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There have been several recent papers on ice sheets and sea level that have gotten a bit of press of the journalistic whiplash variety ("The ice is melting faster than we thought!" "No, its not!"). As usual the papers themselves are much better than the press about them, and the results less confusing. They add rich detail to our understanding of the ice sheets; they do not change estimates of the magnitude of future sea level rise.
One of these recent papers, by Hellmer et al., discusses possible mechanisms by which loss of ice from the great ice sheets may occur in the future. Hellmer et al.'s results suggest that retreat of the Ronne-Filchner ice shelf in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) — an area that until recently has not received all that much attention from glaciologists — might correspond to an additional rise in global sea level of about 40 cm. That's a lot, and it's in addition to, the "worst case scenarios" often referred to — notably, that of Pfeffer et al., (2008), who did not consider the Ronne-Filchner. However, it's also entirely model based (as such projections must be) and doesn't really provide any information on likelihood — just on mechanisms.
Among the most important recent papers, in our view, is the one by Moon et al. in Science earlier this May (2012). The paper, with co-authors Ian Joughin (who won the Agassiz Medal at EGU this year), Ben Smith, and Ian Howat, provides a wonderful new set of data on Greenland's glaciers. This is the first paper to provide data on *all* the outlet glaciers that drain the Greenland ice sheet into the sea.
The bottom line is that Greenland's glaciers are still speeding up. But the results put speculation of monotonic or exponential increases in Greenland's ice discharge to rest, an idea that some had raised after a doubling over a few years was reported in 2004 for Jakobshavn Isbræ (Greenland's largest outlet glacier). Let it not be said that journals such as Science and Nature are only willing to publish papers that find that thing are "worse than we thought"! But neither does this new work contradict any of the previous estimates of future sea level rise, such as that of Vermeer and Rahmstorf. The reality is that the record is very short (just 10 years) and shows a complex time-dependent glacier response, from which one cannot deduce how the ice sheet will react in the long run to a major climatic warming, say over the next 50 or 100 years.
These new data provide an important baseline and they will remain important for many years to come. We asked Moon and Joughin to write a summary of their paper for us, which is reproduced below.
Guest Post by By Twila Moon and Ian Joughin, University of Washington
The sheer scale of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets pose significant difficulties for collecting data on the ground. Fortunately, satellites have brought in a new era of ice sheet research, allowing us to begin answering basic questions – how fast does the ice move? how quickly is it changing? where and how much melting and thinning is occurring? – on a comprehensive spatial scale. Our recent paper, "21st-century evolution of Greenland outlet glacier velocities", published May 4th in Science, presented observations of velocity on all Greenland outlet glaciers – more than 200 glaciers – wider than 1.5km [Moon et al., 2012]. There are two primary conclusions in our study:
1) Glaciers in the northwest and southeast regions of the Greenland ice sheet, where ~80% of discharge occurs, sped up by ~30% from 2000 to 2010 (34% for the southeast, 28% for the northwest).
2) On a local scale, there is notable variability in glacier speeds, with even neighboring glaciers exhibiting different annual velocity patterns.
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WE must be a majority
Original post made by Hal Bailey, Alamo, on Feb 22, 2009
It is our obligation to make sure that a true majority decides the future of the Alamo region. We must be a true majority in our voting and be a true majority in defining our future no matter what the outcome on March 3rd. It does not end on March 3rd. It begins with our majority instructing any government resulting from our vote in compliance with our will and interests.
We must not allow a minority, any factoid or emotion, to keep us from voting the will and interests of our majority in the Alamo region. We must not allow media to assume our will and interests. We must not allow artificial boundaries to keep our neighborhoods from voicing the future of our choice of government for our region. We must not allow the overall political climate of Contra Costa County to dictate our decisions for the future of our region.
There must be greater than a majority of eligible voters that decides our choice of government. We cannot allow politics and media to dissuade us from the polls and our majority position. It is our future, our democracy, our government and our will that holds our future. We cannot surrender that to a select few.
Today, please, reaffirm your willingness to designate the majority's future in the Alamo region and vote on March 3.
Your neighbor,
Hal Bailey
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a resident of Alamo
on Feb 22, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Dear Hal,
What would a false majority look like?
Just curious...
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Dictionary: ma·jor·i·ty (mə-jôr'ĭ-tē, -jŏr'-) pronunciation
1. The greater number or part; a number more than half of the total.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Cumulative voting as a "false majority"
A voting system that gives a minority more power, by allowing them to cast all of their votes for a single candidate or measure, as opposed to regular or statutory voting, in which voters must vote, as a majority of voters, for a measure and candidates for available seats.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 23, 2009 at 7:59 am
Mr. Bailey's "true majority" is, in reality, a "minority" which will attempt to subvert the will of the real majority through various tactics.
Hal needs to be reminded that we live in a democracy that has majority rule with minority rights.
The term, "True Majority" does not exist in a democracy and is correctly defined as "agitprop."
Alamo Ron
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 24, 2009 at 7:23 am
Defining our future:
To take over the content of a message thread by changing the subject of discourse to a topic outside the purview of the original subject and/orforum, while maintaining the subject line. A form of amusement for trolls. Threadjacking is distinguished from flaming, as flames are a quasi-personal attack on a poster or on a poster's style of discourse, where threadjacking is deliberatly steering the discussion offtopic.
A uniquely Alamo oxymoron, so much more self-cancelling in it phrasology, as if it might quote "The Music Man".
pl. ox•y•mo•ra
A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
a resident of Alamo
on Feb 24, 2009 at 8:20 am
When you respond to your own threads as a different person, once again in violation of the terms of service you so railed against, you remove any of your remaining shreds of validity or credibility.
Here's the next thing for you to wikipedia...
white noise
For, unfortunately, that is what you have become.
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From on-line dictionary:
1. Well grounded; just: a valid objection.
2. Producing the desired results; efficacious: valid methods.
3. Having legal force; effective or binding: a valid title.
4. Logic
a. Containing premises from which the conclusion may logically be derived: a valid argument.
b. Correctly inferred or deduced from a premise: a valid conclusion.
1. The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: "America's credibility must not be squandered, especially by its leaders" (Henry A. Kissinger).
2. A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.
Arousing disapproval; offensive: objectionable behavior.
The act of disapproving; condemnation or censure.
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TORRINGTON >> The case of former Torrington High School football player Joan Toribio, accused of statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl, was continued in Litchfield Superior Court Tuesday.
Toribio's three-felony case, involving charges of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, was continued to May 15. Toribio has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Torrington High School football players and neighbors Edgar Gonzalez and Toribio, both 18, were arrested on Feb. 20 and Feb. 22, respectively, and charged with sexual assault (which police later characterized as statutory rape) against two 13-year-old girls. Gonzalez is accused of raping one victim, Toribio is accused of raping the second victim.
Both incidents occurred at Toribio's mother's apartment at 330 Highland Ave., on Feb. 10, police said. Gonzalez is also a resident of 330 Highland Ave., in a different apartment.
According to statements from victims, Toribio and Gonzalez, the girls snuck out to Toribio's apartment sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. during a blizzard which dumped 30 inches of snow on Litchfield County.
There, one of the victims drank alcohol and smoked marijuana, she said for the first time. Gonzalez is accused of raping the girl, despite that she said "no," multiple times.
Toribio is accused of raping the second girl, he upstairs and Gonzalez downstairs, while his mother slept in her upstairs bedroom. Toribio and the victim he was with upstairs later texted Gonzalez and the second 13-year-old to find out if they were "done downstairs."
In arrest affidavits for Gonzalez and Toribio, both said they'd had intercourse with the victims although they'd known about the victims' ages. Gonzalez denied using force in his statement to police, but said at one point the victim said, "I don't know... I don't want to do this." Both also issued nearly identical apologies in written statements.
The investigation which began the morning after the alleged assaults with one 13-year-old victim, and eventually led to the four arrests, has since been closed.
The case came to public prominence when, after Toribio and Gonzalez were arrested, Twitter lit up with criticism of the two victims' character. A story by The Register Citizen published tweets critical of the two complainants, who were described as "whore" and "snitch" on Twitter. Their character was repeatedly questioned in support of the two football players.
He is being held on $65,100 bond and was recently transferred from New Haven Correctional Center to the Manson Youth Institution in Chesire.
Toribio is currently free on $50,000 bond.
Formerly a sealed warrant, one of Gonzalez's co-defendants and former teammates, was also in Litchfield Superior Court Tuesday.
William Castillo, 18, 330 Highland Ave., Apt 13C, is accused of jumping out of a moving vehicle to assault three 14-year-old boys in search of cash. His co-defendants, Gonzalez and Jeffrey Holder, 19, 102 Pearl St., are also charged with robbery, risk of injury to a child and conspiracy to commit robbery, all felonies, and two misdemeanors, assault and conspiracy to commit larceny. One of the co-defendants allegedly threatened one of the youths with a screw driver.
Gonzalez has pleaded not guilty to the assault and robbery charges, as well as sexual assault charges. He is expected to be in court to face both cases on May 14.
Holder is released on $15,000 professional surety bond, and is next expected to appear at Litchfield Superior Court on April 30. Castillo has been released on a promise to appear, and is scheduled to appear in Litchfield Superior Court on May 21.
Cases against Gonzalez, Toribio, Holder and Castillo account for felony charges against four former football players. Gonzalez played the 2012 season while being prosecuted and was honored as the team's most valuable player that year.
Two more members of the football team face felony sexual assault charges related to raping one of the two victims involved in the original Feb. 11 investigation. The alleged incidents occurred at two separate times. The defendants have not been named due to their age.
Additionally, four unnamed members of the Torrington High School football team were suspended in Sept. 2012, following a hazing investigation. It is unlikely those students will be named, due to federal privacy laws protecting educational records.
Torrington High School principal Joanne Creedon is part of a committee reviewing the athletic department's handbook and policies, but she said it's unlikely the handbook will be amended to include a clause barring students facing felonies from playing.
In a previous interview, Creedon said, "It has never indicated for a misdemeanor this, for a felony that. That is not the expectation. The expectation is that it's an honor and a privilege, so the behavior should reflect positively on the team, the school the community."
"What we're trying to do in the schools is focus on the positive expectations and what responsible players should do," Creedon said.
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Famoffour, what do you think now that CaptnBry resurected your post after a 2 year gap?
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i Say go for it , you said yourself you were happiest when living in the 5th wheel and you are correct that your husbands skills will be an asset. The one thing that might be difficult is living aboard in Maui. I lived abourd there for 8 years but as you mentioned I had been on a 20 year waiting liost for a slip in Maalaea Harbor. I only got one because I bought a boat from someone who alreday had a slip and it came with the boat. I looked into moorings myself in Lahaina Roadsted and off Kihei but the problem is A. the swell is awful and very uncomfortable to live on a boat , most people just see it as one of the only places to keep a boat there but not to live on. B. Too frequently the moorings drag regardless of how well they are set up andC. Forget about insurance if moored ! Better bet is Oahu at the Ala Wai boat Basin, many liveaboards there. I spent sevral months tied up there and it was very pleasent. Getting a slip though is still difficult although there are far more slips there than on Maui. Im back on the East Coast now and love it here where living aboard is easier to manage. I wish you the best of Luck !
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WoodVet; this should be in the book i've never seen yet, "What your Father SHOULD have taught you"
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Hi there....We raised our son in a 5th wheel and we would have gone the boat route if we could have afforded it back then...when the boat market fell it was a perfect opportunity for us to just go for it...it was a dream my husband has always had in the back of his mind...I just didn't know it could become a reality...anyway our son is 22 years old...travesl with us in a 26 foot Westerly along with a dog and a pet squirrel...we have only been doing this for 8 weeks...it was EXTREMELY tough for me to adjust at first because I felt nauseous but ginger cured that...I am still adjusting but I can see it is going to be a really awesome way to live...much more so than the RV lifestyle...ask me anything I will tell you the TRUTH...ha ha.....
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I saw the title of one of your replies. I agree that a power boat would probably suit better in terms of light and space. An inexpensive trawler-type might be a good starting place. My wife and I lived aboard in Charlestown(Constitution Marina) for eleven years. We had a 32 foot Ketch. You need to work out storage for seasonal stuff on land. Since you have two houses a shed in one of the yards would probably do nicely. Storage units can get pricey. Your fifth wheel experience should be very helpful You already know about life with minimal storage and tight quarters. Good Luck. Dan
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[The sad promise of what this brings is people solving a housing problem with a boating problem. Bums w/ a boat...
Brings a whole new meaning to leaving for the house knowing they have full access.
At the same time I need lots of time aboard to address the issues. It's not unheard of me spending a few weeks weeks aboard, eating, sleeping and sweating boat.
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Get a boat...don't look back .
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i have watched many sets of kids grow on boats-- works well.
as to older folks new to sailing "doing the baja bash"--not accurate. the folks who sail sounth with haha do not necessarily bash back north. bash is the sailing north and bashing into the south bounhd curent and winds.
hlf the folks doing haha sail with puddle jump to so pac. about half of the remaine=der hire delivery skippers to bash the boat home--and the rest-- half of those are idiots ik eme who are into cruising--no i didnt do haha--i dont cruise in groups....some actually leave their boats in a mexican port to rot. they think they will return, but the boats usually find neglect as their owners fail to remain attentive. no, hiring a group of mexicans to do boat work is not routine maintenance.
coupes with children do well onthe water-- but the kids often suffer--i have seen kids without exercise programs run the motorized dink for fun and adventure around the other boats in an anchorage--i have also seen and met some very very polite and intelligent children cruising--i all in the way the parents teach and train. kids love boats--living on them is an adventure their friends do not get to have. education of these kids is usually home schooling, so the result is totally dependent on the parents and their input.
cruising with a family is an adventure-- consult bumfuzzles blogs----they are currently in puerto vallarta with 2 under 5 yr old kids.....on a boat.....
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Nice input Woodvet! . . .
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As long as there is boats there will be questions, as long as there are sailors there will be opinions and as long as we have opinions there will be yarns.
A kid once asked me "Why is everyone yelling at me?"
I told him it's nothing personal. Most times when people bark orders they are not conversing or cursing -they are simply expressing an important need in the most efficient way they know how.
So sad are some people they only get along with a dog. Poor animal... On even a short voyage they return yelling at it profusely.
Nothing looks so tacky as to demean or rant at a dog you named after a Nazi General while is squats there peeing out of total fear.
My point isn't the mistreatment of dogs but children. It can be hard on them to always be the dumb kid on board. I suppose in a perfect world you bring on another child for him to abuse.
Playing games at sea is as great a fun as it is on land. I suggest there be days where you let the kid be captain and take his orders. Then make mouse like suggestions when he has over looked something.
Often the things we get most upset about are not all that important anyway. Remember that when you are trying to save face by demeaning a kid even further.
Kids need to say goofy things and push the limits. You can't simply bypass that because you are uncomfortable knowing every boat in the harbor hears him singing out the Disney song.
Kids are people and people are kids, better to respect them than always push. And if you push you get push back.
If you are pushing too hard perhaps back off on the coffee.
When I was very young we built a big raft in the woods behind our house.
My three brothers and I played on that darn thing till we wore it out. It never got anywhere near water, our mother was happy about that.
Remember kids need fun.
When my dad tossed us in the water to show us we might drown if we didn't know how to dog paddle. My fear screamed a lesson to my brain. Water is not our environment. Later that lesson matured into a health respect for the ocean. We may have ideas about what's a good lesson but capsizing is the one you don't forget. Crossing big water is dangerous, true. Most children die at the dock. If you think a big boat is danger try rowing a dink in a chop or through the surf back to the big one.
Any view of sailing gets a good vantage while in the water up to your neck.
Find out just how hard it is to get from there to regaining the deck and you get the idea about snapping in. If done right, it should be so exhausting that you can't get up once on the deck and lie there huffing and puffing to let that lesson sink in drive home.
I was so crazy as a young commercial fisherman my older skipper tried warning me but I saw it as exciting. Kids push the limits...
Teach the kid to steer the boat back to you once you are over board. If you can't trust him or her they are no use as crew. They should know fire control, first aid and radio talking as well. Keeping a calm demeanor under fire without the yelling will teach them a cool head but YELL IF YOU NEED TO. It has no effect if you do so all the time.
Kids love adventure, it's what being a kid is about so taking the danger out isn't natural.
The best thing is to teach themselves on a dinghy while you pretend not to watch. Small boats take quick decisions and racing is even better.
Better to ding that boat than the expensive one.
When you're old you won't want to circumnavigate anymore. You'll be cynical and see all the issues before they can happen. You'll say to your self "why bother?"
A boat must sail to be a boat, Let 'em be a kid so they can say: "Why not?"
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The literary term that is the topic of this lesson is deus ex machina, and it literally means "god from the machine," but although it references 'god,' it is not a faith-related term, nor is it a sacrilegious one. You can look up its origins online—I'm more interested in its meaning for fiction writers. Don't worry about the Latin, though--you can just use the phrase "magic ending" while you're reading through this (thanks for the idea, Jo).
Deus ex machina occurs when a writer introduces a character, object, or event near the end of the story that conveniently solves the problem that is facing the main character, without any foreshadowing. This is generally thought of as a bad thing. It is a cop-out—a way to tie everything up in a neat little bundle that doesn't allow the character to work through his or her own solution. Readers then feel let down—a little bit cheated out of a satisfactory struggle and resolution.
It is sometimes tempting to use a deus ex machina when we've written ourselves into a corner, with the 750th word just around the bend and an ending desperately needed.
I mentioned in my previous lesson (on "good endings") that you should avoid the "it was only a dream" scenario. This is a sort of deus ex machina. Similar endings that Christian writers are particularly prone to write include the introduction of a mysterious angelic visitor, or some other miraculous intervention.
Please don't misunderstand me; I'm writing this from a literary point of view, not a theological one. I believe in both angels and miracles, and have experienced both personally. In fact, sometimes a story with an angel or a miracle simply needs to be written. If that is the case with you, certainly write one. Be aware, though, that—for example, if you have a person with a spinal cord injury who is miraculously cured—people who have been in the same circumstances but have not experienced their own miracle may feel saddened or (as has sometimes happened, unfortunately) judged.
Stepping down off that particular soapbox—I'll reiterate now that good writers don't take shortcuts. If you've written a story in which Sharon is in utter poverty and about to be put out on the street unless she gets the rent money, don't have a lawyer call her in the last paragraph with an inheritance from Uncle Jack's will. At the very least, introduce Uncle Jack earlier in the story, and give him a plausible reason to be there.
As you can imagine, there's a balancing point between "I don't want to have a deus ex machina" and "I want to have a twist ending." The key is to provide the reader with a little bit of foreshadowing. If Gloria's orange scarf is going to be the one thing that reunites her with her long-lost mother, be sure to have her choose that scarf in an early paragraph. There were many times when I was writing for the challenge when I'd go back to an early paragraph and insert a person or an object that would become significant later. You don't have to go overboard (see the SCARF? She's wearing THAT SCARF now. Now she's draping it on a chair, and now someone's giving her a random compliment about THAT SCARF…). Just drop the hint, and move on.
Here's your exercise. Here's a link to an old challenge entry of mine. Read all but the last two paragraphs—stop when you read "No, sweetie. Mama's not mad." Then come back here and read this new ending, one that contains a deus ex machina.
Just then, Jim walks into Maggie's room, an unreadable look in his eyes and the phone in his hand. He sits beside me and rests his head on my shoulder.
"Jim? What is it?"
He looks at the phone as if it is totally unfamiliar to him. "It's Dr. Conrad's office. They mixed up your test results with another woman's." He stops, and a sob chokes his next words. "You're pregnant."
Got that? Now go back and read the "real" ending.
Now certainly there will be some people who prefer the "happier" ending, but from a literary point of view, it's a cheat. Too convenient, too neat. Life isn't generally like that.
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Unions Finally Discover Relationship Between Enrollment and Staffing
posted at 5:01 pm on October 8, 2012 by Mike Antonucci
The union-backed Economic Policy Institute published a post last Friday headlined, "Job gain remains steady in September, but job gap in local public education remains high." And while author Heidi Shierholz ranges far and wide through the latest job numbers, there is one paragraph that needs more scrutiny.
Under the sub-head "The 300,000 teacher gap," Shierholz writes:
In September, public-sector employment increased by 10,000. However, over the last four years, it has declined by 572,000. With kids heading back to the classroom this fall, it's worth considering how much of that drop has hit public schools. Around 40 percent of the decline in public sector employment over the last four years was in local government education, which is largely jobs in public K-12 education (the majority of which are teachers, but also teacher aides, librarians, guidance counselors, administrators, support staff, etc.). Furthermore, public K-12 enrollment increased by 0.8 percent over this period (using the enrollment growth rates found in Table 1 here). Just to keep up with this growth in the student population, employment in local public education should have grown at roughly the same rate, which would have meant adding around 62,000 jobs. As the figure shows, adding what was lost to what should have been added to keep up with the expanding student population, the total jobs gap in local public education as a result of the Great Recession and its aftermath is over 300,000.
In an accompanying table, she takes 253,000 local government education jobs lost in the last four years, adds in 62,000 jobs that should have been created to coincide with a cumulative 0.8% enrollment increase over the same period, and comes up with a 315,000 jobs gap.
There are a few problems with this formulation. First, despite explaining the Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers include all local government education jobs, she still refers to a 300,000 "teacher" gap. You can call it a 300,000 local government school employee gap, or a 160,000 teacher gap, but you can't choose one number from Column A and one job description from Column B.
Second, in an accompanying blog post that uses these figures to berate Mitt Romney and praise President Obama, Shierholz refers to only 228,000 lost jobs in the last four years, not 253,000. "Putting these numbers together," she writes, "(i.e., what was lost plus what should have been added to keep up with the expanding student population,) the total jobs gap in local public education as a result of the Great Recession and its aftermath is more than 300,000." Even without my calculator, I can add two numbers, and 290,000 is not more than 300,000.
Third, Shierholz apparently believes that 2008 had the optimal level of K-12 staffing and conveniently ignores previous years. She also makes the unfounded assumption that K-12 hiring is matched to student enrollment. Even a cursory look at the numbers should put that notion to rest.
Since Shierholz looked at the last four years, I'll look at the previous four years, 2004-2008. During that period of time, BLS reported growth in the local government education workforce of 4.25%. The number of classroom teachers grew 4.5% from 2004 to 2008, according to National Education Association figures. How much did student enrollment grow? Only 1.3 percent. That's a pretty big "student gap" that didn't prompt an Economic Policy Institute report.
So you can argue that we are 300,000 education employees short of 2008, or you can argue that even after the Great Recession we are still 100,000 education employees ahead of 2004, which if I remember correctly was not exactly considered the Dark Ages of school hiring.
Had education staffing kept pace with enrollment, rather than greatly exceeding it, the current reductions in force would be greatly mitigated, perhaps even eliminated entirely. It was not some unforeseen cataclysm, but the inevitable result of policy choices we have made over the past decade.


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I tried the MIT Personas site just to see what it would come up for my name. Basically, it does a Web search for any name you give it and analyzes the text on a semantic level to find common themes or categories for content from you or about you (e.g., it might suggest topics like "sports", "legal", "social", "management", "online", etc.) How it does this is a little beyond my knowledge of semantic processing, as well as what practical use this is seems to escape me.
But it's fun. :)
Some issues with it, is that because it searches on people names across the Web, the content may mistake e.g., one "Luis Suarez" (our own blog-evangelist) with another "Luis Suarez" (soccer player). It helps if you have a globally unique name like "Rawn Shah" (so far). Another problem is that the results may vary depending on how it processes whatever search results it finds. So, in trying it out three times to see how close it was, it showed slightly different categories for me and sized these differently as well.
I can't figure out why the following categories appear since I rarely if ever talk about them: military, religious, religion, genealogy


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Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
After looking at the cutaway profile in the Sailboatdata.com screen shot, I suspect that the leakage must be coming from one of two locations: around the shaft through the packing nut, because it can't be locked in place due to the lock nut being embedded in the "gunk"; or, as Faster hypothesizes, possibly up and through that mound of gunk itself, along the outside of the packing gland assembly, which may either be installed in a solid glass rudder-stock carrier tube through the hull lay-up or a conventional packing gland arrangement which relies upon a rubber tube secured to the outside of the rudder-stock carrier tube with double hose clamps and likewise secured to the packing gland assembly itself. In this case, I suspect the arrangement is the former--the packing gland assembly fitted into the end of the rudder-stock carrier tube. If the means of securing the packing gland assembly to the rudder-stock tube fails, it can/will leak and water will well up, along the sides of the packing gland assembly. From the discoloration on the packing gland nut due to corrosion, I am confident there is leakage at that point, although, whether it is the sole leak or just one of two, remains to be discovered. That it has been leaking, and sometimes more rapidly than others is also evidenced by the rust/corrosion in the lower half of the U-joint assembly which could be suspect itself. That assembly is likely held in place on the rudder stock with one or two set screws which, by now, may have given themselves up to rust, but it will definitely need be freed from the rudder-stock to replace the packing flax in the gland.
For what it's worth, I would start by simply freeing the locking nut and tightening and locking the packing gland nut in place. That may solve the problem and you're done. If not, get back to us and we'll give you some more advise regarding a lobotomy for the rudder stock carrier assembly. That may necessitate you cutting an access port in the sole of the cockpit or in the bulkhead on the aft end of the port quarter berth to get access to the hull under the cockpit. In either case, you've got some work cut out for you.
Good luck...
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
First you need to determine (if you can) if the leak is coming in around the rudder stock/shaft, or if it's leaking alongside the stuffing box tube past the fiberglass patchwork.
If it's the former I see no need to grind glass except to free up the lock nut. It's certainly not necessary if a simple repack is in order.
If it's leaking past the patchwork glass that's another issue altogether. Are you able to determine what's what on that score?
Your biggest obstacle to a simple repack is the need to remove the Universal joint to get enough clearance to back the nut out and replace the packing.. looking at that arrangement it's easy believe that it's never been properly done. Very tight clearances on all counts, it won't be an easy job, no matter where the problem actually lies...
Pretty boat, btw!, and yes, Welcome to Sailnet.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Hi Denise
Thank you
I thought about that too but then that makes the stuffing box even more encased and tough to access should I need to repack it. I think there's no avoiding grinding away the fiberglass. arghh.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Here are specs and line diagrams of your Greenwich 24': GREENWICH 24 sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
Yes, this kind of work can be a real PITA because of the confined working space. I don't envy you that.
There does not appear to be a shaft log hose below your stuffing box. The shaft log hose is a black hose made by the Buck Algonquin company that helps keep the stuffing box located. It also adds some flexibility to the installation. There may be no space in your set up for a hose like this as I can't really see the rudder shaft above the stuffing box. Even a small section of this hose would raise the stuffing box above the floor/hull just enough to make it more accessible.
Allied built sturdy boats, by the way.
Good luck.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Karen, I've never seen a rudder stuffing box so close to the hull bottom. Is it possible the PO cut off the tube and just tried to epoxy the SB into the "mound" of stuff showing in the photo?
Oh! welcome to Sailnet!
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Thanks svHyLyte,
I was afraid of that. I was preparing to have to do that but hoping not to. The area is very difficult to get to as it's under the cockpit and only accessible through a lazarette. While I'm not looking forward to the project, I am looking forward to a dry(ish) boat.
Thanks again.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
The failure is the rudder stock stuffing box. The problem is that the former owner obviously didn't know what he/she was doing and apparently laid in additional glass below the shaft log, and in the process embedded the locking nut in the added material. What you need to do is use a dremel tool to carefully grind away the build-up and free the locking nut to the shaft log. Then, tighten the upper portion of the log until the dripping is all but gone and, holding it steady, tighten the locking nut against it from below. Problem solved. See image and attached snap of your situation below.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
If the boat's still on the hard I'd follow the instructions in the link and redo the packing now, much easier and safer.
No reason to have to worry about a lot of water in the bilge all the time- takes away from the joy of the moment. Of course if you're out of the water now it's going to be difficult to find/confirm the actual source. But with no keel bolts and limited thru-hulls the possibilities are few barring structural damage..
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Girl is there a puddle of water around the rudder shaft and tube? Big "channel lock" type pliers may work to tighten the gland. BUT! use 2 wrenches. you don't want to twist the gland off the tube.
Re: Fiberglass buildup around rudder stuffing box
Thanks for your reply. It's wet because I took the pic after I sprayed it with Blaster to remove some of the rust. I'll try what you suggest. Should I spray water up the rudder shaft from below to see if it comes in?
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Flowers dirftwood shells you place it and it scans it and it has to be as full frame as possible if you want limitations. Anyone one else taking this medium seriously ?
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a couple weeks before Memorial Day we hang up a few patriotic theme decorations, we also have a small and slender artificial tree that we leave up and have it decorated in a country/patriotic theme all summer. For me this sort of theme encompasses Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day holidays
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Dewayne Robertson (DE in 3-4) - Former first-round pick of the New York Jets who has underachieved, but has experience in 3-4 and 4-3 schemes.
Shaun Smith - When motivated, he's at least a decent low-end starter. He just got reinstated off his four-game suspension.
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Chuck Darby - Solid third tackle. Was recently released by the Lions.
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James Reed - Fits in as a fourth tackle.
Dan Klecko (FB) - Solid fourth tackle.
Kindal Moorehead - Fits in as a fourth tackle.
Antwan Lake - Fits in as a fourth tackle. Worked out for the Falcons recently.
Kenderick Allen - Fits in as a fourth tackle.
Ryan Boschetti - Fourth of fifth tackle.
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Kevin Carter (DE in 3-4) - Source said he's not interested in playing as of now.
Paul Spicer - Solid third end. Worked out for a few teams recently.
Travis LaBoy (OLB in 3-4) - Lots of injuries in his career, but still has talent.
Anthony Weaver (DE in 3-4) - Versatility should help him find work.
Kalimba Edwards - Should find work as a third end.
John Engelberger - Can play inside if needed. Decent backup.
Rosevelt Colvin (OLB in 3-4) - He's had his share of injuries in his career and fits in as a backup.
Ebenezer Ekuban - Fits in as a third or fourth end.
Josh Thomas - Decent fourth end.
Earl Cochran - Texans took their restricted tender off the table, but have some interest in re-signing him at some point.
Jerome McDougle - Underachieving former first-round pick of the Eagles who has battled a lot of bad luck and injuries over his career.
Gary Stills - He was recently selected in the UFL draft.
Orpheus Roye - 3-4 DE who fits in as a fifth end. Worked out for the Falcons recently.
Simon Fraser - Can play in either 3-4 or 4-3, but is a deep backup.
Inside Linebacker
Zach Thomas - Still could start, but wouldn't be able to probably play as much as he's used to.
Nate Webster (SLB) - Probably could still start if needed.
Derek Smith - He worked out for the New Orleans Saints recently.
Napoleon Harris - Decent option as a backup.
Pat Thomas - Decent backup option. Worked out for the Bills recently.
Teddy Lehman - Talented, but oft-injured LB.
Ryan Nece (SLB) - He's a solid, versatile backup.
Leon Williams (OLB) - Decent backup, who can play outside if needed. Had three or four workouts recently.
Kris Griffin (ILB/MLB) - Solid special teamer and deep backup LB.
Outside Linebacker
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Marcus Washington (SLB) - Decent pass rusher in a 4-3 scheme from OLB.
Morlon Greenwood (WLB) - Solid backup option at WLB.
Boss Bailey (SLB) - Oft-injured, but talented linebacker.
Victor Hobson (SLB) - Solid backup option at SLB.
Jamie Winborn (SLB) - Solid backup option at SLB. Worked out for the Bills recently.
Rocky Boiman (SLB) - Can play all three LB positions. Solid special teamer. Worked out for the Chiefs recently.
Darryl Blackstock (SLB) - Decent backup option at SLB.
Robert Thomas (SLB) - Can play all three LB positions.
Matt Stewart (SLB) - Average backup option.
Donnie Edwards (ILB/WLB) - 36-year old LB who may retire.
Louis Green (SLB) - Good special teams player and could fill in as a spot starter.
Dontarrious Thomas (WLB/MLB) - Versatility may help him find work as a backup.
Alex Lewis (SLB) - The Lions recently released him. He worked out for the Houston Texans recently.
Matt McCoy (WLB) - Recently released by the Buccaneers. Worked out for the Lions recently.
Shantee Orr (SLB/OLB in 3-4) - Decent pass-rushing OLB. Would be a solid backup.
Alfred Fincher (SLB) - Started off his career at MLB, but more of a backup SLB at this point.
Carlos Polk (OLB in 3-4) - Veteran who fits in a 3-4 scheme as a fifth or sixth LB.
Gary Stills (SLB/OLB in 3-4) - Good special teams player, but was selected in the UFL draft.
Gilbert Gardner (SLB/WLB) - Former third-round pick of the Colts who fits in as a fifth or sixth linebacker.
Marlon McCree - Solid backup option.
Clinton Hart - Was recently released by the Chargers. Was once a decent starter, but is now likely going to be looking at a backup job.
Dexter Jackson - Lots of injury issues in recent years.
Corey Chavous - It's questionable if he'll find a starting job.
Dwight Smith - Probably not a starter at this point in his career.
Keith Davis - Recently released by the Raiders. Davis is a solid special teams player and fits in as a fourth safety. Worked out for the Tennessee Titans recently.
Will Demps - Solid backup.
Keith Lewis - Solid special teamer.
Herana-Daze Jones - Good special teams player and decent backup.
Stuart Schweigert - Average backup.
Vernon Fox - Average backup. Worked out for the Lions recently.
Mike Green - Smart player who fits in as a fourth safety.
Terrence Holt - Probably will not get starting consideration.
Tank Williams - Basically a fourth safety.
Mike Doss - He was recently selected in the UFL draft.
Cameron Worrell - Fourth safety.
Michael Boulware - The conversion from linebacker in college never worked out.
Jerome Carter - Limited starting experience. Fits in as a fourth safety.
Jason David - Released by the New Orleans Saints recently. Must play in a zone coverage scheme to be effective.
Mike McKenzie - It's questionable whether he'll be able to find a starting role. He had a workout for the Houston Texans recently.
Chris McAlister - May be asked to play safety.
Patrick Surtain - Probably a nickel back these days.
Von Hutchins (S) - Versatile backup at this point in his career.
Ty Law - Best used in a nickel situation. Law is a smart player who could help a young secondary.
Fakhir Brown - Probably not a starter these days.
Corey Ivy - Nickel or dime CB.
Eric Green - Nickel or dime CB.
Deltha O'Neal - Fits in probably as a dime CB.
Justin Miller (KR) - His best chance to play is in a role as a kick returner.
Adam Jones (KR/PR) - Troubled, but talented DB who probably needs to play in a nickel role. His return ability should get him some attention.
Brian Kelly - Veteran cornerback who fits in a nickel role.
David Barrett - Fits in well as a nickel back.
Michael Lehan - Good-sized nickel cornerback.
Keith Smith - Nickel or dime CB. Worked out for the Buccaneers recently.
Jason Webster - He told us recently that he still wants to play and he had a workout for the Houston Texans recently.
Jason Craft - Can handle a nickel role.
Daven Holly - Young cornerback who needs to prove he's all the way back from his ACL injury.
R.W. McQuarters (PR) - Can probably handle a nickel role.
Jamar Fletcher - Can handle a dime position at this point in his career.
David Macklin - Serviceable dime cornerback.
Travis Daniels - Dime cornerback.
Lewis Sanders - Big defensive back who may have to play safety at some point in order to get a job.
Reynaldo Hill - Basically a dime cornerback.
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so one last question... We like to use epoxy, poly primer,2k for last round of blocking, and epoxy as sealer...If we substitute the epoxy fill primer for the 2k would it be ok to not seal? Seems so but just wondering.
Sure, why not? As long as there are no sand throughs on edges or heavy sand scratches anywhere, your epoxy now just becomes your sealer as well. This last car I almost did it that way but went the extra step to seal.............and gained nothing more than if I did it the way you just mentioned.
If youve ever sanded an after market panel(like a hood )you;ll sand the primer off in many spots (I usually sand all that cheap primer completely off)or if you strip a panel and it dosent need any filler work you can reduce the SPI to 20-40% and after spraying two coats go right to paint,it flashes pretty fast.
After completing the blocking there may be sand throughs or some variance in color like say you used a black epoxy primer and a gray 2k or something on that order so shooting a sealer makes the whole car one color so the base will lay down in a uniform way..Just seems to me to work better..
I have tried most all of it and now do what is known to work..
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Yup, thats when using it as a sealer is best...
you must have used some really lower line Primers to think this stuff is High build or good?
i use Sherwin Williams products.
i use there P30 set-up and love it,very expensive but some of the finest 2k primer i have ever used.
as far as Epoxy SPI is top dog for me.
in collision repair i just don't have the time to use it from start to finish.
all Bare metal should have Epoxy cover it then go from there with whatever you want.
i always seal either with my P30 converted to sealer or Epoxy.
Finish one products are junk but Sherwin Williams products are the best thing since sliced bread? Isn't finish line a product I SW?
i was stating my opinion on the product.
i used a few gallons of it and cared not for the product.
yes Finish 1 is the lower line of SW products.
just like Omni is lower line PPG does not make PPG junk.
just like Nason is lower line Dupont does not make Dupont junk either.
i have used all the lower line primers over the years and all were about the same okay.
the finish 1 for ME! was not what i wanted.
i have also used the upper lines of Primers and Epoxys from the 3 groups.
SPI epoxy IMO again just ME! is better than the other lines.
P30 2K is better than the others to me.
used dupont for 30 years,PPG 9 years Pro-spray a little less than 2 years.
i have only been with SW products for 6 months.(i got from them a stocked Mixing set-up and extras).
we all have opinions i was sharing mine.
Happy New Years.
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Wasn't trying to ruffle your feathers. I guess I just misunderstood your post. I never expect the same quality from the cheaper lines of the big companies but sometimes it what the customer wants. A good example is a car I have lined up. The customer wanted to use PPG from beginning to end. After I called and priced everything, he changed his mind and decided not to spend $2100 on materials alone.
i have used tons of the cheaper line Primers.
none of them imo are really worth a crap.
i have used and really like SPI products for a few years and there Primers are top notch with a nice price to boot.
i got into the P30 SW Primer and P50 when i got hooked up with them and think its good stuff but the price sucks!
DTM primers i have never felt safe using on large open areas of bare metal.
Etch primers are 70s tech.imo
Epoxy all the way on Bare metal.
Everyones(top companies PPG,Dupont,SW,Spies ect.) products if you use them throughout are way over priced!
Best wishes Travis.
If money was no object I'd go with glasurit base and it s a toss up between Glasurit clear or SPI universal clear (tough choice) but SPI preforms just as well but its a much better deal so I'd lean towards the SPI then SPI epoxy,on a high end job where money isnt a problem SPI epoxy would be the ONLY primer I use ,no 2k at all....
I do a lot of budget work also so I use a lot of the low end stuff too...Omini plus(base) is best for color match,Nason would be second...
as far as clear goes SPI euro clear or the SPI production clear...thats it...and I've tried about all of them
For best SS(urathane) low end paintI really like the Nason best it flows out like glass without runs and holds up very well the rest are all about the same.
.The only 2k primer I use is SPI but I use so little of it I only buy it a Qt at a time...again I've tried about all of them,I find this is the best deal with no (cheap crap) problems....
Generally ,on good production quality production spot work on cars no older than five years I'll use Dupont chroma base,SPI clear.SPI epoxy...
Low end production work would be omini plus base with Spi Euro clear,spi epoxy primer ,sometimes SPI 2k
This is just my opinion(for what its worth)...I'm a cheap bassurd and I want the best for my money and it took about 35 yrs to form this opinion but then everyone has one with different reasons to base it on...but dont buy on price alone listen to what we are sayin and make your own choice...You'll be way ahead of us when we first started...
All that said it takes experiance and lots of it to get the best results ,the paint and materials require some thinking ,spending a ton of money on the best of the best and the most expensive wotn neccessarily give you a good or better job.it might just give you a crappy job that 'll last forever though...so think about a little,then mabee call Barry at SPI and see how he 'll stand by you and help you out from start to finish with your project then call PPG and Dupont even SW and see how well they help you out with the project and the choice will be simple...
Dimention is a line to all itself with SW.
Finish 1(Acme) is different.
if i had 2 put a lower line Primer ahead of the others it would be Omni 282 ahead of the Nason,Transtar and Nason(some of the lower lines i have used.
The reason we left Dupont was the price(my Ole man had been with them since 65)we switched to PPG b/c a friend of mine i went to School with was the Jobber and Gave a better deal.lasted for some time.i used every product PPG had over that course,liked them all.
he left then got tired of Pricing Plus some other things.went to Pro-spray like Pro spray base nothing else about there Product was impressive for me.
I have a SW jobber close that begged me for years to get a Bank and try them.
so guess what i did i use SW ultra 7000 with the Ultra line of Primers.
they gave me 4 cases of Finish1 720 clear(overall Clear)and i like it! Sprays good looks good,ect.
i still use SPI 2100 clear,Primers,Epoxy and cleaners.i got lucky and my Jobber gave me a bunch of SW products for using them.
when they Run out i will Mix more SPI back into my stuff then SW.
just b/c of the money savings alone.
I like simple solutions. Also I will use a paint system until it fails one time, then find something better. I also avoid new products for a couple years, until the manufacturer works out the "early production problems". When I get a system that works for me every time, I will NOT change it unless it fails. (Yes... they do reformulate products to meet EPA standards and such... and it usually leads to problems. I will not use the latest "trick-of-the-week" system, when mine is working just fine.
I have used 2K primer only for about 20 years with zero failures. Sand the metal good, then metal prep 30-60 minutes before primer, and NEVER has adhesion problems. The only time I would consider epoxy first is if it will be left in primer and exposed to the weather. As far as wetsanding, I do it on every job, and then seal and paint. No problems with this in 20 years of full time work.
I know I am a dinosaur... but I guarantee my work for as long as they own the project. That takes confidence. I like Marhyde's Ultimate Primer.
I'm sure there are more expensive products out there but for repairs this works just great.
I do use SPI epoxy and yes it's great product. It is too expensive to use as a high build primer though and I have 2k primer for just that purpose.
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If you are having gauge cluster problems the first fix is to make sure it is grounded. The ground wire is black and it connects to a post on the emergency brake mechanism. If this ground is missing you will get all kinds of weird gauge and light problems. Trust me - check and fix it right now.
I have the wiring diagram for 74/75 dual tanks, and it sounds like it might be close to the same scheme as your truck.
For a five terminal switch in '74 they used:
18g pink - power from fuse box
18g lt green - power to the solenoid under the truck (to activate it)
18g lt blue - to aux tank sending unit
18g tan/white - to main tank sending unit
18g tan - to fuel gauge in dash
It should be a dual pole, dual throw switch (six terminals). In this switch you have two sets of 3 terminals (dual pole), and they can be switched to connect two ways (dual throw).
- The three terminals on the power wire half will have only two wires (pink and lt green). In main position the power on the center terminal connects fused power to the open terminal (no power to solenoid). In aux position it connects fused power to the solenoid line and activates the solenoid to switch the tank.
- The other set will have the tan in the middle terminal , and the other two sending unit wires on the other two terminals. The wire for the aux tank should be on the same side as the power to the solenoid, so that when you switch to aux tank and activate the solenoid it also switches the gauge to that tank.
You can just leave the switch disconnected and with no power to the solenoid the truck will run on the main tank. In my truck the main tank is the passenger side, but later years they switched it to the driver side tank. To get the dash gauge to read you need to get the tan wire from the gauge cluster and connect it to the sending unit wire from the main tank. If all the wires are under the dash you should be able to make the connection there.
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Sorry Ive posted already on this but its causing real big problems almost got in a big pile up on freeway but nevermind that once in a lifetime mistake this will be kinda long. So i have a 77 k10 with dual tanks and no fuel gauge the gauge cluster no good wiring is all messed up and rigged causing problems when connected to cluster things are all messed up blinkers are opposite and wipers a switched tried different cluster same problems so just left unconnected and taped up. So ive bought an aftermarket gauge (0-90) to put on just one tank problem is it reads over full or just at quarter tank but doesnt move both sending units are grounded to frame brand new the switch valve works put power to it and it switches but after i connect the green wire back to it and flip switch it doesnt work havent tried another switch but that one was brand new there is 5 wires from the switch
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Red (maybe cant remember)
They are all messed up but they do connect to the switch. One of the pink ones i read was to the the gauge on the cluster, I wired one of the wires from the gauge to that pink one and it read i think 1/4 and stayed there.
Could i just bypass the valve to one tank the outlet and return and leave the valve alone? and how could i wire this up i read the sending unit needs power not much but some could that be the problem and how could i get power to it.
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I just started playing blue again this week, I NEED this shirt.
You never know how things will go with the rejectionator, but I think hopefully this one will be safe. The major difference between this shirt and the other one(s) that are similar is that this one has a joke on it and the rest don't. Perhaps woot won't see it that way, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you Good luck, this shirt definitely brought a smile to my face (and fantastic use of 6 colors, btw)
drewpac18 wrote:I appreciate the broken limbs- The Batman shows no mercy.
He wouldn't cough up the puzzle locations... Eventually, he did.
Spiritgreen wrote:Love this. Your style works so well with these guys too. Hope it's a winner!
Thanks!! I love your entries too!
sandwichapocalypse wrote:I just started playing blue again this week, I NEED this shirt.
What timing!!
ramyb wrote:You never know how things will go with the rejectionator, but I think hopefully this one will be safe. The major difference between this shirt and the other one(s) that are similar is that this one has a joke on it and the rest don't. Perhaps woot won't see it that way, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you Good luck, this shirt definitely brought a smile to my face (and fantastic use of 6 colors, btw)
Aw thank you! The rainbow badge was a major pain! I kind of had to base all of the colors off of what worked on that one. Maddening.
And my fingers are crossed too!
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I like how you gave him a halo of awesomeness!
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I like the bottom line, very funny!
fishbiscuit5 wrote:Congratulations, Employee of the Month! Remember, there's always money in the Banana Stand!
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Quality work, well done. I voted for this Friday night and now I am looking at it again and finding new details that make me smile. I probably won't buy this for myself but I like it and I hope it prints.
heatherheath3 wrote:Ah! This makes me want to pull out my Majora's Mask game and play it!
I have some bittersweet memories of that game. I liked it a lot, but I could never beat that 3-day time limit. But I would love the chance to try again, now that I'm a better gamer.
The badges. They're so beautiful. I;m glad I'm not an actual manga/anime character, because I'm SO getting the kawai/huge eyes of desire. Oh My Gookie!, I NEED to play one of the original games again. NOW!
P.S.:I don't even have enough money to buy this shirt if it wins, and I still want it more than any shirt in this derby.
cptgone wrote:still hope it gets printed though.
thx! let's see how it goes...last time it got 4th in the fog, now I changed the color...I'm very hopeful here! :D
megan1978 wrote:There is nothing about this that I don't love. +1!!!
Nice to know it, thx!
jboshaw wrote:is this on cream?
In white was too "poor" I think...But let's see! If it not goes well I can change it! :D
Thx for your oppinion.
cpresti wrote:The scream panda is freakin me out because he isn't wearing a mask... that's just his face!!
If there was an "Oh My Gookie!" emoticon I'd use it right now.
katrinabean86 wrote:Aw man I hope this prints! Great design
I hope too! Thanks Katrina :D
cpresti wrote:Dude, I was thiiiiis close to making the shirt black but I wanted to give them shadows and colored font just looked funny to me. But I'm glad you think it still manages to kick ass!
timecloud wrote:I'm glad this isn't on black. I have so many black woot shirts already. Light gray is even a close second.
So, what color did you decide to put it on? It looks to me like it's Baby Blue, which I think would be great, but I'm not the best judge of color.
cpresti wrote:Aw yay I'm glad it 's back in the running!
cpresti wrote:So shiny! The only badges you'll never have to clean! Also the ninja is really funny.
I like the challenges where words are allowed, they add another level if used correctly.
To be honest I was justing thinking to submit this one here. But it didn't reach the people over here, I'm not sure why...But that's ok, It was really fun doing this one. Thanks cpresti!
Re: Of Pylons and Princesses
A mash up of two of the most annoying things you will hear from any video game.
6 colors on navy.
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Love the design! One tiny recommendation though...you have "Most Likely to Succeed" misspelled.
mom2kate wrote:Is that like a Ring of Wonder?
Do you mean Rod of Wonders?
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Smart concept
I like many of the shirts in this week's contest.
But this is the one I have my money put aside for!
I love most of the shirt, but I hate zombies. If it weren't for him, I'd love to have a phoenix shirt.
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I think that's a wand of wonder. but then rod - wand the semantics are virtually the same.
@mom2kate I think you mean a ring of wishes which is not like a deck of many things. With those three things, and throw in a bag of beans, and you have a reciepe for the party to kill itself off.... while the DM laughs.
paigeg wrote:I don't know what shocks me more, the masks I don't get, or the ones I do! I don't know if I could pull this off; maybe my friends would get more of the refences. But props for Simmons and Saw and Sparta (Esssses?), that I do recognize. Lots of good work here, at least in assembling a wide range of masks. Nice!
What I think I see:
Deku, All Night mask, Goron mask, V for Vendetta, Phantom of the Opera, Scream, Star Wars, Jason, Ninja Turtle, Darth Vader, Spiderman, Jigsaw, Spartan, King Tut?, generic nose mask, Frankenstein, Kickass or a luchador?, Garo, Keaton mask, robot from Party Rock Anthem?, Kermit, Elmo, Mask of Truth, Gibdo, Kafei's mask?, Batman, KISS, Burger King, Deity mask
strawberryicee wrote:No touching!
lol! I had to start watching the series over again after all the comments. No touching!
cfdunbar wrote:I think that's a wand of wonder. but then rod - wand the semantics are virtually the same.
@mom2kate I think you mean a ring of wishes which is not like a deck of many things. With those three things, and throw in a bag of beans, and you have a reciepe for the party to kill itself off.... while the DM laughs.
Well, tbh, it was a kender, an underground cavern and an inspired game of 52 Card Pick-up...which no one survived.
cpresti wrote:Google translate says the title says "Guizmo played with fire" but sadly I'm still lost. I hate not getting references! (This is my fault, not yours though.)
well he is playing with fire by being out in the rain, because you don't get mogwais wet! but I guess maybe this term is an honor of some kind?
Celebrity likenesses are rejection bait.
Even more so considering the negative impact a hundred years of fire suppression has had on the forests. :/
Nicely done, great to see some outside the norm.
now look what you did! made me vote for a zombie shirt!
If someone could explain how this fits under the Derby theme of "questionable or mundane" or "dubious honors", that would be wonderful, as I currently do not see it at all.
cpresti wrote:I like how happy it sounds to be average.
welcome to the world of no child left behind
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very cool!
While I might argue about the winner, I love the idea.
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