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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Jun 12, 2012.
Here's my idea for a PF.com T-shirt: Muffin Bucket of Turd
^You only included Fresh Muffin. Where's Stale Muffin?
Panda, that was an AWESOME post. Way to put things in perspective.
Cheers man. Ill buy one
The Dominican team just lost to Nigeria who were led by one Ike Diogu.
CV must be DEVO
"Proud to be Dominican" - Charlie Villanueva, via Twitter.
Did you all see that there is a 16 year old kid who will be a sophomore in HS next year playing for the Dominicans? He's a PF too just like Charlie.
This is the kid who beat-out Bucket of Turd:
I 've seen 5th graders who look older..................
Karl Towns Jr. Can we trade Bucket of Turd, Daye, and Bynum to St. Joseph H.S> for Towns and filler? I would be willing to throw in some cash on that deal. Karl Towns Jr. is 16, stands 6'11" and wears a size 20 shoe. Unlike B.O.T., he is not fat.
Bucket would have to try-out and make the team at St. Joes prior to any deal being consummated.
I just don't think he's on anybody's bucket list................
Chuckles likes to Twitter and fight, it seems like he'd be a perfect match for high school.
I'm convince that if he tried out, B-o-T would make the J.V squad at St Brosephs.
BOT is hanging out with us a bit longer it seems.... Charlie Villanueva accepts Pistons fans' angst | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
"I had a conversation with Joe and he told me how he felt about the situation and he felt good about me being a part of this team." From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120718/SPORTS0102/207180326#ixzz20zU6Obrl Based on that quote.......we should send JD and CV a t-shirt.
Hey you freaking delusional Bucket of Turd; people don't want you gone because of your 'injuries'. They want you gone because you SUCK!
I believe that without injuries, he will be the exact same player that Joe signed. And that's the problem. CV didn't get worse after we signed him, he just had a fool's gold type game to begin with. If Joe couldn't see that, then I'm worried about his judgment. Charlie had an established reputation as a defensive liability and an outside floater and the reputation proved accurate.
I question the validity of his "injuries". I have reasonable doubt that his "injuries" are a product of a public relations initiative to help both Bucket of Turd and the Pistons save some face for what has been one of the worst FA signings in franchise history.
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I just caught on...if you have the nucs installed in a deep box already, put the second on top. Thats how I did mine, anyways. I didnt move any frames around. I think it might confuse the bees.
I have two NUCS that are ready for a 2nd hive body! Shall I add the new deeps to the top or the bottom?
Mchero, My experience has been that if the bees have drawn out at least 8 frames in the original hive body it's time to add a second hive body on top. There's no need to do any manipulation unless you want to pull two of the brood frames up into the top hive body to encourage the bees to start working in it quicker. If you do this, close up the other frames in the bottom hive body and add one frame of foundation on either end to refill the bottom hive body.

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'"We've been trying to get on a roll," Biron said. "We went on a little skid there when we lost four in a row and five of six, but we've been able to bounce back and play well against some good teams. Pittsburgh had us going for a while, but we responded."'
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I understand that. But it was nice knowing that all my V1 brothers were choosing their own gears just like me.
- 04-28-13 06:00 PM #32Originally Posted by JimmyH
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Interesting segment about the future of Cadillac and what types of new vehicles they may introduce... But the reason why I posted is because Mr. Butler mentions that the TTV6 may be used in an upcoming V...
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Where in that video did he say the TTV6 would be used in an upcoming V?
At 1:30 the TTV6 is shown and discussed. "And that will be in what we call the Vsport."
"So, not a V."
"Not a V."
"YET. Is the operative word!"
He means the CTS Vsport is not the replacement for the CTS-V, and that a CTS-V is still coming.
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Glad someone took it differently. They were talking about engine choice for the CTS lineup initially... Jinx I really hope you're right!
What I really want to know is what car is that illustrated on the wall once Mr. Butler is introduced in the video.
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Without hearing news to the contrary, I'm getting used to the idea that the TTV6 will be the ATS-V powerplant. I was hoping for a bit more.'05 CTS-V, Maggie, Kooks, Hotchkis, Ground Control, Corsa, B&M, DSS/Hendrix, Full 3M Clear Bra, Autovation, V Headrests, CTS Console, STS-V 55w Fogs, Black Vette FRCs, Specter Werkes, Katech LS9 Clutch, SS Brake Lines, Heavymetals U-Turn Fuel Line Eliminator, Momo Combat Evo Shift Knob, Wldwhl Clear Sidemarkers, Linea Corse LC855 Wheels, plus a couple more. Mustang dyno'd at 472 RWHP/411 RWTQ.
- 05-02-13 08:12 PM #37Originally Posted by rand49er
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Cadillac is banking on these new vehicles targeting an audience such as myself, so I can tell you that while I prefer the noise a V8 makes and maybe I like that the aftermarket is broad(although that is increasingly a minor concern as cars ebecome more powerful) and maintenance is simple, there are no other real qualities I would say are 'absolute have to have's'.
The truth is, the LSA has a lot of power, and it delivers it smoothly, but I liked the power delivery in the TT V6 better, that kick in the pants makes it just 'fell' faster(and in a hot-rod sedan made for 20-30 somethings getting out of their WRX's and Evos, that's OK), even though it was really much slower. The aftermarket for a relatively low production Audi was amazing suffice to say as well, and we're possibly talking about the LF3 being in the CTS as well as any other number of GM vehicles.
Fuel economy also will play a big role for me. While I'm unsure a detuned LT1 in a light platform with a tall 6th gear (like the 1st V) would have a problem returning decent numbers, the facts are, smaller displacement F/I motors run cheaper(my B5 S4 turned 20-22 combined routinely), and paying for 15-16 mpg premium at $4/gallon in the V is a drain when you want to drive it daily. Not withstanding the fact that with such a tiny gas tank, you're only averaging a hamster's asmathic breath's worth of range too.
In conclusion, I see both powertrains as a win-win, and if I had to make a decision it of course would be for the V8, if only because it makes a great noise and it's just a simpler engine(which hopefully means more reliable)
That doesn't mean however, that I would totally shun the car should it come with a TTV6, because the reality is, there is no other car out there that's going to hit this segment to offer a manual with a V8. Those days are over (even the RS5/ RS4--that isn't stateside doesn't have a manual option) How can you alienate a customer that didn't have a product to begin with?
- 05-03-13 01:53 PM #39Originally Posted by M5eater
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This predicament has been popping up in my head for a while now. Whoever introduces the ATS-V with a TTV6 will be asked, "Why NOT a V8?" I really don't think it will be the other way around if it comes with a V8.
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I agree. It should be a V8. Unfortunately I don't think it will. I know Cadillac is reading these posts. Let's just hope they take them seriously.
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Here's something to ponder: Which used car with 100k miles on it would you rather buy, a high-feature TTV6 or a cam-in-block V8?
Look at a V1 with a 100k on it versus a German car with a four-valve-per-cylinder overhead cam motor. That LS6 or LS2 equipped V1 would be a whole lot cheaper to maintain or fix than that more sophisticated German motor ... by far. How the new TTV6 ages when it gets a 100k on it has yet to be seen. Give me that LSx or LTx motor any time.'05 CTS-V, Maggie, Kooks, Hotchkis, Ground Control, Corsa, B&M, DSS/Hendrix, Full 3M Clear Bra, Autovation, V Headrests, CTS Console, STS-V 55w Fogs, Black Vette FRCs, Specter Werkes, Katech LS9 Clutch, SS Brake Lines, Heavymetals U-Turn Fuel Line Eliminator, Momo Combat Evo Shift Knob, Wldwhl Clear Sidemarkers, Linea Corse LC855 Wheels, plus a couple more. Mustang dyno'd at 472 RWHP/411 RWTQ.
- 05-04-13 06:57 PM #44Originally Posted by rand49er
Points well taken ... But...
The ATS is copying, but doing it better. Learning and improving.
The new CTS-V will have a V8. Period
Everything else is basically speculation or opinion.
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I just realized October was National Reading Group Month as declared by the Women's National Book Association. They first started this designation in 2007. They endorse reading groups at a time when there is much talk about the decline of the book and reading.
I'm in two book groups – a traditional one in which we all read the same book and talk about it and a second one with library colleagues in which we share whatever we are reading as a way to learn about titles we wouldn't have time for or be inclined to read ourselves.
The library supports reading groups through our Book Club in a Bag service and recently convened a Book Club Soiree to share titles that inspired good discussion. Many such titles can be found on our website. We are also working on a list of staff reading, viewing, and listening favorites for the year and will post those near year end. Stay tuned!
The sponsoring organization for this national celebration, the Women's National Book Association, has chosen 12 novels and one memoir as their "great group reads" for this year. They have the list on their website too.
Maybe next year I'll remember this October designation within the month, but if not, oh well!
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|From left to right: Karla Hall, vice president of the DTE Energy Foundation, Hon. Damon J. Keith, Joyce Hayes Giles, senior vice president of Customer Service for DTE Energy, Jerry Norcia, president and chief operating officer of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, and Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman.
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DTE's gift is in response to A. Alfred Taubman's $200,000 challenge grant, which guarantees a match for each gift received by July 2011 for the construction of the Keith Center, up to a total of $200,000. According to Keith Center Director Peter Hammer, approximately $75,000 of the $5.7 million budget is still needed to complete funding for building, which honors the life and legacy of Judge Keith by carrying out his vision for civil rights.
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"This is a decision that was made after carefully considering our overall mission and the university's recent academic and administrative reviews," said UCM President Charles Ambrose. "The university is very pleased with the overall agreement with Kansas City Public Television. In conjunction with transferring ownership of KTBG, we are also establishing an exciting, multi-dimensional relationship with KCPT and the Kansas City community, which will greatly benefit both parties."
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Prior to April 2010, dwelling houses where people shared as a group were use class C3.
Under the old definition of C3, a dwelling house could be occupied by upto 6 persons of any description e.g. students, non-students, related/non-related, etc made no difference as long as they shared as a group.
The use class order 2010 revised the definition of the use class related to dwelling houses and split the 'old C3' in two, creating two new use classes; 'new C3' and C4. The 'new C3' was now restricted in its definition to allow only persons who were related or fewer in number than 2 to occupy C3 dwellings. The new 'C4' use class was created for houses occupied by unrelated persons called multi-occupancy, even if they shared as a single group and lived in a comparable style to a family.
The advice from the government and local council is as follows:
Where 'Article 4 directions' apply, planning permission for C4 use must be sought if unrelated people are to be permitted to live in what is currently a 'new' C3 house. Also, it is said that the 'Article 4 direction'/use class order cannot be made retrospective against houses that were in C4 use prior to the direction that have continued to be. However, if a C4 house changes to 'new C3', subsequent C4 use will be forbidden.
The assumption above seems to be that if a house was occupied as described by either 'new C3' or C4 at the time the use class order came into effect, it would thereafter be categorised as either 'new C3' or C4 but not both thereby reducing the rights of the owner by narrowing the permitted use. The point of my post here is that I strongly disagree with this assumption.
In my view, the use class order was simply a 'relabeling' of the description 'old C3'. In my opinion, provided there has been no material change of use, 'old C3' houses should now be correctly described by the new 'label' 'new C3 plus C4' (dual use). The fact that the 'new C3' label is written identically to the 'old C3' label as simply 'C3' seems like an attempt to trick people into thinking that their scope of permitted use has changed. (hence I have added the new/old prefix here for clarity).
I do not understand how a new use class order can affect the scope of long standing pre-existing use as was described by 'old C3'.
In my opinion, the single new use classes only apply to new builds and properties where the owner has sought change of use to a narrower single use class.
Of particular concern to me is the scenario of a property where the very nature of its use can only be accurately described by dual use 'new C3 plus C4'. As example a shared student house that has been rented out to students over 10 years where almost every summer easter and winter for upto 3 months, the occupancy drops to <2 persons thereby falling under the definition of 'new C3' and reverting to C4 during term times. This being the normal characteristic nature of the use of the dwelling prior to the 2010 order and remaining unchanged thereafter.
Am I correct in my view that the above can only be accurately described by dual use 'new C3 plus C4'?
In such circumstances, dual use permission need not be sought from the council but instead, a certificate confirming the lawful established 'dual' use should be issued on request without any debate over granting permission.
I would greatly appreciate the opinions of anyone experienced in planning law over this issue. If I am misunderstanding something then please explain what it is.


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This theatre started life in the 1970's as a Spanish language twin. Only the box office was on street level, everything else was down a flight of stairs in the basement. It then became porno, known as Cine 1 & 2.
Suprisingly in the mid-1980's it went back to showing commercial movies. It started out showing second and third rate first run ("Garbage Pail Kids", "He's My Girl"). The grosses were never great but the theatre being open to 4AM helped the box office. Then the owner made a deal with City Cinemas for almost two years. One of the "Lethal Weapon" movies actually opened here first run on Broadway in both of its screens.
It became the Fantasy Twin Theatre. In the late-1980's, another screen, possibly located in a space upstairs operated as the Jocx Cinema screening Gay male porn. A fourth screen was also in operation.
The theatre then went back to porno renamed Show Follies Center, and then Peepland. This operated until the city's huge cleanup of Times Square. Around 2002, at least part of the theatre space was converted into an Off-Off Broadway theatre space and events venue, known as the Sage Theater. This was a short lived venture, and the building is now used selling tourist souvenirs and t-shirts.
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Ha ha, saps. I'll try not to take it too personally if it does come to that.
I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would be making arrogant remarks in the first place (though, given some of the cantankerous know-it-alls we encounter on this site, I'm hardly surprised). All CT members should be thankful that Hollywood was eager to share his photographs with us. I would think that such posts are among the most (if not THE most) popular kinds of submissions on the site. It's one thing to wax poetic about a vanished cinema treasure – but to offer up an image of that which no longer exists (regardless of one's definition of "treasure") would seem to me to be an invaluable contribution.
And to see the posts of old newspaper movie ads is a real treat, too.
I think an AKA should be added here for Show Follies. The 1993 image I posted back on September 12, 2006, shows that the marquee boasts of "4 Theaters" showing "8 (XXX) Movies." These may well have been video projections, but they were projections of feature movies nonetheless and would qualify as cinema (albeit in its absolute lowest form). AlAlvarez also posted of a Jocx cinema located at this address and advertised in a 1989 issue of the Village Voice as featuring all-male porn. I presume that these programs were presented in a separate area (perhaps upstairs) from the original Cine 1 & 2 auditoriums during the West Side Cine days. This space was likely re-used when Richard Basciano took over the entire facility and opened up as Show Follies.
As the Fantasy Twin, although I don't remember it being called that.
That pic above as the Fantasy I believe was the last time it was used as a theatre. Here it is as a Spanish Twin
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Some films that the Cine Twin played in 1987 (the first year that the theatre was listed in the New York Times):
Platoon (second run)
Commando Squad (first run)
Beverly Hills Cop II (second run)
Dragnet (second run)
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (first run)
Adventures In Babysitting (second run)
Can't Buy Me Love (second run)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (first run)
He's My Girl (first run)
Barfly (second run)
Teen Wolf Too (second run)
The Stranger (first run, Manhattan exclusive)
Home Is Where The Hart Is (first run, Manhattan exclusive)
Leonard Part 6 (first run, on both screens)
The theatre began its association with City Cinemas around November or December 1988. The first two movies I noticed on the City Cinemas block ad printed were Crossing Delancey and Mystic Pizza (both films deep into their runs).
Undated marquee photo added, photo credit Stephen Harmon.
1978 photo added courtesy of Al Ponte's Time Machine – New York Facebook page.
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oven cleaner seems to work best for me. I have cleaned many old English blocks and trannies, which are unbelivably grimy. Just spray some on and use a wire brush/toilet scrubber to get the crud off. good luck!!
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I know this is elaborate but it has become a ritual for me and usually takes an entire afternoon to complete but at least I know the engine is clean. Feel free to add to this if I missed something.
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Seeking suggestions of how to clean up my block, and what to use?
I just got it back from the machine shop, they honed, bored, painted it, and plugged it.
What should I use to clean down the block? I have read so many different methods, and so many different things to use in cleaning, so I just wanna know what you guys have yo say.
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September 01, 2005, 08:24:36 AM »
After work yesterday I decided to stop and fill up my nearly empty gas tank. I drove near the regular BP station where I usually get gas and saw it was 2.99 a gallon already. I said "bump that," because my partner had phoned me to say that the Wawa down the road (an uber-convenience store) still had it for 2.74. But I noticed a Luk-Oil station across the road (former Mobil chain recently bought out by a Russian company) still had it for 2.74, too. So I pulled in and told the attendant to fill it up.
As I sat there, I glanced out the back window, and saw an employee walking out to the sign with a big pole and new numbers. Within two minutes the price was 2.99. Then the attendant kicked the nozzle off, after delivering only a half tank. I jumped out of the car "Wo, wo, wo!" He said he couldn't get any more gas in the tank. We argued and I insisted he finish filling, which he eventually did, and I finally got the full tank. I got the last fillup before the price on the pumps went up.
I never imagined that fuel would ever increase by 25 cents while I was getting filled up!
Liz and I had been making plans for increased prices recently. We bought some equipment and are building a reactor designed to convert used cooking oil into diesel. We've run several 1 liter test batches from different sources and testing the results; it works. So now we're spreading out looking for other sources for oil. There are a lot of diners in NJ! We have a price-locked contract for fuel oil at 1.89 for the greenhouses, but not our home. And who knows whether the supplier will continue to honor the contract. They have an "act of god" clause, after all.
This is getting ridiculous.
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September 01, 2005, 09:46:28 AM »
This is just the beginning
The price of EVERYTHING is going to go up
Sooner or later it's take energy to produce and transport what we buy.
I think that this could be the start of a depression
"Lurch my good man,…what did you mean when you said just now that 'You've got better things to do than run my petty little errands'…….?"
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hey thanks for the warning kris. they just went on my boycott list!
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Amazing story and as Rog said, a sign of things to come. I'm looking at $3.11 as the cheapest in Lakehurst, Toms River (Towns I know Kris knows) my wife says was $2.97 but MOST are $3.09 average all over here in Ocean County.
On Tuesday I felt almost claustrophobic as I sewed my way into and out of a series of 2 pump isles, luckily getting to a pump within seconds of pulling into a station on a corner with 4 pumps total and over 15 cars in line - I just happened to be the only person pointing in the right direction relative to the gas fill on my car. This miracle of miracles ONLY HAPPENED because someone was willing to move a bit OUT OF LINE ( pulling ahead on a 45 degree angle and hoping the person behind him don't pull ahead) and then I pulled through and to the pump.
I got that gas at lunch time at $2.42 a gallon, after work I passed the station and the "cent's" part of the sign had been taken down, I later passed by and it was $2.87 and the following morning - $3.11.
I think I'm lucky, I only live 6 miles from work and RARELY go anywhere besides food shopping with my car. I'm driving slower and "FLOORING IT" a whole lot less and now getting a whopping 17.3 mpg with my Grand Marquis - that's with new tires and oil change last week. Honestly though, that is much better than my long time average of 16.2 and amazingly better than the 14.7 I averaged before the new tires. I have a digital dash readout, so keeping an eye on all these numbers is easy, I don't need to do any math, it just tells me how lousy my gas mileage is - ugh.
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September 01, 2005, 08:57:19 PM »
I hear you.....I filled my pickup yesterday afternoon at 3:30 for $2.79 at 4 the price was $2.94 and this morning the price was $3.19. some stations are at $3.29 and that is at discount stations but the brand name stations are at $3.07. go figure....I hope we do not have a cold winter because the fuel oil prices are predicted to be in the $3.00 per gallon range.
This evening at my stock club meeting, the general feeling was the price of crude will drop to $50 to $60 per barrel range. we will see.
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September 05, 2005, 01:11:38 PM »
John I can't image how much fun this take out of rving for you.
But here's a little ray of hope
Forbes warns of oil bubble
James McCullough and Mandi Zonneveldt
PUBLISHING billionaire Steve Forbes has predicted that soaring oil prices will lead to a crash that could make the hi-tech bust of 2000 "look like a picnic".
Mr Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, said the price of oil, which peaked at more than $US70 a barrel on Monday as Hurricane Katrina headed for the US Gulf Coast, was unsustainable.
He said factors such as inflation and increased demand for oil from China and India accounted for only a small part of the price hike from $US25-30 a barrel three years ago.
"The rest of it is sheer bubble speculation," he said.
Mr Forbes, who was speaking at the opening of the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Sydney yesterday, said the higher the oil price rose, the harder it would eventually crash, creating more pain for hedge fund managers and their clients.
"I don't think it's going to go to $US100 but if it does the crash is going to be even more spectacular," he said.
"It will make the hi-tech bubble look like a picnic -- this thing is not going to last."
He predicted that oil would fall to $US30-35 a barrel within a year.
Mr Forbes's comments came as the price of oil eased following US Government comments that it could release some of its Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The 700 million barrel stockpile is set aside for emergency use and could be used to counter oil shortages caused by Katrina's impact on the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for about a quarter of US output.
After leaping nearly $US5 a barrel to $US70.70 on Monday, US oil futures retreated more than $US1 a barrel yesterday.
On the physical market, Texas Intermediate was trading at $US67.40 while London Brent Crude was up $US1.88 a barrel at $US66.75.
Katrina crossed the United States coast yesterday after closing the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the biggest US oil import terminal, and halting 92 per cent of normal Gulf output.
The market was nervously awaiting news of the impact of the hurricane last night.
Royal Dutch Shell reported that its production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico may have been damaged.
BHP Billiton's operations were expected to remain suspended for the next few days, company spokeswoman Emma Meade said.
She said the impact of the storm would not be known for several days.
Petsec Energy said its two offshore platforms were not in Katrina's direct path.
In Australian trade yesterday shares in BHP Billiton bounced back 44 to $20.47. Petsec finished 4 higher at $1.60.
Oil heavyweights retreated on profit-taking and after Opec indicated it would increase production to deal with any supply shortages.
Woodside slid 41 to $32.94 while Santos fell 30 to $11.52.
I honestly hope that the oil specualators who drove the price up lose their homes and have to live on the street. They deserve it for making things that much harder on all of us
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September 05, 2005, 06:17:02 PM »
Yuck - We've been at $3.29 for the past 5 days at least.
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September 05, 2005, 09:04:56 PM »
Gas here in my area of central NY was $3.69 for several days and this morning it dropped to a $3.29 average at most stations across town. Must be they think everyone has gassed up for the holiday return trips already.
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Intending to ordain next year. I'm trying to work out the politics of when/if/how to tell work.
For background, I'm on a fixed term contract which ends next year. I've been there for quite some time now. There's technically no mutual obligation after that. But unofficially it'd be poor form, probably, if I didn't apply for (and/or accept) a permanent job with them after. In this climate, economically speaking, it'd be stupid not to apply for or reject a job if offered.
But they know I want to go travelling (I've said 6 months), but don't know I want to ordain. It'd be unwise to burn my bridges in case, for whatever reason beyond my control, the ordination doesn't work out, or isn't possible, or any other unforeseen matters conduce to cause insurmountable problems. As I've said in another post, if I don't take this opportunity to ordain now, I may never be able to do it again if/when I settle into this 'career'.
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1. They permit me to travel before starting the job, but for a minimal period of like 4-6 weeks. This wouldn't suit, as the intention is to spend time with family and friends in several different countries prior to ordaining. My current reasoning is that if I tell them of this AND the ordination plan (and tell them it'd be a temporary ordination in Thailand - in a way this is sensible anyway as I don't know what may/may not happen and may cause problems and want to take things as they come) they may be more likely to allow a longer period of time.
2. If I don't agree to an offer of say 4-6 weeks travel (if offered) without a good reason, and don't apply for a job at all as a result, travel then come back, they may decide to wash their hands of me and I'm really quite literally up the creek in this market with a qualification that is quite specific.
It's extremely unlikely, and would be selfish and naive of me to expect, work to offer a job with a start date 6 months from when the fixed term contract finishes. I'm not seeking that. They're a business and it's not realistic to recruit or operate on that basis. It's a risk travelling for such a period of time with potentially no job to return to. Savings will not be an issue and will keep me going for quite some time both during travel and return.
Some on here may justifiably argue that by trying to hedge bets/have cake and eat it, I'm not committed to the ordination or practice. My response to that would be that I can see where they are coming from, and that cutting all ties would strengthen resolve to ordain long-term and make it work no matter what, but I'm just not sure it's sensible to make such a strong resolution when it's all at the theoretical/planning stage now anyway. And when I ordain it will be 100% commitment to the holy life, in the same way I'm making every effort to follow and embody the Noble Eightfold Path in my everyday life now.
But to ensure that I'm not harming those kind enough to have employed me, trained and supported me and have shown me great kindness and compassion not just through that, but generally, and to ensure that I'm not shooting myself in the foot, should I be open and honest about the ordination plan with work?


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Unfortunately I am not allowed to take the dog out of the house. No one has ever even considered it but me. And the dog is micro chipped to her. And if I get her in trouble with the police or animal control, my three dogs and I lose our current home. In about a month I'm moving into a new place. At that point I'm pretty much planning to tell her she either gives me the dog to properly care for or surrenders it to the shelter herself. I have a case against her.
She has no money to take her to the vet, and I don't either. My vet bills are being handled through my family vet that weve been seeing for years (they kind of just put it on a tab that my mother and I have that weve been paying off).
We took off the collar, gave her some amoxacillin (sp?) that she had before for a UTI, and set her up a bed to lay down on instead of the floor. Also gave her some yogurt to hopefully help with the yeast.
I don't have any money (all my food and such is bought at Sam's on my moms business credit account) to buy the medicated shampoos and rinses. Anything thats semi cheap or can be used at home I can probably get my hands on. We live down the street from a feed store so I can walk up and check how much stuff is there.
I'll have to check and see how it looks when she wakes up. She's locked in grandmas room at night.
Why isn't your BF dealing with his grandmother?
Take the dog for a "walk" you had to go into a store. You tied up outside, only gone a minute when you returned the dog was gone. That's what you tell gramma.
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This dog needs care, care you do not seem to afford, nor does granny care to do.
She should be up on animal cruelty charges or failure to provide or the like.
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vet consult for allergies. the black skin in groin is typical of longstanding yeast and infection. skin turns black due to increased pigment from the irritation.
that collar, get it off, shave the area, wash with antibacterial such as phisohex or phisoderm, anything with chlorhexadine in it. If not chlorhexadine (feed stores have it in gallon containers) then get iodine surgical scrub and use that like a shampoo.
the skin is the largest organ in the body and it must be healthy or the dog can get extremely ill and have no way to fight off infections. it's probably staph or strep, doesn't matter, just get it cleared up!
be aware dog may scratch and reinfect itself
Get that collar off for sure.
Try bathing with a soothing oatmeal shampoo and see if that helps some.
But if it is a real infection you may need some antibiotics to get ahead of this. Or is it because of food allergies? Or contact allergies (allergic to bedding?).
No chance of getting the dog to the vet?
|Good Lord! First thing I'd do is remove the collar.
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What kind of infection?
Alright so, I made a post a while ago about a shepherd that was being neglected. After much fighting in the house after she found out I made the post, she stepped it up a bit and let me bathe her and get her nails done, and clean her ears. Dog can actually walk now, which is good. However, her skin problems seem to be getting worse. There is an infection on a good part of her body. I think its a yeast problem, but I'm not sure because I've never seen it before. The idea comes just from the research that I'm doing. Today though she was exhibiting signs of having a UTI which she has had before, so we gave her one of the pills that were given to her owner by the vet for her first one, and when giving it to her noticed how horrible her infection had gotten. I've posted pictures of her neck where its the worst, and her stomach where its black skinned and usually nasty like her neck, but since she's always inside laying down is usually rubbed off. Any ideas on what it could be or how to help it at home would be greatly appreciated.
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Coming home on a flight from the West Coast last week, I was about to deplane when we were all asked to remain seated while the family members of a Marine killed in Afghanistan and an accompanying guard, who were escorting his body back home, exited the plane. All of the remaining passengers sat there in constricted spaces, watching the family troop by, followed by the accompanying guard in full uniform, every crease in his outfit contrasting with the loose clothing and drab colors everywhere else.
I watched the coffin come out of the hold and, on the way out of the airport, I saw the hearse, a line of cars, another Marine, and police on motorcycles waiting in a parking lot, their ordered ranks again contrasting with the sea of asphalt and the faceless, grey terminal building.
On my departure to the coast on the same trip, I sat in my seat before take-off watching a very different operation: Surrounded by armed police, agents of some sort were loading stack after stack of orange bags—I assume containing banknotes—out of the airplane and onto a truck. Here again, there was contrast: between the embedded value everywhere and the treasure in its plastic wrapping; and between the passage of bags and the dense packing of the money into an armored car.
We see this kind of contrast every time we go into the airport and pass through security gates, almost all of which are built—usually with little grace or elegance—in an existing building designed for flow. Similarly, we pull over to let a funeral procession pass or note the faces of the fallen between the latest news in our daily paper.
It was the appearance at such close proximity of these exceptions—these reminders of our mortality and the rituals with which we surround them, as well as the confrontation with plain and simple money—that made the blankness and lack of definition in most of our public spaces all the more obvious.
We have no place for rituals in either our daily lives or the buildings that house them. In the past, we built separate spaces for rituals: churches, grand bank buildings or eloquent city halls, monuments to the fallen. In our secular society—in which we pull money from ATMs and attend churches in suburban malls, in which all activities are rationed out and rationalized—memory has to happen where it can. Flowers along the side of the road, a memorial page on Facebook, or a photograph of a soldier posted in a window.
The easy answer would be to throw a classicist cloak over everything, squirreling daily life away into the poché while marking and framing important events with columns and colonnades. The opposite of the (rather expensive) traditionalist strategy would be to abstract everything, retreating into complete fluidity, limbo, and loss of meaning.
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With more than 8 million albums sold, TSO has inspired generations of fans to rediscover the multi-dimensional art form of the rock opera. On the road, they have become one of the world's top acts including a recent mention in Billboard magazine as one of the top touring artists of the past decade. Their annual Winter Tour features a $20 million-plus production that has played to over 8 million people in 80+ cities, selling more than $330 million worth of tickets.
O'Neill's vision for the future is a unique combination of theatrical story-telling, virtuoso musicianship and over the top production called Rock Theater. "It's not Broadway, it's a hybrid, it's something different," describes O'Neill. "When you come to see one of our shows, and you're in that venue, our job is to take you to someplace that you wouldn't think you'd be able to go unless you were asleep and dreaming. We attempt to make each concert a journey, causing you to feel emotions you have never felt before. And as you exit the show, you leave feeling a little more relaxed and a little more invigorated, and better prepared to take on the ordinary troubles of the world."
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Even with a projected 200 live performances in the next 12 months, O'Neill's finding the time to widen the array of projects he is working on. The band is currently in the studio recording their next production, GUTTER BALLET. A TV program done in partnership with PBS, called "The Birth Of Rock Theater," features TSO captured live for the first time on video and has recently hit the airwaves. In addition, two graphic novels in conjunction with famed illustrator Greg Hildebrandt are also in the works, and that's just a few of the many multimedia avenues TSO will be exploring in the near future.
O'Neill, a New York City native grew up "with a wide-ranging world of musical influences" around him, particularly the previously mentioned rock 'n' roll titans. But O'Neill also soaked up sources such as Broadway musicals, Motown and singer-songwriters such as Jim Croce and Harry Chapin, while authors such as Oscar Wilde and Robert Graves fueled his literary tastes. He began his career playing guitar for touring productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair, and then went to work in the late 70's for Leber-Krebs Inc., the Manhattan management company whose clients included Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Def Leppard, the Scorpions, the New York Dolls and scores of others. In the 80's, O'Neill became a major promoter in Japan as well, but returned to the States to start writing and producing full-time.
O'Neill helmed Aerosmith's CLASSICS LIVE I and CLASSICS LIVE II albums before beginning a fortuitous relationship with the band Savatage that led them to be the forerunners in progressive rock with albums such as HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING, GUTTER BALLET, STREETS: A ROCK OPERA and DEAD WINTER DEAD. It also introduced him to Jon Oliva, Bob Kinkel and Al Pitrelli, as well as reconnecting him with legendary studio engineer Dave Wittman, who all became collaborators in O'Neill's grand vision – Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
"I wanted to take the very best of all the forms of music I grew up on and merge them into a new style," O'Neill says. "Basically I was building on the work of everybody I worshipped: the rock opera parts from bands like the Who; the marriage of classical and rock from bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes and Queen; the over-the-top light show from bands like Pink Floyd...I always wanted to do a full rock opera with a full progressive band and at least 24 lead singers."
O'Neill took the idea to Atlantic Records which, to his surprise, went for it and financed the creation of Romanov (When Kings Must Whisper) which was initially to be TSO's first release. "We were very fortunate," he says. "It was one of the only labels left that still did an 'old school' kind of artist development. My original concept was, 'We were going to do six rock operas, a trilogy about Christmas and maybe one or two regular albums.'"
However, when Romanov got temporarily put on the back burner, the first installment of the Christmas trilogy, CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES, became TSO's debut album. Fueled by the socially-conscious single, "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," the album went double platinum. More platinum certifications followed with 1998's THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC, and the final installment of the Christmas trilogy, THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE in 2004. In the midst of completing the trilogy, TSO released their first non-holiday rock opera the gold certified BEETHOVEN'S LAST NIGHT.
The most recent release NIGHT CASTLE debuted at #5 and was certified gold in just 8 weeks. NIGHT CASTLE is a sweeping two-discs of genre-blending epics and an affecting story that takes you around the world, through time and to points beyond. O'Neill and company plan to eventually give NIGHT CASTLE its due in a live setting in the near future.
But TSO really cemented its following in concert. The group hit the road in 1999, beginning an annual November-December extravaganza that O'Neill takes pride in being "as over the top as we can make it." "We have two stages -- with pyro, light and lasers -- on both sides of the arena, as well as in the crowd and the best sound we can find...There's no second-class seat at a Trans-Siberian Orchestra show. I want people to walk out of our shows speechless and... still not believing what they have seen was possible."
"We spend a lot of time planning," O'Neill confesses with a laugh, "and people are always telling me, 'Paul, stop writing and start recording!' It's working out great, though. I feel lucky that it's gone this long and that we get to do what we love for a living. The arts have incredible power, and with that comes incredible responsibility. Someone once said that if you want to change the world, don't become a politician -- write a book, write a great song. I believe in that, and that's what Trans-Siberian Orchestra is about," O'Neill explains. "This is a group -- a constantly morphing group -- of extremely creative and talented individuals who are always trying to raise the bar of where a band can take its audience sonically, visually and emotionally. With that as our core ideal, the possibilities are endless."


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Arsène Wenger met Stan Kroenke on Thursday and stressed his focus remains on maintaining his team's challenge for the title.
Wenger was called by Kroenke earlier in the week to discuss his offer for the Club and the run-in to the end of the season.
The two men were at Emirates Stadium on Thursday to see Ken Friar and the late Danny Fiszman honoured and the Arsenal manager has no concerns about the American's intentions.
Wenger repeated his support for Kroenke but made it clear his top priority is the key game against Liverpool on Sunday.
He said: "I am aware of the offer but you will appreciate that the Takeover is subject to various rules and as such I can't comment further.
"I think I have a responsibility to bring success to the team, to be consistent at the top and to manage the club well. For me it is important as well that everybody inside the Club does what they are responsible for.
"My focus will be on ensuring the team has a successful run in to the end to the season. We have a lot to play for."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Arsène Wenger believes the point his side earned in their stalemate against Chelsea last week could prove crucial at the end of the season.
Despite creating a number of chances, Arsenal could not find the breakthrough against a stubborn Blues side and had to settle for a draw at Emirates Stadium.
But despite his frustration at being denied victory, Wenger is confident it will not cost his side too heavily in the race for third place.
"I felt we had the chances to win the game. It was a locked game tactically and you could see that Chelsea are the masters at doing that," he told Arsenal Player.
"I said after the match that it would be a good repetition for what they would face in Barcelona and they did that very well again [on Tuesday night].
"It was a bit frustrating but after losing to Wigan, it was important not to lose this game. Maybe that point will be very valuable at the end.
"It was a good point and overall we have taken four points from Chelsea - in any season that is not bad."
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Why are sales and marketing professionals seemingly in a constant firefighting mode, moving from one fire drill to the next, one meeting to another? We are in the middle of a major transformation in the B2B sales model. Your company is caught between a rock and a hard place because your investors want to see accelerated growth and improved margins. However, your customers have the same pressures, and all have some form of enterprise-wide strategic procurement initiatives under way. Your goal: sell at a higher price. Their goal: buy only what they need at the lowest possible price. Something has to give.
In response to these tectonic forces, we find many companies have a variety of internal projects designed to combat the commoditization trend. Some common efforts include:


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LATROBE — Jonathan Dwyer doesn't count reps. Not in practice. Not in walkthroughs. Not in games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers running back knows it's out of his hands. If he got caught up worrying about how many times he touched the ball compared to Isaac Redman and rookie Le'Veon Bell, his focus wouldn't be in the right place anyway.
Dwyer understands he'll get his chance. The "when" is almost irrelevant.
"I just want to get time, whether it's the first team, the third team, the fifth team if we had one," Dwyer said. "I just want to do what I can do and show that all my hard work has paid off."
He might have to wait his turn in the preseason opener against the New York Giants on Saturday night. Coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that Bell — taken in the second round of the 2013 draft — will get a chance to work with the starters to get a read on how quickly he's acclimated to life in the NFL.
"I think he has earned that," Tomlin said of Bell. "But, don't be surprised to see him play after those guys are out of the game as well. He, like a lot of guys, we need to get a lot of exposure to."
The news didn't come as a shock to Dwyer. He understood when the Steelers chose Bell with the 42nd overall selection in the draft that Bell would be given every opportunity to win the starting gig. It's also one of the reasons Dwyer spent the offseason shedding 25-30 pounds, hoping a slender physique would give him a dash of quickness and a more durable frame.
On the cusp of a true breakout season after topping 100 yards in wins over Cincinnati and Washington in October, nagging hamstring problems kept him from getting a firm grip on the top of the depth chart. Two fumbles, including one in an ugly 20-14 loss to Cleveland that sapped the Steelers of any late-season momentum, didn't help.
Dwyer understands most players who lead an NFL team in rushing over the course of an entire season don't enter the next training camp fighting for their careers. Yet his 623 yards were the fewest by the team's top rusher since Merrill Hoge ran for 610 yards in 1991. Dwyer quietly signed a one-year tender in the offseason and is well versed in the long-term ramifications if he can't squeeze into the lineup.
Yet the 24-year-old is stressing a "team first" mentality. He and Bell have the same agent, and Dwyer reached out to Bell shortly after the draft to welcome him to Pittsburgh. Dwyer wasn't being magnanimous as much as he was simply trying to do for a rookie what was done for him when he was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 draft.
"He's like my big brother," Bell said of Dwyer. "He helped me out when we got here on the field or in the film room. If I can possibly help him out in some way, I'm going to try to."
The Steelers have praised Bell for his versatility, particularly his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. It's an area Dwyer would like to improve in, though he did collect 18 receptions last fall. More often he was brought in during passing situations to serve as the last line of defense for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
It's a job in which Dwyer is remarkably effective. Call it the byproduct of being a compact 5-foot-11, although Dwyer looks taller now that he's leaner. The baby fat is gone, part of a conscious decision by Dwyer to take better care of himself. He estimates he's around 230 pounds, and the difference on the field is noticeable.
"You feel a lot quicker once you have the ball," he said. "You feel like you can make something happen once you touch it. They can see that you're in shape."
Tomlin would love for a true No. 1 back to emerge before the season opener against Tennessee. Though the Steelers have committed to Bell in the long-term, in the short-term they'll take whoever wants the ball the most. Dwyer remains insistent he can be that guy.
"If I produce when I'm out there, that will show what I'm capable of," Dwyer said. "People know I can be a starter in this league. Pittsburgh knows and there are teams around this league that know.
"Whatever opportunity I get, I have to take advantage of it."
NOTES: The Steelers signed free agent tight end Nathan Overbay on Thursday looking for depth at a position weakened by injury. Heath Miller and David Johnson are on the Physically Unable to Perform list with knee injuries and Matt Spaeth was examined in Pittsburgh on Thursday for an undisclosed injury suffered in practice on Wednesday. To make room for Overbay, whose uncle is major leaguer Lyle Overbay, the Steelers cut offensive tackle Mike Farrell. ... Saint Vincent College is closed on today. The Steelers will return to the school to begin the final week of training camp next Monday.


text: If it's an established hive, you haven't moved it and nothings changed other than them swarming then i would say it's not an orientation flight (sorry yanta). The bees have no need to re-orient and you won't have sufficient brood moving across to field bees on that exact day to explain what you saw. Also, prior to swarming the previous queen would have stopped laying for a bit so i wouldn't expect massive numbers of young bees in your hive. Is there a laying queen in there now and are there any other queen cells? The dead give away for me is the fact they're building comb under the lid - they're full and need more space. What i personally would suggest doing, and others may present alternative ideas, is free up some space in the brood nest - put in some undrawn foundation - if it's warm and population is booming (which it sounds like it is) you could get away going F-B-F-B-F-B-F-B with F being undrawn foundation and B being brood in the brood box. Then i would move some of your capped honey in your ideals up in to the top box and replace that with some of the undrawn foundation that would be in the top box - this will give them more space but also encourage them to start working the top box. This is one situation where i like to have consistent box sizes - if they were all consistent you could easily move some of the brood frames up in to the top boxes - this would allow you to put more space in the brood nest whilst also allowing the capped brood in the frames you've moved in to the top boxes to hatch and then be backfilled with nectar


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I am relatively new to these boards and had a question of opinion. I am just getting started on my suit, and I have a friend / fellow star wars fan with a rather large collection. Well he has a Master Replicas helmet. He offered to sell it to me. How does this one compare to some of the helmets offered here such as the FettPride or BobaMaker? Is this offer worth jumping on, or should I go with one of the well knowns around here?


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Carl Jenkinson admits he has been inspired by Chelsea's Champions League success last season - and believes Arsenal can repeat the feat this year.
Roberto Di Matteo's side won the competition for the first time with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Bayern Munich in the final in May.
Jenkinson believes that achievement shows that the Gunners could also lift the trophy this season.
"If Chelsea can do it, then we can do it," he told Arsenal Player. "There's nothing stopping us going all the way.
"We've just got to make sure we perform to how we can do in this competition and I believe if we do, we will progress.
"In this competition you've just got to take it game by game and just focus on it that way. I think that's the best way to go about things."
Watch the full interview with Carl on Arsenal Player now.


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|January 10th, 2013, 02:05 PM
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I'm looking into purchasing an OWF. I'm done using the indoor woodstove after a couple chimney fires, plugged chimneys filling my house with smoke, going up on the roof at 3am in a snow storm to unplug it, the mess, the bugs, and the dented knotty pine boards in the hallway when the girlfriend brings wood in to fill it.
The Central Boiler Classic 5036 is top of my list currently. There is a dealer 3 miles from work, so it's convenient. I'll be heating a 1200 sq. ft house, DHW, and a 1200 sq ft garage on weekends.
What are your opinions on this brand?
What brand would you recommend?
How much wood are you using a season?
How often do you have to fill it?
I've been using wood heat for 25 yrs. now and figure I saved enough money to purchase one. Looking at about $10,000 installing it myself.
|January 10th, 2013, 02:19 PM
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I have a natures comfort nbc250 I run my forced air, my garage forced air an I heat all my hot water with it. My water heater is turned off.
I installed mine all myself. I paid around 9000$ total than made my own pipe.
So far in my life it is the best investment I've ever made, hands down.
I would say get the biggest you can afford just for a longer burn time with a bigger box.
I chose mine after doing research because it has a ash pan for one. So I don't need to shut it down to clean it. And I like the fact that my blower blowed air in through the ash pan which keeps ash ports clean and it burns from the bottom up instead of from the back forward or front to back. burns evenly which heats evenly.
I also went with a plate exchanger to heat my water instead of the tube style. With the tube you only have as much hot water as your tank will hold. With the plate I have hot water until I run out of fire.
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|January 10th, 2013, 02:21 PM
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I'm finishing up mine right now. I will post some build pics.
I have know experience with them right now so my opinion really doesn't matter Mike honcho has a central boiler for 2 or 3 years now thats work well
|January 10th, 2013, 02:27 PM
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Now I have found my stove runs best using split 18" or so wood. You can put full logs into it, however, I found I use less wood by burning split. I fill it two to four times a day, depending. I never fill it completely full, I only fill the front half of the burn box and I won't always fill it to the top, just a few logs or so. Again this comes down to experimenting with wood usage. I have found I use less wood filling it more times a day, than stuffing it and filling it once a day.
Wood usage also comes down to how cold it is outside. When it dips down to the single digits it defiantly burns more wood than does when its warmer. I heat the hot water, a 3800 sq house, and a 1400 sq shop. I also have a pool heater hooked to it to use in the summer. Any questions feel free to ask, and yes I would buy a central boiler again.
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I looked at doing this some time ago, but don't have close access to a good supply of wood. We are planning on purchasing land and building in the future and I would like to have some wooded acreage and utilize a Wood Boiler.
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I bought a Royal 7500 6 years ago when I bought my house. I heat 1800 square feet, and my wife likes it hot in the house (75). I installed mine by myself, and I only have 5000 into everything. I would say it's the best investment I made for my house. I load it twice a day, and burn whole logs, as long as I can fit them through the door. When it is below 20 degrees, I burn the most wood. I have never burned more than a face cord a week. I cut all of my own wood, and I have tons of farmers around me that beg me to clean out their fence rows.
|January 10th, 2013, 02:55 PM
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I don't have access to wood on my land. I go get it all in the spring from other people who don't want it, or have land they want cleared. I've never paid for wood.
|January 10th, 2013, 02:56 PM
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|January 10th, 2013, 03:04 PM
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I have an addiction to chainsaws and splitters, wagons and tractors.. That's the real reason I do it.. (Don't tell my wife)
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Of course you will need a 1-2 year lead time to let the trees start to grow big enough to cut down.
THere is plenty of info out there, but the idea is start with 500 trees, wait until the base is 4" diameter, cut half the trees down and use for your first years firewood. Replenish those 250 trees.
Following that you shouldn't need to replenish often at all, but you will at least have the room to do so if you so choose. Obviously as the trees get longer and larger in diameter you will not have to take nearly as many of them down.
I grew up with a wood burner, and I am heating my house this winter with wood. It has saved me in two months approximately $75-85 each month. My heating costs previously were not high, but I like Hancho enjoy cutting up the wood, splitting, burning things, the exrercise I get from it, etc.
That said, If I had a bit more space between my house and my neighbors there would be zero question about it I would have an outdoor wood burner. I have shopped them and so far I am pretty sold on the central boiler that hancho has and the OP is considering. My next house will certainly have one.
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I have a Central 6048, rated at 500,000 BTU (no clue how they come up wit ha rating, too many variables)
I highly recommend one. I use mine to heat the house, hot water, 32x48x12 shop, and pool in the summer. It is an excuse to play with hotrod saws, have a dumptruck, and an iron mule.
My situation is a little unique though. My shop where I work is here at home, and a good friend has a tree service. He calls, I haul. If I had a real job, and had to buy wood with actual cash, things may be different.
|January 10th, 2013, 03:34 PM
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If you have to buy the wood than I'd just pay for propane.
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Central boiler heat rating is at peak output
When wood burns down btu output goes down
I chose 6048 over the 5036
For approx. $2000 extra you will get longer burn times due to the larger water capacity
Out of all the brands i researched it has the largest wAter cap.
Initial startup takes more wood/time but once up to temp it doesnt take anymore energy to maintain water temp
Im looking at 24-36hr burn time heating comparably same sq footage as mentioned above
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Oh yeah
Burning seasoned wood is way more efficient and will reduce usage greatly
I built a 12x30 wood shed for my wood
Fyi I have 11000 in mine
Heating hot tub and hot water for most of the year
When it gets warm enough and i no longer need heat in my house I can put wood in the CB every 4 days
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We heat 2 homes that are 300 feet apart with our Central boiler 6048. I used to sell and install Central boiler units for my bro-in-law, who was the first Central Boiler dealer in our area. You can go on for hours discussing, but outdoor wood boilers are almost always said to be "the best investment I've ever made" Sure everyone has their own favorite brand, but as long as the unit is built well, you cant go wrong.
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Two of Gregory Smart's killers nearing release
William Flynn, the teenager who shot and killed Gregory Smart in 1990, has been granted work release, and a similar request for Flynn's accomplice is pending, a state corrections official said Thursday.
The releases come as the two people directly involved in Smart's killing — Flynn and Patrick Randall — edge closer to June 2015, when they will be eligible for parole in the murder that drew international attention to New Hampshire.
Both testified against Smart's wife, Pamela, who was convicted of first-degree murder conspiracy for coaxing her then-lover, Flynn, to carry out the murder. She is serving a sentence of life without parole in a New York state prison.
Both Flynn and Randall are now 40 and continue to be incarcerated in prisons in New Hampshire and Maine. Both were described as model prisoners when they received sentence reductions in the late 2000s. They are both eligible for parole on June 4, 2015.
"They're at the point where we're trying to transition them, get them prepared for release," said Jeff Lyons, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. Work release would enhance their rehabilitation, corrections officials said in court paperwork filed with Rockingham County Superior Court.
With minimum security status, Flynn and Randall are inmates at their respective prisons, although they are eligible to leave under structured circumstances.
Randall has a C-2 minimum-security classification and has been housed at the New Hampshire State Prison transitional center in Concord since January, Lyons said. The center is outside the prison fence, and its doors are locked. But inmates at the center can sit outside and even smoke cigarettes in designated areas.
They also participate in crews that work at the prison doing tasks such as cutting grass and stocking the warehouse. They can also participate in road crews.
Corrections officials have requested a judge to reduce Randall's classification further to C-1, which would make him eligible for a halfway house and work-release. That request is pending.
Officials also sought C-1 status for Flynn, and on July 2, Rockingham County Superior Court Judge William Delker gave no objection to that status for Flynn.
Lyons stressed that the Flynn request, made on June 10, originated from Maine, where he remains incarcerated.
Maine Corrections Department spokesman Scott Fish said he could not release any information about whether Flynn is participating in work release or not. Flynn was transferred to the Bolduc Correctional Facility, a minimum-security facility, in July 2013.
Fish said Maine inmates are usually transferred to the minimum security facilities in the last three years of their confinement. Maine does not have parole or halfway houses, so any work-release program is granted through minimum security facilities, Fish said.
Their next step would be parole. Donna Sytek, chairman of the Adult Parole Board, said inmates usually appear before the board two months before their minimum release date. They are usually granted parole if they are of good behavior, drug free and have a housing plan.
The two other youths involved in Smart's murder have been out of prison for six years.
Raymond Fowler, who was in the car parked outside the Smart condo, was paroled in 2005 and has completed his sentence, Lyons said.
Vance Lattime, who drove the car, was paroled in 2005 and has posed no problems.


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Fifty-four years ago yesterday, the infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy hearings began in the Unied States Senate in which the Wisconsin Republican tried using a public hearing in order to continue his virulent anti-communist crusade. Today, modern conservatives like Ann Coulter repeatedly attempt to prove that "Fighting Joe" McCarthy's crusade was on the right track in uncovering communists in the State Department and liberals have besmirched his fair name. During the hearings, Senator McCarthy's bullying tactics, which even included attempting to smear the name of President Eisenhower as some sort of friend of communism, resulted in revulsion by the American people toward his variation of anti-communism.
The FBI agents who actually chased Soviet spies in the United States offer an explanation that differs widely from that of right wing Ann Coulter and her crowd of Republican smear artists. Robert J. Lamphere, who participated in virtually all FBI spy cases, told author Ronald Kessler, FBI agents were appalled that J. Edgar Hoover initially supported McCarthy. "The problem was that McCarthy lied about the information and figures," said Lammphere. "He made charges against people that weren't true. McCarthyism harmed the counterintelligence effort against the Soviet threat because of the revulsion it caused."
Senator mccarthy's ccrusade begain on February 9, 1950, when he stated "While I cannot take the time to name all of the men in the State Departmnt who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205 — a list of names that were known to the secretary of state and who, nevertheless, are still working and shaping policy of the State Department." During the following months the figure of 205 changed dramatically, going up and down.
McCarthy asked cooperation of th FBI in his anti-communist crusade, but was told by William Sullivan, who became number three man in the bureau, "We don't have enough evidence to show there was a single Communist in the State Department."
The legacy of Senator McCarthy's lies and throwing around figures certainly lives on in modern day George Bush lies about weapons of mass destruction. The Ann Coulters today are just as prone as Senator McCarthy to throw around "facts" and "figures" that are lies and to accuse those who oppose their viewpoint of being "anti-American." Unfortunately, there is as much chance of Ann Coulter admitting Bush lied abut WMD as there was of Senator McCarthy telling the American public what he was told by the FBI.


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have you ever sat on the sofa on christmas night and thought it will be another 365 days till christmas..
have you ever sat on the sofa on christmas night and thought it will be another 365 days till christmas..
Yes - so depressing!
Have you ever hosted a big New Year's Eve party? (I was supposed to once. I spent days preparing, food was all cooked, decorations were up, table set and ready to go when an hour and a half before party time I became sooooo sick that we had to call everyone and cancel. We couldn't get in touch with one couple who appeared at our door yelling Happy New Year a few hours later!)
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
no never...new year we celebrate at my father in-laws house every year..christmas they come to me..
have you ever been to a party and been drunk before the new year bells chime...
Oh yes!
Have you ever been in a bad mood on Christmas?
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
yes i have!!..it was last christmas...i had christmas dinner ready on time and my family decided to turn up 30mins late...its a lot of hard work preparing dinner then everyone decides to be late..food was still good but would of been better it everyone was there on time..
same question back..have you ever been in a bad mood on christmas..
Yes - one year when my sister and niece were visiting from Seattle, they picked up a cold/virus on the plane and were so sick on Christmas day. By Christmas night we were all sick, including my 2 year old who was miserable!
Have you ever felt disappointed by the way others decorate their homes for Christmas
Last edited by ornamentmaven; 08-27-2013 at 02:12 AM.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
yes..when we lived in a cul-de-sac...neighbours around us didn"t even have a christmas tree in there homes...i thought that was soo sad...
have you ever fallen out with neighbours about your christmas decorations...
No - not about the Christmas decorations - other things LOL. Everyone decorates on my street
Have you ever used inflatable Christmas decorations outside?
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
this year i am so i"l let you know how it goes...
have you ever had your outside decorations damaged by kids..
Never - not even by my own! LOL
Have you ever done all-white lites outside?
Last edited by ornamentmaven; 08-28-2013 at 03:56 PM.
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas


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Ok...i was wondering how most of us run the nylon belt from our jetpacks. This is assuming we are not using the screen accurate harness that booboo makes.
I have 2 ABS "belt loops" screwed to the lower back part of my pack that i run the nylon belt through with the divers buckle. It works fine, but the problem i run into is the belt kind of smashes/wrinkles the vest on the sides as it wants to go over the vest, but it should be under it. Anyone have any suggestions to remedy this?
The only thing i thought of was cutting and sewing 2 "slots" in the appropriate areas of the back of the vest so it can go through and under the vest. Id like to do something better if anyone has any ideas they can throw at me. Is there supposed to be a lower hook, or hooks, that go through the vest similar to the top ones? Maybe i can add something to the Fettdad harness im using to mimic the metal harness by attaching the lower belt/w divers buckle to the harness? I dunno, any thought would be sweet. Thanks everyone.