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(CNSNews.com) - The firestorm of liberal rage that scorched Sen. Trent Lott's political career nearly two weeks ago also has ignited criticism of at least four Republicans regarded as successors to the Senate Majority Leader.
But some observers say a "weakened" and "responsive" Lott is more valuable to Democrats than any GOP replacement would be.
People for the American Way (PFAW) issued a report Tuesday comparing the civil rights voting records of Republican senators Bill Frist (Tenn.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Don Nickles (Okla.), and Rick Santorum (Pa.) to that of Trent Lott. PFAW selected the four GOP senators because they are seen as the most likely contenders for Lott's leadership position in the event he steps down or is voted out when Senate Republicans meet to decide his fate on January 6.
The PFAW report found that the potential GOP replacements' voting records were "very similar" to Lott's. That's not a positive accomplishment, according to Ralph Neas, president of the liberal advocacy group.
The PFAW scorecard lists 16 "key" civil rights votes over the past 20 years, where Frist, McConnell, Nickles and Santorum parted company with liberals. Included among those historic Senate votes was the 2002 confirmation of Judge Dennis Shedd of South Carolina to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; 2001 confirmation of John Ashcroft to attorney general; 2000 Hate Crimes Expansion Act; 1991 confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court; and 1983 vote for a Martin Luther King Holiday.
"These dismal voting records make it clear that the Republican Party's civil rights problem is far broader and deeper than Trent Lott," Neas said. "Whether or not Lott steps down or is ousted from his leadership post, the question for Senate Republican leaders is whether they will continue to support efforts that undermine civil rights protections or will they make a sharp departure from the policies they have been advocating until now."
Frist, widely regarded as the most moderate of the four Republican contenders for Lott's post, is considered too conservative by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). His close relationship with Bush political advisor Karl Rove has led to speculation that he is the administration's pick to succeed Lott.
But the NAACP's civil rights scorecard shows that Frist's civil rights voting record is only a few percentage points more favorable than Lott's. The NAACP reported that Frist voted favorably with the group's liberal agenda only 15 percent of the time compared with 12 percent for Lott.
"We'd rather see someone much more moderate [than Frist]," said Hillary Shelton, chief lobbyist for the NAACP in a recent interview with The Tennessean, Frist's home-state newspaper. "We want someone who's been consistently supportive of a pro-civil rights agenda.
However, the Rev. Jesse Jackson indicated to Fox News's Greta Van Sustern that he might be willing to give Lott a second chance, after seeing him apologize to black America on BET (Black Entertainment Television) Monday night.
According to Jackson, "Lott could use his sense of contrition and redeem himself politically ... He could make a great contribution to his nation and his party."
Jackson said the litmus test for Lott's ability to keep his leadership position will depend on his ability to change his voting patterns regarding President Bush's judicial nominees. According to Jackson, Lott must stop supporting "anti-civil rights" judicial nominees such as Judge Charles Pickering, and he needs to convince his fellow Republicans to follow his lead.
"Obviously, that's not going to happen because there's a strong difference of opinion about that very controversial subject [of nominations]," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "One party represents one side of the opinion; the other party represents the other side of the opinion. That's not going to change."
However, Sabato said Jackson and his fellow civil rights activists are probably hoping that Lott will remain Senate majority leader, because that might serve their interests in the long run.
"They want him in, but very weakened and responsive to their agenda which he endorsed, almost completely, the other night on BET," Sabato said. "I think they know that Lott is not going to resign his Senate seat."
Sabato even suggested that Republicans might spite those civil rights groups by voting to oust Lott when they meet in January.
"They can keep Lott, and Lott will be constantly under pressure to accede to a liberal civil rights agenda," Sabato said. "If the Republicans replace Lott, the new majority leader will be quickly tarred with his voting record as seen through the prism of liberal civil rights leaders."
Regardless of Senate Republicans' efforts to divert negative attention away from Lott and back to their agenda, Sabato expressed a dismal outlook.
"Thanks to Trent Lott, the Republicans are very much on the defense on all of these issues," Sabato said. "No matter what they do, they will not win."


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I talked a bit last week about being in a holding pattern and making a more conscious effort to find the good in each and every day. Today the Twinkies are 4 years old and although there are many descriptive words I could use when talking about them and what they have brought into our lives, there are two that stand out most… amazing and funny.
We are forever amazed by the things that these two little boys are capable of. This amazement isn't anything new though, they have been shocking us with their minds and abilities since before they turned one, it is simply incredible. But as they get older, their thoughts are so much more amazing even.
Each and every day they say or do things that are worthy of a true ROFL (roll on the floor laughing). From the incredible dreams that they have to the random thoughts that they share, they keep us on our toes. Even though I'm describing them basically as a pair, they are very much individuals and proud of who they each are.
Yes, life is extremely chaotic sometimes and they tend to have more than their fair share of complaints in life a lot of the time. They are stubborn, strong willed, opinionated and even mouthy. But through all of that they have also brought so much joy and laughter and they love hard.
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Lucky schoolkids in the US state of Kentucky got a surprise when Miley Cyrus paid them a visit!
She was in the city of Hazard to support a scheme that gives poorer kids backpacks of food to take home for the weekend.
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President Obama took the opportunity to honor the defending Major League Baseball champion San Francisco Giants and added this...?
On Monday, Obama announced plans to turn the Giants' center field bleachers into the nation's first "edible garden" at a major league stadium.
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And, as most baseball fans know, hot dogs seem to taste better at a ballpark than anywhere else. The president is an avid baseball fan and must know this.
It's bad enough that school children have presidential spouse-pet project healthy foods pushed on them, they in return push back right into trashcans. Now, one of the very things that make the baseball experience special is being challenged and we should want to pass on that hotdog in favor of kale and eggplant.


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When a series of complicated maneuvers allowed Curiosity to touch down safely on Mars late Sunday, the scientific community rejoiced after 36 weeks of worry.
But the excitement over the landing was just the beginning.
"This is kind of a watershed moment. This is the most spritzed-up, outfitted rover that has ever gone to Mars," said Marjorie Chan, professor of geology at the University of Utah. "Scientists will be comparing before and after Curiosity."
Chan, who has won several NASA grants, was invited to attend the launch of Curiosity in November and said the successful landing has brought her experience full-circle.
"It is a wonder of science and technology at its very best," she said. "I can hardly wait to see the images of geologic diversity and analyses Curiosity will send home."
She has worked on comparisons of terrain on Earth and Mars since 2004 and is excited by how much scientists have learned about Mars in just the past decade. In the past, the planet was thought to be made mostly of basalt. Now its known to be a dynamic landscape that is shaped by wind and water, she said.
Curiosity landed in Gale Crater, next to a nearly four-mile high mountain that has layers of rock it can dig into with its rock-vaporizing laser.
"We should be able to see a lot of Mars' history that has been preserved in these layers," Chan said. "There is a lot of potential for finding evidence of habitable environments where organisms could have lived in the past. I'm very hopeful."
During the first week, Curiosity will deploy its main antenna, raise a mast containing cameras, its laser and other instruments, and take the first panoramic shot of its surroundings.
NASA will spend the initial weeks checking out Curiosity before embarking on the first drive. The rover will not scoop its first sample of Martian soil until mid-September at the earliest, and the first rock drilling is not expected until October or November.
The successful landing helps erase the mission's troubled beginnings. Curiosity was originally pegged at $1.6 billion and was scheduled to launch in fall 2009, but it encountered a cascade of technical hurdles and cost overruns.
NASA officials faced a difficult choice: rush to meet the launch date or wait 26 months until the next time Mars and Earth lined up in the proper positions.
They chose to wait, even though that added hundreds of millions of dollars to the price tag, bringing it to $2.5 billion.
Charles Elachi, director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which operates Curiosity and many other planetary missions, defended the mission's cost and compared Sunday's exhilaration to an adventure movie.
"This movie cost you less than seven bucks per American citizen, and look at the excitement we got," Elachi said.
Even at the late hour, NASA's websites collapsed under the throngs attempting to view the new Mars photos.
"Tomorrow we're going to start exploring Mars," Elachi said. "And next week and next month and next year, we'll be bringing new discoveries every day, every week, to all of you."
Because Curiosity is powered by electricity generated by the heat from a chunk of plutonium, it could continue operating for years, perhaps decades, until it finally wears out.
That's good news for scientists, and those who just want to know more about the Red Planet.
"We've just landed this robot geologist at the bottom of layered rock. It's like giving a geologist on earth some really good instruments and putting them at the bottom of the Grand Canyon," said Seth Jarvis, director of the Clark Planetarium. "The exploration of Mars up until now has been the preface, and today is page one of chapter one. We're going to learn a lot about Mars."
He looks at the Curiosity mission as a step toward sending humans to Mars. Curiosity will help answer questions about soil chemistry and what happens when Martian soil is exposed to cosmic rays. The planetarium will keep visitors updated with its dome theater program "Dateline: Mars" and will post regular blogs on the rover's latest discoveries.
Jarvis hopes to capture the imaginations of preschool-aged children he sees walking on the replica of Martian terrain at the planetarium. "I could be looking at the Neil Armstrong of Mars."
While looking for proof of habitable environments on Mars, Curiosity also will sniff the air for chemicals such as methane, which is a byproduct of living organisms.
But it's the unexpected findings that intrigue Patrick Wiggins, NASA/JPL solar system ambassador to Utah.
"We don't know all of what they're going to find. That's one of the things that keeps bringing me back," he said. "I look forward to seeing the headline of X found, whatever that X might be."
The U.'s Chan also is excited about what might come from Curiosity's mission.
"It sets the tone for the next generation," she said. "I think it's just really exciting for young scientists to look toward the future. The kinds of things they could discover may be things we never dreamed possible."
Kenneth Chang of the New York Times News Service contributed to this report.
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Keep Memory Alive has bloomed into a foundation equipped to draw the nation's most famous newsmakers and raise millions of dollars in a single night.
But at its core is a simple premise.
"If my dad (the late Lou Ruvo) were here he would be proud we are helping people who are less fortunate, even indigent," Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada Managing Director Larry Ruvo said Thursday. "He told us that whenever we had the ability to help others, to do just that. He would be extremely proud."
Lou Ruvo died of Alzheimer's disease in 1994. Two years later the Keep Memory Alive Foundation for Alzheimer's disease research held its first fundraising gala and raised a little more than $200,000. In 2005 the take was a little more than $5 million - which organizers hope to double at Saturday's "Power of Love" fundraiser at the MGM Grand. The event will honor California first lady Maria Shriver and acclaimed architect Frank Gehry.
Gehry designed the $50 million Lou Ruvo Alzheimer's Institute, which will stand at Grand Central Parkway and Bonneville Avenue. Construction is set to begin in August. Renderings will be made public by Gehry during a news conference on Saturday.
Announced this week is that every living first lady has lent her name to the "Power of Love" event - Laura Bush, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson are all listed as honorary co-chairwomen, although none will be able to attend Saturday's event.
Vanessa Williams is scheduled to perform and the auction will be emceed by the ubiquitous Robin Leach. Famous people expected to attend include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Siegfried and Roy, Tony Curtis, Joanna Kerns and Angie Dickinson. The star-chef trifecta of Emeril Lagasse, Nobu Matsuhisa and Wolfgang Puck are catering the dinner.
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This paper examines the relation between net buying pressure and the shape of the implied volatility function (IVF) for index and individual stock options. We find that changes in implied volatility are directly related to net buying pressure from public order flow. We also find that changes in implied volatility of S&P 500 options are most strongly affected by buying pressure for index puts, while changes in implied volatility of stock options are dominated by call option demand. Simulated delta‐neutral option‐writing trading strategies generate abnormal returns that match the deviations of the IVFs above realized historical return volatilities.


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Episode 2Edit
The second episode of Gay pimpin' with Jonny McGovern aired January 23, 2006
Show DescriptionEdit
Jonny McGovern serves up another sassy show! It's a mega-gay episode with over an hour of gossip, guests, glamour and crazy retarded fun! We've got Perez Hilton with celebrity gossip exclusives and "What Sophia Lamar Hates" coming to you from painfully hip Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Show BreakdownEdit
Talks about how after first podcast there the #42 audio podcast on iTunes
Can't wait to reach number one so they can make MPR angry
Nightlife Report Edit
Opening night of Jonny's new performance series called "Jonny McGovern Presents" began at Spirit nightclub.
Jonny tells story about how Spirit used to be Twilo. JR Vasquez used to spin there. Jonny took Martin there and Martin tried Ecstasy and Special K for the first and LAST time. Martin wore the raver boy outfit he used to wear to Jonny's old show, where he performed. Martin raver outfit was a visor, baby tee, raver pants and skater shows. Asian trannies loved how Martin was dressed and gave him allot of attention. He made Jonny laugh by dancing raver style and at one point talking to a pole at the club.
Jonny went to Spirit the first time and knew it was right for him when someone spilled his drink cause they were vouging. Jonny could forgive that because when your vouging everyone should get out of YOUR way.
Every week at Spirit Jonny will perform original tracks. For his premier, the tranny rap super group LaMady sang there hit "This is New Your City Bitch"
Jonny explains that a LaMady is a ladyfish man while a MaLady is an Ugly lady man. He imagines in an alternate universe Fay Gimp, his identical twin evil cousin has his own tranny group called MaLady but there just busted fucked up old fat trannies who sing "This is Peoria honey"
He later apologies to anyone from Peoria but advises them to move to NYC.
LaMady consists of Lind James, Koko Aviance, Erickatoure Aviance and Dj Nita with Kevin Aviance as the special guest in the group. Before the performance the girls were decked in Davey Makeout couture which was techno colored gorgeous. Koko had a huge Mohawk while stylist spent an hour on Linda's Hair.
On stage, People screamed for them and tried to grab at their legs making them feel like real rock stars. In the rear of the stage was a piece of fabric that at the right time in the song drops revealing Kevin Aviance in nothing but a Bikini bottom spray painted great to like the Statue of Liberty. Jonny wants every performance to have an "I peed" moment and when the sheet drops and the crown sees Kevin they go insane.
"she pees" shout out to Shirley q licker
Music Debut Edit
Internet debut of LaMady song "This is New York City Bitch"
Martin sings song and asks to be in LaMady but Linda calls Martin a MaLady.
"Your no LaMady Beauchamp" says Jonny
Linda got an email from Australia from a guy who heard the track while in New York and has combed Australia looking for it and wants Linda to send it to him.
Linda asks in Martin ever wanted mussy by Louis Vitton. Martin says nothing.
Lets talk about reading....Tabloids Edit
Linda said she creamed her pants when she read the story; Kevin Cheats on Britney.
It is revealed in the January 23, 2006 issue of Star that Kevin Federline cheated on Britney Spears with Kendra Jades, a stripper whose claim to fame was sleeping with Jerry Springer . Star page 26, They hit it off and were making out in the casino at the tables. Around 10pm they split and Kevin says "sorry guys, gotta go home and make good with Britney so I can get my Ferrari back."
Britney has gained 20 lbs in a week because of Kevin and source says Kevin thinks it's funny. He makes oink noises at her. Also makes faces and tells family to ask her what's wrong "if they can manage to get a word in between bites."
Jonny says photo in The Star makes Britney Spears look like Jaba the Hut.
"Oh baby baby *makes pig noises* get me some more mayonnaise" Jonny sings to the melody of Hit me baby one more Time.
Britney took baby Preston to get a Hindu blessing.
"Yo ma.. yo ma... yo ma. why we at the funny place" Jonny says in a jersey accent impersonating the baby.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are having a baby. Linda wants them to name it Brangelina. Jenifer Aniston is super angry and wants Vince von to give her a baby.
Jonny wishes he was Madex.
Imagionations by Jonny and Linda Brangelina(Brad and Angelina) and Jince(Jenifer and Vince) when they grown up will start a family feud. Jince going to Hollywood high and Jenifer is bitter fat alcoholic mom sitting next to fat old Vince on the couch guzzling scotch and beer. Jenifer wants Jince to beat up Brangelina but Jince just wants to be friends cause he has his father's genes and is kinda fat. Sexy Brangelina is waking the halls of the school, the most popular kid in school. Jonny calls himself a butch faggot but he loves lady fashion mags. As example he shares his 2 new favorite ad campaigns: The first is the Nicole Richi Jimmy Chu ads (Linda is furious) One she's being photographed by paparazzi, another she resembles Michelle Pfeiffer in Scar Face wearing the sparkly disco ball dress while a man throws champagne in her face. And the last Nicole is sitting by the pool in a red gown with an expensive bag. Linda comments that Nicole looks like she's near death looking at how skinny she is and make the comparison that when Nicole was fat she was the spoke model for Bongy Jeans but now that she's near death she gets Jimmy Chu. The second ad campaign is for Tom Ford new Eyewear. Tom Ford is the sexy homosexual former head of Gucci. Known for the ads with women's privates having Gucci logo shaved into them. His Boyfriend is the Editor of Vogue Home.
Tom Ford left Gucci and is with Este Lauder coming out with his own Makeup, Fragrance and Eyewear line. The ad is a mad hanging upside down wearing the sunglasses and right by his mouth is a woman's ass. The ad looks like the man is eating out the woman's ass. The Gay Gang talk about this form of advertising comparing it to Abercrombie and Fitch. The company used to sells hiking wear until someone (Homosexuals Jonny guesses) began making the catalog featuring hot half naked men. The type of men that gay guys want to fuck and straight guys want to look like. Thus transforming the brand. Jonny tells everyone he was approached to be in the catalog. After the photo shoot and the highly sexual article the catalog never published it cause at that time they were being picketed by right wing Christian protesters. Jonny likes to think it was because of his gayness they protested.
Ads for Ringtones at GayPimp.com Edit
Jay Star Movie ReviewsEdit
Linda is setting up video camera before Jay star comes in. Jonny wants Jay to masturbate
Jay and Bradshaw enter and begin to undress. Jay pulls down Bradshaw's pants reveling a huge cock which gives Jonny s boner headache. Jonny recommends they do couple sex videos.
''This week they review Hostile
While describing the movie Jay says they sent the boys to Slovakia to get "good pussy" which leads Jonny to comment that Slovakia is where all the Bel Ami boys are from. Jay describes all the gory details of the movie.
Moral of Hostel, if you just fucked your hot guy friends you wouldn't get killed in Slovakia.
Jonny describes his version of Hostel where hot guys go to Europe and get forced into gay prostitution ring and forced to have sex with other hot men. Jonny bets it would go straight to porno.
Jonny just wants to see a classy wiener filled horror film.
Jay said he wouldn't show his hard wiener in a film but would show it flaccid only if it's really necessary for the film.
Jay has 8 inch dick (bearcan dick) Jonny compares it to jumbo Redbull car. Jay thinks its smaller than everyone thinks it is. Jonny reveals he also has a large penis.
Jay gives Hostel 3 and a half wieners
Jonny McGovern's Life Tip of the WeekEdit
Linda sinks the themesong Kids and those in 20s your probably hotter than you think you are....enjoy it. Jonny thought he was fat when he was 19 but now he says he was hot enough to fuck the football team.
If you wanna get laid "Fake it till you make it"'Jonny started dressing like the guys he wants to fuck. So he dressed like a frat boy but kept himself gay.
'Jonny sees photo of Linda at 17 and said she was super sexy.
"Keep your head up your hotter than you think. But remember Keep it Faggoty."
Do I Look Like a Slut featuring Perez HiltonEdit
Golden globes
Perez shocks at how hot Teri Hatcher looks in person. In pictures she looks like sexy skeleton. Bob Mackie designed Eva Longorias red dress for the golden globes. Perez was disappointed the Brandon Routh wasn't as buff as he wanted. Perez said he would still do him.
Sundance film festival While there celebrities try to get as much free shit as possible. Perez had only been to the Levi gift house and got a whole outfit and a pre-released pair of Reebok shoes. Jennifer was super drunk sources say. Perez calls himself Paris Hiltons cousin. Perez ran into john Waters. Here network is doing a John Water film festival of his favorite films. They filmed him while he was at his house. Jonny says Hairspray is one of his favorite movies. Closing film of the festival is Alpha Dogs. Rumors are that Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are engaged and pregnant. Jonny is going to adopt an African daughter and name her Africa. Perez is gunna be her godfather.
Inaugural Voice messages from the Talk Line 1866- YOU GO GAYEdit
Call 1. Sings "your gut is large
your face is mangled
you steal all my jokes
and claim there all your own
my name is WHO CARES."
Call 2 spooky voice- Jonny can you check on the children. The children are talking and they hate you. You're a hack. Have you checked the children yet.
Call 3 kids voice- hello Jonny, this the children. Were calling because we hate you. We like Krunk better. He's the funny one, the nice one and the cute one and you're the mean one and the fat one. You steal all your material from him. And you haven't checked on us.
16 year old lesbian from the golf coast calls to tell them how they "rock her socks"
Linda thinks she was high as a kite
What Sophia Lamar HatesEdit
Hates faggots with Mohawks. Linda agrees
"Faggot your no American Indian. Just a little faggot trying to look edgy. But you look pathetic. Especially the fohawk. "
Gucci had ads with Mohawks in 2000 and every faggot thought they'd look like that model . says inbred gays from West Virginia have that Mohawk and an Abercrombie t-shirt and jeans "faggot what are you thinking?" and when they want to look more edgy they wear that outfit with a tie.
Martin says next week he's getting a Mohawk.
"You don't look edgy, you don't look punk rock, you don't look tough. it's not working give it up. "
"I'm peaking at you bitches"
- once again these views are those of Sophia only. Ill take my dick with a mohawk fohawk or afro. im not picky.
Martin, when he speaks to Sophia he talks slowly like she's a tourist. Jonny mocks him. Jonny wants to be #39 by next episode
See also Edit
- Cycle 1 (List of Gay Pimpin': Cycle 1 episodes)


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Should Spanking Your Child Be Illegal?
There are 122 comments on the WZZM Grand Rapids story from Nov 28, 2007, titled Should Spanking Your Child Be Illegal?. In it, WZZM Grand Rapids reports that:Massachusetts lawmakers say a proposed measure that would ban parents from spanking their children, even in their own homes, is a way to protect kids from abuse.
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#1 Nov 28, 2007
No, spanking should not be made illegal. The way I raise my kids is my business, not the governments. Plus, my assumption is that they are trying to minimize child abuse. Making spanking illegal is not going to do it, but maybe more education will.
#2 Nov 28, 2007
The idea to make spanking your child illegal is simply ridiculous. Its none of the governments business how people choose to "DISCIPLINE" their children. Its just that, discipline not punish.
Its bad enough they take prayer out of the public.(separation of church/state) what happened to our religious freedoms? The Bible says in Proverbs 13:24
"He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him".
In my opinion with all the crime & garbage on the rise in this world there hasnt been enough spankings and discipline.
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#3 Nov 28, 2007
Leave it to the liberal morons in Mass. to come up with an idea like this one. No, we should not beat the daylights out of our kids, but a timely swat on the backside is a good tool. The government should stick to running the country [they aren't to good at that either], and keep their noses out of the jobs of the parents. I'll bet the legal community is just chomping at the bit to help????? all the little kiddies bring lawsuits against their parents and put some extra change in their pockets as well.
""Do Right Be Right""
Since: Nov 07
Rockford Michigan
#4 Nov 28, 2007
Defining spanking is going to be an insurmountable task.
While I applaud the effort in Mass., I think the energy should be placed in education of parents.
Even down in the dirt drug addicts know enough to use clean needles.
This is because we have done an awesome job of AIDS and Hepatitis education.
The millions spent on this issue may complete some of that, by the fact that folks will be talking?
Maybe this is the way to get it started.
I stand to be counted on not spanking.
#5 Nov 28, 2007
what does education have to do with it ? people need to teach thier children wright from wrong and some times a spanking is needed.there is a big diferance between spanking and beeting.if my child does something that is dangerious
and telling them is not make a diferance,i will spank their a** if that is what it takes to get threw to them.
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#6 Nov 28, 2007
Ban parents from spanking children??? Seems like a stupid law to me. If parents aren't allowed to discipline thier children, who's going to do it. It is the parent's job to teach their kids wrong from right. Boy, imagine if teachers were still allowed to smack kids with a ruler, or swat them with a stick. I don't think the people who write these laws have kids. Either that, or they send them off to a boarding school so they don't have to deal with them.
Since: Jun 07
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#7 Nov 28, 2007
There is a line between spanking and child abuse. My parents never crossed it, and neither did I. I gurantee you if my grandkids act up they will get a swat on the behind.
Maybe if the 12 year old who took the gun to school got a spanking, he never would have taken it in the first place.
I agree with Dispatch Jim, when he states the people who write these laws don't have kids of their own.
Since: Aug 07
#8 Nov 28, 2007
Spanking my children should be none of your (or anyone else's) business!
#9 Nov 28, 2007
Yes it should. Fine all the parents that swat their brats. Take the money and build HUGE juvenile facilities and more prisons. After all-that stupid law should pay off somewhere and boy are we going to need them.
"God loves to heal people"
Since: Nov 07
Reading, UK
#10 Nov 28, 2007
No it shouldn't. We parents don't need any more insane laws to plague our lives with!
I am against spanking. But I am even more against these daft invasive laws!
When is the anti tea drinking law coming out? That will be next on the agenda by the thought police!
#11 Nov 28, 2007
Cindy, I think you are missing the point of education. It is education for the PARENTS on where the line is drawn between spanking and beating; between inappropriate and unacceptable behavioral choices. In fact, it sounds like you could use a little of it yourself, since you seem to think that (I'll fill in the blanks you so carefully placed in your sentence)you can "beat their ass" as an appropriate form of punishment.
I agree that the government needs to stay out of this. Even the nurse who drafted this law says she "swatted" her own children when rearing them. However, liberals do not want Americans to be educated to think for themselves. They want the government to control every action we take so that we are dependent upon them for everything we do in life.(It's called job security for them!)
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#12 Nov 28, 2007
I think a good spanking may have helped some folks learn to spell when they were children. By the words on this forum, there has not been enough spanking going on. Ok, ok, just kidding, spanking will not help a child learn to spell. Oh my - at least if you cannot spell, keep your fingers still. Spanking should not be illegal. Child abuse is different and we seem to be managing fairly well in telling the difference between beating a child and a swift spank on the bottom very, very rarely.
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#13 Nov 28, 2007
amen... parents and educators deserve the right to see that every child is disciplined in a respectful manner. if parents teach their kids right from wrong at an early age, the educators jobs will be easier. i am in 100% agreement with warming a bottom when needed. for those of you who cant seem to discipline your kids, well thank god there will always be prisons to control them later in life!!!
#14 Nov 28, 2007
I dont think now law should be made,But I do believe spare the Rod ,spoil the child ! My kids got a swat on the behind and they turned out just fine, I dont mean a beating a swat after there third warning,Then if that didnt work,it did when dad came home. All it took was his voice .
#15 Nov 28, 2007
Of course not, this would be the biggest mistake ever! the children today are already out of control as it is they dont care about being yelled at or being sent to their rooms they will laugh in your face We the parents need to have some control when kids get of line sometimes you have to spank them to let them know that they are children and they need to stay in a childs place
i see a lack of respect in the children today its really a shame they are so different than we were.
#16 Nov 28, 2007
Hi there I really do not think there is anything wrong with parent spanking there Children but there is a limit at how hard you have to do this to prove a point to your child. We raised our Family my wife very seldom would spank them but when Dad came home from work he would, but we did that with the kids after they turned a year old from then on they knew if they did wrong what was going to happen, But remeber what I told you when they are only one you do not spank them so hard they really feel pain right through the diaper, it is the idea of discipline more than any thing. Remeber when you do that to your own kids Remeber again you LOVE them, if you do not LOVE them then do not discipline them you need Discipine your self.
Since: Jul 07
#17 Nov 28, 2007
I totally agree with you, There is a huge difference between abuse & a swat on the behind to get their attention.It's bad enough that some schools are telling our Kids if your parents spank you, You need to tell us. when I was a kid & I got a swat on the behind, I knew it was because I had crossed the line & it was usually after the 3rd/4rth time I had been warned. The state & goverment are going too far. whats next we all will have big brother in our homes?
#18 Nov 28, 2007
I think that children should only be spanked between the 1st and 5th of each month and only when the moon is in full. They should only be spanked with a bare open hand bearing down at approximately 7.5 foot-pounds of torque. The child must be wearing a pair of 100% cotton underwear, color must be blue. If diapers are worn, brand name must be either Pampers or Luvs.(Huggies cause enough rashes as it is without a spanking.) The child should only be spanked after he/she has been spoken to 11 or more times to do something or to cease doing something.
So, is this what we are headed for?
"Personal responsibility is key"
Since: Aug 07
West Michigan
#19 Nov 28, 2007
I think that, just as with pretty much anything, something in excess is bad. I am all for spanking- I am also all for time-outs, withholding of rewards, postive reinforcement, etc.
But too much of any of those things can have anegative effect.
Balancing out the appropriate punishment or reward is what is key...
"God loves to heal people"
Since: Nov 07
Reading, UK
#20 Nov 28, 2007
Has it ever occurred to you that some of the bad spellers might be dyslexic?
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|16th September 2005, 02:19 PM
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300B like 845
300B SEs are in some ways very nice, eg to my ears perfect for choral pieces; but Im mostly a rock listener.
I dont want distortion or sand, I want to build a tube amp with three priorities:
Great dynamics in drumming and other transients, effortless power and just a little richness.
I recently heard this muscular sound in a commercial 845 SE (using I believe custom Stevens & Billington trannies), but its outside my price range.
Im new to DIY so 1200 volts is not a good idea now; and even if it were, the parts cost of a good 845 (or 211) is high!
What gave the 845 an effortless powerful sound, is it:
- just the higher watts (but its only about double ie 3 dB over a 300B),
- the higher volts I doubt it,
- the ratio of amp power to speaker sensitivity (an 18 watt amp driving 90 db speakers) I dont think so
- something about the tubes (Shuguang 845Bs) possibly
- generous power supply capacitance - maybe
- good OPTs - quite possibly
Some of the above plus others probably but which to focus on and do?
So I thought, when driving 98 dB speakers (G ribbons and PHL 3451s), it should be possible to do a 300B SE at a lower cost than an 845, that still has an effortless powerful sound. More ballsy and kicking with some smoothness than angelic. Maybe 33-50% lower cost, maximum say roughly US$ 750.
Ultra wide bandwidth not needed (using subs below 100 Hz, and I cant hear over 14 kHz). This should make it easier to get dynamics.
Suggestions please:
- Which 300B tubes and parts, esp OPTs? Maybe James or Bartolucci.
- What circuit?
- Likely to be using Aikido line stage - only 2-stages strongly preferred.
- Use 2A3s as driver tubes?
- Use interstage trannies?
- Parallel-feed??
- What PS?
KRs 300BXLS is powerful, Steve Rochlin liked it, but mixed other opinions. I just learnt of KRs 842HVD; apparently in a Cary 805C they provide more punch and better bass - but $500/ matched pair extra cost of both is not justified for what Im after ditto!
I dont want to pay double for tubes, so as to allow money for really good iron.
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|16th September 2005, 02:42 PM
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What about the Audio Note parallel 300B SE Power Amp? It should give you sufficient power. The Hammond 1640SE OPT is a good candidate for this amp.
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|16th September 2005, 03:21 PM
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I have built several amps over the past 40 years both tube and solid state. Even though I listen to a wide variety of music, 2/3 of my CD and 90% of my records are rock and I like it LOUD. I have a 300B SE amp and an 845SE amp and a 300B push pull amp. All are zero feedback designs. I am very economy minded in my amp construction, so all of the output tubes are Shuguang, and the transformers are nothing special, with the exception of the Electra prints in the 300B. I currently have all three amps set up so that swapping is a one minute operation.
I find that the transient response that you seek flows effortlessly from the 300B push pull amp. In fact this is my favorite amp to use for highly dynamic music like techno. When the drummer whacks the rim of the snare with the stick the shot shoots right through your head. It has the strongest bass of the 3 amps. It also does Jimi at full volume quite well. Good for Van Halen, Metallica and other LOUD music.
The 845 SE is not as "in your face" as the 300B push pull. It is best for less dynamic and more vocal music. It does Jimi quite well. I use it for Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, and similar music.
The 300B SE is the most detailed of the three amps. It will bring out subtle details thet the other amps miss. It is set up to use a variety of output tubes, and has the best sound with 45's, but only 2 watts per channel.
I believe that the "in your face" bass of the push pull amp is a function of the amps output impedance. This in influenced by a number of factors, including most of the items that you mentioned. Tubes, output transformers, circuit design, power supply, and choice of load impedance.
I would advise you to listen to a 300B pudh pull amp, if possible before making your final decision. I have been searching for a single amp design that incorporates the best aspects of all three amplifiers, but it has eluded me so far. I have prototyped an 833A amp with over 100 watts and this might be it.
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|16th September 2005, 05:46 PM
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Well... you force me to toot my own horn....
My 300B amp is within that price range. I also listen to rock, and wide dynamic range classical (Beethoven. The original rocker!), and everything in between.
What do I use to get the good dynamics and wide freq response? Beefy power supply, solid state rectification, large filter capacitance (330 uF) and One Electron OPT. If you are going to spend 90 bucks apiece for the Hammond, you would be better off with the One Electrons for a few dollars more. Literally about 95 bucks apiece. Oh, I use cheap 59 dollar Chinese 300Bs. Sound is amazing. JJ/Teslas for 90 bucks each should be phenominal. I may treat myself to those in a couple of weeks.
In my 300B amp (pictured upper left corner) I use a 300 volts 250 mA transformer. If you can find one with more current, use it. I use solid state rectification for three reasons, 1 the recovery is much quicker for dynamics. 2 The drop is only about 2 volts for maximum B+. 3 I use the 5 volts which would normally be used for the tube rectifier for the 300Bs.
This amp has been the talk of the "Oswalds Mill Tube Tasting" for years. Last year I did a proof of concept for my design and played, while they played soft chamber music and blues, Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time". It blew everyone's mind (including mine!) how it sounded great without breaking up. BTW, I play it on speakers that are about 86dB efficiency, and it was my 4.5 watt prototype... But the speakers at the Mill are I believe 98dB horns. My production kits have a 350 volt power transrformer for 7-8 watt output (the B+ is about 380 volts).
The issue here... I would not be easily inclined to share the schematic. Sorry. But with these ideas, you can make a pair of mono blocks for yourself. My amp is a stereo and the way I have designed it gives it its unique tonal character, and deep strong bass. All with no NFB.
I also use the 12AT7 for preamp/driver. One half is a simple preamp, gain of about 20, and the second half is a directly connected cathode follower delivering about 3-4 mA for the signal, if the tube really needs that much. But the follower keeps the preamp at its full gain for maximum output. The only caveat there is that you may need to experiment with different brands of 12AT7. I use the Phillips NOS. I recently bought a pair of JJ/Tesla, which normally sound terrific to me, and heard some IM distortion. That is a negative to me when not using NFB. Of course, they may have needed tim e to break in.
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|16th September 2005, 10:02 PM
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|16th September 2005, 11:57 PM
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Any Audio Note should sound pretty good. But Ive heard mixed reports about parallel SE amps often not quite the SE magic.
And ANs base 300B SE alone is US 1400, way over budget.
Apart from about 845 SE power, any reason you suggested this?
An interesting comparison. Ill try to locate a local 300B push pull.
Using subs below 100 Hz, only the upper bass matters.
I guess a 300B PP would cost more than a 300B SE extra tube, cheaper OPTs, more parts how much more, and how much in total?
I imagine your 833A could be a BMW M5 of an amp .
As a reference, which might have more of that magic sound do you think a 300B PP, or say a 30 watt (SE) Aleph SS??
So far most of the focus has been on other topologies. Apart from Gabe -
Solid state rectification - if recovery is quicker for dynamics -would be better.
B+ is about 380 volts vs 450 volts - is that for longer life?
12AT7 for preamp/driver. Your emphasis appears to be best value.
Your kit is $750, I was intending to spend about that on parts eg really good OPTs.
Ive heard that to make an 845 sound like a 300b, drive it with a 300b:
* What driver for a 300b would give it most drive?
* What about a 6550 driver in triode mode connection, and a 6C45PiE upfront?
Anyone from the scratch building 300B SE circles whos built a 300b that really rocked?
|17th September 2005, 09:43 AM
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Anyone tried an 6SL7 and an EL34 per channel (like the Sophia Electric 300B Mk. II)?
|17th September 2005, 10:44 AM
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Hearing is believing
Different amps would have different characters. I built 300B, 2A3, and 45 SE amps myself. I tried using different driver in the 2A3 amp. I also tried employ different types of capacitor for the bypass of the power supply.
Therefore, it is fun being a DIYer who can experience various circuitries/components and find out the which one suits your taste.
Lastly, I would say there's no such thing is perfect in this world. This would be an endless game seeking for the perfection.
|17th September 2005, 02:21 PM
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Im not suggesting that theres there's such a thing as perfection.
Im saying for a 300B SE, rather than detail or sweetness, if the priority is muscular/ effortless powerful sound - how do you achieve it?
|17th September 2005, 03:01 PM
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I really hate to be boring, but just go with the Allen Wright PP1C (fits all your criteria and cheap to build too) and add a CCS in the tail of the ouputs if preferred. Excellent performance and if you really want the 2H you can tweak the balance of the front end to get it. Just do a better PSU than Allen's.
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