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Every woman probably has at least one pair: those shoes that you absolutely adore. (Some perhaps have dozens.) My personal downfall is a gorgeous pair of salmon-pink suede Prada kitten heels with a very pointy toe, scored during an amazing sale a few years back.
The problem is, those shoes may be my very literal downfall, because, well, they're just not good for my feet. One look at them tells you why: How can you squeeze five normal-sized toes into an area barely big enough for a pinky toe?
Whether they're skyscraper stilettos, open-backed clogs, pointy-toed pumps, or just ballet flats with no arch support, we have so many shoes and so many ways to destroy our feet.
So what types of shoes are worst for your feet, and what are you left with by the time you eliminate all the ones that cause everything from nerve damage to hammertoe to calluses?
You might be surprised at the winner of the Worst Shoe Olympics. According to podiatrist Andrew Shapiro, DPM, a spokesman for the American Podiatric Medical Association, it's not spike heels or pointy boots. Instead, the worst offender is...
"Women are wearing flip-flops as everyday shoes!" laments Shapiro, who practices in Valley Stream, N.Y. "They're meant for the beach and the pool, not for everyday walking. They don't give you any arch support, and don't protect the foot at all, so it's prone to injuries."
Even for an occasional stroll, flip-flops might be fine, if you don't overdo it, says John Anderson, MD, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan College of Human Medicine and co-chair of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's Public Education Committee.
"But a lot of people get caught up in the moment and try to do things flip-flops aren't designed for: running for a train, or jumping, or playing Frisbee or touch football in the backyard," Anderson says. "We see a lot of injuries from improper use of flip-flops, and Crocs as well."
Among the woes of misworn flip-flops, Shapiro says, are scraped feet, strained ankles, and broken toes from falling right out of the shoe, as well as chronic problems due to lack of support, like tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.
The solution: Unless you're on the beach, wear real sandals, not flip-flops -- the kind with a strap in the back that at least holds your foot inside the shoe.
Coming in second in our Bad Shoe Sweepstakes is...
Spike Heels
But you probably already knew that, right?
It's pretty obvious that the higher the heel, the more out of alignment your foot is. Feet just aren't made to be jammed into that position for long periods of time. So how high is too high, anyway?
"Anything higher than about two inches causes a problem," Shapiro says. "The Achilles tendon shortens when the foot is in a high heel, so if you wear them too much, that tendon can become chronically shortened and you have Achilles tendonitis."
Spike heels also put an abnormal amount of pressure on the ball of the foot. "The fat under the ball of the foot starts to thin out from the pressure, and that's the one place on your body that you want a nice chunk of fat," he says. "You can end up with something called metatarsalgia, an acute pain in the ball of the foot that can become chronic, or even stress fractures from all the pressure and hammer toes from the abnormal positioning."
It's not just your feet that can pay the price. "If your feet hurt, you've lost your foundation. So if you find yourself limping because your feet hurt, everything above the foot will be affected too," says Anderson. "Your gait will be changed, and because of that, you'll stress your knees, back, and hips. Everything above the foot has to adjust to what's going on down below."
The solution: Wear your highest heels in moderation, only for special events, and slip them off on the way home. You can also relieve some of the pressure on the ball of your foot by wearing an over-the-counter or custom-made gel cushion. "And don't combine sky-high heels with a pointy toe," Shapiro warns. "Look for something that's wide and roomy in the toe box!"
Which brings us to...
Pointy-Toed Pumps
These beauties can cause some of the same injuries as high heels -- even more so when the shoe is both high and pointy.
"In addition to metatarsalgia and hammer toes, pointy-toed shoes can cause neuroma, an inflammation of the nerve between the toes," Shapiro says. "It's most common between the third and fourth toes, but could happen between any of them. The pinched and inflamed nerve causes pain and burning, and may need to be treated with injections, physical therapy, or even surgical removal of the neuroma."
The solution: a wider toe box. There's really nothing you can do to improve a shoe that squeezes your feet into an unnatural shape, Shapiro says. If you must wear them, as with sky-high heels, make it only on occasion and not every day to the office.
It's not just the obvious offenders that can be bad for your feet, though.
Ballet Flats
You're not teetering on spiked heels and pressing your foot into tight toes. Your feet are planted firmly on the ground in a shoe that has a lot of give. What's not to like?
Well, that "give" is precisely the problem.
"Ballet flats generally lack support, lack cushioning, and don't allow the foot to function the way it should," Shapiro says. "They're an improvement on the flip-flop in that they protect the foot, but they carry the same risk of tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and all the other things you see with lack of support. They're just not meant for everyday wear."
The solution: You can choose a flat that resembles a ballet flat, but has a real sole and support around the heel counter (the part of the shoe that wraps the heel). But if you can fold it up and stuff it in your purse, that's a shoe that doesn't give you much support.
Other shoes that leave you hanging are...
Backless Mules
"I see a lot of problems with backless shoes," Shapiro says. "The toes start to grab the shoe to get support, and a lot of women wind up with hammertoes because of that. You can also develop calluses or breaks in the skin because the shoe is constantly tapping the heel.
So what does that leave you with? Well-designed, well-fitted athletic shoes are always good, of course, but you're hardly going to wear those to most offices, a family wedding, or a big date.
For daily office wear, Shapiro recommends either a dressy flat or a pump with no more than a 1-1.5 inch heel. "You're looking for good support around the heel counter, a good arch support, and a wider toe box," he says. "Ideally, there's also a lace or buckle closure to support the foot."
"Hundreds of millions of dollars of research come down to the fact that if shoes feel comfortable when you put them on, they're probably OK, but if they hurt, you shouldn't wear them," Anderson says. "It's really that simple."


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Does it happen to you that things you were thinking of became a part of your daily lives?
Hello everyone. My name is Koral, and I'm really sorry if my English is not accurate (I'm working on it :).
a few years ago I watched an amazing movie that totally changen my life wich called "the secret".
In short, the film deals with the many capabilities inherent in thought and imagination and their power to create a new reality. That is, the fact that things that we imagine, think and believe become to be our reality. I was wondering if anyone heard about this movie, apply the secret and it really worked. Would love to hear stories and experiences. :)
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Jan 22 2013: Hi, Koral. I think visualizing things can help you work toward them. Visualizing can be motivation or in some cases a form of practice or planning. It is a typical part of people's work if they are visual thinkers.
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For example, I have a canvas on my easel with the background for a painting done. For the last several days while I was in the mountains, I was visualizing what I want to do with it, forming pictures in my mind, changing my mind, and so forth.
This visualizing won't result in the painting appearing all done on my easel in the morning like the tale of The Elves and the Shoemaker. But it will shorten my work at the easel and make it easier.
When I am going to lecture to a room of people, I don't actually do a practice run, though that can be a good habit for a novice at that work. I will, though, think things through before I go on.
On the negative side, I think those who are preoccupied with visualizing or otherwise contemplating failure in an undertaking will be less likely to take the risks and make the sacrifices that success would entail than someone who is more inclined to optimism.
I haven't seen the Secret, but I don't think mental preparation of this kind is much of a secret.
Now, if I visualized hard a live polar bear or live hippo in my yard, none would appear. That isn't how visualization or thinking about something works.Jan 21 2013: 'you must work very hard, but without belive and positive thoughts you wont acheive nothing.'
Positive thoughts have limitations and do not effect third-party reality.
If you send an application for a job, happy thoughts about it do not change the statistical likeliness that you will get the job.
Its important that positive thoughts are limited to self motivation, otherwise it just results in self delusion, not objective achievement.
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Jan 21 2013: In general, yes, I live my life by the principles (plus those left out). I couldn't begin to tell you the extent of how successful I have been. I only have 2,000 characters available per post and that's too limiting. Let me just say that when you recognize your own power, your world will change forever. You will never go back to being a "muggle" again.
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This being said, I found "The Secret" to be incomplete. It leaves out some very important details. for this reason, it's misleading.
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Jan 21 2013: Never heard of it. I often imagine myself becoming rich, but so far imagining it doesn't seem to have helped me to do it. Has imagining helped you do achieve something? What?
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Jan 21 2013: Yes, imagining with belive heleped me acheive a lot. First of all it heleped me acheive 770 points at psychometric test as a step in order to learn medicine at the university.moreover it helped me to achieve the boyfriend i dreamed of and the lifes ן have ever wanted. Try it, i highly recommend you to see this movie :)Feb 3 2013: When I am practising at my piano,I close my eyes to fully hear the notes, and so find them by hearing ,not looking.
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If I 'hear', in my mind, the note I want to play just fractions of a second before I need to, my fingers will be there faster, sometimes instantly it seems.
Likewise, before I sing a note, especially a more difficult one, if I hear it in my mind first it will arrive in tune, as it needs to sound.
And if I have a colour I need to mix...I imagine how that colour will make me feel first, and then I just find exactly the right mix of pigments, very quickly.
For me, this is what I understand by visualisation . I would never exercise this precious process with more mundane 'wants'. I would prefer to think about a want : 'do I really need this?'Feb 3 2013: In 1948, B.F. Skinner performed a number of experiments on pigeons and their learning ability.
In one experiment, pigeons in a box were given food rewards at totally random intervals. Rather than just sit back and wait for food, the pigeons started to repeat whatever the activitiy they were doing just before getting the food reward. They became superstitious. Each bird was doing a different activity from rubbing their heads to scratching or spinning in circles.
Even after the reward was discontinued the birds maintained their superstitions, one who repeated its act over 10,000 times before giving up.
How would you validate that this effect actually occurs and that it is not a manifestation of a superstition as demonstrated in the Skinnner experiment in 1948.Jan 21 2013: I dint hear about the movie that you have talked about and talking about the things that i have thought about and have they been associated with my life at some point of time, i would say No but yeah i want to experience it.Jan 21 2013: Yes, the first I heard about 'The secret' was the original book after a famous talkshow host called Oprah talked about how more or less everything can be fixed with positive thinking..
Suddenly Oprah wasn't so keen to applaud the great wisdom of the book that is 'think happy thoughts' when a viewer came on the show with stage 3 breast cancer and said she wasn't going to have treatment and instead just think happy thoughts like Oprah and the book proclaimed.
The woman later died, ofcourse, unsurprisingly.
Its sad, but I would also call it natural selection and a case study of what happens when people buy into such moronic crap..
'I was wondering if anyone heard about this movie, apply the secret and it really worked.'
Yes, some people have tried the REAL secret and it REALLY WORKS, better than anything..
This is how it works..
Step 1: Come up with a moronic idea that gullible people will buy into
Step 2: Apply it to trivial aspects of their lives and claim it will help
Step 3: Gullible people will attribute your nonsense to anything positive that happens or will convince themselves something positive happened, even when it didn't.
Step 4: Get these people to buy your books, movies, t-shirts, cds etc etc
Step 5: Be rich beyond your wildest dreams!
Try it, it really works!
Jan 21 2013: ok, it's obvious that you are not particularly spiritual person, and honestly me neither.
when I saw the movie I was very young and innocent and belived that thing called the secret. I tried it, imagined myself with the things i ever wanted and really belived it is mine in reality! guess what.. today all those things are mine. I dont say that you shouldn't work in order to acheive things, you must work very hard, but without belive and positive thoughts you wont acheive nothing.
Jan 23 2013: Positive thoughts do have a certain abiltiy over our health although it is not a force strong enough to combat stage 3 cancer. Some studies have shown that positive reinforcement can have a positive effect on health and healing.
That being said, wishful thinking to get something is nonsence. Things occur in your life because you make correct decisioins at key points, take advantages of situations when they arise, have friends and relationships that are positive and giving rather than train wrecks.
If you can't see that, you have a different problem
Feb 3 2013: When the reason you choose to do only this one 'intervention' (positive thinking to cure cancer) you have to be more aware of the reason you are making this decision.
A keen sense of self and what fullfills you is really at the heart of 'the secret'. I do believe when you pursue your lifes passion/purpose your dreams are attainable and it can appear the universe conspires to help you achieve your goals.
If this woman was truly in touch with her self and in tune with what I call her higher self, she may have realized her desire to believe in the secret resulted from fear of the other treatment options.
Anything that is done from fear of something else will never breed the desired result.

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Hawaij is a flavorful Middle Eastern spice mixture. It is delicious but not fiery; a basic version contains cumin, cardamon, turmeric, coriander, and black pepper. You can buy it at any well–stocked kosher supermarket or on the internet. If you have time, refrigerate the soup overnight. Before you reheat the soup, remove the solidified layer of fat from the top. Serve with fresh, thick pita bread, to complete your meal in a bowl
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Uncover the pot and add the onion and garlic: cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the hawaij. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
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The Tax Foundation is a well-respected research organization that has monitored federal and state tax levels since 1937. Its recent study of taxpayer migration between states is a fascinating look at which states are gaining or losing taxpayers and why. It also reports how much taxable income those taxpayers take with them.
The study covers years 2000 to 2010 and measures so-called domestic migration between states. A state's population changes in three ways: births vs. deaths, foreign immigration and domestic migration.
The Tax Foundation's report only measures domestic migration — each state's net gain or loss as American citizens move from state to state within the U.S. It also measures only those migrating Americans who filed federal income tax returns.
By tracking each taxpayer's Social Security number, the IRS can tell where we've moved and how much taxable income we took with us. The Tax Foundation's report is based on this IRS data.
But, please keep in mind that this is a study of taxpayer migration shifts, not population shifts. Here's a good example of the difference.
From 2000 to 2010 Maryland's combined population increased 9 percent to 5,773,552. But, during the same period, Maryland suffered a net 66,000 loss of U.S. citizens who moved to other states and took $5.5 billion in taxable income with them.
How could Maryland's total population increase by 477,000 while its domestic population suffered a net 66,000 loss? Because the state's outflow of U.S. citizens to other states was masked by a net gain of births over deaths and by a huge inflow of foreign immigrants.
During the 10-year period, 1,335,104 U.S. citizens migrated to Maryland from other states, but 1,401,377 U.S. citizens left Maryland for other states, the nation's 10th worst domestic population loss.
And, while the folks moving here brought in $41.28 billion of taxable income, the folks leaving took with them $46.78 billion, a net taxable income loss of $5.5 billion, the nation's eighth worst decline.
By either measure, Maryland is a "loser state." New York is the nation's top loser state, a net loss to other states of 1.2 million residents and $45.6 billion in taxable income. The other loser states, in descending order, are California, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts and Maryland.
Conversely, the top winner states in descending order are Florida, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington and Colorado.
People move for a host of reasons: retirement, looking for work, cheaper housing, lower cost-of-living, better economy, health needs and so on. But, generally, they all seek the same thing — a better quality of life.
Clearly, millions of Americans voted with their feet against the loser states and their diminished quality of life.
And it's no coincidence that the top loser states are big government, big spending, big taxing states compared to the top winner states.
For instance, six of the top 10 loser states are also the nation's highest per capita tax burden states. (New York, No. 1; New Jersey, No. 2; California, No. 4; Massachusetts, No. 8; Illinois, No. 11; and Maryland, No. 12). Meanwhile, six of the top 10 winner states are the nation's lowest per capita tax burden states (Texas, No. 45; Nevada, No. 42; South Carolina, No. 41; Arizona, No. 40; Colorado, No. 32; and Washington, No. 28).
And it's no coincidence that the top loser states have some of the nation's highest income tax rates while four of the top winner states (Florida, Texas, Nevada and Washington) have no state income tax at all.
Focusing on Maryland tells us even more. In descending order, here's where Marylanders fled from 2000 to 2010: 41,988 went to Florida, Pennsylvania (40,228), North Carolina (26,357), Virginia (15,553), West Virginia (21,149), South Carolina (12,031) and Delaware (11,822).
The exodus to Florida and the Carolinas is partially due to retirements but also because an increasing number of Maryland taxpayers are establishing out-of-state residency to escape Maryland's elevated income taxes. A local wealth manager recently told me that 60 percent of his clients have established Florida residency (Florida has no income tax).
But many of the 88,752 Marylanders who've fled to Maryland's adjoining states (Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware) are, as highway traffic patterns indicate, refugees still commuting to their jobs in Maryland.
Delaware has no sales tax and Maryland is one of only two states that levies both an estate tax and an inheritance tax (Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and Florida have neither). Don't buy in Maryland and, for your children's sake, don't die in Maryland.
The rate of Marylanders moving to Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina accelerated over the end of the decade but leveled-out for Delaware and West Virginia. And, interestingly, the number of Marylanders moving to Florida dramatically declined in 2009 and 2010, probably due to the recession's impact on retirements.
Finally, let's look at which states lost people and wealth to Maryland. By far, the top "donor state" was Washington, D.C. More than 63,000 D.C. residents moved to Maryland, mostly during the first half of the decade.
The next highest donor states to Maryland, in descending order, were New York (30,446), New Jersey (17,555), Michigan (5,488) and Illinois (3,597). That's right, people fled here mostly from other loser states that made Maryland's federal job market look good by comparison!
As you've probably noticed, the top loser states are solidly Democratic Blue states while the winner states are mostly Red states. To cure this embarrassment, the IRS last year canceled its tax migration data gathering but, after a strong protest, restored it, for now.
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Ok. I have seen truggies and buggies. I have seen jacked up 4x4s of all kinds. I have been messing with 4x4s for over a decade. I want to build my own buggy/truggy to haul to various rides and so on. I know the basics of how and what I want to do. I am curious about building the frame instead of chopping and welding on an automotive frame. How hard is it to build a custom frame? I will be running a small block v-8, most likely a chevy 350 variant. If I can find an sm-420 or 465 tranny and an np-205 splitter. I'm in the air about the axles and suspension. I want to be sturdy yet light for the horsepower. I also want to be able to tackle a variety of terrain. Not much for rocks in Louisiana, but I need to be able to handle them if I travel. Basically I need to find and all around platform to work with and build. Hills, mud, ravines, rocks, water crossing (i.e. snorkeling the intake). Any experiance and knowledge will be helpful. Materials info, tool info, the works. Thanks fellas.
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I would look into an already designed chassis and virtually copy it. Most of the attachment points and hardware mounts are available from competition engineering or one of the other chassis parts builders. You are looking into a long term project, an idea is to use basically factory designed components and make the adaptation from there. Jeep hard parts are plentiful in junk yards and relatively solid, but for serious tire combinations you may want more like dana 60 rear and dana 44 front as the axles. I prefer the NP 208 out of 1 ton fords and the like , {gear to gear as opposed to a chain** Never broke mine with over 270,000 miles under a very heavy foot. Trans, your choice in chevy can built as heavy as needed for your duty. I would recommend a low cam lift with lots of duration, not a high bumppppp stick. Low end torq is where big tires live mostly in the grunt zone.
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a line on some 2 1/2 ton rockwells that I am considering for the beef, but I don't know for sure if that is the direction I want to go. I am having my wife's step dad check on them for me. He does part time work for the guy who has them. I'll be honest. I never heard of the np208, or had forgotten about it. I'd like to keep the overall length around that of a short bed short wheel base toyota. The width I am still trying to decide on. I want to keep the center of gravity low. Minimum tire size would be 37". Maximum is undetermined at this point. I may end up using a toyota frame if I can get a line on one that is not toast. Just to ease up the build some. I can spec out the roll cage from there.
Yes, it will be very long and time consuming. I like the idea though. I plan on trying to make a very capable rig that can stand up to a lot, and also be extremely functional. On board air and other necessities. Any more tips and hints would be well appreciated. Thanks.Bobcat 225
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np205 is all gear driven & virtually bullet proof. You can't go wrong with it although some of the newer transfer cases have a lower low range. 2 1/2 ton rears might be to heavy for a buggy.MM250
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I could always take it slow and small. Use 8 inch toyotas front and rear. They hold up pretty good with a little common sense. There are a ton of options out there that are workable. Just throwing the idea out there to see what kind of responses I get mainly.Bobcat 225
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The best diffs are going to the main stays from ford dodge or chevy,{parts available and upgrade choices** 10 bolt chevy or 12 belt chevy, dana 60 rear and dana 44 fronts, and ford 9" and 8.8" rear difs are all serious with the available upgrades.
I appologize for my earlier NP 205 mistake, I was confusing the 203 and 205,,,too long since I built a 4x4. My f150 has a 208 one ton transfer case.
Also, building the connection links for the multi-link differential suspension setups, use 4130 CrMo steel.
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A kingpin high pinion Dana 60 front out of an '86-'91 F350 would be my choice for the front axle. Rear axle, GM 14-bolt 10.5". Transfer case, NP205 with low gear kit. Trans, NP435.Millermatic350P/Python, MillermaticReach/Q300
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Im pretty lost here. What is a truggie? When I look it up all I find is radio control toys. SBC in an rc? I dont think so.Who do you call when the lawmakers ignore the law?
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I am to blame for mispelling truggy and buggy. Lol!! Admittedly, I do have a toyota 4x4 already. I am not interested in reworking it for the project in mind. It's still a good little truck. I am actually going to sell it if I can find a buyer. I have too many vehicles laying around anyways. Need to free up some yard space. Not many folks interested in a standard cab model I guess. I am going to post on a couple of 4x4 sites under local area and see if it sells. I want to start from scratch on my project anyways. I don't need the excess parts laying around that I don't use. I Had a guy who was supposed to talk to someone about an old 3/4 ton ford 4x4 for the axles. A '79 model I believe. Any thoughts on that year and size?Bobcat 225
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Since 10th August 2006, it has been a legal requirement that Design and Access Statements are submitted to accompany planning applications for certain proposals.
A design and access statement is a short report accompanying and supporting a planning application to illustrate the process that has led to the development that is proposed, and to explain the proposal in a structured way.Ā The level of detail required in a design and access statement depends on the scale and complexity of the application, and the length of the statement varies accordingly.Ā Statements must be proportional to the complexity of the application, but need not be long.
Design and access statements help to ensure that development proposals are based on a thoughtful design process and a sustainable approach to access. Statements should improve the quality of proposals: in preparing the design and access statement, developers need to consider and subsequently explain the merit of the design and how it relates to the existing setting.
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**In the context of Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council a designated area means a Conservation Area (the legislation also defines a designated area as a World Heritage Site).
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I am looking for a good audio interface for recording, but I don't really know what features I am looking for on an interface. I will be using it for field recording, so I don't know if it would be advantageous to use a field recorder instead of an audio interface. I know I want an XLR input, but besides that I don't know what else I want/need. I am also on a somewhat tight budget, so I'm looking for something preferably $200.
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It comes down to how much control you think you need and how many inputs. If you get a Marantz 660 or Zoom H4n style recorder you get two XLR inputs and control over the levels. If you need more inputs then you need to put a mixer in front of it. Another thing to consider if if you need phantom power to your mics, or if you even need mics and want to use what is on the recorder.


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Nolan Daniels, the software engineer who fooled many into believing he'd won the Powerball lottery, admits he wanted the Facebook shares record.
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|Montshire Museum in Norwich VT and Green Mountain Railroad
Toy story makes debut in Vermont this summer
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If your parents never let you break open your Etch A Sketch® to find out how it works, youll love Toys: The Inside Story, now open at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vt. The new exhibition illustrates simple mechanisms commonly found in toys, and lets visitors create their own toy-like combinations of gears, pulleys, linkages, cams, and circuits.
Toys will be on display every day at the Museum through September 9. The museum unmasks the amazing collection of switches, cams and motors that make an Elmo doll dance and Mr. Machine® run. Adults will discover the inner life of favorite toys from their childhood like the Etch A Sketch® and the Operation® game while children will delight in the many hands-on components.
Toys: The Inside Story is free with Museum admission. (Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for children ages 3-17, with children under 3 free). The Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week throughout the year, with new extended hours 10 am through 7:30 p.m. each Friday.
By the way, Green Mountain Railroad is now operating weekend trips to the Montshire every weekend from June 30-September 2. The White River Flyer leaves the White River Jct. depot at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday, arriving 25 minutes later at the museum's front doorstep.
The Flyer also offers short round-trip excursions from the Museum to Thetford, Vermont, and back (these trips leave the Montshire at 11:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. These excursions last about an hour round-trip. Visit the White River Flyer Summer Schedule for more details.
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|Travel Plan Idea Blog About Burlington
The Travel Plan Idea Blog is enjoyable to read because it covers many intriguing places to visit all over the world. As the blog name says, it's a very good source of ideas for planning your travels. Recent in-depth articles focused on Thailand, Italy, surprising new trends in honeymoons, and St. Barts.
Out of curiosity, I recently tried the blog's search function using the term "Vermont." The results came back with a few hits including an article entitled "What To Do in Burlington, Vermont" written by the blog's owner, James Trotta. It turns out he was a camp counselor in Burlington back in 2000. He wrote the article last summer with the caveat that some of it may be outdated. Most of the information is still good and I have updated a few items below.
Sweet Tomatoes Trattoria is still there and last year received an excellent rating on one travel website.
The Wine Works bar he mentions is now called "drink" while the rest of the operation is a wine retail store that retains the original Wine Works name.
JP's Pub on Main Street is a smaller venue that's big on fun and it continues its popular karaoke tradition.
Church Street is a four block former street that was converted to a brick paved pedestrian mall. Lined with restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, and distinctive stores, it is the center of entertainment in northern Vermont. There are also pubs and restaurants on nearby streets.
Burlington is VT's largest city (population, 45,000) and it's also a big college town. The University of Vermont (everyone here calls it by its Latin initials, UVM, Universitas viridis montis, the University of the Green Mountains); St. Michael's College; and Champlain College make up the triad of higher education in this clean and pleasant city.
The other great area to visit in town is the waterfront which also has a fine lineup of restaurants, museums, marinas, cruise boats and a wonderful view across the lake to the Adirondack Mountains in NY. It's a popular place to watch bright pink and red sunsets in the evening. James mentions The Spirit of Ethan Allen cruise ship that is still in operation but is now on its third new ship which was launched about four years ago. Another cruise line started a few years ago. It's called Northern Lights, a smaller ship but more upscale.
The Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream factory is about five miles from our inn and it still has the tours that James mentions. The factory and its tours are the number one tourist attraction in Vermont. During the late summer and fall foliage periods, the wait times for the tour can get long so we recommend to our guests that they get there either early or late in the day in order to avoid the crowds.
I have had a link to the Travel Plan Idea Blog on my Vermont Travel Notes blog for some time now and it is one of the web sites that I take a look at every day.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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25 Jan 2007
|Robert Frost Museum
Everyone thinks of Robert Frost as a New England poet and it's therefore surprising to learn he was born in California and spent the first eleven years of his life there. That's just one of the interesting tidbits you can learn about America's most famous modern poet at a museum and web site dedicated to remembering his life.
The Robert Frost Museum is located in the C. 1796 stone house where Frost lived from 1920 to 1929. Located in Shaftsbury Vermont (southern part of the state), the house is just a few minutes drive from Frost's burial site in Bennington.
The museum is maintained by the Friends of Frost group which also has an online Frost Free Libraryof downloadable books and articles about Frost, plus an audio recording of him reading some of his poems.
(c) 2007 (except the photograph from the Friends of Frost) Jeff Connor
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23 Jul 2006
|"News from Vermont"
I just received an email from my friend Burr Morse and I thought I would share it with you.
Burr and his brother Elliot are seventh generation Vermonters. They, and others of the Morse clan, run Morse Farm, a few miles north of Montpelier, and about 20 to 30 minutes from our inn.
Like many Vermont farms that originally relied upon dairy farming to make a living, the Morses turned to other activities when the price of milk dropped years ago. In order to keep the farm going, they added other revenue sources. Like many Vermonters, they already made maple syrup. They expanded that business and opened a store to sell the syrup and other Vermont products.
The operation grew to include a small, rustic theater where they present a multi-media show on how syrup is made, a demonstration area, and some small, whimsical displays. In winter, they operate a cross country ski area through their fields and woods.
Next came the tour buses, and now Morse Farm sells products online too. When people ask us where they can find a maple sugaring operation, this is where we send them.
One of the things Burr does to market the business and, I suspect, keep his muse going, is write an email newsletter called News From Vermont. Mostly, its stories of friends, relatives, adventures, memories, mishaps, and observations of childhood, life, the passing of life, travel, music, literature, and experiences.
The stories often contain humor. They're interesting and give a glimpse into a real Vermont family and way of life. The most recent newsletter tells the story of Burr being invited to give the sermon at the Methodist Church in Adamant, Vermont.
Thats right, there really is a town named Adamant. Thats not its original name and youll be surprised to see what it was named originally because of its reputation. The town has a, lets say, colorful past and Burr does a good job connecting it to the present and how it intersected with his, and his ancestors, lives.
Burr collected some of the newsletters into a book entitled "Sweet Days and Beyond."
Here is a sample of a newsletter from a while back:
Hi again. It's Burr from Vermont.
Did you ever hear a hummingbird scream? Well, actually they don't really scream but make a sort of a feeble peep..."feep, feep, feep". The other day I was going home for lunch. As I passed through our loading dock, there was a tiny hummingbird fluttering against the roofing between two rafters. He was in great distress, feep, feep, feeping, and taking quite a battering. He could have escaped very easily by simply losing a few inches in altitude and flying out the large opening over the loading dock but was bent on only going up. I felt sorry for the little guy, but thought he would surely figure it out while I was at lunch. Half an hour later I returned and there he was, still in a panic between those rafters. Clearly the little guy needed my help so I got the step ladder and climbed to where I gently grabbed him and released to the freedom of the great outdoors.
This reminds me of a story my father, Harry, used to tell. He came across a skunk one day whose front end was firmly stuck in a jar while its back end was a rigid turret, poised and ready for action . . .
Go to the newsletter page to read the rest of the newsletter, then sign up to receive future newsletters. If you can, please buy some maple syrup and his book while youre at it so all the rest of us can continue enjoying his newsletter.
I mentioned at the beginning of this screed that Burr is a friend of mine. Actually, Ive only met him a couple of times and chatted for just a few minutes each time. But I feel like I know him very well because of the newsletter he sends me. If you sign up for his newsletter, soon you too will find yourself looking forward to hearing from an old friend.
(c) 2006 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus LLC
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15 Jul 2006
|Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard
Here is a link to a July 14 Christian Science Monitor article about the Flavor Graveyard at the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory here in Waterbury. Ben & Jerrys is the number one tourist attraction in Vermont. They have an entertaining tour of the factory that is available every day except a few holidays such as Christmas day.
The graveyard is for "retired" flavors that did not sell well enough to keep around. Ben & Jerry's introduces upwards of a dozen new flavors every year so some of the old, slow-selling flavors have to be deleted from the lineup.
Each failed flavor has a tombstone with a clever epitaph such as this one for Cinnamon Ice Cream: "When this flavor passed there was no outpouring. For most found it dull and the rest found it boring."
If they move the article on the Christian Science Monitor website, just put the newspaper's name and the words Ben & Jerry's in a search engine and you will probably find it easily enough. The title of the article is "Ice cream that's put out to pasture," and it was written by Teresa Mendez.
You can see more information about the flavor graveyard at the Ben & Jerry's website.
(c) 2006 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus LLC
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4 Jul 2006
|Cruise / Sail Lake Champlain
Cruising Lake Champlain is very enjoyable and different way to see Vermont and New York from the wide vistas of the water instead of the road.
The Spirit of Ethan Allen has been plying the waters for 22 years. Four years ago, they purchased the spirit of Ethan Allen III, which holds 500 people.
The Ethan Allen III is heated, air conditioned, has three decks, and is handicap accessible. It sails out of the Burlington boathouse and operates from late May to mid October. There is a 90 minute scenic narrated cruise that sails four times a day and there are brunch, dinner, sunset and music cruises as well see the schedule for more details.
Keep this in mind for fall foliage viewing as well. Note the $1 discount coupon button on the home page.
Northern Lights is a newer operation that began a couple of years ago but it is owned by the company that has been operating car ferries on Lake Champlain for more than a hundred years. Northern Lights can carry up to 150 people.
The M/V Northern Lights is a 115 foot long cruise boat built in 2002 with the traditional lines and layout of 19th and early 20th century lake steamboats.
The mahogany finished main lounge is a beautiful setting for any event. The open upper deck allows full enjoyment of the beautiful summer weather on Lake Champlain.
The boat's name is inspired by the breathtaking displays of the Aurora Borealis that is sometimes seen shimmering over Lake Champlain after sunset.
Like the Spirit of Ethan Allen, it sails out of Burlington. There are two scenic cruises every day plus luncheon and brunch cruises.
TIP: for both cruise ships, its a good idea to call ahead to make sure the cruise has not been booked for a private group. It does not happen often but you might like to know ahead of time unless you dont mind wandering the waterfront or downtown Burlington for a couple of hours until the next cruise. Of course, if its the last cruise of the day, you may have to wait until the next day. Spirit of Ethan Allen phone number is 802-862-8300 and Northern Lights is 802-864-9669.
Another enjoyable way to see the Lake is on one of the three car ferries. There is one on the northern part of the lake (12 minutes crossing time), one in the middle of the lake (one hour crossing time), and one at the southern end (20 minutes).
There are eight ferries making the three crossings so the wait time is not very long for any of them. Ive taken the southern crossing several times and enjoyed it a great deal. There are wonderful views of the Green Mountains of VT and the Adirondacks of NY.
The northern crossing and the southern crossing operate year around. The middle crossing from Burlington to Port Kent NY begins in May and ends in October.
The rates for all three vary and get a little too lengthy to explain here but there are full rate schedules on the web site. No reservations are needed. You don't have to take your car on the ferry - they are happy to accept pedestrian passengers and they charge less for that. There is a parking lot near all three ferries where you can leave your car.
If you are looking for something more exciting and closer to the water, try the Whistling Man Schooner . It sails from the same dock as the Spirt of Ethan Allen. It's a beautiful and classic sail boat.
From their website:
The Friend Ship is a boat design that has been built all over New England for over a hundred years. The type is named after the town of Friendship, Maine, where builders such as Wilbur Morse brought them to the state of refinement that you see today. On the coast, they were built and used by fisherman and lobstermen for hauling traps, while shipwrights right here in Burlington built them for light cargo and recreation. . .
In the late 1970's, a Maine boat builder named Jarvis Newman discovered an old lobster sloop named Dictator. He took it upon himself to completely restore her to original condition. Once he finished, he took a mold off of her hull, and over the years, built numerous reproductions of the Dictator. . .
"Our boat, Friend Ship, was built from that mold by Jarvis Newman in Southwest Harbor Maine in 1981. She is gaff-rigged and her spars are varnished solid spruce. Friend Ship is Lake Champlain's only US Coast Guard certified sailing vessel, and can accommodate up to 17 passengers.
It usually sails three times a day from May to mid October but is weather dependent. The cost is $30 per person. Reservations are recommended. Contact Captain Glen Findholt, (802) 598-6504, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Sailboat and yacht charters are available from the Winds of Ireland Their fleet of seven sloops ranges from a 30 Hunter to a Hunter 410. You can rent for a half day or full day, or charter for longer periods. For details, call (800) 458-9301. Also located on the waterfront in Burlington.
In addition, there are fishing charters and small boat rentals available at marinas around the lake.
(c) 2006 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus LLC
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Hundred Years Ago
1914: A Glimpse of the Coe Family One Hundred Years Ago
By Frank J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Coe had purchased Planting Fields in December 1913 and so the following year, exactly one hundred years ago, they were able to embark on ambitious improvements to the property that they had rented since 1911 and for which they undoubtedly had all sorts of plans in mind. In 1914 Mr. Coe had been President and C.E.O. of the marine insurance firm, Johnson & Higgins, since 1910, and was a director of the Virginian Railway, which had been founded in 1907 by his father-in-law, H.H. Rogers, and from which his wife Mai was receiving a considerable income. Owning a fine property on Long Island's North Shore was part and parcel of a particular way of life for a family with social ambitions - the equivalent of a box at the opera or building an art collection, or all of the above. The convention of a country house as an escape from the noise and bustle of city life has existed since antiquity and the magnificence of Planting Fields, and its surviving completeness, is one of the last great examples of its type. The considerable scale of Planting Fields, as it was developed by the Coes in the ten years after they purchased the property, is one of the very last examples of a great Beaux Arts estate in America. Both the rolling landscape and the revival style of the house are in the English manner, and they were designed for a man - Mr. Coe - who was born in England and came to America as a teenager, it was here he made his fortune. The English, because of their vast and expanding wealth between about 1600 and 1900, came to build more fine country estates than anywhere else in Europe, and these places were recognized signs of high social standing. They became a model for grand country places in the United States. English estates usually grew in their magnificence over several generations of ownership, but here in the United States, a hundred years ago, during extraordinarily fast industrial and economic growth, huge numbers of country estates were built and embellished in one single generation, with all the bells and whistles of places that had once taken a hundred years or more in Europe. The economic cost of World War I and its aftermath caused the failure and destruction of many English country houses, but in America in 1914, three years before entering the war, the continuing prosperity, at least for many like the Coe family, permitted the building of estates. It was the great crash of 1929 that caused the end of estate building on Long Island, and by that time Planting Fields was a prime example of the last great flowering of country estate building.
To begin their embellishment of the property, the Coes hired the firm of architects, Guy Lowell and A. Roland Sargent. Guy Lowell (1870-1927) came from a distinguished Boston family, and graduated from Harvard and M.I.T. He had also studied at the École des Beaux Arts, the famous art school in Paris. Lowell's partner and brother-in-law, A. Robeson Sargent (1882-1918) was a fellow Harvard graduate, where his father was a professor of arboriculture and first director of the Arnold Arboretum. Sargent's father was a friend of Mai Coe's father, H.H. Rogers, which is almost certainly how he and Lowell came to work for the Coes.
The most significant project for 1914 was the building of the Main Greenhouse and by no means was this a modest greenhouse of its time, even before the Hibiscus house, the largest of the spaces that was added in 1929. Designed and supervised by Lowell and Sargent, construction commenced under the building firm, Lord and Burnham, well known for building the best greenhouses in the Northeast. The foundation and glass frame for the structure was $20,275 (about $474,265 today) and there were also a few unforeseen expenses that the Coe's incurred for this project adding $20,180 to the initial cost (about $472,040 today). By summer construction was continuing rapidly and by November Mr. Coe wrote to his son, Robert, who was away at school, that "the greenhouses are finished and are stocked." A multitude of equipment, heating systems, plumbing and supplies were required to get the greenhouse started. The Kohler Brothers were used to install the plumbing, and while on the property, also installed several fire hydrants. In the finished greenhouse flowers were grown and sent to Mrs. Coe daily for their New York City home, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, giving the greenhouse a practical use as well. Sargent also aided Mr. Coe in the selection of gardeners, and made several recommendations for him including a gardener who worked on the estate of J. P. Morgan. Coe mandated that at least one gardener live in the greenhouse "so that matters of fires, etc., would be continually under his supervision." He was an insurance executive after all!
Other tasks carried out in 1914 included the planting of the parkland with many tree seedlings, purchased from the New York Conservation Commission, which had been founded in 1902 to promote the reforestation of areas in New York State that had been decimated by logging. Today the Conservation Commission is part of the state's Department of Environmental Conservation (they give out tree seedlings on Arbor Day each year at Planting Fields). The trees ordered and planted were cedars, scotch and red pine, and oak. Other shrubs and trees came from the former Fairhaven, Massachusetts estate of H.H. Rogers, who died in 1909 (His country house was to be torn down in 1915). These plantings were the cause of some confusion because Mr. and Mrs. Coe had selected several trees without realizing H.H. Rogers Jr., Mai's brother, who had first pick, had not already made his selections, eventually the problem was resolved. The lawns around the big house were also renovated, since they were very thin and full of weeds. Sargent proposed working in humus to 9.5 acres of lawn. Minor improvements included the replacement of the gutters on the existing main house that had been built in 1906 by Grosvenor Atterbury for James Byrne and his wife. In 1914 the Coes also paid New York Telephone to bury the unsightly overhead telephones wires underground at a cost of $285 (about $6,200 today). Improvements to the farm included buying six new work horses. While the family wanted to improve and expand many aspects of the estate, they also wanted to buy some of the furniture owned by the Byrnes from whom they had bought the property; three payments totaling $4,600 (about $101,000 today) were paid for the furniture.
Along with Planting Fields the Coe family also owned their residence at 6 East 83rd St. in Manhattan, and their ranch at Irma Lake, WY. During 1914, the ranch was expanded to 100,000 acres that accommodated 10,000 cattle. When in Wyoming they did not want to be removed from the events happening in New York, and had copies of the New York Herald and the Sun forwarded to the ranch.
The projects at Planting Fields must have been exciting to watch unfold, especially for children. The two oldest of their four children, William Rogers Coe, age 13, and Robert Douglas Coe, age 12, were enrolled at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. The letters William and Robert sent home and Mr. Coe's replies provide an intimate glimpse into the Coe's family life, as well as the rigors of boarding school life during this time. The youngest children, Henry and Natalie, age 7 and 4 respectively, remained with the family under the care of a governess. St. Paul's School was founded in 1856 as an Episcopalian boarding school for boys which was modeled on the English public school tradition. Graduates of St. Paul's include three presidential candidates, six members of congress, and 13 ambassadors. Eventually Robert D. Coe was one of these ambassadors, serving as American ambassador to Denmark during the Eisenhower administration. William, the oldest son, was attending the school as early as 1912, and Robert's first year was the fall of 1914. A typical school day at St. Paul's according to Robert Coe's letter of September 1914, consisted of the following; the students would wake at 7:00am, eat breakfast at 7:30am, attend chapel at 8:15am, the first session of classes was from 8:45am to 12:45pm. The students had a break between 1:00pm and 4:40pm where they ate lunch and had some free time. Classes resumed at 4:40pm and lasted until 6:15pm. Supper was served at 6:30pm, and from 7:10pm to 8:10pm was time to study. Lights out was at 9:00pm sharp each night. Packages sent to the children were monitored by the faculty, and in November of 1914 Robert had to write his father to tell him that the sending of cake was not allowed.
The class schedule at St. Paul's included many diverse subjects, several of which would seem unusual in a high school classroom today. During 1914 William took classes in Latin, Greek, French, Algebra, English, History, Sacred Studies, Arithmetic, and Manual Arts. Robert's course load was much the same, but substituted Sacred Studies for Mythology. Their marks were a frequent point of conversation in the letters between Mr. Coe and his sons. William's performance was about average to somewhat below average, and Robert usually excelled and hovered around second and third highest in his class. Mr. Coe motivated his children to do their best at school with a mixture of rewards, encouragement, and admonishment. In one harsh letter Mr. Coe wrote that if William did not improve his performance, "You will be the laughing stock of the school and of everyone who knows you". Mr. Coe and Mrs. Coe visited St. Paul's once during the year, and stayed at the Alumni House.
When not studying or attending class, William and Robert were involved in several extra -curricular activities. Both boys played football, and Mai wanted to make sure their uniforms were warm enough. The football games at St. Paul's were divided into three teams called "clubs." William and Robert played on the "Isthmian", which they considered the best team. The other teams were "Old Hundred" and "Delphian." William played left guard and Robert was right tackle. Robert spent the better part of half a page outlining the "trick play" the team intended to use in their upcoming game. Robert ran track, William was a member of the choir, and both enjoyed ice skating.
Mr. Coe considered writing home frequently to be essential and even considered letter writing a part of their education. Robert was always more diligent in writing home, and Mr. Coe sometimes asked Robert to tell his older brother to keep in more frequent contact. When not discussing school work both the boys and Mr. Coe loved to discuss the fortunes of the race horses their father owned. The boys took considerable interest in their success and even borrowed newspapers from classmates to try to follow the races. Mr. Coe would also often include in his letters how the horses were doing. The horses "Election Bet", "Piping Hot", and "Molly Gray" did well, while the horse "Hafiz" turned out to be a disappointment and was sold at the end of the year. Other topics of interest included the ranch in Wyoming, the family dogs, and Mr. Coe's hunting and fishing trips.
Mr. Coe and his wife kept busy socially and belonged to a myriad of different social and sporting clubs. One club Mr. Coe belonged to in 1914 was India House. This club, which still exists, was established the same year and the membership was predominately of gentlemen involved in the marine business. The club was conveniently located close to the office of Johnson & Higgins, and must have served as a place for Mr. Coe to entertain and network while he was President and CEO of Johnson & Higgins. When not socializing at a club, the Coes also enjoyed theater. The ledger for 1914 reveals that the family spent $194 on theater tickets that year (about $4,200 today). They also loved travel, but their trips abroad were curtailed by World War I. They visited France in April of 1914, but that was their last trip abroad until the end of hostilities in 1918. They supported a wide variety of causes through charity. The Coes helped support the community in Oyster Bay, and donated to the Oyster Bay Fire Department, Oyster Bay Library and hospitals. The Coes did not fail to recognize the destruction World War I was inflicting on the people of Europe and gave $600.00 (about $13,000 today) to aid the people of Belgium who suffered invasion by the German Army.


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I started by looking at letterpress designs at briarpress.org, and, it seemed to me anyway, the basic functioning of Gutenberg's model could be relatively easily reproduced on a small scale and a small budget.
Of course, it ended up taking a while, but the invitations got out on time.
Step 1: Construction
What will you need? These things:
1. Two 4'x8' sheets good quality 3/4" plywood (find stuff with relatively few gaps, there's going to be a lot of pressure involved in this).
2. Six 18" lengths of 1/2" diameter all-thread ( I think I found 36" lengths and cut them in half with a hacksaw; if you do this, be careful not to screw up the thread too much when cutting).
3. Nuts & washers to fit the all-thread. You'll need a total of 24 of each. It was cheaper, if I recall correctly, to just buy a box of each.
4. A veneer press screw. I used this one.
5. Some cork board. I found 12" square pieces in a six-pack at Ace.
6. Wood glue & a couple of wood screws.
1. A table saw to deal with the plywood
2. A drill press (with relatively long 1/2", 11/16", & 1" bits)
3. Various pliers, wrenches, maybe a hammer, a glue brush, etc.
1. The ability to divide & multiply fractions (I'm sadly lacking here).
2. The ability to measure relatively accurately (this, I can do).
1. This is scalable. Make it bigger, make it smaller. This version has a maximum press area of 12"x12" in theory, and probably a little less effectively. There are bigger, heavier duty press screws out there that would probably be appropriate if you went up to something like 16"x16".
2. A lot of this, especially as we move toward the actual printing, was engineered on the fly. It works for me, but I'm sure there are better ways to do some of this. Fix it up.
Cool DIY Letterpress machine.. How about printing result, same with commercial type?
Also, for the top part, where the press screw is- could you just stack the wood? Or does it have to be vertical? I don't have the long drill bits, so I was thinking it would be easier to drill through the boards one at a time and then stack them. But maybe that wouldn't work, if it has something to do with weight resistance.
Thanks for this, by the way. I am SUPER excited about making it. I need to make some invitations too!
I'm going to build mine this weekend, have you already built yours? Did you find that you only needed the one sheet of plywood? Just wondering.
what paper stock did you use? I've been told Crane 100% Lettra 110 lb cardstock is good, but they also have a 220 lb cardstock. Any thoughts?
how may colors did you use on a single piece? if you used more than one does that make it more difficult or just more time consuming?
Thank you in advance for you help.
Hope that helps.
To build a high-pressure relief press (yes, it'll do woodblocks just fine too!), you need
a) a strong frame. This one ought to be just fine.
b) a *right way up* hydraulic jack. Unless you're printing a huge block or type chase, 6 tons ought to be more than enough!
c) a thick moving platen -- say 2 layers of ply, varnished to keep ink, solvents and water out, with an acrylic or MDF sheet on the bottom to prevent woodblocks or metal type denting the ply sheets.
c) bungie ropes (elastic ropes) from the frame to each corner of the platen, attached by padeyes.
The jack rests on the platen, the bungie ropes attach the platen to the frame top under tension, and the whole lot moves down when you pump the jack. Hit the release valve and the bungie ropes compress the jack again.
I've just built one. Would make an instructible but I can't show the stages as a lot of it is permanently fixed in place or welded.
However if you want some source material, try Charles Morgan's awesome hydraulic press here: www.mossworks.com/docs/BottleJackPress.pdf
and also take a peek this for a steel frame hydraulic press:
Mine is basically a lovechild of the two types. Works like a charm.
What happens when you try to stretch a Bungee cord between two nails in a wall, then one end comes loose?
Check out the link to this YouTube "Video Instructable" and see my 1:00AM project from last week.


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Another question really got me to thinking about the Holy Spirit. I thought it better to open a new question rather to divert the focus of that thread. So growing up, I also thought of the 1st Person of the Trinity as Father and the 2nd Person of the Trinity as Son but never really came away with the overwhelming feeling of Holy Spirit as He. "It" would certainly be quite wrong, after all the Holy Spirit is the 3rd Person of the Trinity. What support is there for referring to the Holy Spirit as He?
Jesus calls the Holy Spirit "him":
There is never any indication in the New Testament that the Holy Spirit is a "he". In Greek, gender for normal nouns like "spirit", "rock" or "bread" is a grammatical thing, not a sex thing. This is common in the romance languages as well, if you are familiar with those. The fact that it is neuter does not tell you that it is an "it" as we think in English. The word "day" is feminine, but there is nothing feminine about the daytime. "Death" is masculine, but both males and females die. "teknon", one of the Greek words for child, is neuter, etc... So the fact that the word "spirit" is neuter (and it is, despite what was said in one of the other answers) actually doesn't tell you anything.
People often appeal to things like John 14:16 and 16:7 to prove that the Holy Spirit is male, but this is inaccurate. The word "helper" is masculine grammatically (like the words above). This is why pronouns that refer to "helper" like the "auton" in 16:7 are masculine. To do otherwise would be to commit a grammatical foul.
If you wish to say that the Holy Spirit is a "he", realize that this is an English thing you are doing, not a Greek. Orthodoxy states that the Holy Spirit is a person, so speaking of him/her/it personally entirely makes sense and is appropriate, but personhood in the Godhead need not imply gender. So, theologically, feel free to call him a person. But by arguing about gender you are taking this question beyond what the writers of the New Testament apparently felt like discussing.


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