Can fabric-covered lampshades be spray painted effectively?
I have two large lamps with original shades that appear to be vinyl covered with a naural muslin. The color is off-white. I'd like to paint or dye them a specific color I found in a satin spray can type, which is 'Oregano,' an olive with a slight gold tint to it. But I've never done anything like this before, so I'm hesitant. I'm concerned that the color won't look even all over, or that the shade won't be as translucent as I want it to be. Has anyone ever done this or seen it done with good results?
yea i have done it ..... but dont try to cover it in one or two sprays take a few days and keep hitting it with a mist until it is covered you will be happy with the results if u take your time .....
i need to translate this in to spanish it needs to be in the INFORMAL COMMAND im in spanish 2
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup (8 fl. oz) milk, warmed
1/2 cup (4 oz) sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 1/2 cups (16 oz) all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil
All-purpose flour, for coating
1 1/2 sticks (6 oz) butter, softened
Butter, for brushing
Sugar, for dusting
preparation
Dissolve the yeast in the warmed milk and set aside.
Combine the sugar and salt together in a large bowl. Gradually add the flour and warm milk mixture. Blend thoroughly. Add the eggs and olive oil, mix well, and knead until soft and well-blended.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until dough has doubled in volume.Preheat the oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Bake the dough coil for around 45 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown. Brush the surface with melted butter and sprinkle generously with sugar.
Are you translating a cookbook to Spanish?? I have seen more than five recipes being translated...
Medical Discharge for (Coast Guard, or Air Force).?
I'm a high school senior. I want to join the armed troops to help defend our country. The only thing that stops me from signing on the line is this: I have two metal plates in my knee, to stop the growth. That becuase I have a 9cm difference between my left and right leg. In my right hip I have leg perthes. If I was to sign up for something, do they do a medical exam right away or am I shipped away? If I am to go and be discharged because of my condition, are their any benefits I could receive?
Hi
Perthes is a childhood condition and by the time that you reach skeletal maturity (around 18 years old), perthes has pretty well done all that it is going to do. HOWEVER, the damage done while its there is permanent, as evidenced by the surgery you have had to stop growth.
If you are physically fit and able to do virtually anything that anyone who has never had perthes can do, then I would definitely go ahead with this and tell them immediately what your medical history is though. It might be worthwhile getting checked out by an orthopaedic surgeon beforehand, so that you know for a fact and also have it in writing from him, that the perthes won't hold you back. If he feels that isn't the case though, then I would follow his advice.
Honestly though, a 9 cm LLD (leg length discrepancy) sounds way too much, especially if you have had your growth stopped with metal plates and you really do need to address this. Maximum discrepancy is around 2cm and this can even be enough to really affect how some people walk.
Whatever you do though, you must be totally honest about what has happened with you and open to whatever the result is. If you are unable to enter either of these services, then there is a good reason and there has to be another way that you can defend your country, as maybe a customs officer, or something like that maybe??
You know who you are,preaching about global warming and flying in private jets.Complaining about America's gun culture from behind your gated mansion,patrolled by armed guards.
Or how about Alec Baldwin fying a helcopter up and down the Hudson river looking for polluters?
Come on step up to the plate and be heard!!
It’s becoming almost a cliché that whenever Hollywood celebrities campaign for some public issue, 98% of the time it’s a liberal issue. Radical environmentalism, animal rights, abortion rights, anti-smoking, gun control, feminism, speaking out against the war in Iraq, and supporting Communist dictators are just some of the favorite pastimes of liberal Hollywood celebrities.
• Sean Penn traveled to Baghdad right before the start of the war in Iraq, just to get the view on the ground and meet with Iraqi officials under Saddam Hussein.
• Ashley Judd and dozens of other celebrities showed up at a march in Washington, DC to support abortion on demand.
• The Rolling Stones did a benefit concert against global warming, with the warm-up act being none other than Bill Clinton.
• Ted Danson campaigns for environmental causes, and announced in the late 1980s that the oceans only had 10 years left of being able to sustain life. (Whoops! What year is it?)
• The group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), whose co-founder and director Ingrid Newkirk stated in 1989, “A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy,” and who also equated six million Jews being killed in the Holocaust with six billion chickens being killed for food each year, is closely supported by Bill Maher, Michael J. Fox, Harry Hamlin, Linda Blair, Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Kim Bassinger, Pamela Anderson, Toby Maguire, Alicia Silverstone, David Hyde Pierce, Dennis Franz, Sidney Poitier, and Ashley Judd.
• PETA ran a series of ads called “I’d rather go naked than wear fur,” that featured practically pornographic pictures of actress Charlotte Ross, Traci Bingham, Pamela Anderson, Kimberly Hefner, and Alicia Silverstone.
• Danny Glover signed a letter, along with dozens of other Hollywood types, supporting Communist dictator Fidel Castro.
• Filmmaker Oliver Stone visited Fidel Castro in Cuba and produced a “documentary” on Castro that is so pro-Castro, PBS refused to air it because of its lack of objectivity.
• Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks said on tour in the UK that she is ashamed that President Bush is from Texas.
• Other liberal celebrities who have spoken out against the war in Iraq have included Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Ed Asner, Oliver Stone, Jane Fonda, Mike Farrell, Martin Sheen, James Cromwell, Sheryl Crow (who stated “the best way to solve problems is to not have enemies” -- GWB please take note of this pearl of foreign policy strategy), Susan Sarandon and Tom Robbins, Woody Harrelson, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Madonna, Janeane Garofalo, George Clooney, and Barbra Streisand.
James Hirsen’s book Tales from the Left Coast chronicles much of the leftward tilt of the entertainment industry and is a fun read.
Of course there are a handful of exceptions, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlton Heston, Clint Eastwood and Tom Selleck, who are all Republicans. But they are like the Hawaiian Islands in a Pacific Ocean of liberalism.
Nor are the current examples of liberal celebrities a “new” development. In 1972, ultra-liberal and anti-war Presidential candidate George McGovern was supported by a veritable who’s who of celebrities of the time, including Shirley MacLaine, Marlo Thomas, Dennis Weaver, Leonard Nimoy, Raquel Welch, Goldie Hawn, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Dionne Warwick, Carole King, James Taylor, and (surprise) Barbra Streisand.
So What’s Wrong with That?
So if a bunch of Hollywood celebrities want to speak up for liberal causes, what’s wrong with that? They have a right to adopt any cause they want, right?
Yes, they do have a right to adopt and speak out for any cause they want. But there are a couple of things wrong with this picture.
1. With a recent Gallup poll showing only 20% of the US population describing themselves as liberal and 40% describing themselves as conservative, why is it that almost ALL of the political activism engaged in by celebrities is liberal in nature? Clearly as a group are not representative of the population.
2. Celebrities have tremendous access to mass communication channels, yet most have little to no particular expertise, education or experience in the areas in which they become “spokespersons.” Recent info has shown that most have no more than a high school diploma.
3. These liberal causes and attitudes do not just find their way into press releases and public appearances by celebrities, but into the very fabric of the shows, movies and songs that are consumed by the unsuspecting American public.
4. The preponderance of liberal viewpoints being expressed by celebrities contributes to the misconception that liberal viewpoints are in the majority in America. They are not. They actually never have been.
Why?
So that brings us to the next question, which is “Why?” Why are so many celebrities opting for the knee-jerk liberal viewpoint? With only 20% of the general US population describing themselves as liberal, how could 98% of the entertainment industry be loudly supporting liberal causes?
As I mentioned in the second article in this series, there is one fascinating theory on what makes certain individuals drawn to liberal/socialistic/communistic thought (they are all just different points in the same spectrum), which is advanced by Allan Levite in a booked entitled Guilt, Blame, and Politics.
The basic premise is that there is a thing called “political guilt,” which is brought about in cases where a person perceives a big difference between his station in life and that of the bottom financial rung of society, i.e. the poor. This political guilt is deepened by situations in which the person does not have to work for a living, where his work is easy, or where he is particularly well paid, such as in the entertainment industry.
Levite states, “Hollywood has always overflown with radicals and very liberal liberals, since film and television personalities often earn huge salaries and are far removed from the world of ordinary humdrum labor.
“When the number of actors and actresses who contribute to the Democratic Party, its candidates, and the organizations supporting it (such as Emily’s List and the Hollywood Women’s Political Committee) are compared with those who contribute to the GOP, a 7-1 ratio in favor of the Democrats is seen.”
So essentially what Levite is talking about is exchange. If a person feels like he is working hard and exchanging his work for the money he gets, he won’t tend to feel guilty.
But if he grew up in a rich family, is living off an inheritance, is working a cushy job or a job where he gets paid extremely well (like in Hollywood), he will favor methods of redistribution of wealth (welfare, socialistic programs), even if he doesn’t go so far as to give up his own.
me and my wife (mid-20s) looking to travel for two weeks in january somewhere. not looking to relax the whole time , and def wanna do lots if active stuff like canopy tours, seeing waterfalls, atv tours, and lots of snorkeling and so much more also. but both these places have all of this and ive priced both places , and not far from each other on price either. safety still not to sure on both places cause ive heard that hawaiians dont like mainlanders, and jamaica is not the safest place . so where in the carribean should we go? which all inclusive resort? or stick with hawaii? looking to spend about 4-5k on flight , hotel and car, and about 2k on spending money(food, gift shopping, and excursions). thanks for the help in advanced
I've been to both and I'd say to go to Hawaii. Anyone that has the cash to go there should go at least once in their lifetime! I recommend Maui for at least a week, then figure out someplace else. Maybe Oahu so you can see Waikiki, and rent a car to drive to the beautiful North Shore.
Oh and research the weather for January too, that might factor into your decision.
these are the games i want to sell and a system with a game how much will i get for them at gamestop?
god of war $
mx vs atv unleashed$
ultimate alliance marvel$
transformers the game$
marvel nemesis rise of imperfects$
and a gameboy advance good coundition
and a charger with a game sonic pinball
and with a whole case not ripped
now where should i sell it?
You said:
"these are the games i want to sell and a system with a game how much will i get for them at gamestop?"
Perhaps you should ask the people at your local Gamestop instead of here at Yahoo! Answers. I'll bet the Gamestop people will give you an exact answer, instead of the wild guesses here.
I know how to attach them to the bike but the pedals came with a syringe of red grease lube stuff and it says I should "periodically" use it on the pedals via the grease port, do I need to do this before I attach the pedals? or just in a few months time when they need re greasing?
Also how much should I be putting into the port and would regular grease/oil found in the average garage work just as well? (incase I run out)
Thanks
What about when I run out of grease?
Thanks
Pedals rarely require additonal lubrication or overhaul. The purpose of the grease port and included grease syringe is to make adding grease a simple task WHEN it becomes necessary. The pedals came greased, so just mount them and ride. Every time you clean your bike, spin the pedals to see how smoothy they rotate on the spindle. When they no longer rotate as smoothly, you can add a bit of grease. As for how much grease, the port will only accept so much. Once no additional grease can be pushed into the port, you have the proper amount.
I have problems with my coaster brakes of my 1940 CCM that I found in the garbage. It seem that to get just a little braking power I had to put my whole weight on the pedal. Adding some light oil in the grease port but it made no difference. I am somewhat mechanically inclined, but it would be nice to have some advice before I start to try to service the hub.
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need an opinion on exhaust sound?
i own a 2002 chrystler concorde 2.7, now i know all of you are like oh thats a crappy car, but the thing is i love it its roomy but also has power, its a newly rebuilt engine, so it purrs like a kitten you cant even hear it, now dont get me wrong, i love the nice soothing sound. but what i want is a nice performance sound, now im not talkin about what you see on these honda civics, cherry bombs all that, i just want a mellow sound, kind of drowning noise, that still packs a punch when i accelerate, i want it to sound internal, not like its the tip thats makin the sound, so i was wondering what exhaust should i consider, for my car, i dont want to be a poser, and have no 4" exhaust, so anybody got any ideas?
Try an exhaust system from Borla or Flowmaster. Even if they don't make a cat-back system specific to your car (they may not), you can buy the muffler(s) and have a good exhaust shop fab up some custom fit cat-back pipes for you and put the mufflers in the stock location for not much more (if any more) money than a pre engineered cat-back system costs.
From what I've experienced, Borla exhausts typically have a nice deep mellow sound (I had a Borla exhaust on an older Ford Focus and liked it). The Flowmasters I've heard (mostly on V8s) seemed to have a little more "bark" than Borlas when run wide open but also have a nice deep sound at idle or part throttle. Neither should have that overly brassy fart-can ricer sound, especially since you've got a V6 not a 4cyl.
