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I used to have this really cushy job as the CTO of a hipster Web 2.0 social sustainable eco-fashion startup in Portland. One fateful day it suddenly became a lot less comfortable after one simple mistake with the Reply All button in Outlook. But, thanks to a new Outlook plugin, Reply All mistakes are truly a thing of the past.
The Story – I Could Have Used This Plugin Years Ago
So about my cushy CTO job… The title didn't mean much, since my entire job was to glean "inspiration" from video game wardrobes by playing them all day. Plus, I got all the non-GMO vegan gummy bears I could eat. But that all ended one fateful day when I received an email from my buddy in accounting. It was a mass email:
"All, Having big BBQ this wknd—pls RSVP by EOB. P.S. BYOB. Thx, J."
I really didn't feel like going because I knew my ex would be there, so I made up a random excuse and fired it off.
I think my exact words were: "So sorry—can't make it. Sonic diarrhea. You'll understand."
Too late did I realize my fatal mistake. In my haste, I had hit Reply All. One by one, I heard the little dings notifying my coworkers that they had new emails. My ears turned beet red as I felt their eyes peeking over the cubicles to stare in horror in my general direction. I considered running into the bathroom to hide, but that would only confirm what my ghastly email had confessed. Mortified, I took the rest of the day off—didn't even have to make up an excuse, since the boss had read the email about my galactic bowel troubles. It took years of therapy to put an end to the nightmares that kept me wide awake into the wee hours of the morning, sweltering in my invisible cocoon of shame. But I never got over my reputation as "sonic diarrhea guy" at the office. I was socially ostracized. No one spoke to me at Christmas parties except this really creepy German guy named Hertzgüt. And when the recession hit, I was the first to go (some lame excuse about pre-existing conditions).
Okay, that never happened to me. But it could happen to you. That is unless you install the NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In right now. This lightweight add-in for Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Microsoft Outlook 2007 adds two buttons to your Outlook ribbon. One lets you prevent recipients from forwarding your email. The other stops users from sending a reply to all recipients. It does some other things, too, and it has a few limitations, but that's the main benefit of this free 0.29 MB download. Let me show you how it works.
How To Disable Reply All And Forward In Outlook 2010 or 2007
Step 1
Download the NoReplyAll Outlook Add-in. Unzip it and run setup.exe.
Step 2
Accept the requisite EULA (end user license agreement) and review the usual security warnings, the setup is really simple and straightforward. If necessary, restart your computer after installation is complete.
Step 3
Open Outlook and begin composing a new email. You'll notice your shiny new buttons in the top-right hand corner of your ribbon in the "Reply Options" section.
Step 4
Click the No Reply All and/or the No Forward button to enable the features. They'll be lit up and depressed when activated—that is, when replying all and/or forwarding are disabled.
Step 5
Send the email as normal. Now, when your recipients open up the message, the Reply All and/or Forward buttons will be greyed out. (If they ask, "Hey, how'd you do that?" send them here.)
Also, if they attempt to use the Quick Menu, they'll be rejected by a terse alert message.
Now, about those perks and limitations I mentioned…
Bonus Features
Gavin Smyth, the Microsoft Research guy who put this add-in together, decided to throw in a few extra functionalities just for the heck of it. For Outlook 2007 users, he added a warning that alerts you if you're sending an email without a subject (this feature is already built-in to Outlook 2010).
For both Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 users, he created a feature that alerts you if you forgot an attachment. It does so by allowing you to build a list of keywords that trigger the alert (i.e. "attached" or "attachment"). To prevent the missing attachment warning from being triggered erroneously (i.e. by a legal disclaimer in your signature), you can set up contexts where the keywords will be ignored. To change the contexts and keywords, Click Tools, choose Options and Click the NoReplyAll Options tab in Outlook 2007. In Office 2010, the NoReplyAll options tab shows up in the File menu.
Limitations and Considerations
So far, the NoReplyAll Outlook Add-in only works for English installations of Outlook. Plus, as you can imagine, it won't stop those who aren't using Microsoft Outlook from replying all or forwarding the message. For example, if you disabled forwarding and sent an email to a Hotmail or Gmail user, they could still reply all and forward the message. And if someone was really determined to undermine you by forwarding your incriminating emails, they can still copy and paste them into a new email. But given that this feature is most critical in accident prone intra-office communications (where everyone is likely to be using Outlook) such as the fictitious situation described in the beginning of this post, the NoReplyAll Outlook Add-in should prove to be very useful—especially since recipients don't need to have the add-in installed for it to work.
Of course, the best practice for mass emails is to address the message to yourself and BCC recipients, instead of CCing them or putting them in the "To:" field. BCC prevents all recipients from seeing who else the email was sent to and if you don't use it, you should.


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For starters, this ranger has leveled all twelve classes to 20 and done a fair amount of research, so I can at least speak to the basics of each and what may differentiate them from other game's implementations. This is not intended to be an exhaustive class guide, nor advice on what to take for end-game (since I'm not there yet), but rather a primer that may assist newbs in narrowing the field and a collection of the info that I used in making my own class choice.
With that disclaimer out of the way, let's see if we can't grok Age of Conan's class system. The big twelve are broken down into the following sub-categories: Rogues, Soldiers, Priests, and Mages. Some classes are race-restricted (i.e. you can't roll a Stygian Bear Shaman), so you may find your choices narrowed a bit if you have a particular affinity for Aquilonians, Cimmerians, or Stygians.
Rage of Mages
Mages are perhaps the least noteworthy of Age of Conan's classes. Not because they're not fun, but because by and large they don't make use of the newfangled directional combat system to the extent that melee types do. If you're a caster, you basically spam ranged spells like every other MMORPG, though you generally look better doing it in Age of Conan. The exception to this is the hybrid Herald of Xotli, but the Demonologist and Necromancer strike me as very similar to their caster and pet-handling counterparts in many other games.
Herald of Xotli
The Herald is an interesting class, so much so that I defy anyone to find me another MMO that features a cloth wearing greatsword wielding caster class possessed of potent dark magic plus the ability to change into a demon. Still looking? Yeah, go ahead and give it up. From what I can tell at the early stages, Heralds are one of those 'easy to learn/hard to master' classes. In the right hands, the class can be deadly, just don't expect to survive if your opponents decide to focus fire.
Most one versus one encounters end up with my opponent dead or running away.
Demos are the epitome of the AoE-based caster. If you want to hurl fireballs, summon half-naked succubus pets, dole out a generous amount of crowd control, and generally make life miserable for groups of mobs, this is your class. I've also done a bit of PvP with my 21 demo, both in mini-games and in the White Sands/Underhalls portions of Tortage. Most one versus one encounters end up with my opponent dead or running away. I assure you this is not because I'm a skilled PvPer.
To start, I have to say that Age of Conan's necromancer pets are the single grossest thing I've ever seen in an MMO. They are so nasty that I used to be amazed that people would actually want to play this class. Then I rolled one, got into a couple of White Sands fisticuffs, and instantly saw the appeal. Imagine a class that does massive damage, hefty DoTs, and can do both while kiting, and you'll begin to see why Necro victims commonly shout a variation on "WTF overpowe......ugh" before face-planting on the rez pad.
Priests of the Temple
Healing is one of the areas where Funcom has thrown out the rulebook with regard to past MMORPGs. In Age of Conan, you rarely have to stare at your party's health bars since most of the healing spells are AoE-based and affect your entire party. This frees up the priest to do damage in addition to medic duties, though some classes are currently more effective at this than others.
Priest of Mitra
Community opinions are pretty divided about the usefulness of PoMs after a few notable ner....er, changes made to crowd control range. My own PoM experience has been unremarkable, primarily because I've largely played solo to this point. Prior to level 25 the class fares well in PvE with an effective knockback, but PvP has been an exercise in frustration due to long casting times and a fair amount of squishiness.
Tempest of Set
The ToS is one of those classes that you love or hate, depending on whether you rolled one or are playing against one. In keeping with Age of Conan's unique approach to the healer archetype, the ToS is one of the game's premier AoE damage dealers. The class is as adept at pumping out DPS as it is at repairing it. While many have cried for nerfs to the Tempest, the reality is that they're quite fragile. PvE through level 25 is generally a breeze, provided you can keep from aggroing the entire zone with your destructive awesomeness.
Bear Shaman
Bear Shamans, like Tempests of Set, are healer/DPS hybrids. The main difference is that the Shaman does single target damage as opposed to area effects. Shamans are also a bit heartier, given that they can equip medium armor and man the front lines more effectively than squishies wearing cloth. Looking at the feat tree, you can opt to spec yourself into a very effective healer or a very effective damage dealer.


text: Just off the Fantasy and had something happen that I doubt would happen to any others...but something to think about. We had two adjoining rooms. 3 kids slept in one (8, 5, and 3 yr old). 3 year old fell asleep watching funnel vision and I'm sure that added to the problem. Hubby carried her to bed and it was our first night on the ship so she wasn't familiar with anything. The ship was rocking and rolling a ton that night. So, I'm sleeping and 3 y/o wakes up crying. This is not unusual. Sometimes she calms down and goes back to sleep, sometimes she'll come get in bed with us. I laid there and listened to see if she was going to calm down. She did. I then heard a noise that I thought was the room-adjoining door swaying in the rock/roll of ship. I couldn't place it, but didn't think much of it. Was just happy the 3 y/o went back to sleep. The next noise I hear is my 3 y/o out in the hallway crying. SHE HAD WENT OUT HER DOOR!!! QUICKLY, I might add. I jump out of bed and run to the door. We are in the middle hallway that connects port to starboard. I can't see her as I hear her down the hall crying. I have no idea what time it is and I"m not thinking clearly and I'm not dressed to be seen in public. I call out her name and she hears me and responds, still crying. I say "Come here" (had she not responded, YES, I would have given up all modesty and ran out...but we were in contact). There is a pause and I hear her cry "I can't find you!!!!!!" At this time my husband has woken up and goes out in his underwear to the hall and gets her to come towards him while I hold open the door. BUT...the biggest issue here is "What if I wasn't a light sleeper????" Where would she have ended up? Every hallway/door looks the same...she wasn't wearing a Mickey Band....it scares me to think about. I'm sure she would have been fine...but I'll never know for sure. My husband and kids sleep through anything and I'd been out with my brother and friends earlier...what if she would have done that sooner than when I got home? What if I'd drank more? Anyways...you get the idea. The doors have dead bolts but they unlock automatically when the handle is turned from the inside. From that night on we put the ottoman/coffee table/trunk in front of the door every night. So, if your child has a tendancy to sleep walk or come in bed with you too, put the ottoman in place...or leave the closet and bathroom doors open to make it a little obstacle to get to the door.


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I try not to use this blog to rant but I just left my local Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) and am feeling the need to vent.
I hadn't been in the store for awhile so was thrilled to see it was finally stocking clothes in "my" size. Sadly, my hopes were dashed after only a few minutes in the fitting room. One of the six pairs of trousers I'd selected to try on was anything like my size. The rest were at least two sizes too large!
I suppose I can understand why other stores adjust their sizing to fit the ever-expanding waistlines of average North Americans. But MEC? Surely, its customer base is mostly made up of fit, active people who have little need for "vanity-sized" clothing.
I hate that term, by the way - "vanity-sized". There's nothing about baggy, over-sized clothing that makes me feel better about myself - only frustrated and irritated that I wasted time trying it on in the first place.
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Vanity sizing? I don't think so
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This is the first time I've heard it called 'vanity-sizing' - huh, interesting!ReplyDelete
And I totally agree - there's no way any clothing manufacturer should adjust sizing to accomadate the problem of expanding waistlines! It doesn't help anyone!
Agreed. It isn't good for anyone! Sorry for the rant thought. :-)ReplyDelete
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If you watched the demonstration blogcast of Virtual Server 2005 R2 I posted up at the weekend, yesterday, I ripped the environment apart to build it again from scratch so you can see how I built it.
In part 3, the new cluster group for the virtual machine was created. In the penultimate part of this mini-series, we place the VHD and VMC for a virtual machine on our shared drive and examine the configuration after adding it to the Virtual Server 2005 R2 admin interface on Node 1 of the cluster. For now, we don't configure the network (that's for part 5). We fail the virtual machine cluster group across to Node 2 and repeat adding the machine through the Virtual Server admin interface. We perform a critical step from the command line to set a private variable for the cluster script to work correctly. This absolutely must be done before the script is brought online in cluster administrator. The command takes the following format:
cluster res "<HA scriptname>" /priv VirtualMachineName=<Name of VM>
With that done, we are ready to bring the script online in the cluster group and watch the Virtual Machine starts up. Once booted, we log on and start working. In cluster administrator, we then proceed to move the cluster group across to the other node, verifying we are able to continue working on the guest now running on the other cluster node. This is an example of "Planned" downtime.
The final part of thi series is where we setup the network for failover, but in an atypical configuration to that described in the whitepaper - in the environment I have, the network cards used by the guest are different between the two hosts. However, it's good to know that this is possible. Stay tuned tomorrow to find out how 🙂
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The BJP is under fire from the Congress as well as its own allies over the Dadri murder and the controversial statements of some senior leaders followed the incident. At a rally in Buxar on Saturday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi hit out at the BJP for engineering communal violence across India, raising tensions between Hindus and Muslims. ?Hindus and Muslims don?t fight. In fact they are made to fight. If clashes stop then some people won?t be able to go about their business,? said Sonia Gandhi.


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(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner delivered an impassioned speech Friday on the House floor in support of the GOP's legislation asking with a thump on the podium, "Do we have to fight about everything?"
Several Democrats, all women, walked out in protest of the speaker's comments.
Boehner, an Ohio Republican, blamed the Democrats for inventing a political fight over the extension of student loan interest rates when there is widespread agreement in Congress that the rates should not be permitted to double on July 1.
"How in the world did we ever get here?" Boehner asked lawmakers. "Think about this: a fight being picked over an issue that everyone knew was going to be resolved; a fight being picked over an issue that there is no fight over. Democrats five years ago put this cliff in the law that would require student loan interest rates to more than double on July the 1st.
"I don't know why they did it, but they did it," he added. "Nobody wants to see student interest rates go up, especially when you got recent college graduates — 50 percent are either unemployed or underemployed as a result of the president's economic policies."
Boehner recalled that Democrats and Republicans have worked "for months" trying to fix the problem, and asked why Democrats "insist that we have to have a political fight on something where there is no fight?"
"There is absolutely no fight," he said. "People want to politicize this because it's an election year, but my God do we have to fight about everything? And now we're going to have a fight over women's health. Give me a break."
The GOP's bill on student loans took money from the Affordable Care Act for preventative health care services like mammograms and immunizations, and applied those savings to cover the $6 billion cost of the interest rate extension.
"This is the latest plank in the so-called 'War on Women,' entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain," he continued as he slapped the podium with his open hand to cheers from Republicans in the chamber. Some women members, including Reps. Yvette Clark, Donna Edwards, Marcy Kaptur and Maxine Waters left the chamber in protest of the speaker's comments.
Boehner pointed out that President Obama's own budget "called for reductions in spending in this slush fund" and many Democrats voted to support previous reductions from the preventative health fund when they voted to pass the middle class tax cut earlier this year.
"You may have already forgotten that several months ago you all voted to cut $4 billion out of this slush fund when we passed the payroll tax credit bill," he said to the Democrats. "So to accuse us of wanting to gut women's health is absolutely not true."
Republicans in the chamber erupted into cheers as Boehner regained his composure.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is beneath us," he admonished in a soft whisper. "This is beneath the dignity of this House and the dignity of the public trust that we enjoy from our constituents. They expect us to come here and to be honest with each other, to work out these issues. And to pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. Give me a break."
The House voted a short-time later to approve the legislation, 215-195, much to the dismay of Democrats, who opposed the way Republicans paid for the extension.
The House Republican majority did the heavy lifting in garnering adequate support for the extension, which cost about $6 billion. But it took the support of 13 Democrats to ensure the bill would pass as 30 Republicans ended up voting against the legislation.
The bill now heads to the Senate, but Democrats in the upper chamber have signaled that they will move their own legislation next month with an alternative funding plan. Instead, the Democrats' bill proposes to increase taxes on small businesses in order to offset the price tag of the legislation.
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Since 1859, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution has challenged religious fundamentalism. Forget Adam and Eve. Humans started as random spices in a primordial soup. Natural selection took us from soup to trees, trees to cars. And then Ferdinand Porsche created a mutant Volkswagen. Since its inception, the 911 has been evolution's four-wheeled poster child, moving quickly from an oversteer monster to a supersonic pussycat. And then, on the seventh day, Stuttgart created the latest Turbo, a car so capable that driving it is a biblical revelation.
Walking up to my loaded lender, I realized that the more things stay the same, the more they change. The Turbo still wanders the line between "normal" and "steroidal" with delicious subtlety, advertising its alpha status with the kind of nonchalance one associates with closeted superheroes– and TV serial killers.
If natural selection dictates aero-friendly styling, artificial selection demands the return of the bug eyes. And there they are. Meanwhile, the Turbo moves the styling needle towards the temper of the times: Bauhaus bling. Clock the split-level induction ducts in the rear quarters and the new, "Audi-inspired" LED's in the snout.
Nineteen inch two-tone rims (revealing epic brake discs) and a subdued spoiler indicate function, while Bette Davis' eyes and Bettie Page's hips project the iconic form. The Turbo's wheels are by far the most "distinctive" yet offered as stock. To my eyes the fifteen-spoke Ferrari-esque pentagrams are the only miscue in an otherwise perfectly judged stealth wealth gestalt.
Open the Turbo's door and the six figure price tag is well represented. Illuminated door sills greet, leather aromas intoxicate. The Turbo's build quality and material choices offer haptic harridans Teutonic titillation. All the buttons and switchgear click with infinite precision, nestled within their intuitive homes. The Turbo's low-slung sport seats hug your hide while the side bolsters holster your spare tire. Digital ICE rends Floyd asunder through thirteen channels. While Dr. B's boom box isn't as orchestral as Lexus' Levinson unit, Turbo owners won't care until at least their third oil change.
Twist the Ned Flanders-friendly ignition and life breathes into the miraculous mill through twin-intercooled turbines. (THAT'S what you paid to hear.) The horizon takes on a bi-xenon hue as you slot first. Loop your thumbs over the spokes at nine and three, mash the gas and the world begins to look like the Matrix. The seats give a little before they don't; keeping you locked and loaded.
The last Turbo I sampled was of the calf-master floor-mount clutch variety. It provided an ideal setup for three pedal track tangos, but felt like three left feet when negotiating a city grid. The new Stiletto-savvy pedal positioning and lighter clutch uptake make pothole-piloting and Honda parking a piece of piss. Yes, well, even a gentle tickle on the go-pedal provides an unequivocal indication that this car is built to be driven hard and put away wet.
As enthusiasts of a certain age will tell you, waiting for big blowers to spool up sucks. I'm pleased to report that Porsche's professors nixed the problem in the low-rpm bud by blending Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) and VarioCam Plus. VTG modifies the planes directing exhaust gases to the turbine so that low rev launches are fully spooled. Those planes then change as the big tach needle in front of you flickers by, keeping optimum boost primed. VarioCam Plus keeps the twist on tap through two different cam profiles; city schlepping and Bahn burning.
The new Turbo Porker's 3.6-liter flat six stables 480 apocalyptic horses. When dispatched, over 500 pounds of twist try to eat Mother Earth. In manual trim, rest to sixty arrives almost before it arrives: 3.7 seconds. Endure cries of wuss, and the Tiptronic S gets there .3 seconds earlier. To keep all that power from going up in ZR-rated Holy Smoke, an all new electronic controlled multidisc AWD system ensures forward motion.
There are very few cars that mind meld with the driver as quickly and easily as the new 911 Turbo. Look, point, accelerate. Wipe stupid grin from face and repeat. I'm told there's a bit of understeer out there, somewhere. Didn't see it. In fact, this car is so easy to drive at such stupendous speeds that within minutes I was thinking Matthew "Schumacher" had a nice ring to it. When your ego gets the better of you (and it will) Porsche Stability Management (PSM) steps in to save your bacon.
The new 911 Turbo is the fastest, friendliest and safest evolution yet– at least until the Turbo S arrives. Why in the world anyone would want to make this car any faster is beyond me. But then this is the company that has done more than any other to ensure that well-heeled speed freaks can procreate. That is, if their Porker's ever parked long enough for them to bother.
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GS650GAugust 1st, 2007 at 7:52 am
Porsche – There is no substitute.
At the end of the day if you have the means I strongly recommend it.
It was true in Risky Business 20 years ago as today.
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nichjsAugust 1st, 2007 at 7:54 am
a lexical delight, matthew, thankyou!
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mrcknievelAugust 1st, 2007 at 8:15 am
Porsche – There is no substitute.
At the end of the day if you have the means I strongly recommend it.
It was true in Risky Business 20 years ago as today.
BOO! Ferris Bueller's Day Off was the source of that statement! :-)
Great review
The 911 Turbo is without a doubt my dream sports car….really…is there ANY sports car that does EVERYTHING so well?
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cyclopticgazeAugust 1st, 2007 at 8:27 am
Good write up I guess, but no talk of handling or braking? Assuming there's understeer is a bit of a shortfall when reviewing a $100k+ car.
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SherbornSeanAugust 1st, 2007 at 8:33 am
Funny review!
I do think the retro thing may have jumped the shark, though, what with sales of the Beetle, Mustang and PT falling.
Can't help but wonder what this drivetrain would be like in the Cayman, rather than a car that spends so much energy trying to overcome its design.
But given that Porsche has decided to devote its engineering resources to hybrid SUVs and luxury sedans, we'll never know.
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tincanman99August 1st, 2007 at 8:54 am
I drove one of these bad boys a few months ago. This car is beyond fast but as docile as a pussycat around town. The best part is unlike Ferrari's cars which have ridiculous maintenance requirements this thing will probably outlive all of us. Porsche's have always been meant to be driven and NOT be garage queens.
We will probably never seen this powertrain in the Cayman as Porsche wants to keep this car at the top of the feeding chain. Lets be realistic the 911 is Porsche. The 911 defines what this company is as opposed to the Cayenne and the upcoming Panamerica which is designed to empty out stupid yuppies pockets.
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jurisbAugust 1st, 2007 at 8:55 am
Porsche is not only agile ,fast and detailed. it is also smallish , dwarfish like some latvian annual budget. it is also damn boring. no other company has copied themselves so much like some brazilian soap opera. the facial countenace of porsche is make-up corrected old wrinkles of 60ies. Not a single vibe daring. this niche player offers tastes that only the chicane
gourmets would enjoy, smacking their lips in g- force delight. Takes a latest pentium inside to muster out which is the previous gen, and which the lates one. Porsche has always given us the great meny of barely 2 dishes. they have managed to sell their scarce diversity in a nicely wrapped satin engine and leather scarf. at least they have managed to overcome their amateur 911 butt- less designs, with amateur interior finishes, with half hidden speakers, oldtimer gauges, etc.
Would I personally go for Porsche? no.
I need a justified price for every sweated dollar, i need brutish ,juicy finished designs, and i won`t overpay just because the leather is ripped off from milka cows in the Alps.
I need modern looking vehicle with matrix sculpted chisels, with new design horizons, and a car without grandma genes bulging through front headlights…….
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seldomawakeAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:05 am
Great article, excellent alliteration! I'm envious that you got to dance around in one of these…
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Ray JaholicAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:14 am
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BigChiefMuffinAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:39 am
Nice review – the only points I would take issue with is that, for this price, the interior really isn't that special, as it is pretty much the same as a normal 911 and not that far removed from the Boxster below it. Aston, Bentley & Maserati all do this thing better.
The other issues is build qualit/reliability. The 996 was a very unreliable car, with lots of engine problems ( especially the 3.4 ). Not clear yet whether the 997 has cured this – and with a Porsche, if it does go wrong, it normally is big bucks to repair…
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August 1st, 2007 at 9:41 am
"Can't help but wonder what this drivetrain would be like in the Cayman, rather than a car that spends so much energy trying to overcome its design."
Sad that Porsche has put itself in a box relative to the superb and even better looking Cayman. The mid-engine chassis is inherently more stable than the 911, yet still says Stuttgart from every angle. Yet for all of the enthusiast wailing over the Cayenne and the Panamera, it's apparent that Porsche still delivers the goods. I'm still at a loss to understand the need for the uprated horsepower of cars like the Turbo and ZO-6 as it takes a rare level of driving skill to make either dance on a racetrack faster than their more plebian stablemates.
Great review, Frank – "offer haptic harridans Teutonic titillation", indeed!
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TreyVAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:51 am
As I was reading, I wondered to myself if this is the one with the variable pitch induction blades. And then you told us it was. The first time I read about that system, I peed myself a little bit.
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MgoBLUEAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:51 am
I had the priviledge of riding in an '05 Turbo S Cabriolet several times with a friend. It literally defies the laws of physics. As hard as my back was pressed against the seatback, I was amazed that the bolts in the floor were able to keep the seat in place. That is, until we locked up the brakes (for fun) and I was even more amazed that the seat and I didn't go shooting through the windshield.
What is it about the 911 Turbo and M3 that give them such a beautiful exhaust note? Is it really "twin-intercooled turbines"?
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Megan BenoitAugust 1st, 2007 at 10:20 am
I suppose if I'm paying that much for a vehicle, it'd better have a gold-plated interior and do my laundry, at the very least. I know it's a Porsche, but sheesh… I'll have to file this under "Super fast cars I'll never be able to afford."
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bfg9kAugust 1st, 2007 at 10:24 am
Ok, 911 question: on the old aircooled models they used a big fan to pull air into the engine compartment through the vents on the rear lid.
Where do they stick the radiator on the watercooled models, and how do they get enough airflow through it? I'd go over to the local Porsche dealer and look for myself but it's not the kind of place that seems to invite people poking around the engine bay of their $100k cars.
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GottleibAugust 1st, 2007 at 10:35 am
You lost me with,
"The last Turbo I sampled was of the calf-master floor-mount clutch variety. It provided an ideal setup for three pedal track tangos, but felt like three left feet when negotiating a city grid. The new Stiletto-savvy pedal positioning and lighter clutch uptake make pothole-piloting and Honda parking a piece of piss."
Other than that enjoyed the ride and I am glad we now have a 5 star review.
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red5August 1st, 2007 at 10:50 am
The radiators (and there are a few) are mounted in the front.
I have driven, on two occations, the previous 996, and I can attest it is a scary beast. Mash the pedel and it warps space and time.
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adriftAugust 1st, 2007 at 11:55 am
An infinitely capable car, no doubt. But give me a GT3. Or better yet, a GT3 RS. Or better yet still…a Cayman with the GT3 drivetrain!
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carguyAugust 1st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
This is the only super car you'll ever need. Ferraris, Lambos and Ford GTs are a pain to live with and do more to announce your self esteem deficiency issues than provide daily driving enjoyment. The Porsche is every bit as capable and can be enjoyed every day without broadcasting your car narcissism to everyone within a two block radius – a true drivers car that meant to be driven and not admired by less fortunate bystanders. And as a bonus its a good deal cheaper.
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johnf514August 1st, 2007 at 12:13 pm
A great review befitting of a great car.
Tiptronic beating stickshift by .3 seconds? Has a day of reckoning arrived?
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carlisimoAugust 1st, 2007 at 12:22 pm
"Porsche Turbo Review"
Reminds me of those people who don't know what model car they have. "I have a Mercedes." "A Mercedes what?" "A Kompressor." "Good for you."
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theflyersfanAugust 1st, 2007 at 12:36 pm
So, who shops at the Ned Flanders Leftorium?
This is one of very few cars that drills this kind of image deep into the brain:
It's 1000 miles to Mexico. The cops have been left in the dust. The blonde is attached to the arm and loving the speed. You've just gotten lucky with both the car and the blonde…life is good.
Man I need a 911 Turbo…
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whatdoiknow1August 1st, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I have very fond memories of driving a 1986 911 Turbo. What a beast of a sports car; under 3000lbs, non-power steering, no ABS, 4spd gearbox, turbo lag all the way up to 3000rpm. But what a blast when the boast kicked in, can you say afterburner!
Back in the days the 911 Turbo was king in acceleration, just about the only car avaialble that could consistantly pull sub 5 second 0 to 60 runs when most other cars in its class had a hard time breaking the 6 second barrier. Porsches were once actually special because of their performance, not just he name.
What is this thing that we call a 911 Turbo today? Is it a GT or a sportscar? Why is it so damn big and heavy(for a Porsche)? OK it is still extremely fast and it does handle but to what purpose? Is it actually fun or is it what it appears to be a silly rich boy toy that is a better conversation piece than actual sportcar.
"I paid sooo much for it"
"It can top out at over 190mph, although that is stictly academic"
Honestly this car and many like it in its price range are just plain stupid today. Like someone mentioned earlier it is almost impossible to even make use of it power on the track. How long until we have a 1000hp 911 Turbo and than a 1500hp version after that?
The gig is up! There really isn't any higher for Porsche to go in its attempt to outrun the masses. Face it, today a Camry SE v6 will smoke a base boxster of the line! Yes, I have seen it done! I have also witnessed a e55 pull away from Carrera4s at speed. An Evo with a few grand in aftermarket stuff will be more than a match for this new Turbo, WTF!
I guess Porsche really needs to become just like any other luxury car maker today because their future dominance in the sportcars market is truly in doubt.
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Stephan WilkinsonAugust 1st, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Somebody early on posted that "Porsche: there is no substitute is fro "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," not "Risky Business."
Tom Cruise said it (it was Porsche's ad slogan at the time) after blowing off some thugs while driving his father's 928. There were no Porsches in Ferris Bueller, only a [phony Chevy-engine] Ferrari replica.
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adriftAugust 1st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Technology advances while physics does not. As technology has improved, people can go faster for less money; thus the wicked fast Evo. But you can only go so fast without an ever increasing need for increasingly more power. On the one hand you complain about 1000 HP, and the next you complain about Evo's being as fast as the 911 Turbo. Which is it that bothers you? Because to avoid the latter, you have to have the former. Performance compression has occured and isn't going away until some fundamental change in technology occurs, if that can even change things substantially due to the fact humans can only react so fast and stand so many G's.
The place your extra Porsche performance dollar serves you now is in more subtle levels of capability…and endurance. Porsches are still some of the only cars that you can take to the track totally stock, drive hard all day, and go home with a car that functions as well at the end of the day as at the start (without major maintenance).
As for the quote, isn't it half from Risky Business (the "no substitute" part) and half from Ferris (the "if you have the means" part)?
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theflyersfanAugust 1st, 2007 at 1:48 pm
whatdoiknow1 – if I can add to what you've posted…
Sitting in a relative's garage in mint condition is a 1984 Porsche 911 Cabrio. It has under 10,000 miles on it and it just needs a carwash and a fresh coat of wax to make it look great again. I keep thinking (when peeling though the corners with the top down) that the days of needing guts and skill to handle a 911 are long gone. I guess only an Elise will give the "OH CRAP" feeling of losing the tail end in a sharp curve. This older 911 is just fun. It's still the raspy air cooled engine, zilch for electronics, and the classic "WTF" for button locations.
While BMW and Mercedes might be a lost cause, wouldn't you like to see Porsche just make a stripper 911 targa or cabrio? You know, strip out the fluff except for the federal requirements, the whaletail on the back, and give us a 2500lb real Porsche? Who needs a $1000 chrono package or $2500 matching whatevers? Strip it – make it light – make it scary – make it fun – make it real again. Please???
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Jonny LiebermanAugust 1st, 2007 at 2:06 pm
"Twist the Ned Flanders-friendly ignition "
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Lumbergh21August 1st, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I think you got the quote right. I remember Matthew Broderick looking at the camera and delivering the "If you have the means…" line, and it was in reference to a Ferrari. It's been much longer since I last saw "Risky Business", but I do remember that he trashed a Porsche (rolled into a pond/lake) in the movie.
Love the Ned Flanders line.
For a while my wife owned a 1969 Porsche 911T. It was over 25 years old when she bought it, and while hardly the marvel that modern Porsches-or for that matter many other cars-are, I have to admit, it exuded a certain feeling when you were riding along or driving it. I say this now, though I would never admit it to my wife then or now, I was impressed by that old 911T and would love to have another more modern one now. I am not a Porschephile, but they seem to offer something more that you don't get with other sports cars. Something that I can't quantify, but I can feel. While my wife has since moved on to a more responsible car, Cobra Mustang, she still yearns for a Porsche and the indescribable feeling that went with it. Porsches just seem to offer a certain smoothness and feeling of confidence that can not be found in most, if not all, other sports cars.
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Megan BenoitAugust 1st, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Tiptronic beating stickshift by .3 seconds? Has a day of reckoning arrived?
Not news. Most DSG autos beat manuals because they can shift faster than any human can. Granted, I don't know the specifics of the auto tranny in the Turbo, but I do know that certain ones can best manual shifting.
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stukiAugust 1st, 2007 at 2:48 pm
After a fast dessert run in a 996 gt2, I really started questioning the gains from sticking ever more powerful engines way back in these short wheelbase cars. The 997 might be different, the 4 wheel drive gear and attendant forward weight shift might make a difference, and so might a better driver, but that 'top of the line' gt2 sure started using road width as speed climbed (Tires, actually the whole car, were almost new and pressures double checked, alignment did not feel at all funny at 'low' speed, but was not measured).
On a racetrack, where lane width is less of an issue, the surface is grippier and less bumpy, there is no center crown for water runoff and officials shut down the 'fun' if wind gets too strong, this is probably less of an issue. And in twisty California canyons, speeds are never high enough to require any real high speed stability anyway. But then again, in that scenario, the extra horsepower over a regular 911, not to mention cheaper gt3, isn't all that useful, either.
For comparison, on that day in the dessert, a DB9, although slower and softer, tracked the same roads straight as an arrow. As soon as actual turns arrived, it was matter of factly left for dead with cooked brakes, but as a straight road, high speed 'blonde on the arm, 1000 miles to Mexico' kind of car, it sure showed a lot nicer than the Porsche. Some experience in an M6, leads me to believe that one would have, as well. Based on that, and allowing for possible alignment problems and me simply not being sufficiently in touch with my inner Walter Rohrl, I think Porsche should have kept the 928 line around as a mega motor, GT style car, instead of relying on increasingly hopped up 911's. Even allowing for undoubtedly marvelous engineers, once the stakes get high enough, betting with physics, instead of against it, is likely the positive expectation play.
Truth be told, I know Porsche does not market these cars as multiples of speed limit open road cruisers, but rather as civilized enough road cars that works well (according to marketing guys, spectacularly so) on track days. Maybe it's just me, but isn't it more of a hassle to properly track prep the road car you arrived in, and then after the session is over, road prep it again, than it would be to simply keep a separate, more focused car, either at the track, or on a trailer? Then you'd have a track car with a real roll cage, racing seats and no roof liner to scuff up with a helmet; not to mention one that weighed half as much and didn't have to comply with all manners of track irrelevant regulations. And you'd have less concern about warranty coverage, and about feeling like a complete asshole for downplaying track usage to the young pistoneros drooling to buy the car off you when the next, even more powerful, model arrives.
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guyincognitoAugust 1st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
"Honestly this car and many like it in its price range are just plain stupid today. Like someone mentioned earlier it is almost impossible to even make use of it power on the track." Oddly, this is exactly what makes me want one.
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chuckRAugust 1st, 2007 at 3:38 pm
For those lamenting the old days of lighter Porsches with 'interesting' handling. Panorama magazine had an article on a guy who a few years ago commissioned a lightweight Porsche for the road. Took an older tub, stripped and strengthened it, probably replaced a bunch of glass with plastic, etc, etc and wound up with a 1900# car. The rear tires were huge, it had giant flares and most intimidating, it used a flat fan 962 engine, detuned to 390+/- hp. Not sure I'd even want to get in that one as a passenger and certainly I don't feel up to it as a driver. But what a car.
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whatdoiknow1August 1st, 2007 at 5:06 pm
In today's automotive marketplace if someone has the means the choices they have in terms of performance cars is mindblogging! Today I can go down to the local Whatever car dealership and buy any number of 25G family sedans that will do the quarter mile in 15 seconds or less, top out at over 130mph, pull over .80g will ease, and brake from 70mph in less than 180ft.
Performance like that was resevred for expensive specialty cars (Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari , etc) not too long ago.
There was once a time when you actually needed a small, cramped, compromised "sportscar" to even think of achiving this level of performance. Today in all honesty the whole idea of a sportscar is indeed in question.
I have been driving for over 20 years and as far as I can see the roads are still the same as they were back then, but they are far more crowded. Hey for that matter the road and race tracks in my neck of the woods are also no different than they were 20 years ago.
It is no wonder that just about every racing series in the world is doing whatever it can to limit performance to real world levels that can actually be used "constructively".
There is a reason that a Top-Fuel dragster looks the way it does it would not work any other way.
"So called" high-end sportscars are evolving into some rather strange beast; 4000lbs+ for a 2 seat car, WTF? Necessary traction and stability control to tame a car with 315 40 ZR 19 tires!
These aren't sportcars anymore, I dont know what to classify them as today.
BTW; 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds and the quarter in less than 13 is downright scary on a regular road, it is not much fun. Yeah, in your minds it might sound like a blast but in real life it feels like the driver is just along for the ride like the guy sitting in the passanger seat.
Now don't get me wrong I love fast cars, or I would not be here. But I enjoy fun cars much much more. IMO there is a point were you can add too much power to a car and destroy what was truly enjoyable about driving. Driving a F1 car on a track is more work than enjoyment.
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JohnsonAugust 1st, 2007 at 6:25 pm
The 911 always has been, and looks set to continue to be the swiss army knife of sports car. It does everything, and everything well. No truer is this statement than applied to the new Turbo.
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paykan GTAugust 1st, 2007 at 6:30 pm
'woos' please, it's 'wuss'
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AardappelAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:01 pm
I have rather mixed feelings towards porsche. Never having driven one, I have to go by reviews on how desireable they are, and they are rather contradictory. For every review that declares a certain porsche as the best handling car ever, I see mentions of scary lift off over-steer etc.
Take the GT3, by connaisseurs rated the best ever (wasn't it #1 on this very site?) Yet it has the same silly rear-weight distribution, super sticky tires which grip… and then suddenly don't, and more pronounced problematic RWD behaviour (lift throttle oversteer). Doesn't sound like the ideal car to me.
So am I missing something? Are porsches really that good, or only for expert drivers? Myself, a rather mediocre driver, would I find any of these porsches highly controllable and forgiving, or would I just get myself wrapped around a tree the moment my clumsy driving induces lift throttle oversteer and my reaction to correct it is all wrong?
Right now I drive a Z, which certainly in my book handles rather nicely and is moderately forgiving (I have dome plenty of "spirited driving" in it). But for any next car I get, being faster than the Z is rather low on my list of requirements, any extra money I spend should go towards even better handling, and in particular, controllability/predictability for a mediocre driver. Porsche comes to mind as a logical choice, except for the doubts above. Maybe for mediocre drivers cars with "RWD with occasional AWD" like the GT-R's attessa ets (sp?) is more forgiving… I certainly want RWD handling, as understeering scares me even more than at least mild oversteering.
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modemjunkiAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:07 pm
"Today I can go down to the local Whatever car dealership and buy any number of 25G family sedans that will do the quarter mile in 15 seconds or less, top out at over 130mph, pull over .80g will ease, and brake from 70mph in less than 180ft."
You can probably find a used SVT Contour for pennies on the dollar now and drive the wheels off it. I regret selling mine off – it was inexpensive (second hand), comfortable, and easy enough to turn a wrench on (a Ford, after all..).
But the Porsche is the stratosphere for a working stiff like me, a car to lust after, knowing it's just a dream. I should take the little Focus SVT for a spin, it's been a while..
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vento97August 1st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
"Today I can go down to the local Whatever car dealership and buy any number of 25G family sedans that will do the quarter mile in 15 seconds or less, top out at over 130mph, pull over .80g will ease, and brake from 70mph in less than 180ft."
Yeah, but that family sedan won't get you the blonde and it's not a Porsche. The End…
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adriftAugust 1st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Engineering magic has dialed out much of the rear-weight bias wickedness. 911s are pretty safe these days, unless you drive over the edge. Plus, if you want true handling nirvana, choose a mid-engined variant instead of a 911.
As for cost, older Porsches are VERY inexpensive. Boxsters sold so many copies as to be downright cheap used. And 911s with any age on them quickly get cheaper and cheaper. 944s are practically given away, etc. Try less than $5k.
In other words, before you dismiss Porsches, make sure you do enough research to really know the story, and that doesn't mean hanging out on a few non-Porsche bulletin boards. Go shopping, test drive a few (esp on curvy roads), hang out with some Porsche people, and then decide. They might still not be for you (different strokes, after all), but until you really research it, you definitely won't know what all the hoopla is about. Porsche couldn't possibly be bribing ALL the automotive journalists and ALL the track junkies who will accept nothing else. There has to be something there.
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LutherAugust 2nd, 2007 at 12:19 am
After riding in one of these, I can can comfirm that Christian Doppler was correct..er..Maybe it was the blood flow in my eyeballs.
What is more impressive than 0-60 is 185-80…I discovered the "brown" shift from that. (A6 – Germany)
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narklepticAugust 2nd, 2007 at 3:22 am
Nice review,even better car. I may be in the minority here, but I might cut back a little on the alliteration. A little goes a long way.
Less is usually more.
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TwingoV12August 2nd, 2007 at 7:27 am
Hmm, I live in a big German city and I frequently see 911´s of all sorts and ages, many 996´s and 997´s, including this new turbo….
…. I don´t know why, but I find them boring. Perhaps *because* I see them so very often and frequently.
One thing I find rally lame – and I believe it´s already been mentioned above – is that Porsche can´t seem to come up with a truly new, stunning, original design. Every new 911 is just a blueprint of the previous one, with some minor changes, but retaining the same old shape from what… 1964…. ??!?
With the 997, Porsche Photoshop artists… err designers have apparently decided to simply copy the 964 in terms of bodywork details and interior design details. At least the interior doesn´t look as terribly cheap anymore as the 996 interior, which even made an old Hyundai´s interior look like some stunning piece of high-class interior design.
WRT this car being so pricey, I don´t know what it´s like in he U.S., but at least in countries like Germany, these cars aren´t actually purchased. They get leased by corporations, and the lease cost is tax deductible to a cetain degree.
My guess is that in Germany, at least 80% of all poeple driving around in Porsches and other expensive vehicles are not the owners of the respective cars in a legal sense.
Greetings…. :)
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stukiAugust 2nd, 2007 at 1:27 pm
"WRT this car being so pricey, I don´t know what it´s like in he U.S., but at least in countries like Germany, these cars aren´t actually purchased. They get leased by corporations, and the lease cost is tax deductible to a cetain degree."
Leave it to the social democrats to dream up corporate tax deductions for 911 turbos. Wonder if Hillary will take that lead.
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Stephan WilkinsonAugust 2nd, 2007 at 2:36 pm
You are somehow under the impression that such tax deductions don't already exist in the U. S.?????? Is there anything people _won't_ find a way to blame on "Hillary"?
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CoffeeJonesAugust 2nd, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Porsche's base price and what most buyers actually pay are two different things.
There is always a large amount of customization options for every car Porsche makes, especially for the 911.
And they charge for every little thing; porsche badge on the wheels, model designation on the back, etc.
theflyersfan: "stripped down pure track car"
That's kind of what the GT3-RS is. Still road legal.
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adriftAugust 2nd, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Is this logic something similar to the Chewbacca Defense? Sheesh, it makes my head hurt.
Leave it to the truly rabid to find a way to accuse the other party of its own party's failings.
Okay, no more on this off topic from me.
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maxspivakAugust 2nd, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Porsche 911 Turbo — my ultimate halo car. Drool…
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SethAugust 2nd, 2007 at 11:06 pm
I think 50 years from now, people will look back and wonder what happened to these dino juice sucking porsches… Imagine a hydrogen porsche.. We are at the pinnacle of automotive art people. enjoy while you can! 'cause a hydrogen/electric porsche doesnt sound very exciting atleast to me!
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MR42HHAugust 3rd, 2007 at 4:12 am
Most DSG autos beat manuals because they can shift faster than any human can. Granted, I don't know the specifics of the auto tranny in the Turbo, but I do know that certain ones can best manual shifting.
The autobox in the Turbo is the standard Mercedes 5-speed, and while it's faster from 0-60, i've read that it makes the Turbo even more of a GT and less of an actual sportscar, because it's tuned for comfort.
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ktmAugust 3rd, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I spent 4 years in Germany while in highschool and my father owned a 1972 911T. I abolutely LOVED that car then and still look back on it with fondness now.
I have owned and driven a number of modern performance vehicles: E46 325i, B5 S4, 350z, WRX, G35. I also own a 1972 Datsun 240z. Out of all the cars I have driven, I still prefer my father's old 1972 911T. There is just 'something' about a Porsche that is hard to articulate, but it makes you want one and never leave the driver seat.
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stukiAugust 4th, 2007 at 1:24 am
Guys, sorry if I stepped across some unstated no politics boundary…. And I definitely didn't mean to 'blame' German tax law on Hillary. Heck, if she promised tax policies like that over here, maybe she'd even have some voters in the 'NASCAR states'. The only automotive tax breaks we seem to get out of the current administration, is on overgrown and under engineered tractors, with gross weight, handling and overall dynamic sophistication hardly distinguishable from that of a Greyhound bus.
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AGRAugust 4th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
whatdoiknow1, you make prescient comments. We are collectively in the age of "power", if these cars would not have all the electronic nannies that they have, manufacturers would not sell cars with those levels of power for fear of being sued.
Its a "mental state" rarely can the owner of these cars "get on it" and stay "on it". The performance envelope is beyond what the environment can tolerate.
For the fleeting moment when everything in the rearview mirror shrinks, its quite the experience.
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NICKNICKAugust 5th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Either you did, or you didn't. I don't think you can pee yourself "a little bit." :)
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ronbo456August 6th, 2007 at 10:57 am
@stuki: Maybe it's just me, but isn't it more of a hassle to properly track prep the road car you arrived in, and then after the session is over, road prep it again, than it would be to simply keep a separate, more focused car, either at the track, or on a trailer?
Actually, a lot of people see it that way. I have a 1986 Porsche 944 as a track and race car. If I wad it up I'll just fix or replace it. If I stuffed a Turbo I'd be in deep sh!t (read your insurance policy).
I'd love to drive the Turbo at least once, but I wouldn't own one for the street. There just aren't any roads in the Northeast where it's safe to open it up. I'm looking at a 964 right now, about 250 hp on about 2300#. That's plenty of power-to-weight and it won't cost a fortune to buy, maintain or fix.
@carguy: Ferraris, Lambos and Ford GTs are a pain to live with and do more to announce your self esteem deficiency issues than provide daily driving enjoyment.
Actually I find my Ferrari ('98 456) very easy to live with. It's quite reliable – really! – and an absolute blast to drive. I bought it after the first two owners had taken most of the depreciation hit so it hasn't been a painful experience at all.
Maintenance is costly relative to a Porsche, largely because there are twice as many cylinders, and parts are insanely expensive, but otherwise it's a real pleasure. My buddy has a Ford GT which, he says, is like a Ford when it comes to repair and maintenance. Lambos are Audis on steroids – probably more reliable than a Porsche.
And for the record I'm pretty sure I don't have pee-pee issues. If you think otherwise I'd like to know how you know (and why you have been checking out my pee-pee).
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BEATAugust 6th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Too bad they don't built the 944 anymore that model was really my type. The 944 was extraordinary. I still see them on the road around New England and a lot of them.
I don't like the new Cabriolet it's like the old one and never really change over the years.
Yap they added some tarmac and little body curve but still the same for me.
The bad part of this 911 it sounded like a Volkswagen, the old and new models.
Did you notice that?
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wludavidAugust 6th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I may be in the minority here, but I might cut back a little on the alliteration. A little goes a long way. Less is usually more.
You may be in the minority, but you're not alone. I got to "haptic harridans Teutonic titillation" and decided to count instances. I found 12 (in 11 paragraphs) and that was leaving out common alliterative phrases like "sport seats."
You write well, Matthew! Stop trying to be so cute with it.
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whatdoiknow1August 7th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Horsepower is cheap! That is why we see so much of it today in just about every thing from mini-vans to mopeds. I am sick and tied of manufactures using HP as a selling point when everything else about their cars is getting cheaper and of lower quality. Today if we want more power we simply adjust the ECU!
I would gladly trade away 20 to 50 hp from most cars on the market today if I could get the better interior and exterior quality that we used to see in such cars like MB, BMW and Porsche.
Unfortunately as long a stupid consumers are willing to go gaga over silly HP figures that they can never and will never make use of Automakers will continue to sell a bunch of hype over substance.
When I read a lot of these post I get the impression that many of us writing here are full of BS! I doubt most folks here have actually seen a sustained 130 mph let alone 150 mph! In all honesty this 911 Turbo is as quick and fast as an F1 race car and how many of us can really drive one of those, well?
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adriftAugust 7th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
If you think a 911 turbo is as fast/quick as an F1 car, then the question posed by your your user name is answered. lol
911 interiors have never been anything to write home about. They have always been very spartan. Only recently have they even tried for a more luxurious look. I am not sure what by-gone 911 luxury interior you are missing.
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whatdoiknow1August 7th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Please answer me, how fast is an F1 car to 60 and 100mph? Before you do so please tell how it is tuned; for qualifing or racing?
Trust me I know an F1 car can be tuned with as much as a 200 to 300hp difference. I have seen tests of both F1 and Cart racers tuned to produce anywhere from 700 to over 900 hp and they somehow never hit 60 below 3 seconds. Yes, I know the as the speed increases the F1 will leave a 911 turbo in the dust, but what happens if I now tune the 911 Turbo to make say 650hp? I hope you get my point. This car is superfast with really no were to go.
The problem with the interior of the 911 Turbo is that it is a $120,000 car that I need to spend an additional 20 grand to get the interior to look like a $120,000 car. But I was refering to all cars in general not just the porsche with my comments. But if you want to concentrate on the Porsche, look closely and you will see many cheapo low cost parts. Tell me what is the point of an expensive status toy that has funtional and style ques that look and feel cheap?
Maybe I am strange but if I am spending that much I dont want to see were the manufacture decided to save some coins. If you are charging that much there should be no need for cost-cutting.
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jstnspin82November 24th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Porsche proves to everyone year after year, generation after generation, that the 911 Turbo is the best sports car model. Every generation, they make it quicker, handle better, and the performance is nothing less then perfect. The 2009 represents the 911 in it's purest form and it is unmatched by none. There is a reason why it is priced so high, it is worth every penny! You get ore then you pay for! The 911 is an icon and is the best sports car of it's day! PORCHE – THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
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adriftNovember 24th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I beg to differ. I would argue the GT3 represents the 911 in its purest form, while the turbo represents the 911 maximized to its fullest road-car potential. It is fast, comfortable, and easy to drive at ridiculous speeds, and quite safely at that.
I would also argue the Cayman would be a better car than the 911, if they would just unfetter it.
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This article originally appeared on RealClearPolitics.DES MOINES -- To suggest that Hillary Clinton would be tough to beat in a 2016 Democratic primary is a vast understatement.
The early polls tell the tale.
Nationally, Clinton's lead over Vice President Joe Biden -- her closest competitor in a hypothetical Democratic field -- is a gaudy 55.8 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
And in the early voting states, Clinton's advantage appears to be just as formidable.
In Iowa, a Des Moines Register poll released last week found that the former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state had an 89 percent favorability rating (vs. 7 percent unfavorable) among statewide Democrats.
Indeed, all of the evidence points to Clinton entering the race, if she chooses to run, as a much stronger frontrunner than she was in 2008.
But in the nation's first voting state, she will have to avoid some well-concealed tripwires. Conversations with Democratic officials and progressive activists here last week revealed that while just about all of them hope and expect Clinton will take another shot at the White House, they are just as eager to explore whatever other options reveal themselves.
"There's going to be a lot of excitement for Hillary, and she had a lot of supporters here in 2008, but there's also the excitement of something new," said Iowa Democratic activist Nate Boulton. He echoed other Democrats interviewed for this article when he said he'd hate to see any candidate get a "free pass" in the 2016 caucuses: "As Democrats, we're not a party of supporting the person who ran last time this time. It's always about what's next."
Boulton spoke to RealClearPolitics at a Progress Iowa event Wednesday night in Altoona, which was keynoted by former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer -- a potential 2016 presidential aspirant -- who used his visit here to take some attention-grabbing and thinly veiled shots at Clinton for her 2002 Senate vote to authorize the use of force in Iraq.
Before the event, Schweitzer spent about 10 minutes chatting amiably with Boulton and Andrew Mertens, the communications director for the Iowa Association for Justice, a left-leaning legal advocacy group.
"The buzz of any potential candidate coming into town is exciting," Mertens said. "It's such an important process that I think it's entirely welcomed."
While the 2016 Democratic campaign has gotten off to a slower start here than on the Republican side, Schweitzer wasn't the first member of his party with possible aspirations to travel to Iowa this year.
In August, Minnesota's senior senator, Amy Klobuchar, made the short trip across her home state's southern border to speak at a fundraiser for the North Iowa Democrats. At the time, the ambitious lawmaker downplayed the obvious implications of that political sojourn.
But according to two Democratic sources, the day after her visit, Klobuchar followed up with phone calls to prominent state politicos and queried them in a manner that suggested her seriousness about exploring a run.
"Obviously, she'll be younger" than Clinton, one Iowa Democrat said when asked how Klobuchar might mount a credible campaign here against the runaway frontrunner. "She'd have to quietly say, 'I don't carry the baggage that [Clinton] does. I share your values.'"
Iowa has the dubious distinction of being one of just two states that have never elected a female governor or sent a woman to Congress. This surprising history and Clinton's painfully underwhelming third-place finish in the 2008 caucuses are two of the factors that lead some political insiders here to wonder whether Clinton's Iowa chances are less overwhelming than they appear.
James Strohman, who teaches political science at Iowa State University, penned an article in November laying out the case for how she could stumble:
"Despite the national party network promoting her as the heir to the Democratic throne, there is very little, if any, Clinton organization in Iowa, and she has done almost nothing to connect with Iowa Democrats in an effort to build one. Does she really want to slosh through barnyards and backyard barbeques trolling for votes? Can she shift from globetrotting [to] world meetings in 112 countries [and] to high-paying speaking engagements in the corporate arena, to sitting in a church basement in Winnebago County begging support from farmers, schoolteachers and welfare workers?"
If Clinton decides she's willing to do just that, the evidence remains compelling that she will be rewarded for those efforts. A poll conducted in Iowa earlier this year by EMILY's List for its Madam President Project -- a national effort to help send a female Democrat to the White House -- is chock-full of positive news for Clinton. The survey found that 95 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers think the country is ready for its first female president and 85 percent believe that the next commander-in-chief will be a woman.
And the group's particular focus on Clinton was evident at a Des Moines event it held in her honor in August.
But EMILY's List spokesperson Marcy Stech emphasized that there is a backup plan:"If Hillary decides not to run, no one knows what will happen, but there are many other qualified women that would be ready to serve as president from day one. Women like Sen. Klobuchar, Sen. [Kirsten] Gillibrand and Sen. [Elizabeth] Warren should be part of 2016 conversations every bit as much as the Bidens, O'Malleys and Cuomos of the pack are."
Though Warren has ruled out the possibility of running in 2016 and Gillibrand has not taken steps suggesting any interest, Klobuchar appears poised to start generating more attention if she returns to Iowa in the coming months.
Jerry Crawford, who was Bill Clinton's state director here in 1992 and 1996 and served as Hillary Clinton's Midwestern co-chair in 2008, explained why it will be relatively easy for other prospective contenders to garner some interest in Iowa, despite the early enthusiasm for the frontrunner-in-waiting.
"Regardless of whether you're talking about the Democratic or Republican side, I think voters in Iowa and New Hampshire love the sport of politics," he said. "It's part of the fabric of life in both those places. It's why they're so good at it -- because it's such an ingrained part of their life."
Crawford emphasized that though there is every reason for others to test out the Iowa terrain, the former secretary of state is in a "very, very enviable position."
Through his volunteer work for the Ready for Hillary super PAC that aims to lay the foundation for a Clinton candidacy, Crawford has focused on solidifying that robust standing.
"One of my goals is to be reaching out to the people who did such a brilliant job of running the Obama campaign in Iowa in 2008 and in getting them on board, and I've met with zero resistance," he said. "If you just think about combining the Obama forces in 2008 in Iowa with the Clinton forces in 2008 in Iowa, you see what kind of a juggernaut we could end up sitting on."
If she does run, the former senator will have learned from what was perhaps her campaign's biggest mistake in 2008 -- a failure to recognize the generational shift in the electorate that the Obama campaign seized upon eagerly.
And Clinton backers are confident that whoever runs against her is highly unlikely to replicate what Obama accomplished in expanding the pool of caucus-goers so dramatically.
Though she finished in third place, the unique circumstances of that year mask how well Clinton did in the state from a historical perspective. Mark Daley, who was her 2008 Iowa spokesperson, noted that she received more votes than anyone in the history of the Iowa caucuses -- other than Obama and John Edwards.
"She obviously has tremendous relationships there, and even more so now. There's just a ton of support for her in Iowa and everywhere," Daley said. "I don't think anywhere in our history have we had anyone more qualified."
In an interview with Barbara Walters last week, Clinton said she would make a decision about running "sometime next year."
But the other 2016 Democratic hopefuls aren't likely to sit back and wait for that momentous announcement. In addition to the Iowa visits from Klobuchar and Schweitzer, there have been other behind-the-scenes rumbles on the Democratic side.
On a rainy night last October, state Rep. Brian Meyer was watching the World Series at an Applebee's when he received a call from a phone number he didn't recognize but which bore a Washington, D.C., area code. When the person on the other end identified himself as Joe Biden, calling to congratulate him on his recent special election victory, Meyer initially believed it to be a friend playing a joke on him.
"He said, 'Hey, next time you're in D.C., look me up,'" Meyer recalled of the conversation. More likely, however, is that the vice president will look up Meyer the next time he is in Iowa.
"If they're serious about running for president, they can't wait for Hillary's decision," Meyer said of Biden and the other potential candidates. "She's the clear favorite, but Iowa's known for upsets."
Scott Conroy is a national political reporter for RealClearPolitics. He can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @RealClearScott.


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Raleigh, N.C. — One Fort Bragg soldier has been sentenced and a second has pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme in which they submitted phony travel vouchers to the Army for reimbursement, authorities said Thursday.
Jason M. Jones, 34, of Raeford, was sentenced Thursday to six months in community confinement and ordered to repay the government $65,253. He pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to defraud the government.
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Payment Following an Approved Claim
If your claim for benefits was approved, the timing of the payment will vary by plan. Each plan has protocol that must be followed to receive benefits. If your claim was approved and you did not receive your benefit, you should contact the plan administrator to ensure that they have the correct address and other information on file.
Appealing a Denied Claim
If, for some reason, the pension plan denied your claim for benefits, you must have at least 60 days to appeal the denial. Some plans may have longer periods to appeal claim denials. It is imperative that you review the plan document to understand the rules of the specific plan from which you are seeking benefits as a beneficiary.
You should keep copies of all correspondence that you make with the pension plan. This way there can be no debate as to the date upon which you made a claim. If a plan does not reply to your claim for benefits within the first 90 days from the date you applied, you may seek an action in federal court or you may contact the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration.


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