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Clearbra, etc in Munich?
Is anyone aware of a place in Munich to have a clear bra or similar coating applied to your car?
Google "auto lackschutz folierung München " and you will get several hits. I have no idea of costs or quality. Complete car wraps instead of paint are popular in Germany so they are good at it. Good luck.
A place in Munich here:
I swear, 6 weeks ago when I did my ED, they said they car had to be stock when I turned it in. More power to you if you can pull it off.
I know, I know some of you are anal about your cars, but honestly I have never needed any extra protection on any of my ED's. Car is gone over with a fine tooth comb for any dings, scratches, or dents, and they are repaired at the VPC. So why worry? Just enjoy the trip and don't sweat the small stuff.
We were warned also regarding clear bra installation and or leaving anything in the car.
I guess it would be taken off or out of the car. Well, check this out. We just took redelivery at the PCD last week.
Our car is a Yellow '13 BMW. If someone was going to search a car you would think it woukd be ours.
But, during our trip we had camping gear that we couldn't take back so I thought what the heck, let's pack our clothes and tent, sleepings bags, etc. in the trunk.
When the time came to get our car, I video taped us opening the trunk because I had a feeling the belongings would still be there.
They were. I seriously doubt clear bra would be removed or even noticed.
I think I'm just going to have a local detailer go over the exterior and apply opti coat 2.0 once I get it back stateside. Opti-coat is supposed to be a permanent coating and it has great reviews....I don't want to be waxing my car once a month, but I plan on keeping it for quite a while and would like to keep the exterior in good condition.
You could always try a temporary solution while on ED.. you can remove it on drop off and get real clear bra stateside!
When new paint is applied to a car, even when baked, the car is returned with earnest advice not to wax, treat or otherwise suffocate the new paint for a good while. Something in the 30+ day range. And that's in AZ where anything that is going to evaporate barely makes it from the gun to the car in the first place.
It's worth considering that when you pick a car up directly from the manufacturer it can be only a few days old, and rarely older than 2 weeks. Even were I a proponent of clearbras I'd have to think twice about putting them on a car with a paint age which is measured in tens of hours. Especially in cooler seasons when any precautionary curing time would have to be extended. It's the least cured deepest layer of paint which closest to the plastic/metal bodywork that you need to worry about - if someone has to peel off a poorly positioned clearbra section there is a small chance that the paint would choose to stick to the clearbra material and separate from the car body instead. A paint tear would really upset you if you're a fan of perfect paint.
Better to enjoy the car as Gott and BMW intended while in Europe and know that the world's best no-quibble zero-deductible insurance will make you painlessly whole for any paint injuries which might have been mitigated by a clearbra.
While we're on the topic, who ARE those people who cocoon the front of their car in thick heavy black vinyl bras? In AZ. In summer? The environment underneath one of those things has to be even more damaging to paint than the conditions inside a Bolivian unicyclist's jock-strap. (ACKs to NTNOCN, BBC).
I couldn't resist. I drove the car from the floor of the Welt to their parking garage where I waxed it.
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The couple that plays together stays together, and Lea Michele definitely looked smitten with her boyfriend Matthew Paetz while out and about in Los Angeles yesterday (August 13).
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Members of the American Legion Post 6 spoke out Sunday after a city grounds crew allegedly mowed through, and drove over, nearly 100 American flags honoring the gravesites of war veterans at Olivet Cemetery early last week.
Shock and utter disbelief was the reaction from Legion members such as Ross A. Smith, cemetery chairman with the American Legion.
"This is complete disregard and complete disrespect. You don't treat the American flag like that. That's a symbol of our American nation," Smith said. "As citizens of the United States, we need to honor our veterans 24-7. And for seven days we can't honor them? I'm in total disbelief."
According to Smith, the American flags placed on veteran gravesites the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend remain until the following Saturday.
Smith said that in the past, if the grass needed to be mowed before the seven days had passed, the flags were removed and then replaced when the grounds crew had finished.
The flag desecration was discovered by community volunteer David Heath while making a daily trip to Olivet Cemetery to replace fallen and unserviceable flags with replacements from the American Legion Post 6.
Heath said he was shocked by what he saw.
"They (American flags) were all laying on the ground, just like garbage," Heath said. "If they would have called to say they were mowing, I would have been out there pulling flags in front of them."
In a letter written to the American Legion Post 6, Heath described what he saw after arriving at Olivet Cemetery.
"On Tuesday May 29th or Wednesday May 30th, I picked up numerous flags that were either ran over or cut up by the grass-cutting crew at the cemetery. I could tell the damage was caused by the mowers because I saw wheel marks over the portion of the staff and the condition of some of the flags," wrote Heath.
After spending nearly two hours replacing the flags at the cemetery, Heath returned the damaged flags to the American Legion Post 6 and notified a worker of what he had seen.
Members of the American Legion Post 6 said they want whoever is responsible for the flag desecration to be held responsible and to learn a little flag etiquette.
"The city should be able to assure the citizens that it won't happen again," said Legion member Ed Routon. "They should hold themselves to every standard when representing the American flag."
Offices for the City of Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Department were closed Sunday and were consequently unavailable for comment.
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That just makes me sick. Tonight on the weather channel I saw a clip of some city with thunderstorms just before a commercial break, and it showed the American Flag blowing around like crazy IN THE RAIN! When are people going to learn flag etiquette? I know they didn't teach it when I was in grade school, my dad taught me the Etiquette of the Flag and he wasn't even born in this country.
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My flag flies in the rain, but it's an all weather flag.The Flag Code
Title 4, United States Code, Chapter 1
As Adopted by the National Flag Conference, Washington, D.C., June 14-15, 1923, and Revised and Endorsed by the Second National Flag Conference, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1924. Revised and adopted at P.L. 623, 77th Congress, Second Session, June 22, 1942; as Amended by P.L. 829, 77th Congress, Second Session, December 22, 1942; P.L. 107 83rd Congress, 1st Session, July 9, 1953; P.L. 396, 83rd Congress, Second Session, June 14, 1954; P.L. 363, 90th Congress, Second Session, June 28, 1968; P.L. 344, 94th Congress, Second Session, July 7, 1976; P.L. 322, 103rd Congress, Second Session, September 13, 1994; P.L. 225, 105th Congress, Second Session, August 12, 1998; and P.L. 80, 106th Congress, First Session, October 25, 1999.
§ 4. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, ''I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'', should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
§ 5. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition
The following codification of existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America is established for the use of such civilians or civilian groups or organizations as may not be required to conform with regulations promulgated by one or more executive departments of the Government of the United States. The flag of the United States for the purpose of this chapter shall be defined according to sections 1 and 2 of this title and Executive Order 10834 issued pursuant thereto.
§ 6. Time and occasions for display
(a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
(d) The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on New Year's Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, January 20; Martin Luther King, Jr.s birthday, the third Monday in January; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12; Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February; Easter Sunday (variable); Mother's Day, second Sunday in May; Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May; Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May; Flag Day, June 14; Independence Day, July 4; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17; Columbus Day, second Monday in October; Navy Day, October 27; Veterans Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25; and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.
(e) The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.
(f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.
(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.
§ 7. Position and manner of display
The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i) of this section.
(b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.
(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession thereof: Provided, That nothing in this section shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with that of the flag of the United States at the headquarters of the United Nations.
(d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.
(e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
(f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right.
(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.
(h) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff. When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.
(i) When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.
(j) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.
(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.
(l) The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used as the covering for the statue or monument.
(m) The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law. In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress. The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. As used in this subsection -
(1) the term ''half-staff'' means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
(2) the term ''executive or military department'' means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5, United States Code; and
(3) the term ''Member of Congress'' means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
(n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.
(o) When the flag is suspended across a corridor or lobby in a building with only one main entrance, it should be suspended vertically with the union of the flag to the observer's left upon entering. If the building has more than one main entrance, the flag should be suspended vertically near the center of the corridor or lobby with the union to the north, when entrances are to the east and west or to the east when entrances are to the north and south. If there are entrances in more than two directions, the union should be to the east.
§ 8. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.
(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
§ 9. Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag
During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all present except those in uniform should face the flag and stand at attention with the right hand over the heart. Those present in uniform should render the military salute. When not in uniform, men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Aliens should stand at attention. The salute to the flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.
§ 10. Modification of rules and customs by President
Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in a proclamation.
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I'd like to know the result \ outcome of this story. I'm very sensitive to anything \ anyone that dishonors our Flag.
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That is almost hard to believe - hardly far removed from burning IMO.
Total disrespect and desicration I have two all-weather flags and display them with immense pride - woe betide anyone damaging those!!!.
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No respect anymore in this country.
An update. Both from the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle:Mayor meets with Post 6 commander
By Cameron Mathews
CHEYENNE - Mayor Jack Spiker requested a personal meeting Monday with various American Legion Post 6 members to learn if a city crew actually mowed down about 100 small American flags at Olivet Cemetery last week.
But after sending in two "well-seasoned" Parks and Recreation Department employees to inspect the damage, he said he is convinced they weren't mowed over.
"A mower would have shredded them," he said. "This doesn't mean a city employee didn't do something, but a mower didn't do it."
After a meeting was called between American Legion Post 6 members and the community on Sunday to discuss what happened, Spiker was prompted to call his own meeting with Post Commander Ross Smith to get the facts.
"(The Legion) accused us of something we know nothing about," Spiker said. "I understand their anger, but we're angry too."
Approximately 100 small American flags posted beside the gravesites of war veterans were apparently cut down sometime last week.
Spiker and city Parks and Recreation Department Director Rick Parish didn't know what had happened or that a meeting had even been held until early Monday morning.
"It puzzles me why we haven't received any communication about this until (Monday) morning," Spiker said. "I would have loved to attend that meeting, because it would have been so much easier to get to the bottom of this."
Community volunteer David Heath said he noticed the ruined flags sometime last Tuesday or Wednesday, but those facts don't match up with city mowing records, Parish said.
Because of last Tuesday's rainfall, no mowing at the cemetery took place, he said. If the incident happened the following day, it would be a whole different story.
"Right now, the story is one person said this person heard that this person said this," Spiker said. "We are trying to get down to the facts."
Whether it was a city employee or an act of vandalism is still uncertain. But whoever is guilty will be dealt with very harshly, he said.
Parish said five mowers and two-man crews using portable trimmers were working in shifts Wednesday, but nothing was ever reported to his office, the mayor's office or to the cemetery's secretary, who is responsible for tracking filed complaints.
"I was obviously surprised when I first heard about the whole thing," Parish said. "A couple (crew members) did say they accidentally hit two of them, but not to the amount we observed (Monday)."
Spiker said that because of the number of rows that make up the cemetery grounds and how many mowers were going at once, "someone would have seen or said something."
That's why he scheduled an appointment with Smith to come down and see the flags that had been harmed.
"There were too many eyes," he said. "So far, the facts are pointing in different directions, and the days don't line up with our records. Our staff is upset as much as the public is."
During Monday's meeting, Spiker and Parish were shown 100 damaged flags.
Approximately 90 of them appeared to have been knocked over and their wooden sticks broken in half. The rest were in pretty good shape, Spiker said.
Parish, Spiker and Smith all toured the cemetery Monday afternoon and found no additional damage.
Smith initially said mower tracks were spotted on a flag, but Spiker believes that a mower probably would have destroyed it, while a portable trimmer might have partially damaged it.
Another meeting with American Legion Post 6 members and cemetery employees has been scheduled by Spiker for sometime today in an effort to find out what happened and who is responsible.
"If we can identify some sort of timeline when this occurred, we can identify who was involved," Spiker said. "In my mind, our people are innocent, but we will do what we have to to prove who is responsible."Mayor explains cemetery flag flap
Spiker says any damage was unintentional
By Cameron Mathews
CHEYENNE - Mayor Jack Spiker will send a letter to American Legion Post 6 today detailing the city's findings related to its investigation of last week's destruction of about 100 small American flags at Olivet Cemetery.
In his letter, Spiker said he plans to tell the Legion post members that malicious intent wasn't involved with any of the damaged flags.
"We hope to replace the flags, learn from this and figure out what new procedures need to be made," said Rick Parish, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department. "We will work with the Legion to do the best we can and admit we are partially responsible for this."
Parish said he will ask the Legion if his department can replace the number of flags that were reportedly destroyed.
Several days after Legion post members asserted that the flags appeared to have been ripped apart by a city crew's lawnmower, Spiker continues to say he doesn't think that was the case.
He said there just isn't any evidence to conclude that someone intentionally harmed the flags.
"I don't think the Legion inflated its reported number (of destroyed flags)," Spiker said. "It's just a combination of some innocent mistakes and maybe some vandalism."
After a lengthy set of interviews with various cemetery employees that last two days, Spiker said, he has concluded that nobody mowed over the flags.
Crew members have admitted to running over two or three by accident, which isn't uncommon because of the size of the machines they operate.
Rob Allen, a mower with the city's parks department, said it was almost outrageous for him to hear that nearly 100 flags were harmed by a grounds crew member.
"We have a really good crew here," he said. "We try as hard as we can, and from what I saw (of the flags), they weren't run over by a mower."
Rather, many of Allen's co-workers agree the damage was likely caused by weather conditions.
"These things are basically held down by little staples," said John Burton, who also works as a mower. "Bad weather will pull them out of the ground."
City Councilwoman Judy Case said it doesn't matter what caused the damage; it happened.
All that needs to happen now to resolve the situation is for Spiker and other city officials step up and take some responsibility, she said.
"Who did this is irrelevant," Case said. "It happened. Instead of arguing about who did it, it's already done. Stop shooting the blame."
Spencer Townsend, also a grounds crew member, said he is looking everywhere all the time when operating a mower.
If he had seen 100 ruined and chopped-up flags, a report would have been filed.
"I just didn't see anything like that," Townsend said. "I would have noticed it. All we're doing is getting out there to make it look nice."
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I wouldn't care if they were American born and bred, that kind of action is grounds for someone getting a mud hole stomped into them and then walked dry.
If there is enough left of them after that, ship them to some other country. Iraq sounds like a good start.
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My money is on lazy and uncaring municipal workers.
Well an update was posted as I read about proper flag etiquette, then commented! Man it can move fast around here! :-)
While the grounds crew may not have damaged them all, even damage to one shows they didn't work carefully around them or move them out of the work area. They may not be flags, but our county ground crew chews up my schools soccer nets all the time because they will not get their lazy behinds off the tractor to move the portion of the net contacting the ground.
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I have used those industrial size mowers, really would be surprised at what does not get all shredded in them. But I guess we will not know for sure. My money is with the lazy workers though.
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We want to tile our fireplace surround and the floor in front of the fireplace. Right now there is large pieces of marble. The marble is pink and grey and very outdated - I know some folks get a bit crazy when covering up or discarding marble. Where do we start? Do we pull off the marble or do we tile over? The marble on the floor is flush with the wood flooring around it.
Any advice will be appreciated.
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A new BBC Three television show has been branded 'racist' by members of the Austalian Tongan community.
Jonah from Tonga, which is the brainchild of comedian Chris Lilley, tells the tale of an unruly teenage schoolboy in Australia.
Lilley wears brown-face make-up and speaks in a strong Polynesian accent to depict Jonah, who previously featured in his cult series Summer Heights High.
The show, co-produced by ABC, BBC and HBO, aired on UK screens last week.
But the series has upset members of the Polynesian community, sparking social media campaign #MyNameisNOTJonah hitting out against alleged stereotypes of the show.
Instagram user Salote Taukalau posted an image on Instagram holding a poster reading: "I am a proud Tongan. I've never been suspended."
"And I've never been to prison. And I'm in my final year studying towards my Bachelor Degree."
In a similar post, Leitu Havea, wrote on Facebook: "'This post is to stand up to the stereotypes of how Pacific Islanders are being perceived as within the TV show #JonahFromTonga."
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It was also shared by former The Voice Australia singer Prinnie Stevens, who is also Polynesian.
She said: "I can't tell you how strongly I believe in this message. I have always despised the stereotypes that society put upon us as Tongans/Polynesian people."
Professor Helen Lee, head of La Trobe University's department of sociology and anthropology, told Radio Australia's Pacific beat she was horrified by the show's portrayal of Pacific youth.
She said: "I just think it's dreadful. It's just awful. It's creating a terrible stereotype that's just deeply offensive to Tongans.
"The comments to his supposed sister, calling her fatty, talking about sexual matters, swearing in front of her is absolutely taboo in Tongan culture."
Rick Kalowski, ABC TV's head of comedy, said Lilley's characters "display human foibles... in a humorous and sometimes confronting way."
"The series does not encourage or condone prejudice," he said.
"Instead Chris Lilley's portrayals mock and satirise the narrow-minded attitudes expressed by some of its characters, including his own.
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|1st March 2004, 03:19 PM
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Re: Aleph-x
You have taken the quote out of context....if you read the entire post youd see that it was said about those making a kit for sale. Please read the entire post before you get offended!!
Everything is possible....to do the impossible just takes a little while longer.
|1st March 2004, 03:24 PM
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IMHO, there is no difference. To pirate a song or the entire CD is still a pirate. I have been trying to avoid pulling Kristijan into the thread but anyhow this has been raised. Mr Pass did not object to Kristijan, and he did not object to DIYZONE (at least up to this moment).
The HiFiZen Aleph X, in fact, has been referenced by DIYZONE as "a version that allows various options to be tried out, thus is better for the more experienced DIYers", whereas the DIYZONE provides an opportunity for the less expereinced.
For example, it would be extremely difficult for anyone to purchase, say 50 IRF240 and have a few matched pairs. In fact, 50 may not be enough to get the necessary matched pairs. Then there will be a pile of parts left over. In addition, someone like me who do not have access to fancy metal processing machinery (like Peter Daniels) has the benefit of the case fabricated with appropriate holes and opening, etc. I believe it helped beginners to understand the beauty of Mr Pass' elegant design solutions.
It seems a lot of the group purchase participants are students.
Another disclaimer: I did not participate in the DIYZONE Aleph X group pruchase and have no connection to the site.
Again, I have full respect of the IP rights, but somehow this discussion seems to have been biased.
|1st March 2004, 03:41 PM
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Re: Re: Aleph-x
I think Thomas was referring to Thunau's comments, not yours.
Having heated debate on [the IP issue] that, strangely enough, everyone agrees that must be upkeeped, shall we look at the brighter side of things?
DIYZONE has apart from the Aleph X group purchase, has a lot of other "kits" to offer, most of them original designs. Many of them are very simple that there has been quite a few beginners joined the brave new world of DIY audio with the help of this site.
Mr Nelson Pass' name was made known to a lot of people who would not otherwise have a clue this is the grand master of audio design. Free advertisement? Maybe.
Maybe I have said too much today.
|1st March 2004, 03:56 PM
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|1st March 2004, 04:06 PM
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I am sure he is.
And so are the the people of diyzone. I don't care how little they are making. You shouldn't be selling kits nor boards.
As far as the raising-sun countries ripping off the west it has been going on forever. The case of Italian motorcycles design being ripped off by honda suzuki and kawazaky it's one of the examples most dear to me.
I was just too happy to see the reverse happen, abeit on a smaller scale, when Peter got busy with the Gainclone idea.
What I think is that we are the very murky interface between DIY and commercial here. Most of the circuits on this site do work well and sound damn good too. You should also be aware that 99% of the mama and papa audio autfits out there are selling copies of copies of copies that, they claim, have been optimized to sound better.
The important thing is that the few originals out there (like Nelson) are keeping one step ahead of the competition.
|1st March 2004, 04:42 PM
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I just received an email from Mr. Limin Wu and also from
another gentlemen in Taiwan.
Mr. Wu states that this is a one time group buy and that the
miniscule profit above parts cost is for the labor of matching
devices and such, and promises that this will cease in March.
I recall the amplifiers in the photos on his site had "Pass Aleph X"
in large lettering on the front panel. I see that this is not the
case as of this morning.
There does seem to be some misunderstanding in Taiwan (and
maybe elsewhere) about our policy, although it seems to me
that I have stated it often enough.
Ah well, this sort of thing has happened every couple of months
for the last 26 years. Not all companies companies are unethical,
as exemplified by Nakamichi, who paid 6 figures for a license to
use the Stasis design (Thanks, Mr. Yamazaki).
|1st March 2004, 05:18 PM
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With the out sourcing going on now in the engineering field, I expect this to get much more prevalent. As engineers leave the US, other countries wit out fair trade practices and paten laws will do more copying. Of course, some fields will be hit much worse than others.
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|1st March 2004, 09:58 PM
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I'm not sure what rights I might have to the Aleph-X. Perhaps a copyright on that particular version of the circuit, though that's easy enough to work around. In any event Nelson's patents are clearly the defining legal documents and his rights supercede mine (if any). And that's as it should be.
The whole intellectual property thing took a bit of a turn for me when my stories started getting ripped off without payment. I once saw a quote from a more established author in the field who said he'd always wished that he was good enough that someone would find it worth their while to steal from him. I make no claims as to how good an author I am--that's for others to decide--but the web has made it practical to steal stories even from the little guys...you know they're scraping bottom when they have nothing better to do than take my stories.
At the moment I'm sitting on three audio projects that I could post fairly readily. Given the atmosphere here at this time, I don't intend to do so. I don't profit from this stuff...indeed, it seems to serve only as a lightning rod for hassle. With that in mind, the scales--for me--seem to be tilting towards the negative side.
For the record, I have received the following:
--PaulB sent me some IRF MOSFETs, and later a pair of Aleph-X boards. I'm not sure who made the boards, but they are not of the HiFiZen group.
--Jam sent me three 2SK389s a while back. They got submerged under other stuff (my fault, not his) and surfaced this past fall during a big cleanup I undertook...which still isn't done.
--HiFiZen sent me a pair of Aleph-X boards. Someone else was involved in that board layout, but I can't remember who. I apologize for not remembering their ID.
--MikeW has sent me two different generations of Mini-A boards.
--And last, but certainly not least, Nelson sent me a very nice bottle of wine when the Aleph-X thread hit 250k.
I'd like to offer my thanks to the above people. They didn't have to do what they did. In no case am I aware of any skeletons in the closet that I could use to blackmail them into parting with those things. They did it out of generosity. I believe that is a full accounting of the 'profit' that I have made from this phase of my audio career. If I have been so crass as to leave anyone out, please accept my apologies...I'm writing this post at work and my mind is a bit scattered.
Don't get me wrong. I love audio as much as anyone, and more than most. It's just that the web tends to bring out the best and worst in people. The guys and gals who are pure gold at heart shine brightly indeed, but there are others who seem to have gone over to the dark side.
|1st March 2004, 10:46 PM
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Sad but true!
All most of us really want is to play around....this is what kills the fun and the spirit.
Everything is possible....to do the impossible just takes a little while longer.
|2nd March 2004, 01:45 AM
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sign of success. Once upon a time a not-going-to-be-named
company in one of the Carolina's copied the Zen resistor for
resistor. I was ****ed off enough at the time that I decided to
stop publishing projects. After my reaction went through a
half-life or so, I decided that it was an immature and pointless
response - as if I should stop doing what I like because some
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Their strategy of producing smaller, less expensive items, seemed to fit the profile of many of the attendees, who said while they were interested in the handmade items on display, they had no plans to spend a lot of money.
Salt Lake City resident Dayna Reale, who attended the show Sunday, said she was interested in jewelry, especially turquoise. Her friend Mary Dodge said she was interested in the rugs. But both had plans only to "look around" and maybe "buy something small."
Anita Jackson, who lives in the small Navajo community of Teesto on the Navajo Reservation, lamented that the big rugs -- the works of art that are the real money-makers for artisans -- are just so hard to sell right now. Like her fellow weavers, she too was peddling smaller varieties.
Grace Smith Yellowhammer, who has been selling her rugs and crafts at the Utah show for two decades, said the current economic climate is disappointing, which makes her appreciate the efforts of the Adopt-A-Native Elder Program even more.
"The economy is bad," she said. "But I'm not complaining. I'm just so grateful that I'm here."
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With rug sales down and the cost of some necessities, such as firewood, higher than last year, the nonprofit Park City-based organization is seeking those interested in making sure Navajo elders, many of whom have no electricity or running water, have enough supplies to get through the winter. Visit www.anelder.org for more information.
With rug sales down and the cost of some necessities, such as firewood, higher than last year, the nonprofit Park City-based organization is seeking those interested in making sure Navajo elders, many of whom have no electricity or running water, have enough supplies to get through the winter. Visit www.anelder.org for more information.


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San Francisco singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel has made a career of playing with beauty and terror, the ugly and the sublime. Tonight he digs into his back catalog, performing songs from his band American Music Club. It's a great opportunity to revisit material from the critically lauded but commercially overlooked group. Be sure to get there early for Timber Timbre, the latest stellar act to come out of Canada's Arts and Crafts label, home to Broken Social Scene.
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The Moondoggies
Bobby Bare Jr. might be the headliner tonight, but Seattle band The Moondoggies are the band to pay attention to on this bill. Like their brethren The Maldives, these guys know how to lay down visceral but melodic rock 'n' roll, laced with a dose of rural twang and spine-tingling backporch harmonies. They might get lost in the vast musical ocean of Musicfest this time around, but these guys mean business - and they've been turning more and more heads in the Northwest as word gets out.
9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Dante's, 1 S.W. Third Ave., 503-226-6630, $15 or free with Musicfest wristband
Youth Group
Musicfest NW is full of great acts, but Australia's Youth Group is definitely worth singling out. The band's beautiful brand of alt-pop has earned it handpicked opening slots for Death Cab For Cutie, and even a cursory listen will reveal why. Singer Toby Martin has a voice that's truly lovely - solid, clear and emotional - and his bandmates support his strength with music that can be as beefy as it is delicate. If you don't swoon to songs like 'Start Today Tomorrow' and 'In My Dreams,' you probably aren't paying attention.
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GM Inside News reports that General Motors is working on a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine for the Cadillac ATS. The small-displacement engine is expected to produce between 270 and 280 horsepower. Those are impressive figures, though there's no indication as to whether or not the engine will require premium fuel.
If true, the engine's introduction only stokes the rumors indicating that GM is walking away from V6 drivetrain options in its mid-size offerings altogether. Automakers like Kia and Hyundai have already abandoned the six, allowing those companies to produce lighter, more efficient sedans that are just as powerful as their V6 competition.
GMI says that the new 2.0-liter will be cut from the same cloth as the 2.5-liter Ecotec four-cylinder that GM recently unveiled in the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. In other words, while it may borrow some tricks from the turbo 2.0-liter lump that powers the Buick Regal GS, it will by and large be its own beast.GM readying 2.0-liter turbo four for Cadillac ATS? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Kolkata: While admitting that there was no questioning Virender Sehwag's class as a cricketer, Team India manager Lalchand Rajput today said his position in the side is not clear as yet.
Talking at the customary press meet after Team India's nets at the Eden Gardens today, Rajput said, ''Viru (Virender Sehwag) is undoubtedly a great player. He is an asset to the team. But we have not given a thought about his position in the side.
''We will have a team meeting here this afternoon and then in Guwahati also. We will take it from there,'' he said.
Sehwag, who came to the city today, arrived for the nets 90 minutes after the morning session started and did some batting.
There is already a raging controversy about Virender Sehwag's inclusion into the side at the cost of Rahul Dravid. Suresh Raina and Dinesh Kaarthik who had shown sublime form during the Challengers have also been kept in the wings and Sehwag selected though he looked erratic. Former cricketers have stoked the fire further by expressing both shock and dismay at the selection procedure.
Talking about the Australia series, Rajput said, ''Against Australia we played really well in the last two matches in Mumbai.
The way we recovered and won the last one-dayer gave us a lot of momentum. We just need to carry that mometum forward.'' But he added in the same breath that the Indo-Pakistan series was much bigger than anything else. He in fact voiced Jeff Lawson's comment that it was 'bigger than the Ashes'.
''Matches between the two sides are always very tight and close.
All the matches are crunch games and it's a crucial series for both the sides. Whoever keeps their nerve on the given day will win,'' he said.
About the role of seniors, the Indian team manager said, ''Sachin and Sourav together bring in a lot of experience. The junior boys are always picking up something new every now and then from them on and off the field.''
On India's new-found aggression, Rajput quipped, ''There is a very thin line between aggression and over aggression. We have to maintain that balance.'' On whether Pakistan are going to miss Mohammad Asif and Inzamam-ul-Haq, he said, ''No doubt they are great players. But all the rest are also up there at the top.
Everything will depend on that particular day. They have match winners in their side and on their day they can beat anybody.'' ''And if you are saying they are minus Mohammad Asif, I will look into it as that they are plus Shoaib Akhtar. So do we need to counterbalance,'' he said.
Lalchand Rajput was happy with the efforts put in by the ground staff and officials of the CAB to make Eden ready for India team's practice.
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Alex Salmond has stepped up his battle to increase Scotland's economic freedom from London saying he was determined to deliver much greater autonomy for the new "independence generation" which had voted so heavily for the Scottish National party at last May's election.
Salmond unveiled a series of widely trailed bills to create a single Scottish police force and one national fire service, introduce minimum pricing for alcohol and new measures on children's rights. Expected measures to allow gay couples to marry, bitterly attacked by the Catholic church before his speech, are being delayed by an official consultation.
Many of the 15 bills were administrative and unambitious, leading to opposition accusations that Salmond had wasted his commanding Holyrood majority by failing to tackle the pressing problems with public sector reform and had again shown weakness by refusing to present his bill for an independence referendum.
There were fresh warnings about the financing of some of Salmond's high-profile projects, including an £800m new schools programme and a new children's hospital in Edinburgh from Robert Black, the auditor general for Scotland. Shortly before Salmond addressed the Scottish parliament, Black told a Holyrood committee that the costs of these projects posed a "very, very serious challenge" to the country because of cuts in capital spending.
"And I am beholden, as the auditor general, to bring bad news. I'm afraid at this stage it's not a great picture. There is a really serious issue here about how the public sector is going to cope with this challenge," he said.
Salmond countered by saying that John Swinney, his finance secretary, would unveil a new economic strategy later this year. As he hinted that he still needed to persuade voters of the case for independence, Salmond said the economy was his immediate target.
He accused the UK government of using "voodoo economics" which was damaging the economic recovery by cutting public spending and capital investment too deeply and quickly.
Unlike the rest of the UK economy, he said, Scotland had created 24,000 out of the 25,000 new jobs in the last three months, and seen construction jobs in Scotland rise by nearly 12% while they fell slightly across the UK.
But the Scottish parliament was still being denied the right economic levers to continue creating jobs, despite plans under the UK government's Scotland bill to give the devolved government direct control over £12bn in taxation, new borrowing powers and further new taxes in future.
Salmond claimed Scottish voters were close to embracing independence: "The people are ready to move on to the next chapter of Scotland's story. The first objective on the constitution is to deliver the much needed new job-creating powers for this parliament.
"Those voters who put their trust in us also understand that the SNP believe in independence. They understand that and they do not fear it. We have won their trust and will not abuse it ... they share our excitement about the project at hand, to build a better nation."
Salmond's speech on Wednesday followed two opinion polls which suggest that Scottish voters are more enthusiastic about independence since his landslide victory in May, but that achieving greater financial powers while remaining within the UK is still far more popular.
A poll by TNS-BMRB on Monday in the Herald newspaper found that for the first time recently, a slender majority of Scottish voters supported independence, by 39% to 38% against.
An Ipsos MORI poll in the Times said support for separation had risen by 13% to 35%, but 60% of those "certain to vote" opposed independence. The same survey found 67% of voters wanted increased fiscal powers for Holyrood, but within the UK, with a majority keen on the referendum to be held soon.
Salmond's case for greater economic powers, particularly on giving Scotland control over corporation tax rates, has come under concerted attack from UK ministers. Cameron, Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, Michael Moore, the Scotland secretary, and Danny Alexander, the chief secretary, are leading a co-ordinated campaign to combat Salmond's demands.
The Treasury has accused Salmond of presenting ill-thought out proposals to take over corporation tax which would cause great damage to the Scottish economy. Alexander and Moore, both Liberal Democrat MPs in Scotland, have accused Salmond of failing to answer a number of crucial questions on independence, including on its currency, its membership of the EU and Nato, and on servicing its debts.
Iain Gray, the Scottish Labour leader, who is soon to stand down, said Salmond's new programme had failed to be radical enough on youth unemployment, which has risen sharply across Scotland. Salmond had a "fear of failure" on the independence bill, which was why he had refused to table one for up to three years.
Annabel Goldie, the outgoing Scottish Tory leader, said their was an "inescapable need" for public sector reform. "The summer offered Alex Salmond an opportunity to reflect, innovate and reform. But instead the summer has been one long whinge from Alex Salmond. One long rant about what everyone else is getting wrong," she said. "People are getting fed up with his diet of negativity and gripe."
Scotland's chief constables said they would reluctantly support the moves towards a single force, which ministers claim should save about £300m over five years, although Ipsos Mori said their polling showed that 54% of voters, including most SNP supporters, opposed it. The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the umbrella body for the country's 32 local councils, and the Law Society of Scotland demanded much greater evidence that the single force would improve the link with local communities and remain democratically accountable.


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Arsène Wenger thinks his team's faltering challenge at home and in Europe needs to be put in perspective.
The media inquest started in earnest after Arsenal's 5-3 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Wenger believes that some of the criticism of the Club has been over the top.
At his pre-match press conference on Friday, the Arsenal manager reminded everyone that his team were written off last summer and have proved a number of people wrong by challenging for the title and beating the European champions, Milan.
"When you lose a big game you always get criticism," acknowledged Wenger.
"The only thing is that people criticise you and if you are right nobody says sorry because at the beginning of the season we were supposed to finish between 10th and 15th. Now they slaughter us because we were third. I don't understand the logic of that.
"We have lost a big game, we have to swallow it and be criticised maybe, but not on the basic philosophy of the Club. That's what I don't understand.
"We made mistakes against Liverpool but to say that something is wrong at the Club is going overboard because this Club is admired all over the world for the football we play, for the quality of our behaviour, and I think we have been unfairly punished in the games against Liverpool. It would help sometimes if somebody said that.
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Other than spinning the work piece a wood lathe has little in common with a metal lathe so there is not much to learn from using one, for metal working that is. If you go with a small lathe then the 9x20, even with it's limitations, is the way to go because they are so common. There is even a couple of web sites dedicated to these machines that show how to get the most out of them, with a few cheap and easy mods they can be turned into a decent tool. Don't discount Harbor Freight if you decide to buy one of these things because even though the quality is lacking it is no more so than if the machine came from someplace else, it will just be a different color and a different price. I had access to both my $1200 Jet 9x20 and the HF version and I know for a fact that one was no better than the other, they both suffered from the same flaws and parts were interchangeable. When I bought my 14x40 lathe I bought it from HF on sale and with a 20% off coupon that let me buy it for nearly half of what Enco was asking for the same machine with their name on it and like the 9x20 it is the exact same machine.
An interesting note is that for a while the Harbor Freight 14x40 lathe had the manual/parts book for the much more costly "Brand name" Birmingham YCL1440 lathe! I have looked at the Birmingham and the only difference I can see between it and my HF lathe is the color scheme. My point is these lathes vary widely in price depending on who you buy from but they do not seem to vary in quality, my HF 14x40 has been in daily use for over three years now and is doing well. HF has little or no after sale service and since pricing has gotten closer to other suppliers I would recommend a dealer such as Grizzly or Enco.
Grizzly seems to no longer carry the 7x10 but they have the 7x12 which is the same lathe with a 2" longer bed.
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Then there was the charm of the magician, so sanative, so blessed, felt directly any volume of that glorious number was opened.
Simply because I know a person who possesses the sanative power I speak of.
And you don't think two years' prison, two years' slavery, was sanative enough without the denial of his just compensation?
Sleep, in short, if not a "matchless" sanative, is at least a universal one.
The mind thus becomes "a silent, transforming, sanative energy" of great potency and power.
The more we argued the impossibility of supplying him, the more was he urgent and imperative for the sanative mineral.
Probably imposture is of a sanative, anodyne nature, and man's gullibility not his worst blessing.
The place is sanative; the air, the light, the perfumes, and the shapes of things concord in happy harmony.
Cochrane spoke first, as he said he was going to do, about the apparently poisonous or sanative effects of drugs.
Then human duties, lowly though they may be, have their sanative and salutary influence on our whole frame of being.
sanative san·a·tive (sān'ə-tĭv)
Having the power to cure; healing or restorative.