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I think it is rude for people to post negative things about Missouri. I notice some people from NC posting like they are above it all. Get a life. Your state had a close race and far from a landslide. I am an Obama supporter, but at least know how to be objective.
I'm disappointed a majority of Missouri voters didn't support Obama's historic election. He was clearly the more qualified candidate. WIth Obama showing good judgment and picking cabinet secretaries, and the economy in dire straits, I have a feeling most of the state's voters would support him today!
Sue – Nicely said. Neither candidate is a bad person and neither has the truly correct way to fix things, but the last eight years showed that the current plan is not the right one for us. Let it be said that we have tried the trickle down economic plan twice now and it did not work. This time might have worked had the Congress not allowed these companies to ship the jobs overseas (basically taking the trickle down money out of the worker's pockets). Why have CEO's salaries increased 400% since 1980, but the common worker's salary has not really increased much at all? It's definitely time for change. Anything is better than what is going on now!
I also look forward to the day when politics can be discussed without namecalling. I would love to see people accept that someone has a different opinion and just respect it. You do not have to change yours, just accept that someone thinks differently. RESPECT goes a long way!
Oh, for crying out loud!! Granted, McCain won Missouri, but it was only by a tenth of a percent!! This state has always been one of the closest in the nation on a long-term scale, especially this time. No party can truly lay claim to Missouri; for example, McCain took it by a hair, but the Democratic governor-to-be won by about twentyish percent. Why can't we all just accept what happened on any scale and just move on? I'd like that to happen. Bellwether-schmellwether.
The streak for Tenn was also that long, dating back to 1960. It was also broken this year
Congratulations Missouri! You're still in the Retarded States of America! Ha Ha – just teasing. THANK YOU to all the hard working Dems in Missouri. You did a great job and it was very close. We'll get 'em next time!
Congratulations John, your nasty racists attacks worked pitting one worker against another won you Missouri, I hope your proud.
Type in "dubious donations" in search engine........... Very interesting NY Post article
Well I guess that means I won't mind spending my money in Missouri now. I almost had to boycott the whole state! 🙂 Good job Missouri!
Too little, too late, mccain still lost by a landslide. LOL
The thing about Missouri is that it may be the most polarized state in the country. The City of St. Louis went 88% for Obama, St. Louis County was over 60% for Obama, Kansas City proper went strongly for Obama, but everywhere else went for McCain by a landslide. It is like there are two countries in Missouri. One group dreams of the US becoming more like Sweden or Canada (with nationalized medicine and education), the other group dreaming of the US becoming more like South Africa (during apartheid) or Iran (substituting Christianity for Islam).
MO has a demographic shift the opposite direction of states like VA, NC and CO. St. Louis is a typical rust belt losing major coorporations and a significant chunk of young, college educated youth. Kansas City has similar struggles. The fastest growing part of our state is the Southwest (Springfield) which is culturally in tune with Oklahoma.
Overall, our median age is up and that is what ultimately doomed us as a bell whether. I don't expect us to return to our bellwhether status unless all the ex-Missourians moved back.
I think Missouri did great in picking the right candidiate. Oklahoma picked Mccain by a landslide and I am proud of that. That goes to show you that Missouri will be vindicated by their choice in the near future. With a majority democrat governement, it will be a matter of time when Missour will be proven correct in their advocacy for Mccain.
I think Paul is onto something. Missouri will go back to getting it right until 2060.....
What Matters is The people Who vote with their Understanding of the issues This country is facing, NOT People who Vote with There Immotions.
Missouri = still redneck
P.U. Missouri stinks!
Let's have a re-count!
A lot of folks are throwing out words they really don't understand. Red, Blue, Landslide.
Sorry to break anyone's bubble but a 7% win is not a landslide by any stretch of the imagination. It just looks like it due to the incrongruities of the electoral college. Keep in mind that nearly half of the voters did not vote for Obama. It wasn't a race thing for most, it was his ideas. We are moving toward (and have been for quite some time) a Socialist State. We can be the USSA; United Socialist States of Anemia. But hey, a win is still a win.
As a St. Louisan who voted for Obama, I'm just proud of the fact that we had a record turnout all over the country!!
OTOH, those of us who voted for Obama cannot take away the fact that 46% of the country still voted for the other guy (including, by a very slim majority, Missourians).
I've been hearing a lot bandied about by the press and others that Obama has a "mandate". When the other guy still gets 46% of the vote, you don't have a mandate (mandates are more like 70/30). You have, as Bill Clinton tried to tell the Democrats that got voted in in 2006 vowing to 'stop the war', an 'opportunity'.
It wouldn't matter if Jesus Christ got elected president – this country is facing serious challenges, beginning with the fact that all of us, starting with those high-paid finance wizards on Wall St., have been living way beyond our means.
Obama has an 'opportunity' to inspire all of us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. If we don't heed his advice, there are plenty of people in India, China, Brazil and everywhere else that will be more than happy to take our place "on the top of the heap".
– Bill
The win in Missouri for Senator McCain, can only make his total look good. Notwithstanding, the electoral votes which he earned are still well below the 270 which would have given him victory. McCain spent a lot of time visiting Missouri, and he should be congratulated for his effort and success in Missouri, especially since it is not the national result.
Get a life people. Obama...give me a break. The guy is a pot head.
Once again Missouri has shown good sense. This time the nation made the wrong choice. Obama will be a disaster if you believe his record and what he said during the campaign.


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I noticed that you do have a similar body type like mine, especially around the hips. I always buy my jeans in a mid rise, and a little large so that i always get a perfect fit, even after I wash them :)
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posted almost 7 years agoi use to be insecure too but if you look at what guys look at when they check out a girl its all about how they show off what they got…i notice before i got pregnant and still know if i show off my sexy features as well as my lil chubs guys love it. I have big breast, flat wide butt and long legs. i wear shorts(and i have big thighs)..spaghetti top..maybe add stuff with simple shoes. my bf swear i have a big butt and loves the confidence to show my curve.(that how i got pregnant lol) im not staying thats fashionable…im saying the best fashion u can go with is confidence…trust me i feel ya..i was a tomboi most my life and only b4 i became preggo got confidence…it will be hard but trust u are beautiful no matter what and u can pull almost anything off…a "roll" doesnt make it less fashion..judging people do
posted almost 7 years agowear empire waist style shirts and dresses made of flowy fabrics, it goes away from the stomach and flows out, hiding everything! I have the same problem and those types of shirts always look good on me!
posted almost 7 years agoI have a similar problem since i have a little gut. I wear shirts that are not so snug, which means I usually go up a size. Flowy and empire shirts are perfect since they aren't tight.
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More of us work in offices now than ever before. Where our grandparents, or even parents might have been employed in so called 'Heavy Industries' such as coal mining, ship building or in steel works, many of us earn a living by sitting at a desk in front of a computer. The result of this change to the way we work has led to many experiencing health problems and medical issues that would never have affect previous generations.
A variety of health problems have been identified as a result of working full time in an office environment that include, but are not limited to, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Lower-Back Pain and Eyestrain. A study by the NHS found that simply sitting for long periods of time can lead to a variety of adverse health problems. They found that those who sit at a desk the longest have a 112% increase in risk of diabetes, 147% increase in cardiovascular events and a 49% increase in death from any cause.
Though your company may have a program in place designed to treat some of the problems associated with working at a desk, prevention is always better than treatment. Here are a collection of changes you can make to reduce the health risks associated with working in an office.
Put Back-Pain behind you
With 31 million days being lost due to back, neck and muscle problems in 2013, the way we sit every day can have long term health implications. Ensuring you sit with good posture minimises the risk of back-pain, and you can ensure this by having one of the many ergonomically designed office chairs available today. Advances in research and technology has allowed us to design and build chairs that can reduce the risk of back-pain massively.
Look out for Eyestrain
Research by The Vision Council recently found that 70% of American adults suffer some form of eyestrain, with many being the result of spending a lot of time looking at a computer screen. There are several steps that can be taken to prevent eyestrain. Upgrading your computer monitor from a CRT to a modern LCD screen has been shown to have a positive effect, as has changing the lighting in your office from ultra-bright strip bulbs to ambient floor lamps. Even by simply adjusting the contrast on your computer monitor or having an anti-glare screen has a positive effect.
Wave goodbye to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The nerve pain associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can have a detrimental effect on the average person's productivity when their job relies on their ability to type on a computer. Simple wrist stretches have been shown to be beneficial. There are also a variety of technological innovations that can help prevent wrist pain including specially designed keyboards and mice all designed to combat this common ailment.
Running out of options?
Finally, what is arguably the most effective prevention technique for this list of office associated illnesses, is by simply leading a balanced, healthy lifestyle. If you have the chance, take time on your lunch break to go to your local gym or have a run. Smartphone technology allows us to be able to pick up important emails and messages 24/7 from almost anywhere in the world. And with the rise of in-office wellness programmes, the opportunity to improve your health around the standard Monday to Friday office job has never been greater.
With more people than ever working in an office environment, we are now putting ourselves under stresses that are bodies have not been exposed to before. With a new work pattern it is important to remain healthy, not just to improve productivity, but to ensure we have a good quality of life. The aforementioned steps in this article should go some way to ensuring that we are happy and healthy in our jobs.


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Beautiful 22 year old newcomer Rhiannon Arivon is starring in her first adult movies this summer, and is thrilled with the attention she's getting for her spectacular sex scenes as well as her phenomenal acting ability. With her natural red mane of hair and youthful body, the 5'2" pagan is a nudist and exhibitionist who truly enjoyed doing erotic scenes on camera. Although she had never done a movie before, she had fantasies of being a porn star. Did it live up to her fantasies? "The hardest part was getting all my lines perfectly" she says, "But the camaraderie of cast and crew was great... -- we had a lot of fun! And the sex scene with Dee was wonderful!" "She's a total find" says Alpha of Passion Fruit Video, who directed her in their latest release" Gonza: Wanna be a Porn Star?" and the forthcoming lesbian film, "How To Pick Up Girls: A Guide for the Dating Impaired", "She's that very rare combination of a sexy, uninhibited young woman whose acting ability rivals the best feature film actresses. She's got a real wacky Lucille Ball comedy flair with a very hot body and a true love of sex." in Gonza, Rhiannon plays a college girl who co-conspires to make the first ever "Gonza" style porn movie. In How To Pick Up Girls, she plays a young lesbian whose friends are giving her a lot of bad, but very funny, advice on how to "come out". "She really liked being filmed by our female crew", says Cherry of BadGirlzRule Productions, who co-produced Gonza. "For such a sweet, natural girl she was a wildcat in the sex scenes!" In real life, Rhiannon is truly bi-sexual and in a polyamorous relationship. She loves kinky erotica and Japanese Hentai erotica as well as fantasy and romance novels and being out in nature. Raised in a hippie, nudist household, her parents taught her to be unashamed of her body. What does she think of all the attention she's getting for the new movies? "It hasn't really changed anything, I'm still me. But I love the attention! I really do!"
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
What's It All About, Evie? -Eve
Like, when the deli counter guy asks, the answer is, "It's a modern day Lord of the Flies set in a mountain summer camp for inner city kids, where a friendly game of Capture The Flag develops into a war over boundaries and reputation, and ultimately parallels the evolution of contemporary Los Angeles street gangs; specifically, the Bloods and the Crips."
However, when my girlfriend's 10-year-old son asks, the answer is more like, "It's a story about a tough 14-year-old kid who's recently lost his family in a fire, and he's sent to a mountain summer camp, where he has some crazy adventures, becomes an accidental hero, and learns that life will go on."
When a 14-year-old tough kid I'm tutoring asks, the answer is, "It's about a kid, a lot like you, who gets into trouble with the law because he can't control his rage over losing his family. He goes to a summer camp and, just as he starts to turn his life around, he becomes the leader of a gang and gets tangled up in a violent revenge war."
When my guidance counselor friend asks, the answer is, "It's a story about a troubled 14-year-old inner city kid who's suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after losing his family in a house fire. He's sent to a mountain summer camp, where he creates a new family through the formation of a gang; the boys protect each other at all costs and ultimately face and overcome their demons together."
What I'm realizing is that the story is different things to different people, depending on their ages and life experiences. On the surface, RING OF FIRE is about typical adolescent boy stuff like girls, pranks, sports, fights, and becoming a man. On another level it's about finding family units in unexpected places, vision quests, superheroes, bears, teamwork, new experiences, fight or flight responses to stress, the violent nature of humans and animals, and overcoming depression.
But, deep down in my heart, it's about prejudice. How prejudices of other races, classes and genders affects society and the individual. And how the universal human need for safety and belonging leads to the formation of tightly devoted gang units. The story hesitates to judge whether the creation of gangs is good or bad, but rather explores how and why they form. To me, gangs can be both good and bad. Just like people. So, that, my friends, is what RING OF FIRE is all about. Thanks for listening!
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You had me at the deli counter. - 6:50 PM
- Heather said...
Oooooooohhhh! I can't wait to read it!
- Disco Mermaids said...
I just LOVE supportive fellow writers! Thank you both.
Eve - 9:00 PM
Eve! Each description has my interest piqued. I can't wait to read it.
Lisa Albert - 9:05 PM
OMG. Have you got your list yet of deserving people who will get an ARC, and what can I do to my blog, etc, to get a spot on the list? I want to read this book! TODAY!
- Disco Mermaids said...
Are you kidding me, Becky?? When this puppy finally comes out, I'll be so incredibly excited I'll be tossing out free copies to anybody who will look my way! Even if it's only cyber-ly.
When I started this project 5 years ago, I had NO clue how much I would grow to love and obsess over it. It's amazing how all-consuming writing can be. Maybe this is what having a child is like?? Not sure. Hope to share this baby with the rest of the world (fingers crossed) before my time on the planet expires!
Hi, Lisa Albert! I feel the same about your book...hope to see it on shelves soon!
Eve - 10:38 AM
Not sure whether the books or the kids talk back more!
It's clear how much you love this project. And it's going to show up in the book. - 11:08 AM
- Laura said...
exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 1:20 PM


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The Bracero Program
The term bracero (from the Spanish brazo, which translates as "arm") applies to the temporary agricultural and railroad workers brought into the United States as an emergency measure to meet the labor shortage of World War II. The Bracero Program, also referred to as the Mexican Farm Labor Supply Program and the Mexican Labor Agreement, was sanctioned by Congress through Public Law 45 of 1943.
Bracero card issued to Jesús Campoya in 1951 in El Paso, Texas.
Operation Wetback
In 1949 the Border Patrol seized nearly 280,000 illegal immigrants. By 1953, the numbers had grown to more than 865,000, and the U.S. government felt pressured to do something about the onslaught of immigration. What resulted was Operation Wetback, devised in 1954 under the supervision of new commissioner of the Immigration and Nationalization Service, Gen. Joseph Swing.
Swing oversaw the Border patrol, and organized state and local officials along with the police. The object of his intense border enforcement were "illegal aliens," but common practice of Operation Wetback focused on Mexicans in general. The police swarmed through Mexican American barrios throughout the southeastern states. Some Mexicans, fearful of the potential violence of this militarization, fled back south across the border. In 1954, the agents discovered over 1 million illegal immigrants.
In some cases, illegal immigrants were deported along with their American-born children, who were by law U.S. citizens. The agents used a wide brush in their criteria for interrogating potential aliens. They adopted the practice of stopping "Mexican-looking" citizens on the street and asking for identification. This practice incited and angered many U.S. citizens who were of Mexican American descent. Opponents in both the United States and Mexico complained of "police-state" methods, and Operation Wetback was abandoned.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 offered amnesty to Hispanics living illegally in the U.S. before 1982.
The higher level of INS immigrant admissions from FY'89-'91 was due the inclusion of illegal immigrants who were given legal status as a result of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) amnesty enacted in 1986.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 granted amnesty to many illegal immigrants, resulting in the large increase after 1987
FOREIGN-BORN PEOPLE: In 2004, the U.S. population was about 293 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By the Migration Policy Institute's estimation, a total of 35.7 million foreign-born people were living here that year, including some 11.4 million naturalized citizens. That means about one in eight people—about 12.8 percent of the total population—was from somewhere else. The undocumented were 29 percent of the immigrant population, or 3.5 percent of the entire population.
Source: Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson, The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers (New York, NY: Monthly Review Press, 2007), 18-19.
Is the new wave of immigrants really new?At 12.8 percent, the proportion of immigrants in the population was about the same as it has been for most of U.S. history. Foreign-born people made up 9.7 percent of the population in 1850 and rose to 14.7 percent in 1910. The rise in the immigrant population from 1990 to 2000 was much less dramatic than the one from 1901 to 1910, when the population was just ninety-two million and the number of immigrants had jumped to 8.8 million.
Source: Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson, The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers (New York, NY: Monthly Review Press, 2007), 18
Percentage of Foreign-Born People in the U.S. (1880 to 2004)
The graph shows the 10-year moving average of the number of new immigrants relative to the size of the population. The rate of immigration in the most recent decade is about one-third the rate at the previous peak at the turn of the century.
The new wave may seem larger to many people now because immigrants are increasingly moving to small towns and suburbs.
Most immigrants still settle in California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, and Illinois, mainly in urban areas where they tend to blend in with the general population.
Source: Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson, The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers (New York, NY: Monthly Review Press, 2007), 18-19.
The dominant characteristic of the transition in the population of Texas at the beginning of the twenty-first century is the increase in the number of Hispanics.
Demographers predicted that by the early twenty-first century, Anglos would comprise less than half of the Texas population.
Demographers predicted that by the early twenty-first century, Anglos would comprise less than half of the Texas population.
Demographers predicted that by the early twenty-first century, Anglos would comprise less than half of the Texas population.
NAFTA has clearly resulted in astronomical trade increases between the U.S. and Mexico. Since 1993, the value of two-way U.S. trade with Mexico almost tripled, reaching $232 billion in 2002, and continues to grow twice as fast as U.S. trade with the rest of the world. As the numbers increase, so do the opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Mexico is the seventh largest importer in the world(Total imports in billion dollars, 2002)
Texas has increased its exports to Canada and Mexico by over $10 billion since NAFTA started. The Department of Commerce claims that 19,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion in added exports. Using that formula, NAFTA has created 190,000 jobs in Texas. Other job estimates claim higher numbers. NorAm Energy (Houston), J.C. Penney (Dallas), Dave & Buster's Inc. (Dallas), and American Telesource International Inc. (San Antonio) are among those Texas companies that have benefited from NAFTA.
Hilda, a factory worker, stands with her children in front of a typical tarpaper dwelling outside Ciudad Juarez near the U.S. border. Workers do not give last names for fear of losing their jobs. Source: www.anglicanjournal.com/127/05/
A woman draws water from a well in a squatter community where she lives in Tijuana, Mexico. The vast majority of the people in this community work in assembly plants in a nearby industrial park and lack basic services such as running water, sewage, electricity and adequate roads.
Toxic waste, Tijuana. Outside a closed battery recycling plant on Otay Mesa in Tijuana, Mexico, open pits of toxic waste pit the landscape, and chemicals leaching up from the ground form a crust on the ground. In the barrio of Chilpancingo, below the mesa, 19 children were born with no brains in 1993 and 1994, because of pollution from this and other maquiladoras on top of the mesa.
Many of the poorest barrios in Cd. Juárez are shrouded in pollution. Their residents generally work at one of the maquiladoras, making at most the equivalent of around $5 a week.
The federal government estimated that 700,000 illegal immigrants were living in Texas as of October 1996, a number surpassed only by California's 2 million. That same year, legal permanent resident immigrants in Texas numbered 825,000. Since then, as policing techniques have grown more effective in border cities, an increasing number of illegal immigrants have resorted to crossing the river at isolated points, thereby undertaking a perilous trek across hundreds of miles of desert; many have not survived the journey. (p. 424.)
The Changing Face of Illegal Immigration
Gerardo Rivas
Gerardo Rivas sits with his Seven-year-old Olga Rivas, right, sits with her father Gerardo Rivas, in white shirt after she and her family were caught crossing illegally into Arizona from Sasabe, Mexico, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Olga walked through the desert for fourteen hours with her family before being caught by the U.S. Border Patrol. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
In the 1930s, countless thousands of honest, hard-working people lost their homes and farms to the foreclosure's hammer. The federal government responded by paying farmers to leave their land fallow. This policy helped to reduce the oversupply of agricultural goods, but it also motivated landowners to evict tenant farmers. Many of these farmers then became migrant farm laborers.
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IF YOU are looking for work-KEEP OUT
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I bought it from a craigslist ad late last summer, with full intentions to sell at the October barn sale. But when I got it done--holy cow--I decided I had to bring it in!
Since I paint at least 80-100 pieces of furniture between my two barn sales, I have a pretty tried and true process for painting...and no, I don't use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I still have yet to purchase any! I know, I'm probably the only one who doesn't use it, but I'm a satin latex kind of girl.
Sadly, I don't have a photo of the china cabinet before I started, but it was very drab walnut stain, and was missing it's shelves. Here's the basics:
1) Give it a good cleaning to get old grime and dirt off. My favorite product is Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda, which is in the cleaning supply or laundry aisle of the grocery store or WalMart. You won't believe how much dirt, old varnish and wax, and dirty build up will come off the surface. I've also used TSP to remove grime and at the same time "prep" the surface for painting.
2) Start sanding. Sanding preps the surface so paint will stick. I use an electric mouse sander at the start. Wipe all dust with a tack cloth, which you can pick up in the paint department for about $1.00. If you don't want to buy one, just be sure you get all sanding dust off. Wet wipes work good for this too.
3) To prime or not prime? It's rare for me to prime a piece of furniture. Mostly because I distress almost every piece and I don't like the white primer showing through the distressed areas. It's just a personal preference. Now, if you paint with Annie Sloan, priming isn't an issue...it's not needed, nor do you have to sand I'm told.
4) Begin painting...I always use latex satin and a foam brush. I paint with so many colors at one time that I don't want to be cleaning my paint brush all day long. So, I use a foam brush and then just wrap it in a plastic bag until my next coat. The more time you can wait in between coats, the better. At least half a day--over night is best. I always use at least two coats of paint, depending on what distressing technique I plan to use. But most jobs take two coats. If it's a table top surface or dresser top, I wet sand in between the coats of paint. Wet sanding gives a very sleek, smooth surface when you're done. If you take this route, be sure to use wet sand paper, not regular. It's black and much finer than the brown sand paper. Now is when you'd also paint any decorative trim, such as I did on the cabinet door and legs. After second coat is dry you're ready for your glaze and top coat.
5) This piece was glazed with a dark brown paint. I just pour glaze into a styro bowl and then drip some paint into it. I don't have exact measurements, but maybe about 2 parts glaze to 1 part paint. I dip a cotton rag into the glaze and dab/wipe it into the areas with crevices, grooves, trim, etc., then wipe off excess before it dries.
I use to always finish with a satin latex polyurathane, usually Varathane brand. But now I almost always use finishing wax in clear or dark, again depending on the look I'm going for. For this cabinet, I chose dark BriWax. Always read the directions on the can, each wax is different. I have found that I don't wait as long as the can says before buffing. If the wax dries too long, it's difficult to buff it out shiny. Some wax should not come in contact with water for any period of time...so those waxes are not good for dining table tops. For my clear wax, I use Johnson's Finishing Wax.
I usually put on two coats of wax on the surfaces that will get more wear...like table tops, dresser tops, etc. Sides and legs usually get one coat.
6) Now you're ready for finishing touches like hardware. If don't already know, Hobby Lobby has the best selection of knobs and drawer pulls. They are frequently 2 for 1.
Here's the finished piece.
Then I started to fill her up...
It's been moved three times already in my family room, and here's how it stands right now.
I'll let you know if I decide to sell this turquoise beauty. In the meantime, jot down my barn sale dates, June 15 & 16th. I'll have a boat load of other pieces for you to pick from! See you then.
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I checked out the audio-tape version of the book after visiting Ireland in 2009 at the time of Frank McCourt's death. I loved the tapes because he read it himself (and the two following the first) and his Irish accent just lends it such authenticity! His siblings were so comical and pitiful , The descriptions are so vivid, I still see the characters in my mind. I laughed out loud so often. If you read the book, try also to listen to the tapes.
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Will he be able to win them in a row, the same year, as Laver did 3 times? I caught you in false, you stated that Laver had 20 majors so how comes 16 > 20?
The problem is you can't prove that I said that except making up story. But I can prove some of your idiodicy.... http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=5903071&postcount=25
If I was a Federer,Nadal, even a Djokovic fan, I´d hate being in this era and would prefer having been able to test against the true great and competitive players of the past. It´s like having your degree with no need to pass tests....
Right...and that makes 20 isn´t it? Not counting he won 200 events...which is about three times what federer has achieved ( by now)
Sure, like the test against split fields, small pool, require fewer matches to win, half of the field are from one country,....
Fed 16 slams....Laver 11(6 amateur) Pro majors are NOT slam, and not slam equivalent. You can compare them to Fed's Master Series.
Yes, like testing day in day out against giants such as Hoad,Gonzales,Rosewall, playing a Wimbledon final against one of the greatest ever grass courters like Newcombe ( and winning in 4 ), another one against another great gc like Roche ( and winning in 4), and, very specially...NOT HAVING A LOUSY RECORD AGAINST MY BIGGEST RIVAL... Oh¡¡ I forgot, it was just a bad match up...you know, that heavy top spin Fh against my weak one handed bh...shouldn´t be allowed according to Mr Clopton Wingfield rules...
You can scream all you want but that's not going to make the size of the pool any larger. Bringing up Nadal further prove that he's a great player and already established himself as a clay goat.
Nor is your screaming gonna make Federer an instant 3 times slammer...and it is you who has a problem with the pool size ( seems you are Mr Size, anyway), not certainly me. It´s great having players from Cyprus,Uzbekhistan,Latvia and Luxemburg, you know.A touch of class indeed.
Fed doesn't need anymore. His resume is more than enough to be argue at #1. And the tennis channel did place him on top.
The same applies to nalby too , if we are going to be that strict with the mental toughness criteria .... he had the game, but wasn't that mentally strong ...... But the point is if these players had a bit of luck fall their way - like for example the luck that the likes of gaudio, johansson or kafelnikov got, they too would have won slams - that includes all of mecir, nalbandian, rios and murray IMO ...
Agreed for Gaudio and Johansson but not for Kalashnikov...Evgeni was a nightmare for many top players and he won 2 not just 1 GS title ( that proves it is no fluke)
The Tennis Channel is a television station we have in the United States that shows nothing but tennis. It has pro tennis tournaments, instruction on tennis, features on top players etc. The Tennis Channel List is a subjective list of the top tennis players in history. There was no formula for who was at the top. It combined women and men. Therefore you would think they would treat the women with great accomplishments equally with the men but they didn't. I think many forgot about the accomplishments of the great pros pre Open era. So Federer finished first in this list and Laver second. Actually from my perspective it's amazing to me that Laver finished second. It just shows how his accomplishments have not been forgotten despite the passage of time. People always tend to pick the current men's champion as the greatest. He may be or may not be. Objectively however many of the women could have or should have finished first. When you consider for example that Steffi Graf won over 100 tournaments, 22 majors, a Golden Slam, and had a higher winning percentage than many. All these accomplishments are higher than Federer and yet Federer ranked higher than Graf on this list?? It really doesn't make sense at all that Federer finished first ahead of Graf (and a number of other women like Navratilova) if you are valuing the Women's accomplishments equally with the Men. The obvious answer is that the Tennis Channel List is just a subjective list. I spoke to someone who voted on the list (who actually knows tennis history) and this person thought the list order was ridiculous.
The point remains, an era in which 2 players win virtually every major championship is a weak era, the depth of non-championship level competition notwithstanding.
I think one of the ways we can look at how strong the era is is when we examine how well and how long the players of that era did afterwards or before. For example during the early 1970's to later 1970's tennis had Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Ashe, Nastase, Vilas,Laver, Rosewall, Smith, Gerulaitis, Lendl Panatta, Orantes among others. Connors and McEnroe lasted to the 1990's playing well against Agassi and Sampras even though they generally lost. Vilas was competitive into the 1980's. Gerulaitis was excellent into the 1980's. Lendl was competitive into the 1990's. Dibbs was still competitive into the 1980's. Ashe was excellent until his health stopped him from playing. Laver was superb until the mid 1970's until he semi retired but Laver started in the late 1950's. Rosewall was great from the early 1950's on until the mid 1970's when the fountain of youth he was drinking from probably dried up. Gonzalez was great from the late 1940's in the early 1970's beating playing from Tilden to Connors. In between he was able to beat Kramer, Sedgman, Laver, Segura, Rosewall, Trabert, Hoad, Roche, Newcombe, Smith, Cooper, Anderson, Budge, Gimeno, Emerson, Ashe and most of these guys he was able to beat a high percentage of the time. John Alexander made a joke that the players expected Gonzalez to slow down any century now. Players like Gonzalez, Rosewall, Laver, Tilden and Connors spanned a number of different eras in tennis and were extremely successful. This is of course not the end all because some top players can retire early or get burnt out or have to retire because of injury but it is something to think about. However I do think that you really should look at the total accomplishment of the player over his or her career. So if you have a number of player at their peaks in a certain era and you know their accomplishments over their career you may have a good argument for a strong era. Look at the 1950's pros, Gonzalez-a great choice for the best ever, Segura-an great career record, Sedgman-a legend, Trabert-a dominant player in the amateur and a top pro, Rosewall-potential GOAT, Hoad-legendary and arguably the best ever at his best, Gimeno-one of the top players in the world for years and you add majors winners in Olmedo, Cooper, Anderson. The top players were unbelievable here. Note that this is the mid to late 1950's here so I don't include the great Jack Kramer and a few others.
Graf's acheivements are forever tarnished by the Seles stabbing. That is why Federer was ranked higher.
and we're back to the square one ..... plus is it not possible that those 2 players are just that much better than the rest of the field rather than the depth being "bad" ? The "mental strength" of the players is also influenced by whom they play/when they play ..... it isn't black and white ..
Maybe but she won the Golden Slam before the stabbing and she won at a great rate for her career. Anyway Navratilova won 18 majors, 167 tournaments, had a better winning percentage and is still behind Federer. Same with Chris Evert. Why? Answer-Subjective list. No formula. I believe the recent names, which are more in the public eye as usual has a huge advantage in these lists (aka opinion polls in this case) than the players of the past. I'm sure Sampras would have won it years ago as would McEnroe, Borg, Connors etc. In future years I can see Nadal winning it. Whether any of them deserve it would be debatable.
Navratilova dominated an era with no competition, even less than Federer. 1983-1987 was truly the ghost age of the WTA. Almost no talented players in the top 10 outside of Navratilova, a clearly past her best Evert, an erratic Mandlikova, and a very young Graf in 86 and 87. 1983 was the biggest joke ever for the WTA, reporters were irate at the disgustingly low level of play at the U.S Open that year, and even unfairly grilled Martina about it as if it were her fault that her producing the best ever tennis by a women to date coincided with a lackluster Evert, and overall such a hopeless lot of girls to play against. Evert and Court are the ones who make the least sense for Federer to be above, yet Evert is shafted behind Navratilova despite achieving as much or more in singles vs much tougher competition (speaking of her 70s and early 80s achievements) just due to being seen as dominated by Navratilova during Martina's prime, and Court is shafted due to the Aussie Open status. It all becomes complicated. I do agree for the record that Evert, Navratilova, Graf, and Court should all be above Federer, but there would probably a riot if the top 4 were all women, as people know if the men and women played one another the men would slaughter the women. At best people would insist the men should be on par with the women in the rankings, even if the best women have more achievements than the best men. People would also insist the reason the women have more achievements is the competition is so much less amongst the women (even for what constitutes a strong field for women, and a weaker one for men), and that this is only proof of that fact. That is why men and women lists should not be mixed in the first place. It was almost like they were too lazy to do 2 lists of 100 players, so just made it easier by mixing them.
I tend to agree with this statement, but for me it's even more about the lack of challengers to the players in the top 3-4 spots. I remember watching the 2006 French Open, and all the talk was about how incredible it was the the top 4 seeds all reached the semis. Now I feel like that happens all the time. It happened at the 2012 AO, 2011 US Open and 2011 FO, three of the last four majors. I think the top 20 now is as bad as it's been in a long time, but the top 3 is quite strong, especially when compared with the remainder of the field.
You are probably right that some were too lazy to do two lists of one hundred but I think it would have been better to have a separate men's and women's list of fifty apiece. Evert's top years had some fabulous players. If you include 1973, she had to battle Court, King, Goolagong, Navratilova, Wade, Casals, Barker, Stove, Austin among others in the 1970's. Despite that she won about 90% of her matches in her career and 154 tournaments I believe.
Take Nadal or Djokovic: How many past GS winners have they had to face? Hewitt was hampered with injuries,Roddick and Ferrero , I´ll give you that, Safin was completely out of form from the middle 2000´s...now, their greatest opposition, other than Federer, have been the likes of Murray ( talented but very weak),Ferrer ( a decent journeyman),Berdych and Soderling,Tsonga.None of them ( except for the astonishing win of Del Potro in 2009) never won a major title. Look, guys like Orantes,Panatta,Gerulatis,Tanner were not even in the top 10 of the 1970´s decades ranking U( if we had to pick the top ten of that decade as a whole)...yet they were able to win majors and top players like Borg,Connors,Newcombe respected them.It is simply out of any possible comparison.


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The Petwood was planned in 1905 as a bungalow which is hard to imagine when you see the first photo. These extensions were added from 1908 and Petwood was the home of a Baroness Von Eckhardstein. It is located in Woodhall Spa which was a very popular place for spa treatments in Edwardian times.
During the Second World War the Petwood was requisitioned by the RAF and was the Officer's Mess for the 617 'Dambusters' squadron, who I talked about in this post. The hotel has lots of related memorabilia and aside from being a beautiful place to stay it is also an interesting place to poke around.
The weekend was special for another reason - I had a treasure in my possession which I thought would look particularly at home in the hotel and I was hoping to get some good photographs of it there. My visit had luckily coincided with my turn to have Tanith's fabulous travelling hat. If you have not seen this before get over to Tanith's fantastic blog and catch up on the people and places that the hat has travelled to so far. Having watched it make it's way through blog land to me I was so excited to unpack it and try this gorgeous little hat on for myself. Do you want to see it?
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We better study the map to get our bearings.
I think I know where I am going.
Always important to locate the dining room!
Getting my order in at the Squadron bar.
Looking at the memorabilia.
Going to investigate the rest of the hotel.
A most comfortable window seat with a good view of guests arriving.
Having a chat.
Admiring the wood panelling.
Catching a glimpse in a handy mirror.
Heading downstairs.
Catching the sunshine.
Resting in the lounge.
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The Epson Home Cinema 3020 and 3020e are two new home video projectors -- or, more accurately, two versions of the same home video projector. If you're not familiar with home video projectors, they are typically brighter and lower in contrast than home theater projectors, but still provide accurate color balance and other features that mark them as intended for video, not presentations or graphics. In short, they are projectors for the living room. These models follow on from last year's Home Cinema 3010 and 3010e. Among the improvements are a slightly higher light output, better default color, and a better WirelessHD transmitter for the "e" model. The difference between the Home Cinema 3020 and the Home Cinema 3020e is that the "e" model includes a WirelessHD system, allowing you to send full 3D HD signals across your home without the use of wires. Among other things, this makes mounting the projector much easier since you no longer have to consider wiring when doing so. Other than this key difference, the 3020 and 3020e are identical. What makes the 3020 series so attractive is its combination of high light output, accurate color, flexible mounting, and low price. The wirelessHD system will certainly appeal to some consumers for a number of reasons we'll discuss shortly. The bottom line on these models is that the 3020 series improves upon its predecessors, and at $1599 for the 3020 and $1899 for the 3020e, they represent strong values in the home video market. Note: our review was conducted using a Home Cinema 3020e, but aside from the WirelessHD transmitter and the corresponding price difference, the two models are identical. Note: On initial publication this review reported a 2.0:1 zoom range on the Epson 3020. This was an error -- the Epson 3020e has a 1.6:1 zoom, just like the Home Cinema 3010. This was an editorial oversight and we apologize for the error. The review has been corrected. -bl The official, full name of the projector is the Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 3020e, but don't let the name fool you. This is a home video projector, no matter what Epson calls it. It is built for use in ambient light, has lower contrast than home cinema projectors, but still has excellent color performance and is meant for use with video, not presentations or graphics. And it's a good home video projector, too. It's bright, it's light, it has speakers with some punch to them, and it does solid 3D. There's not a lot more to ask for. We set up the 3020e on a low shelf in a darkened room. The ideal placement for the 3020e is a ceiling mount, especially if you take advantage of the projector's wireless capabilities, but a low shelf or table will also work well. The projector has a very mild upward throw angle, only about 3% of the image's height, which is much less aggressive than many other home theater and home video projectors. As such, a mount that worked well for your previous projector might not be ideal for the 3020e. Firing up the projector, it becomes clear that the 3020e has brightness to spare. Our test unit actually exceeded the 2300-lumen specification slightly in its brightest mode, Dynamic. But our preferred mode was Cinema, which at 1360 lumens is still plenty bright enough to display a 100" diagonal image in a room with significant ambient light. What is striking about the 3020e's image is its pop, punch, and color. Sure, a projector rated at 40,000:1 contrast with over 2,000 lumens behind it is never going to command home-theater-levels of contrast, nor is black level ever going to be as deep as Epson's more up-market offering, the Home Cinema 5020. But having a big, bright, vibrant picture can make you forget all of those things. The image produced by the 3020e has plenty of depth, and color is almost perfect right out of the box, so it is a great projector if you just want something to set up and use without a lot of fuss.
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can you project on a curved screen with Epson 3020?
I just picked up this projector, and it's been amazing. Even viewing during the day in my living room with tons of light penetration this thing is still view able and passable for playing games. Yes the Iris can be loud, but that can be turned off. Yes the blacks are not that super inky black that you'd get from a much more expensive projector, but all in all this is an awesome projector for the price. Also there's no way you could get something to look this good at a screen size 100"+ for less than the price.
Using a 0.8 gain screen from carls place, projecting to almost 140" from about 16' away. My only issue is lack of audio output from the 3020. It has HDMI Link, and it shows that I can output audio to my AV system. When I set it to use the AV system though I have no audio. Does this actually support HDMI-ARC, or do I need to break out some RCA's and run them to my HTIB? It'd be a shame to have such a great screen but everything be forced into 2CH on my sound system. Does anyone know if this supports ARC over HDMI, or when you set the audio output to AV system it's only going over RCA? Thanks
Antonio, anytime a projector does not show the entire picture you must suspect that it is not getting the signal. Either the source is not outputting the entire signal, or there is a failure in the cable, or there is damage to the input port. To troubleshoot it, you need to switch system components and connections until you isolate where the problem is. So if you have a different video display handy (another projector or flat screen) you can connect the same cable to that unit and see if the picture still lacks color. If it does, the problem is in the source device or the cable, not the projector. If you don't have another video display of any type, the first step would be to try a different cable. Quite often these problems are related to a failure in the cable itself. If you hook up a separate source device with a different cable and the picture on the projector still lacks color, the problem is in the projector. At that point you call Epson customer service for assistance.
Why is my Epson3020 only showing in black and white there is no color please help me Get the color back I'm frustrated and need help Been through settings so many times what am I doing wrong
You'd mount the projector upside down, and with a 3% throw angle it would mean that the top edge of the image will be 1' something from the ceiling, which I'm guessing is what you are looking for?
Nope, it works as a standalone. You can hook up your PC with a SBS .avi file and it will show semi-res 3D, or you can use your PS3 and Blue-ray 3D movie disk to show fullHD 3D.
Samsung SSG-P41002/XC Battery Operated 3D Glasses (Pack of 2) Samsung SSG-51002 Battery Operated 3D Active Glasses (Pack of 2)
Both worked well for me :)
there's a calculator somewhere on this site, but I have the Epson 3020 (EU version) and I have it set up in a 21 foot deep room and I get a 120-125" wide pic taking up most of my wall (which is not as wide as yours). With settings Cinema and Eco even a basement would be alright, albeit a bit light. If you use the 3D it should be perfect, though, due to the extra dimming from the glasses.
most macbooks have screwy resolution-sizes, so that may be that. Try and output the signal as a second separate screen, rather than a clone and set that to 1080 resolution and you should be set.
Can the Epson 3020e be projected on a curved screen. I understand that a curved screen gives you a more immersive 3D experience.
We bought the 3020e this past December and have it mounted on the ceiling of our basement. The colour, etc works great in the basement. We love it.
my mounting space is lil bit left of the center and my screen is 150". do u think i can adjust with keystone the pic or it should be right at center
I was almost ready to buy this, but when I read your comments on Contrast I got the feeling that this may not be the best option for a basement. Am I correct? If so, do you suggest another model or make in the same price range?
For the price the EPSON 3020 is a OK projector, not perfect, bud solid. I also have a Panasonic AE3000au and although it is a few years older, the picture quality is much better then the 3020. In hindsight, I wish I would have saved longer and got a PT-AE8000U (but it is 1,0000 more.
To the left of the project image, my Epson 3020 projects a one-foot wide gray band of light that matches exactly the top and bottom of the rest of the rest of the image. The outermost edge of the light is perfectly straight.
Am I setting this up wrong? Is there some setting to change? I'm using input from a Macbook at 1920 x 1080.
Is a 3D receiver necessary for this (or any) 3D projector? This is the only thing I'm stuck on and want to be 100% sure I won't lose image quality/audio if it's not a 3D receiver. Thanks!!
I would appreciate some input...I am new to projectors, and this says it is better for rooms with ambient light. I have a room that is roughly 17'wide and 21 feet deep, with projector mount near the back of the room. The room is completely blacked out ideally. Is the projector going to be too bright? Screen size is roughly 120-125" diagnoal if that helps. Thanks.
Bill, When you've tested the Epson PowerLite projectors, have you found that there are issues with white "smearing" or "flare" that causes, for example, white text on black to look smudged or blurry? The white smear travels across several pixel widths or height to make a rather sloppy looking image. There are several people, including me, who have had this issue multiple times in several replacement units. I sent Epson a pic of the problem (screen shot) and they confirm AGAIN, that I have another defective unit.
Many thanks . . . Tim
1' down from ceiling is normal. The top of the image starts about where the projector is and goes down. Vice versa when mounted on a table or shelf.
I would also like to know if the 3020 and the EH- TW6100 are the same projectors. It looks like they are when comparing specs.
I tried using the optical audio out as suggested by your review. It didn't work. I checked with Epson and here's their response: "The Wireless HD device only outputs a stereo signal from the audio out port. If you have a high definition device that is outputting a 7.1 or 5.1 digital surround sound signal, then you will only get 2 channels of audio, resulting in low audio or no audio output at all." When I responded that it seemed like a poor design, they disclaimed all responsibility saying the transmitter was not manufactured by them and pointed me to the Wireless HD consortium website. Wow! Can you believe that Epson doesn't care about something that it sells as its own?! It seems to me this is only useful then (and I haven't tested it to see if it works) if you are converting a stereo signal to HDMI (e.g., an RCA to HDMI). Second, I don't even get two channels of audio. I get nothing, so I'm wondering whether it will even work in the signal conversion scenario. So basically, the audio out is useless and I wonder why they even bothered. Would it have been that much harder to make it full digital since it is a digital optical out (and wouldn't this also in any event play the converted stereo signal as well)? In general, the wireless transmitter is also not designed very well nor very robust. If you can make the cables work, do it. Every time your input device loses a video signal (like when the DVD player changes status, or when you switch to a 3D channel on the TV), the transmitter loses signal and has to reset which can take anywhere from 10-30 seconds. Then, if you are watching one input and turn it off before switching inputs, you lose the signal completely (even if your other inputs are sending a signal) and it often simply doesn't reset, so you have to manually reset it. So you have to remember to always switch first before turning off the other input. Finally, the projector shows ALL inputs even if you have nothing plugged into them. Since I currently only have two inputs plugged in, my projector shows 3 blue boxes at the bottom of the screen and I have to scroll through all of them to get to the other input. Next, I used a converter to convert the Wii RCA cables to HDMI. On my HD TV, this works beautifully, very nice picture, great sound. When you plug it into the Epson wireless, you can see the Wii on the input sub-boxes, but when you try to switch to it, the transmitter loses the signal and it requires a reset (manually going to the transmitter and holding the reset button for 10 seconds)to get it to work again. I will be providing a full review of this projector and the numerous other problems I've had with it on Amazon and Epinions. I'm on my second 3020e projector and this will be it with Epson. I wanted to like this projector which has a really great 3D experience when it works, but there are just too many problems with it.
I have used 3020e for more than a week now, with my Da-lite 106" screen. Honestly, I'm disappointed with this projector. Now I kinda regret I should have got 5020ube instead. The contrast and color reproduction is really poor. I have tried many different sources, blu-ray, Netflix and HTPC, but all the images looked washed out. Imagine a color photo from the 80's, that's how it looks. I've also tried many different video settings, they all don't make much difference.
Am I missing something?
Does anybody know whether the wireless function requires direct line of sight? Unfortunately this would be impossible with my set-up. It would be only a short distance away, but the signal would have to travel through a wall or two, and it would be hitting the back of the projector instead of the front. Thank you!
With only keystone correction, can I use that to adjust for having the projector only about 1' down from the ceiling? I have a situation where I can not bring it down to the center of the screen height.
Do you know if this Epson 3020/3020e is the European EH-TW6100/EH-TW6100W and the 5020 euqual to EH-TW9100W. Would be good to know as there is hard to find any good reviews in Europe, I normaly Read yours. By the way Thanks for all the great reviews you write :)
I am a professional 3D content producer so my bias may show. Just purchased the 3020 and found that the 3D on the 3020 to be substandard. A. Lag on scene cuts between the left and right eye. B. There was an annoying sweet spot in the center of my glasses. As I twisted my head left and right the density and color of the picture would change. C. During rapid movements or pans portions of the picture would look out of sync. Granted I am used to looking at a Christies $200,000 project at work. D. This does not happen on my LG 55" LCD. E. In 2D this project at $1500 is the best I have experienced. It is set up on a 12' screen.
I've had the 3020 for about a week now and I'm very happy with my purchase. I went from a Sanyo PLV-Z700 (which served me very well) as I needed something brighter (and was interested in better 3D than my Optoma GT750e).
Image quality is very nice, extra brightness is great, skin tones and colour reproduction seems very consistent and accurate and the 3D quality is exceptional. My only real issue is I wish it had a lens shift like my Sanyo had. Getting the projector in the right position was a little but worth it in the end. BTW I don't bother using the auto iris, the contrast levels are very good without it.
Thanks a lot for the help. I appreciate it.
Benoy and Mark - I used the 3N1-PJT from Omnimount to ceiling mount the 3020 to my 7'9" ceiling (available from BB and HHgregg. Also ceiling mounted a screen. Both are about 7-9 inches from the ceiling (a quess only) and have not needed to use keystoning.
C F, the samsung RF glasses, SSG-4100GB, $20, work with the 3020.
The rival in this price range is the optoma HD33 which has lower advertised contrast ration.
So why is that also not called a home video project in the review. Is there something that makes it a home cinema projector?
Following up on one of the comments earlier...
Which are the 3D glasses I can use with it? Also, if you can please recommend some for regular use (for my kids) and some as party packs (for guests, etc.). Thanks a lot.
If within 20 feet of the projector, does the WirelessHD transmitter work across walls even if placed in a separate room with the a/v receiver? Or, does the transmitter need to be visually in the line of sight of the projector's front or back?
Is 3020e project ceiling mountable? Did universal ceiling mounts will work for this model? Or there any list of ceiling mounts I can choose from
I'm buying my first projector for my home theater and seriously considering this one. Will I have any problems getting this projector to close mount to my 8ft ceiling since it doesn't have lens shift and it still look sharp? I'm afraid of having it hang down 12-18inchs to get the projector lined up properly with the screen. Is there a way to calculate the proper amount of vertical hang in inches for a 92inch screen and considering an 8ft. ceiling? Perhaps this isn't the best choice after all if I can't get the projector close mounted? Thanks!
I just received my new 3020 and appreciate the review. Can you post your optimal video settings-contrast, brightness etc? Thanks
Why doesn't the projection calculator show the vertical distance frome the center of the lens to the edge of the image anymore. With no lens shift on this projector, this is a critical specification that some of us with low ceilings have to consider.
There is one more notable feature in 3020 and i.e. 2D to 3D conversion.
hi bill---how does the contrast look when combined with a gray screen? with everything being dimmed, doesn't the high light output then produce a much better contrast ratio? rather than comparing the 3020 to the 5020 on the same surface for contrast and dark blacks, can you compare the 3020 on a dark surface to the 5020 on a white surface?
another question: what is the advantage of a high-gain gray screen? gray dims light, high-gain focuses light to brighten it (for those sitting in the center, of course). is it just the reduction of light reflection from off-center?
Do you know of any alternate RF3d glasses that will work with the 3020 besides the ones that Epson sells?
Tal - no, the 3020 does not have lens shift. The spec sheet is being updated right now. Thanks for pointing that out.
The specs says it has H&V lens shift, but in your review you say it does not? No lens shift will be a dealbreaker for me.
Noll - There are definitely five inputs. You might be looking at an older version of the manual, but on page 61 of the Epson 3020 manual it says there are five inputs and one passthrough.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/pdf/projector_manual_7171.pdf gadolphus - That's the nature of technology, my friend. Ten years ago, every new digital camera that came to market was miles better than the last one. These days, it's a much more incremental improvement. As a technology matures, the number of major fixes you can make to it decrease, and so you get smaller, more subtle product updates. RAMoynihan - Thanks for the note. It's definitely a home video projector. We'll see about fixing that. Tom - You are correct; according to Epson the pass-through can also pass video. I'll make an edit to this review and then go back to working on the 5020 :) Tbone85 - If you do want an Epson projector that's fantastic for gaming, look at the Home Cinema 8350. It has the lowest lag numbers we've seen on any projector recently. As for your audio question, I didn't see an option like that, so I'm gonna say probably not.
Great review. Great sounding projector (*loved* my old Epson 1080UB). That too had a loud (& slow) iris mechanism - surely Epson should focus on getting a silent alternative.
Especially like the addition of the input lag for gamers - please keep this a regular part of your reviews! 1 small thing - notice in the manual that of the 5 wireless HDMI ports, 4 are labelled input and 1 output, so I wonder if this really does accept 5 inputs or 'just' 4 and also does pass through for those who want it?
I am a bit disappointed with the most recent crop of projectors. It sound like the 3020 offers some nice changes compared to the 3010 but the price/performance tradeoff is only incrementally better. Perhaps I am just spoiled. The last decade has seen unbelievable increase in PQ alongside a huge decline in prices. Perhaps this trend simply cannot be sustained forever. Objectively these new projectors are amazing but the pace of improvement seems to have noticeably slowed.
Hi Guy,
So is this a home video projector or a home theater projector? From the first paragraph of the review I would conclude, strongly, the former, but the review is grouped with the "home theater projector reviews" on your home page. It looks like it's been placed in the wrong bucket on the home page, so just FYI.
Thank you for the review. I'm waiting for the 5020 myself, but until that review is up, it's nice to see the 3020 improvements over the 3010. One item you mentioned interested me... the "pass-through" ability of the WirelessHD transmitter. Does it only pass through the audio, or does it possibly pass through the video as well?
I'm planning to keep my exiting TV in the room and use both it and my new projector going forward. I anticipated having to buy a new receiver with 2 HDMI out. If the WirelessHD transmitter allows me to send video to the projector wirelessly, while also letting video pass through to the receiver for TV viewing, then I am all set. Thanks again.
Thanks for the review. I'm a little surprised that Epson released this projector without a gaming setting that cuts the lag from the 3010 by 2/3 instead of the 1/3 they achieved. Based on the 3010 experience, lag performance is unlikely to be improved by firmware updates.
Does anyone know if it's possible to configure the internal speakers to provide the surround channels instead of the stereo mains? I imagine this would be the most useful application for these type of speakers considering where the projectors will be placed--and the quality of sound they can provide. Post a commentCommenting on this article is easy and does not require any registration. Your email address is necessary for you to activate your comment once it has been submitted. It will not be shown to other site viewers. ProjectorCentral reserves the right to remove any comment at any time for any reason. Foul language is not permitted, nor are personal attacks. No HTML allowed. All comments should remain on topic.
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