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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:33 pm
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I figured us pilots deserved a place to just shoot the Bantha PooDoo, and what better place then here lol.
The only rules would be to keep it polite, and respectful.
You can discuss the fighters we'd be flying if this was real, the pilots who made those fighters famous or real world stuff.
Actual costuming discussion should be kept in the other threads though.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:45 pm
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ok, I'll start it off, lol
I was just watchign a show on the History Channel about 6 P-38 Fighters from WWII that were lost in Greenland back in 1942. They all made an emergency landing on the ice and were lost in the following years.
An expidition found the planes in 200 feet of ice and over time built a shaft down to the one of the planes, disassembled it, and rebuilt it. The plane then flew again, 40 years after Ditching.
Now to the point lol. Looking at the plane itself, and the set up of the cockpit, something dawned on me. Lucas used WWII as a basis for the fighter battles, and I know in the past we've discussed the inspirations for the various fighters. But the Y-Wing might just have been based on the P-38.
The P-38 was most famous for having the 2 tail booms and 2 engines. There was a cental cockpit. The Y-Wing also has 2 engines, set off on booms. The P-38 had 5 .50 Cal Machine guns mounted in the nose of the central cockpit modual. The Y-Wing has all it's weapons on the front of the fighter. 2 Nose blasters and the 2 Ion Cannons on the cockpit. Then there is the way the cockpit opens. Most fighters of the time had the canopy slide up and back over the cockpit. This also allowed the fighters to be able to fly with the canopies open. to an extent at least lol. The P-38 opened on a hinge at the side of the window assembly. it opened right to left. The Y-Wing also opens this way.
Then there is the fact that the plane was an older design, capable, but started to feel it's age. It didn't have the Range needed to escort bombers into Germany, but still did an amazing job during the War. (I believe the Ace with the Highest Kill count in the european Theatre flew a P-3
I had always compaired the Y-Wing to the P-40 Warhawk, but it seems I had the wrong fighter lol
Just my theory.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:35 pm
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Hum, intresting idea...
Maybe, also if P-38 was more compact and balanced than Y-wing (that is exactily an inverted Y).
The two tails planes are really few in WWII history.
BTW, P-38 are old but reliable ones, few were in Europe and most in the NATO (North African Theatre of Operations), then MTO (Mediterranean Theatre of Operations), and not in the proper ETO (European TO), meaning everything above alps.
the two engine was a requirement for long flight over water, and were a problem of maneuvrability in close combat with one-engined fighers, so many were base in Tunisia, then Sicily, then Italy an patrolled over the entire sea hunting bombers, torpedo planes and reconnassiance big planes, leaving dogfight with nazi M-109 and Fockewulfs to P-47 and P-51.
P-38 were used also in Pacific, for same reason (other than Pacific TO receive less "modern" equipment as a rule).
A flight of P-38 shot down Yamamoto plane and escort, for example.
Some images of P38 and Y-wing, for comparison.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:43 pm
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I've started reading the Rogue Squadron books so I can know who all these EU characters are. Better late than never.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:33 pm
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Yub yub, commander.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:43 pm
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I recommend the book The Black Sheep by Bruce Gamble.
Some reviews call it dry and some call parts of it slander against "Pappy". I didn't find it either. Even if it calls some realism to Pappy's version, I thought he still came out of it a hero. I'd rather have a realistic hero then a fabricated one anyway.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:27 pm
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The P-38 is wicked awesome, but how about the P-61? Those things were crazy.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:17 pm
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P61 Black Widow night fighter.
It was a heavy radar-bearing figher, even with a turret of machineguns rear the cockpit as the Y-wing.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:48 pm
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I used to be really into WWII aircraft. There's a museum here in SoCal called the Planes of Fame Museum, where they have a flying P-38, amonst a bunch of other rare aircraft. My favorite is the Japanese Zero, the museum has the only authentic flying Zero with it's original engine.
Anyway.. speaking of real world aircraft that inspired Star Wars vehicles.. you all must recognize this:
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Yup, take one Hind Helicopter, fill it with clones and ta-dah ... Republic Gunship!
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:25 pm
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I saw this pic today on wookiepedia:
I have never seen a pic of the Y-wing with all of its hull pieces attached. I thought it was pretty slick.
And those P38's and 61's are bada$$
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:44 am
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I think we ought to start painting some pinup art on our starfighters...
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:30 am
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I want this on my X-Wing:
I never get tired of seeing that graphic.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:57 am
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Puin Up Art is nice, but I want Sharks Teeth, and a pair of eyes, and then on the engine fronts I want a pair of clawed hands reaching for My target. So when I'm coming at you in a head to head, when you get into Visual range, all you see is this predator coming right at you, claws beared!
As for the P-61, it is a sweet fighter, but it was more then just the engine booms that made me make the compairison. It is close, the P-61 was definately in the same line of thinkign as the P-38.
I was never a fan of the Zero. Yes it was fast, and agile, but it's practically made of wood and canvas, no protection for the pilot. Once the US was able to put decent engines in it's pacific fighters (the move from Wild Cats to Helcats and from P-40s to Corsairs) The Zero became one big target. the .50 Cals chewed up the Zeros even as the American fighters that were armored absorbed the bigger caliber rounds coming from the Zero. THAT was the defining difference in air to air combat.
Well that and tactics, You'll never find a fighter the outshown it's ability more then the P-40 War Hawks and Tomahawks. Old at the outbreak of the war, in the hands of the Flying Tigers, they did things they never should have gotten away with.
it came down to the one saying that The CO of the Unit used to say. "If you Dogfight, you die. You force them to come to you, go head to head, you're fighter will take the beating, theirs will fall apart."
And on that note, if you have not watched the History Channel's Series called "Dogfights" do it now!!!! In fact, find it on DVD or something!!!
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IndustrialSizeEd wrote:
I think we ought to start painting some pinup art on our starfighters...
I'll get right on it.
......I think we need starfighters first tho
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7885 Main St, Maple Grove, MN | Directions 5536945.097621 -93.441803
Mon. - Thu., Sun. 9am - 9:30pm;Fri. - Sat. 9am - 10pm
Neighborhoods: Brooklyn Park - Maple Grove
Horrible Experience – Sawatdee's in Maple Grove was my worst dining experience, and is a place to which I will never return.
First of all, the customer service was very bad. After ordering, we had to wait for over an hour for our food. At one point, I had asked the waitress for a refill, and never got it; I had to actually go up to the kitchen station in order to get my beverage refilled.
However, the worst was when we finally got our food. I had ordered a vegetarian entree, and was served an entree with chicken. I told the waitress, who apologized, and said that they'd redo it. A while later, my food was returned. Instead of cooking a new entree, someone had just picked the larger pieces of chicken out, and there were still small pieces of chicken remaining. I am completely horrified that any cook or service staff would think that this is ok.
We talked to the manager, who would have refunded our meal, but because we had used a groupon, there was not much she could do.
Great Experience – I had not liked any other Sawatdee after my first experience with the main restaurant on Washington in Minneapolis. I had been to three other Sawatdees and not been impressed. Today was different. I went to the one in Maple Grove for the first time, and it was every bit as wonderful as the original. I had the fresh spring rolls and the Rama Thai Delight. Honestly, one of the best meals I have ever had. If there was any complaint, it is one I have no matter where I order that particular dish, in that their was too much liquid from the steamed spinach. The liquid from the spinach watered down the curry a little. Otherwise, great food, nice atmosphere, and very friendly staff. I WILL BE BACK!
Don't Bother – Ordered a $8.95 lunch special.
A Thai Noodle Curry with Chicken, tomatoes, mushroom, etc. It took 15 minutes to get served. What I got was a rectangular plate piled high with greasy noodles, one wedge of tomato, and about 2 oz of chicken. Although it had mild curry taste, it was virtually tasteless. Most of the noodles were stuck together in a gloppy mess.
The service was 'disconnected' and slow.
I've had better a microwave dinners!
Waste of $ – I decided to come here Sunday night with the family around 5:00 pm, we were the first table seated but the last served, the service is terrible. My parents ordered Pad Tahi and some noodle dish and both were disappointed in the taste. My brother and I ordered sushi so while I watched my parents eat I stared at my sushi from a distance, my order sat on top of the sushi bar waiting for our waitress to pick it up about 30min later I got my sushi but there was no wasabi ot ginger? Come on even the little store bought sushi gives you ginger and wasabi. Then my order and my brother's order was on the same plate? This was a first, but then I thought to myself this is what was expected because when we sat down there was no plates on our table, my mom had to get up and take off another table. Service was bad for and the food was bad and the price is way too high.
Terrible service and food not much better – Decided to try Thai food, so off to Sawatdee. Got there about 5 PM on Sunday. Sat at booth with no napkins/silverware/plates. Waitress come to take order. Noticed music too loud. Got our drinks. Had to get our own setting from another table. Noticed plates dirty. Ordered Pad Thai, Noodle salad, and variety of sushi.
After lengthy wait out came Pad Thai, and Noodle salad. Pad Thai was clump of noodles with a few pieces of chicken. Noodle salad had so much cilantro, it was inedible. Both dishes were far from even tasty. Waited on sushi. Waitress came to apologize that the cook did not see order ticket so it would be late. Eventually he made it and the order sat on bar, as waitress seemed to forget about us. Waitress never offered to refill water.
This was an awful dining experience, and even more so after seeing the bill for $100. I would never eat here again or even recommend to anyone. Service and food was terrible for the price. Avoid this place at all costs!!!
Used to be good, not so much now – I have been there twice in the last month. The first time they screwed up my order royally. i sent it back and didn't get a replacement for about 20 minutes. Oh and the pad thai was so sub-par I wouldn't even call it pad thai. The second time the waiter couldn't remember our order so I got my spring rolls as more of a dessert. And he blamed the kitchen even though we saw him replace the order after I asked again. And last, the menu has a vegetarian hot and sour soup on it. In the description it says that if you are vegan then you should mention that so they don't make it with chicken broth. That scares me because I'm a vegetarian so I think I'm gambling when I order form there.
Not so hot! – I love Sawatdee, but not the Maple Grove location! The service is bad, and the food is really bad... including the fact that they have no idea how to get the spice levels correct. One time I called for a to-go order and asked for it spicy and the lady said they would have to put the spice on the side? Once I got it home there was NO spice anywhere! I totally believe that the Maple Grove location caters to bland suburbanites palletts... stick to the Sawatdee on Hennepin or Downtown!
Avoid – This place is terrible. The service was awful, she never came back. The food is average. Nothing to brag about here.
Worst Thai Restaurant Yet – I dined here a few years ago and thought the food was pretty decent so I came back about a year later (2006) and had the worst Thai food I've ever tasted and we were not seated until after several minutes even when it was more than half empty. The amount of food you get and the taste for the price you pay is a big waste. We ordered Pad Thai that tasted like over boiled rice noodles with over do on the sauce. The half duck we got was overly dry and it tasted like it was left overs thrown into the microwave to heat up. I took the Pad thai home and added water to make it taste better. I will never dine at this Sawatdee ever again.
Aloof and unaccommodating – I had the worst Thai experience at the Maple Grove location. When the food arrived much spicer than anticipated, our waitress was very defensive and unsympathetic. We were very good sports about the whole thing untill we got the bill and found we were charged $4 for ice in our teas. I have never had to pay for ice before when tears are welling in my eyes. Good luck with this one!
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The Choccolocco Valley course has been closed since Monday when the former lessee shut it down for what was described as financial reasons.
Goodson has been working ever since to get it back running and expects to have the 18-hole course fully functional by the time a group of 40 regulars arrive for their weekly Thursday game.
"I have keys in hand, and Pine Hill Country Club will be open for business tomorrow morning at 6 a.m.," Goodson said.
E&E Golf Management had operated the facility under a lease-to-own agreement since January 2010. Players who arrived at the course that morning were surprised to find the clubhouse locked and a sign on the door informing them the course was closed "until further notice."
Goodson said the lease with E&E has been terminated. He has owned the course, built by Bill Scarborough in 1962, since 1996.
E&E also dissolved its agreement with the City of Talladega to manage Talladega Municipal Golf Course. That course has been shuttered since Monday, but The Daily Home reports it will reopen Thursday with a temporary manager.
In a statement issued through his attorney, George Monk, E&E owner Jason Edwards said he was "pleased the issue of possession of Pine Hill has been resolved for the golfers."
"(Edwards and former partner Cory Etter) signed an ambitious lease agreement with the owner and made valuable improvements to the facility which, in the end, and after Mr. Etter's unexpected departure from the company in early spring, became an impossible business arrangement to fulfill," the statement read. "Jason regrets the temporary interruption of play at the facility, but he is quite happy that through work with the owners representative play will recommence quite soon."
Goodson, at his home in Tennessee when the shuttering occurred, called the last three days "interesting and fun."
"I've appreciated the loyalty we've seen from our members and continued patrons," Goodson said. "The interest they've shown in our golf course ... makes me feel really, really proud of what we've done out there. To me, the process, while difficult, has also been fun. I've been overwhelmed by the support of the people involved."
He said the immediate plans were to "assess what we have, get the golfers in the door, get them satisfied, get the grounds back to the maintenance level they need to be at and start growing our membership again." He plans to remain on site through next week.
The club had more than 250 members at one time, and those who remained became curious about their standing or skittish about renewing in the wake of the uncertainty.
"In the end I feel we will honor whatever commitment Pine Hill has made to members," Goodson said. "We'll do whatever we can to honor that."
Goodson said he plans to hire a head professional for the course.
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Hey guys, I need help making a decision between mac book air or mac book pro? I am a college student I don't really do anything big with my macs other than final cut pro or adobe photoshop every once in awhile. I currently own a imac from 2009.
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As a college student, a MacBook Air would be just fine. However, you mentioned that you will be using Final Cut Pro and/or Adobe Photoshop. These can be CPU, GPU (graphics), and RAM intensive (depending on how extensively you use them). I think that in theory, the MacBook Air could handle these, but definitely not as good as a MacBook Pro.
If you were a more serious Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop user, then I'd definitely recommend the MacBook Pro over the MBA (MacBook Air). I guess it depends on your budget, are you willing to pay the extra price for the MacBook Pro, and do you see yourself using intensive apps more commonly in the future.
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I would recommend the Macbook Air. The Pro is nice, obviously, but the portability of the air, and being a college student, trumps the gains you're going to get with the pro, IMO. But I say that only since you're considering using the mentioned programs, and not as somebody who will be using those programs all the time. With a solid state drive, and 4gb of ram you'll be just fine running those programs.
|Jan 29, 2013, 09:38 PM
By any chance is there a rumor on either the Mac book air or Mac book pro being updates soon?
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Generally, the common acceptance is: if you need it, buy it. If you can/feel like waiting, then wait. Either way, it's not going to be too much of a difference.
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by Ken Allen
posted Feb 24 2011 11:31AM
So let me say I'm not one of those people that looks forward to Christmas starting in February. The religious part of it has no impact on me. I'm not much of a "Peace to All. Goodwill towards Man" or what ever that saying is, guy. And as far as presents go, I'm at that stage in my life where I have pretty much everything I want. (if you don't count wanting an IPad and a Verizon IPhone) We have a house, 2 cars, our dog, each other so I'm good with that. So if I leave my Christmas lights up year round it's not because I'm fixated on the holiday. I just like the lights.
I like they way they give an aura around the house. It's makes it seem safe and more welcoming. So if I leave them up will I become a pariah in the neighborhood? Do I care? Our house will stick out in July when the automatic time turns them on at 8pm when the sun goes down. But I'll like it. Is it any different than having those motion activated floodlights come on when a leaf blows by? We bought LEDs last year so they wont cost very much to run. So what if I leave them up.
But being a social animal like most of us and not wanting to incur even the self imaginary wrath of my neighbors or be thought of as the crazy or lazy old guy in the house in the middle of the block, I'll probably take them down again this year. But next year I might put them back up in September and call them Labor Day lights and just leave them that way until this time next year.
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Investigation performed at Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, Aspen, and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Platelet-rich plasma is reported to contain multiple growth factors, and has been utilized in orthopaedic surgery to aid healing in multiple tissues. To date, the use of autologous platelet-rich plasma has not been studied for its effects on normal soft tissue.
Eighteen adult New Zealand White rabbits were injected with 0.5 mL of autologous platelet-rich plasma in the right or left quadriceps muscle, Achilles tendon, medial collateral ligament, subcutaneous tissue, tibial periosteum, and ankle joint. Saline solution was injected on the contralateral side as a control. The soft tissues were examined histologically at two weeks (six rabbits) and six weeks (six rabbits), and soft tissues from six rabbits that had been reinjected at six weeks were examined at twelve weeks.
Inflammatory skin lesions were visible at forty-eight hours at superficial platelet-rich plasma sites. All lesions resolved by six days. Compared with findings in control specimens, histological analysis of platelet-rich plasma injection sites at two weeks showed a marked inflammatory infiltrate with lymphocytic and monocytic predominance. Intra-articular injection showed villous synovial hyperplasia and chronic synovitis. Tendon and ligament sites showed new collagen deposition. Intramuscular injection sites showed thrombosis, necrosis, and calcium deposition. Subcutaneous sites also showed calcium deposition without necrosis as well as collagen nodules representing early scar tissue. Histological examination of platelet-rich plasma injection sites at six and twelve weeks demonstrated a persistent but diminished inflammatory infiltrate. Focal areas of scar tissue were seen with fibroblasts, collagen formation, and neovascularity. All saline solution sites at all times were nonreactive.
Platelet-rich plasma can initiate an inflammatory response in the absence of an inciting injury in normal soft tissue in rabbits.
Platelet-rich plasma has gained widespread use clinically in the treatment of a variety of orthopaedic injuries and as a surgical adjunct; however, its in vivo effect on normal tissues has not been examined in a controlled laboratory study.
Platelet-rich plasma-injected quadriceps muscle at two weeks (Figs. 1-A and 1-B) and six weeks (Fig. 1-C). Fig. 1-A Intensely eosinophilic ischemic muscle shown on the right side of the photomicrograph is separated from viable muscle by an irregular band of granulation tissue containing lymphocytes and monocytes (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×100). Fig. 1-B Expanded perimysium contains a heavy infiltrate of lymphocytes, monocytes, and histiocytes (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×100). Fig. 1-C Clumps of basophilic calcified material (arrows) next to or within multinucleated giant cells (mgc; arrows) (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×250).
Quadriceps muscle injection site at two weeks after treatment with platelet-rich plasma activated with calcium. Fig. 2-A A small blood vessel within necrotic muscle is filled by a thrombus (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×100). Fig. 2-B The same field stained by the von Kossa method shows calcification of internal elastic lamina (iel; arrow) of the thrombosed vessel and surrounding connective tissue, and of individual necrotic muscle (original magnification, ×100).
Subcutaneous tissue at two weeks after injection. Fig. 3-A Collagen nodules representing early scar tissue (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×25). Fig. 3-B New fibrous tissue including collagen fibers and fibroblasts (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×250).
Dermis-subcutaneous tissue junction in specimens obtained at two weeks and stained by hematoxylin and eosin (Fig. 4-A) and von Kossa (Fig. 4-B) methods (original magnifications, ×250). At the dermis-subcutaneous tissue junction, fibrous tissue is infiltrated by small lymphocytes, monocytes, and occasional multinucleated giant cells, and the von Kossa method shows extensive calcification (stained black) of collagen and elastin fibers.
Fig. 5-A Low-power view of platelet-rich plasma-treated Achilles tendon with proliferative changes (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×25). Fig. 5-B Platelet-rich plasma-treated Achilles tendon (arrow), with proliferation primarily within the peritenon (hematoxylin and eosin; original magnification, ×250).
A platelet-rich plasma-treated Achilles tendon at two weeks demonstrates no calcification with von Kossa staining (Fig. 6-A), and trichrome staining demonstrates areas of new collagen formation (arrows) (Fig. 6-B) (original magnification, ×250).
Fig. 7-A The tarsal joint two weeks after injection with saline solution shows normal synovial tissue, articular cartilage, and joint capsule (original magnification, ×40). Fig. 7-B A synovial nodule adjacent to articular cartilage in a platelet-rich plasma-injected joint at two weeks has multinucleated giant cells (arrows) (original magnification, ×250).
Thank you Dr. Label for your interest in our study. The primary objective of this study was to examine platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injected into various soft tissues for any histologic response (inflammatory or other). We hypothesized that PRP would initiate a histologic response in soft tissue that would be significantly different when compared with the saline solution injections (control). We purposely chose saline as a control because of its assumed neutrality to soft tissues. The purpose of the "control" injection was to evaluate for soft tissue response to the needle's trauma and/or volumetric effect of the injection. The finding of an inflammatory response was not necessarily expected, therefore we did not incorporate other inflammatory agents in the experimental design. Comparing the inflammatory response of PRP to other known inflammatory agents (such as talc) may provide useful information regarding the type/degree of histologic response, and may serve as a useful follow-up study. This would however, increase the complexity of the study, taking into account grading scales for the inflammatory response and a more complex dose-response relationship for PRP.
It is always a pleasure to read basic science papers in a leading musculoskeletal journal. Basic understanding of this potentially potent agent, which is being used for variety of indications, is of great importance. Although the topic is fascinating and important due to ongoing clinical research that was mentioned at the discussion section, I found the study interestingly designed. While controlling with saline injected animals we were supposed to be convinced that the inflammatory response to the injected platelet rich plasma (PRP) is unique and of a clinico-pathologic importance, I found it bothering. Wouldn't it be better while designing the study to control with a different agent such as injected BMP or even talc powder dissolved in saline? Since the study is completely based on histology analysis, I can't read the results other than normal inflammatory response to an injected material. A proper control would be injection of other inflammation-causing reagents and looking for the different histology of the inflammatory response. Another option is downstream biochemical study to find out the biochemical distinct response to injected platelet rich plasma. Otherwise, I refer to previous cited articles in this journal evaluating clinical studies dealing with efficacy of PRP(1,2). Lack of supporting clinical evidence regarding PRP might be not only from poor study design as stated previously(1), but from lack of proper biological activity as might be interpreted from reading this article.
REFERENCES: (1) Sheth U, Simunovic N, Klein G, Fu F, Einhorn TA, Schemitsch E, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M. Efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma use for orthopaedic indications: a meta-analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Feb 15;94(4):298-307. (2). Matava MJ. Platelet-rich plasma: the next big thing? Commentary on an article by Ujash Sheth, BHSc, et al.: 'Efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma usefor orthopaedic indications: a meta-analysis'. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Feb15;94(4):e25
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I bought this amp because of the power and price, but a I can't use it anymore. Don't know what is wrong with it but I can't deal with the sound anymore. It's too high, even if you get the bass on the top. Maybe it's a fender characteristic.
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I bought this when my Vintage Crate 30 decided to change channels all by itself as well as some issues with the controls. I had the amp for 15 years, and I was done with tubes. I remembered I loved my Fender Stage Lead and this amp reminded me of it. I got 100 watts, two channels, and a retail price of 299.00.
When I got it home, I was excited, and over time, I am looking to sell this one. Don't get me wrong. This is a great buy for the money, but I am dissatisfied with the tone. Also, after less than a year, the footswitch went out. Of course, that's not a warranty item so I had to buy a new one. The spring reverb is terrible, so I have to use a nanoverb for my reverb (run through the effects loop,) The cabinet rattles now. The distortion is too dry for me, and the amp is a little hissy/noisy. The jacks are really tight, so when I plug something into the effects loop I have to really push in the old 1/4" jack. There's just a feeling of junkiness to the amp.
I wish there was an outlet for an expansion cabinet.
Would I recommend it to a beginner? Probably. It's loud, and does decently with pedals. But it falls short on tone.
Again, a decent value for the money, plenty of power to spare, and good basic features.
But, you may find out you will simply outgrow it.
Well, I have had some really nice Fender amps in the past. Thanks to a divorce a few years ago, I sold all my electric guitars and amps and kept an acoustic. I had a Twin, a Blues DeVille (212) and a Blues Jr. So, yes, I am all about the Fender tube tone. So last month after a few years of strumming the acoustic, I bought a new MIM Strat Pro Top and a Frontman 212. I got the blue covered one, and it is a great looking amp. I paid less that $1000 for both, and some accessories. I plugged in, and I was very surprised at the tones. Both channels sound great. I took it to an open jam the first week, and it was a good sized bar. There was more than enough power. It filled the room and sounded great. I let another guy play through it so I could listen to it from a distance. Beautiful. Anyway, I decided to buy a Mustang Floor unit and man am I having a blast! I'm going to do a review on that next. The Frontman alone sounds great, but the Mustang changes everything with it. My neighbors must really hate me now......
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One year ago I bought a frontman 212r and it wasn't too long until it started buzzing. It was a dreadful noise so I decided to claim for guarantee. The dealer (MAS MUSIKA in Ecuador) gave me a new one, but it came with the same problems. Frontman 212r was not what I was thinking. Both amps had manufacturing problems (resistors get very hot, probably the cause of the noise).
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I have owned a 1970 Fender Bandmaster since I was 17 years old and have loved the sound that only a Fender amplifier can give. But, it's a rather large cabinet that houses the two 12" speakers, thus making it somewhat unfriendly to gig with. I've always loved the Twin Twelve amp, but was never able to save up enough money to get one. When I first read about the Frontman 212, I couldn't wait to get my hands on one. And, what a great sound it has! Once again, there's nothing like that great Fender amp sound and this little thing covers all the bases. I don't take it out to gig much so I can't speak to it's durability. But, I have, along with some other friends, put the amp to the test on several occasions as to it's overall sound and I couldn't be happier. Try one and I believe you'll be completely satisfied. I've had some guitarist suggest replacing the stock speakers, but so far I haven't really considered it. I'm sure it would probably enhance an already great sound, but I'll leave it up to those who are so inclined to replace them. Thanks, Fender! You created the greatest guitar (strat...I own two) and bass (Jazz...own 3) and always have had the edge on amps. This one can take it's place along side my Bandmaster as a great, great Fender amplifier.
Tommy Rayburn owns this item
Great sound, especially on the clean channel. The pedal it comes with is very cool and useful. Amazing price and value. Very Loud and great for gigging and practicing. I love this amp!
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This is the next thing to a tube amp for anybody who is tight on a budget. The only thing that I wanted on it that it doesn't have is a speaker out. Though it is a solid state amp, it can still retain all the chime that I need it to do. The built-in distortion sounds like it was made for metal players, but the sound is really flat and generic sounding to me. The "more drive" mode isn't really usable in my opinion because no matter how low you may turn down the drive, it still has the same, over-bearing, and feedback inducing noise. It works well with my pedals pretty well though since I use many fuzzboxes in the front and some delays in the FX loop. The volume can go from barely audible to extremely loud with the touch of a finger for me. Overall, I really like this amp.
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Have recently bought this gem of a Twin, simple to use and great looking. Clean sounds are my cup of Tea as I play older country, rock and roll, rock-a-billy and '50s pop. I grew up with this music and it is my kind of music. My MIM FSR Ash teles and MIM Deluxe Lonestar guitars sound full and robust through this amp, sounds just like the old Twin Reverbs I had years back. It is straight forward easy to use, much lighter to lug around and puts out the typical Fender sound that has delighted audiences for years. I only use the clean channel so I'm sorry not to be able to review the drive sounds.
I hope it weathers over for many years but so far, I'm really a happy owner. Thanks Fender for the always great equipment.
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I have had two of these amps. The first one after about three years began to cut off and on while playing, usually in hotter weather. I took it in to a repair shop and they sent it to Fender in Arizona. It was replaced by an identical model. The second lasted two years and began to have the same problem of cutting off and on at about 15 second intervals. Good thing it was not at a show.
When the amp is working I loved it. You can't beat that twin speaker sound for depth. I think the clean side was incredible and really voiced my Stratocaster. It also works really well with stomp boxes, I use all Boss pedals. Despite the problems I want another one. Great value amp with all the power you could ever need.
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5 stars may at first seem a bit simple to give this amp. I mean after all, its effectively a loudness for cheap solid state amplifier? Well this is true but you have as it is never going to be going on tour with the bands selling out arenas or recording studios for grammy award winners, so there is no point comparing it to marshall and messa tube amps for tone and sound, you must compare it to its contemporaries. When you do this you see this is simply the best solid state amp money can buy. Hands down the best clean sound for an amp of this kind and it takes pedals extremely well meaning you can develop your sound once you have progressed from bedroom to band.
Yes it is annoying you can't use the just the speakers and attach a head, and yes the in built overdrive is a tad dry but isn't that what pedals are for anyway? The same goes for my case against modeling amps which always seem to leave you a little empty of a genuine sound and have no character of their own. Character is what makes me give this amp 5 stars, you will not find a better solid state clean sound and the classic looks do alot for me . This amp is the best in it's field and it makes you smile whilst encouraging to develop your own sound.
This amp wins , Simple.
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This amp has many uses, I run a vocal mic(eq'ed) on input 1-Low imp. and my casio keyboard on input 2 both on the clean channel and control the keyboard volume from the keyboard. The volume is set at 5 on the amp. Yes this amp is plenty loud and I have a Marshall MG100HDFX to compare it to, sooo!!! Yes it really should have a headphone jack, and the power switch could be on the front. Great effects loop is killer in my opinion, nice integration for external effects!! I have used it as a guitar amp and a P.A. GREAT Amp in my opinion!!!!
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This amp has it all. Great tone for whatever I play and POWER to spare. From jazz and blues to full on metal! It never fails to surprise and at a great price.
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I have had this amp for a while. It is plenty loud, but I wish the volume controls were a bit more responsive; when I dial in from 1 to 2 it is loud! I have to roll off significantly on the instrument itself when I need to be playing at lower volumes as there is not a gradual increase.
The clean tones are nice. I was not too concerned with the gain and 'more gain' channels as I have a bunch of vintage distortion and OD pedals, but when I don't feel like packing them, the amp does a good job in those regards.
The Reverb is a little antiquated to my ear; I find myself using it less and less. The footswitch that came with the amp crapped out but I found a cheap new one on eBay to replace it as I lost my receipt and Fender needed it to repair it.
I suggest an amp stand as it helped the amp project where I wanted it too.
I really hate that there is not an additional line out to run an extension cabinet; and also the fact that there is not headphone jack is annoying, but I guess some things had to be cut to stay in the affordable price range.
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The Frontman has gotten me through many gigs as a beginner guitarist. After four years it's still playing as good as new. It's as loud as you need an amp to be for any gig. I would recommend installing some good caster wheels though. The clean channel is crisp and the distortion channel gives a nice growl to your playing, but I would recommend some extra boost if you want to play metal. For the price, it's hard to beat.
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|Model Name:
|Frontman® 212R, 120V
|Model Number:
|Amplifier Type:
|Solid State
|Normal Channel: Volume, Treble, Bass. Drive Channel: Drive, Volume, Channel Select Switch, Treble, Mid, Mid Contour Switch, Bass, Reverb.
|100 Watts @ 4 Ohms
|Effects Loop:
|1/4" - (Preamp Out, Power Amp In)
|Two - (1/4", Input 2 is at -6dB)
|Auxiliary Input:
|Three - Selectable (Normal, Drive and More Drive)
|Cabinet Material:
|7-Ply 3/4" Medium-Density Fibreboard
|Pilot Light Jewel:
|Red Jewel
|Molded Plastic Strap with Nickel-Plated Caps
|Front Panel:
|Blackface™ Style
|Grill Cover:
|Black Textured Vinyl Covering with Silver Grille Cloth
|Amplifier Depth:
|9.5" (24.13 cm)
|Amplifier Width:
|26" (66 cm)
|Amplifier Height:
|19.5" (49.5 cm)
|Amplifier Weight:
|48 lbs. (21.7 kg)
|Two - 12" Fender® Special Design
|4 ohms
|Unique Features:
|Dedicated Volume and Tone Controls in Both Channels, Effects Loop, Footswitch Jack (For Remote Drive Select with Optional Footswitch), IEC Grounding Type Power Supply Cord
|2-Button Footswitch Included
|Vintage-Style Skirted Black Plastic
|Includes 2-Button 3-Function Footswitch
|Optional Fitted Cover Available
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