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WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
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One of the questions I asked was how they felt about multiple unions...and having options and competition in the market instead of a monopoly...they answer that there was separate unions already...but I asked, isn't it owned by an umbrella corporation....and they all said no, we are separate...ok
then who are these dudes and why does it look like they own all those unions???
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
I don't want anything from the union, I don't have anything invested in the union...I just don't like neighborhood bullies. I'm willing to help with nothing to lose or gain from it...I guess thats what makes me dangerous. they can't scare me with anything cuz I don't want anything but to see artists prosper and to see them break the chains...
Both times they opened their arena up to non union memebers for help or imput in the last 12 years I've been there...kinda pathetic. it 12 years they've only opened it up twice to outsiders...speaks volumes.
and btw, I have 15 years experience working in animation. non union...but experience non the less. I'll be more then happy to show them my works if it made a difference but we all know they are much better at character assassination then they are listening to progress.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
To cfmiller, who was one of the panelists...
I don't recall anyone specifically asking me what's wrong with your union. If you did I could give you a laundry list.
High on that list is the hostility you guys exhibit to anyone that thinks outside of that very narrow box this union lives in. Negativity, defeatism, lack of a vision for the future, etc. It was obvious in the focus of the union side of the panel.
When the question came from the audience as to why big name artists at the studios don't stand up and get more involved for the benefit of their own union, Tom Sito said he tried to get them involved but they all passed, assuming none of them wanted to jeopardize their positions. That's something else that's been left out of the accounting of what went down last Friday night.
Also, after the event was over and I was mingling with a few people, on two occasions I heard and was told that we're regarded as "the enemy" by this union.
All of the support and goodwill that I personally gave to this union, years of it, along with what AN represents as far as encouraging unity throughout the animation community, and they call us and think of us as enemies.
We have the event videotaped. One of the things that Tom Sito was shouting about was that the video better not be posted. I don't see why it shouldn't. The whole world can see it and judge for themselves what happened, what was discussed, what was said, how everyone behaved.
The truth will set you free.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
this is from my lady who went with me...on my birthday none the less...she's never understood why I even bother with these people. but she came with me to support Charles and get a first hand account of the general attitude..this is what she posted on my facebook wall
"I'm not in the animation industry but have a business/law background & was completely disgusted during this past week's animation open forum union debate when the subject of educating the younger generation on how to protect themselves by business education the attitude of the animation union business rep. was "let them sign a few fucked up contracts & then they'll learn, that's how I learned!"!!! Really?!? Thumbs down & poo poo on you, didn't seem like a very constructive representation of a community & but rather a dictatorship.....out with the old & in with the newly educated! "
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Another case where art is more powerful then talking...this sums it up for me..
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
One part I think my camera's battery was dead for was when they kept referring to our site as AnimationArmy...like they don't know who we really are...so one of the dudes referred to us as AnimationArmy and the majority of the audience all corrected him at the same time, "ANIMATIONNATION!", they all cried...it was awesome!
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
That was panelist Craig Miller. There seemed to be some confusion on his part as to who we are, and as you said, he was corrected by the people in attendance.
Of the points I was making about moderating the comments on their blog, I mentioned that it was making the union look very bad in the eyes of the community, and it was keeping people like myself from interacting with the Guild through their blog. The uncontrolled hostility over there and the fact that they leave it wide open to trolls makes it impossible to communicate with them. Tom Sito said that at AN we allow posters to insult others, and I promptly corrected him saying that we kicked the trolls off of our forums and they found a home with the Guild. The crowd got a good laugh out of this.
Afterwards, I was hopeful that some progress could be made towards improving relations. Unfortunately, it's business as usual over there.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Here's something that came in yesterday. Comments from someone who attended the event.
Hey Charles,
Thanks so much again for an outstanding Friday night! =) I had a wonderful time at the debate. I hope my comments to the panel and crowd were appropriate -- I didn't get to complete my full thought due to the time constraints, but my final point was that as long as we modestly keep in mind that we, as artists, are what keep the
business alive, we can muster the inner strength and courage to empower and support each other in making those necessary actions and changes (i.e. creating alternative union options, rallying the "star animators", etc.) It IS up to us and we have the power! ;D Good times!
It was a very eye-opening event for me -- we all seemed to want the exact same thing. AN, TAG, the freelancers and union members all stated at one point or another that it was "US" as a collective whole that need to make the difference, not just one person or group. It's nice to know we do all agree on certain things. =) The real debate seemed to be over who would take the first step and how the goals would be met. I loved the ideas about writing to certain figure heads of animation as well as the amalgamation of animators into the Steel Workers Union!
It was also cool that Tom Sito pointed out that you and AN are great, living examples of how one person with the right vision and approach CAN make a difference. And you have, brotha! =) All that said, despite the negative moments throughout the debate, I think a lot of positive suggestions and developments were made. Let's
keep the ball of optimism rolling!
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This past Tuesday evening at AN Night in Burbank, we had a spirited discussion about starting a new union in animation.
We've had meetings like this before at AN Night. What made this one different is that we had a representative from the United Steelworkers Union with us. The largest and most powerful union in the world. They amalgamate workers in a wide area of industries including the airline industry, the medical/ health care industry, the oil industry, even forestry and paper manufacturing. They're in the US and Canada, and we're entering into a conversation with them about organizing animation artists here in LA and potentially throughout North America.
I'm going to be reviewing our situation with their national representative soon. It's going to be interesting to see where it goes, as well as an educational experience for all of us.
One things is for certain at this point. There is a lot of frustration, disappointment and disillusion with the leadership of our industry's current union. Especially after last Friday night's debate with the Animation Guild. Many people at AN Night were at the Guild debate that Women In Animation sponsored on October 21. They saw for themselves what the leadership of this union is about.
The difference this time, is that we now have a clear path to follow that can lead to an alternative solution.
We can at least communicate with a union much larger and more powerful than anything that exists in the entertainment industry.
I can't say for certain at this point where our efforts will take us, but it's better than sitting around and doing nothing, or settling for this current union when we have the chance to form another one.
If we're successful with the endeavor, I believe the sky's the limit. The benefits of amalgamating with USW union membership are beyond what the Animation Guild has to offer, from what I'm told and what I've been able to ascertain. They have a motivated pro-active membership throughout the North American continent that numbers way into the hundreds of thousands, and I'm confident they'll be very interested in exploring ways to move into animation.
This doesn't have to be a one union town. We don't have to settle for a take it or leave it no other choice but the Guild industry.
Animation artists deserve better. We can do better than this.
So we'll try.
We'll see what can be done with the help of a truly powerful union, the Steelworkers.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Two weeks ago this evening in Burbank. Ah, the memories...
"You with the camera! You better not show this video!"
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Sad to see that mature artists cannot sit together and have a free and frank discussion on the future of their field. Doctors, Engineers, Accountants and Educationalists can, but not artists. No wonder that executives can easily take advantage of their fragile egos and create divisions among them to get their own way. Sad part is that some of these artists claim to be of an intellectual bent of mind, their behavior however tells a different story.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Well, we tried.
Things can change. It'll take time. Meanwhile we have to deal with it and keep moving forward step by step.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
Forgot I had these. I was downloading photos earlier and realized that I took three the night of the infamous debate.
You may recognize some of the luminaries in these shots. The pictures are from shortly after the debate / argument wrapped up. I wanted to take photos of the people in attendance while the event was in progress but I was caught up in the moment and didn't think of it until the end. These shots are from the left end of the table from the camera's vantage. I sat on the far left. Steve Hulett was next to me. Tom Sito to his right and Craig Miller at the other end.
The setting is the upstairs meeting room at the Guild's building on Hollywood Way in Burbank.
It's too bad the video from this evening isn't up online. Folks would learn a lot from it. Safer for some to keep it a secret. Freedom of unmoderated hate speech on their blog, but they have a problem with the light of video truth shining on the Web.
That's the union for ya.
Won't be like this forever. All things must pass.
In any case, there is something of a photographic account of the night available, as limited as it is, for posterity.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
I've been meaning to do this for a while now and finally got around to it. That is, tying the video that was shot by Snakebite from the October 21 debate between myself and the union's leadership, to follow up on my last post.
Looks like people are still accessing this topic, so here's the link to the video from that night.
It's not everything that went on and was said, as some of the Guild's most interesting and ridiculous comments of the evening came later after the cameras ran out of power. But you get the idea as to what went down.
What Snakebite did was significant cuz you're not going to get the truth from these guys. Their business rep Steve Hulett's account of the debate on his... sorry... the Guild's blog was pretty much meaningless and very misleading.
Also, there were so few people from the Guild in attendance that the chances of getting any reliable much less objective description of the event from them is for all practical purposes non-existent.
At least there's AN and brother Bite who are willing to stand in the light and help the community see and experienced what happened.
Thank you Snakebite, now we have something to historically document the evening's occurrences.
Anytime, anywhere fellas. It would be a pleasure to face off with these guys again.
Unfortunately, I don't think they have the stomach for honest scrutiny or a challenge to their hegemony, stale ideas, can't do attitude, overall negativity and poor leadership.
But if they should happen to change your closed minds, I'm up for round 2.
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
There was more video out there but people don't want to rock the boat. I kinda understand but at the same time the leaders of this so called Union are the ones rockin the boat while the good people who pay their dues are the ones who get rocked out into the sea of despair.
And even though I can put out demos with my experience on it the Union and its so called leaders will always dismiss me as someone who just colors comic books....But I'll hold my personal experience next to anyone who has worked in the industries of art, design and I.P....any day, any time, any place.
I don't even believe I got around to asking the real tough questions...
I think the biggest irony is that these so called leaders don't even get paid, except the business rep...yet, we expect these people to fight for our pay scales and rights when they have none themselves??..no wonder they are so defeatist, they've been defeated...and we all know that the abused usually become the abusers.
These dudes have no balls. Sorry. They would rather attack the character of the artists then the character of a monopoly that only supports oppressive bills and statutes being passed then to support changing those statutes and bills for our advantage. It's disgusting actually. Pathetic and sickening...
And what if the people came together to vote them out? then what? IATSE is gonna bend to the will of the people?? I don't think so..I hope I'm wrong, but hope is for the powerless...courage is what we really need, because courage will move us to evolve, to stop participating in systems that oppress us while saying we have to pay to have representatives who represent our oppression..
I would be more then happy to participate in any future conversations about the topic, online, in person, a panel..whatever...but these jokers don't want to solve anything.
I wish all my animation brethren great success!
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
some personal theme music as I reach for my truth.
As the name of the band suggests....
Re: WIA presents "Union: A Debate" - Burbank - Oct 21 '11
I always thought that unions in general were a very outdated idea. It was needed in the 1900s when information and communication was super limited, but these days you don't need some back-door "leader" to tell you what's what, you can literally ask the actual people working in the industry. You can still band together, but you don't need this overworked bureaucratic system of self-deserving veterans saying "Well that's how it was when I was a novice, so suck it up and do it too."
Unions are another one of those great ideas, ruined by people. But alas, all we can do now is move forward, and I for one will try to stop the cycle by not screwing over my employees. It starts with us, the business owners. If we don't mistreat the people working for us, unions need never exist.
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Medina of Tunis
Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Islamic world. Some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains, testify to this remarkable past.
Médina de Tunis
Sous le règne des Almohades et des Hafsides, du XIIe au XVIe siècle, Tunis a été considérée comme l'une des villes les plus importantes et les plus riches du monde islamique. Quelque 700 monuments dont des palais, des mosquées, des mausolées, des medersa et des fontaines témoignent de ce remarquable passé.
مدينة تونس القديمة
اعتبرت تونس في ظل حكم المهديين والحفصيين الذين سيطروا عليها من القرن الثاني عشر ولغاية السادس عشر احدى اهم مدن العالم الإسلامي وأغناها. وهي تتضمن 700 نصب من قصور ومساجد وأضرحة ومدارس وموارد ماء تشهد على تاريخها العريق.
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Медина (старая часть) города Тунис
В эпоху Альмохадов и Хафсидов (с XII по XVI вв.) Тунис считался одним из крупнейших и богатейших городов в исламском мире. Около 700 памятников, включая дворцы, мечети, мавзолеи, медресе и фонтаны, свидетельствуют об этом замечательном прошлом.
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Medina de Túnez
Bajo el reinado de los almohades y los hafsidas, entre los siglos XII y XVI, Túnez llegó a ser una de las ciudades más ricas e importantes del mundo islámico. Unos 700 monumentos diversos –palacios, mezquitas, mausoleos, madrazas y fuentes– atestiguan su esplendoroso pasado.
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Medina van Tunis
Tunis werd beschouwd als een van de grootste en rijkste steden in de islamitische wereld tijdens de heerschappij van de Almohaden en Hafsiden van de 12e tot de 16e eeuw. Zo'n 700 monumenten getuigen van dit opmerkelijke verleden, waaronder paleizen, moskeeën, mausolea, islamitische scholen en fonteinen. De Medina van Tunis is gelegen in een vruchtbare vlakte in het noordoosten van Tunesië en een van de eerste Arabisch-Islamitische steden van de Maghreb.
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Located in a fertile plain region of north-eastern Tunisia, and a few kilometres from the sea, the Medina of Tunis is one of the first Arabo-Muslim towns of the Maghreb (698 A.D.). Capital of several universally influential dynasties, it represents a human settlement that bears witness to the interaction between architecture, urbanism and the effects of socio-cultural and economic changes of earlier cultures. Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Arab world. Numerous testimonies from this and earlier periods exist today. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, new powers endowed the city with numerous palaces and residences, great mosques, zaouias and madrasas.
The inscribed property covers an area of approximately 280 ha and comprises all the features of an Arabo-Muslim city. It is composed of the central medina (8th century) and suburbs to the North and South (13th century). There are some 700 historic monuments, distributed in 7 areas, among which the most remarkable are the Zitouna Mosque, the Kasbah Mosque, the Youssef Dey Mosque, Bab Jedid Gate, Bab Bhar Gate, the Souq el-Attarine, the Dar el-Bey, Souqs ech-Chaouachia, the Tourbet (family cemetery) el Bey, noble houses such as Dar Hussein, Dar Ben Abdallah, Dar Lasram, the Medrasa Es- Slimanya and El-Mouradia, the El Attarine military barracks and the Zaouia of Sidi Mehrez.
With its souqs, its urban fabric, its residential quarters, monuments and gates, this ensemble constitutes a prototype among the best conserved in the Islamic world.
Criterion (ii): The relay role played by the Medina of Tunis between the Maghreb, Southern Europeand the East encouraged exchanges of influences in the field of the arts and architecture over many centuries.
Criterion (iii): As an important city and the capital of different dynasties (from the Banu Khurassan, to the Husseinits), the Medina of Tunis bears outstanding witness to the civilizations of Ifriqiya (essentially from the 10th century).
Criterion (v): The Medina of Tunis is an example of a human settlement that has conserved the integrity of its urban fabric with all its typo-morphological components. The impact of socio-economic change has rendered this traditional settlement vulnerable and it should be fully protected.
Integrity (2009)
The attributes that express the Outstanding Universal Value include not only the buildings but also the coherent urban fabric of the town. The exact boundaries of the property need to be clarified.
At the time of inscription, 50% of the built heritage of Tunis was considered to be in a bad state of conservation or almost in ruins. Individual monuments and the cohesion of the ensemble of the urban fabric have remained partially vulnerable to the effects of socio-economic change. A buffer zone is proposed in order to better protect the surroundings of the property.
Authenticity (2009)
The Medina of Tunis (with its central part and two suburbs, North and South) has conserved, without significant alteration, its urban fabric and morphology, as well as its architectural and architectonic features. The impact of adaptation to new life styles and its demands is relatively slight and the different restoration and/or rehabilitation interventions have not affected the intrinsic value of its functional and structural authenticity, even if the buildings remain vulnerable to the accumulated change of materials and building techniques.
Protection and management requirements (2009)
The Medina of Tunis benefits from the national listing for 88 historic monuments. It also enjoys national protection for 5 monuments, 14 streets (including 3 souqs) and a square. Its protection is also assured by Law 35-1994 concerning the protection of archaeological and historic heritage and traditional arts, and by the development plan of the Medina of Tunis. The Medina of Tunis has a safeguarding and management structure attached to the National Heritage Institute and a Safeguarding Association for the Medina attached to the Municipality of Tunis. The proposed buffer zone needs to be revised to ensure the efficacious protection of the property taking into account its values and its integration into the environmental context. The regulatory measures to ensure the management of the site and its buffer zone as well as the implementation mechanisms should be specified.
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The Medina of Tunis has exerted an outstanding influence on the development of architecture, sculpture, and connected arts, and of urban planning. This group of buildings is rare, as most historic Islamic centres have suffered grave destruction and reconstruction over the centuries, whereas Tunis still preserves its homogeneity.
Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to 16th centuries, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Islamic world. Some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains, testify to this remarkable past.
It is a commercial and economical centre for northern Tunisia and the administrative centre for the whole of Tunisia. It is situated close to the sea with only Lake Tunis between it and Mediterranean Sea. Tunis is divided into three parts: the old city, called the Medina; the French quarter, which now is the centre; and the newer and larger regions built in the south and north of the city.
Tunis has a number of landmarks; most dominant are the Zitouna mosque and the few remains of ancient Carthage. Suuq is the Arabic name for market, medina for town. In Tunis today, the suuq is also known as the medina. Today, the medina is still inhabited, but by only a small percentage of the total population.
This is where the main mosque of Tunis is located, as has been the case almost all the time Tunis has been a Muslim city. The city was even laid out with it as the centre. Its name means 'olive tree', and comes from the mosque's founder who taught the Koran under an olive tree. It was first erected in the 9th century by the Aghlabid rulers, but its most famous part, the minaret, is a 19th-century addition.
The Medina of Tunis extends over 270 ha and includes most of the 700 historic monuments of the city. It is divided between the central core, which still bears traces from the period of its foundation (8th century), and two quarters dating back to the 13th century. This remarkable set of buildings developed from a small settlement named Oppidum tunicense, mentioned by Pliny the Elder. It reached its greatest splendour in the 13th century under the Hafsid dynasty, but continued to be enriched with mosques, buildings, and madrasas during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The decorated, mysterious and varied doors that line the roads, above all those of the Medina, illustrate the ways of thought and life of Tunisian families: there are simple doors with a single leaf, double rectangular doors in Hafsid style, and doors with a small under door known as a Khoukha. It was invented by the Spanish princess, wife of Abdulaziz Ibn Moussa Ibn Noussair, in order to oblige his Muslim subjects to bow to their monarch. Their colour also have a particular meaning: yellow ochre in the Koran is the colour loved by God; green is the colour of Paradise; blue, only introduced in recent times, recalls the 'blue of Sidi Bou Said', the village north of Tunis, which in the past was identified with catastrophe, but today used between the dominant colours in the windows and the walls of the houses of the Tunis medina. tricolour (white, green and red) one is the coat of arms of the Hafsid dynasty, who reigned from 1228 to 1574 in Tunis: they were brought together to recall the preceding dynasties - white for the Aghlabids, green for the Fatimids, and red for the Sanhajids.
The decorations (hilia, jewel) over the doors are made using large and small nails in order to execute symbolic and geometric designs: they have considerable historical and sociological importance. Also to be found are the symbol of Tanit, the Carthage goddess of the fertility, the six-angled star of David (which according to legend drives away djinng, the malignant spirits), the Christian cross (a memory of the Christian past of Tunisia, with St Augustine of Hippo), the Muslim mihrab (the place in the mosque where the Imam leads the faithful in prayer), the Turkish moon, symbolizing Ottoman Turkey, and the other Christian symbols, the eye and the fish.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
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Amphetamine-Type Stimulants, Confirmation, Meconium
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Several stimulants and hallucinogens chemically related to phenylethylamine are referred to collectively as the amphetamine-type stimulants (amphetamines). Generally, this refers to the prescription and illicit amphetamines including amphetamine; methamphetamine; 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy, MDMA); 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA); and 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA).(1) Methamphetamine has become a drug of choice among stimulant abusers because of its availability and ease to synthesize.
The metabolism of amphetamine consists of hydroxylation and deamination followed by conjugation with glucuronic acid. Methamphetamine is metabolized to amphetamine; both should be present in urine after methamphetamine use. Both MDMA and MDEA are metabolized to MDA.(1)
The disposition of drug in meconium is not well understood. The proposed mechanism is that the fetus excretes drug into bile and amniotic fluid. Drug accumulates in meconium either by direct deposit from bile or through swallowing of amniotic fluid.(2) The first evidence of meconium in the fetal intestine appears at approximately the 10th to 12th week of gestation, and slowly moves into the colon by the 16th week of gestation.(3) Therefore, the presence of drugs in meconium has been proposed to be indicative of in utero drug exposure during the final 4 to 5 months of pregnancy, a longer historical measure than is possible by urinalysis.(2)
Intrauterine drug exposure to amphetamines has been associated with maternal abruption, prematurity, and decreased growth parameters such as low-birth weight.(4) Some intrauterine amphetamine-exposed infants may develop hypertonia, tremors, and poor feeding and abnormal sleep patterns.(5)
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detection of in utero drug exposure up to 5 months before birth
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
The presence of any 1 of the following: amphetamine; methamphetamine; 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; or 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine at >50 ng/g is indicative of in utero exposure up to 5 months before birth.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Since the evidence of illicit drug use during pregnancy can be cause for separating the baby from the mother, a kit is available that includes all materials necessary to complete chain-of-custody to ensure that the test results are appropriate for legal proceedings.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Positives are reported with a quantitative LC-MS/MS result.
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Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Baselt RC: Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemical in Man. Edited by RC Baselt. Foster City, CA, Biochemical Publications, 2008:83-86;947-952;993-999
2. Ostrea EM Jr, Brady MJ, Parks PM, et al: Drug screening of meconium in infants of drug-dependent mothers: and alternative to urine testing. J Pediatr 1989;115:474-477
3. Ahanya SN, Lakshmanan J, Morgan BL, Ross MG: Meconium passage in utero: mechanisms, consequences, and management. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2005;60:45-56
4. Kwong TC, Ryan RM: Detection of intrauterine illicit drug exposure by newborn drug testing. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Clin Chem 1997;43:235-242
5. Dixon SD: Effects of transplacental exposure to cocaine and methamphetamine on the neonate. West J Med 1989;150:436-442


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Overview | IMLS Spotlight on Global Projects | International Visitors and Travel | News & Resources
As technology and globalization make the world a smaller place, increased global and cultural awareness have become essential skills for 21st -century U.S. citizens. Museums and libraries are well positioned to help foster these proficiencies for Americans. These valued community institutions are centers for intercultural learning, ideal venues for cross-cultural communication, and prime partners for international collaborations. They are rich in collections, exhibits, programs, digital networks, and other resources to connect people, institutions, and communities across the globe.
Throughout its history, IMLS has emphasized the important role museums and libraries can play in facilitating global understanding and the sharing of experiences. Through establishing partnerships with overseas cultural agencies and ministers, initiating programs with international components, participating in international policy meetings, hosting foreign museum and library professionals, and convening U.S. professionals to explore ways to connect with their global counterparts, IMLS encourages dialogue that is critical in our increasingly globalized world.
While IMLS does not make grants to non-U.S. libraries and museums, such institutions located abroad may partner with eligible U.S. institutions on an IMLS-funded grant project. International partnerships should demonstrate how the knowledge gained by such international activities can directly support American museums and libraries in their missions, and thus benefit the American people.
International Plant Collections Portal
In 2005, IMLS awarded a National Leadership Grant to the Chicago Botanic Garden, in collaboration with the North American Plant Collections Collaborative of the American Public Gardens Association, the University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center and Natural History Museum, Morphbank at Florida State University School of Computational Sciences, Google Base, Beijing Botanical Garden (China), and the National Trust (UK) to develop PlantCollections, an internationally linked database system that aims to provide access to the records of more than 50,000 taxa in collections located in botanic gardens and arboreta around the world. The project, now online, strengthens relationships among worldwide living collections institutions and fosters information sharing with the public. For more information see www.plantcollections.org.
Educating Librarians in the Middle East: Building Bridges for the 21st Century: ELIME-21
In 2010, IMLS awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with the university's Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilization, to launch a program to promote graduate-level education in library and information science at two universities-the American University in Cairo (Egypt) and Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Six doctoral students will earn joint degrees from the two UNC programs and will be involved with SILS faculty in providing on-site and distance learning opportunities for students at the two universities. The project will help to prepare future U.S. library educators to be knowledgeable about the Middle East and will promote collaboration among libraries in areas such as collection development and cataloging of Arabic-language resources.
IMLS staff members frequently meet with delegations from foreign museums and libraries, through contacts from the U.S. State Department, foreign embassies, and other cultural organizations. These meetings are opportunities for our staff to provide information on IMLS and its activities in U.S. museums and libraries, and to learn about our colleagues around the world. IMLS has recently met with visitors from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Korea, Japan, Morocco, Poland, the United Kingdom, Romania, and Russia.
IMLS staff members have traveled abroad for professional meetings and events or participated in cultural delegations to the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Canada, China, Germany, Haiti, Italy, France, Norway, Senegal, Scotland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
If you are interested in meeting with IMLS staff while in Washington, DC on international travel, please contact Michele Farrell (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Report from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Salzburg Global Seminar convening of 58 library, museum and cultural heritage leaders from 31 countries to explore the changing nature of "community," "access," "public value" and "participation writ large" in a digital world.
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Sixty cultural heritage leaders from thirty-two countries, including representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Australia, Europe, and North America gathered in October 2009 in Salzburg, Austria, to develop a series of practical recommendations to ensure optimal collections conservation worldwide.
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Thanatharee Cruise & Trekking in Chiang Mai
Tour Overview :
Departing Bangkok by cruising up the Chao Phraya River. Spend three relaxing days on board our comfortable converted rice barge 'Thanatharee'. Bikes to explore the villages and rural countryside. Continue trip up north for the favor of Chiang Mai and the adventure of elephant ride during the trekking through the northern forest and hilltribe villages.
Departure Date : Friday
Tour Inclusion :
· Transfers by air-conditioned bus. Open pick up truck will be used during trekking.
· Except while barge cruise and trekking, accommodation is standard class hotels based on 2 persons in twin-bedded room. B/B basis. All rooms are air-conditioned with attached bath and toilet.
· Sleeping facilities in the barge is air-conditioned multi-share accommodation for maximum 12 persons. The two sides are separated by a fabric curtain. One common bathroom and one toilet are located in the main deck. Another one toilet on the upper deck. Clients should bring their own towel and personnel toiletries (towel and soap are provided).
Remark: In a rare case that there are more than 12 joining persons, the sleeping area for additional persons will be at the barge's common area (on the upper deck, space is available for a maximum of 4 persons). Mosquito nets, pillows and blankets are provided.
· Sleeping kit, consisting of a mat for the floor and a sheet as well as a rucksack, water canteen and lifejacket will be provided during the trekking.
· 2nd class air-conditioned train with berth from Ayudhaya to Chiang Mai, and from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.
· Meals as specified in the program (boiled drinking water provided during trekking)
· Entrance fee where applicable.
· Service of local English-speaking guide during trekking.
· Service of local English-speaking assistance during the cruise
Tour Exclusion : · Bottled drinking water, drinks & meals not mentioned in the above itinerary
· Sleeping bag.
· Tips for guide & drivers.
· Personal expenses.
Remark : · Wednesday departure: The above program is swabbed. Day 1-8 of the program is trekking and day 9-10 is barge cruise.
· Itinerary of the barge & trekking portion is only a guideline and is subject to change without prior notice due to tide and local conditions, but the same concept is well maintained.
· Not recommend for child under 7 years old for trekking.
Day by Day Itinerary :
Date 1 : Bangkok - Bangkok
Friday, Bangkok (-/-/-)
Arrive Bangkok Airport. After customs and immigration formalities your clients will be met by our representative and transferred to hotel.
Date 2 : Bangkok - Maenam Noi
Saturday, Bangkok – Ko Kred – Pathumthani – Maenam Noi (B/L/D)
Morning transfer to board the "Thanatharee" and depart Bangkok to Ko Kred, an isle in the middle of the Chao Phraya River. Explore the Mon pottery-making village on the isle before continuing to lively Pathum Thani market where varieties of fresh meats, vegetables and various local goods are sold. Lunch served on the way. Continue the cruise with a short stop at Wat Pailom, well known as a winter nesting ground of the Asian Openbill Stork which migrate from Northern India and Siberia and then head upriver to the unspoilt Maenam Noi, a small branch of the main Chao Phraya River.
Arrive at a village on Maenam Noi in the late afternoon, tie up for the night and enjoy dinner on board.
Date 3 : Maenam Noi - Pamok village
Sunday, Maenam Noi – Ban Bang Sadej – Pamok village (B/L/D)
An opportunity to give food to the monks on their morning alms round. After breakfast take a cycle ride to explore the villages, then depart for Wat Taku. (Lunch served on board.) Set off by bicycle to explore the local villages along the Maenam Noi.
Rejoin the barge at Wat Kophai and continue to Bang Sadej. Bike to visit its famous temple and a local orphanage where, mainly, hilltribe children receive an education and vocational training. Continue to the main village to meet the local people and see the cottage industries they engage in. Then depart to Pamok for the second overnight. Dinner on board.
Date 4 : Pa Mok - Chiang Mai
Monday, Pa Mok – Ayudhaya - Chiang Mai (B/-/-)
Visit the lively morning market and the local Pamok School. Also visit a local family that makes drums. Then depart for Ayuthaya, Thailand's former capital (1350-1767) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Arrive at Ayudhaya train station pier at approximately at 12.00 hrs. Disembark and transfer for a day room.
At leisure with opportunity to self-explore the historical park and Ayutthaya town until time for transfer to railway station for night train to Chiang Mai.
Date 5 : Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai
Tuesday, Chiang Mai (-/-/-)
Arrive Chiang Mai in the morning, transfer to hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Date 6 : Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai
Wednesday, Trekking (B/L/D)
Depart Chiang Mai by a pick-up, heading north for about 1 ½ hrs. to Mae Malai. Visit the local market and then continue for 40-50 minutes to Pang Lan waterfall for relaxation and lunch before continuing by truck for about 1 1/2 hours to Huay Nam Dang National Park. Start trekking through the forest for about 1 ½- 2 hours, 5-6 Km. to a Karen village. Enjoy a village walk to witness their way of living that links to the nature. Dinner and overnight in the village.
Date 7 : Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai
Thursday, Trekking (B/L/D)
After breakfast trek for 3 hours, 7-8 Km. to an elephant camp and after lunch take an elephant-back ride for 1-1½ hours, 3-3.5 Km. to a rafting camp near by a Karen village. The Karen originated in Myanmar and is the largest tribal minority in Thailand.
Dinner and overnight at the Karen village.
Date 8 : Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai
Friday, Trekking - Chiang Mai (B/L/-)
After breakfast take a bamboo raft down river for 1½ hour to a small Lahu village of Ban Pong Ngan. The Lahu are related to the Lolo of Tibet who migrated through China and Myanmar to settle in Thailand more than 50 years ago. Continue rafting for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours to a Shan village for lunch. The Shans are considered among the earliest inhabitants of this region of Thailand and so their way of living is much alike northern local Thais'. The rafting can take up to 6 hours in the summer when the water level is shallow and the current is slow. After lunch return to Chiang Mai by a pick-up and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Date 9 : Chiang Mai - Bangkok
Saturday, Chiang Mai - Bangkok (B/-/-)
At leisure until time for transfer to railway station for night train to Bangkok.
Overnight on the train.
Date 10 : Bangkok - Bangkok
Sunday, Bangkok (-/-/-)
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We have Polycom here trying to connect to multiple endpoints in multiple networks through SRXs at the edge and have the same problem. We are running 10.2R3 on all of the SRXs. The only way we've made it limp along is to disable h.323 but that doesn't completely solve the problem. We still drop calls, content and sometimes can't even connect. We've done call tracerouting and proved that many of our issues are related to one way traffic.
What is the word from Juniper on this? This has been a known issue for a while and needs to be fixed ASAP. I'd even settle for a work around that isn't "disable h.323 inspection" because that doesn't really work either. Many people have complained here and with just about every major VC system so this really rests on Juniper to address. Can we get some usefule info please?
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Nearly all the big H323 implementations implement extentions that do not work with ALGs.
Almost all Tandberg documentation states to NOT use ANY kind of Application gateway witht their products.
Also for future not:
- Many of the ALGs block by default and require you to configure them in some way to be used. Dissable any you have not read the documentation for.
- Read the release notes when upgrading between releases... every .x release contains new features... NEW ALGs are always a possiblity and firewalls block by default.


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A staggering majority of Americans, 93% in fact, want to know when we're eating genetically engineered food. With up to 80% of the non-organic products on our shelves containing GE ingredients, and little-to-no long-term studies on their effects, we are concerned.
Meanwhile much of the rest of the world — including Japan, Australia, the European Union and China — already requires genetically engineered foods to be clearly labeled, but in the U.S., biotech companies like Monsanto enjoy unfettered and unlabeled access to the market. The only sure way to know that a food product contains no GE components is to look for the organic seal.
There's good news and bad news on the pesticide front this week. Let's take the good news first: A sting operation in New York City got 6,000+ packages of dangerous, illegal rat poison off shop shelves. Hats off to the public servants who got this done!
The bad news comes in two parts: First, the fact that products like this can slip through the cracks of our pesticide control system is downright frightening. And second, industry lawyers are busily weakening one of the few tools EPA officials have to quickly pull pesticide products from the market when they're found to be harmful. Really guys?
Help start a national conversation on pesticides and bees by spreading the word about this hard-hitting, in-depth investigative report.
Dan Rather's investigative reporting team has produced a follow-up to their 2006 inquiry into Colony Collapse Disorder. Five years later, the situation remains substantively unaddressed by EPA.
Honey bees are still dying off at an average rate of 34% year, and the millions of dollars Congress set aside to investigate the issue has yielded no actionable findings for the federal agencies charged with stemming the tide of honey bee decline.
It's the only explanation. Historically, Scientific American has been unafraid to confront right-wing attacks on science of the climate change denier and creationist sort. So when a blog appears under the SciAm masthead claiming to "bust" various myths of organics, citing industry-funded studies and commentary from fringe right-wingers like Alex Avery of the Hudson Institute, one wonders what happened.
In some circles, it would be called a bribe, at best. Evidence revealed last week shows that Monsanto's former Chief Financial Officer admitted that the agrichemical corporation planned to spend $150 million in cash and trade incentives in Latin America, North America and Europe to spur the uptake of the pesticide glyphosate, better known as RoundUp. $150 million is no small change — and surely that's not all that's been spent.
The news came to light last week as part of an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sadly, small farmers around the world know all too well the carrot and stick approaches that Monsanto and other pesticide giants use to lure farmers (and nations) toward industrial agriculture and onto the pesticide treadmill.
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Iowa's first shotgun deer season opens Dec. 1, and while optimism for a successful hunt is the primary focus, hunters are encouraged to brush up on safe hunting practices.
An estimated 70,000 hunters are expected to take to the timber on Saturday, and Megan Wisecup with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Recreation Safety Program said the tradition is rooted in the experiences of friends and family.
"If you think about who we go hunting with – our friends and our family – it is important to practice safe hunting techniques to make sure we all get home at the end of the day," Wisecup said.
Hunters' shooting at running deer is the top cause of deer hunting incidents.
"Hunters are urged to not shoot at a running deer. Hunters tend to get fixated on their target and when a deer is running, they forget about their surroundings. Look beyond your target and clearly identify the target before taking the shot," Wisecup said. "You must be certain you have a clear, safe shot. Never point your firearm at anything you do not want to shoot."
That advice can help to prevent self inflicted wounds as well.
"Hunters need to remember the basic firearm handling rules in the field," she said.
Basic firearm rules are always point the muzzle in a safe direction; treat every firearm as though it were loaded; unload the firearm and open the action, especially when crossing obstacles, until you are ready to shoot; keep the barrel clear and choose the proper ammunition.
Wisecup encouraged hunters to wear plenty of blaze orange and to discuss the hunting plan with everyone in the group.
"You want to be seen from all sides in the woods," she said. "It is also important to discuss the hunting plan that will outline the role for each person and where they will be during the hunt. Plan your hunt and hunt your plan. It is critical to communicate with your hunting partners to ensure everyone knows where each other is at all times."
In 2011, there were 19 deer hunting related incidents in Iowa: 13 personal injuries and six property damage. There were no deer hunting fatalities in 2011.
Surveillance increase
For a decade, DNR wildlife workers and other volunteers have combed the countryside during Iowa's shotgun deer seasons; collecting samples to test for the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). That effort will expand this year, to concentrate on portions of Wapello, Davis, Pottawattamie and Cerro Gordo counties, following positive tests from deer in hunting preserves and breeding facilities there this summer and fall.
"We will do some added surveillance of free ranging deer here (Davis, Wapello counties), in Pottawattamie County and in eastern Iowa, too," outlined Dr. Dale Garner, DNR wildlife bureau chief at a November meeting with landowners and hunters in Bloomfield.
Iowa's first positive CWD test was confirmed this year; from a buck taken at a shooting preserve just north of Bloomfield.
Many of the samples will be collected during the first half of December, as more than 120,000 hunters take part in Iowa's shotgun deer seasons.
There are links on the Iowa DNR website to explain CWD, the Iowa response plan, now that it has shown up in the state, and other information on infectious disease. The direct link is http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/DeerHunting/CWDEHDInformation.aspx


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I've been watching you tube videos lately, and seen welding school shops and in their booths they had posts with a small steel table and then adjustable arms to move to where you like. I know the generally jist of them. I would like to fab one up for myself to work on vertical welding and to try overhead. But I don't know how to make the clamping mechanism to hold the steel. And to be able to hold metal for butt welds fillets and others, I have not seen one up close, so I would like to know how they clamp the metal so i can make one of my own, any help or pictures would be great! Thanks for your time!
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how to make welding stand for coupons?
The ones we use have the table top that's adjustable in height and also another sleeve over the center pipe with a piece of pipe attached. Tack your coupons to the pipe and use the table to steady yourself for overhead practice.


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Does anyone know how to delete line breaks after text please? I used to place the cursor after the last letter or symbol, take the page down to the bottom, and on the numeric keypad, hold down the delete key until the line breaks disappeared. I've tried fn and backspace, but that doesn't take out the line breaks.
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Interpretive Handbook
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Bone Histomorphometry, Consultant Interpretation Only
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Bone histomorphometry is a very sophisticated procedure utilizing full thickness bone biopsy.
Techniques such as 2-time interval labeling with tetracycline permit the direct measurement of the rate of bone formation. The information derived is useful in the diagnosis of metabolic bone diseases including renal osteodystrophy, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis. Other information obtainable relate to disorders such as aluminum toxicity and iron abnormalities.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Undetermined metabolic bone disease
Renal osteodystrophy
Paget's disease
Assessing effects of therapy
Identification of some disorders of the hematopoietic system
Aluminum toxicity
Presence of iron in the bone
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Clinical endocrinologists trained in histomorphometric techniques review and interpret the histological appearance.
A pathologist interprets the bone marrow from a hematoxylin and eosin-stained slide.
No histomorphometric values are given.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Decalcified bone is not acceptable for histomorphometric analysis.
Mineralization or bone formation rates can be done only when tetracycline has been administered on a specific schedule prior to biopsy.
Containers should not be contaminated with aluminum or iron.
Shipping vehicle of preference is 70% ethanol because it preserves the tetracycline label in the bone.
Biopsy site of preference is iliac crest.
This test is used only if the specimen is inadequate.
Determination of an inadequate specimen can be made only upon microscopic investigation of the stained sections.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
The laboratory will provide an interpretive report.
All results will be called to the physician designated on the Bone Histomorphometry Information Sheet.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
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|Indian Premier League, 2013
London, 2013/06/05 15:11:00In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal surrounding the Indian T20 League, the ICC is taking a number of steps to prevent fixing in the Champions Trophy.
Sachin Tendulkar likely to play for Mumbai in the World T20 League. He had announced his retirement from the Indian T20 League after the 6th edition.
Bangalore, 2013/05/27 13:59:30While the spot-fixing controversy overshadowed the 2013 edition of the Indian T20 League, there were also some memorable moments in the just concluded tournament.
Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar feels that all the matches of the 2013 Indian T20 League should be probed by an external investigation agency.
Kolkata, 2013/05/27 08:27:00Mumbai mentor Anil Kumble said that it was a fine achievement by his boys, who held their nerve under pressure to win the title by overhauling Chennai in the final on Sunday.
Kolkata, 2013/05/27 08:16:57Mumbai captain Rohit Sharmna was fined USD 20,000 for his team's slow over-rate during the Indian T20 League final against Chennai in Kolkata.
Kolkata, 2013/05/28 07:33:39After leading his side to their maiden Indian T20 League title against Chennai on Sunday, Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that he relished the challenge to lead the star-studded side.
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Kolkata, 2013/05/26 20:59:49Kieron Pollard hit a smashing 60 off just 32 deliveries and was pleased he peaked when it mattered most in the Indian T20 League.
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thanx fun4now
gonna get a hot shower and straight to bed so im fit for another sesh tomoro!
ma heids a bit mangled with all the advice i was given today.
hav a good night whatever ur up to xxx
here a wee joke i thought was funny...... no offence to the irish. its just banter.
paddy weighs 20st so his doctor puts him on a diet " i want u to eat regularly for 2 days then skip a day and repeat this for 2 weeks. u should lose 5lbs".
when paddy returned he shocked the doctor by losing 4st. "thats amazing" the doc said.... paddy nodded...."il tell u be jesus, i taut i was gonna die by da third day!"
"what from, hunger?" said the doc......"no from the fcukin skipping!!"
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Ha Ha!! LMAO!!! he he.
gotta tell it to the wife and mom inlaw they'll love it. their as Irish as pattys pigtraded the MM180 in for a MM212
lots room here for more machines like, a Plasma cutter oooohh yeah!
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aye toecutter, its a good one i think....
well another nite of hardly any sleep. ****, i really want to pass this test. nvr been so nervous about one before!
woke up to snow this morning. WOO HOO!!!! will speak later and tell u how ma training goes today.
take care all. xxxx
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Remember that the only limitations in life are the ones you put on yourself!Flash me! I'm a welder.
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hi guys.
im leaving today at two to go and do the test for tuesday dont no if i will get access to a computer to let u no my results but as soon as i do i will get back to u.
was training for 11 hours yesterday, flat out all day with just a ten minute break. hardly slept again the night before so was so tired. when i came home last nite, my dad asked how i got on and i burst out crying!! think it was with all the concentration all day and just trying so hard. am ok now tho.
the guy training me was absolutely amazing! he has helped me so much and stayed back 3 hours without pay just to help me. i cannot put into words how greatful i am.
he thinks i will pass. did the stainless 2" and the root is going in perfect. cld do with a little more wire in it tho. its so hard on the awkward side but im managing. just the cap isnt looking to good now but i think its because of the heat. not letting it cool enough.
will get back to u when i can
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Keep in mind that if you fail and don't get the job, you may never get another shot at testing for them. If you get in welding brackets, it may allow you to get the time it takes to get good enough to take the pipe test.
Post up pics when you can!!
WHen I took my first pipe test, I cut the weld out with a porta-band. I still have it somewhere...or at least I hope I do. That's been about 20 years ago.
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welding ss pipe in 6g
I'm currently just learning how to weld schedule 10 ss pipe. I dont believe anyone can pass a 6 g test or even a 1 g position without many hours of practice, and hands on supervision with a skilled instructor. thicker pipe is more forgiving but its still easy to burn up. welding carbon steel cant prepare someone for stainless. it's a whole new animal. when adjusting the heat instead of bumping up the amps 10 at a time. its best to go maybe 2 amps at a time to dial in the correct heat. then you may need to crank the argon up to 35 depending on the cup to keep the pipe cool. If you dont have a gas lens. i wouldn't even try. Basicly i'm more inclined to believe any ufo pictures you may have taken durring a vacation, then to even consider the posibility that someone can weld stainless in any position and pass a welding test. you better be fast walking the cup if you're welding hot, or the pipe is going to be black instead of gold. it takes a long time to learn how to walk the cup properly in a strait line with out long arcing or touching the pipe or filler rod with the tungsten. you can bet any pipe under preasure is going to be xrayed.
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Ok.............Listen...........Helic- Arc -welding is an ART.........ya don't learn it over night.........I sat on the bench for 3 years before I got some what good at listen to me 3 Years ...........again don't wanna burst ur bubble........... but if you haven't helic-arc much .....UR GOING ANYWHERE.........takes a ton of practice ........Kids a pro here.........don't waste your time to make ur self look bad..........my advice...........
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Darlene Love May Hit The Studio With Steven Van Zandt
This weekend, Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Darlene Love hosts her annual Christmas Concert, upgrading from New Jersey's Bergen Performing Arts Center to the larger New Jersey Performing Arts Center this year. Her special […]
The Rascals Redefine Reunion Concerts With 'Once Upon A Dream'
The Rascals may have reinvented the reunion with their "Once Upon A Dream" show, which opened its six-night stand at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York last night (December 13).
Why Steven Van Zandt Spent Years (And Lots Of Money) Reuniting The Rascals
"If you picture those days [ the '60s], most white artists just stood there and played. Elvis Presley was an exception, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones were an exception. But most white artists stood there and performed and that was fine. Most of the black artists, they were real performers, very exciting, and The Rascals performed like a black band. They were the first 'blue-eyed soul' band, which was very influential to us."
'Not Fade Away' Music Supervisor Steven Van Zandt Talks Film, Recruits Long-Lost Beatles Drummer
"Yeah, we got the old band back together," Van Zandt tells us. "Me and David Chase and James Gandolfini."
Elvis Costello, Steven Van Zandt Discuss The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' Film
"I wish they had taken a few weeks to make it. It's fine for us freaks." – Little Steven
"Like If 'Jersey Boys' Had The Four Seasons" – Little Steven Explains The Rascals "Once Upon A Dream"
Van Zandt felt that simply reuniting the original members would be great, but he also wanted to tell the band's tale. He told CBS Local, "People know the music. The Rascals had 18 hits in five years, three #1 singles, so people know 'Groovin',' 'People Got To Be Free,' 'Good Lovin',' 'A Beautiful Morning,' but do they really know the band? The answer is 'no.' I want to do their life story a little bit, and do it in a muti-media way to make it really entertaining."
Costello, Morello and (Surprise!) Bruce Springsteen Pay Tribute To Steven Van Zandt
On October 16 New York's Hammerstein Ballroom hosted a gala affair paying tribute to E Street Band guitarist/actor/garage rock champion/activist Little Steven Van Zandt. Elvis Costello, Southside Johnny and Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello were all on the bill. Bruce Springsteen was not… but very few people were surprised (although everyone in the room was thrilled) when he showed up to present his consigliere with Little Kids Rock's Big Man Of The Year Award.
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This week, E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt will be honored by Little Kids Rock with their annual "Big Man Of The Year" award. The nonprofit organization, which works to restore and revitalize music education in disadvantaged public schools, has honored Clarence Clemons, Bernie Williams and Lady Gaga in the past.
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The E Street Band's guitarist will receive the "Big Man Of The Year" award, named after his late bandmate Clarence Clemons, at Little Kids Rock's annual "Right 2 Rock" event on October 16th at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.
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Nile Rodgers is a well-liked guy. As the leader of Chic, he's responsible for some of the biggest hit singles ever, including "Le Freak" and "Good Times." And as a producer, he's helmed records by Madonna, David Bowie, David Lee Roth and Mick Jagger. So, it's no surprise that he has a lot of famous friends, many of whom sent him video or voicemail messages to celebrate his 60th birthday.