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I think you can add a few strategically placed copper bits and have your strings grounded through your tailpiece. Here is how I grounded a wooden tailpiece. You can't see the wire at all when it is on the guitar. I ran the wire through a slot in the fulcrum to keep it hidden from view.
Originally Posted by Matt Cushman
My tailpiece design is a tough one for stealth grounding. I'll think about it a bit, as I have a little while before i get to that point.
After the discussion last night, I emailed KA about the 12-pole pickup and he recommended to first see if there is any noise without grounding. If not, it isn't necessary.
There is no doubt about it, that a well shielded circuit is all you need. It is safer not to ground your strings but most people ground their strings without problems. If you use all shielded wiring to a set of thumbwheel V/T controls you probably will not need to ground your strings.
Originally Posted by Matt Cushman
Hit the shop yesterday after work to move forward on the fittings.
On Monday after I carved out the string recess, I sanded the front on the radius block to remove some marks. This removed some material and decreased the back wall of the cavity making the depth a little less. I wanted it to be around 1/8", so I took the tailpiece home and on Tuesday night, I did some re-chiseling and filing to deepen it a bit more to a final depth of 5/32":
Next, I needed to transfer the locations of the holes to the top edge of the tailpiece. I first measured the distance on my model guitar (Godin Flat Five X), which was 2 1/32" across from string to string:
Then, I made a center mark on the top of the tailpiece and placed it as best I could on the actual bridge of the Godin and transferred the lines:
As Matt said, drilling the holes wasn't totally straight forward. Using a hand power drill, it's easy to not stay at 90degrees to the front edge of the tailpiece, ESPECIALLY the high and low E strings because of the slant (curvature) of the top edge of the tailpiece.
We decided the drill press was definitely the best option to keep the holes at 90degrees and stay straight. We used a mechanics vise attached to some plywood that Steve had, which held the tailpiece upright. I then zero'd the Wixey angle gauge to the drill shaft and then held a ruler on top of the tailpiece to make it totally perpendicular at 90degrees:
It's not well-seen in the photo, but there's a Bora saw guide/edge clamped behind the plywood to keep it in line.
I planned to use 1/16" drill bit for high E and B strings, 5/64" for G and D strings, and 7/64" for A and low E strings.
I then tried to mark (from the top) to the middle of the cavity wall on the top edge and tried to get this as closed to 2.5/32" as possible. You can see the markings on the low E hole. Once I drilled the first, I just went down the line switching bits as described above:
Here's a view from the bottom, up (with a test string):
It ain't perfect from a cavity wall perspective, but the measurement for keeping the strings at bridge spacing (so the strings run straight) is dead on!:
I'll finish chamfering the edges in the shop tomorrow.
After drilling the tailpiece string holes, I wanted to make headway on the bridge base:
For this part, I just made a photocopy of the Benedetto book and cut out the 'actual size' images from his book to use as a template:
Unfortunately, the of ebony that I resawed for the tailpiece was a bit too thin to use as a bridge base. So, I had to sacrifice another chunk from the iceberg, which I cut on the band saw:
Here's the piece post-band saw:
Next, I cross-cut the blank to width on the table saw to 5 1/2":
Next, I marked the piece to rip on the table saw to closer to the final width 9/16":
Then, I marked the blank to rip on the table saw closer to the final height (enough to house the bottom thumbscrews of the Schaller T-O-M bridge):
And ripped it on the table saw:
Here's the width (bout 10/16"). Can always hand plane this closer to 9/16" later if desired.
After having a milled blank, I traced the transition lines on the ends:
And cut them on the band saw:
Then took them over to the spindle sander to sand to the line and make them even. Here's post sanding:
Before heading out, I practiced drilling hole spacing for the T-O-M bridge in a piece of scrap wood:
Unfortunately, I think I need to get an actual 7mm drill bit for this. I used a 9/32", which is slightly bigger and because it's not a totally snug fit, the thumb wheel outer portion spins and doesn't easily lift the bridge up and down. May have to wait till I order the right bit.
Once back in the shop tomorrow, in addition to chamfering the tailpiece edges, I'll also plane the sides of the bridge base; although, I may wait until I have the holes drilled so I can the tapering even.
While at home this week, I used my eBay-acquired, Chinese-made bender to pre-bend the fretwire:
I don't think it's necessary to spend the dough on the StewMac version - it's way overpriced, IMO.
I purposely overbent the wire a bit past 12degree radius to help keep the fret ends from popping up:
I then cleaned the fretwire and tang with Naphtha to remove all of the residue from machining:
Tonight, I'll do a final fret slot clean-out, so it's ready for fret installation this weekend (hopefully).
Nice hardware! Suits the not-too-dark wood of the guitar body.
Originally Posted by sbeishlineOriginally Posted by sbeishline
You can see it pretty clearly here:
Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
I'll see how it goes once I string it up and consider getting some of the 1/4" copper tape on Stewie. Can probably cut a thin 1/8" width to run along that cavity wall.
Late arrival to the shop in the afternoon yesterday, and started with putting the chamfer on the tailpiece edges:
I double-stick taped the tailpiece to the workbench, and attempted to use a spokeshave; however, it was very chattery. There's no easy way to hold the piece to do this in the vice. So, I aborted and just used a sanding stick instead:
I'll do all the final finish-sanding together.
Next, I needed to place the roundover edge on the bridge base. I chose to do this by hand using the LN 101 plane. Because I don't have the 7mm drill bit yet, I haven't been able to drill the thumbwheel post holes yet. I marked a centerline on the top to ensure I didn't plane into the hole area.
Again, I double-stick taped it on its side to the workbench:
And just took passes slowly until I felt it was as symmetric as possible:
Here's how it looked afterwards:
Here's the contour with the flat bridge base.
I think it looks good and will work as is.
.... *insert laughter here....
Next, I wanted to mark the general arch onto the bridge for the majority of the wood waste removal and took this pearl from Tony Hovington's video:
Before taking it to the band saw, I spent a lot of time pondering over this image:
After being cut, it wouldn't have enough height to house the entire thumb screw in its lowest position. It was brought to my attention that the bridge WOULD fit the inserts and I could just cut the screw to fit. After dry testing, I don't think I'll need to raise the bridge super high, so I think this is the route I'll need to take.
Another option would be to remake a bridge with a couple of high areas to raise it up to allow the screw to fully fit, but I don't really like the look of those bridges as much. And secondly, I don't want to mill another piece at this point unless I have to.
So, that being said, I took the plunge and cut off the wood excess on the band saw:
Here's the remainder I'll need to remove:
Here's the current fit after rough band sawing:
This is the setup of the StewMac archtop fitting jig:
I don't have the bit to drill the holes yet, so obviously this is just staged for your viewing pleasure.
I wasn't sure if this toy was overkill, but being that it wasn't super expensive and its an important link in the sound transfer chain, I decided the guitar would need all the help it could get and pulled the trigger.
I'll probably get closer to the line on the spindle sander before employing the jiggity jig.
At times, the building process is mentally fatiguing and it feels like the finalized guitar is a carrot that's dangling in front of you. Maybe I'm just impatient, but I'm just documenting some of the emotions that come along with this ride.
Having the 7mm bit delay, I decided it would be a good time to get moving on the frets.
Of note, I bought the StewMac neck caul to hold this, because I had already shaped the neck. Next go around, I may shape after installing frets.
First thing on the list is to cut the 22 frets to size. It's recommended to give it about a 3/16" overhand on each side, and I did this using the StewMac fret cutters. Here's fret #1:
I then remembered I wanted to make the fret holder because fitting the tang to the fret slot/binding is very specific, and I can see it'd be easy to mix these up. I just used a 1/8" bit and drilled 22 holes in a piece of cherry scrap:
Sometimes these easy "projects" are mental stepping stones to feel like something is completed.
Then got to cutting the remainder of the frets:
Before leaving the shop, I decided to try the Radioshack nibbling tool I had bought months back.
Well it nibbles, but that's about it. It doesn't cut very close to the crown. I'm not sure if that's because this is a cheap tool, as I thought it was rare and I'd made a score.
At any rate, it did the job to get me a medial edge to file:
Here's one edge filed and another after tang-snipping:
Here's a length check:
And a fit check:
Took the neck, Stewie neck caul, clamp, frets in the holder, and mechanics vise home to do some work at home.
Last edited by sbeishline; 01-26-2020 at 11:22 PM.
After dinner, I clamped the neck caul to my kitchen counter. I started the process of de-tanging the remaining 21 frets and filing the overhangs:
As you can see, this process requires proper hydration and fuel.
Tool note - I used the StewMac fret file and another fine file for this process:
It took me about nipping and filing 3 or 4 pieces of fret, that holding the wire/tang is really hard on the fingertips. I decided to see if the vise could help at all and to my glorious surprise, this vise holders has little tiny diamond shapes in the design that are the exact shape for holding the fret wire/tang perfectly without squeezing it awkwardly:
Without a doubt godsend from the universe. It's hard enough on the neck/shoulders alone, let alone the fingers.
This helped me move along a bit quicker:
And after about 3-4 hours of my Saturday night, all were complete:
Hopefully, will get some time in the shop later on today to make a little progress on some other small things.
On the pondering stand: to glue or not to glue the frets in?
Last edited by sbeishline; 01-26-2020 at 12:01 PM.
It may be easier to install your frets if you cut the tang just a bit short of filling the entire slot. It is also best to have a bit of space left for the end of the tang just in case the fingerboard contracts over the years. Judging from your photo showing fret and slot, I would move each fret down a slot or two as in fret 20 placed into slot 21 or 22 which is much easier than making all the fret tangs shorter. Frets also have a way of getting longer after being pressed or hammered into the slot. As far as gluing is concerned, it may depend on how well the tang fits the slot. I prefer to glue in frets that fit the slot well. I have my trusty fret tang filer to bring the tang size down to size for a perfect fit. How wide are your slots and how thick is your fret tang?
Last edited by Matt Cushman; 01-26-2020 at 01:25 PM.
Originally Posted by Matt Cushman
Got to the shop late this afternoon and pushed the fret wires up a fret and scoped out the fit. The shifting up one fret seemed to be better for almost all of them except for a few, so I filed those particular tangs down. I moved fret #22 up to #1 and removed more tang and filed it down:
I then did a Tom Bills technique of overbending the fret at the tang, just a hair. Even though we over bent on the fret bender, this is done as an extra oomph to help keep the fret ends in place:
Here's a pic of the final frets before I cleaned them up again with naphtha and put them in the holder ready for installation while awaiting some final opinions/recommends on glue vs no glue.
I don't have a centerline anymore, but I wanted to do a cursory alignment check to see if there was any gross issues before moving along to the next task:
While holding off on fretting, I needed to utilize the time on the other parts and decided to move on the pickguard design.
I'm not a big fan of giant pickguards. As a matter on fact, I play without one normally on the PRS and Godin. But, being that I'm going to do a pickguard mounted KA PAF 12-pole, I need to have one. So, I based my general design a la Schottmueller's petite pickguard that is on his Little Leona model. Additionally, I didn't want to cover up the f-holes much, if at all. I decided to keep my rounded-end theme and modify it as such.
I really didn't do any templating, just eyeballed Schottmueller's general landmarks and guestimated distances, and started spitballing and drawing right on the guitar body. Didn't take long before I was happy with it:
There wasn't a good way to get it onto paper, but I just sort of placed it on top, lifted it up here and there and tried to replicate it:
I then cut a hunk of the ebony on the bandsaw:
And cut the shape out on paper and traced it onto the ebony blank:
I then free-handed the curved end:
And cut it out on the bandsaw. Here's it raw form:
Next I took it to the spindle sander to shape the curved side:
Once the curves were acceptable, I then used the LN 101 to plane the long, flat side to narrow the width. I went back and forth sitting it on the guitar until it just cleared the f-hole:
After hand planing the edge, I started taking passes on the drum sander to thickness the pickguard to 3/16". I got to about 1/4" when the pickguard got stuck and the ebony started burning - we've had this issue with this machine before. I shut it off, but there was some fairly ugly sniping and a big burn strip:
Fortunately, I still had some thickness to go and was able to double-stick tape it to the workbench and finish off the sanding with 100grit sandpaper and got it to 3/16" with marks removed:
This is closer to Schottmueller's positioning:
I'll probably raise it up or end up somewhere in between:
Sharp edges need to be sanded, but I will do that with all the final finish sanding.
Also, I need to mill a mounting block to attach the pickguard to the neck, which I dunno how to mount.
ARRRRGHHH! After finishing the pickguard, I wanted to get the truss rod cover made. Unfortunately, I wasted a bunch of time all to discover I made a bonehead mistake.
I started by measuring the cavity:
And creating/cutting out a pattern template (like I did previously) that would cover the cavity:
I then traced the pattern onto a leftover piece of ebony and cut it out on the band saw:
I worked for a bit getting it shaped on the spindle sander:
Next, I then marked it for thinning on the band saw to 1/8" (piece was other half of tailpiece blank and close to 5/16"):
And then ran it on the band saw. As expected, this left some very uneven surfaces in a thin piece of wood. So I first spend time sanding, then planing with the LN101 to save time:
After all that, it wasn't near flat on either side. I tried to come up with an idea of flattening at least one side - here was a sanding block sandwich idea that helped, but didn't solve the issue:
After all that, it was 1/16". BUT the grain was SIDEWAYS!!!!
So, I recut a new piece (grain running top to bottom) from the blank on the bandsaw and band sawed it to shape. Then, I decided to double-stick tape the 5/16" thick shaped cover to the wood block and just hold it flat against the belt sander. I did this until the piece became hot and I had to go home, which was about 1/8". I still have a bit of shaping and thicknessing, but at least it's totally flat:
I think that I had mentioned way back when I was fitting the dovetail with the next extension still full, I had loosened up the dovetail while using the carbon paper and chiseling to lower it the extension onto the fretboard.
Steve happened to have 1/42" mahogany veneer that I was able to cut and shape, so that when I glue it on the grain is running the same:
I cut it so that it fits about 1/4" from the tip of the dovetail:
If I only use 1 piece, it snugs up the joint pretty well and the neck extension is just about touching the top plate. If I use 2 pieces, it's too tight, but would let me have more to work with in sanding it to fit again. Steve recommended using 1 since the offset left or right is pretty negligible and it gets us close to start, and we can work it to fit well.
I'll do this final fitting after getting the frets are installed and cut.
I just realized - it's fortuitous that I'm posting tonight. When I look back in my phone pictures, I took the Moffa Mithra photo to Kinko's on January 26, 2019 and started the design on paper, and a woodworking fantasy to become a reality.
I've come a long way in exactly one year, and learned a ton - especially to check the grain direction before cutting.
Gonna try to squeeze in some post-work shop evenings this week to get closer to string up, but I'm not sure I'll be making the baby deadline considering m'lady is due on Saturday and may labor at any time. May be a shop silence for a while, but the chips will fall where they may.
Will hate to keep everyone in suspense, but in case I'm on radio silence - thank you for being a great audience!
Last edited by sbeishline; 01-27-2020 at 09:51 PM.
Stopped by the shop for a little bit his evening to get the frets installed. I was basically set to hit the ground running when I arrived.
I started by using some plastic tape I perma-borrowed from work. I masked off the main portion of the fret, and then applied a little Tap-Ease (wax stick) to the area just adjacent to the fret slot so that I any CA glue squeeze-out could be cleaned up without messing up the fingerboard:
I decided to use glue, and went with a medium viscosity glue called Zap-a-Gap:
They have the equivalent of StewMac's "whip tips" that are precision dispensing tips that I used to instill the glue into the fret slot:
After instilling the glue, I worked as quick as I could to get the fret hammered into the slot using the StewMac dead blow hammer. Here's after the first 8 frets:
And after about the 12th:
I was using the StewMac neck caul and once I got to near the heel area, there isn't much support. Here's my setup modification (scrap piece clamped plus a 3/32" setup block) to ensure the heel was well supported for hammering the frets over this area:
This is at the 15th fret (neck/body joint):
Similarly, once I got past the heel and over the next extension, I needed to support that area. Here's my setup mod for this area:
Because the frets were narrower than the tape, I did the tape/wax stick one at a time.
Here's after we emptied the fret holder:
Couple of pix of the post-hammering:
Then, I used the StewMac fret cutters to nip the fret off at the fretboard edge:
Overall, I think it went okay. Certainly not the most perfect installation, but there were no panic attacks or tragedies.
Here are some random photos of the current stage (minus tuners).
Snagged the StewMac NoJak end pin, so I can string it up before electrifying:
I brought the KA 12-pole over to get an idea of where I'll need to inset the pickup shape into the pickguard, and made a general mark in the area of where I think the pickguard will end up. Can see the white chalk pencil marks:
Starting to look like a real life guitar!:
And starting to look like a dad??:
If no baby by Wednesday, I'll hit the shop as the 7mm drill bit should arrive that day and I'll get the holes drilled in the bridge base and use the bridge fitting jig to get it sanded to the contour of the top plate. Additionally, I'll try to get the tuners fully installed and screw holes drilled on the back side of the tuner, and glue on either 1 or 2 shims to the dovetail tenon.
Last edited by sbeishline; 01-28-2020 at 07:30 PM.
I went to the shop after work yesterday with the metric bits in hand. I wanted to start by knocking out the fret beveling file jig.
To do this I just found the biggest semi-square piece of wood I could find in the scrap box, and milled it on all 4 sides:
I then set the table saw blade to 30deg and ran 2 passes totaling 3/32" along the rip fence. I knew the width, because I ran a few passes on a test piece for the spacing testing it with the thickness of the file itself. I did the same thing with the blade at 35deg.
I also made the slots just thick enough so that it could also squeeze in a piece of thin sandpaper to polish up the fret beveled edges (Tom Bills technique):
Standard is to bevel at 35deg, but if they still feel annoying I'll go to 30deg. Don't want to go too low of an angle, so that the E strings don't slip off of the edge.
After making the beveling jig, I set to work on drilling the bridge base holes.
I started by marking the midpoint centerlines on both the T-O-M bridge:
And also on the ebony base. I also used the white chalk pencil to highlight the centerline so I could align it through the T-O-M holes:
I used an awl to get the locations marked:
Then measured to check how deep to make the holes. I first measured the entire insert, but then remeasured it from the bottom flange as the rest of the thumbwheel thickness won't matter. Final depth was 5/16":
Then I used setup blocks to set the marking gauge to 5/16" and scribed a line so I could set the depth stop on the drill press:
Here's the setup before drilling hole #1:
Here's after hole #1:
And hole #2:
Finally having holes, I could now place the inserts in to use the bridge fitting jig:
The bridge inserts fit very tight in the drilled holes, so I just put the in enough to use the jig.
I taped on some 100grit sandpaper:
And marked the centerlines:
And started contouring:
This process took quite a while longer that I expected. Here's after about 2 hours:
I probably changed sandpaper about 6 or 7 times to keep the process going as quickly as possible. Looks close in these pics, but I still had another 45mins to go:
Finally, I got it completely flush:
I was ready to set the T-O-M in place and wanted to try and get a little more room in the holes.
I tried using the 7mm bit by hand to rasp out a bit of space, but I didn't have much luck. I didn't want to go up a bit because I knew the closest I had would end up being too big. I also tried working it in very slowly twisting the insert, etc. and going a bit further each time but there wasn't much room. Because the holes are only 5/16" deep, I couldn't use the reamer. So I decided to tap them gently with a mallet.
Unfortunately, having already shaped the bridge and being pretty thin, the holes were just too tight to accommodate the inserts and the bridge split:
Having googled "how to widen drill holes" after the fact brought up the rasp idea- I guess I could've tried that. However, the shit had already hit the fan. Racing the clock, I was pretty deflated.
After that disaster, I just glued 1 piece of shim onto the dovetail tenon with HHG:
There was no great clamp for this because of the dovetail angle, so I just held it by hand for a few minutes:
I had decided yesterday to take today off of work today to try and dive towards the finish line with limited time left pre-fatherhood, but this bridge may put us behind the 8ball.
Originally Posted by sbeishline
p.s. first babies are often late, so you still have a margin
Sorry about the bridge. I use these:
Archtop bridge nickel knurled thumb screws and posts
But they wouldn't match your hardware color. Perhaps if let soak in CLR or some other acid. I assume you could glue the crack and it would be both strong and invisible and still use what you got.
Also, cut the tang off the file. There will be one side near the headstock where it will get in your way and you may mar the neck. It happened to a friend of mine....
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Originally Posted by Zina
No sign of baby yet, so the docu-drama continues!
Originally Posted by rlrhett
Took today off last minute to take advantage of any time that may be left before the baby arrives. Here was my starting point:
I started out cutting out the last appropriate sizes piece from my ebony stash:
I used the previous blank and measurements to mill it to size:
Next was making the midpoints and centerline markings:
Transferred centerline to sides:
I milled this piece a bit higher - marked thumbscrew depth:
Highlighted centerline for T-O-M marking:
And used awl to mark the T-O-M holes:
Then marked the top plate contour:
Now, I was ready to drill the holes. I was hesitant to drill the entire length with the additional bridge height (instead of just deep enough for inserts), but decided to forge ahead. Here's ready for hole #1:
Then drilled hole #2 (No pic).
Next, I decided to try and widen the holes with a 1/4" drill bit wrapped with sandpaper, but it didn't really do much:
I kept at it a bit and eventually tapped them in.
Next, I traced the end shape lines:
Then I was ready to cut the shape/contour lines on the bandsaw:
Then to the spindle sander to refine the top and get closer to line on bottom (contour side)- no pic.
As I had suspected, the base was too high for my liking, so I decided to bandsaw again through the thumb screw holes:
Having already posted last night's bridge fitting, I didn't take pics again.
Here's post cutting and fitting to top plate with holes too long:
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I then used the Dremel with metal cutting disc to cut the protruding screw amount off:
Here's the final fit:
With T-O-M attached:
Using a straight edge with neck angle (neck in place not glued), it lands just about on top of the saddles:
Took me about 3.25hr from milling to having it fit to the top and back to speed.
I forgot to hand plane the long edge contour on top, but will hope to do that tomorrow night.
After seeing pics of my neck with frets installed, I didn't like how long the end of the fretboard was past the last fret (was so much longer than the 22nd fret distance).
So, I used the same template as I did previously:
And traced the new lines and recut it on the bandsaw:
Then went to spindle sander to refine:
End result:
Used the bevel jig with the file as documented this morning.
Rhett, having just read your messages, I didn't get rid of the tang. Plus, it's Steve's file, so I wouldn't want to mess with it. Haha Fortunately, no gashes.
Here's beveling in progress:
Post-beveling with file:
Next, I used the Tom Bills technique of sneaking in some 400grit sandpaper in the file slot on the file to smooth the filed fret ends:
Here's post beveling file and sanding:
What appreciation for guitar repair techs and luthiers. I never figured I'd do this!
After beveling, I was ready to level the frets, and I had purchased the StewMac leveling bar.
First, I used the truss rod to remove some back bow and level the neck:
Next, I used a Sharpie and marked along the top of the frets:
And used 220grit sandpaper to use the leveler just enough to remove all marks along top of frets.
Here's partway through:
At completion:
After frets were leveled, I was ready to crown. This is fairly straight forward concept to get as a player, but it's really wild having the task in front of you to create a good-playing fretboard.
Being I don't do this regularly and I won't get tons of practice for using a triangular file, I decided to drop the dough on the Stewie Original Z-File. e
As I said previously- even though the idea of it is fairly straightforward, it took me some uglier frets first to get the hang of it and feel like I understood the feel, angles, etc.
Here's post crowning:
I did use the Stewie Fret Rocker and there was only one 3-fret span that there was minimal rock. I'm sure it'll be buzz city, but certainly curious to see how it comes out!
After crowning, I cut up some of the 3M polishing papers I got from Stewie (400,600,1200,4000, 6000,8000grits).
I used the Bills method and went down the line to polish up the frets.
Here's papers ready to roll
Pile of dirty papers after polishing!:
All finished with the fret process!!
By feel, the neck and frets feel purdy good - nothing sharp as far as I appreciate.
After finishing the fretwork, it was close to dinner time and I needed to get home. My goal was to get the tuners aligned and backside screws placed.
I had gotten the tuner hole jig from Stewie and a #38 depth stop drill bit. Not sure why I thought that was the right bit, but it wasn't. The screws for the Schaller M6 tuners were 2.20mm and I needed to drill a 2mm pilot hole. Thank goodness I had the 2mm drill bit from the side position markers, because I needed it for this.
Ended up not using the drill guide or #38 bit, and just drilled in by hand.
Final tuner positioning:
PS - The vintage copper tuners are heavy as hell, so I got some ebony replacements from Stewie to save weight and it's noticeably lighter. I think it looks better, too.
Current status:
Goal is to final fit and glue neck tomorrow night, and Saturday AM shape and fit the nut and string this bad boy up before fatherhood!!!
Will deal with final sanding, finishing, and pickguard/pickup/wiring/end jack post-baby.
Originally Posted by sbeishline
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Originally Posted by rlrhett
Good progress so far, my man!
Shame about the bridge, but sh*t happens. The main thing is you got there. Keep it up, I'm really enjoying your posts, and at the same time learning how much time, effort, patience, creativity and skill go into making a guitar.


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"You could compare this to how a meat thermometer works, it senses the temperature inside," said Carius. "There are sensors in the brain, so that when the temperature goes up, the self-regulating system causes the sweat glands to open up. When the sweat evaporates, it causes cooling."
Carius cited a number of factors that may impede the self-regulating heat mechanism, as well as high risk groups, such as the elderly and young children, who need to be especially cognizant of increases in temperature.
"The elderly are very often on medications, such as heart and blood pressure medications, that work at odds to what the body is trying to do to regulate temperature," Carius said. "And kids are at increased risk for two main reasons. They don't have the fluid reserves of an adult, and young kids aren't able to tell you what they're feeling."
The nature of hot weather itself and the accompanying humidity may increase risk for heat-related illnesses.
"When it's humid, sweat doesn't evaporate as quickly, and body temperature may rise," said Carius. "When it's humid, there's usually an air quality alert as well. People with pre-existing lung diseases such as COPD and emphysema should stay indoors on those days."
While anyone can be at risk for heat-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists the high risk groups as infants and young children, people aged 65 or older, people who have mental illness, and those who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure.
Heat related illnesses include heat rash when sweat ducts to the skin become blocked or swollen, heat cramps in muscles caused by loss of fluids, heat edema (swelling) in the legs and hands, heat sycope (fainting,) and heat exhaustion, which usually develops when people exert themselves in hot weather and don't replenish fluids lost through persiration.
The most serious of the heat-related illnesses, heat stroke, occurs when the sweating mechanism fails, the body's temperature rises rapidly, possibly rising to 106 degrees or higher, and may cause damage to vital organs. And if untreated, heat stroke may lead to death.
Describing heat illness as "happening in a straight line," Carius said that the process can be stopped at any point in the continuum by hydration and lowering body temperature by getting to a cool place.
"At any point, you can stop things from progressing by hydrating and changing your environment," said Carius, and described instances when medical attention at the emergency room is necessary.
Some of the danger signs that require medical attention include not sweating, extremely high temperature, vomiting, extremely rapid pulse, disorientation, and unconsciousness.
"The first stage of the process of heatrelated illness is dehydration. That can start with cramps and nausea," said Carius. "Use common sense. If you're going to exercise in the heat, pre-hydrate, don't do anything too strenuous. Listen to your body and replenish fluids. The next stage in overheating is that the blood rushes to the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, the person goes into shock. The heart rate increases and the blood pressure lowers. The circulating volume of blood decreases."
Carius recommended any types of non-alcoholic fluid for hydration. He cited two reasons why a cold beer or other alcoholic drink, on a hot day can be counterproductive to maintaining a healthy body temperature.
"The first thing is the effect that alcohol has on the kidneys. You're already losing fluids in the heat and the alcohol causes you to lose more fluids," said Carius. "The second factor about alcohol is that it alters judgment. Your mental status may be compromised, and a large part of prevention of heat related illnesses is to listen to what your body is telling you."
Carius's bottom line recommendation?
"Common sense, common sense, common sense," he said. "For a large part, this is all preventable."

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Today marked the end of a major chapter in the ongoing saga of Alaska's legislative corruption probe. Former Veco executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith were sentenced in Anchorage for bribing state legislators.
SBA Proposes Changes to 8A Program
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington
The Small Business Administration released proposed changes on Wednesday to the program that makes it easier for Alaska Native Corporations to win government contracts. The 8-A program gives disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses a leg-up, and allows Alaska Native Corporations special privileges, like going after no-bid contracts. The initial reaction to the proposed changes from Alaska Native Corporations is guardedly optimistic. Sarah Lukin, executive director of the Native American Contractors Association or NACA is pleased with the way members were included in the process.
Obama Signs Bill With Funds for Territorial Guard
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington
President Obama signed into law today a bill that includes retirement pay for former Alaska Territorial Guard members. Twenty three Alaska Native elders who served with the Guard during World War 2 had their pay revoked earlier this year by Obama's Defense Department, which said the men provided state service and should not quality for military pensions.
Vets Health Clinic to Open in SE Alaska
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
A Southeast Alaska veterans' health clinic is scheduled to open this spring in Juneau. The clinic will provide primary care, as well as mental health services. It will be located on the ground floor of Juneau's Federal Building.
SE Alaska Group Wants to Revisit Cruise Tax
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
An organization of Southeast Alaska leaders wants state officials to re-examine the cruise-ship head tax. The Southeast Conference is also asking for a regular state subsidy to the Inter-Island Ferry Authority.
Diocese Has New Plans for Compensating Abuse Victims
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Catholic Diocese has a new plan for paying victims of sexual abuse by clergy. The amended plan was filed in court yesterday by attorneys representing the Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska or CBNA, who oversees parishes in western Alaska villages where most of the abuse is alleged to have occurred.
High School Musicians Gather in Petersburg
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
More than 100 of the best high school musicians from around southeast Alaska gathered in Petersburg earlier this week to practice and perform as a band and choir. Schools take turns hosting the southeast honors music festival each year. The event gives the dedicated and talented students a chance to play and sing together under the instruction of college-level conductors.
Recounting a Family Story Featuring Amelia Earhart
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A new movie documenting the life of Amelia Earhart opened in Alaska- and across the country this week. The film isn't getting great reviews, but it is generating new interest in the pioneering aviator. And it inspired APRN's Annie Feidt to explore her own family's brush with the famous aviatrix.


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It's the first ever rebuildathon! Since the explosive encounter between Saradomin and Zamorak, Lumbridge has suffered horrific damage to its once-majestic castle and surrounding walls. A group of local builders, led by Foreman George, have decided to do the right thing and rebuild it.
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New York, N.Y. No one in Manhattan can throw a gala like Aroon Shivdasani, and the fifteenth anniversary fete of her Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) was everything I had hoped for and more.
More than 250 of New York's crème de la crème packed the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Performing Arts to raise a glass and toast the Indo-American Arts Council and celebrate the non-profit organization's numerous contributions of Indian performing, visual and literary arts to New York City's diverse cultural landscape.
Author Salman Rushdie honored by IAAC Executive Director Aroon Shivdasani and
chef and author Madhur Jaffrey. Photo Credit: Andy Chang.
The IAAC honored three outstanding Indian-Americans, author Salman Rushdie, filmmaker Mira Nair and Dr. Manjula Bansal, for their commitment and contributions to the global artistic community. I was honored to sit with Salman and we chatted about Aroon and the controversy years ago about his epic Satanic Verses.
Headlining the entertainment at the event was Oscar-winning duo: singer/songwriter/composer Paul Williams (Oscar winner with Barbara Streisand for "Evergreen") and pianist/composer Kenny Ascher, of "Rainbow Connection" (from The Muppet Movie) fame. I was surprised how genuine Paul was and after his performance we spoke at length about his admiration for the IAAC.
Pianist Kenny Ascher performing with vocalist Paul Williams.
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Additionally, Exclusively.In presented a breath-taking runway show featuring the creativity of iconic Delhi-based designer Manish Arora through his "Indian" collection.
The emcee for the evening was comedian Dan Nainan, and some of the celebrities who presented awards and walked the red carpet included: chef and author Madhur Jaffrey, actor Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), writer and filmmaker Sabrina Dhawan, actor Sakina Jaffrey (House of Cards), author, screenwriter, producer Tracey Jackson, Ambassador Manjeev Puri, actors Reshma Shetty (Royal Pains) and Manu Narayan, just to name a few.
Manish Arora's collection on the runway at IAAC's 15th anniversary gala.
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IAAC is the first and only Indian Arts Council in the U.S. representing all of the artistic disciplines, including theater, dance, music, film, folk arts, literature and fashion. The IAAC pioneered the first annual Indian theater, film, dance and playwright festivals in the country, as well as an annual travelling exhibition of contemporary Indian art.
The IAAC's programs attract packed audiences and amazing media coverage – ethnic, mainstream and international outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Variety, New York Daily News, NY1, CNN IBN, as well as The Huffington Post.
"IAAC has been the perfect platform for nourishing and promoting Indian heritage, through the medium of performing arts, in our adopted homeland – the U.S.," said Dr. Manjula Bansal, one of the honorees at the gala.
"The IAAC has done invaluable work in creating a showcase for Indian Americans in many art forms. I'm delighted to have been a supporter from the earliest days," said author and IAAC supporter Salman Rushdie. "Love and salaams to dynamic Aroon and the IAAC for bringing us our cinema for 15 years. Woo Hoo!" exclaims Mira Nair whose film Monsoon Wedding closed the first IAAC film festival.
Filmmaker Mira Nair with IAAC Executive Director Aroon Shivdasani.
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The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is a non-for-profit arts organization promoting and building the awareness, creation, production, exhibition, publication and performance of Indian and cross-cultural art forms in North America. It is passionate about showcasing, celebrating and building an awareness of artists and artistic disciplines of Indian origin in the performing, literary, visual and folk arts. For the fifteen years of IAAC promo video, including my interview with Aroon Shivdasani, click here.
Sunjay Guleria, CEO of Exclusively.IN; Manish Arora, Fashion Designer; Mohini Guleria, Exclusively.IN.
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I met Aroon Shivdasani, thought leader and global citizen, five years ago when I founded our foundation. A decade from now, when our own organization turns fifteen, there is no one I would rather have help plan our bash than Aroon. I hope she won't be so busy running her Cultural Center then to give us a hand!
IAAC's 15th anniversary gala at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Chelsea end their USA tour on a high, after beating AC Milan 3-1 at the U.S. Bank stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Blues final match of the International Champions Cup ended on a high in the breath taking one billion dollar U.S Bank stadium in front of 68,101 fans.
Antonio Conte's team made it two wins out of three in the ICC before they head back to England ready to continue their preparations for the start of the Premier League season.
Brazilian Oscar – a reported £30 million target for AC Milan's city rivals Inter this summer – smashed in one goal from the penalty spot and another with a late strike that might give manager Conte pause for thought.
Diego Costa made his first appearance of the tour after the recent speculation over his future, and ended up having to change his shirt after it was nearly ripped off his back by some questionable Milan defending.
Strike partner Bertrand Traore also had his new kit ripped – but likewise donned a new one in time to nod Chelsea into the lead when Victor Moses' shot could only be parried by Milan shot-stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The Italian side levelled six minutes before half time when Willian gave away an unnecessary free-kick just outside the area, and Giacomo Bonaventura curled a wonderful strike into the corner.
Conte gave new signing N'Golo Kante his debut in the second half as both sides opted to bring on a host of substitutes, and the breakthrough came in the 69th minute, when Eden Hazard crossed and Andrea Poli handled.
Oscar coolly stepped up to slot the spot-kick high into the right hand corner.
Three minutes from time the Brazilian bagged his second goal, as he was played in by winger Juan Cuadrado, and slotted a low drive under Donnarumma.
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Cleaning Your Home With Limited Time
These days, homes mostly consist of two working adults (or a single working adult), and often several children. The family is rarely home, yet messes seem to find their way around nonetheless. After extracurricular functions, dinner, homework, and bath, there's little time left for straightening up the living room. How can we manage to fit all these things into the few evening and weekend hours we have left after the work and school day? The task can seem insurmountable, but there are some ways to mind the clutter without driving yourself mad trying to keep up. Tackling the chores a little at a time is key. Here are some ways my kids and I have found helpful.
5 Minute Clean Up
One tactic we often use the the 5 Minute Clean Up rule. This is a good method for generally cleaning up the entire house. I set the timer, and we all work in one room for 5 minutes, picking up clutter and wiping up messes. When the timer goes off we move on to another room for another 5 minutes. Assuming there is time for all the rooms, we have a much cleaner house in just about half an hour, and the kids aren't overwhelmed by the idea of cleaning the whole room. A limited time will be prescribed to the избор на професионален домоуправител for cleaning of the kid's room. The toys will be assembled and put to the correct place. All the work will be done with intelligence and smartness of the person. The paying of the charges will be as per the satisfaction received with the services.
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This might include music if desired, but the idea here is that wherever you wind up, there you clean. We pick up one or two items from one room which belong in another room, take them there and put them away. From there we find items that likewise don't belong in that room and take them to the appropriate room. This way we move from room to room, cleaning each as we go and not wasting any trips. Again, one thing at a time is less overwhelming than an entire messy floor.
One Room at a Time
On the weekends when I do the most cleaning, but still don't have time for the whole house, I pick the one worst room and do that one right. Delegating clutter to the kids, I tackle the sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, and wiping down of surfaces. It goes faster, and even though the entire house may not be clean, the feeling of having that one room clean satisfies my need to feel like I've gotten something accomplished, and it makes the children want to spend the rest of the evening in that room. Of course, then I have to be careful that they don't mess it up again!
Throw It in a Box
Yes, this tried and true method still holds true for quick clean up jobs. Company coming? Get everything that doesn't belong out of the one room and into a box in a bedroom for later sorting and focus on dusting a bit and vacuuming. Just don't skimp on the sorting job after company is gone. This one's easiest for the kids to do, too.
Cheating? Maybe. But don't kid yourself – you can't always get it all done. But you can always get some of it done.


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Starting off 2019 with some beauty luxury, and in my opinion, few brands can touch Louboutin when it comes to opulence, wouldn't you agree? For Christian Louboutin, eyes have always been the most expressive part of the face, which is why he created Tape À L'Oeil (a French expression meaning "eye-catching"). The actual product aside, I'd probably want these for the packaging alone: definitely eye-catching and display-worthy to the max.
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Tape à L'Oeil Eye Colour (CAN $65.00/each) | Available in either a matte or a metallic finish, there are 6 shades of each to choose from, with the names of the nude grouping inspired by women close to Christian. The packaging consists of a clear acrylic vial (which conveniently displays the shade it holds) bearing a golden fluted cap reminiscent of Art Deco & Byzantine motifs, both eras that the designer frequently references in his work. The tapered "stiletto" weighted cap echoes that of the brand's nail lacquer bottles, and is similar to the concept of a calligraphy brush; the cap is able to rest comfortably in your hand, helping to ensure a controlled and precise application. The applicator is a small dense brush, making it easy to not only pick up a good amount of product per swipe, but able to cover a large expanse of the eye quickly and evenly.
Each matte nude eye colour is formulated with "an oil-based gel structure" that basically applies like a cream and comes to a powdery matte finish. Pigment-rich in nature, you get full opacity by the first swipe, along with a long-lasting finish. As these set fairly quickly, I recommend working one eye at a time — especially if planning on blending out, in order to avoid them drying before you're done. There are several ways to wear the mattes: singly — whether diffused or layered on opaquely for a more editorial effect, mixed together to create a completely unique nude tone, or used as a base for any other shade placed on top.
- Lea – cream nude
- Mariza – plum brown nude
- Daria – camel nude
The metallic formula is a unique fusion of water and metallic pigments, coming together to form a mirror-like brilliance that's nothing short of blinding. The inspiration behind this creation was some of the highly-reflective materials used in Christian's leather goods, bringing both a luxe yet playful touch to eye makeup. Each is highly pigmented and has a creamy texture that's not only easy to layer along the eye, but effortless to blend out. That said, you still need to work one eye at a time to ensure the product doesn't set before you're done. Incredibly long-lasting, the finish is also crease & flake-proof, in particular when applied over primer.
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- Carnelian – rich wine
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Probably out of habit, I usually reach for powder eyeshadow, but after playing around with these shades for several weeks now, I must admit that I really like how easy they are to work with, how colour-saturated they are, and how incredibly long they last without showing any sign of fading. On top of a stellar performance, each is simply breathtaking to behold. On the expensive side they may be, but definitely well worth every penny spent.
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Partners with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; last year's Grand Prix winners to mentor top ideas from global creative community
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | March 1, 2012
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which brings together the global advertising and communications industry, is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic foundation, in an effort to generate communications ideas that could help change the world.
Grand Challenges Explorations: Aid is Working. Tell the World is a unique call for action that aims to inspire the world's greatest brand communicators to come up with an idea that will help solve a global problem.
Any individual, team, agency or company can submit a communications idea simply expressed on just two-pages, based on the challenge issued through the foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations programme. The brief calls for new and innovative ways of telling the real story behind global aid.
"The global Cannes Lions community is made up of the world's greatest communicators who are solving problems for clients all day every day," says Philip Thomas, Cannes Lions CEO. "Imagine if our community could harness this creativity to solve a global problem with an outstanding idea expressed on just two pieces of A4 paper? Imagine if a great idea emerged, and if that idea was honed and improved by the best thinkers in the industry? And imagine if there was the money to actually make something happen, to create the idea."
Up to ten participants will be awarded $100,000 for the development of their idea - and the chance to be mentored by the Grand Prix Winners from Cannes Lions 2011, who have come together to form the 'Cannes Chimera', possibly the greatest collection of creative talent ever assembled. Successful projects will then have the chance to seek additional funding up to $1 million to bring their idea to fruition.
Tom Scott, Director, Global Brand & Innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said, "Aid is effective, but the story of aid isn't breaking through. Now more than ever it's critical that we look at new and innovative ways to change the debate. We are excited to partner with Cannes Lions to help ensure that the world's greatest creative minds can put their energy against a really important challenge."
How to Take Part Grand Challenges Explorations: Aid is Working. Tell the World is open to everyone. The idea has to be submitted on two sides of A4 paper between now and 15 May. In the summer, all the ideas will be judged anonymously, solely on their merit, stripping everything back to the purity and creativity of the idea itself. The jury will be made up of the Cannes Chimera, as well as members of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's review board and a small group of panel experts. Up to ten of the most brilliant ideas may be selected as finalists to each receive $100,000 to further develop the idea.
In the autumn, Cannes Lions will fly the finalists and the Cannes Chimera to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle, USA. There, the Cannes Chimera will draw upon their different skills and expertise to help hone the winning ideas and mentor their creators. The ideas can then be re-submitted to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a chance of winning up to $1,000,000 to put them into practice. There, the originators will be invited back to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in 2013 to show the rest of the global advertising community what they produced and the difference it has made.
The Cannes Chimera Cannes Lions has created a group, The Cannes Chimera, made up of one senior creative from the award-winning agencies of each of the 2011 Cannes Lions Grand Prix winning pieces of work. The Chimera will advise the programme, review the submissions, and mentor the finalists as they develop their projects. The first Cannes Chimera will be made up of the following talented communicators: Mark Bashore, Head of Creative, Digital Kitchen, Chicago, USA Winner of the Design Grand Prix, 'The Cosmopolitan Digital Experience', The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Mark Bernath, Executive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, The Netherlands Winner of the Film Grand Prix, 'Write the Future', Nike Adrian Botan, Creative Partner, McCann Erickson Bucharest & Regional Creative Director, McCann Erickson Central and Eastern Europe Winner of the Direct Grand Prix, 'American Rom', Kandia Dulce AND Winner of the Promo & Activation Grand Prix, 'American Rom', Kandia Dulce Paul Brazier, Executive Creative Director, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO London, UK Winner of the Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix, 'Sandwich', Pepsico Amanda Clelland, Associate Creative Director, Droga 5, New York, USA Winner of the Film Craft Grand Prix, 'After Hours Athlete', Puma Neil Heymann, Creative Director, Droga 5, New York, USA Winner of the Outdoor Grand Prix, 'Decode Jay-Z with Bing', Bing/Jay-Z AND Winner of the Titanium & Integrated Grand Prix, 'Decode Jay-Z with Bing', Bing/Jay-Z Ant Keogh, Executive Creative Director, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, Australia Winner of the PR Grand Prix, 'Break Up', National Australia Bank Thomas Kim, Executive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Seoul, Korea Winner of the Media Grand Prix, 'Homeplus Subway Virtual Store', Tesco Aaron Koblin, Artist, Google Creative Labs, New York, USA Winner of the Cyber Grand Prix, 'The Wilderness Downtown', Google Nick Law, Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, R/GA New York, USA Winner of the Cyber Grand Prix, 'Pay with a Tweet', Innovative Thunder Rob McLennan, Executive Creative Director, Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa Winner of the Radio Grand Prix, 'Bud', 'Love', 'Toby', Mercedes-Benz Iain Tait, Global Executive Interactive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy Portland, USA Winner of the Cyber Grand Prix, 'Response' Campaign, Proctor & Gamble, Old Spice Body Wash Jason Williams, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett Melbourne, Australia Winner of the Grand Prix for Good, 'See the Person', Scope Yang Yeo, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Shanghai, China Winner of the Press Grand Prix, 'Heaven and Hell', Samsonite
A new challenge will be set each year to harness the power of creativity for the greater global good. Each year, a new Cannes Chimera will be formed with the respective Grand Prix winners. Previous years members will remain part of the Cannes Chimera consultancy board, which will grow year on year.


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Galactic Tone 6: Six is responsiveness and the art of negotiation. It is the movement of volume through space that creates time. This energy in action is like the art of dance or a great athlete in motion. Six facilitates dynamic developments in all aspects of life.
Transformer/CIMI: Cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Transformer persons achieve goals and emotional wealth. Transformer people can become highly respected business persons. They have the ability to help others through any and all transitions with tranquility due to their spiritual strength and guidance. Communities often benefit from Transformers discipline and organization skills. They strengthen the life of pregnant women and guide them through the transitions of maternity. Establishing contact with the ancestors activates innate psychic abilities, gifts to be used as tools to assist others. Transformers can have the ability to send evil intentions telepathically, this is their undoing. From these acts they lose power, easily fall into a victim role and begin to manipulate with a vengeance.
Question of Love
6 Transformer/CIMI asks us to be vested in our creation. When we set out to accomplish something, nothing is ever going to go exactly as we plan. CIMI reminds us that chaos is always a part of every change and transformation.
We are shown we have the power to create, the energy to create, and the magic to create. The only thing we need now is the vested intention to create. We must have enough passion for our intention that the disappointments and challenges are unable to steer us off course. The question of "to be or not to be" may be resolved by asking, "Do I love this dream enough to see it through?"
If we've chosen to pursue an intention we less than LOVE, we can start over and choose again. Maybe there is just some aspect of our dream we don't love, or maybe the dream we really wanted seemed too big to hope for.
These are very personal choices that come from our own heart. Holding power by keeping the inspiration of your dream to yourself is a sacred right of choice. This is a time for seeking our own counsel.
To all my relations, may we see the Truth that our Love is the magical element in our ability to create. Our Creator knew we would need Love to feel whole and be happy. When we find the source of our real passion, we will be driven by love to manifest our dream.
In lak'ech, I am another you
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Tell All Tuesday: Stacking Catty Stacks
Hey everypawdy, it's me, Raenabelle. Ifin you were here Sunday, you know we promised to bring you our in depth exclusive review of the Cat Amazing Stacks we received fur sissy's birthday/gotchaday from our furiend at Cat Amazing. Let me just tell ya', with the holidays comin' up, these Stacks would make a great gift fur the feline in your life. After all, it's a bunch of boxes!!! (Raena's eyes sparkle with glee)
Tell All Tuesday: Scruffy Paws Health Bites
Hey everypawdy, it's me, RaenaBelle. I's comin' to ya' live from the Three Belles Ranch. And let me tell ya', we're waterlogged and tired of the cold already. All I's can meow is that mommy better get that heating mat down and quick. Just cuz she gets hot flashes doesn't mean we all do.
This is not the heated mat mommy.
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Hey everypawdy, it's me, RaenaBelle. I's comin' to ya' live from the Three Belles Ranch, where we're still a bit messy and boxed in. MOL Oh, Guess what? I's furinally got a paw inside the furbidden zone (closet). Sure 'nuff, mommy was movin' one of those plastic 3 drawer chests in there over the weekend and had the door wide open and her back to me. I's laid patiently on the bed lookin' fur mine's oppurrtunity to dart by her and go deep into the furbidden zone and investigate. Suddenly, I's saw mine's chance and darted into the furbidden zone. Little did I's know that mine's furs brushed against mommy's legs as I's went further in. And then out of nowhere, I's was scooped up and planted right back on mine's spot on the bed. (Raena shakes her head) I's don't know how or when mommy saw me, but she scooped me up so fast mine's head was spinnin'. I's didn't get the chance to see anythin', and trust me, the depths of the furbidden zone were callin' mine's name.


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The Supreme Court decided that the Environmental Protection Agency failed to adequately consider the cost of its mercury regulation for power plants.
On the surface, the rule seems to give the beleaguered coal industry a break but in reality, the decision will have little impact.
Although the regulation remains in place while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reviews the decision, utility companies have already closed numerous coal-fired power units to comply with the regulation that was issued in 2011.
It's expected that the D.C. Circuit will keep the regulation but require the EPA to justify the cost of limiting mercury emissions from power plants.
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Time Limit for Bringing Action under Insurance Policy Includes Period for Obtaining Service of Process
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Wothers v. Farmers Insurance Company of Washington, 5 P.3d 719 (Washington Court of Appeals, Div. 1--May 1, 2000).
Most insurance policies provide that a claim or legal action for recovery must be brought within a specified time period. In many states, this time period, like a statute of limitations, may be extended during a time when the policyholder is unaware of the loss or is incapacitated. In other states, the time period begins to run as of the happening of the loss.
Less litigation has taken place over the issue of whether litigation rules might extend the time period for bringing suit. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for example, provide that after a plaintiff files a complaint with the federal court, it has 120 days to serve the complaint on the defendant. Many states now have similar provisions. In Washington, the civil rules provide that a plaintiff has 90 days to effect service after filing an action. In Wothers v. Farmers Insurance, Washington's intermediate appellate court faced the issue of whether a policyholder met the one-year deadline for bringing a claim under a homeowners policy by filing a complaint with the court. The Wothers court held that the complaint must be served upon the insurer within the one-year period to be timely. …


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Residents of the Throop and Holdenhurst area in Bournemouth have submitted a petition to request the creation of a new parish of Throop and Holdenhurst (incorporating the existing parish of Holdenhurst).
We are now undertaking a Community Governance Review in response to this request.
A Community Governance Review considers one or more of the following:
The aim of the review is to consider and bring about:
The Community Governance Review includes the following parts of the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district area:
a) the existing parish of Holdenhurst
b) the unparished parts of the Muscliff and Strouden Park district ward.
Consultation on draft recommendations for a new parish council runs from Friday 15 November 2019 until Friday 7 February 2020.
The results will be considered and presented to cabinet on 18 March 2020.
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Otto Environmental Systems names president
Otto Environmental Systems North America Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, has named Michael Costello as the company's president. Costello takes over the role from Dave Piejak, the company's departing CEO.
"We all want to thank Dave for his time and commitment to the company," Costello says. "Dave came in at a difficult time in our history and laid the groundwork for a new Otto. He worked hard to stabilize the company and prepare us for our transition to growth."
Callidus Capital Corp., the Toronto-based owner of Otto, appointed Costello to align with the customers the company serves in the waste and recycling industry.
Costello has nearly three decades of leadership experience in the waste industry, and he is committed to the manufacturing, sales and service of waste containers, the company says.
"I've been in the waste industry for over 25 years, holding leadership roles with Waste Management, Allied and Browning-Ferris Industries, and owning my own waste company. I know what our customers need to serve their residential customers," Costello says. "What separates us is our commitment to our customers. Otto is the only residential cart manufacturer that focuses only on waste carts as our core business."
Shred-Tech acquired by The Heico Cos.
The Heico Cos., Chicago, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Shred-Tech Corp. Shred-Tech specializes in the design and manufacture of mobile and stationary shredding equipment for the document destruction and recycling industries. Based in Ontario, Canada, Shred-Tech also has operations in the U.S., U.K. and Thailand.
Heico has partnered in the acquisition with Rob Glass, Shred-Tech's president and CEO, who will continue to lead the company.
"Rob Glass and his terrific team have built a high-class company that is a leader in its field. We are excited to work with them to take the company to its next level," Emily Heisley Stoeckel, Heico chairman, says. "We are optimistic that Heico's array of global resources will help Shred-Tech continue to grow and expand its offering of exceptional products and services to customers worldwide."
"We reached a time when some of our founding shareholders were ready to exit the business, and we went on a search for a partner that would provide both a strong, long-term home for the company and its many valued employees and also the resources to continue our growth and development," Glass says. "With its deep operating expertise, global network of businesses and long-term investing approach, Heico fits that requirement very well, and we are excited to work with it for years to come."
Shred-Tech designs and manufactures a range of vehicles that provide mobile document destruction and secure document collection solutions. It also offers an array of stationary and mobile shredding systems for many different materials and applications.
Brokk hires central Canada regional sales manager
Brokk, Monroe, Washington, a manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, has named John-Paul Duquette as regional sales manager for central Canada. Duquette manages sales for Brokk robotic demolition machines and provides support for new and existing customers throughout Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
"Throughout North America, construction and demolition contractors are realizing the potential of Brokk machines in a variety of industries and applications," says Peter Bigwood, Brokk vice president of sales and marketing. "To ensure these customers have the support and service they need, Brokk has been working to grow our knowledgeable and experienced staff by adding individuals like John-Paul. His technical background, in addition to his sales experience, make him a valuable asset to our Canadian team."
Duquette joins Brokk with 20 years of experience in equipment service, sales and management. He received certification as an automotive and heavy truck technician from Ontario-based Conestoga College before joining Pointe-Claire, Canada-based Hewitt Material Handling. During his decade at Hewitt, he returned to Conestoga College to complete the Ontario Management Development Program.
Most recently, he spent nine years at Liftow Ltd., another full-service lift truck dealership operating across southern Ontario. At Liftow, he worked as a customer service manager and transitioned into manager of the business development sales team.
Rokla acquires crusher and screening company
Langenburg, Germany-based rotary cutter manufacturer Rokla GmbH, which operates under the Rockwheel brand, has announced its acquisition of crusher and screening bucket company Hartl Engineering & Marketing GmbH, headquartered in Reiferdorf, Austria.
As of June 27, the acquisition is in effect and includes the use of the Hartl brand, inventory and intellectual property. The Hartl family's Modular Solutions Division is not included in the deal.
Rokla says it will allocate its resources to allow Hartl to expand its market coverage and customer base.
"The market for Hartl's [products has] developed in recent years and this acquisition promises to further strengthen Rokla's position as a leading supplier of excavator attachments," says Robert Piasecki, managing partner of Rokla. "Rockwheel and Hartl products are particularly complementary, making the rationale behind the deal even more compelling for customers."
"With Rokla, we have found the ideal buyer. It is a dynamic and owner-driven company that is a market leader in its respective segment," says Dominik Hartl, the co-founder of Hartl. "We are confident that Rokla will help deliver Hartl further success, benefiting customers, distributors and suppliers alike."
Untha U.K. forms new management team
Untha U.K. has announced its new board of directors at the halfway point of the company's financial year.
Managing Director Marcus Brew, who has been at the helm of Untha U.K. since 2016, is joined by Peter Streinik, who serves as director of global strategy.
Working with the team in the U.K., Austria-headquartered Streinik combines knowledge and insight from almost every continent of the globe, the company says.
Andrea Gratzer, based in Austria, also has joined the U.K. board as finance director. Gratzer has been with Untha for 16 years, and the company says she will be a key decision-maker as the U.K. operation strives to achieve 20 percent year-on-year expansion between now and 2022.
Gary Moore, promoted to sales director in September 2018, will blend his U.K. responsibilities with those of director for global business development. Untha says this dual company involvement represents the U.K.'s mounting presence on the international map.
"We've worked hard to secure the best possible people for these roles at a crucial time in our organization's journey," Brew says.
"Inviting Peter and Andrea to join our board from our Austrian headquarters reflects our closer integration into this global business and the voice we now have within central operations," he continues. "The U.K. market is very different than many others worldwide. Customer relationships matter a lot and the growth potential here—for both machines and service products—is vast."
Julian Lamb has recently been appointed as Untha U.K.'s sales manager, Julie Cassidy serves as service coordinator and ex-chairman Chris Oldfield also has recently rejoined the team as commercial director.


text: Russian Culture Minister Criticizes 'Fifty Shades Freed' for "Crashing" Local Releases 9:19 AM PST 2/15/2018 by Vladimir Kozlov FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Universal Pictures Released on Feb. 8, the Universal film became the country's fourth highest-grossing movie of the year to date after its first weekend. Russia's culture minister Vladimir Medinsky singled out Universal's Fifty Shades Freed for "crashing" the homegrown movies that were in theaters when the Hollywood studio movie was released in the country on Feb. 8. "I don't know what social issues this unquestionable masterpiece of global cinema is addressing," Medinsky said sarcastically at a government meeting, the news agency TASS reported. "But cinema chains, moved by the market's invisible hand, gave it 70 percent of all screenings [this past weekend], crashing a number of excellent local movies that are currently in theaters." Medinsky apparently used the example of Fifty Shades Freed to push for more protectionism against Hollywood and foreign films, an idea he has been promoting for years despite opposition from exhibitors. "I have to raise the issue of the necessity to support a draft law that would put a cap on the highest proportion of all screenings given to any individual release," he went on to say. Medinsky later conceded that the 70 percent figure he brought up was not for the entire weekend, but only for specific days. Fifty Shades Freed made $7.2 million over the weekend, which immediately made it the fourth highest-grossing movie of the year in Russia so far. It also was the biggest weekend opening of the year. In 2015, Fifty Shades of Grey was Russia's ninth biggest-grossing movie, and Fifty Shades Darker landed in the 21st spot two years later. Universal did not reply to The Hollywood Reporter's request for comment. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Vladimir Kozlov email@example.com @thr


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If you grew up in a household with a family member who monopolized the phone, then you don't need someone to sell you on the wonders of having multiple phone lines. Beyond not having to worry about the queen of gab tying up the line, two-line phones can enable someone working from home to have a separate line dedicated to business calls.
Business travelers can't live without the things. Two-line phones are a standard feature in most hotels, alongside Internet access, hookups for your MP3 player and ergonomic chairs. The phones also allow dial-up Internet users to surf the Web and catch up on gossip simultaneously. Two-line phones incorporate two separate phone lines (two different phone numbers) into one device.
If you own one of these phones, you may have wondered how two separate phone lines could originate from one device. After all, single-line and two-line phones look remarkably alike, and they plug in the same way. Where's the magic?
Pull the phone cord out of the jack and look at it closely. You'll probably see four wires inside. Some phone cords have more and some less, but the standard number is four. If this is the case with your cord, then surprise, your business or residence is ready for two lines. It turns out that one phone line only requires two of those wires, so you have two to spare. To activate the second line, all you have to do is contact the phone company and ask a representative to enable the other two wires for your second line.
In this article, you'll learn how callers can make use of two phone lines on the same phone. The next time your other line rings in the middle of your family member's marathon discussion, you'll know a little more about the mechanics of what's going on. Next, find out how two-line phones operate so you don't miss a single call.
Connecting a Two-line Phone
Two-line phone options are seemingly limitless. Retailers advertise a plethora of phones with multiline capabilities. There are two-line business phones, two-line touch phones and two-line cordless phones. Two-line cell phones are even an option now.
All telephones have a jack where you plug in the phone cord. The phone jack is connected to the wall jack, which connects to the telephone company's wiring. The phone jack is lined with contacts, or conductors, that recognize the wires inside the cord and establish a connection with the line. Whereas the contacts in a two-line phone jack automatically recognize all four wires, and thus both phone lines, the contacts in a single-line phone jack only recognize the first line. So even if you have two phone lines up and running, if you plug the two-line cord into a single-line phone jack, you'll still only receive calls from the first line.
Two-line phones instantly recognize both phone lines and detect which one is ringing. It's possible to use two phone lines without using a two line phone, but you have to either rewire your wall jacks or purchase a two-line splitter. These devices plug into a standard two-line jack and split the line, directing the first line to one jack and the second line to the other jack. With a splitter, you'll just have two single-line phones coming off the same jack. One of the phones will receive calls from line one, and the other will receive calls from line two.
Ultimately, two line phones aren't that different from their single-line counterparts. Take a look inside these double-duty devices on the next page.
Two-line Phone Mechanics
If you've done your homework, then you already have a good understanding of how single-line phones work from the HowStuffWorks article How Telephones Work. Whereas single-line phones have just one jack, two line phones have either two or three. If your telephone lines aren't combined into one cord, you plug the first line in the first jack and the second line in the second jack. If the lines are combined, you just plug the single cord into the third jack, which is designed to detect all four wires.
At the simplest level, two-line phones establish a connection the same way single-line phones do; they just have two of everything. The conductors in the phone jack detect whether a first and second land line exist and then assign each line to the appropriate user interface. Line one functions are controlled by one interface, and line two functions by another. Condition detectors inside the phone recognize if the phone lines are connected to landlines and then operate accordingly. These detectors select one of the two phone lines for use when they check for predetermined conditions, such as the particular line's phone number. Two line phones also use opto-isolator means, which isolate the line circuits and prevent cross talk.
Two-line phones can operate flexibly depending on how the phone lines are connected. Sometimes just line one may be in use, sometimes just line two and sometimes both. A switching mechanism inside the phone detects when one of the lines is in use and causes a light on the phone to light up to signal that the line is being used. Depending on the phone model, several other switching mechanisms may exist for the implementation of functions like hold, intercom and conference calling. Conference calls enable the telephone user, the person on line one and the person on line two to talk to one another.
While you're more likely to see a six- or twelve-line phone in most large businesses, two-line phones still have their place. Whichever two-line phone you settle on, if you have a chatty household, the extra line capability will leave you wondering how you ever survived with just one. For more on telephones and two-line phones, dial up some of the links on the following page.
Related HowStuffWorks Articles
- How Telephones Work
- How Cell Phones Work
- How Cordless Telephones Work
- How VoIP Works
- Skype vs. Vonage
- How Wiretapping Works
- How does Caller ID work?
- What do digits in phone numbers mean?
- Why does the phone still work when the electricity goes out?
- What do the yellow and black wires in a home telephone jack do?
More Great Links
- Crist, Sean. "Doing your own telephone wiring." (May 28, 2008) http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html
- Donovan, Dave. "How to Hook Up a Second Phone Line." Do It Yourself.com. 2007. (May 28, 2008) http://www.doityourself.com/stry/addphoneline
- German, Kent. "Two numbers on the same cell phone." CNET Reviews. Aug. 8, 2006. (May 28, 2008) http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11282_7-6625917-1.html
- Home Tech Solutions. "How Do I…Connect a Second Phone Line." 2008. (May 28, 2008) http://www.hometech.com/learn/hdi11.html
- McAlevey et al. "Multifunction two line telephone system." United States Patent. May 12, 1986.http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4691345.PN.&OS=PN/4691345&RS=PN/4691345
- Michal, Keith A. "Adding a Second Line to Your Existing Phone Jacks." Phone-Man's Home Wiring Advice Page. 2006. (May 28, 2008)http://www.homephonewiring.com/add-line2.html
- Recht, Thomas Stuart, et al. "Method of and apparatus for controlling operation of a multi-line telephone." Oct. 20, 1995. http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5841851.PN.&OS=PN/5841851&RS=PN/5841851


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Go ahead and think back to the very late 1990s and early 2000s, did you have a favorite FPS for your PC? Most likely you, along with many others, may have remembered the fantastically fun game Unreal Tournament (1-3). Though a few iterations of this classic, crazy shooter do remain purchasable on Steam currently, it did become pretty difficult to find and play for a long stretch of time. Unreal Tournament was sadly overshadowed by many more popular titles in the 2000s. But not anymore!
Even though UT is in an obviously pre-alpha stage of development, the team over at ESL did not hesitate to pick up the game for immediate competitive play. They are currently scouting and training teams of champs from North America and Europe as you read this. Get ready to see the ladders and league cups very soon, as six Epic admins will be supporting the first competitions coming out in several weeks.
UT has been freely accessible to play, even in its very early untextured cubes phase since about August of last year. Finally it's reaching more of the polished gem we know and love in the form of a high-res arena shooter. Though there is still quite a way to go but it's immediately obvious that the people working on this project have the passion and determination necessary to see it done right. It did come as a surprise that ESL was willing to back Unreal Tournament so quickly, but given that it's been free to play and it's drawing on a very impressive legacy, we can see why. Hopefully their attempts at the competitive stream go successfully and we start to see an impressive community building itself up in the months to come.
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'I wish I could enjoy Sheringham' - resident's reaction after cars vandalised
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Police in north Norfolk are investigating an incident of criminal damage after a street of parked cars was vandalised in Sheringham.
Norfolk police confirmed "at least nine" vehicles had their wing mirrors damaged or knocked off while parked on Holway Road overnight on Tuesday, March 12.
Owner Stephen Lawrence, 54, a caretaker at Greshams' School, posted on the Enjoy Sheringham More Facebook page: "I wish I could enjoy Sheringham at the moment.
"My car was vandalised along with at least five others last night whilst parked on Holway Road."
A police spokeswoman said: "We were called this morning at 6.20am to multiple reports that at least nine cars on Holway Road had their wing mirrors damaged."
The reports are all being treated as linked and the incident is being investigated as criminal damage.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Norfolk Police on 101, quoting crime number 36/17109/19.
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