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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
  Small butterfly valve (phase)
  Another fundraising push ("Pat Babcock")


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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 05:51:33 -0600 (MDT)
From: phase at booyaka.com
Subject: Small butterfly valve

Harlan posted a link to a 1/2" NPT butterfly valve on Grainger's web 
site for $10.  That sounded fishy so I took a look.  The Tech Specs list 
the item as a "Ball Valve".  Also, the description includes the words 
"Full Port."  Sounds (and looks) like an overpriced bronze ball valve to 
me.  Harlan, please proceed with caution.

Cheers,
phase


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Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:35:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Pat Babcock" <pbabcock at hbd.org>
Subject: Another fundraising push

Greetings, Beerlings! Take me to your lager...

Our ISP is once again pushing a deal on T1 service. Though not as
important to our email subscribers, this will greatly increase the
availablilty of the HBD and Brews and Views websites for our web users.
The monthly charge is $379 compared to our current $195. Commitment
deadline is 31 May against a 3 year contract.

If the HBD can raise the first year's service fee ($4558) before the
commitment deadline, I will risk the remaining 2 years and commit. (If
someone is out there wishing to sponsor the HBD, now's the time to step
forward! In fact, I will work with a sponsor who wishes to commit to the
full three year period with the ability to advertise on the HBD domain
beyond the current header ads. It's gotten to the point where the HBD's
current funding model is no longer sufficient.)

Aside from this, the HBD lays claim, at this moment, to $474.24 with
$2925.45 left against the current contract, not including any other
expenses. Soon, we will go to the cupboard and find it dry...



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See ya!

Pat Babcock in SE Michigan
Chief of HBD Janitorial Services
http://hbd.org
pbabcock at hbd.org




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