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Epic Room Makeover Tufted Headboard Tutorial: How To Paint Fabric
What do you do when you find an incredible tufted headboard on Craigslist that is bright bad velvet valentine chocolate box red and you want it to be white? Well, you obviously can reupholster it (if you are up for that task) or you can paint the fabric!
The problem with painting fabric is that well, you are painting on fabric. The whole point of having fabric on something is to make it nice and soft, otherwise we would upholster everything with blue tarps. Did you know that you can paint fabric so that it is still soft-ish? Its true! My girls Jilly and Mia are pros at this one.
This is what Kelsey's headboard looked like on the Craigslist ad:
We had no idea that in real life it looked like this:
(no that picture was not color boosted.)
We scored this baby for $120 from a nice guy named Ingo. He even helped us load it into our car (and somewhat willingly posed for pictures)
So we found our headboard. Now it was time to start on the makeover.
You will need:
Latex paint in the color of your choice
Textile Medium (can be purchased at any craft store)
Spray Bottle with Water
High Quality Brushes
Start by getting your piece ready to paint. We cut the legs off and vacuumed it to remove as much dust and dirt as possible.
Then lay it out flat.
Ok ready for this? Its time to mix your paint. This is where people get nervous.
This is the fabric medium that we used:
For your first layer you want to use 1 part fabric medium to 1 part latex paint. Mix it really well and then add .5 parts water. (For example you would mix 1 cup of paint, 1 cup of Fabric Medium and 1/2 cup of water.)
You want your paint mixture to be fairly thin (thick enough to coat the back of a spoon) (also did you notice I used foodie lingo? I don't cook so this is HUGE.)
Use your spray bottle to dampen the fabric. For the first layer you want it fairly wet (not wet enough to squish water when you push on it, but wet enough that if you touch it it will leave water on your hand.)
Then start painting. Make sure your brush strokes go with the grain of the fabric (or in the case of our velvet we made sure that it was laying the same way.)
After your first coat is completely dry lightly sand it with 220 grit sand paper. This is VERY important if you are using fabric that has a longer nap like Velvet.
Once your first coat is dry light mist your piece again with your spray bottle (I found it works best if you do it in sections) and paint on your paint mixture (still foodie thin)
Once your second layer is dry lightly sand it. Also you will most likely be needing more paint. Mix 1 part paint, 1 part textile medium, 1/4 part water for the remaining layers.
Spritz your piece again so that its slightly damp and go to town.
This is what our headboard looked like after 3 coats…white over flaming red is a long process choice…
And 5 coats…
And 6 coats…
And 8 coats…
Yes, it took 8 coats of spritzing, painting, drying and sanding to get this puppy painted. It is no where near as stiff as it would be had we just painted it without the whole process. It feels like a heavy duty outdoor canvas fabric and is great for a headboard.
Make sure you check out Jilly and Mia's post about painted fabric here and here (it wasn't as high contrast and the fabric was much thinner. They turned out great!)
Have you ever painted fabric? What is your favorite tip?
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What qualities should be looked in a bedding for an infant to prevent the crib deaths?
Does sealing the bedding with a strong polythene sheet provide any benefits or risks?
The American Academy of Pediatrics has specific recommendations for infant bedding, with the goal of reducing instances of SIDS (a.k.a. "crib death" or "cot death"):
These recommendations are those repeated by many reputable health care and pediatric groups, and are commonly recognized as the standard best-practices in modern pediatrics.
This is the recommendation associated with a rather controversial, and disputed, theory. Starting with Barry Richardson's 1989 "Richardson Hypothesis", and later continued by Dr. Jim Sprott, the hypothesis theorizes that certain fungi can break down some specific chemicals present in some children's bedding material, and convert it to "toxic 'nerve' gasses". The suggested solution to this is to wrap the mattress in special materials to prevent this "toxic nerve gas" from reaching the baby.
This theory has been studied several times, and the studies have shown that there is no evidence to substantiate this theory.
Dr. Sprott continues to support this theory, however, and claims it to be scientific "fact", rather than a theory (in my personal opinion, this is one of the big danger signs warning of quackery: no scientific theory is ever proven as "fact", and stating a minority opinion as "fact" is quite telling, imo). This is based upon his campaign to wrap mattresses in New Zealand, and an overall decrease in "cot death" fatalities (again, a correlation of this nature is far too weak an argument to declare a theory as confirmed, imo).
Here is a discussion about the theory that brings up some good points. Mainly that Dr. Sprott directly profits from this theory, since he apparently markets both his own line of "approved" mattress covers as the "cure to SIDS", and also his own book on the subject.
On Dr. Sprott's website, he makes quite clear that only his product is safe (the FAQ mentions several times that other covers are not safe, citing repeatedly his "Cot Life 2000" protocol, which apparently states that all types of materials must be enclosed in his patented cover; note that I can find no evidence that the government of New Zealand in any way endorses this "protocol").
Under no circumstances do I think any parent should undertake to wrap their child's mattress in their own polythene sheet; it seems even Dr. Sprott does not feel this is safe to do as a "DIY" project.
In my opinion, "sealing the bedding with a strong polythene sheet" presents a significant risk of suffocation -- not SIDS, just plain asphyxiation. Most infant mattresses are deliberately covered with a mesh webbing underneath the cotton surface with the explicit purpose of allowing the baby to breathe even if it turns face-down during sleep.
Try it for yourself: bury your face in your own pillow and try to breathe. It's neither easy nor comfortable, but you survive. Now wrap a plastic bag around your pillow and repeat -- you'll notice that it's completely impossible to breathe!
For this simple reason, any and all material in and near an infant's bed must be a "breathable" type. Baby pillows, bedsheets and teddy bears present a suffocation danger simply because they might end up in front of the baby's face during the night.
Frankly, the text in the source originally stated in your question is scary, but really the scary thing is that some human being wrote that text and seems to believe that baby mattresses really contain "highly toxic nerve gases." Why would there be phosphorus or even arsenic in a mattress? Such stupidity! Please please never believe such panic-mongering. You were right to doubt that text. I'm glad you posted your question!
all the guidance we got suggests that putting plastic wrapping anywhere near a mattress is a very bad idea. Like Chrys says, you do not get 'nerve gases' from mattresses, and in fact letting air get through a mattress is a much better idea.
Babies should not have a pillow, but should be laid on the mattress, with one breathable blanket under them.
This breathability allows them to breathe if they do roll onto their front. It also allows spittle, milk and vomit to move away from baby's mouth!

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On Windows 7 I have added a context menu item to Explorer so when I right-click a file, I get an "Open in RText" entry which starts Rtext and opens the file. Very handy. Here's the registry hack for that:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with RText]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with RText\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\RText\\RText.exe\" \"%1\""
I have a request
Could you change the windows installer to set this up?
I have a another request
Could you change RText so that if the user runs it passing in a Folder path, instead of a file, then Rtext starts and shows the File System Tree window with the specified directory alread 'Go Into'-ed?
Not only would this be very handy, it would also make it possible to have an 'Open in RText' context menu item for directories.


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This is one of those annoying posts because I don't have a recipe to go along with the picture. That being said, I can point you to similar recipes and discussion of technique so you can experiment on your own. All good croissants are the same: a slightly sweet and leavened dough layered with fat. I used Peter Reinhart's recipe in Artisan Breads Everyday (another book of his I recommend) which adds the additional element of an overnight fermentation of the dough in the fridge for added flavour. I like this method because it means you work with a cold dough that helps keep the fat above room temperature.
So, let me impart some words of wisdom should you decide to embark on the adventure of croissant making. I completely messed up two batches of dough before I finally had success. Yes, there were a few tantrums and half-laminated dough may or may not have been thrown across the kitchen. Obviously, the main obstacle that needs to be overcome for the vegan croissant maker is replacing the butter. My experience is that Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Flavor Sticks work best. The key here is that you need a firm margarine that will not get too soft. I first used the whipped Earth Balance and that was a complete disaster. If the margarine is too soft it will squirt out from between the layers of dough. If your margarine gets too soft, put it in the fridge to firm up.
The second obstacle for any croissant baker is actually rolling out the dough. Here my advice is to be patient. You need to give the gluten time to relax so the dough can be rolled out. Be firm but gentle, if you know what I mean. Reinhart says to roll from the centre to the four corners first, then along the length and width. This is an excellent method that results in an almost perfect rectangle of equal width and depth. Keep your work surface well floured and be patient.
Most recipes I have seen call for an egg wash on the final dough. Reinhart thinks this is unecessary and I agree. As you can see from the pic above I had some problems getting the perfect crescent shape, but they tasted great. I also did not roll them tight enough, but no one seemed to care.
So, where to go for recipes? Vegan Lunch Box has a recipe with half whole wheat flour if you are so inclined. The recipe is also pretty simple and clear (Reinhart's recipe goes on for 8 pages, complete with pics. It is thorough for the first timer). This recipe is more detailed. Both of these recipes use pure butter, while Reinhart blends 2 tbsp with 1.5 cups of butter for the butter layer. Finally, here is the recipe from Foodbeam, the blog I used to make a vegan puff pastry.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
9 comments:
- Brenda W. said...
tee hee .... "half-laminated dough may or may not have been thrown across the kitchen" ......
Nice to know I'm not the only one that has kitchen tantrums!!
- May 1, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- Tami (Vegan Appetite) said...
Oh my. It was worth the work in getting it right. It looks perfect.
- May 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- abyssal said...
I attempted croissant-making also, from the Bread Maker's Bible. It was a fiasco - I also used soft margarine at first and there was great gnashing of teeth as I attempted to roll out the dough without the margarine sputtering out everywhere. Yours look much better than mine. I shall have to give it another go.
- May 1, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Kate said...
Le Delicieux!
- May 2, 2010 at 12:42 AM
- Janet said...
Mmm delish looking croissants! I once used whipped EB to make puff pastry , with very poor results - I'm glad to learn I can now blame it on the butter! I'll try the sticks next time. Thanks for the tips.
- May 2, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Mouse said...
I've been wanting to give these a try for some time and after reading your post I feel brave enough to! Thanks for the info Vegan Dad.
- May 2, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- célinus said...
I see we are on the same mood these days, I'm in my third attempt to make croissants and chocolatines, yours look wonderfully delicious.
- May 2, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Babette said...
Your croissants look amazing! I haven't had croissants in over a decade!
- May 3, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Morgan-- said...
These look fabulous!
- May 6, 2010 at 12:34 PM


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We have an instance in Oracle 10g. Only one schema is used for a web application (Internet-facing), which is only user for reading information, no adding or modifying data. The rest of schemas are not used.
Archived Redo Logs is activated. What is strange for us is that archived files are generated every day, including Sundays and holidays, when nobody comes to work.
I thought Archived Redo Logs are generated when inserting, deleting, or updating data, never because of select statements.
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Just in time for the return of baseball season, MLB has updated its line of mobile apps so you can listen to more games for less moolah.
Lets you listen to live broadcasts of baseball games. The app is free, but to hear games called you have to either pay for an in-app subscription ($20 flat rate on Android, $3/month on iOS) and be signed up or for MLB.TV.
What do you not like about saving money? The answer is nothing. In years past, you had to pay for both the app and live audio separately. Now you get GameDay Audio and all the premium features in the app for the same price. Plus, you only have to pay once and you can watch it on your tablet, phone, or computer. On top of that, there's a ton of content baseball fans will love like stats, highlight reels, video archives, player and team info, and more. Batter up, because there's just a month left until opening day.


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GWT 2.5 supportCode:
Rebinding pl.coig.test.client.UiBinderTest.UiBinderTestUiBinder Invoking generator com.sencha.gwt.uibinder.rebind.UiBinderGenerator [ERROR] Generator 'com.sencha.gwt.uibinder.rebind.UiBinderGenerator' threw an exception while rebinding 'pl.coig.test.client.UiBinderTest.UiBinderTestUiBinder' java.lang.RuntimeException: Incompatible GWT version for uibinder-bridge. Expecting '2.4.0', but found '2.5.0'
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You can remove the uibinder-bridge when using GWT 2.5.0. The features that the bridge added are now part of GWT 2.5.0 directly.
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Loading inherited module 'com.sencha.gwt.uibinder.UiBinder'
[ERROR] Unable to find 'com/sencha/gwt/uibinder/UiBinder.gwt.xml' on your classpath; could be a typo, or maybe you forgot to include a classpath entry for source?
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If you remove the GXT UiBinder helper jar from the classpath, you should probably also remove the <inherits> statement that points to that same code from your module.


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UPDATE: Girls Class B-1 District semifinal, originally set for Thursday, has been moved to Wednesday. Stay tuned for more updates as it relates to the Class C1-1 and C2-1 boys' sub-district tourneys.
Tuesday will be a busy day in high school basketball as area teams compete in post season tournaments.
The Nebraska City girls' basketball team will play at the Class B-1 District tournament against Waverly at Lincoln East High School Tuesday with the winner of that game advancing to face No. 2 seed Norris on WEDNESDAY. Tip times on Tuesday and WEDNESDAY are set for 7 p.m.
The Lourdes boys' basketball team, seeded No. 3, will play at the Class C2-1 sub-district tourney against No. 2 Weeping Water at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday at Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca. Tuesday's winner will advance to play in the sub-district final at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
The Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca boys' basketball team, seeded No. 3, will play at the Class C1-1 sub-district tourney against No. 2 Louisville at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson-Brock. Tuesday's winner will advance to play in the sub-district final at 7 p.m. Thursday.
NOTE: A hazardous winter storm is predicted for the area with snow arriving in mid-to-late week. A significant accumulation is expected and the storm could impact games scheduled for Thursday night.
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Residents in Barren County are picking up the pieces after weekend storms cause nearly a half-a-million dollars in damages. The community of Bon Ayr was one of the hardest hit areas. Violent winds uprooted trees, obliterated barns and littered yards with debris.
Dozens of homes received severe wind damage. In all, 47 homes were affected, six of which were severely damaged, while two were completely destroyed. Utility crews spent Monday morning restoring power to the area.
The National Weather Service says at this point there's no indication that the damage was caused by a tornado. Surprisingly, no injuries or deaths were associated with the line of storms that hit our area. Elsewhere, severe storms are being blamed for 35 deaths stretching from Tennessee to Ohio.
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1 for $17.78
"Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better... stronger... faster."
This opening monologue introduced millions of viewers every week to the adventures of Steve Austin, the eponymous hero of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN. Those words were nearly as iconic as the "na-na-na-na" sound effects used in the series. Even today, people who have never seen this 1970's era TV show immediately recognize both elements and associate them with the series.
For many years, this landmark series was unavailable in the United States on DVD due to licensing issues. Finally, in late 2011 the series began to arrive in stores as complete seasons.
The complete first season contains the original television movies and the thirteen episodes that comprise the show's first year on six DVD discs.
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Steve Austin, astronaut: A man barely alive.
Gentlemen we can rebuild him
We have the technology
We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic man
Steve Austin will be that man
Better than he was before
Better, Stronger, Faster
Kinda frightening that I recall the intro from memory.
I want this so bad. I'm just not sure if it stands up to the passage of time. I know Buck Rogers sure didn't. That show is so bad it's good. But not really. Mostly it's just super cheesy.
@zuiquan: The $6 Million Dollar Man is pure '70's camp, but $18 to relive all the hokiness is dirt cheap.
Come on, you know you hear his bionic running sound in your mind even now...


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This Pfaltzgraff Glass Watermelon 9 Piece Set will make a real splash at your barbecues and picnics. The large oval size platter is perfect for serving slices of watermelon or any other delicious summer fruits or foods. The glass plates are the ideal size for single-servings of watermelon, fruit, burgers, hot dogs, and more. And the juicy watermelon design is as enticing as the goodies you'll put on the plate or platter! 9 piece set includes: one 13-1/2 inch long glass platter, four 8 inch diameter glass plates, and four 10 ounce bowls. Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent; rinse and dry immediately.


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In an English movie, I saw one lady tell another
Your button is undone!
meaning Your button is unbuttoned.
So can we say "Do your button" to mean Button your button?
In an English movie, I saw one lady tell another
meaning Your button is unbuttoned.
So can we say "Do your button" to mean Button your button?
This is completely understandable to me as well, if not idiomatic.
I would add that a construction you are more likely to hear and use than
In my experience, the common expression would be do up your button. You might also hear button up if button is used as a verb. I don't think you would hear native speakers say "open your button" or "close your button".
Button your button is an unlikely thing for a speaker of British English to say. We'd say Do your button up.
Button itself is a verb as well as noun, but when used as such it, too, also often occurs with up.
"Do" in this case is simply a vague verb meaning "fix what's wrong with" your button. People talk like this all the time, especially us working class heroes. If your fly were open (either unzipped or unbuttoned), then someone who uses that type of expression would say "Do your fly" or "Do your zipper". It may not be a standard idiom, but it's perfectly understandable, and I wouldn't bat an eye were I to hear it.
I don't see why you can't use it when speaking to someone.
Here in the US, I wouldn't use "button" as the noun. I'd use the verb in one of many ways:
And so on...
When one says that a button is undone, it is almost always understood that it is by accident that one of the buttons on a garment isn't buttoned. When a button gets unbuttoned by accident, you can say that, for example, Your top button has come undone, or My button came undone and everyone could see and they laughed at me.
If you order someone to button a button that has come undone, you can tell them Fix your button. I can only find one instance where do is used to mean "button." It is in a Parenting magazine in an article advising young parents on how to teach their children to groom themselves. If the child insists that the mother button his shirt for him, the mother is advised to tell the boy Now I'll do a button, then you do a button. Basically, do your button would probably only be appropriate to say in some kind of joint attention scenario where buttons are of high salience, and where buttoning a button is a kind of effortful activity.
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In this sentence I've a some doubts"自分 の 事し 考えぬ には、この 氷 は 溶かせない" I think a translation would be" Think to yourself of this matter of you, this ice never will melt" But it's just a guess. I can decipher correctly this sentence. kかんがえぬ is negative? How translate 自分のことし?
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The latter half of your translation is right. Working from your newly corrected sentence:
自分の事 is literally "one's own things". 事 is often used with verbs like 考える to mean "(everything) about", so in this case 自分の事を考える is "to think about oneself". The noun suffix しか means (when coupled with a negative verb ending) "nothing but", so 自分の事しか考えぬ is "to think about nothing but oneself". This whole phrase is being used to describe おまえ. So the first half of the sentence comes out something like "to [someone like] you, who never thinks about anyone but themselves, ..." (with bits in [square brackets] added just to make it sound better English).
I'm not familiar with the idiom enough to tell you what the sentence actually means without context. Perhaps it's "you're so busy thinking about yourself that you don't even notice the simplest things about the rest of the world (e.g. that ice melts)", but that's a guess.


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I just wanna give a little tip: there is this site I use when I wanna look up for direct translations: http://eow.alc.co.jp
You type what you wanna know in the search bar and then a bunch of example sentences will show. For example, if you type "remind", some sentences written in english will show, along with their japanese counterparts. Sometimes it will return 0 results, and sometimes not that many sentences will show up either, but I find it pretty useful for me. There are also these ones I find out recently when I was looking up for a specific pattern:
http://endic.naver.jp http://ejje.weblio.jp


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We're launching new website with new url structure and new content. Domain is the same. Many old pages are indexed by google. Should I use 404 or 301 and redirect to '/' for these old resources? I also want to remove these pages from google index.
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Use HTTP 410 (Gone) for pages you'd like to stop from being indexed.
For changed URLs with the same content use HTTP 301 (Moved Permanently).
If the content has moved permanently, then a 301 response is the correct thing to do (and point it to the new location, not a generic point); If the content has gone forever, you should use the 410 response which means "Gone". Of course, where there is an alternate, you can use a 303 response (along with the URL to the alternate) which can be worthwhile when there isn't an exact match.


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Classic Performance Parts 3-Inch Dropped Axle InstallWritten by on November 12, 2010 Lowering Your '55-59 Chevy Truck
A lot of stories have been written about how to convert your truck from an axle to a Mustang II-type setup, but I wanted to steer off the beaten path and let you know about the option that costs a lot less: the dropped axle. So I headed over to Classic Performance Parts (CPP) in Anaheim, California, where owner Jim Ries and head honcho of R&D, Craig Chaffers, helped put together a kit to lower '55-59 Chevy trucks.
I started off with the idea of lowering the truck from 3 to 41/2 inches, depending on what parts I was going to use. Before we started I told Ries and Chaffers what my plan of action was, and they explained my options. A 3-inch dropped axle is and you most likely guessed right, 3 inches. If you wanted to go lower than that you could add a set of CPP 1.5-inch lowering leaf springs plus a CPP 3-inch dropped axle to get a total of a 4.5-inch drop. With the CPP 3-inch dropped axle it is not recommended to use a monoleaf lowering spring as a simple bolt-on kit because the axle would be placed too close to the frame and the suspension travel would be very limited. Limited travel will affect the ride quality (bottoms out) and cause pretty severe bumpsteer. The bumpsteer can be corrected with some creative fabrication and commitment to the challenge. For the sake of an easy install and not having to fabricate on the frame and other components I chose the CPP 3-inch axle and CPP 1.5-inch drop springs.
I already lowered the truck's rear end, and the truck was sitting in a stance I like to call "reverse stick bug" or a lowered pre-runner. Besides the stance issue, the majority of the front suspension parts have been on there since the late '50s and the term loose would be an understatement. Plus if any of you remember back then they used a torch to heat the axle and a bottle jack to bend it to close enough alignment. In my case the stock axle was warped from end to end and twisted, so I would get a pull and premature tire wear due to the wheels wanting to go in opposite directions. When I removed the stock axle and compared it to the new one the difference in quality was night and day. CPP uses a 2-inch seamless steel tubing with one-piece CNC-machined ends to make the axle. If you are worried about twisting or bending the axle when hitting a huge pothole you can just get that out of your mind and start worrying about your low-profile wheels and tires instead.
So if you're on a budget and have a limited amount of tools this may be the option for you.
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I wanted to measure the front end height before I installed the new CPP axles and springs. Thirty inches was the stock front end height from the ground to the bottom of the fender. As I said my front end was pretty much done for, so your stock springs may be slightly stronger than my springs and that would vary the ride level from vehicle to vehicle.The next step is to support and raise the vehicle and remove the front wheels. Chaffers made sure we place the lift on the frame of the vehicle and away from the front spring shackles. This made sure we had plenty of room to move the front spring out of the way in order to remove the axle and replace the spring. Also it would be a good time to make sure you have all the parts you need before you tear stuff apart. The axle comes bare metal so now would be a good time to paint it.Chaffers removed the hubs' outer bearing cover and cotter pin on the spindle lock nut. With a large crescent wrench or the correct-sized socket and ratchet the outer hub bearing nut can be removed. At this point you can remove the brake drum, but be careful; it will be heavy because the hub is attached. The front bearing can be removed and set in a clean location on a rag.Older vehicles such as our '59 Apache sometimes will have the stock drum and hub riveted together. This might confuse you when one drum slips right off the hub and the other won't come off. Notice the difference between the left replacement drum and the stock riveted drum/hub on the right.Remove the cotter pin and loosen the nut on the tie-rod end. Remove the nut halfway and use a hammer to hit the spindle end as shown. Snap-on makes a tie rod removal tool, but if you want to reuse your tie rods make sure not to damage the outer boot.CPP offers a replacement tie rod that is 1 inch in diameter and is a whole lot stronger than the stock 3/4 tie rod. Chaffers removed the driver-side tie-rod end and placed the drag link next to the new CPP for comparison. If you replace the tie rod you need to measure the old one and match the length with the new one by twisting the tie-rod ends. Matching the overall length will get you in the ballpark.Remove the upper and lower shock bolts and remove the shock. You will need to replace the stock length shock with a CPP shock that has a shorter stroke so you will have the correct dampening and rebound.The drum backing plate needs to be removed next; two cotter pins and four bolts hold it to the spindle. Remove the four bolts and support the drum backing plate with a hanger or hook. Make sure you secure the drum backing plate so it will not move when removing the other suspension parts, and that the brake line is not stretched or kinked.
Next, Chaffers removed the driver-side drag link cotter pin and nut of the steering arm. Now the four bolts on the brake backing plate can be removed like the passenger side.I wanted to replace the old worn-out drag link. Chaffers removed the cotter pin from the drag link to pitman arm and removed the nut. Just like the tie-rod ends you can hit the pitman arm to free the drag link from the arm.Chaffers used a 1/2 Snap-on air gun to remove the lower U-bolt nuts. A little trick I like to do is leave two of the four nuts on but almost to the end so the axle is supported while you remove the other side. If you are working alone, grab a jackstand and support the opposite end that you just loosened up. Remove the four bolts and now walk to the other side. While supporting the axle with one arm, remove the two nuts that were left loose. The axle should now be free to remove from the vehicle. Be careful, it is heavy.Check out the difference in the thickness of the axles. The new CPP axle is a beefy beast and is not twisted like my factory axle.Next, we placed the old axle in a vise with one of the spindle sides up and removed the lock nut for the beveled kingpin bolt. Chaffers used a punch and a hammer to remove the beveled kingpin bolt and hit it from the side the nut was on. If you hit it from the opposite side you will only be locking the beveled bolt in tighter to the kingpin and spindle, so make sure you hammer from the right direction.Next, using a punch and a hammer, Chaffers hit the end of the kingpin dust shield to get it to pop up. Once the dust shield is moved up take a prybar and remove it. Be careful not to damage the spindle with the punch or prybar, because a new dust shield will need to take its place. Repeat on the other side of the spindle.Using a big brass punch slightly smaller than the kingpin thickness and a large hammer, Chaffers pushed the kingpin out of the spindle and axle. This part you will need to use some force when hitting it out, and you can also use an air hammer with a blunt end if needed.CPP has a kingpin set that you need to use with the axle install; it is not recommended to reuse the old kingpins and bearings. When the spindle is free from the axle the next step is to remove the inner spindle kingpin bearing. Chaffers used a big punch and was careful not to damage the spindle when punching the bearing out. It's a good idea to use some emery cloth to clean the rust out of the inside spindle area before installing the new bearing.Here, Chaffers used the old bearing to tap and start the new bearing. We made sure the bearing was lined up correctly and used a Snap-on bearing race and driver set to finish guiding the bearings into place. When using the tool, force is your enemy; make sure you gently tap the bearing and that you are squared up with the bearing surface.
This is how you will set up the bottom bearing, and there are two things you need to pay close attention to. The big end spacer that is on the far left is the top of the bearing, and you will need to lube these with a light coat of wheel bearing grease. Depending on what spindles you have on your vehicle there will be an extra-thick spacer that may be necessary to put above the bottom bearing. We didn't need it on my truck.Chaffers lined up the bottom bearing and visually checked the endplay on top of the CPP axle to the spindle. We used one of the small shims that were supplied in the kingpin kit at the top of the axle in between the spindle. Do not use the shims on the bottom where the bearing sits.Chaffers used the wooden end of a file to line up the top spacer and bottom bearing before we installed the kingpin. The new kingpin should be a lot easier to install than the old one was coming out. Be very aware that when driving the kingpin in not to pinch the bearings or spacers.Don't forget the kingpins beveled pinch bolt and nut. This is the only thing holding the kingpin from falling out when driving.Ries showed us a cool way to easily install the outer kingpin dust shield. Take a large socket that will house the dust shield and place the domed end down. Using a small punch Chaffers hammered the dust shield so it would have a bigger dome and would be easier to install in the spindle. Once on the spindle use the same punch and tap the center of the dust shield to spread it back out.Since I was going to use the CPP 1.5-inch drop springs, Chaffers removed the rear bolt and nut holding the rear spring perch on.Moving on to the front, remove the four nuts on front spring shackles. Don't try to hammer the bolt through because it is threaded on the inside of the spring and the frame. Since we were also going to use CPP spring shackles and bolts Chaffers used a large vise grip and removed the bolt in the frame.Since we were replacing the shackles and hardware Chaffers used penetrating oil to soak the front frame shackle nut to get ready to drive it out with a hammer and punch. You could also use the old threaded bolt to punch it out. We replaced it with the new CPP nut supplied in the shackle kit and threaded the new shackle bolt into it.
Thread the next shackle bolt into the front spring threads and put two rubber bushings on the ends. The rear of the spring will not have any threads only the front. Now place the front spring into the shackle and use the supplied through bolt and tighten. Don't forget the zero fittings on the shackle bolts.We used CPP spring shackle plates and new U-bolts to hold the axle into place. The axle fit like a glove.Ries says that in order to help with bumpsteer you need to heat and bend the steering arm. Notice the drag link is pointing uphill toward the front. The ideal drag link position would be pointing slightly down toward the front. You may not need to do this step if you don't want to but Ries and Chaffers highly suggest you check where your drag link location ends up after lowering the truck.We removed the drag link and temporarily bolted the steering arm to the spindle. An oxyacetylene torch with a rosebud tip was used along with a huge crescent wrench to aid bending of the steering arm.Ries and Chaffers heated and bent the steering arm in five different spots, and Ries could not stress enough that you need to do this slowly and try not to bend it all on one shot or one spot. When Chaffers was bending the arm he would only bend it when it was glowing red, and it was slight tweaks in position not huge bends. Every time the steering arm was bent it was cycled through its full range of motion to make sure it cleared the axle and shock.We let the steering arm cool and then Chaffers installed the drag link to the pitman arm with a cotter pin and a drag link to the spindle. The brake backing plate and four bolts were installed along with the hub and bearings with drums. The new CPP shocks and upper shock plates were also bolted on and checked for clearance. Make sure that you put all of the cotter pins in where you removed them during teardown. The tie rod was also installed on both ends and all the Zerk fittings were lubed with fresh grease.I wanted to give the truck a new look so I contacted Wheel Vintiques to purchase a set of Gennie wheels, 16x7 front and 16x8 rear, but with a 5x43/4-bolt pattern since I was planning on swapping over to CPP five-lug disc conversion. Coker Tires has a serious choice of tires to pick from and after contacting the tech hotline I went with 205/55R16 with 11/2 whitewalls in the front and 235/60R16 with 21/8 whitewalls in the rear.Keep in mind that this is no show truck, but rather where a show truck would start off as. In total, with the 3-inch dropped axle and the 1.5-inch drop springs, the truck has a much better stance and ride than with the stock front end. With all the suspension mods, we lowered the truck from 30 to 25 inches with the old tires and wheels. With the new wheels and tires the truck front end was lowered an additional 2 inches


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7 Species That Got Screwed Over by Mother Nature
#3. The Termite Queen Probably Has One Hell of a Mother's Day Haul
All right: Who wants to be waited on hand and foot by a legion of servants devoted to your every material need? Got those hands up? Good! Now, who wants to be buried underground, give birth every three seconds and be licked continuously by insects? Whoa! Still, uh ... still some hands up, huh? Well, all right; it takes all kinds of freaky water to float some boats. But for most of us, "insectile birthing prison" sounds like a perverse living hell dreamed up by a tag team of Japanese fetish porn writers and H.R. Geiger. That's just another day in the life of a termite queen, however.
Who proportionally has a 30-foot ass.
A single queen is the mother of every termite in her colony, which frequently have populations of over a million. She spends her life confined to a cell-like chamber in the middle of the nest, where she gives birth every three seconds, for the next 15 years. Holy shit, we had no idea any insect lived that long, much less lived that long in continuous labor.
We assume the incredible phallic overtones keep her knocked up.
And though his plight in no way compares, do spare a thought for the termite king. While his title conjures up images of a superbug commanding a million-strong army on the path to world (or at least those beams under the back deck) domination, the king -- a normal-sized termite -- instead spends his whole life locked inside the birthing chamber as well, to perpetually bone his no-doubt eternally pain-enraged queen.
"You're not running off with any of those thin-waisted little sluts. This is YOUR FAULT."
#2. The Kiwi Probably Never Forgives Its Children
Most baby birds hatch as scrawny, helpless little things that need tons of parental care. But why is that? There's a significant evolutionary advantage to having your chicks born bigger and healthier. If you just lay a larger egg, your chick will have a higher chance of survival after hatching. Flawless logic, right? Evolution thought so, too, and decided to try it out on the flightless kiwi of New Zealand. Here's how that experiment went:
This is too big.
The spotted kiwi grows to about 10 inches high and weighs in at just under 3 pounds, yet it manages to lay an egg 5 inches long. For comparison, that's like a human being giving birth to a normal-sized second grader. A female kiwi can't even eat for two or three days before laying the egg because there's no space in her abdomen for her stomach. Not surprisingly, once the egg is laid, the mother wants little more to do with the rotten bastard and leaves the rest of the incubation up to the father. And if he complains for even one goddamn second, she'll take a hammer to his skull, swear to Christ, she'll do it -- try her.
"An omelet sounds real damn good right now."
#1. Honey Bees Have Cock Missiles
After a privileged life of dining on only the finest bee spit, the time will eventually come for a virgin queen bee to move out of the hive and start her own. And thus begins one of the grandest spectacles of the insect kingdom, where thousands of male drones will compete to fertilize all the eggs she will ever lay. Truly, it is the most wondrous of all of nature's gangbangs.
Unfortunately for the males, there are a couple of complications.
Massive heebie-jeebies, for one.
First, once the queen lands, she's done with men for life. So if they're ever going to get it on, they have to do it in flight via a complicated docking maneuver wherein they employ an extended penile apparatus known as an endophallus -- basically a giant bee dong. It's kind of like Top Gun, when Maverick connects up to the tanker plane for mid-air refueling, only if he had to fight off Goose, Iceman and thousands of other pilots trying to do the same thing, too, and all with his waggling dick out in the air.
So basically, it's exactly like Top Gun.
The other bees just make do with Pearl Harbor.
Second, since this is all about getting his DNA passed on to the next generation, the male bee also has to stop the other fellas from getting a go afterward. Well, how the hell is he supposed to manage that? He doesn't exactly have pockets! Damn, if only he had something on him exactly the right size and shape to fit inside a female's genitalia that he could just shove in there and leave behi-- oh, dear God.
In one moment of terrifyingly profound masculinity, a male bee's first and only orgasm is so powerful that it blows his penis clean off, neatly plugging the queen.
This is just about ready to turn into a children's illustrated book.
Say what you will about the horror of the process, but when a queen honeybee gets fucked, she stays fucked.
For more animals that got the shaft, check out 6 Formerly Kickass Creatures Ruined by Evolution. Or learn about the 7 Animals That Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes.
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I've seen many instances of Christians trying to convert believers from other denominations into their own. However, the teaching I've heard of this has always been against the practice. My personal experience is that where there are two Christians, there are two opinions. Still Christ himself is also present when they are gathered in His name, and still they're brothers and sisters.
We are called to preach the Gospel to all creation, so certainly we should proselytize those that aren't Christians. Now, I know that there's a lot of difference on who is considered Christian, but taking that into account:
Should we proselytize people that we recognize as already being Christian, but are wrong on some important point(s)?
EDIT: The especially interesting case is where the other people hold to different doctrines than we do. For example, should Protestants proselytize Catholics, or vice versa?


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Category talk:Events
it'd be nice if everybody would tag 'events' with [[category:events]]
gba 00:22, 15 October 2008 (PDT)
Looking for help to set up an event: OOTSIDEBOX project presentation at NOISEBRIDGE
Hi There,
I'm Jean Noël and I'm looking for help to finalize the organization of this event on Sat november 23th: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Www.OOTSIDEBOX.com_making_NOISE_in_California
I plan to have up to 20 particpants, 10 guys already confirmed that they will come. To find out more about OOTSIDEBOX project:
http://www.ootsidebox.com http://ootsidebox.blogspot.fr/2013/10/7-key-concepts-underlaying-design-of.html http://www.youtube.com/user/MrTROLLEEN
Waiting for reply...
Best Regards Jean Noel email@example.com
Hi haters
There is no reason to mention that I post my events to noisebridge-discuss and noisebridge-announce, "invariably" or not.
No one benefits from that information on the event listing - I'm trying to keep my description lean. JeffreyATW (talk) 20:45, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for using this Category_talk:Events section.
But no, a certain percentage of people invariably see the fairly brief wiki event description here before viewing the listserve posting (assuming they're subscribed to either listserve). They'll subsequently be able to use the Discuss/Announce re-direction in its current state to effectively see timely reminders of the bi-weekly FWD highlights.
As a beneficial use-case scenario for those of us (who shall remain nameless) solely wishing to glean highlights of bi-weekly FWD events, this very re-direction filters out the large amount of discussion "noise" even better than subscribing to the Discuss list in Daily Digest mode.
Let's please keep it that way.


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Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated for quite a long time here in a journal.
Its summer vacations here, and finally I have some time to do other stuff besides school and tests for awhile.
I'm gonna draw some more art, I'll try maybe even more realism potraits but I'll also stick with my usual anime-realistic style art.
As a side note, I really would like you all to commission this guy right here---->
This is his commission info: poch0010.deviantart.com/art/Co…, I can assure you that you won't be disappointed and the prices are very reasonable! So go ahead and commission him guys!
Lastly, I want to say to you all: Have a fun summer! and Enjoy every bit of it: ) And for those who are still studying, I hope you aren't having too much of a rough time.


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The 5 Most Obviously Drug-Fueled TV Appearances Ever
#5. Crispin Glover on Letterman
Date: July 28, 1987
Evidence: The first symptom is the wig. We're not sure what George McFly's hair looked like prior to this interview, but we're pretty certain it didn't look like that. Then there's the clothing. He's dressed in striped pants, a heinous purple shirt and a pair of black platform shoes that don't appear to fit him. Keep in mind that this is '87, not the early '70s. If you're wearing what Crispin Glover is wearing during this interview, then you've clearly been high long enough to have gone shoe shopping while fucked up.
As far as behavioral symptoms, we're not really sure how to describe what Glover is doing here. At first he seems to be terrified of Dave and the audience, but then he challenges Letterman to an arm wrestling match and tries to jump-kick him in the head.
Drug(s) They Were Probably On: Difficult to tell. At first it seems like a classic acid freak-out. He is looking at Dave like he has three heads and the audience like they're a big tangled lizard orgy. But then he starts getting physically aggressive. Our theory: a second drug along the lines of PCP, taken right before he went out, kicked in halfway through the interview.


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503,584 deals (and counting)
from around the web, shared and ranked by a community of deal fiends like you.
Go to Deals.Woot.
As a big Mets fan, I was excited about the offering for Citi Field. HOWEVER, the photo is EXTREMELY outdated. Based on the wall configuration (the home run line still extends up to the top of the Home Run Apple in center), the lack of championship banners on the left field wall, and the fact that the walls are black (not blue) and haven't been "moved in" yet, this photo is very clearly taken during the first half of the 2009 MLB season. Sheesh. I'd rather them go back another 6-8 months and offer a panoramic from Shea Stadium with Citi Field going up in the background than buy such an outdated print of the current digs.
xtreemsaver wrote:In my opinion, Dodger Stadium is the best park to see a ball game.
Have to respectfully disagree. I am a Yankees fan, been to many, its hard for me to say it but Fenway is the best place in my opinion.
Buffbill_ox wrote:Sorry, As someone who has attended tons of MLB games... PNC park in Pittsburgh is the best all around experience by far...... in for one!
I agree; love how the PNC Park mural shows the great Pittsburgh skyline and bridge.
cosmicpea wrote:It does have its history and its character and most of the infield seats give you the best views in baseball -- you feel like you're right on the field. I'll take that over most of Dodger Stadium any day.
Fenway is significantly overrated, been to a bunch of games there & unless you're behind homeplate, a dugout or in the bleachers, you're cranking your neck & back to see the action...as long as there's no obstructions in your line of sight
The Kauffman one isn't too bad. Beautiful stadium in person.
Both Comerica Park and Target Field have gorgeous views of their respective downtowns over the right field fence. And both of their pictures are taken towards left field. Really?
No Reds or Great American Ballpark love, ridiculous!
Then I guess you have never been to PNC Park in Pittsburgh! The team has a ways to go before they are competitive but the stadium is absolutely beautiful!
jonnyj03 wrote:Um? The prices here are higher than on their own website? www.ultramurals.com daWhy I oughta...?
Woot is selling them framed. The Ultramural site is unframed at the lower price. Look above the price selections to see the real price with frame. All the $95 ones here are $150 there.
mattnapoli67 wrote:What a crappy picture to use for the Phillies one. That park is almost never that empty and they used a picture when it was. And its a cloudy day. It should have been taken from the first base side where you can see the skyline past the outfield.
They also managed to get a Reds player on the scoreboard at the time of the picture
I'd want one with a Reds player in it, yeah. But since they couldn't even be arsed to do a crappy mural of Great American Ball Park ... :-)
Phillystyle wrote:Agreed 100%. I figured they took that angle so they could include the "Jumbotron" :P
No, I'm sure they could get the screen from the other angle too but if they want the screen in there, would you want a Cincinnati Reds player on it?
I'd throw a battery at this one. LOL
redfame wrote:Seems they are targeting fans of the grounds crews/pregame set up crews. See Twins picture.
Also pretty sad the stadium is half full (with the upper deck in left looking pretty bare), its almost like this was pre-game. IMO a better shot would have been looking into the opposite field, maybe about at third base, that way there would be a good shot of the jumbotron along with Minnie and Paulie, plus the courtyard that is in right field with the Minneapolis skyline behind it. Seeing a bunch of seats doesn't really do it for me.
smartheart wrote:Being an enthusiastic MLB fan I was excited to see the offering on the Woot+ page.
But in general the pictures are not good. Poor lighting and composition....and in many the iconic parts of particlar stadiums are left out as if the photo assignments were given to folks who were going to their first baseball game.
Very disappointing.
I'm in the same boat as you. This sale had my interest piqued, but upon further investigation between the blurry quality and no mind of what is going on in the photo, it definitely doesn't seem to be worth the price.
amg06f wrote:As a big Mets fan, I was excited about the offering for Citi Field. HOWEVER, the photo is EXTREMELY outdated. Based on the wall configuration (the home run line still extends up to the top of the Home Run Apple in center), the lack of championship banners on the left field wall, and the fact that the walls are black (not blue) and haven't been "moved in" yet, this photo is very clearly taken during the first half of the 2009 MLB season. Sheesh. I'd rather them go back another 6-8 months and offer a panoramic from Shea Stadium with Citi Field going up in the background than buy such an outdated print of the current digs.
The same can be said of Target field. The center field originally opened in 2010 with some trees as pictured here, but after the first season, too many batters were complaining about the movement and it was changed by 2011.
Its just sad because I'm guessing someone got paid to go to each of these stadiums for these photos and from what I can tell, they just snapped a photo without thinking about what was in the shot.
This did give me a great idea to take a proper mural picture the next time I am at Target Field though.
What a terrible shot of Petco Park. The defining feature of the stadium is the Western Metal Building that forms the left field foul line, and it isn't even in the picture.
Pretty amazing how all the terrible teams have these murals available, yet Great American Ballpark is not featured. You have PNC park on here, yet when is the last time anyone cared about the Pittsburgh Pirates? The answer is never. I can't remember the last time they won a division. Probably back when Roberto Clemente played.
Why the heck would ANY photographer take a shot of the inside of Miller Park and exclude Bernie Brewer's slide?!? This is a shame, a travesty. It would be like taking a picture of Busch Stadium from an angle that doesn't include the St Louis Arch. Fail.
I love the St. Louis Cardinals and was considering plunking down $100 for this. However, upon closer inspection, the people on the field are the ground crew, apparently prior to a game. Why do I want to hang a picture of the ground crew? Good idea, terrible execution.
dadof6 wrote:Why the heck would ANY photographer take a shot of the inside of Miller Park and exclude Bernie Brewer's slide?!? This is a shame, a travesty. It would be like taking a picture of Busch Stadium from an angle that doesn't include the St Louis Arch. Fail.
pretty sure these are just raked from Facebook and Twitter... at least I hope so because these are just.. yeah
KingLouie951 wrote:And is there really a clamoring for 3 different Fenway Parl murals? I'll admit, it has its history and character. But 3 different views?
I especially like the one that's titled "Green Monster" but does not show the Green Monster.
mrsjhaye wrote:I agree; love how the PNC Park mural shows the great Pittsburgh skyline and bridge.
....and a little tiny bit of the ballpark, even!
scapsinger wrote:Wow, the Turner Field one sucks, and here's why:
2) Turner Field is never that full, at least not since they held the Olympics there 17 years ago. So they used the Clone Tool to fill in all the empties, but they couldn't knock out the foul pole? Hrmph.
Attendance is always up and down at The Ted. On weekdays, it's typically in the 19k-21k range and could be anywhere in the 30k-38k range on the weekends, depending on the opponent and other happenings around town. Obviously certain dates or series bring spikes and the occasional sellout, but those are hard to pull off with a capacity of just under 50k.
afwalton wrote:2) The Braves are right in the middle of MLB attendance, #15 out of 30. They don't sell out a lot of regular-season games, but good luck getting seats for the home opener, the Fourth of July, any time the Cubs are in town, and the post-season (a couple dozen games since the Olympics).
You can thank the other Cubs fans for not being able to find tickets. That's one team that always infiltrates and fills our stadium.
I like the silhouette of Steve Bartman in the pic.
Go Cards!
Bigsauce wrote:http://www.ultramurals.com/category/Chicago/wrigley_field,_home_of_the_chicago_cubs.html
48x18, not 16 and it's like $15 less. Doesn't seem like this is that good of a deal?
Tell that to the Stow family. Even without that, the traffic down there is horrendous, with most seats still empty by the third inning, and them starting to empty out again by the seventh.
I'm new to the game (wife is a diehard Giants fan who lured me in) and have to say there's at least a half dozen ahead of Chavez Ravine in the pecking order. Fenway, Camden, Yankee Stadium, Great American, Busch Stadium, and of course AT&T with the freakiest fans in the league.
they are almost 30 dollars cheaper on ultramurals site
joecooool wrote:Nothing for the millions and millions of Marlins fans?
get the Citi field one. Your up and on the score board
I actually enjoy the Turner Field shot, the foul pole is part of the field and shouldn't be airbrushed out. There are better shots that could have been taken though. I bought one regardless.
That being said, it has been over a week now and I am still 'awaiting shipping'. That's more infuriating than a foul pole.
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The title of one of the books written by Antonio Mendez is "Master of Disguise - My Secret Life in the CIA."
It's a fitting description of a career spent at the Central Intelligence Agency, and one Tri-State Area residents will have an opportunity to get a better grasp of Tuesday night.
That's when Mendez and his wife, Jonna, are scheduled to speak in the auditorium at Steubenville High School as part of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Herald-Star Lecture Series.
The two certainly are in a position to know what they are talking about. Combined, they have more than 50 years of experience in the world of spies. They also have both served as the CIA's chief of disguise.
Tony Mendez accomplished much during a career with the CIA that began in 1965. By the time he retired after 25 years of service, he had earned the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit and two Certificates of Distinction. On the 50th anniversary of the CIA in 1997, he was awarded the Trailblazer Medallion, one of just 50 officers selected for the honor.
He also was awarded the Intelligence Star for Valor for rescuing from Iran the six U.S. diplomats who had escaped when the U.S. embassy in Tehran fell in 1979. That operation became the basis for the movie "Argo," which claimed best picture honors at this year's Academy Awards.
"Argo" is expected to be among the topics covered by the couple during their Steubenville presentation, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. They also can be expected to cover the work of the Office of Technical Service. That's the CIA's technical arm for clandestine service. It's the section that develops and deploys the technical knowhow needed for covert work.
In case you need a further explanation, it's the real-life equivalent of the Q Branch, the fictional section of British intelligence that provides all of the gadgets 007 uses in the James Bond movies.
That's fascinating stuff in and of itself, but Jonna Mendez added there will be a discussion of disguise and what it can do.
When most of us think about disguises, we might be thinking about a colored wig or a set of fake glasses and facial hair - the stuff of Halloween costumes.
For CIA agents, disguises can be serious stuff, the stuff of life and death, to be exact. As Tony Mendez has explained in some of his writings, those disguises have evolved much in the past 40 years or so, going from easily obtainable items to sophisticated kits that some might say are the work of Hollywood.
And in many ways they are. Tony Mendez credits his work with a man called Jerome Calloway, who was at one time one of the film industry's top makeup artists, with helping to create new and innovative ways for officers to disguise themselves. That helped make a big difference for the West in Cold War.
Jonna Mendez seemed to put the success of their efforts into proper perspective. She related that one time she, her husband an an old foe who became a friend, Maj. Gen. Oleg Kalugin, were involved in a discussion about the Cold War. Kalugin knows a little bit about the spy business himself, having worked in the First Chief Directorate of the KGB.
The three serve as members of the advisory board of directors of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
"When he found out that we had consultants in Hollywood who were teaching us the magic of illusion, he said that he wanted to shake Tony's hand. 'So that's it,' he said as he shook his hand," Jonna Mendez explained of the Cold War successes.
It's all a part of their experiences, and something they will share Tuesday night.
(Gallabrese, a resident of Steubenville, is executive editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.)


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MID ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY -- BUNCH OF CROOKS! FALSE ADVERTISING. Absolutely appalled at the lack of service and relentless up-selling I just received. My car battery died on Thursday, and I knew I needed a new one. My insurance is wonderful and provides free jumps, towing, lockout service, etc. All the things that come in a basic AAA membership service, which is why I don't need a membership w/AAA. I was planning on calling my insurance for a free jump, then driving my car to a local auto shop for a battery replacement.
My dad suggested I look into a mobile battery replacement service, and after a quick online search, AAA mobile battery replacement was the first I found, claiming $135 for non members. Seems good enough, slightly more expensive than my auto shop, but way more convenient.. so I called yesterday to see if I could set up an appointment for today, explained I'm not a member and did not want to become one, etc. The representative with whom I spoke told me to call back today and they would be happy to dispatch someone to my location today.
Called today (on hold forever), to be told the service is only for members, at which point I explained to the representative that the person with whom I spoke yesterday said it's not a problem if I'm not a member. Today's representative said that yesterday's representative must have been mistaken, but "If you purchase a membership with me I'd be happy to set up a battery replacement." ARE YOU KIDDING?
I told her, "I'm literally LOOKING at the AAA website which clearly states on more than one page that the cost is $135 for non-members, and $110 for members. I want the $135 price, since I'm not paying $72 for the privilege of a battery replacement when my insurance covers all of the other supposed roadside benefits that AAA offers!" She again told me I am mistaken, so I said, "Perhaps you can transfer me to someone else." She said, "Please hold and I'll try to get a supervisor." (on hold again for forever)
She comes back saying that they can get a mobile battery replacement sent to me, but that it would cost way more than $135, maybe even over $200, and wouldn't I like to sign up for a membership for a discount on the battery service and she would even take $10 off the yearly membership cost!
I once again reiterated that my (non-thief) insurance company has all the roadside perks of AA (sans battery replacement) for free. This conversations dragged on entirely too long. So apparently now someone is supposed to come to my house in the next 90 minutes but are first supposed to call me to confirm a price since AAA was unable to do it since I wasn't a member.
At this point, I am so fed up that I am quite close to scrapping it and getting a jump and driving to my local auto shop, but I'm interested to hear what this "non member cost" now will be. I AM SO FRUSTRATED at the poor service given to me as a non-member – honestly, should you be trying to get customers??? With how poorly I was just treated without yet giving you my money, I'd hate to see how you treat those poor souls who have already committed to a year of your nonsense!
Not to mention the ridiculous false advertising ALL OVER YOUR WEBSITE. For a company that supposedly prides itself on its longstanding, fabulous reputation, you should be ashamed. I am proud to say I never have been, nor ever will be, a member of your elite club. UPDATE -- Service has been cancelled due to it costing a MINIMUM OF $190!!!!! MINIMUM!!! They could POSSIBLY charge me more upon arrival!!! Why even both posting a price on your site???
PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- On 9/1/2013 I drove to Flagstaff, AZ to visit my son that goes to NAU. I drove to his work at the Courtyard Marriott and talk to my son. When I went to leave I started the car and went to back up, and the car stopped. Tried to start again, and would not start. I call AAA roadside assistance and they sent out a AAA Flagstaff Battery, because I have a AAA battery. The serviceman ** want to jump car to get out of drive. Asked for me to open hood, advised battery in trunk. Said has connections under hood also, so he hook battery cables to connections under hood.
When he told me to start the car, my door locks when up & down and my dashboard start flashing and making sounds/alarms when it started, but when I put in drive it stopped again. He then hooked battery charger to battery itself in trunk. Did test said alternator was bad. So had towed to Seven Day Auto to get alternator replace.
They inform me before work started that I had a engine light on, and key not on, and should not be there. They replaced the alternator and advised me that my computer to car was damaged and that they suspected that when car was jump he had cables wrong and did a reversed polarity on my battery that damaged the CPU on my car.
Put in new alternator, but could not get any reading on CPU. I could drive the car, but there was no reading on transmissions or anything else, would drive in 2nd gear, but no speedometer, air, etc. I drove back to Phoenix and put in complaint with AAA complaint ref # ** Chevy Cobalt, had a ** working with me, would not give me a rental because battery company sub contracted and was denying they were at fault. Had AAA recommend Kelly Clark East to take car to for an cost for repairs on car, they recommended Courtesy Chevrolet, because dealership would have to reprogram CPU.
I took to Courtesy on 9/7/2013 they verified computer damaged, and also agreed that there had been a reversed polarity done on battery. Have submitted all paper work, Seven Day Auto & Courtesy Chevrolet have submitted their paper work to AAA. I had to get a rental car on 9/7/2013 and returned it on 9/14/2013 because could not afford it.
On 9/12/13 was told I would be contacted by 9/13/2013 with answer. Have had no response, called on 9/16/2013 and was told ** was in charge of it now, have left multiple messages and have no response still since 9/12/2013. This is causing a lot of stress on me, I have anxiety problems and also afraid of losing my job, because I have no transportation and medical issues causing me to miss work.
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA -- AAA battery sucks. AAA replaced with a new battery on 1/9/2014 and then series of problems started. Daily when I park the car and take in the next morning the battery is dead. Called multiple times for inspecting the battery and always they were specifying there is some issue with car which is draining the battery overnight. I had to take to several service centers and spent more bucks for diagnosis but keep ending there was no issue with car.
Finally took to an auto electric shop. They diagnosed and concluded it was the battery issue. After that as well AAA came, ran some test on the battery and said battery is good. My auto electric service person explained what was the issue but the AAA person came said the battery can't be replaced. To prove the theory of diagnosis done by auto electric shop they gave a temporary battery. Next day there wasn't an issue with car and Car started as usual. Then called AAA and explained what I did. AAA said first of all the battery installed by them shouldn't be removed and that voids the warranty.
Warranty is always for the battery and not for the installation. I kept explaining them but AAA wasn't able to listen to me and said they can't do anything with this. I will never opt battery service from AAA. It is a waste of time and money. Warranty is just a piece of information on paper and they just try to find fault to see how they shouldn't replace the battery.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA -- On Monday, March 10, at 3:30PM the AAA service person from Sam's Towing Company at 2525- 17th Street, Sarasota, jump started my car, a 2006 Toyota Avalon still under guarantee, and told me the battery had a bad cell and would not take a charge. He also said if I turned car off it would not start again, but he could install a new battery for $124. I decided to go to dealer since car was under guarantee but asked him for his name and business card. He offered neither and said I could just call AAA to get a new battery. This technician also told me not to turn off the ignition, put fear into my mind that the car might quit and wouldn't start again.
After 2 hours at the Toyota dealer, their tests indicated no problem with the battery or charging system. (I have their print-out from GETTEL Toyota at 6423 l4th St. west, Bradenton, Fl 34207 stating the battery and charging system checked out perfectly with no defects at all). The car was a one-owner 2006 Avalon, with 23,000 mi. on it.
I and/or my deceased husband have been a AAA member for 25 yrs. Because I am a widow I rely on my membership for security and help--NOT TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY SOME LOW LIFE OPPORTUNIST. I think the stress this technician caused me is more than enough for AAA to investigate this incident, and remove them from your accredited list of service providers. Too bad they can't put the lowlife in jail!
When I telephoned AAA l-800-222-4357, my Amherst, NY home club, ** answered the call. I gave her my membership no. and said my battery was dead and the car would not start. She asked for my location and I told her I was in a parking lot at Sarasota Orthopedic Associates at 2750 Bahia Vista St., Suite l00, Sarasota, Florida 34239, phone no. **. She said she would call Sarasota w/ location and asked for my phone no. where I can be reached. I gave her my cell no. **.
Then a call came into my cell about 5 min. later saying a service truck would arrive within 40 min. to an hour. Ten min. later another call to me and voice said truck would be there to jump battery in 25 min. and to have my AAA card available.
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11th--approx. 11 a.m., I telephoned the Amherst, N.Y. home club offices at 716-633-8363 and filed a complaint with supervisor **. She said she would follow up my complaint with correspondence to Sarasota office in Florida and would send me a copy of faxes and or letters. She also said she would take the service call off of my AAA card calls.
I then called the Sarasota AAA Auto club South on Bee Ridge Rd., @ 941-929-2299 and said I wanted to file a complaint. They transferred me to **, dispatch-call-taker, who after hearing about the dead battery, bad cell test and new battery sale, forwarded my call to the complaint dept. mgr., **, at ext. **. ** assured me she would either call me or I was to call her next week, Mon. through Thurs. 8am to 6pm to follow up on what AAA is doing about this attempted RIPOFF.
On Wed. Mar.19th I talked with ** in the St Petersburg, Fl office who had already contacted the station owner who had a lame excuse saying that the tester was "not working properly" and the instrument only read "error". (If that was true why didn't he tell me that rather than trying to rip me off for a new battery?) ** also reported this to her supervisor who said he had been on the phone earlier in the day (one week and a day after the attempted ripoff) with the owner of the service station who said the machine would not print out anything but it did read error. Please let me know if AAA is doing anything about my complaint.
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS -- The tech for the service call was very friendly and knowledgeable. He was prompt and did the battery replacement after it was determined the battery needed to be replaced. The young man was an asset to the service call. I will not hesitate to call AAA for service again.
CINCINNATI, OHIO -- My battery is bad. Car won"t start in am after sitting overnight. Total 3 calls in last 2 months to AAA cinti. 2 of those calls today, Feb 12 2012. My warranty is up about 3/12/12, and won't honor warranty. There were no systems defaults on system analysis printed copy at 2nd call and no analysis or nothing on 1st call. On but on both calls, the battery was 8.1 and 8.3. They had no problem taking the 120.00 for battery. Finally, ** and her supervisor decided to send out another call to put new battery in my car.
As I wait for the hour, a call representative called me and said, I wasn't getting new battery and supervisor of those other 2 guys will call me. I called back to speak to **, and I was told she was gone, and then my conversation after holds were rushed, condescending to me, etc.. She said air inflation on my cars heard on left front back was attached to battery that on front right of car. When I asked her what it looked like, she got offended and nasty. ALL LIES!
I installed GM batteries on my job in past. my car is 1993 Bonneville and is still running. I have had other bad experience with bad information from AAA drivers, and I just let it go. I was told my warranty is null and void. The car only didn't start after it sat all night in single digits. The cold crank wasn't enough. My car is all power. The battery AAA replaced in 2009 had more cold cranking and lasted for about 6 yrs. Disrespect and the stress I endured being a patient of congenital heart failure and breathing and coughing after this ordeal is terribly wrong. Through the many years off and on with AAA, I had never had terrible interactions and service with AAA until now. What has happened?
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY -- I called AAA yesterday, December 29, 2011, for roadside assistance. Since the engine would not crank, I assumed it was the battery and told the customer service representative that I had purchased the battery from AAA in September 2010. They dispatched a Rescue Ranger to my house equipped with a replacement battery. The service technician jumped started the car and began to run the diagnostics on the battery and charging system. While the diagnostics were being run, the technician complained about the difficulty in replacing the battery in my 2005 Monte Carlo. It would require removing two braces and maneuvering the old battery out of a tight compartment.
The diagnostics showed my charging system and alternator were at peak performance. The diagnostics did indicate a weak or what he called a "suspect" cell. He asked if I had a charger. I told him no. He then suggested that I take it somewhere to have it charged, but considering it was getting late in the evening that was not a good option. The warranty department would not replace the battery as I was told they would when I bought the battery just 14 months earlier.
When the battery was purchased from AAA roadside, I was told the warranty was full replacement within the first 12 months and pro-rated over the next 3 years. I paid over $126 for the battery that failed within 14 months and the warranty department has the audacity to tell me to take and get it charged and if it failed a second time, then they would replace it.
The weather in Louisville, Kentucky is expected to change dramatically over the next 5 days. It doesn't take a genius to realize that a battery with a weak or "suspect" cell is not pulling the full cold cranking amps stated by the manufacturer. Instead, AAA would rather me or my wife get stuck in the cold waiting for the battery to drain and not start the car. This will no doubt happen when AAA is flooded with roadside assistance calls during the next cold wave.
I have been a member of AAA since 1976 and have had good experiences. The attitude of the service technician and their unwillingness to stand behind their warranty are the reasons that I will be canceling my family Gold membership and looking for other options.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA -- My husband called me from work saying he left a light on in his car and his battery was dead. He had jumper cables, but they were cheap ones (I have the nice ones in my car) and he thought they weren't working because of that. We live 30 miles from his office and he wanted me to come jump him. The lot next to his workplace locks 3 hours after closing, and he would've had to call a special guard to let him out if we didn't get him out of there in about an hour and 15 minutes.
I left our house, but soon realized there was a sporting event downtown and the ride was going to take me at least an hour or more. Little to no chance I'd get there before they shut down the parking lot for the night. I called AAA, figuring I'd have to pay extra to have him taken care of if I wasn't there, but the representative told me they'd give me a 1-time courtesy call for my husband (and that I should 'really sign him up too').
They got to him within 20 minutes and determined he couldn't get jumped because his battery was completely dead. They even gave him the AAA member pricing on a new one ($110). Not cheap, but he was fixed up within 30 minutes, and to save me the hassle of going to get him was well worth the extra cost.
Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the service we got. We were definitely expecting denials for service and extra charges, but only got people willing to help in a jiffy on behalf of my membership. We don't often have to use our AAA membership, but knowing it's there if (and when!) something unexpected happens is great peace of mind.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA -- According to an email I received and online, AAA is supposed to send someone out to check and/or replace your battery if needed. I have requested twice online. Both times I told them where I lived, zip etc. They asked about the vehicle and stated that it would be $120.00 to replace the battery and that someone would be here in 75 minutes. Both times somebody came out, both times the gentlemen told me "We don't do that".
Okay, I'm confused and still have a vehicle that won't start. I just spoke with AAA and asked if they just sent the wrong people or what. The agent said no that the information was wrong online that they do not do the service in smaller towns. They sure don't mind taking small town money. Besides Carrollton is NOT a small town. This is the first time that I have tried to use my AAA and I'm very disappointed.


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Bach "Stradivarius Artisan" - Piccolo trumpet, key of A/Bb, .450" bore, 4" diameter one-piece hand-hammered long yellow brass bell with flat rim, special acoustic bell treatment, enhanced radius ferrules, 4 Monel pistons , 2 sets of valve guides - brass/plastic, set of 4 mouthpipes includes both trumpet and cornet shank mouthpiece receivers, 3rd slide ring, deluxe engraving, silver-plate finish, C190P deluxe case, no mouthpiece.
Born Vincent Shrotenbach in Vienna in 1890, he initially received training on violin, but subsequently switched to trumpet when he heard its majestic sound. Although Vincent also displayed a strong aptitude for science and graduated with an engineering degree, he gave up a promising career to pursue his first love and an uncertain future as a musician. Performing under the stage name, Vincent Bach, he established musical success as he toured throughout Europe.
World War I forced Vincent's move to New York City where he arrived with only $5.00 in his pocket. A letter to the famous conductor Karl Muck procured Vincent an audition and a resulting position with the Boston Symphony. By the following season, he was first trumpet in the Metropolitan Opera House. While on tour in Pittsburgh, Vincent's mouthpiece was ruined by a repairman. Vincent had great difficulty in finding a suitable replacement. While on furloughs, he spent time in the basement of the Selmer Music store remodeling old mouthpieces.
In 1918, with the investment of $300 for a foot-operated lathe, Vincent went into the business of making mouthpieces. The business grew rapidly and in 1924, the first Bach trumpets were produced. Musicians frequently referred to a Bach trumpet as a real 'Stradivarius', thus inspiring the name Bach Stradivarius. Bach later added trombones to his line around 1928.
At the age of 71, Vincent sold his company. Although he received twelve other offers, including some that were higher, Vincent chose to sell to the Selmer Company. In 1964, the tooling and machinery for Bach instruments was moved from Mount Vernon to their current home in Elkhart, Indiana. Today, these instruments continue to embody the highest standards of craftsmanship and adhere to Vincent's original designs and blueprints.


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When I buy a new item (think computer, fridge, phone) it often comes with a whole stack of paperwork:
- Receipt
- Warranty
- Manuals
- Service schedule
- Special offers on something else
- Other things
Sometimes I aquire even more paperwork over the useful lifetime of the product:
- Upgrades
- Repairs
I often waste time when I can't find the right bit of paper, and money when I can't find the warranty or the receipt. What I can find is lits of docs for things I don't even own anymore. I'm in a mess!
What is a good way to organise all this paper?
My requirements are that:
- I can find what I need when I need it
- I can easily dispose of paperwork when I dispose of the item
- I am reminded dispose of expired warranties asap when they're useless
- That I can extract maximum usefulness from the documentation
What are good ways to achieve this?