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America is doing a great thing in Iraq!

Election officials are claiming a 72% turnout, and this amonst the threat of death from flying bullets, mortars, decapitation, IEDs, and so on.

The highest ever turnout in US history was 63%.

At the polling place near Abu Ghraib, roadblocks are 13 miles from the polling place. Thousands and thousands walked the 13 miles to vote. In america, the dems would be screaming disenfranchisement.

In Sadr City, 2.5 million people voted (nearly 95%).

In Fallujah, lines at polling places contained thousands.

reporters are claiming that Iraqis are extremely happy and proud. People are crying tears of joy, giving thumbs up and big smiles everywhere they go, dancing in the streets.

Pessimists claim that the people of Iraq don't really want freedom and democracy. I'd say it looks otherwise.

Estimtes are that there are 24,000 insurgants and 200,000 sympathizers in Iraq, a country of 70,000,000. It appears the rest of them, do want democracy.

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I don't think that there is a snowball's chance in hell that a democracy will take hold in Irag.
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Well, they appear to be making one heck of a big first step in that direction.

Once again, america is freeing an oppressed nation.
I am proud of what we are doing there. I would imagine that the soldiers doing the dirty work over there are pretty excited today too, as they are being vindicated in front of the whole worlds eyes.

Iran does have STUPID on it forhead
Everything and Anything
Replies 58 Post by DeTwang

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My kids are 3 and 5. I'm trying to bring them up well and don't intend to "program" their minds EXCEPT when it comes to this crap. My kids hate it too which is great. Once the realize there are bad words in there and they figure out what a bad word is they will then need to find the mystery and I'll be jumping off a bridge. It's one thing I won't allow in my house. My 5 year old son will respect women and not call anything but a weed puller a "hoe", my dughter will kick the crap out of any guy that thinks he can call her a "hoe" and so will her dad!<br>
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I was going to say that if you "don't" program your kids, there are plenty out there who will be too happy to do it for you, and you won't be happy with the job they do.<br>
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But then I see farther on in the same paragraph, that you already are programming them to reject bad behavior. So never mind.<br>
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It's a tough world to raise kids in these days. Many in the government and school system think that they belong to them, not the parents. It's that whole it takes a village crap.<br>
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I remember when MTV was first taking off, a lot of parents were complaining about the material on the station. The media asked the founder (cant remember his name) his thoughts about that. I'll never forget his response. He said "Who in the f**k do they think they are. Those are 'my' kids. I 'own' them, and I'll show them whatever the f**k I want". <br>
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Not a whole lot makes my jaw drop anymore, but that did. Pretty insightful, if you ask me. And that was before cRAP really came on the scene the way it is now. Definitely before MTV was pushing it big.<br>
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"cRAP". I like that. Would make a great spoof name for a RAP parody act.

Weddings
Everything and Anything
Replies 38 Post by DeTwang

They covered a story like this on Americas Most Wanted a ways back. The difference was it was taking place in person instead of over the internet. They used phoney money orders/cashiers checks to purchase items, leaving the sellers without their vehicles and owing lots of money to the bank.

It is definitely a scam. You might conntact the FBI and see if they are interested in a sting on the guys, but that is the only type of businness you should do with these people. So, unless you want to try and take them down, just stay away from them.

Help is this a scam
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Replies 15 Post by DeTwang

I always feel comfortable giving through my church. I know they are extremely careful to spend it in ways that gain maximum effect. They wont waste it on organizations that are out to line their own pockets or are bogged down in beaurocragy.

Other than that some excellent organizations with history of getting a lot done for those in need with your money are,

World Vision
http://www.worldvision.org

Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmy.org

Samaritans purse (Billy Grahams Sons org)
www.samaritanspurse.org

Which international rescue orgs are on the up up
Website Operations Howto
Replies 7 Post by DeTwang

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Merry Christmas to all and to Detwang, the renewed gift of a silver-tongue, or in this case, silver fingers.
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Thanks (I think ;-)). I'd rather have silver bullion though.

:-)

Merry Christmas Everyone
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 21 Post by DeTwang

Jumping in on this conversation a little late, but I vote for the bow!

When I was about 12 or 13, I tried archery at a boy scout camp. Fell in love. Had already been shooting with my dad many times with our .22 and tried some bigger calibers (but didn't like them because I was really too small yet for the kick and weight).

But archery captured me. A year or so later, he gave me a 6' straight bow he got from his boss (who had hand made it many many years earlier). I was in heaven.

That bow eventually got broken in an altercation with a car (while riding my bike to the local jr college to use their archery range), but I never forgot how much more I enjoyed shooting the bow than the gun.

It's one heck of a lot cheaper to shoot too. You chase your ammo down and reuse it.. :-)

Youth Christmas Gift Gun
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 43 Post by DeTwang

shortmagnum:

I've looked on the web fro granular styrofaom insulation to find out more about it but come up empty. Any brand names or more info that might help me find the stuff?

Murf:

The expanded mica appears to be the same as vermiculite, which I've heard of and come into contact with here and there. But I would think that that stuff absobs water. Don't they use the stuff to saok up spills and such? Anyways, I'm trying to find out more about it's characteristics for my particular use, and not having much luck. They seem to use it for all kinds of stuff though, from insulation to water filtration and everything in between.

Insulating material
Home Improvement
Replies 8 Post by DeTwang

For me, the biggest thing about mini DV is that it has embedded timecode. This is a huge advantage when you want to fly the video into your computer.

Most modern computers and editing software will be able to take advantage of the timecode.

As an example of how timecode makes life nice, is instead of having to fly in the entire tape and then meticulously going through it on the computer and deiscarding what you don''t want, you can simply hookup the DV cam to your computer via firewire, and use the transport controls in your editing software to go through the tape. Your camcorder will obey the computer software. As you go through it, you simply hit start and stop buttons for where you want a particular clip 'grab' to occur. The computer allows you to name these clips individually withsomething meaningful to you. It then placed the timecode numbers and name in an 'edit list' (EDL). When you are through going through the tape this way, you tell the computer to go and do it all. It will then automatically rewind and fast forward the tape to the appropriate beginnings of each clip and capture the desired length of each one. It will place the clip on your harddrive, with the name you chose, and then automatically go on to the next one.

You just go away and do something else for a while and let the computer do it's work. You come bacl later, and all your named clips are in a folder ready to go. You just drag the entire folder into your editing software and it's ready to go. Drop the clips into your timeline, add transitions, titles, and effects, and you're ready to render the output.

Downside, DV tapes are more expensive than DVD discs.

I have a Digital8 camera I bought years ago that allows me to use Hi8 tape to record on (cheaper then MiniDV tapes), and also allows me to play back analog Hi8 tapes recorded on older Hi8 camcorders.

Mini DV has a few more lines of resolution than Digital8, but otherwise is identical in qulaity.

What's your budget and what do you want to do with the thing?

Digital camcorder questions
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 2 Post by DeTwang

I'm extremely thankful for Gods Love and Grace, for the fact that I live in the greatest country that has ever been, for those who have given their all to make it that way, and for the way the elections turned out (I imagine not all of you are, but I am very grateful).

I'm pretty healthy, I have a roof over my head, and food in my belly. I have friends and family that love me, and a great set of skills and talents that God has given me. I've been given intelligence, and a usually satisfying career. I have opportunities that most people throughout history have never even dreamed of.

I complain too much, but I know that life is very good for me.

Props and prayers to our soldiers fighting for freedom on the other side of the world.

Everyone Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

{Sorry about the double post, but I found this thread after the fact. As usual, a day late and a dollar short}

Happy Thanksgiving
Website Operations Howto
Replies 11 Post by DeTwang

God Bless you Frank. I'll be lifting a prayer your way this morning.

Mark

Lost my best teacher today
Everything and Anything
Replies 22 Post by DeTwang

I'm extremely thankful for Gods Love and Grace, for the fact that I live in the greatest country that has ever been, for those who have given their all to make it that way, and for the way the elections turned out (I imagine not all of you are, but I am very grateful).<br>
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I'm pretty healthy, I have a roof over my head, and food in my belly. I have friends and family that love me, and a great set of skills and talents that God has given me. I've been given intelligence, and a usually satisfying career. I have opportunities that most people throughout history have never even dreamed of.<br>
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I complain too much, but I know that life is very good for me.<br>
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Props and prayers to our soldiers fighting for freedom on the other side of the world.<br>
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I know that's not really hostile, and not very pointless, but there it is. B<)<br>
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Everyone Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving
Everything and Anything
Replies 2 Post by DeTwang

Before the election (I haven't checked since to see how the numbers have changed as a result), 53 members of congress were open socialists. Many, many other political leaders outside of congress also are involved (ie jesse jackson, al sharpton, etc.). They're called the progressive caucas. Go to their website and also do a google search to find out who all are involved and what they believe.

The last two elections has been heavily socialist funded on the democtrat side. George Soros, the number one fundraiser for Kerry, and part of his team during the primaries, is an open socialist. He started and funded moveon.org

He has made it his mission to spread socialism throughout the third world, and especially wants to create a socialist system here in america. The fact that so little attention was given to him and his ties to John Kerry is yet more evidence of the leanings of the old media. Ask the average middle class working democrat about Soros, and theyll say "who?".

Hollywood is openly pro socialist. That's why they spend so much time praising pro socialist countries.

Micahel Moore could give a rats ass about the democrats. He's a socialist first, and has advocated over the years that capitalism is evil, corporations are evil, the US is evil, our constitution and economisc system is unfair to the poor, and praises countries like france for their politics and socialist economic system.

I really don't understand these people. They only need to look at recent and current history (never mind long term world history), to see that socialism 'never' works. And those who are advocating it already have their millions, so they themselves won't have to suffer under socialisms crushing oppressive weight.

I'm really pleased that the old media is being exposed for what it is. But I would like to see the democratic party become healthy competition again. They need to dump the socialists and hollywood radicals, and move back to the center. Really move to the center, not fake it like John Kerry did and hillary will do.

The 'complete' collapse of the democratic party will not serve the country well. They are completely controlled now by exrtreme left special interest groups, and need to dump them and concentrate on the needs of the 'whole' country.

They need to quit concentrating on forcing secularism, socialism, globalist government, pornography, and homosexuality on us, (especially by doing end runs around the people through activist judges) because the 'citizens' of this great country don't want those agendas.

Instead, they need to concentrate on the things that the people of this country do want. A trong defense, strong economy, freedom to worship their Lord without being ridiculed or treated like second class citizens, and safe and moral environment for their kids to grow up in.

America is the great country it is because of it's foundings in faith (incluiding the incredible generosity that comes from Christians/Jews), it's capitalistic economic system (which promotes and rewards hard work), and it's awesome 'divinely inspired' constitution.

Socialism is the opposite of everything "America" and I'm at a complete loss as to why the left embraces it.

Current Democrat Humor
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Replies 16 Post by DeTwang

Thanks for the input.

I like the idea of having the feet control things like braking and throttle, and the hands controlling things like sterring and the bucket (like a normal vehicle).

If andone has experience with them, I'd like to hear some input on those John Deere 240's I mentioned. I really like the 'vertical lift' system they employ on the bucket arms. Not only does it seem more stable, but more flexible as to what it can do, not to mention the insane abount of height it gets.

skid steer as snow plow
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 9 Post by DeTwang

The questions about his discharge have been going on for more than twenty years. He was issued an honorable discharge after his original discharge was reviewed more than 8 years after his original. The 'only' time a discharge is reviewed is when the recipient is applying to have a less than honorable discharge changed to an honorable discharge. His medals were reissued at that time as well. The only time medals are reissued is when they had previously been taken away thorugh disciplinary action. He had also been stripped of his security clearances and had to have those reissued.

His records on these matters are unavailable because he wont sign the same forms he and the DNC hounded the president into signing so that 'all' his records can be released for public access. Many of his performance reviews are also unavailable. The ones that are, are average at best, and show that Kerry was not qualified to recieve a command. A swift boat is the biggest vessel the navy would let him command. He had gone as far in the navy as he would ever be allowed to go within months of his enlistment.

This is what I mean about Bush not running a smart campaign. He had an opponent that was a scandal treasure chest waiting to happen, but chose to take the high road. But sometimes when you're in a pit of vipers, you have to act like a viper. Every time he did go on the attack, it was always a day late and a dollar short.

Bush is a good, smart, principaled and honest man. But politics is a dirty, dirty business and not for the faint of heart. If he wins it will be a miracle, as there has never been a president that has been assailed by the media the way this man has during this campaign.

The world hates an honest man. An honest man exposes corrupt leaders just by being who he is.

How Would They Vote
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Replies 7 Post by DeTwang

Dean,

I finally got around to reading through the list of flame warriors. I got a real chuckle out of Godzilla. I liked that one a lot.

Flame Warriors table of Contents
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Replies 2 Post by DeTwang

There's a snow shed built over the trailer. It's pretty heavy duty and has a pretty steep slope.

Tom, I thought of playing with the tstat some, as it actually had some leeway available past the 50 degree mark, but I had no way to drop the temperature to test it. I was afraid of setting it too low.

So, I guess Ill deal with the extra hit on the utility bill for a few months.

Looks like Ill be putting a manufactured home on the kand in the spring anyways and getting rid of the trailer, so I guess I have some tiem to think about how to get it all right.

It really sucks that the government has so muych say so about what you can or can not put on your land. If I put the new home on the land, I have sixty days to get rid of the old. What the hell business is it of theirs anyways?

I went down to the building department today to pull a permit for a rewire job I'm doing on a duplex down here in LA. I've paid these things many times, but this is the first time that it hit me as to how ridiculous it is they charge us per outlet, switch etc..

I'm getting pretty sick of all these taxes disguised as fees. They tax everything you do. Soon they'll be counting how many times we breathe and tax us for that.

I'm really starting to understand the frustration of our forefathers that caused them to revolt against the crown.

It's all out of control anymore.

building budget auto-backup system
Shop Tools
Replies 14 Post by DeTwang

The project doesn't have that kind of budget. But I've been eyeing those things for a long time. It'll be a couple months (maybe less) before I get to the countertop, so maybe by then 'my budget' will allow for that.... :-) It'll be handy for another part of the project in that I need to cut their logo intop steel before the project is done.

I'm working on the thing at my mountain hideaway up north, and hoping to break away for another few days worth in early october.

But in case I don't come up with the cash for a plasma cutter in time, I need to come up with plan "B".

converting wood band saw to metal
Parts and Repair
Replies 11 Post by DeTwang

What are your opinions on Thermal dynamics and hobart cutters?

My welding supplier claims that hobarts are actually millers (Pretty sure he said millers), and Harbor Frieght sells hobarts pretty cheap.

I like the thermal dynamics units because machine torches are available for the smaller units (and I've been eyeing those torch master cnc rig kits).

I've been looking at the thermal dynamics cutmaster 50 which goes for about $1600 and will cut 1/2" ans sver 3/4".

Anyone use either of those brands?

Plasma Cutters
Parts and Repair
Replies 19 Post by DeTwang

Have any idea why the doors are 6'2 instead of 6'8?

seems like there's room for 6'8 doors, but both the rear door and the sliding glass patio door on the front are 62.

I believe this is standard for these older thinwall mobile homes, but I have no idea why.

mobile home framing techniques
Home Improvement
Replies 9 Post by DeTwang

I've given up on the well rower idea (at least for now :)) as it appears to be impractical for what I was wanting to do.

However, I'm having a hard time finding info on exactly how a well, well pump, pressure pump, storage tank, and bladder tank ahould be preoperly pumbed and wired.

Next time I go up there, I want to take all the materials I need with me to rip out all the PVC, and redo it properly in copper, with ball valves instead of gaste valves, and everything properly wired so that it all works properly and provides consistent pressure (at least long enough to get through a shower without it ending in noithing but air coming out of the nozzel ! ). There must be some diagrams/flow charts out there on the web somewhere descriubing some ideal setups.

I'm tired of trying to deal with all the hodge podge of band aids/emergency fixes, temporary upgrades/add ons, and leaking PVC joints that my dad had let the system turn into.

I can't believe he was satisfied with the way it is now.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to set things up so that I can redo the thing right once and for all and put this issue behind me?

I do have some pictures of how it is now if that becomes important to the discussion.

Thanks,
Mark

well system water towers
Home Improvement
Replies 8 Post by DeTwang