Trying to do a test run of this. Where on photobucket does it say generate html? I already have my pics in albums and it only shows an img code, nothing about html. Do I have to do that when I first load the pics? I'm trying to get my pics directly in the post rather than having to click on a link to see them when I post. Thanks for any help!

Generally speaking, If a permanent magnet is used to excite an alternator, it is small enough not to adversly effect the efficiency of the alternator, not to mention the fact that it is rotating in a seperate coils field, not in the main outputs field. (This is usually what you find in a self excited generator you can buy - the kind with a portable gasoline engine/ac output type). Even though it is not designed to be self exciting, just the residual magnetism that exists in the iron core rotor of an automotive alternator can excite itself, especially if it has been in operation recently. The longer it is idle, the weaker the residual magnetism will become, thereby at some point, it won't be able to excite itself. The rotor is designed not to retain magnetism for two primary reasons. First is so that eddy currents won't build up and work against the electormagnets, and secondly, so that the current can be turned on/off as needed to allow the voltage to be regulated. The residual magnetism is enough to sometimes excite the alternator even if it was in open circuit operation - meaning nothing connected to the output or if it was connected to a completely dead battery, but it is not enough to cause any voltage regulation problems. This is all irrelevent however because the automotive alternator is excited the moment current is introduced to the field coil (in this case - the rotor). The voltage regulator monitors the circuits voltage on the battery's side and when the voltage drops below a certain preset level(usually around 13 volts), it energises the rotor(field coil). The rotor then becomes a strong electromagnet. Since it is rotating in the stator coils field, it induces current in the stator coil. This is the output. The voltage regulation is a continous series of turning current on(exciting) and cutting current off to the field. It is then rectified to direct current which maintains the battery voltage and powers any auxillary circuits. What this means is that the automotive electical power system is designed as a system. Alternator/voltage regulator/battery. A portable genset has a permanent magnet built in to excite itself because a battery is not part of the system. It is supposed to be started and almost immediately generating power(usually 120 or 120/240 volts ac). In the case of a homemade generator utilizing a small gasoline engine and an automotive alternator, you will not have any problems as long as you understand what I have explained above. Build your system with a battery as part of the system. It is best(easier at least) to use a Gm style alternator with an internal regulator. If you ever run into a situation where the battery is completly dead, it may not come back to life until you excite the field coil. You could accomplish this by either replacing the battery with one that has at least a little charge left in it or by using jumper cables connecting the dead battery to a hot one. You could even use a vehicle to jump start it. Of course if there is enough residual magnetism in the core, it may excite itself and come back online. Alternatively, as mentioned already in other posts, you could use the older style automotive generators which are permanent magnet generators that will excite themselves everytime regardless of battery's state of charge. Hope this answered more questions than it created! Here is a link that might be useful: home generator

I am not fully understanding, are you asking for the name of other browsers that you may have had such as firefox or opera? You mentioned it was not chrome or Ie8 is why I ask. are you talking about the drop down menu that shows up under the url address bar that you type your website address into? if so then when you use certain programs which clean out your cache or temp files they also clear your history which would have cleared all those items out. Have you used something recently to clear out temp files or history? I would agree with zep try a system restore it may work and if not it is fully reversible. but if you could give us more info spelling out specifically just what you are talking about it might get us on track with you.

Ann - Thank you, the guests left full and that was my price. I like when everyone eats and have a good time. Chase - You had a bright idea with the homemade ketchup, they were perfect pairing for the meats. I will make them again. Dixiedog - This morning we had some frost in the lawn, but when I went to check the tomatoes, it was warmer and sunny and they are still doing fine. I served the food buffet style and everyone served themselves as much as they wanted. Love to have guests and cook for them, if you were living closer, you would also be invited. From the appetizer dish that I don't know how I posted upside down,lol. I was left with puff pastry and for lunch I made more tomatoes. Silvia