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June 2009
The Navigator Newsletter
Woodall's & Camping Life – The Navigator, June 2009
Woodall's & Camping Life – The Navigator, June 2009
Woodall's & Camping Life – The Navigator, June 2009
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Seen Through New Eyes
There's much more to Nebraska than just corn
I was standing on a hill where Lewis and Clark once surveyed the land. From my vantage point, the cool, blue Missouri River stretched from horizon to horizon, just like it had 200 years ago. A large, bright orange sun rose on the eastern horizon as I gazed out over the quiet, waking landscape, imagining the wonder, the excitement, the destiny of those early visitors to this land of northeast Nebraska. My mind wandered back to the "Corps of Discovery," as those in the Lewis and Clark expedition called themselves. Where did this magnificent river go? How much farther to the mountains? To the western sea?
We were camped on a hill overlooking the Missouri River near the mouth of the Niobrara River. It was the same place Lewis and Clark spent the night on September 4, 1804. The expedition had just finished meeting with representatives of the Yankton Sioux tribe in an effort to make peace with the Native Americans. Their journey was still young, and new adventures met them almost daily.
I was also finding new adventures in the area, although not as life threatening as theirs. From our campsite on a hill in Niobrara State Park the views were spectacular and new to me. I could see miles of the Missouri River, with yellow bluffs flanking its banks on much of the far shore, and two to three miles up the Niobrara River valley.
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Camps for Dogs and Owners
When I was seven years old, I went away for two weeks to summer camp on a pristine lake near Brooks, Maine. Like many camps, the girls were on one side of the lake and the boys were on the other. I still remember almost every little detail about those two weeks. I remember our overnight hike when the counselors forgot to bring any water, so we scavenged for wild blueberries. Trust me, wild blueberries are great, but they don't do much for your thirst. I also remember the swimming and canoeing, and all the fun. Like many adults, I always wanted to go back to summer camp.
Well, I think I just found the perfect excuse for all of us to go back to summer camp: our dogs. If you long for the simple days of summer camp, you can now take your canine companion to summer camp. There are many different options, but at most of them, you get food, lodging, and lots of fun with your dog. I already did the research for you. Here are a few of the more popular dog camps and their details.
My No. 1 choice for a great doggie camp is
Camp Unleashed
in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The thing I liked the most about their philosophy is the first statement on their activities page: "
No stupid pet tricks or best–of–show prizes–that's a promise
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Improving Motorhome Ride, Steering and Handling
Ever dream of climbing into your home on wheels, settling into the driver's compartment, buckling up and heading out to experience the vast panorama in a smooth, relaxing and enjoyable driving environment? Tackling the curves as you would with an equally priced, specialty race coupe, with a latte in one hand while the other effortlessly caresses the steering wheel and guides your steed blithely through the twists and turns on endless ribbons of concrete? Or are you like many RVers who are forced to literally maintain a white–knuckled death grip on the wheel with both hands, fighting a mere 5 MPH side breeze, constantly correcting the steering wheel, wracking back and forth so violently your holding tanks always read "Full"? Does the strain on your back and neck have you questioning whether you are indeed in your motorhome or on some exotic thrill ride at Wally World?
In truth, many, if not most, of today's motorhomes do experience some not–so–pleasant nuances with ride, handling, steering and suspension. Typically, it all relates to weight distribution and methods of counteracting the physics of propelling a motorhome down the road. Thankfully, the aftermarket is rife with products that can and will address those issues as they relate to the specifics of each motorhome. Is that to say your motorhome will gain the uniqueness of that sporty race car? Not quite, but your new vocabulary will include phrases like, "vastly improved" and "easier handling characteristics." Plus, that pounding tension headache will go away.
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2009 Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws
of the 50 States
By: J. Scott Kappas, Esq.
Every RVer and traveler who carries a firearm needs to have this important guide at all times when on the road. Updated for 2009, the
Traveler's Guide to the Firearm Laws of the 50 States
covers all the basics for armed travel. Rules and regulations differ from state to state, so it's essential that you know them whether you are traveling within your home state or going cross country. Author and Attorney J. Scott Kappas uses case law and legal advice to address important details on weapon ownership and carrying a weapon. Don't leave home without this book, so
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By Mark Nemeth
Hi, everyone!
Welcome to summer and another great year of RVing. I hope you are out there enjoying all the wonderful RVing and camping opportunities this great country offers. Keep those questions coming!
Hello, Mark:
I have a 2005 Cedar Creek 5th-wheel with four 235/85R16 original tires. I plan to pull the trailer 6000 to 7000 miles this summer. Should I get new tires, and if so, what kind of tires can I get that will last for a few years? My trailer weighs about 14,000 pounds.
Hi, Charles:
Your rig is most likely equipped with "LT" (light truck) tires, so you will have a large number of brands to choose from. Opinions vary on which tires are best for RVs, and everyone has his own favorite. In most cases, you will pay more for better quality tires, so I would avoid the very inexpensive offerings and stick to trusted brands. A basic "highway" tread pattern is fine for most trailers. It is critical that you pay close attention to the load rating of the new tires to be sure that they will carry your rig's weight safely. If your owner's manual does not call for a specific tire, work with a reputable tire shop to be sure that you purchase properly rated tires. (It's not always safe to assume that the tires that are on the rig now are actually the correct ones for the rig!) Also (even though many tire shops will tell you that you don't need to), have those wheels balanced when you have the new tires mounted. It will improve the ride for your rig and extend the life of your new tires.
I presently have two 12V deep–cycle RV batteries in my 5th–wheel and find that on cold nights they will not last more than a few hours with the furnace running when not on shore power. Both batteries have been tested and indicate that they are in good shape. I have heard that two 6V batteries are better for RVs. Can you enlighten me?
Thanks, Phil
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AeroPACK Cargo Carrier
Mike Landgraf loves camping. When he had a small car, he managed to pack everything into it for camping, skiing or other outdoor vacations. But as his family grew, so did storage requirements, and along came the purchase of a bigger car, a roof rack and a roof top carrier.
All car–top cargo carriers, though, create additional wind resistance when perched up on top of the vehicle, and that burns more fuel. They can also be difficult to load and unload sitting on top of the vehicle. As a design engineer, Landgraf took on the challenge and helped create AeroPACK.
The first thing you notice about AeroPACK is that it sits behind the vehicle, eliminating drag and helping gas mileage. It's also easy to install. AeroPACK is secured with a five–point mounting system with heavy–duty hardware and webbing. It clips to a vehicle lift gate, hatchback or trunk; without racks, crossbars or extra hardware. AeroPACK is also removed quickly. Simply undo the clips, remove the pack and fold it up for storage inside your vehicle.
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½ pint small curd cottage cheese
2 tablespoons chopped maraschino cherries
7 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Lettuce head, washed
4 peaches, pared, pitted and halved
Sour cream or mayonnaise
Combine cottage cheese, cherries and walnuts. With a sharp knife, cut 4 slices crosswise from head of lettuce and arrange sections on serving plates. Top each section with two peach halves; fill peach centers with cottage cheese mixture. Top with sour cream or mayonnaise. Serves 4.
CHEMICAL-FREE CLEANING with E-CLOTH
A new chemical free cleaning system that has proven successful in Europe is making its debut in the United States. Distributed in the U.S. by TADgreen Inc., E–Cloth offers RVers and campers an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical cleaning agents that actually works better than traditional materials and is a better value.
The basic E–Cloth pack contains two specialty cloths that will clean streaks, bacteria, fingerprints and unattractive discoloration and mold, all without using chemicals. E–Cloth's microscopic texturing cleans at the microbial level to remove dust, grime, oil, grease and bacteria from any hard surface using just water.
Leaving no unhealthy chemical residue, it can be washed hundreds of times saving the use of paper towels and its landfill woes. All E–Cloths can be thrown in the laundry for cleaning and are guaranteed for 300 washes, offering consumers a safe reusable cleaning solution.
Using E–Cloth reduces the use of chemicals by up to 80 percent. Requiring only water as a catalyst for cleaning, E–Cloth fills the need for cleaning while reducing toxicity. By using E–Cloth, paper towel use can be reduced by 40 rolls per year, per household. Using E–cloth can also reduce the consumption of water in cleaning chores.
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Some Less Practiced Tips on Fuel Saving while Rving
There are many ways that we can reduce fuel and related costs while enjoying travelling in our RV's
. Of course, we all know that reducing speed, assuring we have the correct tire pressure, reducing idling time, and accelerating at a reasonable rate all help to contribute to better fuel mileage. There are other, less practiced means to further reduce these costs. So, let's take a look at some of them.
Weather Considerations
– Winds of 15 MPH or more can have a substantial affect on increasing or reducing your vehicle's moving resistance. So much so, that on some larger vehicles a 25% or more difference can be experienced between running against a headwind, or running with one. Driving an "A" class coach that, say, averages 8 miles per gallon, typically drops about 1 mile a gallon if operating in a 15 MPH plus headwind.
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Campfire Safety
From the pages of Camping Life Magazine
Fire safety in camp is not just about helping Smokey the Bear prevent forest fires; it's also about personal safety. So how do we manage our campfires in a way that helps promote forest health and prevent painful burn injuries?
We can begin by observing these campfire safety tips.
Choose your firebase wisely. Build campfires on mineral soil, not organic material that can catch fire or smolder, even after the fire looks as if it has been put out.
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Attack of the Maple Tree
I was impatient to clear the roadway as I was backing into a campsite with our 39 ft. Winnebago. Cars were waiting for me, so I was watching my mirrors carefully as I backed up, with my wife on one side trying to help direct me. Our coach is equipped with a rear camera and a nice color monitor on the dash, that, had I been looking at it, would have shown the fast approaching tree clearly in the center of the screen. Fiberglass does not bend well, so that tree attack cost me about $1500.
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Some homeowners adding storm shelters
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - After the tornadoes hit Oklahoma many people are thinking about where they would seek safety in times of severe weather. We checked locally to find out how people can make their home safe in case of stormy weather.
Tommy Litton and his family are still unpacking boxes in their new home. This new house has something their former house didn't: a storm shelter. "For safety, you know a place we could go to get out of the storm," explains Litton.
Litton worked with Berry Home Centers to take the space under the front porch and add some extra concrete and steel reinforcements.
We're told it's easier and more affordable to put a shelter in place during home construction, but if it's too late for that you can still make a safe place for your family. "Any time you've got a lot of post and beam work, that is the area you want to try to target," says Marty Jesesee with Berry Home Centers.
Marty Jessee with Berry Home Center says basements are best, but if you don't have one you still have options. "If you've got an embankment near your house you can actually go back into those embankments and actually lay block or pour concrete," he explained.
Jessee says it's important to find a strong, sturdy structure, even if it's in the center of your home.
We're told the cost to add a shelter to a home can vary. Some pre-made shelters can be thousands of dollars, but reinforcing a room with concrete may be a much more affordable option.

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West Brom hit out at Odemwingie
West Brom have accused Peter Odemwingie of acting "wholly unprofessionally" after his failed move to QPR.
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The striker arrived at Loftus Road unannounced on Thursday night and, according to QPR, uninvited, trying to make something happen.
While Odemwingie was addressing a media scrum telling them he was ready for a "new chapter" in his career after a public display of dissent about his situation with West Brom, Hoops boss Harry Redknapp was telling a radio phone-in that he wanted to sign the 31-year-old Nigeria international.
At the same time, West Brom released a statement saying they had not allowed Odemwingie to talk to QPR, something Rangers later backed up.
Redknapp later claimed "wires got crossed" before Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace issued a statement admitting the whole situation was an "unsavoury affair" for all involved.
"This evening's developments have brought a conclusion to what has been an unsavoury affair," he said.
"As our Sporting & Technical Director (designate) Richard Garlick has repeatedly said in recent days, we had no need or desire to sell our core players.
"The only way we would have considered letting Peter leave was if an acceptable offer was forthcoming and if we had found a suitable replacement at relatively short notice.
"Neither materialised and, in the end, the matter became a point of principle as much as anything.
"Peter has acted wholly unprofessionally. He must now accept the fact he remains under contract for a further 18 months and has to focus on his Albion commitments."
It was after announcing he had signed Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend, players he had worked with at Tottenham, that Redknapp had addressed the issue of Odemwingie, saying he felt sorry for a player who now faces an embarrassing return to West Brom.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, he said: "I think he probably felt that the deal had been agreed between the clubs and it hadn't and it was all a mix-up really.
"I feel sorry for the lad and the way the whole thing's turned out. It wasn't any of our doing. I think he was maybe advised that he should turn up here and that the club had made an offer and the offer had been accepted. The wires got crossed somewhere."
Asked if the deal could be resurrected, he said: "Not now. Not at this time of night. It's too late."
Odemwingie has had an emotionally-charged week, often criticising West Brom on Twitter for their failure to accept two Rangers bids for him.
He suggested that was in the past on Thursday night when he thought he was on his way to QPR, saying: "It's fine. West Brom was my home but this is a new chapter. I love West Brom and always will.
"I am optimistic. A few good players have arrived here (at QPR) and I am happy with the trust Harry Redknapp has in me.
"The last few results have given us a chance to stay up. I don't think the owners will bring in so many players if they don't think it will happen.
"I hope West Brom are happy with what they will get and they hope to get players themselves."
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My Home Media Server using OpenSolaris, ZFS, and free software
By drapeau on Nov 22, 2009
BackgroundI decided to design a "media server" for home that would be the main data storage for our family's music, photos, recorded TV shows and movies, and personal documents and backups of our home directories on the computers we commonly use at home. I had a few objectives for the media server:
- All of this data would be in a single computer that we could grab and stick in the car in case of emergency. Friends of ours lost their house, but they had the foresight of having all of their personal data (over a terabytes' worth) on a single file server, so when they evacuated the house, they didn't lose any personal data. Seemed like a great idea to me.
- The media server would store data reliably; i.e., I assumed that a disk would fail, and I wanted the media server to be able to continue working in case of failure.
- Reduce noise in the house as much as possible. That meant putting the server in the garage where it could make as much fan noise as it needed to, but we wouldn't hear a thing in the home office or where we watch TV.
- Keep the cost down to a reasonable amount. This was not the primary factor, but it was important enough for me to pay attention to when shopping for the components.
What I PurchasedHere's the build of materials for the computer I put together (I'm sure prices on these will have gone down since I bought them in October 2008). Total price of the system: $742. If you take out the cost of the disks, the rest of the computer cost $345.
- Motherboard (newegg.com, $62.99) : ECS Elitegroup A780VM-M2 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard. Supported the cheap AMD processor I wanted, and had plenty of on-board SATA ports (6). Remember, I want all the disk to be in a single enclosure for easy, snatch-and-grab transportation.
- Memory (newegg.com, $69.99): GSkill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 SDRAM (PC2 6400). No reason to get greedy, and it keeps power draw and price down for the system.
- CPU (newegg.com, $59.50): AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor. Nice price for a processor that does everything I need in a media server that can also run some apps. More on the apps in a bit.
- Disks (newegg.com, $396.80): 2 Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA internal disks. Prices have gone down considerably for the storage, but this was a fair enough price last year.
- Case (Fry's Electronics, $130): Antec Sonata III Mid Tower ATX Case. Got good reviews, came with a 500W power supply which is plenty for what I was putting in it, and has plenty of ports and internal drive bays for the storage.
How I Set Up The Media Server
Here is the first blog entry I wrote that describes my thought process about using ZFS on OpenSolaris to store our home's data.
Here is the second blog entry I wrote, giving all the details about what I needed to do to format the disks and set up the ZFS pools and filesystems. This was based on the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release; I plan to upgrade to a more recent release (probably an OpenSolaris build after the June 2009 release; I'd love to try the new ZFS deduplication feature). Everything has been running fine, with the exception of the TimeSlider feature for doing automated ZFS snapshots. That was fixed in the June 2009 release.
What I'm Running On The Media ServerThe media server is doing a few things for us at home; here are the services it's providing:
- iTunes music storage. We have a Mac mini that we use for iTunes; all of our music is in iTunes, and the Mac mini NFS-mounts a filesystem from the media server. I tried both CIFS (Samba) and NFS. I preferred NFS, but it seemed to have troubles with the Mac as an NFS client. After reading James Gosling's blog entry on what he observed with Macs and Solaris and NFS, I made a tweak on the Mac mini and everything has been working smoothly ever since. We make this library shareable to our other Macs on the home network.
- iPhoto storage. The same Mac mini also stores all of our photos.
- TiVo media backup and playback. There is a great open source Java application called Galleon that uses the TiVo Home Media Engine (HME) API; the API lets you write your own Java apps that show up as part of the TiVo's on-screen menu system, and it lets you talk to the TiVo to grab shows off the TiVo's disk and put shows on there, among other functions. Primarily, we use it as a way to keep backups of shows that we don't want to lose in case the TiVo's disk crashes and loses data. This has happened several times, mostly due to unforeseen loss of power.
- Personal finances (via Intuit's Quicken software). To do this, I run the free, open source VirtualBox software. I used to use VMware, but VMware isn't free and it doesn't run on any version of Solaris. VirtualBox runs on every operating system I use, it's free, and it's improving much faster than VMware is. So, I run Windows XP as a guest OS inside VirtualBox, and use that guest OS to run Quicken. When I'm feeling like the guest OS is getting slow or am worried that it's collected viruses, I just blow away that guest image and go back to an earlier snapshot.
My Wish ListAre any of you doing something similar with your home setups? If so, maybe you have done some of the things I'd like to set up but haven't gotten done yet. Here's my wish list of apps and features I'd like to add, and I'd like to do it all natively in OpenSolaris (in other words, none of these services would need to run in a guest OS like Windows or Linux under VirtualBox):
- DLNA server running natively in OpenSolaris. DLNA will give me the ability to share and stream my media (photos, music, video) to the PlayStation 3. I've played with several solutions; more on this in a moment.
- Live streaming of TiVo content from the media server back through the TiVo. Galleon lets me transfer shows to and from the TiVo, but not play them live. This is a feature that the ReplayTV product had (I still miss that product, and am sorry they went out of business), and their Java app was superior in several ways to Galleon. But, it looks like somebody has written software to let you play TiVo shows from your media server straight through the TiVo. I just haven't gotten it running on the media server yet.
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Boy meets Girl. Boy falls in love with Girl. Girl loves Boy. Complications arise: Boy is a vampire. Girl has protective werewolf friend who also loves Girl. Girl must choose. And . . . Vampire Armies attack!
If you haven't guessed already, I'm talking about Eclipse, the third book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series (for ages 12 and up). And in one of the BIGGEST events of the summer, Eclipse, the movie (rated PG-13) is hitting theaters June 30th.
In true Ink Splot 26 fashion, we are bringing you interviews (hold your applause) with the cast of Eclipse! Today we've got interviews with Kristen Stewart who plays Bella, Robert Pattinson who plays Edward, and Taylor Lautner who plays Jacob.
Q: Tell us a little about Eclipse.
Taylor: Eclipse was my favorite book, so I was really excited to start filming the movie. I just love that it's the height of the love triangle. Twilight develops Edward and Bella's relationship, New Moon develops Jacob and Bella's, and in Eclipse the three of them are physically together.
Kristen: Eclipse is like New Moon [because] it sort of starts and becomes a completely new movie. As soon as you think you're going to get the same story, all of a sudden it completely changes. Bella is much more back to herself. She's content now. She's comfortable and self-assured in a way that she wasn't in New Moon.
[Ratha: Finally! Bella drove me crazy in New Moon.]
Q: Tell us about the tent scene.
Taylor: It's one of my favorite scenes. Edward is forced to let me sleep in the same sleeping bag as Bella so she doesn't die, because she's shivering to death and I'm warm. I'm the only thing at that moment that can keep her alive. It's a funny scene. There's a lot of ribbing going on between Jacob and Edward.
Kristen: It's a ridiculous circumstance to find yourself in! I loved playing with the three characters together. In Eclipse Bella lies to herself and she lies to everyone around her about the fact that she's in love with Jacob, just not as much [as with Edward]. It's that extra thing that you can't really even describe.
[Ratha: So they say. . . love is complicated.]
Q: What is the most romantic thing you've ever done?
Rob: I haven't done that many romantic things, in my life. I actually can't think of a single romantic thing I've ever done. That's terrible.
[Ratha: Oh no! Kristin, would you agree? Kristin? Kristin??]
Q: What personality traits do you share with Edward?
Rob: I guess stubbornness, in some ways, about some things. He's pretty self-righteous. I get quite obsessive about things, and possessive as well.
Q: What is the strangest thing that has ever been written about you?
Rob: Some magazine had on the cover that I was pregnant. I was just like, "Wow!" I didn't really know what to make of that one. I don't even know if that qualifies as libelous because they can just say, "Well, it's obviously fiction," but it's written in a non-fiction magazine. I saw a couple comments under the article saying, "That's why he always wears jackets. He always wears layers to hide it."
[Ratha: Bizarre. Well, you heard it here folks, Robert Pattinson is NOT pregnant.]
Taylor: Honestly I try to stay away from what has been written about me 'cause if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true, it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard, which is not true, I was quoted as saying I will never take my shirt off for a movie again. I didn't say that. If I have to, if the character requires it, I will.
[Ratha: Good to know he will sacrifice for his art!]
Q: When would it help in your real life to turn into a werewolf?
Taylor: Oh boy. I don't know. I guess when you're younger and you're in school and you're being picked on by some bullies! It could get very, very ugly.
[Ratha: That would be a GREAT secret weapon bully repellent.]
Q: If there was a fight between Edward and Jacob, who would win?
Rob: I don't know. I think it's actually a fact that Edward would win, if I read the books correctly. So, I guess I can hold onto that, for my ego.
Taylor: That discussion is still up in the air. We should probably get Stephenie Meyer on the line and ask her.
[Ratha: Ooh, can I be in on that call?]
Q: What about in a fight between you and Taylor?
Taylor: Oh man. I don't know between me and Rob. He actually does a lot of boxing in his time off. It might be a good match-up.
Rob: After looking at Taylor's martial arts videos from when he was like nine, I wouldn't really want to do anything! Maybe if I had some kind of weapon.
Well you can see the fight unfold in Eclipse in theaters June 30th. AND check back here for another interview with Rob and Taylor coming soon. We'll also be chatting with the Cullens, the Wolf Pack, and the Volturi. Er, the actors and actresses who play them that is. Until then!
—Ratha, STACKS Writer
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|November 2005
Bob Beckley, Project Leader
The BMS Micro-Blaster (figure 1) is a low-energy demolition device that breaks rocks using expanding gases from a cartridge containing a small explosive charge. Because the BMS Micro-Blaster does not use high explosives, it can be operated by persons who are not licensed or certified blasters.
No special qualifications or certifications are needed to use the Micro-Blaster. The cartridge (figure 2) resembles a rifle shell about 2¼ inches long. The explosive properties of the cartridge are similar to those of a shotgun shell.
Cartridges for the BMS Micro-Blaster are hazardous materials. All employees involved in the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials shall receive specialized training (FSH 6709.11, 61.11). At a minimum, this training will include general safety awareness for handling hazardous materials, and the safe handling and use of these cartridges. Talk to your purchasing agent if you wish to purchase them.
Originally, the BMS Micro-Blaster was designed to open narrow passages for exploration and rescue in caves. However, it also is useful for breaking rocks that are too big to move in one piece.
With support from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program, the Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) purchased two BMS Micro-Blasters to evaluate their usefulness for trail construction and maintenance. The BMS Micro-Blaster is similar to the more familiar Boulder Buster, but the BMS Micro-Blaster works only for smaller rocks and uses a different principle to break rocks. For information on the Boulder Buster, see Boulder Buster: Breaking Rocks Without Explosives (9867-2840-MTDC). The BMS Micro-Blaster may be an acceptable alternative to the Boulder Buster for work with a variety of small- to medium-size rocks. The BMS Micro-Blaster also can be used to start cracks in larger rocks, making them easier to break.
The powder cartridge needs to be placed in a 5/16-inch hole (figure 3) that is about 9 inches deep. MTDC drilled the hole with a Milwaukee rotary hammer drill with a 5/16-inch, carbide-tipped masonry bit powered by a portable Honda generator. If the hole is too shallow, the BMS Micro-Blaster could be damaged during the shot. If the hole is too deep, the firing pin might not strike the charge. Two charges can be placed in the hole, one on top of the other, for a four-fold increase in power. The hole should be 12 inches deep when two charges are used.
Allow the drill and bit to do the work. Applying too much pressure to the drill can cause the bit to flex, producing a crooked hole. The hole must be straight for proper placement of the BMS Micro-Blaster and the charge. Place the BMS Micro-Blaster in the hole to check its alignment and fit. If the actuator tube does not slide into the hole easily, the hole may be crooked. Drill a new hole nearby.
The hole must be cleaned thoroughly. The BMS Micro-Blaster comes with a bore brush and hand-pumped bulb cleaner (figure 4) for blowing dirt and dust from the hole. A can of compressed air also works well. Use the bore brush to remove caked dust that blowing won't remove. Blow the hole out again after brushing. The hole must be cleaned thoroughly before the charge is placed because dirt and dust could interfere with detonation, leading to a misfire.
The hole's diameter is important. If the hole is larger than 5/16 inch, gas from the explosive charge will escape around the actuator tube and the rock will not break. Options for drilling the hole include:
Some mountaineering stores have bit holders for 5/16-inch, carbide-tipped masonry bits, allowing the bits to be used for hand drilling. These bit holders also are referred to as SDS (slotted drive shaft) bit holders. Bits tend to wobble when a hand-drilled hole is being started, making the opening of the hole larger than 5/16 inch. After several inches of hand drilling, the hole should regain the proper size.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M Aggies travel to Huntsville for a 6:30 pm game at Sam Houston State Bearkats. The Aggies are looking to remain perfect in midweek contests in 2013. The Maroon and White are 10-0 on the season in games played on Tuesday and Wednesday, outscoring opponents 65-21. Blake Allemand enters the fray with a career-long nine-game hit streak.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (21-16, 6-9 SEC) at SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS (20-15, 8-4, Southland)
Don Sanders Stadium (1,163) • Huntsville, Texas
SCHEDULE - Tuesday, 6:30 pm
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RANKINGS - A&M - unranked • SHSU - unranked
SERIES HISTORY - Texas A&M Leads 86-37-2
SERIES STREAK - Texas A&M is on a two-game win streak
• Tuesday – Grayson Long (Fr., RHP, 3-1, 3.48 ERA) vs Tyler Eppler (So., RHP, 3-2, 3.41 ERA)
Blake Allemand enters Tuesday's game with a career-long nine-game hit streak. Over the span, he's batting .412 (14-for-34) with nine runs and three RBI. He also has five walks and a .475 on-base percentage. The stretch includes four multiple-hit games, including a three-hit game against UTSA.
With the Aggies' midweek win over Houston Baptist on March 12, head coach Rob Childress reached the 300-win plateau for his career. Childress owns a 310-169-2 record, all as the skipper of the Aggies. He trails only Mark Johnson (876 - 1985-2005) and Tom Chandler (660 - 1959-84) on A&M's career win list.
This marks the 126th meeting between the squads, with the Aggies owning an 86-37-2 edge in the all-time series. Texas A&M owns a 17-1-1 edge in the last 18 meetings, dating back to 2002. The series has been off-and-on since 1950. With the exception of 2007, the squads have played at least once a year since 1984. Last season, Texas A&M registered a 10-0 win in Huntsville. Daniel Mengden (7.0 IP), Corey Ray (1.0 IP) and Parker Ray (1.0 IP) combined on the six-hit shutout. Mikey Reynolds went 4-for-4 and Blake Allemand, Mitchell Nau and Troy Stein each had two hits for the Aggies. Last week, the Maroon and White registered a 4-1 win over the Bearkats. In the win, Stein went 3-for-4 with one double, one home run and four RBI. Ray earned the victory, pitching 6.0 scoreless innings, scattering three hits and two walks while striking out two.
Sam Houston State enters the fray with a 20-13 overall record and they own a 8-4 mark in Southland Conference play. The Bearkats are coming off dropping a weekend series to Lamar, losing the Friday and Sunday games.. Sam Houston State has been deadly during midweek action with two wins over nationally-ranked Rice and one win apiece over nationally-ranked Texas and Houston. The Bearkats also split a two-game midweek set with the Baylor Bears.
As a team, the Bearkats have a .289 batting average paced by Jessie Plumlee with a .386 average, five doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 29 games (24 starts). Kevin Miller (.346) and Carter Burgess (.326) are also hitting over .320. Miller has 24 runs and 15 RBI in 34 games and Burgess has 21 runs, six doubles, three triples and 18 RBI in 35 games.
The pitching staff owns a 4.14 ERA and is holding opponents to a .232 batting average with 266 strikeouts in 304.0 innings. Tuesday's probable starter Tyler Eppler is 3-2 with a 3.41 ERA and holding foes to a .226 batting average. Closer Jason Simms is 1-1 with four saves and a 2.48 ERA in 15 appearances.
The Bearkats won the 2012 Southland Conference regular-season title and made their seventh NCAA Division I Championship appearance (all since 1987). Sam Houston State also played in three consecutive NCAA Division II Championships (1984-86) before moving up to Division I.
Sam Houston State boasts 11 former players who have gone on to play in the Major Leagues. The group is headlined by 10-year veteran and 1985 NL All-Star Outfielder Glenn Wilson and 11-year veteran and starting second baseman for the 1969 World Series Champion Amazin' Mets Ken Boswell.
After going 0-for-17 in his first six games (the Aggies first eight games), Allemand has batted .320 (32-for-100) with five doubles, one home run and 17 RBI in the last 29 games. The 17 RBI during the span is a team-high. Even when he wasn't hitting, Allemand was able to get on-base enough to score five runs in the first six games, drawing five walks and getting hit by two pitches for a .292 on-base percentage. His on-base percentage the last 29 games is .430 with 16 walks and four HBP.
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SH SB-ATT
First 6 games .000 6-6 17 5 0 0 .000 5 2 7 .292 2 3-3
Last 21 games .320 29-29 100 16 32 17 .400 16 4 12 .430 4 7-9
After going without a hit in his first 15 games (A&M's first 24), including four starts, Brandon Wood has caught fire the last 13 games. Since the second game of the Sunday Ole Miss doubleheader, Wood is hitting .348 (16-for-46) with seven runs, two doubles, one triple, one home run and six RBI. He also owns a .404 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage over the span. The stretch includes a pair of three-hit games. In the first 24 games of the season, he went 0-for-12, but did manage to post a .333 on-base percentage with five walks and one hit-by-pitch.
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SH SB-ATT
First 24 games .000 15-4 12 4 0 0 .000 5 1 4 .333 1 2-2
Last 13 games .419 13-13 46 7 16 6 .500 6 1 12 .404 2 1-2
Kyle Martin ranks third on A&M's career list with 87 appearances. He's chasing Kyle Thebeau's record of 103 appearances between 2006-09. Estevan Uriegas (2009-12) ranks second with 100 appearances.
With 13 stolen bases on the year, junior OF Krey Bratsen moved into third place on the Aggie career stolen base charts with 65. Jason Tyner owns the school record with 118 from 1996-98. Chuck Knoblauch (1987-89) is next on the list with 83 steals.
Bratsen stole 31 bases as a freshman, the seventh-best season in school history. Last season, Bratsen racked up 21 stolen bases.
The Aggies are 10-0 in midweek action this season, winning the games by a combined margin of 65-21. The pitching staff owns a 1.70 ERA, holding foes to a .211 batting average. Grayson Long (3-0), Corey Ray (3-0) and Rafael Pineda (1-0) have accounted for all the midweek starts on the mound. Troy Stein (.450), Jonathan Moroney (.391) Mikey Reynolds (.381), Cole Lankford (.345), Daniel Mengden (.343) and Mitchell Nau are all hitting .330 or better. Cole Lankford is hitting .345 with two doubles, two triples and nine RBI. Mengden, Reynolds and Mitchell Nau have seven RBI apiece. Stein (.522) and Blake Allemand (.512) both have on-base percentages of .500 or higher.
Jason Jester has been solid as the Aggies' closer this season, going 9-for-10 in save situations. He is 2-1 with eight saves and a 3.08 ERA on the season. He has allowed just five earned runs in 26.1 innings of work over 19 appearances, scattering 20 hits and six walks while striking out 26. He is holding opponents to a .204 batting average.
The Aggies are on pace for a school-record sacrifice bunts. With 45 bunts through 37 games, A&M is on pace for 68 sac bunts for the year. The school record is 55 in 2011. Last year, the Aggies put down 50 sacrifice bunts. Krey Bratsen leads the squad with 14 sacrifice bunts. He had 19 as a freshman and eight as a sophomore. Charlie Curl has added 10 and Blake Allemand has six.
Batters leading off an inning are hitting .335 (93-for-278) with 14 doubles, four triples, four home runs and a .409 on-base percentage. Daniel Mengden has a .667 on-base percentage, going 9-for-16 (.563) with four walks and one hit-by-pitch, one double and two home runs to lead the way. Jace Statum owns a .524 on-base percentage going 5-for-15 (.333) at the plate with six walks in 21 plate appearances. Mikey Reynolds owns a .525 on-base percentage, going 25-for-54 (.463) with five walks and two HBP. Cole Lankford owns a .448 on-base percentage leading off innings, going 11-for-27 (.407) with three doubles, one triple, one walk and one HBP.
Grayson Long is making his seventh career start ... He's been potent in a starting role to date, going 3-0 with a 3.48 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 31.0 innings in his six prior starts ... In his first-ever weekend start, he allowed just one hit in 5.2 innings in a no-decision against No. 13 South Carolina ... Two weeks ago, he went 5.1 scoreless innings with two hits, two walks and two strikeouts to earn a win against Dallas Baptist ... He also earned a win against Prairie View A&M (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K) and Texas Southern (5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K).
Mikey Reynolds current streak of reaching base via base hit, walk or hit-by-pitch at least once in 36 consecutive games is the third-longest active streak in the nation. Troy's Logan Pierce has a 40-game streak, which includes two games in 2012, to lead the nation. Charlotte's Corbin Shive has a 37-game streak, but he has yet to play in 2013 due to injury. After going hitless but reaching via a walk in the season opener, Reynolds went on a career-long 22-game hit streak. He has hit safely in 32 of 35 games. He is hitting .394 on the season with a .456 on-base percentage, 26 runs, eight doubles, 17 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
Cole Lankford has been playing his best collegiate baseball as of late. In his last 21 games (the Aggies' last 26 games), Lankford is batting .414 (36-for-87) with 11 multiple hit games, seven doubles, two triples, one home run and 16 RBI. In the weekend series at No. 8 Cal State Fullerton, he went 6-for-13 with five RBI. In the series finale against Georgia, Lankford came up just a single shy of hitting for the cycle going 3-for-5 with three runs, one double, one triple, one home run and one RBI. In the series finale against No. 6 Ole Miss, Lankford keyed the Aggies comeback, going 2-for-4 with one double and two runs scored. He batted 5-for-11 against South Carolina, including three hits in the series opener. Lankford batted 7-for-14 with two doubles and two RBI in the three-game series against Auburn. He has six three-hit games in his last 21 contests.
Lankford is currently on a 10-game hit streak, the longest of his career. Lankford is batting .450 (18-for-40) with three doubles and five RBI over the span.
The Aggies continue the eight-game road swing with a three-game series at Arkansas starting on Friday.


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France 1849 – 1934
Madame Roger Jourdain (Portrait of Mrs R. J...)
[Portrait de Mme R. J...] 1886
oil on canvas
canvas 200.0 (h) x 153.0 (w) cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris , Gift Mrs Roger Jourdain, the sitter 1921
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Besnard began his career at the conservative Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was taught by the notoriously purist academic painter Alexandre Cabanel, whose infamous refusal to allow Edouard Manet to exhibit at the 1863 Salon led to the establishment of the Salon des Refusés.1 By 1868 Besnard was exhibiting at the Paris Salon. A sojourn in London from 1879 until 1881, where he studied the British portrait tradition and J.M.W. Turner, proved very influential on his work. On his return to Paris he received a number of portrait commissions from prominent members of France's Third Republic.
Madame Roger Jourdain was the stand-out work of the 1886 Salon. Here Besnard combined orthodox academic traditions with the looser painterly elements of Impressionism, creating what he called an 'environmental' portrait. Rejecting idealisation and concentrated naturalism, Besnard focused instead on the sitters' surroundings, which he believed to reflect their personalities and 'express their relationship with the world in which they live'.2 Besnard captures the elegantly gowned society hostess Henriette Roger Jourdain (d.1928) in a minx-like yet graceful pose using two sources of light to create a theatrical atmosphere—the figure appears backlit by hazy blue moonlight, while her face and gown are illuminated by a yellowish-white glow from an artificial source.
Despite Besnard's looser brushwork and treatment of colour and light, the Impressionists denied any affiliation with him, claiming he had simply stolen superficial elements from their style. Degas ridiculed Besnard's attempts, saying: 'yes, yes, he flies with our own wings [but] … he is a man who tries to dance with leaden soles'.3 The Symbolists, however, embraced Besnard's fusion of styles—particularly his use of colour to denote mood—with Teodor de Wyzewa commending Madame Roger Jourdain as a 'symphony of blues and whites'.4
Henriette and her artist husband Joseph lived on Paris' Boulevard Berthier, surrounded by artists, writers and composers, including Besnard. She became a muse for many.
The annual Salon was the nineteenth-century equivalent of today's tabloids. The public scrambled to see portraits of the famous faces of the day, and Henriette was one such figure. Throughout her life, scandalous allegations dogged her—many lovers, a morphine addiction, and finally her death from a sleeping pill overdose.
Simeran Maxwell
Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
From Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and beyond Post-Impressionism from the Musée d'Orsay exhibition book, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2009
- Wayne Andersen, 'Manet and the Judgement of Paris', ARTnews, vol. 72, no. 2, February 1973, p. 67.
- Besnard, quoted in John House and Maryanne Stevens, 'France', in Post-Impressionism: crosscurrents in European and American painting 1880–1906, Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art 1980, p. 57.
- Quoted by George Moore, Impressions and opinions, London: T. Werner Laurie 1913, p. 226.
- Teodor de Wyzewa, 'Notes sur la peinture wagnérienne et le salon de 1886', Revue wagnérienne, 8 May 1886, quoted in House and Stevens, p. 45.


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Housing Sentiment Reaches New High: Survey
Consumer attitudes about the ease of getting a mortgage today are at their highest level in more than three years, a Fannie Mae monthly housing survey revealed.
Despite mortgage interest rates being on the rise recently, half of the 1,005 Americans polled for this survey have greater optimism in accessing mortgage credit to acquire a home now compared to a year ago when the mark was 45%. The December tally is the highest level since Fannie Mae began tracking consumer�s attitudinal shifts for the housing industry and general economy on a monthly basis back in June 2010.
Meanwhile, 49% of consumers surveyed believe home prices will go up over the next year, compared to 43% in December 2012. Overall, the average 12-month home value expectations moved to 3.2%, up from 2.6% a year ago.
Rising home prices leads consumers to think it is now a better time to sell their property, with this question seeing a 12 percentage point increase year-over-year up to 33%.
Conversely, those who say it is a good time to buy a house rose three percentage points to 67% from the previous month.
About two-thirds of respondents said they would buy if they were planning to move. For possible renters, the average 12-month rental price change expectation increased in December from November to 3.8%, with 53% of those surveyed saying rental values will continue to go up over the course of 2014.
�The marked improvement in housing market sentiment over the course of 2013 bore out our view going into the year that the housing recovery was on a firm footing,� said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae.
�These consumer attitudes should support a continued but measured housing recovery as we move through 2014.�
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Traditions of the current season include cooler autumn weather, falling leaves of gold, aroma of turkey roasting, Black Friday sales and Clemson and Carolina fans showing their school spirit. Only one thing is missing from this list – the B&B Craft Show.
Celebrating its 32nd year, the B&B Craft Show promises to offer one-of-a-kind hand crafted gift ideas just in time to kick off of the holiday shopping season.
"I've got my menu planned for the next two weeks," smiles home cook Nikki Smith, "Pork on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Boy, that was easy."
Nikki is one of the thousands of devoted pork lovers who are gleefully sharing their enthusiasm – and recipes – with all of us lucky cooks at www.justapinch.com.
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There are many reputable suppliers of baby trees, from local nurseries to the big box stores. During the years I have been tree farming I have relied heavily on two sources.
Sometimes pretty yards take years to establish, but sometimes they just seems to fall in place, especially if the owners have green thumbs. That's the case with Ronald and Susan First at 1954 Charles Avenue. The couple relocated to Lancaster from Erie, Pa. about two years ago when Ronald's job brought them south. He was here about six months before Susan could come, so he began the search for a new home.
'There's a Chinaberry tree I remember
I used to climb in and out of my window…'
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Dragon wing begonias steal the show at the home of Cain and Anita Thomason at 1049 Edgemont Drive in Lancaster. They also caught the eyes of Betsy Folks and Sheila Robertson, members of The Lancaster Garden Club, who selected the Thomason yard as the Yard of the Month for August.
An orchestra seems to make music flow with harmonies and crescendos; sometimes a beautiful solo will steal the show. The carefully planned musical piece provides continuous entertainment.
Now take that same concept and apply it to a garden filled with flowers. Each flower has its time to shine while others fill the background with continuous color and foliage.
Betcha my Independence Day was pretty much like the one you just celebrated. Well, maybe not.
The grilled steaks and sweet iced tea were good, but the July 3 death of Andy Griffith sorta dampened my enthusiasm. I opted to watch the fireworks going off over the Mall in Washington, D.C., via TV.
I did feel sorry for the folks in San Diego and seeing how their July 4 fireworks popped at one time.
It reminded me of the time my son tossed a match on the box of firecrackers, roman candles and sparklers.
August 26, 2012, is designated by President Barack Obama as Women's Equality Day. As the anniversary of the 19thamendment, granting women the right to vote, it is fitting to celebrate the many strides the Nation has made towards equality over the past 92 years.
On August 24, Dr. Charmaine W. Stradford of Lancaster will travel to Germany by invitation to be the guest speaker for the US Army Garrison Equal Opportunity Program. She is the wife of John E. Stradford Sr. of Lancaster.
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Anderson sat out of his seventh straight game on Sunday, and will not play once again when the Bills take on the St. Louis Rams at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Head coach Chan Gailey gave a brief update on his defensive end.
"It'll be tough for him this week, but things are looking a lot better than they were this time last week."
A pair of procedures on his knee were deemed necessary since initially injuring it against San Francisco in October. Whether he can return in time for the contest against the Seattle Seahawks in Toronto has yet to be determined.
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Politeness and face work are now well-established concepts in linguistic pragmatics. Politeness theories state that each individual has, on the one hand, 'positive face' needs for acceptance and social integration and, on the other hand, 'negative face' needs for autonomy and personal freedom. These social demands are renegotiated in every communication situation. Communicative exchange is thus for the most part shaped by actions concerning one's own or another's face. This process is called face work. Strategies of politeness or impoliteness are thus always related to face work.
In recent years, research has focused on the question of politeness in computer mediated communication (CMC), for example in analyses of e-mail or chat communication. The field of communication in social media, however, has not yet been investigated. This includes forums, blogs, Twitter and social networks, which allow users to generate content with little technical effort. Other users have the possibility to react to these contributions, which often leads to a communicative structure similar to that of a dialogue, but differing from the latter in some essential aspects: (near) asynchronity of the communication situation, pseudonymity, lack of physical copresence, impossibility to send nonverbal signals via the body or the voice. In spite of these restraining factors, we can observe that users of social media develop specific linguistic strategies that allow them to achieve finely differentiated communication, especially concerning the relationship aspect.
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- 9 feet strengthened professional cord.
- DO NOT USE A VOLTAGE CONVERTER with flat iron.
- Voltage: 110-120V 50/60Hz, plug type: A. This model can be used in USA, Canada, Mexico and the following countries: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo area), Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Micronesia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Okinawa, Palmyra Atoll, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British and U.S.).
- Designed and engineered in the U.S. Assembled in Korea.
- Two year warranty (one-year manufacturer's warranty, Folica will extend your warranty for one more year, free).
- Plug the appliance into appropriate wall outlet (110V)
- Set desired temperature and turn switch to ON (light will turn on while heating up)
- Iron will be ready for use when light begins blinking
- Light will turn off if you lower temperature, and then will begin blinking when ready for use again
- DO NOT USE VOLTAGE CONVERTER with the flat iron. This may damage the iron.
- Unplug appliance immediately after use (Do not place in heat proof pouch while iron is at full heat)
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This item is no longer available. We recommend the: Sedu Revolution Tourmaline Ceramic Styler
Rated the Best Hair Straightener on the market and preferred by top hair stylists around the world, Sedu flat iron straightens, smoothes and tames frizzy or rebellious hair for long-lasting results. Sedu's patented ultra-smooth ceramic/tourmaline plates guarantee smooth straightening motion without pulling or breaking of hair. 1 inch plate size gives added control, ideal for short to medium hair. We also suggest Sedu Revolution Styling Iron with 1 inch plates.
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Sedu 1", 220-240V, Plug Type G and Sedu 1", 220-240V, Plug Type G work in the following countries:
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Model#: su-100A / SKU: A8560
Sedu is a world-renowned beauty brand with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and reliability. Its hair styling tools have always been developed with a focus on long-term maintenance of healthy hair. Each Sedu product is designed with the professional stylist in mind and features only the essentials, striking the perfect balance between high performance and effortless results.
Love The Results But...I bought my Sedu and loved using it but within a couple of months of very light use and never being dropped it just stopped working. So I sent in for my replacement and received another one and it worked fine for about 8 months and one day I went to plug it in and the light barely comes on and there is no heat on the plates. I really did like the results but I am not impressed with the quality. I rarely use it and it just stopped working. I think I will be changing brands.Jun 26, 2009Sabrina
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This product worked decently. It straightened my hair, but left it a bit frizzy and it still had quite a few waves.On the bright side, its lightweight, and very easy to use.I wouldnt necessarily recommend this product.... Although it is better than the chi because it does not damage your hair too much.Jun 23, 2009Mimi
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Great Iron, But Died After 1.5 YearsHad this iron for 1 1/2 years and absolutely loved it! Hair was very smooth & shiny, even the next day. Went to turn it on the other day and its dead. Very sudden death, no warning. No idea why and only has a 1 year warranty. Expensive for 1 year... Havent decided yet whether the 2 year extended warranty is enough to make me try it again.Jun 19, 2009Fiona / Vancouver, Canada
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Sedu Is The Way To Go - For All Hair Textures!There are many good reasons why this product has over 1000 reviews! Ive had my Sedu for over 2 years without any problems and highly recommend it!Ladies, whatever your hair texture is - from afro to curly to frizzy to wavy - this is the straightener to get. I have thick & chemically relaxed Black/African-american hair, and this straightener does the job for me. I use it on the highest setting without any problems - I have never burned my hair and it always comes out soft and shiny. This Sedu also does a great job of straightening my roots even when my relaxer has grown out a bit.I have a diverse group of girlfriends with a varity hair types (Asian, White, Black, Latina and Middle Eastern) who have all used my flat iron on their hair, and they all love it!! Some of my friends with fairly straight hair have used it to get that smooth look (similar to a blow-out), and other friends with curly/coarse/ethnic hair have also used it with much success! If you have fine hair or somewhat straighter hair, you probably only need a lower setting. If you have tight curls or coarse hair, you will be ok even up to the highest setting. A good blow dry will also make it even easier to use the straightener.Here are some extra tips to keep in mind:- DO NOT bend the cord. DO NOT wrap it around the iron. This can damage the wiring within it and cause it to break, which is why it can eventually stop working. Gently gather/loop the cord up in a circle, separate from the iron. DO NOT bend the cord!!!- Try not to drop it. Duh, right? Treat it like the remote....after enough falls and drops, it will probably not work anymore.- Dont leave it plugged in for too long. The iron will run through cycles just like any other electronic product, but leaving it plugged in for hours can eventually lead to a burn out. Dont expect it to heat up perfectly forever, but moderate use will extend the life of it.- Keep the plates clean. If you use a lot of products or serums, wipe down the plates between every use! This will prevent any products from caking up on the plates and cooking the next time you use the flatiron. Dirty plates can cause the coating to chip, and can both the dirt and the chipped plates will pull your hair. No bueno... so wipe down the Sedu after each use.- Straighten your hair in SMALL sections. Dont expect to plow through fist-fulls of hair and walk out the bathroom like Pocahontas ;) You have to part your hair, and work through small (usu 1-2 inch) sections, and slowly press the flat iron through the shaft of the hair. Give it an extra press as you get to the ends, just to smooth out any frizz.Hope this all helps you decide to get the Sedu - its the best flat-iron Ive ever had!!May 26, 2009Sedu Flat Iron Fan!! / Los Angeles, CA
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Very GoodI purchased this a week after i got my CHI to compare the two. Sedu is by far better than CHI. It does not pull on my hair, nor burns my ends like CHI does. It also left my hair a lot smoother and silkier and the style lasts longer. Sedu is also more lightweight than CHI so no more tired arms. lol. I returned my CHI and sticking with sedu. ;)May 17, 2009Trish / Las Vegas
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Calling All Black People!Im an African American 16 year old girl with relaxed but very very very thick and dry hair. Sound familiar? than this is the flat iron for you!! i tried it out for the first time today and i anxiously waited for my mail to come so i could use it because i do my hair every saturday. (took about 6 days to come) well i am in LOVE. This beats out my ceramic flat iron i had before and it wasnt any cheapo one either it was an h2pro that my mom bought at a beauty supply store. It works pretty well but it was tiny only 3/4" and even tho my hair is collerbone length, it was just to small. I use this iron on maximum heat of 410 degrees and it dosent burn ur hair or anything. it makes it feel sooo soft and healthy. i was so surprised at the new texture i had. i only had to run it over my hair about 2 times when the last one i had i had to run it over at least 4 or 5 times! Plus, this is the week of my relaxer and it dosent even feel like i need it anymore. My ends look rly great also, just like theyve been trimmed! its amazing. throw all ur other flat irons away. Relaxed, natural ethnic hair from completly normal hair you really need this flat iron. it makes straightening SO much easier.May 16, 2009Ash / Ohio
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Bestlol, there is not doubt about itthis is the best...May 15, 2009First Buyer
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Best Flat IronI just purchased the sedu 1" flat iron and I love it. It is definately the best flat iron I have ever used.May 12, 2009Kim / Indiana
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Good Not GreatI purchased my Sedu after my Solia died about a year ago. I must say that I was not impressed. After the whole hype about the Sedu and the $30-40 price difference I was expecting a miracle worker. (After all my Solia had put very high standards.) It does do an extremely good job at straightening my hair but Im not impressed.The texture of my hair feels very different from my Solia which I felt left my hair more soft. The Sedu make my hair feel kind of "dirty" and oily feeling. Now Im not trying to say this isnt an excellent flat iron and is a piece of crap but when time comes to reorder a flat iron I will definitely save myself some money and go for the superior product which is the Solia.May 3, 2009Amara / Los Angeles, CA
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Love This Iron!!for years i would iron my hair and never the get results I wanted! My hair is curly and wavy so i can never just leave it down without ironing it or picking it up! I used the maxiglide which was okay but didnt give me the results i wanted. Then I got the sedu and i love it! It gets my hair really straight and your cant go wrong with this item! the only problem i has was that after a month for some reason the bottom wasnt align anymore which means when i put the plates together they arent align so hopefully I will be able to get a replacement because i love this iron!May 1, 2009Mari / Alamo,Texas
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D Gray Man chapter 208
Thank you mangastream and binktopia for new chapter!
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D Gray Man chapter 208
Thank you mangastream and binktopia for new chapter!
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Mangashare tracker
Last edited by skillder; 10-04-2011 at 09:35 PM.
bring in the fangirls
Hey baby, wanna take a gander at some Adam West penis?
Nice chapter.
Manga reading list: Bleach, Naruto, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, One Piece, Code Breaker, Gamaran, Kuroko No Basket, Fairy Tail, The World God Only Knows, Kimi No Iru Machi, Good Ending, Medaka Box, Nisekoi, D.Gray-Man, Ao No Exorcist, Freezing, Magi - Labyrinth of Magic, Soul Eater, Rosario Vampire Season II, Iris Zero, Ubell Blatt, Bloody Cross, Sun-Ken Rock, and Infinite Stratos,
Vampire style Kanda, yeah, the screams of fangirls are going to blow my eardrums .
Go Johnny go! I liked the chapter ^^.
Well then. Kanda was most definitely full of deliciousness. mmmhmmm.
I'm glad that someone else finally got an innocence upgrade, and I'm glad it was my Kanda baby. He deserved it.
Allen´s behavior reminds me when the 14th took over him. Like when he got stabbed by his sword and had that creepy smile. That, and we didn't see his whole face... its' kinda suspicious.
If that's true and Cross said he would kill people he cared about when he bacame the 14th... where's Baba and the old lady? We saw him arrive there and now he's on the streets of London...???
i liked this cahapter,now if only Hoshino can give me 40 pages of this monthly issues.
first chapter i have honestly enjoyed since the whole alma arc disaster thing a ma jig and i love the new mugen very sleek and retro looking
It's gonna be great on how Allen would escape this one.
I'm not even a kanda fangirl and even I was thinking 'what a bamf! <333'
and yeah I'm kinda thinking allen IS the 14th (maybe with his time reversed- can do spells remember? 8D) just that having his memory erased caused him to have two personalities develop and that without mana's presence being so strong he's becoming less like mana and more like himself which, coincidentally, makes him act like the 14th ;D and even though the 14th killed everyone in his family, with all the allies he has I don't think he was much of an AH to the point where he'd kill a random kid, but probably wouldn't feel the least bit guilty about offing 'himself'(allen), a puppet that got a personality and life he was never originally supposed to have
EDIT: I was also just checking out why mangafox had more than 208 chapters (btw Zone was...different to how I expected XD) and does anyone else think this guy looks like allen? http://www.mangafox.com/manga/d_gray_man/c193.5/3.html I wonder if renee is that guy's sister/daughter...and maybe allen was an experiment? D: Strange thought, what if someone at the eastern branch had had allen/made him, the 14th put his soul/memories inside him, and then allen didn't wake up until a few years before kanda? What if the guy in that picture was actually allen's brother born later(which'd make Bak like his nephew lol) and when he was a kid helped allen escape/dumped him somewhere before he woke up, and then grew up to become a scientist?
it'd explain why allen seems to have no mentioned parents, or a real name before he met mana
Last edited by Miss_Manga; 10-06-2011 at 07:51 AM.


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