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Utilizing a 3D game engine to develop a virtual design review system
Shiratuddin, M.F. and Thabet, W. (2011) Utilizing a 3D game engine to develop a virtual design review system. Journal of Information Technology in Construction – ITcon, 16 . pp. 39-68.
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A design review process is where information is exchanged between the designers and design reviewers to resolve any potential design related issues, and to ensure that the interests and goals of the owner are met. The effective execution of design review will minimize potential errors or conflicts, reduce the time for review, shorten the project life-cycle, allow for earlier occupancy, and ultimately translate into significant total project savings to the owner. However, the current methods of design review are still heavily relying on 2D paper-based format, sequential and lack central and integrated information base for efficient exchange and flow of information. There is thus a need for the use of a new medium that allow for 3D visualization of designs, collaboration among designers and design reviewers, and early and easy access to design review information. This paper documents the innovative utilization of a 3D game engine, the Torque Game Engine as the underlying tool and enabling technology for a design review system, the Virtual Design Review System for architectural designs. Two major elements are incorporated; 1) a 3D game engine as the driving tool for the development and implementation of design review processes, and 2) a virtual environment as the medium for design review, where visualization of design and design review information is based on sound principles of GUI design. The development of the VDRS involves two major phases; firstly, the creation of the assets and the assembly of the virtual environment, and secondly, the modification of existing functions or introducing new functionality through programming of the 3D game engine in order to support design review in a virtual environment. The features that are included in the VDRS are support for database, real-time collaboration across network, viewing and navigation modes, 3D object manipulation, parametric input, GUI, and organization for 3D objects.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Murdoch Affiliation: | School of Information Technology |
Publisher: | Kungliga Tenkniska Hoegskolan/Royal Institute of technology |
Copyright: | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/4103 |
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8/14/13 Angels at Yankees: Yankee Stadium
There was one goal for me on this day: Get 4 baseballs. It was my third and final game at Yankee Stadium in 2013, and I was sitting at 96 career baseballs at Yankee Stadium. I think I'm only one of five ballhawks to have gotten 100 baseballs at three different stadium–of which I am *BY FAR* the worst of, and I think I would be one of only 3 to have it at four or more stadiums, but I'm not sure. I just wanted to get 100 at Yankee Stadium, and like Citi Field, not ever *have* to come back to it again. And for my journey to 100, Andy Bingham thankfully showed up at the gates and offered to help document my quest for me. And so here he is one he took of Chris Hernandez and I talking at Gate 6:
And then of me getting my ticket scanned:
And then because I was so far ahead of both of them, a picture of Chris running into the the stands:
When I got in there were already people in the right field seats, but somehow all ten or so of them missed an easter egg in the last row, and I made sure to scoop it up:
Chris' lateness also might have helped him, because he took a while through the seats as well and found an easter egg of his own by the foul pole. And when Andy got to the seats, this was my happy reaction to already having one baseball on the day:
My next ball of the day came when A-Rod, who I coming into this series I completely forgot was still in baseball, hit a ball that didn't look like it was going to clear the wall near the bullpen, but I kind of jogged in the direction of it just in case. Then, when the did hit the warning track dirt, that jogged turned into a sprint, and I had my second ball of the day:
I then turned and asked the kid in the front row if he wanted the ball. When he said, "Sure" normally I would have just tossed it to him, but Andy told me to go and hand it to him for the picture you are about to see:
And so while I took my spot at the back of the section:
Chris was towards the beginning of what was a pretty boring day for him in terms of hit baseballs:
Not that the rest of my time in the right field seats was particularly productive. I had a couple near misses, but no other baseballs. First there was this baseball that I had judged, but was a going to land two rows behind me:
An then this ball that you can see being picked up by another guy:
Then the group changed and both Chris and I–seen by us both having our backpacks on–were ready to head out to left field:
And in a move of friendly competition, when Chris ran to his left towards a ball that was hit that way, I didn't even go after the ball and instead bolted to left field in order to secure my spot out there:
My third ball of the day was almost a mirror image of my second in that it was another ground rule double right up against the bullpen that I jogged after but then sprinted for once I realized it was going over:
(The "mirror" part being that it was on the other side of the field.)
That was ball 3 for me, meaning the next one would be 100 for me at Yankee Stadium. So while I went into foul ground when the Angels started throwing, there was a huge chunk of me that hoped I didn't get a ball down there, because I wanted to get a hit baseball. That said, I'm not good enough to have the luxury of getting a specific baseball the way I want it, so I mostly just wanted to not get shutout the rest of the game.
So when the aforementioned huge chunk of me was pleased by me not getting a baseball in foul ground and I headed back to left field:
It looked like 100 was going to have to be hit. (Side note: Do you notice the man in blue with a glove about four rows below me in that last picture? That's Erik. He was actually at and commented on the first ever game I wrote about on this blog. Side, side note: If you do click that second link, please excuse my bad writing.)And it was. Mike Trout crushed a ball to my right, and while I knew I wasn't going to be able to catch the ball on the fly, my hope was if I chased after it, the ball could maybe deflect back to me. It didn't exactly. Instead it popped up off a seat and I out jumped Erik for the ball that was now literally up in the air:
Yay! Number 100. And from Mike Trout? Perfect. To celebrate, I went back to my bag, put 100 in a special pocket, and gave the second ground-rule double away to a kid in a Teixiera jersey that you can see in this next picture of me talking to a woman for about something I don't recall:
My next ball was also one I robbed ballhawks friends of. See Chris was over to my left for most of the time we were in left field:
(His expression says everything about how his day was going to that point. He had snagged two baseballs relatively early in BP, but he wasn't getting much action.) But as the people who didn't have tickets for left field got kicked out, Chris first talked a little:
But then he went off to my right to get more space:
So when Mark Trumbo hit a baseball about two sections to my right, I figured either Chris or Erik would have it, but when the ball took a bounce off a seat away from both of them, I was able to make up the section-long headstart they got on me and get the ball:
Since they had been so much closer to the ball than I had been when it was hit, when I got it, Chris uttered a sentence–in a friendly way (as you can see from him smiling in that last picture)– that I won't re-write here on the blog.
My sixth ball of the day came as a result of another Mark Trumbo homer that Chris almost definitely would have gotten had I not been there. Trumbo bombed a ball to the back of the LF seats. I came from the right of the ball, and Chris from the left (if you were looking from the field), and we both jumped and came up short. But the ball hit off the wall, and then hit me. I was in pain from the ball hitting me, but I looked down on the ground, saw the ball, and picked it up:
And then I tried to get a ball from Mike Harkey:
And then for the game I stayed out in left field. For the game, I headed out to my seat in left field and tried for a home run. But then at about the eighth inning, I got someone's ticket and sat by the dugout. My main goal was to get an umpire ball at the end of the game, but that wasn't going to stop me from going for a third-out ball. So when Chris Nelson jogged in from the field, I yelled his name and he threw me this:
That was my seventh and final ball of the day.
- 7 Balls at this Game (5 pictured because I gave 2 away)
Numbers 636-642 for my lifetime:
- 196 Balls in 46 Games= 4.26 Balls Per Game
- 7 Balls x 38,379 Fans=268,653 Competition Factor
- 108 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 13 straight Games with 2 Balls
- 10 straight Games with 3 Balls
- 2 straight Games with 4-5 Balls
- 103 Balls in 27 Games at Yankee Stadium= 3.81 Balls Per Game
- 27 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at Yankee Stadium
- 14 straight Games with at least 2 Balls at Yankee Stadium
- Time Spent On Game 3:30-11:21= 8 Hours 20 Minutes
8/12/13 Angels at Yankees: Yankee Stadium
After taking an almost year-long hiatus (the last time I was here before this game was 8/15/12), I was back at Yankee Stadium for a three game series against the Angels:
And for the first time ever at Yankee Stadium, I had a person to take pictures of/for me during BP. It wasn't intentional, though. As I waited in line as the first person in line, a man started waiting in line next to me. And after about a minute, he asked, "Are you one of Zack's boys? I assumed so because you're here standing in line so early." It turns out this was Andy Bingham. (Who also has an picture-based MLBlog that you should check out. The link to it is on his name.) Anyway, he told me he has taken pictures of Zack Hample in the past for his blog, so he offered to do the same for me and this blog entry that you're about to read.
However, right as I got in, I was glad that Andy wasn't around to take pictures, because some Yankee hit a home run as I was checking for easter eggs, and so I turned towards the field, and then I jumped for the ball, but it tipped off of my glove, hit a seat behind me, and bounced back to the front row of the section, where one of the only other two kids in the section picked it up. A ball then got hit into the bleachers. Everyone else on the field level went back toards the field and snagging looking for future home runs, but I stuck around the bleachers, waited for the usher up there to retrieve it, and asked him for the ball:
I then tried to get a couple Yankees to toss me the baseballs that had gone into the bullpen:
But then I headed over to left for the second group of Yankees that I saw hit. Within seconds of me getting there, some Yankees righty hit a ball to my left. So I drifted over to the spot where the ball was headed, and caught the ball on the fly:
It was so soon after I got there that Andy, who was trailing me in the tunnel didn't get there until I had put the ball back away in my backpack. Although, I pulled it back out for him to take a picture when he got there:
I will have to say that the catch stung a little. That was because earlier in the day, before I even got to the stadium, I had run down a foresty hill to get to the train that took me to the stadium. And since everything on said hill wasn't exactly stable, I fell down and cut my hand on a rock. So when I told Andy about it, he took a picture of my hand slit:
So yeah, while I was excited to catch the ball, I would have maybe passed up catching ten baseballs on the fly that day. Thankfully, it would be last hit ball of the day. I then headed over into foul ground to try to get a ball from the Angels players who were throwing:
And interestingly enough, I ran into some fans I had seen the week prior at Nationals Park in the Red Seats:
It's funny because we had talked for a while; myself, Dave Butler, and the father of the family, so to see him/them at a game in a different state within the span of a week was funny. But as far as the snagging down the line was concerned, there was none. I tried to get players' attention:
but to no avail. And I'm not complaining; that's just how it is some games, and this happened to be one of those games. It was then that Andy had to meet some Yankees representative for something or other. So that would be the last I saw of him that game.
Meanwhile, I saw that Josh Hamilton was crushing baseballs into the bleachers in right field, so I went up there:
But by that time, the only home run he hit into the bleachers was actually one that went way over my head. I didn't take a picture (I should have), but if you've ever been to or seen Yankee Stadium, the ball almost cleared the bleachers and went into the concourse/walkway behind them.
My next ball came up in the bleachers, though, when a player I later identified as Nick Mardone fielded a ball in front of the Yankee bullpen and saw my Angels gear, he lofted a ball over the screen in front of the bullpen to me:
Well he actually lofted the ball over me, but I managed to scurry over and get it before anyone else could. That would be my third and final ball of BP. After BP I went to the ticket my "guest" for the game treated me to. And by "guest" I mean I told my former religious studies teacher I was in town and asked him if he wanted to catch a game while I was there. He then said yes and bought me a ticket for section 130. If you've never been to Yankee Stadium, this was the view from our seats:
I didn't take a picture of him because I am always nervous about people being okay with their pictures being taken. I almost never initiate a picture of a person I'm meeting for the first time, so if you ever meet me, let me know if you want me to take a picture of/with you for this blog, because I probably won't otherwise. I also saw Ricardo Marquez in the stands, but we didn't talk much because I was hosting my guest, and I really wasn't going to abandon him to talk to even a former MLB Fan Cave Dweller.Besides that, it was just a beautiful day at Yankee Stadium:
And a fun day too. (By the way, Trout's New Jersey following can be seen in the left field bleachers. They're the sea of red you can see out there.)
- 3 Balls at this Game:
- 184 Balls in 44 Games= 4.18 Balls Per Game
- 3 Balls x 37,146 Fans=111,438 Competition Factor
- 106 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 11 straight Games with 2 Balls
- 8 straight Games with 3 Balls
- 91 Balls in 25 Games at Yankee Stadium= 3.64 Balls Per Game
- 25 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at Yankee Stadium
- 12 straight Games with at least 2 Balls at Yankee Stadium
- Time Spent On Game 3:13-10:56= 7 Hours 43 Minutes
7/16/12 Blue Jays at Yankees: Yankee Stadium
Finally, it was my "game to survive at Yankee Stadium before I get back to Nationals Park", and look who joined me for the occasion:
That would be me on the left and Ben Weil on the right. In fairly usual "Ben" fashion, he came running down the hill at which Yankee Stadium is at the bottom of and met me at the front of the line with five minutes to spare until the gates opened.
When said gates opened, it didn't take long until I botched my first ball of the game:
I was in the lower-right hand comer of the section trying to get a Yankees player to toss me a ball. Just then, a Yankee lefty hit a ball. Off the bat, it looked like it wasn't even going to make it to the warning track, but it just kept carrying and carrying. Eventually, it hit the railing perpendicular to the fourth row of seating, where it then floated right to Ben, standing in the back row of the section.
My ventures then took me to the left field foul line, where I asked for a ball from, and got rejected by, nearly the whole Blue Jays pitching staff. Okay, so maybe I only asked like two of them, but it was still frustrating. I then headed over to the left field seats… just to see that the right field seats had pretty much cleared up, and were better for snagging than where I now was:
Do you notice the guy in the lower-left corner of the picture? That would be Rick Gold. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Rick, prior to this game, had been at three of the same games as I had this year at Nationals Park. However, this would be the first time we would attend a Yankee game together since 2010 (before this blog existed and Rick had snagged his 1,000th ball).
In addition to Rick, Ben was standing on the same staircase with me. To be more specific, he was standing right behind me when I took the picture. Eventually, though, things would change so Rick would be in front, Ben in the middle, and me in the back. Then there was a ball hit. Rick, as he usually does, broke after the ball as soon as it was in the air. Ben, meanwhile, knew it was coming right on our staircase, so he did the smart thing and waited as long as he could to make a break on the ball ( as to not give me time and space to get in front of him and use my height advantage). The result of all of this was five gloves went up in the air for the ball- our three and two others- and mine came up with the ball:
I think the best way to described the way I caught the ball is that my glove was in the position a first base man scoops a ball in, but the glove was above my head. Truthfully, it was a stupid decision. With all of the gloves in the air, the chances of me getting smacked in the face with the ball vastly outweighed the chances of me catching the ball. But, I caught the ball, so chances are I'll probably make the same mistake again and get hit in he face before I learn my lesson.
After this, I headed over to right field just as they were clearing the seats. Why? Thanks to Ben, I had a ticket for section 104, which meant I could stay there for all of batting practice. Just look at how empty it was once they cleared the seats of all other people:
Even better was the fact that the Blue Jays group of power lefties was up. I got two balls from this group. Both of which I will explain using the next picture:
My first ball was hit by Adam Lind. It hit off the metal strip above the guy yelling (as shown by the arrow), with a hand to his mouth. The second ball I wasn't sure if I should count. It was hit by Cody Rasmus, and rattled around in the seats. Do you see the guy in the gray shirt and "NYPD" hat? That is Tak, a very friendly guy who is pretty starting to ballhawk this season. He was right on the ball, but didn't catch it, so when the ball hit the ground, I picked it up. Tak, then just seeing a ball being taken, instinctively grabbed it through his legs. The combination of him being a friend and the awkward position we were now in made me let go of the ball. I initially wasn't going to count this ball, but Tak talked me into it after batting practice ended. Also after batting practice ended, Tak and I got a picture together:
After we got the picture together, I showed Tak the "Mike Harkey" snagging opportunity that is always available at Yankee Stadium. We headed up to the top of the batter's eye, where this was our view:
I left Tak in that spot with the advice "Act animated" and moved closer to the bullpen, so we wouldn't be getting in each other's way. When Harkey did throw his ball to the batter's eye, it whizzed right past me. Initially, I was pretty upset. That was, until I saw who caught the ball:
I'm always happy when another ballhawk snags a ball, even at my expense. Even more so when said ballhawk catches 4 balls less than you per game according to his mygameballs.com account (that's the link I attached to his name when I first introduced Tak in this entry).
As for the game, I was in left field, where this was my view of the game:
Do you see the right fielder in the picture? That would be Jose Bautista. In the first inning, he turned around with his warm-up ball in hand. I then got up and waved my arms around. He looked at me and tossed the ball, but he missed me and the ball sailed about 15 feet to my right (or at least I think he was aiming for me. I can't be sure, but as you saw in the picture of myself and Tak, I was wearing a very attention-grabbing Blue Jays shirt.), but I had picked an empty row to sit in:
so I was able to get right behind the ball as it sailed towards my row. As it neared my glove, though, a twenty-something in front of me reached up and tipped the ball right into my row. He then dove into my row, but I tapped the ball just out his reach and picked the ball up.
As for the game itself, I saw some action, but it was just frustrating. Adam Lind hit a ball I could tell was going to clear the wall, but I also knew it was going to be in the middle of a packed row, so I went down my staircase just as a formality. Here is a screenshot:
The arrow on the left is where the ball landed and the arrow on the right is me running down the steps. After this, miraculous, but semi-tragic happened: the ball bounced within inches of my glove. Actually, the ball bounced right at my glove, but…well, let me put up another screenshot and then I'll continue explaining:
You can see me in the attire I was in when I took the picture with Tak earlier. Then in front of me, there's the kid/guy in the burgundy shirt bending down. As I said, the ball bounced and was headed RIGHT at my glove, but this guy deflected the ball away from me. The guy in the Yankee hat (in the screenshot) then tried to get down for the ball at the same time as me, but even though I take up virtually no space, both of us couldn't fit through the narrow opening, so we both got stuck and the guy in the burgundy bent down and picked up the ball. If you're at all counfused by my explanation of this, here's the video:
Anyway, that was pretty much it for things of note for this day. The only other thing was it was now the second game where I had seen a pitcher with an innings total that was the same four digits repeated:
If you don't know why I'm posting this, the explanation is in my last entry. Just scroll down, or, if you're reading just this entry, go to the bottom of the page and click the "Previous Entry" thingamajig.
- 4 Balls at this game (2 pictured because I only kept two)
Numbers 343-346 for my life:
- 124 Balls in 26 Games= 4.77 Balls Per Game (or 6 Balls under 500)
- 4 Balls x 42,819 Fans= 171,276 Competition Factor
- 35 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 11 straight Games with at least 2 Balls
- 81 Balls in 21 Games at New Yankee Stadium= 3.86 Balls Per Game
- 21 straight Games at New Yankee Stadium with at least 1 Ball
- 6 straight Games at New Yankee Stadium with at least 2 Balls
- Time Spent On Game 3:38-10:44= 7 Hours 6 Minutes
7/13/12 Angels at Yankees: Yankee Stadium
I had just spent five games in Washington the previous week, so it was time to come back to Janky Stadium (yes, that's how I meant to spell it) for a couple of games. Can't you tell how thrilled I am at that prospect?
In addition, it was Friday the 13th. Usually, I have really good luck on Friday the 13th. This one, though, wouldn't go as well.
First of all, I couldn't find my glove at home, so I brought two surrogates:
1. A glove I bought on Ebay for $12. After two sessions of catch, I understood why it was listed for only $12, even though it was brand-new. The padding in the glove is non-existent, and it rips about as easily as paper. I had only used the glove thrice before this game, and look at the rips it already had:
Just in case this glove completely tore open when I used it, I also brought a second glove. Go ahead, laugh. I deserve it:
However, it wasn't my weird gloves that was the main sight at the gate. Check out this three-part picture showing the line outside Gate 6:
Ho-ly pop tarts. That is a HUGE line. Fortunately, I had gotten there pretty early and I was at the front of the line. This also saved friend and ballhawk, Ben Weil, who showed up a minute before the gates opened. He just hopped in line with me.
When I saw what was happening in the next picture,I figured it might have been because of Hat Day:
which brings up this: I must have gone to every Yankees Hat Day for the past two years. I am ALWAYS at Yankee Stadium when it's Hat Day. I know I've already gone to four of them this year. Also, do you see the ticket scanner the guard is leaning against in that last picture. Well I was the first one to use it and even though it dinged when I scanned my ticket, the turnstile got stuck, so I couldn't pass. Ben had gone through the guard sans turnstile, so he got out to right field before me. Here's what he got there:
Thanks, Ben. Really appreciate it.
Did you notice what was going on behind Ben? Here's a better look:
That's right: nothing. Less than a minute after I got to the right field seats, the Yankees inexplicably stopped hitting.
So, Ben and I headed over to the third base dugout to see what the Angels would bring us. On the way, though, I noticed something weird. The Yankees had essentially put "For Sale" signs on certain seats. Except the seats in right field were more expensive than those in foul territory:
Ben explained to me that there is more of a demand for seats in home run territory, so they cost more. Sure, I don't know the pricing for many other stadiums, but I've never seen this done anywhere else before. It's clever and intelligent of the Yankees, but I don't like it.
When we got over to the dugout, we met Zack Hample, who had gone in through a different entrance, since he wanted to start off in the left field seats.
Right after we got there, Zack started playing catch with a coach. Here's a picture I took of him throwing the ball:
but then I started to take a video of it. The entirety of which is on Zack's account of the game.
After that, this was the most exciting thing going on on the field:
so the three of us goofed off to kill time.
Here is a picture Zack took of the two of us, where Ben is stepping on a ledge to try to be taller than me:
What do you think? Did he succeed? The brim of his hat is clearly above my head, but is his actual head higher? I'd say we're the same height in this picture.
After that silliness, all three of us yelled out to both Steve Phillips and Cecil Fielder to try to get their attention. When we yelled out: "Steve Phillips nice hair." we got no acknowledgement, but when we yelled: " Hey, Cecil!" Fielder waved at us.
After all three of us got rejected by every player on the Angels pitching staff, it was time to try to catch some hit balls. It wasn't nearly as easy as I hoped it would be. In my imagination, I was in a nearly-empty section as Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout peppered the seats with one ball after another. In reality, however, there weren't that many balls hit into the seats, and this is what the seats looked like:
Not only was this not nearly empty, but it was actually the most packed I had ever seen Yankee Stadium, and it's YANKEE STADIUM!
Batting Practice was over and I was seriously doubting my ability extend my streak. Yankee Stadium is in the top-5 toughest ballparks to get a ball during the game at. I had a bleacher ticket, so I was pretty well set I was going to get a ball from Mike Harkey or get shut out.
Actually, neither happened. I snuck down to the right field bullpen, because I remembered there were a gazillion balls in there:
Surely enough, the groundskeeper threw me one of the balls:
There would be no shutout at Yankee Stadium.
As for the game, I was in the bleachers and they were absolutely packed:
I mean the odds of me getting a ball out there, even with the Angels' duo were pretty slim, but I'd always prefer to have an emptier section for mobility purposes.
While I was in the bleachers, I saw a couple of interesting things go up on the scoreboard. Here's the first:
My first thought was: "Wow, that's impressive." My second thought was: "How the heck do you have 'approximately' 36 home runs robbed?" If the number were an estimate, I would think it would be rounder, or is the stat inherently inconstant, so they just put this on there as if to say, "we've counted 36 for him, but some might not have gone over the wall and others might have, but that's human error." If it's the latter, why don't they put this on any other stat that is subject to human interpretation, like errors?
Here's the second:
How often do you see a pitcher's innings as a number repeated four times. I think it's cool.
How do you know it was a slow day for me snagging? When I do a lot of pictured-based writing. Here's another paragraph of it:
I meant to just get a picture of the highest I've ever seen a Yankee Stadium spout water. Instead, what I got was an optical illusion:
The water looks like it's going into that puddle in the middle of the fountain, right? It's actually in mid-air and about to fall into the shadow at the bottom of the screen caused by the indent in the metal.
Back to snagging, I tried to get a ball from the Angels' bullpen people, but as they left, I noticed a ball on the center field side of the bullpen, so I tried to convince a policeman to toss me the ball. He picked it up and then stood in front of the bullpen as such:
Eventually, he turned around and it became apparent he was just joking around in not tossing me the ball right away. Here is a picture Zack took right after the toss:
It's VERY hard to pick out, but Zack identified the ball as the very faint streak going across the officer taking the picture's uniform. Here's my picture right after I got the ball:
It's hard to explain, but even though it isn't the darkest ball I've ever gotten, I think it's the dirtiest ball I've ever gotten in term of the amount of actual *dirt* you can see on the ball.
After this game, I actually stayed around a bit after the game ended. I then got to feel the experience of being in a pretty much empty stadium. It was great:
I then went to this situation's polar opposite in the New York transit system:
• 2 Balls at this game
Numbers 341 and 342 for my "career":
• 120 Balls in 25 Games= 4.80 Balls Per Game (or 5 balls under "ballhawk's 500″)
• 2 Balls x 47,873 Fans= 95,746 Competition Factor
• 34 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
• 10 straight Games with at least 2 Balls
• 77 Balls in 20 Games at the New Yankee Stadium= 3.85 Balls Per Game
• 20 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at New Yankee Stadium
• 5 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 2 Balls
• Time Spent On Game 3:32-11:13= 7 Hours 41 Minutes
6/28/12 White Sox at Yankees: Yankee Stadium
After taking a rare day off from baseball this week, it was back to Yankee Stadium for me. Look who I ran into at the gate:
That would be, right to left (because it will be less confusing that way):
1. George- A ballhawk who had been at the game Tuesday. Also, this would be his last game of the year, since he would be headed off to China to take part in a program, I believe the University of Bejing was putting on and would be off to St. John's University after that.
2. Zack Hample– Just the reason I started ballhawking and this blog exists. No big deal.Also,as you can see, he is holding up a catcher's glove. He is going to attempt a stunt today (July, 2, 2012). More specifically, he will be trying to catch a ball dropped from 1,000 feet high.
3+4. George's friends, Stephen and Dylan. Pretty self-explanatory. I had seen these guys at a couple of other New York baseball games before, so, like George, they are "semi-regulars"
5. Mateo Fischer- The person who's writing this sentence.
Since there were so many of us ballhawks at the gate, we split up into two groups. Zack and I went to left field, everyone else (including George's dad, Jeff, who took the picture) went to right field. Zack took the top spot on the main left field staircase, so I took the bottom one. Therefore this was the view straight ahead of me:
and this was the view to my left:
Do you see the guy in the corner of the section? Well, he actually got a ball that was intended for me. I diagrammed the whole thing out for you in this next picture:
The player in the right part of the screen would be Freddy Garcia. Well, when he went over to the spot I marked with the number "1", I called out to him and he threw a ball he meant to throw to me. Unfortunately, as you can see by the path of the ball I've outlined, his throw came up short, fell into the first row, and the man I mentioned before picked it up. Right after this, Zack said, "How does it feel to have a player throw a ball to you and miss?" He was of course referencing the game earlier that week, where the Indians' pitching coach had overthrown him and I ended up with the ball. Oh, if only Zack knew what would happen later on in this game…
After this, Garcia made up for missing me and tossed me a second ball he retrieved:
After that, a ball was hit, and I initially judged it would land in front of me, so I ran down a few steps. I then realized it was going back to where I had been standing. (Zack had actually gone elsewhere, so I was standing in the higher spot on the staircase for this ball.) I tried to back up, but it was too late, and the ball landed in this seat:
There, a kid (not pictured) beat me to the ball. Words cannot describe how frustrated I was with myself for botching such an easy play. I didn't show any of it, though. I'm not really one to make a scene out of my frustration. Most of the exclamations of frustration I say out loud don't carry a necessarily connotation to them.
Anyway, I then moved over to foul ground when the White Sox started hitting. I didn't have a White Sox shirt, so I transformed a T-Shirt that I had picked up while I was in Baltimore.I turned the T-Shirt inside-out , and the rest of what I did can be seen in this two-part picture:
A pretty nice homemade White Sox shirt, eh? Especially when you consider I made it on the train ride to Yankee Stadium.
Actually, though, my "White Sox gear" didn't help me get any baseballs from the White Sox. The only ball I got was actually intended for another person. More specifically, it was intended for Zack. Here I am with the ball and Zack beneath the arrow:
Just as I thought I had been shutout by the White Sox players, I started heading back to the left field seats. I was at this point a section away from Zack and probably ten rows behind him. Just then, I saw him get Don Cooper, the White Sox's pitching coach's attention. I figured I might as well position myself behind Zack in case of an overthrow. Well, Cooper DID overthrow Zack. What happened next is diagrammed in this next picture:
As you can see, I've drawn two curved lines into the picture. The one on the left shows where the ball initially hit after Cooper released it. It hit in a row almost exactly between Zack and I. Had it stayed there, it would have been a race between Zack and I, which he as the faster one would have won. Except, the ball bounced just right on the plastic part of the chair as to send it the path of the second line, right into the row I was running in. Obviously, I picked up the ball, but I also felt *really* bad for Zack. I've been on the other end of some of those and it stinks, to say the least.
When I got back to left field, it had gotten a bit more crowded. This was the view to my left:
If you read a couple entries ago, I mentioned a guy named Eddie (or is it Eddy?). He's the one in the upper-right part of the picture in White Sox gear.
Behind me were two other ballhawks:
Stephen had made his way over to left field (in the green), and Zack (in the White Sox gear) had come back from foul territory.
Anyway, after misjudging another ball that both Stephen AND I missed, I caught an Alexei Ramirez home run on the fly in the spot where I took the last three pictures from:
I then saw Adam Dunn's group coming up, so I headed over to right field. It was extremely frustrating for the most part, because although he WAS hitting home runs, they were all sailing over my head into the bleachers.
While, I was there, though, I saw a player turn around to search the crowd for a fan to toss a baseball to, so I started running to the side and waving my arms around to get him to notice me. He saw me and threw me a ball through a sea of reaching arms:
He is the player with his glove covering his face. Who is "he"? I later identified the player as Jose Quintana. While I was looking him up, I found out he is actually Colombian. If you've been reading this blog long enough, you'll know I am actually Colombian, so it is always very special to get a ball from a Colombian player, especially a pitcher. What made it even more special was when I put that ball into my mygameballs.com account, it didn't recognize him as a player, so I can say I was the first one on the site to get a ball from him. That's pretty cool, in my opinion.
I then got a ball- not on the fly- hit by whoever was the "other" lefty in the group besides Adam Dunn. After which, one of the strangest things I've ever seen happened. I won't diagram this for you, but here's a picture of where it happened:
Do you see the metal bar that is going right over the "Toyota" sign? Gordon Beckham hit an opposite-field home run that hit that bar and the popped straight up in the air. I had a beat on it, but the guy in the bottom right corner of the picture dove backwards into a seat and caught the ball.
After that, I caught an Adam Dunn home run on the fly and immediately gave it away to a kid who had also been pursuing it. Both he and his father thanked me. It was a pretty nice experience. So nice, in fact, that after security kicked everyone out of the right field seats, I gave another ball away on my way to the bleachers.
Once I got to the bleachers, the White Sox had ended their session of batting practice in lieu of something much weirder:
Fielding practices in it of themselves are pretty rare before MLB games. This was even weirder because the White Sox were taking fielding practice WITHOUT ANY BASEBALLS. The coaches were hitting imaginary balls to the players, who were then executing a play. Weird.
In the bleachers, I tried to get a ball from the grounds person, and I thought there was no way I wouldn't with so many baseballs in the bullpen:
but somehow I came up empty handed.
My next stop was the top of the batter's eye, where I would try to get Mike Harkey to throw me a ball. Harkey is the guy standing on the bench in the bullpen:
I accomplished my mission… sort of. Harkey *did* throw me two baseballs. Unfortunately, neither was on target, so headed into the game at 6 balls.
Thanks to a friend who wasn't going to be at the game, and gave me his ticket as a result, here's where I sat:
There I managed to get within five feet of a Mark Teixeira home run during the game:
It was caught by the person sitting next to the guy who's standing up. Actually, the word "caught" doesn't accurately describe the situation. Someone had the ball bounce off their chest. Then five people piled onto each other until he finally came out with the ball.
After the game, I moved over next to the bullpen to try to get a ball from bullpen coach, Juan Nieves, but he completely ignored me. While he was waiting for Mark Salas, who was still readying himself in the bullpen, and I was yelling my head off trying to get his attention; a second guy, who also looked like a bullpen catcher, looked at me. He then put down his oversized bag, unzipped it, and pulled out a ball he then threw to me. He's the guy trailing Salas and Nieves in the following picture:
• 7 Balls at this Game (5 pictured because I gave two away)
• 90 Balls at 18 Games= 5 Balls Per Game
• 27 straight games with at least 1 Ball
• 3 straight games with at least 2 Balls
• 2 straight Games with at least 3 Balls
• 2 straight Games with at least 4 Balls
• 2 straight Games with at least 5 Balls
• 2 straight Games with at least 6 Balls
• 2 straight Games with at least 7 Balls
• 68 Balls in 18 Games at the New Yankee Stadium= 3.78 Balls Per Game
• 18 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 1 Ball
• 3 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 2 Balls
• 2 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 3 Balls
• 2 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 4 Balls
• 2 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 5 Balls
• 2 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 6 Balls
• 2 straight Games at the New Yankee Stadium with at least 7 Balls
• Time Spent On Game 3:59- 10:56= 6 Hours 57 Minutes


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Methinks thats a picture of Prague; not Buda pest…..???
I'm sorry but which part of the day was peaceful???
two-metre steel fence was erected for the duration of the four kilometre parade route
Forty-one people from various anti-gay and fascist groups were arrested during clashes with police, some for carrying explosives
lone woman who was wearing a t-shirt in support of Pride
???? Explosives????!!!!
shows you how pathetic these homphobes are attacking a lone woman for wearing a t shirt supporting Pride. what a bunch of cowards. thugs who then attack the police because they are thwarted. support the march.
Interesting article – but it is good that it was not as bad as last year and that the Hungarian police helped make the Pride itself what it was through their security.
Well down to all who took par in the Pride -
Having been there, I can say the march itself was peaceful. Being separated from the rest of the city defeated the purpose to some extent, but marching despite violent threats from extreme right wingers was a strong and important statement. The attack on the lone woman was not the only one unfortunately. A British tourist was also beaten up after an argument with some anti-gay protesters. Police officers standing close caught a few suspects in the crowd, but the man who was attacked could not identify his attackers with a convincing certainty.
Somewhat unwittingly, I left my bike at a place where the anti-gay groups gathered for their protest, so I had to walk past quite some of them to get it once the march was over. Being among them knowing that if they knew I came from the other side of the fence they would probably beat me up, was a surreal feeling. I also saw a group of teenagers leaving the scene of the protest with a disappointed face, probably because they could not assault anyone. That was a sad thing to see.
After the march was over and the hard core of the protesters were done launching attacks on the police forces gathered around the final point of the march, the protesters walked over to a football stadium where Hungary was playing against Sweden in a world cup qualifier. That says it all. The people causing all this trouble are nothing but a handful of football hoolingans who are, for some mysterious reason after gays. Hungary lost the match and also undoubtedly quite some face during this extremely strange day.
Oh, and fascists, football hooligans and extremists were not the only ones opposing the march. An MP from major opposition party FIDESZ announced in a press conference a few days ago that she had requested a ban on Pride at Budapest police as it would offend people. The request was tured down. Her party which is probably going to win at next year's general elections did not want to make any comment apart from stating that she had filed the request as a private individual and not as an MP. The woman was referring to "culture war", "homosexual propaganda" and she was recommending ex-gay therapy during the press conference which she also held as a private individual. These lies of homophobes international have finally reached my country. Hurray.
Although the picture shown next to this article is of Prague, believe me, Budapest is as charming. And although Budapest pride has become sort of a destination for disaster tourists, I love living here and I will not be frightened by all the bigots in the world.
I would like to thank the British man who was attacked for standing up for our rights. Thanks also to every friend who came to Budapest from abroad to support the community here. Also thanks to all the countries who supported Budapest Pride.
I think this report is good news (despite some worrying elements ie barricades; assaults etc.
For starters attendance was up to 2,000 this year (from 1,500 last year) despite the violence last year. That is good news.
Secondly the police seemed to act to protect the participants as they should do (it's their job). Unlike in places like Moscow where the partipants were all arrested.
Obviously it's appalling that facists and religious people were so visible but the whole point of Pride is to tell those evil people where to go. And they were successful. So well done Budapest.
I think anytime 2000 people attend a Gay Pride Event in a hostile atmosphere is wonderfully good and courageous! Our Pride folks are showing great integrity and strength and next year year there may be a 1000 more!
Although it felt a bit like it was a Pride for noone else but for us and the media, at least it was safe for the Participants. What went on behind the double fence is a different story though – it will take years and years to reach social integration here – unfortunately. But we can only go forward!
Please replace the picture of Prague with one of Budapest. Thanks.
I really don't think Budapest or Hungary are massively homophobic in general. I was at Budapest Pride about 5 years ago and it was a peaceful and friendly parade and city.
I think the trouble of the last few years was as a result of neo-Nazi gangs and their religious chum. These people are small in number but can cause a lot of trouble. I imagine the majority of Hungarian people are a lot more reasonable.
And so long as the police and the authorities protect the Pride participants then the facist groups will soon tire of harassing the Pride parade.
That's right, Mike, this is a picture of Prague, not Budapest. St John the Baptist's pointed finger means that he is condemning the Hungarian right-wing extremists to hell. The Czech government took inspiration from him when it signed the joint press release in support of the Budapest Pride march.
Well, this is a worrying trend in Hungary, although hopefully not too much capital will be made of it my the political class. The media here tend to shy away from any controversial gay stories, or positive ones. In fact, there is usually a dearth of reporting on gay issues in the mainstream media. index.hu however provides more independent coverage of pride etc. Although I have no idea what to make of the most recent article in the Budapest Times: http://tinyurl.com/6hudoc2
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Eight Great iPhone Apps for Managing Your Money
As most of you know, I got an iPhone back in July. Since it arrived, I've had a blast digging through the App Store looking for life-changing apps. While I've found some real gems, I'm sure that I've missed out on some great ones. What follows is a rundown of the eight money-related iPhone apps that I use most heavily.
Money apps for the iPhone
Mobile Banking – A number of banks offer iPhone apps for managing your accounts. The only one I've used has been the Bank of America app, simply because that's where we have accounts. This app replicates all of the critical online functionality in an easy-to-use interface. (free; link)
SplashID – This is my password-keeper of choice going back to my days with a Palm Treo/Centro. There are cheaper solutions out there, but I already had all my data in SplashID, so I just stuck with it. There is also a Mac (or Windows) client, and it supports wireless synchronization. ($9.99; link)
Evernote – This is the iPhone client for the popular note-taking, web-clipping, document-storing Evernote service. This isn't specifically designed for financial tasks, but I use it for a bunch of money-related stuff — storing receipts, keeping notes on tax-related transactions, etc. (free; link)
JotNot – This is a fantastic little app that essentially turns your iPhone camera into a scanner. Take a picture of a receipt, document, etc. and easily crop it, square it up, and otherwise clean it up into a tidy pdf (or other image file) that you can e-mail from within the app. Yes, it costs $4.99, but it's been totally worth it. ($4.99; link)
Fuelly – This one isn't really an app… Rather, it's a mobile web interface that I've bookmarked on my home screen such that it's accessible from alongside all my other apps. I've mentioned Fuelly in the past — it's a great little site for tracking your mileage. (free; link)
CardStar – Are you sick and tired of carrying around a pocketful of grocery store affinity cards, reward cards, and membership cards? Then you'd better check out CardStar. Simply enter the number from each of your cards and CardStar will provide you with a scannable, on-screen bar code. Very cool. (free; link)
Amazon Mobile – I use this app all the time when I'm out shopping. Amazon is an incredibly handy resource for checking "typical" online prices, reading customer reviews, etc. This app gives you a great front-end to all of that Amazon goodness. (free; link)
SnapTell – This is a fantastic app that runs "visual product searches" on books, CDs, DVDs, and video games. Simply snap a picture of the cover and SnapTell will pull up descriptions, ratings, prices, etc. from Amazon, Google, eBay, and more. This app could completely replace the Amazon app (above) except it only covers specific product types. (free; link)
One big category that I've skipped entirely is stock market tickers. While the iPhone comes with a very serviceable "Stocks" app, and there are many more out there, I don't pay much attention to the daily fluctuations of the stock market. Thus, I haven't spent much time playing with them.
What did I miss?
The list above is a good start but, as noted above, I've almost certainly missed some great apps. After all, there well over 50k iPhone apps out there, including 55 pages of financial apps. Who has time to test them all? Not me.
So… If you have any favorites, please share them in the comments.
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16 Responses to "Eight Great iPhone Apps for Managing Your Money"
1Ray Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 amIf you are self-employed or can write off car expenses I suggest:
MileBug it's a great tool keeps track of your mileage even in different cars, keeps all the required information and you can email it to yourself in spreadsheet.If you want to keep a close tab on your budgeting:
Spend: is a great tool as well very easy to use -
2Chris K Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 11:10 amI use the Mint.com app all the time. Plus various Craigslist ones.
3philip Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 11:18 amI tried that cardstar program, in theory it is cool, but I could not get it to scan at the self scanner at the grocery store, need to try it at a counter where they use a hand scanner or something to see if it actually works.
4John @ Hard Work = Blogging Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 11:33 amI too think any list of financial tools should have the Mint.com app. Mint.com is the easiest tool for managing you finances. The financial planning portion far surpasses many paid budgeting tools. The interface is simple yet includes many powerful features. My small credit union is even supported. No iPhone should be without it.
5Leigh Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 11:41 amThanks for this. I just upgraded to an iphone a couple of weeks ago and I'm mind-boggled by the apps out there.
6Kate O' Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 11:48 amI'm not sure why you'd need JotNot with Evernote, since Evernote takes picture notes. It may not make PDFs out of them, but it saves them as JPGs which it then performs OCR on, so it's even better.
7J. Money Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pmBig fan of Splash ID too And the USAA App – makes online banking SOOOO much easier, esp with the "deposit via taking picture" feature! holler.
8kyle Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pmI agree with Kate. I just use Evernote to snap pictures of my receipts and store them in an expense notebook.
9RB @ Financial Samurai Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 12:51 pmNickel – What if I don't have an iPhone? Do you think I'll save more money by not buying and paying the monthly usage fee?
I must say though, when a buddy whipped out his iPhone on the golf course to calculate the distance to the hole, and then use another ap to cheat on the greens, I thought that was so cool!
Best, RB
10Nickel Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pmJust to clarify, I don't *need* JotNot for use with Evernote, but I really like the added functionality, and I also use it as a standalone app when I need to send someone a document.
Snap a picture (or select one from your camera roll) and up comes a frame. Simply drag the corners of the frame to the corners of the document and click process. JotNot crops out the background, removes the "keystoning" that results from taking a picture at an angle (i.e., it "squares up" the image), and it also cleans up the image to remove shadows, etc. and results in a document that looks like a photocopy/scan (color or b&w, your choice). You can then save in one of multiple file formats. I typically use pdf, but you can use an image format if you wish.
Like I said, this essentially turns your phone into a document scanner. Very nice if you need that sort of functionality, esp for the price ($4.99 is way cheaper than a portable doc scanner, and it's also way more portable).
11Nickel Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pmKate: If you're a premium subscriber, Evernote will auto-OCR your pdfs. It also retains the OCR data (and searchability) even if you later downgrade to the free version. Also, like I said in my comment above, you can save the cleaned up image as a jpg or whatever, so you can still make use of the free OCR.
12Nickel Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 1:04 pmRe: Mint.com — I agree that this would be a very useful app, but I don't use Mint, so I've never used the Mint app. Since it gets such rave reviews, maybe I should check it out…
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August 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pmI also have Cardstar and have had no luck actually getting handheld scanners to recognize it. I do have a protective film on my screen, so I wonder if that's the problem. The CVS and Kroger clerks really thought it was cool, though.
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August 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pmageekymom: What sort of screen protector do you have? I've heard that the glossy protectors can be problematic, though the screen itself is quite glossy.
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05-18-2006, 07:49 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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86 Runner "clicking" instead of starting.
My neighbor has an 86 with a 22 RE and about 175,000 miles.
Lately he has been going to start it, and it just clicks. If he keeps trying, it will eventually start. He did it for me an hour ago.........one loud click for each turn of the key. This is after he replaced the perfectly good starter with one from NAPA. (why do guys always do that.........well, they are young guys that just party and drink beer) It still does the exact same thing. So what is your advice? I know that someone here knows what it is exactly. Thanks, MrMoose |
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Did he buy a brand new starter, or did he buy a rebuilt starter? Sometimes they come faulty from the factory, I've had it happen several times-
This sounds EXACTLY like a faulty starter.
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He says that it is a brand new starter, not rebuilt. He paid $117 for it, with a $20 core charge.
He also says that the clicking is coming from a small box on the passenger fender wall. Could just a loose battery connection do this? MrMoose |
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pull off and clean with baking soda and water or wire brush it Replace positive battery clamp with a new one
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Mine did the same thing.... it might be the starter wires. If there is oil or dirt on the wires/connections/or bolts you will get this. Get in there and shimmy the starter around and it will work. A little bit of brake clean on them and it should be good. Usually only happens when cold.
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For the mileage on it id say x2 on the starter contacts. real common thing i see at the shop and they cost around $25 any dealer should carry them. Take off the back plate of the solenoid and remove the plunger (just pulls out) you'll see the contacts at that point.
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- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#EasyTest Replacement contacts are available for about $5/ea., if needed, or it may be a wiring or relay issue: - http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...l#OtherOptions |
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I have the same problem. Only happens when the truck is cold. Its NOT the battery connection. All I do is short the posts on the starter and it starts right up. I need to pull it and clean or replace those contacts. Once my truck is warm, it starts up flawlessly every time.
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That could be the problem as well. It makes it look like the starter is bad when in fact it may not be. Similar symptoms as the starter solenoid contacts being worn. |
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nineteen posts and not one mentioned the starter realy until Beebs came along. There are three or four say it is the contacts get new ones, it is a rebuilt starter, they should be fine. My bet like Eriks it is something to do with the starter relay. That is what it was on mine and I just bypassed it with a Ford solenoid and a push button. It has worked fine ever since!!!!!
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My uncle was having the exact same symptons with his 2wd DD. Accessories worked fine. He cleaned his battery connections, but would still do it periodically. I told him I thought it was his starter and he didnt want to deal with putting a new one in. He bought a new battery just to try it because it was easy. Hasnt had a problem since.
*edit* scratch that... just talked to him. It has done it one more time to him in the last month. Last edited by Aaronius; 05-19-2006 at 02:59 PM. |
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The People saying it is the contacts are wrong. Its the relay.
Steps to fix. ( i did this yesterday) 1. Get a screwdriver (+) head. 2. take the glovebox off. 3. get a rachet and 10mm socket. 4. stick you head in where the glovebox goes and you'll see on the pass.side of the firewall more the side wall there is a big relay. (its says something like STARTER RELAY go figure) 5. take the socket and take that relay out. 6. Replace with new on of one that is off another junker. (i think new it would be somewhere around 100 bones, Hell the flasher relay from toyota is 59 bones.) 7. Try starter. It should work fine. 8. bolt back on to the firewall. 9 put the glovebox back on. 10. your done. Now your headache should be over. Dan
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Any more than about a 0.5v drop (under load) and the problem is likely between the starter and the battery. |
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Topic: One lovely blog award
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I want to thank aquacompass7 at http://aquacompass7.wordpress.com for the nomination!
The rules below were copied from aquacompass7's blog. I hope I measure up.
The rules for One Lovely Blog Award are:
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4 I make hand crafted Mead and sourdough bread using Giza sourdough
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Joelle Forte (ladies), Armin Mahbanoozadeh (men's), Caydee Denney & John Coughlin (pairs), and Isabella Cannuscio & Ian Lorello (ice dancing) have been selected by U.S. Figure Skating to compete in Ontario. Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue (ice dancing) were assigned to Skate America in early August.
In June, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced preliminary selections for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. The United States held five TBD (to be determined) spots, one each in ladies, men's and pairs and two in ice dancing for Skate America.
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Ladies: Alissa Czisny, Forte, Caroline ZhangMen's: Richard Dornbush, Evan Lysacek, Mahbanoozadeh
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Ice Dancing: Cannuscio & Lorello; Meryl Davis & Charlie White; Hubbell & Donohue
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2011 Hilton HHonors Skate America single-session ticket sales
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Running Time: 104 Min.
Director: Julie Simone
Company: Abigail Productions
Julie Simone, Luccia (I), Miss Conduct, Sinnamon Love, Lena Ramon, Mistress Genevieve, Kitty Langdon, Zenova Braeden, Rucca Paige
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: All-Sex
House on Horny Hill is all about a house that's for sale and the hot women who parade through it before succumbing to its horny machinations. What that really means is plenty lesbo action in this one.
There's a whole lot of writing here, so much so that all of the characters state exactly what's on their minds to no one in particular, as if we need to know exactly what they're thinking all the time. You will be hard pressed to find a more unintentionally funny moment than when a character yells, "You won't get the best of me, nymphomaniacs!" as she shakes her fist at the sky.
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According to the Florida Times-Union, Bragan succumbed from heart failure at Memorial Hospital.
"I will miss him terribly," Jacksonville Suns owner Peter Bragan Jr. said. "I thought I would be going to the hospital this weekend to bring him home. He's had some trouble breathing the last couple of days, but we thought he would be able to come home soon."
Instead, the elder Bragan had congestion in his lungs, which led to heart failure.
The Bragans celebrated their 25th anniversary with the Suns' franchise in 2009 with a third Southern League pennant in the decade.


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English: Sudbruy railway station is approximately ½ a mile from the centre of Sudbury in Suffolk, England. It is the single-platform terminus of the Gainsborough Line from Marks Tey via Bures. The original station opened in 1849 but the current one was opened on a new site in 1991.
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Three-dimensional laser-induced photoacoustic tomography of mouse brain with the skin and skull intact
Optics Letters, Vol. 28, Issue 19, pp. 1739-1741 (2003)
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Three-dimensional laser-induced photoacoustic tomography, also referred to as optoacoustic tomography, is developed to image animal brain structures noninvasively with the skin and skull intact. This imaging modality combines the advantages of optical contrast and ultrasonic resolution. The distribution of optical absorption in a mouse brain is imaged successfully. The intrinsic optical contrast reveals not only blood vessels but also other detailed brain structures, such as the cerebellum, hippocampus, and ventriculi lateralis. The spatial resolution is primarily diffraction limited by the received photoacoustic waves. Imaged structures of the brain at different depths match the corresponding histological pictures well.
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(110.6880) Imaging systems : Three-dimensional image acquisition
(170.0110) Medical optics and biotechnology : Imaging systems
(170.3010) Medical optics and biotechnology : Image reconstruction techniques
(170.3880) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical and biological imaging
(170.5120) Medical optics and biotechnology : Photoacoustic imaging
Xueding Wang, Yongjiang Pang, Geng Ku, George Stoica, and Lihong V. Wang, "Three-dimensional laser-induced photoacoustic tomography of mouse brain with the skin and skull intact," Opt. Lett. 28, 1739-1741 (2003)
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