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to s or not to s? (fbl vs not?)
ok so i'm considering getting a 4#6 and 4g6 (gotta stock up while the hobbyking sale lasts!) but i don't know if i should get the 4#6 or 4#6s and likewise, the 4g6 or 4g6s.
I've heard talk of the fbl being useful only to scale flyers (one of which i am absolutely not) and i've heard speculation of them acting weirdly in the wind. having never flown one myself, i don't know the pros/cons. what are your guys' thoughts and opinions? (actually, i just realized that they're not selling the flybarred versions in the hk sale, but that's okay...all the more reason to have this discussion. if i decide to get the flybarred versions, then i don't need to buy before the sale ends.) |
Just to clarify it for you, HK does not have any flybarless models for sale. They do have the 4#6S and the 4G6, but they don't have the 4#6. All of the aforementioned have flybars. The "S" does not mean it's flybarless.
That being said, you could get a 4#6S and convert it to flybarless. |
ok now i'm lost....i thought the s meant it had the new 3-axis gyro? and having the new 3-axis gyro means it has no flybar?
never mind...after some research on the walkera page, it appears the new v200, v120, v100, and 4f200 are the only walkera helis that are flybarless. |
The S does mean 3-axis gyro.
The 3-axis gyro will work very well with a flybar or flybarless. It's you choice which on to get. I have helicopters both flybar and flybarless with the 3-axis gyro and both work great. There are pro's and con's of flybar and flybarless of course. Tom |
4#6 = Hiller head with flybar and tail only gyro
4#6S = Hiller head with flybar and 3 axis gyro V120D01 = Flybarless head with new 3 axis gyro 4G6 = Bell/Hiller CP head with flybar and tail only gyro 4G6s = Bell/Hiller CP head with flybar and 3 axis gyro V120D02 = Flybarless CP head with new 3 axis gyro Some people have converted the 4#6S to a V120D01 by just replacing the head and not the receiver. Apparently the old 3 axis still works well enough to support a fbl head. A LOT of people prefer the old 3 axis receiver in the 4G6S to the one used in the V120D02 and have actually down graded the receiver to the old version. So converting a 4G6S to a V120D02 is not only possible, but actually preferred by most fliers. Dan |
oohhhhhh ok....i didn't realize they were just updated versions of the 4-6s. thanks for clearing that up for me.
so then, tom z, what are the pros and cons of fbl then? just did a little google research and i didn't really understand what they were talking about...but mentioned something that did catch my eye...is it possible to have a flybarless setup without a 3-axis gyro? |
Here are some examples I can think of due to I have both.
Flybar = more stable than the FBL, handles wind much better at least it does on the micro helicopters. Not super sensitive response like the FBL is. FBL = less parts, less parts top replace in a crash compared to the flybar, lighter head weight due to less parts, extremely responsive! Much more than the flybar. Tom |
Actually, in my experience, the V120D01 is significantly more stable then the 4#6S. It actually has slight tendency to self correct, kind of like a CB100 but less so. Although this could be because of the new receiver and not necessarily because it has no flybar.
The biggest difference is responsiveness. The V120D01 has near instant cyclic response where as the 4#6 has a sort of lag between when you push on the stick and when the heli actually reacts. For a new pilot this lag creates a tendency to over correct which can lead to crashes. Overall the V120D01 is a much easier to fly. As for the 4G6 vs V120D02... They're both CP helis so both are hard for a beginner to fly. I don't actually have a V120D02 yet, but I did trade the RX from my 4G6S for the one from a V120D02 and have flown with it in the 4G6. It is significantly more stable as well. It's still hard to fly, but it's a little less stressful. All that being said I mainly fly in my living room so a lot of what I consider to be positive or negative could be considered differently for someone who flies outdoors with a lot of space. Dan |
All that being said I mainly fly in my living room so a lot of what I consider to be positive or negative could be considered differently for someone who flies outdoors with a lot of space.
Dan[/QUOTE] Dan,just curious why you don't fly outdoors very often,no where nearby like a park or field? I enjoy practicing indoors when weather is bad or during winter months,but even small,light heli's like the 4#6S really perform outside with some space & calmer conditions Mark |
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The greater Neopagan movement can be described as an exercise in resurrection. I'm beginning to question that exercise.
Years ago I came across an article about the Celts from the magazine Hinduism Today. Dated from 1994 and written from a Hindu perspective, the article compares the religion of the ancient Celts with Vedic tradition. There are inaccuracies but the author outlined Celtic religion better than any Pagan author of the same time period (check out both parts and judge for yourself).
At the time the article thrilled me. After all, Celtic religion is practically a sect of classical Vedic practice, from the cosmology and rituals down to the artwork of horned gods in yogic positions. As the article points out: "Celtic Gods are called deuos, meaning 'shining one'...Gods of Vedas are invoked as deva, meaning 'shining one.'" While such similarities are well recognized by Pagans and Celtic polytheists, most Hindus have never heard of the druids. I was excited that a popular Hindu publication brought them to the fore. But one line really struck me.
The end of the article mourns, "The Celts, after a 2,500-year history, were incinerated by the dragon of karma... " It seemed to imply that Celtic religion deserved to be blotted out. And it has a ring of finality: they have perished from the earth and cannot be restored. As a priest of their gods this didn't taste good.
But that line can also be read historically. The world that the Celts knew is gone. History has moved on. If something is important to people they'll keep it alive, but the ways of the ancient druids had lost their relevancy. That which no longer lives up to its purpose either changes or dies.
It brings to mind a famous quote from Japanese poet Matsuo Basho. You've probably seen it before. Roughly translated, Basho tells us:
Do not follow in the footsteps of the wise men of old, but seek what they sought.
Something unique about the Pagan movement, and especially the Celtic Pagans and polytheists is that it's built very firmly on following old footsteps.
In reconstructionist circles there are endless talks about whether such-and-such practice is historically attested. In more eclectic Pagan circles you hear the refrain, "No one really knows what the ancient druids did." That's untrue, mostly, but fair enough: there are definitely gaps in what we know. Both of these viewpoints, the reconstructionist and the eclectic, are basically holding themselves to a standard of the Olden Days. The reconstructionists have to follow the old masters, and the eclectics have to prove why it's okay that they don't.
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The Gates Foundation has done a commendable job for the past ten years installing Windows computers in public libraries around the country. These computers have been used by literally millions of people to find jobs, learn new skills, explore the Internet, and improve their computer skills. While the purpose of these donated computers was not to maintain and expand Windows market share, the net effect of this philanthropy has been to do just that.
When it comes time to buy a computer for your home, doesn't it make a lot of sense to buy the same kind of computer you're used to using at the public library? Why buy a computer whose screen layout and operations you're not familiar with? You would be a fool to do otherwise, right?
Which is why the Gates Foundation ought to consider supporting the use of Linux and Apple computers in public libraries for the next ten years. Give the public a fair chance to see what other computer platforms are out there. Let them compare, side by side, their experiences using Windows computers with using Linux and Apple computers. Let public libraries offer free trainings to the public on Linux and Apple computers. Literally thousands of volunteers would love to teach their neighbors how to use Linux--or Apple computers--in a public library setting. These volunteers remain an untapped resource today.
Let me tell you a little story about the imbalance of computer platforms in public libraries. The year was 2005. Fairfax County Public Libraries, in Fairfax, Virginia, started offering free audiobook downloads in Windows Media Audio (WMA) file format. These audiobooks could not be heard on any Linux computer, Macintosh computer, or iPod. Not only were the audiobooks in WMA format, they were under DRM (Digital Rights Management.) So if you happened to be blind and you owned an iPod, you could not listen to these audiobooks. Then again, blind people don't need to listen to audiobooks, right?
I engaged in a friendly dialogue with the folks in the Fairfax County Public Libraries, who insisted that these audio files could play on Macintosh computers. These audio files most decidedly could not play on Macs. I know. I've spent about 20 years of my life earning a living as a Mac trainer and consultant.
Here's the kicker, though. No Macintosh computers existed anywhere in the Fairfax County Public Libraries to let people test whether the audiobook files could play on them. Zero. Not one. The managers of Fairfax County Public Libraries had to take my word for this incompatibility because the Macintosh computer system was entirely foreign to this library system. How big is Fairfax County Public Libraries? Last time I checked, its annual budget was $29 million.
So the question becomes, does that library system value diversity? Not just ethnic and racial and religious diversity. Do they value diversity in operating systems? It's easier not to value diversity. It's tidier and requires less effort and less expense. It's also the wrong path, for many reasons.
Returning to my original question, should the Gates Foundation support the use of Linux and Apple computers in public libraries? From where I sit, the answer is yes. The Gates Foundation should announce today that Gates Foundation funding can be used to purchase Linux and Apple computers.
A long time ago a famous geek named Socrates explained that, "wisdom begins with wonder." The more we wonder, the more human we become. And for wondering to flourish, we must be exposed to a wide variety of thoughts, arts, music, theater, dance – and operating systems.
Interestingly, the human mind becomes stronger the more operating systems it is exposed to. People who use multiple operating systems develop a generalized understanding of computers. They develop a flexibility of thought. They are not locked in to one way of thinking about a computer task. And they develop a nuanced appreciation of the differences between operating systems. I'm predominantly a Mac guy, but there are some Linux features that far surpass anything on the Mac, and I love Linux for those reasons. And my favorite computer program of all time is Camtasia Studio, which for many years could only be used on Windows. (A Mac version was recently released in August, 2009.)
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Meanwhile, I'm left to wonder--am I the only person who has been wondering about all of the above? That can't be true. We need more wondering in this world. We sure do.
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In a 5-4 vote, the Court found DOMA, which previously banned federal benefits for same-sex married couples unconstitutional and declined to rule on Proposition 8, allowing a district court ruling to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage to stand.
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Come and meet me in the bathroom stall
And show me why you deserve to have it all."
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Excuse my French but I'm in France, I'm just sayin'
Prince Williams ain't do it right if you ask me
Cause I was him, I would have married Kate and Ashley
What's Gucci, my nigga? What's Louis, my killa?
What's drugs, my dealer? What's that jacket, Margiela?
Doctors say I'm the illest, cause I'm suffering from realness
Got my niggas in Paris and they going gorillas, huh
I don't even know what that means
(No one knows what it means, but it's provocative)
No it's not, it's gross (Gets the people going)
[Verse 3]
You are now watching the throne, don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone, don't let me get in my zone
These other niggas is lyin, actin' like the summer ain't mine
(I got that hot bitch in my home) You know how many hot bitches I own
Don't let me get in my zone, don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone, don't let me get in my zone
The stars is in the building, they hands is to the ceiling
I know I'm 'bout to kill it, how you know? I got that feeling
You are now watching the throne, don't let me into my zone
Don't let me into my zone (I'm definitely in my zone)
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apologies. was taking the info from apple uk
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Sure it did. That's simply a factor of output impedance vs the silly load of the TF10. The output impedance is lower than almost any of the Ipods or the Iphone 3g but higher than the Iphone 4 and 4s. Exception would be the Ipod touch 5g which is the best yet (0.8). It also appeared after Jobs had passed.
Sometimes things get oversimplified so that Grandma can understand them.
Oops, reading on, I see you've already come to that conclusion. The objectivity is appreciated. If you ever get the chance, try the LO from a Touch 3g. It's better than the touch 4g for no good reason.
Just did a blind test between the 5 and 4S for volume, and to my surprise the iphone 5 sounded louder to me with my IEM's. As far as sound quality I don't think one's better than the other, it's more of the fact that they sound different and I actually prefer the 5.
....I realize I am late to the discussion here....
I have found much musical pleasure in using the IPHONE4 as a source for my 2 channel system.
NAIM amp >>> FRITZ speakers
Of course I plan to use a "real" source in the future, but after extensive comparison with the dragonfly dac,
the IPHONE4 dac wins for my ears... it's smooth, non fatiguing, albeit with alot less sharpness and edginess,
but to me that is a GOOD THING.... I don't end up sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for something to
happen (what a horrible way to enjoy music)....
In short, I'm astounded that this simple IPHONE4 can be such an enjoyable source....


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New Trading Venues Line Up to Compete for Derivatives Business
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WASHINGTON–Trading platforms competing for business in newly-regulated derivatives markets could get off to a rocky start next week.
As they jockey for position at the starting line, the new platforms face a raft of challenges in addition to competition amongst themselves, including regulatory hurdles and gripes from customers getting used to a new system.
New rules set to take effect Oct. 2 are aimed at forcing complex derivatives called swaps onto open trading platforms, but some firms that use swaps, to hedge risk or make bets on everything from interest rates to raw material costs, say the new system's not ready.
William Thum, principal at The Vanguard Group, says market participants haven't had enough time to "assess the pros and cons of each platform and to make a knowing selection of the preferred approach." He supports the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association request for a six-month delay.
Swaps were targeted by lawmakers after they contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. The CFTC then wrote rules to push the privately-negotiated transactions into open, competitive trading venues.
Some swaps are already traded electronically, but as of Wednesday they will have to be traded on newly regulated swap execution facilities or SEFs. If the platforms aren't ready, some market participants say traders will go back to negotiating their deals privately.
"We could very well get to next week and see that no one wants to trade on a SEF," said Rick McVey, CEO of MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Firms that already run electronic trading platforms like MarketAxess and Bloomberg LP have registered with the CFTC to be SEFs as well as brokers that currently operate in the swaps market like GFI Group Inc.GFIG -1.99% and futures exchanges likeIntercontinentalExchange Inc.ICE +0.57% Newly formed start-up companies like trueEX Group LLC and Javelin Capital Markets LLC have also registered.
A CFTC official said earlier this month that the agency was registering platforms that submit applications, but wasn't inspecting each one before it goes live.
David Van Wagner, chief counsel to the agency's Division of Market Oversight, said officials "review the application essentially for completeness."
"We do not do any sort of drill down on substance," Mr. Van Wagner said at a meeting of the CFTC's Technology Advisory Meeting on Sept. 12.
A spokesman for the CFTC declined to comment. The commission could issue some further guidance or last minute clarification as it has often done ahead of regulatory deadlines in the past.
"It's a watershed time for changes in competition in the derivatives markets," said Darrell Duffie, a finance professor at Stanford University. He said it may take a long time to know what "the new world of derivatives" will look like.
Some start-up trading venues don't want a delay because they don't want to lose ground to other competitors, including futures exchanges, which are rolling out products designed to mimic swaps.
"To delay rules might create an unfair competitive advantage between old platforms that claim they're not ready and new platforms that are ready to go Oct. 2," James Cawley, chief executive of Javelin Capital Markets LLC.
Former CFTC chief economist Jeffrey Harris said a certain amount of upheaval is natural in a newly competitive market.
"What we're bound to see in the longer term is dozens of these SEFs registering and over time either merging or just dropping by the wayside," said Mr. Harris. "It's kind of like watching an economic experiment play out in real time," he said.


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Whyte Museum
Established | 1968 |
Location | Banff, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°10′31″N 115°34′24″W / 51.17528°N 115.57328°WCoordinates: 51°10′31″N 115°34′24″W / 51.17528°N 115.57328°W |
Type | mountain museum |
Website | www.whyte.org/ |
The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The museum collects, preserves, exhibits, and makes available for research and education materials related to the cultural heritage of the Rocky Mountains of Canada and other mountains around the world. The museum, which contains an archive and library, was the inspiration of Banff artists Peter and Catharine Whyte.[1] The Alpine Club of Canada has dedicated the Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut on the Peyto Glacier after the couple.
The museum was opened on June 16, 1968 by the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation. The Archives of the Canadian Rockies was the starting point of the museum and the Banff Library was incorporated in the Whyte Museum in 1970. The exhibition space saw several expansions during the 1980s and a new facility was opened in 1993. The museum acquires and exhibits art and artifacts from the Canadian Rockies, aiming to showcase the culture and history of the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Many of Byron Harmon's photographs, pioneer photographer of the Canadian Rockies, are housed at the museum.[2]
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
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PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — It was a happy ending for two New Jersey women who were thrown from their canoe while paddling down the Delaware River Sunday afternoon and saved by emergency responders.
Angela Rodriguez and Stephany Paiva, both 23 and from Newark, N.J., said they planned for a peaceful family trip on the river when they rented canoes from Kittatinny Canoes in Barryville, N.Y.
At about 5 p.m. the women said they were paddling near Port Jervis when they hit a dip in the water and the boat flipped. Although the water was shallow, the women said the current was strong and took the boat away.
Both were wearing life jackets and swam over to the shore of a nearby island. Although Rodriguez lost her phone, Paiva called 911 and Kittatinny before the battery went dead.
Emergency responders from Matamoras, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, Port Jervis and Westfall all responded and put two boats in the water. Responders ferried each woman back to West End Beach near Ferry Street and River Road. Firefighters gave them white blankets and let them sit in a heated truck to warm up as they waited for Tom Gable and Jason Sladicka, sent out from Kittatinny to bring the women back to base.
Aside from being cold and wet, neither suffered any injuries. Paiva had only socks on her feet — the Delaware had luckily claimed only her Reebok shoes. Neither were very eager to hit the river again soon.
"No more canoeing for me," said Rodriguez.
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You'll have to go with Roman to get some bullets. Drive to the place given on the radar by following your GPS. Roman is afraid that the loan sharks will go after him so you will be on the lookout outside. Just keep still and wait for things to come, that's all. Meanwhile there will be a telephone conversation between Roman and Niko. When you hear Niko say that he thinks the loan sharks have arrived you'll have to call Roman. After this a short cut scene will follow in which Roman hurries to the car and the loan sharks tell you to stop. Drive to Roman's house and when you arrive the mission will be passed. Drive slowly: getting rid of the loan sharks will be a breeze.


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So I approached the M5, admittedly in the less forgiving depths of the English winter, with a fair expectation that I was going to love it. That I didn't came as a shock. Here's why.
The size is an immediate issue. Around 'regular' cars, the F10 looms like an X6, everything about it exaggerated to the point of parody. And yet, like a true M5, it's still a relatively subtle-looking thing and capable of slipping in with the masses of M Sport 520ds when required.
Artificial high
It's full of surprise and delight though, the cabin beautifully finished. That slight wobble in the stitching on the dash though - a true 'error' or, like the engine note, carefully contrived in an attempt to prove the Germans can also do 'charisma'?
Maybe the quarter-turn of corrective lock required the first time I dip a toe into the turbo V8 is also a finely calibrated 'character' feature too. It's certainly a healthy reminder that 560hp through the rear wheels is something to be respected, even in this electronically regulated age. And the kind of thing that gives the M5 a more macho, hooligan edge over its more civilised rivals from AMG and Jaguar's R range. Just what we want, right?
It's certainly true that the M5 wears its performance heart on its sleeve. But as the M1 (keep up, talking motorways now!) gives way to the A5 and North Wales I get a nagging doubt that perhaps this is the car's major downfall.
Hey, fat boy
The bulk that makes it cumbersome and out of sorts in town doesn't diminish out in the wilds either. And in sheer size terms it feels more like an S63 or XJ Supersport. And yet it still wants to go like an M5. Which isn't an entirely comfortable combination as the dry stone walls close in and the turns tighten under the tree-covered run up to Betws-y-Coed.
With the nearside wheels buzzing the rumble strip and the offside ones tha-dum, tha-dum, tha-dumming along the cats' eyes any sense of line choice on roads with anything other than a perfect sightline is forgotten. And this is at the core of the frustration with the M5. You never doubt its abilities. The size and speed differential over 'civilian traffic' on regular roads just makes opportunities to appreciate them fleeting at best, ruled out completely too often.
I am trying though! With two M hotkeys to play with I've got M2 in an everything up to 11 ('Super Sports' for throttle, steering, gearbox and suspension with stability control in M Dynamic Mode) and a more nuanced combination for M1 with a middling throttle, snappy gearchanges and comfort ride.
M2 is, in this configuration, frankly horrible. Turn-in has you fighting a springy, artificial weighting at the wheel, the throttle snaps from off-boost to on (lots of 'on') with binary subtlety and the fat tyres tramline on the wet Welsh tarmac.
There's an app for that
My M1 combination is much, much better. And here BMW proves the worth of myriad driver-selectable preferences. When it works, like this, you really can 'tune' the car, the surprisingly supple but controlled ride in Comfort among the impressive attributes you can throw into the mix.
Nothing, but nothing, dilutes how full-on the M5 is though. Tug the left paddle (nicely tactile) on the approach to a corner and that downshift WILL thump through, instantly. Confirm your consent and MDM and 501lb ft of torque from just 1,500rpm means the rear wheels aren't shy of dictating your line and there really is a sense of 1 M lairiness despite the size and bulk. But, again, you only get a taste of this in territory where mere points would be a mere dream and a ban or prison sentence are more likely. So you back off. And again the frustration sets in.
Imbalance of power
The M5 isn't the only car with this imbalance of performance over acceptability of course. But perhaps that lunatic, four-door Nissan GT-Rstyle thrust stands out more for the sheer incongruity of it. M5s used to be about covert, useable performance. The new one takes it to extremes but the extremes seem to be all it's interested in.
It's like the F10 is the 911 Turbo to the E60's GT3. Great naturally aspirated engines like those in the latter two treat you to new thrills and sensations with every number on the rev counter. New-school turbo engines like the M5's forced induction V8 just swap small numbers on the speedo for big ones - really big ones - with no sense of transition. Are you out to enjoy the journey or the destination? The way the M5 deploys its power it's all about the latter, reducing further those opportunities to enjoy even a cheeky taste now and then.
Where to go?
None of this is BMW's fault - this isn't some j'accuse, 'here's where you went wrong guys' missive. Because the new M5 addresses every complaint ever levelled at its predecessor. Peaky! Too extreme! Rubbish gearbox! BMW has looked at each issue and dealt with it. And that engine is incredible. It outguns the E63 with supermini's worth less displacement and yet, even after a week that included several hundred miles of Welsh hoonage and a day in the hands of our man Harris, the trip computer was showing an overall average of 19mpg.
The M5 is the way it is because BMW couldn't have done anything different. It's a product of our times, the need to evolve from what went before. Bigger, faster, more goes the cry and the M5 has responded.
On that basis criticising it seems unfair. Quantifiably a great, great car and a technically impressive achievement the M5's abilities run the risk of irrelevance. That the opportunities to enjoy them are so, so limited are not its fault either. Aloofness and failure to engage at more everyday speeds are though. But tell me I'm wrong.
Engine: 4,395cc V8, twin-turbo, direct-injection
Power (hp): 560@6,000rpm
Torque (lb ft): 501@1,500rpm
0-62mph: 4.4 sec
Top speed: 155mph (limited, 189mph with optional M Driver's Package)
Weight: 1,945kg (EU)
MPG: 28.5mpg (NEDC combined)
CO2: 232g/km
Price: £74,040 (list price, £85,065 as tested)


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affordableportables needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
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A little over a month ago we had a contest to completely update our logo which was fabulous, however the owner of our company loves his old logo and would instead like to see if someone could come up with an update of our beautiful 1980's logo (j/k).
Our company has been around for many years and we have plenty of stores in the Southern California region. In addition, we are AT&T's number one premier agent in Southern California. We need something that is more fitting of the high quality products and services we provide to our customers.
We would like to update our logo to something more modern and professional but not too "techy."
We have a new website which utilizes a mostly black background and is very professional looking. We are open to different color schemes and welcome you imagination.
As long as our company name is in the logo concept, we are open to having symbols/icons that represent our service/industry.
You can see our old logo at http://www.affordable-portables.com
Our company has been in business for over 25 years and caters to all age groups, so mass appeal is what we are searching for. A professional, clean, modern corporate look that appeals to all is what is desired.
The tag line must read, "Keeping You Connected!" Like I said we are looking for something updated, more modern, and more professional than our current logo without a huge drastic makeover. The owner loves his old design but it doesn't match our current website or today's more modern designs. If possible I will try to post the old logo for all to go from.
What I Want:
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Stocking A 29 Gal Betta Tank Question A month ago I bought a veiltail betta fish housed in a 2.5gal filtered tank. After I brought him home I started researching what would make a better tank. I found out that bettas can live (sometimes) with other fish so i started looking for which fish would be best in his tank. I did research on cycling new tanks and decided to perches a 29 Gal aquarium kit with quietflow filter, heater, and fluorescent lighting. I read that hardier fish were better to start off with to start the flow of the tank (after being cycled). I was thinking of going with Black Neon Tetra to start with. Then after they work out going with Emperor Tetra and after them introducing some shrimp and snails then bringing the betta into the established environment. Is it overstocking if I were to include: 7 Black Neon Tetra (neutral colors, usually don't nip fins) 7 Emperor Tetra (neutral colors, usually don't nip fins) 1 Veiltail Betta (purpose of the tank) 5 Ghost Shrimp (love Ghost shrimp) 2 Nerite Snails (wanted snails) Sorry if it seems long winded but I wanted to make sure I included all the info I could about it so people can give answers with few to no questions. |
Welcome to the forum and the hobby! Both of those tetra are a good fit with betta, but instead of having two schools of 7 fish, it would be a better idea to have one large (10-12 fish) school. This will do a better job of ensuring any infighting stays in the group, and the fish will also display better colors around more conspecifics. This will also allow you to get a school of substrate fish like kuhli loach or bronze cory cats (click on the shaded names to see pictures and read more about these fish). Have two small schools of fish in the column will make it look a bit crowded. One school in the column and one on the ground will even out the movement in the tank. You'll also want to look into planting the tank as it will make both the betta and the tetra feel more comfortable. Floating plants like water sprite will do a lot for these fish. |
Hello! Thank you for the fast response and welcome ^^, Bronze Cory seem like a great fit. How hardy are these? I'm worried about the fish being put into a new tank (it will be fully cycled) with nothing else (I read some fish start better then others). I was going to start with the black neon tetra for their (relative) hardiness but, in terms of color I'm leaning towards emperor tetra (which aren't from what i read). As for the plants I wanted to start out with plastic to take my experience slow. In my 2.5Gal tank i have a some real plants that he seems to really love so, I intend to start with those once i put him in. The water sprites are a good choice that I didn't know about and I'll probably put those in midway into stocking the tank. Thanks in advance for any input! |
Bronze cory are a very hardy fish. They are great for newcomers and neat to watch, too. You could add the cories after the tank is cycled (but not while, they aren't hardy enough for that). And then add the emperor tetra after the tank is matured (it's the second process that comes after cycling where the parameters of the tank stabilize and the bacterial colonies become strong). I would actually recommend live plants from the start. Especially the floating ones like water sprite because these will help absorb any extra ammonia that results from adding more fish to an aquarium. There are some very easy live plants you can start off with like amazon sword and java fern. These can be found in most pet stores and don't need any extra consideration. If you don't feel like diving in head first, use some live and some plastic. |
To be honest, water sprite is amazing. It's so easy, grows super fast, doesnt need a lot of light, and best of all, you don't need to plant it! It's like an ammonia sponge. It's AMAZING. You will absolutely love it. |
Sorry I haven't replied in a few days, but that sounds like I'm gonna have to get live plants. thanks again for all the feedback and I'll add pictures and updates once my tanks up and running if you're interested. ^^ thanks again. |
We always love pictures here. Happy to help!! ^-^ |
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▼▲Is Islam a religion of peace or of violence?
Islam is a religion we can no longer afford to ignore. It is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. Newspapers and television news regularly bring stories from the Middle East, but more importantly, the Muslim world has come to us. Between 5 and 7 million Muslims currently live in America, and that number is growing.
Recognizing the importance of understanding Islam, R. C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb had a series of conversations about how Islam differs from the Christian faith, and those conversations became the basis for this book. As a convert from Islam, Saleeb has spent many years studying Islam and Christianity. With Dr. Sproul he focuses on four basic areas in which Islam rejects the very foundations on which Christianity is built:
- the nature and authority of the Bible
- the nature of God
- the character of humankind
- the deity and sacrificial death of Christ
Sproul and Saleeb will help you understand Islam better and give you an intellectual basis for answering the Muslim faith-perhaps when interacting with Muslims in your own neighborhood or city. In addition to discussing the differences between Islam and Christianity, Saleeb gives his own perspective on the "dark side" of Islam in light of violence perpetrated by Muslim extremists in recent years.
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David GoughAlexandria, VAAge: 55-65Gender: male3 Stars Out Of 5A starting place for reaching Muslims for ChristNovember 13, 2013David GoughAlexandria, VAAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 3Value: 4Meets Expectations: 3This review was written for The Dark Side of Islam.As our church takes direct aim on reaching Muslims with the Gospel of Christ, I have recognized my own need to become better informed with the basic tenets of Islam. Respecting the ministry of R.C. Sproul, I purchased this volume hoping to gain more than I actually received. In its barely-one hundred pages, we find what seems to be an edited transcript of a dialogue between Sproul and a converted Muslim, Abdul Saleeb (a pseudonym). Their conversation is profitable to listen in to, but it is basic and lacking the depth and substance I had hoped for. There is nothing fundamentally flawed in this basic give-and-take, but it is little more than a comparative contrast between the cardinal doctrines that separate Christianity and Islam (the Scriptures, the Fatherhood of God, the Trinity, sin, salvation, the death of Christ, and the Deity of Christ). I believe that the reader would have been better served had Sproul debated a "practicing" Muslim rather than by relating a conversation between two men who are in total agreement. I say that because our ministry will not be with "converted" Muslims, but with those who differ in the major points that are only briefly touched upon in the book. It would have been far more helpful to have been exposed to a more impassioned apologetic for Islam in order that we might better understand the opponent we are up against. I expected more from Sproul, whose well-deserved reputation will result in sales of any book on which his name appears on the cover. Although I applaud the rationale of the book, it falls rather short of delivering what was expected. It is not until the final chapter that the subject of "radical Islam" is even broached. There are better volumes than this from which to gain a greater understanding of Islam from a biblical perspective, something every Christian will be forced to respond to in the days that lie before us. I would recommend "Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross" by Norman Geisler and (interestingly, this same) Abdul Saleeb.
OneNationUnderGodAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Helpful and EnlighteningApril 13, 2013OneNationUnderGodAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Dark Side of Islam.This book was very helpful in laying out simply the doctrinal differences between Islam and Christianity. I loved how it had perspective from a Christian and from a former Muslim, who could thus speak from experience in the teachings of the religion. It also cleared up a sneaking suspicion I had that the media's portrayal of Islam as a "religion of peace" is propaganda rather than factual. I loved how it cited actual quotes from the Quran and Muslim scholars to support what we see in the news today. Nothing about studying Islam from secular sources will make sense until you give this concise, yet meaty, book a chance to illuminate it.
Nate Milne5 Stars Out Of 5March 14, 2004Nate MilneThis review was written for The Dark Side of Islam.In this book, R.C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb (pseudonym), a Muslim convert to Christianity, discuss the major doctrinal differences between Christianity and Islam. They demonstrate that these two religions have fundamentally different views on a number of doctrines, and they present a defense for the Christian view of each. The seven doctrines discussed in the book's first seven chapters are Scripture, the fatherhood of God, the Trinity, sin, salvation, the death of Christ, and the deity of Christ. The final chapter presents the roots of terrorism in the Qur'an and Muslim tradition. For all of these topics, the two authors deal well with the differences between Christianity and Islam. There is one additional area that would have benefited this book greatly, in my opinion. It lacked any significant historical introduction to Islam. While not essential for understanding the material in the book, it would have still helped the average reader, who is most likely unaware of the "who, when, where, how, and why?" of Islam's founding and continuance to the present day.


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Located in one of the smallest commercial spaces in Montreal, Canada, next to a subway station—coffee shop 'La Distributrice' (The Distribution) reinvents the traditional takeout coffee service.
The tiny takeaway coffee shop is devoid of chairs and tables for customers to rest—rather, it's just a cabin that lets baristas make and serve you your cups of caffeine, which you can directly pickup while on the street.
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Fiction, Domination/submission, Male / Females, Reluctance, Virginity, Written by women
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After returning from the ambush, I crawled into my make-shift tent – too shaken and full of adrenaline to eat anything. I kicked my boots off and started to undo my zip and slipped my muddy trousers onto the ground. As soon as I had done this, Nate appeared in front of me, smiling as crude, uncensored images flashed through his mind. In the dim light of the late evening I could make out through his thin shirt, his rippling muscles which everyone had developed through carrying rifles and supplies. Being the only girl, I could tell what he was here for. I swept my eyes over him and noticed a bump in his trousers. Hard with anticipation, he made his way towards me as I inched away.
"Come here," he whispered harshly. "Stop moving." The violent undertone in his voice made something freeze within me. He took long strides towards me and stopped; his body pressing against mine. Realising I was only wearing my shirt, and that my tent was away from the guys' tents, I realised I was completely at his mercy. I felt myself go weak at the knees with terror and Nate pushed me onto the ground. As the evening turned to night, a sharp chill flooded into my tent and I felt myself nestle subconsciously into his body for warmth. He tugged at his trousers and they slid down to his knees. I looked down and saw his hard penis, hungry for me.
"No, stop – I don't… I'm a – I haven't yet…" I protested, but he pinned down my arms and tore off my pants and shirt. I shivered silently, completely frozen with fear.
"Suck me," he ordered and sat back, further revealing his growing manhood.
"But I-I don't, I can't…" I stuttered as I struggled to find words to express myself.
"Look, just shut up and suck me" he said, wrapping his hands round the back of my head and pulling me forwards so that my lips were just touching the tip of his cock. "Lick it" he ordered. I began licking and sucking, shaking with adrenaline and disbelief at what was happening. I crouched on my hands and knees before him, my bare ass in the air as he pulled his hands through my hair.
"Use your hands." He said. I lifted my head and moved my hands towards him. "No, keep sucking." I paused to concentrate on what he was saying, afraid of getting it wrong and then shook my head in confusion. He forced my head back down onto the head of his cock and reached for my hands. Taking them in his, he wrapped my hands around his dick and started moving them round and up and down. Then he removed his hands and lay back down again, groaning and panting in pleasure. "Faster" he ordered. I moved my hands and tongue faster, suddenly realising that I was not only turned on, but also wet. Pressing my legs together in denial, I carried on satisfying him. "Faster." I started going faster. "Come on, bitch, faster" he grunted as I carried out his order. He began pushing his pelvis up and thrusting himself further into my mouth. His cock reached the back of my mouth and my throat closed up as he started trying to push it down. "Come on," he muttered angrily before sitting up again, prying my hands away and taking my head in his hands. Before I realised what he was doing, he was pumping my mouth up and down his shaft, the end reaching down my throat, making me gag. "Tighter" he ordered. I tried to ask him what he meant but only a shrill sound came out as my voice vibrated down his cock. "Mm, that's nice," he said as his throbbing manhood filled my mouth. "I want it tighter though." Still not understanding what this meant, I made another muffled sound. "Oh, for God's sake, just press your lips together tighter". I did as he told me as he continued to thrust my mouth down his thick cock. His groans grew louder as he approached orgasm. Suddenly he pushed my head back and threw me back down onto the ground, his cock waving around in the air. I had never seen a hard cock before and continued to stare at him, still taking in what was happening.
He took a few deep breaths and slowly drew his eyes up my naked body. With his shirt still on, and his trousers round his knees, he crawled towards me. He kneeled in between my legs and lifted them onto his lap either side of his torso. Grabbing me by the waist, he pulled me towards him. The thought of his large cock inside me filled my mind as it became painfully clear how inevitable it was. His rough hands travelled up my thighs, twisting round, and then moving up inside my legs towards my glistening pussy. Suddenly, he thrust a finger into me. "Well, well," he muttered as my juices covered his forefinger "you're just the dirty whore I thought you were." I blushed hotly as he smiled at how turned on I was. Then he rubbed my clitoris with his thumb. It was so sensitive and I jerked away from him as a shiver of overmastering pleasure ran all the way up my body. Even though I was so horny, I was still torn between intense desire and fear of the latent violence and temper that Nate was notorious for. He reached forward in between my legs again and ran his finger up my slit, pressing down as he got to my clitoris, sending another impulse of painful pleasure from my crotch. I wriggled away from him. He once again wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled my open legs towards his expectant cock whilst lifting me slightly off the ground and onto his lap. He pushed my legs wider open and shuffled my wet pussy towards his member. Overcome with sudden fear, I squeezed my legs together and pushed myself off him. Edging away as quickly as I could, still on my back and naked, I saw a flash of bestial anger cross his face. He got up, his trousers dropping completely off and then ripped his shirt off. "I'm going to fuck you, so stop fighting it." He forced his hot, naked body onto mine, pinned down my arms with his and pushed his lips onto mine. Pulling his tongue out, he circled my lips with his tongue and then bit down on them, drawing a little drop of blood. I let out a yelp of agony, too scared to scream, and pulled away from him. Filled with sudden energy, I pushed him off me and started towards the guys' camp, trying to get away from Nate. He pounded after me, his hard cock bobbing up and down as he ran. "Myers! Nicholson! Smith!" he roared. As I neared the group of tents, I noticed how empty it was. Turning back around, I could just about make out a large group of guys heading out of the camp, towards the large stream, several hundred metres away. I swung my head back around towards the group of tents and saw Jack Myers and Chris Nicholson staring straight at me, spreading out, ready to catch me. I tried to change direction, but my bare feet slipped in the moist, leafy undergrowth and I fell to the ground. Jack took hold of my arms above my head, whilst Chris took one ankle in each hand and held my legs apart. Clearly relishing the sight of my naked body, struggling hopelessly against their hold, they both began to get hard. Chris quickly pulled his hardening cock out of his trousers and pushed himself in between my legs, holding the tip against my pussy, about to thrust himself in, when Nate appeared. "Hey, get the fuck off my bitch," he snarled at Chris, kicking him out of position. "That's not what we agreed. You'll get your turn. But let me pop her cherry first." My eyes widened in horror as I heard him say this. "Where the hell is Smith?" Nate looked up at Chris and Jack angrily.
"He's in the bushes" replied Jack, nodding towards the thicker parts of the woods.
"Fucking retard," muttered Nate, "Never mind." Still panting after the run from my tent, Nate leaned his body in between my legs, heaving his weight up and down as he regained his strength. His erection had wilted, so he grabbed my hand from Jack's hold and rubbed it on his cock. Within seconds, it was hard as rock again. He shuffled himself further onto me, so that his dick was now pressing against my slit, sliding in. He reached down and manoeuvred his cock into my opening with his hands. Then, once he had an inch inside me, he replaced his hands on my breasts. He pushed forward, feeling my tight cunt pressing against him. Then, he reached my hymen. He stopped. I held my breath, preparing myself for what was to come. Suddenly, with animal force he slammed against it, and I screamed in agony. I tore my arms away from Jack as the pain seared through my body. Chris got up from next to me and helped Jack grip my arms again, so that they were holding one arm each. Nate slowly pulled his cock out before pushing it back in. as he slammed his dick against the wall of my pussy, releasing the frustration that clearly jerking off nearly every night had not released, I cried out in pain. "Shut her up," gasped Nate in between breaths "or the others will come back."
Upon hearing this, Chris promptly got up and pulled his trousers all the way down. Then he knelt over my head, his legs either side of me, facing down my body so he could see Nate's cock thrusting in and out of my sore cunt. Chris pushed his manhood into my mouth. "Suck me," he hissed. I did as I was told, still painfully aware of Nate's increasing pace. He began to pant like a dog, his cock now reaching all the way inside me so that his balls smacked against my ass rhythmically. "Fuck. I'm going to come."
Just as he was about to come, loud voices were heard from the edge of the camp. The others were returning. Desperate to come, but afraid of the others' reaction to this, he pulled out his hard cock and scrambled up. "This isn't over." He whispered, and ran towards his tent, Chris and Jack following him.
Suddenly very aware at how naked and vulnerable I was, I got up and made my way briskly in the other direction towards my tent, my pussy sore and heart pounding…
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Oh please countinue i wil like to put my hard cock in ur pussy......
2009-07-16 03:10:37
I would like to know the rest of the story. Like, how many guys took you on? Did you begin to like it? Are you still letting them have you? Please write a part two.
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2009-06-13 19:23:03
soo good!!!
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i came without touching my penis
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Great Story. Read it all and got wet too!
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Dental Anesthesia |
Injection Novocain I Felt an Electrical Zap?02/09/2010 |
What was the electrical zap I felt when my dentist injected the Novocain? The cavity was filled in my lower jaw. She said it got close to the nerve. I still feel a tingly feeling in my lower lip?
When the dentist places the local anesthetic for the lower jaw, he or she tried to get in the area of a specific nerve. If the dentist does this just perfectly, the needle can brush by the nerve causing the electrical shock you felt. Most of the time, the nerve remains numb for a day or two but it can be longer.
If the tingling is still present several days after the injection, you should contact your dentist to let him or her know that you are still experiencing some numbness. In the vast majority of cases, there are no long lasting symptoms.
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