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Although the Live Services are not new compared to standalone sat-navs, CoPilot Live 8 leads the pack by providing the most comprehensive interactive options yet available in a smartphone app. So whilst the rush to capture the iPhone sat-nav market is on, ALK has saved its most fully featured offering for Windows Mobile, making CoPilot Live 8 currently the best navigation smartphone app.
Will you be reviewing the Android version separately as I'm definitely interested in getting that for the HTC Hero.
I use CoPilot 7 on my iPaq PDA, its definitely the most used application, so its great to see continued support for the product (unlike HP themselves). The lack of QWERTY is a real pain however and seems inexplicable given that ALK make the specific claim to have improved the UI. On the plus side, they have kept the great choice of destination input methods, including OS grid references, which I used recently to navigate to a location I found in a guide to swimmable rivers - much more appropriate than a postcode.
ALK also seem confused as to whether CoPilot Central 2.0 (the desktop companion software not mentioned in your review) will be compatible with WinMo (it says Android only on the download page) and with 64-bit Vista (Central 1.0 is only 32-bit compatible). Perhaps TR could dig a little deeper and find the answer?
I do find that CoPilot 7 makes the occasional slip of the tongue, for example telling you to take the wrong number exit on a roundabout (go the the end of the A55 on Anglesey, all in the name of journalisitc investigation of course, for one example) and has a tendency to take me on some strange routes sometimes, so I was hoping TR might have had more to say on the actual routing engine in this review, but I didn't really get the feeling from the review that you had done much more than rephrase the speil on the back of the box and maybe try out the demo mode. Be honest guys/gals - how far did you drive?
@Martin Daler: Did you even watch the video review? The app is quite clearly in use while James is driving.
As for finding all the quirks of a particular routing engine, that can be very dependent on where you happen to be driving. We only have devices/apps/whatever it may be for a short period of time so to find and point out all these issues is sometimes just not possible.
@m_memmory: I doubt we'll be reviewing the iPhone and Android versions seperately (though that's not a definite) as for the most part they seem to be pretty similar. Certainly, comparing this WinMo version to my iPhone version, they seem near identical.
My street in a new development in Essex where development started in 2004 and finished in Dec 2007 is missing from Copilot Live 8.
I have a slight problem though. I have screen lock set up on my phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) at 5 mins. When Copilot is running I expect the screen to stay unlocked as the phone is in use but it still locks out at 5mins. This definitely didnt happen when I used Copilot 6 on my previous phones (Charmer or TyTN 2). Anyone with a solution to this problem?
My street in a new development in Essex where development started in 2004 and finished in Dec 2007 is missing from Copilot Live 8.
I have a slight problem though. I have screen lock set up on my phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) at 5 mins. When Copilot is running I expect the screen to stay unlocked as the phone is in use but it still locks out at 5mins. This definitely didnt happen when I used Copilot 6 on my previous phones (Charmer or TyTN 2). Anyone with a solution to this problem?
Actually Ed, I was going to ask where was the video review, I just get a blank page!
See here to see if you get what I get:
Ed - it could be a little local difficulty with AdBlock Plus, I have now found the Video!
Hmmm, I thought everyone at TR hated the TG01?! :P
Does the Detour/Avoid function actually provide an alternative route in this version? It never seems to work at all for me in V7, especially when trying to avoid traffic - it just gives me the same route as originally planned.
I see ALK has cleared up my confusion by adding the words "and Windows Mibile" to the download page for Copilot Central 2.0. So it is now billed as working for both Android and WM, for both 32-bit and 64-bit Vista. Good news!
@Ed Thanks for the info. If it's similar on the iPhone I would assume (hope) that it's the same on Android as well. I think I could be very tempted to get this and a nice in car mount - a full on sat nav for about £50 in total. Much cheaper then a stand alone device.
I used TomTom Navigator 6 on my MDA Vario for 3 years before I used CP7 on MDA Compact IV. I also installed TomTom which worked well, (once I had help from CS installing it). Now I use only use CP7 on my Compact V, (Diamond2). I used a 'proper' TomTom from work yesterday, as a comparison, on a known route, whilst still using my device. I can safely say that the TomTom is better for the actual instructions, but the maps on CP7 look better, and the unit responded slower than my device, running several apps alongside!
CP8 looks impressive. I like CP Central, especially the ability to EASILY create journeys and send to the device. It is much better than the TomTom equivalent, but I did like TomTom weather on my device.
Also Nav6, with BT receiver cost around £100. This is only £20 ish without. That's VERY impressive isn't it?
I got CP7 free with my phone for 18months. Still a great deal!
i used to use mcguider on the e71 which was pretty faultless except for lack of touchscreen.
ive used copilot 8 for a week now. Here are my comments:
1. support have not answered any comments
2. it crashes often. gps lock is often (every journey) lost requiring restart of the app.
3. its not possible to download all the maps or select individual maps e.g. turkey, egypt, switzerland etc either on the phone. via copilot central you have to buy the maps for a second time as it doesnt recognize items bought in android marketplace
4. it often directs cars down footpaths which are obviously unroutable.
5. there is no way to return once you have found it doesnt work...
i have yet to be able to make a successful journey without one of the above issues...
I'm having a lot of issues with CoPilot 8 on my MDA Compact III that I didn't have with CoPilot 6. I have the problem with the screen lock coming on (like someone else has), plus the app crashes. Also it said the wrong exit for a roundabout (I've only used it twice). Plus I keep finding bugs on the website - I couldn't pay for it initially, then I couldn't register it (due to a missing stored procedure) and just now I tried to add safety cameras and the instructions are wrong plus the link to sign up to the feed doesn't work! I have had to email support at every turn and I have to say they are spectacularly inept! I would say to anyone with an old version to hold off buying this one for now - they clearly have a LOT of bugs to iron out (and a good deal of staff training to do). Oh yes and you can't get live traffic updates yet.
Minty has got it right - I'm suffering similar problems to those cited in earlier posts, so I'd leave well alone until ALK sort out the mess. Note you are also likely to lose any remaining subscriptions, favourites or trips you had in earlier versions, you may suffer problems with the way the program handles your GPS receiver, and the desktop companion software (Co-Pilot Central v2) seems to have lost the ability to plan a trip on your PC and then load it onto your mobile. Version 8 may well end up very good value, but it won't be until ALK sort these problems out.
I bought this for my HTC Touch Pro 2. Disregarding the price I would rate this product as poor. First of all, the map is old -- at least the map for the USA. I would estimate it to be about 5 or 6 years old. The reason I say this is that I live in a residence that is about 5 years old -- relatively new. This means that the street names does not exist before that. I typed in my address to look for it in CoPilot 8 and what a disappoinment -- it does not exist. I verified this again by typing the address of a friend whose residence is also new -- about 3 years old. Again the address does not exist. I have contacted support about this and so far all they can tell me is to re-install the product.
There is still bugs I think in the product, I have a few crashes already especially when I hide CoPilot do something else and then come back to it. I also wish that they add "tracks" feature in the product. This feature leaves trails on where you actually drove through.
My only wish is that CoPilot 8 updated the maps -- for free of course.
Besides that, because of the price, I still like this product. It is feature rich. I like the Walk mode. If you could hold off buying it though, I say wait until they update the maps and fix some of the bugs.
I purchased Co-Pilot v8.0 (Europe) for my Sony Ericcson Xperia. The outcome has been a bitter disappointment which leads me to believe that ALK have released this product version before they have sorted numerous bugs. At no time have I been able to view the maps and the product either crashes or hangs indefinitely between screens. How it gets such glowing reports from reviewers is beyond me. My advice - steer clear.
Customer service and Tech Support services are abysmal, often with inadequate interest or informnation and in refusing to allow refunds to dissatisfied customers they appear to be exploiting their remote and anonymous position.
Worth an update I think. Windows Mobile thinks nothing is running when Co-Pilot 8 is running and locks the phone (if you have that security feature set). ALK admitted this bug very quickly but has yet to issue the promised fix. ALK have confirmed that any previous traffic or other subscriptions you may have had in Co-Pilot 7, plus any trips or favourites you may have saved, will be lost when you upgrade to Co-Pilot 8. ALK has also confirmed that Co-Pilot Central version 2 no longer has the ability to plan trips on your PC then transfer them to your phone. What it largely seems to be now is a central point for buying additional things from ALK! (To be fair, it does also have useful back-up features.) Note also that I had made at least three corrections to Co-Pilot 7 mapping through their support site, but none of these have been incorporated into the maps for Co-Pilot 8. The only thing I got wrong on my previous post relates to the use of my GPS receiver - that wasn't an issue related to Co-Pilot 8.
Comment lombardo8 said on 17th August 2009
I have a slight problem though. I have screen lock set up on my phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) at 5 mins. When Copilot is running I expect the screen to stay unlocked as the phone is in use but it still locks out at 5mins. This definitely didnt happen when I used Copilot 6 on my previous phones (Charmer or TyTN 2). Anyone with a solution to this problem?
I found a solution to the problem first you need to download 2 programs called (slide 2 unlock) (phm Registry Editor)
here is the download links (slide 2 unlock) http://18.104.22.168/~acs2co/S2U2-download-2.04-QVGA.html (phm Registry Editor) http://www.phm.lu/downloads...{940B734A-C437-41C7-ADED-2A4418802FD3}
install slide to unlock first then phm editor
the edit the following key with phm editor
Edit the Registry, under \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\A_C\S2U2,
add key ExceptionEXE0 (STRING) with the name of the application (e.g. iexplore.exe).
A total of 10 (0-9) ExceptionEXE can be added.
Set ExceptionEXEisFG to 1 for checking if it's running in foreground only;
while set to 0 for checking if it's running in foreground or background. Remember to restart iLock2 after the changes.
Regards Michael
I just purchased an HTC HD2 with a free 15 day trial of CoPilot 8. The idea sounds great but performance is horrible. Thinking that the purchase would work better, I bought the program. North American maps will not load. CoPilot support is an endless run-around. I have given up and am now trying to get a refund, that also appears impossible as CoPilot refuses to communicate. This company is headed the way of the other navigation program companies and the sooner the better.
PLEASE PLEASE read the reviews on this product before you go and waste your money. ok, i suppose there are some people out there that have this operating fine but if you are like me and many many others that haven't then your only option is to contact ALK morons at customer sevices and this i'm afraid is a total waste of time so think about it people, i'm waiting for this crowd to turn up on watchdog, rogue traders or my own show, sat nav software selling morons from hell. i,ll add this bit on and hope i don't make trouble for myself. in my time searching round the net to read other comments on crashpilot i happened to come across a torrent of copilot 8 and it works a treat so get looking round some torrent sites and save yourself the money and stuff this crowd cos they don't seem to mind robbing us.
Hmm. The only issue I have had is with the screen locks. As I use S2U2, all I had to do is list this app as a lock exception. Other than that, it has worked better than any other Nav app I have had on a mobile phone. I Have run Palm and Windows Mobile phones, and have used several versions of the now defunct Mapopolis and TomTom programs (TomTom is only supported and available on the iPhone/iPod Touch platform at this time), as well as several versions of OnCourseNavigator which is the US version of IGo which is also used on the Mio and some other PNDs. I had Mapopolis on Palm and Windows Mobile. Mapopolis only had support for regional navigation, and it was a pain to manage the maps, as well as memory management if you loaded too many. It was a basic flat map nav program with basic TTS spoken guidance, and no POIs. That being said, it accomplished it's task, which was to get me to a specific address without getting lost. Their tech support was first rate, they responded to emails withing 24Hrs, sometimes even on the weekends, and some of my suggestions for improvement actually made it into the program. I also had TomTom 4 and 5 on Palm, and TomTom 6 and 7 on Windows Mobile. Not much need be said, a huge improvement over Mapopolis, TomTom really hasn't changed in a long time. It works, but Map updates and support for smartphones really, really sucked. Oncourse Navigator 6 and 8 for Windows Mobile was next. Much better than TomTom. Tech support was ok, but not great. It took a loooong time to load. Had more complete 3d features, and a huge POI database. It had some bugs, which were resolved, but updates were slow to appear, map updates were generally behind, and difficult to manage until version 8, where we got NaviExtras, with an application similar to TomTom Home or Copilot Central. It worked very well however for managing updates, and purchasing extras. OCN had basic 3d elevation data, giving you a view of hills and such. OCN8 allowed you to purchase and load detailed elevation data files, which provided detailed elevations. It also provided simulated elevation data for overpasses and bridges. Also optional 3d landmarks, and a very extensive POI database. But it was only available on serialized SD cards, and you had to or could only purchase the sizes they offered at a bit of a premium for the card size. And currently I am switching from an ATT Fuze to an ATT Tilt 2, OCN8 does not support it, and I would have to upgrade to OCN8.3 for full price. Basically repurchase at retail. Also OCN does not have any free map updates, so if you get a card that is outdated, your only choice is to RMA it with the vendor, or bite the bullet and purchase a full price map update. Though they do guarantee you the latest maps if you purchase directly, at a premium over other online vendors.
Now on to my CoPilot Live 8 experience. I purchased and downloaded the program with maps for North America (US 50,Canada, Mexico) for $19.99, and Premium Live Services for $19.99 for 1yr. It was installed according to instructions. I re-used an old 2GB microSD card by reformatting with FAT32. There was a lot of junk on it, and formatting was much faster than deleting and I wanted to improve storage by using FAT32 instead for FAT16. Mapsure map updates are free for the life of the product plus 6 months into a new release. Full Map Updates are issued quarterly, and map maintenance updates are issued monthly. For US Maps ALK provides a web based map error/correction reporting function, which once verified will be incorporated into the next available monthly update. I have CoPilot Live version 184.108.40.2066 and it came with the previous quarter's maps. I used CoPilot Central to update the maps to version 4.2009.01.3.11.2.1 for NA Grid data, version 4.2009.01.3.11.2.1.1 for City data, and version 4.2009.01.3.3.1.8.1 for POI data. ALK claims 6 million POIs for the NA maps. ALK uses NAVTEQ map data for North America. Map corrections are incorporated by ALK. This is similar to TomToms map share correction system. CoPilot 8 does maintenance updates over the air. You can chose to do this automatically or manually. The Live services are awesome. Live Local Search uses Microsoft's Live/Bing engine to look for additional "POI" data, which you can then map, add to custom POI's, and even call from within CoPilot Live. This is a truly awsome feature as you can search for any available Business, Landmark, whatever is available as such on MS Live/Bing search as an address. Live weather is pretty cool if basic, but it does let you check the weather of your location, or any other (like your destination or locations along the way) without leaving the program. In about a weeks constant use and playing with it, it has never crashed, bogged down, or otherwise misbehaved. All the somewhat limited routes I have driven, it has routed at least as well as OCN8 or TTN7. It has not lagged in tracking my position, and the default anouncement and warning message lead times were appropriate for the roads and turns I was taking. They can also be customized. I have successfully minimized and maximized the program, as well as answered phone calls and read emails while it was running (and I was stopped), and resumed the program when done. I did have a problem updating the maps, which I believe was due to a "Naming Glitch". The original maps were named "North America" and the updated maps were named "NorthAmerica". Notice the missing space. I believe this caused Copilot Central to think these were different maps, and not delete the old maps, and because I only have a 2GB micro sd card, the transfer failed. I deleted the current map data, and re-transferred and it worked. I also received one of the monthly OTA maintenance updates from within the program. As is this has been one of my best experiences with a Mobile Nav package. I have not yet used their tech support, so I cannot comment on that. All that being said, the program is not feature complete as of this writing. Two features I am looking forward to are not available on the Windows Mobile platform as yet. That would be TTS for speaking street names, and Voice Command for operating the program. TTS is to become available this month. It is already available on the iPhone.
By and large I am pleased with the performance of this program. For those people having performance issues or other glitches on windows mobile phones, I recommend making sure your phone has the lates firmware available, dumping the cell carrier crapware that comes on it (esp ATT versions), making sure you have sufficient storage and program memory available after installing, making sure you have a reasonable precentage of free space on your storage card after installing the data, and check if you might have installed some widget or program that could be interfering. I do run a lot of stuff on my WinMo device, but I do my best to keep the device as clean and free of junk as possible.
I'm happy to find this thread - it seems to be the closest thing there is to a Copilot Forum. Is that really true, does anybody know of a real Copilot forum site? It seems a little odd that ALK don't host one. One might wonder if they don't want that much customer contact...?
I was a long time user of Tomtom Nav 6 on Win mobile. Like Falko above, I also used to use Mapopolis on Palm, those were NOT the days. Although it worked and never routed me wrong. Also TTN6 worked fine, some strange routes sometimes on things that were barely roads, but trustworthy and never got me lost.
I gave up on TTN6 due to their abysmal support for win mobile. Who can blame them, WM is hardly the mobile OS wave of the future and may tank in the next few years. But anyhow win mobile 6.5 convinced me to stick with it for now and buy a new phone, Acer s200/F1. I decided it was time to ditch TTN6 for Copilot8, helped by ALK Thanksgiving sale. How can you lose for $20?
I am still adjusting to Copilot. There should be a tutorial for TTN refugees how to do the things you need to do. The Copilot "manual", basically a website, is very rudimentary and mostly states the obvious about what the different menus do. It has no graphics, strange for a graphic-driven program. There are things that appear in the program, like a funny little lock icon sometimes on the top left under the options menu, that I have no idea what it does. Also while on a route there is a blue line that goes directly to the destination like a vector, what is that about and why is it there? Is there any user control over it, or if not why show an internal program calculation to clutter up the screen? Anyhow, no word about any of this in the, umm, "manual". Fortunately the program is pretty easy to use without docs.
Basically Copilot seems pretty good. Stable, nice looking interface & maps. Copilot Central desktop is WAY better than TT Home, which was pretty crappy. The update system seems pretty good. I just updated some program & map updates without a glitch.
I like the Copilot itinerary system of adding stops, 2 or more, to make a trip, better than TTN, which was easy only for point a to point b. I think after a month of relatively light use I can do everything I used to do in TTN, and at least as well. The only thing I haven't quite figured out is how to enter a place (address, POI, etc) and browse the location, including other POIs near that place. For example, I might want to find the closest subway station or cafe. It looks like you have to enter the place as a destination, go to Plan or Edit Trips, then select that destination, then select Show on Map. This is cumbersome, and also has the problem that the address you just entered as a destination is not highlighted or indicated in any way on the resulting map. So as you scroll around the map, it's easy to lose orientation of the destination you just entered. One other problem is that if you enter a POI as a destination, the POI no longer appears on the route map, including that you can't see or call the POI anymore as long as it is the destination.
Anyhow, it may just be that I'm not used to the program yet, or these may be bugs, but not severe ones in my opinion. Mostly I am happy with this program and think it works pretty well and I don't miss Tomtom.
I don't use Live Services b/c that's US only and I'm mostly in Europe. However, 3D building landmarks are supposed to be available in Europe, and the updates this week had Landmark data files included. But I don't see any evidence of 3D landmarks on the maps, not Paris or London but didn't look other cities. No word on ALK site about Landmarks either.
I am using Copilot Live 8 on a HTC HD2 (windows mobile 6.5). I must say: I was stunned by the graphical interface and ease of use. I depend on a good navigation system so I have been using copilot for a few weeks. I have purchased the Europe-map license and I must say that I am surprised about all the positive reviews. Hasn't anyone noticed that the maps copilot uses, are way out of date? Streets aren't listed, routes are planned through streets that don't exist anymore..... I have had contact with the support desk and they say that the Navteq maps are updated once a year.
My opinion is: the looks are great, but the maps are far outdated compared to similar navigators as TomTom. Don't buy unless you take outdated maps for granted.
Hi i have just downloaded co pilot live 8 to my pc then transfered it to my sd card to use in my htc tattoo, took around 30 minutes to do that then you need to go online with your hand set with android phones to complete the setup and enter key number thants sent by email which is on the instuctions you get when brought, opened it up and works fantastic, have used it loads with no probs so far and would say it works aswell as my garmin nuvi i have which is great to. if i had to have one negative on the co pilot it would be the voice intructions come quite near the turns now and then but not a problem as i always have a little glance on the screen anyway but dont let this put you off as this is a good bit of kit.
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>How to solve "1 + Cos[x] Cosh[x] == 0"? I will probably need just the
>first five, positive solution of "x".
First of all plot out the left hand side in such a way that it is easy
to estimate good starting points for each of the roots.
The following input will do this for you
Plot[Log[Abs[1 + Cos[x] Cosh[x]]] ,{x,0,15}]
Select the plot, hold down CTRL (or whatever equivalent modifier key
your system happens to use), and move the cursor around to read off the
approximate coordinates of each root, and use these to construct the
starting points in the following expression
Map[FindRoot[1 + Cos[x] Cosh[x]==0,{x,#}]&,{1.78,4.64,7.74,11.0,14.1}]
which evaluates to yield the output
{{x -> 1.8751}, {x -> 4.69409}, {x -> 7.85476}, {x -> 10.9955}, {x ->
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So, i am almost 5 weeks post surgery. Need advice to how to help internal stitches dissolve, i am using fml ointment topically. In addition, slight edema causing left lower eyelid to droop. Any advice on drops which will reduce edema? Also, have hard scar tissue on outside of eye from canth. Any advice on helping bumps heal..... I am the nervous type so please tell me all your tricks that helped overall healing and helped improve your mental outlook. I didnt know these procedures were so mentally taxing. It really broke me down and I am a positive person..... I almost feel like i want my old eyes back and regret the procedure....Help !!!!!!


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KENWOOD — Penns Manor blew past United on Friday night in a Heritage Conference football game between teams headed very different directions.
The Comets improved to 4-0 while the Lions went to 0-4.
Penns Manor quarterback Lucas Kowalski scored five touchdowns on just 10 carries. All of his scores came in the first half as the Comets took a 34-0 lead into the break. He ran for 130 yards and went 4 of 8 passing for 49 yards.
Louie Tate and Kyle Krevel ran for touchdowns in the second half for the Comets.
Penns Manor gained 448 total yards while throwing United for minus-2 overall. The Lions gained just two first downs, both late in the game.
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Powdered these bits
for this engine
For this car
you gonna do a turbo? or why the short runner?
"The Greane Machinee Quoted by Humble" - Humble
Hells yeah. Some of my favorite rods are all nice and new under the hood and crusty on the outside.
Using the eastwood kit, I assume?
Looks good.
Love it or hate it, for rats that blow doors off of trailer queens and checkbook cars.
Powder job looks amazing.
Wish I could buy one of Eastwoods powdercoating set ups.
Looks like candy.
Parts look sweet! Any info on the MK1 capri in the background of the first pic? Looks hot.
reminds me of the bucket
all motor 16v... now!
i have one of those eastwood powdercoat guns, havent used it yet tho...
I powdered my valvecover gloss white and love the way it looks. I've always been afraid to powder a block because I have heard that it can lead to warping since the block can't dissipate heat properly....is that true? Either way that looks awesome and you're making me want to do the same.
Keep up the good work
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like this thing wasnt scary enough to drive before?
****ing awesome man! wish i had your enthusiasm and resources to work on projects
If you can't take others opinions on a public forum then keep your opinions and photos on your facebook where only your friends can see and you can delete their comments!
I support the efforts of new ideas and products to be offered to the mk1 community: http://oldskoolvw.com/
"Exactly! You should have to wear that badge of dishonor like a scarlet letter. A big 'A' for adulterating this forum with your mk4 filth lol."
I would HOPE you're fixing the floorboards! My fat ass would go right through the drivers' side.
The rustywesty lives anew!
Went to my other garage space at my dads place tonight and dug through some parts i had packed away for this engine. found a bunch of seals and gaskets, a new ABF timing belt cover, and my bag of stainless allen bolts to mount a bunch of the bits on the engine. Bolted the manifold on and set the valve cover on. I need to get some stainless bolts for the valve cover next. Also need to mod the ABF cover to better fit the shorter 9A block.
I randomly post in here as I touch the car. thanks for the positive comments!
And a close up of the stainless bolt/mirror red/white block combo
keep it up Murray
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P.S.- anyone know the length/size/thread pattern for the valve cover bolts?
Nice build man! Got that part last night, going to try and slap it in this weekend. But I dunno, there's a low of -14 degrees!
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Delia enjoyed her experience as a Rappaport fellow. She particularly enjoyed the weekly Rappaport seminar because the introduction provided her an opportunity to learn more about areas of local and state government that she would have not had the opportunity to learn about otherwise. She enjoyed working at DHCD because it allowed her the opportunity to learn about the more technical side of housing policy and development. She really appreciated the attention and support offered by the DHCD staff. The DHCD community was committed to introducing us to the functions and operations of DHCD which also opened her eyes to DHCD's diverse capacity and its widespread oversight of the design and implementation of a variety of housing programs.


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UAE banks have started taking tough measures against debtors in line with Central Bank instructions to restore their asset quality that has received a severe blow by the global fiscal crisis and regional default problems.
Bankers quoted in the local Arabic press Sunday said the country's 51 banks can now take legal measures against defaulting debtors within 90 days instead of six months under new regulations by the Central Bank.
"Starting from the second quarter of this year, all UAE banks will have to take legal measures against defaulting debtors within 90 days instead of 180 days," said Saif Al Shehi, Local Banking Operations Director at the government-controlled National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
"This is in line with new rules by the Central Bank on non-performing loans (NPLs) requiring them to take provisions of 25 per cent of the loan after 90 days and 50 per cent within 180 days…the loan can then be considered as a bad loan after two years and this requires banks to take provisions of 100 per cent."
Quoted by the semi-official daily Alittihad, Shehi said measures taken by banks against defaulters including informing the competent authorities, preventing them from leaving the UAE and referring them to court.
Like other Gulf countries, the 23 national banks and 28 foreign units in the UAE have been hit by the global credit squeeze and regional default problems, including those involving the Saudi Saad and Algosaibi family conglomerates.
The problem has already forced UAE banks to largely increase NPL provisions and tighten their credit lines as part of an asset clean-up process.
Central Bank figures showed the combined NPL provisions allocated by UAE banks during 2009 totalled around Dh12.9 billion.
Provisions stood at Dh2.6bn in the first five months of 2010, bringing the total provisions to Dh35.2bn by the end of April, according to the Central Bank.
Besides the crisis and defaults, UAE banks are also believed to be heavily exposed to the real estate and construction sector following the sharp downturn in the sector because of the global credit tightness.
"The UAE banking system is significantly exposed to the construction sector and the highly speculative real estate sector, accounting for nearly 25 per cent of total loans," the Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) said.
"Several banks in the UAE are exposed to high levels of credit risk in connection with the family-affiliated conglomerates in Saudi Arabia and sizeable government-related entities in Dubai. Exposure to the Saudi conglomerates is unknown, but is presumed to be substantial for a few large banks."
Citing balance sheets, IIF said the average NPL ratio of UAE banks rose from 2.5 per cent at the end of 2008 to about 4.3 per cent at the end of 2009, and is expected to grow to nearly nine per cent in 2010.
"This rise is partly due to the central bank's tightening of regulatory standards via a reduction of the loan classification period from 180 days to 90 days."
Banks in the other Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries have also been caught in the quagmire of the highly-speculative property sector, with their combined weighted average non-performing loans to total loans nearly doubling from around two per cent at the end of 2008 to four per cent at the end of 2009.
The downturn in the real estate sector has emerged as one of the key factors for the lower profitability of many banks in 2009 along with higher provisioning requirements related to the exposure to the two Saudi family businesses, some deterioration in corporate loan portfolios, and defaults in personal loans.
"UAE banks are heavily exposed to the real estate sector following the sharp increase in their loans to this sector when it was growing very fast during the four to five years before the crisis," said Ziad Dabbas, financial adviser at NBAD.
"I expect the banks to continue building up NPL provisions this year because the downturn in the real estate and construction sector means a decline in their asset value in that sector…perhaps the provisions this year will be lower than the record allocations in 2009 but I believe they will affect their full year net profits…so, I expect their income to be slightly lower than in 2009."
High provisions have allied with a steep fall in credit to adversely affect the banks' performance, with the net earnings of national banks dipping by about 1.14 per cent in the first quarter of 2010 and more than 20 per cent in 2009.
From around Dh5.566bn in the first quarter of 2009, the consolidated net profits of the 19 listed banks slumped to Dh5.502bn in the first quarter of 2010, their balance sheets showed.
Analysts considered the results in the first quarter of 2010 as good on the grounds they were far higher than the profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 and slightly lower than their level in the first quarter of 2009, which was better than the Q1 results in 2008 despite the oil boom that year.
Balance sheets of 16 listed national banks also showed their net profits plunged by around 20.6 per cent to Dh14.87bn in 2009 from Dh18.71bn in 2008.


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Would You Like to See Jenny McCarthy on "The View?" [POLL]
Former Playboy Playmate rumored to be filling Elizabeth Hasselbeck's high heels.
This morning we reported that it has been rumored that Jenny McCarthy and Brooke Shields may be replacing Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar on "The View." While I know she's not everybody's cup of tea, I actually think Jenny McCarthy is a fantastic choice for a show like this, and I'm curious if you agree.
I'm very particular about broadcast personalities, and don't throw around praise very often. When it's deserved though, I'm happy to voice my opinion positively or negatively about other broadcasters. That being said, I think Jenny McCarthy is one of the most underrated television personalities of all-time.
It goes without saying that she's gorgeous and photogenic. And even some twenty years after she first bared all for Playboy Magazine, she's still amazingly pleasant on the eyes. Oftentimes, the more beautiful a star is the more unbearable their personality is. Such is not the case with McCarthy if you ask me. I've seen her interviewed numerous times and find her to be incredibly affable, funny, and interesting.
Admittedly, for one reason or another, Jenny hasn't had a ton of television success. She's been the tossed the ball a few times, and has never stayed with one project for very long. Her first foray being a logical choice, with the MTV crowd. She was an insanely-excited cohost of MTV's "Singled Out" in the mid-90s. Her spot was then forfeited to fellow super-hot-chick Carmen Electra when Jenny was offered her own weekly sketch comedy show on the same cable channel. The show wasn't renewed for a second season. She had a short stint on network television as well, but nothing that lasted very long. Most recently she was the host of a Friday night talk show on VH1 that even though I enjoyed I don't think did very well. I think sliding her into an established show like "The View" where she can be spontaneous and let her personality shine is a GREAT move for both the show and for McCarthy.
What do you think… Do you think Jenny McCarthy would be good for "The View"?


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I am a little concerned with the hub bore size. This wheel is a tad bigger. Is that okay?
I am a little concerned with the hub bore size. This wheel is a tad bigger. Is that okay?
Just order the following parts from AutohausAz
3 026103085D Timing Kit; Seal, Cam/Aux./Crankshaft; 32x47x10mm
1 026109243E Timing Kit; Timing Belt Tensioner
1 049109111B Timing Kit; Cam/Balance Shaft Sprockets
1 049109207 Timing Kit; Shoulder Nut with Allen Head, Cover Mount
1 056109119A Timing Kit; Timing Belt
1 056129669B Timing Kit; Grommet for Cover Mounting Shoulder Nut
1 056198025A Timing Kit; Valve Cover Gasket Set
1 171199214D Engine/Motor Mount; Left; Round 64.4mm Diameter
1 171199214G Engine/Motor Mount; Right; 74.6mm Diameter
2 171407365F Ball Joint; Front Left/Right; With Mounting Bolt Kit
2 171411314A Sway Bar Bushing; Front Outer Left/Right
2 171837211A Door Handle, Exterior; Left/Right (Large) Rear Mount Seal
1 175399151B Transmission Mount; Rear
1 175422803 Tie Rod Assembly; Left/Right
2 1H0422831B Rack & Pinion Boot; Left/Right
2 867837209 Door Handle, Exterior; Left/Right (Small) Front Mount Seal
1 N90353501 Timing Kit; O-Ring Front Seal; 56x2mm; At Countershaft/Balanceshaft
1 VW8000110 Repair Manual - Book Version; 1985-1988 VW Rabbit Convertible & Scirocco
Time to get the tools cleaned up and hopefully get to work this cumming weekend.
"Zed's dead, baby, Zed's dead."
Thanks for the advice, ill order up some soon.
I went to the scrap yard this morning and came across a VW Scirocco. The Scirocco looked similar to this one below but in a wrecking yard condition and with the cooler wheels (below). I payed $20 each, steal of a deal cause these are in remarkable shape. Check them out...
14" BMW bottle-caps made in Germany.
I am going to have my 185/60-14 wheels mounted and balanced right now. Stay toned.
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Just finished up mounting the wheels & tires. Now for starters, looks like the front end has to come down a little bit more. Pay special attention to the flake in the wheels paint. Man not bad for 80 bucks.
Bath time at the car wash.
Looking better.
This wheel has a small lip. I placed these 2 in the rear.
This wheel has no lip and I placed these 2 in the front. I do need to get wheel bearing caps or center caps for the wheels.
Front view. She needs a front end alignment.
Is this the offset number?
Or is this the offset number?
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The offset will be expressed as "ET--" I'm not well educated on the subject, but I think it's German based UOM, which means it's metric. Obviously you can tell if you are rubbing anywhere. You must be o.k. since you have an e30 wheel. I personally went with a set of BBS RA's.
Thanks for the advice DEGS.
Working today on PEPE is slow cause I am still waiting for parts.
Getting the timing chain prep out of the way this morning before the parts arrive. I also decided to get the valve cover cleaned up along with a few other parts. One thing I am stressing over is my speedometer gear. The thing is missing and I cant seem to find it in the tranny. I know its floating in that fluid waiting to become mashed potatoes. Perhaps ill have to remove the entire transmission and have someone dig it out, but while they are in there give it a good overhauling. Luckily I managed to find one bad part while removing all valve cover.
Timing belt for now. A new one is on the way from Autohaus AZ.
The broken part that came off the valve cover.
Radiator shroud getting rough around the edges.
Parts I cant fit in my trash can. okay that was a bad joke, got to clean this all up, shroud, valve cover and top timing chain cover.
Previous owner put in some adhesive or silicone. This took a bit longer that I expected.
Check out the camshaft.
Check out the camshaft again.
Makes me want to put in a new one.
All the parts that I need to clean up and or repaint. I just cant run water yet too cold out side.
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Started to pull up the carpet and found this Motorola gadget. I think it is a cell phone from bcak in the late 80s but not sure untill I pull the rest from under the dash.
The carpet may be salvageable although it was soaked in water. This leads me to believe that the heater core is bad.
Is there a way to remove the cassette holder without hacking up the center console? It looks like its just fitted in and held tight by something.
A snap shot of some of the progress I made tonight.
The casette holder should just pull out, with enough pressure.
I've removed it on all my cars..makes a nice storage area.
91 Burgundy Etienne #1
91 Burgundy Etienne #2
08 Blk 2.0T GTI
73 Yellow Super Beetle Convertible
Current Specs:
Car: 1987 Volkswagen cabriolet with a birthday soon.Installed:
Motor: A stock 1.8 Liter 8,Valve enthusiastic motor.
Suspension: Racelands coil-overs
Brakes: Stock front disk and rear drum.
Wheels: e30 15" 4x100 offset unknown at this time.
Tires: 2 year old 15/185/60 with 2 years of tread remaining.
Master cylinderNeed to get pars, *considering:
Rear drums, bearings, spring kit and shoes.
Front pads, rotors.
Racelands coil-overs, strut mounts
1 piece speedometer cable
e30 aluminum wheels with 15" tires
Front motor mount
Oil filter
Rain gutter trimParts ordered or on hand:
*Trim for stock front grille
Shift knob, and boot
Door handles
*VW wheel centers for the e30's
Windshield wiper hose
Rain tray
Vent window gasket
A top
Drivers front seat
Vaccuum part on valve cover
Starter, alternator, water pump, power steering pump
Exhaust system
Heater core
Rotor, cap, wires, and plugs
Rear and front seat skins
Drivers door
Various gaskets
Timing belt and gears, timing belt tenser, valve cover gasketNeeding to be tweaked:
Door handle gaskets large and small
A good repair manual this time
Hood "kick stand" retainer clip
Sway bar bushings, a-arm bushings, lower ball joints
Audi center console gauges
Rear trunk "kick stand" shock
Battery cables
right motor mount, tranny mount, left motor mount
Bleed brakesMisc:
Front end alignment
Dig speedometer gear out of trans.
Lots of cleaning, priming, and painting of older good parts
Aligning and adjusting components that shifted over the years
Pulling dents and broken parts
Yanking yards of wire and old gadjets
Not a lot of work taking place at the moment, its freaking cold outside and I have a ton of work taking place.
However I managed to open up and see all the parts that just arrived. I am excited...
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So I just got an air compressor, welder, paint sprayer, some air dryer thing for the compressor, and a DA sander. I need a little advice.
So when I get ready to primer - what type should I get? Also how far away should I hold the gun while painting?
This might be one of the color choices for my ride. And wonder if these are stock fenders without flares. Check out that rocker trim. Any one got a link for that?
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You should be sure that you're heater core is the problem before you start mingling around in that area IMO. Briano1234 has outlined at least 10 causes for your interior being wet. http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...t=sagging+door. If you're heater core is gummed up it will usually expel a mist of tasty smelling fog on the inside of your windshield from my experience with other cars.
If you want to tune up your car visit http://www.cabby-info.com/cis.htm. You might find that it is easier to do going through steps in order, as opposed to setting your timing without doing a proper tune up.
I am fairly sure its the heater core. Small amounts of water keep accumulating even while the car is in my garage. The water is also on the passengers side floor board.
I have been sanding the car with this new DA sander I got from Harbor Freight. Its actually doing a great job. My air compressor is some what disappointing tough. I can run my DA sander for about 20 minutes then I have to allow the tank to fill up again. I am using a lot of psi, so that may be part of the problem as well.
I also got the bolts out of that trans mount. Now - how do I get the old bushing out? WTF one problem after another. I need a press!
Finished removing spindles and ready to get bushing smashed in to the control arm.
Wheel bearings going in tomorrow.
Sanding and assembly is almost complete
I fully support the powder blue
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut in the dark, sometimes.
Thanks, I am really starting to like this color here is another look.
Another look
Man, hadn't realized what kind of work you were willing to put into this car until I saw your last strip down picture. How far are you going with this? Also, once I saw that picture I'm surprised how large the charcoal canister is. Great work and I love the progress.
My plan at the moment is to prime and paint the exterior and replace everything that needs replacing. I want to build a dependable semi-custom, yet stock cabby and of course learn as much as I can along the way. Frankly paint and body is as alien to me as an alien, thus the need for me to do it.
My plan for the motor is to buy a second one and begin building it up. Another option is; I do own a 98 Jetta 2.0L and from what I am learning that motor could be swapped in with some minor modifications. What ever the direction I hope by next winter I can put in a new motor and trans in this car and enjoy her for years.
Started welding the holes in the body. I still need to get this welder tuned in but overall its working. I am also sanding on the chassis using my new air-compressor and DA sander. Its working great compared to hand sanding. What a difference!
A little sanding and looking at this photo I can see I need to get my good wheels off. Ergh!
Using a paper template I began cutting out sheet metal blanks using my snips. I purchased the sheet metal at Home Depot and if my memory serves me correctly I think it is 22 gauge. Ill use this to weld in to the side marker holes.
Tack welding the piece in and plug welded the holes. This still needs more welding but its cold in this garage, even with the heater on full blast.
Working on the car is difficult in all this snow. I am now an official snow blower in the evenings and mornings.
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Still working on the body, sanding and hammering dents. I am using 80 grit to remove the last paint job.
Another look.
I do have one particular dent that is clearly out of my league. Not to sure what to do about it yet.
Another look. Its right on the corner of that curved fender.
Center cluster is almost done with the Audi gauges I pulled out of a wreckeing yard. This is going to be a nice set up.
Cleaned up and painted the timing cover. In between the fill ups on the air-compressor I have to finish the new timing belt installation.
After sanding...
First coat of engine paint...
Overall I need to figure out what type of primer to use and what grit of sandpaper I can finish with to primer. Also I think the temperature is going to delay the entire winter build unless it starts to heat up a bit. I cant imagine wet sanding in below freezing temperatures., ice sanding.
I have also completed this week:
New front wheel bearings pressed in and ready to install. Thanks to the guys at STM tuning
New tie rods but need to find the boot retaining clip.
New control arm bushings.
New sway bar bushings.
Last edited by Spokane Pepe; 01-23-2012 at 11:33 AM.
Great work. Im planning the same basic thing for mine. I already have 2.0 in mine but I want to shave doors trunk and roll fenders too. I actually had the pic of that blue car as inspiration before I even got my cabby but mine is 92 so I'm keeping the bumper style for that year. Keep it goin I love the build


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Mentifex writes that the sideways integration of sensory input with a conceptual mindgrid is the solution to artificial intelligence.
Mentifex writes that the sideways integration of sensory input with a conceptual mindgrid is the solution to artificial intelligence.
The solution to AI qua problem -- qua grand challenge to humanity -- exists at first in theory only.
The Association for Computing Machinery has reported in ACM Sigplan Notices 33(12):25-31 (1998) and in ACM Sigplan Notices 39(12):11-16 (2004) on progress in implementing the AI solution as open-source AI software evolving into Mind.Forth for robots. There is an implicit contest involved here of who can keep the date-stamped robot AI Mind running the longest, as if for the Guiness Book of World Records. Since Mentifex AI is in the public domain, programmers are free to customize special AI Minds in any programming language and to offer their artificial intelligence for sale on eBay in the Computers and Networking software marketplace.
Please do not point to the primitive Mentifex software as proof that the claim of an AI solution is false. The only claim made here is that AI has been solved in theory, not yet (please stand by) successfully implemented in software or hardware. The Artificial General Intelligence Research Institute (AGIRI) is creating powerful Novamente software but is handicapped for lack of funding and for disregard of the Mentifex AI theory. Mentifex has a secret plan to locate funding for AGIRI if the AGI team either hires Mentifex or agrees to implement the Theory of Cognitivity.
mentifex, your solution to AI is way too complicated. I hereby present the Super-Duper Trigger Word Theory Which The Evil Computing Establishment Has Been Trying To Hide From Us All Along. This theory is elegant and simple to understand, and it accurately models a wide range of human communication patterns. Behold:
$| = 1;
for (;;) {
$talk = <>;
exit if (!defined $talk);
if ($talk =~ /\bDubya\b/i)
{ print("NGAAARGH! TR41T0R! I V1LL CH4RGE U W/ TREAS0N!\n"); }
elsif ($talk =~ /\banti-war\b/i)
{ print("0MGZ U 3VIL L33BURULZ!!!!!111111\n"); }
elsif ($talk =~ /\bartificial intelligence\b/i)
{ print("PAAAAAH! AI H4Z B33N S0LV3D!!!!!!!1111111\n"); }
elsif ($talk =~ /\bauthority\b/i)
{ print("G4MM1NT 33Z 333333V1L W00T W00T W00T!!111111\n"); }
{ print("Eh, what?\n"); }
The cited pages are elaborate and extensive, and the endorsement from Ben Goertzel is pretty compelling.
"I like the simplified brain theory underlying the Mentifex system. It is really pretty similar to the brain theory I put forth in From Complexity to Creativity (and earlier, in an article published in Complexity magazine)
Had I known about the Mentifex work then, I would have cited it there.... Both theories use the hierarchical structure of the cortex, and connect it to the dual-network-like structure of mind. This stuff provides background for my more recent work on hebbian logic -- hebbian logic is about reasoning among neural clusters, and this is about how neural clusters work more generally.
In my view, although Arthur sometimes presents his ideas in a somewhat kooky way (by the standards of the mainstream scientific community, and even by the standards of this list), the ideas themselves are significantly better than most of what passes for cognitive science and AI. There is some deep thinking there. If anyone else but me is trying to survey all serious thinking on AGI, Murray's two papers I cited above should be looked at for sure. "
Mind you, Ben does add that he thinks they're barking up the wrong tree -- his own methods do not try to duplicate nature, simply borrows some key features from it; this Mentifex method, according to Ben, is more toward implementing nature in silicon.
Ah yes.. then in other news, Catalan's Conjecture has been refuted, a Unifying theory of Physics has finally been validated, Cold Fusion is now a reality, P = NP has been proved, an odd perfect number was discovered, division by zero has finally been defined sanely, Windows was finally open sourced, and a recent patch making the architecture more Unix-like has made it secure, impervious to all worms, spyware, et al, and uncrashable. And we were wrong about the world being square, the weird one.. Gene ray was right.. it's really a cube.
Er, Ok.. having a conceptual framework to work in does not imply the problem is solved or fits the framework precisely... I believe solving the problem of AI requires you get results something c omparable, better, or at least indistinguishable to human intelligence.
But I guess it's at least fun to pretend like the framework will be 100% workable and not need any revision/etc to approach practical ends... yeah, it's ashame April 1st doesn't come around more often .. [err, or not] :)
def Gobshyte(talk): if (talk == "format c:/") or (talk == "ls * -R -f"): print "No you dumb oaf! Exit this program first and THEN reformat, um, repair your hard drive!" elif (talk == "cats"): print "Yup! I perceive cats!" elif (talk == "fish"): print "Mmm! Tasty fishhhhhhhh!!!" else: print talk+" S/N error 347382. Enter 'format c:/' or 'ls * -R -f' to repair"Just imagine the hours of fun spent following these instructions. By the time the user gets it, they will have forgotten all about AI and will hate computers with a passion.
The meme of the Super-Duper Trigger Word Theory is spreading! Look, people are crying out to repeat it! None Can Resist The Greatest Meme Of All Time! :B
ingvar: Solicitor's Stone? No idea what that means, but it sounds euphonious.
salmoni: w00t! I assume you were actually referring to slightly different commands. :) In any case, let me try to improve it further: the machine asks the user what format it wants to use for its conversation logs, enticing the user to enter a response containing the word "format", then the machine immediately pounces upon that word and formats all hard disks.
The next day we may see NLP researchers getting death threats......
tk: cf. "Philosopher's Stone", part of the Great Work of alchemy, able to convert base metals into purest gold.
It was fun but nevertheless sincere to post AI Has Been Solved on April Fool's Day ten years ago. Mentifex Strong AI always was and always will be an extremely serious AI Lab Project as described in December of 1998 by the Association for Computing Machinery. Mentifex AI is so extremely serious that it has meanwhile been ported into Russian and into German. The resulting Amazon Kindle e-book, Artificial Intelligence in German, has been reviewed with the maximum highest-possible five-star rating. Another e-book, InFerence, describes how the Mentifex AI Minds can think by automated reasoning with logical inference. The MindForth AI prior art program has been cited in a Google patent. Now finally at http://ai.neocities.org/AiSteps.html a third-generation (3G) Mentifex AI Mind is being created in Perl, and Netizens from all over the world are looking into the use of Unicode and Perl to create artificial intelligence in any programming language and in any natural human language. Ladies and gentlemen, start your AI engines.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Go for a sporty, athleisure look with this high neck-line halter top. Don't worry about sun-bathing though - the bandeau silhouette acts as the foundation for the top so you can just flip the neck-line down when you are ready to relax in the sun.
Extra Small Bottom Extra Small Top
Height: 5'10.5"; Bust: 34B; Waist: 24"; Hips: 34"; Dress: 2


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From the outside looking in, many would people say that I am extremely dedicated. This is most shown by my strong work ethic. However I continue to live by the idea that hard work now pays off later. This also carries over into my daily life. I am the person that someone calls when something is wrong or need a hand with completing a task. I am committed to my friends and family. I would do anything to help any of them.
Have you ever known someone that just cannot leave something alone; or perhaps always is tearing into things to figure out how things will work; the person who will not pay someone to work on his or her stuff. That's me in a nutshell. If I do not know how to do something I will figure it out. Also I enjoy doing different type of mechanical things around the house, I find it very enjoyable.
I also go to the gym several times a week and cycle frequently. I love working out makes me feel a natural high.
I also ride a motorcycle. A real motorcycle and it is a whole lot of fun.
I really enjoy the Harry Potter series both movies and books, however the books are much better in my opinion. I do find time to read I most recently read the Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Surprisingly it was a really well written novel.
I enjoy and listen to a wide variety of music. The only music that I do not care for (mostly) is rap.
Movies? Oh my you should see the movies I have seen, just from Netflix. It is crazy! I love movies!
I really like Chinese food, it is my favorite. However I am finding that i really enjoy Cuban food after recently being introduced to it.


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A couple begin to experience some unusual activity after bringing their lost nieces and nephew home. With the help of home-surveillance cameras, they learn they're being stalked by a nefarious demon.
Happily-married couple Dan and Jody begin to notice some bizarre activity once they bring their lost nieces and nephew home. But when the chaos expands into Jody's job as a ballet dancer and Dan's career as an Ape researcher, they realize their family is being stalked by a nefarious demon. Together, with the advice of a psychic and the aid of numerous surveillance cameras, they must figure out how to get rid of it before it's too late.
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By Corey Hope Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell
On Halloween 2006, a neighbor placed small bottles of bubbles in Corey's daughters' hands and in that instant, an idea was born. "Why," Corey wondered, "does Halloween have to be all about the unhealthy stuff? Is it possible to keep the fun, but lose the total focus on conventional candy?" Back home, watching her girls' joyful faces as they blew bubbles, she had her answer.
In 2007, we launched Green Halloween™, a nonprofit, grassroots community movement to create healthier and more earth-friendly holidays, beginning with Halloween. Although that first year, the initiative was intended for the Seattle area only, parents and businesses across the country turned their Halloweens green in large and small ways. Some held recycled costume-making events, others hosted Halloween parties at retirement homes, while a few creative parents hosted candy exchanges at their children's schools. Before the candles in our jack-o'-lanterns had burned out, calls started pouring in asking us how to green up Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine's Day.
Until now, most of us have established holiday habits based on what is easy, inexpensive, and traditional, not to mention a secret desire to keep up the Joneses. But today, moms and dads may question whether the way their families celebrate is healthy for their kids and their planet and wonder what they can do to create occasions that everyone can enjoy and feel good about. Fears and concerns surround the safety of everything from food to costumes to gift and decor items, but underlying this, many wonder how on Earth we can continue to party the way we've been doing without harming our planet? The truth is, we can't.
That's why we wrote and self-published our book, Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations, and Traditions for the Whole Family (October, 2008). While we can't summarize a whole book in this article, we can share with you some of our favorite tips and tricks. And with Halloween and Thanksgiving on their way and the winter holidays just around the corner, you'll have ample opportunities to give holiday greening a try. Start by picking one or two suggestions or come up with your own. See what fits your family. Get your children involved and incorporate their ideas, too. Make a tradition of making green traditions.
Invitations and cards
Seven billion greeting cards are sold in the US each year. According to www.Tree-Free.com, if each one of them were made from tree-free sources, 2.25 million trees (which supply enough oxygen for 1.2 million people a year) would be spared. So this year, kick the conventional greeting cards habit. Buy or make invites, holiday cards, and thank-yous from recycled, 100 percent post-consumer waste or tree-free papers created from sustainable materials, such as hemp, sugar cane, bamboo, recycled denim, or even elephant dung! Using e-cards and the phone, or that ancient tool called word-of-mouth may also work for you, but when etiquette calls for something handwritten, how about using a card implanted with seeds that can later grow into wildflowers?
Making cards is an option as well. But don't limit yourself to recycling junk mail and old catalogs into new cards. Depending on the celebration, consider using old CDs, tin cans, mint tins, and more. Just about anything can be turned into stunning, unique, handcrafted cards that are gifts in and of themselves.
Finally, always reuse or recycle cards. Cut off the pictures on the front and use for post cards or gift tags. Make decorations like ornaments and placemats. Whatever isn't used should be recycled or buried in the yard where the paper will decompose.
Gift giving
Mother of two, Carol Olson of Hobart, WA has always been eco-aware. She remembers looking sadly at the trash cans when she was a girl, wondering where all that trash was going to end up. But she experienced an epiphany the night of her daughter's first birthday. "There we were at 10 PM still opening presents," she said. "It was overwhelming. So much stuff! I knew most of the things would be broken in no time. What a waste." She decided that from then on, she would focus on giving meaningful gifts or experiences. Instead of plastic toys, she chose wood. Her own children receive useful items like toothbrushes in their Christmas stockings, along with one or two pieces of candy. "We buy minimally," she said. "When we do, we focus on gifts that will mean something and/or that will last. Are these things more expensive? Sometimes, but they are worth the extra cost because of their lasting value."
In thinking about gifts for anyone in the family as well as friends, parents can begin by asking themselves, "How much is enough?" "Where did this gift come from and where will it end up?" "How long will it be used?" and "What will be the impact of this gift on my child and the planet?"
The great news is that if you want to buy green or eco-friendly gifts, it's no longer hard to find them. Look for gifts made from recycled or natural materials and/or crafted by artisans. Support co-operatives and fair-trade efforts whenever possible. Consider gifts that don't need wrapping such as travel or other experiences or gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations. Try always to buy locally, and if you can't find what you're looking for, ask store managers to stock it. Remember that your values are reflected in every dollar you spend. Gifts of your time, talents, and energy are free and produce no waste and are therefore perfectly green.
Food and drink
If you've ever considered going organic, holidays are the perfect time for a trial run. Why? Because it's a time of celebration, when many of us spend a little more to make the event memorable. So why not invest in our family's health and the health of our planet at the same time?
Courtney Carlisle's family went green last Thanksgiving. Living in California where the weather in November is still suitable for outside dining, she rented hay bales for extra seating, used bamboo plates, and corn-based cups and utensils picked up at Whole Foods Market; bought organic/free range and local for most of the food, and topped it all off with biodynamic and organic wine. "My family members have all come around on the environmental impact issue in his/her own time, but I thought that this would be a great chance to show everyone how little you have to give up to make a difference. Everyone responded very well to dinner! This year we will absolutely be having another organic Thanksgiving."
Packaging, wrapping
Every year over the fall holidays, Americans generate about 25 percent more waste than usual. Much of this is in wrapping and packaging. Some is recycled, but most is not, leaving us with a disturbing landfill legacy.
Eco-savvy parents like Angie Boss of New Palestine, IN suggest making reusable eco-friendly gift bags made from scraps of fabric and ribbon or yarn for tying.
But if you're not handy, consider some alternatives to expensive, wasteful paper. Wrap gifts in useable gifts, such as scarves, tablecloths, or clothing. Or use new (or gently used) ties, shoelaces or tape measures in lieu of ribbon. If you do wrap with paper, re-used gift and shopping bags can be left plain or decorated. Using old maps, calendars, and catalogs are perfect, especially when paired with a gift that matches the theme. As with greeting cards, there are now many types of 100 percents recycled, tree-free, or plantable wrapping papers on the market. Whatever you do, steer clear of metallic papers as they cannot be recycled after use.
Of course you can avoid wrapping altogether by giving money or gift certificates. Or what about hiding gifts and having recipients ferret them out?
For two generations our family has used an activity-based Advent calendar at Christmastime. Behind each day's pocket lies a strip of paper detailing a predetermined activity the family can do together such as decorate the tree, make holiday cards, or on Christmas Eve, read The Night Before Christmas. The events are often no cost, low cost, or create no waste but more important, they are meant to bring joy to the family through togetherness. Unfortunately, in many families, holiday activities involve little more than watching TV and eating things that aren't particularly good for us or opening truckloads of gifts wrapped in miles of paper that generate tons of waste.
So one easy way to go green during any holiday, is to prioritize people over things and to make activities (rather than stuff) central to your family's holiday experience. To do so, start by assessing your typical holiday doings and find ways to connect your friends and loved ones through engaging activities that everyone will look forward to year after year. With little extra effort you can make the activities even more rewarding by giving your family and friends a healthy and or eco-friendly twist.
For inspiration on creating memorable holiday activities, while considering health and the environment, take a look at what these moms have done:
- In a bid to allow her children the fun of Halloween without the repercussions of food-chemical overload, mother of three, Amy Porter created a Candy Contract in which she agrees to exchange her children's unhealthy sweets for mutually agreed-upon, equal value alternatives such as money—usually $10 per full pillowcase, iTune cards, CDs and DVDs, or privileges.
- Wisconsin mom Stacey Kannenberg was inspired by our community movement, Green Halloween, and switched from giving out candy to offering coins. In addition, whenever she's asked to participate in a school activity, she volunteers a jar of pennies so the kids can guess how much is inside, then share the bounty.
- Nancy McPhail and her friends have transitioned from exchanging gifts to helping others in the true spirit of Christmas. Their group, called "H.O.L.I.D.A.Y" (Helping Others Live in Dignity All Year) earmarks money they would spend on each other and, instead, donates to various causes. They share the charitable choices with each other in a newsletter—their gift to each other.
Other ideas:
- One of our favorite activities for any holiday, including Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, is a progressive meal with nearby friends and family. Each house hosts one course along with an activity the group can enjoy. This relieves a lot of pressure for hosting an entire event and is fun, too. Of course, driving too far is a no-no, so this works best if everyone can walk from house to house. At the very least, be sure to carpool.
- Stage a post-Halloween candy recycling party. After trick-or-treating, have kids choose a few pieces of candy to keep and put the rest into a big bowl. Have everyone unwrap as many pieces as they can, separating the candy from the wrappers. Play some music while you do. Make up an unwrapping dance! Be silly. Once the candy is unwrapped, add it to the compost pile or yard waste bin. Preteens and teens may enjoy turning the wrappers into wallets or purses that may be used for holiday gifts. Find out how through websites such as The Purse Project (http://iwannanewbag.blogspot.com/2007/04/purses-made-from-candy-wrappers-etc.html).
- At Thanksgiving, invite your dinner guests to bring one or more colorful, natural, seasonal items with them, such as leaves, pine cones, squash, evergreen boughs, or acorns. As dinner is being prepared, ask the group to work together to create a centerpiece from the materials.
For more ideas on creating green celebrations all year 'round, go to: www.CelebrateGreen.net.
For more information on bringing Green Halloween to your home, school or neighborhood, go to: www.GreenHalloween.org.
Lynn Colwell is a mother of three, including Corey, and grandmother of four. She is a life coach, writer, and cofounder of The Green Year™, LLC. Corey Hope Colwell-Lipson is founder of Green Halloween®, cofounder of The Green Year™, LLC, a writer and a licensed marital and family therapist specializing in the transition to parenthood. She is married and the mother of two children, aged seven and four.


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When I first signed up on Elance as a writer/editor, I really had no idea what to expect. My first projects were small ones—a few press releases, a couple of sales letters, some content editing. Little did I know then that I would be doing projects on a huge variety of subjects, from the ordinary to the intriguing to the bizarre, and that I would be working with people from all over the world and learning more about the global economy and the global education system than I ever would have thought possible.
When I look back on my projects over the three years I've worked on Elance—and I'm sure it would be similar not just for other writers and editors but also for web developers, graphic designers, etc.—my client list is extremely varied: lawyer, airline pilot, software developer, pastor, photographer, musician, and the list goes on. To date, they come from 35 countries—Brazil, Italy, Israel, Egypt, South Africa, Russia, India, Singapore…What it means is that, as an Elance contractor, you're always learning—about so many subjects and so many countries.
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In the global economy, English is the international language of business and also of advanced schooling in the top US, UK and international schools.
It's no surprise that many clients are from China, including companies specializing in games and entertainment, entrepreneurs with ideas for improving Chinese agriculture, and students applying to the top US business and law schools. It's also been an eye-opener working with students and entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates—Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai—where the economy and the education systems are rapidly expanding. Interesting too, to find out how Australia and New Zealand and Fiji are benefitting from the global economy and the global workforce and China's requirement for raw materials. And that Russia is becoming a strong market for luxury goods and services, including high-end clothing and footwear brands.
Before I started on Elance, I knew nothing about Forex, 3-D technology, Twitter marketing, the history of Cameroon, or Iraqi immigration to Sweden, but I know a lot more now. And after working on a couple of great projects, I know a lot more about becoming a deckhand or stewardess on the multi-million dollar superyachts in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, once mostly owned by Europeans and Americans, but now often owned by corporate moguls from Russia, the UAE, and various other countries.
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Before working on Elance, I wasn't aware that there were so many international high schools—in China and Singapore and Malaysia, for example. Nor did I know that high-achieving students from many countries—China, India, Arabic countries, African countries—vie for acceptance at top universities in the US, particularly the top business school, such as Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, etc., which are all highly competitive. And of course they want their admission essays to be in flawless English. Likewise, there are many professors, not only in the US but in other countries as well, whose first language is not English, so when they write journal articles, for example, they need an editor or proofreader.
So while everyone else is getting educated, so am I. I now have a globe on my desk so I can remind myself where various countries are situated. I have several time zone maps on my bulletin board so I know what day it is for my clients. With 24 time zones in the world, "Friday at 5 pm" can mean a lot of different things—even the US has four time zones. Although I've been a writer and editor for almost three decades, I use Wiktionary and Wikipedia, as well as other references all day long. The learning never stops, and that's probably what I love most about this work—that and the amazing variety.
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February 7, 2012 - 7:34pm
Nice topic and nice post! I really love this aspect of Elance too - that there is no telling who I'll be working with and what the topic is likely to be! The core idea of Elance as a global connector was a game-changer in terms of my work-life choices.
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Nice experience, Freelancing is good to know the world. I also love Freelancing.
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February 15, 2012 - 9:49pm
A great eye-opener on the world economy and how China and India's influence is rising so quickly against the U.S.!
I particularly liked the point you made about high-achieving students in China and India competing with U.S. students -- which I've heard all my life, but not in the context of a fellow writer and how your services are being called into use.
This isn't just something we see on TV, but what is happening all around us. I really liked this article! I write about how to use content for promoting business (http://info.laura-kinoshita.com/blog/bid/30254/Do-You-Have-a-Content-Str...), but competition from India and China is equally important!
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OGDEN, Utah – NAU junior setter Kelli Dallmann has earned the initial Big Sky Volleyball Player of the Week honor for the 2011 season, the conference announced Monday. The Peoria, Ariz. native averaged 11.00 assists and 2.92 digs per set and posted two double-doubles in three weekend matches in Orem, Utah. She was named MVP of the Wolverine Invitational, as NAU went 3-0 and won the tournament championship.
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I am looking for advice regarding modifications for my 2011 wrx hatchback.
I am looking to create a well-balanced daily-driver car that is (more) awesome at everything. I want to be able to drive in the snow/ice when I go skiing (with the right tires), bomb around the track/street (with the right tires), and rip around corners on mountain roads (with the right tires). I don't want to over-build anything to the point where it breaks something else or seriously diminishes the expected lifetime of the car. I am ok with spending enough money to get good returns for my investments, but don't need to go crazy with expenses that don't really have much benefit. Rally-style driving sounds the most fun, but drag-racing inspired modifications would not be a bad thing either.
Here is what I'm thinking. Please understand that I realize some of these goals are unrealistic, so feel free to offer any advice/comments/suggestions/questions:
1. Clutch upgrade: Wouldn't it be nice to launch at 4000rpm from every stoplight without worrying about the clutch? What is the difference between wearing/burning/glazing a clutch?
2. Flywheel: pros/cons of different flywheel upgrades? For example, I was reading that lightweight flywheels are bad for drag racing?
3. Tuning: I would like to do this just once, if possible. What can be done before and/or after the tune?
4. Brakes upgrades: ideas?
5. Shifter bushings (I had the SPT short-throw installed from the dealer. Does anyone know if they would have upgraded the shifter bushings too?)
6. Chassis bracing and/or other bracing: Pros/cons? Worth the extra weight?
7. Exhaust: So far I'm liking the Invidia q300 (but also maybe SPT or Nameless) cat-back. I would also want a down-pipe. Does anyone make a divorced-gate high-flow-cat downpipe? Would any other parts be necessary? Are there any cheaper options? I have a friend who could weld for me…
8. Intake: I have a drop-in air filter. From what I've been reading, that should be sufficient for most upgrades. How do you know when more is necessary?
9. Carbon fiber hood: Opinions? Overkill?
10. Other weight reduction?
11. Swaybars (and endlinks?): Tempting to try to make an oversteer-biased setup, but probably safer to try for completely neutral?
12. Other suspension upgrades: (dampers, strut towers, later links – what are these and how much do the cost?) Maybe just get some STI parts? Ideas?
13. Alcohol-injection intercooler cooler: overkill?
14. Blow-off valves or other aftermarket valves: Most of what I've been reading says don't mess with them. Opinions relating to my specific situation?
15. Wheels: Probably going to keep my winter tires (Hankook Icpet Evo) on my stock wheels and going to get some lightweight performance rims for my summer tires. Ideas?
16. Clear Bra?
17. Window tinting: suggestions?
18. Upgraded oil-pump, fuel-injectors, etc: At what point do things like this become necessary?
19. Bushings etc: ideas please – there seem to be a lot of options…
20. Intercooler/Intercooler tubing: suggestions?
21. Indestructible front bumper that raises ground clearance and doesn't ruin aerodynamics: I know, I know – need ideas, though…
22. Fog lights, super-bright lights, or other use for fog light holes (maybe nothing so there is less to break if I smash the bottom of the front bumper?)
23. turbo heat shield?
24. other heat shielding?
25. ECBS: necessary? Better options?
26. Downforce improvements?
27. Audio system: lightweight, low, and in-line with center-of-gravity. Maybe removable parts. This probably needs it's own thread…
What am I missing? I know there is a ton of information out there already (Unabomber's Manifesto, etc) but I have read a lot already and am at the point now where I need advise relating to my specific situation. Once I get some feedback, I can do some more research on my own.