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In last week's long ramble I wrote that nobody seemed to be saying clear things on what Apple was up to. Ask and ye shall receive, I guess. Today +Dan Gillmor pointed to a "Patent Absurdity" column by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols on ZDNet.
Vaughan-Nicols is pretty damned clear: Apple is engaged in a world-wide war on Samsung and Android in an attempt to drive them out of, and monopolize, the tablet space. There are at least nineteen related lawsuits happening in nine different countries as Apple tries to use its patent portfolio to bludgeon competition out of the marketplace. No wonder I was confused.
Vaughan-Nicols notes that this massive campaign is starting to draw regulatory notice, which is not bad but kind of a case of the horse already having left the barn. If the problem is the overuse of overbroad patents to monopolize a marketplace then the answer isn't to retroactively fight those patents; the answer is to tighten up the patent-issuing system so that crappy overbroad patents stop getting issued in the first place.
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The Web site, Wikileaks.org, was disconnected Friday night following the ruling in a case brought by lawyers working for the Swiss banking group Julius Baer. The dispute concerned several documents posted on the Wikileaks that allegedly revealed that the bank was involved with money laundering and tax evasion.
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Judge Jeffery White presided over the case, and ordered Dynadot, the company that controls Wikileak's domain name, to follow six court orders. These orders include taking the main Web site offline and removing all traces of Wikileaks from its servers, and "prevent[ing] the domain name from resolving to the wikileaks.org website or any other website or server other than a blank park page, until further order of this Court."
The court hearing took place last week and as of Friday evening Dynadot had blocked all access to Wikileaks. However, other versions of the Web site hosted in other countries such as India and Belgium are still accessible.
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Wikileaks was founded in 2006 by dissidents, journalists, mathematicians and technologists from the US, Taiwan, Europe, Australia and South Africa, and claims to have posted more than 1.2 million documents. But the company has been controversial from its very beginning, with many questioning the motives of the site's founders. Most recently, the site made available a confidential briefing document regarding the collapse of Britain's Northern Rock bank.
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Taking Back the Law School Classroom: Using Technology to Foster Active Student LearningPaul L. CaronPepperdine University - School of Law Rafael GelyUniversity of Missouri School of Law Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 54, p. 551, 2004 Univ. of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 04-6 Abstract: Law schools (and indeed all of higher education) have witnessed an explosive growth in the use of technology in the classroom. Many law professors now deploy a wide array of technological bells and whistles, including PowerPoint slides, web-based course platforms, in-class Internet access, and the like. Students, in turn, increasingly come to class armed with laptop computers to harvest the fruits of the classroom experience. Yet in recent years there has been somewhat of a backlash, with various law professors arguing that this technology is interfering with, rather than improving, pedagogy in the classroom. According to the critics, this technology increases student passivity and thus interferes with the active learning that should be the hallmark of a law school classroom. In addition, the critics complain that laptops provide too much competition for the students' attention, enticing them to play computer games or DVDs and, with in-class Internet access, to read and send email (or instant messages), shop on-line, or check out the latest political, financial, or sports news. This Article opens a new chapter in this debate, explaining how law professors can use both old and new technologies to increase student engagement in the classroom. We first lay out the pedagogical case for creating an active learning environment in the law school classroom and then examine the critics' charge that technology impedes these goals. The Article offers a competing vision of how technology can be harnessed to increase active student learning and, in the process, empower students to resist their laptop's siren song. In particular, we describe how in our tax and labor law courses we combine both old (substituting word processing text for PowerPoint slides) and new (using handheld wireless transmitters) technologies to inject more active learning into the classroom. Number of Pages in PDF File: 39 Keywords: Teaching, Active Learning, Computers & the Law JEL Classification: K49 Date posted: May 24, 2004Suggested Citation |
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Apple.com has premiered the second trailer for ParaNorman, the stop-motion 3D-animated comedy thriller from LAIKA, the studio behind the 2009 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.
Directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away, The Tale of Despereaux) and Chris Butler from a script by Butler, ParaNorman centers on a misunderstood boy named Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who can speak with the dead. When his small town is overrun by zombies, Norman will have to take on the walking dead, witches, ghosts and, worst of all, grown-ups, to save the residents from a centuries-old curse.
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The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated "Coraline." "ParaNorman" is, following "Coraline," the company's second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In "ParaNorman," a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
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Directed by | Stephen Frears |
Produced by | Martin Scorsese Robert A. Harris Jim Painten |
Written by | Donald E. Westlake |
Based on | The Grifters by Jim Thompson |
Starring | John Cusack Anjelica Huston Annette Bening |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Edited by | Mick Audsley |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $13,446,769 (US) |
The Grifters is a 1990 neo-noir black comedy crime film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and stars John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening. The screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's pulp novel of the same name.
Lilly Dillon (Huston) is a veteran con artist. She works for a bookmaker, Bobo Justus, making large cash bets at race tracks to lower the odds of longshots. On her way to La Jolla for the horse races, she stops in Los Angeles to visit her son Roy, a small-time grifter whom she has not seen in eight years. She finds him in pain and bleeding internally after one of his victims caught him pulling a petty scam and punched him in the stomach. When medical assistance finally comes, Lilly confronts the doctor, threatening to have him killed if her son dies.
At the hospital, Lilly meets and takes an instant dislike to Roy's girlfriend, Myra Langtry (Bening), who is a few years older than her son. Lilly urges her son to quit the grift, saying he literally does not have the stomach for it. Because she leaves late for La Jolla, she misses a race where the winner was paying 70–1. For this mistake, Bobo burns her hand with a cigar.
Myra, like Roy and Lilly, plays all the angles. When her landlord demands payment of late rent, she uses her sex appeal to lure him into bed and forget the rent. She makes a similar offer to a jeweler to get what she wants for a gem she is trying to pawn.
Upon leaving the hospital, Roy takes Myra to La Jolla for the weekend. On the train, she notices him conning a group of sailors in a rigged dice game. Myra reveals to Roy that she is also a grifter and is looking for a new partner for a long-con operation.
Myra describes her long association with another man, Cole, and how they took advantage of wealthy marks in business cons, including a greedy oil investor, Gloucester Hebbing. A flashback scene in a plush office building culminates in a fake FBI raid with a fake shooting of Myra to discourage Hebbing from going to the police.
Roy – who insists on working only short-term cons – resists the proposition, fearing she may try to dupe him herself. Myra, seeing Lilly's power over Roy, accuses him of having an incestuous interest in Lilly. Infuriated, Roy strikes her. Myra then plans her revenge. She lets it be known that Lilly has been stealing from Bobo over the years and stashing money in the trunk of her car. Lilly is warned by a friend and flees. Myra follows with the intention of killing her.
Roy is called by an FBI agent to identify his mother's body, found in a motel room with the face disfigured by a gunshot wound. While identifying it as Lilly's, he silently notes that there is no cigar burn on the corpse's hand. Coming back home, he finds Lilly trying to steal all of his money. Lilly reveals that she shot Myra in self-defense at the motel and arranged the scene to appear as though Myra's body was actually Lilly's. Roy refuses to let Lilly depart with his money. Lilly pleads with him, then attempts to seduce him, even going so far as to tempt Roy by claiming he is not really her son. Roy rejects her, disgusted. Angered, Lilly swings a suitcase at him and unintentionally breaks a drinking glass onto his neck, slashing an artery.
Lilly sobs convulsively while she packs up the money as her son bleeds to death on the floor. In the penultimate shot, she is seen dressed in red, riding an elevator that is heading down. [1] Then she gets into Roy's car and drives off into the night.
- John Cusack as Roy Dillon
- Anjelica Huston as Lilly Dillon
- Annette Bening as Myra Langtry
- Pat Hingle as Bobo Justus
- Henry Jones as Mr. Simms
- Gailard Sartain as Joe
- J.T. Walsh as Cole
- Charles Napier as Gloucester Hebbing
- Paul Adelstein as Sailor - Young Paul
- Jeremy Piven as Sailor - Freshman
- Stephen Tobolowsky as The Jeweler
- Sandy Baron as The Doctor
The project originated with Martin Scorsese who subsequently brought in Stephen Frears to direct while he produced.[2] Frears had just finished making Dangerous Liaisons and was looking for another project when Scorsese approached him.[3] The British filmmaker was drawn to Thompson's "tough and very stylistic" writing and described it, "as if pulp fiction meets Greek tragedy".[3] Scorsese looked for a screenwriter, and filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff recommended Donald Westlake.
Frears contacted Westlake who agreed to re-read the Thompson novel but, after doing so, turned the project down, citing the story as "too gloomy." Frears then phoned Westlake and convinced him that he saw the story as a positive one, if considered as a story of Lilly's drive to survive. Westlake changed his mind and agreed to write the adaptation.[2] Frears was unsuccessful, however, at convincing Westlake to write the script under his pseudonym "Richard Stark," a name he had used to write 20 noir-influenced crime novels from 1962 through 1974. (Stark's name appears in the film, though, on a sign reading "Stark, Coe and Fellows"; Westlake explains in the film's commentary track that he has written novels as Richard Stark, Tucker Coe and "some other fellows.")
Meanwhile, John Cusack had read Jim Thompson's novel in 1985 and was so impressed by it that he wanted to turn the book into a film himself.[4] When Cusack found out that Scorsese and Frears were planning an adaptation, he actively pursued a role in the project. Cusack has said that he saw the character of Roy Dillon as "a wonderfully twisted role to dive into."[4] To research his role, he studied with real grifters and learned card and dice tricks as well as sleight-of-hand tricks like the $20 switch that his character does in the film. He even successfully pulled off this trick at a bar on a bartender he knew well.[5]
For the role of Lilly, Frears originally considered Cher but she became too expensive after the success of Moonstruck.[6] Sissy Spacek also read the part of Lily Dillon.
Frears first contacted Anjelica Huston about playing Lilly in 1989 while she was filming Crimes and Misdemeanors but, after reading the script, she was unsure.[7] A few months later, Frears contacted Huston again to see if she was still interested.[7] He was reluctant to cast her because she looked like "a lady" and decided to cheapen her look with a bleached blond wig and "vulgar clothes."[3] Huston read the script again and felt more passionate about the part and was cast in the role. To research her part, she studied women dealers at card parlors in L.A. county.[7]
The shoot was emotionally challenging for Huston. After completing the final scene between Lilly and Roy, she was so drained from the experience that she ran from the set and the studio. It took her hours to recover.[7] After shooting the scene where Bobo Justus tortures Lilly for information, Huston was so affected by the rough quality of the scene (which did not make the final cut of the film) that she spent that night throwing up.[7]
The Grifters had its world premiere on September 14, 1990 at the Toronto Film Festival at the Elgin Theater.[3][8] The film had a brief Academy Award-qualifying run in New York City and Los Angeles before opening wide in January.[9]
The film received positive reviews from critics, as it holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 39 reviews.
Box office[edit]
The movie was successful in its limited run.[10]
The Grifters was nominated in 1990 for four Academy Awards:
- Best Director (Stephen Frears)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anjelica Huston)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Annette Bening)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Donald E. Westlake)
The actresses were nominated for a few notable international prizes, including the BAFTA (Bening) and the Golden Globe (Huston): They were both awarded by the American National Society of Film Critics. Westlake's screenplay was nominated by the Writers Guild of America, but lost to Michael Blake's Dances with Wolves.
- ^ Scorsese said in an interview that this scene symbolizes Lilly's descent into Hell.
- ^ a b Bygrave, Mike (July 16, 1990). "A Shot at Point Blank". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d Kelly, Deirdre (September 15, 1990). "An English Director on Challenge of Making his First Yankee Flick". Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b Van Gelder, Lawrence (August 31, 1990). "At the Movies". New York Times.
- ^ Goodman, Joan (January 31, 1991). "Getting the Drift of the Grift". The Guardian.
- ^ Johnston, Sheila (January 31, 1991). "The Innocent Abroad". The Independent.
- ^ a b c d e Sharkey, Betsy (December 2, 1990). "Anjelica Huston Seeks the Soul of a Con Artist". New York Times.
- ^ Harris, Christopher (August 29, 1990). "Frears to Attend Premiere". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Green, Tom (December 11, 1990). "Haute Huston". USA Today.
- ^ "'Home Alone' Fends Off Yet Another 'Intruder' : Box Office: Vietnam War film opens to mediocre business as comedy remains on top for 10th week. After four weeks of release, 'Godfather Part III' drops to 12th.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
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Bean Cars
Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England, between 1919 and 1929. For a few years in the early 1920s Bean outsold Austin and Morris although their success was not sustainable.[1]
The Bean Motor Company grew out of the ironfounders A. Harper & Sons which was founded in Dudley by Absolom Harper in 1822. George Bean married Absolom's granddaughter and in 1901 became principal shareholder of A. Harper & Sons. In 1907 George became chairman of the company and the name was changed to A. Harper & Sons & Bean.[2]
The company had been a supplier of car parts and in 1911 the company installed drop hammers to increase production and in 1912 the company opened a new forging plant in Smethwick. During this period George Bean served as mayor of Dudley in 1908, 1911 and 1912.[2]
Bean prospered during the war due to military contracts for the supply of munitions to the government. The company's factories were expanded in order increase production of shrapnel and shell cases. By 1916 Bean was producing around 21,000 shells a week. After the war George Bean received a knighthood for his services during the war and his son Jack was given a CBE.[3]
After the end of the war something was needed to replace the gap left by the end of military contracts so Bean decided to enter the increasingly active car market by becoming a car manufacturer. The manufacturing rights for the pre-World War I Perry car,[4] were up for sale so A. Harper & Sons & Bean purchased them for £15,000 in 1919, giving them a quick entry into the car market. Rated at 11.9 RAC horsepower, the 1795cc 4-cylinder engine was linked to a separate three speed gearbox. The car in chassis form initially cost £400, but this was reduced to £245. A four-seat open body was £80. Production was divided between two plants, the one in Dudley producing bodies, and Coseley being responsible for assembly. Production of the model peaked at 80 a week in 1922; about 10,000 were made in total.
Harper Bean Group[edit]
Jack Bean was managing director of the company and he visited America in order to purchase the latest machinery for car production. This led to Bean becoming one of the first companies in the U.K. to adopt twin moving track assembly lines. Jack also wanted to form a consortium of manufacturers along the lines of the General Motors model. He succeeded in bringing together a group of companies including the vehicle manufacturers Swift and Vulcan, the Hadfield steel company, the Regent Carriage company and together they formed Harper Bean limited in November 1919.[5]
The new company wanted to emulate the success of the Ford Model T and unveiled their first car at the 1919 Motor Show. Their initial models were two and four seater tourers and coupes which sold for £425 upwards. By early 1920 the company was producing 80 chassis a week although Bean's Dudley plant could not produce enough bodies so an order was placed with Handley Page of Cricklewood. In 1920 2,000 Bean cars were produced.[2]
However things did not go as well as hoped as prices soared due to wage rises and the fact that the car industry had now entered recession. These circumstances saw the Harper Bean conglomerate disband and the company enter recession owing £475,000 to its suppliers. Production ended in October 1920 and Jack Bean resigned from the company a month later.[3]
The company was saved in November 1921 by a huge investment of capital by Sir George Bean, Barclays Bank, the National Provincial Bank and Hadfields' Steel which allowed them to purchase a controlling interest in Harper Bean and pay off the creditors.[6] Production restarted in early 1922 and the company was producing 100 cars a week by August.
In October 1923 the company launched a new car, the Bean 14, a much improved model with a 2.3 litre engine with a four speed gearbox. About 4000 of all the variants were made up to 1929.[7] The car sold well, particularly in Australia where Francis Birtles drove a Bean 14 from Sydney to Darwin and back. In 1924 the company released a smaller Bean 12 and also began to produce commercial vehicles. Sir George Bean died in 1924 at the age of 68 and was replaced as chairman by Major Augustus Clerke who had previously been managing director at Hadfields.[8]
Bean was still suffering a large shortage of cash with debts of £1.8 million mainly as a result of the restructuring that had taken place in 1921. The company was rescued by steel supplier Hadfields Limited from Sheffield,[7] and a new model, the 18/50, was introduced with a 2.7-litre six-cylinder Meadows overhead valve engine. Under Hadfields the same models were produced although there were changes in management with Jack Bean departing the company to join fellow Wolverhampton manufacturer Guy Motors. However, this car was to last only a year, during which time 500 were made. In chassis form it cost £365. Some Bean factories were sold with production concentrated at their Tipton site.[6] From 1927 all cars were known as Hadfield Beans, and the 14 was updated to become the 2300 cc 14/40. This used the Bean engine again.
Bean lorries[edit]
In 1924, partly in recognition of the economic need to maintain production volumes, a small one ton lorry was added to the range, and from then until 1931 Bean also manufactured commercial vehicles, concentrating on the lighter end of the market.[1] The original lorry was essentially an adapted passenger car, but in 1927 an unashamedly commercial lorry was launched, now with a payload capacity of 30cwt (1500 kg).[1] Unfortunately for Bean, Morris entered the UK light goods vehicle sector at the same time: intense competition in the sector largely drove out the only other competitors in the UK market (mostly imports originating in the USA), but Bean's own finances also suffered, despite ongoing funding from Hadfield Steel, and the company's foray into commercial vehicle production ended in 1931[1] as Bean reverted to their former role as a components supplier.[1]
Later Years[edit]
In 1927 a number of changes were made to the existing product range. Production of the Bean 12 ended with around 3,000 built in total. The Bean 14 became the Long 14, and the Short 14 was introduced. This consisted of a Bean 12 chassis, powered by a 14 engine. The Long 14 had a relatively short life and was discontinued in 1928.[8]
However, the release the following year of the Hadfield Bean 14/45 was severely damaging to the company's reputation. The car was not properly tested and was released with a number of serious faults. This led to a serious drop in sales and car production was ended in 1929. In 1931 the company entered voluntary liquidation and vehicle production was ended.[6]
Hadfields relaunched Bean in 1933 as Beans Industries to provide castings for the motor industry. The company became profitable again and in 1937 Beans Industries became a public company. During World War Two the company produced lorry engines and parts. Bean was taken over by Standard-Triumph in 1956 which in 1960 became a part of British Leyland. This carried on until Leyland was broken up by the Conservative government in 1988 and Bean was bought by its management team who also acquired Reliant. Reliant failed in 1995 which forced Bean into receivership. The Tipton factory was acquired by the German company Eisenwerk Bruhl which later became Ferrotech. Ferrotech was a major supplier for Rover, but when Rover entered administration in 2005 Ferrotech could not find a replacement contract and were forced to close the factory in August 2005.[2]
Record breakers[edit]
Australian expeditionary Francis Birtles made a number of epic and record breaking journeys in Bean Cars, including being the first person to drive from England to Australia in 1927.
The Coseley factory was also responsible for making Captain George Eyston's world-land-speed-record car Thunderbolt, which took the record in 1937.[2]
The Dudley factory is still in existence as part of an unconnected private business. The Coseley site remained in the automotive business as a parts supplier until being forced to close due to financial problems in 2005, and was demolished three years later. However, the newer phase of the factory that was built during Bean's years as an industry supplier was sold off and demolished in 2003/04, and the land (actually located over the border in Tipton) was occupied by new houses within a few months. One of the streets on this new estate, Thunderbolt Way, takes its name from a former Bean product. A large collection of Bean cars is to be seen at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway.
On moving to the Coseley site, Bean built a block of offices on Sedgley Road West on the Tipton side of the border with Coseley. However, these were purchased by Tipton council who opened them as their municipal offices on 7 March 1935, a use which lasted for the next 31 years until Tipton council was abolished and the bulk of the town was placed under control of West Bromwich council. The building was then used by Dudley College until 1993 and has since been used by a number of different ventures.[9]
The address Bean Road (Dudley DY2) has long existed for a residential street within 200 yards (180 m) of the Dudley factory,[10] while Bean Road (Coseley) provides an access to the former Coseley factory site, and the nearby Bean Drive is a cul-de-sac off Thunderbolt Way in Tipton.[11]
Main car models[edit]
Type | Year | Approx Production | Engine | Notes |
11.9 | 1919–1927 | 10,000 | 1796 cc four cylinder | Also known as the 12 |
14 | 1924–1928 | 4000 (all 14s) | 2300 cc four-cylinder | Became 14/40 in 1928 |
18/50 | 1926–1928 | 500 | 2692 cc Meadows four-cylinder | |
14/45 | 1928–1929 | see 14 | 2300 cc four-cylinder | Updated 14. Usually advertised as a Hadfield Bean |
14/70 | 1928–1929 | see 14 | 2300 cc four-cylinder | Sports version of the 14/45 |
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Baldwin, Nick (October 1977). Truck: Vintage: Nick Baldwin, Editor of Old Motor, tried a runner Bean and recalls its past. London: FF Publishing Ltd.
- ^ a b c d e Wolverhampton Local History Bean Cars Retrieved September 2012
- ^ a b Collins, Paul & Stratton, Michael, "British Car Factories from 1896", Veloce Publishing, ISBN 1-874105-04-9
- ^ Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ^ Unique Cars and Parts Lost Marques: Bean-10 Short Years Retrieved September 2012
- ^ a b c Grace's Guide, A. Harper, Sons & Bean Retrieved September 2012
- ^ a b Baldwin, N. (1994). A-Z of Cars of the 1920s. Devon, UK: Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-53-2.
- ^ a b Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. (1960). Lost Causes of Motoring. Cassell & Company Ltd., 1960
- ^ [1]
- ^ See Bean Road, Dudley DY2.
- ^ See Bean Road, Coseley. Bean Drive is 400 yards (370 m) to the south-east.
External links[edit]
- Bean Car Club website
- Bean Cars at the Wolverhampton History & Heritage website (Wolverhampton University)
- Birtles' Bean 14 'Sundowner' at the National Museum of Australia
- Black Country History Website
- The Museums, Galleries and Archives of Wolverhampton
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THE PHENOMENON is easily recognized even by locals who have witnessed just one turning of the seasons in Santa Cruz. It comes on Memorial Day weekend every year: the Great Pivot, when the spirit of the city shifts from booming new economy tech town to old-school regional tourist Mecca. Arts and outdoor festivals ramp up for the season, and even the weather, pleasantly fog-free for most of the spring, literally gathers a head of steam (which frequently overcasts summer mornings). This year's summer kick-off offerings cover all four basic elements.
Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show Annual festival of flight now in its 36th year takes to the tarmac of Watsonville Municipal Airport for demonstrations, plane rides and an acrobatic airshow Friday evening. Themed "Salute to Our Heroes," this year's festival looks at vintage military aircraft, including American World War II bomber the B-17G and German counterpart the HE-111. Friday, noon-10pm and Saturday and Sunday, 7am-5pm; $3/$8. Watsonville Municipal Airport, 100 Aviation Way, Watsonville. (724.3900)
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Roy's Blueprint for Winning v Blackburn
I can't take anymore of his ridiculous comments. If he has us up in the top 3 and in contention for things, he could say whatever he wanted, but this just stinks:
"What I am hoping for is a little bit of luck so the result goes our way - whether we play well or we play badly - and that we give ourselves a bit of breathing space in order to start rebuilding and try to move up the table rather than constantly finding ourselves marooned at the wrong end."
So, basically he's stating beforehand that it's ok to underperform, and in fact play poorly, possibly get a lucky win from an own goal or a deflection and that will be a great result and send this team flying to the top! He sounds like he's medicated. And, to think just 1 win is going to immediately give us tremendous breathing room is hardly the target to strive for, we're still -6 in goal differential, so unless they plan on winning 8-0, a win is expected and a good result nothing more.
When Roy gets us on a 4-5 game unbeaten streak then he can talk about luck and breathing room, but I can't even take this stuff with a grain of salt anymore... even Rafa with his facts sheets never sounded so ludicrous-
But he did come out & criticize the club & manager publicly on more than one occasion alienating himself with the fans , really there was no way back for him after that .
Also we don't know how difficult he is to work with behind the scenes or how much he was trying to engineer yet another move for himself , to date he has been here , there & everywhere .
Fair weather players like that we dont need & as a rule foreign players are only here to pick up a pay check & get their new hair do's in the news papers , although in fairness most of the Spanish lads we had under Rafa showed some grit .
Since the Premier League was formed I cant think of a good foreign player we had apart from Torres & Hypia & both have had bad spells where a less media friendly home nations players would of trumped them with the consistency of their performances if they lacked any in flamboyance which I do not believe they do .
Yes we have had Rise , Hamman Alonso & have Skrtel & Agger & probably one or two others I'm forgetting but the point remains valid , If we devoted the same amount of time & patience with your granny even she would string a few decent performances together .
Home grown talent is suffering to accommodate if not averagely talented foreigners definitely average performing foreigners . -
Riera should have never been sold by Hodgson. It's one thing if he had a bust up with Rafa and he left him out of the squad, but once Rafa left, he should have been given a clean slate and every chance to prove himself.
He wasn't even given any minutes in our pre-season friendlies if my memory serves correct, which is bad on Roy considering our only other left wing threat is Jovanvic, who normally plays or played left forward.
Riera was nothing spectacular, but in 2008 he was a huge part of the team, provided numerous crosses into the box, scored a few goals and actually got past his man pretty regularly for a player of his size. Not to mention he started and scored goals for the Spanish national team, AND was one of Torres best friends... (check youtube, there's a hilarious video of Torres and Riera fighting over a piece of bread at training)
Team chemistry can never be underestimated IMO, it can be stronger than individual talent and make a team stronger as a whole. -
In my opinion Riera like the 21 year old Insua was scapegoated by the boo boys & pseudo fans .
He is a quality player thats big & strong , brave in the air with a good shot & consistent delivery , he can also turn a game with a clever deft touch or flick .
However I think we would be better with Downing or Gamst Pederson because of Rieras undeserved unpopularity . -
In a 4 4 1 1 Cole would be more suited to playing behind Torres than G but dont forget Cole has won numerous leagues playing on the wing in 4 1 4 1 & 4 3 3 modifications .
On top of that G & Torres are a proven 50 + goal partnership playing the 4 2 3 1 formation & using it on Sunday G bossed the game again & Torres both scored & looked like trouble again .
Fact is Hodgson is out of his depth , he would need a complete squad overhaul & then 2 or 3 years minimum to place a squad together of playing his systems before we could hope to challenge for silverware & none of our senior internationals respect him so I cant see how that would change after 2 or 3 years blundering along happy with mid table . -
That's probably been one of the main reasons for such a slow and disorganized start, along with Roy not being ambitious, but rather over cautious. Rafa used the formation to be cautious as well, but he knew how to use it, and when it was effective it allows for proper attack and counter attack if the front 4 players are given license to go forward, which I suspect Roy has not allowed them to.
The difference in pace, flow of the game, passing and movement in the Blackburn match was 1000x drastically different than all our other matches, when it seemed it's just been Torres running around all by himself with Gerrard moving forward and trying to give him the ball every time, which for the most novice of manager's is easily negated.
Last week we saw countless numbers of times where, Cole, Maxi, Gerrard, Meireles and Torres were all in the box with exellent movement and nice touch passing, also Lucas was actually distributing the ball forward rather than side to side or backwards. So, this suggests to me that Roy perhaps finally understood what the 4-2-3-1 is all about, or stopped being such an over cautious man.
Torres can create nightmares for any CB duo in the league, but if there's nobody else around him, or only balls coming in centrally from Stevie we're a piece of cake..
On a side note, as I've mentioned I'm a fan of the 4-4-1-1 and I thought with the addition of Cole that suits us best, so I wonder if Riera, who's nothing special, would not have been sold without being given a chance, how would we fare:
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Jason ,
Woy never played a 4 2 3 1 before he came to Liverpool.
Benitez introduced that formation to these shores & since then Man City with a wealth of forwards to accommodate (At least on a few occasions last season) & a few lesser lights with an abundance of average midfielders & lack of quality strikers have adopted it .
A 4 2 3 1 is a hybrid of the old Brazilian 4 2 4 & a 4 5 1 formation .
Woy plays a 4 4 2 as default but sometimes modifys that to a 4 4 1 1 & sometimes a 4 1 4 1 which is another variation of the 4 5 1 formation .
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He has never played a 4 2 3 1 , strictly a Spanish flavored Formation , anywhere at anytime before he came to Liverpool & anyone that trys to tell you different is talking out of their asshole *Cough* WeeMan *Cough* in the hope of being noticed . -
I'm certainly not a Roy embassador, and in fact the original post I made to start this thread is that I'm sick and tired of his drab, low abitious and everything is "ok" type statements. It's totally contradictory to everything positive he did achieve in the summer and early stages of Europa, when I can't deny I thought he was doing a great job.
I wanted to wait after the first 5 games because we did not have most of our world cup stars fully training together, Torres wasn't fit, Mascherano disrupted everything, and to start any season vs Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Birmingham and Wba wasn't the easiest, especially considering how tough BHC are at home, and the early season spectacular form of WBA, they've beaten Arsenal and drawn United, so pathetically, it looks a good win for us. Since then, I've had nothing positive to say about him or his methods.
He's almost completely tried to copy what Rafa did, and I don't remember him every playing 4-2-3-1 at Fulham except in European competitions because that is a very European tactical formation used by Jose, Rafa, Van Gaal etc etc, but he had players all over the place and being mis used.
I for one think 4-4-1-1 is our best formation and suits the personnel we had brought in the best, but obviously I'm not the manager, and the 4-2-3-1 worked fairly well vs Blackburn and the players in the side all performed and adapted very well in what should have been an emphatic victory.
This being said, if we revert back to our earlier form and drop the ball @ Reebok than I think Roy has to go. There's no excuses anymore after that terrific effort/performance, a full week of training with an almost 100% fit squad, and no tournaments, Europe or internationals to disrupt anything. Furthermore, as much as we all dislike it, publicly the new owners are backing him, whether that's the case behind closed doors remains to be seen, but while it is what it is, we should at least think positive on the heels of Rovers and go to Bolton with confidence to take another 3 points and start piling up some goals for it.
There's no other way to look at it, until changes are made by the only people who have a say in the matter... I'd rather Roy prove me wrong and have us sitting top 6 come January than him prove me right and have us 18th after this weekend and get fired... I think most would agree with that on common sense.. -
Jason I hear what you're saying about Hodgson. I remember the optimism that washed all over LFC when Joe Cole was brought in. At that point, no one had done any serious investigation into his managerial record and the rest of the supporters were prepared to go with the flow. I think Hodgson coasted on this to an extent and, if what I hear is correct, Gerrard & Carragher were very happy with an English manager given that they may have been instrumental in getting rid of Rafa.
Then the game against Man City but I was still prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt - given that there was all the furore about Mascherano not turning up for the game.
Then it just started to get worse & worse. Hodgson didn't help matters with increasingly bizarre statements where he seemed to trade on his media contacts & friends in the League Managers' Association. He didn't help by not criticising Ferguson for his comments about Torres or for himself criticising the supporters for demonstrating against the rednecks.
It's really with the above in mind - as well as noting that we played in a manner similar to the way we did under Rafa for the first 75 mins & then reverted to 4-4-2 & were hanging on for the win - that I'm not sure he is the man to take us forward to Xmas, never mind the summer. We need to get back to a top 4 finish & right now I wouldn't trust him with the cash for my shopping, never mind a bumper truck of cash for the January signings. -
I think perhaps Roy's biggest fault, whether he's out of his depth or not, was he came in and tried to re-invent the wheel while inheriting a largely intact side with some improved signings and much classier players.
I don't think the squad Rafa left was so bad as people think, and in fact it was weakened with the loan deals of Aquilani, Insua and sale of Riera who could have been given another lease on life. Unfortunately it was too late to save Yossi, I can only imagine how much better things would be with him assuming he never got hurt, playing on the right wing... sigh.
Roy to his credit, did a very good job rejuvenating and bringing life and energy to the players who became "disenchanted" and brought them all back enthused, but tried to impose different things, when maybe just a tweak here and there was needed.
Nonethless, we have a chance to get 2 on the bounce, but like I said I am by no means overlooking Bolton at the Reebok, they are solid. I know in years past this was an afterthought for LFC and many clubs, but they've cause many top sides trouble this season so that holds no water. Blackburn was 1, now keep the new energy going..back to basics, press high up, pass and move, shots on target, crosses in the box, break up play in the midfield and play happier and more freely.. That was the MO @ Fulham.. -
I think perhaps Roy's biggest fault, whether he's out of his depth or not, was he came in and tried to re-invent the wheel while inheriting a largely intact side with some improved signings and much classier players.
I don't think the squad Rafa left was so bad as people think, and in fact it was weakened with the loan deals of Aquilani, Insua and sale of Riera who could have been given another lease on life. Unfortunately it was too late to save Yossi, I can only imagine how much better things would be with him assuming he never got hurt, playing on the right wing... sigh.
Roy to his credit, did a very good job rejuvenating and bringing life and energy to the players who became "disenchanted" and brought them all back enthused, but tried to impose different things, when maybe just a tweak here and there was needed.
Nonethless, we have a chance to get 2 on the bounce, but like I said I am by no means overlooking Bolton at the Reebok, they are solid. I know in years past this was an afterthought for LFC and many clubs, but they've cause many top sides trouble this season so that holds no water. Blackburn was 1, now keep the new energy going..back to basics, press high up, pass and move, shots on target, crosses in the box, break up play in the midfield and play happier and more freely.. That was the MO @ Fulham.. - View More Messages


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I'm working on a couple of mini Izannah dolls. They will be somewhere between 8 and 10 inches tall, depending on how much clay gets added to the heads. You use less material in making dolls smaller than 12 inches but they require more time because sculpting is actually harder (at least for me). I've been working on getting a different shape for the body, moving a seam here and a seam there. I enjoy that part of doll designing.
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Hi Dixie, it's me, Robin from Robin's Egg Bleu.
For some reason, I can never comment on your page anymore unless I do it through 'anonymous'. At any rate, I do check in on all your posts, though it might not seem like it! Just too much trouble commenting so I figure I'll go with anonymous and tell you who I am! I love your little Izzy's and can't wait to see them all done. I am picturing them decorating a Christmas tree!
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'Defending Britain' by Mike Osborne Book Review
A few weeks ago I ordered the book Defending Britain Twentieth Century Military Structures in the Landscape by Mike Osborne for £13 from Amazon at
. Ive had a good browse through, and have just begun to start reading it through thoroughly. It has 287 pages and is just under A4 size, and is full of pictures (though black and white) and text. It details a chronological history, detailing locations, dates, and defenses, of each type of defense per chapter, ranging from late 19th Century, to First and Second World Wars, to the Cold War. It also features a gazette, detailing the locations of good examples of various types of structure you can visit, and a pillbox recognition and feature guide at the back complete with details and diagrams.Id give this book a four star due to plenty of pictures, info, and the extra gazette and identification guide. My only concerns would be lacking colour pictures, a map for the gazette, and a more bite-size text layout. This really is a great book which covers not just pillboxes, but other defences such as batteries and airfields e.t.c. and tells the story of the defences Britain took up through time. For a few pics of the inside pictures check them out here: http://beyondthepoint.co.uk/2012/01/...-mike-osborne/
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I took TEAS and got such a low score 44%.....
0 hi...i took teas today and got incredibly score 44%...
i can retake teas again.
i studied 3 weeks for reading materials. i did not do practicce qeustions.
especially, my science is so low, 27%.
math 80%.
could you tell me how did you study for science?
i have to rise my score 20% to get into the nursing program.0May 8, '12 by 1waitingpatientlyI studied from the ATI and Kaplan books. Plus, I focused most of my studying on my weak points using tutorials on the web to help me. I got a 92.0May 8, '12 by Darkstar1485One thing for sure, you should practice balancing equations (chemistry). i had a couple of those questions on my test.0May 9, '12 by Lovie12I would say practice with the ATI book and if you can afford it the online practice test. Any points you are weak on as you go over the review book go over in you your A&P book or whatever source you can get the info from. Study really hard and you will do great. Also try and figure out why your not answering a question right. The ATI review gives you the backbone for the information but you will also have to know the meat of it.0May 9, '12 by tammy_zeidan09My biggest advice to those who are taking the TEAS is to study as long and as much as you can. I studied for three months before wroking up the courage to take TEASV. Thankfully I scored an 82 over all: 100% on math, and 75% in science. Not sure what I got in reading and english, bc my school didn't care for those so long as i passed a 60%.
I studied day in and out and purchased four different books to prepare. I hated how long I studied for, but it surely paid off.
I didn't buy the ATI test questions online, and I did okay. However, I did try practice problems in the back of the ATI book and googled TEAS examples and just kept practicing.
The science is tough. I read every page of the science section in the ATI and still managed with a rough score. It is disgustingly random, no matter how much you read it over, it's just rough.
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New Works interviewed Silk Road Music. The group shared details about their evolution, incorporating dance in their performances, and their March 25th, 2012 Dance Allsorts show.
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The second half of Dance Allsorts 2011-12 kicked off February 19th with project SOUL—hip-hop extraodinaires.
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Hello! I think you deserve a break. If you agree, take a seat, have a listen, we have cookies. Unlike the darkside, we don't lie about having them.
This was a huge experiment for me, and I think it turned out alright. Thanks to all the people who reviewed it while it was a work-in-progress and gave some excellent assistance in developing it! You guys are awesome. :P
While some people may call this ambiance, I don't think it fully fits into that catagory, as it's a bit too pulsing and busy for that. Therefore, it goes into "Miscellaneous". If there were a Soundscapes catagory, I would put it in that, but... Can't. Oh well.
-If you think there's anything on this that needs improving, anything at all, please take at least a minute to give a sentence or two about how or why. That's all. It doesn't frustrate me to get a low score, but it does to get a low score without reason.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
Good work
Really enjoyed listening to this. Very glad to hear someone making something other than dance music on here! You really have an awesome pallet of sounds but I do think there are still some mixing issues. You're nearly there dude but some of the synths are a little shrill. There's also a realy lack of focus towards the end of the song, you seem to lose your hook! I would have loved to hear that come in again and maybe shave a minute of the arpeggiated section off.
Overall though, fantastic effort. I enjoyed it! Keep experimenting.
Hmm. Glad you enjoyed it - this took quite a bit to make. Now, to address your problems...
Shrill synths? I can only think of one part that had a "shrill" sound, and that's right after the second main section transitioning to the "chorus" (the part with the bell-like sounds). That part had a bit of shrillness, but I had dulled that down. Does your sound system have the treble turned up? That could be part of it, as I've listened to this on laptop speakers, studio headphones, three kinds of ear buds, two different car speakers, and a few other kinds of speakers, and I haven't had this problem as long as the treble isn't turned up.
For the lack of focus towards the end, I'd assume you mean the part where it simply cuts to the guitar. That's mainly to transition to the ending. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by a "hook", but... Oh well.
Glad you enjoyed it overall, and though I may not agree with part of what you're saying, I do understand about some of it, and I'll try to fix my music up more in the future.
(Also, if you could possibly PM me about what you meant by a "hook", that would be awesome.)
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Pretty sick!
I really enjoyed the overall ambiance of this track, and I could see why so many would consider it ambient; The samples you chose are brilliant and sound very airy, yet full and lively at the same time. The arp melody was subperb, and I really enjoyed the pitchbend effect on your lead as well.
Things I would have done differently:
- Your build-up seems a tad crowded, during/ right after the break
- The drum samples in this track seem a bit dry
- The delay could have been done a little bit better on a couple perc instruments
Overall; Solid track buddy!
Can't wait to hear the next one
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Heya, XsakuX! Glad you enjoy it, you should be able to hear the next one next week. I could definitely use some feedback on it.
Now, addressing each of your points in turn...
Buildup: Assuming you mean the buildup in the beginning after 1:03, it's actually not that busy or crowded. Assuming you mean the buildup after 2:24, while it's a tad busy, there's not that much.
Drum samples: Actually, they're wet except for in the beginning. They have a lot of reverb on them, though it's a bit hard to hear over the other things. If by dry you mean boring and basic, they're not meant to be particularly special, but more like a backbone for the rest of the song, something to tie it together and give people something in the music they can latch onto that stays generally the same.
Delay: There's no delay on any percussive instruments. o.o Where did you hear that?
Anyway. Thanks for the review, see you around!
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Definitely A Favourite Of Mine
I'm glad that you went on to finish this track and touch everything up, because what you've produced is one of the best songs I've heard in the portal.
You ironed out all the issues with the synth levels, giving everything it's own place in the mix, the frequencies are all a lot cleaner and pretty much spot on.
I really don't have much to say in terms of constructive criticism, because there's very little left that would need to be improved. You've addressed pretty much everything I touched upon in my review of the unfinished version, and the ending fits extremely well.
I'd have still liked the kick to be slightly more prominent, but that's only really a minor edit.
All things considered, this is a great piece.
As promised, I've given 5/5, fav'd it, and downloaded it.
Great work!
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Glad you enjoy it! I hope that I can bring more music that you enjoy like this to the review request club for the awesome reviews. Too bad I can't review my own music. :P Anyway.
The kick isn't meant to be overpowering the other things in the piece, and I did amp it up a bit, but when I tried amping it more than how much it is, it caused mixing issues on other levels. :(
You had one of the most comprehensive reviews with the most advice on what to do for mixing, and since I haven't studied mixing, but instead composition... that was a HUGE help. I tried a lot to fix up what you pointed out, and apparently did well. Yay.
Thanks again for the review!
Rated 4 / 5 stars
Nice Catch!
This certainly isn't a new idea,but the approach of tackling it sure is!
i certainly love the synths you used for the melodic lines,they sound so angelic to me,in a way,because of the slight delay/chorus effect you may have added in. the chord progression isnt uncommon but the harmonics were well pulled off,which i appreciate.
i dont really like the arpeggiating synth in my right ear half the song,since it's a bit on the high pitch scale and it hurts a little after a while,but that's just me.also,the song really didnt have much dynamic contrast,which is fine since you're experimenting,but you shouldn't forget about these things while experimenting.
overall,i like it.it's a new approach on the ambient style and the miscellaneous sounds together.good work.
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Glad you enjoy it. The melody lines are some things I really liked on this song.
I don't quite understand the arpeggiating synth problem you had. I'm fairly sure that wasn't only in the right side... Do your headphones not do the high register very well? I had tested this on multiple headphones/speakers, and it seemed to sound good, but... Oh well.
As for dynamic contrast, would you rather have it have only one volume - loud - like most songs?
Thanks for the review overall, I'm glad I could entertain differently than what you've heard before.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Soothing to the heart
Really like the ocean waves at the start as they get you calmed down and feeling really relaxed as you carry on walking along the beach looking for the answers to who you are seeing many buildings around you have crumbled away into nothingness. Very chilling song though and makes you feel relaxed.
The synth is really nice and has a nice little echo effect to go with it too. The chilling ambient higher sounding synth reminds me of old 90s movies as well. The drums sound rather smooth and quite calming as they give off an echo showing how empty the world has become since the zombies began to appear and many animals have become angrier and more violent as well.
The tune just gives a chill feeling though and I like where it feels it would end and then comes back up again. The backing bass is very smooth and relaxing here and I like it a lot too, very nice.
Overall, very relaxing song. Very enjoyable if just sitting there with headphones on, volume turned up and just closing your eyes while letting your imagination take you places.
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I was wondering when a review would turn up. Thanks!
The song is definitely meant to be calming. I was trying to portray the peace and serenity of the ocean while the depth charge is falling down through the water.
I love doing basslines, glad that shows. It was a bit unfortunate, but I had to change the instrument doing the bass. The previous one was either messing up the mixing or inaudible, and I couldn't get in between those.
I'm glad that you could just sit there and close your eyes to listen to it and let your imagination take hold. There was another thing I was going for. I wanted it to be chill.


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Getting firsthand information from an actual car owner is one sure way to get an idea of car performance once it leaves the lot. Autobytel features real consumer reviews that give the unbiased experience of a car.
2003 Oldsmobile Aurora - Base
Pros: CD INDASH
Cons: IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE TRUNK WAS A LITTLE DEEPER
Advice: GO FOR IT, FAST!!!!!!!!!
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Pros: engine, amazing performance and economy
Cons: nit picking, plastic steering wheel
Advice: Try and buy used to get a depreciated vehicle but make sure it has warranty left to get any details the former owner might have not attended to
I should point out that I own a 2000 Gl but rented a 2002 ( made in March) GLX and drove it east of Regina, in Saskatchewan for 400 ks over 3 days. Still a solid well built car with a wonderful engine. Within the past week I have driven my daughters Jaguar Soverign and a rental Ford Focus. The Jags suspension is first class, getting in and out of the drivers seat is a real pain and the trunk is way down low. There is no grab handle for the passenger exiting! The Focus is noisy but nimble lacks electric windows for those non AC days when fresh air and light traffic make AC redundant. Back to the Intrigue quiet, nice easy to get comfortable electric seat, manual AC worked well even with windows partially open. Averaged 33mpg with cruising speeds up to 120ks. Missed the leather wrapped steering wheel. The spoiler makes for something extra to wash. I rented a Toyota Yaris in Ireland earlier this month as well as an Opel Corsa. The Yaris beat the Corsa in every dept especially seat comfort 1000cc gave 57 mpg and lots of pep it was great for narrow bumpy Rep of Ireland roads but I missed the Intrigues wheel base and comfort as well as the engine response on the open road. Petrol was $1.33 a litre rising to $1.95 a litre in Northen Ireland. The Intrigue is a sleeper, it's performance and comfort are excellent. It outperforms the 3.8L GM cars including the Holden which I drove in NZ for a week in April of this year -
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Cons: Dependability. When you buy a new car you need to know it won't break on you with only 4,000 miles
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I've had 4 cars in my short driving career. One was a 1980 Thunderbird, one was a 1994 Cutlass Supreme, one was a 1996 Grand Am GT, and finally I bought this Brand New Alero GLS coupe with all the bells and whistles. I bought this car in April of 2002 and so far it's been in the shop for a total of 2 1/2 weeks, for power steering. Other than that it has been an excellent car. Four people took it on a 10 hour road trip, and it was surprisingly comfortable. If you fold down the back seat you can make sort-of bed and it is really a nice quiet car, and fun to drive. -
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Be able to use a Scar with the usual benefits os Kwa ( Full metal, great internals, Lipo ready, good rof ) could be the greatest move of the company.
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Every 3rd Metro Train should have a bicycle car at the end
Currently, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) prohibits full-sized (non-folding) bicycles on the trains during rush hours (7-10am; 4-7pm). As bicycles are legitimate transportation, particularly providing the "last mile" solution for many commuters, and those using them are easing congestion and air quality issues in our region, we believe that WMATA should investigate and implement a solution for bicyclists using full-sized (non-folding) bicycles to take those bicycles on board the trains during rush hour as well.
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More times than I can count, I've forgotten that is rush hour as I go to hop on the metro with my bicycle. I've had to leave my bike in VA on my way to MD, and come back for it later, costing me so much extra time, money and worry about whether or not it's been stolen. And I know I'm not the only one!
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Not too crazy.. New GM crate 350. Old double humps..ported..2.02..1.60. 9.5:1 Holley 600, HEI, Hedman block huggers. Backed the cam done..went with a more tractable GM performance. Car weighs 2400 lbs..3.54 locker. Wanted to keep it old style..like it might have raced (but with modern elecs) An old racer that has been SBC powered since the late 50s. I've owned it since 1974 ..it's a 53 Jaguar XK120S. Last edited by Docc; 02-21-2008 at 10:41 AM. |
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This is the big blown 463 pontiac I'm in the process of assembling for my '67 GTO, just mocked up for now.
Shortblock: '68 428 block, bored .065 over, filled with hard-block up to the bottom of the freeze plugs, all new internals eagle 455 crank & forged steel rods, J&E flat top forged pistons, Total seal TNT rings, billet 4 bolt main caps, Clevite 77 bearings, all work done @ Accurate Engines in Kirkland, WA Heads: 7m5 heads 114cc chambers, with 2.11/1.77 stainless valves, exhaust crossovers filled, ARP head & main studs, butler head gaskets, 8.3:1 static compression ratio Camshaft: SUM-K2802 282/292 adv duration, 224/234 duration @ .050, .512/.537 lift with 1.65 harland sharp rockers, crane dual valvesprings Induction: GMC 6-71 blower, old weiand front & rear covers, BDS intake, 3" drive, dual holley 750 vac secondary carbs Misc: Meziere water pump, Canton oil pan, homemade crank scraper, Melling H/V oil pump, M/T valve covers, hooker super comp headers, flat Tempest hood cut for blower (don't worry, I didn't cut the GTO hood) I also have a set of fully ported 6x-4 heads (93cc chamber, yeilds about 9.5:1 C.R.) and a performer RPM intake so I swap to a single 4bbl carb and the stock GTO hood. This way I can either run blown or Naturally aspirated, depending on what I'm doing with the car, the swap can be done in just a few hours. Last edited by kookykrispy; 02-24-2008 at 09:07 AM. |
I can't download my pics to this thread. says file too big? I got em on the photo gallery though
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From: Sabrina (webwitch.vegsource.com)
In Reply to: Ya told me so, ya told me so. (Too much water?) posted by CC on May 3, 2004 at 8:32 am:
to soak 2 cups of beans, I use 5 1/4 cups water. You can cook these beans in 4 cups liquid - but I usually have onions, carrots and celery in the pot as well. Read around the board for lots of good recipes, and get the Sass book if you don't already have it.