text: GeekapaloozaComic-Con 2011: Spider Man, True Blood, Twilight & More PhotosAfter years as Hollywood's reigning nerd fest, Comic-Con's buzz is dwindling. Plus, this year's picks.07.27.11 2:00 AM ETEvery summer for the past 40 years, nerds and those worshipped by them have flocked to San Diego for Comic-Con. The four-day event, which kicks off Thursday, brings vampire fanatics, anime lovers, hard-core gamers, and sci-fi diehards together to let their freak flags fly high. It's become the time when A-list celebrities and big-name filmmakers meet the fans who've made them successful—this year, Steven Spielberg makes his debut with Tintin, Twihards get their first look at The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, and former Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to her geeky kingdom. But after all of these years, is Comic-Con losing its luster? The New York Times reported that movie studios are reassessing their investment in the festival, with Warner Bros., Disney, and DreamWorks not screening films at this year's conference. Nevertheless, Universal is hosting its world premiere of Cowboys & Aliens at Comic-Con. "That's where it all started, and I want to give back," director Jon Favreau told the Los Angeles Times. Find out what else is in store at Comic-Con 2011. Andrew Cooper / Summit EntertainmentThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1Noting gets a vampire lover's cold heart racing like Twilight. To generate excitement for the final films in the series, Summit Entertainment is hosting a panel to promote Breaking Dawn: Part 1, featuring a Q&A session with some of the cast members and director Bill Condon and the unveiling of exclusive footage from the new film to the cavernous Hall H, traditionally reserved for Comic-Con's big movie panels over the years. It's only fitting that the crew and unconfirmed members of the cast—many are hoping for its leading trio Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner—finish where they started. Comic-Con 2008 was the first time the Twilight cast appeared together in public and the appearance helped create momentum for the series that hasn't slowed yet. But the beginning of the end it upon us—Breaking Dawn: Part 1 hits theaters on Nov. 18 of this year. Thursday; 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Hall H The CWThe RingerBuffy's back! The TV's former Vampire Slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar makes her second ever trip to Comic-Con this year to promote her new CW show, Ringer. Comic-Con attendees of this panel will get a glimpse of this noir thriller about identity-swapping twins caught up in murder, mobsters, and mayhem. And in case you miss the duality memo, there are plenty of mirrors at every corner to drive the notion home. In addition to Gellar, Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell (of Lost fame as eternally youthful Richard) and Kristoffer Polaha will be joined by executive producers. After the sneak peak, fans have the opportunity for a Q&A and we suspect many will still have lots of Buffy- and Lost-related questions to pose. Thursday; 1:45-2:45 p.m.; Ballroom 20 Locke & KeyFox may have decided to pass on the pilot of Locke & Key, based on a comic book series by Stephen King's son Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, but many are anxious to know why. Writer and executive producer Josh Friedman will be on hand for a screening of the entire pilot—that those who have seen have loved—and then, he'll discuss the aborted series, the mystery-filled comic, and what's coming up in Clockworks, its latest installment released Wednesday. Given industry buzz about the strength of the pilot, fans are already lining up to see the show no one else may ever see. Friday; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Ballroom 8 and Friday; 9:15 p.m.; Room 6DE Krista Kennell / Sipa via AP Images; Jennifer Graylock / AP PhotoGame of ThronesAfter the success of the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones, this panel is destined one of the hottest tickets in town. Attendees will likely camp out all day in Ballroom 20 for the chance to see series leads Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Jason Momoa, and Lena Headey in action, as well as executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff. And if that wasn't enough, the panel will be moderated by the novels' author, George R.R. Martin, who has just released the fifth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance With Dragons. San Diegans should beware—Comic-Con goers may start to act like direwolves and wildlings to get into this event. Thursday; 3-4 p.m.; Ballroom 20 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornSteven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin is already creating a lot of chatter—and it doesn't even make its big screen debut until December 2011. Besides the director and stars (Billy Elliott's Jamie Bell and James Bond himself, Daniel Craig), much of the buzz surrounds the movie's use of motion capture technology to animate the characters—it's a technique that has been successful, as in the case of 2009's Avatar, but in many instances, it leaves a film's characters looking eerily blank and devoid of life, a side effect known as the uncanny valley. But that will all be revealed on the morning of July 22, when Spielberg will be making his first ever Comic-Con appearance to promote Tintin. Though he previously appeared at the conference via video, to promote the fourth Indiana Jones film, this will be his in-the-flesh debut and Comic-Con is rewarding him: Spielberg will be presented with one of the conference's Inkpot Awards, which honor guests and also members of Comic-Con's committee and Board of Directors. Friday; 11:00 a.m.; Hall H The Walking DeadAMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead is set to return this fall for a second season and Comic-Con attendees will get a glimpse at what's in store for the ragtag group of zombie apocalypse survivors with a sneak peek of the sophomore season. Considering The Walking Dead's first season's finale left many frustrated—and brought in a record-breaking audience—this is certainly another hot ticket at Comic-Con. Cast members Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, and Jeffrey DeMunn will be on hand, as well as creator Frank Darabont, executive producers Gale Anne Hurd and Robert Kirkman (who created The Walking Dead comic book series) and makeup artist/producer Greg Nicotero. They're sure to get an earful from fans. Friday; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Ballroom 20 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man 3-D reboot starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker won't hit theaters until this time next year, but fans of the superhero franchise will get a taste of what's to come at Comic-Con. The cast and crew are scheduled to discuss the film for the first time in public since it underwent an overhaul not unlike that of its Broadway counterpart. Longtime star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi are out for this installment, but director Marc Webb says the audience appetite is still there. Sony has already launched a contest amongst fans, and the winner will be flown out to San Diego to meet with the cast, including Garfield and Emma Stone, who went back to her blond roots to play Gwen Stacy. Clearly, they are catering to Spider-Man's built-in fanatical audience. "I'm really excited to connect with the fans," Webb told Screen Rant. "I think it's a great way to announce the new qualities that we're putting out there and just connect with the audience in a way that we haven't before." Friday; 4:00 p.m.; Hall H True BloodAlways one of the convention's most popular offerings, True Blood returns to Comic-Con again in the middle of its fourth season, bringing what appears to be just about everyone in the cast down to San Diego: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanen, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Nelsan Ellis, Deborah Ann Woll, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Joe Manganiello, and Kevin Alejandro, as well as series creator Alan Ball. Meanwhile, Alexander Skarsgard, who plays brooding vampire sheriff Eric Northman and who was absent from the con last year, will be attending this year; HBO confirmed via Twitter. Teaser trailers, spoilers, and bawdiness are the norm at this insanely popular annual panel. Friday; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Ballroom 20 Michael Lavine / FOXTerra NovaFox's highly anticipated—and coincidentally massively delayed—time-travel drama will be teased to audiences at Comic-Con a few months ahead of its premiere this fall. Terra Nova producers Rene Echevarria and Brannon Braga and series star Stephen Lang (of Avatar) will be on hand to unveil footage of the super-expensive drama about an ordinary family venturing to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race from executive producers Peter Chernin and Steven Spielberg. While Spielberg will be making his Comic-Con debut this year to promote Tintin, it would be a major surprise if he were to drop by for this sneak peek and panel. Lang's first time at Comic-Con was for Avatar and he has some advice for Spielberg and other first-timers. "Be honest, direct and loud. It's helpful to be funny, if you can," Lang told The Hollywood Reporter. "These folks are so passionate; they're like sports fans can be about their team." Saturday; 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; Ballroom 20 Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images; Krista Kennell, Sipa Press / AP Photo TwixtFrancis Ford Coppola (right) will return to Comic-Con for the first time since 1991 to promote his new film Twixt. The "gothic indie" movie, as Entertainment Weekly described it, stars Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning and centers on a murder mystery—Kilmer's character, a horror novelist, is prompted by ghostly visions to investigate Fanning's character's murder. Coppola told EW that Twixt's story was inspired by the eerie writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe and those creepy undertones are already shining through. The Comic-Con event will feature the director and musician Dan Deacon (left) and will "involve the audience in a dress rehearsal of the completely unique and innovate way they plan on performing it," according to the schedule. It will also include a Q&A, in which attendees may want to ask, "What exactly is this dress rehearsal for a movie viewing?" Saturday; 11:45 a.m.; Hall H Getty ImagesSnow White and the HuntsmanWhen it comes to fanboys and fangirls, Kristen Stewart is gold. Adding to the recent flux on big screen fairytale adaptations, Universal Pictures will present Snow White and the Huntsmen, starring Stewart, Oscar winner Charlize Theron (who is also in Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated Alien prequel Prometheus), Chris Hemsworth, and among the seven dwarfs are Eddie Izzard and Deadwood's Ian McShane. In this version, the Huntsman (Hemsworth) is ordered to take Snow White (Stewart) into the woods to be killed, but winds up helping her defeat the Evil Queen (Theron). Though the studio hasn't been specific, the "stars and filmmakers" of this twist on the epic fairytale are scheduled to appear at Comic-Con to discuss their roles. We'd imagine the Twilight starlet will make her rounds. Saturday; 3:30 p.m.; Hall H Timothy White / Universal Studios Cowboys and AliensThough this sci-fi western is set to be released nationwide in two weeks, 2,000 lucky fans will be among the first to see Cowboys and Aliens at its world premiere Comic-Con. The film, set in Arizona in 1873, stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, and Sam Rockwell during an alien invasion. Director Jon Favreau is excited to share the film with his loyal fans. "I feel like they've come out for me, they've supported me," he told the Los Angeles Times … "That's where it all started, and I want to give back. They should have the opportunity to see it first." Saturday; 8:00 p.m.; San Diego Civic Theatre Dr. WhoDoctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan make their first Comic-Con appearance with this panel at Hall H. But with movie studios backing away from Comic-Con in droves, it falls to TV panels to fill the 6500-seat room on the final day of the convention this year. Smith and Gillan will be on hand along with Who producers and writers to tease audiences with details from the back half of the current sixth season. Expect lots of cheering, a teaser trailer, and likely some fans dressed up as Cybermen or Daleks. Sunday; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Hall H


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Best of luck in your move and range hunt.
This is a discussion on Moveing to Idaho within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; We will be leaving TX. soon and are looking for some place to shoot. Not sure where we will land but it will be some ...
We will be leaving TX. soon and are looking for some place to shoot. Not sure where we will land but it will be some where between Weiser and Boise.
Best of luck in your move and range hunt.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Thomas Jefferson
Beautiful scenery....my nephew lived there for awhile, military.
You lose a bet? Good luck on the move
Welcome to the NW! I spend a lot of time at my neighbor state as I have quite a bit of family there. It's about the best state in the US for firearms. Were my family lives every single neighbor has a range on their property. It's great as we unload every single time I go out there.
Ccccccc what? Ccccccccccc Hawks!
I spent 2 weeks on vacation up around coeur delaine Idaho,beautiful Country,but some of the highways winding around the rivers will make you suck wind,
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Those river roads are good , I spent ten years hauling logs in Oregon . Now if you want something to make you suck wind get on some of those dirt logging roads in the mountains .
Bikerider--I spent some time driving a 12 yard dump truck hauling pit-run rock and rocking the logging roads up in nw Oregon, know what you mean.......
Scott, US Army 1974-2004
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Wow, that is a really big crowd. You would think the people in line were waiting for something really important. I mean it is the middle of the day during the workweek and vacations so this must be something really big. Would you believe it was just an appearance from Adriana Lima?
People were waiting for hours and hours and hours. You would think they would all be like these guys. You would be wrong though.
In fact this woman was the first in line.
And about 90% of all the people in line were women. Did I miss something here? Sure Adriana is pretty, but did I miss the part where women all over New York think she is the second coming or something?
Good news everyone. Corey Feldman finally gets to see his wife naked.
Garret Dillahunt on the set of Terminator.
Elvis Costello – Philadelphia
Congratulations to Diane von Furstenberg on her induction into the Fashion Walk Of Fame.
I saw X-Files David, I don't think God or Xenu is going to help with this one.
"Need more diapers."
Julianne Hough – New York
Jane Carrey – Los Angeles
Look at the passion, and they have been married, what? A month?
The people in Mexico have the right idea. By using Momia they can go ahead and just use the same backdrop for The Mummy and Mamma Mia.
What every one wears to the golf course. How desperate for attention do you have to be?
Ummm. Were you really planning on them lasting forever?
You have to admit that Katherine Heigl looks really good here. If you don't think so, then at least I gave you TR Knight to talk about.
Well, Ricky Gervais is doing something that I hope to never do which is exercise. I do love his shirt though.
Some of that Jamaica reefer kicks in for the Prince.
So, do you think Owen Wilson bought the magazine for its cover?
Yeah, yeah, Mary Kate looking Wackness. But the thing I'm interested in is the water bottle. For those of us who are everyday people, I want you to imagine placing said water bottle in the cup holder of your car. At what point in the first 30 seconds would it tip over and fall out spilling water all over?
Uh oh. Verne has a new weapon. The girlfriend needs to watch out. Man I wish his tongue was out. It would have just made this photo perfect.


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Reviewed here are the smoking cessation counseling CPT® codes 99406, 99407, G0436 and G0437. I am a hospitalist with over ten years of clinical experience. I see hundreds of active smokers admitted to the hospital every year. While being hospitalized can be traumatic, being a hospitalist provides me an opportunity to counsel my patients on their smoking and their smoking related illness. Those efforts can now be submitted for payment. Since late 2009, Medicare had paid for quit smoking counseling only if the patient had symptoms of tobacco related disease. Physicians have collected payment using CPT® codes 99406, smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling visit, intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes and CPT® 99407, smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling visit, intensive, greater than 10 minutes. Please review the AMA's CPT 2015 Standard Edition (pictured below) as the definitive authority in CPT® coding.Since this new policy does not require an ICD diagnosis related illness, what code should be used for tobacco users without a tobacco related disease? CMS gives guidance on that as well, instructing providers to use ICD-9 codes V15.82 (history of tobacco use) or 305.1 (non-dependent tobacco use disorder) in these circumstances.
That policy changed the following year. Beginning on August 25th, 2010, CMS began paying for smoking cessation counseling even in patients without smoking related illness and introduced several new codes to account for that difference. See below for details. Which patients qualify for payment of these face-to-face counseling services? Under current law, the CMS manual says they will pay for smoking cessation counseling for Medicare outpatient and hospitalized beneficiaries under the following circumstances for those
That policy changed the following year. Beginning on August 25th, 2010, CMS began paying for smoking cessation counseling even in patients without smoking related illness and introduced several new codes to account for that difference. See below for details. Which patients qualify for payment of these face-to-face counseling services? Under current law, the CMS manual says they will pay for smoking cessation counseling for Medicare outpatient and hospitalized beneficiaries under the following circumstances for those
- Who use tobacco, regardless of whether they have signs or symptoms of tobacco-related disease;
- Who are competent and alert at the time that counseling is provided; and,
- Whose counseling is furnished by a qualified physician or other Medicare-recognized practitioner.
Which codes should I use for my smoking cessation counseling for symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals?
- If the patient has symptoms related to their tobacco use, practitioners should continue to submit payment using the CPT® codes 99406 (intermediate) and 99407 (intensive) for their counseling efforts.
- For asymptomatic tobacco using individuals, two new codes G codes have been introduced. Starting in January 1st, 2011, the Accountable Care Act (ACA) provided for a waiver of Medicare coinsurance and Part B deductible requirements for these two G codes only.
- G0436 for greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes of counseling (intermediate)
- G0437 for greater than 10 minutes of smoking cessation counseling (intensive)
A cessation counseling attempt occurs when a qualified physician or other Medicare-recognized practitioner determines that a beneficiary meets the eligibility requirements and initiates treatment with a cessation counseling attempt.I could not find any information that defined a start and end time to a cessation counseling attempt. My understanding is that any physician or other qualified practitioner can submit these codes. As a hospitalist, I submit these codes all the time. What better time to quit smoking than to be hospitalized in a campus wide no smoking environment filled with doctors and nurses? As an additional benefit, Medicare's prescription drug benefit plans should cover tobacco cessation pharmaceuticals.
What documentation is required to receive payment for smoking cessation codes? According to this February, 2012 CMS file:
Medical record documentation must show, for each Medicare beneficiary for whom a smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling or counseling to prevent tobacco use claim is made, standard information along with sufficient beneficiary history to adequately demonstrate that Medicare coverage conditions were met.Medicare will pay these smoking cessation counseling codes up to eight times a year and they can be billed by any doctor or other qualified non-physician practitioner. They are add on codes to other E&M services. When smoking cessation counseling is billed in addition to other E/M charges on the same date, they should be reported using modifier 25 to indicate separately identifiable services. I hope this helps you get paid for the services you are providing to your smoking beneficiaries. Will non Medicare insurances pay for these codes? They may. Many private insurance carriers follow Medicare's payment guidelines, but you need to check with each company to verify their policy.
How many relative value units (RVUs) is tobacco-use cessation counseling worth (2016 values) and what is the reimbursement for these different levels of service? The RVU dollar conversation ratio for 2016 is 35.8043.
CPT® 99406 and G0436:
- work RVU 0.24
- total RVU (facility) 0.35; about $11 in my geographic region.
- total RVU (non-facility) 0.40; about $13 in my geographic region.
- work RVU 0.50
- total RVU (facility) 0.73 (0.74 for G0437); about $24 in my geographic region.
- total RVU (non-facility) 0.78 (0.80 for G0437); about $26 in my geographic region.
How often are the smoking cessation CPT® codes 99406 and 99407 billed to Medicare? Here is data from the most recent 2011 CMS Part B National Procedure Summary Files data (2011 zip file) showing how many CPT® 99406 and 99407 encounters and their dollar values billed to Part B Medicare. Evaluation and management code 99406 was billed 289,298 times in 2011 with allowed charges of $3,837,187.29 and payments of $2,775,967. Smoking cessation code 99407 was billed to Medicare Part B 62,243 times in 2011 with allowed charges of $1,660.343.80 dollars and payments of $1,236,043.43. I recommend reviewing this Medicare Learning Network resource for more detailed information on smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling coding. In addition, make sure to check out all my other lectures on hospitalist coding.


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Only in S'pore do you see Ministers and even MPs treated like demi-gods.
You try to be too friendly they are scared that you may climb over them and piss. That's why they advocate Asian values - Confucian values of deference to the powerful, the elder...It helps them govern more easily.
He was also 'passionate' about SIA too. Once, he thought he could make SIA success as his own merit. Then, the Mediacorpse shown otherwise. SIA's fame ad was the "Singapore Girl" video and slogan.
He had almost nothing to show when Goh KS died. Mediacorpse splashed the screens with his important merits then which dispelled the belief of the 'invincible' and 'all knowing' idolship or elitism of Lee. He was a crap. His two sons are also craps - its in the genes ! How rightly he put it !
Goh won a scholarship which enabled him to further his studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). During his time in London, Goh met fellow students seeking independence for British Malaya, including Abdul Razak (later Malaysia's second Prime Minister), Maurice Baker (subsequently Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia), Lee Kuan Yew and Toh Chin Chye.
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I see you revived your clone. Wat happen, your main nick kenna chop lanjiao?
Yes, I have seen TCH in the past (not sure whether still happens) jogging along Holland, etc, sometimes even flanked by jogging school kids in PE attire who have their ECA at 6+, etc. What's the big deal. He always has a partner with him. He is a tall chap, only Ramseth will take him on. Apart from that you seen MPs, ministers actually talk to people face to face on regular basis without the standard 12 men escort party?
"When you conceal your will from others, that is Thick. When you impose your will on others, that is Black." -- Lee Zhong Wu.
"Thick face is a shield; Black heart is a spear." -- Chin-Ning Chu.
Teo Chee Hean first day of work as whatever position in the PAP hierarchy, walked into Old Treasury Building, 1991, alone, I waved and he waved back.
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Teo Chee Hean first day of work as whatever position in the PAP hierarchy, walked into Old Treasury Building, 1991, alone, I waved and he waved back.[/QUOTE]
Tos days are gone, today, Mini Gods are all filthy rich, and you expect em to
mingle with the less Mortals. Tan Kuku, maybe only during Erection.
"Facebook is not going to help."
the PM is using his facebook to teach Whenever U Touch Me I Become A Hero.
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Your post actually helps to drive home the point.
SICC, the wedding of his niece and old man's dad at the wedding. What does that tell you about the location. I already mentioned about them inntheir GCB neighbourhood. These are locations where the elites gather and meet. These are not where the man in the street has access. Sure he can go to 3rd avenue BT. G there for what? Do gardening, wash their laundry or fix their phone lines.
I mentioned cafes and not restaurants as there are high end restaurants where whos whos of the society gather. Nothing to do with man in the streets.
I have actually seem PMs window shop along high street. I have seen senior cabinet members of western society sitting in neighbourhood cafe lim kopi.
The only time you see Singapore cabinet minister in a coffeeshop is when the entire squad of security and grassroot porlumpars are there. And its a political event.
Only the US President and cabinet are in the same league as Singapo because half the world and half their own country wants to kill them.
LKY jog along boat quay with bodyguard.
well if he is cycling on the right lane, along orchard road, and not wanting to turn right, i certainly wont say anything
The Tang fella (famous pimp in the underaged pro scandal) is a hardcore LKY worshipper. Used to tell all his friends that he read all his books and watched all his sppeches. I guess he'll be reading Hard Truths while doing hard time...
Old man's dad was the exception. Used to work in a watchshop until early 90s. Once in a while gets pissed drunk, end up in longkang, lock-up etc. The Police would quietly leave him in front of the house without distrubing anyone. Also used to eat at hawker centre. Regular at SSC where he used to drink.
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Burnt up outlet....
Hey everyone, got a question for you
I have a small hot tub, with only a 120 volt 12 amp heater. The previous owner put a regular prong on the end of the wire, ( two vertical instead of one vertical one horizontal)(also, the heater cord says 14/3 on it). I have had this plugged in for a bout a month when i smelled some burning, unplugged it, and it had melted part of the receptacle and the plug itself. This receptacle is a 15 amp gfci duplex outlet on a 20 amp breaker, with no other outlets or lights on it. The wire run to the receptacle is 12 guage.
two questions -
1. why did the hot tub have a 20 amp plug (horizontal and vertical) in the first place if the heater says right on it 120 volt 12 amp?
2. Why did the receptacle burn? A 20 amp breaker, run with 12 ga wire, with a single 15 amp duplex receptacle should hold the power needed, right?(even with 80% load, 15*.8 = 12 amps)
Also - solutions -
should I put a new 20 amp receptacle in its place and put a replacement 20 amp plugin o the cord? or just put in a new 15 amp receptacle and a new replacement 15 amp plug in?
suggestions? ideas? answers? thanks!
apologies for the long post, i wanted to be thorough.
The previous owner probably wanted to use the 15 amp receptacle rather than swap it for a 20. Usually when I find a melted plug and receptacle I find a loose connection. Either on the plug or receptacle wires or on the prongs and contacts themselves. Another possibility is the heater drawing more than the 12 amps due to a problem with the heating element. A amp clamp meter would show that. If it were mine, faced with replacing things anyway, I would replace both the plug and the receptacle with 20 amp devices. And keep a close eye on it for a while. If you have access to an amp clamp it would be helpful for you to check the actual current draw. But enough current to melt a perfectly good plug and receptacle should see the breaker trip before the cord set melts.
Are you sure the total load for the tub is only 12A, not just the heater? The pump is usually a significant load, too. It would be quite unusual (and counterproductive and pointless) for the manufacturer to put a 20A plug on it if it doesn't need one. Regardless, 15A receptacles are rated for 20A internally so it shouldn't have been a problem. I would suggest replacing the plug with a good heavy duty commercial grade plug, and replacing the receptacle with an equally high quality new GFCI. Burned plugs and receptacles happen when there is a slightly loose connection between a prong of the plug and a blade in the receptacle. With a heavy load, the resistance of the loose connection causes heating and it makes itself worse over time. High quality plugs and receptacles make a big difference for high-load appliances like this.
thats a good point on the pump... kinda of a forehead slap moment, I could not figure out why they would originally install a 20a plug if it wasn't necessary. I think yall are right; when we were moving the tub we had to remove the plug, pull it through a hole in the wood siding part of the tub, then put it back on. Thats probably where the loose connection came into play, when it was reconnected. It would probably be okay going back to 15 amp, but ima play it safe and do a 20 amp receptacle and plug.
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Video: College Football—Are The Referees "Blowing It" During Bowl Season?
posted at 4:23 pm on December 31, 2010 by Rovin
As the bowl games proceed through this New Year's weekend, college football fanatics will certainly want to know what the outcomes will be now that the referees have "injected their will" into certain games. If yesterday's Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium gives us any indication of what players, coaches, and fans can expect, disappointments like the game between Syracuse and K-State may be on the menu. Businessinsider.com produced a fair analysis of what transpired:
"Unsatisfied with what was shaping up to be the best Bowl game of the season, the referees took matters into their own hand and called a ridiculous excessive celebration penalty against Kansas State to seal Syracuse's 36-34 victory.
With a little more than a minute remaining in the back-and-forth contest, Kansas State had the ball at the Syracuse 30-yard-line, trailing 36-28. Quarterback Carson Coffman hit Adrian Hillborn on a short pass, Hillborn broke a tackle, took it to the house, and saluted the crowd."
This 26 second video gives you the idea of what's considered "excessive celebration":
Because a 15 yard penalty was tacked onto the two-point conversion attempt that K-State had to make to tie the game, this unsportsmanlike conduct pushed the play back to the 17 yard line instead of two yards from the goal line. In an SI/AP story, Todd Geerlings of the Big Ten justified his crew's decision:
"Big Ten referee Todd Geerlings said both the head linesman and the back judge threw flags for excessive celebration – rule 9-1-1d – because Hilburn was drawing attention to himself.
"These kinds of excessive celebrations have been a priority in the rulebook for the last several years," Geerlings told a pool reporter. "There's a whole page in the rulebook pertaining to sportsmanship." …………"
Should college football fans ask Mr. Geerlings if there's a page in the rulebook that explains the word "consistency"? Or did Geerlings miss this little celebration in the same game?
No penalty was called for this celebration.
Exit Questions: 1) Some one asked in a comments thread yesterday how the refs would handle a player saluting if he just scored a TD for Army, Navy, or the Air Force? 2) How do the refs plan on making these "questionable calls" at the end of a Rose Bowl or the National Championship game?


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Sebastian Faust
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|Sebastian Faust
Cover to Outsiders (vol. 2) #1 Alpha, the first appearance of Sebastian Faust. Art by Travis Charest
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|Outsiders (vol. 2) #1 Alpha
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|Mike Barr and Paul Pelletier
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|Sebastian Faust
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Sentinels of Magic
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Sebastian Faust, or simply Faust, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero from DC Comics, loosely based on the protagonist of the German legend who sold his soul to the Devil. He was introduced in the 1993 Outsiders comic book series.
Faust is the son of the evil magician Felix Faust. His soul is sold by his father to a demon named Nebiros in exchange for power, but the demon cheats and grants the power to Sebastian instead of his father.
Faust possesses magical powers of an unclear nature. In addition to his vast magical power, he is also able to steal the souls of others, granting him their abilities and powers, as well as recharging his magical powers.
Faust has applied his magic in a wide variety of ways, including healing, regeneration, matter transformation, teleportation, scrying, and polymorphous development.
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Faust works with the Outsiders, assisting the team when they reform under the threat of a vampire invasion of Markovia. When Technocrat's bodyguard Charlie Wylde is attacked by a bear, Faust saves him by merging the bear and guard together. However, the bear's violent side results in the deaths of innocent Markovian soldiers. Wylde goes on to fight and lose against his bestial half, and ends up in a zoo, tormented by Sebastian's sister, Fauna.
The Outsiders are on the run for some time, having been framed by the head vampire, Roderick, for the murder of the traitorous Queen Ilona. It is not known that Ilona is trying to kill the Outsiders. Eventually the team clears their names.
Faust is not trusted by many of his teammates. Despite this, he develops a romantic relationship with the innocent Halo. Soon, Felix, along with Fauna, attacks the team, drawing them into a different dimension. The team suffers various tortures, and survives only due to the flexible laws of reality in this realm. Faust leads an escape attempt. After the team breaks up, Faust tries to pursue a solo career.
Day of Judgment[edit]
During the 1999 DC Comics crossover event, Day of Judgment, Faust joins with other magical characters of the DC Universe to form the Sentinels of Magic. The denizens of Hell have invaded Earth, led by Asmodel with the power of Spectre. Faust teams up with a varied group of superheroes, including Atom, Superman, Firestorm and Enchantress. They travel to Hell itself and eventually, to the City of Dis, Hell's center of power, in order to relight its fires. During the trip, the heroes are temporarily trapped under the frozen River Styx. Faust manages to rescue Enchantress first, since he has no soul, he is not tormented by the river's waters.
Inside the city, the heroes discover the demon Nebiros, who has stayed behind to guard the frozen fires. In battle, Faust releases Blue Devil whose bones he had apparently bought from a mysterious marketplace. Nebiros is slain, due to Firestorm changing the water in his body to cement. Faust regains his soul.
The combined forces of the superheroes are not enough to relight the fires. Faust and the powerful Enchantress realize what must be done. Faust swiftly murders the Enchantress, losing his soul, restarting the fires and saving the Earth all at once.
Black Baptism[edit]
Faust next appears during the Black Baptism event. Over the course of the story, he works both with and against the Justice League, before ultimately tapping their souls to stop the mighty sorcerer Hermes Trismegistus. Faust comes to realize his newfound friend, Blue Devil, is only staying with him because of the magical nature of his revival. Not willing to risk Blue Devil's safety, he eliminates the magical connection by plunging the last of Blue Devil's bones into his back. Following the battles, Faust fakes the death of both himself and his father. Blue Devil soon dies in battle against Hermes but is revived.
Faust and Felix repair their relationship, but it is still plagued by the problem that Faust is a hero and Felix is a villain.
Though Faust does not appear in Checkmate #17, Carl Draper mentions that he is brought in as a consultant to lay down magical safeguards to help defend Checkmate's HQ, the Castle. In issue #24 of the series, Faust is revealed as one of the organization's "Rooks."


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Monday, February 05, 2007
50 Book Challenge 2006
1. Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
4. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
5. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
6. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
7. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
9. Oh, My Stars by Lorna Landvik
10. The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik
11. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
12. Why do Men have nipples? by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg
13. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
14. Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
15. Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik
16. The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
17. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
18. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling*
19. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.R. Rowling*
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.R. Rowling*
21. Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
22. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
23. The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
24. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
25. Saturday by Ian McEwan
26. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Mongomery
27. Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Wiener
28. In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
29. Genesis Code by John Case
30. Anne of Anvolea by L.M. Mongomery
31. Anne of the Island by L.M. Mongomery
32. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.R. Rowling*
33. Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Mongomery
34. The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
35. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
36. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien*
37. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicole Kraus
38. Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Mongomery
39. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Mongomery
40. The Lutheran Handbook on Marriage by Gloria E. Bengtson and Laurie J. Hanson
41. Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding
42. Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix by J.R. Rowling*
43. Rainbow Valley by L.M. Mongomery
44. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
I suppose that 44 isn't a bad total, but it is depressing since I consider myself a reader. I didn't think it would be so tough, but life gets busy and complicated and before you know it it is January again. I'm on my 7th book for this year already and plan to make it. I started strong last year too though. Hmmm. If you have any book suggestions I'm open to them. I read just about anything. I'll get the current list up as soon as I can and keep updating that throughout the year. Perhaps some accountability will help this time around.
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- 1-4 Grace said...
No Dr.Seuss?
- 1-4 Grace said...
I just read (and loved) your jelly bean post!
It is amazing how much of the same thoguths we share.
I spend days lookign for specific items also and i have said that I really jsut need a gopher, but nobody wnats the job.
I lvoe the kids part and the youth, the sharing, the loving, and the teachign. I lvoe the funny thigns they say and the hugs that make me feel a little more appreciated. The parents are missing out and they dont care. They are of to the country club to play tennis. Oh it is maddeing I know. But, I do love the kdis and it is worth every mile driven (in search of,...) if one child jsut gets it, just understands a tiny fraction of God's grace, love, and care. Keep searching for the jelly beans, my friend! :)~
- Kristine said...
wow! i am jealous of you! 44 books?!?! i LOVE to read and am so sad because i never make the time anymore! :( good for you, though.
- Emilie said...
I used to be able to blow through 50 books in a summer vacation, or more. When I was 10. :)
I love your list! I read some of these last year, as well! I was keeping a list of books I read last year, but I didn't finish it. Maybe I will.


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University of Oxford researchers have added a new group of creative professionals to the age-old debate about the link between mental illness and creativity: comedians.
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