drillers Hose Texas Landowners with Fast & Dirty Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," – a method of oil and gas extraction – was already controversial because of charges that the process is harmful to the environment. Now it's being used to rip off landowners who refuse to sell the mineral rights to their property.
After Kaushik De and his wife Ranjana Bhandari reportedly refused to deal with Chesapeake Energy Corp., which wanted to use fracking to drill for the natural gas under their home in Arlington, Texas, the company secured permission from the Texas Railroad Commission to do it anyway.
The couple had been offered thousands of dollars plus royalties for the use of their mineral rights, but refused because they oppose fracking in residential areas. In the end they were left with nothing, while Chesapeake will get what it wanted all along.
Oil & Gas Companies 'Drink Your Milkshake'
In There Will Be Blood, the 2007 film based on the 1927 Upton Sinclair novel, ruthless oil landman Daniel Plainview taunts Eli Sunday, an unfortunate victim of his greed, by revealing he's already sucked the oil out from under the property Sunday believed he was still negotiating over: "I drink your milkshake!" Plainview tells his victim.
There are reports of drilling companies drinking landowners' milkshakes in Texas as well as in Ohio. "I have heard of this happening in other states," says A.A. White Professor of Law Jacqueline Lang Weaver at the University of Houston.
In this Texas case, Chesapeake applied for and was granted an exception to a 1919 state law that prohibits drilling too close to properties that are not already leased by the oil and gas drilling company. Intended to protect small landowners' mineral rights, the law has been swallowed by its exception, which prevents holdouts from blocking development of domestic oil and gas fields.
Getting such exceptions is not difficult in Texas: Drilling companies secure them if owners of the land don't protest their intent to apply for the exception. The three largest Texas oil and gas drilling companies have applied for over 3,500 exceptions since 2005, according to Reuters' special report on the issue, and have only been denied a handful of times.
Landowners should get a notice from the Railroad Commission if a drilling company is trying to drill a well too close to the lines of its existing leases, explains Weaver. The notice would allow them a hearing, at which they can request enforcement of a "no-perf" (no fracking) zone on their land.
Fracking Continues, Despite Irreversibility
Other countries including France, and states such as New York, Vermont, and Maryland do not grant fracking licenses; the Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing how the method, which injects chemicals into underground rock to create reservoirs for extracting oil and gas, affects groundwater.
The EPA says it will issue a progress report later in 2012 and a final draft for public comment in 2014. But even if it finds that fracking contaminates drinking water, the exceptions have already been granted, the harm done. "The horse is out of the barn," confirms Weaver.
Such a conclusion might, however, enable landowners to get compensation for damages because of their loss of water, she adds. In the drilling and fracking process, cement casing around the well is supposed to prevent contamination of groundwater. Fines could be levied against the drilling companies "if the fracking was done with improper casing that allowed the water to become polluted," Weaver says.
The Obama administration proposed a rule in May that would require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals they use during fracking – after they've completed the process. The industry reportedly resisted the administration's initial proposal to require disclosure 30 days before starting a well.
But the rule would only apply to federal public and Native American land. Homeowners like Kaushik De and Ranjana Bhandari would be out of luck – again.
If you own land that has mineral rights and you've been approached by a drilling company, contact a land use lawyer on Lawyers.com to find out about your options.


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I was very happy to have caught the reprise of Luke Wroblewski's "Content Page Design Best Practices" at the IA Summit. Thanks to Luke for doing it twice! Here's what I twittered during the talk: Content = making good on the links that sites deliver across the web Before redesign, Chicago Tribune article page: 24% [Keep Reading…]
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Gene Smith of nForm is the tagging guru. Having recently published Tagging: People Powered Metadata for the Social Web, he is a veritable encyclopedia of all things metadata. In his talk at IA Summit, Gene identified five emerging trends in the use of tagging online: More structure Automanual folksonomies Leveraging communities Rethinking pace layers Sparking [Keep Reading…]
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IA Summit 2008 Opening Keynote: "Journey to the Center of Design" by Jared Spool
Jared Spool did the opening keynote presentation early this morning at IA Summit 2008. His talk, titled Journey to the Center of Design, was funny enough to keep us awake and provocative enough to keep us listening. He opened it up by flatly stating: "User-centered design has never worked." He went on to talk about [Keep Reading…]
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I subscribe to one daily newspaper, two weekly magazines, three monthly magazines and 42 RSS feeds. I receive about 100 non-spam emails per day on my personal account and 50-75 on my work account. I have more than 50 books on my bookcase at home waiting to be read. I spend an inordinate amount of [Keep Reading…]
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Well, I'd intended to post the second day roundup on Monday, but I've been sick ever since I got back from Savannah. Now that I'm feeling healthy enough to get back on the computer, here it is. The second day of Interaction 08 was just as exciting as the first. The morning keynote by Bill [Keep Reading…]
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I'm down in sunny Savannah for the weekend at the inaugural IxDA conference, Interaction 08. With about 400 people in attendance, it is the first professional conference that is specifically for interaction designers, by interaction designers. The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) started in 2003 as a grassroots organization to unite the worldwide community of interaction [Keep Reading…]


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Lance Parker and Jamie Adams of Missouri State University have been selected the Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Parker and Adams were honored for their performances during the period of September 24-30. Now in its ninth year of existence, The Valley's Scholar-Athlete program is sponsored by Prairie Farms, Roberts and Hiland Dairies. On a weekly basis, the Conference honors its student-athletes for their athletic performance for a one-week period and academic success in the classroom.
"Our continued corporate partnership with Prairie Farms provides an important vehicle by which to honor our top student-athletes," said Commissioner Elgin, who is in his 20th year with The Valley. "Our student-athletes are the league's best representatives, and we're happy to recognize Lance (Parker) and Jamie (Adams) for their athletic and academic achievements."
A goal keeper for the Missouri State men's soccer team, Parker, a senior from Oklahoma City, Okla., earned Missouri Valley Conference defensive player-of-the-week honors after being named most valuable player of the Busey/Bradley Homecoming Classic on Sept. 28-29.
Parker, who has a 3.67 cumulative grade-point average in business, saved 14 of 15 shots on goal (93.3 save percentage), as the Bears defeated Illinois-Chicago (2-1 on Sept. 28) and IUPUI (1-0 on Sept. 29). He has 65 saves with a 86.7 save percentage in 2007.
An outside hitter for the Missouri State women's volleyball team, Adams, a senior from Liberty, Mo., averaged 4.6 kills per game and hit .284, as the Bears beat Oral Roberts (3-0 on Sept. 25), Southern Illinois (3-1 on Sept. 28) and Evansville (3-0 on Sept. 29).
Adams, who has a 3.58 cumulative grade-point average in entertainment management, capped her week by collecting 19 kills and hitting .500 versus the Purple Aces. Her 19 kills were the most for a Bear in a three-game match since August of 2005.
To qualify for Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a one-week period.


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Oliver Twist
These days, most folks who attend standup gigs featuring British transplant John Oliver, who arrives for a two-night run today, know what to expect from his contributions to The Daily Show and that's lucky for him, since those who come in cold aren't always as receptive. "You have to convince people not only that you're funny, but that theyre interested in hearing about politics," he says. "They're like, 'Really? Well, I have worked hard, and I'm a bit drunk now, so I was hoping you wouldn't be talking about global economics.' And they've got a point. But I have no plan B."
When The Daily Show called, Oliver wasn't the only one afraid hed fail to measure up to the likes of host Jon Stewart. "I remember my manager said, 'Oh, don't worry about it. You'll probably get fired within three weeks,'" he recalls. Instead, Oliver has developed into the show's most consistently hilarious correspondent, as well as the person most likely to induce politicians into embarrassing themselves during interviews. "They think, 'They won't get me,'" he notes. "That kind of arrogance is usually the pride that comes before the fall."
Oliver suffers no such smugness. He's a supporting player in The Love Guru, the forthcoming Mike Myers movie, playing a character with a mega-sophisticated name: Dick Pants. Rather than planning for film stardom, though, he's looking forward to more Daily Show duties, including a week covering the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August. "Democrats seem to have a natural self-destruct impulse," he enthuses. "They needn't destroy themselves just for our benefit. I'm sure they'll do that anyway."
Catch Oliver at 8 and 10 p.m. tonight or at two shows tomorrow at the Comedy Works, 1226 15th Street; tickets are $25. Get details at 303-595-3637 or www.comedyworks.com. For more of our Oliver interview, visit blogs.westword.com/latestword.
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(9 December 2011) Around 30,000 products were sold on bidorbuy over the last week, with notable growth being seen in the Toys, Fashion, Home and Electronics categories. CEO of South Africa's online marketplace, Jaco Jonker, attributes the growth in sales in these categories to an increase in Christmas shopping.
"People come to bidorbuy in the run up to Christmas in order to avoid the shopping mall mayhem and to take advantage of the sheer variety of items to be found on the site. But more than anything else, they come for lower prices, looking for the most budget-friendly way to fill the Christmas stockings", adds Jaco Jonker.
Recently voted the public's favourite e-commerce website and winning the best e-commerce services website in the 2011 South African e-commerce Awards, bidorbuy has proven itself as a dominant force in the online shopping space.
With over 850,000 items on offer from every imaginable line of products, bidorbuy.co.za offers a good insight into the Christmas 2011 behaviour of South African internet shoppers.
The six most popular gifting categories on the site are jewellery and watches, toys, home and living, electronics, fashion items and computers.
Jewellery and watches are always a popular gifting option, and it seems that bidorbuyers are finding great deals for their loved ones this season. Over the past week, almost three thousand watches, rings, earrings, bangles, pendants and other pieces of jewellery were sold on bidorbuy for prices ranging from R1 to over R30,000, indicating the great range available on the site.
The toys category is experiencing an explosion in sales. Parents, grandparents and relatives seem to be racing to place their orders for the little ones in good time. When shopping for children, the grown-ups are most likely to reach for board games, ride-on cars, models, radio control helicopters or cars, and educational toys.
In the home and living category, small kitchen appliances as well as home decorative items seem to be the most popular choices for gifts, while casual dresses, sunglasses, handbags and lingerie top the list as the hottest sellers in the fashion category this season.
The biggest sellers in the computer category this season include, iPads and other tablet devices and accessories, closely followed by laptops. The big winners in the electronics category are MP3 players, eBook readers and other digital gadgets.
For those who have yet to decide about what Christmas gifts to get for their nearest and dearest, take the hint from the over one million shoppers who visit bidorbuy each month: BlackBerry Smartphones, iPhones, iPads and Kindles are the most coveted products over this festive season, according to top searches on bidorbuy.co.za.


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Peter Max (German-American, b. 1937), "Tim Durham", acrylic on photograph, signed upper right "Max", numbered on verso with Peter Max trade mark logo # 183492, framed. 32" x 28" (canvas). 33 1/2" x 29 1/2" (frame). Condition: excell [...more]
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Hi? I'm a first-time GSD owner who has a 8-month-old male GSD, Lobo. I got him from a local breeder who claimed that he is from East-German (DDR) bloodline, when he was 10-week old. He has sable coat color which I really love.
Like other GSDs, he is very intelligent and calm. Unlike other GSDs, he is too friendly. Because of my kids and an one-year-old Chiwanee who was just adopted from a local shelter two weeks ago, I have no complaint about his soft personality. He is not aggressive at all. Even my neighbor's one-year-old Shih Tzu bites him from time to time, he just let it happen and seems not irritated at all. In a dog park, some dogs bite him while playing with him, and he allows it, too. He doesn't seem scared or frightened. Besides, he rarely barks. I know he can bark, but he doesn't, even if provoked by my kids. When he barks, that's when he wants something from me or when he wants to play with other dogs in sight. Even when he barks, he doesn't bark viciously at all. Last night, I saw him viciously barks for the first time, but it was immediately stopped by my family.
However, recently I have observed him tucking his tail between his tails when he encountered few, large dogs in the dog park. He seemed timid or frightened, if I didn't misinterpret him. I'm just wondering if he can grow out of this fear when he grows up. I don't want him aggressive but I want him confident. I don't know how to explain this mixed emotion. I'm very happy to see him friendly, but it is sort of unpleasant to see his tail between his legs. Isn't he a GSD? It contradicts that he has a DDR bloodline.
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He had grown normal up to 5 months, i.e. his weight was one or 2 pounds less, compared to the GSD growth chart. He was 48 or 49 pounds at 5 month, if I recall it correctly. However, I made a **** mistake of overfeeding him because I forgot changing the daily feeding amount between 6 and 8 months. I should have been more careful, though. Anyway, he is now about 26-in tall and 78 pounds. I'm hoping he will slow down the growth. Attached are his pics of now and the old days.
Any tips or advice will be appreciated in advance.
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