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Lead is a naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. Lead can also be found in plants, animals, air, water, dust, and soil. Because it is an element, lead can't be broken down into smaller components. It can exist by itself as a metal, but it is more often combined with other elements in a variety of compounds. These compounds are divided into 2 groups:
Lead and its compounds have many useful properties. Lead is soft and easily shaped, durable, resistant to some chemicals, and fairly common.
Humans have used lead since early history. Lead has been used in plumbing, tableware, and other products since the Roman Empire. It has been used in pipes and plumbing, pigments and paints, gasoline additives, construction materials, lead–acid batteries, and many other products. It has even been used in some medicines and cosmetics.
The use of lead in pipes, paints, and gasoline additives has resulted in large amounts of lead entering the environment. These uses have been limited or phased out in many countries, including the United States. The main use of lead today is to make lead–acid batteries. Lead metal is also used in ammunition, cable coverings, piping, to make brass and bronze, bearing metal in machinery, and to make sheet lead. Lead compounds have a wide variety of uses, such as in matches, some paints and ceramics, in soldering and building materials, in photography, as catalysts to help chemical reactions, and in a number of other products.
People are exposed to lead mainly by breathing it (from dust or fumes) or swallowing it. Because of its widespread use over the years, exposure to lead in the environment is now more likely to come from man-made rather than natural sources. Lead can change forms (for example from organic to inorganic) and can move around in the environment (for example, from the air to the soil to the water), but it does not break down and go away.
In the past, when lead was added to gasoline, breathing automobile exhaust was the major source of lead exposure for most people. Lead from exhaust also contaminated the soil near roads. The use of lead in gasoline for road vehicles was phased out in the 1980s and early 1990s, although it can still be used in some off-road vehicles and in airplanes. Much of the lead deposited decades ago still remain in the soil today.
Another major source of exposure is old paint that contains lead. Many houses and other buildings built before 1978 have lead-based paint in them. It can also be found on older structures such as bridges. Lead from paint in older homes can become part of the dust inside the home or the soil outside it, which people can inhale. This tends to be worse during renovation of an older home, when the lead paint is more likely to be disturbed. Children can also be exposed to lead in older homes if they pick off the lead paint chips and swallow them. More often, particles from worn painted surfaces mix with soil and household dust, and children unintentionally swallow lead from their contaminated toys or hands.
Drinking water is another potential source of lead exposure. Lead is rarely found in natural water sources, but it can enter drinking water as it travels through pipes containing lead. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead pipes, fixtures, and solder. But even the "lead-free" plumbing found in newer homes may contain some lead.
Lead can also be found in food and alcoholic beverages. Levels in foods were higher before the 1980s, when lead-soldered food cans were taken out of use.
Cigarette smoke also contains lead.
Before the 1950s, lead was used in some pesticides applied to fruit orchards. Soil near old orchards may still contain some lead. Soils at old smelting and battery making industrial sites are also likely to be contaminated with lead. This has proven to be a particular problem where residential housing is built on previous industrial sites without first removing the heavy metals, including lead, that contaminate these soils.
Other sources of lead exposure include some folk remedies, cosmetics (especially the Asian cosmetics surma and kohl), ceramics (especially imported hand-painted ceramics, which can contaminate food and drinks stored in and eaten from them), and bullets (which may expose people who prepare their own shot and/or who practice shooting in indoor firing ranges).
Workers in a number of industries may be exposed to lead as part of their jobs. These include:
The amount of lead these workers are exposed to can vary depending on many different factors, including the particular tasks performed and how many years they worked at these tasks.
Researchers use 2 main types of studies to try to determine if a substance or exposure causes cancer. (A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen.)
In studies done in the lab, animals are exposed to a substance (often in very large doses) to see if it causes tumors or other health problems. Researchers may also expose normal cells in a lab dish to the substance to see if it causes the types of changes that are seen in cancer cells. But it's not always clear if the results from these types of studies will apply to humans.
Another type of study looks at cancer rates in different groups of people. Such a study might compare the cancer rate in a group exposed to a substance versus the rate in a group not exposed to it, or compare it to what the expected cancer rate would be in the general population. But studies in people can sometimes be hard to interpret, because there may be other factors affecting the results that are hard to account for.
In most cases neither type of study provides definitive evidence on its own, so researchers usually look at both lab-based and human studies if they are available.
Overall, it has been hard to evaluate lead's ability to cause cancer, in part because it is found in so many places and in many different forms.
Most of the studies looking for a possible link between lead exposure and cancer have focused on workers with high levels of occupational (work-related) exposure to inorganic lead. People with heavy workplace exposures to lead have been found to have blood lead concentrations many times higher than the average blood lead concentration in the general population.
Several studies have looked for a link between exposure to lead in the workplace (mainly among battery workers and smelter workers) and lung cancer. Some of these studies have found a small increase in lung cancer risk. However, most of these studies were limited in that they didn't take into account other factors that might affect lung cancer risk, such as smokingor exposures to arsenic or other heavy metals that typically also occur along with lead exposures in industrial settings. Some studies looking at blood lead levels in the general population have also found a small increased risk of lung cancer in people with higher lead levels.
Several of these same workplace studies also looked at stomach cancer risk. Most of the studies found an increased risk of stomach cancer with higher lead exposure. Although it is unlikely these results would be affected by smoking or arsenic exposure, the studies didn't take into account other factors that could also have affected stomach cancer risk.
Other cancers
Studies have also looked at possible links between workplace exposures to lead and other cancers, including cancers of the brain, kidney, bladder, colon, and rectum. The results of these studies have been mixed. Some studies have found links, while others have not.
The link between lead exposure and cancer is clearly a concern, and more research is needed to better define the possible link between lead exposure and a number of cancers.
Lead has not been found to damage the DNA in cells directly. (Substances that cause cancer often do so by causing DNA damage.) But lead might affect cells in other ways, such as by interfering with repair of DNA damage caused by other chemicals.
Several studies in lab animals have found that exposure to lead compounds (by swallowing or other means) can cause cancer. Kidney tumors have been linked with lead most strongly, but tumors of the brain, lung, and some other organs have also been linked to lead in different studies.
Several agencies (national and international) study different substances in the environment to determine if they can cause cancer. The American Cancer Society looks to these organizations to evaluate the risks based on evidence from laboratory, animal, and human research studies.
Based on the available evidence, some of these expert agencies have evaluated the cancer-causing potential of lead and lead compounds.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is formed from parts of several different US government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Exposures that are thought to be carcinogenic are included in the Report on Carcinogens, published every few years. The NTP classifies lead and lead compounds as "reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens," based on limited evidence from studies in humans and sufficient evidence from studies in lab animals.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its major goal is to identify causes of cancer. The IARC has classified inorganic lead compounds as "probably carcinogenic to humans," based on limited evidence in humans and sufficient evidence in lab animals. Organic lead compounds are listed as "not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity in humans," based on inadequate evidence.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), an electronic database that contains information on human health effects from exposure to various substances in the environment. The EPA has classified lead and inorganic lead compounds as "probable human carcinogens."
(For more information on the classification systems used by these agencies, see Known and Probable Human Carcinogens.)
Whether lead enters the body by breathing it in or swallowing it, it enters the bloodstream, from which it can reach other parts of the body. Most lead eventually ends up in the bones and teeth, but its main health effects are on other organs.
The main toxic effects of lead are on the brain and nervous system. In adults, high levels of lead can cause headaches and problems with mood, thinking, and memory. It may also damage peripheral nerves, which can cause tremors or weakness in fingers, wrists, or ankles. Adults whose work exposes them to lead have been shown to develop nervous system problems even at relatively low blood lead levels.
The effects of lead on the nervous system are even more of a concern in young children, whose brains are still developing and whose bodies take in lead more readily. Lead poisoning in children can lead to lower intelligence, stunted growth, impaired hearing, and behavioral and learning problems. These problems can even appear in children whose mothers were exposed to lead while pregnant with them.
High lead levels in the body can also cause:
At high enough levels of exposure, lead can severely damage the brain and kidneys in adults or children and ultimately cause death.
In fact, health issues other than cancer are the main reason exposure to lead is regulated.
A number of federal regulations are in place to help limit our exposure to lead. Some, such as the ban on lead additives in gasoline (except in off-road vehicles and airplanes) and the ban on lead solder in food cans, have been in effect for many years.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces limits on contaminants in drinking water, including lead. Source water does not usually contain much lead, but the pipes from the source water to your tap may allow some lead to enter the water. EPA requires public water suppliers to analyze water from a sample of household taps. If lead is consistently present above 15 micrograms per liter of water (mcg/L) in more than 10% of homes, the water supplier must take steps to reduce the amount of lead so that it is consistently below that level.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a lead limit of 5 mcg/L for bottled water.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) enforces limits on the amount of lead allowed in consumer products such as paints and children's toys. For more information on these limits, contact the CPSC at 1-800-638-2772.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for regulating exposure to potential hazards such as lead in most workplaces. OSHA allows a maximum level of 50 micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air (mcg/m3), averaged over an 8-hour period. The employer must provide protective equipment such as respirators if air levels are higher than this. OSHA also requires that employers provide medical monitoring of employees exposed to levels of 30 mcg/m3 or higher. For more information on the OSHA standards for lead, call 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742).
In addition to the federal limits above, some states may have stricter limits.
Lead is a common presence in the environment from both man-made and natural sources, so it is not possible to completely eliminate your exposure to it. But because lead can cause health problems, even aside from its possible link to cancer, it is important to limit your exposure whenever possible.
One of the most important ways to lower your exposure to lead is to know about the sources of lead in your home and avoid exposure to these sources.
You may want to consider having your home tested for lead, especially if it was built before 1978 and you have children aged 6 or younger in the home. Lead-based paints were commonly used before 1978, and any areas where the paint is worn or damaged can allow lead to enter dust in the home or the soil outside it. Small children may also eat any flaking paint chips. To find a qualified professional to test for lead in your home, contact the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (1-800-424-5323).
If you have your home tested and lead is found, there are ways to limit your exposure to it. One way is to have leaded paint removed from your home by a lead-safe certified contractor. The EPA requires all contractors doing renovations, repairs, or painting that may disturb lead-based paint to be certified and trained to follow lead-safe work practices. Children and pregnant women should not be in the home while renovations are being done.
Other options for people with lead in their homes or who have homes built before 1978 but haven't been tested include:
If you get your drinking water from a public source, you can contact your water supplier to find out about lead levels in your system. Whether your water comes from a public or a private source (such as a well), lead may enter your water from the pipes in or leading into your home. The only sure way to know how much lead is in your water is to have it tested by a certified lab. Contact the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or your state or local drinking water authority to get a list of certified labs in your area.
If your home's water tests positive for lead, the EPA recommends that you:
If you live in an older home and have very young children, talk to your child's doctor about having their blood lead levels tested. Many doctors recommend testing at ages 1 and 2, especially if a child is at increased risk of lead exposure.
Other things you can do:.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for health and safety regulations in most workplaces. OSHA has standards in place that limit the amount of lead you can be exposed to on the job and that require employers to make regular testing available to you if certain limits are exceeded.
If there is a chance you might be exposed to lead at work, important ways to reduce or prevent exposure include:
If you are concerned about lead exposure in your workplace, discuss the situation with your employee health and safety representative or your employer. If needed, OSHA can provide more information or make an inspection.
If you think you or your loved ones have been exposed to lead, talk to your doctor about a simple blood test to check lead levels. Long-term lead exposure can be measured by some other tests, including measuring lead in teeth or bones by x-ray techniques, but these methods are not widely available.
If you were only exposed to lead for a short time, or only at very low levels, you are not likely to be at risk of lead-related disease. But if you were exposed at higher levels, you may have a higher risk of the health problems discussed above. Children are especially at risk for lead's effects on the nervous system.
If your blood lead level is increased but still relatively low, avoiding further exposure to lead as much as possible (see the section above) may reduce your lead level over time.
For children or adults with very high levels of lead in the blood, doctors sometimes recommend a medical treatment called chelation, in which you take a medicine that binds the lead so that it leaves your body in your urine. But chelation may not be able to reverse any damage that has already been done.
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Rates, rents, tolls and other pricing schemes are often explicitly linked to inflation through government regulation, concession agreements, or contract terms. Even those assets that aren't regulated often operate from strong strategic positions, giving them the pricing power to deliver a similar (or better) outcome. As a result, infrastructure operators can usually pass through higher operating costs to their customers. Neither demand nor earnings are meaningfully impacted by the increase, due to the consistent demand for the service being provided.
Over the long-term, earnings stability has enabled listed infrastructure to deliver most of the upside in rising global equity markets, while providing investors with protection from falling ones. For long-term investors, this pattern of performance can accumulate into material outperformance.
The nature of infrastructure assets often makes it hard for other companies to compete with the existing operator. Examples include electricity and gas distribution networks, toll roads with non-compete clauses and city airports with restricted flight paths.
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Google's original plans for Android included a subsidized, $9.99 unlimited monthly data plan to be offered by T-Mobile. The deal proposed in November 2006 obviously didn't come to pass, but it was part of exhibits presented today in the trial for Oracle's patent and lawsuit infringement claims against Google.
The unlimited data plan would include everything except photo updating, and be subsidized in part by Google forgoing a commission on each sale, according to CNET. Exhibits also showed an early prototype of the "Google Phone," which looked somewhat like a BlackBerry:
The Verge has more details and images illustrating the user interface Google was developing for Android in 2007. As you might expect, it looks a lot different from today's Android interface.
The trial also brought out some Android revenue numbers—which could be important, as Oracle wants a percentage of Google revenue in damages. According to The Verge, a Google presentation from a July 2010 forecast predicted $278.1 million in Android revenue, primarily from ad sales. These figures are quite a bit out of date, though.
The trial is expected to last eight weeks. After the copyright phase is over, Oracle's patent claims will be evaluated. According to ZDNet, closing arguments in the copyright phase are expected Monday, with a jury verdict potentially happening next week.
After the copyright issues are settled, Oracle will present its case that Google infringed at least two Java patents in Android. Oracle has asked for permission to assert a third patent that was invalidated—and then resurrected—by reviewers at the US Patent and Trademark Office, but a decision on that front has not yet been made.


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Gerry Hadden is an author and journalist who began his public radio career in 1995 at public radio KPLU in Seattle. In 2000 NPR sent him to Los Angeles. Later that year, he went to Mexico City. From 2000 to 2004, he served as NPR's Mexico, Central America and Caribbean correspondent and covered presidential elections in Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti and Nicaragua. He reported extensively on immigration, drug trafficking and the varied cultures and characters of Latin America. He also traveled frequently to Cuba where he reported on U.S.-Cuba relations, the economy and the arts, as well as on daily life under Fidel Castro. Four years after watching Jean Bertrande Aristide be sworn in as Haiti's first democratically elected president, Hadden in 2004 covered Aristide's flight from power amidst an armed rebellion.
That same year, Hadden moved with his family back to Spain, his second home. From Barcelona, he covers Spain and Europe for "The World," although his stories have taken him as far as Cape Verde, Istanbul and Kiev. He says that besides driving a taxi in New York, reporting for public radio is the most interesting job he's ever had. When he's not reporting he spends time with his partner, Anne, and their two children, Lula and Nino.


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The 1965 Ford Mustang is born again.
The cars have long been a favorite for collectors to restore, but the automaker is now working with a Pennsylvania company to sell a brand new, factory-approved body of the classic car. Since Ford already sells a full catalog of parts for the the original cars, an enthusiast can build a brand new car from the ground up. That should be welcome news to fas who have long scoured junkyards looking for rusted hulks of the vintage pony cars.
"The new body shell is made of virgin metal and uses modern welding techniques," Dennis Mondrach, Ford Restoration Parts licensing manager, told The DetroitBureau.com. "It comes rustproofed, and after final adjustment and finish preparation of the body panels, it is ready for painting and final assembly."
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That's right, the 3D hologram image that was made popular on Star Wars is now closer to becoming a reality. Plus, it doesn't even require 3D glasses to see it. Here's a quote from the story:
Remember the Star Wars scene in which R2D2 projects a three-dimensional image of a troubled Princess Leia delivering a call for help to Luke Skywalker and his allies? What used to be science fiction is now close to becoming reality thanks to a breakthrough in 3D holographic imaging technology developed at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences.
A team led by optical sciences professor Nasser Peyghambarian developed a new type of holographic telepresence that allows the projection of a three-dimensional, moving image without the need for special eyewear such as 3D glasses or other auxiliary devices. The technology is likely to take applications ranging from telemedicine, advertising, updatable 3D maps and entertainment to a new level.
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The obvious connection to healthcare is in Telemedicine. You could have a 3D doctor in your house or they could see a 3D patient. That's pretty cool to consider. I can't wait for this type of technology to be widespread.
It's amazing how many scientific discoveries have already been emulated in movies and TV shows like Star Wars and Star Trek.


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Actually, I prefer to call myself an 'anti-theist', but that usually draws empty, quizzical stares or instant loathing and contempt, both of which can be disturbingly enjoyable. For my current and long-standing atheism, I blame Arthur C. Clark, Stanley Kubrick and Johann Strauss II. Let me explain.
In the summer of 1970, my 13-year-old brain was beginning to expand in ways my pseudo-religious Father was loathe to understand or accept, much to my delight. Each and every Sunday morning, he'd force my younger brother and I to walk the 2 miles to church for the standard hour-long Catholic service, even though he never went with us. We weren't allowed to eat breakfast until we'd gotten home later that morning, which meant two things: 1) we'd each use our collection plate dollar to buy and wolf down donuts and hot chocolate sold at the church patio before services began, and 2) we'd take forever to get home, bellies already full, because we knew Dad would have a humongous breakfast of eggs and bacon and sausage and hash browns and pancakes and toast waiting for us and BY GOD we'd have to force ourselves to choke down more food than any single small boy could manage. Already not making much logical sense, by that time church and religion and all the holy-holy trappings were looking like a giant con to me, negative breakfast-related experience notwithstanding
Adding to my burgeoning distaste for all things holy was my rabid love of science fiction, and I inhaled the written works of Asimov and Heinlein and Bradbury… and Arthur C. Clark. Their words inspired me to think on an astral level, so much more advanced and logical than the baby-talk fables being spoon-fed to us at Sunday school. When I finally got a copy of Clark's novella '2001 – A Space Odyssey', I read it several times before I began to understand the ramifications it had on my failed spiritual education. As fate would have it, the theatrical release of Stanly Kubrick's film version was screening in my neighborhood soon after I'd read the book, and I badgered my Dad to take me to see it, which he refused to do.
One fateful day in that Summer of '70, after a series of bad junior-high schooler decisions, an ill-advised make-out session with a fine lassie, a fall and resulting huge gash on the back of my head, I found myself with many stitches and going AWOL from a Boy Scout troop meeting. As the result, Dad finally relented and we found ourselves at the Eastland Theater in West Covina (CA), watching '2001 – A Space Odyssey'. Little did I know that a film, a movie, a director's vision would shake me to my foundation. When Strauss' 'Blue Danube Waltz' began to play, those images of a sleek transport craft and rotating space station, circling the Blue Earth, a ballet of metal and science in the gorgeous black vacuum… it changed me. I sat in that darkened theater, big-eyed, transforming totally and completely, without Dad even noticing. I would never be the same, because I had just read the novella and now, with those mental images come to life in front of me, connecting Clark's words to the spectral visions, big screen stylie, my personal path was forever altered. Within days I would go to church as a believer for the last time. Dad still says it was the worst movie he's ever seen.
The more I read and learned, the greater my education of all things non-religious became more important to me. It has given me a grand and enjoyable view of my life, my inevitable (but not scary) death and the realization of how my conscious existence is the only one that matters. Anything that happens after I'm dead is of no consequence, because I'll be DEAD, and my life's energy force will have been absorbed into the cosmic cocktail that helps to power this Small Blue Marble, hurtling through the universe.
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While not my specific plan, being in the back garden, in the dark with a telescope is a very effective way to miss the little beggars knocking at the front door.
I have fairly limited sky views at my home and so using an old fashioned £5 Philip's planisphere that afternoon I had made a list of possible targets and times that pass across the 'viewing slot' – a gap between the Methodist church next door and my house wall, a width of about 25°or 1.5 hours RA at an elevation of 25°. One of my current personal projects at the moment is to work though the BAA's 100 double star list and send my readings in to the BAA with my estimates of separation. The section leader has derived a method of measuring that only requires a stopwatch, but that is another story. Tonight I was just planning on using my Celestron illuminated reticule. A long focal length / high magnification is best for this task. The 200mm C8/F10 is my normal instrument for this work but, being a bit old, it has no go-to option or any possibility of fitting such things to the mount (but it does have digital setting circles, the next best thing). So, my weapon of choice tonight is the little Vixen 110mm on the Sky-watcher Alt Az go-to mount. This was my first try with it connected into the laptop computer (yet another story). I am using the same free software as we use on the LAS telescope, 'Cartes du Ciel'. While the Skywatcher go-to hand control is OK, it is a bit of a pain having to pre-load the RA/DEC of stars not already in it's limited list of double stars as 'user objects' hence trying this new configuration.
18:00 γ Del. was found easily and measured as 9.8" / 270° when compared to 'reference standard' of 9.1" at PA 266°. All in all, I am content with that 0.7" / 4° error. This was first double star I ever saw at the age of about 11 or 12 with a little 60mm cardboard tube telescope on homemade Meccano mount, while hanging out from a tenement window in Glasgow. I had seen pictures in of it in my 'Observers Book of Astronomy' but it was that night many moons ago I realized stars really did have colour.
18:30 M15 was easily found by the mount + planisphere software combination, but I not able to resolve any stars.
ε Peg. – measured the 'b' companion was very faint. Anyway my estimate was recorded as 158" an error of 14" against expected value, but my PA of 317° was only 1° away from the 'book' value of 318°. As this was a wide double I could only take a single reading without a Barlow. This is where the 'stopwatch method' may win.
18:55 Quick look at M2, while in the area. No detail, just a fuzzy object. Double star 94 Aqr was too low behind the church at this time made a note to came back to it.
19:47 η Peg (Matar, β1144) This 110mm scope should pick up its 10th mag 'b' star OK ('Norton's' says 100mm limit is magnitude 12.7) but sky was a bit 'milky'. I had set up the Sky-watcher Explorer 130mm on the Vixen GP equatorial mount (not a go-to, just plain German equatorial mount with motor drives) so finding the same star by telrad finder I could just see the companion but measurement was not feasible.
20:58 Back on the Vixen 110mm I found 'Blue Snowball' NGC7662 using 9.5mm (x100). It is next to 13 Andromeda and I used κ and ι to check computer and the mount synchronized. In this nights sky it was not stunning, but even with a small scope there was a hint of blue to be seen.
Now the big mistake of the evening. To get a better view of my fuzzy I replaced the relatively light-weight Vixen 110mm with the Explorer 130mm on the go-to mount. Just because it fits is no guarantee it 'works'. This is a 'short' tube F5 telescope however it is still longer and a bit heavier than the Vixen and the longer tube snagged on the mount leg. So knocking out all the set-up calibration. So after setting-up again I tried to find M32 – the sky too bright. Then 94 Aqr – but I had missed my window of opportunity as it is now 'in the house wall'. Now, in an effort to see at higher elevations without snagging the leg I had pushed the Explorer 130 up a quite a bit in the dovetail saddle but as a consequence the mount was unbalanced and struggling to track or find objects, so I put the Vixen back on. Lesson learned.
22:38 Uranus observed. The advantage of the direct link to programs like 'Cartes du Ciel' is it shows the observer what else is in the whole sky area where I am pointing the 'scope. Using 9.5mm (x100) eyepiece it is a small blue/green disk, clearly not a star. At x200 the image was blurry on this night so I found tonight a 12.5mm + x2 Barlow (x160) gave the best view.
22:53 Next I slewed under computer control to α Ari (Hamel) for a computer to mount sync check then on to double star λ Ari. Measured it at a separation 39.5" and PA 50° compared to reference of 36.7" at PA 47°. Next I observed ε but could not resolve it at 1.4" with this 110mm telescope (the resolution limit for any amateur telescope is about 1" due to our atmosphere) . Moved to the "Rams Eyes", γ Ari measured its separation only as 9.3" compared to 7.5". Noted in my book however the PA orientation was by eye N/S i.e. one 'on top' of the other.
By now the moonlight, dew and a low mist forming was making seeing even worse and was becoming a problem so I called it a night.


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Killing field was training ground used by Zetas
LAREDO — A Zetas hit man on Wednesday offered a peek into the slaughter that took place in the small Mexican town of San Fernando, where the remains of 200 bodies were unearthed last year, testifying how new cartel recruits were trained to kill there.
"They would show new recruits how to kill," testified Wenceslao Tovar, 26, an admitted Zetas sicario, or hit man. "They would give them a machete. If not, they'd give them a sledge hammer and they'd tell them to kill the people they had tied up."
Those who successfully completed the training were treated to a party that included a raffle with winners getting watches, vehicles and cash, Tovar said. Those who couldn't kill were made halcones, the Spanish word for "hawks," used to describe cartel lookouts, he said.
Tovar's testimony came in the trial of Gerardo Castillo Chavez, a 25-year-old from Mexico, on charges that he took part in killings and assaults in 2006 as part of a drug conspiracy. But testimony in the first day of trail went far beyond Castillo Chavez's alleged involvement with the Zetas.
Tovar said he met Castillo Chavez, who he knew only as "Cachetes," "cheeks" in Spanish, as they went through training in Mexico.
Tovar said he was with about 300 Zetas recruits, members and leaders who trained in late 2005 near San Fernando. It was the second time he'd been sent to such a camp, where Zetas learned military tactics and recruits were forced to prove their mettle by slaughtering bound men, Tovar said.
Defense attorneys challenged his testimony, pointing out that he's trying to get a reduced sentence and that Tovar, when initially shown a picture of Castillo Chavez by police, said he didn't recognize the defendant.
Tovar testified Wednesday that he didn't have his glasses on and couldn't see the picture well. Later, he backtracked and said he was trying to protect the man he'd met only briefly at the training camp. Defense attorneys also pointed out that Tovar, as well as admitting to killing in the U.S, took part in kidnappings that resulted in dozens of slayings in Mexico.
"You participated in all those murders, and they were still willing to come to an agreement with you?" defense attorney Oscar Vela asked.
In testimony that began midmorning and lasted well into the afternoon, Tovar, a U.S. citizen who was recently deported from Mexico, described how he smuggled drugs for the Zetas in Nuevo Laredo and was recruited as a hit man for the cartel.
Among his revelations was that he and another admitted Zetas sicario committed an until-recently unsolved homicide in 2005 in Laredo.
The two were tasked with killing someone named "Pompoño" who lived in the South Laredo subdivision of Los Presidentes, he said on the witness stand.
Tovar testified that he drove Gabriel Cardona, 25, a co-defendant in the drug conspiracy case who's serving 80 years in state prison for five killings here and a life sentence in federal prison for killing two U.S. citizens in Mexico, to Pompoño's house.
Cardona "knocked on the door and he shot the person who came out," Tovar said. "He killed him. We changed cars and we left to go to Mexico."
But police said the person killed on May 11, 2005, wasn't the Zetas' target but his son, 13-year-old Rogelio Rodriguez III. The case had remained unsolved until Laredo police interviewed Tovar after he was brought to the U.S. in July.
Tovar went on to describe how he and two crews of Zetas sicarios, including a former U.S. Marine pretending to be a police officer, killed a former Nuevo Laredo police officer who was living in the U.S. after joining with a local drug trafficker's fight against the Zetas.
Tovar pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges related to that killing. He faces up to life in prison.
After the killings in the U.S., Tovar said, he went to work for Miguel "El 40" Treviño Morales and his brother, Omar "El 42" Treviño Morales in Mexico. He attended training camps and worked in the brothers' bodyguard and enforcement details.
From July until November 2005, Tovar said, he and other Zetas kidnapped 10 to 15 people a week in Nuevo Laredo and turned them over to Miguel Treviño Morales for execution. When he first met Treviño Morales, now believed to be the organization's second in command, the Zeta commander was in the process of decapitating three people, Tovar said.
At the end of 2005, those who completed the training camp in San Fernando were treated to a party with Gulf Cartel and Zeta leaders — at the time the two organizations were allied — that included the raffle for watches, vehicles and cash.
Tovar said his career with the cartel ended in April 2006, when he had an auto accident that left him confined to a wheelchair.
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Bill Barnes 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA - Where's The Love?
It Takes Nothing More Than A Musclecar Aficionado To Appreciate This Child Of The '60s.
Like it or not, it seems everybody and his brother loves a ponycar. Yeah, granted, there's a whole lot of today's youth who get off on the rule of fours-as in the number of drive wheels, doors, and cylinders-but hey, no brain, no pain, right? The people we're talking about are ones who appreciate any or all of the following attributes: timeless styling, V-8 power, straightforward wrenching, parts availability, and more. Beyond this, people who aren't even car enthusiasts seem to love ponycars-think of your girlfriend, mother, or that guy pumping gas next to you. Alas, such affection comes as a double-edged sword, for as great as it is to be popular, we all crave an element of uniqueness.
This is where Bill Barnes and his sweet-looking '66 Fairlane come in. Noncar types are unlikely to love it-in fact, they probably won't even see much beyond the shiny paint. No matter, for to people like you and me, it's a sight for sore eyes. Simply put, the '66/'67 Fairlane is no ponycar, but rather an intermediate that qualifies as one of the best ever spawned by Dearborn. Heck, we'd even go so far as to say it's one of the best intermediates to come from Detroit-period. Not only does the Fairlane have lean, first-class lines, but it's also a pedigreed competitor, which adds immeasurably to the whole package. Legendary names such as Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Cale Yarborough, and Bobby Allison rode this platform to victory in NASCAR Stock Car racing, while over at the NHRA, 427 models were tough competitors and periodic national record holders in several Stock and Super Stock classes.
So why the big deal comparing ponycar and Fairlane? Well, it was the decision Bill faced way back in 1966 because, that's right, he's the original owner of this high-powered GTA model. Forty-plus years of ownership yield plenty of interesting stories, but the one that had us most curious was how he arrived at a decision on the Fairlane to begin with. Consider the times-so much muscle and a million Mustangs sold by 1966. "I never considered any other musclecar makes, not that there weren't a lot of good cars from the other brands, rather because I've just always liked Fords the best," Bill says. "I never considered the Mustang because I've never liked small cars. In fact, the Fairlane was on the edge of almost too small for me. I had been looking at used '62-'64 Galaxies with 390s and 406s and hadn't heard of the Fairlane GT/GTA until I saw a commercial one Sunday night while watching the Wonderful World of Disney. (We remember. -Ed.) Within a few days, I went to Tallakson Ford in Seattle, where they had a dark blue GT on display. I placed an order that night."
Bill and his wife, Marilyn, made daily use of their Fairlane for many years-a true grocery getter. You wouldn't know by looking, but the car had more than 180,000 miles under its belt when we got together for our photo session. Bringing it to its current glorious state was done in stages, the first being a respray of the original Raven Black hue in DuPont urethane in 1989. That's completely glossing over the substantial metalwork required to remedy the results of a long-leaky rear window, but we won't bore you with the oxidized details. More daily driving followed for several years, but when the GTA was finally retired in the late '90s, it was hardly destined for a rest home. Instead, Bill figured he had the green light for modification, and it didn't take long for a transformation to take shape.
As a point of retrospect, Fairlane GTAs (automatic versions of the stick-shift GT) came with just one engine in 1966-the 335-horse 390 four-barrel that originally held residence in our feature car. Oft maligned today for being one of Ford's biggest underachievers, the reality reflected by period-magazine tests is somewhat different. Consider Hot Rod magazine's inaugural shakedown of a nearly identical '66 GTA in the Mar. '66 issue. Staffers weren't at all put off by the big FE's bone-stock 15.7-second e.t. and made the following comments after a day of thrashing at the local dragstrip: "Acknowledging the fact that this wasn't the hottest time ever turned didn't dampen our enthusiasm, because we had the class' top time and low e.t. for the day." Editors went on to opine that "the GTA falls solidly into C/SA."
While the aforementioned is all well and good, when Bill decided to freshen his old ride, 390 cubes just wasn't enough to satisfy. As noted, the original engine was in the ballpark for the era it was built, and yet the ensuing horsepower wars of the late '60s have pushed the bar considerably higher. You could say Ford itself set the target through the low-production 427 Fairlane, though the company oddly never paired this top-dog engine with the GT package. That wouldn't stop Bill, who with the help of West Coast Restorations in Snohomish, Washington, built what Ford probably should have: a 427 GTA.
This dual-quad intermediate is admittedly more cruiser than bruiser, but as you can see from our pics, it can demonstrate impressive power when called on. In keeping with tradition, Bill continues to pedal his big-block 'Lane whenever possible, with the expected wear and tear being a badge of honor that comes with enjoying a car as it was meant to be. Personally, and with little surprise to our readership, we wouldn't have it any other way.
Tech NotesWho: Bill BarnesWhat: '66 Ford Fairlane GTAWhere: Lynnwood, Washington
Engine: Bliss Performance in Spanaway, Washington, screwed together a 427 for Bill's street-oriented intentions. Sporting the same 3.78-inch stroke as the 390, 427s were always heavily race oriented and built cubes using an application-specific block with 4.23-inch bores. Bill's block is a pre-'65 casting-meaning it's a top oiler rather than a side oiler-but all 427s sport race-bred cross-bolted main caps. Edelbrock aluminum heads, a modest Comp Cams hydraulic bumpstick, and forged pistons yielding a 10.5 compression make up the basics of this build, while an MSD distributor, an ignition box, an Edelbrock aluminum water pump, and a Milodon high-volume oil pan fill in the gaps.
Induction: West Coast Restorations supplied the N.O.S. Ford Medium Riser intake, but rather than fit it with 1,300 cfm worth of dual Holleys as the factory did, Bill opted for a pair of Holley 390s. The resulting 780 cfm may be a little shy for all-out power production, but Bill reports throttle response and driveability as excellent. For what it's worth, there are still 65 more cfm than Ford fitted to its single four-barrel version of the 427.
Exhaust: Headers from Ford Powertrain Applications are metallic ceramic coated and hug the floorpan like few others. The remainder of the exhaust consists of 21/2-inch aluminized pipes with an H-pipe and Flowmaster mufflers.
Transmission: The original floor-shifted C6 automatic remains, though rebuilt by Jim Green's Performance Center. West Coast's main man Larry Berkovich has been twisting Bill's arm for the go-ahead on a five-speed conversion. Hey, Larry, twist it too much and the automatic will stay by necessity.
Rearend: Moser axles and a Detroit Truetrac differential fill the stock 9-inch housing. We'd give Bill grief for the 3.00:1 ring-and-pinion if it weren't for the fact that he drives the Fairlane all summer long. Given that, we'll cut him some slack.
Suspension/Brakes: The suspension was simply rebuilt to original condition, though a front disc kit from Stainless Steel Brakes was installed along with a dual-reservoir master cylinder. Would you believe discs were not an option on '66 Fairlanes-427, GT, or otherwise? This was remedied for the '67 model year.
Wheels/Tires: The ubiquitous American Racing Torq-Thrust IIs look as good here as anywhere. Bill kept with the period theme by using 15x7s shod in 60-series rubber.
Interior: Other than new upholstery, the GTA's Palomino interior is largely original save for the LeCarra steering wheel, Auto Meter tach, and Secret Audio sound system. Thankfully, the GT/GTA package came standard with bucket seats and a floor console/shifter assembly-as any good factory performance package should.
Paint/Body: The body wears its original shade of Raven Black paint, applied way back in 1989 using DuPont urethane. The scooped fiberglass hood was used on all '66 427 Fairlanes, optional in 1967-this one being a reproduction piece from Crites.


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Some post-election levity for your Wednesday morning. Writes the incomparable Geoff Brumfiel on his blog, Freak of Nature:
With every state except Florida reporting, the New York Times announced that Obama had won the popular vote and easily gained the electoral college points needed to win re-election. The Princeton Election Consortium put the probability of Obama's victory at 99.2%.
But that confidence level is still several standard deviations away from the point at which particle physicists would be willing to declare the next president. According to the norms of the field, pollsters would have to be 99.99995% confident that Obama had won before physicists would be willing to call the race.
GET IT? Particle physicists are suckers for five-sigma certainty. Obama's 99.2% would put him at less than 3-sigma. Unacceptable.
Sigh. Science jokes, you slay us.


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Question: I have an '80 Corvette. When it rains, the carpet under the front floor mat gets soaking wet. I think the leak is coming from the windshield area. Do you have any idea what could be causing it?
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Answer: A leaking front windshield is a very common problem with C3 Corvettes. The windshield frame does not drain water properly. Debris collects in the channels under the exterior moldings, creating a perfect atmosphere for corrosion to occur. Your water leak is most likely caused by the corrosion that has taken place in the windshield frame.
The easiest way to check for a problem is to look at the frame between the glass and the windshield molding and inspect for any signs of rust or deterioration. To properly repair your Corvette's windshield frame, the windshield will need to be removed, and the entire frame will need to be cut out and repaired with new sections. Fortunately, these pieces are available from many aftermarket suppliers.
Question: I have a question about my '99 Corvette. The passenger-side seatbelt is all the way out and will not retract. Have you heard of anyone else with this problem?
Bobby M.
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Answer: This is a common problem on the C5. Basically, the webbing is twisted. Chevy issued a Product Safety recall-No. 00034-which includes all '97, '98, '99, and many '00 model Corvettes. You'll need to have your local dealer check his electronic file using the car's VIN to confirm whether your vehicle is included in the campaign. You can also call Chevrolet customer assistance at (800) 222-1020.
The recall will have the dealer install a guide kit in the seatbelt. If your car is not covered or already has the guide kit installed, you may simply need to untwist the belt by following these steps:
1. Remove the sill plate by lifting and unsnapping the clips from the door.2. Remove the sill plate from the hinge pillar by lifting and unsnapping it.3. Slide the sill plate from under the hinge-pillar trim.4. Remove the lock-pillar trim by gently pulling the panel away from the lock pillar.5. Slide the lock-pillar trim from under the rear-compartment side-panel trim.6. Remove the lock-pillar trim from the seatbelt webbing.7. Pull the lap-belt webbing out of the retractor and remove any twisted areas.
Good luck.
Question: When I take off from a stop in my '02 Corvette, I hear a popping noise. I was at a Corvette show and ran into a guy who had the same problem. He said that the dealer had installed a new type of rear-axle fluid in his C6. Can I use this fluid in my C5, and will it help with the popping noise?
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Answer: General Motors did release a new rear-axle fluid in early 2008. The new fluid is called Dexron LS Gear Oil 75W90, and it carries part number 88862624 in the U.S. (PN 88862625 in Canada). This fluid can be used in all Corvettes from '97 through current production. You'll need approximately three quarts to perform the change.
While you're at it, be sure to also check for loose or broken stabilizer endlinks, rust on the rear-axle splines (which could result from a rusty or defective hub assembly), or even a loose shock bolt. Happy hunting.
Question: I'm the original owner of a '79 Corvette with 20,000 miles. The car is all stock except for some minor paint repair. I want to take it to Bloomington Gold this year, so I'm trying to find out if it would be eligible for the Survivor or Benchmark class. What do you think?
Joe Connor
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Answer: I think your Vette may be a good candidate for the Survivor class. I spoke with David Burroughs, founder of Bloomington Gold, and this is what he had to say:
The Survivor and Benchmark events both feature unrestored, original cars. Survivor level means the car must remain less than 50 percent restored, and the finishes (paint, plating, and so on) must not have deteriorated more than 50 percent from brand-new. Benchmark level means that not only must the car be unrestored, but also the finishes must not have deteriorated more than 5 percent from new. That means that Benchmark cars have been preserved in "nearly new" condition and not "touched up" or restored. Cars can qualify for Benchmark by first being Survivor Certified and then the next day being Gold Certified. Obviously, this becomes exponentially more difficult to achieve as the cars become older and older.
To have a Corvette Survivor Certified, a panel of Certified Survivor Judges will inspect and certify that the car meets these standards:
1. It must be at least 20 years old.
2. It must complete a 20-plus-mile road test within one hour.
3. It must remain more than 50 percent unrestored, unrefinished, and unaltered from the way it left the factory in at least three of the following four areas:a. Exterior (Paint, Trim, Glass)b. Interior/Trunkc. Underhoodd. Chassis (Suspension, Frame, Wheels)
4. It must remain with more than 50 percent of the original finishes (paint, fabrics, plating) accurate enough to be used as a color reference for restoration of a car just like it. Note: If more than 50 percent of the color is obscured, refinished, or missing, it can't be considered accurate.
Unfortunately, it's impossible to judge your car based solely on what you've told me. Although 20,000 miles sounds good, we've seen cars with 3,000 miles whose factory finishes have been "improved" to be cosmetically better than factory. This is good for winning trophies at car shows but bad for Survivor.
Although you mentioned "minor" paint repair, you didn't say anything about deterioration. So again, it would be hard for me to say whether or not you'd meet the standards. However, once you understand our standards and see some of the examples on our website (www.SurvivorCollectorCar.com), you should gain a clearer perspective on how close to Survivor or Benchmark your car might be.
Question: Is it true the Corvette plant is closing?
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Answer: The Bowling Green Assembly Plant did shut down again for six weeks starting in March. Hourly workers were temporarily laid off during that span. Why? Corvette sales are down 50 percent from last year. If current trends continue for the rest of the '09 model year, there will likely be fewer than 25,000 units built. (For reference, there were 40,561 Vettes built in 2007.) Sounds like it's time to support our favorite hobby by going out and buying a new Vette.
Question: What's up with the weird-looking rotors on the '09 ZR1?
No Name Given
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Answer: Like many other high-end exotics, the ZR1 is equipped with carbon-ceramic rotors similar to the ones used in modern race cars. This composite material consists of carbon-fiber, graphite, resin, and silicone, yielding a lightweight and very durable rotor that rarely needs to be replaced.
There are a few negatives that come along with this type of material, chief among them cost. A single carbon-ceramic rotor starts at $1,695-significantly more than a comparably sized conventional unit. The other drawback is that you need to build up heat in the rotor in order to get maximum performance.
That being said, if you want race-car-quality stopping power from your car's braking system, and you have a few thousand dollars lying around, a set of aftermarket carbon-ceramic rotors could be just the thing.
Question:I remember the '70s, when we switched from leaded fuels to unleaded fuels and gasohol. I also remember the problems we faced having older cars. In recent days I've been having dj vu, since the only fuels available contain ethanol. Everyone is talking about the benefits of these fuels, but are we going to see the same problems with our older cars as we did back in the day?
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Answer: There is indeed a push to increase the use of ethanol as a means to reduce fuel-related emissions and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. The bad news for the vintage-muscle car owner is that ethanol can act as a cleaner that loosens the sludge, varnish, and dirt that accumulate in a fuel tank. Once loosened, this material can stop up the fuel filter and cause an older tank to leak.
Ethanol also absorbs moisture in the fuel tank. In a car that is not driven every day, the ethanol-water mixture may separate from blended gasoline and sink to the bottom of the tank, where the fuel pickup is located. When the car is started, this mixture may clog fuel lines and block carburetor jets. It may also be incompatible with older cork or rubber compounds as well as some metals.
Ethanol also runs leaner than gasoline, so you'll need to perform some modifications to correct this. As the level of ethanol or other alcohols isincreased, the fuel efficiency of the engine will decrease. This is because gasoline has more energy per gallon than ethanol-based fuel.
An engine running on ethanol-based fuel runs at a richer air/fuel ratio than an engine running on gasoline. The stoichiometric-or chemically ideal-air/fuel mixture for an engine running on gasoline is 14.7:1; for an engine running on E85 (85 percent ethanol, plus 15 percent gasoline), the ratio is 10:1. However, if converted correctly, an E85 engine will have performance equivalent to, if not greater than, the same powerplant burning gasoline. This is because ethanol has a higher octane rating, so it can withstand much greater compression ratios as well as advanced timing.
A modern-day muscle car with computer controls should make the air/fuel-mixture adjustments needed so the engine runs its best with whatever blend of gasoline you use. Still, when switching to an alternative fuel, you may notice erratic performance or a "Check Engine" light for several miles until the computer has a chance to adapt to the change.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
a thank you
I wanted to take a quick moment and say thank you to all of you for all of your sweet comments on my last post. Recently I've had a bit of a hard time blogging in this space. My readership has a grown a lot from the five readers I started with, and at times I struggle with not wanting to post personal things here due to thinking about so many people reading what I have to say. There will always be a line for me as far as over-sharing or taking away a special moment's "special-ness" by putting them here, but when it comes down to it, I love blogging and I love writing, and being able to share my thoughts and words with all of you is such an amazing gift. Recently though I've thought a lot about what this blog and what it means to me - why I continue to do it, why I have sponsors/if accepting money is discounting the value of what I produce here, if this is something that could endanger my family in any way, and often those thoughts can become quite discouraging. While on my extended vacation I didn't blog for an entire three weeks. I honestly enjoyed it, but also missed it. I thought about all the reasons I love blogging, and the reasons I don't. I thought about how, no matter how long I do this, on some days I enjoy sharing, and other days I feel like I'm making a mistake putting myself out there in such an extended way. Back and forth. It's weird. But the interesting thing about blogging to an audience of this size is that all of you are along for the ride. I have gotten such support for each of you in the different stages of my life, from being a newlywed to teaching to pregnancy to motherhood...and I appreciate all of that more than you could know.
When I started writing this post, I was just writing to write, and writing to express my gratitude. Somehow I ended up discussing something that's been on my mind for awhile, and it feels good to start to make some sense of it. I'm such a thinker by nature and writing is the best thing for me because it allows me to organize all of this, even a little. My main point (it's somewhere in here, I promise!) is still a huge thank you to all of you for reading. I'm definitely not going anywhere. If anything, this weird little bump in my blogging road has really refocused me and reminded me why I do this and what I should be getting out of it.
Sometimes I think as a blog gets bigger we allow the audience to take on the role of navigator- giving us directions, telling us where to go, all while keeping ourselves under the guise of driver and being in charge. Something is lost there. Continuing this space for me, and for Henry and Hank is the most important thing to me. Being able to write and feel as if I am contributing something here gives me a greater sense of identity, outside of a wife and mother. It's truly my outlet.
So moving forward, I'm going to cut myself some slack. This is my reminder to myself to have fun with it, stop anything on this blog that causes me stress, and just get back to the basics. Write. Share things and people and businesses I love, and create a warm space that encourages discussion and creativity.
So yes, my point: thank you. You are all a part of my life through this little corner of the internet, and I just want you to know how much I appreciate you, your comments, and your emails. I feel truly lucky to be able to reach out to so many of you via this site, and above all else I treasure that the most. I hope you have the best day. :)
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Awww! This is so so sweet :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 11:43 PM
I've gone through this so much. I'm always asking myself whether I really want to blog or not and I agree that sometimes we tend to slide out of what we really want to do because we're being somewhat influenced by our readers. I hope this is making sense if not I blame it on the sleeping pill haha. Anyhow yeah whatever you decide to write about is completely up to you, at the end of the day this is YOUR blog!ReplyDelete
Oh Jazmyn♥
Hello! I have just recently come across you blog and I love it! I am looking forward to read much more. :)ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this beautiful heartfelt post. I love reading your thoughts, and I love your sweet openness about your life and feelings.ReplyDelete
Your writing is very inspirational and lovely to read.
You have grown into such a beautiful woman! It is nice to "share" this journey with you. Blogging will always be taboo to some, but as long as you are enjoying what you are doing, that is all that matters!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 1:42 AM
I love reading whatever you write Danielle. Be it light and fluffy, or your more moving posts.ReplyDelete
I love that you write for you, I think that is the very essence of Sometimes Sweet.
As a new blogger (I've only been serious about this for the past 5 months - blogs been running for 12)I truly do look up to you and your writing, and how you write for you is one of the biggest reasons I follow you.
You are fab.
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 2:03 AM
dear danielle,ReplyDelete
i totally understand you and what you feel about blogging - and i like what you do and love to read your blog! but there is one point i don´t get: how can you document the life of your son here in public; don´t you think he might be annoyed by this one day??
to share your life with the whole wide world is your decision, but all these little ones whos lifes are documented so well in this blogging-world didn´t had the choice. i find that creepy sometimes... i mean, i wouldn´t wanna let strange people see all my naked babyphotos.
that´s just... what i think :)
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM
you're so sweeet and i love your blog!!ReplyDelete
I've been reading your blog for a couple months or so but never really commented much. As a new teacher, I think you are a fantastic role model...your family stories are moving, your posts are so unique (like you!), and I love that you are so willing to share such great moments in your life with your readers...you're a fantastic writer and someone I look up to with great respect!ReplyDelete
....Not to mention your son is the most adorable child I have ever seen :)
Looking forward to more posts, as always! (I read you on HelloGiggles, too, love that site!!)
Thank you for your little corner of the internet. Your honesty is inspiring and wonderful. You are a great influence, more than you might know. Definitely my #1 read.ReplyDelete
Sometimes sweet is my happy place. I look forward to your posts, and I really hope you won't stop blogging. I understand that sharing with such a big audience can be scary, but you can share and still protect your privacy. My favorite blogs are the ones that inspire me, and Sometimes Sweet is definitely one of the top blogs I read.ReplyDelete
As a former high school English teacher, tattoo lover, momma, and blogger myself I was drawn to your blog when it was linked on another (can't recall which) and while I have not been reading for long I have appreciated the graciousness of your tone and the subject matter of your content. It is wonderful to see a writer be able to encompass both of those qualities.ReplyDelete
I look forward to reading more.
Love your honesty, once again, and it's always interesting for me to hear that "big" bloggers worry about coming off as ridiculous as well. In my head I think you guys are all super confident (as you should be) because your blogs are so awesome :)ReplyDelete
I don't have half the readership you do but I know what you mean about letting the audience guide what you write - I often find myself perusing my stats to see which posts get higher traffic/more comments. It's always interesting but also time-consuming and demeaning to what I write. I love your blog because I feel like we see the real you (and Hank, and Henry) on a daily basis and I think that's awesome. My favorite blogs are always the personal ones and yours always delivers :)
So, the point of this rant is that I really hope you keep on blogging, but only as long as it is something that fulfills YOU and makes you happy. <3
On accepting money for your blog....If money truly demeaned the art form: we would have volunteer actors in little to no budget films, truly starving artists with empty galleries and museums, no real good and engaging books published, no crisp, artful photographs in magazines and papers. The way I see it is that people get paid for what they're good at and have a passion for, Doctors, Engineers, Therapists, Teachers, Zoo Keepers, Baristas, and yes, even artists. There's no shame in that.ReplyDelete
And, on that note, art is about making yourself vulnerable and sharing yourself and your point of view with the world, right? Without art (blogs included) this world would be a little dull. (:
Thanks for your faithful blogs, I always look forward to reading them.
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 7:07 AM
Thank you for thanking your readers. Thank you also for writing for us to read it :)ReplyDelete
Very nice, thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I Love hearing your honesty. I have the same struggles with blogging and it's nice to know others share those feelings as well.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing Danielle <3
What a lovely post. :)ReplyDelete
Blogging really is special, isn't it?
Thanks for the reminder, sweet lady. Happy Blogging!ReplyDelete
It's a very special thing blogging, I've noticed it many times before. It's like a little family who accepts you for who you are. A little family that consists of thousands of people, but that's just a little detail. ;-) As long as you love what you write and do, your blog will be great. And it is! I really love reading your words and thoughts. Keep up the good work! Much love from Belgium :-)ReplyDelete
You make such a good point about, as your blog grows, allowing the audience to dictate your direction. That's something I think we all need to be conscious of.ReplyDelete
I NEEDED to read this today. Thanks Danielle :)ReplyDelete
you are the sweetest! love reading your writing! it always lifts up my day :)ReplyDelete
That's what I love about you. You're so honest and real. It's inspiring. Thank you for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete
I hear ya Danielle! I do not have anywhere near the following that you have, but sometimes I really need to remind myself of why I started blogging in the first place-to document my life, and as an outlet for me to express myself through words, photos, etc. I wanted to have a place that I could look back on years from now and be transported back, to remember this special time in my life.ReplyDelete
I believe that the reason your blog is so successful is because you do have such a special talent when it comes to writing, and being so raw and honest. But now, like you said, you are pouring your heart out to 5,000 (?) or so strangers, and I can totally see how that would make you maybe not want to put so much of yourself out there. It really is such a back and forth feeling...almost a double edged sword...
I can't remember which musician said it, but they said that the first album you release is you at your purest. You are putting yourself out there, not thinking about anything but yourself. But after that album comes out, and there a fan base, as much as you try and avoid it, your next album will be shaped by your fans. Shaped by responding to them, what they like, the feedback you get, as well as your own personal growth. This post just reminded me of that. I guess your really can think of blogging as a form of art...
wow that was long sorry!
Love this. Thank you so much for sharing your heart and life with us. You have inspired countless women all over the world with what you write. I completely understand the bump in the road with blogging. Write what you know & what you want to write... Everything else will come together.ReplyDelete
Love you, friend!
I read your blog every every day. Every.ReplyDelete
Thank you.
This is the best ever! You are such a great person and writer. Every time you write something like this I get so inspired and I THANK YOU for all of the inspiration and for taking the time to write what's on your mind so that WE can benefit! xoReplyDelete
I just wanted to say that I absolutely enjoy reading your blog and i'm so happy to hear that you'll be continuing to write!ReplyDelete
I didn't know what to say to yesterday's post because it seemed too personal for a stranger to comment on; that said, it moved me and I loved that you had shared it. For me, one of the lovely things about blogging is that people do share very personal thoughts and it makes others feel less alone or strange or scared when facing similar tough times.ReplyDelete
Thanks for keeping writing. You would be missed.
I still consider myself very new to the blog world as I am definitely growing my readership now... I struggle with the same fears of "am I putting my family or myself in danger by sharing too much?"... I'm glad you are going to continue to post Danielle. It's amazing the network of friends you can have through blogging. Your blog is one of my favorites!ReplyDelete
I was so touched by your post the other day and for your honesty about something that I'm sure is not easy to write about. I'm so grateful for your journal prompts. I'm also a thinker by nature and couldn't agree with you more that writing helps me organize my thoughts.ReplyDelete
I appreciate the realness of your blog and love stopping by to be inspired.
i love that picture of you two! the sun is just gorgeous!ReplyDelete
i've seen so many posts like this floating around the past few days. i know it's hard to not overshare because it's not like you can delete it once 50 people have read it and they all forget. i understand where you're coming from...that balance between writing what you want, what people want to see, but still having your space, but not sharing your entire life, but sharing some parts of it...and...it's hard sometimes. i love your blog and how upbeat and optimistic you are. how friendly you seen and the love that you and hank share is SO apparent through your writing. you do inspire people, and i think your corner of the internet is making this world a better place.
much love,
larissa <3
i love your heart!ReplyDelete
i needed to read this in the worst way. i feel like i'm reaching a transition point in my writing and blogging. thank you so much for sharing, lovely.
i have a big thank you to you, your blog is one of the reasons that i finally started my own. i have always read blogs and have always wanted to create one. yours has given me much delight and inspiration to finally follow my own dream of being a blogger. thank you!ReplyDelete