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18th December 2008, 11:29 PM | #1 |
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Simple class-d problems
I'm building a simple class-d design for a project for my study (Bachelor of Physics)
The goal is to understand the principles and make a working prototype. The idea is very simple: The triangle generator is also very simple (standard), something like: http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/se-inoue/e_ckt16.htm The generator works fine, the comparator works fine (is there another way to get an output without the 1k resistor?, because of the DC), and the mosfet driver works almost fine. This is the low side output on the scope: This is the high side output: Looks a little bit strange? But I can't find out where the problem is. the output of the comparator: There is also another problem. When I try to use the output MOSfets, the powersupply gets shorted. Do I miss a point ?? edit: (Mistake in schematic changed) |
19th December 2008, 01:41 AM | #2 |
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What are you doing wrong?
The input ground and output ground for the driver IC can only stand a very limited dc voltage difference between them (i.e., they often are connected directly together). You must use a level shifter to send the comparator output down to the negative output rail if you wish to use a center referenced input ground. - a.s. |
19th December 2008, 01:45 AM | #3 |
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Caveat: I didn't check the driver IC spec sheet as all or most all IR parts do not include a center ground, but perhaps this is an exceptional newer one.
19th December 2008, 05:46 AM | #4 |
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Your circuit can't work correctly: The COM terminal of your 2108 should be tied to -20V, and you need a separate supply for the chip Vcc, that must be around 15V but referenced to -20V With such low voltages, it is quite easy (just a 7812 or 7815 whose input is connected to GND, ground is connected to -20V and output goes to Vcc of the IR2108. Additionally, you need to level-shift the PWM input so it swings from -20V to -20V+15V. This can be done with a transistor and a couple of resistors. |
19th December 2008, 06:37 AM | #5 |
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In other words, what spiceman said.
An alternative is of course to use unipolar supplies throughout and AC couple your I/O, as the other side of the same stick. |
19th December 2008, 07:12 AM | #6 |
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if -20V is stable, you may connect COM to -20V and VCC to ground.
If comparator is rail-to-rail you may not need a level shifter. |
19th December 2008, 12:38 PM | #7 |
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Thank you all for the reply's.
I have connected the COM to -15V (just because I hadn't -20V stabilized) and the result where two fried IRS2108. The LM311 will not work without the 1k resistor to +15V (I really don't see why that is). The comparator is connected like the schematic. But on the other hand, if I just need a level shift, than that is done by the 1k pull-up resistor after the LM311 @ ssanmor Yes I saw that type of regulator on another post at this forum. I've simulated and tested is, but didn't understand the technique behind it. The output was -7V or something. |
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Exactly, you need 12V referenced to COM (-20V). The 7812 regulator provides a stable 12V output between its center and output pins, so if you connect the center to COM, you will get 12V from its output to COM, right?
And in order to work properly, the 7812 regulator needs at least around +15V at its input, again referenced to the center pin, that's why you connect the input to GND, because you have 20V from GND to -Vss. You measure -7V from GND, and that's about right, because you have -20V + 12V= -8V. (perhaps you have -19V negative rail). Please note that the max. input to output difference in a 7812 is around 35V. Besides, you have to multiply this difference by the current consumption to find how much power the 7812 is dissipating. It should be below 1.2W without heatsink in order to get a safe operating temperature. So the max. drive current you can draw is 1.2W / (20-12) = 150mA, more than enough for your purposes, as you should need something around 50mA). Regarding the level shifter, your pull-up is not suitable, you need something that translated the 0 to 15V output of the comparator to -20 to -5V approx. to enter the IR2108. You will find a lot of schematics for doing so in these forums using a single transistor. Besides, you are not providing dead-time (I don't know if the IR2108 already provides some), so you may have cross-conduction. These are the basic points to put it to work, then there a lot of details that you should take care of after it is more or less working. But let's go step by step. Hope these explanations are useful. |
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Yes that's very clear to me, thank you!
Allright, so the COM must be connected to -15V and VCC to "+15V". I mean not really +15V, but at a LM7815, where the reference =-20V and the input is gnd. Hopefully that fixes the problem. (The connection point will be between the diode and VCC and the 2,2uF I think? ) But why is the LO output correct and isn't the HI ? |
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The COM should be connected to your -20V, together with the 7815 center pint. Vcc pin to the output of the 7815, and regulator input to GND, that's it.
You won't have it running unless you put a level shifter in the input(s). Regarding dead-time, you don't have to worry about cross-conduction it as it has 500ns internally, but don't expect good quality audio, it is simply too much. |
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a resident of Barron Park
on Nov 6, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Maybe the Weekly is afraid of big labor.
a resident of Ventura
on Nov 6, 2007 at 2:45 pm
The Weekly probably locked the thread because it was beginning to fill with unproven suppositions about the connections between labor and the candidates.
The last post in that thread was absurd, in the extreme, with false information presented about housing policy, and the use of that false information to smear candidates.
The Weekly - who I don't always agree with :) - made the right call.
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on Nov 6, 2007 at 2:55 pm
But, Jeremy, notice that supposed "smear" of candidates was of two candidates supported by the Weekly.
Maybe that is why discussion was cut off
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The Weekly blocking the thread makes me even more sure that they shouldn't be voted for.
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It looks like now the thread has not just been locked: it has been totally removed -- without notice or explanation. At least I cannot find it any more. The Weekly has every right to do what it wants to do on this forum, but this kind of behavior only leads to conspiracy theorizing and charges of favoritism and censorship.
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a resident of Southgate
on Nov 6, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Nevermind. I found the post. They didn't remove it. I still don't understand why it was locked. The post by Raleigh, contra Loski above, didn't contain anything but speculation about the reasons for the contributions to Yeh and Espinosa - which the coy commets about matter by the candidates themselves certainly invites.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 6, 2007 at 6:30 pm
I also assumed it was because the information might be seen as critical of Yeh and Espinosa, the Weekly favorites. The donation might have been seen as an endorsement of development because those unions support construction jobs.
They seem to think like Drekmeier does, that if you build a lot in the city, it will protect open space, even though it isn't so. At least, that's Drekmeier's excuse.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 7, 2007 at 2:37 am
My posting was removed because I suggested that Espinosa and Yeh needed the support of the labor unions because they may run for higher office in the future, and that PA City Council was just a step towards their ultimate political goals.
We'll see if they remove this posting.
a resident of Community Center
on Nov 7, 2007 at 10:53 am
Maybe you should check on whether your posting offended any real estate agents.
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Books about new media often prove difficult to truly engage with, if only because they differ so greatly in form from what they seek to represent. A hardbound sheaf paper obviously can't convey the properties of light, or sound, or virtual reality. We know this. Yet, it still feels awkward (anachronistic, even) to see dynamic art works represented in print -- especially at a moment when everything from archival to live-action film footage is so easily accessible on the Web. Books force us to remain still, no easy task when the subject at hand is anything but static. It is notable then that Edward A. Shanken's Art and Electronic Media, published by Phaidon, manages to trace this particular course of art history without losing sight of its essence.
Shanken, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam (and a member of the Media Art History faculty at the Donau University in Krems, Germany) begins his introduction with a quote by Marshall McLuahan, from his 1964 book Understanding Media: "The serious artist is the only person able to encounter technology with impunity, just because he is an expert aware of the changes in sense perception." The book exhibits a keen sensitivity to the cognitive and visual challenges posed by new technology (and its attendant vocabulary). Shanken's approach, while decidedly academic in scope -- artworks made by 200-plus artists over the past 100 years -- is nevertheless dynamic, avoiding the dense, technical manual-like feel too many in its genre mistakenly adopt. Art and Electronic Media is indeed a resource, but it is a pretty one: 250 color images (and 50 black-and-white ones) pack the center of the 304-page volume, abutted by a series of essays on either end.
Shanken positions his goal humbly: Art and Electronic Media seeks to articulate art and electronic media as "central" to the histories of art and visual culture. While his preface provides a brief sketch of that trajectory, beginning with the steam-powered engines of the Industrial Revolution, an appendix, "Documents," provides instant access to primary source material. (Entries range from Naum Gabo & Anton Pevsner's 1920 treatise on art and science, The Realistic Manifesto, to feminist collective subROSA's 2003 essay on "tactical cyberfemnism.") Organized in a way that allows the reader to dig in for longer periods of time, or simply flip about for a quick peek at a project or two, Art and Electronic Media mimics the very Web it represents in part -- a model for new media books to come, one would hope.


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The MassDOT chainsaw massacre
Why a planned redo of one of the finest Main Streets in New England will waste $4.8 million — and how the money could be better spent.
Great Barrington has one of the best and most beautiful Main Streets in New England. After Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) cuts down the Bradford Pear trees that line the street during their Main Street reconstruction project it no longer will be. Let me explain why I say that.
A successful main street in a sustainable, walkable town or city is a place where people want to get out of their cars and walk. There are many factors that contribute to that, including things to do (like shopping or going to a concert), interesting things to look at (including people – we like to watch each other), and a level of physical and psychic comfort. As we walk along, we like to feel safe and secure. Beauty is also important in making a place where we want to be.
After the massDOT construction is over, Main Street will have new brick sidewalks and granite curbs. That might give the impression that the new Main Street will be more beautiful than the current street, but after all the problems of the demolition and destruction of Main Street are over, the result will be a place that in all meanings of the word will be less attractive. Both locals and tourists will be less attracted to coming to Great Barrington and getting out of their cars.
Urban designers think of streets as outdoor rooms. They know that people enjoy being in these "rooms" when they are well-proportioned, comfortable spaces. If the space is wide and uncontained, as it is north and south of downtown on Route 7 where the road travels through sprawl and shopping centers, we are more comfortable in our cars than on foot. Urban designers work with simple principles of placemaking to make streets where people want to be. In our book we point out that a street is not a place if there's no one there or if it's primarily made for cars.
Traffic engineers don't think about placemaking. The engineers at state Departments of Transportation think of streets the way that plumbers think of pipes: their first job is to make everything flow smoothly. To facilitate flow, traffic engineers invented roads with the characteristics of Route 7, and gave us a pattern of development that favored the car over all other means of transportation, including walking. The death of public transportation like streetcars, and the death of town centers all over the country, followed like night follows day.
MassDOT is more sensitive to this than most state Departments of Transportation. They run some of the mass transit in Massachusetts, and unlike the New York DOT, they rarely went through small towns removing all trees along main streets and reducing sidewalks to uncomfortably narrow strips. But their first priority in the Great Barrington plan is still traffic flow and infrastructure engineering, and like all DOTs, they have developed an impressive ability to procure funding, even in times of recession like now. Once they have those funds, one of their highest priorities becomes to spend the money on what they do best.
A real Department of Transportation, as opposed to a Department of Auto Flow, might say the highest and best use of the funds in Great Barrington would be to rebuild the streetcar line that once ran from Canaan to Pittsfield, or to restart train service to New York. MassDOT has said it is important to change the road camber from 1 percent to 2 percent, but urban designers or town planners with money to spend in Great Barrington would not begin the design with a 1% change in the grade of the road, cutting down trees that are one of the town's greatest assets, or tearing up serviceable sidewalks. They would recognize that the blocks between Town Hall and the Post Office are one of the town's greatest strengths, and that the money would be best spent to the north and south, where the town fabric and walkability quickly fall apart. Great Barrington could use many more projects like the River Walk. It wouldn't be hard to find better uses for the money.
The formulaic DOT plans for Main Streets usually cut down existing street trees. Traffic engineers don't like large trees. They call them "FHOs" (Fixed Hazardous Objects – pedestrians are MHOs, Moving Hazardous Objects). A speeding car can plow through a small tree with less damage to the car. Overlooked is that MHOs (pedestrians) behind the large FHOs will sustain less damage, and might actually live. Engineers also don't like messy trees that might interfere with their power lines. Last but not least, they use modern construction and compaction methods that interfere with existing tree roots. If engineers were poets, they would never write, "I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree."
Many of the trees proposed by massDOT's consultants can never grow to the height or the width required for a leafy canopy over the sidewalk or a "wall" of tall trees along the road. MassDOT uses consultants who think it's old-fashioned to use traditional street trees to shape a traditional American Main Street. The consultants use functional arguments about disease to support their preferences, but at heart the preferences are anti-traditional, promoting change for the sake of change.
The consultants will tell you that the Bradford Pear trees are brittle, which is true. They won't tell you that there's no such thing as a no-maintenance, mature tree. And they won't tell you that the trees they will plant will never grow as large as the Bradford Pears, or that a number of small-town Main Street studies show that mature trees have a significant economic value for shopping streets.
That's particularly true for Great Barrington because its Main Street is unusually wide, and the buildings that line it are not big enough to comfortably shape and visually contain the space between the buildings. The mature Bradford Pear trees are large enough to do that job, however, as well as do things like provide shade in the summer.
Town officials and concerned citizens have improved the plan, working with massDOT and their consultants to choose trees that will eventually grow to form a mature canopy, and at the same time simplifying the design for better placemaking (the KISS Rule - Keep It Simple Stupid - is always a good one for placemaking). Traditionally, new trees would have been phased in over time, because new trees grow slowly in New England. With the massDOT plan, decades might pass before Great Barrington's Main Street is as good a place as it is now.
If massDOT will not replace the trees over time, the town should get a better street now, with wider sidewalks, a narrower roadbed and perhaps bicycle lanes. All over the country progressive towns looking to the future and thinking about climate change are working on transforming their "arterials" and "transportation corridors" (like Route 7 a mile north or south of Town Hall) into walkable "suburban retrofits." Great Barrington could too.
New Englanders used to be known as frugal people. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," was a New England motto. When they spent money on big changes, they demanded value. MassDOT prefers big plans, like the Big Dig, where we sweep away the old and make the traffic flow better. That's not what's best for the town, its merchants or its citizens.
John Massengale is writing, with Victor Dover, Street Design, The Art & Practice of Making Complete Streets (Wiley & Sons, 2013). Massengale is an architect and urbanist in New York City who is the coauthor of New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism, 1890-1915 (Rizzoli, 1983), with Robert A.M. Stern and Gregory Gilmartin. He blogs at http://massengale.typepad.com.
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– Krysten Ritter is joining the space race. The former "Don't Trust the B—- in Apt. 23" star has taken a lead role in NBC's comedy pilot "Mission Control" as a woman who comes into conflict with a macho astronaut during the run-up to NASA's missions to the moon in the 1960s. Ritter will also be a producer on the project.
– Now that she's no longer a series regular on "Homeland," Morena Baccarin has found her next TV role. The "Firefly" alum will star in "Warriors," an ABC drama pilot about military doctors and nurses. Her character is a psychiatrist and expert on post-traumatic stress who's also suffering from the disorder following a stint in Afghanistan.
– Noah Wyle may soon be pulling double duty on TNT. The "Falling Skies" star is in talks to join "The Librarians," a series version of the three "Librarian" movies Wyle starred in several years ago. TNT is considering a straight-to-series pickup for the show, which would center on four people recruited by Wyle's character (he would be a recurring guest star) to work for The Library, a repository of mythical and magical artifacts. [TVLine]
– Kip Pardue, best known for his role in "Remember The Titans," has joined "Ray Donovan" for a multi-episode arc as FBI agent Volchek. He will work for fellow newcomer Hank Azaria's James Cochran, the head of the Los Angeles FBI. Other new actors joining "Ray Donovan" Season 2 are Wendell Pierce, Sherilyn Fenn and Vinessa Shaw. [THR]
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– A pair of 1990s "Saturday Night Live" alumni have snagged pilot roles. Molly Shannon will star in an ABC comedy from writer Brian Gallivan ("Are You There, Chelsea?"). It's about a family that moves to rural New Hampshire to run a vacation spot, hoping for but never getting the relaxed life they seek. Tim Meadows, meanwhile, has joined fellow "SNL" veteran Casey Wilson on NBC's "Marry Me," playing one of the newly engaged Wilson's gay dads.


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Isgrigg |
Juro ... Thanks for the information ... I am really looking forward to your fishing report when you get back. Yep that is what I need ... another addiction ... Trout, Steelhead and Atlantic Salmon were not enough. Stephen |
jfbasser | Keep good notes guys.....Fred A and I may be checking out San Juan prior to embarking on a cruise with the better halfs in Jan 07 |
juro |
Nice map of Culebra... HERE Serious permit and coral bones potential here... (Punta Malones, Culebra) http://www.airflamenco.net/PRPicts/EnsenadaHonda.jpg http://www.culebra-island.com/Culebr...sland_West.jpg (foreground - ensenada dakity) |
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yet to get there but it's on my radar... Bones will go for gotchas, small crabs, small clousers, and make sure to throw some unweighted patterns in for shallow tailers. I prefer natural bunny or marabou colors on the wing with pearl or tan dubbing body and a little flashabou (not much). The "Acklins crab" is a winner, chenille body with legs and the head from a turneffe crab on it. I have a feeling PR bones are not very wary. Culebra is where most of the known bones are. The tarpon will hit most anything that looks good when they are on the hunt, best in the off hours. I had the best reactions to a large shrimp but it could be regionally one fly vs another. They slammed anything that looked good for me. More to think about is the leader - I stopped upgrading at 30# test maxima tippet to hold them. They are not leader shy and they are crazy strong with mouths of concrete. What a freaking blast The PR lagoons are far from exploited, although the one at the airport has been getting guided attention and has produced 160# fish. Webstain mentioned a river to the east of the airport in a recent thread that sounded good but he said the fish were full sized - an 8wt might be a stretch. I would buy the NGS map and look at lagoons you can access, or take the ride to Culebra, or rent a car and search out all the islands lagoons for poons. Drive real early and catch them finning in the morning then spend the rest of the day with family. Prepare to become hopelessly addicted to the silver king. |
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Puerto Rico Bound I am going to Puerto Rico in a few months to see my daughter and new grandchild ... but I will take along an 8 weight and a couple of boxes of flies ... one for Bonefish and one for Baby Tarpon (8-10 pound). The trouble is I have never fished in saltwater and have little to no idea what flies to tie and take. I am reading up on the subject, but I am looking for some suggestions too ... fly patterns ... colors... sizes ... from those of you with experience and knowledge about fishing in Puerto Rico. Look forward to hearing from you all. Stephen |


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Terry Kingston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terry Kingston (born 19 September, 1963 in Cork) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a hooker.[1]Chhgvb
He played for the Ireland team from 1987 to 1996, winning 30 caps. In total he played in three Rugby World Cup's, at 1987, 1991 and 1995 where he was captain of the Irish team. He is also a former Munster Rugby player, and was captain of the Munster team that beat Australia (the then Rugby World Cup holders) in 1992.
- ^ "Where are they now? Terry Kingston - Magners League, Rugby". Irish Independent. October 3, 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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Commercial windows in residential application
I have a residential house project starting this spring in Breckenridge, Colorado (8900 elevation). Our house has a contemporary design and would like to put commercial windows in the majority of the house. Local building codes have adopted the 2006 energy code and require .35 U value for the fenestration opening. I have several questions regarding this issue.
1. I have been discouraged by some building professionals to put in commercial windows due to the lack of performance. If the window can perform at .35 or less U value what is the overwhelming difference of commercial windows having both flashed and installed properly?
2. Manufactures such as Fleetwood have achieved these U-values with high performance glass, super spacers and thermal breaks. Other than the conduction of cold through aluminum cladding it seems as if the durability would be better than wood without the maintenance.
3. I understand argon and other gasses lower the U-value as well. If it is installed in Denver 5280 elevation) through transport over 11,000 foot pass would it still be effective at our elevation 8900?
4. Overall, it seems as if the commercial windows perform as well as residential windows. Glass is the same but how does the frame affect overall performance? Thanks, Bret in Colorado
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Changes in fans' attitudes, and the way stadiums are configured and managed have all contributed to a decrease in violence and mayhem around English soccer in the past 20 years, but perhaps the biggest change has come in the way the sport is policed.
"Football violence and disorder hasn't gone away, it's just better managed and controlled," said Andy Holt, head of the soccer policing unit for the Association of Chief Police Officers of England.
Each Premier League team is assigned a full-time police officer to work with the team and with fans' groups in spotting and preventing trouble. Aided by security guards employed by the teams, the police patrol the stands and arrest people who are drunk, disorderly or abusive; bar violent fans from matches; use police "spotters" and security cameras with facial-recognition software to identify wrongdoers and catch barred fans who try to sneak in; ensure that groups of opposing fans are kept separate so they will not attack each other; and assess each match to figure out how much security is needed, from no officers to hundreds of them, sometimes on horseback, in riot gear or with sniffer dogs.
Just as terrorist threat levels are set according to the authorities' perception of the current risk, so each soccer match is awarded its own risk level, from A to C, with C being the highest.
Variables are considered, including whether the teams are sworn enemies, as with Manchester City and Manchester United; whether fans have a history of bad temper or fighting at previous encounters; whether the kickoff time is late in the day, meaning fans are more likely to be drunk; and how crucial the match is to the teams' fortunes.
"If the winner is going to get promoted or the loser's going to get relegated, there's something to play for and that might increase the level of disorder," Holt said.
The police tend to know which fans are likely to cause trouble — these are called risk supporters. The police know which pubs they congregate in, and even which buses and trains they are likely to take when traveling to away games.
"If we want to go and confront the risk supporters, we can go and occupy their pub," Holt said.
The police can also issue so-called banning orders, which make it illegal for violent fans to go anywhere near their teams' stadium on match days. Most banning orders last for five years and about 2,500 are in effect in England.
The orders have proved particularly effective when teams play abroad.
Holt compared the levels of security used to keep violent fans from leaving the country to the layers of an onion, with each layer being more stringent. Some fans are required to turn in their passports; others have to report in person to their local police station during the match.
In some cases, the police alert immigration authorities at major exit ports to look out for the miscreants "in case they try to use their brother's passport," he said.
The police also sometimes bar busloads of away fans from stopping on the highway on the way to the match, to ensure that they drink less and all come as a supervised group. They can, and often do, require fans sitting in the away section — typically filling about 5 percent to 15 percent of the seats in a stadium — to wait until the rest of the stadium is cleared after the match before leaving their seats.


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Friday, December 12, 2008
he doesn't like you.
if a boy that you like punches you playfully on the shoulder...
he doesn't like you in the way you want him to like you.
if a boy that you like constantly is asking about one of your friends, wait for it...
he doesn't like you.
if a boy that you like doesn't ask you out...
guess what?
he doesn't like you.
yeah, that's what i've always thought.
so what exactly is that book/soon to be movie titled?
he's just not that into you...
yeah, that's it.
wake up ladies!
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- georgia peachDecember 12, 2008 at 7:23 AM
Love it! Give it to 'em straight! He's not that into.
Move on.
Forget about it.
Find someone better. im pretty excited this will be a movie! I read the book back when it came out. It is common sense but unfortunately (some) of us tend to live in a glazed over world where ... He said he wanted to be with his friends, does that mean he doesn't like me? or, he likes his friends more? or he never wants to speak to me again?? OMG he hates me! I think it means...he just wants a night out with the guys.
ReplyDeleteI didn't like that book. It seemed like the basic idea was to tell girls to sit in an ivory tower and WAIT for the perfect man to come along and do all the legwork.
The basic idea holds true, but life is too full of particulars and nuances to buy into the whole "sit and wait for him" idea.
Also, YOU are lovely and wonderful. Don't let the man (or men, or whatever) keep you down. Put on something cute and remember how fabulous you are.
(Also! I linked to my pastitsio recipe! Yay Greek food!)Sigh. This book is ridiculous, and so is the idea that people need common sense packaged in poorly-written book form and sold back to them. Guys are the least complex things ever. We'll sleep with anything we're attracted to three seconds after meeting it/them. If we're not making moves - and we are nothing if not an unsubtle gender, because we're also mostly idiots - we're not interested. At least not before three or so more drinks.
ReplyDeleteI've read this book. Want to know what I found out?? I definitely didn't realize that some of my guy friends in college wanted more according to this book at least.
I would get punched on the arm and then they would put their arms around me to give me a hug in one flowing swoop and sometimes a kiss on the head.
I would get asked out to dinner all the time just the two of us and then invited out later with the guys to hang out if I didn't have other plans. And HE would pay.
My contradictions to this book could go on and on!Yes but if you could just get his attention he might see how truly wonderful you are and that you are the ONE and then he will show up at your apartment in a limosine and bring you roses and tell you he loves you and that he's been blind and to please come and live happily ever after with him.


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Don't join Viglen! Come back to telecoms, Stuart.
Who is Stuart Baggs? Apart froma brand, that is. Britain's brightest business prospects(or what passes for them) have descendedon London for a new series of The Apprentice, each bidding to catch the eye of industry veteran and old MicroScope sparring partner Lord Alan Sugar. Prominent among them is
Who is Stuart Baggs? Apart from a brand, that is.
Britain's brightest business prospects (or what passes for them) have descended on London for a new series of The Apprentice, each bidding to catch the eye of industry veteran and old MicroScope sparring partner Lord Alan Sugar.
Prominent among them is telecoms entrepreneur Stuart Baggs.
Twenty-one year old Baggs has already got under the skin of his rivals, who took him to task for his cocky sausage selling technique on the opening show.
But what more is known about Stuart Baggs The Brand?
According to such sources as, er, the Daily Star, Baggs came close to being expelled from school five years ago after he was caught hacking into the online catering system and giving himself free meals.
Baggs subsequently set up fixed and wireless IP comms provider and Cisco partner BlueWave Communications in 2007, and now claims to provide business and consumer comms services on the Isle of Man, including virtual contact centres and VoIP networks, among other things.
After coming close to being fired after Synergy's sausage disaster, Baggs has taken Lord Sugar's advice to heart and faded into the background.
He will need to return to prominence soon if he is to escape the same fate as PR director Joy Stefanicki, binned in week two after being accused of not doing much.
But I really do have to wonder exactly what Viglen has to offer over the cut and thrust of the communications world? Has Baggs made a horrendous mistake? Only time will tell.
Stuart, we'll be watching you...
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By Michael Aneiro
Shares of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) jumped by more than 8% after the company Wednesday morning reported a 61% earnings gain and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, a 25% increase to the previous $0.12 dividend, payable Sept 14 to shareholders of record as of August 31.
The company cited political advertising spending in the quarter that was almost triple its expectations, with core revenues on a same-station basis growing by 4.6%.
"We continue to position the Company for long term growth as we take advantage of what we believe to be under-valued assets relative to historic public equity multiples," said David Smith, Sinclair president and CEO, in a statement in which he mentioned the second-quarter acquisitions of the Freedom Communications television stations and six Newport Television stations. "As a result of the accretive acquisitions, the Board of Directors has decided to return a portion of that incremental cash flow to our shareholders in the form of a 25% increase to the quarterly dividend rate, bringing the dividend per share to $0.15 for the quarter."
Sinclair shares were recently up 8.73%, or 89 cents, to $11.09.


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Cat slight cholesterol
So my cat Phoebe has a bit of cholesterol apparently. She was suffering from a tummy ache but the symptoms first showed up as limping from her right back leg. I at first thought she had hurt herself jumping from a high place or that the horse play with my cats had gotten out of hand early in the morning.
I rushed to the vets and they did x-rays, blood tests ect. The x-rays revealed that she was constipated (colon still normal size) but there were also many pockets of gas that could have caused the pain. She has taken a bit of lactulose each day since and seems better. However the vet told me her cholesterol was just a bit higher than it should be. The number which was just a bit over 9 did not mean much to me and I had a hard time understanding the implications. However her symptoms apparently did not warrant me bringing her in for further tests immediately. The shaved her neck, on both sides. I think they started on one side for the blood tests and for some reason shaved the other side. I wasn't aware they took blood in the neck. The vet said she would be sicker if it was a pancreas issue. So when will I know to go back. She is back to normal now however lately she refuses to eat with the boys for some reason. She would prefer to starve then eat near them. I have to bring her food to her. I have one cat Tommy who will eat his food then push her aside and eat hers and Nikes if there is left over. He always eats till he vomits so I have started throwing out the leftovers. I think this may be why she won't eat with them anymore. |
What are you feeding your cat?
Cat maid to: Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs) Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs) Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014) Puddles RIP (1996-2014) Snowball RIP (1991-2005) In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey |
She is now eating Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal. She used to eat Wiskas and Fancy Feast from Purina. I tried all foods and these are the two things they liked. Now they can't have this anymore. I have to give her lactulose every day now because her bowels were not moving. I forgot to say usually she was drinking ok but the day I rushed her to the vets she would not drink. Now since a couple of days of lactulose she is walking much better and acting more normal.
Kibble or canned?
I would say your biggest problem is her diet. Change to a high quality, human grade meat and you will find a world of difference in your cat. Check the ingredients in the food you are feeding and ask yourself should a CARNIVORE be eating this? Here is a great link: http://www.catinfo.org/ My favourite food is Nature's Variety, Instinct canned, Weruva, Wellness grain free, GO! are all good foods also. Cholesterol in cats can be high after they eat and an accurate blood reading for it should be done after a fast.
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Our Mr Miyagi had an issue with constipation a couple years back (or so). We've had really good success with feeding only canned food (Natural Balance Duck and Green Pea - he doesn't seem to tolerate any others). He's also on 5 mg of cisapride per day (it just helps keep things moving along). The vet has suggested we try and wean him off of it, but given we have two cats, it's sometimes difficult to tell who is doing what in the box There is no harm in having it, so we'll just keep on it
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After reading info on the link provided I am sure that I need to do something about their diet. Since my oldest cat Nike developed super colin he has really loved eating chicken. He did not have this interest before. I have been giving him chicken whenever I prepare some for the family. I see there are recipes for making cat food on the link. I'm a bit tired right now but will try to read it over tomorrow. I am pretty sure that I can start by changing one meal for a while and see how it goes. Nike has been hospitalized twice with his super colon so I have to be very careful with him. He has to take the lactulose each day and also another tube that worries me because it has Vaseline in it. I always wondered about this stuff. I like that he is running around and looking healthy and we had to listen to the vet because we had no idea how to save him. He did not have surgery but had enemas when hospitalized. Phoebes problem was not as severe because her colon is still normal size.
Cats have very, very specific dietary needs so their diet needs to be balanced with muscle meat, bone & organs, each in specific ratios that reflect a prey model:
80%muscle, 10%bone 10%organ. Feeding too much tuna is not good for your cat as it is not a balanced meal. However to entice your cat to eat, a bit of tuna added to a meal shouldn't hurt. You won't find those foods at your vet (and don't allow your vet to talk you into their food, it is overpriced, poor quality junk, in my opinion). A good pet food store (Global, here in Ontario) are the places that sell these. Here are their store locations in Quebec: http://www.globalpetfoods.com/store-locations
Cat maid to: Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs) Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs) Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014) Puddles RIP (1996-2014) Snowball RIP (1991-2005) In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey |
Try this link - not sure whereabouts in Quebec you are? |
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It does look like there are none in the city of Quebec. However the link provided above spoke of preparing our own food. It seemed rather complex and I can just imagine the look on my vets face if I ask her about this. They really are in the business of making money. They will stand by the food they sell.
Example: the vet calls with the results of my cats tests. I ask if she has been tested for certain cat disease. She has been an indoor cat for over 11 years now. The vet starts saying no that was not the nature of what we took blood for but bring her in and we will do those tests... So I have to dig, ask questions to find out she has no symptoms of any of those disease and she would present symptoms by now. She seems embarrassed to have proposed all the costly testing for nothing. I ask her what high cholesterol could be caused by. Then when she says that pancreatic problems (pancreotite it sounded like she said) caused tummy aches. I ask "so you think she has that" because she is proposing further costly testing. "No, she would be vomiting ect" basically has none of those symptoms either. I have to ask her to be precise about how high just above 9 is. It's actually not that bad she has to admit, just slightly above. It makes me feel so insecure. I am not an atm machine. I just want to know what's wrong with my cat. Basically I think by finding her intestines full from one end to the other (all intestines visible usually you dont see them all on x rays) and all those huge bubbles of gas the size of golf balls (when considering the fact that the x-rays are bigger than the actual cat and extrapolating) I can imagine her tummy did hurt. She is acting perfectly normal since a few doses of lactulose as the vet suggested to do. Basically the vet is ready to do any costly tests and then when questioned admits they are not really necessary. The other vet I had before was a bit more ethical however they ruined my cats hip during a procedure and gave the excuse that it's hard so they have to grab his legs. He has limped ever since his first hospitalization. They themselves were surprised at how nice his bones looked on x-rays at 13 years old. I was surprised when the vet commented on this as my own cats are all I know. I myself did not know that his state was surprising, as far as his bones go. They did save his life and we were so overjoyed that we did not complain but went elsewhere for the next procedure. The vet herself had a great character but many of these procedures are done by assistants. I have seen exploratory surgery that goes into a joint to see why the animal limps on tv. I know that they caused the limping but have no recourse against them. Had they been a bit rougher knowing he had a good bone structure, he is still almost 14 years old? His limp became much less pronounced over this last year till you probably would not notice now not knowing him. I still feel really bad when I have to bring him back. He was hospitalized a second time at the new vet for growling in the litter box. I can't take any chances we love him too much. Sorry the post is long. I really think if nobody sells the food closer to home I will have to resort to making food. However reading the info I don't know if I would be at ease grinding bone into the food. They did speak of alternatives to this. I guess I have to find all the right vitamins and also I don't think I could feed my cats raw because my daughter has a degree in microbiology. After knowing so much about bacteria, I don't think I could bring myself to give it to them raw. I still need to do something to prolong their lives as much as possible. I appreciate the links and will probably read and re read any posted. Thanks in advance. Hopefully I can find a way to make my own food. |
I may have found another solution. One of the stores is close to where my husbands big rig regularly stops. He has to see if he can bring the truck there bobtail. If we can buy a case (full box of cans) of food at a time it may work.
I like your attitude .
I make homemade raw and it's really not that difficult if you buy a whole chickens, then you don't have to weigh the bones, add some liver and chicken giblets (kidneys & heart), some raw egg yolks, iodized salt and throw it through a grinder, put into daily bags, throw into the freezer and voila, an hours work for a month worth of food. If you use only very fresh meat, freeze the food and only thaw it in the fridge and use within 24 hours of it being thawed you probably won't have a bacteria problem. Cat's digestive systems are meant to eat raw meat, not cooked. Many of their essential vitamins are destroyed by heat, so they only way they can get them in their natural form is through raw meat. Their digestive fluids are more acidic than humans, making it an offensive environment for bacteria growth. Plus, their digestive tracts are so short the food from mouth to anus should be less than 12 hours. Did you know that cats have one of the shortest digestive tracts when compared to body length. Another interesting fact is that cats don't have amylase to break down carbs into usable form, so any energy or protein from plant matter is pretty much useless to cats. Meat protein is the easiest to extract essential amino acids so that is why cats don't need long digestive tracts, unlike herbivores. In all the years that I've been feeding my cat's raw, I've had almost no stomach upset and the only time that I get any now is if hubby gives Jasper too many kibble treats . If I had more confidence in my recipe, I would feed them only raw. Another solution is to buy additives to raw meat, so you don't have to worry about adding bones/liver/giblets/salt/yolks. You can add it to ground beef/chicken/turkey, but you need to know that the meat is freshly ground that day to avoid bacteria growth that can occur in it. http://www.felineinstincts.com/order...derNow-idx.php
Cat maid to: Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs) Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs) Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014) Puddles RIP (1996-2014) Snowball RIP (1991-2005) In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen R. Covey |
I worked at a pet shop where they had many snakes the rats where kept in the back in a kind of giant metallic cage that had been purchased off of a lab. It was disgusting because they totally had lost track of what was in that giant lab cage. This was a long time ago but I bet they still have that cage for their rats today. When I got there I asked about how many rats should be in one square. Barely any light got into the cage which maybe rats appreciate but you could not really see that well inside. The person who was in charge of all the snakes for the region of Quebec explained the whole thing to me. There should have been six rats per square. The person who showed me what and how to feed the rats would open each door, bang it open and shut violently to scare the rats then grab the food and water bowl. The same process would occur to put the bowls back. I asked if it had ever been cleaned. They assured me it had. After some discussion and asking how? where do they put the rats? we decided I should clean the thing. I brought in some big aquariums and cages and also an old table I had in the basement. I set up a better system to care for the rats. The aquariums for use to put the rats in during cleaning. When I finally got in there and started taking them out (I am not frightened when it comes to animals or bites and was much more rapid in those days, I did read a very extensive book on rats before starting). I was nearly attacked by one big rat. It turned out her gang were living with the carcass of and old companion. Luckily I had read the book. When I opened the door nonchalantly she was stomping back and forth quickly on her hind legs. As I shut the door I heard her thomp into it.She turned out to be not really aggressive once I had her in a clean environment. There were approximately 30 rats per square. Obviously these rats had suffered severe neglect. I got the whole stainless steel giant apart and cleaned it. Did this regularly after that. I set it back up with six adults as was the standard for that cage system. It was a horrific sight for the owner of the pet shop to see all the aquariums full of rats. They had no idea they had such a problem. They sell frozen rats to clients for their snakes also. This is one of the reasons I would never have a snake. Although I don't judge others because I know it's just one of my quirks. I'm just saying I know my limits and my strengths. This story may seem to have nothing to do with how chickens are kept but I know how easy it is for people to get into a rut and not really notice or care. Sometimes I see TV reports where someone has filmed the inside of where chickens are kept and I feel like it's deja vu. An employee goes in with a camera and shows us cages were dead birds are left rotting with healthy ect. The next day after being advised that a government official is coming by to check none of the problems are visible. Everything has been made to respond to norms. There are probably some very clean installations and some less clean elsewhere. I've seen some horrible ones on TV. I'm sure there are some very conscientious people out there who have chicken farms. I know that animals that live outside may have ticks or whatever but they probably don't have the super bacteria that can build up in the kinds of environments where we house massive amounts of chickens then use lots of penicillin on them. I have to find a way to feed them the best way possible within the restraints of my quirks. It's just one of those things I could see it works well for someone I know but never be able to do it myself. If I can get to one of the outlets that sell the cat food mentioned I hope it's cooked. There must be a way to get the proper mix with supplements by making (with cooked) or buying it. |
Anyway, there's a great article here related to this topic that you might be interested in: http://www.caberfeidh.com/Safe.htm
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I read the info on the link. I like the idea of cooking the meat in chunks to kill surface bacteria. We do eat meat that is rare cooked. This is an interesting alternative.
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Quote: Once you know how to grapple its not that hard to defend against a shoot even from a good grappler.
Quote:Lets cut to the chase as you say. You seem to be under the assumption that practicing application against a non-compliant shoot is somehow different and on some higher level than practicing a defense against a non-compliant attacker who is trying to jam your teeth down your throat with a haymaker or any other act of physical violence.
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