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The only time I seen barry post in this thread till now, was to say the ebay gun and the one matthew has is not the same, which you can tell if you compare the two. I don't see where you say he was promoting his business. He didn't say he got the gun for matt until he was specifically asked. In fact I see people often recommending his products and he doesn't get involved, unless someone has a particular question about use of that product. Now if someone would put the dang ebay cheapy or the other one to the test, can get back to the topic at hand.
Don't see a problem with what you have done. REALLY. I dunno why Matthew didn't just tell everyone where he got the gun from the beginning especially if you approved of it as a new product that is going to be sold by PBE. That would be more reason for people to buy it.
What you have done happens all the time on various forums for some choosen people getting to try things out and give an opinion afterwords. Most of the time they are not open about it or get upset when questioned afterwords if not being up front for being pointed out.
I do have another question how do you know the gun on EBAY will not perform as well as the gun that Matthew has in his possesion? Have you tried the gun from EBAY or is that an assumption that you have made without seeing or using it?
I feel like the King with No Clothes On.
P.S. I do not work for any competition and haven't a clue where you got that idea unless you are just paranoid. What is quoted above and in the older post is what you have posted on this forum in regards to the subject and topic at hand which is a COPIED GUN.
Dear Abby,
The only reason I'm responding to you at all, is because I, YES I asked Matthew not to tell anyone where ther gun came from. It was me the villain not Matt.
This gun has been sold out there with great success and only reason I wanted Matt to try it was because I was going to offer it here like I said than changed my mind.
I know nothing about the other gun, don't care about the other gun and not intending to buy the other gun.
I'm sure your next question why? Well, if I can say ms Abby, Matt was in the market for a gun and although I liked the gun, I knew that another of the same gun might spray different and I wanted to make sure the gun was as good as I thought.
Oh! Yes I know we can't sell things on here but I had planned on sending Jon a copy of my bill of cost and since freight was out of my pocket, figured he would OK a one time deal for the good of the people on here.
Last edited by BarryK; 07-30-2005 at 01:20 PM.
I just received the ebay model today. Attached are a couple pics.
thanks, for getting back on the subject!!!!
can you test it out and tell us what you think about it, thanks
Cool, offer to paint that vette for barry to try it out. Just kiddin. Load up some paint and tell us how it sprays.
Lookie here yaw, each of us over time will develop a feel for certain individuals that we correspond with usually daily... Through this forum I have met a very good man and now friend Jim Clark... He and I used this same gun that I have already posted about, last night on one of his projects... I wanted him to get a feel for it and see what he thought as well... He really liked it BTW.. Now again through this forum I have met Barry whom I also consider a friend of mine, Vince seems to be a really stand up nice guy, Bob too, as well as soo many others here... you see my point?? If you don't, let me fumigate some wisdom on you Timer.... I think when you got in on this thread you had like 6 post to your name, and you immediately start attacking someone who holds allot of credibility on this forum....If you think your funny, I don't, and I don't like the way you are hijacking MY THREAD about this gun.... If I were a mod, I would ban you for your smug behaviour... lucky for you I am not... I cant stand rude, cocky, condescending people...
Barry for obvious reasons asked me not to say who got me the gun... Look at what happens when someone finds out he did.... I ask him to chime in here on the guns that were being sold on ebay.... Yes I ask him, because I saw they had a 1.5 tip and I did not know if that would really work or not, and you can look back in my old post and see that I made mention of this issue...
Everything about this thread was for the betterment of the people on the board.. You come along and try to manipulate the situation....bad form sir bad form..
Last edited by BondoKing; 07-30-2005 at 04:38 PM.
LOL well i'm not sure I'm the best person to be giving any sort of review due to my lack of experience. But I do have a door I was working on for my Blazer and I was going to practice on that to see how it comes out. I'm waiting on supplies right now....went with SPI due to price and good reviews from the knowledgable people here on this BB (I just wish spi had a dark metallic gray/slate color ). I'll post pictures of the results....it will be a couple weeks.
Tuul shed emailed me, but never got everything worked out yet. I sent a copy of an invoice they sent me and a money order to them yesterday, but never did get ebay's checkout system to work. I think it may be due to not being able to switch my email address on ebays site, till I get a new debit card (switched banks). Ebay requires a card number to switch you email address for identification or some crap. I am sure I will be fine, they seem alright to deal with as far as I can tell. When I get it I will try it out, but I never used the expensive guns to compare it to. Just my sharpe and the few hvlp guns I have used over the years. I haven't worked in a bodyshop for many years now, so only really tried some earlier hvlp guns like mattson, accuspray, and the binks at my last job. The binks I never had to spray clear with, just lovely camaflauge and industrial type paints. But if I get it I will say what I think of it.
And if the mods won't ban paint tech constructomer, why should they ban timer.
OK, Bottom line.
I sprayed a hood with Mathew with the gun.
He helped me a lot in gun set-up and spraying, he Knows
a lot for a young whipper-snapper!!
The gun sprays really well and seems to use very little air.
For a hobbiest with a small compressor this could be a great match.
The fit and finish isn't as good as my Astro (another copy gun)
but it's good for the price and better than others I've seen.
I think it actually sprays better than my Astro but maybe not quite as
well as some of my older higher priced guns.
We're not comparing to them. that's apples to oranges different.
This gun is definetly one that you could do a great paint job with.
Everyone has their favorite and I do too, but this gun is one that I
would use. And that is the bottom line!!!!
Timer, You really need to chill out dude, your BS was uncalled for IMO. This post went way off track. Has anyone tried the tuul shed version yet?
I knew there was a reason THIS thread went 5 pages.
Didn't really figure a "knock off" gun would warrant this much ink.
Call me stupid, But, I went and got the REAL thing.
Knock off's have a place in life but after using the REAL DEAL,
It's worth EVERY penny paid.
ME Stupid too. I love it too.
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Well i had mine yesterday.. i was just a try and i would say it is one awesome devise. im soo impressed with sound quality and built quality..only appointment is the display. should have had a retina display... otherwise it is one awesome devise...
What is the price of this product and i can insert my sim card for calling and use also like tablet or i pad..
I think the main disadvantage with this ipad mini is, next year disappointment.
Next year the ipad mini at least will have the retina display with the same resolution as ipad 3rd/4th gen with 324ppi(same ppi with the iphone), A6x chip (still good for ios device), or maybe NFC.
With the same price I think today's ipad mini is antediluvian
Anonymous, 18 Nov 2012I find all this Andriod vs Apple arguments mostly nonsense. Especially when you get Apple use... moreDon't take it the wrong way because I totally agree with you, but don't waste your time with intelligent answers. For some reason people don't seem to understand what works for one may not work for another.
android is a heavy os and capable of multitasking. to maintain a pure multitasking, android must have a bigger spec and more powerful chipset. and for me whos having 512 ram on galaxy wonder, it just cant do a proper multitasking and since it single core.
its different than ios. ios is sooo lighweight and superbly optmized OS. they dont need such a big ram or spec because they dont do multitasking but instead task-switching. for me 512 is enough for all ios device.
it's comment from fandroid and also apple fanboy :)
android devices looks good on PAPER, nice specs and all, but REAL LIFE usage are performance LAGS, apps Force Close, OS restart with no reason, Cant sure whether your Data is safe etc etc , to put it simply = Sucks.
How??, 26 Nov 2012To all Fandroids, please tell me how Apple restricts my experence?
Go to this site.
Filter by OS.
Compare Android and iOS, remembering that everything you see on those Androids can be done without having to root.
How??, 26 Nov 2012To all Fandroids, please tell me how Apple restricts my experence?
I can use my Android phone/tablet to plug in my friend's USB Pen Drive and transfer movies/songs from it into my phone/tablet..
Can you "Tablet" do that?
I'm sorry, but I fail to see how it offers 30% more real estate than the nexus 7. It is a larger screen yeah, but it is a lower resolution which I would define real estate. Not to mention the fact it is a 4:3 screen making it less useful for many things unlike the nexus 7.
Anonymous, 18 Nov 2012I find all this Andriod vs Apple arguments mostly nonsense. Especially when you get Apple use... moreYou should be saluted. Really.
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Anonymous, 18 Nov 2012I find all this Andriod vs Apple arguments mostly nonsense. Especially when you get Apple use... moreOh, one more thing, im not even a fandroid, there was practical reasons why i had to switch from Maemo to Android, and i was not at all happy about it, Maemo is the greatest ever on handheld devices and im not gonna change my stand on that. Android is so inferior to Maemo that i cant even begin my line of arguments here, and still Android is just as much superior to iOS.
Off topic, reminds me of the discussions back in 02009/2010 "why N900 is better than iphone" and vice versa, when there was not even anything to discuss. N900 with its 800x480 display was more than enough to put iphones at the time to shame, and that was only scratching on the surface, coz when you went deeper than that even the android units of the time fell short, and they still do. Meaning iPhones has already been far inferior to the competition, making my purchase of N900 over iphone the easiest decision i ever had to make, it really was an F22 going up against ww1 airplanes, and the situation is not much better for iphone now, even if iphone4 enjoyed a significant display advantage for a while.
Anonymous, 18 Nov 2012I find all this Andriod vs Apple arguments mostly nonsense. Especially when you get Apple use... moreI like your style, for an apple user it got dignity. I guess i was the one to point out that aplle fans are more frustrated and seem less happy with their life, but that surely does not apply to you, and i realize that most apple users are like you, not like "ima a doctor!" a few posts down here (from 0Cb2). My brother in law also is iphone man and he is probably more balanced than me ahaha.
Apple products are getting further and far from Android products every day, there is soon no more good arguments hardware wise to defend an investment in an iphone or ipad, even disrespected chinese "brands" are now ahead of apple, so i have to question HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE JUSTIFY CLASSIFYING IPHONE AS A SMARTPHONE? Is Nokia Asha series really smartphones? Absolutly, IF apple is.
I cant see any reason to get an ipad mini, tomorrow we will buy a tablet for my daughter and needless to say it will be android.
I find all this Andriod vs Apple arguments mostly nonsense. Especially when you get Apple users violently defending themselves like someone had insulted them by simply criticising Apple. Likewise when Andriod users make wide sweeping statements like iOS is too restrictive, Andriod users are less frustrated - all are totally subjective comments.
At the end of the day people will by what they perceive to be good value, regardless of wether it is an 'inferior' product. Good value is perceived as different things to different people. If someone has downloaded alot of apps off the apple app store then they are more likely to stay with apple. If someone mainly reads ebooks and has used a kiddle for a few years they will likely go for a kindle fire and if someone has been downloading movies like crazy off bit torrent they are probably aren't going to use an apple device.
I personally like apple products, I own a macbook and like how the iphone syncs with it. I love the build qaulity of their devices and the aluminium finish tops plastic FOR ME everyday. But I fully aknowledge that more powerful computers exsist at a cheaper price point and the andriod os for phones has become incredibly powerful in the last year overtaking iOS on many benchmarks.
But guess what? I like using my apple products because they do what I want and I like how they look. I know that might make some Andriod users furious that I'm using 'inferior' devices that in their opinion are overpriced but I don't care.
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- 1 pound ground beef
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- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sugar
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- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup, water, ketchup, sugar and chili powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until thickened.
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My last job was event programming for a multi-branch system. The work would've been fun, but lord, sometimes the environment just makes it a lost cause. I have since quit that job with extreme prejudice, and now everyone I know who's worked there freely shares their horror stories. Sadly, professionalism often precludes us from being totally frank, and by extension it precludes the people who are the real problem from having a frickin' clue about how pervasively poisonous they are.
My 2 predecessors each made it less than a year there, and I didn't learn this until I started the job. By four months in, I could see why - the managers were collectively a nightmare. Whenever they were gathered, they would snipe about whichever one wasn't present at the moment. They all had awful things to say about the director, when she wasn't there of course, and they would even casually badmouth my predecessors, to me, as if I'd enjoy the gossip. I often learned what was expected of me second- or third-hand, and after the fact ("Hey, doombird, Mary told me that Bob mentioned last week that you weren't filling out the scheduling forms correctly. Did Bob or Mary mention it to you? No?"), which was often too late to be useful. I had thought this meant they just were very casual about things, but it turned out that at least some of them were legit stewing in silent disappointment and judging me for failures they had not informed me of.
I learned from several staff that the director and ass't director had unpredictable tempers, and had made more than one employee cry, right out on the floor, in front of patrons. They gave unclear expectations and then when they were disappointed they blew up and maligned the person's work, or worse, maligned them personally. Apparently, my predecessors had both had this happen to them more than once, and had left within about 7 months of starting. Somehow they couldn't do anything right, yet they went on to be amazing librarians and do amazing things elsewhere. Sure enough, right around 6 months in, I missed a single e-mail from the assistant director with a work request - the guy didn't bring it up again at all for a whole month, though we spoke frequently. (My bad really - but the dir and ass't dir, failed to respond to emails all the time. I had no problem reminding them if I thought they'd missed it - you know, like a normal person would do?) The day before the request would have been due he called me and made a similar request, only as if it were a whole new idea with a 1 day turnaround. When I told him I would see if I could get it done but would appreciate more notice in the future, he blew up at me over the phone and told me he'd always thought my work was sub-par and he was trying to make things easy for me but didn't know how I'd ever managed to become a librarian. Then he hung up on me. This is the jackwad who hired me in the first place. (I didn't cry. I DON'T CRY, I JUST PLOT REVENGE.)
When I left, I was as honest as I dared with why I was leaving. I told the director about the incident, and she said well, the managers were under a lot of stress and I was being very hasty by running away after just one bad experience. (I stayed silent about the long list I'd heard from others.) I told her how the only feedback I ever got was negative and secondhand at best, and she said she was surprised because the managers always told her how wonderful my work was! (All I could say was I was as surprised as she was.)
Just after I left, a former cohort of mine asked me about a different position opening up in the branch where I was located, and if I'd recommend it. I was very, very honest with her, but admitted she might be OK since she would only have the one manager, not a gaggle of bosses like I did. She weighed her options and decided that the job would be a move up for her.
Yesterday, cohort contacted me to say I was lucky to be out. The director herself, who's known for coming out of her admin office and looming over the staff though she's not their direct supervisor, had yelled at her - yelled, big-girl voice and all - in front of a library full of patrons and staff for being 2 minutes late to her shift. To the point where this talented, cheerful, enthusiastic and normally very dependable woman was in tears - then told her she'd better suck it up and do her job and left her in tears at the desk.
I wish I could say I had hopes that management had noticed a pattern by now, and are doing some soul-searching to fix it. But now I'm wondering if they're even at the stage of beginning to notice that their staff are all either barely hanging on with their heads down, or running from them screaming - let alone realizing that THE PROBLEM IS THEM.


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Grad student puts his life on the eBay auction block
By A.S. Berman, USATODAY.com
Returning to Iowa City last year after a summer in New
York, John Freyer came to the depressing realization that the things in the
trunk of his Honda Civic "were the same as what was in the trunk. .. when I
(first) came to Iowa City the year before."
Determined to trim some of the clutter from his trunk and
his life, the University of Iowa fine-arts grad student placed his notebook
computer and several other items for sale on the auction site eBay.
But what began as simple cleaning quickly escalated into
a philosophical fire sale.
Last December, Freyer launched AllMyLifeForSale.com, a
Web site featuring photos and detailed descriptions of his worldly possessions,
each one for sale to the highest bidder.
"I wanted to find out what happens to me when I no longer
have the things that supposedly define me," says Freyer, 28.
So, together with 50 friends and strangers, he stayed up
until 4 a.m. one day last October inventorying every item in his Iowa City home.
T-shirts, records, Girl Scout cookies nothing was too mundane or too
personal to escape being slapped with a numbered inventory tag.
"It was an unusual thing to see," recalls Shari Degraw,
33, a friend who attended the inventory party. At one point, the University
of Iowa faculty member found herself tagging some of his personal photos for
auction. "It was kind of fun, but it didn't feel right tagging his photos to
be sold."
Since that night, Freyer, a part-time photographer, has
been taking pictures of the nearly 1,000 items earmarked for auction and posting
them on eBay. About 20 are up for bid at any one time.
Visitors to AllMyLifeForSale can click a button to check
out what's currently on the block, or to learn, for example, that someone paid
$17.50 for a Star Wars bedspread. "When (the buyer's) son went away to
college, they threw out his Star Wars sheets and he never forgave them,"
Freyer explains.
Most interesting of all, the "Browse" section of the site
features a collage of Freyer's belongings. Clicking an item brings up a paragraph
or two explaining how he came to acquire his kitchen table, for example (he
found it on a street corner), or how he has used ice made in his ice cube tray
(to cool burns from his cast-iron skillet, also up for sale.)
In online auctions, there always seems to be "a genealogy
of objects, a kind of narrative going on," he says. At the thrift store, "you
can only imagine where a thing came from."
Last year, to introduce his family to AllMyLifeForSale.com,
he wrapped up the Christmas gifts he bought for them and put them all up for
bid separately on eBay, including links to the auctions on his site. Freyer's
stepmother bought them all for about $62. "I think she's using eBay now," he
says with a laugh.
Christmas gifts, toilet paper rolls, false teeth from an
accident at the age of 7 Freyer has auctioned off just about everything,
even a drink with the aforementioned Degraw. "My auction went through and I
was sold, but eBay called him on it," she says.
"EBay frowns on (selling) things that aren't objects,"
Freyer points out.
Still, a deal's a deal. Degraw met the $52 high bidder,
a technology professional in San Francisco, for a drink while she was on vacation
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Re: Style for function calls?
I agree with some of the above statements.
1. I never use postfix in any routines. I usually only for testing
and debugging code in notebook format. As said above, its useful for
doing lazy transformation and works well under the analog of pipes.
2. I never use infix beyond the built in uses.
3. I prefer to use prefix for avoiding trails of end-brackets, however
I never prefix to a single value.
ie. f[g[h[i]]]] -> f@g@h[i]
4. I try to avoid the use of explicit parentheses.
ie. f /@ ( .... ), to me, looks better as: Map[f, ...]
5. Lastly, I am free to break any rule and restructure my code if
"order of operation" is not obvious.
However, this rarely happens if you stick to the above or similar


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Internet-based Information and Communication Systems on Remote Construction Projects: A Case Study Analysis
Weippert, Achim, Kajewski, Stephen L., & Tilley, Paul A. (2002) Internet-based Information and Communication Systems on Remote Construction Projects: A Case Study Analysis. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 2(2), pp. 103-116.
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In an attempt to bring the unique talents of various construction industry project participants together in a more productive and integrated manner, the Online Remote Construction Management (ORCM) project commenced in July 1999 proposing to test, field trial and/or evaluate the implementation of various Internet-based Construction Project Management (ICPM) systems and information and communication technologies (ICT) on five case study projects over a two-year period. This paper provides final results, findings and recommendations obtained after two years of research, surveying and benchmarking activities on one of the five ORCM case study projects. 'Critical Success Factors' are identified offering a positive contribution to the successful implementation of ICT tools and ICPM systems on remote construction projects. Similar research activities were undertaken on the other four ORCM case study projects and will be considered in future papers.
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"Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." (Psalms 2:9) I did not learn of the bulldozing of the LDS chapel at Dale's finca until a decade after it had happened. Because I had agreed to teach full time at BYU-Hawaii (I usually teach part-time at BYU-Provo), I had an interview by a general authority. After a few minutes, we both learned that we had something in common--our association with Dale at different points in his lif … [Read more...]
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Blessed be the name of my God, for his Spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or else where is thy glory, for it is darkness unto me? And I can judge between thee and God; for God said unto me: Worship God, for him only shalt thou serve. (Moses 1:15) The basics were revealed. Dale was living a double life, and had persuaded himself that his illicit relationship with another woman was justifiable because she would replace his wife, who, he was convinced (and had told her) … [Read more...]
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1 John 2:16 - For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.I am a living testimony to the fact that God loves even stupid people. I probably deserved to be kidnapped and killed the day I made that trip. But since I'm here writing this, I stand as a witness of God's mercy.In Momostenango, a leader of a BYU group had urged his students to steer clear of me, as I was likely a bad influence. … [Read more...]
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...[B]ut the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. (1 Kings 19:11-13 (KJV)I am struck by how much I DON'T remember about Chulac and the miracles I saw there. As I have spoken with others to help me remember without my own filters, I have thought about Joseph Smith's various accounts of the First Vision. My actual memory f … [Read more...]
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I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. (Oliver Cromwell)Daniel Choc was one of Dale Grover's most ardent supporters, having lived on the plantation for two years, the beneficiary of Dale's good work and training. He had returned to his home in Patzicia when I met him in 1975. He--the same age as the missionaries Dad was training to speak Cakchiquel--became Dad's main assistant. Often, Daniel became an angelic voice whispering translations to the mi … [Read more...]
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The Atonement of Christ is the very root of Christian doctrine. You may know much about the gospel as it branches out from there, but if you only know the branches and those branches do not touch that root, if they have been cut free from that truth, there will be no life nor substance nor redemption in them. [Boyd K. Packer, "The Mediator," Ensign, May 1977] We Blairs were Dale's disciples. In some ways we were more Dale's disciples than Christ's. We saw Dale as a holy man who willingly surr … [Read more...]
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"At some point, God will ask you to sacrifice on his altar not only your stories about your own life but your version of his stories as well. Your softly lit watercolor felt-board version of scripture stories and church history must, like all your stories, be abandoned at his feet, and the messy, vibrant, and inconvenient truths that characterize God's real work with real people will have to take center stage. If they don't, then how will God's work in your hungry messy, and inconvenient life e … [Read more...]


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R22 or R410 A
I need to replace my heatpump and I am trying to decide between R22 and R410.
I have the inside unit in a finished basement. The ceilings are finished. If I change to R410, do I need to change the piping? And if I don't what are the ramifications of keeping what is already there?
Will it last, what would I expect to see in wear?
If I keep R22, how long will it be available?
Simple answer...go with the R-22, by the time it is really phased out there will be another type other than R-410A. Also, the 410a is a smaller molecule and leaks easierand has to be used at higher pressure..
R410a systems are much better, and for the environment as well. As long as your pipe work does not exceed 5/8 the old copper "SHOULD" be fine.
Just remember to have a pro do the job and make sure he fushes the old oil and crap out if the pipe. Don't get dodgy dave refrigeration serives to do the job.:)
R22 is a HCFC and is nasty to the environment. The next phase of refrigerants you'll see coming on the market will be CO2. In 6 yrs time cola-cola amital will only use merchandisers which run on CO2.
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I disagree about being able to use the same piping because the pressures run almost two times as high on the r-410a I install units & I always go with a thicker wall pipe when converting to 410. The low side pressures run approximately 119 psi. on 410 compared to 69 psi on the R-22 systems. Thats a big difference.
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Hey guys, come out to spectate the 4th running of the Rally-America championship. I will be competing in this event for the 3rd time and this time I've prepared a 2014 Ford Fiesta ST. The car is still in the shop and will be done very soon. I haven't tested it yet and there might not even be time to test but we will be there competing. My brother is also building a Fiesta ST so besides fighting for a class win, we will be battling against each other as well.
Here is an article published by Rally-America a few days ago.
Concha Brothers to Debut Two Ford Fiesta ST's at STPR | Rally America
If your not familiar with rally, check out this video.
And here is the schedule for the weekend.
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Li Bingbing, China's most famous actress, was a guest of Wendi Murdoch at the 2012 Oscars. Ms. Li looked stunning in a white Georges Chakra gown that featured elaborate white applique work and illusion cutouts. Bingbing accessorized with diamond earrings and a yellow diamond, white diamond and ruby bracelet by Cindy Chao. She carried a custom-made, $400,000 Lana Marks purse which featured 1600 fully-faceted white diamonds, 40 carats of pink pave diamonds, an 18 carat pink gold front flap and metallic silver American alligator leather from Louisiana, and Li BingBing's name written in diamonds in Lana J. Mark's handwriting.
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It will be a unique blue-white Ruhr festival, which won't take place on the Rhine or Ruhr, however, but in Berlin. The date has been clearly marked in the diaries of the fans of MSV Duisburg and FC Schalke 04 since the beginning of March: May 21, 20:00 hrs, Berlin, Olympic Stadium. It is the date of the final of the German Football Association's DFB Cup. At the "German Wembley", as the DFB call their Berlin arena, the successor to record-winning Cup champions Bayern Munich will be crowned in front of 75,000 spectators. The club colours of both clubs, whose home stadiums are just 35 kilometres apart, are blue and white. The supporters of the "Zebras", the Meidericher SV Duisburg, and the fans of the "Miners", Football Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 1904, will be indistinguishable for a casual glance at the stands in Berlin.
The DFB Cup Trophy, created in 1965 and valued at about 100,000 Euros, has many impressive details. A view from one of the twelve tourmalines. (Photo: GES/Augenklick)
When the first and second legs of the semi-finals were held on March 1 and 2, and Schalke freed themselves from the depths of an ongoing crisis by triumphing 1-0 at FC Bayern, large parts of football Germany groaned loudly at first: What a boring final! That was the initial judgment of some experts and football supporters alike, and could even be heard sometimes within the DFB. But then it transpired that this Ruhr Festival has its own charm. There was a phenomenal demand for tickets for the final. Bavaria will also be represented in the final as the referee is Wolfgang Stark, who comes from Landshut in Lower Bavaria and represented the DFB at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Schalke once again in a crisis prior to the final
The winners will celebrate in the German capital and in addition will be rewarded by a starting place in next year's Europa League. There is no question that Bundesliga club Schalke are the favourites – at least on paper – as Duisburg play in the second division. "If we don't win the Cup competition, the season will prove a cock up", said Schalke's manager Horst Heldt, but the team want to conclude a turbulent season amicably. Schalke reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. They defeated title holders Inter Milan twice (5-2, 2-1) but were then humiliated by Manchester United, losing both games 2-0 and 4-1. The weak Bundesliga results of the 2010 German national runners-up contributed to the sacking in mid-March of coach Felix Magath, after completing less than two years of his four-year contract.
After a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in 2002, FC Schalke 04 celebrated winning the DFB Cup in Berlin, as they had done in the previous year against Union Berlin. (Photo: Firo/Augenklick)
Magath's successor Ralf Rangnick began well and led the team to four wins. But from the beginning of May the coach had to ensure his team did not totally cave in after five defeats in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. The 3-1 loss to Mainz 05 on May 7 was their seventh home defeat this season, acknowledged by frustrated crowds with loud booing. "Some are weak in the head, others in the legs. The team have proven that they can play better, but they don't have the disposition to consistently show it", said Rangnick. "This shouldn't happen, I can't accept that. We won't put up with that", said Heldt. "Our performances have been somewhat insulting. You cannot conclude the season at home with another such appearance", said goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after his last home match for Schalke. His move to FC Bayern Munich is becoming more and more apparent prior to the DFB Cup final.
"Zebras" on a slight upward trend
In contrast MSV Duisburg have overcome a crisis. The Duisburgers were considered candidates for returning to the Bundesliga until the DFB Cup semi-final when they defeated their second division rivals Energie Cottbus 2-1. MSV played well when defeating Bundesliga clubs Kaiserslautern in the quarter-final (2-0) and Cologne in the previous round (2-1). Cologne even lost at home. But after they had achieved their fourth participation in the DFB Cup final, in which they most recently lost 2-1 to FC Bayern in 1998 and according to the opinion of many experts undeservedly, the team suffered a setback, partly due to many key players being injured. However, the team coached by Milan Sasic have come back. Before the 3-1 win over SC Paderborn in their last home match (33rd round, May 8) Duisburg had defeated FSV Frankfurt 4-0 away. This followed eight unsuccessful away matches and MSV regained sixth place.
The MSV Duisburg team prior to the 1998 DFB Cup final against Bayern Munich. (Photo: Firo/Augenklick)
The player situation has improved, but it is certain that Sasic will miss important players against Schalke. With several doubtful it is known that Julian Koch won't be fit in time, neither will Srdjan Baljak. Sasic had problems nominating 13 field players. But striker Stefan Maierhofer is hoping to be fit for Berlin after a long break due to a broken foot metatarsal. The situation could be better. The Duisburgers, German runners-up back in the first ever Bundesliga season when the club was still known as Meidericher SV, have set their eyes on winning their first ever Cup title.
Statistics favour Duisburg
The statistics are quite clear that the "Zebras" are ahead in the blue-white duel. MSV have a positive record of 22 wins, 20 defeats and 12 draws in the Bundesliga encounters with Schalke. Both teams have met only once in the DFB Cup competition, when Duisburg crushed Schalke 6-0 in 1966. The second division club would be happy with a 1-0 on May 21.
A blue-white encounter in 1990: Schalke's Schlipper shoots, Woelk and Tarnat stand to the left. Schalke won the second division match 1-0 in front of 59,000 spectators. (Photo: Firo/Augenklick)
After Schalke's current downswing, a Duisburg victory would be no big surprise. But the Gelsenkirchen club is one of the Cup specialists. The DFB statistics show Schalke as the third-best team in the DFB Cup. Bayern Munich have won the Cup title 15 times from 17 final appearances. Bremen gained six titles in ten finals; and Schalke four (as did Frankfurt, Nuremberg and Cologne) in eleven finals -- the most final participations behind FC Bayern


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Hey guys, the response to the contest has been fantastic so far! Just to clarify, make sure you upload by September 7th. If it's in the queue by that date, it will still be eligible for the contest, even if we take some extra time to review those files. We will adjust the judging and announcement date accordingly if need be, so please make sure your entries are submitted/uploaded to GraphicRiver by September 7th, please!
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to Graphic-Studio… No they don't. Lets say you sell lemonade or ice cream during summer, and you want something printed on your stand along with your name. Do you really need a logo for 500$? No you don't. You need something like it for 30$. So what if someone else have the same symbol. After all the summer is only 3-4 months and then you are closing the business. Some of you may not believe it, but there are millions of business like that. And they DON 'T need a real logo in the way most people understand it. They need just a SYMBOL , representing their product. It just so happens they call it logo. A matter of semantics.
I agree on this one!, and I think this is the main reason for this category, This is called "themed logos", which are almost the same as a logo BUT the use and purpose of creating it is: Events, promos, themed advertising campaigns, etc.
The thing is: we will have logos and "themed logos" (or whatever you may call them) in a same bag, same price, and that´s where some items are going to be underpriced because they´re not the same obviously. It´s going to be unfair to some author to bring some cool, original and creative stuff in this category and be leveled to another "disposable" logo.
It would be really cool to reconsider this category and to have this two separate kind of "logos" and give each one a different price, but I know it can be very tricky for the envato staff to deal with that in every reviewing process. It´s a very subjective issue.Anyway, Best of luck for those authors who bring really creative, well presented and quality designed items. I´m confident those always stand-up and get the big sales! .
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|11th November 2011, 03:53 AM
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CCS on LTP please help
I've read through JB and Merlin Blencowe's books and through many different post regarding using CCS in the LTP. I'm very excited about making this CCS but I think I'm doing something wrong?
First attachment is from here on Diyaudio from some other members using a 10m45s ccs. I made that one first and checked my voltage and current and they were too high around 130-140 volts on cathode and around 14.5ma almost 7ma on each plate to ground. But only about 10 - 15 volts dropped across the 56k plate resistors.
So I thought maybe the CCS I bought were not right. I'm living in China now and the sources are sometime questionable.
So I built attachment 2 using a BD139 and BC549C voltages as follows
BD139 c 132v b 3.37v e 2.82v
BC549c C 2.82v b 1.69 and e 1.09 still very high voltage on cathodes and only around 12volts dropped across the 56k resistors.
I added the jolida schematic and I removed the 15k resistor and that is were I placed the CCS. On the second schematic I tied the 270k resistor to the B= for the 12AT7. I am thinking I should be able to adjust the ma from around 4-8ma but no way and that I should be able to adjust the cathode voltage to around 100v. But this is not possible without the voltage drop across the plate resistors.
I've never worked with a CCS source before and I know it probably something stupid I'm doing or something I don't understand. Please shed some light on this poor soul
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|11th November 2011, 05:42 AM
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I don't know which attachment is which -- could you be more descriptive than first, second, etc.? I think the forum software reordered them. Anyhow, something is not right with your measurements. 7mA does not drop 10-15V across 56K.
Something to remember about CCSes is that they are really current limiters. They won't force current where they can't.
With the 10M45, it is really a depletion mode mosfet. There is a voltage from the gate to the source, and the fet attempts to maintain that voltage. So, if it is -4.5V, then a 100R resistor will cause it to operate as a 45mA CCS. The actual voltage can vary quite a bit from chip to chip (and is not constant for all currents, but it is close enough for this use), so you need to either measure Vgs, or use a trimmer.
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|11th November 2011, 08:51 AM
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A few things to consider:
The input-grid of the LTP is hanged on the anode of the pre-amp and pretty fixed.
Juggling around with a CCS in the LTP-cathode is not going to produce the results you expect.
The input-triode of the LPT needs to be operating with a sensible bias, something like -2V (Cathode 2V above the grid, depending on tube-types, desired sound-quality warm or cold etc)
In the original Jolida circuit if you have around 100V on grid-1 the cathode should also land around here (+2V) and that gives a LTP-current through the original 15K tail-resistor of 102/15K = 6,8mA That's what the circuit was designed for at quiescent and I would dimension the CCS for that. It would leave the bias-setup unchanged.
Read the attached Morgan Jones pages on CCS for dimensioning and take a good look at the BD139 Datasheet attached. You are NOT going to get away with using that as the Vceo is a mere 80V and you are measuring 100V across C-E already. Use a MJE340 and use a high-gain small-signal transistor for setting the current. I used a MPS-A06 with success, see the attached schematics for using a CCS in the tail of a Cathode-Follower used to drive output-tubes into AB2-operation. High gain in this transistor ends up in high impedance if the CCS, see the Morgan Jones attachment on calculating Rout.
The power-transistor is going to dissipate almost 1W and that will mean putting it on a small heat-sink.
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So neither of these CCS sources are suitable?
I uploaded the second CCS source using the BD139 BC549C. I will look through MJ book again I do have it. I tried the other two CCS as I thought they would work. Why is it there is so little voltage drop across the plate resistors?
On the original 15k tail resistor I had 102 on the grid of the at7 and 106 on the cathode of the tubes and more than 100v dropped across a 24k resistor? Sorry if my questions may elementary, I am truly trying to understand this.
Thanks Tricomp I will look at sources the transistors you mentioned. I was just curious why both of these CCS acted in the same way and I couldn't get the voltage drop across the plate resistors.
I was trying to get away with using the positive supply. On another thread SY recommended tying the base to the B+ and using the 270 k resistors. Do you think the 10M45s were also bad? They seem to work up to 450v. I was a little leery when I bought them here in China but if I didn't get them here in China I would have had to order from back in the U.S. Or would they not work for this application? It acted almost the same as the transistors in the CCS. I do see that 100v is not suitable for the BD139
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For any reasonable current, the adjustment pot value is a bit high. Let's say (for example) that you want 2mA per 12AT7 section. That's 4mA tail current. If your red LED drops 1.7V (check that!), we subtract off the 0.7V Vbe drop in the transistor, then calculate the emitter resistor as R = 1V/4mA = 250R. If you want it adjustable, a 500R trimmer would be more appropriate. For higher currents, that resistor value will obviously be smaller.
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|11th November 2011, 12:13 PM
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OK, I looked at your schematic and SY is of course right.
But why not just calculate the right fixed value and put it in?
Then another thought hit me.
You already have a -80V supply for the output-bias.
You could stabilize that with a TL783 (See attachment) for something like -60V which is fine for the output-bias circuitry (resistor-values here needs to be re-calculated for the 20V lower supply as well as the value of R24)
Now use the -60V as input for the CCS, do away with the LED and use a regular silicon-diode for compensating the small signal transistor and a zener-diode like Morgan Jones (and I, being inspired ) did it.
Calculate the right value of the emitter resistor for 6,8mA CCS-current and you'll be set.
I'll attach the power-supply for the above 2C34-PP amp so you get the formula for calculating output-voltage of the TL783
|11th November 2011, 01:11 PM
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Thanks SY , Ok now I'm getting somewhere. I changed to a 500v trimmer and I can adjust the voltage on the cathodes into the 100v range. I now drop 270 volts across the plate resistors so 4.82ma.
That seems a bit high? Should I move to a 1k trimmer? Also I think I will need to lower the plate resistors back to where they first were at the 24K range? I appreciate your patience. I think it's closer now.
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|11th November 2011, 01:41 PM
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Thanks tri-comp,
I will give that a shot as MJ says that it's a better CCS. This is my first go at a CCS and I wanted to give it a try and see how it works and sounds. As of now I don't have a TL783 or the MJE340. I will source them in Guangzhou when I go there for work and give them a try. I've been doing a lot of reading but some of this stuff is still hard for me to take in.
If I can get this set up with my current parts on hand first I will be very happy.
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|11th November 2011, 07:19 PM
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After replacing the 500r trimmer I can adjust with no problem to the 6.8ma which was in the original design with the 15k resistor. Only one last question.
On one side of the tube "input side" I have 357 on the plate 117.5 on the grid and 121.3 on the cathode. But on the other part of the tube it 362 v on the plate 107 volt on the grid and 121.3 on the cathode.
My question is I thought using the CCS would balance the two side out? What's with the 10 volt difference on the grids? Isn't that a problem? The 1meg resistor is 1meg. Should I be looking elsewhere? Thanks for your help.
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Here's one thing to watch for in your tradeoffs between plate resistors and current- the signal swing. You want at least 150V between plate and grid of the 12AT7, and you want to drop at least 150V across the plate resistors. That means larger resistors = lower current or smaller resistors = higher current.
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Feminism | Posted by Cat F on 05/27/2010
Female/Male Brain?
When I took an online 'female/male brain' quiz for class, it told me I have a male brain. I have a strong visuospatial sketchpad – I got nearly 100% on both an angles task and a rotation one. This is an easy thing to explain away culturally: I love cars, speak loudly and frequently in male-dominated conversation, want to be a scientist when I grow up – I may as well be XY. But I got "female" results too – excellent at verbal tasks, ring and pointer fingers are the same length, prefer traditionally masculine faces. It appears that my ability to spin blocks in my head is the only indicator of my so-called masculinity. That it is so strongly weighted that way makes me call b.s. on the whole thing.
It is so hard to explain sex and the brain because our social conditioning is so deep, and begins so soon after birth. We have no way to separate the two. Why are women less likely to report sexual excitement through visual sexual stimuli? We've been raised with the virgin/whore dichotomy – f*ckable but not f*cked. All while men are socialized to believe their masculinity depends on their attraction to hot babes.
I recognize that these are blanket statements. And I know many homes struggle to raise children without gender roles. But as soon as a kid walks out the door, she or he is bombarded with advertising that represents women as virginal sex objects and men as misogynistic beerguzzlers. Movies and television shows routinely treat women as props and background noise or else are relegated to the dreaded "chick flicks" bin. We are told to be desirable but not slutty, smart but not nerdy.
When does a discussion about sex differences in the brain become one of culture? Why are men the doctors and women the nurses? I know that I, for one, was discouraged pretty strongly from taking the hard math courses from the time I was old enough to choose classes – and I'm damn good at math. We are gaining strides in female representation in the sciences, which gives me hope. Some feminists' heroes are bell hooks and Naomi Wolf – and I love their writings. But my real heroes are Maire Curie, Gertrude Belle Elion, and Sally K. Ride – not to mention Hypatia! Let no one say that women cannot do science and math.
I think, too, that we should remember basic biology: that men and women are not dichotomous but on a spectrum of physiology and hormones and sexuality. Maybe we should listen to those filthy liberals and stop treating everything about humanity like it has to be either/or. Black and white thinking, after all, is a symptom of many mental illnesses – and we can't think hard thoughts if we're also crazy.
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KS @ at 11:52 am, May 27th, 2010
This is a great article. Recently in my English class, we read Henry David Hwang's M. Butterfly and discussed the origin of gender roles: is it nature or nurture? We concluded that gender role is, essentially, a fiction–the female and male expectations are mere human creations–and, therefore, can be changed or, better, eradicated.
Zoe Y. @ at 12:56 pm, May 27th, 2010
I took a test like this and it said that my brain is strongly female. I was disappointed. I was hoping for a more balanced, androgynous brain. Considering it's based on how well you can visually rotate blocks and the such, though, I don't think I'll take offense at it.
Tessa @ at 2:52 pm, May 27th, 2010
I don't exactly agree that gender roles even matter anymore. I'm not sure that the whole "treat women as virginal sex objects" and men as "misogynistic beerguzzlers" is even in widespread existence anymore. I think this article just falls into old stereotypes and doesn't even take the time to fully show how complex gender dynamics are. There are different expectations of women now and "sex objects" is a thing of the past. I say this article is complete bullshit in its simpllistic portrayal of what society expects in terms of gender roles.
Ruth @ at 3:10 pm, May 27th, 2010
Ew, that illisation of the "female brain" is so misogynistic.
Taylor S @ at 3:28 pm, May 27th, 2010
I think this article was very interesting. It's terrible how people want to gender EVERYTHING, even if it takes heavily weighting something to prove their point.
Major congrats to you on wanting to be a scientist (but then again I'm very biased).
One little criticism, though. I'm not too keen on your wording at the very end. "Crazy" is probably not a very good word to use. I understand that you're being sarcastic but that word is still very much so ableist.
Just keep an eye out for that kind of thing.
Would love to see more of your writing!
Eastern European Girl @ at 3:40 pm, May 27th, 2010
Are you sure, that treating women as sex objects is a thing of the past? Because, in the advertisements women are often portrayed as the sexy babes, or as sexy presents for a man. When I go to the street I have to watch the billboards with half-naked women. We are the ones who are getting the catcalls, when we pass by a construction. We are not supposed to start a conversation with a man, but we are supposed to look sexy and wait till the man decides to come to us. Some men still think that starting a conversation with "hey, girl you have great boobs" is better than starting with "what is your name?" For me, these all say that woman are often treated as sex objects…
Freddy-May @ at 4:14 pm, May 27th, 2010
This is a great article. Could you link to the test you took?
Katherine Cavanaugh @ at 7:53 pm, May 27th, 2010
Great article!! I wouldn't have been able to attack the subject on such a levelheaded plane as you- I would have been using profanity.
Nyxelestia @ at 12:07 am, May 28th, 2010
I know just what you mean. I've frequently been likened to a guy due to my personality – because I'm loud, confrontational, and very forward in my nature, and because I'm good with computers and certain sciences. Pretty much all the counselors at my fairly-egalitarian school are female so I've never had the issue of one of them discouraging me from certain classes, but I do have some guys who are surprised to see me in advanced math and science courses – especially since I make no secret of the fact I'm good at English and History. Apparently, people can only be good at one set of subjects – especially girls.
Holly @ at 4:34 am, May 28th, 2010
Hey, i think i did this test too and got the same result, what website was it??
SarahC @ at 7:55 pm, May 28th, 2010
I agree with your opinion about most of the purported differences between men and women. In a desire to make an interesting sort-of counterpoint, I will mention that one of the properties of the brain is neuroplasticity, along with 'use it or lose it' neuron pathways. As such, I don't think that women do respond the same way as men to visual sexual stimuli. Why? Because through our culture, these pathways are discouraged from developing in women. Essentially, what I'm saying is that I believe there are actual physiological and functional differences between men's and women's brains, but that these are shaped by experience and not genetics or biochemistry.
Cat F @ at 1:31 am, May 29th, 2010
Hey guys – a couple of things.
The test I took: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml
Tessa – gosh, that's a pretty angry response. Which you're entitled to, naturally, I just think it's an interesting one. There are no membership requirements in the feminist club, but one I've always taken for granted is the idea that women are overly sexualized in media and culture. I admit that I generalized – pretty intentionally – but I don't think there's any call for you to be so pissed off by my calling it how I see it.
Taylor – I'm sorry if I offended; as someone who's got some diagnosed head problems rattling around I tend to tread pretty heavy with the sarcasm. I'll try to be more cautious.
Sarah – I'm actually working on a BS in neuroscience. This is a much-cut version of a longer essay where I dealt with that. It's a concept that I find incredibly fascinating – that experience literally molds our neural development. And as for visual sexual stimuli, both men and women have similar physiological response – both have blood rush to the genitals, both produce lubrication. But in one study, the women reported fewer feelings of arousal – supporting the idea that we are taught to ignore our arousal. In an fMRI study, though, men had much stronger amygdala response when viewing sexual images. Which could either support yours and my theory – that we are molded that way – or it could support a genetic difference in biochemical reaction. I could debate for HOURS whether or not difference in human mating patterns are socialized or genetic. This essay was sort of gentle musings on the issue. (I lean towards socialized difference, because we have so few built-in social instincts…)
That was too long a response for a comments section! So Sarah C, if you'd like to talk about it more, feel free to get in touch with me. My email is email@example.com (anybody is free to email me for some friendly debate
Freddy-May @ at 9:09 pm, May 29th, 2010
Ugh, this test just told me "Maybe that's why women always seem to know where the car keys are!" Jeez, they're patting themselves on the back so unashamedly for their unfounded claims.
Freddy-May @ at 9:13 pm, May 29th, 2010
Also, all of the "eye" pictures have normal eyes for men, and really, really, really made-up eyes for women. Ugh this test is annoying me!
Tessa @ at 10:39 pm, May 29th, 2010
@Cat F
Sorry for how pissed-off my response sounded!! I didn't mean for it to come off as rude or anything, because I think your viewpoint is interesting. I was just a little angry about how simplistic your portrayal of gender dynamics was. I understand the point you are trying to make though. Females are definitely overly sexualized in our culture, but calling females "virginal sex objects" (as our culture apparently sees us, of course, not you personally) didn't fully address the complexity of gender relations. I think society itself is becoming empowered day-by-day into accepting that women are human beings rather than "sex objects". Feminism is playing a huge part in that, also, which I wish you would have mentioned in your analysis.
Cat F @ at 1:37 am, May 30th, 2010
Tessa – No harm no foul, and I'm sorry if I read it as harsher than intended. I DID generalize, in order to make a point – but my intention was to call out the media-driven cultural stereotypes, not on-the-ground gender relations. I was also focusing on youthful stereotypes, since that's where I'm at and that's what I see. While I agree with you that women are steadily gaining ground socially, academically, and financially, I cannot agree that "sex objects" is a thing of the past,or that gender roles don't matter. When was the last time you saw an unattractive women in a movie as anything but a punchline? Or even on a foundation level, which kid does the lawn mowing and which kid vacuums? Who shops for clothes and who shops for tools? There are exceptions to these rules, of course, and plenty of them. But when you see it on TV, a divergence from the norm is surprising – because the cultural baseline is that women be soft and beautiful, and that men be strong and hard. And I think those assumptions very much influence where we go and what we do in life.
blakerivers @ at 5:40 am, August 14th, 2010
Cat F – Great article!!! I really think you're on point. I hope to read many more posts from you.
Tessa – To quote you: "'sex objects' is a thing of the past."
I do appreciate your optimism in believing that society is moving in a better direction when it comes to equality and gender roles. However, your assertions are nothing less than gross underestimates of how pervasive the problem still is. Your argument is equivalent to the argument that racism is over in modern society…both are blatantly untrue.
SarahC – Brilliant! I only wish more scientifically minded people could understand this.
blakerivers @ at 7:07 am, August 14th, 2010
I just took the BBC Sex ID quiz referred to in the article. (Oddly enough, I got an exact 0, not even a 1 or a 2. I guess my results happened to perfectly balance out. Somethings I scored VERY masculine on. Other things I scored VERY feminine on.) I agree with Freddy-May that this test has obvious underlying assumptions about what is masculine versus feminine. This unavoidably causes the results to be biased.
You should try it yourself, but one example is the test where they ask you to write as many related words as possible. I failed worse at this test than any other, except the empathy test. I felt that it may be more of a test of imagination than gendered ability.
Another example is the empathy test. It's obvious that they are baiting you with masculine/feminine answers. Basically, if you don't give a hoot about others' feelings (like me, apparently), that makes you masculine (according to this test) and the opposite makes you feminine. I find this to be less than compelling.


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''That's a play that we carry in a lot of game plans, but we never get it called because it's so hit and miss,'' Smith said. ''We felt good about it down there and it turned out it worked for us.''
Stewart's prediction of a defense-dominated game by both sides came true.
The Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0) made the most out of their limited scoring opportunities while the nation's seventh-best defense held South Florida (3-3, 0-2) without an offensive touchdown for the second straight game. Quarterback B.J. Daniels found no room to roam and the Bulls were outgained 298-202.
Daniels was sacked four times and his three interceptions gave him 10 this season, surpassing his total for all of 2009.
''We're putting the ball in danger way too many times,'' South Florida coach Skip Holtz said. ''We have got to put up more points. Our defense is playing way too well and they deserve better.''
South Florida's previous low for offense this season was 219 yards in a 13-9 loss to Syracuse last week.
Robert Sands set the stage for the Mountaineers just before halftime, stepping in front of Daniels' pass to Evan Landi and returning the interception 27 yards to the South Florida 7.
West Virginia called the hook-and-lateral on the short side of the field. Smith threw a screen pass behind the line of scrimmage to Sanders. He immediately flipped the ball behind him to Devine, who went around right end from 11 yards out for the score and a 17-3 halftime lead.
''I know I don't try to show much emotion on the sideline,'' Stewart said. ''That was a big-time play and it did turn around the momentum in the football game.''
West Virginia ate up clock time in the second half to post its 12th straight home win. Both teams crossed midfield twice in the second half and managed only a field goal apiece.
Last year Daniels went through the Mountaineers for 336 yards of offense in a 30-19 win, but West Virginia had a better plan for him this time.
Daniels ran 14 times for just 4 yards and completed 20 of 30 passes for 119 yards before being replaced late in the game.
''The defense did a very good job at containing us, and we've just got to get back to the drawing board,'' he said. ''We're not going to throw in the towel and make excuses.''
South Florida was successful in slowing down Devine for the second straight year. Devine led the Mountaineers with 13 carries for 29 yards. His longest run was 13 yards.
Instead, the Mountaineers relied on Smith for an arsenal of mostly short, controlled passes. He completed 13 straight passes spanning both halves and finished 24 of 31 for 219 yards and two scores.
West Virginia forged ahead with an unusually imbalanced approach, throwing on 23 of its 33 first-half plays.
Brad Starks had his fourth TD catch in two games, grabbing a 31-yarder with no defender near him in the first quarter for a 10-0 lead.
After that, there was little movement from either offense. The teams punted on seven straight possessions in the second quarter.
Sanders did a lot of catching with little to show for it. He had 10 receptions for just 31 yards. According to WVU statisticians, that's the fewest receiving yards in school history for a player with at least 10 catches in a game.
West Virginia's Keith Tandy caught a tipped pass early in the fourth quarter for his fourth interception in three games. Brantwon Bowser had his first career interception for the Mountaineers.
''This defense is really starting to gel,'' said Stewart, who earned his second win over the Bulls in three tries.
The Mountaineers evened the all-time series at 3-3.