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There seems to be so much going on right now that I thought this kind of post might be a little bit easier.
1. While Hudson was at school this morning, I worked on a couple of Junior League projects I needed to finish. Except I need to know how to use InDesign. Either that's my option or Word needs to give me more formatting options. I was ready to pull my hair out. I may be calling in some back-up in the form of incredibly kind, former coworkers that have skillz in InDesign and Illustrator.
2. Poor Hudson is teething. At least I hope he's teething and that's the cause for the runny nose and the fussiness. He's not running a fever- he's just pooped. But he is still so stinking cute even when he's not feeling well. I could just eat him up!
3. We're doing the Beth Moore "Living Beyond Yourself" Bible study right now and we met last night. I am absolutely loving this study and the verse that stuck out to me the most last night was Galatians 5:26, "Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." I highly recommend this study. I have a friend who said she's doing it at home alone without a group.
4. I got word last night that I'll have the first grade choir to myself again tonight. Oh my, this is just new territory for me. I'm used to my 15 month old and was hoping I could ease into the first grade age group. I'm getting hit with 35 of them at once! I'm just going to try and help them stay active and embrace their high energy by doing high energy activities with the music. The kids are coming from school where they've been sitting still all day. I know it's hard for them to come sit still for 40 more minutes. Tips are appreciated!
5. Can we discuss my excitement over the cooler temperatures? And the rain? From what I've seen on the news, almost everyone is getting cooler weather. It's a great time of year.
6. We're also leading into my favorite time of year which is also a super stressful time of year. I have such a hard time juggling the expectations and responsibilities of the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. It's impossible for us to be in two places at once and I want everyone to be happy. And I want it to be fun. I know I'm not alone in this and all married gals deal with it.
7. After premiere week, it looks like TC and I (mostly me) are going to eliminate a lot of the new shows we were testing out from our DVR. Most of the new shows didn't hold my attention and I really wasn't interested in seeing another week of them. I've already given up on Outlaw, Running Wilde, Blue Bloods (because my DVR didn't catch the whole thing), My Generation, and Chase. That may be over half of the shows! TC and I loved the Britney/Brittany episode of Glee and we're enjoying having the original The Apprentice back. And that's all we've been watching together–other than Dateline, of course. And we've both been falling asleep on the couch regularly!
8. There a few greater things than a spotless house. Maybe chocolate chip cookies could be better than that. And a free weekend with no plans? And fitting perfectly into your size 4 pants. (That hasn't happened for me in almost two years.)
NOTE: I do not fit into my size 4 pants. I'm just saying that's a good feeling when you do!
Hope y'all are all having a great Wednesday!


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Campanile Lyon Ecully
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Property Location
With a stay at Campanile Lyon Ecully in Ecully (Greater West Lyon), you'll be minutes from EM Lyon Business School and close to Atelier de Cuisine Gastronomique Jean Marc Villard. This hotel is within close proximity of Casino Le Lyon Vert and Musee de Sciences biologiques Docteur Merieux.
Make yourself at home in one of the 47 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, where you can take in a garden view. Snacks are also available at a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- One meeting room
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Television in common areas
- Multilingual staff
- In-room accessibility
- Number of floors - 1
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Year Built 1979
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free self parking
- Terrace
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Restaurant
- Accessible bathroom
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Smoke-free property
- Total number of rooms - 47
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- Private bathroom
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- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Premium bedding
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- Daily housekeeping
- Bathtub only
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- Children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 9.90 for adults and EUR 4.95 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per night
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- Resort fee: EUR 1.10 per person, per night
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**Cadillac User Experience (CUE)** Discussion, Xts cameras in Item Specific Cadillac Discussion; Does anybody know how many cameras does the 2014 xts premium edition have. I heard that it may have four ...
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Xts cameras
Does anybody know how many cameras does the 2014 xts premium edition have. I heard that it may have four cameras. Also in 2014 when AT&T 4G wifi for cue comes out, you can watch from your device to see all of the cameras when you have it parked in the parking lot or driveway. This is what I saw on the web a short time ago. I asked the sales person how many camera does it have and she told me only one but she wasn't up on the cue.
Re: Xts cameras
only two as far as I know
one front facing camera for either lane departure only or collision avoidance + lane departure
(lane departure camera only cares about side to side motion... collision avoidance camera has to also have depth perception)
and one rear facing camera for the rear view camera (reverse backup camera)
only the back up camera is meant to be viewed by human eyes
the front facing camera is not a typical camera and the output is probably not in color
if there are other cameras that would be news to me...
also speculation about what will and will not be offered once the cars become 4G LTE enabled is pretty wild right now
obviously that kind of connectivity opens up a lot of options but lets wait and see what GM/Cadillac actually announce and not spread rumors and speculation


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The recent bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors are halting, for now, a furious burst of state legislative lobbying by the nation's car dealers. As...
The recent bankruptcies of Chrysler and General Motors are halting, for now, a furious burst of state legislative lobbying by the nation's car dealers.
As problems worsened for both automakers this spring, dealers set out to win last-minute amendments to their state franchise laws. For decades, the relationship between dealers and automakers has been regulated at the state level. Legislatures decide what restrictions automakers can place on dealers--including what happens when a manufacturer decides to shut down a brand. Auto dealers enjoy a lot of clout in state capitals. They're big contributors to local economies, as well as to the political campaigns of state lawmakers. And as a general rule, state laws have slanted the relationship in favor of the dealers. When GM cut Oldsmobile in 2004, for example, the company paid out more than $1 billion to its dealers in order to satisfy its requirements under state laws.
Much of this year's lobbying was aimed at further protecting dealers when axes began to fall. Virginia passed a law requiring automakers to pay three years of rent support to any dealer that closed because the manufacturer discontinued a brand of vehicle. New Hampshire created new requirements for manufacturers to buy back cars and parts when they close a dealership.
Unfortunately for the dealers, however, the state laws have not been much help in bankruptcy court. Last month, U.S. Judge Arthur Gonzalez gave Chrysler the OK to ignore state franchise laws and close 789 of its 3,181 dealerships. GM wants similar permission to close down 1,100 dealers. In response, the dealers are shifting their lobbying push from the state capitals to Congress. A bill called the Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act would override the court and make Chrysler and GM subject to their original state franchise agreements.
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rear wheel cover Triumph Tiger 800 /XC
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Hagen rear wheel cover ABS
Sturdy rear wheel cover made from ABS plastic similar to the original fairing.
Black, unpainted – ready to paint, like unpainted fibreglass.
Attachment with standard screws at the original mounting points; no drilling required.
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Painting Outlets
Dare I entertain the idea....but if I scuff up outlets, and then prime and paint them (managing not to get any into the holes).....do you think the paint will adhere to the outlet for the long term.
I have done it many times- but better not to. Or just do the plates- not the receptacles. The plugs will easily chip, as will switches.
Also either use a harder finish than a wall finish ( satin and up), or clear coat .
Long term? Not so much. Really depends on who and how often plugs things in. Lol
For the look I'm going for....looked at everything, lutron, leviton, u name it....
Can't seem to find a good color for it - hence the idea of painting it.
I dunno. Let me try one, paint, then stick a plug in it and see how the ad hock pookey abrasion tests go...
I have painted outlets and switches several times before. What I do is take a piece of cardboard and cutout a square hole right in the center of it. Then I spray (lightly) the outlet or switch with kilz primer in a can. Next I'll spray with a can of whatever color I want with a semi gloss sheen. :thumbup:
I still recommend doing just the plates- and take them off to do.
You know, the outlets take a beating when you think about it.
But here is how I did them up to the end.
Use a plastic primer or paint for plastic. There are still not many options but Krylon Fusion, in rattle cans, comes in a bunch of colors. Rustoleum has a product too but it does not come in so many. What Rustoleum does have in rattle cans and quarts is a plastic primer you can cover with anything.
If you us the primer the "World is your oyster" in theory.
I do agree I personally what try to live with the generic white, cream, brown and black they come in and find coverplates.
I have not gotten around to actually grabbing a outlet out of the garage to see if the front plastic face/plate can be taken off easily.
IF so, I do think that painting them, maybe shooting them with clear and then a mild wetsand scuff ( I prefer the matte look) might be the winning ticket.
Otherwise, I'm sure any outlet can be paintable - whether it holds up due to usage is a whole nuther story..
Clear is the last coat...
Ignore him. This is the same guy that continually post pics, asks for comments and then posts another saying he meant it to match. Totally different in all cases. My fave are his actual job pictures. That never match.
We are being baited and played by this person. I am done. :furious:
If he wants to see if he can figure out how to remove a coverplate from an outlet and you other bubbas want to explain in detail how? Help him and play along.
He doesn't want to paint his $.39 outlet. He wants and needs attention and to be entertained by us.
I use comm spec or industrial grade outlets. I have also bought Lutron outlets only to find out they use a cheap ass outlets and put a matte coverplate on it. I used regular industrial grade Hubbell duplex recetacles and put the Lutron coverplate on it.
Served both the quality of a outlet and the color that matched the Lutron switches..
Some times you have no choice like the Nova T outlets, which are custom directly to the plate.
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It is incredible and ironic the extent of the denial of the dismal economic system the Republican Party and some conservative members of Congress have. Our president has been given a horrendous task – to stimulate employment and decrease our deficit. Trickle down voodoo economic policy for the past thirty years and wars funded by our economic competitors has benefited the economic and social elites while increasing economic hardship and increasing poverty rates for the majority of Americans.
On the day the media announced more Americans are now living below the government set standards of poverty, the congressman from Staten Island, Michael McMahon, stated he would not support our president in raising taxation for families earning $250,000 per annum. Mr. McMahon is a Democrat. He gave as an example a couple – the husband, a city firefighter, who works overtime, and his spouse an assistant principal for the city's Department of Education earning over $250,000 per annum that he claims are living modest lives and having difficulty making ends meet. What a horrible statement.
I have a nephew who is a firefighter. I and most of my friends work and worked modest civil service positions. We understand that even in an area of extreme living costs such as New York City a couple earning $250,000 is very fortunate. Opinion polls indicate that the nation is closely divided over whether the higher earners in this nation should forgo the Bush tax cuts. It would appear the basic idea of progressive taxation is anathema to many Americans.
What is not considered is that the reluctance to tax Americans who earn considerable amounts of money puts an unfair and unbearable burden on the unemployed, those in dire need, and the education system. We cannot afford war and meet the social and economic needs of the American people during the Great Recession and cut the deficit without additional revenue from American citizens.
To continue our reliance on the kindness of foreign powers is risky. There is no painless way to meet the challenge. Obama's proposal to increase taxes for families that earn over $250,000 is necessary.
Mr. McMahon's example also is disturbing in many ways. His couple works for the government, receives considerable income and health benefits, and will retire with a retirement many of us would be happy to have and does not wish to be taxed more to alleviate the misery of the bottom end of society.
It would appear class warfare has been declared and the wealthy declared it and as of today have won all the battles!


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My kitten is about 5 (maybe 6) months old & i'm having the hardest time trying to figure out how she would be described
I'm not sure if she would be classified as a diluted torbie with white, as a calico, a diluted tabby or a plain dilute tortie with white. She is almost all grey except for a few flicks of cream/orange throughout her coat. they are not patches except for a spot on one of her legs, the front of one ear and the back of the other ear. On the leg that does have a patch of orange there are tabby strip markings and her tail looks like it is slightly ringed. Her chest, stomach and her paws are all white. She also has copper/orange colored eyes.
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the last image was when i first got her so she is a little smaller there and her eyes are no longer blue. I have also noticed that her face/head shape is slightly different than that of my domestic short-haired male tabby
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She's adorable, and very interestingly marked! I might be tempted to even throw a little Russian Blue in there. When I adopted Delilah, she was promoted as a "Maine Coon" mix, but over the five years I've had her, I've realized she's probably 90% Persian. It's impossible to pin down any one breed or color with a "moggie" (catspeak for "mutt") but that doesn't make her any less precious or valuable to you. You can research different breeds of cats on the Internet and pick from those that you think she resembles the most. She probably has a very large family tree with lots of relatives on the branches. Since a queen's litter can have more than one father, it's not even possible to judge by her siblings past what her mother looked like if you know. Kisses and purrs. She's a sweetie!
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DIY 3D Projector Creates Snow Globe-like Data Projections
What do you get when you mix a pico projector, a cheap fish eye lens, and a $6 frosted lamp shade? An amazing DIY snow globe-style projection surface perfect for 3D projections of the Earth and other celestial bodies.
Inspired by NOAA's Science on Sphere design, Nirav Patel made his own spherical projection system using little more than a pico projector, a cheap fish eye lens, a custom printed bracket he created with a 3D printer, and a little home brewed code. The result is a stunning 3D display that's perfect for displaying projections of the Earth, the Moon, or any other spherical object. Science endeavors aside; this thing begs to be outfitted for some Halloween-related projections like The Haunted Mansion's head-in-a-jar trick.
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At Park Central North you're greeted with a grand array of offerings. A private residential setting, mature landscaping and a special ambience set the scene for your own personal retreat. Two and three bedroom garden apartment homes up to 1659 square feet offering a uniquely designed floor plan that creates a home-like feeling. Spacious floorplans offer the following... Extra large living and dining rooms Abundant closets,cedar closets and storage spaces Oversized windows and blinds thru-out Private patios and balconies Laundry facilities are located within all hallways Pets are welcome Trash pick-up service Plant watering while you're away
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LOCATION Found in 1973 by the French Archaeological Mission. The two fragments were found about 25 m east of Structure G5-2, buried just below the surface and about 4 m apart. Now in the Tonina Museum.
CONDITION The two fragments found (since reunited with epoxy) constitute about one-third of the disc. Three of the glyphs have been obliterated; the other four are fairly well preserved.
MATERIAL Sandstone.
SHAPE Part of a circular disc with vertical edges.
CARVED AREAS Upper surface only: carved with an annular inscription and possibly once carrying a giant Ahau on the missing central portion.
PHOTOGRAPH Graham.
DRAWING Graham, based on a field drawing corrected by artificial light.


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Built into the rocks of Oia just 1,641 feet from Amoudi Beach, Zoe Aegeas offers split-level apartments with Aegean Sea view. Each air-conditioned unit provides a laptop with free Wi-Fi. Free parking is available on site. All Cycladic-style apartments have a well-equipped kitchenette with a fridge and cooking hobs, and a dining area. Featuring built-in beds and traditional furnishing, each accommodation includes an LCD TV and a DVD player. The cave-style bathroom is stocked with free toiletries and a hairdryer. Guests can enjoy refreshing drinks and cocktails at Zoe Aegeas' bar. Local taverns are located within walking distance from the property. The 24-hour desk can arrange car rentals and excursions to explore the island. Zoe Aegeas is located 5.6 miles from the lively Fira and 8.7 miles from the port. Santorini International Airport is around 10.6 miles away. Two-way transfer from the airport/port is provided at extra charge.


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Well, I would say to get one box of something in about the power range you're thinking of and try that out. And it's worth more than just a cylinder full, because it may be a matter of working on her technique to the point that the hotter rounds are managable, and it's worth the price of one box of ammo to see if she can handle some better defensive loads. If the hot ammo is too much trouble, then she is definitely better off with lighter loads she can control than hotter one's she can't, of course.
Also, you could have her try something more like an isoceles grip, which has both arms pushing forward rather than the push/pull tension of the Weaver. The lack of fingers pulling on the support hand wouldn't matter as much there. If you are curious about this, check out Ayoob's StressFire pistol book for a thoroughly good explanation of the grip and stance for this type of hold.
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Professor Griffin specialises exclusively in the care of young adults with hip problems.
Hip surgery in younger people is a rapidly expanding new subspecialty of orthopaedics. The last few years have seen new thinking in the diagnosis and management of soft tissue and early wear and tear of the hip. Recent technological developments, such as modern multimodal imaging of the injured hip and the open and arthroscopic management of femoro-acetabular impingement have brought new opportunities as joint preserving options have expanded, there are more and more people who can benefit.


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I reserved a car on a saturday afternoon for 2 hrs. I'm usually doing this maybe twice a month. Shopping in bulk. My reservation was for 2 hrs, 7pm to 9pm. When I got the busy parking garage about 5 mins before my time starts at 7pm, the attendants were busy with others, it was only 2 of them.
I swiped my zip card at 7:18pm. I figured it would be ok, I have a short list this time. As I was shopping I realized that maybe I would need some more time so I extended my reservation another 30 mins to 9:30pm. Well I still ended up being 11 mins late. Remember though, I waited for the attendants for 18 mins to bring me my car.
I always check my statement after a couple of days because sometimes zipcar has a habit of double dipping.
What was suppose to be $45 including the extra 30 mins turns out to be $103! For a $103 I can rent a car for 2 days!! The charged me $50 late fee another $7.50. I was so pissed. Like seriously. I called customer service and the rep I talked to was nice but she said she couldn't do anything but escalate my issue. I asked her, seriously, $103 for a 2½ hr car rental.
And zipcar records show that I didn't swipe my card til 7:18pm. I explained about waiting, she couldn't do anything. I thinking they could pass on the late fee considering the busy garage. So some guy from the NY office emailed me and explained the late fees and I said I understood but can you seriously tell me you're ok with charging me $103 for a 2½ hr rental.
The guy informed me that they waived a one time late fee last year and he couldn't extend it again. This was during Hurricane Sandy and I couldn't get back into the city if I wanted to, roads were closed, down.
He refused to acknowledge that I didn't get the car on time. I told him If he wasn't going to do anything about this ridiculous charge don't bother with another response. Needless to say, I didn't hear back from him. I have been totally disgusted with them. It's like screw you, we got your money and it's nothing you can do about it..This was late August, I haven't reserved a car since then.
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If Zip Car issues its own credit card, see if there is a dispute process given on the back of the statement. I believe that federal law requires it but I am not sure if a Zip Card would qualify.
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More about Singapore in South-east Asia, where I recently enjoyed the 2012 Singapore Writers Festival:
Thanks to Singapore's strength in finance, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and other industries, its economy almost doubled in 10 years, making the country of 5.3 million people one of the world's wealthiest, with per-capita gross domestic product of $33,530.Fun City it ain't. U.S. pollster Gallup conducts surveys in more than 140 countries to compare how people feel about their lives. Singapore ranks as the most emotionless society in the world, beating out Georgia, Lithuania, and Russia. Singaporeans are unlikely to report feelings of anger, physical pain, or other negative emotions. They're not laughing a lot, either. "If you measure Singapore by the traditional indicators, they look like one of the best-run countries in the world," says Jon Clifton, a Gallup partner in Washington. "But if you look at everything that makes life worth living, they're not doing so well." [from Bloomberg Businessweek]


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I waited over a month for the item I'd ordered. When it arrived it was the wrong one and totally unsuitable. I contacted them via email about how to proceed with return, obvious refund for return postage, and when I could expect the correct item. They responded with their "faulty" good policy - no refund offered for return postage. I pointed out the item was not faulty but WRONG and they offered me a refund of 70% and for me to keep the item!!!!! They then emailed me to say refund would be made within 24 hours - so I understand that's it, NO RESOLUTION and I'm stuck with a useless item which I did not order. BEWARE....
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Chicken, Chips and Peas
€ 8,49
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März 1999
BeschreibungChicken, Chips and Peas is an enchanting picture book by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo! Perfect as a bedtime story and for children learning to read! Fast Fox is determined to have chicken for his supper. Mother Hen and her three chickens are looking for corn for their's. Fast Fox follows the chickens and they follow his corn trail right into his supper sack! As Fast Fox hurries home, things look bad for the chickens but Slow Dog saves the day by falling from his hammock and squashing fast Fox flat! The chicks eat Fast Fox's corn, Slow Dog gets a biscuit from Mother Hen and Fast Fox has a miserable meal of chips and peas. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including It Was a Dark and Stormy Night , Funnybones , Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman .
PortraitAllan Ahlberg produced classic picture books with his late wife Janet - THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN & PEEPO won Greenaway Medals. He has also written award-winning poetry and fiction for older readers. He lives in London. Andre Amstutz studied at Brighton School of Art and has worked with Allan on many successful books. He lives in Suffolk.
Untertitel: colour illustrations. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: März 1999
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Hi, Welcome to JustAnswer.com, I am glad you are here! My name is Eric & I will endeavor to answer your question.
Please tell me the exact model number of your opener. It should start with 139.
In the meantime, up on the motor are 2 dials which allow adjustment of the up and down force. These are user accessible. They could however, be under the plastic light shield which you might have to remove in order to gain access to them. Sometimes these are just a shaft about 1/4" in diameter sticking out of the back with a slot for a screwdriver and sometimes you have to insert a small screwdriver into a hole. There should be some type of directional indicator telling you which is more and which is less and which is up and which is down. Try increasing both the upward and downward force just a little. If that does not solve the problem, try increasing it just a little more and let me know how it is working after having done that.
Hi, The number you have given me 139.53754 is the model number of the remote control. What I need is the model number of the door opener itself.
It would however, seem as though there is an intermittent power interruption (or short) to the entire system. Try unplugging it from the receptacle into which it is plugged and plugging it into an extension cord. Then run it a few times and see if it exhibits the same symptoms.
Please check to see if the LEDs on the Safety sensor(s) also go out or blink when the door stops.
Then please try closing the door by holding the push button on the wall continuously depressed and see if the door stops while you are doing that.
I have a green LED light on each of my Safety sensor(s) and they did not blink when the door stopped.
Using the wall button the door stopped while I continously depressed the wall button. It did this three times before it finally closed.
It sounds to me as though you have an intermittent open (This is where somthing that is supposed to be connected is not) On the other side of the coin, a "short" is when something that is not supposed to be connected or touching is. Without me being there with a VOM meter to test the power side of each component, it is impossible for me to tell you exactly where the issue lies.
There are several components that could be failing however the fact that light blinks leads me to believe that it is probably the logic board.
Some components that fail that could cause the door to stop due to an intermittent open in the circuit are as follows:
The safety Circuit: However the LEDs are staying on...
The Logic Board: Logic board PART NUMBER: 41A5021-3H-315
The Limit Switch: Limit switch PART NUMBER: 41D3452
The RPM Sensor: You said you replaced this already.
Many certified technicians stock these parts on their trucks so that they can just start swapping parts until they locate the problem. We unfortunately, do not have that luxury.
Some techs actually know how to use a VOM meter however, many do not.
You can try replacing the limit switch first as it is only $25 compared to the logic board at $126 however, if it is not the limit switch, then I have suggested the wrong option. You might consider calling a service tech as this issue really demands a hands on diagnosis...


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Evolving a locus based gait for a humanoid robot
Wyeth, Gordon, Kee, Damien, & Yik, Tak Fai (2003) Evolving a locus based gait for a humanoid robot. In Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003, IEEE, Las Vegas.
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This paper describes a process for evolving a stable humanoid walking gait that is based around parameterised loci of motion. The parameters of the loci are chosen by an evolutionary process based on the criteria that the robot's ZMP (zero moment point) follows a desirable path. The paper illustrates the evolution of a straight line walking gait. The gait has been tested on a 1.2 m tall humanoid robot (GuRoo). The results, apart form illustrating a successful walk, illustrate the effectiveness of the ZMP path criterion in not only ensuring a stable walk, but also in achieving efficient use of the actuators.
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Tom Cruise: Up The Razzie
Egads! Now that's what I call a bad angle.
Not having seen a film that Tom Cruise has acted in since Magnolia (I wanted to hear him say the word cock), I have nothing to go by, but I'm sure he deserves this esteemed honor.
War of the Worlds star Tom Cruise had better run for cover. And this time he might think of taking Jessica Simpson with him. Cruise is up for three Razzies – as worst actor for War of the Worlds and for two of the five slots in the new category of "tiresome tabloid targets" (thanks to his exploits with fianceé Katie Holmes and his anti-psychiatry rant on the Today show). Simpson is in the running for worst actress of 2005 (for Dukes of Hazzard).
As for Cruise, "He had been a very private person up until this past year," says Razzies founder John Wilson, as quoted by the Associated Press. "It certainly was a bizarre turn in terms of how he handles his personal life and the access that he gave the media to himself. The endless posing on the red carpet and just smooching like they were on the couch at home."
Meanwhile, leading the Razzie's list, with eight nominations, is Son of the Mask. Besides worst picture of the year, the uninspired sequel to Jim Carrey's 1994 runaway hit is up for worst actor (Jamie Kennedy) and supporting actor (both Alan Cumming and Bob Hoskins).
In addition to Dukes of Hazzard, the worst-picture contenders are Rob Schneider's sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Jenny McCarthy's raunchy romance Dirty Love and the horror remake House of Wax.
Besides Cruise and Kennedy, worst-actor nominees are Will Ferrell (for Bewitched and Kicking & Screaming), The Rock (for Doom) and Schneider (for Deuce Bigalow).
McCarthy earned three nominations for Dirty Love – for worst actress, screenplay and screen couple (she and "anyone dumb enough to befriend or date her"). She will be competing as worst actress with Jessica Alba (for Fantastic Four and Into the Blue) Hilary Duff (for Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The Perfect Man), Jennifer Lopez for (Monster-in-Law) and Tara Reid (for Alone in the Dark).
Paris Hilton received two nominations: worst supporting actress for House of Wax and most tiresome tabloid target. Holmes also was nominated for worst supporting actress for Batman Begins, along with Carmen Electra (for Dirty Love) and both Simpson sisters – Jessica for The Dukes of Hazzard and Ashlee for Undiscovered.
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You can see all of the Jennifer Morris autumn (fall) / winter 2013 collection by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures from the collection.
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When the state transportation funding bill was passed last November, it came with promises and guarantees.
Yes, there was a promise that the stateĺs, and Delaware Countyĺs, travel infrastructure would see significant upgrades. It also came with the guarantee that gas prices would gradually rise by about 28 cents per gallon during a four-year phasing in period.
And lastly, too, if the promises by transportation officials were kept, it would guarantee that drivers and riders would face some temporary inconveniences during construction times.
Well, at least some of those times are here, and more of those times are on the way. And while it may be difficult to think these projects are considered at progress when youĺre not progressing in traffic, or having to take a SEPTA shuttle bus due to construction on a regional rail line, that kind of short-term setback should be good news for the long-term.
ôItĺs an exciting time,ö said SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeff Knueppel.
Knueppel is excited because at this time last year, SEPTA was drawing up what it called a Service Realignment Plan, where it would have significantly scaled back its regional rail service if not for some type of major funding plan being in place. One regional rail line that would have been shutdown, SEPTA said, likely in 2015, would have been the Media-Elywn line, which runs through the heart of Delaware County and carries about 11,000 passengers each weekday.
ôItĺs unbelievable that we have had such a turnaround for that line,ö Knueppel said. ôAt this time last year, we really did not have a lot of hope.ö
The result of so much snow and ice on the roads this winter often left drivers in a hopeless situation when it came to avoiding potholes. That has especially been the case on two of the major roads in Delaware County in the Blue Route, or I-476, and I-95, where it at times is impossible to avoid the various sized craters that punish wheels and tires.
The good news is that a $3.6 million I-95 repaving project is scheduled to begin tonight. It will stretch from the Girard Point Bridge down to the Route 420 exit. Also, the southbound lanes will be repaved from just South of the Blue Route interchange, down to the Route 322 interchange. PennDOT said earlier this week that the project, which is expected to last until December, would not be possible without Act 89 money.
As for the Blue Route, its $1.8 million repaving project will begin August and last into November. The repaving will take place on the northbound lanes between West Chester Pike and Route 30, the middle southbound lane from the Montgomery County Line to Route 30, the southbound middle and right lanes from just south of Marple Road to West Chester Pike and the southbound middle lanes in the area of Marple Road.
Another repaving project will take place on West Chester Pike between Lawrence Road and the Philadelphia County line from September to November. PennDOT spokesperson Gene Blaum said each of the repaving projects is possible only because of Act 89 money.
A major PennDOT project that will begin in 2015 will be the signal upgrades along Baltimore Avenue along with improving the Bishop Avenue and Springfield Road intersections. The $4.2 million project will include upgrading about 20 stoplights so they can be synchronized to help traffic flow. The project wonĺt be completed until 2016.
Two local bridge projects that are on the schedule include the Gradyville Road bridge over Hunterĺs Run in Newtown Township, which is expected to begin in August, and the Convent Road Bridge over Chester Creek between Aston and Middletown Township, which is expected to begin in late 2014 or early 2015.
And after decades of talk and debate, there will be some visible work take place on the Route 322 project between Route 1 and I-95. The first phase will begin late this year with advance construction work beginning in the Covenant Road area.
One project that has been underway since early June is the Route 252/Rose Tree Road project at the Route 1 intersection. According to Blaum, a new stoplight was installed at the top of the ramp for traffic exiting southbound Route 1, and should go into service next week. The $5 million project is expected to be completed next June.
Knueppel said more work would be visible on the Media/Elwyn line early this fall. The first two major bridge projects will involve replacing the bridge timbers over Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek. Those contracts were put out to bid this month, and then Ridley Creek bridge contract is expected to go out to bid in the next couple of months. Those three projects will total approximately $15 million. The biggest project will be replacing the Crum Creek bridge that spans between Swarthmore and Wallingford. It will cost about $60 million. Knueppel expects that to go out to bid by the end of this year.
ôWhat you are seeing is very quick action on the four viaducts,ö Knueppel said. ôWe are pushing hard for these projects, which is what we said we would do.ö
Knueppel said there would be some weekend outages for the bridge timber repairs, but details are still being worked out for alternate transportation during that construction. While the Crum Creek project likely wonĺt start until sometime later in 2015, Knueppel said SEPTA expects there to be an 10 to 12 week period where passengers will need to be shuttled on that part of the Media/Elwyn line.
One improvement that has already started on that line is with the catenary wires that run above the tracks. Occasionally, there will be what SEPTA calls a wire train making runs on the tracks carrying the new replacement wire.
ôThose wires date back to the 1920s and 1930s,ö Knueppel said of the wires being replaced. ôItĺs an area that is in desperate need of work to help our reliability. We are in the early stages of that, and it will take several years.ö
Another improvement coming to the Media/Elwyn line will be the reconstruction of the Secane Station. It will include raised platforms, designed walking areas for pedestrians, an expanded station and increased parking. The $20 million project is scheduled to begin full construction sometime next year.
ôThat will have some benefits to motorists, too,ö Knueppel said. ôAs we build higher level and longer platforms, once the train comes to a rest, the gates will go up. And in the other direction, they wonĺt have to stay down as long because no one is walking through six cars to get off the train.ö
The other big long-term project on the line will be with the restoration of the line to Wawa. Knueppel said SEPTAĺs goal is to have that in service by 2020.
ôThat will be a really exciting project,ö Knueppel said. ôPeople who have had issues with parking will have some place to go and it will be at a great location right off Route 1.ö
Other SEPTA projects in the county will include the continued upgrading of the tracks and stations on the 101 and 102 trolley lines and also in the coming years, expanding parking with other possible amenities at the 69th Street Station in Upper Darby.
ôIt is going to be really exciting to open up Upper Darby with some transit oriented development,ö Knueppel said. ôWe can achieve the things we need and help Upper Darby and its effort to increase its tax base.ö


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LIMA, Peru (AP) Leaders from 21 nations that account for half the world's economy pledged Saturday not to implement protectionist measures for the next 12 months — no matter how punishing the global downturn gets.
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru, the leaders endorsed a declaration made at last weekend's Group of 20 summit in Washington, which brought together the world's richest economies and major developing nations.
"We strongly support the Washington Declaration and will refrain within the next 12 months from raising new barriers to investment or to trade in goods and services (and from) imposing new export restrictions," the APEC leaders said in a joint declaration.
WHITE HOUSE: Meeting set on N. Korean nukes
They also pledged to reach agreement next month on the outlines of a World Trade Organization pact that collapsed in July after seven years of negotiations. Kazuo Kodama, a Japanese government spokesman, said concern over the global financial crisis revived willingness to push forward on the so-called Doha round of trade talks.
Leader after leader spoke out against protectionism, saying it would bring devastating consequences.
"Companies will go bankrupt and countless jobs will be lost, and poor nations and poor people will suffer the most damage," South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told business executives.
U.S. President George W. Bush said nations must not respond to the crisis by "imposing regulations that would stifle innovation and choke off growth."
"One of the enduring lessons of the Great Depression is that global protectionism is a path to global economic ruin," he said.
The leaders argued their case with free-trade success stories. Lee, former head of the Hyundai group, said open markets were central to boosting his nation's per-capita annual income from $100 in the 1960s to $20,000 today. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the North American Free Trade Agreement has tripled trade and created 40 million jobs.
But Nick Reilly, president of General Motors Corp. Asia-Pacific, said the leaders will all face intense pressure at home to protect their most vulnerable markets.
"The economies haven't yet seen the full impact of unemployment hit. So domestically, the leaders are going to be facing that," Reilly told The Associated Press.
Beyond the declaration made Saturday, delegates said the leaders were unlikely to make important decisions until U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January. He did not send representatives to Lima.
"In terms of leadership, the next U.S. administration must assume leadership in a very firm manner — not just for Americans but for the whole world," said Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon.
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Back in June Glenn Beck said that children singing for Barack Obama was "out of the playbook … of the Third Reich ….This is Hitler Youth." One can assume that not all of Beck's listeners and viewers know what the Hitler Youth was. Beck himself, an astute, if cynical, student of history, certainly does. The Hitler Youth was the ideological training grounds designed to prepare German boys for a glorious career in the SS murdering anyone who stood in the way of the Führer's dream of a vast and racially pure German Reich. It was not a dictator's private children's choir.
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Up until now Japan animation master Hayao Miyazaki's latest film didn't have a U.S. home — though it has already secured a world premiere slot at the Venice Film Festival and a North American premiere in Toronto after that. Disney said today it will handle North American theatrical distribution of the Studio Ghibli title, to be released under the Touchstone Pictures banner. No U.S. release date was announced. The deal continues the studio's release relationship with Miyazaki's company that includes The Secret World Of Arrietty, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Toho released Wind Rises in July in Japan, where the film featuring a mix of the real-life stories of aircraft designer Jiro Horikoshi and poet Tatsuo Hori was a hit.
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Here's hoping they release the film in the original Japanese with English subtitles, and not do the usual "get Hollywood stars to do English voiceovers that never match the performances of the actors Miyazaki himself chose and directed" thing. Or, at the very least, do what they did with "Spirited Away" and "Howl's Moving Castle" and set aside one or two show times a week that feature the original Japanese with English subtitles.
Yeah! Love Miyazaki's films! But agree with the above poster…leave it in Japanese!
It doesn't bother me, Disney has been doing really good dubs of his films.
The last two posters fail to realize that Miyazaki's films wouldn't be released by Disney if not for the English voice cast.
I agree, subtitles are far superior to dubbing.
I get why purest prefer the original version, but I'm more comfortable with the english dubs. My favorite part about Ghibli is the visuals and I don't want to look down at the sud every time I want to know what is going on.


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Other than my article on Gran Turismo 5's mysterious head-tracking feature, it hasn't managed to get much press (though, admittedly, it's only been mentioned once). However, it's back in the spotlight once again after a Kotaku editor tried a GT5 demo with a Sony representative. Although the demo did not include head-tracking itself, the Sony rep tried to describe how its implemented as best he could:
The other stand-out feature I was told about was head-tracking. The game will support the PlayStation 3 camera, the PlayStation Eye. While one wasn't hooked up at today's event, it was explained that the device will track a player's head movements. The goal is for the depth-of-field focal point far down the track to shift, matching your head movement. What you look at will be appear more clearly, in theory. So as you look a little to the right, the right part of what you see beyond your car may come more sharply into focus. But the car itself won't turn with your head, of course.
The Sony rep explained that Polyphony's goal is for players to feel like they are experiencing what real racers see. He noted that the feature was still a work in progress and couldn't offer more details about how it works. From his gestures, I suspect the head-tracking will be responsive more to leans than to head turns, the latter of which obviously would make it hard to see the TV.
In other words, it would seem to suggest that GT5's camera movement will be more subtle and intuitive rather than exaggerated and abrupt, which is a very good thing.
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Ah, so you're beginning to accept that devedander. It's still not really clear what it is from the poor description in the article but I still suspect it's the Johnny Lee style headtracking and I can imagine a way that it can tell to some extent where you're looking just from your head movements although I can't imagine it working in all cases but maybe they've worked something out.
Oh and S3 racer, what they are describing is not at all what TRACKIR does…
OK something doesn't make sense to me here… head tracking will change your focal point in the game giving DOF blur?
Won't that require eyeball direction tracking? Something that can only be currently reliably done with lasers bouncing off the retina or at least a VERY close high res camera?
I just don't understand how the game is going to figure out where you are looking from your head moving around… in fact most of the time my head stays still while looking around, only when I lean due to turns (and as someone above said I lean the wrong way) does anything move and then the correlation for where I lean vs look is not something that would make DOF doable…
I think something is amiss..
If they can pull out eyetracking [and change DoF/Focus with each eye movement] ,then this will be greatest game ever.
But also, simple headtracking will be just fine.
I think that its a great idea,i have this camera and use it to talk to friends on the psn network as well as using the camera with built in microphone to talk while playing games online,its very clear and does a very nice job rather than using a headset,and with gt5 implementing chat while racing along with private rooms,i believe that the camera serves two purposes for a very reasonable price.
Bloody sweet.
@ IronM@sk
Exactly what I brought up up the forums. Drivers are not turning their heads and keeping thier eyes still foward, it makes no sense unless you have 3 screens.
Besides, maybe they'll allow the right analog to become the "look-around" stick, instead of it's usually useless acceleration and braking (The use of both at the same time is needed for drifting and has been deemed useless and confusing).
Anything that improves the experience is worth getting, specially for a game like GT 5 wich has practically infinite value
in its place
Couldnt have said it better Berlino , they can add more cars
Awesome…I hope this piece isn't more than $49.99
BTW- why does it need a speaker?
I for one will admit that I tend to "lean" my head into turns even when playing on the PSP. I feel embarassed sometimes because it is involuntary when I really get into it. This feature will make use of my habit.
sounds promising i might get one around the time the game's out
What about SIXAXIS?
Berlino Bear Says:
"…You will see me next at the 12 Olympics running into hurdles and falling over on top of Jessica Ennis."
Ha! I used to feel the same about Ivet Lalova. Something about those female track & field chickies… Very limber lot they are.
"Wheel Nut Says:
Now to take that even further is it possible that GT5 could support triple monitors, with 3DTV and headtracking?"
I've wondered about this functionality. I read somewhere (here on these boards perhaps?) that you would need three copies of the game, 3 PS3s in order for it to work properly, which I don't necessarily believe. I could see the need for multiple vid cards, but since I don't yet own a PS3 (waiting for the release of GT5) I'm not sure of its technical capabilities.
Kotaku is lame for not sending someone with the proper experience to see and play the GT5 demo.
The technology sounds amazing. If it is done right, I will purchase a PS Eye just for this game.
Guys, this thing tracks your head, NOT your eyes. Even if your face is facing away from the T.V, you'll still be able to look at the TV. It's not like your eyes are fixed to look straight on. Combine that with the sensitivity being greater in the game than in real life, it would even be more possible to implement such thing.
This is not for me a"m hard core player, I don"t like to experiment.
@Jeremy. Yeah I hear you buddy! Cut out all the crap and leave the bits that only everyone can enjoy. In fact that should be the rule for all of life. Well apart from sex. Just cos you don't get any, doesn't mean I shouldn't keep gettin' it. arf arf!! ;-)
Take a chill pill dude. I think its a naff feature, so I would rather they didn't spend any time on it. Its only the internet. No one cares what ANYONE on the internet says… EVER. So don't worry, I'm sure it will be there for you to have lots of fun with.
Anyway, back to work. You will see me next at the 12 Olympics running into hurdles and falling over on top of Jessica Ennis.
@jeremy : Top comment, first i thought, again one… excellent,
i don't own a Eyecam yet, but their are 2 leds or senors on the pic, maybe to limit the cam,… I really don't know either. But Pd as always will blow us away.
So just finished working… so bye lol
Next question: what if you play GT, intense race, rain, night, head tracking, realism ultra level, second place, racing behind the first one for hours, finally you think you are able to overtake him, you take an aggresive line, then someone comes into your room, wouldn`t that confuse the EyeCam ?
I can see how it works with TrackIR and those IR LEDs, but the EyeCam is tracking your head without additional hardware, or is this just my misinformation ?
btw. i`m also at work right now, always reading the comments here :)
@ Jeremy
Excellent, man I near choked on my coffee!
I totally agree with PD cutting this feature because you don't have a Pseye. I don't have a DFPGT steering wheel so they should cut wheel support out of the game too. Also, my friend doesn't have an internet connection so they should just scrap the whole online portion of the game as well. I'm not planning on using the photo mode and I dont care about damage so lets cut all that out of the game too.
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As already been covered in the forums a long time ago.
Multimonitors for GT has been supported in the past (sometimes however only in time trial)
GT Concept 2002 / GT3 / GT4
Id love Jordan to get confirmation if this is going to be supported in GT5.
Many of us already enjoy FM3 in multiscreens and personally I will be gutted if GT5 wont support it.
lol would be funny to know how many people pass their work time on gtplanet?!
@ Obli .. Im also 29 years old with no Kids. But I most defiantly don't have a PSeye. I don't know anything about "chatting" on t'internet. gtplanet just keeps me entertained while Im at work, but does this count as Chat?
@berlino bear : U can jump in circles head down, that will not get you the game earlier, even if they don't implement this feature. The fiscal year of Sony ends in May and given the release date it will probably only be available between these dates.
Pd (kaz) is perfectionist so this feature will not be something half-hearted!
@ Luke : same here. Good reason to buy me a cam.
@Wheelnut: Read in an article that a representive of sony confirmed 3d implementation in general (didn't talk about GT) but we can figure out what that could mean.
3 screens , would be pretty sweet but than you need also 3 ps3's? and I have no Idea how they could be grouped (lan) and possibly (3* GT5? the less expensive in the hole project)…
For me it would be sweet if they would give out the telemetric data so we could finally use motion simulators with Gt (even if there are only few out there who will buy it (€€€!). A proper data strem into the pc where the drivers for the motion sim are… something like that would me make jump in circles. I would fly to japan to shake kaz hand if that would happen. But there is no hope.
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Jordan : Install a countdown timer on the site :P '???
I am 29 years old and have no kids. I bought a PSEye for chat (with headphones, it's brilliant) and because it can be used as a PC webcam (the drivers are out there).
Can't wait to try it in GT5. If implemented well, it should be worth investing in one. Don't knock it until you've tried it. I for one am happy that PD choose to explore new features.
@ iCyCo.. No.. I would be pleased with anything right now. So dont bother with this shite (as only people with small kids will have the PSeye thing anyway) and just give us the game already. Much pleasedness all round I think you will find.
This will be great! Cheers.
Head Tracking, yes please…
I think this feature could bump up the immersiveness of GT5 for those who already set themselves up with cockpits, butt-kickers, steering wheels etc.
As for lying on the lounge sideways, I would think it can be turned off, don't you?
This is a feature Im looking forward to very much.
What has not been said is that it is obvious and likely to work best in cockpit view.
The PS3 Eye will not just track head tilting and moderate left-right motion but also leaning forward or backwards. Already shown on demos.
If this was combined with the upcoming 3DTV features/hardware I would very much imagine this to create a new level of experience not only on a console but even possibly compared to PCs.
Having motion tracking with depth of field and combined with depth of vision, yes please where do I sign?
Now to take that even further is it possible that GT5 could support triple monitors, with 3DTV and headtracking?
"what if iam lying on the lounge sideways playing gt5 how will that work :S"
That's a fair point,but i'm guessing it's aimed at wheel users,unless they are using eye tracking.
Around a minute in you see the Ps Eye locked onto the ladies eyes,and below eye tracking in use
what if iam lying on the lounge sideways playing gt5 how will that work :S
Very interesting. I actualy loved eye toy on ps2, exspecialy Antigrav, and I hope for even more functinality for it in GT5. I was suprised with how much value PS Eye ads to Burnout.
"And the award for most useless feature in a game goes to… "Head Tracking". Seriously, if you look left or right, well then you're not looking at the fucking screen are you."
You do know you can look at something,turn your head and still keep focus on what your looking at.It's the opposite to just moving your eyes :)
When you really drive you don't move your head that much anyway,here's a vid showing how headtracking works
And another showing how it looks on-screen
@berlino bear & tameem
why not have them take out some of the tracks and cars and many improvements so we could have it last year…. selfish & stupid of all of you to want them remove features so you can have a game early..then when a game dont ship with enough you complain…aint no pleasing peopl
Still some people here who have no idea how head tracking really works …. guys, come one, think logically, would a developer be that stupid to track your head 1:1 ?
Personally that really is a reason for me to buy the EyeCam, altough a good possibility to test this feature would be nice, i never used head tracking before, and sounds like GT`s head tracking will be different.
I think if it will be implemented as said in the article, then it will be a good feature. I was afraid of the TrackIR implementation in the GTR games. That I did not like at all.
@ S3 Racer… people like that will always exists.. I nod my head at those comments while reading them and didn't miss a word… I can't speak for them but I hope they are not assuming you have to turn your head full left or right for this to work.
If its anything like TrackIR it should be an awesome implementation.
@ IronMask
You obviously haven't read the article properly have you??
"From his gestures, I suspect the head-tracking will be responsive more to leans than to head turns, the latter of which obviously would make it hard to see the TV."
@ berlino bear
10000000000% agreed
Cut this out of the game and get it out a couple of weeks sooner. Then we will all be happy.
Guys if you don't know how it works don't become insultive.
Google or youtube Track IR 5 . This is used for years in the computer business. I played it with gtr2 and it is amazing. You take like 10 min to get your head turning right and after that it's a joy to play. I am sure this featurette will be best for drifting. You just look out the side window to see the track. i also hope this will be a success because it is also a genius feature for shooter. you just tilt your head in game, so less movement, look around corners,,….
Recomment after you looked at a video of track Ir5!
Sounds Cool, in theory.
And the award for most useless feature in a game goes to… "Head Tracking". Seriously, if you look left or right, well then you're not looking at the fucking screen are you.
Sounds interesting but I think it's one of those things you need to try for yourself. I always find myself leaning left and right when I play GT but I lean the wrong way compared to being in a real car ie when going round a left hand bend I lean left but real life g forces would make me lean right so I'm not sure if it would look quite right for me personally but I would give it a go.


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The service was abruptly ended at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year by the Department of Education as a cost-saving measure.
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