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Taipei, Taiwan, 25 January, 2010 � GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to present the latest premium graphics card series, GV-N560SO-1GI and GV-N560OC-1GI. Built with next-generation NVIDIA� GeForce� GTX 560 Ti GPU and GDDR5 memory technology, GV-N560SO-1GI and GV-N560OC-1GI run blockbuster games with amazing performance. Supporting NVIDIA� 3D Vision Surround, 3D Vision�, PhysX� , and 2-way SLI�, GV-N560SO-1GI and GV-N560OC-1GI guarantee ultimate extreme DirectX� 11 gaming experience. Both GV-N560SO-1GI and GV-N560OC-1GI adopt GIGABYTE�s innovative WINDFORCE� 2X cooling technology for optimal thermal solution.
World's Fastest GTX 560 Ti
Of the two GIGABYTE GTX 560 Ti models, GV-N560SO-1GI is the latest new addition to GIGABYTE�s Super Overclock Series. GV-N560SO-1GI�s core and memory clock are 1G and 4580 MHz respectively whereas the standard GTX 560 Ti is 822/4000 MHz. To qualify for �SOC� series, GV-N560SO-1GI�s GPU must go through GIGABYTE�s innovative GPU Gauntlet� Sorting process and it must be equipped with Ultra Durable VGA or VGA+ boards. Designed specifically for overclocking competition and gaming battle, GIGABYTE�s secret weapon GTX 560 Ti Super Overclock Edition is built with NVDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti GPU. Based on 40nm processor and advanced GDDR5 memory technology, the powerful new GPU consists of ground-breaking features including Microsoft DirectX� 11 and NVIDIA PhysX� which lead to incredibly immersive HD gaming experience and unrivaled performance. GV-N560SO-1GI also features WINDFORCE� 2X, 7 phase PWM design, OC Guru graphics card smart tuner and voltage read point.
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GIGABYTE introduces WINDFORCE�, the latest cooling technology that differentiates the brand�s graphics cards from the rest. GIGABYTE understands that a fan is crucial to the graphics card, so only the fan with the most efficiency is selected for WINDFORCE�. To qualify for WINDFORCE�, a cooling solution must be equipped with anti-turbulence inclined fins, ultra quiet PWM fan and pure copper heat pipe. Inclined fins help to reduce excessive heat and turbulence. Depending on its orientation, there are 4 types of inclined-fin designs: outward-inclined, 3D-inclined, parallel-inclined, and mirroring-inclined. Each type generates excellent exterior airflow for efficient heat dissipation from the interior GPU core
WINDFORCETM 2X: Anti-turbulence Cooling
GV-N560SO-1GI and GV-N560OC-1GI are both equipped with WINDFORCE� 2X mirroring-inclined fin cooling solution. WINDFORCE� 2X mirroring-inclined fin design is equipped with 2 ultra quiet PWM fans and four pure copper heat pipes. The special inclined dual fan design effectively minimizes the flow of turbulence between two fans and enhances heat dissipation of hot area right underneath each fan. By unique design, WINDFORCE� 2X even enlarges air channel on the graphics card vents and creates a more effective airflow system in chassis. This special design helps heat dissipate quickly from GPU. In addition, the 2 copper heat-pipes strengthen the speed of heat dissipation.
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GIGABYTE�s very own GPU Gauntlet� Sorting process is the key to the best GPUs for Super Overclock Series. A GPU must pass a sequence of tests to be selected. This unique process offers three major advantages. First, full-throttle performance tuning improves GV-N560SO-1GI overclocking ability by at least 21%. Second, optimized thermal efficiency lowers extra temperatures by 16% (GV-N560SO-1GI compared to stock GTX 560 Ti). Fan speed is guaranteed at standard rpm in high-rated 3D and physics-accelerated games to reduce noise for an absolutely quiet environment. Lastly, expert power switching lowers power switching loss by 12%. With GPU Gauntlet� Sorting, GIGABYTE SOC graphics card guarantees higher overclocking ability.
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Tunable laser source module, for LMS, 15dBm
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The Keysight Technologies 81950A compact tunable laser source is step-tunable for setting channel frequencies within any grid in the C- or L-band. With high output power up to +15 dBm, narrow linewidth of 100 kHz, and offset grid fine-tuning capability, the 81950A is a universal source for realistic loading of the latest transmission systems. It is available with C-band or L-band wavelength coverage. The 81950A can reach any wavelength point within its specified wavelength range just like all other Keysight tunable lasers. In this mode, code compatibility with existing test setups based on Keysight's range of full-size and compact tunable lasers is a great asset. In system loading applications, it may be preferable to grid-tune the laser like system transmitters, simply by changing the channel index. The channel grid is adjustable to standard ITU-T grid spacing like 50 GHz, and to arbitrary grids. Likewise, the zero frequency (base channel) of the chosen grid is adjustable. A 12 GHz fine-tuning range allows de-tuning the frequency.
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[PREVIEW: Pac-12 Women] In its ninth trip to the Women's College Cup, UCLA finally won its first national championship, and there is nothing to indicate the Bruins, ranked No. 1 in the Soccer America Preseason Women's Top 25, can't make it two in a row. They return 10 starters who form one of the deepest teams ever assembled in the women's game. For a look at the Pac-12.
For her work in her first season
in Westwood, Amanda Cromwell was rewarded with a contract extension. The Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year had previously coached at UCF and wasn't hired
until April 2013 after B.J. Snow joined U.S. Soccer, which meant she had little time to work with the team in the offseason.
But UCLA got better as
the 2013 season progressed, beating top-ranked Florida State, 1-0, in overtime in the College Cup final and completing a run that included a 1-0 overtime win on the road over defending champion North
Carolina in the quarterfinals and a shootout win over Virginia in the semifinals.
Perhaps the sweetest win came in the round of 16 as UCLA, which had been eliminated from the NCAA
Tournament by Stanford three of the last four seasons, turned the tables on its Pac-12 rival with a 2-0 win. The loss ended the Cardinal's bid for a sixth consecutive appearance in the Women's
College Cup.
Four UCLA players were named 2014 Soccer America Preseason Women's All-Americans:
goalie Katelyn Rowland, defender Abby Dahlkemper and midfielders Sarah Killion and Sam Mewis.
The Bruins,
who open Friday against Maryland, also return defenders Ally Courtnall, the daughter of former NFL star Russ Courtnall
who terrorized opponents in the postseason with her runs out of the back, and Caprice Dydasco as well as Darian Jenkins,
one of the top freshmen in 2013, and Taylor Smith up front.
UCLA was selected for the second straight year as the preseason favorite to win the
Pac-12 title, receiving 11 of 12 first-place votes. Stanford, which earned the other first place vote, finished second in the poll.
The Cardinal, ranked seventh in the Soccer America
preseason rankings, returns nine starters from last year's team that finished with a 15-6-1 record. The six losses were two more than it had for the previous four seasons combined.
Lo'eau LaBonta, Taylor Uhl and Chioma Ubogagu give the Cardinal plenty of
attacking threats. On defense, goalie Jane Campbell and defenders Maddie Bauer, Laura
Liedle and Stephanie Amack all spent time with the U.S. U-20 national team in 2014. Midfielder Andi Sullivan, a
U.S. U-20 co-captain, heads one of the nation's top freshman classes that will be quickly tested. Stanford opens against No. 4 North Carolina and No. 10 Duke in Chapel Hill.
losing more than half its starters, California, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive time last season, was again No. 3 in the Pac-12 poll. "When it boils down to
it," says Bears head coach Neil McGuire, "there's a lot of talent top to bottom in this program and we'll just have to do our best in every
The big offseason move involves Keidane McAlpine, the 2013 Pac-12 Coach of the Year who left Washington State for USC, the No. 4 team
in the Pac-12 poll. McAlpine led the Cougars, picked at 10th in the 2014 preseason poll, to second place overall.
Colorado rounds out the top five. Third-year coach Danny Sanchez says the Buffaloes will have better depth than it had in 2013 when they reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Women's Tournament for only the second
Washington State, now coached by Steve Nugent, and Utah, which both made the 2013 NCAA Tournament, follow at sixth and seventh. Arizona State
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Hey Nate, this thing has been great, thanks! I have posted a comment on your SPOT tutorial page ( http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/340 ) that describes how to send "predefined messages". These are FREE! Also, I recommend replacing the MIC5219 for the MSP/General supply with a 1A regulator such as the LP38692. The SPOT can pull more than 500mA during transmit, so the 5219 drops out sometimes and is generally unreliable.
Hi Nate, I've been running with the SPOT for a while now and have learned a few more things that might be useful to everyone:
I've snooped SPOT's serial comms some more and determined that the command syntax for sending a "predefined message" is as follows: (0x) AA 07 26 01 01 01 00 (only 7 bytes this time). This still falls into the category of a "Check-in/OK Message", but it only sends GPS location, time, and whatever predefined message you have setup on the SPOT website for that particular device. The reason this is worthwhile is that unlike the custom "type & send text" messages, these messages are FREE. They are included with the $100 SPOT annual subscription. So, if all you care about is sending GPS position (for locating something for example), you can send as many of these messages as you want, without having to buy a message bundle or pay $0.50 per message.
I recommend going with a higher-output regulator than the MIC5219 for the SPOT 3.3V Main Power (MSP/General) bus. During transmission, the SPOT can pull well over the 500mA rating of the 5219, causing the power to drop out. In some cases, the SPOT stays up, but the transmission is never fully completed and hence, no message is received. I have had lots of reliability issues with this. I replaced it with a LP38692MP-3.3, which is a 1A LDO with a shutdown line. It's a SOT223, so a bit bigger, but it has been flawless … sending over 1000 messages so far. The other regs (3.0v PIC, 3.0v GPS, 1.8v GPS) can stay the same.
Hope it helps!
First, thanks so much Nate! I just put this project together, cracked open a SPOT Connect, and it worked right out of the box. Sweet. Question for you … It's my first time using an Arduino (usually I live in PIC-land). The Arduino w/SPOT seems to work just fine when connected via USB and the serial monitor open, but as soon as I try to run it stand-alone using batteries, it doesn't. SPOT powers up, tries to send a message … no joy. Is there any reason this shouldn't work when not tethered to a PC?
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Libyan Coastal Highway
|It has been suggested that Litoranea Balbo be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2014.
The Libyan Coastal Highway (Arabic: الطريق الساحلي الليبي) is a highway that is the only major road that runs along the entire east-west length of the Libyan Mediterranean coastline. It is a section in the Cairo–Dakar Highway #1 in the Trans-African Highway system of the African Union, Arab Maghreb Union and others.
Built under the rule of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in colonial Italian Libya in the 1930s, it was named Via Balbia' (or Litoranea Balbo) in honour of governor-general Italo Balbo, but renamed to "Libyan Coastal Highway" after independence and enlarged.
In the 2011 Libyan civil war the highway was a strategic and symbolic element, as the main route through the contested coastal region between Sirte and Benghazi.
Italian Libya[edit]
In March 1937, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made a state visit to Italian Libya to open this new military and civilian highway, built by governor-general Italo Balbo. When Balbo died in 1940 in a plane crash, the Italian government named the 1822 kilometer road in his honour.
Italians constructed also a minor road parallel to the coastal one starting from Marj through Marawa, to Lamluda, and it is 143 km (89 mi) long.[1][2]
Near the middle of the road, the border of Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica was marked by a Marble Arch, named Arch of Fileni. It was created by the Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto. There was an inscription at the top of the arch which read: Alme Sol, possis nihil urbe Roma visere maius (Latin for "Oh kind Sun, may you never look upon a city greater than Rome"). The "Arch of Fileni" was demolished in 1970 by the new coup d'état revolutionary regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
World War II[edit]
The highway was fully paved. However, in World War II, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Allies North African Campaign, the road was heavily used in fighting the Axis forces, and remained damaged for decades.
Independent Libya[edit]
The road was renamed Libyan Coastal Highway after the country gained independence and was improved with enlargements. It was fully repaved in 1967.[3] According to Hussein Maziq, prime minister of Libya (1965–1967) under King Idris, there had been plans to make this road a dual carriageway road.[4] Two parts were built: the Sabratha—Tripoli—Misrata section; and the Ajdabiya—Benghazi—Taucheira section. The entire construction did not occur because of the coup d'état political change by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969.
Before the 2011 Libyan civil war, the General People's Committee of Libya had issued an order for the Ras Ajdir—Sabratha section to be a dual carriageway road.
It's to be noted that some other roads in northern Cyrenaica are more Coastal, or closer to the coast, than the coastal highway itself, like Tolmeita-Tauchira road, and Derna-Susa road.
2011 civil war[edit]
In the 2011 Libyan civil war the highway was an active component for combat movement and skirmishes, and when a section's access and transit is under control - a strategic and symbolic element.
The highway has become a junction for new southbound roads into the Fezzan region and Sahara, and new east-west shortcut highways in Cyrenaica and Tripolitania. They include:
- Ajdabiya–Kufra Road
- Charruba–Timimi Road
- Fezzan Road
- Tobruk–Ajdabiya Road
- Tripoli – Cape Town Highway
- Via della Vittoria
See also[edit]
- ^ Tarikh Libia men Nehayat al Qarn at Tasi' Ashar hatta Amm 1969, N.E. Prushin, Trans. by Dr. Imad Hatem, Markaz Jihad al Libiyeen lid Dirast at Tarikhiya, 2nd ed., 2005, p.235.
- ^ Doxiadis Associates, "Transport in Libya", Vol. 1, prepared for the government of the Kingdom of Libya, March 20, 1965, pp. 96, 123-124.
- ^ El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, p.487.
- ^ A meeting between Maher A. A. Abdussalam & Mr. Maziq.
- El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, & Saad Khalil Kezeiri (ed.), " Al Jamahiriya: Dirasa fil Jughrafia", Ad Dar al Jamahiriya lil nashr wa tawzee wa e'lan, Surt, Libya, 1995.
- G. Pini, La rete stradale dell'Impero in "Africa Italiana", dicembre 1939, n. 12 (in Italian)
External links[edit]
Media related to Libyan Coastal Highway at Wikimedia Commons


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Rita Ballou from Rawhide and Velvet joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the happenings in the Texas Music scene. From Fowler's new music video, to The Damn Quails ESPN debut, Reckless Kelly's new single with a "twist" and more here's All the Dirt in Red Dirt, last week.


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i monitored the temp with a android torque app never saw the temps going up, im tempted to think it could be the thermostat that just lets the coolant get out of the expansion vase too early since the expansion vase fills up and i dont need to add much. maybe thermostat sticks closed sometimes?
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Come celebrate with us! We specialize in BACHELORETTE and BIRTHDAY parties in Austin.
Pole, Lap, and Combo Parties:
$240 for up to 6 people
+ $40 for each additional person over 6
All parties are 75 minutes long and are
held at our studio on E. 5th St.
** Party Booking is First Come First Serve, and the times shown on our online scheduler are up to date and in real time. Some weekends are more popular than others, so we recommend once you know a date and time you want, reserve it!
Some dates start to book out 2-4 months in advance while some weekends can be booked last minute! =) **
If you have any questions you can contact us HERE!
Some dates start to book out 2-4 months in advance while some weekends can be booked last minute! =) **
If you have any questions you can contact us HERE!
"We had so much fun for my bachelorette party! It's harder than you think and makes us want to go back and take more lessons! Get ready to let out your inner VAMP." -Carly
Parties include a gift bag for the lady of the hour which contains:
*Mini Earthly Body 3-1 Massage Oil Candle *VAMPS Lip Balm, locally made by Lip Glosserie * Seasonal Chocolate!
Visiting Austin? We have tips on planning your celebration.
Your $240 deposit is NON-Refundable once the appointment is scheduled and deposit has been paid! If the party needs to be rescheduled, you can do so if we are given notice 7 days prior to party date and the rescheduling takes place with in 3 months of cancellation. You forfeit all $240 if the party is cancelled at ANY time after booking.
Your $240 deposit is NON-Refundable once the appointment is scheduled and deposit has been paid! If the party needs to be rescheduled, you can do so if we are given notice 7 days prior to party date and the rescheduling takes place with in 3 months of cancellation. You forfeit all $240 if the party is cancelled at ANY time after booking.
How do i make a reservation?
Call us at 512.981.5873 or email us at email@example.com for our availability and schedule. We require a deposit of $240 for pole/lap/combo parties paid at the time of booking to confirm your spot. This deposit covers up to 6 people. If there are more than 6 people in your party, you will pay an additional $40 per person. This payment is due in full the day of your party at the studio.
If your party needs to be rescheduled you can do so if we are given notice 7 days prior to party date and the rescheduling takes place with in 3 months of cancellation. You forfeit your entire deposit if the party is cancelled at ANY time after booking with no exceptions.
how far in advance should i book?
We recommend booking at least 4 weeks before your party to ensure that you get the time and day you want. Although we're happy to accommodate bookings up to a week before your chosen date, we may not be able to provide as wide a range of times or have availability. If you're looking far to the future, we recommend booking no more than 4 months out, to ensure that the studio and our staff are available. With that said, feel free to call us whenever you wish, and we can check our schedule for you. All parties are booked on a first come, first serve basis.
Can we change at the studio?
Yes, we have a large restroom where you can change before or after the party. We do have classes and parties scheduled around yours though so please let us know if everyone in the party needs time to change so that we can stop the lesson early to do so.
What happens when we arrive?
Once you arrive at the studio we will have everyone sign our group waiver and take care of any remaining payment on your party. After you've been introduced to the studio and your instructor, we will run you through a fun warm up to get the nervousness out of everyone and get some blood flowing before we start teaching you the routine. Toward the end of class, we will turn down the lights, put on the red lights and disco ball and run the routine with everyone a couple of times. There is usually 10-15minutes at the end where we ask if the group would either like to learn one more move or spin, take pictures, or run the routine again. The party ends with giving the Lady of the Hour her gift bag!
How many poles do you have at the studio?
We have 5 poles at our Pole Studio on E. 5th St. We max our pole and combo parties to 12 people and our lap dance parties to 14 people since our space is smaller and more intimate. If you have a party larger than 14, we can travel to you! Contact us for more details.
Can we bring alcohol?
Alcohol is not allowed in the studio during parties due to our insurance policy and for the safety of those attending the class. Plus we find that most people don't do well drinking and spinning around a pole at the same time! For pole, lap, and combo parties, if you choose to drink prior to getting to the studio please do so responsibly and know that we reserve the right to ask anyone who we feel is overly intoxicated to sit out during the lesson. We are happy to recommend a good place to get a post-party drink in the neighborhood! =)
Can I use a Groupon?
Groupon deals are not valid for party payments. You may use your Groupon deal for our public classes only. For more information on Groupon redemption, click here.
where Is the studio located?
Our studio is located at 1601 E. 5th St., on the southeast corner of 5th and Comal. You can find directions here.
Where should we Wear?
You can wear comfortable work out clothes, yoga pants, t-shirts, leggings. Class will be taught barefoot for any pole moves, but if you are going to do the Lap Dance or Combo Party, please bring heels if you have the for the lap portion!
If you have any other questions, just let us know.
Should we arrive early?
We recommend planning on arriving 10-15 minutes before your start time. Upon arrival, all participants are required to sign a waiver. Please understand that there are classes and parties booked around yours. If you are running late, be aware that it will cut into your appointment time! If you are earlier than 15 minutes, please enter quietly for the other party finishing up. =)
You can park anywhere on the streets around our studio. This includes directly in front of the studio, across the street or diagonal around the metro station. Note that some areas are metered during the evenings after 6pm.
How should we pay for additional people in our party?
Your deposit pays for the first 6 people in your party. For parties of 6 or fewer, the deposit covers your party in full. If there are more than 6 people in your party an additional per person charge ($40 per person for pole/lap/combo parties) is due the day of at the studio in full in either exact cash or in one transaction on a credit/debit card. Please, no multiple transactions!
Should we leave our instructor a tip?
If you enjoy your party, you're welcome to leave your instructor a tip. It's always appreciated but absolutely not required. Parties that tip generally leave from $10-$40. Although cash works best, we can also process tips on your credit card at the end of the party.
"VAMPS was beyond our expectations! All of the girls had so much fun at this event during my sister's bachelorette weekend. We did the combo package of pole and lap dancing and it was perfect!" - Shelby
Running late? Can't find us? Other questions? Give us a call and we'll help you out: 512-981-5873
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- 03-15-14 03:13 PM #1Cadillac Owners Member
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coolant leak
i have an '04 escalade with 72k miles. i've developed a slow coolant leak and finally traced it to the 'Y' fitting on the hose coming out of the block and going to the recovery
tank and the firewall. Question: the hose has a black plastic clamp-like ring on it. do i break that piece or
disconnect the white plastic connector (what is the special tool for that)?
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Re: coolant leak
It's a strange special looking clamp for sure. It almost reminds me of a shrink to fit clamp which being that it's used on a coolant line it makes sense. They expand and contract with temperature i.e. a hot coolant hose the clamp will expand and when the line cools it contracts. Idea is that it is supposed to keep tension all the time with the temperature fluctuations. Let me ask you this does it fit over the hose as in does the rubber hose extend past the clamp or is the clamp pressed into the hose end?
In any event if it is a shrink to fit style clamp they have to be cut off and are installed using a heat gun. Not reusable. The pic almost makes it look like it's a 2 piece clamp that snaps together. Are you positive it's leaking at the hose and not the white plastic fitting? If it is it's a simple fix that I don't see why you couldn't just use a different hose clamp if you don't want to mess with heat guns etc. Cut the clamp, pull hose off fitting, slide a new clamp on hose, slide hose back on to fitting, and tighten clamp. I'd probably pick a bolt clamp over a common worm gear clamp as they provide better 360 degree sealing. You'll need to be careful not to crack the white fitting from over tightening.
Here's some links. I use McMaster-Carr all the time for personal and work.
Shrink clamps and cutting tool for removal: http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=r3yav9
Various bolt clamps: http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=r3ybxq
Apparently the links don't take you to the exact page. Just click on the corresponding items.
Just pass your arrow on the white part simply push the clips in by hand to unclip, it may be fatigued and possibly break, i would replace the T and the hose
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Re: coolant leak
If you go to the dealer make sure they give you the right tee because the highly trained and knowledgeable GM parts expert told me both tees were the same part number ended up trying to sell me the white tee when I needed the black one. Ended up just replacing a 15 cent 5/8 x 3/4 O ring on the leaky fitting at the bottom of the tee where the steel rear coolant lines snap in. FYI the difference between them is that the black tee is not a true tee it is slightly offset towards the front of the vehicle essentially forming a Y. The white tee is in fact a true tee and you can easily remove either of them with no tools by squeezing together the white plastic clips at the firewall. The part you are almost pointing at the black clamp stays with the hose and the hose is removed off the tee a little further back by squeezing the clips together and pulling the whole fitting clips and all off the tee. Keep the white connectors with the tee and snap them lines into the the quick connect fittings. If they break you can get little pkgs of them at the parts stores.
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Re: coolant leak
I had the same issue my car. If the plastic clip is broken or even if it is just cracked it will leak and you will have to replace it. Mine was cracked and leaked really slow, just enough to cause a smell as the antifreeze hit the engine, so I broke it the rest of the way off and used a regular hose clamp in it's place, problem was solved.
Re: coolant leak
Spent $227.50 on this replacement of both pieces (they come packaged together) last Thursday, drove total of 1,000 miles fr/sat/sun, home now, well worth mechanic putting it in, woohoo!
If they are oem they are 2 different part numbers and are not packaged together.. The white one p/n 15055343 and the black one p/n 15055342
Re: coolant leak
thanks guys. the leak i have is not in that area, but the entire hose assembly is sold in one piece. my leak is where the 'Y' fitting is near the engine. It's not leaking from the fittings in my pic so if i can help it i don't want to damage those fittings.
I've tried reaching in there and squeezing the fitting right after the black clamp with no luck. Big hands. I'll give it a try again.
Re: coolant leak
Might be easier if you push the tee back towards the fire wall good and then squeeze the two clips together and pull it forward just found it was a lot easier to disconnect the whole thing at the firewall then it was to pull the heater hose off the tee. It was easier to replace the Oring and educate the parts department at the stealership that wanted like $40 bucks for the tee which since it wasn't cracked replacing the Oring was the fix. I disconnected the steel rear heat line first so I could turn the tee to get the best squeeze on the clips. The trucks without the rear heat use a different fitting that requires the white ring line removal tool set instead of just the quick connect like we have.
Re: coolant leak
i finally got tired of smelling anti freeze . i just cut off the heat shrink fitting at the firewall and replaced the heater hoses and all the pressure clamps with the screw clamps. I think it was the pressure clamps themselves that were actually bad as i had the same issue with my lower radiator hoise.
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I've been hunting here and didn't have a chcnae to connect and leave some input. Last year a G5 worked perfect. This past year for whatever reason the elk was quartering forward on the shot when the arrow hit. He was so close I saw the hole in him at one point and I liked the entry a LOT but I shot him at dark and after holding longer than I have ever held in my life. We found the arrow the next day just behind where I marked him standing and it had hay on it. Now that should have meant one lung, some liver and the stomach. Two of us watched him lay down just before it got too dark and we gave him 40 minutes to die. We searched in the dark for a few minutes the night I shot him and then waited until the next morning to look for him. I do in hind sight remember smelling elk later when we were waiting the 40 minutes and I in hindsight think he walked back past us in the dark to where he had came from up in the area you and I sat in near the jackstraw pile. We had grid searched in the direction he had went to lay down and found the place he laid down, looked at the two track on each side to see if he left that strip of fir/pines and found nothing. I know I'm programmed to shoot the animal in the middle from hunting whitetails and it's hard to shoot the basically 1/3rd up line on an elk but I'm still dumbfounded at not finding that elk. I know my G5 s will cut rubber bands on a frame if I have the mounted on the arrow and just drop them through. That should cut any blood vessel inside the body with easy. I don't settle on how sharp the broadheads are out of the package I true the edges and resharpen them every time so a not sharp enough head isn't my concern but …………..
Bowhunting Coach: Attitude is Everything
Posted on December 11, 2011
By Joe Bell
Life can be very trial-based at times. As bowhunters, we know that, and what we make of difficult situations or circumstances will define our character the most. The key here I believe is attitude. Will we choose to keep our chin up and handle adversity with a positive mindset? Or will we focus on the negatives and exhaust our efforts on being pessimistic?
I know I've been hit with some serious trials. This past fall/winter was one of the toughest for me. As I've written about in a past column, I injured my elbow last October, and now, recently, I also hurt my knee by training too hard on my mountain bike (and likely from all the aggressive hiking/backpacking and improper training I've done over the years).
I went from being overly confident as a sports enthusiast to feeling incapable as a human being. For the first time in my life, I had experienced the mental overload of being "injured†and having to stay on the sidelines. I've never had to do that before. Control has always been a huge part of my life—until now.
In a sense, without control of the prospects, my attitude took a complete nosedive, and I found myself feeling dismal about everything—and I mean everything. I knew recovery from my injuries would take a great deal of time and effort. Only patience, persistence and months of healing/training time would determine a positive outcome. My heart had changed overnight, and I wasn't liking it.
However, in some strange way, could this ordeal be more of a blessing than a curse? Possibly so.
I have a saying posted in my office. It reads, "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions; Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.â€
These words have certainly inspired me, but I don't think this philosophy can hold true unless we surrender our control to our circumstances and focus our efforts more heavily on our attitudes.
In bowhunting, I've always known the importance of attitude, and I always thought I had a pretty good one. But now, I'm realizing that I don't think we can truly discover new levels of attitude until we endure hardship and survive it. It could be the only way.
In "Wilderness Mulie,†by Ed Fanchin (see page 28), we are reminded of attitude and how it helps us bowhunt more effectively. He writes, "Keep a Positive Attitude,†as part of his 10-step success plan. "It's a difficult and challenging endeavor … Understand that you are going to have some lows, and you need to know how to turn things around mentally.â€
To turn things around mentally. Those are crucial words to abide by. With them, we can increase our strength and change ourselves for the better.
Is it easy? Heck, no, but even the worst situations can be overcome with the right mindset.
A stellar example comes from one of my good bowhunting buddies. I spoke to him just a few days ago, and he relayed horrible news. His family's manufacturing plant in Oklahoma was the target of an F4 tornado. It destroyed the plant completely. Insurance would cover some of the damage, but not all of it, and they were in the middle of their heaviest work year ever. He had trailers to make and employees to employ. People were relying on his company's profits to feed their families, and all of it was now resting on his and his dad's shoulders.
The sound of his voice was heart-wrenching as he tried to summarize things for me, but his attitude appeared extraordinarily intact; no doubt it is the same one he relies on to bowhunt well.
"I don't know what to say,†he told me. "But the silver lining in all this is that no one was in the building, and that I know that the Good Lord has put this in my path for a reason. Really, there's nothing left to do but to rebuild and keep looking up. I'm good, my family is good, and I believe I've got enough 'gas in the tank' to turn this around.â€
Armed with the right attitude, there's nothing we can't do, whether it relates to bowhunting or the challenges we face in life. We always have a choice when facing harsh times: to stay positive and remain strong in our hearts in order to persevere and overcome the struggle; or to remain pessimistic and weakened in heart, to where the struggle rules us.
Time has proven to me that there's only one sensible choice here, and that is to remain positive in attitude.
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This is a discussion on 2 handed diagnostic target within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; this is pulled off sigforum.com with all credit going to AZ SIG shooter over there .. Not too long ago, someone asked for a link ...
this is pulled off sigforum.com with all credit going to AZ SIG shooter over there ..
Not too long ago, someone asked for a link to the Army's marksmanship training site and their diagnostic target; the one that shows where rounds strike when you are, say, jerking the trigger. One person mentioned, quite rightly, that this diagnostic tool was for competition shooters using one hand to hold the pistol. Obviously, that person is right! So, I thought that when I went to the range today, I would try to come up with a similar error diagnosing target for a two-hand hold. I shot five rounds each deliberately making various shooting errors on a standard pistol 25 yard bullseye located at ten yards. My pistol for this experiment was my SIG P226 Navy. It appears I was doing so badly that I actually had an offer of assistance from another shooter! It was nice of him to offer. In any event,here are my results.
A: Heeling. Pushing with the heel of the shooting hand as you fire causing the muzzle to climb to the left.
B: Using too little finger on the trigger. This can occur accidentally or when the reach to the trigger is too great for a person's hand size. In essence the gun is shoved to the left by the tip of the trigger finger.
C: Jerk: We all know this one! Yanking on the trigger either to make it shoot faster, to compensate for recoil, or to get a bit more velocity from the round.
D: Increasing the pressure of the grip with just the left (supporting) hand. This seems to twist the gun a bit moving the sights in an arc to the lower left.
E: Increasing the grip with both hands simultaneously. Notice that there is overlap with C, D, and E. I think this is because a jerk on the trigger is also accompanied by a general increase in the grip as well; a tightening of the hands as the index finger yanks the trigger. I think these three "errors" are related.
F: Too much finger on the trigger. If the trigger is too short, or if the grip is not proper, the trigger finger wraps around the trigger and when the trigger is pulled, the tip of the finger applies pressure to the left front edge of the trigger (speaking from the viewpoint of a right handed shooter) drifting the gun to the right. Notice it is a bit lower than it's cousin, too little finger on the trigger at position B. I examined this and I feel it is caused by the over-extended trigger finger pressing on the lower part of the trigger curve so the gun is pulled right as well as a bit down.
One error that is quite common not shown on this target is a general scattering of rounds around the bullseye. This is an insidious error that all the beginning competitve shooters, including myself, had to learn to correct. This is caused when the eye is allowed to drift from the front sight as a string of shots is being fired. The sights should be in focus and the target a bit fuzzy. This should be easy, but it is not! There is a natural tendency to want to see how we are doing as we fire a string of shots. In competition, the bull would be a minimum of 25 yards away and hits could not be seen anyway, but nevertheless, we looked for them! The trouble was, the next shot frequently went off while we were still looking at the target, or when our vision was transitioning back to the sights giving us a bad hit. Now the insidious part. If you do this enough times, especially during a long 2700 point match, your eye gets tired of shifting focus. Your brain then finds a happy compromise and your focus hangs somewhere between your sights and your target while your brain is telling you, "The target is fuzzy, you MUST be looking at the sights!" This was one we worked on constantly in the beginning of our match training; don't underestimate it! If you are watching your sights and applying proper fundamentals, you do not need to look at your target during a string of fire as you KNOW the rounds are where they should be.
Well, there it is! I hope some find this useful.
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Diane Hixon of Niceville, Florida uses garlic and Italian seasoning to dress up green beans straight from the garden. "This fast flavorful side dish is frequently on the menu for special occasions," she relates.
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- 4 cups cut fresh green beans (2-inch pieces)
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion, optional
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup sliced water chestnuts
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
- Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until crisp-tender.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute mushrooms, onion if desired and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in water chestnuts and seasonings; heat through. Drain beans and stir into skillet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.
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"easy and different way to serve green beans. I took this to a potluck today and received compliments. I love the fact that the ingredients are pretty basic and that it's low in fat, carbs and calories. When I make it again I am going to add some chopped red bell pepper to the sautéed vegetables for a little burst of color."
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My Schipperke is now Ch. Victoria-Andaka's Barracuda (aka Fisher). We finished with back-to-back majors this weekend in Belleville, IL. We started agility classes together a couple of weeks ago.
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I love Schipperke's, they are such a fun little dog! I used to have a farm in Galena, not far from Belleville.
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Congratulations!!! Back to back majors! Fisher must be something. :)
I almost entered Belleville, but decided to put all my eggs in one basket in Chickasha, OK (which worked out).
Again, congrats! I don't think many people realize how hard it is to finish a dog...
yahoo to you and Fisher!!
When the new show pictures come in I'll post them.
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Congrats! Looking forward to the pics.
Congratulations! Agility is a lot of fun.
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The Russ and Ann Gerdin award was established in 2009 to honor contributions from valuable corporate partners or individuals who are not College of Business graduates. The award honors Russ and Ann Gerdin, who made the lead gift for the Gerdin Business Building. Neither attended Iowa State.
Union Pacific Corporation
Omaha, Nebraska
Union Pacific (UP) is one of America's leading transportation companies and one of the College of Business' most important corporate partners. It has repeatedly been recognized as one of the college's top employers. Union Pacific has been active in career fairs and other fair-related events such as student receptions and on-campus interviews. Iowa State is the only university at which all seven of UP's business units recruit.
The firm's reach on campus extends far beyond career recruitment, however. Union Pacific has been highly engaged, sponsoring UP Days at Iowa State in which the company provides students lunch and firsthand access to a mobile demonstration unit that showcases UP technology. It conducts technical presentations and frequently provides speakers in classrooms. UP initiated and sponsored a case competition for marketing students, and its executives frequently meet with ISU administrators and faculty to explore additional ways to enhance the relationship between the two entities.
Union Pacific has also been extremely generous in its philanthropy, particularly to College of Business faculty. It contributed funding for two named professorships, one in information systems and another in accounting in honor of Founding Dean Charles B. Handy.
UP has also named the Undergraduate Programs Suite in the Gerdin Business Building. It has funded student scholarships and contributed to the ISU Investment Group, as well as other ISU student organizations. It also doubles its employees' contributions to Iowa State.
The College of Business is proud to honor this valuable partnership.
Ralph C. Eucher
BA Political Science '74
MS Industrial Relations '76
Jean N. Eucher
BS Psychology '76
West Des Moines, Iowa
Ralph and Jean Eucher's involvement in the College of Business began years ago when Ralph's company, Principal Financial Group, started sponsoring an annual welcome event and diversity training for the college's new MBA students. The Euchers' engagement with the college grew to the point where, in 2007, they made a gift that launched the Eucher Faculty Fellowship in Business, which is used to help raise the profile of ethics in the curriculum.
That gift turned out to be timely. Just a year later, the global economy was in crisis and ethics in business were under scrutiny as never before. The Eucher Fellowship served as a launching point to a college-wide discussion on ethics and leadership. By 2009, the Iowa State MBA was unveiling its new core curriculum with a renewed emphasis on ethics and corporate social responsibility.
After Iowa State, Ralph Eucher went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Iowa. He is now Principal's senior vice president of human resources. Jean earned an Ed.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and is a retired pediatric psychologist. Both their children and their daughter-in-law are Iowa State alumni.
The Euchers are life members of the ISU Alumni Association and members of the ISU Foundation Order of the Knoll.
Cora Wortman
Brooklyn Park, MN
Max S. Wortman was a boisterous, dedicated, and beloved Distinguished Professor of Management in the College of Business. He stayed on the cutting edge of his field, even after compiling a vita almost any academic would envy. The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship named its lifetime achievement award for him, then named him its inaugural recipient.
Wortman passed away in 2005 at age 72, hours after teaching an evening course. As his son Kirk said it, Wortman "had a terrific life and accomplished all he wanted. We take great solace in the fact that he died doing what he loved most – teaching."
His widow Cora and their children, Kirk and daughter Sara Demyanovich, honored his entrepreneurial spirit by establishing the Max S. Wortman Jr. Endowed Professorship. Cora's generosity will help faculty continue to advance Max's ideals for generations to come.
Cora earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1959 and her master's from Virginia Tech in 1981. She retired from Pioneer Hi-Bred as a senior research associate.
She is the chair of special interest groups for the Osher Lifelong Institute (OLLI), a community of older adults in the Twin Cities area who love learning.
Wortman is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni Association.
Mark A. Blake
BS Agricultural Business '77
Julie G. Blake
BS Physical Education '78
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Although Mark and Julie Blake are not College of Business graduates, their business careers have led them to become important College of Business supporters. Mark is a partner with Bank Financial Services Group, and Julie is the office's marketing director.
The Blakes have made a commitment to current and future undergraduates in the College of Business by funding the Mark and Julie Blake scholarship, which is given to deserving students in need. Their commitment includes an estate gift that will ensure their generosity will benefit students for years to come. They intend to create a Blake Scholar in every class of the College of Business.
But the Blakes' involvement in the scholarship goes well beyond funding it. They are committed to making an impact on the lives of young people on a personal level, at Iowa State and beyond. They have taken on unofficial roles as mentors, coaches, and friends to their scholarship recipients. They offer advice and make connections with students that both the Blakes and the students have grown to treasure.
The Blakes are members of Order of the Knoll, as well as being lifetime members of the ISU Alumni Association, Cyclone Club members, and dedicated fans.
William A. Goodwin
'59 BS Industrial Engineering
Des Moines, Iowa
William Goodwin is the inaugural recipient of the Gerdin Award. He is a longtime supporter of the College of Business, serving on the Dean's Advisory Council and providing philanthropic support that has allowed the college to create two faculty fellowships in the management department that bear the name of Goodwin and his wife, Elizabeth. Both are impressive commitments for someone who graduated from a different college at Iowa State.
Goodwin is president of Cerro Gordo Land Co. in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. In addition to his ISU degree, he earned an MBA from Stanford University in 1965. He also spent many years as a U.S. Naval officer, on active duty from 1959 to 1962, then retiring from reserve in 1982 as a captain. In that time he served in the Mercury Space program, recovering astronauts John Glenn, Jr. and Virgil Grissom after space missions.
He has served on the boards of Iowa Methodist Health Foundation, US Bank, the Human Gene Therapy Institute, and the John Austin Cheley Foundation. The College of Business awarded him its John D. DeVries Service Award in 1997.
Goodwin is an emeritus member of the ISU Foundation Board of Governors, is a member of the Order of the Knoll and Cyclone Club, and is a lifetime member of the ISU Alumni Association.


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Jesse Chavez of the Oakland Athletics performed a near-miracle in the fourth inning Tuesday night. He somehow caught a metaphoric rocket off the bat of Seattle's Michael Saunders, a line drive coming right for his head, the force and shock of which knocked Chavez to the ground.
That was his skull. He would have been so wasted.
Saunders came in hot at the plate, but went 0 for 4 with one particularly loud out to the pitcher. Instead of having MRIs and trying on caps padded with Kevlar, Chavez can continue having a breakthrough season, despite the Mariners beating the A's 8-3, the first time an opponent has won a Chavez start in 2014. Chavez allowed four earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Overall, he has been a revelation for the A's (not to get too biblical), coming in with a 1.89 ERA, second in the league, after six starts. At 30 years old, he's finally having success in the majors after several stops of mediocrity and worse.
More takeaways from Chavez's amazing catch:
• The sound the ball makes when he catches it. Gloves don't usually make that pronounced of a SNAP!
• Chavez's head was actually turned to the side when ball meets leather. If he saw the ball at the end, it was peripherally.
• The sight of Chavez, a little shaken, letting out a sigh and walking off the mound with tobacco still in his cheek. That he didn't swallow it also was lucky.
• Gah! Security! Oh, that's just catcher Derek Norris.
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Viral video: Vanderbilt football walk-on proves hard work pays off
A new viral video is likely to make even the toughest football fan emotional.
In the YouTube video posted by Vanderbilt University, fourth-year walk-on Marc Panu is awarded a full scholarship during a pre-season team meeting.
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Police are searching for a suspect in the holdup of the First Commonwealth Bank branch at 1164 Philadelphia Street in Indiana at 10:25 a.m. today.
The profile of the suspect is a white male wearing black jeans, a black and red-checkered flannel jacket with a black hoodie underneath and a black ski mask. (Tom Peel/Gazette photo)
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BRISTOL, R.I. — In a culture of cashless payments, personal mobile payment services such as Popmoney are struggling for visibility in a crowded market of social banking apps – enter RWU public relations students Jacqueline Bole, Margaret Sullivan, Alie Dessert, Joey Milanes, and Jamie Warner.
Each year a team of five students from the RWU public relations program are selected to compete in the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman competition - a nationwide case study competition where students are required to research, plan, implement and evaluate a public relations campaign for a real client.
This year, the student team is tasked to drive awareness of Fiserv's Popmoney, a digital social person-to-person (P2P) payment service that allows people to securely send, request and receive money from their existing bank account using an email address or mobile phone number.
One of the campaign tactics includes a Twitter contest in which the group has partnered with popular Bristol establishments to host a Twitter Scavenger Hunt for local residents and students. Hints on where to find Popmoney logos have been tweeted out daily by the group's twitter account, @RWU_PRSSA. Once participants have found the Popmoney locations, they should take a picture with the logo and tweet it at the team with the hashtag #popmoneyRI. The winner will be rewarded with the ultimate prize – a campus parking pass.
The RWU team hopes that the twitter competition will encourage participants to download the Popmoney app and find locations where Popmoney can be used. "We really would like the RWU community to know how beneficial this app is for college students," says team member Jamie Warner. "If I went out to eat in Bristol, I could pay my friend for my half of the dinner with Popmoney. It's completely secure!"
The RWU Bateman team will be hosting other events throughout the month to further promote the PopMoney app. On Friday, February 21 at 10:00 p.m. the team will be hosting a 21-plus event at Finns in Bristol. Every twentieth person to walk into the restaurant will be rewarded with a prize if they have the Popmoney app downloaded onto their Smartphone.
For more information about Popmoney, visit www.popmoney.com or download the mobile application for free. Keep updated about the Popmoney campaign by following @RWU_PRSSA on twitter, or visiting their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RWUPRSSA.


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The Elf Clan website has moved to this location:
All information following is archival info.
ELF CLAN is a group on the virtual reality system Inworldz (http://Inworldz.com). We feature the genres of fantasy, science fiction and steampunk on more than 60 regions.
Anyone may read blogs. To comment, please sign up. Site Membership is for current members of Elf Clan and good friends. Please only register if you intend to blog or comment. Thank you.
ELF CLAN CHARTER New members please read this
INTRODUCTION TO ELF CLAN A quick overview with photos.
Why is Elf Clan Family Friendly? G-rated? Yup, and we love it.
BLOGS The thoughts and observations of our members.
SANDBOX EVENTS Join us for our themed group exhibit.
Accessing Inworldz for the First Time
Crashing much? Poor performance? Try these tips...
Ramping up your computer performance via graphics
Backing up your textures to your hard drive
How to Fly an Airplane--Dwagon Style
Footsball: Orks vs Dwagons & Pixies
How to Make a Door-the Dwagon Way
Elf Clan Roles -- Elf, dragon, pixie, or, or...??? What are the main roles?
Notable Quotes of Virtual History
Fibromyalgia / PTSD Correlation
Virtual Psychologist-Autism and Aspergers
Avoiding "Iron Curtain" Virtual Reality
Thanks to Cinnamon Raymaker and Cyall Cookies for helping to restore several of these blogs from a prior blogsite.
Shapeshifter Blue
Fyrefly: Eternity
Warhammer 40k vs Droids
The Crash
Dragon Fights!
Ork Drum Circle
FuzzNutz! from our friends at Raglan Shire
Greatest Soccer Game Ever! by Pyewackett
It's been a long time since an update here, but that doesn't mean Elf Clan hasn't been busy. We now have over 60 regions in our group and Elf Clan is one of the largest groups on the Inworldz grid. Inworldz has been plugging along plugging holes in the SL Viewer code and OpenSim server code, needing to re-write major areas to get performance up to snuff. PhysX has been installed (the Nvidia physics driver) as well as Phlox (the efficient Inworldz script-handling engine that replaced Mono). As we write Inworldz is getting set to install a new grid release that according to claims, will virtually eliminate region-crossing issues on the grid (lag, crashes, void-travel, etc). So we're waiting to see the results of that.
Both Second Life and Philip Rosedale (the Founder and ex-CEO of Linden Lab) have each announced plans for totally new virtual worlds. Not much more is known at this time. Whether they will present additional competition or flop is anyone's guess.
Inworldz has announced they will begin their "market push" this year (2014), which is welcome news to residents who have been waiting 5+ years for the grid to "take off". Currently Inworldz land growth has somewhat stagnated, remaining at around 800 regions for the last three years or so. Such stagnation is not unique; it is being experienced by all virtual worlds, including Second Life (which has suffered a constant decline in both region numbers and premium users) and OpenSim (which has experienced grid closings and general failure-to-launch). It seems virtual reality has lost the majority of public interest, giving way to online game and social networks such as Facebook. It's an uphill climb all the way. Only time will tell how Inworldz fares in the near future. Users are largely split in their opinions and forecasts-- which are all fairly without hard-data basis these days. All that can be said for a certainty is that Elf Clan has grown and Inworldz is hanging in there.
In June Wayfinder (alt Snoots Dwagon) announced "semi-retirement" from virtual worlds after 14+ years of heavy activity in the field. The Founder of Elf Clan isn't leaving VR entirely, but will be far less active, taking a back seat and turning duties over to the other Eldar in favor of real-life activities. According to the announcement blog event attendance, event hosting, land management and group management will be largely left to others, with VR focus remaining on DragonForge (Snoot's VR business) and Ships Ahoy! (co-run by Ferrator Montoya) and customer support of both. In the place of VR Snoots/Wayfinder is focusing on the creation of real-life musical instruments, music writing and volunteer activities.
Second Life makes an unannounced change in their TOS allowing them full right-of-attorney over any and all user creations. Users are not happy. See Cautionary article.
At this time Elf Clan has more than 40 regions along with several "Scenic" regions-- one-builder, 5000-prim sims used primarily as water connections. The group has been active despite the summertime, with members hosting regular live music shows as well as other events. Inworldz is quickly approaching the 1000-region mark. Phlox (the custom-made scripting engine) is up and running well, with the PhysX system now in beta-testing and expected to be going full-bore by the end of the year at the latest. At the same time Second Life sim count is steadily decreasing, with reports of that grid losing 400 sims last month alone. We celebrated this month the Grand Opening of Snoots' "Hall of Funny" (a sci-fi / fantasy "demotivational poster" museum) with many people attending. Elf Clan regions have never been more beautiful or numerous.
Our group now has 33 regions on Inworldz, plus several ocean sims. Builds are beyond what we've ever accomplished in our history. In addition to the expected fantasy regions, we have a science fiction city, steampunk city, dragon lands, several mer-based ocean regions and of course, a prehistoric volcanic region (much to the delight of the dragons and orks). We also have the first of our moving vehicles: a clipper ship, monorail system, and tour-oriented Star Trek shuttlecraft (not to mention Balpien Hammerer's incredible non-physics physical vehicles). Inworldz has proved to be an excellent platform for the Elf Clan group. We still visit our old friends based on Second Life of course, but our entire group creative effort has focused on Inworldz. Our lands are beautiful, unique, and Elf Clan has a good reputation of being a friendly, hospitable and helpful group. We're very pleased with the Inworldz platform.
Catching up: Elf Clan left Second Life in November 2011, finding the platform and policies increasingly restrictive and the prices excessive. We were down to one sim (from our previous eight), our group suffocating and stagnating. We are now based at Inworldz.com and as of now have 25 regions and a lot of happy members. Region prices have dropped from $350 a month to $50, and we now have 45,000 prims available (compared to 15,000 on SL) and full use of megaprims and no link distance limits. Elf Can is growing as we've never grown before. Our members are delighted with the increased building power on Inworldz, as well as the much friendlier atmosphere overall. The lowered costs have enabled members to own regions who never dreamed before they could do so. In the 7 years we were on Second Life we estimate as a group we spent appx $50,000 (yes, that's real money), and have little or nothing to show for it. On Inworldz regions cost 1/7 what they cost us on SL... with three times more prims. We're happy with the move... and for the first time since October 2008, we're thriving.
The Grouply blogsite closed unexpectedly, leaving our group without blogging capability. After careful consideration, we have resumed using the Ning site on a limited basis. Events will be posted in the form of blog comments. Membership (limited to 150) is necessarily restricted to regular members who blog and comment. Anyone can read our entire site; membership is only needed if someone plans to regularly blog or comment on this site. We thank our members for understanding these necessary limitations. (The alternative is paying Ning $300 a year... understandably not possible for a non-profit group with no membership fees). ; )
Ning (this blogsite) has closed ad-paid services and has started charging heavy fees ($240 a year) for blog services. Elf Clan has migrated to a new bogsite http://elfclanvr.groupy.com and has left this blogsite in an "archival" format (which does not incur such excessive fees). There is a wealth of historical information and posts here, but all new posting will be at the Zonkk site.
Linden Lab laid off 30% of their workforce this month. Shortly following, Mark Kingdon was replaced as CEO of Linden Lab, Philip Rosedale stepping back in as "interim CEO". What this means for Linden Lab is anyone's guess, but many are breathing a sigh of relief that a blatant profiteer like Kingdon is no longer in the driver's seat. Will Rosedale be any better? I have serious doubts we will see any major improvements on Second Life... or that Rosedale will be able to stop its eventually and foreseeable crash into a brick wall. We will know better in 6 months to a year whether Philip shows a lick of sense and learned a harsh lesson from the last 3 years... or whether it will still be Linden business-as-usual (translated: profit gouge as much as possible and customer welfare / needs / wishes be hanged).
Recent announcements by Linden Lab have set a lot of teeth on edge. Plans to prevent users from backing up their own builds if they contain components by other creators (such as public domain textures, megaprims and sculpt maps) as of April 30 are of course proving very unpopular (just how unpopular remains to be seen. Lawsuit time?). Release of a very user-unfriendly, cumbersome and buggy "Viewer 2.0" has customers barking in anger. We're not seeing much good come out of Linden Lab at this time. Predictions of implosion are widespread.
The release of Snowglobe Viewer 1.3.1 has finally brought about the switch from UDP to HTTP texture protocol, greatly speeding up the loading of textures on SL. It's still not perfect, but a move in the right direction. This is a major issue that after more than 6 years of texture loading problems, we are glad to finally see corrected. Unfortunately, there are still major areas in which this hasn't been implemented-- and texture tracking (so as to prevent redundant loading) is still not corrected.
Linden Lab profiteering in the case of Open Space sims (trying to raise their prices by 67%) forced the shutdown of 6 of our 8 sims.
This month Eldar Peter Lioncourt added ElvenDream, his own personal building sim that allows public access. It is a beautiful sim with a garden setting, surrounded by sailing waters.
Elf Clan just celebrated its fifth anniversary with two days of head-to-toe events. Members report having a wonderful time. Thanks to our Greeters for their efforts.
Elf Clan has decided to expand to an external grid, Reaction Grid. We will host additional, low-cost rental lands there. Time to stop putting all our eggs in the Second Life basket. We had tried Open Life grid but the company proved to be abusive and untrustworthy. Reaction Grid is an all-PG grid that seems almost tailor-made for our group needs. We are starting with 4 sims there, with hopes for significant expansion in the near future.
Current State of SL
Haven't posted here in a while because well, things were just too much in a jumble and forgot this section was here. LOL. I'll try to keep this better updated
Linden Lab decided to raise the price of Open Space sims by 67%. Their claims for doing so proved to be bogus. As a result, as of mid-Feburary 2009 more than 5,500 OS sims shut down operation. The company seems to have no compassion or concern for the thousands of people they are hurting. LL responded by removing publicly available tracking stats on sim ownership and user participation. These are apparently the desperate acts of a company that doesn't wish the consequences of its decisions to be known to the general public.
User Balpien Hammerer discovered an internal, self-created Denial of Service attack on LL's own computers, caused by user cache failing and requesting reloading of the same textures over and over again. This has caused serious impact on system asset servers and heavily degrading sim performance.
New releases are performing worse than those before them. Some have claimed that it's almost as if Linden Lab is intentionally sabotaging the grid, trying to force people to abandon their sims. IMO, they're just plain incompetent. I have never seen such a poorly performing platform-- or poorly performing software with years-long bugs. Not trying to stomp LL; just being factual. Performance is degrading on a montly basis.
The discovery of "ghosted scripts" has caused great impact on sim performance-- scripts that continue to exist and operate even when their host prims have been deleted. Sim script performance times are increasing greatly (on ElvenMyst it has jumped from around 15 to 19.9). Similar reports from all over the grid.
Future prognosis for SL at this time is not good. Management seems to be continuing to tred the same "failure path" and ignoring (even denying) continued system degradation. Worse, they continue to blame users for what are clearly management/coder issues. At this time, based on current evidence, I predict the demise of LL and SL (at least in its current form) within a year... likely much sooner.
* CLIENT VIEWER 1.21 is busted. The texture edit box is taking a minute or more to open, with numerous people reporting crashes at that point. It is slowing down building horribly. Users are also reporting excessive lag and choppy movement across the board. THE FIX: Revert to version 1.20.17. Performance is much more stable.
* TYPING SOUNDS and animations are being turned off by many people. This is a personal choice. However, please be aware that the typing sound and animation are designed to let other people know you are currently communicating. In RL we can hear your voice and see your lips move. Not so on SL. Nullifying the typing function may result in people walking away while you're in the middle of "talking"-- because there is nothing to indicate you're typing. Solution: turn the defaults back on, or use a scripted type replacer to indicate you are communicating.
* LOGIN PROBLEMS. Many are experiencing difficulty logging in due to the changes in SL. Possible solution: Go to the EDIT drop down menu at the top left of your login screen and choose PREFERENCES/GRAPHICS. Move the graphics slider all the way to the left (LOW). This will set graphics requirements to minimum. Upon entering the game, you may then click the CUSTOM box to set graphics to your personal preferences, according to the abilities of your graphics card and computer system.
* REDUCE LAG Everyone suffers from lag from time to time. If you're experiencing regular lag, you can disable clouds. Clouds take a great deal of graphic rendering time. To disable clouds during any session, press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-(minus).
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