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|September 28th, 2011, 08:53 PM
IRS and Government set the stage for wealth redistribution based on the tax code. The IRS collects the taxes and those elected leaders in Government write the tax code. As much as you, or anyone, would like to separate the two, it is impossible if you wish to be honest about what is really going on.
If you take issue with the level of compensation dictated by stock holders or board of directors, get yourself on one or the other so you to can dictate executive compensation. The only time a private citizen should be interested in an executives compensation are
a) when that executive is running a GSE
b) when that executive is breaking the law
c) when that executive is running the company that private citizen works for and that employee thinks the executive is playing fast and loose.
a) race
b) gender
c) environmental or social circumstances
We are all "created equal." In that is the protection that I have the same opportunities placed in front of me as the person standing next to me. The next move is mine. I, you, or anyone else do not have a protected right to success. If I choose to take that ball and run with it, and the person next to me decides not to, why should I be treated differently in both my class rating, income, gender, race et al JUST because I choose a different path?
I know it seems this is going off on a tangent, but it really isnt. Because it all ties back into the IRS being used as a tool for wealth redistribution. And if you dont believe the IRS is being used as a punitive tool, go have a listen to Maxine Waters.
However, we dont have a taxing problem in the US. The revenues into the treasury are significant and plenty. We have a spending problem. You dont solve a spending problem by raising taxes so that "base line budgeting" can continue. You dont call a 3% reduction in an automatic 7% increase in a budget, a cut. Thats a lie and is perpetrated by every level of our Government.
None of this even touches on the Debt or the Deficit. We are having to borrow money JUST for daily operations of the Federal Government. Only problem is we arent borrowing it, we are printing it. I wish I could run my personal finances like that. Our elected leaders have turned into aristocrats, and the sad part, not enough of the voting populace knows what an aristocrat is nor are they aware of how this country came about. It is, in real life, the idea of -those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it-. We are living in rare times.....
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|September 28th, 2011, 09:13 PM
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|September 28th, 2011, 09:51 PM
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I ran across this a few months ago while trying to learn some more about Anonymous.
Seems they have no real clear agenda and just want to be annoying.
|September 29th, 2011, 12:01 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
|September 29th, 2011, 01:29 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
I'm actually not a big fan of using the tax code for the redistribution of wealth. I hate that there are credits that allow people to get back more than they paid. But I don't have a problem with a progressive tax that taxes those with more ability to pay at a higher rate.
So is it the workers fault that from 1990 to 2005 executive pay rates went up 69 time faster that the average worker? (http://consumerist.com/2007/04/ceo-p...1995-2005.html)
Don't even try telling me that those executives are working 69 time harder than in 1990
Does Maxine Waters run the IRS?
But I agree, our government needs to spend less.
|September 29th, 2011, 01:38 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
|September 29th, 2011, 01:39 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
It's not that I want class warfare, it's that I think it's coming whether we want it or not.
|September 29th, 2011, 03:26 AM
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The Art of War. Sun Tzu.
6th century BC
Required reading for CIA, Marine Corps Commandant's reading list, pretty much the bible for that kind of thing.
False flag, Goldman Sachs needs a breather the public demands something be done heads must roll
Hire some hipsters to rally around wall street in protest of the evil giants, put out some propaganda that the media wont cover the story, fan the flames a bit
Presto Americans get to have their revolution sitting in front of the tv every night with no effort involved
Couple of weeks of chaos for the evening news, promise of change we can believe in and the whole thing gets lost in the 24 hour news cycle
Wash rinse repeat
|September 29th, 2011, 04:58 AM
The rich dont have an issue with the progressive tax code either. But since you agree that we have a spending problem, talking about raising taxes is a moot point since that wont solve our real problem. It will simply make those who feel the rich should be paying more, feel better. In the grand scheme of things, it wont change anything within the operation of the Federal Government. So the entire thing is a movement and is nothing but class warfare perpetuated by the Federal Government.
BUT..... You are not being denied the ability to buy stock or get on a board of directors. There is no law that says Brewman can not buy stock or sit on a board of directors. If it is that important to you, save up the money until you can afford it. And essentially you are right, if you want to get ahead then put your head down and get back to work. You wont elevate yourself to any level of monetary wealth by bringing those with the wealth down, it doesnt work like that. Id love to have the sales and market presence of Masterpull and be able to quit my dayjob and focus on my own business full time. I could run around and put MP down to try to push sales my way, but in the long run I would simply be hurting myself. So I put my head down and trudge forward carrying my business and products on the quality and customer service that I personally demand from other companies.
You are, perhaps without even being aware of it, propagating the class warfare in your attempt to suggest its coming from the rich.
And what is happening on Wall Street is just the beginning of it.[/QUOTE]
|September 29th, 2011, 07:55 AM
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It is still true today. You and your employer are engaged in a voluntary agreement. You sell your time (labor) to him for an agreed upon price. You are free to divorce yourself from that agreement anytime you choose.
The employer has always wanted to get the most labor for the lowest price and the worker has always wanted the highest price for the least labor. They come to a mutually agreed upon point somewhere in the middle. There is no coercion by either party. That's a free market at work.
This has nothing to do with the government taking any amount of that agreed upon price and using it for any purpose it sees fit. This is not voluntary, it is legalized plunder. It is theft.
Then there is taking more from some and using it to support others. This is progressive taxation, it is redistribution of wealth, it is a communist ideal, it is one of the ten planks in the Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx, and it is something that you clearly support.
If you want to support progressive taxation that is your right, but you should at least know the history of what you support and what results from it.
It enslaves people at both ends. The tax payer is enslaved to pay the government and the recipient is enslaved by being dependent on the govenment for their sustiance. It causes resentment between the two parties and it is used by politicians to buy votes and garner power. It keeps us divided and fighting with each other instead of fighting together to restore our liberty from the tyranny of the government.
You are being used.
|September 29th, 2011, 10:15 AM
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I don't get it Bruce. I have a pretty good handle on your income level and we aren't a whole lot different. We're definitely in the tax paying 50%. I feel I am paying too much in taxes yet you seem to feel us wealthy people are not paying enough. And then in turn, you complain that you don't have money to invest in the stock market. Maybe if you pushed to pay less in taxes you could invest your own money as you see fit.
So, the same question that has been asked a lot on TV without a good answer bears asking here. At what income should a person start paying taxes? And, how much by percentage should that person pay? Should a person who makes more pay a higher percentage or should they pay the same percentage as a person with a lower income.
Is it not understood that a person with more discretionary cash puts more cash back into society? Yes, they save more but not necessarily by percentage.
|September 29th, 2011, 10:41 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
No, I don't. I'm not promoting anything. I'm just telling you what I see happening. The growing division of income and wealth is not good for the long term future of this country. The capitalist system only works when a majority of the people think the system is working for them. Once the majority feel they are not receiving their fair share of the rewards from the system the revolution starts. The events reported in the OP are an indication that things are moving in that direction. My hope is that the people at the top realize it before it's too late.
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.
|September 29th, 2011, 11:49 AM
Mr. Special Snowflake.
But these discussions always get sidetracked.
My main 2 points are
#1 The disparity of wealth and income has been growing for most of the last several decades, and I think this is a bad thing for the future of this country.
#2 All the talk about taxes seems to have given many people the impression that taxes are high right now, when in reality they are among the lowest they've been for 100 years.
Do I wish my taxes were lower and that the government would spend our money more wisely? Of course I do. Who doesn't? But I also recognize that some of what the government does in necessarily and needs to be paid for somehow.
|September 29th, 2011, 11:51 AM
German cars are hot
In a nation where individuals are adding debt faster than savings, I am having a hard time feeling sorry for anyone. In the finance class I am taking, one girl (who makes mid 50's) was talking about how she can barely pay her bills. She is constantly buying new designer clothes and shoes and drives a brand new luxury car; while here I sit in my Wal-Mart jeans and my three year old F250. I am sure she is one of the poor getting poorer, while I am the rich getting richer (since we manage our budget and save).
People who are in executive positions usually work longer hours and have more education than the lower middle class. I hope to be an executive someday. I am setting myself up for success by working 75-90 hours per week, taking additional training, professional coaching, and classes. I grew up in a poor family who didnt even think about having me go to college. I guess I should have stayed in Highland, popped out a few babies, and complained about the people who have worked hard to succeed making too much.
|September 29th, 2011, 11:59 AM
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.[/QUOTE]
And the federal government is doing a fine job nudging folks towards the mindset that the disparity in income is because of the rich. No mention of personal responsibility in life choices. Nothing on the part of the government taking any blame for the state of society.
Where we are today has been in the making since T. Roosevelt and just about every president since. Illegal immigration, gay marriage, gun rights, the federal budget....... those issues wont be the death of our country. It is the lack of proper education in this country that is pushing us over the edge. To many have been taught that our foundation is flawed. That the laws of this country discriminate against minorities etc. That if you breath on a minority upwind you are a racist. Our downfall will be due to ignorance because everything about our actual history has been diluted to the point of being worthless. Go ask a middle or high school student about manifest destiny or the articles of confederation. Ask them how FDR was so successful in getting his agenda passed. Ask them what " with divine providence, we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" means.
Ignorance will be our demise and it will lay squarely at the feet of the board of education. A government agency.
Again, seems like a tangent...... but it is all intertwined and it has been manufactured so.
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|September 29th, 2011, 12:20 PM
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Do people that are more successful use more governmental resources? That's rhetorical, you know, so don't answer. People that earn less use more of the government's resources.
So let me ask you this: as we continue to give those "less fortunate in the lottery of life" tax breaks and government aid, what impetus remains to drive people to better themselves and achieve a higher level of success?
In simple words, requiring people that earn more to pay more in tax is a penalty our government levies on success. Sure, people that make more certainly have more to give; why should the government elect itself to decide where my money goes (via higher tax rates)? Is the government so moral and just that it will direct more of my dollars to worthy organizations than my current charitable contributions?
I usually see your point clearly Bruce - but not here.
|September 29th, 2011, 12:25 PM
German cars are hot
I also think they need to reduce government spending instead of increasing taxes. I don't think the government is showing any responsibility since they are worse than most Americans when it comes to their income vs debt rates. Having a high debt rate impacts inflation which isnt good for any class of people.
|September 29th, 2011, 12:56 PM
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I would argue that if you took the total cost of ownership into account, your comparison wouldn't hold water.
Of course instead of making assumptions about her you would have to actually know what she paid for her car, is she also living in a DINK situation like you are? Does she have kids? A mortgage or rent bill she is paying on her own?
I'm not trying to single you out, but Whiterhino and I just recently had a discussion about these kinds of things.
I'm living on one income, I have a house, a kid, cars, and normal expenses, I am not poor by definition, but I certainly don't have the extra cash that someone who makes less than I may if he doesn't have a kid, a long commute, etc.
Everyones definition of rich or poor is different, or having money and not having money. The only measure that can be taken into account in this conversation is what you make annually and what taxes you pay because of that.
What you have in your pocket every week is up to you, based on what you choose to drive, wear, eat, drink, etc. Someone who makes 50k may have more toys, go on more trips, etc. than someone who makes 100k, simply because of other circumstances you are failing to consider.
|September 29th, 2011, 01:56 PM
German cars are hot
I also know that she was crying because she can't afford to make ends meet but doesnt understand how she can save any money when the items I listed are examples of "wants" and not "needs". When I start crying about how I can't put $500 bucks a month into savings (as recommended in our class) and have to put a percentage of my monthly costs on credit, then I would sell my F250 and drive a POS XJ like I did for the last four years.
I am a dink now but how many years did I live on one income? I bought my home on two incomes, dropped to only one income and still managed to squirrel money into savings monthly because I stopped leasing a new truck, stopped eating out, cut my landscaping service, cut my spending on clothes and services, and I tried to find areas where we could cut costs that were wants instead of needs.
I have put saving and cutting my spending into practice and guess what.. it works.
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It wasn't their research results or bestselling books that set apart Freud, Rogers, Minuchin, and Satir. They seemed to have a sense of what really mattered. Today have conceptions about clinical wisdom become obsolete?
Maybe insurers and managed care companies are right: psychotherapists today should just faithfully match empirically validated treatments to presenting problems and, whenever possible, encourage clients to take medications rather than engage in more costly, labor-intensive psychotherapy. Indeed, more and more therapists are following this approach, even though it rankles many of us trained during an earlier, less cost-conscious era, when efficient symptom relief wasn't seen as psychotherapy's primary goal.
Within the older traditions originally inspired by psychoanalysis, self-knowledge had a place of honor in both treatment and training that it no longer occupies. An analyst needed first to be analyzed to even imagine being an effective healer. In approaches as varied as Jungian, Gestalt, Ericksonian, and many forms of family therapy, insight into one's own psyche—and interest in exploring its darker recesses—was considered a prerequisite to helping others understand themselves.
However, self-knowledge was only a step along the journey to the true prize: the treasured capacity for therapeutic wisdom embodied by the giants of our field—whether Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung or later innovators such as Fritz Perls, Carl Rogers, Milton Erickson, Salvador Minuchin, or Virginia Satir. What set these figures apart wasn't their research findings, their place on the bestseller list, or even their distinctive clinical method. It was that they seemed to understand life so deeply and had such a penetrating sense of what really mattered that we believed they'd show us (and through us, our clients) a path to well-being and a more meaningful life if we studied them closely enough.
The question our field faces at this point is whether this older tradition that revered self-knowledge and clinical wisdom is still relevant. In today's more strictly regulated, bottom line-driven mental health marketplace, should we care about anything beyond symptom relief? In fact, could it be that in a healthcare system that everyone agrees is too costly to sustain, tradition-bound concepts about clinical wisdom have become obsolete, a distraction from the task at hand, and a luxury that we can no longer afford?
The Value of Wisdom in Therapy Today
The overarching question too often ignored amid the time and economic pressures that shape much of contemporary psychotherapy is, what are we trying to accomplish? An insurer's interest in quick symptom relief may be shared by a client and therapist, but what happens when this isn't the case? For example, John grew up with a "typical guy" father, who saw women as subservient and lived his life as if the whole point was to be the dominant male in the primate troop (the advertising business, in his case). Deeply ashamed of his own emotional sensitivity, John felt constantly compelled to prove he wasn't a "loser."
He wasn't a particularly unusual client, and we could have proceeded along a well-travelled path common today: having him take prescribed medication for his depression, teaching him relaxation techniques to deal with his stress, and providing a round of cognitive-behavioral therapy to help him replace self-critical thoughts with more realistic ones. But as his therapist, I thought he needed more. So we explored the culturally conditioned roots of his problems, both in the structure of his family of origin and his understanding of traditional gender roles. As a practitioner trained in mindfulness practice, I even invited him to look at the illusory nature of his (and everyone else's) self—how it was constructed moment to moment from arbitrary identifications with certain thoughts and feelings. It was not your typical 21st-century, symptom-focused treatment plan.
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The "Born This Way" babe attended an auction in Beverly Hills yesterday (December 2) during which she bid on and won 55 different items from the late King of Pop's estate.
Gaga tweeted, "The 55 pieces I collected today will be archived & expertly cared for in the spirit & love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, & fans worldwide."
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It never ceases to amaze me, the lengths to which people will stretch, in order to insult a ramyb design.
Saying that "animals drinking coffee" is a done deal is FAR to broad of claim. Why not just say "animals doing people things" is entirely off-limits, to cover the briefcase squirrel, too.
By that same logic, you can easily call half the fogged entries copies of something else.
DantesHavok wrote:As a UK resident I agree... Spastic is a very offensive word... To a British ear, it's one of the most taboo insults.
The current understanding of the word is well-illustrated by a BBC survey in 2003, which found that "spastic" was the second most offensive term in the UK relating to disability
Obviously the word has a different use and understanding in the US, this came to light when Tiger Woods said it live on UK TV about his performance which drew large shock and horror from many UK residents.
The UK and USA are seperated by a common language...
I agree, I don't get the title, pretty offensive in the UK
Re: Sunsplash
super cool for summer! it's gmv, I'll buy it like a shot if it gets printed, good luck :D
Re: Secret of the Sharpener
really creative design, gmv
Re: Soulmates
I remember when this came out... a decade ago.
Re: SALSA!
this is awesome! good luck gmv
mjc613 wrote:That's not the only reason. Woot has a PG-13 rule, partially because they like to sell shirts in kids' sizes. This is not something you put on a kid's shirt.
Have to admit that this made me laugh. A site that not long ago had a t-shirt with a rabbit with a bloody knife on one hand and the heart of an old farmer on the other, with him lying dead on the ground with his chest open, or on a lighter tone the t-shirt with godzilla and king kong french kissing, is now rejecting a design, because a "peeled" banana may be inapropriate for kids... Quite funny, indeed.
Re: Sleepy Sushi
What a pleasant surprise (and on an extremely dreary, rainy day where I am!!) to check and find the sleepy sushi in the hotness! Thanks voters
Jasneko, I've been saving my sushi vote for a good time, it looks like now is a good time, my vote joins your hotness votes!
Still gearing up to show you or post our Jasneko lantern pictures...the photos are taken but still need to dump them into the computer, (then decide if I am ready to meet the world in these photos! it was late, no makeup type of deal...but will definately send to YOU!!!
Keep it up hottie!
Re: We are Siamese
As I told you on deviant art!! Omelets made great I LOVE IT!!
alexanderjd wrote:It never ceases to amaze me, the lengths to which people will stretch, in order to insult a ramyb design.
Saying that "animals drinking coffee" is a done deal is FAR to broad of claim. Why not just say "animals doing people things" is entirely off-limits, to cover the briefcase squirrel, too.
By that same logic, you can easily call half the fogged entries copies of something else.
Woot said it as well as us. And there exists a shirt with a bunny drinking coffee. Not an animal doing human stuff. The comparison is far more specific than you're trying to make it seem. For reference (and those who "have no idea what anyone is talking about another shirt":
Re: Steampunk Seahorse
All i gots to say. (specifically 2:07)
Re: Spastic Squirrel
funny thing is woot actually rejected for the title containing "starbucks".
other than in concept there is nothing similar about the two shirts (and the similar stuff is only one part of this shirt). woot has never rejected for "similar concept shirt exists". it has always had to physically look like another shirt. (though it depends on how loosely you define the concept. if the concept is a squirrel getting hyper on coffee, thats fairly specific, but if its "animal gets hyper on coffee", theres more room for differences so it doesnt qualify as similar shirt exist)
i guess it served its purpose though, this shirt wont win, which is no big loss. the rejection didnt do much to improve woots reputation as consistent and able rejectors though. they could have just changed the title upon printing, which they regularly do.
@JustJiggles, il4jc, Stellardig, Loda, stephalump212, flamespear, nitetiger4, leechei
Thank you so much everybody for the comments and votes. Soon I will pass my highest voted shirt on woot which was 417 votes. This will make me very happy, though I'm still in the hang zone and not likely to move into the fog. But hey votes! And maybe stickers if this doesn't get picked for an HM.
@Selene1212 - Ah yes, you are right on that. I will try to be careful on my word choice when describing them.
Drakxxx wrote:This is definitely the kind of fun and witty graphic I can see on all kinds of things besides a t-shirt. As was already mentioned, the stickers would be very cool. Great job as always Diana.
Thanks so much for the comment Drakxxx. I'm always glad to hear that you like my stuff. YAY!
@bassanimation - Ha ha ha, we'll have to see how the voting goes. But, oh boy the laser!
ForumLurker wrote:Again... what you call selective is actaually your incomplete understanding of the subtle nuances of the rules.
I was not talking about this design in particular, I was talking in general. The rules are not always enforced, it's not incomplete understanding, it's a factual observation that has been observed and complained about by many that frequent here.
If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound?
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pennylane78 wrote:How cute!!! How do you get in touch with the artist?? Sloths...
guitar shop?
Re: Stegosaurus String Solo (on Stilts)
thanks for the great comments! much appreciated
i dig the space scene, well done.
CrescentDebris wrote:I'm surprised this dropped out. I think it's really well done. The bird and nest are top notch. I actually heard about this entry before I saw it and I thought "That sounds cool but probably looks pretty crappy as a shirt" but after seeing it I was quite impressed. It's clear what's happening and it looks good doing it.
Thanks C.D. Big fan of yours, so thanks for the compliment.
bluetuba wrote:
He might want to give the squirrel orange stripes though just to be safe on the "existing shirts" rule.
Thanks! I just about spit out my coffee onto the keyboard over that comment.
vzfamily wrote:I love it! If this prints, it will be the first time I purchase a shirt for MYSELF and not my husband like I usually do! The ones I vote for RARELY print though - so I hope I didn't jinx it!
hah... thanks! and don't worry about the jinx. I usually feel the same way. My favorites rarely place. we'll see about this one. tough tough competition
MaliceKaiser wrote:SO glad this shirt is back in the fog. It deserves to be, and it deserves to place too. Good luck! The design is awesome. :D
thanks Malice!
Oh this is awesome.
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keelhaulkate wrote:i like the linework and simplicity of it.
Thanks! Sometimes less is more ;)
chunkydesign wrote:Have to admit that this made me laugh. A site that not long ago had a t-shirt with a rabbit with a bloody knife on one hand and the heart of an old farmer on the other, with him lying dead on the ground with his chest open, or on a lighter tone the t-shirt with godzilla and king kong french kissing, is now rejecting a design, because a "peeled" banana may be inapropriate for kids... Quite funny, indeed.
I agree, that is quite funny. Another note about the kids sizes argument: if the shirt is not appropriate for kids, then the parents' shouldn't buy it for their kids.
BootsBoots wrote:100% Because of you! So... thank YOU. It turned out well, I thought.
aww, shucks... I thought so as well, and I've worn it twice since I've gotten it. (which is saying a lot, considering my vast collection of t-shirts)
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I would love to have this as a print/framed.
RaveDroid wrote:Wow love this one, great job... You would totally have my vote if the design were larger on the shirt (a design that's actually too small for once??).
Well, shoot. I want your vote, and I can understand that you would want the design larger, but at the same time, I wanted to include the concept of the vastness of space and to give the little stars (and planets) a background to play against.
Maybe next time.
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What a mustache! Especially love the colors.
lefthandedcrook wrote:the image looks a bit squashed. I used the 16"x20" format. Should i be using another size?
For your next submission:
The print-ready file, which has the colors separated on different levels needs to be 16" x 20" with 300 dpi, but that's a maximum. You can make the design smaller, especially if you're only using part of the shirt. Also, the print-ready should only use the image design; it should not have the shirt template.
The shirt comp should use the shirt template. This should be made square in Photoshop (or some such) and then reduced to 580 x 580.
The design detail should not include the shirt template. You should show enough of the design to catch people's attention, but you may want to use only a portion of the design since it'll be reduced to 240 x 240.
It's best to submit files that are in the dimensions listed and not rely on Woot to shrink or stretch them for you.
The implied grim reaper's robe in version one of the design just wasn't working for most people, so I've added a robe. The over spray on the stencils made it look disjointed, so I made the spray can actively spraying out the stencil. Although the glow in the dark is rather frivolous, I wanted to give it a try. Considering this design is only two inks it should still be cheaper to print that a full 6 color design.
Comments or suggestions?
Version 2 of the design is now up here http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=41098
I've added a robe, removed the over spray, and made the spray can actively spraying.
Thanks to paigeg for the helpful comments.
Even if version 2 doesn't garner a lot of votes, I've still learned a lot from the process.
Haha thanks for the support, appreciate it.
If they were to just post a link to this page after every Spongebob episode and with a little bit of , things might take a turn for the better!
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Never underestimate the power of the spork!
Thanks. Glad you like it!
sarahjean1977 wrote:I would love to have this as a print/framed.
If it doesn't win (which it doesn't look like it will at this point :P), I'll put it up on Zazzle, once the 2 months specified by the woot TOS are up.
GMV just for working the bunnie : )
SnowQueenVT wrote:This looks great on the shirt! Your drawing and colors are really working nicely together!
Agreed! Great characters and the colors - both choices and style work well. Nice job!
thanks for the additional tips. I will def do that for the next submission.
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Release Date: 11/5/2009
Clarksville, Ark. --- Have you ever wondered if you could publish a book? According to author and journalist Charlene Creech, the answer is probably yes. Along with life-long friend Judy Thornton and four others, Creech is co-author of "Open Before Christmas: Holiday Tales From Six Southern Gals."
A real page turner – Judy Thornton (left) and Carolyn Creech, two of the co-authors of "Open Before Christmas: Holiday Tales From Six Southern Gals," during a busy book signing on the U of O campus Nov. 4. The book, a collection of short stories and "recipoems," has sold briskly during their statewide book tour.
"I'd seen a book of Christmas stories mentioned in Southern Living that two women had co-edited, and it made me wonder who I could get to collaborate on a project like that," said Creech, who appeared with Thornton Nov. 4 for a busy book signing in the Boreham Business Building on the University of the Ozarks campus. "My sister Ann was taking a writing course with a friend. My sister-in-law Linda Moser had written some Christmas stories. And Judy was in the back of my mind from the beginning. We were both born in Clarksville; we were roommates together attending the University of Arkansas. We've kept in touch."
Creech said the group relied on Dan Poynter's The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book as the guide in getting the book out. "We used it every day," she said, adding that while the idea originated before Christmas last year, they didn't get rolling on it until February or so.
Mentoring from her brother-in-law Mel Moser led Creech and the group to Digital Print & Imaging in Little Rock, which produced the volume.
"The hardest part of the whole thing was getting the copyrights," Creech said. "We ended up having to form a business company, which we did. Six Southern Gals is a limited liability company (LLC)."
She said the group met three times at different locations in Arkansas through the spring and summer, working out details on the book. "We were determined to finish," she added.
"Some of us weren't sure we had a story in us, but it turned out we had two or three, plus poems!" Creech said. "And yes, we've talked about doing a sequel." She added that the book, which went to the printer's in September, has already gone into a 2nd edition and will possibly go into a 3rd.
"Anybody could have done this," Creech said, "and if we'd had a publisher, they would have done all the paperwork, getting copyrights and contacting bookstores. But we wanted to do it, so we published it ourselves and are promoting it ourselves."
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steal 3rd...
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- 9 medium baking potatoes (about 3 pounds), peeled and quartered
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup butter, softened, divided
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dill weed
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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- Place potatoes in a Dutch oven or large kettle and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Drain.
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Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870
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Location: Scarborough
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|Thank you for all the replies guys! I guess I better start looking then. I think it would be nice to find a few breeders I like and just wait instead of being pressured into buying a puppy now. Oh I hope I get my dream dog with little hassle and stress!
yes look now, I've got a fair idea where I'm getting my next pup from and it could be months away, yet I've been watching/looking for months lol
The earlier you start the more you can watch/see pups from the breeders your liking and see if thats what you want and if theres any issues with any of their pups.
I keep an eye on the dogzonline GSD puppy pages, I know its mostly showlines but a working line breeder popped up the other day who I had never heard of, I've also seen some on facebook. Perhaps join/visit a sports dog club(there are schutz clubs here), seeing as you want working line, also go to obedience competions and talk to people there too.
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|I started looking 6-8 months before I wanted a pup. It's now been 2 years and I still don't have a pup, so yes start now.
I contacted my breeder 1.5 years before I got my pup. Same thing as you I didn't know what was show line or working line then but looking back it was wiser to make the process of getting a pup a long duration procedure. Gave me more chances to ask the breeder questions, check up on the dogs he's bred, the studs and dams he had on stock. I also checked out the seminars he's conducted on training and check out his dogs, majority of which are police K9 and contacted their handlers regarding them. And although I am a seasoned GSD owner, I did check up these forums and google to be sure my breeder wasn't some shady character.
In any case, don't jump on the first available puppy. Do check up on breeders and their breeding program, look to breeders who look to improving the breed, not just selling puppies from their Schh3 progeny.
The sooner the better, I was looking at breeders around eight months ago and I won't be ready to put down any money until August, if that! Fence, clearing land, cabin, etc.
More time means better preparations and information.
I think it's a great idea to start now. I know when I got my dog, I was waitlisted before the dog was even bred, then I had to wait through the pregnancy, then through puppy rearing until it was ready to go home. That alone is 4 months.
I think the best thing is to find maybe 3 breeders you really like, and then see what planned breedings they have planned for the timeframe you're looking at, and see if you like that breeding.
You can wait to put the deposit, but then you take your chances that you wont' get a pup. But that's ok too, there will always be more litters.
|Mary Beth
|Yes, I agree with LaRen. By starting early and being upfront with the breeders you contact, you will be able to find the type of gsd you want. Not all breeders are high pressure types like your experience and many also have long waiting lists. Depending on the breeder, some will take names on a waiting list but do not require a deposit until the pups are born. Good luck in your puppy search!
I would start looking for breeders now.
Meet them in person if you can, see their dogs and interact with them. Develope a relationship with a breeder so that you do not feel rushed when it is time for you to start looking for a puppy to bring home.
I contacted a Dalmatian breeder a year and a half before I went and got one, I really liked that breeder and planned on getting a puppy from them but things kept happening like a false pregnancy, a missed heat cycle, etc. I ended up going with a different breeder after talking to her for about an hour, it just seemed like an excellent match and it was! Love my dog, love the breed and I love the breeder.
Should I try and and reach out?
I know it probably won't be suitable for me to take on another pup for approximately the next 4 to 6 months but do you think it would be alright to start contacting breeders? By all means I don't want a puppy now but I would like to try and suss out the many breeders and get a feel for them, not to mention that some breeders may have long waiting lists. It would be good to find a breeder that I like and have everything all sorted.
To be honest, my last search for a dog was rather stressful. I had only just gotten into shepherds and I knew nearly nothing to none on them. All I had was an old book on German Shepherds (it was old, and in that time there was no definitive split between show and working lines) and when I began contacting breeders I was generally shocked that they just weren't the same dogs that were featured in the book! To make it worse, with the contemporary confusion I now then didn't know what I was looking for because what I was looking for apparently didn't exist! The first people I contacted were show line breeders. I don't mean to offend lovers of the show line, but that just wasn't the dog I envisioned when I read the book. It probably didn't help that I grew up on a farm where our working dogs were never bred to have extremes. They were probably extreme in energy but that was just it.
My point is, now that I am older and that I have owned a shepherd dog (if not for too short a time ) and have done far more research I now have a pretty good idea of the kind of dog I wanted. So I was wondering if it would be alright to reach out to some breeders to inquire and discuss their dogs and see if they meet my requirements? I am a little nervous, I can just feel myself cringe in remembrance to what happened last time. I must have contacted the wrong breeders back then because all they wanted was for me to pay a deposit to secure my so called "dream dog" that had not even been born yet! Ahh, and I remember talking to some breeders and they would prattle on about things that I just didn't really understand. I understand much better now however.
So I would like to start reaching out and get to see which breeder/breeders would be compatible with me but I don't want a dog now so I don't want to pay a deposit to secure a dog that has not been born yet, and I don't want to be pressured into buying a pup before I am ready! I also don't want to make out as though I am a "tire kicker" because I am not willing to buy a puppy at the moment. Is it a good idea to start searching, or is it not?
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Seriously though, I think that double protection is a good thing. Although I do not feel the need to get custom plugs, I do use both plugs and muffs when shooting centerfire.
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This week, President of the Law Institute of Victoria, Michael Holcroft joined us fresh from his lunch with the Federal Workplace Minister.
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I used TK-7602's paint list (mostly krylon sprays).
I masked the damage, removing it between coats. (re-apply when ready to move on).
I weathered the helmet with a mixture of windex and water, mixed with chalk (black, brown, white, tan) in various amounts. I mostly used my fingers to wipe in the "muck" as I call it, and then wiped the surfaces with clean cloth. I feel using chalks give a more "natural" weathering look to the items.
Since I will use the same techniques on all the Fett items, they will all match for the same "weathering" effects.
The windex gives the paint that "two-tone" look. If you let it sit in places then wipe it off, for example the green, wherever the stuff was sitting will turn a lighter green than the surrounding area (no chalk in this mixture). Testors "Dull Coat" was used to seal in everything.
The Rangefinder was scratchbuilt - with hyperdyne electronics installed.
I am waiting for my circuit board from Bobamaker to attach to the back. I still need to install the servo equipment to make the finder go up and down remotely.
Also - I am stripping out the "guts" of a batting helmet to make a liner inside.
There are finer scratches and other detail that doesn't show in the pictures - looks darker in real life.
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unless I missed somthing these adjustment hints seem to assume he has a solid lifter cam?
if it's hydruallic lifters, I prefer to adjust them with the engine running.. it seems to give me less trouble (I've wiped out 2 cams in the past trying to do them with the engine off)
warm the engine up, shut it down, take the valve cover off, restart the engine (it will be flinging oil everywhere, so work fast)
one rocker at a time, back it off until it taps, then tighten it back up slowly until it stops tapping, and then 1/4 turn more.
then put that valve cover back and do the other side...
I made a tool to help control the mess, I took an old chrome valve cover, and cut a small window in the top of it to give me easy access to rocker nuts, but keep most of the oil inside the engine.
the window needs to be offset to the 'top' of the valve cover as it is installed on the engine.
Cobalt. Yes he did say something about if the noise comes back we will have to operate. But he did not go into detail about it like you did. Hmmmmm.
Maybe he needs a vacation
I'm guessing your mechanic mentioned this, but you should probably go e a s y with it until you have dealt w/the pulled stud issue.
If you don't, the stud(s) will eventually run out of adjustment or pull completely. If that happens, the lifter can get kicked out of its bore. This will cause a loss of oil pressure.
Allright ,this is what happend. this past saturday I went over to a mechanics house that I know, works at a shop where I used to go.
He said that the rocker studs were pulling out.(don't know if thats true on any year chevy 350).
He pulled the valve covers off and attempted to adjust the valves old school style with the engine running. Guess what, it purrs like a kitten know. No more metallic tapping.
I will still keep an eye and an ear on it.
So thanks for everyones help. This forum is great.
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You're welcome, buddy. Suffice it to say that there is no rush. Take your time unless things start changing rapidly. Chances are this has been a slowly-developing issue, so waiting a few months to dive in probably won't hurt a thing.
Get a hold of a shop manual, do some research, but in the meantime you should drive and enjoy that boat
alright curtis I'll do that.
Thank's alot man you've been a big help.
Running it like that is a little tough on the pushrod tips, but as long as its running well, keep driving.
Try switching to a little thicker oil. Don't go nuts with 20w50; maybe 15w40. The thicker oil will have a tougher time bleeding out of the lifter and it will also stick thicker on the lobes. It might help diagnose what's really wrong.
You might also want to install a real oil pressure gauge. A failing oil pump or worn bearings can make oil pressure drop. Low oil pressure means the lifters aren't up to full pressure and they can tick that way too.
I guess I would suggest the following things first, and vaguely in this order.
1- switch to a thicker oil. You don't have to always keep thicker oil, but it might help diagnose a collapsing lifter for one oil change.
2- install or borrow a mechanical oil pressure gauge and test oil pressure. It should be high when its cold, but hot pressures should be 15-20 at idle and up to 70 at higher RPMs. If its below 12 or so at idle and below 50 at redline, its on the verge of being too low and probably the cause for your ticking valves. If this is the case, using a thicker oil will "fix" the problem. I put "fix" in quotes because it will just be compensating for things that are worn out of spec, but it will prolong the life of things greatly. The oil pump squeezes oil into all the bearing spaces. The clearances in those spaces partially determine how much oil pressure there is. As the engine wears those spaces get bigger and therefore less oil pressure. Switching to a thicker oil artificially raises pressure because it doesn't squeeze out of those spaces as fast and its a poor-man's way of returning oil pressure to within spec.
3- if that doesn't work, pull the valve covers off. You'll probably want to have new gaskets since the old ones are probably 40 years old and won't reseal. Check for obvious things like a bent rocker, smashed pushrod tips, a rocker stud that is taller than the rest (partially pushed up out of its hole), bent pushrods, etc. If there is anything wrong up top, that's good news. That stuff can be removed/replaced/adjusted at will. If you have bent a pushrod, rocker, or a stud is coming unpressed from its hole, that is like the equivalent of a rocker nut coming loose. It has added play in the system and just needs to be compensated. Just readjust those valves or replace the pushrod or rocker and you're done.
4- shine a flashlight down the pushrod holes. Depending on the casting of the engine you should be able to see a couple cam lobes. Shiny and uneven is OK. Scored and rough is not. You can also sometimes see some lobes if you take the distributor out and look down the hole.
5- you can take the pushrods out (keep them in order so they go back in the same hole) and roll them around on a table to make sure they're straight.
6- if everything checks out OK, then you can pretty safely assume its collapsed lifters. Put it back together and run it until it dies.
Or... just leave it alone and run it until it dies
Cams and flat lifters wear together. Cams are made of cast iron and have a mildly rough surface when new. The outer .003" or so of the lobe surface is hardened. Think of it like a hard-boiled egg. The shell is very hard, but if it wears through, the softer stuff under it won't last long. Lifters are steel and left with a machined finish on the bottom.
This is why you can't put new lifters on an old lobe. Think of a lifter and cam lobe like two pieces of sandpaper. Put the abrasive sides together and scrub. Eventually the sand will wear down and the two will be pretty smooth and you could rub them together for a long time. But, if you replace one of those pieces of sand paper with a new one and scrub some more, the new paper will eat through the old stuff really fast. Lifters and lobes establish wear patterns on their hardened surfaces, but if you try to put a new lifter on an old lobe it will wear a new pattern; right through the hardened surface of the lobe. Some guys have done it with success, but today's oils lack the proper additives to properly lube that process, and since your cam is 40 years old, I doubt it would survive.
When you switch to thicker oil, that pressure gauge will be helpful. You don't want to go too far. At about 70 psi, the pressure will bypass the filter and send unfiltered oil to the engine. At about 80 psi you can make a filter burst. Shoot for 20 idle and 60-70 psi redline hot pressures.
Here is what a proper wear pattern should look like. Notice that the wear looks uneven, but its shiny and not scored:
A damaged lobe might look like this, but it could also be more of a dull finish.
|Can I still run it like this? If so, for how long?
*gulp* Thanks curtis. I'll check and see if it's the rocker nut first, I really really really hope it is.
Anybody willing to help in the Vegas area with this?
You can get manuals at the parts store. Haynes and Chilton should still make that manual. It won't be on the shelf but they can order it.
Or, Amazon has a few million, and so does books4cars.com, at a somewhat increased price.
I'd like to chime in on the valve adjustment thing. Do yourself a favor. They are hydraulic lifters, which means they have a plunger in them suspended by oil pressure. Oil pressure fills the lifter body, and that pressure suspends the plunger. Valve adjustment on a hydraulic lifter is designed so that the plunger is neither at the top nor the bottom, instead suspended in the middle. In this way, there doesn't need to be any play in any of the valvetrain components to account for changing heats.
I say that because they are a set-and-forget kinda thing. If they start ticking as they age, one of two things is happening; 1) either the lifter is collapsing (not holding adequate pressure) or 2) a cam lobe is worn down which has increased the distance allowing play in the valvetrain components.
In both cases the problem won't be solved by adjustment. A collapsing lifter means that the lifter isn't holding enough oil pressure to suspend the pressure from the spring and it will continue to tap regardless of where you adjust it. If you try to adjust a lifter on a wiped cam lobe, it will just wipe the cam lobe faster and you'll be sending metal shavings through the engine and be back at square one; now with a tapping valve and more metal all through the engine.
There is a third option. Its possible that the rocker nut has backed off a couple turns and everything else is fine. In that case adjusting them will fix it, but that scenario is highly unlikely.
Not trying to dash your hopes, but just letting you know that the fix might have to be a new cam and lifters. You can't put a new lifter on an old lobe.
Thanks everyone I'll try that. It's my first time doing this so hopefully I won't mess up.
Where can i find a used manual besides a swap meet or garage sale?
techinspector1: Changed oil didn't help one bit. It's a loud metallic tap or tick,
not too loud though. Certainly not a engine knock.
as long as you adjust a rocker nut when the lifter is all the way donw in the bore of the block and the foot of the lifter is on the heel of the cam lobe then you can adjust it
i like to adjust them before the intake manifold goes on
otherwise follow the repair manual for what ones to adjust with TDC #1 and TDC #6 firing positions
richard got you covered with what the books tell you to do
tighten down just until rocker slop is gone barely and then tighten almost another full turn is what i like to do
better to be a hair looser than tighter. they are hydraulic anyways and will take up the slop within reasonable dimensions if they are in good condition and not worn collapsed on the feet of them.
if any of them are then pull the cam and put a new one in with new lifters. these engines are rally bad about wiping cam lobes off
common problem on the old engines with alot of miles on them..
if you adjust them all and end up with a pop up the intake or backfire or bad running and its not due to the carb or ignition system then you may have a wiped lobe or two, and/or stretched timing chain needing replaced, also a very common issue with these old engines.
good luck
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Hi Mike,
Along with a ratchet & 5/8 deep thin wall socket you will also need a .015 feeler gauge. To be safe disconnect the battery.
Put #1 at TDC on the balancer, now insert the feeler between the rocker arm & the top of the valve on #1 Exhaust valve (first valve on drivers side) now tighten the nut until the rocker is tight on the feller, but the feeler can still be removed, now remove the feeler & tighten the nut an additional 3/4 turn, your finished with that valve, now do the intake valve the same way (second valve on drivers side) when you have finished that valve do #3 exhaust(forth valve) now #5intake(sixth valve) & #7 intake(right beside #5 Intk)
Now the passenger side, #2Int. (second valve) #4Ex (fourth valve) #8Ex.(last in line) Now you need to rotate the engine 360* turn the dampener till the TDC mark comes back up.
Now, on passenger side, #2Ex (first one)#4 Intk. (third valve) #6 (fifth valve) & (sixth valve) & the (seventh valve) put the valve cover back on this side is finished.
back to drivers side, #3 Intk(third valve) #5Ex(fifth valve) Ex(last valve in line) put the valve cover on your finished.
Good luck,
First, change the oil and filter. Sometimes the lifters will be noisy due to pieces of foreign debris in the oil.
If that doesn't do it, come back here and do a search for valve adjustment. It's been covered thousands of times on here.
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It was for a fancy dress party titled "dress to kill".
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