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When I was growing up, my long, thick, frizzy curls were always an inconvenience for my mother — it was the prone-to-tangling
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by roscoe36, Mar 18, 2013.
So he's making sub forums to existing forums ?
I take full responsibility for any confusion I have created through poor communication. Please trust that what I am doing is not a huge change, most of you may not notice it, and it can be undone anytime.
Something tells me you're just making space for ads. Which is cool, the site is just too strong to deny. Did you tell us that if you try to make the Poll more than "7" days and hit backspace it will flush everything !
Exactly. He doesn't understand the difference between the concepts of "forum" and "thread". He should try to learn these things before making further complaints.
Scoe greased Coyne so well he's ready for cooking. And I don't know the difference between "concept" of forum and "concept" of thread. I think I understand TB's concept of Beer now.
Current forum is: Detroit Pistons General Discussion Current thread is: Upcoming Changes to Forum Forums are general categories to which similar threads belong.
It has nothing to do with ads whatsoever. I haven't even decided where ads will go. I have no idea what that is about. When we changed to Xenforo, they do polls differently and maybe I didn't communicate that clearly.
the 7 was Hilighted so don't hit backspace to change it. maybe back arrow.
Backspace is a keyboard shortcut for the back button (unless you are typing in a text box). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
How about the Eagles thread? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
Randall Cunningham was my favorite Eagle. And Buddy Ryan.
I think Xenforo is a clean interface and probably far deeper that most of us have explored. Your communication (and the resulting help from others) is excellent and forthcoming. This is just such a deep program that you have to be a moderator to get some aspects of it's depth. My suggestions:First, just get rid of the membership.This will greatly help in where you might want to play the ads.Now, perhaps only a select few, may ask: what is he getting at?
What is he getting at?
Looking for name ideas for the master bball forum. Pistons and the NBA? Pistons and NBA? Your suggestions are welcome.
Drop the "the" Just "Pistons and NBA" It's much cleaner.
How about "The Ultimate NBA team, the Detroit Pistons, and some stuff about the other 29 teams too." Too wordy?
"Threads that Darth Tater reads" and "Threads that Darth Tater doesn't read". Pistons and NBA would be a subset of the second group. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It depends on what your definition of the "the" is.
Got BoT & Not BoT
I wanted to make a reference to The Social Network, but I noticed now that I screwed up the qoute.
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Onions and blue cheese seem like strong flavors, and they are, but here the onions are caramelized and the cheese is Gorgonzola dolce -- a sweet variety -- so the quiche is surprisingly mellow.
- Yield: Makes one 8-by-11-inch quiche
Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2004
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Tart Dough for Quiche
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound onions, cut crosswise into rings
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 ounces gorgonzola dolce
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of an 8-by-11-inch rectangular tart pan with a removable bottom; trim dough flush with top edge of pan. Prick bottom all over with a fork. Transfer to a large rimmed baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line tart shell with parchment paper, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until dough starts to feel firm on edges, about 20 minutes. Remove parchment and weights; continue baking until crust is pale golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Leave oven on.
Heat oil in a large heavy-bottom skillet over low heat until hot but not smoking. Cook onions, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool.
Whisk eggs, milk, cream, and salt in a medium bowl; season with pepper. Crumble in cheese, and stir in caramelized onions. Pour mixture into tart shell; bake until puffed and pale golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.


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Philosophy majors at Hampden-Sydney typically do not make philosophy a professional career. The old adage that the only thing philosophy majors can look forward to involves asking "Would you like fries with that?" is now less true than ever. Instead, our majors go on, and have gone on, to lead successful lives in a variety of fields.
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Hi, I am getting frustrated with my Monte Carlo Rochester jetting problem. It is a 1976 and I have changed it from 2 Bbl to 4Bbl. The metering rods were messed in it and the jets were missing. I had other jets lying around and so I installed them but the car bogs like crazy while in primaries and majorly in the secondaries. I pull out of the driveway and the car hesitates at about half thorottle but if you are really easy on it then it is okay. Dont even think about flooring it. I was wondering what is a good combination for Primary metering rods, Primary metering jets and secondary metering rods. It has a stock cam, shaved heads (0.060") and no egr valve. It starts like a dream but driving it makes me think it is more gutless than a 16 hp engine. I know that the mixture is too lean because if you pump the gas while you drive the engine runs a lot better. The secondaries have been set correctly with the spring pressure and i think that the secondary metering rods are ok but i still want to know what you have that works like a dream. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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text: LONDON, January 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend Driving.co.uk launches a comprehensive online guide to buying a used car in 2013, see driving.co.uk/buying-guide. The guide from Sunday Times Driving includes a definitive selection of the top Best Buy used cars for 2013 by category informed with input from CAP, plus tips on how to navigate the second hand market and advice from industry leaders. The Best Buy reviews and rankings are compiled by the Driving team in conjunction with CAP data on a car's age, mileage and position in the model's life cycle and come complete with the verdicts of Sunday Times Driving's market-leading car reviewers, Jeremy Clarkson and Dom Joly. In Driving.co.uk's Best Buys, Ford leads the field in two categories; coming first among the used Superminis with the Fiesta; and topping the MPV category with the S-Max. Mercedes-Benz likewise scoops two firsts with the S-class winning the Executive category vote and the E-Class picking up the accolade of best used Estate. The BMW 3-series emerges triumphant in the Family Car section, whereas VW's Golf provides the best value in Small Family bracket. Porsche's Boxster roars away with the used Sports Car category and Skoda's Yeti leads the pack in the SUV sector. The Guide's advice section surveys the universe of retailers who sell the 7m used cars bought in UK each year, demystifies the multitude of finance options on offer to the consumer and picks the brain of industry leaders, such as Pendragon CEO Trevor Finn, for insider tips on how to buy the perfect used car. News International's Sunday Times Driving will also publish the Guide as a print supplement within the south east circulation of The Times, The Sun and The Sunday Times this coming weekend.


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Warren E. Rupf
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1992 - 2010
Sheriff Rupf is the President of the Micki Rainey Scholarship Fund. Past Board of Directors memberships include Suicide and Crisis Intervention as well as the Contra Costa County Fair. He is an active supporter of the Boy Scouts of America.
Sheriff Rupf is also a lifelong resident of Contra Costa County, and currently resides in Martinez with his wife, Carole.
Sheriff Rupf is a member of the following organizations:
- Airborne Law Enforcement Association
- American Legion
- Bay Counties Peace Officers Association, President - 1995 and 1996
- California Commission on Boating and Waterways - Chairman, 2000
- California Peace Officers' Association
- California State Sheriffs' Association - Member of Board of Directors, 1996 to present, President, 2002, First Vice President, 2001, Secretary, 2000, Treasurer, 1999
- National Sheriffs' Association, Vice Chair of Marine / Water Safety Committee
- Executive Board Member, Northern California HIDTA
- Contra Costa County Police Chiefs' Association, Chairman, 1999
- Contra Costa Community College District, Administration of Justice Advisory Committee
- Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
- Contra Costa County Police Officers' Association
- Governor's Task Force to Review Juvenile Crime and the Juvenile Justice Response
- Rotary International Honors
- Outdoor Sportsmen's Coalition of California, 1995 Peace Officer of the Year
- Boy Scouts of America, Mount Diablo Silverado Council, Silver Beaver Award, 1998
- Assistance League of Diablo Valley, "Making a Difference" Community Award, May, 2000
Education / Military Experience
- Graduate of FBI National Academy and National Executive Institute
- Associate of Arts Degree from Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California
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|It has been suggested that this article be merged with Sevalal. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2017.
The Banjara (also called Gor, Lambadi, and Gormati) are a community usually described as nomadic people from the northwestern belt of the Indian subcontinent (from Afghanistan to the state of Rajasthan) now spread out all over India.
According to Burman the name Laman[1] was popular long before the name Banjara, and Laman Banjaras originally came from Afghanistan before settling in Rajasthan and other parts of India. The Lamans, according to him, are originally from the independent province called Gor in Afghanistan.[2]
Banjaras were traditionally suppliers of bullock and salt merchants. The word Banjara is said to be derived from Sanskrit word vana chara (wanderers in jungle). The word Lambani or Lamani is derived from Sanskrit word lavana (salt) which was the principal good they transported across the country.[3]
Banjaras speak Gor Boli; also called Lambadi, it belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages. Most Banjaras today are bilingual or multilingual adopting the predominant language of their surroundings.[4]
Banjara art is rich and includes performance arts such as dance and music to folk and plastic arts such as rangoli, textile embroidery, tattooing and painting.[5] The Banjara embroidery and tattooing are especially prized and also form a significant aspect of the Banjara identity. Lambani women specialize in lepo embroidery which involves stitching pieces of mirror, decorative beads and coins onto clothes.[6] The Sandur Lambani Embroidery is a type of textile embroidery unique to the tribe in Sanduru, Bellary district, Karnataka. It has obtained a GI tag.[7]
Banjara people celebrate the festival of Teej during Shravana (the month of August). In this festival young unmarried Banjara girls pray for a good groom.[8] They sow seeds in bamboo bowls and water it three times a day for nine days and if the sprouts grow "thick and high", it is considered as good omen. During Teej the seedling-baskets are kept in the middle and girls sing and dance around them.[8] Banjaras also celebrate the festival of Holi.[9] Banjaras have a sister community of singers known as Dadhis or Gajugonia[10] They are Muslim Banjaras who traditionally traveled from village to village singing songs to the accompaniment of sarangi.[11]
The Banjara people profess to be Hindus. They also worship gods like Balaji, Jagadamba Devi, Mahadev, Khandoba and Hanuman. They also hold Guru Nanak in great respect.[12]
Sevalal or Sevabhaya is the most important saint of the Banjaras. According to Banjara accounts he was born on 15 February 1739 in Sirsi, Karnataka, to Bhima Naik and Dharmini Bai, and died on 4 December 1806. A cattle merchant by profession he is said to have been a man of exemplary truthfulness, a great musician, a courageous warrior, a rationalist who fought against superstition and a devotee of Goddess Jagadamba.[13] The colonial British administrators also quote his stories but they place him in the 19th century and identify his original name as Siva Rathode.[14]
Banjaras can be found all over India but their population is concentrated in the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana[citation needed]. As of 2012 there are 1.1 million Banjaras in Karnataka.[15]
In India, Banjara people were transporters of goods from one place another and the goods they transported included salt, grains, firewood and cattle. During 18th Century, the British colonial authorities brought the community under the purview of Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. By enforcing this act the British Raj curbed the movement of Banjara people.[16] The stigma attached to this continued until 1952 when the Act was abolished by the newly Independent India.
In some states of India, they are listed as OBC while in other states they are categorised as Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.[17] In the state Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, they are Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.[18] In the state of Tamil Nadu they are Backward Classes (BC) and in Karnataka they are categorised as Scheduled Caste since 1977.[19] In the state of Maharashtra they are VJ-NT (Laman).sevalal is God of banjara's
Sevalal (born 15 February 1739) was an Indian spiritual leader revered by the Banjaras.[20] He is referred to as "Sant Sevalal Maharaj" and "Satguru Sevalal Maharaj" by his followers.
Sevalal was born to Dharmani Yaadi (mother) and Bhima Naik in 1739. At that time, his birthplace was known as Ramagundam or Ramji Naik Tanda (after his grandfather Ramji Naik, who settled it with 360 families of his clan). Ramji Naik Tanda was deserted by the end of 18th century, and a new village known as Chennarayanipally was established by its former residents. This settlement now falls in the revenue village of Golaldoddi. It is located in the Gooty mandal of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
www.lohgarh.com== References ==
- ^ Burman, J.J. Roy (2010). Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183243452.
- ^ J.J Roy Burman, Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe The Laman Banjara A Mittal Publication
- ^ B. G. Halbar, p.14
- ^ B. G. Halbar, p.20
- ^ Dhanasing B. Naik, p.132
- ^ Dhanasing B. Naik, plate.26,27
- ^ "Sandur Lambani embroidery gets GI tag". The Hindu. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Banjara tribe refuses to snap ties with its culture". The Hindu. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ "They Come Together to Celebrate Holi". The Hindu. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ Dhanasing B.Naik,p.70
- ^ Dhanasing B. Naik, plate 50
- ^ S. G. Deogaonkar and Shailaja S. Deogaonkar, p.42
- ^ Naik, Lalitha (2009). Banjara Hejjegurutugalu. Bangalore: Karnataka Rajya Patragara Ilakhe. pp. 42–84. ISBN 978-8190843812.
- ^ S. G. Deogaonkar and Shailaja S. Deogaonkar, p.43
- ^ Gowda, Aravind (27 February 2012). "Truly the forgotten people of Karnataka". India Today. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- ^ Dr. Tanaji Rathode. "Socio-Economic Issues of Banjara Community:". Banjara Times. Banjara Times. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ "Inclusion of Banjara language in 8th Schedule sought". The Hindu. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ "CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs FOR THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA" (PDF). bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in. Govt of Maharashtra. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
- ^ Halbar. p 19
- ^ "Ministers assure all help to Banjaras". The Hindu. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- Halbar, B.G. (1986). Lamani Economy and Society in Change. Mittal Publications, Delhi.
- Shashishekhar Gopal Deogaonkar, Shailaja Shashishekhar Deogaonkar (1992). The Banjara. Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.
- Naik, Dhanasing B (2000). The Art and Literature of Banjara Lambanis: A Socio-cultural Study. Abhinav Publications, New Delhi.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banjara people.
- Ethnology of Lambadi people (Banjaras), Chennai Museum
- Banjara culture


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Bibi Netanyahu went before the American Congress in an effort to once again prove his ideas concerning "peace" with Palestinians was fair and revealed a willingness to seek a compromise. Hogwash! Republican congressmen, whose main goal is seeking to persuade American Jews that President Obama hates Israel and favors Palestinians. were besides themselves with joy and applauded at of their own ignorance. Bibi emphasized that Palestinians were the cause of any conflict in reaching peace. "How can one negotiate with a party that has shown itself unwilling to recognize your right to exist?" He expressed his willingness to accept Palestine. "I will accept a Palestinian state." All he wanted in return is for President Abbas, who heads the Palestinian Authority, to say, "I will accept a Jewish state." Sounds fair, doesn't it?
This is a key point of the conflict. The state of Israel was founded by men like Ben-Gurion as a homeland for the Jewish people. It was NOT founded as a "Jewish state." At least 20% of the people in the state of Israel are NOT Jews, they are Muslims and Christians. It would be insulting for them to be citizens in a "Jewish state." Naturally, Netanyahu went on to emphasize that East Jerusalem which is mainly Muslim would not be part of a Palestinian state. Prior Israel leaders accepted that east Jerusalem would be under Palestinian control.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the greatest disaster for the people of Israel. He represents the antithesis as to how a Jew should conduct himself in this world. He is a cynic, he only is concerned about votes, he dislikes Muslims, and he should be removed as leader of Israel.


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Do you think these proposed restrictions are reasonable? Leawood will likely be considering a similar set of regulations in the future. What kinds of restrictions do you think would be too much for a city to enact?
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Anybody here from Performance Boats Forums going to or going to be in the Chino Hills Chiristmas Boat Perade in Chino Hills CA? I had seen this live on channel 7 eyewitness news Here in So. Cal, And I was just wondering how many people knew about this boat parade for the last 18 years.
Looked like some nice performance boat all decked out with chiristmas lights, Looks like a fun time. Anyone have any photos of the Parade?
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The Chino Hills Boat Parade sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Chino Hills is tonight! Wed., Dec. 23rd. Peyton Dr. will be closed between Eucalyptus Ave. and English Rd. at 6:00 p.m. The boats will stage at Community Park then travel north on Peyton Drive, turn right on Boys Republic Drive, and then right into Boys Republic property. Early birds can park at Ayala H. S. Parking is also available at the parking structure at Government Center.


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New Yorkers celebrate marriage law at Gay Pride Parade
By Paula Rogo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two days after the state legalized same-sex marriages, New York's annual Gay Pride Parade seemed more like a brash, colorful wedding procession on Sunday than an annual rally.
Parade organizers estimated as many as 2 million spectators turned out to celebrate the 42nd annual LGBT Pride March on Sunday. Many considered it the most electric in the Parade's history.
Although this year's theme was "Proud and Powerful," the New York gay community feted the legalization of same-sex marriage, which was signed into law late on Friday by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
"I have participated in it for many years, but it is extra special today," Cuomo said at a news conference before the parade set off.
"I am so proud to be the governor of this state and to sign this law into effect," he added.
Cuomo, who wore a colorful gay pride flag tucked in his jacket pocket, marched alongside New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Cheers rang out from the crowd whenever the governor was announced, with many holding "Thank you Governor Cuomo" and "You kept your promise" signs.
"I believe New York has sent a message to this nation loud and clear," the governor said. "It is time for marriage equality all across this country." Continued...


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text: NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company announced that David O'Leary has been elected to the position of executive vice president, Financial Protection, and Robert "Bucky" Wright has been elected to the position of executive vice president, Wealth Management. The appointments were confirmed during a Board of Directors meeting. "David and Bucky both have had stellar careers in the insurance industry with proven track records of success," said Christopher M. "Kip" Condron, chairman and CEO of AXA Equitable, and head of the global Life & Savings and Health businesses for AXA Group. "They bring the right balance of product manufacturing, wealth management and distribution experience to our Financial Protection and Wealth Management business. We value their leadership and innovation in creating and delivering products and services that help our customers build and protect their assets." As previously announced, David O'Leary joined AXA Equitable in July as head of the Financial Protection division. He is responsible for the four major units of Financial Protection: Business Management & Operations; Product Life Cycle Management; Product Design & Manufacturing; and Distribution Management. He was most recently executive vice president and chief operating officer of American General Life Insurance Cos., a unit of American International Group. Before joining American General in 2006, Mr. O'Leary headed up the annuity business at Mass Mutual Financial Group. He reports to Andrew McMahon, president of Financial Protection and Wealth Management. Bucky Wright is head of sales for AXA Advisors, LLC, the company's retail distribution channel. He is responsible for management oversight of AXA Advisors' 45 branch offices and nearly 6,000 financial professionals, and leads the communications, marketing and merchandising functions for the channel. He also oversees field operations as well as the training and education programs for financial professionals. Mr. Wright was named chief sales officer for AXA Advisors in 2009 after serving as divisional president for three years. He joined the company in 2004 as part of the merger with The MONY Group (MONY). Mr. Wright began his career with MONY in 1976 as a financial professional. He held a variety of field management positions throughout his tenure with the company, serving as senior vice president and chief agency officer of Retail Distribution at the time of the merger. He also reports to Mr. McMahon. AXA Equitable also announced that H. Scott Long, Steven Rosenthal and Todd Solash have been elected to the position of senior vice president. Their appointments were also confirmed during the same board meeting. H. Scott Long has joined AXA Equitable as a national sales manager and senior vice president in the Financial Protection division. He leads the wholesale distribution of AXA Equitable life insurance products to AXA Advisors, LLC, and is responsible for wholesale sales and business development in that channel. His responsibilities also include the management, recruiting and coaching of the company's life wholesaler team. Mr. Long was most recently a divisional sales manager for Lincoln Financial Distributors' Managing General Agent (MGA) and Financial Institution channel. Previously, he served as national sales manager of Lincoln's MGA channel, notably helping to successfully manage the company through its merger in 2006 with Jefferson Pilot Financial. Mr. Long reports to David O'Leary. Steven Rosenthal is responsible for strategy, operations and communications for Human Resources. He joined the company in 2000 as a vice president of Finance and Administration in the Corporate Development Group. Prior to joining AXA Equitable, he held management roles at Sun Life Financial and First Charter Life Insurance. Mr. Rosenthal reports to Jennifer Blevins, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, and also serves as her chief of staff. Todd Solash has joined the company as a senior vice president and head of its Retirement Savings Product Life Cycle Management unit. He is responsible for optimizing the value and performance of the company's in-force annuity business. Mr. Solash comes to AXA Equitable from Oliver Wyman, where he had been partner in the North American Insurance Practice since 2005. Prior to that, he worked at Jefferson National, serving in a variety of senior management roles in sales, marketing, pricing and risk management. Mr. Solash reports to James Shepherdson, president of Retirement Savings. "Strong leadership is essential to our remaining an industry leader in providing financial advice and solutions to our customers," added Mr. Condron. "I congratulate Scott, Steven and Todd on their respective appointments to senior vice president."


text: Some people love to talk and some people you love to talk to. Ruchita Misra is both of them. I know her from work and if our conversations are any indication, The (In)Eligible Bachelors will be a funny and interesting book. It is about marriages, arranged at that. Everyone (like yours truly) who has lived thru that experience has a story to tell and is all ears for someone else's story too... I know I am. The book comes out in India on the 1st of September and I hope it is a smash hit!


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Apologies for the limited updates. It's been pretty go, go, go with ELLE's "Dirty Little Secret" series (s-so many ladies to draw). I think I failed to mention that there are exclusive illustrations in each issue of ELLE (at least for a few more months), so you should check those out. Yes, I realize I'm terrible at promoting myself.
I pulled a few late nights to get some new things going as well, including the pictured shirt design. As you can see, it's a design-y version of my "Poison In Her Well" poster. Printing this week. Black on black American Apparel shirts.
Oh. And SDCC happened. It was an exhausting but completely amazing event: I met some great new people (including acquaintances that had previously only existed in the digital realm), visited friends, fangirled, promoted my work, talked business, spent too much money... Even my day of mindless post-con recovery/wandering was wonderfully derailed by an impromptu visit to the WildStorm offices. Thanks to everyone who made my first SDCC a great experience.
And the conventions just keep coming. Next: Baltimore Comic-Con, August 28 + 29. Details soon. I promise.


text: The latest in gross-out apparel marketing techniques? Naming your product—a pair of pajamas, possibly the most innocuous garment that exists—after a vagina. Welcome, folks, to the Vajamas, a pair of straight-legged, relaxed-fit pants that—according to Betabrand, the San Francisco-based online clothing company that makes them—are "quite possibly the softest pants on the planet." That would be thanks to the material, a fuzzy synthetic fleece that Betabrand calls (wait for it) Vagisoft.


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It's Tax Time, Top 10 Songs About Paying Taxes – Chicago
The song, "I'd Rather Be Rich" was written by Robert Lamm (keyboards,vocals) and appears on the Chicago XIV (13) album.
Chicago seemed to embrace the definition of success with the song, "I'd Rather Be Rich". When Robert Lamm wrote this song he adopted the theory that you'll be fine if you have enough money, honestly everything would be fine if that were the case.
The song appears on 'Chicago XIV' came out in 1975.
"I'd rather be rich, the truth of cash is tragic,
The system's a bitch, but money works like magic."
(Unfortunately No video to be found on this song.)


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Commissioned by the city of Cincinnati, the first-ever comparison of the two national green building rating systems has found similarities as well as a few major differences.
The detailed review of the programs--USGBC's LEED for Homes and the ANSI-National Green Building Standard (NGBS)--was completed by AIA Cincinnati for the city's Office of Environmental Quality to help determine if the NGBS should be adopted as part of the city's tax abatement program for green homes.
Since January 2008, new LEED Certified, Silver, and Gold houses built in the city limits receive 15 years of city and county tax relief for dwellings valued up to $515,000; LEED Platinum projects have no maximum-value limit. A 10-year tax abatement period also is offered for residential remodeling projects as small as $2,500 that meet LEED certification standards.
The incentive has spurred green residential building in Cincinnati: Since its launch, more than 28 LEED-certified houses have been built and more are in the midst of the design or construction process, the report states.
After the local NAHB chapter asked the city to consider including NGBS in the tax abatement program last year, AIA Cincinnati was tasked with reviewing both rating systems to determine whether they are equal in performance and rigor of proof.
The committee's research took about four months and included interviews with local raters and verifiers for both programs as well as discussions with USGBC and NAHB officials. Chairperson Andy Corn of RWA Architects says he believes the report is the first in-depth comparison of LEED and the one-year-old NGBS, although past studies looked at LEED and the NAHB's Model Green Home Building Guidelines, which are being phased out this year.
The four-member committee found the two programs are similar in their breakdown of divisions such as water, site, and energy. A side-by-side comparison of credits showed further similarities.
"We felt when we were done that the credits addressed through the NGBS were ample enough and similar enough to say that the two programs have very similar intents," says Corn.
Differences arose when they looked at the two systems' mandatory minimum performance level and mandatory site testing requirements. While LEED mandates a minimum site-tested performance that is equivalent to Energy Star certification--either by a prescriptive or a performance path--the NGBS does not require a site-tested minimum performance.
For example, the LEED Prescriptive Energy Path requires meeting minimum levels for an envelope leakage test, an HVAC ductwork pressure test, window values, and lighting. LEED also mandates erosion controls, a minimum indoor air filter rating, fireplace doors, closed combustion or power vented exhaust, and prohibits locating HVAC equipment in the garage. NGBS makes minimum performance levels for these measures optional.
"It can be said that LEED is too restrictive in this requirement and NGBS is more flexible
since NGBS has fewer mandatory measures," the report says. "While the LEED mandatory measures do limit the flexibility of choice, in the opinion of the committee they ensure a minimum and effective level of performance."
In addition, the committee put a high priority on post-construction testing. While there are many credits in both rating systems that include optional site testing and verification, only LEED mandates that high-priority practices must be site tested after construction, the report says. These include a HERS score, envelope leakage test, and HVAC ductwork pressure test that meet Energy Star levels of performance.


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Former President Jimmy Carter met with exiled Hamas leader, Khaled Mshaal in the Syrian captial despite angry protests from Israel and the United States. the meeting is designed to discvuss ways in which a truce can be arranged between Hamas and Israel as well as issues related to the release of a captured Israeli soldier and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel jails. The two men expressed their hope "their support for dialogue in arriving at politcal solutions to problems." Carter was refused permission to meet Hamas leaders in Gaza and had to dialogue with them in Cairo.
US Assistant Secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, David Welch, denoun ced the Carter discussions and wanted to make clear that Carter did not represent the United States. "We see no intention on the part of Hamas" to pursue the path to peace. Ironically, Israeli Minister Eli Yishai said he would meet with Hamas leaders to discuss the issue of release of prisoners.
Israel and American politicians who denounced Jimmy Carter for talking with Hamas leaders are unable to explain how their approach to dealing with that organization has produced any beneficial results other than more violence and death.


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Story goes, I bought out an old Super Vee racer guy of all of his spare wheel parts. These wheels started life as centerlocks. I took the centers and had a local race/fab shop TIG weld slugs into all but 4 of the centering pin holes. I then finish ground the welds and had another friend at a machine shop open the holes to fit standard 12mm ball seat lugs and match the 4x100 pattern. I also had the back mounting pads each milled 5mm to raise the offsets to a more "friendly FWD" offset. These now bolt on like stock, and the mods are invisible, but I want to be honest. Included are aluminum hubcentric sleeves that can be pressed into the centers to make them 57.1 CB.
I took the centers and media blasted them, then powder coated the faces with Eastwood Gold powdercoat and clearcoated them with Eastwood starlight metallic clear coat. In the shade they just look gold, but when they sunlight hits them they really pop. I then polished the lips back to their former luster and applied Eastwood Metal Protect to seal the finish. I assembled the wheels with new rubber O-rings, new stainless allen bolts and finish washers, and then resealed with high temp RTV. These leak no air and have been sitting on my project car for months with no loss in pressure.
The wheels (from memory) are 13x8 and 13x8.5 with offsets around 12 and 5. The only reason I am selling them is because they won't work with how low the car needs to be with the engine I put in the car. The rolling height even with air would look silly, so I think I want to step up to 15's or 16's. I am still a little attached to these.. but I don't have much choice.
Offers for trades would be 14-16" wheels of similar styling/rarity. I will NOT consider RS's, or OEM take-off wheels that I could find at any swap meet. Other interesting trades would be considered.
For pricing I would like $1500 obo for the set of 4. These wheels are quite rare to begin with, none the less fully restored.
More pics of details can and will be posted. PM me if you want to haggle.


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Manuel Beastley has become something of a folk hero since he stomped an international field of competitors at the Sea Otter Classic. Beastley seemingly came from nowhere to stamp his mark of authority on every off road event While the man is gaining a celebrity following—some are even comparing him to Dos Equis' "Most Interesting Man in the World"—we thought we'd offer a closer look at the unorthodox fat bike that Beastley piloted into the spotlight.
It's no coincidence that Manuel rides the "Beast." While guiding a fly-fishing tour on the Yukon's Kathleen river, Manuel Beastley met a small team of executives bent on building a fat bike for the masses. Beastley, a longtime believer in fat bikes, shared some concepts. "The production Beast is essentially the same bike that I had built for myself three years ago," commented Beastley. "Those guys really nailed it."
"The Beast is virtually indestructible," stated Beastley, adding that vice grips and a hammer are the only tools necessary to keep the Beast alive. Midway through the weekend, however, the clamp for the coaster brake fell off. "The brake still worked fine—it would loop around and catch on the seat stay—but the twisted spokes keep it all working flawlessly."
The Beast sports a confidence-inspiring 69-degree head angle. Beastley reports, "That way I can stay calm when I'm riding right at the ragged edge." Beastley has been clocked at 40+mph on the sand and on the snow, we'd say that the Beast is plenty stable.
Beastley upgraded to a set of Easton Cully-edition Flat Boy pedals. "I've been pals with Dave Cullinan for 25 years," stated Beastley. "I was there in Bromont when Cully won the world championships in 1992. I partied my ass off that weekend."
Beastley doesn't believe a front brake is necessary at all for mountain biking, but USA Cycling regulations require brakes on both wheels in competition. "I had a Paul Components cantilever—with clamp-on brake bosses—for each race," said Beastley. "But I put them away as soon as I crossed the finish line."
Beastley upgraded the stock handlebar for this 770-millimeter wide, flat-track moto bar. "The bar is stiff and offers just the right amount of sweep," stated Beastley.
Several editors of Bike Magazine scored a few laps aboard Beastley's personal ride at the Sea Otter Classic. Frankly, we're still scratching our heads about Beastley's performance. Sure, the geometry is dialed—this bike just begs the rider to push the limits in turns and this thing is like a runaway freight train on the descents—but by the time we rode it, the Beast had developed some…quirks.
Right away we noticed a wildly inconsistent pedal stroke. Closer inspection revealed a bent/twisted bottom bracket spindle. We rode the bike with the front brake installed, but quickly realized (with no small degree of panic) that the cantilever was merely there for show. The short cantilever pads on the rim's painted surface let out a blood-curdling squeal, yet didn't do much to slow the barreling Beast.
By the end of the weekend, the fork blades were visible bent. Beastley was unperturbed and joked that the bike's steering "evolved" throughout the event.
CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS (totally shreddable geometry!):
Weight: 48.6lbs. (as shown)
Head Angle (initial): 69 degrees
Seat Angle: 70 degrees
Wheelbase: 43 inches (with axle forward in drop outs)
Effective Top Tube Length: 22.5 inches
Chainstays: 20 inches
BB height: 12.5 inches
Stand Over: 27 inches
Gearing: 38x18t as raced / 38x16t stock gearing


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I took this from a thread in another subforum, here. It's an issue that I'm interested in, and am looking for something to back it up.
Many people on this forum have said that the police are not required to protect you, but I've never seen any proof (if there is such a thing). In the case that is often cited (can't remember the style, right now), my boss says is being misinterpreted.
I'm hoping to get a bit of discussion going, and I would love to show my boss that he's wrong. Don't know if I can or not.


text: This might be a stupid question, but I'm curious. I have a stock 04 wrx and I find that, at idle, it's noticeably louder than other car. I just got this car a month ago and I've never had a subaru before, so I'm just wondering if this is a characteristic of wrx's. I've seen 08's at idle and its very quiet. I really doesn't bother me at all, in fact I like hearing that rumble, and it drives perfect. I don't see many stock wrx's around to compare, so can someone tell me if this is normal? or am I missing a cat or something?


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Re: What Happens when I die?
Come on... we all know that when you die you will either turn into a Vampire and thirst for warm blood, turn into a Zombie and hunger for wonderful delicious braaaiinnnss.... or be frozen for 1000 years, at which point science will have discovered how to bring you back to life with the body of a robot so that you may live forever and ever. Personally, I would rather be a Zombie.
At first this reminded me of an obscure horrible comic I had the misfortune to read, Lovebunny and Mr. Hell:
I love what you have done though, it helps erase the horrible memories. It has a nice "Tank Girl" edge to it.
mrwednesday wrote:Why not? I quite like snarkygal and I'd love to see what kind of orifice she'd tear into this one.
An exercise in willpower, more than anything. I've been plenty snarky in the past towards the wonder twins, and I'm testing how long I can go before my instincts kick in, and I point out that this design could only be cute and funny if you consider taxidermy cute and are about three years behind on your internet memes.
Damn it.
Re: Fresh cake!
This is LITERALLY the cutest thing I have ever seen! It kind of reminds me of the eye munna ee chu (I'm going to eat you) muffin.
Re: Move Already...
When I read the theme for this week, and saw what it meant, I was like, "Well, I can safely go without any of these shirts."
But I looked, and saw the turtle on the thumbnail and clicked.
Re: honeyyy!!
Oh, bee heave!
Great minds think alike!
Re: Kawaii Sulu
How the other Trek one got rejected and this one didn't is beyond me.
Re: Cat Food
Oh, I get it! Because Chinese people eat cats! Wow, your humor is so edgy and original!!!!!1
bookcaterpillar wrote:Personally, I liked this one from Derby 144, tho it's true this one is cuter
Ooo interesting. I've never seen that one before. I think mine's different enough (the original had Pooh in it as well) but we'll see. Thanks for the heads up. And thanks for calling mine cuter. Cuter = kawaii-er??? ^__^
Re: u can't haz this
I need this shirt.. like.. so badly..
I don't even buy red normally o.o.. I'll make a exception XD
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Re: Harmless
I really thought these two left for good, but upon hearing about the theme I knew I'd be wrong.
It's so funny that they both draw in the same exact way. really funny the PATP's looks similar too.
Re: YumYum
Yes, bacon really is that good!
The peg-leg is a nice touch.
albinoapple wrote:I wholly disagree! At least it's some eye candy for me instead of someone else!
Woah now, the mascu..line..nist.. in me objects to that :P
albinoapple wrote:You're right, it wasn't as often as I had thought. I had thought that because it bothers me when it does happen so it's memorable. Nonetheless these designs do make me uncomfortable for reasons I hope to convey.
It's not about a woman being the center of the design that bothers me, and if you think that's what I meant, there's a communication issue. I feel that the only reason that person is a woman is because he wanted sexiness. He wanted a hot emo sex kitten. She's there for the same reason that we don't see topless men bending over in car ads.
I can probably explain the reason behind everything I do or work on. From characters to colors to layout. You feel what you feel and I won't try to change that but I'll tell you WHY it's a woman. Even without being the one that drew the lines.
First off, unless it's artificial, asexual, or androgynous, it's gotta be male or female. That's it. Heads or Tails. So, if it's human, there's a 50% chance it's a woman . So, only 2 to choose from.
I imagine the ratio of Woot users (male to female) is probably pretty close. I have no statistics on it but it seems pretty balanced to me. So, I don't believe Drakxxx put a girl there for a "Sex Sells" tactic. If he did, then he should have told me because I would have told him to make it one bunny and the rest emo girls with probably less clothes and lollipops. Instead, it's just one girl. She's not in a sexual pose or squishing her breasts together. She's just sitting there.
So why not an emo dude? Well honestly, two reasons. First, do a quick Google images search for "Kawaii". What do you see? It's just cute animals and girls. Girls are more associated with this super cute stuff, so it's more on theme.
Second reason, generally speaking, I imagine a lot of girls will think the bunnies and the girl make a cute shirt, associating the girl with the adorable bunnies instead of seeing her as a sex object. So what about the guys? I own zero bunny shirts. And I have nothing with pink on it, but I want this shirt. It just works. Even with bunnies and pink it's full-on awesome and I think a lot of other guys will think so too. So I believe it has a broader appeal.
So why not an emo dude? Show of hands from the male users out there... "Would you buy a shirt with bunnies and an emo dude on it unless the bunnies were murdering him?"
I'm sorry if the design offends you in any way but the reality is, I believe it has a wider appeal, it's definitely more on theme, and it's quite frankly more enjoyable to draw. The obvious said GIRL, so why would we opt to draw a DUDE. If it fit the theme or made more sense, it would be a guy. That's it. Ultimately, you've got to make what you like, and we like this.
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Because this shirt is so awesome, I must refuse to vote for your other one in case it knocks this one away...
Very nice! :D
I have drawn a lot of females in my designs on here, and this is the first time I've actually be called out on trying to sell sex through the shirt woot contests. I do appreciate your opinion, but please know that it's not my intentions.
As Mr. Debris said, I made a cute girl with a gun to fit in with the derby theme, and to appeal to both males and females who may want the shirt.
Perfect use of 'empty eyes' on the cheezburger. Very well done, guys. :^)
Sweep imminent!
Great stuff sir The turtle is awesome.
Re: Must... Resist...
Thanks so much for the great comments guys!
Re: Feed me now!
Hey, I really like this design. It's balanced & fun looking, and the colors are spot on. Totally wearable.
Good job!
Re: Happy Bunny Samurai v2
The cross-section in the first version -was- a little shocking. This contains the same amount of awesome but in a more acceptable package.
Sweet! :^)
Re: Ensign Ricky Goes Away... (Resub)
I've gotta disagree... the addition of the undertaker makes it ten times funnier.
Excellent job! ^__^
Re: It's Feeding Time!
Freaking adorable. Love it! +1
Re: Error - Cuteness Overflow
Aw, thanks guys! So many nice comments. :^)
I wasn't sure how this would be received, it's quite a silly idea, what a fantastic response.
@jasneko, no it's cute enough already, darnit! I'm cutting you off. ^_^ If I lose the error message box and give you any more cute, your eyeballs could melt.
Re: Rainbow refiller
This is awesome!
Re: Right in the kittens
It's amazing how this joke never gets old On a side note I imagine that this is a fairly accurate depection on Adder in his formative years. Enjoi
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my homage to japanese culture and their toys. now off to tackle my next one. enjoy! =)
MaryESP wrote:One too many colors, I believe.
I count seven....
Also, Kirk's hair looks....patterned or something, instead of solid.
I think thats just a distortion effect caused by the way the image was shrunk down. He has 6 colors, Kirks hair is a halftone of yellow and black, which is causing the pattern.
can anyone explain this to me? i know nothing about star trek other than the recent movie. i do know that "red shirt" is a term for minor characters who always end up dying.
also, i thought that was a tailor measuring the red shirt guy. rofl.
This would make a great babies print
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HUFF, HUFF, HUFF, I quickly drew up this one and gosh am I tired!! From where I live, it's almost 5:00am! Anywho, I couldn't pass up the idea I had of this mongoose character. Hope you guys like it. ^_^
fftkrazee wrote:Ooo interesting. I've never seen that one before. I think mine's different enough (the original had Pooh in it as well) but we'll see. Thanks for the heads up. And thanks for calling mine cuter. Cuter = kawaii-er??? ^__^
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No matter how many new and shiny toys I buy my toddler, all she seems to want is that dirty, scruffy, torn, faithful little bear.
Cheeky cheesecake!
I think I snorted some of my juice...
Once more, I have what I think is a terrific idea, but no skilz. I fiddled and fiddled, and can't make it work. Anyone interested enough, PM me.
Here. And don't make fun of my coloring! Never could stay inside the lines.
This will be my most inappropriate Cinco de Mayo tee yet!
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mrwednesday wrote:I'll address the major concerns in bulk.
1. This isn't plagiarism because tons of people have done it before.
Shoot someone. Rob a store. I think you'll find that the law doesn't really care if someone else did it first and didn't get punished.
2. Nothing is new so every idea is unoriginal so it's not plagiarism
Write a book about a child wizard going to a wizarding school. Make a movie about a teenager thrust into a rebellion to stop an evil mystical empire. See if you get contacted by any lawyers.
Most everything is a twist on major themes. As mentioned, a picture of an atom is just that. There are lots of pictures of what people conceive of atoms to look like. However there are certain combinations of elements that are unique to the creators who popularized them.
Cute killer bunnies begin and end with Monty Python. No one put those particular things together in that particular way (cute bunny curiously surrounded by piles of bones) before they did. The same way you can't start writing books or making shirts about little people with magic rings, you can't recreate someone else's specific ideas lawfully.
3. You just hate ramy because he's popular and are jealous
Find me another popular artist here that I hate. I love tgentry, cmdixon, drakxxx, kasey, rglee just to name a few. I'll give you a hint. They are fabulous designers with integrity and creativity who make original works most of the time and when they make derivative works they make very certain to put their own stamp on it.
ramy gets so much hate because he repeatedly rips off other people without making use of any parody whatsoever. You can like it or not but classic ideas and subject matter are public domain, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail isn't. Their Intellectual Property rights still stand. So to make any derivative work you absolutely have to have adequate parody and there is none here. The rabbit is presented in exactly the same way as the movie with no differences whatsoever. This is just unlicensed merchandise and as with anything else, cashing in on someone else's ideas is plagiarism. It doesn't matter if you think it's better plagiarism than other things you've seen.
The fact is ramy has already done it before. He made a design for the propaganda derby where he shamelessly ripped off Stephen Colbert and his crusade against bears straight down to the "godless killing machines" tag line with absolutely no changes whatsoever.
He has blatantly plagiarized before and will do so again. The bears shirt he pulled himself before it could get rejected because he knew he'd been caught.
He tried to pretend initially the shirt wasn't about bears at all just a generic "thing to be wary of" then changed his tact saying of course he took it from Colbert but it was a tribute and tried to say he googled godless killing machines and found no shirts like it despite the fact that at the time and still now the truthiness wiki and shirts with the tag are the first results.
In the year or so he's been here he's learned to play the victim because new users buy it, but the fact remains he's repeatedly been caught stealing other people's work and some of us are tired of it.
This shirt is not similar to the other shirts. It just shows a bunny with some skeleton. You're assuming that the bunny is cannibalistic. There's other plausible explanations for this shirt. For example, the bunny could be infected.
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IUP FOOTBALL: Barnes catching up to expectations
The first time Terrill Barnes touched the ball for IUP, he caught a screen pass from the quarterback and raced 62 yards before being tackled in the 2011 season opener against East Stroudsburg. A little while later, Barnes caught a 50-yard touchdown pass and the Crimson Hawks went on to win 28-13.
But it wasn't until more than a year later that Barnes, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound wide receiver, really got things going, when he became quarterback Mike Box's go-to guy late last season, when IUP advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Since then, Barnes has all but been unstoppable.
"Terrill's got a lot of talent and he's been playing more consistent," said IUP head coach Curt Cignetti, whose team plays host to California on Saturday in the fifth annual Coal Bowl. "He's a big target and he's got good hands and he's really good after the catch. He's really stepped up his game."
In his 25-game IUP career, Barnes has 75 catches for 1,411 yards and 11 touchdowns. Barnes knows it took him a while to really get going after he transferred to IUP from Lackawanna Community College, but the Gettysburg native said his steady improvement came from gaining some self-confidence.
"I know I can play with that ability," he said. "I just started becoming more confident in myself and my quarterback."
This year, he has 16 catches for 291 yards and one touchdown, although last week against Seton Hill he mustered only three receptions for 23 yards.
Box, who also is Barnes' roommate, believes Barnes is one of the best weapons a quarterback could have.
"He's nothing less than a monster," Box said. "We need to get the ball in his hands. … He's a grown man out there."
Matthew Burglund has been with The Indiana Gazette since 1998. He covers IUP and Indiana High football. He can be reached at email@example.com, or (724) 465-5555, ext. 257.
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In Lorde's new video for "Tennis Court" the director focuses in on the New Zealander's expressive face, providing a striking and confronting contrast.
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The National Poverty Center (NPC) and the Ford Foundation, will sponsor a research conference to be held in Washington, DC, in the Fall of 2007. The program organized by Rebecca Blank and Michael Barr on behalf of the NPC, will bring together in one project a set of papers that cover a diverse set of topics relating to the financial lives of low income families.
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|5th July 2012, 03:51 PM
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Thanks everyone, for your help. Think I'm just going to pull the resistors out (for now).
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Data at dawn then Enzo? Here's mine:
On an EMC 213 emission type tester, with correct settings as per the manual, testing for 'quality', and testing valves from cold.
The meter stays at the left hand stop for a while, then rises reasonably quickly towards it's final reading, slowing towards the end. I timed how long it took from plug-in to the meter needle appearing to be within a needle's breadth of its final position. Not high precision, I know, but a start, at least.
I tested five different valves, results as follows, times in seconds:
JJ ECC83S #1 16 and 13
JJ ECC83S #2 15 and 13
Sovtek 12AX7 25 and 25
The double triodes were new, the 6L6GCs were used but still reading good for quality.
Still undetermined is resistance, cold and hot. We didn't lay a wager on the times, I'm certainly willing to lay one on the resistances changing substantially during warm up.
Connecting any valves heaters in series without current regulation is poor practice, let alone uncontrolled warm up types.
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|5th July 2012, 04:18 PM
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Not a bad plan. Suitably rated resistors will have more or less constant resistance, so peak heater dissipation during warm up will be less than with a voltage regulator. Dissipation should be about a dozen watts running, higher than this during start-up, 20 to 25W rating should be about right.
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|5th July 2012, 06:03 PM
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Oh, no argument about the tubes taking a moment to heat, and that their resistance changes as they do so. If you want to replace a tube heater with a resistor, you need to determine the hot resistance, not the resistance you measure with a meter. (Hot resistance would be current through and voltage across, then Ohm's Law.)
So if you want to wager on the resistance change, well you won;t lose. I'd buy you a pint anyway.
MY only beef in the debate is whether that is a concern for the amp owner. My position is that any brief skewing of the currents and voltage drops really does no damage to the tubes. As someone who works on these amps for a living, I can count on my fingers the number of tubes I have had to replace for failed heaters in the last decade. They are just more robust than that.
SOme people freak out when certain brands of 12AX7 flare bright white for a second at power up. Plain old 6.3,not in some series arrangement. I don't remember which, but after a time or two you get used to seeing it.
The Peavey total series heater string like in this ValveKing is fairly recent, so not having seen a heater related failure there doesn;t tell me much. The Peavey Classic 30 has four little EL84s with heaters in series. They have been making them that way the last 18 years. Very popular amp. EL84s fail or wear out quickly enough in ANY amp, but I find darn few heater failures in them. Peavey also runs 12AX7s in their preamps in series across DC power supplies. Like four of them strung between +24 and -24, or three across +/-18vDC. Never seen one burnt out... so far. Keeps hum down, running them that way.
One design idea behind these series heaters is that a common weakness in tube amps is the heater connections. Talking printed circuit boards now. COnnector pins carrying the heater currents heat up and even burn out. Heaters stop or get intermittant. Bugera even sent out bulletins saying just hardwire the transformer molex connector. By running these heaters in series, they only need a 0.9A current supply. The starting surge will be greater than that, but it lasts only seconds and is not going to heat the connectors.
That 0.9A will need to be at a higher voltage, but the power transformer can be wound with thinner wire, and the connectors won;t burn up like they do on high current supplies.
|5th July 2012, 06:43 PM
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My initial thought was that in this instance that a resistor in series with a heater string would still be inferior to a current source, as there would be an initial (limited by the linear resistor instead of heater) current spike on startup. Eventually, I may try to put in a current source, so tubes could be pulled or added in pairs with little thought to the state of the heaters or screen resistors. However, if the evidence points towards tube heaters being more rugged than suspected in this application, then it may not matter a whole lot other than the convenience of automatically delivering the right currents. If I'm horribly wrong here, hey I'm learning, and working through this...
|5th July 2012, 08:23 PM
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COnsider this. If I am right and it doesn't much matter, then adding current control circuitry certainly won't hurt anything or even get in the way. If it does make a difference, then your idea sounds like it would work. SO doing it doesn't really present a lot of downside.
Tube heaters have a low resistance cold, and it rises as the filament gets hot. Without me thinking it through, it would seem to me that a plain resistor would be better than a tube heater in that regard. The resistor is already at the hot resistance of the tube. It is as if there is already a hot tube in the socket. If you just had four resistors in series, there would be the target current from the first moment, and it would remain steady. NO cold surge. Now if you replaced one resistor with a tube, then you would start to see a cold surge. The more resistors you replace with tubes, the greater the cold surge, because the total resistance cold goes down. SO it seems to me that two tubes and two resistors would be easier on the tubes than it would be with two more tubes in place of the resistors.
That is an opinion, I could be wrong.
|5th July 2012, 09:20 PM
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You are right, resistors start out at a resistance and stay there. heaters would start low resistance and normalize once warm. I'm just wondering how much extra heating time a ballast resistor would add to startup... Probably would take less time to heat up than using a current source but more time than if it was all heaters in series. For the time being, I'm just gonna pull the screen resistors for 2 of the tubes, and when I find a suitable current source to put in, I may go with that. The current source would allow me to simply jumper the heater pins in the sockets to remove half the tubes. If I need full power, no disassembly would be needed to go back.
|5th July 2012, 10:23 PM
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With 2 tubes out, will the bias for the remaining tubes stay within expected range? Also, the 16/8/4 ohm switch will need to be changed to half the actual speaker impedance right?
|5th July 2012, 11:54 PM
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Possibly, but definitely check it!
Sounds right to me
Again, sounds right.
I know that actual heater failure is normally quite rare, but I believe that thermal cycling of the whole valve has a big impact on tube life. This is based on some reading and reasoning, rather than any testing on my part.
One thing that particularly stuck in my mind was an account of much extended tube life being achieved in the WW2 Colossus cryptanalysis computer at Bletchley Park, partly by never turning the thing off.
Obviously heater dissipation is a fairly small fraction of the total in an output valve, but as far as I know, the mechanical tolerances in valves are tightest close in to the cathode, relaxing somewhat further out. Also, possible effects on the coating of the cathode might be worth considering.
Good point about not putting darkskeptic off, Enzo. I hope I haven't done that, if I have, then apologies and yes, I'm probably over-doing it, these amps clearly do work.
I don't suppose there's a big rush on to research this stuff, so we'll probably have to make do with discussing it over a few beers. My round I think.
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All your help was awesome in this, and even the more heated discussions bring other knowledge and viewpoints out. What can and can't be done in audio is not always obvious to a beginner like myself. Ive read Morgan Jones' Valve Amplifiers book, and several other books on audio, but I learn just as much from this forum... The amp works and sounds great now at 50W, and in the future I may experiment further with it.
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My first question is in regards to the Videos section on the home screen. I was under the impression that if I added a source under the Videos blade and set it as default that the library would only add that source. Essentially what I am trying to do is keep my sons videos away from our movies, I figured I'd put them under the Video blade. Reason is so that that my Movie Library isn't filled of all Baby Einstein and other miscelanious joys of fatherhood
However when I added the source through Videos, it added them to the movies library and more than 1/2 of them had no thumbnail to them.
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Second question, which hopefully is shorter... is there any way to make English the default playback audio for every movie rather than it defaulting to German first and having to change it?
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as for the first one, movies and tv shows are actually only in one library, it just looks like 2. i think the only way you can do what you want to do is to use separate profiles.
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You could edit the home.xml to open into file mode for the "video" selection....leave movies and tv sections as library mode. Point the video section to something like "<onclick>XBMC.ActivateWindow(24,kids videos)</onclick>"
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So the credits finally rolled. And, a few minutes before 6pm yesterday, the curtain dropped on the 2012-13 Premier League. After 380 games, 1,027 goals, 51 red cards and more Twitter spats than you could shake a moron with a smartphone at, another Premier League is through. One of those rare, football-free summers has begun.
This has been a strange and fickle season. Yesterday was a pleasingly dramatic Sunday on which to end it.
Besides the melodrama of great players and the greatest manager calling time on their careers, we also had a wondergoal, a freaky 5-5, tekkers, mad skillz, a few tears and a pile of broken dreams. (Yeah. That's right. Tekkers and mad skillz. This column knows what's going on.)
On paper, this year's table didn't look exceptional. Manchester United were champions; Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal qualified for the Champions League (in Arsenal's case, the pre-Champions League qualifiers); Spurs were elbowed, painfully, into fifth place and a Europa League campaign; QPR, Reading and Wigan went down.
Predictable? Yes and no. United's canter home and QPR's ghastly plummet out of the division were inevitable from around Feburary but so much in between stayed alive with drama and uncertainty right to the final weeks. Until the final day, no less. For there were enough teams with enough to play for to make it a tense, explosive, squeaky-bummed and tearjerky old finale.
The greatest area of uncertainty, jubilation and misery yesterday stemmed naturally from the three-way tussle for the Champions League spots.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs thrashing it out had plenty of interesting permutations. Would Chelsea play Arsenal in the league's first bronze medal match? Would Arsene Wenger's extraordinary run of top-four finishes finally be ended? Would any team be undone by a rogue batch of horsemeat lasagne specials, a la Spurs in 2006?
Well, no, no and no. But there were still nerves and jitters until the final whistles on Tyneside, White Hart Lane and Stamford Bridge. Alas, in the end it was Spurs who again finished the season with the long, pointy stick of footballing misfortune prodding into their hind parts.
Yet another Gareth Bale wondergoal earned Spurs a dramatic three points. Earlier, some terrible misinformation from the crowd suggested Newcastle were holding Arsenal to a draw. Alas, they had not and full-time brought only heartache.
No one deserves that and the worst of it is that Spurs could now be susceptable to a bank-breaking bid from Europe. This is a situation with many very obvious negatives and only one positive: we may never have to watch him do that stupid heart-hand-shape thing again.
Ah well. Perhaps Spurs can take some solace all the same. They have had a volatile, sometimes brilliant, ultimately slightly draining season. And they have ended up with less than they deserved. But at least Arsenal are narked off too. They want to be competing for the Champions League, not just in it. Yet the dysfunctional nature of their own season suggests that their dream is just as far away as is Spurs'.
But all that is for next season. Right now, we can all take a rest from football — some of us temporary, others of us (Beckham, Owen, Scholes, Ferguson) for good. In some ways yesterday was the end of an era as well as the end of a season. And like the end of anything that was worth experiencing, the main thing we are left wanting — greedily — is more. Goodbye 2012-13. It's been emotional.
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