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Apollo Brown and OC caught lightning with Trophies. The album gave the world an OC who had not lost a step and a modern producer who was earning a place in the continuum of classic hip-hop. In celebration of this success, Mello Music Group leaks "The Biggest Loser," a bonus cut not on the album.
An elder statesman, OC flexes his pedigree on "The Biggest Loser." OC glides over somber keys that are chopped well by Apollo Brown. The subject matter runs from line to line, but the feeling of sober determination is most salient. OC bobs and weaves with Apollo's fiery vocal sample on the hook, reinforcing the motivational essence of the verses. The veteran has had a historic career and here he sounds confident without crossing into braggadocio, reflective without waning nostalgic, and powerful without being intimidating.
There are no promises in hip-hop, trends come and go and careers can vanish in the blink of an eye, but hard-earned classic artists, like OC and Apollo, will always have a place at the table.
Fantastic write-up Pizzo, you put my ungathered thoughts on the album into perfect words, and it isn't even a review! For real though, and I'm almost ashamed to admit it, the unquestionable quality of the album took me by surprise. It's fantastic and one of my favorite releases in a while. Omar Credle hasn't lost a step (if anything he's capitalized on the experiences of the game and life and stepped it up) and Apollo Brown has cemented himself as a producer I will ALWAYS give the benefit of a listen when I see his name in the credits. I really can't recommend buying the LP enough to anyone that hasn't peeped it yet.
As for this track, I can see why it didn't make the final cut, but it's still very good and would have fit in to the album (I try to keep some element of contradiction in everything I say, kind of my style). The Pat Benatar sample is brave, and works. I really hope OC and Brown keep working together, as much as I like OC over his DITC brethren's beats.
I've been bumpin' "Trophies" pretty frequently, great album. They were right to leave this track off the record though. The lyrics are solid but I don't think the beat is anything special. I'm gonna have to disagree with Dayz, the Pat Benatar sample doesn't work for me. But yeah, if you don't have "Trophies" yet you need to get that shit.
Great write up….I've been listening to this since it came out..actually, I got my copy a couple days early. So…where's the review ?
Pete Rock already used this sample to bad effect.
The beat is nice enough but the Pat Benatar hook ruins it for me. Kind of cheesy. I'm just not a fan of producers using well known songs as samples, unless its chopped and rearranged beyond recognition.
Trophies is a dope album though and all the better for not having this track included on it to be honest.
Dope. You really should review the album, lots of heads have been asking for it. The new Rex too.
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VCOSS and its many friends and colleagues recently said farewell to Cath Smith and celebrated her 10 years of outstanding leadership as VCOSS CEO.
It was a great night – held in the gold vaults of the Old Treasury Building– with tributes led by former Premier Joan Kirner, Community Services Minister Mary Wooldridge, and Department of Human Services Secretary Gill Callister, who presented Cath with the perfect farewell present – a roll of red tape.
See some of the photos from the night and read a selection of the speakers' toasts to Cath, or you can listen to all the speeches.*
Joan Kirner
"Cath has a strange influence on me, she actually calms me."
"We're both passionate believers and advocates for social justice and when you work with Cath you get the whole package; you get the research, the facts, you get the analysis, you get the answers, well some of them…and then she actually does something unusual: she asks you to contribute to the answers as well. That's her real skill, getting people to find solutions together and we all know the best decisions are made when community owns the challenge and owns the solutions and Cath has led that."
"It was through A Fairer Victoria that, in a government sense, Cath and the whole sector came into their own. It was an extraordinary thing for a government to decide that, at the same time as it produces an economic statement, it should produce a social justice statement…based on the principles of human rights, of equity, sustainability, social inclusion, universal social services, and community ownership of decisions."
"I think one of the outstanding things for me is, having worked in the community sector myself, and now being back there…I know that one of the hardest things to do is decide to work in partnership with government. It's pretty easy to be on the attack and it's good fun too…but in so many cases it's a partnership that actually works. And I don't mean a one-handed partnership, (but) one where you share ideas and strategies and accept responsibility for shared outcomes."
Mary Wooldridge
The Community Services Minister characterised Cath with three words: passionate, strategic, and fair.
"When you think about an advocacy campaign led by Cath, every box is ticked; the research is done, it's fantastic; the support is generated, the case is argued very articulately and strongly, everyone is brought around the table to make it happen, and it's delivered."
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Gill Callister
"For me, your time at VCOSS is characterised by leadership, which you have shown in spades; partnership, which is easy to talk about but quite hard to do, particularly in times that get tough; by innovation, always open to new things; optimism, there is always a way forward with you, no matter how robust or critical you're being at the time; and determination, the 'never give up' factor.
"VCOSS is an extremely important, very significant partner for DHS, and Cath's leadership has been instrumental in many reforms and initiatives."
"I'll miss your passion, wise counsel, (and) ability to bring people together around a common purpose. But your legacy is strong and sound and I think you leave VCOSS in strong hands to go forward."
Listen also to VCOSS Board President Micaela Cronin….
…and hear Cath's speech in response.
*Apologies for the poorer sound quality on Joan Kirner's speech
Stop press: in case you missed it, the VCOSS Board was pleased this week to announce the appointment of Penny Wilson, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, as our new CEO. More details in our media release.
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Overview: Talented rookie and former first-round pick the Tigers inserted into their starting lineup by trading away Prince Fielder this winter.
Background: Was the No. 44 pick in the 2010 MLB amateur draft out of Archbishop McCarthy (Fla.) High School. … just turned 22 years old this month and made a quick, steady rise through the minors at a young age, eventually making his MLB debut last September. … was listed as the No. 21 prospect in baseball prior to last season by both Baseball America and MLB.com. … stands at 6-4, 210 pounds and has a reputation for being a much better hitter than defender. … played in 11 games as an outfielder last season but is expected to man the hot corner on a full-time basis as Miguel Cabrera fills Fielder's void at first base.
2013 stats: .278 avg., 0 HR, 1 run, 0 RBIs, 0 SB in 11 games.
Numbers and trends: Power began to blossom in Triple-A last season after hitting just 18 home runs in his first 300 minor league games. … hit .276 with 18 homers and 76 RBIs in 134 games at Triple-A Toledo while also lowering his strikeout rate to a career-best 16.8 percent. … still has work to do in both areas, but 2013 was a promising start for a player who started his career at 18 years old and held his own in previous stops. … had a .303 career average in the minors but profiles as a .260-type hitter early in Detroit after hitting a combined .271 in Double-A and Triple-A the last two seasons. … has been a force in spring training with a .373 average, two homers and 16 RBIs. … ranks among the league leaders in doubles (1st, seven) and 16 RBIs (T-2nd) while making consistent contact.
Strengths: Profiles as a future middle-of-the-order hitter with all-around ability and blossoming power. … is trending up in several key areas, including strikeout rate and isolated power, while continuing to show above-average patience and pitch selection. … will get an opportunity to start in one of baseball's best overall lineups, which could enhance his value in runs and RBIs. … isn't a threat on the basepaths, but moves well enough to steal 5-7 bases and boost his runs total.
Risk factors: Strikeouts could have a negative impact on his batting average as he adjusts as a rookie. … while he made gains as a power hitter last season, there's no long-term trend in his home run total and there's still risk that he doesn't hit for enough power to atone for an average in the .250 to .260 range. … is not a strong defender at third base, and defensive struggles have potential to shorten his leash if he doesn't hit out of the gates.
Average draft position: 221.1 ESPN; 252.0 Yahoo!
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Terrible service.
Tried to sell the tickets we has bought for Barbra Streisand from Viagogo as we had another invitation.
No interest so tried to reduce the price. System would not allow this to be done and after several conversations over a number of days with their call centre when each person promised their IT dept. would sort it within 24 hours no action. Eventually found someone who appeared to know how to manipulate the system and managed to get the price adjusted.
Concert nearing so tried their Last Minute Sales site which required that the e-tickets be sent to them which I did.
However could not get tickets listed as notice on my account 'pending ticket receipt'.
Tried to talk to someone to no avail and then got a notice that Last Minute Sales could not accept e-tickets due to a problem.
Result lost the opportunity to sell the tickets and out of pocket.
One other significant concern was that we had a phone call from someone offering to buy the tickets by sending mone to our bank account if we could give details.
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We are sorry to hear that you weren't able to sell your tickets through viagogo.
Would you be able to provide your transaction number so that we can look into this problem and come back to you?
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Written on: 10/06/2013
Amazing how quickly someone contacts you when you get bad publicity yet trying to talk to someone when you have a problem is impossible.
Unless you are prepared to refund my ticket money then I do not propose wasting any more time on your company.
Written on: 16/06/2013
Because your tickets didn't sell you want Viagogo to compensate you financially? Where on earth does it say that they will promise to sell your tickets? All they do is provide a platform for you to list your tickets - and they don't charge you anything for doing this. The reason they didn't sell is obviously because you were asking too much for them.
Written on: 16/06/2013
Seem to be missing the point.
The platform did not allow me to transact the sale because it would not enable me to change the price to reflect demand and then did not provide the means to offer the tickets for sale on the last minute platform of which which they make such a big deal
My complaint is that Viagogo do not provide the service they claim to and do not provide any where near sufficient support when things do not work.
Not an unreasonable expectation that you should expect people to deliver what they claim.
The only time they jump into action is when they have a complaint posted.
Written on: 16/06/2013
But instead of complaining about their service why didn't you just take matters into your own hands? You could have removed your tickets and relisted them on Seatwave, Getmein or Stubhub if you weren't happy with Viagogo. I still can't understand why you only want compensation from them and won't assist them in their enquiries which might just help them to understand the problem and solve it so that someone else who might have the same query can benefit.
Written on: 16/06/2013
I have an extremely busy lifestyle which involves significant travel and simply expect people to deliver on their promises.
If I ran my business this way I wouldn't last long.
Written on: 16/06/2013
I do sympathise with you but I also believe that you cannot rely on others to sort out your problems - sometimes you have to think outside the box and take matters into your own hands. Had I been in your position and unable to send the tickets electronically, I would have printed them out and sent them to Viagogo by UPS. I wonder if your business is as successful as Viagogo's.
Written on: 16/06/2013
Thank you for your most useful insight
I will however avoid using Viagogo in the future.
I am sure however you will have many more opportunities to defend them against negative press
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CDB: I think that the three biggest projects we've released are Android, Chromium and Go. If you asked me ten years from now which one I'm proudest of, I'm going to have a hard time answering, because Android has had incredible impact.
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Valley Crossing Community School accepted the grand prize award of $2,000 during a check presentation on May 28.
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Fur Trade in the Dorr Family Papers, Part II
"We desire you to embrace the first favourable Wind and weather and proceed to … any other ports places or Islands where you may think it likely to find seal plenty," wrote the Boston fur merchants Ebenezer Dorr, Ebenezer Jr. Dorr, Joseph Dorr, and John Dorr to the captain of their snow Pacific Trader, Samuel Edes, on 11 September 1799. The four-page letter details the responsibilities expected of Captain Samuel Edes during his voyage, including those expectations of the crew to capture and skin any available seal for profit.
The letter stipulates instructions on the preservation of seal hides.
...on your arrival at a suitable place for sealing you will immediately secure your vessel and set your people to work killing seal and preserving their hides either by drying or Pickling as the weather will permit, always remembering, that to have them well dried is our wish in Preference to Salting or Pickling.
This preference for dried hides over pickled ones benefited the merchants twofold. Dried pelts were more stable to transport aboard a sailing vessel because pickled ones were subject to putrefaction and other means of deterioration. Dried pelts additionally yielded higher profits than pickled pelts in Canton. If the process of pickling a seal skin seems curious, it may be interesting to know that pickling (preservation of perishables in brine or vinegar) is often part of the tanning process (the conversion of animal skin to leather by use of tannic acid or other chemicals) . The Dorr merchants informed the captain of their preservation preferences to achieve higher profit in market.
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Editorial: To lawmakers from your cranky northern constituents
As our Legislators, some new, some not, get ready to head back to St. Paul, they need to keep in mind one thing: Fight like hell for us back home!
It was disheartening during the recent League of Woman Voters candidate forums to hear how much clout the seven-county metro area has over "outstate" Minnesota.
Maybe we're a victim of our own moniker.
Legislators at those forums said there was a deeper divide between rural and urban lawmakers than between Democrats and Republicans.
Rural counties are getting short shrift in education spending, transportation funding, funding to keep our lakes clean, incentives to entice businesses.
State aid to small cities and counties is essential to keeping our rural areas alive. The Homestead Tax Credit, in the form of tax relief to lower valued homes, was abolished last session and is believed now to be the culprit in rising business taxes.
We need it back.
Funding for K-12 grades cannot continue at its present disparate level.
Give us more money.
While we have these natural amenities, we also have higher rates of unemployment, higher rates of poverty, lower per capita income, fewer services that support our workforce, lack of basic infrastructure, a pronounced deficit of communications, lower wages, a burgeoning and under-funded social services system and too many apples in one cart.
If our biggest business folds, there goes the town.
You need to quit treating us like the red-headed stepchild.
We need money to spur innovation, because currently rural areas could be brimming with small businesses with better mousetraps. After all, entrepreneurship must be the linchpin of a rural economic development strategy.
We have a growing small business assistance network that helps new entrepreneurs become business owners, and assists existing businesses to remain competitive, but we want more.
We need more information technology tools and infrastructure, better access to medical care, expanded housing opportunities, more research and outreach to public universities, more management training, a loan fund, funding for revitalizing neighborhoods, improvements to community facilities and services, the ability to acquiring property and buildings, and the funds to make improvements to those properties.
We need an amendment to our Legacy amendment so that we have ample resources to protect those natural amenities you folks covet so much.
Here's what we don't need: Another $1 billion stadium and state agencies buying up more of our land to take off the tax rolls.
If that makes us sound like the cranky northern neighbors, so be it.
Because as the old saying goes, well-behaved folks rarely make history.
That is your mandate, Legislators. Be cranky.


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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's son was named the third most powerful member of the ruling party's secretariat Tuesday and assigned by his father to a new policy-making committee.
"President Hosni Mubarak, leader of the National Democratic Party, has taken the decision to name Gamal Mubarak as party political secretary," a party official announced live on state television.
The elevation of Gamal Mubarak into the leadership of the ruling party came as his father told a National Democratic Party conference it must give more room to a younger generation.
Hosni Mubarak has repeatedly denied his son is being groomed to become the next president of Egypt.
In his closing remarks to party delegates, President Mubarak said many opinions exist within the party on how it must change, but that all agree "on the need for development." He never directly mentioned his son, but said in his speech that "new generations must become involved in organized party politics. We must give more chances to youths to take their role in leadership positions everywhere."
Gamal Mubarak, 38, has been an appointed member of the party's general secretariat — which runs the party's day-to-day affairs — since 2000. He was elected to the body Tuesday as its number three leader and was appointed to head a new committee responsible for formulating party policies and government strategies.
Gamal is a graduate of the American University in Cairo, and served as a spokesman for an Egyptian-American economic advisory group. In 1999, Egyptian newspapers reported
that the younger Mubarak might head a new political
party, representing business interests. The party has never materialized.
Aside from Gamal Mubarak, only five others were new members, but all were considered close to the president's son.
Topping the secretariat list were Safwat el-Sherif, the information minister who was appointed the new party secretary-general on Tuesday, and veteran politician Kamal el-Shazli. Gamal Mubarak followed them in the ranking, AP reported.
"It is time to enhance democratic practices. We realize that can't be done in one day, but it is crucial it should be done," Gamal Mubarak said Tuesday.
Gamal Mubarak calls for democratic reforms and for politicians to be more responsive in meeting community demands, especially those of Egyptian youth. He led a high powered committee to set a plan for party reform, starting with introducing local party elections.
He has spoken broadly of the need for government to meet the expectations of Egyptian youths and society as a whole, and calls for encouraging youth to participate in party politics.
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Sophomore Ryan Hybl and senior David Miller of the Georgia men's golf team earned All-America honors from Ping and the Golf Coaches Association of America on Sunday.
Hybl was named to the first team and Miller received honorable mention status. Hybl and Miller were both third-team selections last season.
Hybl, a native of Colbert, led the Bulldogs this year with a 71.57 scoring average -- the eighth-best single-season average in school history. Hybl was Georgia's top performer in eight of 12 events this year. He also was named first-team All-SEC and ranked in the Top 10 nationally among individuals all year.
Miller, who hails from Daphne, Ala., was Georgia's leader at the NCAA Championships which ended on Saturday. Miller finished 27th at 1-over-par 285, giving him a season average of 72.73 and a career mark of 72.75 (ninth on Georgia's all-time list). Miller was a second-team All-SEC pick earlier this year.
''I am very proud of both Ryan and David,'' Georgia coach Chris Haack said. ''Ryan has been such a steady player for us the last couple of years and he has really established himself among the top players in the country. David has been a tremendous leader for this team and it's great to see him recognized this way as he wraps up his career.''
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The Huggies Potty Training Challenge Days 5-7
After a few very successful days I decided to write one longer post than fill your minds with wee wee and poo poo every single day!
Day 5 was our first day with no nappies at Creche. We popped him into his Huggies PULL-UPS® and took his Pourty with us for him to use whilst he was there. I told the staff, who are usually very good, that we were potty training and to ask him a lot if he needed a wee and to MAKE him sit on the potty. When I picked him up they told me that he hadn't sat on the potty at all that day and had done two poo's and all of his wees in his Pull Ups. I walked home feeling like we had taken two steps backwards. Once at home we kept things as they had been for the past 5 days and he went back to knowing what he was doing.
Day 6 we all ventured out to do some food shopping. We thought he had done a poo when we were in the car on the way home but when I got home he was clean and dry. He quickly sat on the potty and did a poo and a wee! I was so proud! The boys went down for their naps and unusually woke up at the same time. Whilst I was sorting out Spike's bottle, Spud asked to go for a wee wee but as he was wearing a Pull Up and not pulling at it I thought that he was just trying to get attention so told him to wait a minute (I know, I know!) As I took his Pull Up off I noticed that he was just finishing the only wee in it. BAD MUMMY! We went to Pizza Hut for dinner and took our new Pottette Plus with us. He asked to go for a wee wee so off we trotted to the toilets where he decided just to sit there for a while! We did this a few times and he just didn't go for a wee. When we got home he went for a huge wee on the potty and had a dry Pull Up!
Day 7 was our second day with no nappies at Creche. It went pretty much the same as Day 5. Either too much is going on for him there or they just don't make enough effort to encourage it. I am really surprised considering how often they told me he was asking when he was still in nappies. They were the ones telling me I had to potty train him! He came home but went straight back out with the Hubby and then spent the rest of the afternoon back and forth between the potty and the playdoh! We are really lucky that most of the time distractions at home don't stop him asking for the potty!
We have been given so much advice from different areas recently including the whole "don't go out the house for two whole weeks." Anybody that knows Spud would know that this is a terrible idea. He would go absolutely bonkers! We have decided just to take it slowly. He gets it and is very very good and only ever has accidents when we go out, which with some persuasion and reminding will stop in time. Now we have the Pottette Plus it makes out lives much easier.
We have gone back into Huggies nappies overnight now, he was waking up absolutely saturated and I think we need to crack day times before we even attempt the night!
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Written on: 15/10/2012 by ycycle (1 review written)
Having been feeding my dog the Chappie Original Kibble for last few years on Veterinary Advice. I am now looking for a new brand of low allergen food .
The size and shape has changed, it has gone from dry to greasy, it has a gravy coating, it smells very meaty, it has gone from yellow/white to orange and 3 of my dogs won't eat it at all. My dogs started scratching continually within days of using it.
I phoned their CARELINE and to be told the only improvement was its shape was laughable. The said it was done to slow down the rate at which the dogs eat it. They said the change of colour , greasy feel, gravy coating, smell etc was down to obviously sourcing the ingredients from new sources.
Its about time their Customer Careline, looked at the visable difference, had a smell of it and took off their rose coloured glasses.
I will not recommend this product to anyone. Why did they have to change the kibble, it can only be for financial gain as larger kibble will encourage you to feed more as it will look less in their bowl and whoever the vets were that agreed this was IMPROVED are obviously on a commission for the impending fees they can charge for your dogs becoming ill through eating it.
Perhaps it is time they stopped trying to fob people off with a script written response and started telling the truth.
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i totally agree i phone the careline when i saw the bag had changed. they said same ingredients and new bag style. so i brought too bags for my dogs. all of which have been very ill on it. cost me a fortune at the vets
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I also think the wet food has changed. our last rescue greyhound had chappie mixed with retired racing greyhound and thrived on it, when we got another due to !st one passing away we fed her the same diet. over the 9 months we have had no problem at all until last 3 weeks when she started to turn her nose up at her food. this for a dog who will eat like she hasn't been fed for months is very strange. got her some other dogfood just to try it out and she wolfed it down. Gave her some wet chappie. Wouldn't touch it!!! Bad move Manufacturers
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|18th August 2002, 03:58 PM
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Toroidal transformer ( custom design )
I can sell any type of toroidal transformer ( 1 - 100 pieces ).
This is the range :
30w ; 40w ; 50w ; 63w; 80w; 100w; 120w; 150w; 200w; 250w;
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1200w; 1500w; 2000w; 2500w; 3000w; 4000w; 5000w; 7500w;
Custom design for : Primary Voltage ( Any configurations )
Secondary Voltage ( Any configurations )
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Short delivery time 1 - 2 weeks in Europe
2 - 3 weeks World
Example 1 : Toroidal Transformer 630VA
Primary : 110/230V
Secondary 1 : 2 x 38v / 8A
secondary 2 : 2 x 16v / 0.6A
Secondary 3 : 1 x 24v / 0.1A
105 ^ celsius termic switch off
Price : 44,90 $ + Transportation cost
Example 2 : Toroidal Transformer 1000VA
Primary : 110v/120v/230V
Secondary 1 : 2 x 65V / 7,3A
Secondary 2 : 2 x 18V / 1,3A
115^celsius termic switch off
Price : 59,90 $ + Transportation cost
Example 3 : Toroidal Transformer 300VA
Primary : 110V
Secondary 1 : 2 x 18V / 8,2A
Secondary 2 : 28 V / 0.18 A
Price : 29,90 $ + Transportation cost
Quality : All this transformer are maked by a former military company ( located in Eastern Europe ) witch make toroidal transformer for radar , marine and plane like MIG29.
Same quality for domestic purpose and very low prices.
Please , tell me if is anybody interested or send me E-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com .
|18th August 2002, 04:33 PM
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I think I smell the spam song coming your way djdan... but those are good prices I must admit.
|18th August 2002, 04:41 PM
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Seems like a good pricing for custom design, so no singing from me. If the shipping cost is this low too, we might have a winner here.
You could post some shipping examples too.
Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it. - JC
|18th August 2002, 06:56 PM
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For Audiofreak
It is not a spam ( I hope ). You can see my all mesage in DIYaudio Forums - Solid State , about last year . "Toroidal transformer - custom design" mesage is my first offer but only in "Trading Post".
I have a small company in Turnu Severin ( Romania ) wich manufacture SR & PA equipment but this is my hobby, too.
Why do I sell this thing ? Becouse I saw many message from people wich can't find transformer for their projects, or the prices are to big.
I buy weekly from KIEV - Ucraina ( A former Soviet Republic ) toroidal transformer, with my custom design for 4 years, and I am very pleased about quality(not a single failure) and price.
This products are so cheap becouse the labour cost is in Ucraine very small , 500 - 900$ per year .
I saw transformes made by this factory (Ucraina) for many Brand Name Company from Sweden ,Germany, USA, Italy and U.K wich re-sell this products with their brand name at the huge prices. If you are interested about this subjects see :
For me it would be an advantage if I can buy more transformers and that is the reason to sell transformers to other people.
For Peter Daniel ,
Thank you for your answere ! In 2 - 3 days I will send you by E-mail some image and the shipping costs for Toronto - Canada and I will post in this forum some shipping example , too.
P.S. I hate spam, too.
|18th August 2002, 07:18 PM
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Shipping cost to Los Angeles (USA) too. Thanks.
|18th August 2002, 07:57 PM
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Yes, please. How about some typical prices shipped to the U.S.
|18th August 2002, 08:30 PM
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This ain't spam
I don't see why manufacturers of products that are truly of interest to DIY'ers should't advertise here, if they don't overdo it.
It's in the Trading Post, and it is focused on our needs.
Otherwise we should have a Support Forum where all the makers of PCB's transformers, etc. could post once a month.
Also the surplus places like Apex Jr. could list relevent specials
They could be limited to one post a month, and 3 lines or something.
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|18th August 2002, 08:36 PM
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I see no problem in a post such as this - the object of selling something in general tends to be to make money. If you're not making money, then you're giving it away, not selling it.
Whether a person has a registered business and is selling it or is just selling a single item he has personally should be irrelevant, as long as they're honest about it.
Besides, a service such as this is quite useful to all of us amp builders, and I personally hope to order some asap.
|18th August 2002, 09:11 PM
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Location: Romania
More Info [ Shipping cost ]
Shipping costs :
The price is in U.S.Dollar and represent the costs/Kg. This is the chipest way to send heavy item [ less 31 Kg ].
ARGENTINA 1,79$ / kg
AUSTRALIA 5,39$ / kg
CANADA 2,89$ / kg
DENMARK 0.99$ / kg
FRANCE 0,99$ / kg
INDIA 1,39$ / kg
ITALY 0,79$ / kg
ISRAEL 1,09$ / kg
MEXICO 1,49$ / kg
USA 2,99$ / kg
Add a few USD ( 1 - 5 $) for packing for heavy pack ( 15 - 30 Kg )
Toroidal Transformers weight / dimension [ Diameter x High ] :
150 VA 1,7 Kg 115 x 45 mm
250 VA 2,6 Kg 130 x 45 mm
400 VA 3,5 Kg 123 x 67 mm or
133 x 57 mm
630 VA 4,9 Kg 155 x 57 mm or
147 x 67 mm
800 VA 6,1 Kg 157 x 69 mm or
170 x 59 mm
1000 VA 7,2 Kg 173 x 66 mm
1200 VA 8,7 Kg 189 x 67 mm
1500 VA 10,0 kg 190 x 79 mm
2000 VA 13,0 kg 225 x 80 mm
2500 VA 16,0 kg 240 x 82 mm
3000 VA 18,0 kg 225 x 105 mm
4000 VA 23,0 kg 277 x 102 mm
5000 VA 27,0 kg 292 x 105 mm
If is anybody interested , please send me your request and in one day I will tell the price for transformer and shipping cost and payment terms.
|18th August 2002, 09:13 PM
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Wow, why is shipping so cheap to mexico/latin america?
Also, what method of shipping is this?
Would this mean that a 50VA transformer (under 1kg) would really only cost $2.89usd to ship to canada?
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Contemporary Dance Association of Japan is presenting various kinds of performances for the purpose of contributing to progress in Japanese culture. Spreading and improving modern dance, they aim to propelling creative activities. They performed at "Arts Plan 21" under the joint auspices of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and the Metropolitan Art Festival assisted by the city of Tokyo. They have made a tour of the Travelling Art Festival to perform at various places since 1977. Also, they research, collect material and bring out publishings regarding dance.