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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (April 9, 2013) - The U.S. Women's National Team earned a comprehensive 3-1 win against the Netherlands as midfielder Tobin Heath opened the scoring in the 36th minute before Christen Press, who started at forward, nabbed goals in the 45th and 60th minutes to seal the victory.
Five former Tar Heel players had significant roles in the victory. Ashlyn Harris went the whole way in goal for the USA while Heather O'Reilly, Yael Averbuch and Tobin Heath all started in the midfield for the American side and Meghan Klingenberg came on in the 65th minute in relief of O'Reilly.
The U.S.-based players will now return to their National Women's Soccer League clubs to prepare for the opening weekend of the new league. The Portland Thorns travel to FC Kansas City on April 13 for the inaugural match of the NWSL.
The next match for the U.S. Women's National Team is June 2, when they travel to Toronto to face Canada at BMO Field. The rematch of the thrilling 2012 Olympics semifinal at Old Trafford, can be seen live on ESPNews at 4:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also follow the game on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt
"There were a lot of positives from the game," said U.S. head coach Tom Sermanni. "I thought tactically we did exactly what we tried to do. For much of the game, we pinned Holland in their own half which was our aim. We created a considerable number of chances and probably should have made the score line a little more decisive, but there was some spirited defending from Holland as we expect from these teams. But when you consider we made 10 changes from the team that played against Germany, I was very pleased with the performance."
Sermanni made 10 changes to the lineup that faced Germany on April 5, with right midfielder Heather O'Reilly the only holdover from that entertaining 3-3 tie last Friday.
Additional Notes:
- Heath's goal was the eighth of her National Team career.
- U.S. head coach Tom Sermanni made three substitutions in the match, sending on Meghan Klingenberg in the 65th minute for Heather O'Reilly, and giving the final 10 minutes to both Lauren Cheney and Alex Morgan.
- The match marked the first cap for Klingenberg since the very beginning of 2011 when she earned her first two at the Four Nations Tournament in China. An alternate on the 2012 Olympic Team, Klingenberg recently recovered from shoulder surgery.
-U.S. Women's National Team Match Report-
Match: U.S. Women's National Team vs. The Netherlands
Date: April 9, 2013
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Kyocera Stadium; The Hague, Netherlands
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. local / 1:00 p.m. ET
Attendance: TBD
Weather: 46 degrees, rainy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA - Tobin Heath (Sydney Leroux) 36th minute
USA - Christen Press (Sydney Leroux) 45
USA - Christen Press 60
NED - Manon Melis (Leonne Stentler) 81
USA : USA: 24-Ashlyn Harris; 11-Ali Krieger, 19-Rachel Buehler (capt.), 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 5-Kelley O'Hara (13-Alex Morgan,79); 9-Heather O'Reilly (22-Meghan Klingenberg, 65), 16-Yael Averbuch (12-Lauren Cheney,79), 25-Julie Johnston, 17-Tobin Heath; 23-Christen Press, 2-Sydney Leroux Substitutions Not Used: 3-Christie Rampone, 6-Crystal Dunn, 7-Shannon Boxx, 8-Kristie Mewis, 14-Whitney Engen, 15-Megan Rapinoe, 18-Nicole Barnhart, 20-Abby Wambach, 21-Adrianna Franch Head coach: Tom Sermanni
NED: 1-Loes Geurts; 2-Dyanne Bito, 3-Daphne Koster (capt.) (14-Leonne Stentler,57), 4-Mandy van den Berg, 5-Claudia van den Heiligenberg, 6-Anouk Dekker (19-Daniëlle van de Donk, 46), 7-Kirsten van den Ven (22-Sylvia Smit, 80), 8-Anouk Hoogendijk, 9-Lieke Martens (20-Marlous Pieëte, 83), 10-Sherida Spitse, 11-Manon Melis Substitutions Not Used: 12-Kim Dolstra, 13-Mirte Roelvink, 15-Siri Worm, 16-Sari van Veenendaal, 17-Desiree van Lunteren, 18-Tessel Middag, 21-Chantal de Ridder, 23-Laura du Ry Head coach: Roger Reijners
Stats Summary:
Shots: 25/9
Shots on Goal: 11/1
Saves: 1/6
Corner Kicks: 11/2
Fouls: 9/10
Offside: 4/3
Misconduct Summary: NED - Anouk Hoogendijk (caution) 72nd minute
Officials: Referee: Christine Baitinger (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Fijke Hoogendijk (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Melanie Wiltink (NED) Fourth Official: Charla Rietkerk (NED)
Budweiser Woman of the Match: Christen Press


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'"The area itself is one big reason why I returned to the Sabres," commented Patrick who resides with his wife, Deborah, and their two daughters, Brenna and Quinn in the WNY area throughout most of the last four years. "We think the schools and the kids programs here are second to none. The housing and cost of living are fantastic. In fact, we would consider remaining here, depending on how things go with my post-hockey playing career."'
Archives for October 2002
The ageless one
Scared Sick Over Sabres
'For the first time since the Sabres problems surfaced, I'm scared… scared that their future in Buffalo may be in question. I was in the group for a while that said "no way." I did not think there was any way this team would be in danger of leaving. My view has changed.'
Players do best to ignore mess
'"The fans don't question the coaching, management or the players," Ray continued. "They're more or less saying why should they come out and support something they feel has screwed them over? They were promised a lot of things for the town itself, not just hockey, but things like jobs and the price of cable."'
Heat is on Sabres' scorers to break the ice
'The Sabres will be in serious trouble if they don't heat up before they get to Raleigh, N.C. They have scored eight goals in their past five games.'
Sabre rattler
He has lasted far longer than he could have ever imagined. He has played his entire NHL career in one town, two hours from home (Stirling, Ont.). He married a local girl. Yeah, maybe he compromised some dollars to stay in Buffalo, but he is comfortable there; he is appreciated there.
Sabres – Flames preview
Flames have not won since Oct. 19 at Chicago. They are 0-1-1-2 since.
Gratton finally gratifies
This year, we are allowed to cheat a little bit more and it is going to create some turnovers some times, two-on-ones or three-on-ones coming our way, but we have got to ask Marty (Biron) to make a big save for us. Our team has to take chances to score goals.
Flames watch
The top offensive player is the often underachieving Chris Gratton, with three goals and eight assists. Gratton was on the block last season when he had only four goals and nine assists in the first 50 games.
Gilbert states his position
'"I hope Buffalo never loses its team," said Boughner. "The Buffalo fans are super hockey fans and I enjoyed the time I played there."'
Another stalemate
'However, the outcome should never have been in doubt because the undisciplined Sabres were so willing to serve up a Canucks triumph. No wonder they don't have an owner. The only thing missing in Buffalo's game plan was a serving platter. Yet, the Canucks could muster but 22 shots and surrendered the tying goal to rookie Ales Kotalik with less than three minutes remaining in regulation time.'
Cloutier kept them in it
'It looked anything but easy, especially in the third period when the Sabres held a 9-2 edge in shots on goal.'
New-look Canucks fit to be tied
'They should consider themselves fortunate. The score flattered the Canucks, who despite being handed nine power-play opportunities by the Sabres couldn't generate anything offensively.'
Gratton seizes opportunity
'Finally, for what seems like the first time in 10 National Hockey League seasons, the once mystifying Chris Gratton is playing with enough certainty to become a leader of distinction.'
Canucks 1, Sabres 1
'Buffalo, the most penalized team in the NHL, continued to take a lot of penalties, but Vancouver also continued to struggle with the man advantage.'
Buffalo 1, Vancouver 1 (ot)
'Recalled from the minors on Sunday, Kotalik swept the puck past goaltender Dan Cloutier from the bottom of the left faceoff circle to force overtime. Defenseman Jason Woolley's one-timer from the right side never reached the net and came to Kotalik, whose only other NHL goal came on March 19.'


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While I stand firmly behind my statement that skinless, boneless chicken breasts are one of the most difficult meats to grill well, pork chops are not far behind. Suffering some of the same problems as chicken breasts—minimal fat, often too thin, lacking a strong flavor—pork chops can confound the griller, but luckily the path to killer chops is not difficult and the results have the power to change your perception of what makes a great grilled pork chop.
The Right Chops
Cut selection is key to pork chop success on the grill, and while there's many cuts to choose from, they're not all well suited for flames. Running along the loin, the front most cuts are the blade chops, whose large amount of intermuscular fat will not fully render over the quick cook on the grill, making them chewy and tough.
Then comes the ribs chops, comprised largely of pork loin, which has enough fat to allow it to stand up to the heat well along with having a nice amount of flavor. From within the rib chops, try to get center-cut, which will have the largest piece of loin. Finally you come to the loin chops, where the balance between loin and tenderloin can be more evenly weighted, and since the tenderloin is prone to cook faster than the loin, in turn, drying it out, it's not the best choice for the high heat of the grill.
The cut is only half the battle though; size is just as important. As we learned from chicken, thin pieces of meat can quickly go from great to overdone in a flash on the grill. While thinness is an inevitability with chicken breasts, it's something we have a say in with pork chops. Chops about 1 ½-inch thick seem to be the perfect size, allowing some insurance in perfect cooking by later letting us take a two-zone, more controlled approach to grilling. You can probably pick up any of these pork chop cuts in the grocery store, but you'll most likely need to visit your friendly neighborhood butcher to get the nice thick slabs you really need.
Brine Time
With a thick-cut rib chop, we have the perfect pork chop for the grill, but that doesn't mean it won't benefit from a brine. An hour soak in a salt and sugar solution reshapes the proteins in the meat in such a way that they retain moisture better when cooking. The end result will be a juicier, and more flavorful chop, so it's a step you don't want to skip.
After the brine, the chops just need to be patted dry with paper towels, given a heavy dose of freshly ground black pepper, and they're ready for the flames.
A Double Dose of Grilling
The grill can be a thin-cut pork chops worst enemy, but a thick-cut chops best friend. The unique ability to easily sear and roast on a grill is the magic to fantastic chops. To accomplish this, first start with a two-zone indirect fire—where all the coals are piled on one side of the charcoal grate, creating hot and cool zones. The chops can now be safely seared over high heat, where they quickly develop a beautifully brown crust. Just be careful of flare-ups here—caused by rendering fat dripping on the coals and igniting—which can be mitigated by temporarily moving the chops to the cool side of the grill until the flare-up has ceased.
With the chops well seared, they still will not be cooked through, thanks to their large size. To finish up the cook, they're moved to the cool side of the grill, bone side facing the flame, and covered. This indirect heat is gentler to the meat and allows easier monitoring of the internal temperature—you can stick a probe thermometer in the thickest part of the chop and watch the temperature rise without even opening the lid. That temperature you're looking for is 135°F, which is just at the high end of medium-rare, letting the final chop come to a rosy and juicy medium 145°F during the mandatory ten minute rest off the grill.
Finishing Touches
Unlike chicken, where even hard work results in a somewhat flavorless end product, a brined, well seasoned, and properly grilled pork chop can be truly fantastic on its own—the meat is incredibly moist and the crust full of flavor. Still it doesn't hurt to add a extra little something.
On of my favorite things is to use a complex barbecue spice rub in place of pepper alone as the seasoning. These chili-rubbed chops deliver on this method very well. Another option is topping with a finishing sauce like a corn relish or peach and ginger sauce. Finally, the thick chops also make them a great choice for stuffing.
Versatile and delicious, pork chops are just crying for the grill, and with your new chop know-how, you should be able to churn out perfect pork time and time again.
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redoing my brake setup, need advice
The calipers are 80s camaro, the pedal ratio is actually 4.85/1, MC bore is 1'', it is a chrome smooth after market type, rear axle is a 10 bolt 80s so not sure what size the cylinders are. Pedal rod travels 1'' maybe bit more if really pushed.
The brakes seem fine while driving, slow the car without much pedal force.When coming to a stop, the car doesn't want to stop fast. I just took the car out on gravel and front brakes will lock, but I have to really stand on the pedal. So what will make this better? I'm going to put residue valves in the rear lines. Can the combination valve be out of sink?
redoing my brake setup, need advice
You have a set of GM calipers in the front, which ones, metric or early calipers? >>> came with the TCI kit ,so probably metric ??
What is your master cylinder bore size?>>> 1"
What is your measured pedal ratio? >> from pivot to rod 4''. Pedal length is 16'' from pivot , so 4:1 ??
How much travel at the master cylinder pushrod do you have using the full available pedal stroke...? >> rod moves about 3/4'', might move a bit more but car won't start, so much for the new Optima battery.
What size are your rear wheel cylinders? >> not sure 80's Chev 10 bolt axle.
About pedal travel, I shortened mine, starts just on high side and passes the verical.
A couple thoughts on this situation...
First, the only difference between a "disk" and a "drum" master cylinder generally is the reservoir size and the addition of a check valve. Disk brake master cylinders usually have large reservoirs on both ends, and do not have check valves in the outlet ports. To verify if a check valve is installed or not, remove the line from the master cylinder and gently insert a small rod into the hole in the brass fitting seat in the master cylinder. If the rod goes in over 1/4" or so, there is no check valve installed. If you hit an obstruction, that is the check valve. That would be the port for a drum brake axle with no other residual valve required. If neither of the ports have a check valve, that master cylinder can be used with drum brakes, you just need to add a 10# residual valve in-line.
Second, without knowing what type of car the "GM" combination valve was designed to be installed in, it is a crap-shoot if it will work perfectly on your car. Telling the difference between a disk/disk or disk/drum combo valve (if my memory is correct) is the installation of a check valve for the drum brake axle port (it wouldn't be in the master cylinder in this case).
Third, since your car is unique in its center of gravity location, tire size combination, etc, the possibility of installing the perfect "factory" style combo valve is slim. I would chuck the combo valve, make sure there is a 10# check valve somewhere in the drum brake circuit, and install an adjustable prop valve in the rear line. (I haven't used a stand alone metering valve in my many projects, but I would look into it for future use)(I have set up many excellent braking systems without one). Set it to full pressure and test the car in an open gravel parking lot at slow speed. After warming up the brakes a bit, jump on the pedal and see if you get any lock-up. Like was stated earlier, adjust your brakes so the fronts lock up JUST before the rears in a high speed full brake application (work up to this while adjusting your prop valve).
Lastly, make certain everything is installed, adjusted and bled properly. Especially the push rod between the master cylinder and the booster. Also check that the brake pedal linkage doesn't go over-center in its normal travel. I have seen some cars that this was the case, and when the pedal moved past the high point of the arc, the harder you press the pedal the brake pressure was actually going down!
Good luck,
I'm sorry, I missed the part about the firewall mounted master cylinder that you put in your original post....disregard the stuff about under floor mounted masters and pedals.
it is easy to tell the difference between a combination valve for disc/disc and one for disc/drum.
The rear outlet looks much the same, but on the disc/drum combination valve between the 2 outlets for the front lines, there is a small screw in fitting with a button that sticks out, usually these are covered with a rubber boot. That is part of your metering valve. The disc/disc combination valve does not have this.
The wrong combination valve would not make your brakes feel bad, or not lock at least the fronts properly.
Residual pressure valves are needed for the rear drum brakes , those are stock in just about all applications. Having 2 valves in the line will not affect the function at all.
If the pedal feels ok, but the brakes don't lock, you probably have air in the lines, or your calipers are pulling back more than they should, or the rear brakes are not adjusted, there are a few other reasons, but start with those.... You can run a 2# RPV in the front line, it won't hurt a bit, it usually is not needed, but there are times when it will help...more on that after you answer a few questions...
Most cars in the weight range of a 38 chevy that use disc/drum use a 1 1/8" bore MC with an 11" booster and a 4:1 pedal ratio. If you lengthened a pedal to fit at the bottom, you changed the pedal ratio to a higher numerical ratio.. If you lengthened it at the top, you lowered the ratio.
Lets forget about valving for a little bit and get some of the basics out of the way.
You have a set of GM calipers in the front, which ones, metric or early calipers?
What is your master cylinder bore size?
What is your measured pedal ratio?
How much travel at the master cylinder pushrod do you have using the full available pedal stroke...?
What size are your rear wheel cylinders?
Actual measurements please..
The disc/disc master cylinder is no different from a disc/drum master cylinder other than it has no RPV installed in the rear line. Drum/drum MCs have 2 RPVs...The range of available bore sizes are the same.
Some GM cars use a step bore master cylinder, but we won't go there just yet.
later, mikey
redoing my brake setup, need advice
Now I'm confused as posted last year and was told to use residue valves and an adjustable proportioning valve.
Front brakes were in the TCI IFS kit, GM disc.So no to small pistons. I firewall mounted the booster with a S10 petal lengthen about 1''.The pedal travel feels about right and it doesn't feel hard to push.Even if I do push hard the brakes don't lock.
I was wondering if I have the wrong combination valve as a disc/disc or a disc/drum GM valve look the same.How do I tell them apart?
Is my master cylinder (equal chambers) a disc/disc unit ?
Watch out that you don't run out of pedal travel at the pushrod if you go to a smaller master cylinder than the one you have. The underfloor pedals typically have a pedal ratio of 6 or 7 :1, and the distance they can move the pushrod is limited by the shape and size of the pedal. Disc brakes do require more volume of fluid to be delivered to the caliper, hence the larger bore and power assist requirements.
If you can get 1" of pushrod travel with your current setup before you lock the brakes, , when you go to a 7/8 master you will never lock them. If you were running a different caliper, such as a Baer or Wilwood with smaller pistons, the smaller bore would work.
I try to set the systems I build so they lock the brakes at 3/4" of pushrod travel, and the full pedal travel will move the pushrod at least an inch with the bleeders open.
I've done several swaps using the same setup you have, and the 1" and even 1 1/8" seems to work alright with the underfloor pedals, and 7" booster and even as low as 16" of vacuum, but there is some extra pedal effort. (how much extra? hard to define, but to me it was acceptable)
Don't forget, when you decelerate, your motor will develop much more vacuum that what it shows at an idle. And when you hit the brakes, (unless you are doing brake stands), you should be decelerating.
I just put an auxilary vacuum pump on a guys car with much the same setup as you, he had about 15" of vacuum, it made the brakes marginally better as far as pedal effort, but the noise it makes is undesirable...( it sounds like a cow making a moo sound.)
I have looked at those vacuum/pressure charts, and found them to be somewhat exagerrated.
If you have a disc/drum setup, you do want to use a metering valve in the front brake line, these are found in a disc/drum combination valve or you can buy them as inline stand alone units , which double as a "Y" for the front brake line.
The adjustable rear proportioning valve is just a pressure limiting device, and does not care if it is for disc or drum.
Later, mikey
First, don't fret about line size. All brake lines do is transfer fluid and their diameter has zero bearing on brake function. Can be 1/8" or 1/2" brakes will function the same. Critical dimensions are the master cylinder/slave cylinder ratio and booster pressure output. The dual 7" is good for ~1200psig @ 18" vac and 1" bore which apparently isn't enough for your application. According to the list below, you probably need to go to a 7/8" or even 3/4" master cylinder or to step up to a 9" or larger booster which may need to come from a Pick-A-Part car? As your system stands, you don't need the resid valve if your pedal stroke is not excessive and you don't need a proportioning valve which is only needed if the system is unbalanced, especially if the rear brakes lock up before the front. That is a dangerous situation causing your car to endo faster than Hussein can sign a $trillion spending bill or Slick Willie could undress a White House aide. Your's doesn't sound imbalanced - it is uniformly bad!!
Here is some info I posted in another thread;
"The 7" street rod booster requires 18" of vacuum to operate properly. With this vacuum level the booster will produce a maximum pressure output of 950 psi with a 1" bore master cylinder. This pressure level will work great for four wheel drum systems and disc/drum vehicles which are relatively light. This booster is not recommended for heavy disc brake cars like 55 Chevy's or for any four wheel disc brake system."
"The 7" dual diaphragm street rod booster requires 18" of vacuum to operate properly. With this vacuum level the booster will produce a maximum pressure output of about 1200 psi with a 1" bore master cylinder. This pressure level will work great for four wheel disc systems and disc/drum vehicles which are heavier."
"The 8" booster requires 18" of vacuum to operate properly. With this vacuum level the booster will produce a maximum pressure output of 1200 psi with a 1" bore master cylinder. This pressure level will work great for four wheel disc systems and disc/drum vehicles which are heavier. This booster is recommended for heavy disc brake cars like 55 Chevy's or for any four wheel disc brake system."
"The 9" dual diaphragm ultra booster requires 18" of vacuum to operate properly. With this vacuum level the booster will produce a maximum pressure output of 1400 psi with a 1" bore master cylinder. This pressure level will work great for four wheel disc systems on heavier cars and trucks."
redoing my brake setup, need advice
My garage will soon be unfrozen, guess it's time to get back out there. The brakes on my 38 Chev weren't the best, seemed fine driving but not stopping, won't wheel lock.This is a GM disc/ drum setup. Motor pulls 18hg at idle.
I firewall mounted a 7'' dual diaphram stainless booster, a smooth chrome master cylinder, 1'' bore.The MC has equal size chambers and uses 3/16 line.>> >is this a disc/ disc MC? and useable?. I had used a GM combination valve.
I was going to put 10lb residue valves in the rear lines and got a 'Stainless Brake' adjustable proportioning valve for the rear. It was more money but I liked that it also provided a mount for the front lines and has a brake switch and it was CHROME. It only takes 3/16 line and I asked the company and they say its for disc brakes , but could work???. I don't think their literature addresses use for disc or drum brakes. >> think I should use it? or get another proportioning valve?
thanks Cisco, and it's still fricking freezing out
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So good! Count me in for another Ramyb shirt!
Maybe it's just me, but I'm really getting tired of seeing this turtle here.
messy eater, although kelly green seems an apt choice for a shirt or shell
The Tim wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I'm really getting tired of seeing this turtle here.
No, it's not just you...
*Gasp!* A Ramy shirt featuring a cute, anthropomorphic animal winning a derby?! I never!
I do like the shirt, though...although I think we all know Donatello is the best Ninja Turtle.
only 520 votes, weak sauce for first place.
cowaBUUUAAAGGHHNLNLNGNNnga dudes!
Why do the shirts always have to be green? I already have a bajillion green shirts and now I'm going to have a bajillion +1.
We've gotta hit "pause" and do some end-of-year stuff right now, so we won't be able to ship today's overnight orders until Wednesday, January 4th, 2012. Expect them to arrive on Thursday, January 5th.
Did you guys see this? Shirts wont ship for about a week. I didn't check shirt.woot too closely yesterdy so I don't know if this is new personally.
scottonthepot wrote:Why do the shirts always have to be green? I already have a bajillion green shirts and now I'm going to have a bajillion +1.
definition of overabundance
Now I have the TMNT theme stuck in my head! Dammit!
Donatello was my favorite, even if Michelangelo is the party dude!
You've seen the shirt, now see the scene that possibly inspired this moment.
Doesn't this guy have school in the morning?
This turtle is now perfect for some ninja turtle soup. It's been fattened up and everything.
thumperchick wrote:Doesn't this guy have school in the morning?
I think he works as a clown during the day. Doesn't he? Am I getting my continuities mixed up again?
Pizza Dude's got 30 seconds!
Looks like he made it and he didn't put anchovies on it.
hell yeah!!
You ordered the works, right?
Heh heh. The fun part of this comment for me is that I own the turtle shirt "School". This little guy is going to be late tomorrow. =D
A turtle shirt in an overabundance derby?
How meta.
It's like incep-T-on.
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Heroes on the half-shell.
This would go perfectly with my other binging shirt! http://shirt.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=9142
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I do like the shirt, though...although I think we all know Donatello is the best Ninja Turtle.
Best part of TMNT: Donatello doing tech support. It would have been improved only by Donatello wearing Code Monkey Shirt.
I think there's a limit to anthropomorphic representations in a single frame before our brains explode, however, so it's probably for the best that it didn't happen.
Are the most-likely-to-be-bought T-shirt animals:
and cats/kittens?
whatsamattaU wrote:Are the most-likely-to-be-bought T-shirt animals:
and cats/kittens?
you forgot owls. My girl and I buy anything with owls on it and I have seen a few shirts get the owl treatment (one with nightvision goggles and Who are you listening to come to mind)
Edit: but then again I guess both of those were quick to be reckoned...
Sweet, another turtles reference.
I remember when the turtles were cool.
Then they made a cartoon out of them.
No really. Try reading the ORIGINAL comic books some time. No color-coded headbands. No pizza. No surfer slang. No goofy villians with laughable plots.
And before you write it off as me being Grumpy Old Guy #34245, think on this: In the original comic book, April O'Neil and Baxter Stockman were both *black*, while the Shredder was *Japanese*.
I feel like my entire life has been building up to this shirt.
I so want this shirt! There are so many days when I feel like this! I mean exactly like this!
The only thing that I think is stopping me from buying it, is how his mask is coming off one eye... It just looks weird to me... Bummer.
I'll have one of those diagrams!
It IS speculated that many Renaissance geniuses, like Michelangelo, often developed compulsive tendencies, like eating disorders.
It says this is Ramyb's first win? Wha? All I do is lurk but that seems highly unlikely to me.
dpiercy85 wrote:only 520 votes, weak sauce for first place.
lol.. but it is still first place. What does it say about all the other shirts that didn't win. Don't be hatin..
Oh look, another pop culture shirt, and it's a ripoff of the sites' best selling product. Pass.
Go Ninja...Go Ninja...GO!
The art seems a little small and high on the shirt itself to me. Like an excuse for guys to stare at my chest. Still getting it, but I would've preferred a larger print.
This explains EVERYTHING!
Entries always take a dip in votes around the holidays.
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'Mancari (23 years old, 6'3", 225 lbs.) is currently second in the AHL in scoring with 25 points (11+14) in 14 games. He has six multi-point games this season, including a five-point (3+2) outing in Portland's season opener on Oct. 11 vs. Manchester. Mancari was named the AHL's Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 9, when he tallied eight points (4+4) in three games.'
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Can I play? A photo of mine, taken at dawn at Valley of Fire, NV.
I love this car!
Do not be persecuted by the pompous fedora, balanced by the equilibrium, fortified by the
government's inability to eradicate, or foreshadowtaken from the Hebrew word: foreskin
Looking to get a CR in the near future as a weekend car. I'd love to find a Grand Prix White but Apex Blue will do. These are hard to come by, but for the $$ and reliability--its the perfect car for weekends and driving enjoyment!!
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My cousin's old AP1. He's looking to get into an AP2 in the near future.
I miss driving that thing, soo much fun.
My buddy threw this together. His is a blue AP2. Mine is the yellow AP1, hardly pictured in this video.
I'll play
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A British student in Vermont created an international incident by going to a gun shop and attempting to purchase a weapon using a fake ID. The gun shop owner noticed the ID was fake and immediately notified police. The student, Stephen Jackley, fled the scene, backed his car into another vehicle and zoomed off only to be apprehended a mile down the road by Vermont police. The boy said he had been bet $200 that he could not purchase a gun with a fake ID and took up the dare only to wind up arousing concern in two nations.
Jackley attended the University of Worcester which immediately became the scene of a police effort to seal off the campus and conduct a search for weapons. In searching Jackley's room, police discovered a "suspicious package" which eventually turned out not to be a "suspicious package." There is talk of extradting Jackley back to Great Britain where other searches undoubtedly will discover "suspicious packages" that are just packages.
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It's not a great picture but here is the strip light I mentioned. It is about 7" long.
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|That looks cool! I'll pick up one and see how it compares. Have not had any RFI from SensiBuilbs with SSB or VHF. YMMV...
I found the strip LED lights at an electronics store while buying something else. I haven't seen them in a catalog. They are available in various lengths and are so light they are attached with 2 sticky foam pads - included with the light. They can also be attached with 2 very small screws. They come in different colors. The leds are in a plastic tube for protection. There are many strip type lights available, most are the flexible type, but these are not.
Here is a link to LED bulbs that I have heard good reviews of but I have not tried them myself. Marine LEDs Canada
I believe the company owner is a CS owner. Very well priced too.
If I were starting from scratch, I would definitely go with LEDs, even if it was standard fixtures with LED replacements. The good LEDs produce nice light, and they're easy on the batteries.
And I'd highly recommend Marinebeam LEDs. Half the cost of Sensibulbs, good quality circuitry, just as good light to my eye, and no radio interference, unlike the interference I got from my 2 Sensibulbs.
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I replaced all of my interior lights with SensiBulbs, red and white. I'm glad I did.
Here's an album of photos showing the illumination:
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Beware of LED fixtures that are not regulated -- their lifespan shortens drastically when voltages go over spec.
Originally Posted by mitiempo View Post
I do have to invest in a forehead type light someday though. A lot nicer than a flashlight in my mouth.
I thought about that myself. I decided on the permanent LED lights because they do not require batteries, use very little power, and at $10 each for the small round ones and $12 each for the 8 led strip lights were not expensive.
I do have to invest in a forehead type light someday though. A lot nicer than a flashlight in my mouth.
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I don't think you can really go by lumens. I think you are better off looking at the fixtures in a good marine store or catalog. You will want some dome types for over the table and galley and the reading type for the bulkheads above the settees. LED lights are expensive and I tried a few and didn't like them - they were too cold - actually made a fluorescent look warm. My reading lights are halogen and my dome lights are halogen or xenon. When I find nice LED bulbs I can change the bulbs. The brightness can be controlled with different size bulbs - 10 or 20 watt.
I have 2 5" dome lights, 1 above the table and 1 over galley stove. A 3" dome above the chart table/icebox. Small halogen above the head with the choice of red or white small LED beside it. The LEDs are actually designed for outdoor/bait tank use and are about 1" in diameter - they cost about $10 each. I have more above the galley and chart table, also both red and white on separate switches. Against the bulkhead back in the galley and chart table area I have LED strip lights, 8 bulbs each and a small LEd centered above the stove where the cabinet meets the cabin side. These 3 come on together and are bright enough to get a coffee by themselves.
Reading lights are above the settee on each side of the main bulkhead and aft on the bulkhead of the hanging locker. I replaced the 2 lights in the V-berth as well.
I also installed 2 of the 1" red LEDs in the starboard settee front low down and 1 on the cockpit foot well. I can light the whole boat in red except the V-berth for minimal draw and total cost was about $60.
I also have a blue/white adjustable chart light on a curly cord above the chart table.
It sounds like a lot of lights but I can turn on only the ones I wish at any time.
There are a few lights to go in lockers - probably inexpensive LEDs.
The only old fixture I kept was a fluorescent - I installed it above the engine.
Thanks Brian, as usual your work is very thorough and well thought out. Wish we were in the same marina - would love to compare CS27 projects in-person over a few beers!
I had been leaning towards halogen / xenon in my gut, and your email just pushed me farther in that direction. Also really like the idea of a small red LED circuit of courtesy lights for night time use - have already had a few trips where that would have been handy.
I'm going to try to see what I can find for halogen pucks and set up a lighting plan.
Do you happen to have a source for those 8-bulb LED strip lights you used? I like the idea of using them under the cabinets, but haven't seen them in my catalog.
I have a 5 led flashlight that uses two AA batteries and have used it for hours and it is still going strong on original batteries. I have a 3 led forehead light that uses three AAA batteries and those batteries have lasted over three years of accasional use. So I'm thinking that instead of investing in pretty expensive marine led units I will use individual battery powered units placed where ever I need them.
Since you are not using the lights very often or for very long, you might find that some stick on units with internal batteries will provide the lighting you need over the settee area and keep what you have over the bunks for night reading. It would save a lot of money for other projects,
I recently redid my galley lighting with ikea led lights: INREDA Spotlight - IKEA
It is not very expensive, puts out a nice, warm, bright but not disturbing light, works on 12V. I will definitely use these for further cabin lighting. Planning to do cabin top around the mast next.
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Re: 1984: Robots in Disguise
Love it! I used to come home from school and watch transformers and g.i. joe and my mom would come home from work, catch me sitting about 4 inches from the TV and yell at me for not washing the dishes. every day.
Re: 1981 - First Launch
VOLTACO wrote:I was wondering if someone was gonna do a space shuttle, but I believe it will get rejected for the text.
It'll get more than a rejection of text. The design isn't even his. He just changed the colors:
Re: 1978
holy friggen carp. i'd buy this one!
to that end, i shall click upon the (I'd buy one)
JadenKale wrote:It'll get more than a rejection of text. The design isn't even his. He just changed the colors:
The colors are different than the official patch, but otherwise it is the same design. And while I did not find a tshirts with the design on it today, I assure you that they have been done several times in the last 27 years.
Re: 1978 - First Test Tube Baby Was Born
ok. 1. this design friggen rocks... i'd LOVE this one. 2. uh... ok, so... it woulda been funny if someone said... yeah, 1978 the first test tube baby was born. But everyone says i resemble my dad. *dah dunt TSSSSS!*
Or, someone could claim.... yeah, it was me.
Re: 1977: 2600: A Video Game Odyssey
Great idea, great execution, and you still have that signature style. Kudos!
JadenKale wrote:Ok, this is a nice combination without it screaming "political statement". I really like this, Patch.
You took the words out of my mouth.
Re: 1989
what ever, we all know it was Al Gore who invented it. please get your facts straight.
(ps, for those who are super sensitive... 1. get a life 2. I'm joking with wootbot here. it is a joke. i.e. it was meant to make certain folks laugh. well, all folks.)
Re: 1970, Spoon Fork =
hey, did you know there is now a thing called the knork? really, it's actually a nice piece of flatware (if you're into that sort of thing) do a google for it. just a neat invention... but it was like a 2000 – 2007. doubtful that anyone would be designing for those years yet.
Re: 1985- Wierd Al Yankovic comes onto the scene
I question the title. Before Wierd Al, Tom Lehrer was doing some lyrical parody of his own.
Re: 1988 year of the dragon
nix the globe and i'd take 3! nice dragon. but the globe makes me think of the 3,729 companies that believe that the globe somehow inherently represents their little small town company.
ok, designers... tell me you don't know what i'm talking about... you remember that first logo free-lance logo project where the person dumped on all you're super-cool ideas and said... "hey, why not do a navy blue globe?"
I'm not sure what this is portraying, but more important, I see text in some of those hexagons.
Kinda lookin a little Heroes-ish!
stargrey wrote:Is it just me, or does this guy look like he came from Doonesbury?
I think it's just you... Though I can see some doonsebury-esqe qualities in the head, the linework style and body are completely different... no where close enough to imply plagarism. Maybe he lives in dunnesberry?
nyadolla wrote:why? they said numbers are okay didn't they? numbers and text are different things no?
They did say numbers are ok: "This week, design a shirt that somehow relates to the year you were born: through fashion, historical events, cultural trends, the Chinese zodiac, or even the number itself."
Woot is turning into a bunch of control omelets.
Re: 1982
i think someone was trying to resurrect the Delorean? not sure if it was 2005, 6 or 7.
PLEASE WIN. I love transformers. PLEASE!!
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For $25, tourists were picked up at Love Field airport and taken on John F Kennedy's cavalcade route down Lemmon Avenue before rounding the corner at Dealey Plaza.
From here, a tape of shots ringing out from the Texas School Book Depository was played and Crute would floor the accelerator to Parkland Hospital's emergency room before the announcement: 'It's official now. The president is dead.'
The tour was stopped in 2001 after a host of complaints.
Complaints. Imagine that.
But to get back to this shirt, I like that you chose this for 1968. That year was also the year of the wierdest Democratic Convention, where the Chicago police went overboard. Your topic is sadder but nicer.
littlejetties wrote:Both designs are missing the B.B. gun for shooting the balloons.
Is that how Lawnchair Larry did it? I know on mythbusters they used a bb gun, but I couldn't find anything on how Larry got down.
SteveOramA82 wrote:great line work!
Thanks SteveOramA82!
fablefire wrote:That's ridiculous. So hypothetically, could someone copyright every color?
perhaps the copyright only extends to that red on that kind of bottle or can?
AlexIAm wrote:Gets my vote just because you're an "old" fart like me! Very depressing to see all the 80s stuff!
Thanks. If you like the design, try to get the word out, since it looks like with Zelda and the Genome charging up the charts, it's gonna be a battle between Thriller and me for third or fourth (or fifth when Cho gets an entry in)... and it doesn't look good with me out of the hotness...
anarchyvirus wrote:They did say numbers are ok: "This week, design a shirt that somehow relates to the year you were born: through fashion, historical events, cultural trends, the Chinese zodiac, or even the number itself."
Woot is turning into a bunch of control omelets.
that is offensively rude.
you're wrongly parsing their grammar. woot has made it clear, REPEATEDLY, that numbers and other symbols are considered as text.
Had to google Doonesbury.
Please note the date. I'm 26. I haven't picked up a newspaper since middle school.
I'd buy it, but I think it's a bit too complex. If it didn't have the trike in the for-front, I'd be all over it!
Great combo job Z & C
goodedesign wrote:ok. 1. this design friggen rocks... i'd LOVE this one. 2. uh... ok, so... it woulda been funny if someone said... yeah, 1978 the first test tube baby was born. But everyone says i resemble my dad. *dah dunt TSSSSS!*
Or, someone could claim.... yeah, it was me.
ROFLMAO Thanks! I think the first use of in vitro meant they still used the couple's egg and sperm, so theoretically, you could still look like dad, but I loved my initial reaction to that comment. So I've gotta ask, is your head long and skinny or is it your whole body? LOL
Re: 1960 The Beginning Of The Drug Culture
Gotta disagree with the drug culture starting in the '60s. The beats were doing drugs, and the flappers before them.
Re: 1974 - year of the tiger (black)
I really like this a lot. I liked the orange shirt too, but I live really close to Cincinnati and all I could think of with that one was the Bengals football team. The Black shirt really gives it it's own identity. Great Job Artulo!
This is why this derby topic is so great. First you get an awsome spork design, and second you get to learn facts like when the spork patent was filed... neat!
Re: 1985 - Buckminsterfullerene (super geek version)
I've gotta ask, did you make those from soccer ball shapes? Because they do look like clear soccer orbs.
Re: 1970. First Earth Day (2)
This is the better of the two earth days, well done! My B-day is earth day and I am sad to have not been born in 1970, but I couldn't have done a better design, so it's all good.
Re: 1971 - World Record Motorcycle Jump
Evel was my hero! I was so excited when I got this autograph from him a few years back. I mailed him and a week later it was in the mail. I wish I could have met him.
Anyway Shan, I really like this design.
Re: 1970 - USSR performs an underground nuclear test
woah, you're on a roll fillengroovy, I love how you handled the undergound aspect of this. It makes a really great design element.
Re: 1976 - Best car ever
Pretty cool design Bunt.
Andy47240 wrote:Evel was my hero! I was so excited when I got this autograph from him a few years back. I mailed him and a week later it was in the mail. I wish I could have met him.
Anyway Shan, I really like this design.
Oh wow, it even says To Andrew, how cool You're lucky you even got a response, let alone such a good one...you always hear stories of how kids wrote to their favorite athlete or celebrity and never hear back from them.
In Feb. 1971 he jumped 19 cars to successfully break the world's record. A little bit after that he tried to jump some Pepsi trucks and I guess that's where he had his first major wreck.
The morning show I listen to used to have him on quite often, right up to several days before he died and he was always a good sport and so nice.
Re: 1988, The Human Genome Project
Incredibly cool design. Hope it wins!
dekonstruct wrote:Gotta disagree with the drug culture starting in the '60s. The beats were doing drugs, and the flappers before them.
Drugs were on college campuses in the 50s for certain. But I guess it depends on your definition of drug culture.Drugs came out into the open in the 60s, especially after Timothy LEary's book came out in 1964.
fablefire wrote:The Legend of Zelda was actually released in Japan in 1986 on the Famicom System.
I know that, but it wasn't release here (where woot can ship) until 87. Just fighting for my birth year, really.
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I am fairly new to this forum. I have a 2 year old GSD mix. He is mostly GSD. He weighs about 95lbs and is in really good health. He goes in for his check ups, eats grain free food, exercises at least an hour a day and has good stool and no vommiting. Since I got him, at around 2 months of age, his form of exercise was playing with other dogs every day for an hour and about 20 minutes of fetch with the soccer ball. The fetch play wasnt intense. When he was about 8 months of age, we stopped going to the dog park because we moved to a town without one. So after that I would take him to the park everyday for about an hour to play fetch and walk with his brother with his favorite bouncy ball. My dog loves his ball and I have to stop throwing it when he gets too tired, or else he won't stop himself. I would say he plays fetch for no more than 20minutes a day because I feel like more than that is pushing it for him. The rest of the time he either plays with his brother or I walk them both. When he plays fetch, he pretty much sprints for the ball. I'd say the ball is thrown a good distance away.
My question is, have I pushed him too hard his first two years of his life to have a great impact on his bones and joints?
I'm a college student and I don't have a lot of money. The grain free food and monthly heartworm medication is already a lot for me, so having him on joint vitamins is fairly expensive. I really do wish i could affors it! Now, I regret not having him on it because I fear he will develop hip or joint problems in the future.
Is there any advice you guys can give me? Should I switch his form of exercise? If yes, what should I do differently?
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If not, then I would not be overly concerned about his hips. If he is showing no symptoms then go about your normal routine!!!!
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HD is genetic. The dog either has it or it doesn't. If the dog has "mild HD" from birth, then strenuous exercise is detrimental. If the dog doesn't have HD at all, no amount of exercise will cause it. Some people also argue that keeping a dog in shape, with stronger muscles, helps a dog with mild HD because it allows their muscles to keep the bones in the joint separated.
There's no use worrying about it unless you're seeing signs and then the only solution is to go and get the hips x-rayed.
Running on softer surfaces doesn't affect dogs. They're meant for it. The amount of running on dirt/grass/sand doesn't affect joints. Running on pavement isn't recommended until the joints are formed, so unless you forced him to jog next to you for miles while you were training for a marathon, it probably didn't cause any issues. Running on those softer surfaces is even recommended for humans, a lot of stress is caused on joints by running on pavement. This is why we wear expensive shoes that are meant to absorb a lot of that stress.
Wow you guys are awesome! Thank you so much for the information! I did not know it was genetic.
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Above title may sound serious, but the post is not.
A neighborhood vegetable shop has started displaying this sign which says "No Selection" (Never mind the spelling. Tamil variant means Don't pick, signaling that customers should not be choosy and accept whatever they pack and give). Before proceeding further with the post, have a look at the snap below and let me know what are your immediate thoughts on seeing it.
If you marry a vegetable vendor (or belong to family of vegetable shop owner) do you get to cook/eat fresh vegetables every day? To the extent I know, unlikely. Because vendors usually take home not so good vegetables as consuming fresh vegetable means a big opportunity cost (It could have been sold to customers for good price). Vegetables are highly perishable products with very less shelf life. Any unsold quantity directly adds to loss. Though vegetable merchants keep a provision for a part of their inventory going waste, their constant endeavour will be to sell all of their stock, including the not so good ones. If say by experience they know that 10% of vegetable will be left unsold as no customer likes them/they are rotten/over ripe, the merchant will have to recover his cost price and profit from the remaining 90%. So in the interest of profitability, vegetable vendors aim to clear their stock by force disposing not so good/rotten/over ripe pieces along with good ones. This is the reason why vendors always manage to add one or two rotten/over ripe pieces of vegetable in your bag (by diverting your attention or by replacing the pieces you've selected while weighing or changing them while packing)
Most of us will not go back all the way to the store for one or two bad pieces and vendors often getaway with their tactics. Having said that, customers becoming increasingly smart/alert is a pain for vegetable vendors and it might have prompted this shop to introduce a "No Selection" policy.
As a customer how would you react to this policy change? Are you expecting vendors to suffer a loss on unsold vegetables? Would you pay little extra for all fresh vegetables? Or are you ok with a few not so good pieces if overall price is not hiked? will you go to another shop in search of better tomatoes and onions and potatoes?
Also read: Make rasam in 12 easy steps * Anil P's recent post on Delhi vegetable vendors * Running office canteens * Paypal Policy Change * Be an alert consumer
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Friday, February 05, 2010
policy change @ vegetable shop
Above title may sound serious, but the post is not.
21 comments :
- Raviraj said...
First Thing,Good Post.
As a Customer one should not be forced to buy any product, regardless of the product which may be a Onion or an BMW.
I would not visit such shops which sell such unwanted goods to its customer deliberately.
Yes, i will be happy to visit a place where i can buy fresh vegetables, if it costs me a little more also i would not consider that extra price, as i am getting a better offer and better consumable goods.
So over all it is an unhealthy development by the vendor of the shop. As customer has his own wants and needs, he will stop visiting such shops which has a direct impact on vendor's business.
This is my view on the topic.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 11:39:00 AM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Thanks for the detailed comment Ravi.
Welcome to the world of blogs. Keep writing
- Friday, February 05, 2010 11:47:00 AM
- Tarun Mitra said...
Good post indeed..
That reminds me of the Novel by Jeffrey Archer "As Crow Flies" the protagonist of the novel was a costermonger to went on to became a mighty retailer. Now his policy, as his legendary costermonger grandad taught him, was to advertise strong veggies in front (like potatoes) and weaklings (like tomatoes) backwards, and second was to engage a customer so long that the shop doesn't looks empty. Customer is king, as he meant.
Now in this given case, if the person delivers quality, then he might not lose any customer. But if he keeps slipping on rotten pieces, then his shop will be empty as it is now as shown in the picture.
And for me, I would visit is just once, and If I feel it is not giving me the high, I might leave. Most of the guys have the tendency of just buying not selecting, however, they also want that option open. And that sign there can be perceived as show of arrogance.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 11:49:00 AM
- Sandesh said...
Well, atleast in Bengloor, we've lots of marts which sell vegitables for a cheaper price than the small vendors from whom we used to buy.
Of course, things will be cheaper in K R market than these reliance freshes, food bazaars but people tend to buy things from nearer marts than visitin market everyday.
The small vendors who get it from market keep a huge margin of profit and sell it which has made an adverse effect on their income.
I see people going to reliance freshes (there are two in my locality) where one can select from the lot of various products which also include vegitables. They seem to be much cheaper (example: Onions were 16 per kilo two weeks back or so @ reliance fresh where as these vendors were charging 24 or so.
Thanks globalization in this perspective and the profit hungry small vendors.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 12:44:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
I don't fully agree... since small vendors can't play in volumes they have to keep their price a bit high...also some of them give you the convenience of selling right in front of your home.
Big marts use air conditioning and freezer facilities to keep vegetables appear fresh for longer time, something everyone can't afford...
- Friday, February 05, 2010 12:52:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Arrogance: yes, to a good extent.
As I've noticed right now this shop hasn't started enforcing this policy strictly.. they didn't object when I hand picked my tomatoes... May be they will-in future-need to see
- Friday, February 05, 2010 12:55:00 PM
- Indrani said...
Good post on this Srinidhi.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 2:09:00 PM
- Rajesh said...
Beautiful post. Very good observation.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 2:09:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Thanks Indrani and Rajesh.
First time at my blog. keep visiting
- Friday, February 05, 2010 2:56:00 PM
- Namratha said...
When buying from a vendor I've noticed this too- a few spoiled ones creep in.One or two is acceptable esp in, say quarter kg beans/grapes but definitely not in half a kg of onions/apples.
For the former, we cannot actually blame the vendors too for it could be a genuine miscalculation from his side as well. One cannot sit n pick every beanstalk that is there.
On the other hand knowingly adding spoiled veg AND restricting the customer from picking the good ones is a bad thing to do. After he sees that it works he may simply keep adding more spoiled stuff. When I buy I should see that I get value for my money too.
I prefer going to the supermarkets which allow me to pick veg of my choice and are a little cheaper. Plus I get to shop at the speed I am comfortable at and there is no one to stare/speak rudely when I'm picking veg.This happens a lot with vendors who hurry thru' everything.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 3:58:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Thanks for the detailed comment. Agree overall.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 9:41:00 PM
- Mridula said...
Shrinidhi I have been quite tolerant to a few bad ones in my lot but a policy like this would make me less inclined to shop there. I also feel alienating customers in the time of competition is not a good thing.
- Friday, February 05, 2010 10:47:00 PM
- Sid said...
I was recently told about this kind of policy by my Aunt who had been to Chennai. She had tried out some corns to check for softness and decided they weren't worth a buy and continued.
But the shopkeeper created such a fuss and hue and cry that she had to end up buying it. I was pretty shocked when I heard it, and it seems it's there in a few other markets there. Pretty weird stuff!
- Friday, February 05, 2010 11:16:00 PM
- Janit said...
Men wont mind if the quality holds and women cant do without picking. That said, I am fine with not choosing onions or potatoes, but I need to pick up and choose tomatoes etc. as they have a higher chance of being spoilt.
- Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:26:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Thanks for the update. Yes I've also noticed vendors getting upset when customers become too choosy
- Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:36:00 PM
- envywin said...
This kinda policy can be implemented if the veggies are being offered at a throaway discount (at least 30-40% less than usual price) and not when it is being sold at the market price. Also on appearance, if the produce seems fresh and healthy, this policy can hold good, not at least when they appear as in the pic.
Further there's no harm if the consumer just checks the quality by touching the produce like tomato or potato but its really hurting for the vendor when certain choosy pickers pinch, break, or press say a cucuber, lady's finger or brinjal, which adds up to the spoilage and thus irks the vendor. Probably this kind of behavior might have prompted the retailer to go for the 'no selection' policy. On any day for a vendor to put up such policy should be either confident of his price (lowest) or quality (best) to keep his customers
- Monday, February 08, 2010 6:47:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Well said Envywin
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:40:00 AM
- Trails of a Traveler said...
Nice post. As Sandeesh has pointed out, I guess the margin plays a big role here.
I am ot sure if you would have gone to Koyambedu market. Most of these small vendors too buy for a very good price in the market in wholesale rate, but the rate in which they sell to us is quite high. Even if the 10% does not sell, they would still have made some very good profit. If not for that they would not have survived doing this business for so long.
These problems of "Don't pick" comes when they want to make more profit and do not know of any other dealership of retails other than vegetables and fruits.
This only my opinion, based on some facts..
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:54:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Thanks for the detailed comment Ram.
Yes, obviously they'll have decent margin to cover the loss,still it is all about optimization
- Tuesday, February 09, 2010 10:20:00 PM
- Anil P said...
Srinedhi, my response will vary.
If I had to buy from a farmer directly then I would not be much choosy, would be even tolerant to a degree considering the effort and pain that farming involves.
But vendors are essentially middlemen / traders, with far better margins vis-a-vis farmers w.r.t farming logistics like farming loans, cultivation, labour, and marketing.
So I would be choosy with vegetable vendors, more so the vendors with fairly flourishing trade and healthy customer turnover. One can always spot these.
But I would almost never be choosy with elderly vegetable vendors who sit out in the Sun or available corners with only a basket or two of vegetables. I usually buy from them.
If customers become too choosy with vegetables the vegetable vendors might in turn become choosy with wholesale mandi owners, who in turn might become choosy with farmers when lifting stocks in order to avoid stock going unsold / waste.
Customers cannot possibly allow vendors to pass on sub-standard maal. Best would be to be picky where it concerns spoilt vegetables, and be moderate in selection otherwise.
- Friday, March 05, 2010 3:54:00 PM
- Shrinidhi Hande said...
Hi Anil,
Good to see your here and your comment.
I liked and appreciate the below part:
"But I would almost never be choosy with elderly vegetable vendors who sit out in the Sun or available corners with only a basket or two of vegetables. I usually buy from them.
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I love taking photos and i love how in one click on IG…..you can make anything look good…..
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Do you understand ?
With one click…..i can make Living in Kauai look like there are no worries at all because of the rainbow i
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I know there are a bunch of companies right now printing IG photos….so i'm sure you could use any of them….
i happened to use Prinstagrm {here}.
I love them…..
The little squares are sized 2.5 x 2.5
and i knew i wanted to make a few calling {business} cards with them because duh….
1. I don't have a business
2. You never know when you might need to hand out a calling card
{not to be confused with calling girl……because that is not what i'm advertising…}
unless you need a roadside massage.
check check
Sorry….no roadside massages being given here.
I found really cute washi tape at our ONE AND ONLY CRAFT STORE HERE ON KAUAI
{don't cry for me Argentina….}
and because i probably could have printed up some cute labels to slap on the backs…..
but i can't because i have a printer that pretty much prints out dirt…..
and there is no money to invest in a real life can do everything in one sitting printer….
i had to rely on the good ole handwriting by yours truly.
I slapped a few different pieces on the back and then hand wrote out my info.
why does looking at stripes on a computer make my eyes roll back in my head and
instantly bring on a migraine?
the investment was small….
I paid $12 for 48 of these mini squares….
and the shipping is a flat $7 so for me it was more economical to order a bunch of photos at one time.
The washi tape was $4 a roll…..
{i know you can find it for less online…..but my craft store had a great assortment and so i was able to
just pick up a few rolls and save on shipping.
I don't know who i plan on giving them out to…..
or for what fashion….
but i did decide Fin needed some of his own cards to give out to the girls……
I mean….really…….the kid is going to be 8 next week and so far he keeps on getting bigger
even though i told him at 5 years old that he was forbidden to have another birthday.