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December 30, 2008
It is true – the rich are getting rich and the poor are falling into greater poverty. This, however, is no fault of the government. Guess who is to blame.
That's right, you and me. After all, who goes to see expensive concerts? Who continues to pay overpriced movie tickets? Who pays an arm and a leg for season tickets to athletic events? It's not the government, it's the consumers.
There is also a terrible misconception in this country that it's always the government's responsibility to fix our problems. I challenge that thinking – keep in mind the government is responsible for most of our problems. This topic however will be reserved for a future rant.
In a small survey I did with some close friends, here's how our money usage is spent.
- A little less than a third spent in taxes
- A little more than a third spent in bills including shelter
- A little less than a third spent in "entertainment" and food.
Ok, so let's take a closer look at the "entertainment" section. For most Americans that means
movies, compact disks of some kind (DVD/CD), concerts, comedians, restaurants, etc.
If I go and see a mainstream artist in concert (depending on my income and the quality of the seat I paid for) I just gave this already ridiculously rich person MORE of my hard earned cash. In my specific example, a good seat at a mainstream concert probably cost me %10-%15 of my disposable income (the money left over after bills/taxes/etc). Sure, I might like the artist, but do I REALLY need to give them that much of my money?
The answer is no. Anyone who complains that we don't tax the rich enough but goes supports these rich people with their personal funds are hypocrites. How ridiculous is it to say "Ok, I'll give you my hard earned money" and then come tax season say "Hey, give that back to us!"
Music is a classic example – see my previous blog by clicking here. I talk about MIDI files and how mainstream musicians do not deserve our love or money. Music is an industry where one attractive person has a good to wonderful singing voice… that's it. They have entire staffs of people to write their lyrics, write their songs, and technology to make these processes flawless. The technology utilized in concerts is dishonest and contrived. The end result is this: Consumers think they are supporting an artist. The fact is that every dollar spent in that artist's name is a waste. The artist (who is already rich) didn't do nearly the amount of work that you did for that money. Remember how hard you worked for that $75 concert ticket? Say the concert had 3,000 attendees. That artist just raised $225000 and did little to no work whatsoever. Come on folks – our money is worth more than that. I'd rather not have to remind people about impoverished people in our country and other parts of the world; I'll save that for another post.
The bottom line here is this: If you feel like athletes are overpaid and more money should be spent on cancer research, then don't go to sporting events and donate more money for cancer research. If you think the money in the pockets of the Hollywood types would be better spent in the pockets of those in poverty, don't go to Hollywood films.
I understand as well as anyone else the value of entertainment. We've all been brainwashed into thinking we can only get entertainment from big companies. THAT IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. You like sports? How about PLAYING them with your family or friends? You like movies? Hit up the independent movie theater or local film festival. Remember Memento? Pans Labyrinth? These were at one point film festival movies that were so successful they were mass produced. Independent films are great – do not believe the stereotype fed to you by the big studios leading you to believe that anything that does not come from them is crap. Remember Speed Racer? Pearl Harbor? Superman Returns? Valentine? These were studio pictures and they were TERRIBLE! How about music – do you really need to go to a concert and hear music (that is probably pre-recorded) when you already have the Mp3 files and/or the radio? How about the local coffee shop that features talented folks in your community – don't they need your support more than the mega-artists? The answer is obviously YES! Again, it is propaganda that only the big guns are talented. At least the local kid who is getting NO CORPORATE HELP probably wrote his or her own songs for goodness sake. We should definitely be supporting them and I'm telling you the music is just as good. I've been to local coffee shops and small venues and I know it can be just as good.
In conclusion, think about this. If you think the rich in America are too rich, you've got to stop supporting them. WE are the reason they are getting richer and richer. No matter poor we get – even if we can barley support ourselves, we STILL give these ultra rich people MORE of our money. We've got to wake up.
The only thing more terrifying than being exposed to 5,000 ads a day (which we are) is realizing that IT IS WORKING.
Just think about it… and remember, people are dying of thirst in other parts of the world.
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Another Shady Apple Add
December 13, 2008
Apple released an add that describes the process of holding up the phone to a radio, and the iPhone will tell you "what song is playing, and where to get it."
Then they say "That's the iPhone. Solving life's dilemmas, one app at a time." which implies that when you don't know what song is on the radio, Apple will come in and save the day.
This is a CLASSIC example of Apple deceiving the public and what is worse, people are believing it. Ladies and gentlemen, what I am about to say may shock you. THIS SOFTWARE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR YEARS. You can get it on an iPhone? So what. You could have had music discovery software on your Verizon Chocolate a long time ago, and I know people who did.
Apple did not invent this software just like they did not invent the smart-phone. Shazam works on the Google Android and a number of other phones. Don't believe me? Check out their website: http://www.shazam.com/music/web/home.html
History of Shazam: http://www.shazam.com/music/web/pages/background.html
Apple has always been crafty about their adds. I can't say they are lying – they are not. Shazam does work on the iPhone. However, they make it sound like they invented it. That's dishonest and irresponsible and someone needs to hold these pirates accountable.
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Yesterday, House Republicans voted in lockstep to deem the Republican budget passed. Their budget makes the wrong choices—ending Medicare and raising costs for seniors while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. Voting for the Republican budget for the second time means voting again for:
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The armed Islamist fighters from northern Mali seized Diabaly a week ago, making it the southernmost town they held. But they left after days of being pounded by French airstrikes, a tangible victory for the French intervention forces.
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On Monday, about 200 French infantrymen supported by six combat helicopters and reconnaissance planes made their way to Diabaly.
Associated Press reporters saw French troops in camouflage uniforms take up positions in front of a Malian military camp in the town on Monday. About six burned out cars lay in ruins on the outskirts of town.
The Islamist fighters had insinuated themselves with civilians before leaving, so there was a possibility that some had remained. Malian soldiers on Diabaly's outskirts set up a roadblock south of the town where they checked the identity papers of travelers.
In an interview with France-5 TV, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the air strikes had caused "significant" — though unspecified — losses among the jihadists, and only minor skirmishes involved French forces on the ground.
Meanwhile, the extremist group behind the deadly hostage crisis in Algeria threatened more attacks against foreign targets if France does not bring an immediate halt to its military operation in Mali.
In a statement, the Masked Brigade warned of more such attacks against any country backing France's military intervention in Mali.
"We promise all the countries that participated in the Crusader campaign ... that we will carry out more operations if they do not reverse their decision," it said, according to a transcript released by SITE Intelligence Group.
France has said that African nations must take the lead though it could be some weeks before they are ready to do so.
On Sunday, France said that some 400 troops from Nigeria, Togo and Benin had arrived Sunday in Bamako to help train an African force for Mali. Troops from Chad, who are considered hardened fighters familiar with the desert-like terrain of northern Mali, also have arrived, Le Drian said.
A top official with the West African regional bloc said Sunday the cost of the African intervention could top $500 million.
ECOWAS Commission President Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, who gave an interview to state television in Ivory Coast, said the initial estimate "may vary depending on the needs" of the mission and the situation on the ground.
Associated Press writers Krista Larson in Segou, Mali; Jamey Keaten in Dakar, Senegal; and Robbie Corey-Boulet in Abidjan, Ivory Coast contributed to this report.
French seize control of key Mali town of Diabaly
DIABALY, Mali (AP) — French and Malian troops took control Monday of the town of Diabaly, patrolling the streets in armored personnel carriers and inspecting the charred remains of a pickup truck with a mounted machine gun left behind by the fleeing militants.


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Tamura Jones is a well-known genealogist and blogger. He has long had an interest in the GEDCOM method of transferring data between genealogy programs. He, like many of us, has been frustrated by the numerous shortcomings of GEDCOM but, unlike the rest of us, he decided to do something about it. Tamura has now released a new FamilySearch GEDCOM 5.5.1 Specification Annotated Edition. You can read more and download the new specification at https://www.tamurajones.net/GEDCOM551AnnotatedEdition.xhtml.
GEDCOM was created by and is still supported by FamilySearch. It remains a product of FamilySearch, not of Tamura Jones. As Tamura writes in his specification, "This is not a new GEDCOM version. This is an enhanced edition of the current GEDCOM version. The Annotated Edition is the full FamilySearch GEDCOM 5.5.1 Specification, improved with corrections and enhanced with annotations."
Later in the Annotated Edition, Tamura wrote, "This is not a new version of GEDCOM. Some errors have been corrected, and some contradictions have been resolved, helpful notes have added, etcetera, but this is still GEDCOM 5.5.1."
In short, this new Annotated Edition will not require any changes to the genealogy software you are presently using. Instead, it is hoped that it will help software producers improve their future GEDCOM products. As Tamura wrote, "The Annotated Edition benefits developers of genealogy software. The observations, additions, corrections, resolution of contradictions, inclusion of solutions and best practices helps them improve their GEDCOM support. Improved GEDCOM support benefits users."
Again, you can read the announcement at https://www.tamurajones.net/GEDCOM551AnnotatedEdition.xhtml. The actual specifications are expected to become available within a few days.


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Calendar? PDA? Notebook? Outlook? Dayplanner?
Just how many tools do you have in your time management system?
Many people find that their personal organization fails because they simply do not have a DEFINED system of tools. They use whatever is at hand. They use almost everything from a legal pad to Outlook tasks.
What happens is that they soon do not know what tool to use for what task. And even worse, they have multiple tools for the same task! (How many places do you have that you record todo items?)
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Aunt Betty's Story
February 5, 2009
I think I'd like to open up the first major post in this blog with a link to Aunt Betty's Story. "Aunt Betty" was actually Bethany Veney, a former Page County slave who was freed after having been purchased by a New England man. I'll go ahead and let Ms. Veney tell the full story…
Click on the cover image below to access the online version of her book, available through the University of North Carolina's "Documenting the American South" site.
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Nov. 2, 2010 — Certain diabetesmedications, including metformin, may slow the progression of lung cancer and lengthen survival, according to a new study.
"When they presented with the cancer, those [patients] who took one of these drugs were much less likely to have metastatic disease," says researcher Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, lung cancer program director of the Respiratory Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
He is presenting his findings this week at CHEST 2010, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The new findings echo those of other recent research, Mazzone tells WebMD, including an animal study done by National Cancer Institute researchers and other research linking metformin with lower cancer rates in general.
Metformin and TZDs for Lung Cancer
For the new study, Mazzone and his colleagues are evaluating the records of more than 600 people with diabetes and lung cancer, he tells WebMD. He reported on 225 of the 600 at the CHEST 2010 meeting.
"We matched them to diabetics who did not have lung cancer," Mazzone tells WebMD.
They evaluated what happened in people with lung cancer if they were exposed to metformin or diabetes drugs known as thiazolidedione (TZDs) before the lung cancer diagnosis.
Overall, people on the drugs were less likely to get lung cancer, and people with lung cancer were less likely to have it spread and to have longer survival if they were on one of the diabetes drugs before their diagnosis.
"When they presented with the cancer, those who took one of the drugs were much less likely to have metastatic disease," Mazzone says.
In people on metformin alone, TZD alone, or both, 25% of the lung cancer patients had metastases, while 48% of those on neither drug did, Mazzone tells WebMD.
"People who take the drugs seem to develop lung cancer less often," Mazzone says. "Ninety-six percent of people who didn't get cancer were taking one of the drugs and 41% of those who did get cancer were."
The drugs may also lengthen survival, Mazzone found.
Why the diabetes drugs seem to make lung cancers less likely and, when it occurs, less likely to spread, isn't known for sure, Mazzone says.
"There are several pathways these drugs work through that are [also] known to slow the growth of cancer cells, and to affect the pathways known to lead to cancer growth," Mazzone says.
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Several other studies, many of them with many more patients than the new study, have also concluded that the diabetes drugs slow lung cancer progression, says Kemp Kernstine, MD, PhD, a lung cancer specialist and director of the lung cancer and thoracic oncology program at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, Calif., who reviewed the findings for WebMD.
In other research, metformin has been shown to activate an enzyme, called AMP-activated protein kinase, known to inhibit another protein, mTOR, which regulates cell growth and survival in lung tumors induced by tobacco carcinogens, Kernstine says.
"There are companies working on this pathway," he says, developing drugs to target it. Eventually, he says, doctors may be able to identify patients at high risk for lung cancer — such as those with exposure to asbestos — and put them on these drugs.
But more research is needed, he says, noting the small size of the Cleveland Clinic study. "You really need to look at a larger population."
It's premature, he says, to go on metformin for lung cancer risk reduction. "I would not rush out to tell your doctor to put you on metformin, even if you are a type 2 diabetic," he says. Like all medicine, metformin can have side effects, he says.


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Firstly, you can only access the spot by boat.Small boats or 'dhonis' are used to load the surfboards onto and position offshore at the rear of the breaks. Sultans is a popular destination for surfers in the North Male' Atoll's eastern reef because it provides consistent waves which never close out.
DistanceDay trip
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessBy boat only
Alternative name Thamburudhoo
Wave qualityTotally Epic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast, East
Good wind directionWest
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movement
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdCrowded
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Maldives is a fairly new and emerging destination for surfers. The surf season coincides with the south-west monsoon and runs from mid February to November when the best swells are generated by winter low pressure systems in the southern Indian Ocean. March and April also provide good surfing and have the best weather. The water is warm enough to swim without a wetsuit, though a light suit is a good idea, for protection from the sun and coral. Booties are essential for picking your way over exposed coral reefs, and a helmet is recommended.
Surfing in the Maldives provides you with two options; either staying in a resort or booking a live-aboard surfing vacation on a charter cruiser (Safari boat). Resorts provide boats (Dhonis) to transport surfers out beyond the breaks between two to three times per day for two hour periods whereas charters offer surfers the chance to surf the reefs for longer periods.
The crowd is all from somewhere far away. Locals are usually boatmen who feed on surfing and will let you surf. Pressure may be very high, but it all depends on how aggressive crews are. The Maldives provides many excellent locations - including Lohis (Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Piddlies / Ninjas (Kanifinolhu Resort (Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Cokes (Thulusdhoo-Eastern reef of North Male' Atoll), Chickens (Villinilimathi Huraa (Kuda Villingili) and many more especially in the Southern Atolls
-access spots (as opposed to resort guests-only type) so there's always many surfers. Take it esay and everybody will have fun. There's a lot of waves.
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By anonymous , 09-01-2006
Fucking crowded - Like the other spots in the zone, all the spots are super crowded from may to nov. the waves are pretty fun but NEVER MORE (too much money for fighting)
By anonymous , 06-11-2004
Jim - One of the more mellow waves in the maldives, and one of the most crowded, but still heaps of fun none-the-less. Can take off deep with a pretty mellow takeoff but then jacks up and u can get fun barrels. Can be a long ride too, but sometimes abit fat. Also we got pretty strong currents on a few of the days. Quite a few longboarders.
By dubl a from the OC , 30-09-2003
Sultans Sept 2003 - Super fun, often crowded, right. Has an open ocean feel to it; when it gets big it breaks pretty far out and up the reef. It is an easy take off and mushy for the first 25 yards, then stands up nicely for the inside barrel section. I had several waves that connected all the way through completing a 200 yard ride from way outside to right next to where the boats anchor. Absolutely stunning surroundings. Across the channels from Pasta Point and Honkys. Varied from shoulder high to over double overhead during my 17 day trip there.
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Firefighter's family displaced by Peters Creek blaze
One of the longest days of Ian Murphy's life began ordinarily enough, with a routine trip to Chugiak High to drop off the family's foreign exchange student.
17 hours later, Murphy was helping his fellow Chugiak Volunteer firefighters finish dousing the smoldering ashes of his own home.
"It's always hard to watch something like that happen, but it really hits you in the gut when you're looking at it and it's yours," said Murphy, whose family's home in Peters Creek was destroyed by the Jan. 5 blaze.
Murphy said he got up at around 5:30 a.m. that morning to take Ping-Ping, an exchange student from Thailand, to school. When he returned, his wife, their three young children and his father-in-law had just exited the home after hearing one of the house's eight smoke detectors go off.
"There wasn't smoke coming out of the roof just yet, but it wasn't long," Murphy said.
With his family safe, Murphy's training as a firefighter kicked in. He said he engineered the attack engine for the duration of the blaze, which raged well into the night.
"We were working the fire grounds until shortly after 11 p.m. that night," he said.
With his family safe and sound, Murphy said the choice to try to fight the fire was an easy one.
"They were in a good, warm, safe place and I had to do my job to help my brothers and sisters of the fire department out," he said.
CVFD assistant chief Clifton Dalton said a call came in at around 7:45 a.m. that a house on Deer Park Drive was ablaze. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the roof of the single-story home.
"It was burning undetected a long time before the residents were aware of it," Dalton said.
Dalton said the fire likely began as a chimney fire, then spread into the home's roof. Because the house has a multi-layered roof, the fire was able spread extensively before anyone realized something was amiss.
"The thing that saved them was their smoke detector," Dalton said.
Murphy agreed that having working smoke detectors likely saved his family's lives.
"It was definitely the smoke detectors," he said.
Dalton said that the roof had three layers of building materials, making the fire very difficult to get to.
"Whenever it gets between the layers like that it's almost impossible to fight," he said.
Dalton said the Red Cross was contacted to help the family with temporary housing assistance.
CVFD responded to the fire with three engines, a heavy rescue truck and two medic units. Additionally, crews from Anchorage Fire Department Station 11 helped out with a ladder truck and engine truck.
Murphy said the family has now been set up with temporary housing through their insurance company and is now in the process of determining what can be salvaged from the home. He doesn't think it will be much, and many of the family's priceless memories have been lost.
"There's stuff that's going to be replacable, stuff that's hard to replace and there's stuff that's never going to be replaced," he said.
Among the most precious items lost, he said, are baby pictures from when the kids — Jaden, 10, Canyon, 8, and Lily, 5 — were born.
"That's the kicker," he said.
In the days since the fire, Murphy said the family has received gifts and emotional support from across Alaska.
"It's been tremendous," he said. "It's been absolutely terrific. I never anticipated the amount of support."
Ian's father-in-law was in Alaska visiting, leaving six people without a home in the wake of the fire. Murphy said Ping-Ping is still living with the family, and she plans to continue staying with them for the rest of the school year.
"She's a member of the family now," he said.
A fund has been set up in Murphy's name at Northrim Bank for anyone wishing to lend financial assistance.
Just ask for Murphy's account and they'll take donations, he said.
Murphy said the family plans to rebuild in Peters Creek.
"We definitely want to rebuild," he said. "Obviously, it's going to be a long time before we're able to start."
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Böhler Welding flux-cored wires offer a productive and versatile alternative for the welding of stainless steel over SMAW / MMA with stick electrodes or GMAW / MIG with solid wires.
5. 五月 2019
voestalpine Bohler Welding India held its annual distributor conference in Rajasthan (India).
1. 五月 2019
Best Electrodes. Best Welders. Our recommendation for steel constructions.
29. 四月 2019
For all steps in the post-weld and surface treatment of stainless steel!
28. 四月 2019
voestalpine Bohler Welding Middle East FZE held its annual distributor conference at the JA Hatta Fort Hotel in Dubai (UAE) from 8th to 10th April, 2019.
15. 四月 2019
Böhler Welding offers the perfect products for these jobs - no matter which welding processes are used: GTAW, Pulsed GMAW or all position flux-cored wires for higher productivity.
8. 四月 2019
This seamless cored wire from our diamondspark range is a wire for single- or multilayer welding of carbon, carbon-manganese steels and high strength steel.
1. 四月 2019
Show your skills in electric arc welding and win two tickets to the MotoGP in Austria 2019!
30. 三月 2019
More than 100.000 km pipelines worldwide have already been joined using electrodes from voestalpine Böhler Welding.
18. 三月 2019
Use this helpful tool to select the covered stick electrodes type which fits best to your job.
12. 三月 2019
The seamless cored wire "BÖHLER HL 51 L-MC" from our diamondspark range is an ultra low-hydrogen metal-cored wire.
11. 三月 2019
Guardian62 in Camouflage is coming soon.
13. 二月 2019
The Welding Calculator app supports the planning and optimization of welding tasks such as the calculation of cooling time, preheating temperature or the calculation of the required amounts of welding consumables.
10. 二月 2019
This seamless cored wire from our diamondspark range is a wire for single- or mulitpass welding of carbon and high strength steel.
5. 二月 2019
weldCare all-round protection shows Guardian62
31. 一月 2019
The flexible and productive way to join stainless steel
28. 一月 2019
This seamless cored wire from our Diamondspark range is a metal-cored wire for mechanized and robotic welding of high strength steel.
21. 一月 2019
Matchless in Stainless with Böhler Welding
14. 一月 2019
weldCare all-round protection shows Guardian62F
8. 一月 2019
Stick electrode welding is more than a job. It is a vocation. The right filler materials are a must.
4. 一月 2019
The perfect surface treatment of stainless steels
18. 十二月 2018
With various wire/flux combinations for submerged arc welding of stainless steel
5. 十二月 2018
weldCare all-round protection shows Guardian50
25. 十一月 2018
The All-in-One Solution for Protection and Clear View.
20. 十一月 2018
The perfect guide to our premium seamless cored wires.
19. 十一月 2018
Do you already have stick electrodes from Böhler Welding in your portfolio? We offer the broadest portfolio of stick electrodes in the welding market.
18. 十一月 2018
FCAW and SAW-FCW seamless welding wires for weather resistant steels.
15. 十一月 2018
Pickling (paste, spray, bath), Passivation & Cleaning, Neutralisation
25. 十月 2018
The experts choice: Best-In-Class ADF Clarity, Light Weight and True Colour
16. 十月 2018
You have the most demanding applications in your industry? We have the right cored wire: BÖHLER Ti 46 T-FD is a rutile flux-cored wire designed for joint welding of unalloyed and fine-grained steels with ISO –V charpy requirements down to -30°C.
11. 十月 2018
Böhler Welding 3Dprint - a revolutionary technology
24. 九月 2018
BÖHLER alform® 700 L-MC is a seamless laser-sealed metal-cored wire from the Diamondspark range. It has been developed for the mechanized and robotic welding of structural steel up to a yield strength of 690 MPa.
18. 九月 2018
The new stainless steel flux-cored wires for flat and horizontal welding offers excellent welding performance and surface appearance.
10. 九月 2018
...your best partner for a wide range of welding and grinding applications
3. 九月 2018
It all started 135 years ago…Electric arc welding with stick electrodes is still indispensable today, especially in steel and pipeline construction. Welding is relatively tolerant to material flaws. A major advantage: It can be used under all weather conditions, even under water.
27. 八月 2018
We are happy about the positive feed back from the market which we would like to share with you.
20. 八月 2018
Böhler Welding flux-cored wires offer a productive and versatile alternative for the welding of stainless steel.
8. 八月 2018
With our Diamondspark product range we offer highest quality wires manufactured in Europe – from seamless tubular to the brand new laser sealed types: premium seamless cored wires.
1. 八月 2018
Our helmets in action: The feedback of the market is overwhelming and we are happy to share statements, articles and instruction videos with you.
31. 七月 2018
We offer the right stick electrode for every application. More than 300 visitors were convinced in our demo tour through Germany in the last few weeks.
17. 七月 2018
The most used stick electrodes for creep resistant steel are: BÖHLER FOX DCMS Kb, BÖHLER FOX CM 2 Kb, BÖHLER FOX CM 5 Kb, Thermanit MTS 3, Thermanit MTS 3-LNi, Thermanit MTS 616-LNi
5. 七月 2018
With the manufacturing of wires which are tailor-made to its specific purpose, voestalpine Böhler Welding is creating the basis for innovative Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing.
13. 六月 2018
More than 100,000 km of pipelines have already been permanently connected with Böhler Welding stick electrodes. Explore BÖHLER FOX CEL 80-P and BÖHLER FOX CEL 90.
28. 五月 2018
We supply any type of stick electrodes you may need and our electrodes are always easy to handle, with fine arc ignition and stability. BÖHLER FOX EV 70 Pipe, BÖHLER FOX BVD 85, BÖHLER FOX BVD 90.
8. 五月 2018
voestalpine Bohler Welding India Private Limited held its Annual Distributor Conference in Kerala, India from 20th to 22nd April, 2018.
30. 四月 2018
voestalpine Bohler Welding Middle East FZE held its annual distributor conference at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai (UAE) from 17th to 18th April, 2018.
19. 四月 2018
Whereever and whatever you have to weld, Böhler Welding has the stick electrode for the job. Electrodes which are most commonly used for high strength steels: BÖHLER FOX EV 65, BÖHLER FOX EV 70, BÖHLER FOX EV 75, BÖHLER FOX EV 85, Phoenix SH Ni 2 K 90, Phoenix SH Ni 2 K 130
9. 四月 2018
We have expanded our TIG product portfolio and included Böhler AWS ER308LSi and Böhler AWS ER318LSi stainless steel rods. Additionally we have a new, better packaging produced in Hamm.
27. 三月 2018
No matter which electrode is required, you will find it at Böhler Welding. The most commonly used basic-coated electrodes for the welding of unalloyed steels are presented here: BÖHLER FOX EV 47, BÖHLER FOX EV 50, Phoenix 120 K
6. 三月 2018
Böhler Welding provides electrodes for all types of steel. The most commonly used rutile-coated electrodes for the welding of unalloyed steels are presented here. BÖHLER FOX OHV, BÖHLER FOX ETI, BÖHLER FOX SPE.
11. 二月 2018
8. 二月 2018
We offer the broadest range of highest quality wires manufactured in Europe – from seamless tubular to the brand new laser sealed types - now united under one roof: Diamondspark.
25. 一月 2018
Repair, ant-wear and cladding specialist UTP Maintenance took advantage of the podium of Schweißen & Schneiden 2017 to present new time and cost-efficient weld overlay solutions for respectively the repair of worn continuous casting rollers and for the cladding of Alloy 625 onto non or low-alloyed steel.
16. 一月 2018
BÖHLER FOX EV 50, BÖHLER FOX CEL, Thermanit MTS 3, BÖHLER FOX EAS 4 M-A, Avesta 2507/P100 rutile.
Do you need expert advice? Our application engineers will be pleased to help you.
28. 十二月 2017
The selection of the stick electrodes depends primarily on the base material and the basic application to be welded. Find the right product for your needs in our product search! Böhler Welding. The best for the best.
19. 十二月 2017
Guaranteed dry and ready-to-use electrodes. The Böhler Welding DRY SYSTEM is today's efficient alternative, providing "oven fresh", dried ready- to-use electrodes straight from the packet to the weld. This does not only offer controlled processing but eliminates the need to undertake unnecessary on site re-drying process.
12. 十二月 2017
Stainless Steel Surface Treatment Expertise. Filler metal specialist voestalpine Böhler Welding took advantage of the podium of Schweißen & Schneiden 2017 to highlight its industry leading products for the cleaning, pickling and passivation of stainless steel surfaces and welds.
5. 十二月 2017
Joining forces with welding automation specialist WELTRON GmbH, Böhler Welding can now offer full process solutions. Böhler Welding Automation combines unique filler material expertise with welding process competence focusing on multi-wire submerged arc welding.
28. 十一月 2017
voestalpine Bohler Welding Middle East FZE in partnership with Fronius invited to the Grand Opening of their New Application Technology Center on 30th of October in Dubai.
22. 十一月 2017
UTP Maintenance stick electrodes. Stick with the specialist. We supply any type of stick electrodes you may need and our electrodes are always easy to handle, with fine arc ignition and stability.
14. 十一月 2017
First Award for outstanding Application Services was given in four categories in a festive ceremony. Filler metal specialist voestalpine Böhler Welding took advantage of the podium of Schweissen & Schneiden 2017 to highlight the industry's leading program of application services.
7. 十一月 2017
Böhler Welding stick electrodes. The best for the best. You have high demands and are looking for a particular electrode for a special project? At Böhler Welding you will find the right product for every application.
24. 十月 2017
Böhler Welding stick electrodes. The best for the best. Heat resistant stick electrodes for stainless steel: BÖHLER FOX FA, Avesta 309 AC/DC, BÖHLER FOX FFB-A, Avesta 310, Thermanit 21/33 So
18. 十月 2017
DVS-TV visited us at the booth on Schweissen & Schneiden. They talked to Martin Peruzzi about a new exciting topic: 3Dprint. Do not miss it!
10. 十月 2017
4. 十月 2017
Thousands JOINED Global Applications Unlimited! Have a look at the impressions from the fair here!
26. 九月 2017
Wire Volume Systems for Cost-Efficient Welding. Welding wires from voestalpine Böhler Welding can be supplied in special volume packaging in the form of round, square and octagonal drums with filling contents from 100 up to 500 kg. Explore them on Schweißen & Schneiden 2017!
19. 九月 2017
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM):3D printing with the best-in-class wire alloys. Additive manufacturing – popularly known as 3D printing – is one of the most revolutionary new manufacturing methods of our time.
14. 九月 2017
voestalpine Böhler Welding invests in the future technology of welding in Hamm. For two million euros, we are building a center for application technology.
12. 九月 2017
Welcome to the endless world of welding and brazing applications. Convince yourself of our successful solutions for joining, repair, hardfacing and cladding and brazing in our live demonstrations.
5. 九月 2017
We're very delighted to be able to offer a comprehensive conference program as a supplement to the live demonstrations within the scope of this year's Schweißen & Schneiden exhibition motto "Global Application Unlimited." Have a look at the technical conference program now!
29. 八月 2017
Filler metal specialist voestalpine Böhler Welding, will present itself at Schweißen und Schneiden 2017 with the key message "Global Applications Unlimited", to underline its orientation on customer applications worldwide and the high level of technical support it is capable to render.
22. 八月 2017
Böhler Welding stick electrodes. The best for the best. Super Duplex stick electrodes for stainless steel: Avesta 2507 P100, Avesta 2507 P100 Rutil.
15. 八月 2017
Böhler Welding stick electrodes. The best for the best. Duplex stick electrodes for stainless steel: Avesta 2205, Avesta 2205 Basic.
25. 七月 2017
Böhler Welding stick electrodes. The best for the best. Stick electrodes for stainless steel: BÖHLER FOX EAS 2-A, BÖHLER FOX EAS 4 M-A, BÖHLER FOX EASN 25 M, BÖHLER FOX CN 20/25 M.
27. 六月 2017
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11. 六月 2017
Through deep insight into processing methods and ways of application, Fontargen Brazing provides the best brazing and soldering solutions based on proven products with German technology. The expertise of this brand's application engineers has been formulated over many years of experience from countless application cases.
6. 六月 2017
The EU's EN classification system standardizes different products, including welding consumables. Most welding consumables are classified in accordance with an EN ISO standard.
30. 五月 2017
Explore our new Brazing booklet! Brazing what and how – a concise overview for you! This booklet offers brazing newcomers insight into the world of brazing and its terms. It is also a compact reference guide for brazing experts, letting them quickly see which brazing solders and fluxes are best to use with which metallic materials.
23. 五月 2017
We offer electrodes for each type of steel. Choose from our portfolio "the Best for the Best".
22. 五月 2017
With the brand new laser-sealed seamless cored wires, fabricators have the ultimate precision tool for the most demanding of welding applications at their disposal. These advanced products perform at high levels of welding productivity and are extremely hydrogen safe, while the innovative fabrication technology and product concept enable superb characteristics for high duty cycle welding in mechanized and robotic applications.
16. 五月 2017
The Expert Guide for welders is a useful help for welding applications with seamless cored wires.
8. 五月 2017
25. 四月 2017
Productive – Dependable – Hydrogen Safe. Engineered by the leading consumables developers. Strong European quality traditions, deep application knowledge and best-in-class welding consumables.
11. 四月 2017
A new updated and revised leaflet describing our different strip cladding nozzles and their spare parts lists is now available. The former SK 125 ES1 -300 cladding nozzle has been replaced by the SK 125 ES2-300 nozzle.
4. 四月 2017
All stick electrodes are not the same! Cellulose-coated stick electrodes, rutile-coated stick electrodes, basic-coated stick electrodes.
28. 三月 2017
Which power sources can be used? Do you need expert advice? Our application engineers will be pleased to help you.
21. 三月 2017
Electric arc welding with stick electrodes is one of the oldest and most versatile welding processes. And it is also considered one of the simplest and safest methods.
7. 三月 2017
Rutile, all positional wires; Basic, downhand wires; Metal-cored, all-positional wires. Download your Seamless Cored Wires brochure now!
28. 二月 2017
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14. 二月 2017
Different coating concepts and different alloying of the electrodes and their application require an individual handling. Our Welding Academy offers professional, practical and customized training courses in welding & brazing!
7. 二月 2017
Seamless cored wires for optimal protection against hydrogen induced cracking. Seamless cored wires for superior welding productivity. Seamless cored wires for excellent weldability and weld quality.
31. 一月 2017
voestalpine Böhler Welding invited its customers to an exclusive event in Leoben at the end of November, where a new seamless cored wire was introduced. DVS-TV was there and was informed about all the advantages of the new seamless cored wire.
24. 一月 2017
The selection of the stick electrodes depends primarily on the base material and the basic application to be welded. Find the right product for your needs in our product search!
17. 一月 2017
They are flux cored wires with a seamless mantle. Böhler seamless cored wires are produced with very low levels of diffusible hydrogen – typically 2-3 ml/100g weld metal for rutile types and even lower for metal-cored and basic wires.
10. 一月 2017
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Have a look at the photos from our winners.
13. 十二月 2016
Even though guys want easy handling and smooth solutions.
28. 十一月 2016
Welcome the voestalpine Böhler Welding Facebook page and check out our news, tips and sweepstakes.
14. 七月 2016
High quality covered electrodes designed to meet welding demands. Whatever materials you are welding – high strength, corrosion resistant, high temperature resistant – or even for challenging applications such as welding under water, we offer the right covered electrode.
18. 八月 2015
What makes diamondspark range so special? diamondspark is the most complete portfolio of premium-quality seamless cored wires on the market.
18. 八月 2014
We developed the synergic lines for a perfect combination of welding equipment and consumables. Böhler Welding quality label for the perfect welding result: the Böhler Arc.


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Caution: this post is a bit of a plot spoiler for people who haven't seen the film. However, knowing the plot was no hindrance to my second viewing of the film, at all. I was even more impressed and awed, the next time around.
How does the world end? To quote Robert Frost via Bella Swan:
Some say the world will end in fire,
some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if you had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
to know that for destruction ice
is also great
And would suffice.
If you're Lars Von Trier, the world ends in total destruction, as it both implodes and explodes, in the opening sequence of his new film, Melancholia. The earth's atmosphere is ripped away by the gravitational pull of a wandering, giant blue planet, named Melancholia, which literally consumes the earth, as it draws our planet in to the point of implosion/explosion, and burns it up. POINT, FIRE.
The film begins with this gorgeous, slow motion, cinematic ballet of cosmic death, choreographed to Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. As viewed from outer space, this cosmic dance of death is almost sensual, and certainly as lyrical as anything in Kubrick's "2001." It's both a prelude to the main body of the film, and a documentation of the end. Before the first character comes on screen, we have already seen their eventual fate.
That first introduction of characters is similarly done in an expressionistic, slow motion scene that visually weaves the fate of the main character to the planet's own inevtiable attraction to a gravitational field bigger than its own.
This is the first time we see Justine ( Kirsten Dunst.) She seems to both strain against and also be pulled toward an invisble force, just like the earth is, in the heavens above. The first part of the movie is the story of Justine's wedding. Her mental illness, more than just normal depression is on display early, and in fact the wedding night ends with the marriage and Justine's career in tatters.
This beautiful image, left, is part of an early montage that reflects a sense of the morbid fairy tale that is about to unfold. The film's visual style is " a clash between what is romantic and grand and stylized, and then some form of reality," according to Von Trier. Yet the melding of styles of Kubrick's sensual, fluid, visual imagery and Bergman's intense, elegiac, naturalistic acting (enhanced by a lot of hand held camera shots) blend quite effectively throughout the film.
The mood and composition of the shot above is certainly a reference to the well known Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece by John Millais, called, Ophelia, below. It was painted in 1852, and is an illustration of the death of Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
It captures the tragic-romantic-depressive mood that permeates the movie. In fact, the idea for the film was generated by a therapist's suggestion to Von Trier, (who famously suffers from depression and anxiety disorders,) that depressed people often remain calm in highly stressful situations. It doesn't get more stressful than the literal end of the world.
The first section of the film is entitled "Justine," after the Kirsten Dunst character, and chronicles her wedding at the opulent, castle home of her sister, Claire, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg, and her wealthy husband, John, played by Keiffer Sutherland.
Above, the couple arriving two hours late for their wedding party, and, above, right, pausing to stare at a strange celestial object, with Claire and John, the evening's hosts. While everyone else seems transfixed, Claire stares away, tensely and with, as it turns out, appropriately ominous, premonition. John, an amateur astronomer, explains that the object is the star Antares, hidden by the sun, and harmless.
The wedding party's moments of joy are laced through with increasing tensions. Justine's divorced parents, John Hurt and Charlotte Rampling are bickering, while her boss, Stellan Skarsgard, who is also the best man, and Justine, are at odds. Below, left, the groom (Alexander Skarsgard) and his best man, clearly indicate something is amiss. Below, right, Claire and John are tense and agitated, as Justine's behavior starts to become seriously erratic.
Left, we see a last moment of happiness between the bride and groom. She demures from undressing and says she needs some time, and starts to wander around outside. Over the remainder of the evening she becomes more depressed,
unnerved, and acts out, at the end, disastrously.
Outside, Justine, Claire, and Clare's son, Leo, become enthralled by the mysterious intruder in the sky.
Justine , however, starts to become completely unhinged, causing scene after scene. She ends up telling off her boss, quitting her job, and sleeping with a virtual stranger, all outdoors, under the watch of the mysterious celestial visitor, that seems to infect her soul. Below, she surrenders to the night.
By the end of the evening, everything has come undone. Justine's husband walks out on her, devastated, humiliated, and disgusted. Her parents are at each other's throats. Her brother-in-law, is furious at wasting so much money on such a lavish event, which he has done to placate his wife, who is now angry at both him and her sister. Everyone feels betrayed by Justine, whose breakdown has helped reveal the cracks in everyone else's personalities and relationships.
Part two of the film is called "Claire." Justine has now become so depressed that she can not even walk to the bath under her own power, or perform the simplest activities.
She comes to the castle to live with Claire, John, and Leo. Gradually with Claire's nursing she becomes better. The focus now shifts to what was thought previously to be the star, Antares, and is now revealed as a huge planet on a rogue orbit through the galaxy, called Melancholia, because of it's blue color. As it becomes clearly visible on its own, everyone flock's to John's telescope.
The mainstream scientific analysis is that the orbit will take the gigantic planet to a close and spectacular, fly by of the earth.
As Justine has improved, Claire has become increasingly agitated and fearful that the world is coming to an end. She has started obsessively doing internet research and finds data that shows Melancholia is on a collision course with the earth, and that John's analysis is wrong. At first, the collision theory is portrayed as a kook conspiracy notion, but eventually, is proven to be true. The characters reactions to this reality and their varying levels of acceptance of it, takes up the last third of the film. John pretends it's not true. Claire's agitation and fear keep mounting for herself and her child, while Justine becomes almost calmly philosophical and accepting, even as the climate changes and strange precipitation falls from the sky
John can not handle the truth, and absents himself from the situation. Both Claire and Leo are now totally dependent on Justine for emotional support. The wheel has turned completely. Justine gets the two of them to help her build a "magic" tepee where they will be safe.
The three enter their magic space as the collision with Melancholia approaches. As they hold hands, Claire is almost catatonic, while Leo and Justine seem calm and accepting. The world ends.
The acting in Melancholia, with it's great cast, is superb. As is his usual style, Von Trier does not rehearse the actors and uses a lot of improvisation. He initially operates the camera himself, hand held, on the first take. On subsequent takes, the cinematographer operates the camera, mirroring Von Trier's movements.
The film is a rich feast visually. Kirstin Dunst won the award at Cannes for best actress, and Charlotte Gainsbourg is every bit as good. Although the subject matter of Melancholia is certainly unusual, the film itself is probably the most traditional Lars Von Trier has ever done. He has said that, " a film should be like a stone in your shoe." I, however, did not feel the slightest rub in my shoes. The film's stylistic accessibility gives it a universality, and promotes a sympathetic identification with the characters, that is not always the case in Von Trier's oeuvre. Melancholia has a deeper continuing resonance, for me, than any of his other films. It totally absorbs you and compels rumination about the deepest questions in life. Parts of the film that Von Trier considered a parody of superficial, upper middle-class life, actually, (as in the way Ingmar Bergman often used the same milieu,) open up many touchstones with everyone's emotional experiences. Families are families in the end, and how they deal with the messy stuff of life, offers much that compels and preoccupies us all.
Melancholia is a film that washes over you and through you and leaves you deeply moved and thrilled. The experience of it is more like viewing and inhabiting a piece of art, than merely watching a movie.


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Enjoy googling "slave pin" I'm sure that one gets some hinky results.
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is there an easy way to mark a tube this way, without involving any math. I know the method (Pythagorean or cos of 90deg) then transfer with calipers, but i wonder if machinist have an easier one.
Unfortunately I could not drill perpendicularly freehand, and this got me nowhere. failed also with a cheap drill press converter for hand drills.
Get a self-centering doweling jig. Not too expensive, easy to use, perfectly square holes without a press.
As a machinist, the most precise way is to use an index head and a milling machine. I'm not sure super precision in marking is necessary though, if you don't even have a drill press.
As a retired machinist I might say that a machinist may if no other method is available use a center head across the end, scribe a line there, turn 90* as verified with a center head and square head, scribe another line across the end and transfer the locations down the side of the tube to the desired location. Then use a V Block to hold the tube.
turn 90* as verified with a center head and square head
Definitely a good way to do it as well. Not quite as accurate as a dividing/index head. But still decent.
now this is why this forum shines....brilliant.BTW.... once upon a time I as considering buying my own mini-lathe, to make custom flashlight parts. Economics and available space sunk the dream.Now I take substitutes in the form of machining projects videos from Youtube.
You might be interested in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woqegnFZl2I
Great. "Remember that as machinists we aren't operators. We're there to solve problems." So true. If I only had the time, money, and space to set up a metalshop. Damn brother in law is dragging his feet getting his running and I've got some ideas to work on while he waits. And uses my woodshop. But then I just get nutty waiting and start shopping for leather tools on Craigslist because I need a new wallet.Lest you think I jest I just used my calipers to measure my pasta roller so my homemade crackers would be rolled to the desired thickness. Yeah, I'll just make ANYTHING.
What's your cracker recipe? I'm retired and they won't let me run those big arse machines making stuff that weighted 5 or 6 or more tons. The boss used to bring a print around or just ask "Can you do this?". I'd just say "Hmm, come back in a couple hours boss", and when he did come back. Got away with murder.
You might be interested in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woqegnFZl2I
Since we are talking 2 opposite holes at 90 from two others, one can drop a piece of rod through the two and establish a plane/line to drill the other two at 90degs.In my antenna build I used 3mm drill to make a hole for a 3.2mm brazing rod (radiating elements). That would make for a tight fir since drills open up a bit larger hole than their diameter AFAIK.
I love Alton Brown's seedy crisps. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/seedy-crisps-recipe-1943385
Well the easiest thing would actually be to outsource to an engineering firm to develop a CAD file and 3D print the part. You might wonder why a plastic pipe with 4 holes in it cost more than your house but...