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slip form stone masonry
hello, am wondering if anyone is familiar with slip form stone masonry... I am contemplating doing it, first building a well pump house, just 10' x 10', then going for a larger project - a 24' x 24' barn / house with an 'old world' look using 4" - 8" granite.
On the larger building, I doubt if I can get engineered plans for any structure made solely out of stone & concrete, so I am thinking it would be better to frame it first with 2x6", then treat the exterior like a 'veneer', wrapping the framework with stucco wire & paper, then putting my slip forms 8" from the wall, fillling with stone facing the outside and holding it in place with the stiff concrete behind it adhereing to the wire, and leapfrogging my forms up as each course sets up.
My big question is, I am wondering if the stucco wire & paper would be strong enough to hold the concrete or should I put plywood on the framework before I wire it?
What other problems might I face?
i am now that i read wickipedia :laughing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipform_stonemasonry,,, wow, learning is fun ! :yes: however, like the nearings who used inventor flagg's system, wait for paul harvey's 'rest of the story !'
can't wait to see what anyone else has to say about this method - wickipedia doesn't mention any commercial successful projects so i'm thinking, based on its description, this work's been largely done by ponytail'd hippies & their tie-dyed companions,,, where'd you find this method - mother earth or some other back-to-the-lander magazine ? ? ?
leaving alone holding rocks in place, you might have trouble getting a bldg permit, stamped drawings, certificate of occupancy, or resale value - something nearings didn't face - good luck nevertheless !
I worked on one project where we did this, about 7 years ago. The lady had more money than she knew what to do with, and I'd estimate that she spent 3-5 times what it would have cost to just wood frame/stone veneer the carriage house.
What we did sounds a little more in-depth though than what you're considering, as we built true 16" deep stone walls, structural, from grade to ceiling. We even used heavy timbers over the windows and garage doors.......
As for you're question about wire, you really need to sheet it first IMO, and plan for an impecable drainage plane between the wood and masonry........
My question is,do you have slip forms and the required jacking system to do this project,if so how will the concrete be supplied??
Sorry for oversized photo - had no idea it would appear so large. And thanks for replies - I too have my reservations doing this - although it seems reasonable. Building site is just a few miles from a quarry - I can get 25 tons of 4"-8" granite delivered for less than $600.00.
As for building permit, inspections and resale value, again we're talking wood frame construction with basically an 8" veneer - just applied with slip form rather than slapped on with cement - so why would this method be inferior?
Concrete would be applied one bucket at a time as per photo, slip forms would be 24" & 96".
What does the Cali building code require in regards to an air space between veneer & wood back wall?? (Here, it's 1" minimum with air weeps at top & bottom of wall.) How about water resistent barriers between the two, and base flashing? What is required to adhere the two together??
Let's start here at the beginning, and work from there.............:thumbsup:
BTW, if you can resize these pics you're going to get alot more help here. Many participants here will simply skip over a thread like this with enormous pictures, as it's annoying having to scroll over constantly.......
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If you could locate a grain elevator contractor he may have some insight on how to accomplish your slip form project.
Again, sorry for oversized photos... I have no idea how to resize a photo, especially if it comes from a link.
Regarding the space between the cement & wood backed wall, perhaps a 1" or 2" foam insulation. If the process were done conventionally, in other words, stone wall built first, then framed on the inside for interior finish and insulation, how would an air-vapor barrier be created?
Why do you think you need slip forms for such a basic, undefined project?
you may have a point - I came up with this slip form method since I know very little about stone masonry, and am trying to capture a 'smooth or flat stone look I figured it would be better to stack the stones next to a form rather than trying to stack them on top of each other using just a level or loose board. the buildings in Italy, France & Spain that I have seen have such a smooth look to it, I am wondering if they grind it smooth.
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UNLV Takes Down No. 15 New Mexico
Feb. 9, 2013
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Anthony Bennett had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the UNLV to a 64-55 victory over No. 15 New Mexico on Saturday night.
The Runnin' Rebels (18-6, 5-4 Mountain West) came in desperately needing a win after surprising losses to Boise State and at Fresno State. Though they shot just 37.1 percent (23 of 62) from the field, the Rebels were 9 of 22 (40.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
Bryce Dejean-Jones and Katin Reinhardt each scored 16 points for UNLV. Jones was 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and Reinhardt was 4 of 7. Anthony Marshall added 11 points for the Rebels.
Alex Kirk scored 17 points to lead New Mexico (20-4, 7-2).

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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Eye Candy - Clothes for TV Watching
Big Love, but let me tell you, I did not look this glamorous whilst doing so! These clothes however, are for hostesses who "have found themselves and their guests sitting on the floor after dinner to look at television". Obviously one cannot do that comfortably in a cocktail dress, so these are some elegant yet comfortable alternatives. I am amused by the idea of matching my outfit to the upholstery, but I do like the burnt orange strapless one-piece at the top, with a jewelled cardigan draped over the shoulders. The photos are from Life, 1951.
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Well, who would have thought they had to contend with those gawd awful cubes back in 1951! If I go into a cafe and I am required to sit on a cube, I leave. Ludicrous things they are. BTW i love Big Love too. But I've only seen a few episodes...late at night...in my Jimmy Hendrix t-shirt and flannelette pj pants. ahem. jxReplyDelete
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China 'needs reform' to boost urban spending
China must overhaul its rigid household registration and land systems to spur urbanisation by unleashing the spending power of millions of migrant workers, according to a senior Government researcher.
China's leadership, led by new Communist Party chief Xi Jinping, has pledged to improve urbanisation by turning saving-oriented rural workers into free-spending urban residents, which current registration rules effectively inhibit.
The urbanisation drive will focus on boosting consumption rather than investment, said Li Tie, head of China Centre for Urban Development, a think tank under the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top planning agency.
"The new urbanisation drive is about improving public services, and it's a process of transforming from quantity-focused growth to quality-focused growth," he said.
Consumption-driven growth is regarded by many economists as a more stable development model for China than the investment-driven path trodden so far, which the International Monetary Fund says stokes over-capacity and inefficiency.
Migrant workers drive China's economy, but a lack of access to education, health and other services tied to the country's strict household registration – or 'hukou' – system forces massive saving, restraining Beijing's efforts to shift growth's focus to consumption from investment.
China's migrant workers are relatively low-paid, but have earned annual double-digit pay rises for years, making them a huge potential source of consumer spending.
The system means an officially rural resident has no access to education, health and other welfare services in the towns where they live and work, even though they may have been there for years. About 158 million migrant workers have entered cities from the 250 million-strong rural workforce.
China's official urbanisation rate is about 51 per cent, but the real level, if rural migrant workers are excluded, is only around 35 per cent, Li said, echoing a widely held view among academics.
The Government redistributes public resources among Chinese cities to make smaller cities more attractive to migrant workers, Li said.
China must also improve the current land rights system, under which local governments get the lion's share of land sales revenues, while farmers get little,he added.
Many local governments in China are reluctant to push forward the hukou reform as they fear that an influx of rural workers would be far too expensive.
But Li argued that the cost of absorbing rural workers would be under control as social security and pension contributions could be shared by companies and individuals, while education could be partly funded by private investors.
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From a priest in South Carolina: if we live within the Holy Spirit day by day, then we will, bit by bit, discover a new kind of power, a new kind of love and a new clarity of thought and vision. We will be truly powerful because the Divine power is growing within us. We [Read More…]
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Man, 20, gets 15 years for his involvement in Jearicka Mack case
Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 2:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:54 p.m.
A judge on Tuesday sentenced Simeon Demps to 15 years in prison as an accessory to the shooting death of 15-year-old Jearicka Mack.
Demps, 20, pleaded guilty to murder accessory after the fact on Oct. 1, at the start of Dontavious Copeland's trial. He has been in custody since the shooting.
He drove the getaway car after Copeland, 18, shot Mack, 15, outside a party in May 2011.
A jury found Copeland guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 5, and his sentencing is scheduled for next week.
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mark W. Moseley presided on Tuesday morning, and he sentenced Demps to 10 years for the accessory charge and five years for a violation of probation. The sentence is concurrent.
Demps also received five years of supervised probation, and Moseley credited Demps with 514 days for time served.
According to Spencer Mann, chief investigator at the State Attorney's Office, prisoners generally have to serve 85 percent of a sentence for crimes such as accessory before they are eligible for parole.
"I believe you made a wise decision by resolving this," Moseley told Demps, adding that Demps' sentence might not have been as heavy had he pleaded earlier.
Demps walked into the courtroom clean shaven and with short hair, in an Alachua County jail uniform. He stood next to his appointed attorney, Evelyn Sapp, and kept his hands folded behind his back while Moseley addressed him. His family sat in rows behind him.
Demps' mother, Tiffany Green, stepped up to the podium and addressed the court on behalf of her son. She thanked the court, and she said she has been having health issues and doesn't want to be far away from her son.
"I was just hoping maybe they can keep him kind of close," she said. "So that I can visit him on a regular basis."
Judge Moseley said he certainly could make a recommendation, but where Demps would end up wasn't up to the judge.
"I do think that they'd at least consider it," he said, referring to the Department of Corrections, "but I don't have the authority to tell them."
Moseley looked right at Demps and nodded his head when he spoke to him. He said he hoped Demps ended up somewhere with educational opportunities.
"This certainly is a tragic case, and doubly tragic for you. Mr. Demps," he said. "You're going to be a young man when you get out. I hope you get on a better path."
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What's the difference between 8308 and 8307?
One! but whats the difference between the two:
8308 - 3M Automix Heavy-Bodied Seam Sealer
8307 - 3M Automix Self-Leveling Seam Sealer .
Well I hate to say this but I've reading and figuring out how I was going to apply this "83037" Seam sealer and some how at the jobber the other day talked myself into the 83038. Well I applied it today to my "Roof Ditch" and it came out something ugly with not self leveling at all. So I'm about to put up a post to see what your thoughts were and BOINK it came to me I needed the 8307 not the 8308. So now I have a roof ditch full of lumpy sealer I have to remove and re-do. Nuts I was so close. Now I have to remove this stuff any thoughts on its removal?
Got it fixed.
Ok, I took a glue gun and some exacto blades and got it out. Just primed it tonight with to coats and tomo back to the jobber to get some 8307
You should have posted asking before using it. YEOW! You have made yourself a mess.
When using seam sealer you need to mask it off, just like painting. Run a strip of masking tape down the line and you can brush it out, then remove the masking tape BEFORE it drys and there you have it, just like factory.
No way you could even come close doing those ditches on the F150 with the heavy bodied. Dont get me wrong in 9 out of 10 times I pick up the heavy over the leveling, but not in this case.
One tip on the self leveling. Keep the tip moving and keep it in the "pool" of sealer. If you dont keep it in the pool it can air bubble.
Also try to make sure that your truck is on a fairly level surface. 3M did change their formula somewhat on the leveling. If you didnt have it completely level that stuff would just run and run til it cured. Just dam off the front and back and tape off the sides so you get a nice clean edge.
If I recall right you have a 4door f150, you'll need two tubes, three depanding on how thick you go...Eric
Yeah, its all clean now.
On the self leveling when you work it what do you work it out with. One thing on the heav body one, you could not work that stuff. I mean I tried and it seemed like it was curring in a matter of seconds. When using the 8307 do you brush it? Also do you start the tip in the middle of the roof ditch and just let if even out then after you have one full tube used go back and put another tube down for the deired height? thanks. Also the ditch really pretty and cleaned now. roloced it then 2k primed it again...
I would wait til its cooled down seeing that you are from Texas, thats why the heavy was setting up so fast.
You wont need to tool or brush the leveling. I prefer to work from the end to end. Start in the back and work to front.
As long as you have the ditch taped off on the sides and dammed on the front just pump the seem you can get the height right. Dont go crazy with the stuff because it will run and level out.
No need to reapply.
Eeeew Now I remember somthing.
I let the car sit out in the sun due to heavy rain the night before and the let it sit in the garage for about 30 minutes. I remember at one point when I was applying this stuff I looked down the channel and I could see smoke. Cool. Oh well lesson learned. I did get the 8307 today and I'm going to put in on in the back yard where I have better air flow and out of the sun. hey MARTINSR, keep that photo and you could use it as an instructional as what not do on the seam.....
I'm going to apply tonight. Hey maybe the full moon will have some wild affect on the stuff.. aoooowwww
Yup Yup 3807 is the way to go.
Well I just put down the new 8307 and that is the way to go. Lays down really smooth and even. looks cool to. There is some really cool stuff out there. Next I need that stuff that looks like foam that ford puts between seams. Any ideal what that stuff is?
Well 3M makes about 3 different foams. They make one that is like the foam seen on the underside of your hood to keep the two panels from rubbing/hitting. It would be called a NVH foam.
Also make a structual foam,that is placed inside pillars to make them stronger.
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Chris O'Dowd: I can't be bothered with gym
Chris O'Dowd has revealed his body hang-ups, insisting he has "insecurities" just like everybody else.
The Irish funnyman rose to prominence thanks to his role in the hugely successful comedy Bridesmaids and has since become quite the heartthrob.
Chris insists that he still has body hang-ups though.
"I'm always concerned that my d**k is too long - that bothers me," he joked in an interview with British magazine Heat.
"But, no, of course I have insecurities. I want to kind of stay in shape, but I'm not bothered enough to really do it."
Chris also revealed what it's like to take your clothes off on-screen.
The TV and big screen star has quipped that going without his attire is something he finds strangely liberating.
"You get self-conscious, but it's worth it. I would like to get naked more, but nobody's interested for some reason," he laughed.
Chris is friends with Girls star Lena Dunham. The show - which also stars Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet - provides a refreshing honesty about bodies and sex, which Chris thinks is brilliant.
"It's that kind of show," he explained. "They're showing what real sex is like, which I genuinely think is important. Not all of them look wafer-thin, which is such bulls**t."
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KAI RYSSDAL: My life this weekend is going to revolve around schlepping four kids to and from soccer practice, the beach or whatever else they have going on. With an extra day of that thrown in for Labor Day.
I'll spend a little time working on a project we've got lined up here for next week. But for most of us, Labor Day isn't really about the labor part at all. It's the ultimate weekend, the last long break before summer disappears.
A fitting time, we thought, for a brief history of the American weekend. Courtesy of Krissy Clark.
Krissy Clark: The really short and mostly right history of the weekend can be captured on a bumper sticker.
Ricardo Levins Morales: "The Labor Movement: The folks who brought you the weekend."
Ricardo Levins Morales is an artist and labor activist in Minneapolis. And he in fact makes that bumper sticker. He designed it in the early 1980s, in an era when unions were losing favor. Since then, he's sold tens of thousands. He says it's funny to watch people in the rearview mirror squinting with puzzled looks at the stickers.
Morales: For people who are not steeped in labor history, it might take a few minutes to figure out what on earth are they talking about? You know the weekend has always been here, like the weather.
It is hard to imagine life without the weekend. But the word didn't even exist until the 1870s, when Americans were deep into the Industrial Revolution.
Morales: Many working people were fresh off of the farms and they were used to regulating their own day and their own working rhythms. And here all of a sudden they were having to adapt themselves to whistles, to bells, to the clock.
Archival tape: The clock on the wall. So much can be done in a day if Americans will keep their sleeves rolled up.
Many workers -- men, women and children -- put in 10 to 16 hour days, seven days a week.
And you remember this part: Labor organizers called on the government to mandate shorter hours. Workers lost lives in the struggle. At Haymarket Square in Chicago, police gunned down protesters and men were hanged for inflammatory speeches. The men were demanding, as they put it, time for "what we will."
Morales: The right to have time with our families, to pursue education...
...To go to the zoo, to go to church. Actually, getting Sunday off for worship was relatively easy. It was Saturday that was the tough part.
Michael Feldman: If the Jewish Sabbath had been on Wednesday, we would not have a weekend. We would have Wednesday and Sunday off.
And what kind of weekend is that?
Historian Michael Feldman says even as Americans agitated for more time off, two days off right next to each other was not a foregone conclusion. He says for that, we can thank the massive influx of Jewish immigrants in the late 1800s. They made up a big part of the factory workforce and their holy day wasn't Sunday.
Feldman: And Jews for the most part had to either voluntarily not conduct business on Saturday while the rest of the country did. Or abandon their religious principles to make a living, keep a job.
But Jewish and gentile factory workers aren't the only ones who brought you the weekend. Some of the guys who owned the factories helped too.
Old car commercial: Travel this year the roads to romance, to places you've always wanted to go. And when you travel go in one of the quality motor cars...
Guys like Henry Ford hated labor unions, but he shared their hope in this strange new thing called a weekend. He gave his workers two days off way before he had to. He pretty much invented weekend road trips and promoted them in editorials. Christian Overland of the Henry Ford Museum puts it this way: Ford wanted to sell his Model T and if people were stuck in factories all week...
Christian Overland:Well, when are they going to use it?
Clark: Right, when the hell are they going to have the time?
Overland: If your work force is your consumer, you have to give people the time off to buy the things.
And take them out on weekend adventures, and drives in the country, and, later, trips to the mall. So, who invented the weekend? It was brought to you by the Labor Movement, but also management, Jews and gentiles, and you may as well throw in God, since he came up with the whole "day of rest thing" in the first place.
In Los Angeles, I'm Krissy Clark for Marketplace.


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Longaberger work-around basket
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This is a gently used Longaberger work-around basket in great condition.Included in the auction are the paprika plaid liner and the protector. Thanks for looking I have found the sage liner for this basket. The winner of the basket can choose either liner. I will be happy to switch them out for you. Again, thanks for looking.


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Old Railway Station - flooring
I am restoring a railway station in Canada and am open to suggestion for the type of wood for the flooring. I think Fir, 1x4 T&G, would work but would like some advice from someone who is more knowledgable on the topic of old buildings and floors.
I would stay with the period. If you can get planed down 4" wide Old growth pine, or such, that would look even better.
yeah, I would try to use period correct flooring. WOuld love to see pictures of it.
It wouldn't.
Is there any evidence of what was there when it was built? What year?
I'm with Jimmyfloyd. I want to see pictures.
That's my only advice. :)
Railway floor
Thanks guys for the advice. I do have pictures because the existing floor is really bad. Somebody used the station as a cattle barn and a shop for their tractor ... is shows like a dirt floor with oil ground in. I think we will probably go with fir toung & groove and finish it with urethane. The year of the building is approximately 1918. Once done I will post pictures. Any other advice or hints are welcome. Rergards, Mark
Mark--Don't wait till you are finished to post pictures-----There are a bunch of woodworkers here--
The 'doing' is way more interesting to me than the 'finished'----Just a thought--Make my day --post some construction shots!!!!--Mike---
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Brad Keselowski had been expired by one of his relatives who is a Navy Seal and with that he managed to push through his very painful knee injury. Keselowski's cousin had lost a friend who was one of the 30 American service members who had died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan after it was shot down. The NASCAR race driver took that sacrifice to his heart and had vowed that he would not leave his car no matter how bad his knee hurt. This is how he found the courage and the strength to go out there and race the full 500 miles of the Sprint Cup stop at Pocono Raceway with a broken left ankle. Now if that wasn't enough he also managed to pull out a win. NFL lines
He was competing with a brace on his ankle as he sped off on the final restart late in the race in order to pickup the second win of the season. He was seen climbing out of his car rather gingerly in order to celebrate the win with his crew in Victory Lane. He dedicated the win to one of that thrust him into the Chase contention and to the troops serving in Afghanistan. NFL betting lines
Keselowski said "I might not be feeling great, but those are the guys that are really making sacrifices," "Whenever I got in the car and felt like, man, this really hurts, it was good inspiration as to what it takes to 'man up' and make it happen."
Keselowski was certainly not the favorite to win the race after he had crashed head on to a wall back on Wednesday in a test session at Road Atlanta. He slammed into a section of wall at 100 mph and was forced out of the Nationwide Series race. But he had insisted during practice that he will not leave his Dodge no matter how much his body hurts. Football odds
The third place finisher Kurt Bush said "I was amazed he raced the full race,"
After the race he said while speaking to reporters and fans "I came here to win," "When you let the pain get into your head that far that you don't believe you can win anymore, you can't win the race."


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Kaitlyn Wallace
2015-16 - Junior
- Named First Team Big 12 Academic All-Conference for maintaining a GPA above 3.20.
- Earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- Sat in the third seat for the 1V4+ as the crew posted the top fours time of the year with a mark of 7:21.494 in the preliminary of the Big 12 Conference Championship.
- Bow position for the 1V4+ at the Tennessee Invitational Conference Clash as the crew posted a time of 7:37.1.
- Rowed the bow for the 1V4+ squad at the Clemson Invitational as the crew earned a third place finish with a time of 7:45.2 in the final heat.
- Sat in the bow position for the 1V4+ squad which notched a first place finish in the petite final at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:50.443.
- Rowed the stroke seat for the 2V8+ squad which took 10th place at the Head of the Hooch with a time of 17:08.4
2014-15 - Sophomore
- Named to the 2015 Academic All-Big 12 Rowing First Team, an honor awarded to student-athlete's maintaining a 3.20 GPA or better
- At the Big 12 Rowing Championships, part of the first varsity eight that finished fourth in the grand finals with a time of 6:57.53
- Against Iowa and UCF, rowed the two seat in the V8+ to a third place finish with a time of 6:46.5
- Rowed the seven seat in the First Varsity Eight at the Clemson Invite that had two sixth place finishes and a seventh place finish (6:52.3, 6:51.5 and 7:00.3).
- At the 42nd Annual San Diego Crew Classic, raced in the first varsity eight that narrowly finished in fourth with a time of 6:56.38 in the grand final
- Rowed the seven seat in the Second Varsity Eight at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational that placed third in two races and a weekend-best second place in one (6:25.240, 6:18.905 and 6:15.261)
- Part of shell that placed 4th in Women's Open 8+ at Head of the Hooch race with a time of 16:26.4
- Part of Women's 8+ boat timing 18:04.7 to take home Gold, placed 4th with partner Chandler Frumin in Women's 2- with time of 22:22 at the Secret City Head Race.
- At the Chattanooga Head Race, took Bronze in Women's College 2- with a time of 20:35.6, part of shell that took Bronze in Women's College 4+ with a time of 18:43.3
2013-14 - Freshman
- 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Rowed with the Novice Eight during the 2014 C-USA Championships held on Melton Hill Lake, during grand finals finished sixth with a time of 7:26.84
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Idearc, AMR, ResCap, Circus & Eldorado, K-V: Bankruptcy
A witness for Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) from JPMorgan Securities Inc. (JPM) testified that yellow-page unit Idearc Inc. was a "very good ongoing company" when it was spun off from the parent in 2006.
Yesterday's testimony came in the second week of a trial where Idearc creditors are suing New York-based Verizon for $9.8 billion, contending the spinoff entailed fraudulent transfers that left the unit insolvent immediately.
Jennifer Nason, head of JPMorgan Securities' technology, media and telecom unit, said that the bank committed to lending $250 million and still held $125 million in debt when Idearc filed for bankruptcy. Nason said she believed Idearc was properly capitalized, with about $3.5 billion in equity and $9 billion in debt.
On cross-examination, Nason told lawyers for Idearc creditors that JPMorgan made $36 million in fees on the financing transaction.
An expert witness for creditors testified last week that Idearc was insolvent by more than $1 billion when it became independent. Earlier this week, an expert witness for Verizon testified that Idearc was "completely stable" at the time of the spinoff.
The trial is scheduled to run through the end of the week in U.S. District Court in Dallas, where Idearc was based. The case will be decided by the judge without a jury.
Now named SuperMedia Inc. (SPMD), Idearc went bankrupt 28 months after the spinoff and completed a Chapter 11 reorganization with a plan creating a creditors' trust that brought the suit.
Idearc, formerly the second-largest U.S. publisher of yellow-page directories, in January 2010 implemented a reorganization plan that was mostly worked out before the Chapter 11 filing in March 2009. The plan reduced debt to $2.75 billion from $9 billion.
The creditors' lawsuit is U.S. Bank National Association v. Verizon Communications Inc., 10-01842, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas). The bankruptcy case was In re Idearc Inc., 09-31828, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas).
Marathon Wants Examiner for AMR's Embraer Settlement
Marathon Asset Management LP is trying to block or delay a settlement under which AMR Corp. and lenders agreed to cut the costs of operating 216 smaller-capacity regional jets manufactured by Embraer SA. (EMBR3)
The jets are operated by American Eagle Inc., the feeder airline for American Airlines Inc.
Marathon, based in New York, points to the period between June and November 2011, when AMR was trying to avoid bankruptcy and attempting to spin off American Eagle to shareholders. To spruce up American Eagle's balance sheet, ownership of 263 smaller jets was transferred to AMR from the regional airline.
Marathon contends there may be fraudulent transfer claims to bring against lenders because AMR may have received less in value that it gave up when it assumed about $2.3 billion in liability on the planes. The lenders targeted by Marathon are Brazil's Agencia Especial de Financiamento Industrial and Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social.
Marathon filed papers yesterday objecting to approval of the settlement with the financing parties. The bankruptcy court in New York will hold a hearing on Oct. 30 to consider approval.
Marathon also asked the bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner. Marathon says it's not advocating for lawsuits yet and only wants an examiner to say before the settlement is approved that no valuable claims are being lost.
The papers filed by Marathon cite AMR as saying that the aircraft transferred to the parent were worth $1.8 billion at the time, or about $400 million less than the debt AMR assumed. AMR said that American Eagle canceled some of the debt owing to the parent, so that it would be an even exchange without fraudulent transfers.
Marathon's request for appointment of an examiner is on the Nov. 8 calendar for the New York bankruptcy court.
For details on proposed refinancing of the Embraer aircraft, click here for the Oct. 15 Bloomberg bankruptcy report.
AMR, based in Fort Worth, Texas, listed assets of $24.7 billion and debt totaling $29.6 billion in the Chapter 11 reorganization begun in November. American Airlines entered bankruptcy with 600 aircraft in the mainline fleet and another 300 with American Eagle.
The case is In re AMR Corp., 11-15463, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
ResCap Won't Have Borrower-Homeowner Official Committee
Whether Residential Capital LLC should have an official committee representing homeowners was a "very close question," U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn said. He nonetheless concluded in his 16-page opinion yesterday that borrowers hadn't shown another committee is required.
A lawyer representing 30 homeowners filed papers in late August seeking appointment of an official committee to represent borrowers. ResCap is the mortgage-servicing subsidiary of non- bankrupt Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY)
Aside from the one homeowner on the creditors' committee, the borrowers contended that everyone else on the panel has interests adverse to homeowners.
Rather than the expense attendant to having another official committee where ResCap would pay professional fees, Glenn said he favored an initiative by the creditors' committee to hire special counsel "with expertise in homeowners' foreclosure issues."
Glenn said the creditors' panel will notify homeowners and borrowers about the availability of the special counsel. Even if there was an official borrower's committee, Glenn said it would be ethically improper for an official group to represent the interests of individual homeowners in disputes with ResCap.
The homeowners contend they have claims against ResCap for fraud, violation of state and federal consumer protection laws, civil claims for violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, fraudulent foreclosure and servicing misconduct.
Auctions began yesterday, with Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG) making the first bid for the mortgage-servicing business. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is to be the stalking horse for the remaining portfolio of mortgages. A hearing to approve the sales is set for Nov. 5.
The $2.1 billion in third-lien 9.625 percent secured notes due 2015 traded yesterday for 102.75 cents on the dollar, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The $473.4 million of ResCap senior unsecured notes due April 2013 traded on Oct. 22 for 27.063 cents on the dollar, according to Trace.
The case is In re Residential Capital LLC, 12-12020, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Circus & Eldorado Casino Confirms Reorganization Plan
Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture, the operator of the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada, can exit bankruptcy protection after a judge signed a confirmation order yesterday approving a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
Confirmation without a fight was made possible when the casino's owners reached a settlement this month with noteholder Black Diamond Capital Management LLC.
Negotiated before the Chapter 11 filing in May with some of the noteholders, the plan restructures $142.8 million in 10.125 percent senior secured notes that matured March 1. The casino is a joint venture between MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Eldorado Resorts LLC.
With Black Diamond in opposition, the noteholder class originally voted down the plan. A spate of litigation ensued between the casino and Black Diamond. Ultimately, both sides dropped most claims, except Black Diamond agreed to pay the casino $325,000 for legal expenses incurred in the effort to knock out Black Diamond's opposition vote.
With noteholders voting for the plan, it gives them about $92.8 million in cash along with a new second-lien note for $27.5 million, for a predicted 88.8 percent recovery, according to the disclosure statement.
Unsecured creditors are being paid in full on about $5 million in claims. The owners are making new capital contributions.
The notes traded on Oct. 17 for 86 cents on the dollar, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The casino listed assets of $264.1 million against liabilities of $174.4 million. Debt owing to trade suppliers was estimated to be $4.3 million, according to a court filing.
The case is In re Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture, 12-51156, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (Reno).
K-V Pharmaceutical's Cash Set to Increase by $6.5 Million
K-V Pharmaceutical Co. is generating another $6.5 million in cash from the generic pharmaceutical business that was sold in June 2011.
When Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Nesher Pharmaceuticals USA LLC bought the business, $7.5 million was placed in escrow to cover the buyers if they were sued by users of the products. The escrow was to end one year after the sale.
The buyers made claims against the escrow. K-V and the buyers agreed to a settlement under which $6.5 million will be released to K-V, $475,000 goes to the buyers and $500,000 remains in escrow.
This week, the bankruptcy court in Manhattan scheduled a Nov. 16 hearing to approve the escrow settlement.
The settlement will augment K-V's cash, which stood at $29.6 million at the end of September, according to a monthly operating report filed with the bankruptcy court. The company has another $9.6 million in restricted cash.
K-V, a distributor of branded pharmaceuticals, filed for Chapter 11 protection in August. The main business is the sale of Makena, a drug reducing the risk of premature birth.
There will be a pivotal hearing beginning Nov. 13 with Hologic Inc. (HOLX), which sold the Makena business to K-V in 2008 and is owed about $95 million plus royalties. Hologic has a lien on the right to distribute the product to recover the remaining payments. Hologic wants the bankruptcy judge to grant permission to foreclose rights to Makena.
K-V, based in St. Louis, is operating with use of cash representing collateral for $225 million in senior notes. At the outset of bankruptcy, K-V had $40.1 million in cash, including $8.7 million in restricted cash, according to court papers.
K-V listed assets of $236.6 million against debt totaling $728 million. It ceased manufacturing and distributing almost all drugs in January 2009 after the discovery that some tablets were oversized. Liabilities include $30 million on a mortgage loan.
Liabilities include $455.6 million in long-term debt, including $225 million on the senior secured notes due in 2015. The first-lien notes traded yesterday for 45 cents on the dollar, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
There is $200 million owing on 2.5 percent contingent convertible subordinated notes due in 2033. The notes traded yesterday for 6.875 cents on the dollar, according to Trace.
The case is In re K-V Discovery Solutions Inc., 12-13346, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Solar Millennium Schedules Dec. 20 Plan Confirmation
Solar Millennium Inc. (S2M) sold two of its solar power projects and scheduled a Dec. 20 confirmation hearing for approval of the liquidating Chapter 11 plan.
The bankruptcy court in Delaware approved disclosure materials yesterday so creditors can begin voting on the plan.
Opening the door to completion of the Chapter 11 case, the company sold the two projects under an arrangement that eventually may generate $110 million in value. The plan calls for paying creditors in the order of priority called for in bankruptcy law, taking settlements into consideration.
General unsecured creditors with $42.5 million in claims were told to expect a recovery between 14 percent and 20 percent.
NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) bought the 1,000-megawatt facility in Blythe, California, in July. On completion, it will be the world's largest solar power plant. In August, Solar Millennium sold the 500-megawatt project under development in Desert Center, California, to BrightSource Energy Inc. (BRSE) for a price that may reach about $30 million, if all contingent payments are made.
For the larger project, Solar Millennium initially said NextEra would pay $10 million in cash plus as much as an additional $40 million when the project is completed.
The company has been unable to sell the 500-megawatt project planned for Amargosa Valley, Nevada. Global Finance Corp. started a lawsuit in bankruptcy court in June contending that Solar Millennium lost its ownership interest in the project by not moving forward with development.
Solar Millennium is a U.S. subsidiary of Germany's Solar Millennium AG. The Oakland, California-based company filed under Chapter 11 in April when rent was coming due the 7,000-acre Blythe project.
The company's solar-power projects were all in the development stage and generated no income. There was only $200,000 in secured debt at the outset.
Financing had been provided by the German parent and Ferrostaal AG, the owner of a 30 percent interest in the joint venture developing the U.S. projects. Ferrostaal provided no financing for two years and the German parent suspended financing in late 2011 after initiating its own insolvency proceedings in Germany.
The case is In re Solar Trust of America LLC, 12-11136, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
Trident Microsystems Has Dec. 13 Confirmation Hearing
Approval of the Trident Microsystems Inc. (TRIDQ) reorganization plan will be the topic for a Dec. 13 confirmation hearing. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved the explanatory disclosure statement on Oct. 22.
Support for the plan by the two official committees was made possible by a settlement. One committee represents creditors and the other is for shareholders.
After filing for Chapter 11 protection in January, Trident sold the businesses and generated $90 million, leaving $71 million at the end of June, according to the disclosure statement.
Before a settlement, the largest impediment to distribution was disagreement over the $73.2 million claim that Trident has against affiliate Trident Microsystems (Far East) Ltd., which is now represented by liquidators appointed by a court in the Cayman Islands.
The settlement provides for the liquidators to receive as much as $14.9 million in cash, allowing unsecured creditors of TMFE to have a recovery of 55 percent to 81 percent on $96.4 million in claims.
Other unsecured creditors with claims against TMFE will be paid 90 percent on claims of $16.6 million.
Unsecured creditors with claims of about $3 million against Trident will be paid in full, allowing a distribution of as much as 28 cents a share for stockholders.
Announcement of the settlement caused a 35 percent decline in Trident's stock. It closed yesterday at 25 cents, unchanged in over-the-counter trading.
Trident's television business was sold for about $22.5 million in cash to Sigma Designs Inc. (SIGM) Entropic Communications Inc. (ENTR) purchased the set-top box business for $65 million.
Before filing under Chapter 11 in January, Sunnyvale, California-based Trident was developing multimedia semiconductor products for the digital home entertainment market. The company and creditors together decided on selling the assets.
The petition listed assets of $310 million and debt of $39.6 million. The consolidated balance sheet contained in a regulatory filing listed assets of $236.8 million and total liabilities of $112.8 million as of Sept. 30.
For the nine months ended Sept. 30, revenue was $238 million, resulting in a $113.2 million operating loss and a $106.1 million net loss.
The case is In re Trident Microsystems Inc., 12-10069, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
Digital Domain's Post-Sale Bonuses Approved by Court
Digital Domain Media Group Inc. (DDMGQ) received court sanction for a $350,000 incentive bonus program when the U.S. bankruptcy judge in Delaware signed an approval order on Oct. 22.
The company modified the program in response to objections from the U.S. Trustee and representatives of former workers who weren't given requisite notification before mass firings.
The changes aren't public information because they were filed under seal.
The company originally sought authorization to pay bonuses so long as the business was sold for a price that was no less than the amount contained in a contract signed before the Chapter 11 filing on Sept. 11. The sale was approved by the judge on Sept. 25 and completed two days later.
The main part of the business was bought by a joint venture between Galloping Horse America LLC, an affiliate of Beijing Galloping Horse Co., and an affiliate of Reliance Capital Ltd. (RCAPT), based in Mumbai.
The opening bid at auction on Sept. 21 was $15 million. The eventual price was $36.7 million, including $3.6 million to cure defaults on contracts and $2.9 million to reimburse payroll costs.
Digital Domain listed assets of $205 million and liabilities totaling $214 million. Debt includes $40 million on senior secured convertible notes, plus $24.7 million in interest.
There is another issue of $8 million in subordinated secured convertible notes. Debt to trade suppliers and accounts payable totals $27.4 million, according to a court filing.
The company reported a $40.2 million operating loss and a $50.7 million net loss in the first half of 2012 on total revenue of $64.9 million. In 2011, there was a $75.1 million operating loss on total revenue of $98.6 million.
The case is In re Digital Domain Media Group Inc., 12-12568, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
Saab's U.S. Affiliate Has November Disclosure Hearing
Saab Cars North America Inc., the U.S. unit of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab Automobile AB, filed a disclosure statement telling unsecured creditors with $77 million in claims why they might receive from 7 percent to 58.5 percent from the bankruptcy begun in January.
The disclosure statement explains the liquidating Chapter 11 plan filed last week. A Nov. 16 hearing is scheduled for approval of disclosure materials.
Creditors are told their eventual recovery depends on success in either knocking out, reducing or subordinating the parent's claims, which total about $50 million.
A Sept. 30 balance sheet among the disclosure material shows the U.S. company as having $26.5 million cash.
The Swedish parent set up a new subsidiary to take over the distribution of parts in the U.S. The parent filed for bankruptcy in Sweden in December after running out of cash. Production first halted in March 2011.
Forty dealers filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the U.S. unit in January. Saab Cars didn't oppose the petition and went officially into Chapter 11 in February.
The case is In re Saab Cars North America Inc., 12-10344, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
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Oxford, Alabama, Hotel Owner Files in Chapter 11
The owner of a Marriott Courtyard hotel in Oxford, Alabama, filed a petition for Chapter 11 protection on Oct. 16 in Decatur, Alabama.
Devi LLC's petition listed assets of $8.4 million and liabilities totaling $11.4 million, almost all representing secured debt.
Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BBT) is owed more than $7.2 million, the mortgage lender said in a court filing. The hotel is worth less than the debt, the bank said.
The case is In re Devi LLC, 12-41973, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama (Decatur).
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The side effects of concern are the same with all NSAIDs regardless of their COX selectivity: stomach ulceration, loss of kidney function, and inappropriate bleeding. These are dependent on the dose of medication used and on risk factors of the host (for example: an aged pet may not efficiently clear a dose of medication from its body leading to stronger and longer activity of the drug). There is also a particular idiosyncratic reaction for NSAIDs which has received a great deal of press. An idiosyncratic reaction is one that is not dose-dependent nor predictable by any apparent host factor; it simply happens out of the blue. This particular idiosyncratic reaction is a liver toxicity which is rare enough that it did not show up in any of the initial 400 test subjects with carprofen, nor in the U.K. use of the carprofen and was not recognized until carprofen was used in over a million dogs in the U.S. after its release as the first NSAID. At first this reaction was considered to be only a carprofen problem but as time has passed and more dogs have been on NSAIDs it hasa been found that this reaction can occur with any NSAID. We will review this reaction below along with the other potential NSAID side effects.
Dogs with this syndrome show improvement with support 5 - 10 days after discontinuing carprofen. It is important that the NSAID be discontinued and the patient evaluated in the event of upset stomach signs in case of this syndrome. Even though this is a rare syndrome (one in 5000), it can become life-threatening if ignored. Appetite loss or other intestinal signs do not necessarily indicate a hepatopathy but since they might, it is important not to ignore these signs should they occur. There is no way to predict which dogs will experience this side effect.
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Deracoxib is a member of a class of drugs called "sulfonamides" which means it contains a chemical group containing sulfur. Often these medications are called "sulfa drugs." Antibiotics of the sulfa class (deracoxib is not an antibiotic) have been associated with some specific drug reactions (for more information see the section on trimethoprim sulfa). If a patient is known to have reactions against another sulfa drug, it is best to choose an NSAID other than deracoxib.
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The sentencing for a Maryland woman charged in a fatal crash in Adams Morgan last year has been postponed after the judge presiding over the case recused himself. Chamica Adams, of Mitchellville, Md., will be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter stemming from the Sept. 8 incident. Police say she was going to turn left onto Florida Avenue from 18th Street in Northwest when her car went over the center island and struck pedestrians Julia Bachleitner and Melissa Basque.
Bachleitner, of Austria, was a 26-year-old student at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. She died six days after the Sept. 8 incident. Basque was injured and later released from the hospital. Adams' car also crashed into the front of Keren Restaurant on Florida Avenue, according to WTOP.
As part of a plea agreement, charges for DUI and DWI against Adams were dropped. Adams was scheduled to be sentenced last Friday, but D.C. Superior Court Judge William Jackson recused himself. Jackson's daughter was in the same Hopkins exchange program as Bachleitner, although the students were in different locations during the program and the judge's daughter did not know Bachleitner or her family.
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condensation on inside of windshield
i just purchase a 03 focus with 27,000 miles on it.but no i have a problem when the weather dropped(pittsburgh) i seem to have a very heavy frozen condensation on the widshield and was wondering if anyone else has ran into this.i suspect that i have water coming in to the car but no windows leak and no hole in her.i had seen on another site about the drain tube from the ac evaporator being clogged?not sure any help would be great.
Happens to me all the time it sucks but I just live with it
Damn, low miles for an 03...where did you get it from? I heard condensation and immediatly though uh oh, Hurrican Sandy victim sold of as just fine.
If bought from a car lot it's possible they steam cleaned the carpets and (cloth) seats really well but didn't dry them so well...that'd cause that as it evaporated...
I had this problem in an old '86 Mercury Topaz that was my first car. It turned out the heater core was leaking. I lifted the floor mats to find the carpets all green underneath. [hihi]
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It happened to all my vehicles yesterday. It is also caused when the temperature changes rapidly, which is more than likely what caused this.
thank you to all,i will check under the carpet to see if any water is there.i bought it off of my inlaws for my daughter.they only live up north for 5 months out of the year and the car was just sitting in the gararge all that time.
I have had vehicles do this a little bit,but my focus is TERRIBLE for this!! There are days I have more ice on the INSIDE of the windshield then frost on the outside. I carry a little scraper for the inside,believe it or not because I am not going to sit there for 5 minutes wasting gas and time letting the defroster take it off. I know what causes it,my trunk seal is leaking somewhere when it rains and water gets on the inside of the license plate holder. I have tried to fix it several times,with no luck. So what i do now is on days like today when it isn't going to be raining outside and temps in the 40's-50's is roll the windows down a couple inches to let things dry out. this works until the next time it rains hard and leaks again.
If you park it with the climate control set on defog it will do this. The condensation is from water evaporating out of the airbox under the dash and condensing on the windshield. It usually happens if you are driving on a wet day then park on a flat or slightly incline. The water can't drain out of the box.
The easiest way to prevent this is to turn the clime control to off before shutting off the car when you are driving in the rain.
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Crank of the Week – May 30, 2011 – The Economist
That old stodgy, conservative English newspaper, The Economist, has been veering into the weeds recently with its stand on global warming and the environment. With the May 28 – June 3 issue it has left the road entirely and plunged into the eco-activist, climate change alarmist swamp. The cover of the US edition is emblazoned with the words "Welcome to the Anthropocene," the same title used on this blog a year and a half ago. Too bad they didn't read the Resilient Earth article, it might have prevented them making such a hash of their own report. Moreover, dredging up discredited tripe from more than a decade ago and plastering it on your cover like it's news is the height of lazy journalism—that or climate alarmist propaganda.
This blog has repeatedly warned of the Anthropocene scam being promoted by a number of fringe ecologists. Most recently, this bogus geological time period was cited in the trial of Humanity v. Earth, adjudicated by a gaggle of wayward Nobel Laureates in collusion with the UN and various NGOs. Never mind that the Anthropocene is not a real scientific term or an actual geological epoch, it is a good excuse to once again drag the climate change boogieman out from under the bed and frighten the children. As the newspaper's leader stated:
What geologists choose to call a period of history normally matters little to the rest of mankind; tussles at the International Commission on Stratigraphy over the boundaries of the Ordovician era do not normally capture headlines. The Anthropocene is different. It is one of those moments where a scientific realisation, like Copernicus grasping that the Earth goes round the sun, could fundamentally change people's view of things far beyond science. It means more than rewriting some textbooks. It means thinking afresh about the relationship between people and their world and acting accordingly.
We're sorry, but the clowns behind this little piece of pseudo-scientific balderdash are not anywhere near level of Copernicus. They are however grasping, grasping at anything bombastic or shocking to try and promote what over specialized, self-serving intellectual parasites think is important. The Economist leader and article are filled with vague half-truths and innuendo with no backing evidence and few named sources (none in the leader). Here are some examples:
- Scientists are increasingly using a new name for this new period. Rather than placing us still in the Holocene, a peculiarly stable era that began only around 10,000 years ago, the geologists say we are already living in the Anthropocene: the age of man. – The Holocene is not a "peculiarly stable" era, it is simply the latest of a long sequence of relatively warm interglacial periods that have occurred every 80-100,000 years or so since the beginning of the Pleistocene Ice Age. This may be news to The Economist but not to real scientists and it should have been hard to miss since the pattern has existed for over three million years.
- Almost 90% of the world's plant activity, by some estimates, is to be found in ecosystems where humans play a significant role. – Oh how to parse this howler. Since humanity had indeed spread to every continent and every environment on Earth the statement seems a bit trite; almost like saying "99.9% of the world's plant activity happens on Earth." It could just as easily be reversed to say 90% of the world's human activity is to be found in ecosystems where plants play a significant role.
- The world's ecosystems are dominated by an increasingly homogenous and limited suite of cosmopolitan crops, livestock and creatures that get on well in environments dominated by humans. Creatures less useful or adaptable get short shrift: the extinction rate is running far higher than during normal geological periods. – As we have always said, if you want to save something from extinction put it on the menu. As for those less adaptable going extinct, that's the way natural selection works, you scientific illiterates.
- The sheer amount of biomass now walking around the planet in the form of humans and livestock handily outweighs that of all other large animals. – Large animals, perhaps, but add up all of the planet's insects. Or perhaps you should just look up krill. If you read Dawkins' The Selfish Gene you would realize we are just fulfilling nature's mandate.
- Increasing the planet's resilience will probably involve a few dramatic changes and a lot of fiddling. An example of the former could be geoengineering. – Earth is resilient enough, thank you, and will still be doing fine when we are all dead and gone. As for geoengineering, we guess they missed the report stating that removing CO2 from the air won't work.
- The challenge of the Anthropocene is to use human ingenuity to set things up so that the planet can accomplish its 21st-century task. – What bloody task? Planets don't have tasks, they are collections of accreted matter whirling through space. Why do ecological dingbats, after running down humanity, insist on anthropomorphizing inanimate objects? Nature itself is simply a collection of interacting physical processes—it neither feels nor cares, neither suffers nor rejoices, at anything we do.
There is certainly nothing new here, Nobel Prize-winner Paul Crutzen has been pushing this Anthropocene nonsense for over a decade (see "A Brave New Epoch"). In fact, the longer article begins by quoting Crutzen. He's been trying to blame humans for climate change starting as early as 15,000 years ago. The fact of the matter is this whole Anthropocene imbroglio is simply a part of the larger biodiversity crisis scam.
trying to put things into perspective.
If you are truly interested in the whole Anthropocene flimflam see the original "Welcome To The Anthropocene" article by Dr. Hoffman, written back in January of 2010. It examines the recent upswing in anthropocenism. As for the laggards at The Economist, perhaps they will eventually catch up with the truth. In the mean time, for aiding the spread of decade old crank science and blatant eco-scaremongering, this Crank of the Week goes to The Economist, it is sad to see it sink so low.
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You still have time to see this excellent exhibition of digital paintings by Chris Von Steiner. It shares the large 3rd floor gallery with Laurie Liptons Extraordinary Drawings so you get to see two great shows in one visit.
Im amazed that Chris creates these using just the computer mouse not the stylus and tablet that most digital artists prefer. He tends to create series of paintings which perhaps tell a story The Snow King being a good example is reminiscent of Narnia and are my favourites. Others include familiar pop imagery and icons in bold colours, some mildly gruesome or fetishistic scenes some very colourful dreams (or nightmares) are portrayed. Lovely.
This exhibition showcases the work of digital French artist Chris Von Steiner whose work combines the pop icons of his youth with bold colours,elements from movies, music, books and television. He draws on dreams and desires to create digital nightmares.
Im a digital artist. No brush, no paint, no pen. With my mouse, my computer and a little help from Adobe Illustrator(c), I tell strange stories and freaky tales, where people can lose themselves like I lose myself. Sitting alone at dark in front of my computer, drawing, sampling, looping and editing whats in the tortured brain of the sick teenager I was and will always remain.
Like a popstar whose striking good songs touch your heart and haunt your mind, I want to share my wildest dreams and my deepest fears. No rule, no key or theory to understand/explain my work. What You See Is What You Get: emotion.
A digital artist from France, Von Steiner combines the pop icons of his youth with bold colours, elements from movies, music, books, or television, using his fantasies, dreams and desires to create digital nightmares of teenage fancies and bizarre fetishes tales.
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Re: Power Nap
I really like it! I sleep on the couch, unfortunately, and all my friends know it. They'd certainly love to see me wear that!
Re: energy harvester
DS, you have a very impressive art style. Good luck getting to the fog! GMV
Thanks, I wish this could get printed, but the competition is too tough. :-(
Re: Blowfish POWER (resub)
Very Clever! I giggled to myself. Well executed GMV
Gorgeous design! GMV... too bad brown shirts don't complement my skintone very well. The design is beautiful!
Thanks BlakeStamps, nautikal and pinkrobe! Man, I went to work 9th and come home 11th. Guess that's the way of the woot. :P
Re: Two cups of nuclear java
Right on! **** Starbucks!
Re: BLAST OFF!
feet are a great idea-- would have liked it more if there was a cape in the background, ya know, cuz of the mask on the floor and all. but the sweat socks are so classic. nice touch. gmv.
Re: Blue Flame
Re: energy crisis!
I hope that this design gets the win. Great job.
ErvTheRipper wrote:WE NEEED MORE VOTES!
Yes, I agree, MOAR VOTES!
HotIceCream wrote:feet are a great idea-- would have liked it more if there was a cape in the background, ya know, cuz of the mask on the floor and all. but the sweat socks are so classic. nice touch. gmv.
A Cape! Man, why didn't I think of that? That would've been sweet. Well maybe I'll modify it for use at a later date since it most likely won't make it to the top 4. Thanks for the idea!
Re: The energy is in us
Wow, nice climb -- its pretty cool to see this entry move up so quickly in the last couple days of voting. =)
Re: Lots of Energy Stored in a Cheeseburger
YAY! No pickles!! :D
I love that the kid's sweat sock colors don't match :D
I'd wear this for sure, and not just around Halloween.
Re: Downtown Solar City
I am not quite sure exactly what I am looking at it, but it has a really attractive feel to it. I like it a lot.
Re: Subatmoicnucleomolecularelectromagnificent Party!
I've known that guy in the back for a long time - he's always been so negative!!
LOVE the shirt!
Wish the title could be on it as well :D
Re: newton's orbs
I think this is cute, but I am having trouble counting the colors.
It seems to have gotten past the Rejectolator, so perhaps it only has 6?
Re: New Comer
ROFL, This is great! I love their expressions!!
hahahaha!! good one!
Re: neon ChessClub
My CINTIQ12wx came monday So I re drew/colored this one .
AdderXYU wrote:Even so, I don't think "energy" is very clear here.
Also, the brown in the background will print awful. but hey, why would anyone bother thinking about whether a shirt will look good in real life before voting? Keep doin' what you're doin'... hope you love your horribly printed crapshoot... you voted! lalalalalalalalalalalalal
I know nobody thinks about what the shirt will ACTUALLY look like most of this stuff is way to big and everyone is voting based on the artwork not on how the tee would look (if that makes sense) who would want to wear something huge that covers your whole shirt? But I digress.
ooooo. perfect bday present for my nuclear physicist friend, who just loves a good particle.
Re: Sound Energy
damnit this better win i want to buy it... 5th place? what the hell? the little coffee battery one isnt that great.
AdderXYU wrote:The difference between anything I've done and this shirt is that if my shirts printed, they would look bad based on my talent or lack thereof (and I would never deny I'm a total amateur). This will look bad because it was incredibly poorly done.
Look at other shirt sites that matter. There is more on threadless with a sloppy drawing style than there is with clip-art looking blocks and no meaning. There is more similarity to my work on Design By Humans than to this low-visibility, lower-concept dreck. Even Uneetee insists on real designs and not this. I am not speaking out of bitterness or trying to obfuscate the truth... I am working with what real people who are respected in the shirt business seem to think. Woot is voted for by a bunch of know-nothings who love computers, and a handful of people who have an eye for art (note an eye, not a hand) and a desire to see true art go rewarded. I hide behind nothing... the people who believe otherwise hide behind the votes as if that is a sign of quality. Think of something that was voted for and is the best... look at oscars and grammys. Look at politics even. It's rare for something to win based on relative merit. Woot is all the more proof. Other sites are smart enough to not trust numbskulls with the final results.
If my skill, or lack thereof, means anything, it means I'm able to be fearless about speaking my mind. Don't kid yourselves, most designers here shut their faces in public because they're afraid of losing the votes of the same tools who vote for carp like this in the first place. Don't think their silence means they approve... they're just more concerned about keeping a good reputation and some solid paychecks than speaking their minds. I have nothing to lose, and am happy to speak their minds for them.
Woot insults you guys for the idiocy you buy. Learn the facts. You might be the majority, but that doesn't make you right. I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck I suck
Did you have to look up all your fancy schmancy words in a fancy schmancy thesaurus? If we're a bunch of know-nothings I guess we all don't deserve to use the web no less THE INTERNET. Plus like you said in my quote you suck and noone cares what you say because its always some bone you pick with "idiots using the Internet" or "politics" or "carp" or "humdiggity-do" or "blahblahblah" the thing is you've just been served and don't bother commenting about my use of made up words because some people like made up words.
Re: Cofee Levels Critical
nice concept but bad positioning and size... its nice but im still suprised its in the lead.
TeeHee! This shirt is kind of CORNy! HEHEHEH! *:-)
I really can't argue my point any further as it is a lost cause. All I can say is that I had no intention of making my shirt anything like any other prior submission, and I am sorry if the designer of that shirt feels that I stole their ideas, because I didn't. I didn't look at that design for inspiration or ideas at all while thinking of or making this design. Heck, most of my submissions come from designs that I sketch from a notepad at my desk job. I'm sure if you feel cheated, there's no way I'm going to change your mind from anything that I say, so all I can do is leave it at that. Thanks again to all that have voted, you have sure made this an interesting week.
Re: Redneck Flash Light
Nice to see you got the same gnarly glowing effect as your bug design without having the gradients. Very cool.
Love this SOOO mush! Great color combo. GMV *:-)
Re: Summer in the City
Re: Lightbulb Visits A Modern Art Museum
Awesome piece! GMV!
Maybe you should've included the 'text' part? ;-)
you are all very kind, thank you for your votes and comments!
Dang if that little negative guy in the back didn't scramble the shirt title:
subatmoic... instead of subatomic...
Nevertheless, if Physics were this fun when I was in school, I would have done a lot better in it.
Re: Zee Sun
I want that shirt.....get your act together and figure out how to print it
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