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At 78, my father is beginning to experience some health problems. He wants to transfer his assets into my name so that he can qualify for Medicaid in five years. He has enough assets to care for himself until that time even if he had to go into a ...
One very useful Medicaid planning technique involves the creation of an irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust. With this type of trust one person or a married couple (called the settlor, or grantor) transfers some type of property to another person (called the trustee) to hold and manage for the benefit of one or more individuals (called the beneficiaries).
Example: Bill and Betty have savings and investments of $300,000, mostly from the recent sale of their home. They currently live off the income from that sale plus their social security. They worry that if either of them requires nursing home care, their funds will quickly be dissipated.
After consulting with an experienced elder law attorney, Bill and Betty decide to transfer $200,000 of their assets to a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust. The trust provides that all the income from those assets - and only the income - will be paid to the two of them during their lives, and that if either enters a nursing home, the income will be paid to the healthy spouse. After the death of both, the trust will terminate, and whatever is left in the trust will be paid to their children. In this way they can protect their assets and provide a stream of income for the remainder of their lives.
There are some disadvantages to this type of planning. Gifts (including gifts to a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust) can cause the donors to be ineligible for Medicaid benefits for a limited period of time. The length of the ineligibility period depends upon the value of the assets given away. After the ineligibility period has expired, the assets in the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust should be protected from nursing home costs. The other drawback to this kind of trust is that neither spouse can have access to the principal (or assets) of the trust. It is precisely this lack of access that protects the trust assets from nursing home costs. The Trustee can, however, be permitted under some circumstances to distribute trusts assets to the couple's children.
The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust is not for everyone, but in the right circumstances it can be an outstanding means of protecting a family's financial security. The legal rules that apply to these trusts are complicated. If your father decides to use this method of protecting his assets, it is important that you use an attorney who is familiar with the intricacies of the Medicaid laws and who has experience in creating this type of trust.
Please note: The Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust referred to above is very different from the revocable "living trust" that is currently being sold through "Living Trust Seminars." A revocable "living trust" provides no protection from nursing home costs.
Legal disclaimer: Please note: Jeffrey A. Marshall is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. Nothing in this article is to be taken as legal advice. No communication between Jeffrey A. Marshall and readers of this article is to be inferred to cause an attorney client relationship. If you require legal assistance please contact an attorney who is licensed in your jurisdiction and knowledgeable in the area of law in which you require help.See question
My brother has just passed away, and since he was in a fued with his wife, she is reliable for funeral expenses. He had no will that we were aware of and no life or health insurance. We are concerned because we fear she is going to stiff the fun...
Generally, your brother's estate would have primary responsibility for his debts, including his funeral costs. However, if his wife or someone else in the family signed a contract with the funeral home agreeing to pay for these expenses, they are liable as well, especially if your brother's estate is inadequate to pay.
The surviving spouse would generally not be liable for the funeral expenses unless she signed an agreement to be held responsible for them. If she did sign such an agreement and fails to pay, the funeral home can seek repayment from your brother's estate and/or from her.
Other family members should not be legally responsible for the funeral expenses unless they signed an agreement taking on that liability.
Legal disclaimer: Please note: Jeffrey A. Marshall is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. Nothing in this article is to be taken as legal advice. No communication between Jeffrey A. Marshall and readers of this article is to be inferred to cause an attorney client relationship. If you require legal assistance please contact an attorney who is licensed in your jurisdiction and knowledgeable in the area of law in which you require help.See question
If you cannot accept, do you have to go through a legal process? Or can you just say no? Does it vary by the amount of money that is being given? Does it change when property is involved?
Be careful if you are getting getting public benefits (e.g. SSI, or Medicaid long term care benefits). Declining (disclaiming) a bequest from an estate or trust may cause you to lose your benefits. Check with a certified elder law attorney or other attorney in your state who is experienced in public benefit issues if you are in this situation.
Legal disclaimer: Please note: Jeffrey A. Marshall is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. Nothing in this article is to be taken as legal advice. No communication between Jeffrey A. Marshall and readers of this article is to be inferred to cause an attorney client relationship. If you require legal assistance please contact an attorney who is licensed in your jurisdiction and knowledgeable in the area of law in which you require help.See question
My brother, who lived with her, had a new will made a year ago and named himself executor and POA. Yes, my mother signed it, but would have signed anything put in front of her. He is fraudently spending her money. He has written checks for cash fo...
This is not an unusual scenario. You should retain the services of a lawyer licensed in Pennsylvania who is experienced in handling contested guardianship actions. Try to find one in the county where your mother resides. A contested guardianship can be a nasty business, and expensive, so get good advice and consider your options carefully before you proceed.
in addition (or in the alternative) If you believe your mother is being financially or physically abused you can report the matter to Older Adult Protective Services. Pennsylvania has a Statewide elder abuse hotline - call: 1-800-490-8505
Any person who believes that an older adult is being abused, neglected, exploited or abandoned may call the elder abuse hotline.
Legal disclaimer: Please note: Jeffrey A. Marshall is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. Nothing in this article is to be taken as legal advice. No communication between Jeffrey A. Marshall and readers of this article is to be inferred to cause an attorney client relationship. If you require legal assistance please contact an attorney who is licensed in your jurisdiction and knowledgeable in the area of law in which you require help.See question
If you have a child on disability who owns a house herself, can you transfer all your assets(stocks, cash and proceeds from the sale of a co-op apartment owned jointly by you and your daughter) into a trust for your daughter and then apply for me...
Medicaid law generally limits the ability of an individual to give away their assets in order to "spend down" to the level required to Medicaid for Medicaid long term care. (Transfer penalties generally apply to eligibility for Medicaid long term care benefits but not for regular Medicaid.)
However, the law that penalizes transfers of assets includes a number of exceptions. One important exception applies to transfers that are made by a parent to his or her disabled child.
42 U.S.C. § 1396p(c)(2)(B)(iii) of Federal Medicaid law provides that "An individual shall not be ineligible for medical assistance by reason of [the transfer penalty rules] to the extent that . . . the assets were transferred to, or to a trust . . . established solely for the benefit of, the individual's child described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) [which describes blind and disabled children]."
This means you may be able to transfer all of your assets into a trust for a disabled child and possibly be able to qualify for Medicaid LTC immediately thereafter. If you do it correctly, there should be no penalty period. But get expert help - look for a Certified Elder Law Attorney in you jurisdiction - and carefully consider all of the consequences on everyone involved.See question
Signed over to me in 2007. She had life use. About a year ago she went to a nursing home only for rehabilitaion. Due to several falls and instances of sever dehydration her health as taken a turn for the worse and she is now in there long term....
The Medicaid rules regarding transfer of a residence are complicated and subject to many exceptions. In general, transferring your home to someone other than your spouse within 5 years of applying for Medicaid long term care benefits will result in a period of time during which you are ineligible for Medicaid. This is a problem your mother has run into.
But there are many exceptions and there may be planning opportunities - depending on additional facts in your case and specific Medicaid rules in your state.
You need to consult with an attorney in your jurisdiction who is very familiar with Medicaid qualification rules. See if you can find a Certified Elder Law Attorney in your geographic area - check the website at www.nelf.org to find one.See question
I can find information on DRA compliant annuities but can't find the names of the companies that offer them. How can i find out what companies to contact?
A Pennsylvania Company that offers DRA compliant annuities is Pennsylvania Care Management. Its web address is www.paannuity.com. It specializes in DRA annuities for residents of Pennsylvania. (The rules vary from state to state) Check out its website for more information.
DRA annuities are a wonderful planning tool in the right situation. But you definitely need an experienced elder law attorney who knows the ins and outs of Medicaid Planning to help you through the process. Be very careful in choosing this lawyer. Safest course is to find a Certified Elder Law Attorney.to help you. You can find a listing of all Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Pennsylvania at www.nelf.org.
Jeffrey A. Marshall, CELA*
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My elderly mom was lured by his "Veteran's Law*Social Security Appeals*Nursing Home Law*VA Accredited Attorney*Member SS*Elder Law Attorneys" phone book ad. She was wowed by his Reno NV "I've gotten millionaires on Medicaid" patter. He promise...
Recognizing that there may be two sides to this story, it is possible that this lawyer has acted both unethically and negligently.
If he acted unethically, you can file an ethics complaint against him with the Texas State Bar (the statewide lawyer organization). You can all the State Bar of Texas, Client Assistance and Grievance committee at (800)932-1900.
If you mother was damaged because the lawyer did not act appropriately with her case, you can sue him. You will need to hire another lawyer - a litigator with experience in professional liability matters - to do this. the other lawyer may take the case on a contingent fee basis.
The complaint with the state bar won't cost your mother anything, and eventually will effectively "spread the word" if the complaint is found to be meritorius. In either case your mother should be the one making the complaint, since she was the client and person aggrieved.See question
How much should I expect to pay a lawyer to review and negotiate my Marcellus Shale lease?
Assuming you have a fairly typical situation involving a few hundred acres, you might expect to pay $1,000 to $4,000 to have a lawyer negotiate an appropriate addendum for your lease. Make certain you retain a lawyer who does a ton of this type of work. Some lawyers will work with you via telephone, fax and e-mail so distance is not much of a factor. But you will need a lawyer licensed to practice in the state where your land is.
If you have a significant gas interest, you might want to consider joining the National Association of Royalty Owners - which has a Pennsylvania Chapter if your land is in PA - http://www.naro-us.org/
Also, read my article on Estate Planning for Landowners - it is available on my blog at http://marshallelder.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-gas-wealth-complicates-estate.html
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My 50 year old sister is the care-taker of my 87 year old mother. They live together in the home which my mother owns. In the event my mother becomes ill and requires a stay at a nursing home can the nursing home "go after" my mother's house for ...
A nursing home can't "go after" a person's home or other assets. The way it works is that when a person goes into a nursing home they have to pay for the cost of their care. Most private insurance (except special long term care insurance) have limited or no nursing home benefits. Medicare has very limited nursing home benefits.
So, your mother would need to find some way to pay for the cost of her care. Most people in nursing homes eventually qualify for Medicaid assistance to pay for that care. But Medicaid requires that a person only have limited assets before it will pay for care. This means that a nursing home resident has to "spend down" their available income and assets before Medicaid will pay for their nursing home costs.
However, there are a number of assets that are excluded from spend down under Medicaid rules. One of the them is a home of modest value. Medicaid will disregarded the nursing home resident's primary residence, as long as the home owner evidenced an intent to return home. This means that, in most cases, a nursing home resident can keep their residence and still qualify for Medicaid to pay the nursing home expenses. The nursing home doesn't (and cannot) take the home.
Note that special rules apply if the Medicaid applicant owns a home that is worth more than $500,000.
So, Medicaid would pay for your mother's nursing home care even though she owns the home, as long as the home isn't worth more than $500,000. It is protected during her lifetime. This likely means that your sister could continue to reside in the home during your mother's lifetime. However, there is a program called Medicaid Estate Recovery that could put the home in jeopardy after your mother's death, to the extent she received Medicaid benefits during life.
Your mother and sister may be able to avoid Medicaid Estate recovery in several ways. For example, since your sister has been caring for your mother, she may qualify as a "caregiver child." If she does, your mother could transfer an interest in the home to your sister that would protect the home no matter what happens to your mother.
The rules are complex but a qualified elder law attorney in the state where your mother resides should be able to advise your mother and sister of the options that are available. They can find a list of certified elder law attorneys in their area at www.nelf.org. The Medicaid rules vary somewhat depending on the state, and your family really should get some expert guidance as soon as possible.
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words: George Achorn
10 October 2012
On two occasions I've asked Stephan Reil about 'Bigfoot'. That's not its actual name, but quattro GmbH's product boss is so good at feigning ignorance whenever I bring up the car that I've chalked it up to a mystery… Audi's equivalent to Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Nessie or Area 51. Back in May 2011 spy photographers nabbed a shot of it… one menacing-looking R8 GT sighted during manufacturer test days at the Nurburgring.
"Bigfoot" seems as fitting name as any. This R8 GT mule wore modular split 5-spoke wheels and matching rubber so wide that engineers had fitted small flaps around the lips of the fenders in order (I guess) to work the wind around their protrusion.
In 2011, this car sported numerous other notable upgrades. There was the longer racing style front chin, Gurney flaps on the rear to each side of a large (larger than production GT) trunk-mounted spoiler and larger flaps on the front chin where the R8 GT sports similar albeit more conservative winglets.
As recently as September's Paris Motor Show Reil when blank faced and simply shrugged his shoulders over late-night drinks at the Mandarin Oriental. Not only did he claim to not know what that 2011 "Bigfoot" was, he also wasn't that interested. To me, the latter state of aloofness suggests he knows exactly what it is.
Here we are a few weeks after Paris and another round of photos comes across from those very same spy photographers who've been staking out the Nurburgring for another round of development days. Guess what turns up? Yup, that's Bigfoot… or at least an evolved version of him.
To our trained eye, Bigfoot is sporting more differences than simply its eye-catching matte blue finish. For one, that rear wing has changed to an adjustable unit. That decklid flap now goes the length of the R8's hindquarters and the rear is totally set off by matte black vinyl wrap. At the front, a new chin spoiler is smaller and more conservative, but those front winglets look now to be R8 LMS spec. While in Europe we learned that the Audi R8 e-tron uses the same vented carbon fiber lid cover as the R8 LMS, and it sure appears that Bigfoot has been fitted with one of these as well.
What's puzzling about Bigfoot is why it's showing up now. The car does not show other R8 facelift cues you'd expect were Audi testing a new generation GT. That the new R8 has been introduced, there'd be not much to hide were they to be testing a new R8 GT… and frankly this car is much more aggressively built than we'd expect for simplay a facelifted GT.
So What Is It?
Back in 2011 we said we weren't sure. Frankly, we're still not. Clearly this car is from quattro GmbH… indicated by the visible license plate frame with their logo, the HN (Heilbronn) tags and its presence on manufacturer test days.
Back in 2011 we theorized that this could be a test car for some sort of R8 GT plus, beyond an R8 GT, or maybe a test mule of one of the lightweight CFRP prototype chassis developed by Audi with carbon fiber roof, firewall, floor and more. As with the previous Bigfoot, this doesn't look like a racecar like the R8 LMS, but rather an edgier road car.
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Want to make Valentine's Day particularly wonderful for some kids who need your help?
Then fill the boots of our area firefighters who will be out today through President's Day on Monday in the Sunrise Mall area. Sacramento Fire Captain Mike Feyh says they need your change to help the Firefighters Burn Institute.
"Been in Sacramento here for 40 years now, we sponsor camps for kids, little heroes camp for preschool kids, a lot of programs we do throughout the year, and this is one of our big fundraisers to support all that," said the Captain.
Plus, Mike and firefighter Forrest Rowell are already up in a bucket, where they'll stay for the next four days to raise as much money as they can.
"Forrest and I will be and we actually moved the bucket over to the Sunrise Mall a little bit so sometimes you'll see us hanging there over the street and stuff too. Stop by and wave to us, drop a little money in the boot and we'll appreciate you coming out!" said Feyh.
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So studying the stills and watching the video till i thought my eyes were going to cross i've counted 8 pouches anyone want to chime in i plan on a build sometime been gathering parts
So studying the stills and watching the video till i thought my eyes were going to cross i've counted 8 pouches anyone want to chime in i plan on a build sometime been gathering parts
This still has four and watching the video i counted four on the other side it was mentioned the suit was put on several times for photos so maybe the pouches weren't even
Which still has 4 ? The test for one definitely has 5 on the right which leaves the left up for question. If there were 8 that would leave 3 on the left. From the front you can see 2 before the side pouch and one on the leading edge on the pouch. When viewed from the rear you can see one on the rear edge of the pouch and one behind the pouch. Maybe they took 2 off when they filmed the video. I'm not sure which occurred first.
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Ahh 3rd pouch is right before the thruster judging distance 4 is even with the thruster then 5 just my accuracy ocd kicking in lol
Haha. I don't have my armor yet but do have a flightsuit/side pouches and belt.. I will try them on tomorrow and see how hey fall
We both get to be correct! Although being in the US I guess I should have a US build lol. Thanks Rafalfett!
Yep we were i think i'll go with the short film version of 8 pouches
I don't know if you're building your own belt or not, but if not look up Delta13. Mike does beautiful work and he can get it done quite fast. Just sayin. Good luck with your build!
I was just going through my " Star Wars Costumes The Original Trilogy " book and it shows a Supertrooper belt by itself with 15 pouches which is weird
That is weird that's the situation with Star Wars costumes the still pics screen caps are all inconsistent which still makes them canon but when i do get to this build i think i'll still go with the 8 pouches from the promo video


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Those are just some of the 40+ perennial plants recently planted around the Westmont College gardens. Led by Anthony Waldrop, Sustainability Programs Coordinator, and a group of student interns, the on-campus garden area has been growing larger and larger in recent years.
Of course, these plants won't produce fruit for a few years to come, but being future-minded is one of the most useful tools in a gardener's tool belt.
With soil tests complete, organic compost turned in and irrigation lines run, the campus garden is up and running with the intention of continuing its tradition of supplying the on-campus cafeteria, run by Sodexo, a supply of fresh produce that cannot be grown any more local.
It's a win-win-win situation for all parties involved. The cafeteria saves costs in not having to buy products from a further distance, the students have access to produce in its freshest and most nutritious state and the college has a previous unused plot of land that is beautiful and worthy of showcasing.


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In only a week of spring training, Anthony Rendon has been among the most impressive players in camp. He is calm, composed and swinging the bat well. And, although it's still early, it has begged the question: Is there any way he breaks camp with the Nationals?
"No," Nationals Manager Davey Johnson said before Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves at Lake Buena Vista. "He needs the reps. He needs to play."
The Nationals are high on Rendon, 22, and his talent, which has been display so far in spring training. As Ryan Zimmerman recovers from offseason shoulder surgery, Rendon has been the Nationals frequent third baseman in games. The infielder, who is the Nationals' top prospect, has played in five games already and is hitting .417 (5 for 12) with two doubles, one home run and five RBI. He is poised at the plate, has worked opposing pitchers and at least twice hit the ball with a backspin that allows it to carry, a trait seen more often among veteran players.
But Rendon's professional career has been halted by injuries, something that Nationals want him to overcome this season. They want him to show that he can play stay healthy and get the at-bats in the minor leagues he has missed because of injury. Last season, he fractured his left ankle in the second game of the season with Class A Potomac and played only 43 games, reaching Class AA Harrisburg by the end of the season. He missed a season early in college with torn ligaments in his right ankle and dealt with a shoulder strain in his senior year at Rice.
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word.. You peeps calling BS need to check your info before calling people liars..Originally posted by NJwrbT-WRX
ESX Stage IV = HOLY FAST, I believe it all the way.
This is a discussion on quick race with ZO6 within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Originally posted by NJwrbT-WRX ESX Stage IV = HOLY FAST, I believe it all the way. -joe word.. You peeps ...
word.. You peeps calling BS need to check your info before calling people liars..Originally posted by NJwrbT-WRX
ESX Stage IV = HOLY FAST, I believe it all the way.
once again you are uninformed about the ls1/ls6 motors.Originally posted by kingleh
was it the 385hp or 405hp zo6?
if it were the 385 i beleive it without a dout.
there is not that big of a difference. the 02+'s will do anywhere from .2-.3 seconds quicker. thats not a HUGE difference. that is also from a dead stop. some of the 01 z06 guys(all the ones i see on ls1.com) are running 12.3 and 12.4 stock or with an exhaust.
i dont see him beating any year z06. i dont think that car has the trap speed in it to pull a z06. it definately sounds like a nice car though, he might want to try an ls6'ed trans am or camaro instead.
04 r1. 9's bone stock.
im going to agree with you... however, once you get past 80 the z is gonna fly right by.Originally posted by tacomaboy138
This info is from another thread...I think that with these numbers he could have definitely hung onto the Z06...
if they raced 1/8 mile, wrx takes it. any further, z will own it.
04 r1. 9's bone stock.
I have personally beat many z06 at the track(1/4 mi). They are fast, but it's fun to pass them and wave bye bye...
never raced any on the street, most of the people that own them dont race on the street.
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with the time in your sig, you MIGHT be able to hang with a modded c5(intake exhaust few other bolt ons)Originally posted by skullguy
I have personally beat many z06 at the track(1/4 mi). They are fast, but it's fun to pass them and wave bye bye...
never raced any on the street, most of the people that own them dont race on the street.
but a z06, you beat the driver not the car. sorry.
04 r1. 9's bone stock.
The race was from a stop and the WRX has the gearing advantage. F the all wheel drive advantage, because some guys at the Corvette forums are pulling 1.8 60 ft times with their stock Z06's. The WRX gearing is what gives the puppy a nice advantage. People get caught up with stage 4 and all that, but fail to notice that the WRX has a 3.96 gear ratio. If the WRX had the same 3.45 gear ratio as the Vette, then the WRX would get waxed off the line and in the 1/8 by many cars. I believe that he ran a Z06 hard off the line. If he had a bigger turbo like an 18g or 20g the WRX would of had pulled from the Vette. I raced my brothers stock 99 C5 with my stage 2 WRX and pulled him hard through the 1/8 and then he walked me. 12.88 109 to my 13.4 @101.
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Last time I checked cars other the KIT did not drive themselves, he beat a Z06, period.Originally posted by AmethystGTO
with the time in your sig, you MIGHT be able to hang with a modded c5(intake exhaust few other bolt ons)
but a z06, you beat the driver not the car. sorry.
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People seem to forget that the skill is in the driving. A solid mid 13 sec car, driven by a skilled racer will cause havoc on the streets. People think just because a Z06 runs low 12s at 114 plus mph that it is unbeatable. I have seen many Z06 owners at the track scratch their heads and wonder why they ran a 13.5 @ 105. Skills, your 60ft time suck and your 1/8 isnt that much better.
Drod is dropping knowledge in this thread.. Great points dude..
6-7 cars and his car supposely hung with cobra's....hmm......ask "03cobra" but I know he used to race zo6's in his car and he would take them pretty easily......that car never lost a race and if your buddy is losing by 6-7 cars, he is doing something wrongOriginally posted by RaccoonRacing
Have you ever seen a z06 at speed?!?!? Its CRAZY. Those things just PULL like nothing. My friend has a 00 z28 with a ton of bolt ons...he routinely hangs with 03 cobras, and we ran into a z06 one night on the freeway...went from a 3rd gear roll, the z06 put 6-7 cars on my buddy in a matter of seconds!
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no, he beat the driver of the z06. you let me in the drivers seat of a z06 and i guarentee you ill click off a 12.4 or better pass... any year z06 btw, 01-04.Originally posted by NJwrbT-WRX
Last time I checked cars other the KIT did not drive themselves, he beat a Z06, period.
04 r1. 9's bone stock.
Well you say that he trapped at (THE WRX with those mods) at 112 MPH which is right where a Z06 is. It is believeable if that fact is true.
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Those are some stout numbers for a VF 22 with 300 WHP. The ¼ mile time for his VF 22 setup is equal to the VF30 stage 4. The VF 30 Stage 4 puts down 340 HP to the wheels and runs 12.40 at 108 mph with an additional 40 HP to the wheels. The documented ¼ time for a Z06 is 12.40 at 117 MPH. So as you can see a stage 4 WRX and a Z06 are pretty much equal from a dig to the ¼ mile, but from a roll the Z06 will walk the Stage 4. Both cars weigh 40 pounds with in each other and the WHP is about the same. The WRX has the gearing advantage and that give it the lower end advantage, but the Vette will kill it after the ¼ mile.
the WHP ratings i have are a very rough estimate, i got this number by doing one run with a G-tec pro, with stock tires. the 1/4 mile time is well....an estimate also, the owner of Easy Street says his stage IV cars run solid 12.5s, but i also have a larger intercooler, flywheel, and clutch, so i'd guess this would take maybe a tenth off the 1/4 mile time of a normal stage IV? anyways, its all good, yall dont have to believe me with the race (BTW, i never said i beat him, i said I HUNG WITH HIM, which means neck and neck the whole way, which was up to about 60 mph). the only thing that matters is that at least I know i can stay with a ZO6.......
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Ciara is an illustrator working from Open in North London. Since graduating in 2008 from studying graphic design at Brighton she has gone on to build up an exciting portfolio whilst working with an extensive range of clients.
In 2011 Ciara co-founded a new venture called Many Hands which is a online store offering customers the chance to buy exciting contemporary prints and products.
This tutorial from one of our favourite collage illustrators Ciara Phelan is all about mixing analogue process and digital photography to create a vibrant and playful photomontage.
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The theme here is this summer's fashion: soft clean textures with clean lines to which we'll contrast brighter vintage floral elements, pastel paints and vector shapes.
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AIBU To think that ALL women...(99 Posts)
Should be able to dress however the hell they like without being accused of having issues, having only gotten a job because of the way they look, being brainwashed, trying to please men, damaging young girls....
I thought the idea of women having rights meant that they could make decisions for themselves, But it seems that instead of men dictating to us, Other women have taken the mens place in laying down the law over what we should and shouldn't wear.
I wouldn't sit here and criticise a woman in a baggy jumper and sweats, I wouldn't tell her she isn't sexy enough, i wouldn't tell her anything. I'd just assume that today, she feels best in her baggy jumper and sweats.
So why, why why can a large portion of todays women not do the same in reverse? Why do you see a woman wearing a tight, low cut dress and think she's got issues? What is the difference between the woman in the 'sexy' dress and the woman in the sweats? They both got up this morning and wore what they felt best in.
Am i missing some unwritten law that says 'Women have rights and choices - Unless they make another woman feel uneasy somehow?'
The Angelina hate is interesting. Brad Pitt is the one who was married, not her, yet Ang is made out to be the scarlet woman.
the woman from countdown is very intelligent, she is presenting a day time tv programme yet she often looks like she about to go out for the evening why is there a need for women on tv to do this why do so many then go on to do photo shoots of them in skimpy outfits. this is what is often expected of them and they have to do what they can to keep their jobs this pressure is not put on men. this is the argument not about a young attractive women dressing in skimpy clothes
Ok, how much do you think she is paid, compared to the male presenter? The woman with the degrees/brains. Do you think she is paid comparatively?
Women end up doing these bloody shoots because THAT is what pays well for them. Men still get paid more, for the same/similar jobs. Men get the prime time presenting jobs, they are almost always the lead presenter - the woman being almost the back up.
feminisim is about women being equal. how many women who are over 50 are still presenting on tv not many, how many women who are overweight with grey hair their youthful looks have fadded still presenting not many yet there are plenty of men.
would it not be better for our society to have men and women on tv no matter what age, class (yes that comes in to it too), size and attractiveness on tv
women being cast aside when they get too old, to big, because they are not dressing up to present adds to the pressure on young women that they need to look a certain way. something is very wrong in our society if we place so much emphasis on how we look but what size we are. the media is still very male dominated women are a real struggle to stay in their jobs and sadly have to use their looks to stay how wrong is that
Worra, why did you choose to link to my thread, specifically? I thought that the way that AJ stood at the Oscars was pathetic. I don't give a crap about her dress or any other aspect of her appearance, tbh. She just looked ridiculous stood there with her leg poking out like a broke mannequin.
Anyhoo... I absolutely defend the right of any woman, or any man, to wear what the hell they like. But I also reserve the right of others to comment on it if it is featured in the paparazzi press, within reason i.e I don't much like the bitching about women not wearing make-up to go about their daily business and being photographed doing so. However, if you've invited the press to photograph you leaving a bar and you're wearing a dress that, ahem, doesn't shield your asets from glare then yes, you invite comment.
Never self validate validate how you look
Never present credentials as a way of justifying your appearance.
Always dress for you not others.
Accept that whether you are male or female, old or young it is the right of the non orange to judge you for turning your self that colour voluntarily.
I appear to have duplicated my validate validate
The name-calling is totally unnecessary but that is something separate from being concerned about the way our society pushes women and girls to making certain 'choices' and that is what was being discussed in the other thread. My DN (aged 3) will tell everyone pink is her favourite colour but she is colour-blind and can't actually pick out a pink from some other colours - it's not 'just a colour'.
Who do you think runs the publishing houses which prints these magazines, tells them what to write and what to sell? It's not women.
Who do you think the majority are who buy gossip mags like Heat, Take a Break etc? It's not men.
Bupcakes sorry, I linked to your thread because Advanced search was still buggered so I couldn't get to the Helen Flanigan one.
However, I should have pointed out that my link was to prove how many nasty posts there were from other posters about women's appearance and wasn't aimed at you personally so I apologise.
Oh ok fair enough!
Although I do join in on the bitching threads (usually about Peter Andre though tbf) so I am not a complete innocent.
Was just wondering why you picked that thread specifically
when there are much much worse
Cos the search is still fucked
And FWIW I think her pose was ridiculous too
Actually I look good in leggings
I got told once that I got a job because I was the best looking applicant. And that was by a woman
In my job we can pretty much wear what we like so most of the girls wear jeans/hoodies/uggs etc. I always wear smart clothes because I don't feel professional otherwise, and I know a few of them think I'm 'posh' because I don't feel comfortable slobbing about in my 'Mum' clothes in the office.
Sad fact is that women bitch about other women everywhere. Whether on TV, at work, in the school playground, anywhere women gather there is a bitchfest
I wear leggings every day. Under a dress, mind. It just looks like I am wearing thick tights but they're warmer and don't sag at the crotch like tights.
Had posted this link in the feminism section a few days ago.
It's a photo done by an 18yr old Canadian art student addressing this very issue. Think it's great in message as well as showing that younger generations aren't as ignorant to the issue as they are made out to be.
'I got told once that I got a job because I was the best looking applicant. And that was by a woman'
Yes, but only because she's been conditioned by the patriarchy and had no choice but to say that...
or she fancied you
Yes cos she couldn't just be a shallow person who judges people entirely on their looks could she?
I think sometimes women are credited with such little intelligence by other women who refuse to believe anyone who disagrees with them, know their own mind...it simply has to be down to brain washing by the patriarchy.
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Sigmund - I don't think she fancied me
We were receiptionists for a big company and when interviewing a new receptionist she told me that looks were the deciding factor. I asked her if that was the deciding factor when she interviewed me and she said yes, I was the best looking candidate.
Made me feel great that did
And there was me thinking it was the qualifications I'd slogged my arse off to achieve!!
The other mothers at my son's school rarely talk to me 'because you always have lipstick on and look so together, you show us up'. I'm not convinced. I'm nothing special. I'm just a little lipstick-wearing bear.
Agree with Shamy. Brad was the one who was married so why didn't he get the grief. I maintain that if he left Aniston for someone plain or equal in looks to her that there would not have been such a furore. Some women love to hate beautiful women.
I am one of those rare women that always compliments friends, acquaintances, or even strangers if their hair, clothes etc look nice, but only if warranted (I don't like false niceness either). If your friend looks fab why not tell them?
Well, I get judgy about how women dress when I see so called role models like Rihanna posting half nude shots on twitter smoking weed. There is no need for constant nakedness IMO. People like Kim kardashian and Rihanna milk it with their lack of clothes. I don't want my dd thinking its normal to pose like that and wear clothes like that when she's an impressionable teen.
HoneyDragon - if it is ok to judge the orange people it is also ok to judge the hairy ones? The fat ones? Where do you draw the line?
I've only read the OP, sorry. But I think the only thing that bothers a lot of us about women wearing 'sexy' clothes in certain employment (thinking of the countdown thread?) is that they might have felt the had to dress this way to get there/please the men/ etc etc
that's what worries me about it
I don't give a stuff if she likes those sort of clothes and it's without pressure.
FWIW, I judge men too.
Luckily I can wear almost what I like (not bikinis) at work, but there are lots of jobs, including for men where there's a dress code. In some you wouldn't show up in a suit and in others, you wouldn't show up in baggy jumpers.
Wear what you wish. But if I decide to go out of the door dressed like a bag lady I defy most people to ignore me or not to judge. When women aren't made to feel inadequate for not shaving every bit of body hair they possess, wearing make-up all the time, looking 'groomed' as if they are a damned race horse, I will find time to worry about other issues.
No. The line is drawn after orange.
Nothing against people using fake tan either. But not orange.
If you think some of us not liking the fact that a woman has to be sexed up, not stylish or well groomed, but sexualised, and that intelligence is not enough on it's own- and we're all nasty sly bitches who don't want anyone to be prettier than us- rather than hating our culture, you're quite frankly stupid.
Can you please point out where i have said this? I have said it is unfair for women to try to deprive other women of the very rights they have based on their opinion of 'decent' dress.
I have questioned if it has ever occurred to some people that some women want to dress this way, nothing to do with the male gender.
I have not once said anything about anyone being prettier than anyone or anyone being nasty sly bitches.
* she is presenting a day time tv programme yet she often looks like she about to go out for the evening why is there a need for women on tv to do this why do so many then go on to do photo shoots of them in skimpy outfits.*
ouldn't possibly be because they enjoy it and want to?!
Ormiria - How are you made to feel inadequate? Do you get abuse hurled at you?
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Japan Carmakers Ask: What Recession?
It has been a rough ride for Japan's economy of late. The government has trimmed its growth figure for the current financial year to 1.3%, from 2.1% a year ago; average monthly wages slipped 0.7% in 2007; and the country's economy minister, in a Jan. 18 speech calling for a greater focus on growth, even admitted "Japan is no longer in a situation in which the nation is a first-class economy."
Just imagine how dismal the national mood would be without Japan's carmakers. Sure, domestic auto demand is at a 25-year low and the U.S. economy—where Toyota Motor (TM), Honda Motor (HMC), and Nissan Motor (NSANY) make the lion's share of their profits—only grew 2.2% in 2007, the worst rate of expansion in five years. But halfway through the current earnings cycle, automakers' results—buoyed by rapid growth in emerging economies such as India, China, and the Middle East—for the three months ended Dec. 31 are better than expected.
This afternoon in Tokyo, Nissan was the latest automaker to post healthy results. At a press conference, the company announced quarterly operating profits of $1.18 billion, an increase of 15.8% compared to a year ago and the first quarterly rise in more than a year. Sales also increased, by 18%, to $23.6 billion as Nissan sold 898,000 vehicles during the quarter, a rise of 13%. Even in the U.S., where the overall market is shrinking, Nissan sales edged up 3.7%, helping it increase share.
"Although the market outlook remains volatile for the coming months, Nissan is focused and on track to deliver our full-year objectives," Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn noted in a statement. The statement added that Nissan maintains its full-year target for operating earnings of $5.8 billion for the financial year ending in March.
Honda's Record-Breaking Quarter
If Nissan's numbers are healthy, Honda's figures, released on Jan. 30, are radiant. The Tokyo-based automaker, boosted by stronger sales in Europe, the U.S., and China, posted a record-breaking quarter. Honda's operating income rose to $2.7 billion, a 34.7% increase over last year, while sales increased by 10%, to $26.7 billion. The company, benefiting from its reputation for fuel-sippers, also increased its full-year earnings projection by 7.8% to $6.5 billion. So much for the slowdown.
Not to be outdone, Suzuki Motor (7269.T), Japan's fourth-biggest automaker, also got into the act Jan. 31. The company, which controls about half of the Indian auto market (BusinessWeek.com, 1/7/08), posted operating earnings for the quarter of $360 million, a rise of 23%, as sales of its fuel-efficient small cars were helped by high gasoline prices as well.
Good News Coming From Toyota
"Japanese automakers so far have been immune to the increasing concerns over the slowing U.S. economy and the negative impact from the stronger yen," says Yasuhiro Matsumoto, an analyst at Shinsei Securities in Tokyo.
There could be more good news to come. Toyota doesn't release its figures until Feb. 5, but several Toyota-affiliated companies have already released solid numbers. Parts supplier Denso (6902.T), in which Toyota has a 23% stake, increased its operating earning by 16.9%, to $909.6 million. Meanwhile, the share price of minicar maker Daihatsu (7262.T), 51% owned by Toyota, surged 10% after it increased its full-year earnings forecast by 25%, to $329 million earlier this week. Tatsuo Yoshida, an analyst at UBS (UBS) in Tokyo reckons Toyota will post quarterly operating earnings of $5.8 billion from sales of $60 billion, increases of 7% and 4%, respectively.
Investors Are Underestimating Prospects
Of course, whether investors sit up and take notice remains to be seen. Despite Daihatsu's recent stock-price rebound, Japan's auto stocks have plunged on concerns over the yen and the fallout from subprime problems in the U.S. In the last three months, for example, Toyota's stock price has slipped by 14%. Nissan and Honda are down 24% and 27%, respectively, during the same period, despite strong sales in emerging markets such as China and Russia, which analysts say should offset weak sales (BusinessWeek.com, 1/18/08) in Japan, the U.S., and Western Europe.
Kurt Sanger, an analyst at Deutsche Bank (DB) in Tokyo, initiated coverage of Toyota, Honda, and Nissan with "buy" ratings for all three companies, arguing that investors are underestimating the automakers' growth prospects in fast-growing markets.
One reason for the lack of investor appetite is the mature markets may get worse before they get better. And for all the booming sales in the so-called BRIC countries, a wider economic slowdown could yet hurt global sales prospects. There are also worries about emerging carmakers from India and China, whose cheap autos will increase competition, particularly at the lower end of the market. For the time being, though, Japan's automakers, unlike the country's wider economy, look first-class.


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Three of Britain's top judges, including Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice, will rule on a challenge by Countryside Alliance campaigners that the Hunting Act, which comes into force on Friday, is invalid.
The High Court had rejected the alliance's claim last month but gave the group permission to take their case to the Court of Appeal.
If the appeal court rules in the alliance's favour, the ban will be postponed, a prospect not unwelcome to the Prime Minister Tony Blair's government which fears rowdy pro-hunting protests could become part of the run-up to May's expected election.
The government rammed the controversial law through parliament last November with the rarely used 1949 Parliament Act, which fox-hunters claim is flawed.
A Countryside Alliance spokeswoman said on Tuesday if they lose their case against Parliament Act, they could seek permission to appeal to the Law Lords but had ruled out lodging an injunction against the Hunting Act itself.
"We have an excellent legal team that have advised us that we have a strong case before the Court of Appeal," she said. "We are confident that we will be able to get this hunting act repealed, however long that takes."
Fox-hunting has been practised in Britain for centuries but Blair made the banning of the sport -- on grounds of cruelty -- part of his 1997 election manifesto.
The alliance has also lodged papers at the High Court in a second case in which they claim that the human rights of the hunting fraternity are being breached by the ban. That case is not expected to be heard before April.


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One evening, on a highway south of Tunis, we stopped at a dim roadside shop. Ammar bought cigarettes from three men who sat in white plastic chairs. The shop was sparsely stocked, aside from a glass case mounded with small, honeyed sweets. One of the men motioned for Trevor to take some, and he did, placing two sticky squares in his palm. Then he held the glass open for me, and I did the same. When we pulled back onto the road, I asked Trevor why he thought it was important for people to see things they'd rather not see. "In America we have covered walkways and umbrellas," he said. "It's frustrating as a photographer. Everything is hidden in prisons, in old folks homes, in schools. We're protected from so much of life—and death, too. I could forget death exists until a loved one passes away. But if I wander around Nairobi long enough, I'm sure to come across a body."
"That's different, though, from seeing someone get killed," I said.
"Of course. I was in Uganda the last night of the World Cup. We went to a party for a local newspaper, and some reporters started getting texts that a bomb had gone off. We thought it must be a gas explosion. Then someone else got a text that another bomb had gone off at a nightclub. So we hopped on a boda-boda and went to the hospital. It was total anarchy. In one room, there was a pile of dead people, all these beautiful, young people dressed in their nice clothes to go out. It's so impersonal. Something about bombing civilians, whether it's the US dropping a drone on a wedding or Al Shabab throwing a grenade into a nightclub, I can never quite get my head around it." There were photographers, he said, who saw that sort of thing every week.
Could he become one of them, I asked?
"I would not be okay."
Two days after the bombing, Trevor's photograph of a young victim and a nurse pressing a stethoscope to his chest made the front page of The New York Times. The next week, Trevor left for South Sudan, where he attended two more funerals for men he hadn't met. He had little time to process what he had seen in Uganda. It was easier, anyway, to move onto the next thing. Eventually, when he left Libya last March, he went home to Lopez Island. "It's hard to go home and talk about this stuff," he said. "It never really comes up, so you just kind of turn it off." He visits home twice a year, but doesn't think he'll live in the States again. "I like that I'm constantly forced to look at what I have and what others don't have, and be comfortable with that. Once you've been in the world," he joked, "the only place in America you can really live is New York."
Several months later, when North Sudanese dropped bombs in the Nuba Mountains of South Sudan, Trevor went back. "That boy," he told me. "I wish I had taken his picture. It would've protected me from some of the horror." Trevor drummed his fingers on the wheel. He glanced inside a passing car. "And I just think it should exist. The picture of that boy should exist. Because five days ago, another bomb dropped on a village there, and it's not going to be reported."
One evening in the holy city of Kairouan, a few hundred kilometers south of Tunis, Trevor, Ammar, and I were perched in a dark corridor above the stone courtyard of the Great Mosque. Bats flickered in the rafters, and from the prayer room opposite us came a deep atonal hum, like from a hive of bees. Hundreds of men and women had come to pray that evening. They rode their bicycles through heavy wooden doors and propped them against columns that edged the courtyard. When the prayer was over, women draped in veils shuffled briskly across the stone and disappeared like black ghosts onto the street.
Trevor noticed Ossema and Marwen, two young Muslims we had met earlier, crossing toward us, and lifted his camera. They wore long white smocks and knit crowns. Their dress was Saudi but customary for Tunisian Salafists, who believe that Islam should be practiced the way their prophet once did. (Sharia law and jihad are among those ways.) The two men had not always been so conservative. Each was jailed during the last regime, and Ossema told us that in confinement he had become more devout. When he and Marwen joined us in the corridor, we spoke for some time. Then, in perfect English, Ossema said he had a question. "If Americans believe in democracy," he said, "then why do they select a government that supports dictators who kill us?"


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Zeus would like to introduce his baby sister!
Zeus would like to officially introduce his baby sister Ruby!
Zeus does not leave her alone, sleeps by her xpen and crate. He is learning how to play nice with a puppy. He is a bit too jumpy and too fast and does not understand why she flops and won't keep going. Other than that she is way too confident and hangs off of his face most of the time...
He did give her ALL of his favorite toys :)
I think he is happy! I slept on the floor by her cage and on his new bad all night. So he took his rough spiky nylabone and placed it on my face... I guess he thinks I needed a chew toy. I woke up with scratches from the bone all over my neck. So considerate, I love him.
We picked her up at 12 weeks, she is very sweet, and follows Zeus to go potty outside! she mimics everything he does.
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She's gorgeous!!!
Awwwww! A bundle of fluffy cuteness! :wub:
I came by here yesterday looking for updates!
Love the name too, Ruby.
Z is looking awesome too!
Thank you! They are my gorgeous kids =)
We named her Ruby out of the blue... Looked at all K names, than Athena, Xena etc all Greek. Me and my husband could not agree. So we looked at her mom and dad and said well she is going to be very very red... and your birthstone is ruby, so why not Ruby? it's easy.
And that's how we ended up with Zeus and Ruby!
Such a cute pup and a handsome Zeus. Thanks for sharing.
Something tells me that Ruby will be running the show quite soon--at least as far as Zeus is concerned.
Omg she is so adorably fluffy!
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Both Gorgeous.
Do you find training a little easier with two vs. a pup by him/herself? This is probably the first pup in 30 years I have trained without another and either my memory is failing or some things are a little more difficult. Of course we have had bad habits cross generations as well.....
She is adorable!!
Too cute!!! :wub:
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g body rear end question....
I have a 1983 buick regal. It has a stout 350 chevy with a th350 trans. I'm looking to lay down 2 rubber patches instead of one. I've seen a few fairly priced rear ends on my local craigs list but my question is , is which rear ends will fit under this car other that that of a buick regal or turbo rega (which unfortunately I can't afford) I don't care if it would be a few inches wider. It wouldn't break my heart to have the rear wheels stick out of the fenderwells a little if necessary as long as I can find a direct bolt in. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Turbo Buicks, 83-84 Hurst Olds and 84-85? 442 Olds have a 8.5'' ring gear, posi, 3.73 gears and are a bolt in swap. If you can live with a different bolt pattern in the rear and have fabrication skills, the Ford explorer 8.8 is about the same width. You will need to weld brackets to it, but it comes with up to 4.10 gears, posi, and disc brakes.
Yeah I'm not much of a fabricator. The only thing I can make is a sandwich. I'm looking more for a direct bolt in. Reason I was asking was I seen a rearend on my local craigslist for a mid 70s chevelle with 411s in it. I'm not sure hot that would bolt up but from what I understand its a little wider but I'm not sure by how much. If my wheens were to stick out a little id be ok with that. The engine in my car is a 75 truck morot and the trans is a 76 corvette trans. So I'm not really afraid to put older stuff in it as long as I can work. I know it sounds a little silly coming from a car guy but id like to keep it all gm at least. I know the potential of a ford rear end but I will not put any ford part on my car....
Thanks for your input.
The 84 Hurst/Olds (not the 83) and the 85-87 442s came with a 3.73 8.5" axle. The 85-87 GNs (and possibly turbo T-type cars) came with a 3.42 8.5" axle. Those are the only bolt-in 8.5" G-body axles; all the other cars came with 7.5".
There's a turbo buick salvage yard out in az called speedway automotive. I believe I'm going to just save me pennies and buy a gnx rear end and have it built. I know some people around here that are rear end savvy. I can have it rebuilt pretty cheap as long as I'm helping which I would do with my own stuff anyhow. This car may end up turning over a few 1/4 mile runs over in norwalk but she's my daily driver. I just have the car to drive and enjoy the **** out of. But its a muscle machine too. But the 9 miles a gallon I'm getting with it may ultimately result in turning my car into a lawn ornament.
No kidding I did not know that I'm glad you came along before I dropped the cash on the rearend. That is a killer set up though. Looks a little complicated but not impossible to accomplish. But like I've posted before I'm far from a fabricator. So ill just be seeking a rear end out of a gn. I found one with 30,000 actual miles supposedly in good shape. The car had major front damage. 900 dollars. Tell y'all what I'm sure glad that I've stumbled upon this website. I'm a gearhear but I don't know everything I should for as long as I've worked on cars. This site has helped me a lot. Along with the gearheads who are glad to help out a fellow gearhead.
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Graduate Program in Composition
The field of composition today is complex. The graduate program in composition at Princeton offers a course of study designed to enable each of its students to understand the field and to contribute to it in a productive, resourceful, and individual way.
The department currently has six composers. Steve Mackey, a composer and electric guitarist, has lately emphasized experimental music theater and orchestral music with and without soloists. Dan Trueman co-founded the Princeton Laptop Orchestra and performs on a range of instruments (including the Hardanger fiddle) with a number of his own ensembles. Dmitri Tymoczko is interested in the intersection of classical, rock, and jazz, as well as the compositional applications of theoretical ideas. Barbara White's music and writings concern the interaction of sound with film, dance, and theater; the cultural and intercultural contexts of musical materials; and the porous boundary between everyday experience and the "special" realm of art. Ju Ri Seo seeks to create coherent and complex musical structure by way of allusions to traditional music, sonic ambiguity with microtones and composed resonance, and simple materials that often take a surprising course. She writes for all instrumental forces, including electronics, for both professionals and amateurs. Donnacha Dennehy is a composer and founder of Dublin's Crash Ensemble. In the last few years he has become very interested in writing for voices and has started concentrating on larger scale theatrical works including his first opera, The Last Hotel (2015).
Plan of Study
Princeton offers a very open curriculum in which students are free to pursue their own individual compositional interests. At the core of the program is the student's own creative work, carried out in regular consultation with members of the composition faculty. Students are not required to attend weekly composition lessons with a specific teacher; instead they are encouraged to meet with a range of faculty members as they feel appropriate. In addition to these consultations, there are a variety of ungraded seminars, two or three of which are given each term, chosen by students and faculty on the basis of current interests and needs. There are no specific curricular requirements, but all students are expected to take a variety of seminars during the first two years. These courses have three principal aims: (1) to develop and sharpen the skills each student needs to realize his or her compositional intentions; (2) to expand each student's conception of what is musically possible; and (3) to develop a sense of the context in which the student's own work exists by studying and writing about other music. Although the number of students enrolled in the program is small (three to five are enrolled each year), the diversity of their backgrounds and interests can be remarkable. The lively exchange of ideas among composers of markedly different approaches is an essential feature of the program. Because of this, students are required to live in Princeton during their first two years of study.
By the end of the first year of study, the student is expected to complete at least one composition and a short paper that engage musical concerns central to the student's development. In response, the faculty discusses goals and strategies for the second year and establishes specific areas of emphasis for the general examination. In both years, compositions are normally written with currently available instrumental and electronic resources in view. Students are expected to help prepare performances of at least some of their work.
Performance and Performers in the Composition Program
Hearing a new composition realized is a critical part of a composer's education. The Princeton Sound Kitchen (PSK) utilizes outstanding performers, chosen not only for their technical mastery but also for their abilities as sympathetic and resourceful collaborators. The ensemble generally presents two kinds of concerts: "freelance" concerts in which the instrumentation is determined by student compositions, and which typically feature a number of different performers and ensembles; and "ensemble" concerts in which a specific group (such as So Percussion, the Brentano Quartet, or Eighth Blackbird) is invited to play a collection of student works. Between four and six concerts are presented each semester. It is expected that each graduate student working in instrumental and vocal music will have at least one composition prepared by the ensemble each year. In addition, composers have ample opportunity to consult with ensemble members prior to or in the course of actual composition. The Princeton University Orchestra makes several hours of rehearsal time available each semester to graduate orchestration class members for readings of students' orchestrations; it also performs student compositions. The selection of a student work for performance by the orchestra is determined by the conductor of the University Orchestra and the composition faculty. The New Jersey Symphony also reads and records student works, typically every other year. The Princeton Laptop Orchestra (Plork) performs cutting-edge interactive electronic music, collaborates with musicians such as Matmos and Laurie Anderson, and plays numerous concerts both at Princeton and beyond. In addition, the department sponsors "ffmup" (Free Form Mash Up), an informal concert series featuring electronic and instrumental improvisation, and other musics not conducive to the formal concert hall. Students are encouraged to present additional concerts on their own and to participate in all University and music department performing ensembles.
Funding and teaching
Graduate students receive full funding (tuition plus a stipend for living expenses) for four years. Fifth-year students are required to pursue outside funding opportunities, but funding is also available for the department. Students normally teach during some but not all of their first eight semesters; fifth-year students can only receive funding from the department if they are also teaching.
Language Requirement
Each student is asked to demonstrate, before taking the general examination, a working knowledge of some ancillary discipline relevant to his or her concerns as a composer: a relevant foreign language, or a relevant computer language or some other discipline that the case may suggest. The language requirement is normally satisfied by examinations administered by appropriate campus departments as part of intensive reading courses. The language requirement must be passed before a student can be admitted to the general examination. Students are urged to satisfy the language requirement during the first year of graduate study. It is the student's responsibility to confer with the DGS about the status of their language exams.
The general examination, normally taken at the end of the second year of study, is designed to establish the candidate's readiness to undertake the Ph.D. dissertation. The examination has two parts: part one focuses on the candidate's original second-year work (a composition and a paper), including a recording of the composition; part two explores the larger issues and contexts of this work by establishing the candidate's command of a substantial repertoire. In a given year, for example, part two might emphasize a particular modern work, Beethoven's late chamber music, and post-World War II European semi-improvisatory music; in another, the emphasis might be on Impressionist orchestral music and the American "experimental" tradition. In some years students are asked to design a syllabus for a graduate seminar on a particular topic, such as "Music and Politics."
The requirements for advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. are the successful completion for all required course work (with no incompletes) the first-year paper and composition(s), and the language requirement, as well as passing at least half of the general examination.
Dissertation and Final Public Oral Examination
After the successful completion of the general examination, the student begin the process of consultation with faculty members that leads to the candidate's formulation of a Ph.D. dissertation proposal and selection of an appropriate faculty adviser. This proposal, completed during the third year of study, should describe in detail the goals and strategies of a twofold dissertation project, involving both a substantial composition and a substantial piece of prose. During the two post-generals years of study, Ph.D. candidates remain eligible to enroll in graduate courses. The dissertation, followed by a final public oral defense, completes the requirements for the Ph.D.


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looks good man. what did you drop it with?
2-1/4 coillies chopped off the back, front is some random VAG springs that gave a perfect drop and comfortable spring rate
Got any pics of yours?
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Currently about 312,650 miles (over 503,000 km!) on my 1990 Audi 100.
It's a daily driver. Car originated in Michigan, now in Texas, all within the family...
Basically stock. Lowered suspension, nicer wheels, grill trim, European spec headlamps and window tint are about the only modifications. More info at http://audiphilately.webs.com/myaudi.htm
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They're springs from an '01 Mk4 Golf 1.8t with 1-3/4 coils chopped off. These springs normally have a taper on one side, but with the tapered side cut off, they match diameters on top and bottom of the stock C4 springs. The struts are factory and a great match for this new spring rate. Springs from a VR6 model with the taper removed would a better performance choice for sure, but I like my cloud ride.
Also, the bump stops have been cut down to 1/3 their original height. With the springs removed and the shorter bump stops in place, the car is under a 1/4" off the ground, so I feel this is a good amount of bump stop for a slammed car.
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Thanks for the detailed information. I'll start looking for a pair of springs today.
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Your welcome! Any pics around of your C4?
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Just the pics I have on eBay via the classified section.
I'm talking to a few people now on Vortex about the front springs. You know where I can get front struts and rear shocks cheap? I'll have to check my car to see if i can use inserts on the front.
Hey are your shocks still doing their job? Cause i justgot the front springs and i was wodering if its going to mess them up.
im pretty new to fortituded but have many euro cars my first car was a 86vw rocco then I got an audi 4000 quatro then had a 84 audi coupe gt now I just got a 95audi a6
Although I only had my car for 4-5 months, I think the C4 is one of the easiest Audis to work on. There is plenty of room and parts are reasonably price. I want a C4 Wagon Quattro for the winter.
Your shocks will be fine. It takes quite an increase in spring rate to kill em off.
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Oh ok, i just got a pair of vr6 springs and ill install them soon.
I picked up some 1.8t springs. I have to check and see if I can use front insets for the struts. Tey are a little cheaper.
What are you guys doing for fog lights or are the fogs built in the headlamps good enough?
Headlight fogs suck.
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Hey everybody! Thought I would also share my car with you.
1993 Audi 100. Carefully got 152K miles on it. Just got a TB done. I bought it back in 2008 with 130K. So I think 22K in 3 years is not so bad. I'm the 7th owner looking at the history but the interior was in super great condition which was the other fact why I grabbed it pretty quick. This biatch sucked a pretty good amount of money out of me over these 3 years but over all was a good girl. To be honest I don't regret replacing all the parts that had to be replaced in order for her to run nicely now. I look at it as a test to see if I would give it up on her and send to a junk yard. Later this year maybe trying to purchase the C4 S4 2.2T. And no, I'm not getting rid on my 100. She will still be owned by me but will be used for other trips. Since my purchase I had a plan not to be putting too many miles on her. So far it works out but its time for me to switch to turbo's as well as my new dairy driver.
One last thing I want to add about this car which was already mentioned in this thread and its how easy it is to work on these cars, GOD DAM its an easy engine to work with. Screw working on newer Audi's!
pics of my C4.
In case there are some hard C4 fans like me, please, feel free to join the community I started not to long ago. Trying to gather up everybody. Well appreciated
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nice pics hopefully I'll get mind up soon damn i thought i the c4 intress died glad to see it back fellas my ride is a 95 A6 sport with every option except the automatic transmission or course ....
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here's mine;
a 1993 s4 100 Avant with a 6 speed and a ... v8 only 90000 miles on it!
yeah 4.2 power.
Just dropped it with h&r coils and bilstein shocks, brakes are new all around, A8 polished monoblocks.
I was running MRR HR2 19" but I was tired of breaking wheels...
Paint is really rough, so it's the next step this winter
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At the same time, the spokesman said, India was ''acutely conscious'' that a settlement of political, constitutional and other issues within the framework of a united Sri Lanka with which all communities are comfortable, was required.
''Only through such a settlement, lasting peace can return to that troubled country. We strongly believe that there is no military solution to the issue,'' the spokesman added.
The Sri Lankan government on January 2 decided to pull out of the now defunct 2002 ceasefire agreement with Tamil Tigers. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting following a proposal by Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka. It was conveyed to the Norwegian peace-brokers yesterday.
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The desserts on show, are fairly basic. This isn't a complaint however, as this restaurant doesn't claim to specialise in this area. The desserts are very nice, and adequate for the context they're served in. It's useful to mention the food you're eating as your main is of very high quality. That is to say, even though it's "buffet food" it doesn't give you that impression. It's a very high standard, and none of it feels like yesterdays leftovers.
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We have a Lennox Pulse Direct Vent Central Furnace Model G1404/5-100-7. It works well but the 2 inch PVC pipe is placed so low on the side of the house that drifting snow blocks the intake pipe and chokes the furnace. We awoke to a 50 degree house a couple of weeks ago and had to shovel out the intake to get air to the furnace.
The furnace is about 15 feet from the exit wall. The intake pipe rises about 18 inches from the manifold, takes off at 45 degrees for another 16 inches or so, turns another 45 degrees until the pipe encounters a wall about 4 feet out, then turns at 90 degrees and runs about 12 feet until it exits the exterior wall after a couple of 45 degree turns to allow it to rise above the sill plate. After exiting through the wall, it only clears the ground by about 15 inches.
Question: Based on what I described, is it possible to add another two turns to the exhaust pipe to elevate it another foot or two above its current height? Thanks.
YEP. You should get the heat exchanger pressure tested by a Lennox tech for safety as a bunch of them failed/cracked. I grew up with those units. Ugh!!:mad:
Thanks for the warning, Yuri
We have had it regularly serviced but don't think they have ever pressure tested the heat exchanger. When you replied, did your YEP mean it is okay to make the changes I asked about in order to get the pipe out of the snow zone?
Yes. You can extend the intake and exhaust pipes. The heat exchanger should be pressure tested by a Lennox tech who knows how as per Lennox. If it is leaking/cracked it can be dangerous. Lifetime warranty on it to the original owner. 20 yrs to 2nd owner. If it fails the test Lennox gives you a $$ credit towards a new G61 or G71 furnace I believe.
Thanks again. I assume they'll charge me for the test but it will be worth the piece of mind.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Marist men's basketball team suffered an 86-82 loss to Iona in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Thursday night in McCann Arena.
Senior Devin Price (Inglewood, Calif.) led all scorers with 27 points. Price tied his career high with six three-pointers and added four assists and two rebounds. Sophomore Chavaughn Lewis (Queens, N.Y.) had 23 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two assists. Lewis hit all four of his three-point attempts. Sophomore Isaiah Morton (Vineland, N.J.) had 15 points and six assists, and junior Adam Kemp (Sherrill, N.Y.) totaled 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.
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Iona was led by Lamont Jones, who had 26 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals. Sean Armand and David Laury added 19 and 14 points, respectively.
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A 17-7 run by the Gaels would flip the score back in the visitors favor with under three minutes to go.
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The Red Foxes outshot the Gaels in the first half, 55.2 percent (16-29) to 47.4 (18-38) from the field and 60.0 percent (6-10) to 38.5 (5-13) from beyond the arc.
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The fast-paced game would go final by a score of 86-82 in favor of the visitors.
For the game, Marist outshot Iona 52.6 percent (30-57) to 47.9 (35-73) from the field and 61.9 percent (13-21) to 40.9 (9-22) from three-point range, though the Gaels held a 37-33 advantage in rebounds, including 15 offensive boards, as well caused 16 Red Fox turnovers.
Iona is now 10-6 overall and 4-1 in MAAC play; Marist is 4-12 overall and 1-4 in the MAAC. The Red Foxes return to action on Sunday at Manhattan. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.