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New Study: Piracy Increases The Quality Of Content
from the well-that's-not-going-to-play-well... deptEric Goldman points us to a very, very interesting new research paper by Atanu Lahiri and Debabrata Day, showing all sorts of real examples about how "piracy" appears to increase the quality of the related goods that are being infringed upon. Of course, this counters the "common sense" argument that such infringement inevitably lowers the quality of content, since the creators and distributors of said content can no longer invest as much in the content.
The key explanatory factor here: the best way to compete with piracy is to offer a better product yourself. And one way to do that is to increase the quality. For example:
A case in point is the European unit of the cable TV channel HBO, which is fighting against unauthorized distribution of its content by illegal torrent websites by raising the quality of its offerings. The piracy rate faced by HBO is estimated to be between 30% to 50%. HBO has responded to this high piracy rate by churning out new high quality contents in different European languages (Briel 2010). New contents are available through both HBO�s cable TV channels as well as its new IPTV channels. HBO�s innovative offerings have reduced piracy and brought in new subscribers. Valve, a video game manufacturer, has also adopted a similar strategy. Since releasing its game Team Fortress 2 in 2007, it has made frequent quality enhancements, including addition of new weapons and avatars. This strategy has encouraged enthusiastic gamers, who have a strong preference for the latest version, to switch to legal downloads.The study doesn't just look at such anecdotal cases. It digs in on some evidence as well, showing how investments in R&D from software companies continues to increase, almost directly in line with claims that "piracy" rates for those companies has increased. The conclusion: less enforcement of copyright laws will likely lead to greater quality in output in many cases, and conversely that greater enforcement likely leads to less social benefit as the quality decreases, in markets facing the same conditions. In fact, they find that content creators (or distributors) are likely to increase profits by focusing on product quality, rather than enforcement.
Most of the paper focuses on creating and testing an economic model that explains this behavior, and highlights when such factors apply and when they don't, for the purpose of trying to optimize policy as well as an individual copyright holder's response to piracy. That is, they do find some conditions under which the traditional "common sense" view holds, but it seems relatively rare. In fact, one part of the study models whether or not there are "ethical" consumers who don't infringe for ethical reasons -- and finds that in such a world, there tends to be even fewer reasons for increasing enforcement.
Of course, when you think about much of this, it makes sense. We've argued from the beginning that there are tons of ways to "compete" with unauthorized access, and providing quality is definitely one such way. It's nice to see this bit of research adding deeply to this debate, both with real world examples of this happening today and a detailed economic model that explains the behavior.
And yet... our policy makers continue to think that the best answer is simply to keep on ratcheting up enforcement.
Filed Under: competition, content, copyright, infringement, piracy, policy, quality


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BT has revealed its next wave of exchange upgrades, as it accelerates the rollout of faster broadband.
As with the two previous lists, there's a strong emphasis on densely populated areas, where return on the investment is likely to be highest. This time, 31 out of the 63 exchanges are classified by BT as located in the south east of England or London.
The newly-announced upgrades are scheduled for completion by summer this year. Most will offer VDSL2+, which will involve laying fibre from the exchange buildings to a new generation of street-side cabinets.
The cabinets, whose appearance has caused controversy during trials in Muswell Hill, will in turn connect to homes and businesses via existing copper and aluminium wiring. Although theoretically capable of 40Mbit/s downstream, such fibre-to-the-cabinet services are in reality expected to offer between 10 and 20Mbit/s.
Some of the exchanges in BT's latest list are to be upgraded to fibre-to-the-home, completely replacing old metal lines. Customers connected to them will receive about 100Mbit/s downstream. A BT spokeswoman said the firm could not provide a breakdown of which of the 63 exchanges will get the superior technology.
BT has pledged £1.5bn to upgrade exchanges serving 40 per cent of premises nationally by 2012. Out of 10 million, it's planned that 2.5 million will be connected via fibre-to-the-home.
The upgrade work will be carried out by BT's Openreach division, and BT competitors will also be able to offer faster broadband once it is complete. ®
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- ANDOVER South East
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- BICESTER South East
- BLUNSDON South West
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- BRAINTREE East of England
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- BRIGHTON HOVE South East
- CAVERSHAM South East
- CHANDLERS FORD South East
- CHIPPENHAM South West
- COALVILLE East Midlands
- CONGLETON North West
- CROWTHORNE South East
- DALGETY BAY Scotland
- DIDCOT South East
- DUNFERMLINE Scotland
- EARLEY South East
- EARLSDON West Midlands
- EASTLEIGH South East
- FAIR OAK South East
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- MITCHAM London
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He opined that considering that we have firms across the spectrums that have shown themselves to be globally competitive and serious, higher aspirations by the government on this front is obvious. He was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) flagship event the 10th Manufacturing Summit 2011 in Mumbai, with the theme "Indian Manufacturing at a Point of Inflection: Challenges and Responses."Mr Shankar further observed, "The Policy recognizes that land is an issue and hence talks of making land-banks." He suggested releasing these land banks with sick and unproductive units and using those for productive purposes, besides providing external facilities like infrastructure.Addressing the session, Mr Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII & Chairman - CII Manufacturing Summit 2011, said, "The challenges are tremendous, viz. lowering of growth rate, delaying of important legislations including the one on GST, infrastructure, skill development etc. Yet this is also an inherent opportunity and we should see internally on how we can raise our standards, become green and improve quality to take advantage of the situation." He added, "GST is an important legislation which we have all recognized as essential for improving tax and cost structure in manufacturing. Yet there is a lack of information about GST and we need to move rapidly to spread awareness on its benefits."Prof Pankaj Chandra, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore observed, "Manufacturing does not happen in the Centre but in the states and in individual firms. So while talking about manufacturing policies we will have to deal with states and capabilities of firms." He added, "The uniqueness of Indian manufacturing sector lies in practices that create high volume, high variety, high precision and are flexible. A lot of successful firms lie in this zone of excellence and follow these practices. The challenge lies in getting other firms to this zone. In this context, he suggested building levels of enterprises where a considerable number of large, medium and small enterprises thrive to make up a sustainable eco system. This will change the manufacturing industry and the nation dramatically." Prof Chandra further recommended that one of the action points for the industry would be to create three offices viz. 'Office for Manufacturing Data and Productivity', 'Office for Commercialization of Technology' and 'Office for Technology Diffusion'.Speaking at the Summit inaugural, Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Healthcare India Ltd. shared his concerns saying, "Today to start a manufacturing unit, you have so many impediments right from acquiring land to environmental approvals. This poses constraints in expanding capacity. It takes five years to start an industry in India while it takes two in China. The drop in production that we see can be attributed to these problems." He also indicated that there are opportunities galore for a bright future but we are not doing enough. We need to bridge the infrastructure deficit in the country and create the right policy framework. He observed that banks don't have adequate capital and hence FDI needs to be encouraged. On an optimistic note, he said, "Globally growth is slowing down. India is looked upon by people as a country with high quality manufacturing. We thus have several opportunities but we also have to address the problems."A background note on the Summit co-authored by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and CII was released by Mr. Ajay Shankar during the Summit. Mr. Arindam Bhattacharya from BCG briefed the august audience about the background paper. It outlines the aspirations, challenges and trends that would shape the Indian manufacturing sector. It also discusses the National Manufacturing Policy and views that it may work as a "game changer" for the industry if implemented aptly.Mr Pradeep Bhargava, Deputy Chairman, CII - Western Region & Managing Director, Cummins Generator Technologies India, talked about the manufacturing industry standing up for itself. He said, "Once we were shy to admit that we worked for the manufacturing sector while today the sector is flexing its muscles". Mr Bhargava opined that when it comes to issues like innovation, competitiveness, going green and skill development, industry has to be self reliant and not depend on the government.
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MARENGO – The first punch came out of nowhere – an unexpected jab that landed on Carrie Taylor's ear. The next one hit her squarely on the jaw and sent her crumbling to the floor.
Carrie's kids hurried down the stairs to the basement of their Marengo home and locked themselves down, just as they had done so many times before. The mother of seven (three biological, four adopted) looked up at her attacker, her teenage son Gabe.
Carrie began noticing violent fits from Gabe almost as soon as he could talk. He would throw himself on the floor in grocery stores. Bang his head against car windows. Throw shoes.
"I've raised other kids," Carrie said. "I know what a 2-year-old tantrum looks like. It was just way more than that."
His symptoms became so severe that Gabe was admitted to his first psychiatric hospital when he was younger than 4 years old, diagnosed with a multitude of overlapping conditions, including autistic spectrum disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, intermittent explosive disorder and bipolar disorder.
His most serious diagnosis, bipolar disorder, causes dramatic shifts in mood and energy level. Everyone experiences the ups and downs of life, but it's much more severe for those living with manic depression.
Many individuals with bipolar disorder are not prone to violence. But Gabe has experienced bouts of anger, even violent rage. The relatively minor episodes resulted in broken bones in Gabe's hand or fist-sized-holes in the Taylors' walls. Police officers would respond to calls and joke that they hadn't been to the Taylors' home in a while.
Carrie laid on the ground, absorbing kicks from Gabe, and knew the police wouldn't be laughing this time. She keeps her phone on her at all times. It's her "lifeline." Curled up into the fetal position, she couldn't make the call herself. She knew the strength of her son and feared what would happen next. One of Carrie's daughters slipped upstairs and dialed 911.
Gabe retreated to his room and wedged himself against the door. As police officers tore down the door and pulled her son from his home, a domestic violence counselor asked Carrie if she wanted to press charges.
Over and over. Do you want to press charges? She didn't.
"I was worried about Gabe," Carrie said. "I still wanted my child to get the help and not be treated as a violent criminal ... even though he was violent."
• • •
Sitting at the family's kitchen table, right about where Gabe struck her more than a year ago, Carrie wore a breast cancer awareness T-shirt that proclaimed in bold pink letters, "Keep Fighting."
"The holes in the wall aren't for decoration," she smiled. "We've left them up until we're sure he's done. Then he helps his dad fix them."
"I'm good. I'm good," the barrel-chested teenager insisted through the braces on his teeth.
A series of increasingly violent episodes – many of which Gabe has no recollection of – came to a head at the end of Gabe's sophomore year at Marengo High School. He had to be handcuffed to a gurney by six officers after the last one and was hospitalized for several weeks. Since he was discharged, the Taylors have seen a dramatic shift in his attitude. He's more stable, more controlled.
Now, as Gabe prepares to enter his senior year and final football season, it's been more than a year since his last violent outburst. Instead of acting impulsively, Gabe considers his actions and usually is able to calm down before his emotions bubble over. Now, when one of his sisters is bothering him, he'll say, "Can I just hit her once?"
"No. You can't hit her at all," Carrie said. "But at least he stops, he thinks about it."
"Half the time I'm kidding with you," Gabe said.
"Sometimes you're kidding," Carrie responded. "Sometimes you're not."
The change in Gabe's demeanor from his sophomore year is noticeable. But if he didn't improve, the Taylors admit they might not have been able to keep him in their home. During Gabe's especially violent stretch, family members tried to convince Carrie and her husband, John, to give their adopted son back.
"I love him. And he's my son," Carrie said. "I can't send him away."
• • •
Gabe came into John and Carrie's life as a foster child when he was 16 months old, after his biological mother went to jail for a drug-related crime. Both of Gabe's biological parents struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, something that continued even while Gabe's mother was pregnant. As a result, Gabe was born addicted to methadone and treated for withdrawal at Children's Research Triangle in Chicago.
The Taylors suspected that the drugs and alcohol Gabe was exposed to during the pregnancy would contribute to mental health issues, but they wanted to adopt him anyway. The couple already had three biological children but felt that their family just wasn't complete.
There was an instant connection with Gabe and they knew he would be their own. They shared their intentions with his biological father during one of their regular meetings in 1997 at the Department of Children and Family Services in Waukegan.
Gabe's biological father, a tall, slender man with an unkempt appearance, said little. He sat on the couch while Gabe played with some toys and snacked on some crackers.
Finally, he responded, "Well, I'm not going to let you."
"That's fine," Carrie remembers saying. "If you stay clean and be the dad that he needs you to be, I shouldn't have him."
Their next appointment was in early March, right about the time of Gabe's birthday and his father's birthday. Carrie brought cupcakes for a party and gave one to Gabe while they waited for his father to arrive.
He never did. The Taylors never saw him again.
The adoption was finalized before Gabe was 3. His biological father has since died of a drug overdose and his mother moved to Washington state.
Gabe paved the way for the Taylors to adopt three more children, all of whom are affected by a variety of mental health issues. Sometimes people will tell John and Carrie that they just need to show the kids some love and they will get better.
"Just because you love them to death doesn't mean you can fix them," Carrie said. "You can't love genetics away."
The Taylors have been foster parents to about 15 children, something they said not everyone is cut out for. Kids will swear at John and Carrie and do things their biological kids never have done.
"They don't start out in your house, so they're used to different rules," John said.
"Or no rules," Carrie said.
Integrating the foster children into the family is challenging, but the more difficult part is saying goodbye.
"There's times when you can get really attached to one and you just don't think they should go back home, but the system says they can go back home," John said. "It can rip your heart out."
Although the days can be a struggle, small moments make the fights and the disagreements worth it, Carrie and John said. Recently, Gabe was talking with his mom when out of the blue he looked up and said: "Mom, did I tell you today I love you?"
• • •
The whistle blows and Gabe gets into position. Wearing a maroon football helmet and a pair of shoulder pads, he drops onto his hands and knees in a four-point stance. When the ball is snapped, he muscles through the line and into the backfield, where a running back escapes his pursuit and dashes away.
Gabe screams and yanks out his mouthpiece. He stomps over to the sideline. Spit sprays from his mouth. Ripping his helmet off, he leans against a light post.
After the rest of the Marengo football team runs a couple plays, coach Matt Lynch looks over at Gabe, "Just let me know when you're ready."
"Two more," Gabe responds, wiggling two fingers at the coach.
For years, Gabe tried a variety of treatment methods to control his bipolar disorder. When he was young, he would climb into his mother or father's lap and rub their earlobe until he calmed down.
As he's gotten older, he consumes himself in a leopard-print fleece blanket or blasts Kid Cudi, Eminem or tribal tones through his headphones. Getting the right balance of medications has been critical. Tenex and Depakote for bipolar disorder. Concerta for ADHD. And Topamax for migraines.
But Gabe and his parents remain convinced nothing has helped him deal with his condition better than football.
Dr. Kenneth Duckworth, an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard University Medical School who serves as the Medical Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, agrees that the science backs up what the Taylors have found. He encourages patients with bipolar disorder to get into an exercise routine to alleviate anxiety, help with mood control and promote better sleeping patterns.
However, he expresses concerns that football might not be the best sport for Gabe.
"The way we think about it, it's the number of setbacks you have," the doctor said. "If you have PTSD, that's one. If you have bipolar disorder, that's another. If you have autistic spectrum, that's a third. If you have a head injury, the idea is your reserve is reduced. Every single injury compounds the pre-existing problem."
He would advise parents to pursue other sports that don't have as high of a risk of concussions, such as wrestling or basketball. While stressing that every individual case is different, the doctor conceded that contact could be a beneficial experience for some patients.
Gabe agrees: "I get to let out anger with it being totally legal."
Gabe's path to the football field began when Lynch sent a letter to every incoming freshman saying that he would like them to consider the sport. Gabe saw the letter and thought it was a personal invitation.
Initially, the nature of football – the yelling, the intensity and the passion – was too much for Gabe. Screaming can trigger Gabe's flashbacks. He doesn't even like when his dad and brother watch Bears games and yell at the TV.
During one practice his freshman year, he was out of breath and his teammates and coaches were yelling at him to keep pushing. He ripped his helmet off and threw it halfway across the field.
Lynch, who also is Gabe's special education teacher, didn't give up on him, though.
"This is a brotherhood," the coach said. "We accept all."
He worked with Gabe on techniques to cope with his frustration. Now, when he is agitated, Gabe simply walks away to take a few plays off. He's used these skills in other parts of his life, and his parents credit football and Lynch for his dramatic change at home.
"(Lynch) changed Gabe's life," senior defensive end-outside linebacker Dillon Csanda said. "Out on the football field, they have a connection."
"It's amazing what he's done to transform Gabe," fellow senior Derek Caskey said. "Honestly, I never thought I'd see Gabe be the type of person he is now from what he was freshman year."
Gabe jumps back into the practice and takes his spot on the defensive line. He chases a running back down the sideline, and continues to follow him even when the ballcarrier dips 10 yards out of bounds.
After a few more series, Gabe needs another break. Lynch scans the field for a defensive tackle. When none is found, the tall, muscular coach throws on an orange pinnie and takes his place on defense, picking up the slack for his player.
It's this way on and off the field. When Gabe gets frustrated at home, he'll call his coach, who helps him to calm down.
"Sometimes you just need to talk," Lynch said. "Everybody needs somebody. I don't care who you are."
Gabe is by no means the star of the team. But the practices and the games are only one part of the equation. Some of his best memories come away from the field. His teammates laugh, recalling the song he made: Maroon and White, a remix of Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow."
Gabe's favorite part of being on the Indians is the team dinners.
"We just hang out and eat," he said. "Two of the best things: hanging out and eating."
His freshman year, Gabe's parents hosted one of the dinners at their house. His brother had just arrived back home from Iraq and brought with him glow-in-the-dark pucks. The team stuck them to the football and to themselves. Twilight gave way to a pitch black evening. The back yard lit up as glow-in-the-dark football players, with full bellies, tossed around the glow-in-the-dark football.
"To have kids who have disabilities be into sports and feel that they're more mainstream and that they're with everybody has helped him tremendously," John said.
Gabe puts it much more concisely, "They're really like a second family when you think about it."
• • •
It was just before Christmas a few years back and Gabe was agitated all day. He broke some pencils. Threw anything else he could get his hands on.
He shut himself in a closet to calm down. Carrie was ready to leave for a baby shower when a hand popped out of the closet and slipped her an envelope. She stuck it into her purse, thinking nothing of it.
When she arrived at the baby shower, Carrie opened it. In Gabe's handwriting, the letter read: "All I want for Christmas is to be normal."
"That right there is why I do what I do," Carrie said. "He wants to be normal. Some of this is not stuff that he can change."
Football can't cure Gabe's mental illness. It won't reverse genetics, nor can it undo his past mistakes. And Dr. Duckworth is not even sure football is the safest sport for Gabe.
But when No. 77 straps on his helmet and takes his place under the lights this football season, he's just a teenager caught up in a game. For that play or for that game, he feels – for lack of a better word – normal.


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Welcome to the Cricket Web Oval, where Rabid Wolves will play Masters XI for the inaugural CW Twenty20 Cup. The heavily favoured West Robbham Rabid Wolves cruised through the early rounds of the tournament, only to stumble late and book their semi-final spot with a last day win. They then beat Fardingham Cockatoos convincingly to secure a Champions League spot and enter the final two.
Masters XI have had a much different route. They struggled to look competitive at all early on, then a move to the top of the innings by Brian Lara produced a string of results that saw the team sneak into the semi-final and then sneak past a strong East Robbham outfit. Now the surprise finalists look to rain on the CWLand parade and secure the first ever T20 Cup as a visiting team.
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Well, if nothing else, it was entertaining. The Caps survived a two-goal night from Evgeni Malkin and a rare 5-on-3 power play in overtime, capitalizing on shootout goals by Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-5 in a shootout.
And in its own way, it probably signaled what the Eastern Conference is going to look like going forward – if not this year, then in the years to come. These two teams are emerging as potentially the class of the East. It's easier to see with the Penguins, as they are a more developed team at the moment. Even without Sidney Crosby, they are a loaded club in terms of youthful talent (they are third in the league in points among players younger than 25 years old). But one can start to see it with the Capitals in the play of Alex Ovechkin (no surprise there), Mike Green, and Nicklas Backstrom (who is a point-a-game player the last two months). The Caps are second in the league in points among the under-25 crowd.
Tonight, though, it was a battle of the Russians early as Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin traded haymakers and hits. First Ovechkin assisting on a goal by Viktor Kozlov, sending a screamer at goalie Dany Sabourin that rebounded to Kozlov for the quick deposit. Then Malkin…then Ovechkin…then Malkin…then Ovechkin. Ovechkin took an open ice run at Malkin to deliver one of his trademark hits, and Malkin shrugged him off and into the end boards as if Ovechkin was merely a nuisance. It was like watching Balboa and Creed trading head shots in Rocky II.
But the difference in this one was defense…yes, defense. And with apologies to Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and even Nicklas Backstrom with his second straight four-assist night, the MVP tonight was Quintin Laing. With the Capitals trying to kill off a 5-on-3 Penguin advantage in the overtime, Laing blocked consecutive drives by Malkin to keep the Caps' hearts beating. Without those plays and the inspiration they provided late in that overtime, this game might not go to a shootout.
And let's hear it for the "other Russian." Malkin?...Gonchar?...Ovechkin?...Semin?
Viktor Kozlov had two goals for the Caps tonight, his second straight contest with a pair of markers, and he's 4-2-6 in his last four games. With Michael Nylander on the shelf for the rest of this season, it is nice to see Kozlov stepping up like this.
Has Nicklas Backstrom reached a comfort level? Four assists…eight in his last two games…14 in his last 11. He has closed to within five points of rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane.
There were lots of numbers that deserve mention. For the Penguins…
Ryan Malone – who takes a fair amount of grief in Penguin Nation – managed a three-point night (goal, two assists) and logged more than 24 minutes. He's one of those guys who absolutely has to step up for the Penguins in the absence of Sidney Crosby, especially on the road, where teams will get more favorable matchups against Malkin, if the Penguins are going to continue competing for a playoff spot.
Sergei Gonchar was a 30-minute man for the Penguins and had a three-point night of his own. Oddly, though, he did not register a single shot on goal (he had three attempts blocked).
Seven Penguins took draws tonight, and only one had a winning percentage. Tim Brent (no, not Tim Brant, the DC sportscaster…) won three of five draws. As a group, the Penguins were rather brutal…they won only 28 of 68 draws (41.2 percent).
Malkin had seven of the 15 total shots for
The Penguins had 24 hits…Georges Laraque did not have any of them in 10:31.
And for the Caps…
There was Tomas Fleischmann having another solid game. 1-1-2 (scoring on his only shot taken) and creating a number of opportunities in his almost-14 minutes of play.
Matt Pettinger had one assist, and it was a subtle beauty. Taking the puck from Backstrom, Pettinger backed off to give himself space to find Kozlov at the edge of the right wing circle for the Caps' fifth goal to tie the game. It looked a lot like Backstrom…
The Caps beat two teams in the shootout in the last week that had a combined win-loss record of 17-4 before being beaten by the Caps.
The Caps had 24 hits…Donald Brashear had five of them in 8:32.
Alex Ovechkin has been held without a point in only three of his last 33 games (29-17-46, +8).
Ovechkin had 11 shots and 16 total attempts, but there was Alexander Semin with three shots and nine attempts, himself.
All told, the Russians went 6-6-12, +2 and had 23 shots on goal, not to mention two of the shootout goals*
As big as the four assists were, so might have been Backstrom winning 12 of 19 draws. It's been a weakness in his game (one of the few), and this was welcome.
Backstrom, Boyd Gordon, and David Steckel were a combined 32-14 on draws (69.6 percent).
So there it was…ten goals on 45 shots…three goaltenders…five-for-ten on power plays. If you like offense, this was the game to watch over the first 60 minutes. But in the extra skating session, it was defense…the Caps' ability to sacrifice and kill a 77-second two-man disadvantage that was the difference between getting one point and giving themselves a chance for two. And if that point comes in handy in April, y'all better be thinking of Quintin Laing.
* Ovechkin, Kozlov, Semin, Malkin, Gonchar


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It likely would've been more of a fool's errand to build the Volkswagen W12 Coupé (aka the Nardo) than it was to greenlight the Phaeton. Still, we always thought the 521-horse people's exotic was a pretty nifty example of what happens when Volkswagen puts its wurst in Giugiaro's prosciutto.
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During the 1850s, Harriet Martineau was carrying on a (brief?) correspondence with my old pal, the evangelical novelist Emily Sarah Holt. Holt was in her late teens at the time, writing rather bad poetry in imitation of Felicia Hemans; I would guess that she's the one who instigated the exchange (fan mail?), unless they had some acquaintances in common. Unfortunately, the VWPL doesn't have the letters in question. *trots off to find the relevant letters*
Incidentally, here's a record of a conference paper on Holt--circa 1883.
(Correspondence discovered while in the course of reading John Warren, "Harriet Martineau and Anti-Catholicism," Recusant History 29.2 (2008): 212.)


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Courtright Reservoir Climber's Log
bechtt - Oct 13, 2014 11:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2014Fun times
Awesome views, great climbing, hiking, fishing etc. Will be back
Bubba Suess - Dec 17, 2010 2:05 amCheating perhaps...
I don't know if this counts, but my wife's family owns one of the cabins at the lake and I use it regularly.
pvalchev - Aug 17, 2010 2:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010Power Dome "Welcome to Courtright", Voyager Dome "Butterfly"
Melissa and I decided to check out Courtright, a place that's been on my list for a while. What better first climb than one with a name "Welcome to Courtright"?
I didn't read the descriptions of approach here, and tried to approach Power Dome from the 3rd/4th class descent option. First we parked in the wrong parking lot (at the end of the road), and hiked an extra 15 minutes down/up as a result until we got our bearings.. then we scrambled around on the sketchy slabs trying to get down to the creek, eventually finding the two rappels that got us to the creek, then traversed right - over 2 hours in total to figure this out, and nerves were a little shot! First climbed Wichita Lineman - fun!! The first pitch of Welcome to Courtright scared me, with some runout moves right before the belay bolts - definitely exciting. The other pitches weren't so bad as the hard moves were well protected, but it keeps you focused with some runouts on easier ground. Loved the unique solution pockets!
Camped in an amazing spot w/ view, cooking delicious dinner & enjoying the sunset with a bottle of wine. The camping @ Courtright is amazing.
On Sunday, we decided to check out Voyager Dome, and picked Butterfly (5.10a) as the first route. The first two 5.9 pitches were OK, although the rock was extremely grainy & dirty, and made it a little sketchy as a result. But that was nothing compared to the 5.10a face pitch: the first two bolts I wouldn't trust to hang my pack off of, let alone fall! The third bolt was thankfully replaced with a new one (and getting to it wasn't that bad). After going above it and not seeing where to go next (despite it being easier ground), I decided I've had enough and lowered off the good bolt w/ a bail biner, calling it quits (it's possible to rap off a set of bolts on the right). On the rappel down I collected 1 quickdraw and 1 bail biner in two separate places... clearly, bailing is a common theme for the area :)
Not a single climber seen the whole weekend. We were sad to leave this place, but had to work early the next day. Will be back!
justing - Aug 27, 2009 3:35 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009Nice outing, not so nice weather
9/18/2010 Climbed on a pleasantly warm Saturday with lisae. Had the climbing to ourselves. Led Drill Instructor (5.4), Good Deed (5.5), and Tao (5.7).
Rob and I were happy to get in some climbing before the rains. Completed my first 5.10 route. Wish I could say it was clean! Close but no cigar.
rhyang - Aug 24, 2009 10:50 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009Tiger Cage, Trapper Dome, Power Dome
Climbed with Justin. Led the 5.7 crack at Tiger Cage, then toproped the 5.9 & 5.10 stuff nearby (to the left). Weather was looking unsettled, so we split.
Rain began shortly thereafter .. it rained all night (!) We headed down to Tollhouse Rock the next day.
Date: 6-September-2009
Climbed with Sharon Nu this weekend. Saturday went to Tiger Cage, where she led the 5.7 crack; we toproped several lines to the left of that. Then headed over to Trapper Dome in the afternoon where I led some well-bolted friction lines: Drill Instructor (5.4) and the 5.7 to the right of it (same as last year).
Sunday we went to Power Dome's east face and I led the first 5.6 pitch of Divorce Quartz .. or so I thought. Couldn't see the bolts on the way up and ended up a bit too far left. 3 pieces of gear in ~50m =:-O Still fun.. headed to Tiger Wall afterwards so Sharon could TR Hungry Tiger (5.10b).
Beautiful weather (low 80's), a bit chilly at night.
Date Climbed: 26-July-2007
Climbed with Jeannine and Blaine Harmon. Saturday Blaine set us up a toprope on the Tiger Cage to do a 5.7 and 5.9 (Tiger Tiers ?), and a 5.10b crack on the Tiger Wall (Hungry Tiger, I think). I belayed him while he led a pretty serious looking 5.11c crack (Tiger By The Tail ?)
Sunday we went to Trapper Dome and I led Drill Instructor (5.4), a 5.7 to the right of it (don't know the name) and Tao (5.7) - fun area ! Nice to be able to soak my feet in the reservoir at the end of the day.
Dave S - Jul 8, 2009 1:16 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009Fun times!
Great place to spend the 4th of July! A great weekend of climbing with Luis and hanging out with Will, Christine, and Jimmy! Luis and I started off the trip by climbing A Little Nukey on Friday. Feeling good about the climb we jumped on Welcome to Courtright on Saturday. A great climb! Definitely more difficult and a bit more scary than Nukey, but more fun for sure! We ended the day by heading to Tiger Cage and we climbed This Pussy Eats You and the 5.8 next to that. Sunday was a casual day of friction on the Sex Wall over on Trapper Dome. Great weekend!!
Outdoorgirl_ca - Dec 7, 2007 12:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007My favorite place
can't wait to go back!
robojeda - Aug 1, 2006 3:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006baby's first lead
Nice place. So much to do. On Trapper my wife led her first!
ksolem - Jun 16, 2005 2:16 pmRoute Climbed: Various Date Climbed: 1988 - we'll see...
I spent some good long chunks of time here in the early '90's. I have always enjoyed being "off the beaten track," and the potential for new routes was amazing. For the serious rock climber the Carson Kodas Arete is not to be missed. A few FA's I was lucky enough to be in on include The Gold Standard, Seamstress, By Jupiter There's Rings Around Uranus (The name is Laeger's fault,) Face of a Blue Eyed Dog. For the climber who like to hike I highly suggest a trip out to Best In The West!
Nate D - Mar 29, 2005 3:12 pmRoute Climbed: a couple Date Climbed: 1995
I've done so little in this vast granite dreamland that it's a joke - only a few easy routes on Trapper and Marmot Rock. Can't wait to get back some day, and hope it's still as quiet as it was 10 yrs ago!
Dave Daly - Oct 28, 2003 11:24 pmRoute Climbed: A Little Nukey, (5.9, Power Dome) Date Climbed: 28 Oct 2003
Hooked up with Michele, Nate (aka natec007), Chris and Frank for a one day outting. Chris and I paired up and started first, while the others waited for us to clear the 1st pitch anchors. I led pitches 1, 3, 5......and did the route in 5.10 Mountain Masters; quite enjoyable. Beautiful Indian summer weather....t-shirt and shorts at 8000 feet!
Deb - Sep 4, 2003 10:02 pmRoute Climbed: Several Date Climbed: Labor Day Weekend 2003
Another fantastic trip "a la" ksolem wrought with abrasions and pulled back muscles from some hideous move on "I Woudn't Want to Be Like You" aka "Lichen Doesn't Lie." The holiday field trip consisted of various routes from 5.9 to 5.12b visits to Power Dome, Trapper Dome, Voyager Rock and Tiger Wall. Enjoyment abound save the midnight potty trip that turned into a "oh sh!t, I'm lost" while star-gazing too far from the camp site!
mpbro - Apr 1, 2003 7:49 pmRoute Climbed: Many Date Climbed: June 2002
Looking at my notes, we climbed Drill Instructor (5.4) and Good Deed (5.5) at Trapper Dome. "Right of Ebony" (5.8), "Little Black Sambo" (5.9), and Tiger Tiers (5.9) at Tiger Cage.
We had a great time climbing with Dave Daly. I remember doing like my 3rd, 4th, and 5th lifetime lead climbs there, and Kim got her first.
I love this place. Hanging out in TUolumne for any length of time kinda gets me down, with all the crowds and red tape. Not here!
Dave Daly - Mar 26, 2003 4:33 pmRoute Climbed: A Little Nukey (5.9-) Date Climbed: July 1996
This route is on Power Dome. The first pitch (5.8) is what the SeKi guide says it is.....classic Sierra face climbing and well protected (9 bolts). The second pitch stiffens a little to the routes overall rating as the route goes up and left. The third pitch moves around a large segmented block, peppered with chickenheads, and up to a small ledge. The fourth pitch opens up with several moves of 5.9 then backs off to 5.6, following solution pockets along the way (TriCams helpful) and eventually moves up right. The 5th pitch finishes by following a crack and water groove to the summit slabs. The route is classic and very popular. On heavy traffic days, 4 or 5 climbing parties can be spotted waiting to move to the next belay!
Dave Daly - Mar 26, 2003 8:19 amRoute Climbed: Song Of The Earth (5.10a) Date Climbed: July 2002
This 2 pitch route is found on Penstemon Dome's western side and hits just the right medium for a bolted backcountry climb. The first pitch can be climbed by heading up a 5.8 crack at the center base of the dome. After that, traverse left then right onto a ledge that ends near a left facing dihedral. The route starts 20 feet left of this dihedral. The second pitch has 7 bolts placed over a 120 foot distance to a chained anchor. Carry two ropes to rap off this route or venture above these anchors to the summit (part of another route named 'Captain America' .10a). For route details, see the SeKi guidebook.
Eric Tipton - Mar 25, 2003 8:33 pmRoute Climbed: Voyager Rock " Triple Crown Winner" 5.9+ Date Climbed: Aug. 1997
Pat Brennen and I did this route in 2 pitches. The rock was ok but not as good as power dome. The route was very enjoyable. Power dome was a very developed wall where Voyager Rock had a more back country ambiance about it.
Eric Tipton - Mar 25, 2003 8:24 pmRoute Climbed: Power Dome "Welcome to Courtright" 5.9+ Date Climbed: Aug. 1997
What a great looking wall, I climbed this4 pitch route with Pat Brennen and Tony Gough. The route is mostly face climbing with these amazing finger pockets which were grabed much like a bowling ball.


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again solar, I have no idea what point you are making. I've shown the estimates and actuals for FY 2009-2012. I'm now showing the estimates for 2013. I'm sorry I cant show the actuals for 2013 but even you should understand why. make a clear point. back it up. tell ya what. just make a clear point.
Kids reading blogs are boring...
President Obama continues to reduce the massive Bush deficits! Now that the CBO Budget Outlook is here, lets fill in 2012 actualsDate of estimate___1/12____actualsTotal Revenues___ 2,523___ 2449Total Outlays____ 3,601___ 3,538http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43907I still dont see that "out of control spending" that cons screamed about so much. Lets look at 2013 estimates (dont look kram, you know how estimates upset you)Date of estimate___2/13____actualsTotal Revenues___ 2,708___ TBDTotal Outlays____ 3,553___ TBD
Vern, please post a link to the budget so I may look at it.
If he does that he will see he is epically wrong with 2009...
here is the 2013 budget. who knows what point he will eventually never get around to making. (and who knows what budget he wanted. ) http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/budget.pdfI cant stress it enough. make a point. Point out exactly what you think is wrong.
You should know cupcake. if you have done your homework it would be jumping off the page.
what you fail to understand, nobody but you is privy to the delusions you believe. Please stop pestering the intelligent people at this board and just make a clear point. then step back and watch me shred it. Ah, maybe thats why he's afraid.
Still waiting on that link to the budget. You don't have to go all the way back... just post the last one Obama passed.
I guess we can't shake that damned Bush. I think he might be still hiding in the Bushes..............and doing the same bad stuff. http://www.cnbc.com/id/49018964/Fed_Pulls_Trigger_to_Buy_Mortgages_in_Effort_to_Lower_Rates
Vera's ignorance was obvious from day one when he blamed Bush for 2009 spending. If he had done his homework he would have known that because Congress is so useless the budget for 2009 was not brought up until 2009 and Obama loaded it up and signed it with blame going to Bush.
When the Obama bubble bursts, it will change the dynamics of the entire planet. Just a wild guess, but I'm thinking that the US dollar will no longer be the global currency.


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HYBRID TECHNOLOGY is best known for reaching astronomical gas mileage figures in small cars by supplementing gasoline-engine power with self-generated electrical power. Now the hybrid world is expanding, as General Motors takes it to the country with full-size hybrid pickup trucks.
Both the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra have crew-cab models with optional two-mode hybrid systems. Naturally, their purpose is entirely different from the little city commuter cars, but the principle is the same.
In a hybrid vehicle, the gasoline engine supplies power to generate electricity that is stored in a battery pack, from where it drives two electric motors for supplemental power to ease the demands on the gas engine. In cars such as the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Insight, and Ford Escape and Fusion, the electric power compensates for the limited displacement of the smaller gas engines. In various larger vehicles, a larger gas engine might mean the fuel economy improvement is minimal because the goal is more power.
The two-mode hybrid system in the Silverado and Sierra aims for the latter goal. A small gas engine, with a more potent electrical system, might someday power half-ton pickups to reach 30 mpg, but in the Silverados and Sierras, the purpose was to make them work smoothly and have a large gas engine powerful enough to take on the heavy lifting required on a farm or a ranch.
Hybrid technology
The Silverado/Sierra hybrid system is not similar to the Toyota system, which uses the gas engine just to generate electrical power and depends on the electric power to move the car. It is similar to the Honda system, which has a disc-shaped generator between the transmission and the engine, and the two can run independently.
The Silverados and Sierras have a large, 6-liter pushrod V8, plus a pair of 60W electric motors that are coordinated via a transmission that has four fixed-ratio and two variable-ratio gear sets. General Motors worked with Chrysler and BMW to come up with the concept, and GM claims 40% improvement in city fuel economy and 25% in combined city-highway driving.
The system's 300v nickel-metal hydride battery pack generates its own power through the regenerative energy created by braking or coasting to slow down, as the two electric motors reverse to become generators. The stored energy can, in turn, power one of the two electric motors to move the truck up to 30 miles per hour, as long as the driver has a light toe on the gas pedal. That same electric motor supplies all the torque when moving in reverse, and it is activated to bolster the power during highway cruising, when four of the eight gas-engine cylinders shut down.
The other electric motor comes to life to restart the gas engine, which shuts down in Auto Stop mode whenever the truck comes to a stop. Both electric motors join the gas engine for maximum towing of about 6,000 lbs.
Road tests
In normal driving, it is not readily apparent you have a hybrid system operating, except for a few hesitations in the transmission, as power shifts back and forth, from the silent low-speed electric-only operation, to the various gas and assisted variations.
The base Silverado with the 5.3-liter V8 has EPA fuel economy estimates of 14 mpg city/20 mpg highway. I tested a Silverado Hybrid with a 6.0-liter V8 and the Hybrid's electric-motor boost (which improves it to 332 hp peaking at 5,100 rpm and 367 ft-lbs. of torque at 4,100 rpm). This vehicle has EPA estimates of 20 mpg for both the city and highway. During road tests, I attained 17 mpg in combined city-highway driving.
The Silverado didn't feel as quick accelerating as the same vehicle with the V8 alone, even the 5.3. And the transmission, with its fixed ratio, feels like a continuously variable transmission (CVT) more than a normal automatic, but except for some hesitations, the performance was smooth.
The base price of a Silverado 1500 4WD Crew Cab Hybrid is $41,170.
GM's two-mode hybrid system allows it to catch up to some degree, after spotting Toyota and Honda more than a decade's head start in setting and resetting the hybrid efficiency bar extremely high. But even Honda and Toyota have never put a hybrid system into a vehicle weighing 5,882 lbs. The hybrid system in the standard Silverado and Sierra might help hybrid technology make the transition into the realm of the full-size, heavy-duty pickup truck.


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What is the Answer About Iverson?You have probably heard the reports that the Philadelphia 76ers are trying to trade Allen Iverson. You probably have also heard that Iverson may or may not be injured and may or may not have been able to play in last night's game against the Washington Wizards; the team held Iverson out and the 76ers squandered a 20 point lead, losing 113-98. So why haven't I made a lengthy post about where Iverson will end up and what it means? Simple--there is not a story yet, other than the facts that I listed above. I don't understand why it is necessary to speculate about things that are not yet known. Why not simply report the news as it happens and analyze it then? ESPN spent more time during last night's coverage talking about what might happen with Iverson than actually covering the two games that it telecast, in the process making at least one embarrassing mistake. Sam Smith writes in today's edition of the Chicago Tribune that ESPN reporter Jim Gray was "duped" by an "imposter" when he reported that Iverson had told him that Iverson said he would like to be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. What, was Rich Little on line one? What is the rush to report a story that isn't even a story? We're not talking about potentially life saving information that the public needs to know immediately (not that misreporting such information would be such a great service, either, but at least in that case a sense of urgency could be understood). I am very interested to see where Iverson lands and what that move will mean not only for his new team but also for the Sixers as well--but I will wait to analyze the deal until there is actually a deal to analyze.
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Tagged: Chick-Fil-A
Back to Reality
I've been pretty focused on the Olympics for the past couple weeks. I've watched enough handball to hold me over for the next four years and realized that men's basketball is much more fun to watch than women's basketball. I've seen decathlons, pentathlons and heptathlons. And the best part was, I used all the Olympic goodness to ignore the silliness of what passes for news in the US as of late. Well, that's over.
Now it's all about Paul Ryan and Chick-Fil-A.
Paul Ryan? Not really a big fan. He seems to be a return to the Bush years, years that didn't really turn out so well for America
Chick-Fil-A? Well, it's chicken. Some people love it, others don't really care. Me, I don't think I've ever actually had Chick-Fil-A. It's kind of funny. The only time I ever remember even wanting it was when I was flying through Cincinnati one afternoon. Everything else just looked nasty so I thought I'd give it a chance. Except that it was a Sunday so there was no Chick-Fil-A to be had. Not exactly a point in their favor.
Man, this is going to suck. I love politics but this race has already gone ugly and the chances of it coming back up out of the gutter are slim. Even baseball doesn't seem to have the power to overcome the post-Olympics slump, although I'm still holding out hope. And if worse comes to worst, there's always football. It just won't be the same without Usain Bolt, though.


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Flames runners-up at Rail Jam, send two to snowboard finals
March 12, 2014 | Lake Placid, N.Y.
Contestants from Liberty University's men's ski and snowboard team performed exceptionally well on Tuesday's first day of competition at the 36th annual United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships, placing second as a team in the Rail Jam.
"Three of our guys finished in the top 10," Liberty Head Coach Ryan Leeds said as the slopestyle events were starting up Wednesday morning on Whiteface Mountain at Lake Placid, N.Y., site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
The Rail Jam is a new event added to the national competition this year and the Flames made the most of the opportunity to implement the skills they've perfected at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre.
Liberty's Kevin Hoff placed fifth individually followed closely by fellow junior Isaac Gibson in sixth position and freshman Brendan McHugh in 10th place.
"Isaac Gibson did really, really well," Leeds said. "He surprised me a lot. Kevin rode up to his potential and Brendan McHugh and the rest of the team were showcasing the kind of maneuvers they've been doing all year."
The Flames finished second out of 10 teams overall with 21 points, behind only Westminster College (15 points) and ahead of Sierra Nevada College (25), Western Colorado State University (30), and the University of Virginia (46), a Southeastern Conference rival.
In the women's competition, Liberty placed seventh with 50 points, led by freshman Sydney Beatty (tied for 15th) and junior Brandy Fronte (tied for 17th). Westminster won that event as well with 13 team points, ahead of Sierra Nevada (25), the College of Idaho (38), and Virginia (38).
Liberty senior Tim Steltzer was the seventh individual place-winner out of 33 competitors in the men's freestyle skiing Rail Jam, an event dominated by the University of Colorado-Boulder (10 points), which had four of the top six finishers. Steltzer paced the Flames to a seventh-place showing out of 14 teams with 75 points.
In Wednesday's slopestyle competition, two of the Flames' six men's snowboarders — Gibson and Hoff — advanced to the 12-man finals with qualifying runs of 50.7 and 47.3, respectively. Hoff wound up placing 10th and Gibson 11th in the individual standings to lift Liberty to a fourth-place team finish, matching last year's showing.
Liberty was the only men's snowboarding team from the East Coast represented in the finals, with most of the others from out west. Flames junior Zachary Bukolt and McHugh nearly advanced with qualifying runs of 36.7 and 36.0, respectively, to place 16th and 17th overall.
Fronte also qualified for the women's snowboarding finals to lead Liberty to a fourth-place team finish.
Steltzer fell on his men's freestyle skiing run and did not advance.
An ongoing snowstorm that was expected to add 18 inches to the base at Whiteface diminished visibility for riders and slowed down their runs.
"There's a lot of good schools here, good riders from out west," Leeds said. "They only get one qualification run so they're really going to have to put down a run they know they can land as opposed to trying some of their tricks. There's no doubt in my mind things would have been different on another day, but we had a blast and we definitely made a name for ourselves out here."
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To help out with altering black pipe just add a union here or there. That way it can be disconnected without having to unscrew everything. If properly planned out you may only have to alter a couple of pieces (re-thread) and normally they will do this where you buy it for a small fee or free. Build it to last for the next 100 years. After that, who gives a @#$%
Pretty clever on the chiller!
I may have to give that some thought. That's another bennie about Black Iron pipe. It's just like Tinkertoys, if you want to make a change, just unthread it and make a change.
I bought 7 21ft. lengths of pipe and they cut them in half for me so we could get them in the back of my truck. Borrowed a chop saw and a pipe threader and a buddy & I plumbed my 32x34 shop in a couple hours.
I'm confused! B.I.P. comes in so many different lengths, why do you need to cut it? A coupling and a short nipple or two and your there. We did my buddies garage in 3 hours. Granted, it took 4-5 beers each, but hey, thats Overtime ! After the PVC episode, he (we) aren't taking any chances. Copper may be OK, but I'll take the steel from now on.
Whatever method you choose,be sure to have "catch pipes" below ant outlet. Like the cleanout on any natural gas line in your house. I retro'd all of mine to have 12" pipes with a ball valve on the end to keep the air nice and dry. My buddy went as far as putting a "chiller" on the end closest to the compressor to minimize condensation.
Here's a quick description:
Compressor to ball valve with high flow disconnect : went to flexible hose to isolate vibration to another high flow fitting. He turned the 3/4" B.I.P. down into a 5 gallon pail (with drain) and used a series of 90's and nipples to go around the inside of the pail 8 times. It goes through a line dryer then brought that up to the main branch on the ceiling. Each runner went to the side wall and went down to a T. One piece continued down with a ball valve, the center of the T went to the air coupler. Where he does his painting, he has another air filter/dryer. Overkill? Maybe. But he'll never worry about it again. Every once in a while, open the valves and drain the air. When he paints or uses alot of air, he fills the pail with ice water to minimize condensation. Said he saw it on Eastwoods tapes.
Copper is good too, anything but PVC. I got my black iron pipe for $.31/ft at the local industrial supply place.
|I've seen PVC explode under pressure. It's already been pretty much said that it's not a good option, but no one seems to be talking much about copper. It's way easier to run than black pipe. Just cut and solder, and from what I've seen it's cheaper. It will handle all the pressure that a compressor will put out. It can't take a ht as well a black pipe but most air lines are over head and I know in my garage we don't throw too many hammers and wrenches into the rafters.
Thanks Kevin for runnin' this all out to ground! Your last post was great. It's starting to make sense. I had never envisioned the PVC to be brittle but when these engineers begin describing it's "glasslike" state, that says it all. You would think their industry would require a warning stamped on the side stating "Not for use with compressed gases". We've got warnings on everything else!!
I've been against the black pipe for just the reasons they stated, cut it (messy), thread it (even a worse mess), mount it (heavy), twist it on, test it, yikes, a leak, now need another 1/2 turn at an elbow in the middle of the system, etc. Don't get me wrong, once installed, it is the best.
I worked at a race shop that used copper airlines, thought it was an overkill but I'm thinking that's the way to go now. With just a little prep, a little heat and the right flux, that solder flows everwhere. Although the thermoplastic may be the ultimate answer, I need a safe product that I can use and be able to run down to the hardware store to buy another elbow, etc.
Thanks again guys, I hope others who are considering PVC read this thread.
The TRACKMAN
Thanks Kevin for runnin' this all out to ground! Your last post was great. It's starting to make sense. I had never envisioned the PVC to be brittle but when these engineers begin describing it's "glasslike" state, that says it all. You would think their industry would require a warning stamped on the side stating "Not for use with compressed gases". We've got warnings on everything else!!
I've been against the black pipe for just the reasons they stated, cut it (messy), thread it (even a worse mess), mount it (heavy), twist it on, test it, yikes, a leak, now need another 1/2 turn at an elbow in the middle of the system, etc. Don't get me wrong, once installed, it is the best.
I worked at a race shop that used copper airlines, thought it was an overkill but I'm thinking that's the way to go now. With just a little prep, a little heat and the right flux, that solder flows everwhere. Although the thermoplastic may be the ultimate answer, I need a safe product that I can use and be able to run down to the hardware store to buy another elbow, etc.
Thanks again guys, I hope others who are considering PVC read this thread.
The TRACKMAN
And a trained chimp (like me for instance) can cut & thread a piece of black iron or galvanized pipe, so what's the point?
I guess the bottom line is it's your shop, so you do what you want. I'm about as cheap as they come, but I won't skimp on safety. If some one told me there's a 1-10% chance this PVC could fail catastrophically and shoot jagged shrapnel all over your shop OR for about the same time & money you could eliminate the risk, I know which way I'm leaning.
|You also have to look at repairing them if they need it.Pvc...a two year old can fix.
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[i]Fellow List Members:
I've followed the thread on using PVC pipe in compressed air service and
feel that I need to add my two cents worth.
Let me state now that PVC and compressed air are a deadly combination.
PVC has a high "rubber to glass" transition temperature. This means that at
higher temperatures (>45 degrees F, approx.) PVC exhibits rubber like
characteristics; it's somewhat flexible. At lower temperatures, PVC goes
through a "glass" transition which (as the term would imply) means that it
exhibits glass like characteristics; it's extremely brittle.
It is this brittleness that causes PVC to be deadly in compressed gas
service. When it fails it is catastrophic, hurling sharp pieces of shrapnel
at high speed into anything and anyone in the way. Failure can be caused by
simply plugging in to a compressed air line or even starting or stopping a
Additionally, the quality of the system can be compromised by the installer
in that, by using too much primer and cement, a weak spot can be caused from
puddling of the cement in the fitting.
I've seen these failures and they're quite frightening.
Don't be confused by pressure ratings on the pipe. The pipe is perfectly
capable of containing the pressure but under NON SHOCK conditions.
There are two companies that manufacture an ABS compressed pipe system that
can be solvent joined like PVC. One is Chemtrol (their product is called
ChemAir) and the other is Duraplus (Durapipe in the UK) the product name is
We can't afford to lose any LBC entusiasts. Please, keep your shops as safe
as your cars.
Rodney McDonald
Spanish Fort, AL
'76'B 393703 ]/i]
Ease of installation and greater economy certainly are big reasons to consider thermoplastic pipe for plumbing your compressed air system.
For years, metal piping materials -- primarily copper and black iron -- have been the overwhelming favorite for plumbing compressed-air systems. Recent advances in materials technology, however, have made thermoplastic pipe a safe and economical alternative to traditional materials.
A big advantage of metal pipe, tubing, and fittings is that installers are familiar with them and the techniques for joining them. Black iron is inexpensive, but installation is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Moreover, threaded joints often serve as a source of leakage. This leads to higher operating costs because compressors must operate overtime to compensate for the leakage. Although connections between copper pipe and fittings are less prone to leakage, copper components are more expensive, and installation, again, is labor intensive -- especially when large diameters are involved.
But these aren't the only drawbacks to metal piping systems. Interior corrosion can cause scaling and pitting on inside surfaces. As the corrosion products combine with moisture and other contaminants, they accumulate on the inner surfaces of the pipe and fittings, increasing their roughness. As the ID becomes rougher, pressure drop though the system increases. Again, this ends up costing money by reducing efficiency of the compressed air system. Perhaps more importantly, particles can dislodge and clog or damage end-of-line equipment.
The good and bad of PVC
Because of these drawbacks, compressed air system users have been seeking alternatives to traditional metal pipe and tubing. Over the past five to ten years, industrial plastics have been developed that present an attractive alternative to metal piping.
PVC piping is relatively inexpensive, easy to install, lightweight, and corrosion resistant. However, PVC has one major drawback. It is brittle. An inadvertent impact could cause the piping to shatter, endangering surrounding personnel. Most PVC pipe manufacturers warn against using PVC for compressed air service due to potential liability from such failures. The Plastic Piping Institute, in their Recommendation B, states that plastic piping used for compressed air transport in above-ground systems should be protected in shatter-proof encasements, unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer. In many states, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has stepped in and regulated against using brittle plastics such as PVC in these applications, and additional states are following suit.
The strictest standard in the country has been issued by California's OSHA. It includes five tests, as well as a requirement for comprehensive marking of the pipe and fittings. These tests include long-term hydrostatic, short-term burst, and three specialized impact tests -- all to ensure the safety and ductility of the system. The impact tests include striking frozen, pressurized pipe with both blunt and sharp strikers, using various forces, and striking a frozen pipe with a hemispherical striker, using various forces.
Manufacturers are required to present the results of these tests for review upon request. When specifying a thermoplastic system, for safety's sake it is important that your supplier meets Cal-OSHA regulations, regardless of the state in which the system will be installed.
An attractive alternative to PVC
New thermoplastic piping systems -- using high-density polyethylene (HDPE), for example -- overcome the brittleness problems associated with PVC. They efficiently and reliably deliver compressed air with lower material and installation costs and longer service life than with metal systems. They offer a margin of safety missing from PVC.
These new thermoplastics are safe because they expand at the point of failure, tearing open rather than fragmenting dangerously. They do not accumulate scale on their ID, nor does pitting or corrosion occur, and they are unaffected by synthetic and mineral oils used in compressors.
The internal surface of thermoplastic piping typically has a roughness factor, C, of about 150 to 165. Metal piping systems, on the other hand, start out with an interior surface roughness factor of about 120. This factor is inversely proportional to friction head losses: as C increases, system pressure drop over a given length at a given flow decreases. This means that when installed, the ID of thermoplastic pipe and fittings is smoother, so lower pressure drop occurs than with metal piping components. Moreover, because it is less prone to accumulating particulate contamination, and corrosion does not occur, the ID of thermoplastic piping systems remains cleaner and smoother.
The substantially rougher surface of metal piping allows contaminants to collect in the millions of tiny pits and crevices on the ID of the pipe. In addition, moisture and other contaminants can react with the metal itself and produce corrosion products that also accumulate. Over time, these contaminants and corrosion particles continue to collect and build up to form scale. As the scale builds, it roughens the ID of the pipe and fittings, which increases pressure drops. Ultimately, the higher pressure drop increases the demand on the system's compressors, which increases operating cost. Moreover, pipe scale particles can dislodge and damage equipment when carried downstream. Because thermoplastics do not promote the formation of pipe scale -- even when exposed continuously to condensation -- these problems do not exist with thermoplastic piping systems.
Installation advantages
Thermoplastic systems also offer low cost and quick installation. Heat-fusion welding makes pipe joining quick, easy, and extremely reliable because there are no threads to leak. Unlike PVC, no glues or cements are used, so there is no cure time. Testing can be conducted immediately after installation. In contrast, some glues may require as long as 24 hours to fully cure before full system pressure can be applied. In addition, fusion welding can be performed in any environmental condition using simple, lightweight tools without prior experience. These tools are available for low-cost rental or purchase.
A cost comparison shows that black iron is less expensive than standard thermoplastics. However, in tool set up and installation comparisons the plastic system takes only half the tool set-up time and one third the time to weld each joint. Moreover, in many pipe sizes the weight of black iron is 10 times that of thermoplastic pipe, making iron components more difficult to maneuver, support, and install, especially in larger sizes.
Thermoplastics are even more cost effective when compared to copper. The price of thermoplastic pipe is less than copper, although the cost of the fittings is a little more. Overall, the total systems appear similar, but, again, the real savings appear in the installation time and maintenance of the system. Soldering of copper pipe is much more time consuming than the socket fusion method used with thermoplastics.
When done properly, soldering a joint can take from five to seven minutes by a well-trained and experienced plumber or mechanical contractor. If done improperly, the joints can leak, especially in large-diameter systems. On the other hand, unlike soldering, socket fusion can be performed in less than two minutes by anyone with minimal training, and with less chance for error. The result is a strong, leak-free joint every time.
Considerations for thermoplastics
An important consideration when designing a thermoplastic compressed air system and selecting the appropriate thermoplastic material is thermal expansion. Thermoplastics expand and contract from thermal changes more than metals do. This must be taken into account during system layout by allowing for expansion at corners or by building in expansion loops and offsets.
Another important consideration is pressure rating. Be sure to select a material and construction with an adequate margin of safety for the pressures to which your system will be exposed. In the case of a safety failure or a temperature rise, a system should still perform at the operating pressure.
Scott N. Robichaud, is assistant vice-president of engineering, Asahi/America, Inc., Malden, Mass.
Thanks Ron for your input, OSHA rules are usually made up because someone got hurt, etc. I don't doubt that they have banned PVC for use with compressed gases. I'm just trying to understand the "why" part, that's to say why is this Sched 40 PVC good for 495 PSI of water and not safe for 135 PSI of air? Maybe the compressability of air causes a pulsating effect that the water doesn't ???
I have some buds in OSHA, I'm going to contact them.
Thanks again for helping to keep us safe!
The TRACKMAN
Your call I guess
PVC is not rated for compressed gases, period. The pressure rating does not apply to gas. The method of failure is the real problem with pvc, it grenades w/lots of shrapnel. But everyone is free to do as they wish I guess. You'd think OSHA and state safety organizations banning its use in compressed gas (air) installations would be enough for people to get the message. But as my old motorcycle safety instructor once said "If you've got a $20 head, get a $20 helmet."
If anyone can explain why people are so stubborn about this when A) The dangers are known and real, B)the alternatives are not that much more expensive or difficult to install, I'm all ears
Airlines from PVC
The ongoing controversy regarding PVC for shop air really interests me. I have used Sched 40 PVC for 10 years and never had a problem. My decision to use it is based on the rating printed on the side - 495 (maybe slightly less) PSI. I will use it again in my new garage. I've seen some posts regarding PVC bursting with scary consequences. I'm wondering if these folks used that thin wall PVC that the Irrigation contractors use or is there a real concern about using the Sched 40 PVC? If this sched 40 stuff is a problem, what does that say about the rating system?
What think??
The TRACKMAN
It Happens A LOT!
Glad you're friend wasn't hurt. Hopefully people will get will get the message before they are hurt or killed.
My buddy went out to his garage and fired up the heat, lights and compressor to start sanding out his 70 Nova. He went inside while the garage warmed up, and came back out to hear his compressor still running and the air coming out full tilt. The PVC pipe ruptured/split and there were 3 pieces of the pipe missing. It was in the middle of a run, no where near a joint or clamp. One piece was stuck in the back seat, which was covered in plastic, leaning against the wall.
I wonder if it was because it was cold, or dumb luck. It was in there for 3 years. He's done the same warm up deal many times, in colder weather. Makes ya wonder.
Tonight is the trip to Home Depot for 3/4" black iron pipe.
PVC is not cool!
In fact PVC piping is prohibited for use in compressed gas systems (including compressed air) by OSHA. Here's a link:
OSHA's stance on PVC
It's a shrapnel hazard when it fails, very dangerous stuff! I know some people have gotten away with it for years without incident, but when it does fail, it isn't pretty.
Copper or Black iron pipe isn't that much more expensive and not that hard to work with. I plumbed my 32 x 34 shop w/ 1/2" black iron pipe in a few hours with a chop saw and a rented pipe threader.
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