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Phillies shoring up bullpen
Phillies shoring up, organizing bullpen
With Spring Training looming in more than a month, Gillick understands the sense of urgency.
"We're still looking at some things," Gillick said during the Phillies Winter Tour on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. "If there's someone else out there, we'll analyze it. We're always looking to improve if there's a way we can improve."
Obviously, Tom Gordon is the closer. Right-hander Ryan Madson is expected to fill the eighth-inning role, with left-hander Matt Smith being used primarily against left-handed hitters. There's also Geoff Geary and righty Antonio Alfonseca, who has agreed to a Minor League contract but has yet to take a physical because he is playing winter ball in in the Dominican Republic.
With Arthur Rhodes and Rick White not expected to return, the Phillies can choose from Eude Brito, Fabio Castro, Jim Ed Warden, Alfredo Simon or Anderson Garcia.
Madson said he has a lot of confidence in the team's bullpen.
"I think we can be very effective," said Madson, who recently avoided arbitration and signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract. "I think we have a lot of guys who now have a lot more experience. I think everyone learned from last season. The roles of the players don't matter as much as the execution. Every role is important.
"The sixth inning, seventh inning and eighth inning is just as important as the ninth inning. That's how we all feel. Nobody's bitter about pitching in a certain situation. The job just needs to get done. As long as we get guys out, that's what we need. That's the way it should be."
Madson should have a more defined role in 2007 after bouncing between the bullpen and the starting rotation last season. He went 11-9 with a 5.69 ERA and two saves in 50 games, 17 of which were starts. He was 3-4 with a 4.50 ERA as a reliever and finished second on the team in wins, third in innings pitched (134 1/3) and fourth in strikeouts (99).
Last season, Madson reveled in becoming a starter. It was a tough transition, one which came with some growing pains.
"Whatever they need me to do is fine with me," Madson said. "I had a couple of tough starts last season where I gave up a lot of homers and a lot of runs and I sort of lost my confidence and tried to change too much. I should have just chalked it up to a bad game or two.
"It looks like I'll be in the bullpen this season, which is fine. I want to do my job. I actually think it's an easier transition going from starting to the bullpen rather than the other way around. I really don't think it'll be a problem. I'm looking forward to Spring Training."
If Madson is indeed the eighth-inning pitcher, it will be something he's done before.
"When Billy Wagner was here, all the holds I got for him in the eighth inning were important," Madson said. "I never really realized how important until later. What I did realize was how important every role is. When you're called on, you have to get guys out and do your job."
That's exactly what Smith did last season after being acquired from the Yankees in the multi-player trade involving Bobby Abreu.
Smith was terrific in his short stint with the Phillies, going 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 14 games.
"I learned so much from my time in New York, especially from Mariano Rivera," Smith said. "I would watch him after he had a bad game, and he would shrug it off and come back to work the next day. He never let it bother him. The guy's a true professional. I felt the same way here about Tom Gordon. He has that professional attitude. The group of guys here come to work every day and want to win.
"When my name is called, that's how I approach things. September was huge for me. I didn't expect to get that many opportunities. When it was happening, I thought, 'This is it. I have to take advantage of this.' It gave me a lot of confidence. I feel like I'm ready for this season."
Andy Jasner is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Introducing the Modular Datacenter
HP's portfolio of Performance Optimized Datacenters (PODs) can expand data center capacity faster at a fraction of the cost with near-perfect energy efficiency when compared to traditional data centers. Performance and enterprise PODs are available in 20' and 40', along with the HP EcoPOD 240a, one of the most efficient data centers in the world. See the brochure PDF 465 KB. Find out what others are saying about HP PODs.
The HP POD 20ce
- Is ideal for testing configurations for larger implementation, the HP POD 20ce has a movable floor allowing for quick access to the front and back of servers.
- Can accommodate 8 (eight) 46U racks for a total IT capacity of 368U with 200kW of N redundancy or 100kW of N+N redundancy.
- Contains an airlock system separating all IT from any harmful outside elements and can more safely operate outdoors in inclement weather.
The HP POD 20c
- 'Wall-to-wall' servers with up to 10 (ten) 50U racks for a total IT capacity of 500U with 300kW of N redundancy or 150kW of N+N redundancy.
- Is ideal for lights-out datacenter scenarios that do not require much attention.
- Has four cargo doors that open to the rear of the servers allowing for access to IT without having to enter the POD and move racks.
The HP POD 40c
- Is similar to the HP POD 40cp with 1000U of IT capacity.
- Has available power capacities of 400kW of N redundancy or 200kW of N+N redundancy.
EcoPod Class of PODs
HP POD 240a
- Two 40-foot IT modules with a common hot aisle.
- Delivers approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of data center space in 1/10th the space.
- (44) 50U industry standard racks with overall capacity of 1.3MW, average rack densities of 30kW
- Adaptive Cooling Technology automatically adjusts cooling based on IT load and environment to deliver a PUE as low as 1.05
Customer case studies
- Airbus doubles its usable supercomputing power with containerized HP Performance Optimized Datacenters (PODs)PDF 556 KB
- Chicos supports rapid expansion with service-ready, container-based, performance-optimized datacentersPDF 392 KB
Partner quotes
" The monolithic datacenter is dead — Modular datacenter construction is the future. "
Michelle Bailey
" The HP POD 240a will be a key enhancement to our overall modular design strategy in our Next Generation Data Centers. This platform enhances our data center capabilities enabling our IT team to provide greater compute capacities in our hybrid cloud delivery needed to support HP's $126 billion business. "
Ken Gray
VP, HP IT Infrastructure
Learn more about HP PODs
Use these resources to drill down into the new products and solutions, and learn how HP can help you increase the speed of data center capacity deployment, reduce capital expenditures and increase energy efficiency.

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Former Dartmouth Resident In Rose Bowl Parade
A former Dartmouth girl will be in the Tournement of Roses Parade Tuesday.
Carrie Holstrom, who suffered burns over 70 percent of her body in a car accident 6 years ago, will be riding on the Shriners Hospitals for Children's float. She will be one of four former patients riding the float, entitled "Helping Kids Live Their Dreams".
The float will show children that they can live their dreams even in the face of tragic events. Recovering from her burns took seven months in a Shriners hospital, including three months in an induced coma, and countless hours of physical therapy. After Carrie recovered, she became a "Patient Ambassador" for the hospital system, sharing her experiences and eventually taking a job with Shriners, running a 5k on her prosthetics and living in Houston.


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Hopland Passport is coming up in just nine days, on Saturday, Oct. 19th and Sunday, Oct. 20th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
With 15 participating wineries pouring their best wines, incredible food pairings at each stop, and opportunities to experience tours, art, and live music, Hopland is the place to be for wine lovers next weekend.
Weekend passes include a collectable logo glass, a wristband, and a real Passport to collect stamps in, and are just $45? online? at www.DestinationHopland.com/store, or $55 at the event.? The online store closes on Thursday, Oct. 17th at noon, so purchase your tickets early to get the discounted price.
Here is some of the fun you can expect if you attend:
Brutocao Cellars plans a football themed weekend with great tailgate food to pair with their award winning estate wines. The Blues Pirates will perform a "half time" show. Do not miss the annual grape stomp competition!
Campovida will serve organic fare from their gardens, prepared by chef Adam Weiss from their sister property, Piazza de Campovida. Enjoy light bites with the wonderfully expanded line up of wines. Taking the time for a guided tour of the property's gardens is a must-do part of Passport.
Cesar Toxqui Cellars is all about food and wine pairings. Start on the porch with fruit infused cheeses paired with Chardonnay and Viognier, then move inside for barbecued tri-tip and sausage with Zinfandels, before finishing your visit with a dessert of dark chocolate cake and Port.
Frey Vineyards pours their organic wines in the Real Goods Store at the Solar Living Center. On the menu, to pair with Frey's no sulfite added wines, is curried chicken with fall chutney, a biodynamic cheese platter with fresh baguettes, marinated goat cheese, and roasted organic vegetables in a Frey Chardonnay marinade. Explore the grounds, celebrate sustainability, and catch local musicians performing.
Graziano Family of Wines offers up more than 30 wines, mostly Italian varietals, and all but a few at under $20. Enjoy aged cheese, homemade tapenade, country pate, seasonal fruit, and an assortment of imported sausages, served with wines ranging from Anglianico to Zinfandel.
Jaxon Keys Winery & Distillery invites folks to sit on the covered veranda of their farmhouse tasting room and enjoy their wines with seasonal Mendo-sourced foods prepared by local chef Ellery Clark.
Jeriko Estate smartly offers up a classic pairing: pigs and Pinot. Enjoy three 2012 Pinot Noir wines; the Pommard clone, the Dijon clone, and a blend ? the upper Russian River Pinot Noir, paired with wood roasted pork. Live music, tastes of the Gold Medal 2010 Sangiovese and barrel tastes of the 2012 Sangiovese, and San Greal Don 48 Chardonnay Vodka specialty cocktail recipe sharing round out a visit to this certified biodynamic vineyard and cellar.
The McFadden Farm Stand & Tasting Room will show off the bounty of their bio-diverse, certified organic, family farm. Take a taste of the dozen-plus 90 point, or higher, rated wines and pair them with grilled organic grass-fed beef from McFadden Farm. Enjoy the farm fresh goodness of their wild rice and artichoke heart salad. Guinness McFadden will visit both days and sign bottles of his wines as they are purchased.
McNab Ridge Winery will offer up a pirate themed Passport weekend decked out in pirate garb, serving up Caribbean roasted pork tenderloin with a pineapple and apricot chutney over wild rice, paired with a gold medal winning dry Gewurztraminer. Over a dozen gourmet dips and spreads, barrel tasting of a 2012 Pinot Noir, and bottle painting by Leslie Bartlomei are also on the menu, matey.
Milano Family Winery offers up smoked marinated tri-tip, veggies and dips, and aged Cabot Creamery cheeses, live music on both Saturday and Sunday, clothing and craft vendors, and a wide ranging line up of wines, from young sweet whites to aged dry reds.
Nelson Family Vineyards will pair their estate wines with slices from Mendough's Wood-Fired Pizza, including chevre and sun dried tomatoes, prosciutto and arugula, Gorgonzola and artichoke. Finish your tasting with their Ice Riesling.
Ray's Station is pairing with Fork Catering again for some great taste combos; Korean Short Rib Sliders Creamy Slaw with Sriracha mayonnaise paired with 2011 Zinfandel; Grilled Cheese with Gruy?re, caramelized onions and tomato jam paired with 2011 Ray's Red Blend; Crispy Pork Skewers with cilantro, jalapeno and lime paired with 2011 Merlot; and Seven Layer Bars with coconut, butterscotch-chocolate chips, pecans and graham cracker crust paired with NV Brut.
Rivino Winery will be putting on a Canadian themed Passport this fall, with poutine paired with "Chardon'eh." Music from the Barenaked Ladies, Neil Young, Bryan Adams and other Canadian artists will fill the air. Listen for owner's Jason and Suzanne to lose their American accents as the weekend rolls on, slipping back into their Canadian accents.
Saracina will be hosting a squash party this year, featuring gourmet squash and pulled pork tacos to pair with some seriously delicious reds and whites. Live music will fill the air. Complimentary cave tours will be offered at 12:30, 2:30 and 4 p.m.
Terra Savia invites visitors to "laissez les bon temps roulez" ? let the good times roll, with rich red, white, and bubbly wines paired with stuffed mushrooms and remoulade sauce, chicken and Andouille Jambalaya, red beans and rice, Couvillion ? the fish stew, fried green tomatoes, and New Orleans bread pudding with rum sauce/lemon sauce. Beads, and music from Coffee Zombie Collective, will leave you feeling the "joie de vivre" ? joy of life!
John Cesano has more than 200 posts about wine archived at JohnOnWine.com


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Inducing Optimal Service Capacities via Performance-Based Allocation of Demand in a Queueing System with Multiple Servers
In this paper, the authors study the use of performance-based allocation of demand in a multiple-server queuing system. The same problem with two servers has been studied in the literature. Specifically, it has been proposed and proved that the linear allocation and mixed threshold allocation policies are, respectively, the optimal state-independent and state-dependent allocation policy in the two-server case. The multiple-server linear allocation has also been shown to be the optimal state-independent policy with multiple servers. In their paper, they focus on the use of a multiple-server mixed threshold allocation policy to replicate the demand allocation of a given state-independent policy to achieve a symmetric equilibrium with lower expected sojourn time.


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Customer and employee appreciation
July 1, 2002
ORLANDO, FL -- The annual Laticrete International, Inc. Coverings reception for valued customers, employees and industry friends was recently held at Orlando's Rosen Centre Hotel. The reception offered live music, drinks, various seafood selections and appetizers to guests. "This appreciation celebration is a time to recognize the individuals that are so important to us," stated Edward Metcalf, vice president of Laticrete North America sales. "With all the hustle and bustle of Coverings, it's critical to have some time reserved for unwinding. We take great pride in our customers and employees. The reception was a great way for us to express our appreciation."
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- The 2015 Natural Gas Annual shows record U.S. natural gas production levels for the fifth consecutive year and record consumption levels for the sixth consecutive year.
- Domestic dry natural gas production of 27.1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), or 74.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), in 2015 was 4.5% above the 2014 level. For the third consecutive year, Pennsylvania saw the largest total gain in annual production, increasing from 11.56 Bcf/d in 2014 to 13.04 Bcf/d in 2015. Production in Ohio increased the most, percentage-wise, of any state, for the second consecutive year. Dry natural gas production in Ohio rose more than 99%, from 1.31 Bcf/d in 2014 to 2.62 Bcf/d in 2015.
- Deliveries to consumers of natural gas in 2015 were a record level of 25.1 Tcf, or 68.6 Bcf/d, an increase of 2.8% from 2014 deliveries. Deliveries to the electric power sector increased by 18.7% in 2015 to a record level of 26.5 Bcf/d. Deliveries of natural gas used as vehicle fuel also increased (by 11.6%) in 2015. Increases in these two sectors were offset by decreases in deliveries to the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, which dropped by 9.4%, 7.7%, and 1.5%, respectively, from 2014 levels.
- In 2015, U.S. natural gas imports increased year-to-year for the first time since 2007. Total imports of natural gas in 2015 were 2,718 Bcf, an increase of 0.8% from 2014. Exports of natural gas increased year-to-year for the first time since 2012, from 1,514 Bcf in 2014 to 1,783 Bcf in 2015, an increase of 17.8%.
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Predictive Maintenance: Infrared Update
EP Editorial Staff | April 2, 2006
Thermographic inspections are an important part of any predictive maintenance program. This updated listing of suppliers is your guide to some of the top technologies and services in this "hot" market.
Thermal imaging has evolved into a valuable diagnostic tool for predictive maintenance. By detecting problems as they develop, thermography allows corrective actions to be taken before electrical, mechanical or process equipment fails. Thus, an infrared inspection (IR) program can provide a quick return on investment (ROI).
Not all companies are rapidly implementing infrared thermography programs, however. The barriers often cited tend to be in the financial arena—time, personnel, camera cost, training or contractor expense.
The most-mentioned aspect of the financial barriers is the lack of awareness of the benefits to the bottom line. In other words, companies do not understand cost avoidance accounting principles and are unwilling to invest in proper tools or to spend enough on contract inspections.
The main factor standing in the way of the effective use of infrared thermography technology appears to center on the cost of high-level education and training. It's not only training in thermography, but the other associated topics such as materials science, physics, and thermodynamics,"plus knowledge of how things work, from engines and turbines to buildings' thermal insulation or HVAC units," as one inspection service provider put it. This indicates that training beyond just the use of predictive tools is necessary for thermography to provide a return on investment.
Advice from experts
IR experts surveyed for this article told us that users of infrared thermography should not try to immediately build a program that meets all of their needs. Rather, you should allow your program to be dynamic. Also, remember the importance of good record-keeping for trending purposes.
Be sure to communicate what your infrared program is contributing to the organization as well. "Tout your program, as often as you possibly can, in a professional, reasonable way, so that when money is tight, people will understand your value," was the advice from one provider.
A little outside-the-box thinking helps, too. "There are unique applications for nearly every industry, or even every facility. Sometimes it takes a little imagination, but the benefits can be staggering," one supplier told us.
Are you trying to justify an IR program? Comments like those from our surveyed suppliers should tell you that it is crucial to prepare a report on what additional repair costs and downtime losses are avoided when the infrared program finds and prevents an equipment or structure (roof) failure.
The main factor standing in the way of effective use of infrared thermography technology appears to center on the cost of high-level education and training.
New applications
Suppliers in this update also were asked about new applications for infrared thermography– in the plant and otherwise.
In plant applications, ITR cited monitoring of couplings and cranes, while Mikron Infrared noted monitoring of boiler tubes and continuous monitoring of electrical control panels.
Snell Inspections and Infrared Solutions found companies doing more building inspections, such as building envelope,HVAC and roof moisture surveys and inspections.
Expert Infrared Inspections has performed inspections on a 4 MW extremeduty DC motor in a steel mill and on television-broadcasting equipment. Outside the plant, Cantronic Systems pointed to a particularly well-publicized new use of infrared thermography–the measuring of people's body temperatures in airports during the frightening 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
Mikron Infrared cited an application in monitoring coal piles, while Infrared Research Inc. provided an environmental application that checked for illegal discharges in streams and waterways.
Monitoring of leaf temperatures to improve irrigation was an outside-the-plant application forwarded by IRISYS.
Other new applications included using infrared to spot rodent and termite problems (Infrared Solutions), for metal shredding systems (FLIR Systems) and security (ASC Systems).
Going forward
As thermographic technologies continue to mature, one thing's for certain–more and more applications will become common.
The question that each company needs to ask itself today is: "are we applying the technology now, to avoid unnecessary downtime and prevent damage to our equipment?"
The following list of suppliers can help with the answer.
Detecting Problems Sooner
Newer tools and technologies have improved the accuracy of thermographic inspections. These days, an infrared inspection program can provide a company with a quick return on its investment. MT
|Academy of Infrared Training
|(888) 673-4743
|ACTT/ Anderson Consulting,Training & Testing
|Houston, TX
|(800) 836-7333
|Advanced Electric
|La Crosse WI
|(866) 243-4863
|Advanced Infrared Resources
|Yorba Linda CA
|(250) 579-2141
|AAIT/Allen Applied InfraredTechnology
|South River NJ
|(732) 238-8874
|BPC International Inc.
|Tulsa OK
|(888) 962-4327
|C&I Inspections LLC
|South Jordan UT
|(801) 718-4914
|Cantronic Systems Inc.
|Coquitlam BC
|(866) 391-6970
|Colbert Infrared Services, Inc.
|Seattle WA
|(800) 800-8178
|Electrophysics Corp.
|Fairfield NJ
|(800) 759-9577
|Emerson Process Management
|Knoxville TN
|(800) 675-8033
|EMP Engineering Services
|Dresher PA
|(215) 793-9783
|Expert Infrared Inspections
|Lombard IL
|(630) 935-7226
|FLIR Systems, Inc.
|North Billerica A
|(800) 464-6372
|Hot Spots
|Pocatello ID
|(208) 232-2695
|HSB Thermography Services
|Alexandria VA
|(800) 231-0907
|Infrared Consulting Services
|Minneapolis MN
|(888) 925-4404
|Infrared Predictive Surveys
|Frederick MD
|(800) 869-3720
|Infrared Research Inc.
|Rossville GA
|(800) 866-7480
|Infrared Solutions, Inc.
|Plymouth MN
|(800) 760-4523
|Infraspection Institute Div. of T/IR Systems
|Burlington NJ
|(866) 228-4788
|IRISYS/ InfraRed Integrated Systems
|Northants UK
|ISG Thermal Systems USA, Inc.
|Lawrenceville GA
|(877) 733-3473
|ITR, Inc.
|Bethlehem PA
|(800) 360-3594
|Jersey Infrared Consultants
|Burlington NJ
|(800) 772-6017
|Maintenance Technologies Intl
|Milford CT
|(800) 510-0181
|New Orleans LA
|(800) 520-1586
|Midwest Infrared Services Inc.
|Somerset Center MI
|(866) 309-6596
|Mikron Infrared, Inc.
|Hancock MI
|(888) 506-3900
|Monroe Infrared Technology, Inc.
|Kennebunk ME
|(800) 221-0163
|NPM Services Inc.
|Bowling Green KY
|(866) 315-2667
|Elk Grove Village IL
|(800) 222-7624
|Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group
|Asheville NC
|(800) 421-2853
|Predict Monitoring Systems Inc.
|Welland ON
|(800) 234-2345
|Predictive Maintenance Inspection
|Madison AL
|(256) 721-0100
|Predictive Service Corp.
|Cleveland OH
|(866) 772-6770
|Predictive Technologies Inc.
|Pittsford NY
|(800) 842-8401
|Raytek, a Fluke company
|Santa Cruz CA
|(800) 866-5478
|Snell Infrared
|Montpelier VT
|(800) 636-9820
|Snell Inspections
|Montpelier VT
|(800) 636-9820
|Thermal Trend
|Seattle WA
|(800) 800-8178
|Thermoscan, Inc.
|Burr Ridge IL
|(800) 833-1740
|Thermotest, Inc.
|San Rafael CA
|(800) 640-3133
|Universal Utility Services, LLC
|Amarillo TX
|(806) 378-4185


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Robert Pruitt grew up surrounded by the dead. His bedroom was in the same building as his family's business — Jimmie Pruitt & Sons Funeral Home — but instead of focusing on the morbid, Pruitt became obsessed with comic books.
"We lived in the funeral home until I was about 9," Pruitt says. "I was pretty much into the arts early on and loved Marvel Comics. My favorite characters to draw were Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four."
Given that history, perhaps it's no surprise that the Houston-based artist's work now walks a fine line between the dark and the comic, from an M-16 rifle made of rainbow bubblegum to a man with a face-obscuring hoodie and a halo of pistols.
Robert Pruitt's "Fun With Your New Head" at General Audience Presents
"Fun With Your New Head": Through April 27 at General Audience Presents, 769 NE 125th St., North Miami; 786-467-0941; generalaudiencepresents.com. Open Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Pruitt, whose work references African and African-American traditions while exploring the contradictions of modern black culture, makes his South Florida solo debut this month at North Miami's General Audience Presents, a new alternative space located across the street from the Museum of Contemporary Art.
"His work is very fresh and has not received that much exposure in Miami," says Lissette Garcia, the show's curator. "Robert's work deals with concepts of Afro-futurism, Afro-centricity, architectural tropes, and black popular culture in a very intelligent and powerful way."
Pruitt grew up in Houston's Fourth Ward, where his family's mortuary served mostly the area's large black community. Although Pruitt's elementary school friends were afraid to play at his house, his unusual upbringing didn't faze him. "I got what my family was doing, so I wasn't disturbed."
Instead, he concentrated on his drawing. After high school, he went to Texas Southern University, where he met artists Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Jamal Cyrus, and Kenya F. Evans. In 2002 they founded a conceptual collaborative called Otabenga Jones & Associates. The group — which takes its name from Ota Benga, an African Pygmy brought to the United States in 1904 and exhibited in zoos — has drawn acclaim and headlines.
They earned a spot in the Whitney Biennial in 2006 and have agitated for social justice in Houston, presenting an overturned police car recalling the riots and resistance movements of the 1960s, and protesting an African-art show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston with signs reading "My Blacknuss Is Bigger Than Your White Box" to decry the white collector's choice of works.
"You can say we explore alternative histories in African and black culture to investigate solutions that might have existed then but even now can effect change," the 37-year-old artist says.
If all of that sounds heavy, Pruitt's work on display in North Miami is anything but. His solo show, "Fun With Your New Head," takes its title from a sci-fi tome by Thomas M. Disch and depicts many of the artist's Houston friends in stunning portraits surrounded by symbols from ancient history and pop culture.
His Conté-crayon-and-charcoal drawings on hand-dyed paper convey the complexity of black identity through imagery of elements as disparate as sci-fi, hip-hop, comics, and past African-American political struggles.
"I'm influenced by Sun Ra, fashion imagery from contemporary culture, historical and old colonial portraits and photos, ethnographic imagery, and scientific and anthropological studies," Pruitt says.
In Fear of Black Planets, for example, Pruitt portrays his colleague, Houston-based artist Nathaniel Donnett, with what appears to be a spherical cage encasing his clean-shaven pate. Donnett gazes directly at the viewer through the bizarre metal enclosure while wearing jeans and the type of T-shirt students at historically black colleges might sport at a football game. But instead of the word Morehouse or Spellman across the front, it reads, "Sankore."
"Sankore is an ancient university in Africa," Pruitt explains. "It was founded by an Islamic woman centuries ago, and they taught the higher sciences including geometry and mathematics." The cage-looking helmet, meanwhile, references Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome.
In another work, singer Natasha Turner appears bored or lost in deep thought as she rests her cheek in the palm of her hand. Pruitt depicts his musician friend with a soaring Afro shaped like an Egyptian pyramid, suggesting that the woman clad in a sleeveless orange blouse is groaning under the burden of ancient history.
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At General Audience's show, Pruitt's unusual process for preparing the surfaces of paper is also on display. "Before creating the drawings, I submerge the paper in a wooden tank I made and lined with plastic," he explains. "To get the background effect, I hand-dye the paper in a fabric dye or tea wash for a few hours before removing them from the liquid and plastering them directly on a wall in my studio to dry."
Pruitt has a talent for producing visual puns freighted with historical and psychological heft. Take that bubblegum assault rifle, which he says evokes "the violence in American society and its childlike obsession with guns," or his sculpture of a Molotov cocktail made from a Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup bottle to convey how pop-cultural depictions of aggression feed violent cycles.
Pruitt's show gives the impression the ancestral spirits that haunted the halls of his family's funeral home walk hand in hand with his coterie of friends and loved ones lining the gallery walls. "It's often a bit about African history and the community I live in and the paths crossing between them that inspire me," he says.


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Goggle Review: Arnette Series 3
31 Oct, 2012
Intended Purpose: The Series 3 goggles deliver vision, comfort and goggle technology that makes your mountain experience better.
Location: I wore these goggles at Stevens Pass, WA and Mt Bachelor during Superpark.
Conditions: Mix of sunny bluebird days to overcast cloudy days on the mountain.
Color: I received the Series 3 goggles in the powder blue colorway which are definitely powder blue but with the lens, they don't feel like a color meant for babies.
Lens: The lens I believe is the mercury chrome lens which does a good job of blocking out the light and keeping your eyes hidden on the mountain. As you can see in the pic below, it's kind of warped in the reflection someone else sees but when I looked out, it was fine and not warped on vision. Definitely handled on the sunny days versus the overcast days.
Fit: Arnette's definitely offer a good fit to the face when it comes to perks. I liked how the triple layer foam really secured the gaps around the nose and eliminated any breeze when riding.
Helmet Compatibility: The goggles worked just fine with my Smith and Bern helmets, didn't encounter any bad gaps or fit issues between them. During the warmer months, I switched to beanies for riding so spent a lot less time rocking them in helmets.
Visibility: I rode these goggles on some powder days and busier park laps at Superpark where keeping an eye on your surroundings (and pros mocking by) was key. They offered good visibility, decent peripheral and didn't encounter fogging with them.
Features: The Arnette Series 3 goggle features articulating strap attachments and optimized fit to ensure helmet compatibility. The goggles are built to meet style and performance needs with a dual vented lexan lens with 100% UVA/UVB/UVC and harmful blue light protection, tuned light transmission of chrome lens coating, F2 anti fog technology, triple layer foam with moisture-wicking polar fleece, hinged strap attachments for supreme helmet compatibility and hinged strap attachments to fit helmets. Adjustable silicone-ribbed strap, optimized for medium to large faces.
Durability: These goggles traveled quite a bit last winter and are still in good shape. They didn't encounter any bad scratches or damaging effects that would have kept them from being rideable. Quite happy with the goggles after the season.
Thoughts: It's good to see Arnette back and delivering a couple models that work without going overboard. Between the Mercenary and Series 3, there are two goggles that offer different frame styles and colors. The tech pieces are still in place and the comfort is very much there. I liked both models equally. The triple layer polar fleece foam is my favorite feature because the goggles are super comfortable on the face but fit very well around my nose.
Review Disclosure: I received this goggle from Arnette to test and review.


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I wanted to load an sql dump from a MySQL-server into my MariaDB Server and I got the following error message:
SQL Fehler (1064): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '?# MySQL-Front 4.2 (Build 2.77) /*!40101 SET @OLD_SQL_MODE=@@SQL_MODE */' at line 1.
Since the dump is 1.5 Gb I didn't want to open it. Does anyone knows what this error means and how I can handle this?
Thanks for help.
Error 1064 when loaded sql-dump
giordano2 posted 4 years ago in Import/Export
ansgar posted 4 years ago
I guess there is something before that ?# which is not valid SQL. I'm afraid you have to open your dump file into some editor.
How old is that dump? I'm just asking as MySQL Front is no longer maintained for several years now.
How old is that dump? I'm just asking as MySQL Front is no longer maintained for several years now.
giordano2 posted 4 years ago
Thanks for the response. I don't know which version of MySQL was used. I will try to get the info and I will extract the first hundred rows with Perl. I will have access to the dump next week.
giordano2 posted 4 years ago
I extracted the first 100 rows of the dump and it was a dump with only inserts. I needed also the CREATE TABLE since only an empty database was defined.
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Get an overview of this hotelTuscan-style hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
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Located in the heart of Richfield, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Snow College Richfield Campus, Sevier Valley Center, and Cove View Golf Course. Blackhawk Arena and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are also within 20 mi (32 km).
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Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free cooked-to-order breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
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All 51 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find 24-hour room service, premium bedding, and coffee makers.
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In addition to an outdoor pool and a children's pool, Days Inn Richfield provides a spa tub and a sauna. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. This Tuscan-style hotel also offers a fitness center, spa services, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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text: So I recently put together a 18x18x24 naturalistic viv for some of my crested geckos. I had so much fun doing it and it turned out so great that I wanted to try another one. It just so happens that at the Pomona show I won a really nice 24x18x36 exo terra. My only problem is what should I put in it? Thoughts I have had was to just do another really big Crestie viv, a nice Chewie tanks, or a tank for some Uroplatus geckos. I am just not sure that Uroplatus do well in glass, and not sure requirements on chewie's and if I could put a breeding trio or more together in something this large. So what's your vote? What should I get? ....build my viv


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The FAA is extending through Oct. 31, 2008, a flight-reduction program at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, including slot reservations for general aviation operations. Through several six-month extensions, the program has been in effect continuously since November 2004. The FAA said that the flight limits imposed since 2004 "have been effective" in easing congestion. Among other restrictions, the program limits all Part 91 and/or 135 IFR and VFR unscheduled flights to four operations per hour from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.


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"Radio use is kept to an absolute minimum when the birds are near," added Heather. Why do you think this is an important rule?
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17/29 mpg city/highway. That's what the C7 Chevrolet Corvette is expected to return as far as fuel economy figures go. When the C7's "Eco" mode is selected, it will apparently be capable of the magic 30 mpg mark.
The figures released yesterday are applicable to the 7-speed manual model running on premium gas. Opt for the automatic or use regular fuel and you can expect an unspecified penalty in terms of fuel consumption. In the mean time, I'm going to stare forlornly at my Miata, capable of a mere 26 mpg on the highway (frequently less in the real world) while delivering roughly 1/3rd the power. Anyone who denies that we are living in a golden age of automotive technology is a liar.
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68 Comments on "C7 Corvette Closes In On 30 Em Pee Gees..."
Kyree S. WilliamsJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:32 am
As special as the Corvette is, I'm glad that GM has not lost sight of the fact that it's the performance car for the people. I'm also glad that they've changed out the kit-car interior for something worthy of a luxury car. It looks like an exciting time to be in the market for one of these….
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QuentinJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:37 am
Direct injection engine making a lot of torque at a very low RPM combined with a small frontal area and a (presumably) very low drag coefficient means that they can make that 7th gear very, very tall. Vettes are generally quite light, so getting up to highway speeds requires about as much energy as a midsize sedan.
This is precisely why diesel makes less and less sense to me. DI gas engines are producing a lot of torque down low and that is great for gas mileage because you can keep that sporty feel without resorting to a small gear band and 3000RPM on the interstate. Plus, unlike diesels, these DI gas engines don't fall on their face at 3500RPM so you can have power on the top end, too.
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nikyJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:23 am
Newer diesels rev to 5000 rpm. Granted, they only make power up to 4000-4500 rpm, but the powerbands aren't that narrow, anymore, not with variable geometry turbos.
And while the Corvette can ace the highway, you can't get around the fact that a big motor gulps big time in city traffic. A better comparison is the direct-injection BRZ/86/FRS, which gets 25/34.
That's only 13% better on the highway, without a true overdrive, but 47% in the city, just because there's less motor.
Still… mad props to GM for achieving such excellent numbers with such a powerful car.
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danio3834July 9th, 2013 at 10:44 am
"That's only 13% better on the highway, without a true overdrive, but 47% in the city, just because there's less motor."
Mass is also a factor in acceleration-heavy city driving. The C7 comes in at about 3300lbs wile the BRZ/FR-S are ~2700lbs, a 600lb difference.
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CoreyDLJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:37 am
Golden age of technology, dark age of sameness-in-design. Boo.
Also, from that angle on the C7, I get SO.MUCH.NISSAN.
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crm114July 9th, 2013 at 4:46 pm
The homogeneity of modern cars is unavoidable. There's a reason airliners all look alike.
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CoreyDLJuly 10th, 2013 at 9:25 am
All airliners are made by what, one of three total companies?
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George HerbertJuly 10th, 2013 at 6:29 pm
Boeing and Airbus, for larger ones (with small contributions by Russia's Tupelov). Smaller ones include Boeing, Airbus, Tupolev, Embraer, BAC, Fokker, Bombadier, Mitsubishi (forthcoming), Comac, Antonov, Sukhoi.
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crm114July 11th, 2013 at 7:20 pm
Wind tunnel, yo.
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JacobJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:39 am
So the Miata doesn't have a real overdrive gear then while the Corvette has. I hope Mazda fixes this in the next generation.
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QuentinJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:47 am
I'd imagine the vette has at least 2 OD gears.
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WheelMcCoyJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:08 am
And convertibles have a worse coefficient of drag.
>> OP: Anyone who denies that we are living in a golden age of automotive technology is a liar.
Well, maybe not a liar, but definitely in denial. :)
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danio3834July 9th, 2013 at 10:55 am
Here are the ratios I found for the two TR6070 setups in the C7. 3 overdrive ratios in 5th, 6th and 7th.
Base Vehicle ———- Z51
1st — 2.66 ————– 2.97
2nd — 1.78 ————- 2.07
3rd — 1.30 ————- 1.43
4th — 1.00 ————- 1.00
5th — 0.74 ————- 0.85
6th — 0.50 ————- 0.56
7th — 0.42 ————- 0.48
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crm114July 9th, 2013 at 4:51 pm
I wish they'd put that tranny in a V6 Silverado, only with 1st as a granny and the rest of the ratios the same as in a 6-speed.
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JuniperBugJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:41 am
The top gear on a Miata 5 speed has a ratio of 0.814 and 0.843 on a 6 speed. A lot of people really don't know what "overdrive" actually means.
Mazda hasn't "fixed" their gear ratios in the last 24 years, and there's a reason. In order to "fix" their gear ratios, they need more power/torque that can actually turn a higher gear. Until then, their gear selections are pretty appropriate for a car of the Miata's intended purposes. While I don't particularly love turning 3500 RPM or more while highway cruising, I'd love having to lug a low-torque engine outside its powerband in a sports car even less. The Miata's mission isn't to be a high speed cruiser, and I'm glad that Mazda didn't choose to compromise its gearing in order to try to make it one. Of course, if I put a turbo on the car, I'm definitely putting in a taller rear end ratio.
It should also be noted that the Miata is a short convertible that emphasizes classic styling over aerodynamics. The original NA is listed as having a cD of 0.38 and the current NC is 0.34, both with the top up. Top down, which is really how a Miata should be driven, is about 0.05 higher. A C6 Corvette is 0.286, and one can only assume that the C7 is even lower. To put that into context, a 1985 VW Jetta has a cD of 0.36; an older Miata is more brick-like than a 28 year-old sedan which actually looks just like a brick. Admittedly, this ignores frontal area, which the smaller Miata likely has less of, but I'm trying to highlight how ineffecient the Miata's general shape is.
All that said, it sure is impressive that GM has managed to build a Corvette which bests the fuel economy of a 140 hp sports car.
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ZackmanJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
No kidding. Our 2007 MX5 sport only had a 5-speed. 3500 rpm @65 mph. That was murder on the highway without a cruise control. The main reason we sold it after my commute turned into a 100-mile-a-day marathon.
Another reason why I bought a large car. It makes life so much better! At my age, comfort is paramount!
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FuzzyPlushroomJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I haven't owned a Miata, although it seems like its problem is the same as that suffered by many small buzzy cars. I know they need to rev to make power, but sometimes you don't need power – on a flat highway, or down a gentle hill, I've often found myself wishing, in a few different small stick-shift cars, for a super-tall sixth gear. It's not like it's difficult to drop down a gear or two for passing or hill climbing.
For what it's worth (and yes, I'm going to be That Guy for a second) my Saab NG900 does this well. Fifth is unusable below 35 unless you're heading downhill, and pretty much useless below 40 (at which point fourth is barely turning 2000 RPM anyway), but the car does better than it should on the highway because of it. Having to downshift out of top gear for steep hills (the way pretty much every automatic car has to do, anyway) is a fair tradeoff for a few more miles per gallon.
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JuniperBugJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
The Miata's biggest problem is that it's a low-power sports car and people either don't understand or accept what it is. If the gearing were taller, the ratios would be more widely spaced and you couldn't keep it in the powerband. You'd also shift it less, which makes it less fun. It's a car you're supposed to have fun working a little bit to drive really-not-all-that-quickly. It was designed in the late 80s to be a throwback to the British sports cars of the 50s-70s a la Lotus Elan. That's what it is, and Mazda has been careful to keep the redesigns true to that concept.
If you want long-distance comfort, speed, or crazy gas mileage, it's just not the right car for you.
And for what it's worth, stock out of the box, I don't feel like the gearing is too low when I'm driving the car hard; in fact it takes quite a bit of clutch slip to launch the car even as is. There isn't much power, and whatever of it there is lives in the upper rev range. Even by fourth gear, acceleration is slow by any measure, and taller ratios would only make this worse. The gearing is well matched to this, even if the preferences of a specific driver aren't well matched to the car.
It's funny how people have a way of saying they want a no-compromise affordable sports car, and when they get something that resembles one, they want all kinds of compromises.
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July 9th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Elan True is miniscule opposed to Corvette Blue.
JacobJuly 9th, 2013 at 7:09 pm
I disagree. They could have built a six-speed transmission using the gear ratios of the 5-speed, and then added a sixth gear that's specially meant to highway cruise. This way, the 5 lower gears could stay as low as they need to be for race track performance. Instead, the 6-th gear in Miata is no taller than 5th in the 5-speed transmission.
You don't _have_ to rev a small engine to 3500 RPM to cruise on highway. An old Mitsubishi Lancer with 120HP 2.0L can cruise on highway 70mph with engine reving at 3000RPM and still accelerate and go up a gentle hill when necessary. With tall enough gear in a Miata, highway cruise at 70mph with RPM at around 2500 would not have been a problem for the 160HP 2.0L Miata engine.
wumpusJuly 9th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
My best guess is that the 6 speed is designed that way either because they wanted just a little better response from track reviews, they couldn't make the gears any wider (why you don't see more tall overdrives is beyond me), or they didn't want to remind drivers that they had to constantly choose between instantly available power and propping up Wahhabism.
Everything I've heard says that the 5 gears keep you in the power band just fine, the 6th could easily be used for highway cruising. Mazda chooses to not make it an option, but it isn't clear why.
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segfaultJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:55 am
You can always do an LS-X swap on the Miata. Probably won't fix the gas mileage, but will make the power-to-weight ratio comparable, or better.
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ash78July 9th, 2013 at 9:58 am
And around town, you can still shift 2-4-6 with more smoothness and useful power than a small four-cylinder engine, with nearly the same economy. You just have to get the lead out of your foot.
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bumpy iiJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:11 am
Sure it can get 29 mpg… idling in 7th gear. But who would ever drive it that way?
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LeMansteveJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:20 am
+1. It's a nice stat to brag about but that's all. The car makes 500hp and can achieve 29mpg on the highway…but not simultaneously.
I wonder what the strategy is with the gearbox. Ultra-low 7th gear for the highway with 1-6 tightly spaced? Is 7th gear even useful if you aren't purely cruising?
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wumpusJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
About the only way you drive about 100mph and use 500hp at the same time would be dragging a parachute (otherwise you just keep accelerating to about 200mph). I know this site is in love with Saudi Arabia, but at some point you need to draw a line.
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NormSV650July 9th, 2013 at 10:39 am
My 2000 C5 Coupe would show 1,350 rpms at 60 mph in 6th and see 35-36 mpg. It was 2,900 lbs dry with a host of free flowing intake and exhaust modifications. At 60 mph my turbo-4's cruise at 1,700 rpms(Direct injected -gas) or 2,200 rpm and see up to 44 mpg. All of the above are unlike my 650cc motorcycle with 2 cylinders that sees 5,500 rpms @ 60 mph and gets 68-72 mpg.
So my conclusion is internal mass plays a big role in fuel economy.
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SomeGuyJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Anyone who is on the interstate and doesn't feel like getting pulled over for one. I get it, we all would wring it's neck, but are you really going to be doing that on your 7:30 AM commute in traffic?
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TR4July 9th, 2013 at 10:11 am
Not bad, but the EPA numbers are BS and the auto manufacturers have learned how to game the testing. This site
shows the Corvette at around 20mpg and the Miata around 26mpg. Much more believable!
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JuniperBugJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:46 am
That probably reflects how the two cars are driven. Obviously, a Corvette is capable of much more performance, and drivers are bound to use at least some of that performance day-to-day, which of course burns more gas. Drive the two cars similarly, though, especially in highway cruise, and I'm pretty sure you will see the Corvette beat the Miata's economy. The faster you go, the truer this will be.
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wumpusJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
It would be interesting to know more of the story behind those numbers. If it isn't a daily driver you wouldn't expect the lead foot to ever come off the gas. If you don't spend a lot of time on highways, you aren't likely to to use the wimpy gears. The site tracks the milegae, but not the total amount of miles on the car (which would tell us a bit more about how it was driven).
The wierd thing is that more cars are automatic. Are they simply puting the car in low to lock out all the overdrive gears (I've been scared for life by ancient automatics and avoid them).
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raphJuly 9th, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Hey this guy drives like I do. His average mileage, highway mileage and city are about the same. Although I have an overdriven HEaton 5th gen instead of a TVS. Nice to know when I make the switch and fatten up the power curve the efficiency of the TVS will offset the increase in power.
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danio3834July 9th, 2013 at 10:33 am
"Anyone who denies that we are living in a golden age of automotive technology is a liar."
Liar would imply they are being deliberately misleading with a statement like that. If someone could construct an argument based on facts or different interpretations that we are not in a technological golden age, I would refrain from calling them a liar. It seems perjorative to do so. I might call them misinformed and provide counter points, but screaming LIAR! does not an effective rebuttal make.
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WheelMcCoyJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Have to agree. Also, after a little pondering, now would be more accurately described as a renaissance of automobiles rather than a golden age. Automobiles are emerging from dark times and experiencing a rebirth. The golden age happened sometime between 1920-1960 and I leave it to the car historians to narrow it down.
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wumpusJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
I think you would find that pretty much every technolgy ever used in cars was invented between 1900-1920. The real work involves reliably manufacturing the fancy stuff at a cost that will justify itself.
The fact that electronics could pretty much handle any control issues you could throw at it made a lot of manufacturing possible. Trying to make cars both safe and keep mileage under control helps justify the development of amazing new cars.
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WheelMcCoyJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
>> I think you would find that pretty much every technolgy ever used in cars was invented between 1900-1920.
May be so, but there needs to be more than that to define a golden age. Golden Age also suggests peace and prosperity, along with great achievements. So we need to find a period where cars were cool and innovative, gas was cheap and plentiful, highways roomy, and everyone is courteous. :)
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LeMansteveJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:53 am
30mpg Corvette – golden age of technology or just an agressively low 7th gear?
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krhodes1July 9th, 2013 at 11:37 am
29mpg on the highway. Downhill. Drafting a truck. Eastbound across Nebraska with a tailwind. Maybe. Or on the EPAs magic dyno. If your daily drive is either of these scenarios, I believe it! Otherwise, good luck with that.
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nikyJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
It's just barely possible with the old Vette:
Great gearing makes 30 mpg (US) possible at highway legal speeds with the older 6-speed… just barely. The 7-speed might be better.
Then again, I doubt most owners are willing to drive just below the limit.
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July 9th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Put it against the VIPER SRT and watch it LOSE.
Viper gets 14 SMILES PER GALLON.
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Compaq DeskproJuly 9th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
"Smiles per gallon"
Haha, I like it, I wish I drove a gas guzzler so I could use that in defense.
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doctor oldsJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
It will be a surprise if these cars don't easily achieve well over 30 MPG on the highway in real world use and mid 20's in town, driven with a light foot, particularly the automatic.
A C5 coupe, with Z51 ratios, perf. mods and Z06 cam gets over 30 MPG at 70 MPH. I can get it down to 21 MPG if I push it really hard, with very much higher speeds and accels. It averages over 15 MPG when driven very aggressively in urban areas, say on Woodward Ave. Never less other than hot lapping a race track.
The new powertrain is far superior; the LT1 engine's superb low end torque enables 4 cyl cruising with the auto, while the 7 speed provides a 3rd overdrive with better aero to boot!
JuniperBug explained very well why Mazda does not have the ability to pull higher overdrive ratios. The LT1 makes around two and a half times as much torque in 4 cyl mode at 1500 RPM as the Miata can reach at its torque peak! Of course, it is a 3.1L 4!
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APaGttHJuly 9th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
So, $50,000 gets you north of 450 HP. 0 to 60 in the very low 4's (you need a $56K version with some options to get to 3.8 seconds 0 to 60), and if you drive it gently 17/29. Of what I've heard from Corvette owners – if you don't drive it like a moron, it is easy to achieve sticker MPG and exceed. Oh, and the interior this time around is supposed to have more charm than a Coleman cooler, and not have a steering wheel shared with the Chevy Malibu (I'll reserve judgement).
This is a freakin' Hell of a bargain, also considering how serviceable the LS engines are, and how many parts are available for DIY, track, etc. etc. etc. etc.
No wild predictions of GM selling thousands upon thousands of Vettes – it's not that kind of car. But the C7 – as the information is rolling out – is looking to be one Hell of a bargain.
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NormSV650July 9th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
just needs a back seat for the dog. That's why I got rid of the Vette and picked a GTO to twin-turbo charged to 700 hp for an extra $5,500. Fluffy doesn't like the extra upmh much though.
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QuentinJuly 9th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Vette has always been a performance bargain… even with the tupperware interior.
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NormSV650July 9th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
For track days we used to get a set of rotors from NAPA for $49.00.
The 2000 C5 was very cheap by today's standards but was developed in the 1990's. And noisy too! Want a kit car comparison check out a Viper of same vintage.
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DenverMikeJuly 9th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
That's nice, but who buys a Corvette for its MPGz? How about running in around a track or something?
But a triple overdrive? I don't see the point of only 4 pulling gears and such great MPG. Who needs it? Of course I'd be swapping out the ring & pinion gears, but what are they now? And what are the factory choices? If any.
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CelticPeteJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
I like all those overdrive gears – gets better EPA scores – avoids gas guzzler tax. And you can just stick with 2nd for around town – and third and fourth for when you need to go faster but are not on the highway.. (Probably only 3rd haha).
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DenverMikeJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Great idea for a high efficiency Malibu or Silverado perhaps, but 3 overdrives leave a lot of performance on the table.
My guess is they're shipping the Corvette 'detuned' and a quick gear swap will unleash more power if you want it. Muscle and V8 pony cars were sold that way for decades. Especially '70s and '80s.
Essentially, overdrive becomes direct drive.
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CelticPeteJuly 9th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
The problem with a close ranged ratio is to really get the performance out of it you have to shift all the time. With a seven speed trans – you can just use four gears on the track..
I don't think its nearly the problem you think it is. You are leaving SOME performance on the table – not a lot.
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DenverMikeJuly 9th, 2013 at 3:27 pm
You want the perfect ratio for each corner exit. A wide ratio leaves you bogging or quickly dipping into 2nd, for example, before leaving it in 3rd. And that gets annoying too, around town, slow and go.
I don't mind shifting, but I hate constant hunting, just putting around.
nikyJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:03 pm
On a full sized racetrack, you will never be going slow enough to dip into first gear. And once in the lower-gears, with a big horsepower motor, you're traction limited… so having extra gears there won't help much. No matter where you are in the rpm band, you will still have more than enough power for the corner you're exiting.
Note here:
First gear hits 60 mph, which looks tall, but let me tell you, that's great for drag racing, especailly with this much power. 2nd gear puts you at 4k at 60 mph, which is good enough for most turns you will find. If you're going slower, say in a 40 mph hairpin, the last thing you need is a lot of power and wheelspin. You want to be able to accelerate out without getting sideways.
The only thing I don't like is the long throw from 5th to 6th, but then, you're not going to get out of 5th gear on the racetrack.
DenverMikeJuly 10th, 2013 at 1:29 am
At the track, around town and on the blvd, it's just a 5-speed. Which is OK for a 5-speed car, but I want to use all 7 gears, all the time, when they're sitting right there. And HWY MPG would still be decent.
So when you get back on the gas at 25 MPH in 2nd, you're at 2,000 RPM. Around town and putting around, that's OK, but in full race mode, you're far from peak HP and Tq.
I'd like 30 MPG, but in a Corvette, I want to maximize performance, not economy. And 7th, you can't even use until you're doing 75 MPH.
nikyJuly 10th, 2013 at 2:28 am
Then downshift. It's at 3k rpm in first gear.
The box, from the chart, is tight enough so that it doesn't really matter. And as first gear is as long as most second gears, yet with enough torque to require torque management in lower gears, then you've got the equivalent of an eight-speed box in a car with less power.
Again… not bothered. First gear in other cars is useless on track, whereas the Corvette's first gear has more reach than second gear on many other cars.
DenverMikeJuly 10th, 2013 at 8:26 am
What's the max speed you can downshift to 1st? 3.73s or 4.10s would make it better all around and a more rewarding drive. And faster too. 3.42s seem to be an afterthought and was likely designed around steeper gears. But what's the big deal? I've changed out the factory gears in every sports, muscle car and truck I've owned because there's always a huge improvement for a small penalty at the pump.
nikyJuly 11th, 2013 at 4:14 am
Since it's geared for well over 60 mph, you can drop into first gear anywhere below the speed limit. Just remember to rev-match, otherwise, it won't be pretty.
While a shorter gearbox would definitely make for punchier performance, whether you need it or not will depend on how much grip you have. Without enough drive traction, shorter gearing would be wasted.
NormSV650July 9th, 2013 at 3:06 pm
My C5 would see over 20 track days a year. But wasn't really worried about fuel economy then.
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doctor oldsJuly 9th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Nice recreation budget! You can't worry about fuel economy if you are trying to run the fastest! I have used the $49 rotors too.
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hubcapJuly 9th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
I can't wait to see what type of numbers the Z06 and ZR1 throw down.
i know Big Truck likes the Viper and Chrysler products in general but the higher performing vettes will show the snake their tail lights.
Of course, this is all opinion. The higher spec vettes haven't be released yet but me thinks Mr. Gilles and the rest of the guys and gals at SRT are a bit anxious.
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CelticPeteJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Very nice car..
It's clear the Europeans and the Japanese fooled a lot of people with the "DOHC" is more modern load of crap.. Pushrod engine are better for American drivers with automatics – seriously.
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DenverMikeJuly 9th, 2013 at 2:54 pm
DOHCs do make more power, but I'd like to see an all aluminum, high output GM 8.1 pushrod. The new 6.2 is about max'd out, without adding boost.
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raphJuly 9th, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Bah. I'd like to see a 7.0 Liter version of the now departed Boss Mustang's engine. All that low and mid-lift flow converted into horsepower would be glorious.
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FreddieJuly 9th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Why do we allow the auto companies to keep us fixated on the EPA highway number? It's meaningless. The EPA highway cycle is not "freeway" driving, it's an average of 48 mph, never exceeding 60. Any car will register decent MPG for a leisurely drive down an empty country lane with no stop signs or traffic lights.
The city number is closer to reality for the vast majority of drivers.
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CelticPeteJuly 10th, 2013 at 1:01 am
It's more of a problem for hybrids then sporty cars. Sports car with their aerodynamics and lightweight will often achieve very good gas mileage at speeds 65, 75 and 85..
A Prius OTOH tends to suck up in the speed range – hence they drive at the speed limit or below it a lot of the time.
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JMIIJuly 9th, 2013 at 9:43 pm
Not surprised in the least… my brother managed 30 MPG highway in his 'Vette (C5 auto). I get nearly 26 MPG from my 350Z and have seen 28s on pure highway runs (cruise on A/C off). Once again we are talking HIGHWAY mileage here! Put the thing in top gear and cruise steady at 65-70 mph. Powerful engine + light vehicle + aerodynamic wedge shape = very easy on gas at speed.
I think its mostly an aero issue since my V8 Dodge truck gets the same mileage city or highway when TOWING (13 for those keeping score). At speed (65 mph is plenty) the drag from the boat behind me acts as parachute. You can physically FEEL the difference driving into even a mild head wind. Lift off the throttle and it will scrub 15 mph easy (IE: air brakes). Where as in the city lifting off the throttle does almost nothing since the lumbering mass from the boat behind keeps pushing me forward (IE: momentum). Its simple physics people.
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28-Cars-LaterJuly 9th, 2013 at 10:22 pm
In 2003 I had a teacher with an '01 C5 5spd who claimed he could do 20 city / 30 hwy on a consistent basis.
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mcarrJuly 10th, 2013 at 10:57 am
I like the idea of 3 overdrive gears. You don't NEED to use 7th, or 6th gear, but they're there if you need/want to use them. My Sonic 1.4T 6 -speed has 3 overdrive gears. If you make it to 6th, you're NOT looking for another gear, unlike most other small cars.
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NMGOMJuly 17th, 2013 at 12:44 am
The new C7 Corvette done right? – – – –
Wonder how well this puppy corners?
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Britain prints pounds as recession takes hold
This week the British Government will start printing 75 billion pounds. It is seen as an admission that the measures taken so far to tackle the problems in the United Kingdomâlt;sup>(TM)s credit starved economy have not worked. Britain is now so mired in recession that the International Monetary Fund says it will not see any growth for at least a year and that it will suffer more than any other industrialised nation.
KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: If you're preoccupied with Australia's economic woes right now, spare a thought for the people of Britain, where the Government will start printing £75 billion - or $165 billion - worth of new money this week. It's seen as an admission that the measures taken so far to tackle the problems in the UK's credit-starved economy haven't worked. Britain is now so mired in recession that the International Monetary Fund says it won't see any growth for at least a year, and that it will suffer more than any other industrialised nation. This report from the ABC's Europe correspondent Emma Alberici.
JAYNE MALTMAN, FMR WOOLWORTHS EMPLOYEE: Well, this is Woolworths, as you can see. I worked here for 20 years. Sad sight. Empty.
EMMA ALBERICI, REPORTER: Jayne Maltman is still in shock, weeks after Woolworths closed its doors here in Lansing in West Sussex.
JAYNE MALTMAN: It's horrible, the last day. It was really sad. We just didn't know what to do. You know, the shop was busy, full of people, and we just thought we've gotta smile, be happy, it's our last day. But some of us were walking around crying. We just couldn't cope with it.
EMMA ALBERICI: Her name is on a list of 30,000 who have lost their jobs in the biggest retail collapse in the UK's history.
STEVEN MALTMAN, HUDBAND: Watching my wife's world crumble all around her was not an enjoyable image.
EMMA ALBERICI: Steven Maltman put his thoughts on paper. He felt compelled to speak up about the death of a store - not just any store, but a 100-year-old fixture on Britain's high streets.
STEVEN MALTMAN: Our fat cats and politicians are willing to step in and hold hands with other high street institutions - that would be the banks, for those trying to work it out. So I ask: why are they not willing to help Woolies in their darkest hour?
They interviewed some of the local shopkeepers just at the time of the closure. And they felt, as it is now appearing to turn out, that it was the beginning of the end of the community.
EMMA ALBERICI: By all appearances, it would seem that world renowned British brands like Woolworths, Wedgwood and Jaguar Land Rover were allowed to fail or be sold overseas because they were no longer considered as important to the economy as the finance sector.
DAVID BUICK, BGC PARTNERS STOCKBROKERS: In the United Kingdom, we have absolutely trashed industrial production and manufacturing output. So now that we have a pound that has fallen by 25 per cent against the Euro and the dollar, very roughly, we can't benefit from it because we don't have any exports to benefit from. So much credence and importance was put on the financial sector.
EMMA ALBERICI: How big did it get?
DAVID BUICK: Basically, the banks, the insurance companies and fund managers - which in the FTSE 100, there aren't too many, numerically, two or three - it constituted at its height, which would be about 2007, about 28 per cent of the FTSE 100. It was enormous.
EMMA ALBERICI: The boom in financial markets fed a boom in the property market. At the height of the credit binge, there were literally hundreds of mortgages on offer, giving British borrowers 100 to 125 per cent of the value of their homes. As recessions kicked in, house prices have tumbled. Last year by 20 per cent, and this year they're likely to fall by about the same. So now, there are countless people who find themselves owing more to the bank than their houses are actually worth.
DAVID BUICK: It was insanity. And we have all played our role in trashing the UK economy.
EMMA ALBERICI: Over the past week, the Commons Treasury committee inquiry into the banking crisis has been hearing from both of the city's main health inspectors: the boss of the Financial Services Authority and the Governor of the Bank of England. Both admitted that the UK's light touch regulation allowed excessive risk taking by the banks to go on, and on, unchecked.
What specifically was wrong with regulation in Britain?
WILLEM BUITER, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: It was almost non-existent.
EMMA ALBERICI: Willem Buiter is the chair of the European Political Economy at the London School of Economics. He was a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee until 2000. He blames the UK's banking crisis on a lack of oversight by the central bank, the financial watchdog and the Treasury.
WILLEM BUITER: And then also the tools weren't there. Britain didn't have proper deposit insurance, it didn't have a proper bankruptcy insolvency regime for banks. The things it didn't have are almost unimaginable. It had, if you want, a regulatory and legal infrastructure for the financial sector which was positively Third World, even though it acted as the world's most sophisticated financial sector.
EMMA ALBERICI: In September, 2007, tens of thousands of savers swarmed Northern Rock Bank branches across the UK when they heard it had turned to the Bank of England for emergency funding. It was the first run on a British bank in close to 150 years and was the first bank bailout of the global economic crisis. Exactly one year later came the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
VOX POP: Oh, terrible. Death. It's like a massive earthquake.
EMMA ALBERICI: With the collapse of what was once the world's fourth biggest investment bank, Britain's finance sector started to crumble. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown reacted by pumping billions of dollars into the UK's banks. He couldn't afford another failure.
GORDON BROWN, UK PRIME MINISTER (archive footage, 10 Dec., 2008): Mr Speaker, the first point of recapitalisation was to save banks that would otherwise have collapsed. And we not only saved the world - eh, saved the banks ... saved the banks.
(Uproarious laughter from the Opposition benches.)
EMMA ALBERICI: While the Prime Minister was busy trying to save the world, Britain's banks were falling like nine pins. The Government rescued the Royal Bank of Scotland for a second time last month after it reported the biggest loss in UK corporate history. The British taxpayer now owns 85 per cent of the bank and is insuring its bad loans to the tune of £325 billion, or AU$700 billion.
FRED GOODWIN, FMR CEO, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND: It's just too simple if you want to blame it all on me. If you want to blame it all on me and close the book, that'll get the job done very quickly, but it does not go anywhere close to the cause of all this.
EMMA ALBERICI: At just 50, and after RBS into the ground, Fred Goodwin walked away from the bank with a lifetime pension worth $1.5 million Australian a year.
WILLEM BUITER: Well, it's clearly outrageous. But, on the other hand, if you walk around with a sign on your chest saying "Rob me", you shouldn't be surprised that people rob you. The Treasury - the UK Treasury was already the major shareholder when this deal was put together. It was a failure of shareholder oversight. Mr Goodwin may not have a conscience; the Treasury doesn't have a brain.
EMMA ALBERICI: Jayne Maltman is now one of two million jobless people in the UK. A number set to reach three million by the end of the year. Her husband used to think they lived in a truly great Britain. Now, he's not so sure.
STEVEN MALTMAN: I think this country's suffered a lot for many years in the fact that we've never protected our skills. We've allowed our skills to move overseas. You're right. I think someone somewhere decided, "I'm not very good at anything, but I can look after money." And that's what we've become: foreign bankers in this country.
EMMA ALBERICI: The Bank of England has cut official interest rates six times since October from five per cent to an historic low of just half a per cent. But even that hasn't been enough to fix Britain's malfunctioning banking system, which continues to starve consumers and businesses of credit. So for the first time in its 314-year history, the bank will increase the economy's money supply directly by printing new money, literally creating it out of thin air.
MERVYN KING, GOVERNOR, BANK OF ENGLAND: It's fair to say that in the bank's 300-year history we've not seen measures of this kind enacted on this scale. But remember, we haven't either seen the scale of the problems to which we've had to respond. And since last October, I don't think the Bank of England has ever reacted so quickly and by so much.
EMMA ALBERICI: The Bank of England will this week try to speed up the stalled economy by pumping £75 billion - or AU$165 billion - into the system. That represents 10 per cent of the annual output of the UK economy. They'll do it by purchasing government and corporate bonds. In ordinary times, so called quantitative easing would see spending career out of control. But while the biggest roadblock on the economic horizon this time last year was inflation, the risk is now that prices will go into reverse.
DAVID BUICK: But this is gonna take months. It's not a remedy that's gonna be rectified in five minutes like the flick of the fingers or a flash of a wand. This is a really endemic, seriously sick economy. And it's going to take time to get it to rally round.
KERRY O'BRIEN: That grim picture in England reported from Emma Alberici in London.
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In using cdrecord with an ide cdburner, I get this warning:
cdrecord: WARNING: Driver returns wrong startsec (0) using -150
writing pregap for track 1 at -150
cdrecord correctly identifies the drive as a _NEC CD-RW NR-9100A
I am writing in dao mode and specify a -tsize and -burnfree.
IT WORKS, but I was hoping someone might understand the warning. I searched and found it included in many posts but could not find an explanation.
Basically, this is a warning that the burner is returning some type of "unexpected" result code to an operation. The 2nd line seems to indicate that cdrecord is compensating appropriately. In other words, "hey, the hardware's odd, but I'll fix it for you". As I understand it, there's nothing to be worried about.
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Do you know what an LTypI is? If you are a type nerd, then the answer is probably yes. Coined by Ivo Gabrowitsch and Stephen Coles, the term denotes and ridicules those typographic finds where the text reads the same as the name of the typeface it is rendered in. The brand name is Cooper? Let's do the logo in Cooper Black. What to use for the Broadway theater? Morris Fuller Benton's Broadway, of course! The sign of a souvenir shop looks best in … well, you get the idea.
A takeoff on "ATypI", LTypI stands for "Lack of Typographic Imagination", as it seems that the designers — if you want to call them that — couldn't be bothered with selecting an appropriate typeface, but rather lazily picked one from their font menu solely because of its name. Over on Flickr, almost one hundred LTypI examples have been collected so far. Some of them are outrageous (Rotisserie in Rotis Serif), some more subtle (Goudy for Gaudí).
And then there are a few that don't really deserve that snide name. Frutiger's doorbell is set in Frutiger — well, what else? Probably the most beautiful example of such an alleged LTypI comes from the Argentinian designer Juan Ignacio Scocozza.
Scocozza created the visual identity for a film festival that deals with the Caméra Stylo (the pen camera), an idea that is central to the auteur theory of the French New Wave, or Nouvelle Vague. There, the role of the director was considered to be the one of a writer, and the camera to be his pen. What could be more adequate than an idiosyncratic script typeface? And, on top of that, one that is inspired by 1950s France?
Scocozza searched hard, and found a perfect face: a fresh release by Elena Albertoni, less obvious than good old Mistral, "energetic, loose, occasionally edgy, and with quite a soupçon of retro", as Indra Kupferschmid put it in her review. Its name? Nouvelle Vague. While this choice technically qualifies as LTypI, it is not unimaginative at all. Ruling out a typeface because of its name is as wrong as choosing it for that reason. With his work for the "Festival de Cinéma Caméra Stylo", Scocozza proves that a conscious, nominal LTypI sometimes is just the right thing to do.
The printed matter is comprised of posters, program leaflets, and postcards. All items are visually united by a graphic style that, like the typeface, epitomizes a cinematic French retro feeling:
For the color palette, I mostly used red, white and blue, like in the French Tricolore. The desaturated tones contribute to the desired vintage atmosphere. Objects, faces, bodies, and landscapes are depicted in a graphical language that is mostly linear, simulating the use of a fountain pen and the artist's own freehand, with the ink and its splashes being vital elements of the visual identity. — Juan Ignacio Scocozza


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Hubby and I decided that if Lucas wakes up before 1 AM, I take it. After 1 AM he takes it. Of course the kid decides to wake up at 12:50. (sigh) At least it was the only time he woke up last night. He has been eating a ton, went from 5 feedings for two weeks to 7 or 8 for most of this week, and been pretty cranky in the evening. I think it is a growth spurt or a developmental thing.
I am refusing to believe that he is pissed about Mom working and eating for comfort. He is three months old not 3 years old.
Had some OJ with my breakfast this morning. I am drinking some Rooibos on the drive to the office. Headed to get some water in the near future here.
Thank god it is Friday.
And yet this is exactly what happened to us, and she was 8 weeks old when I went back to work.....
I had been told this by many, working moms or midwives, and refused to believe it too, but apparently they do know exactly what mommytime is and they will try to get it no matter what.
Glad to read he is doing well and growing fast!
The reverse to you Stitch: glad to hear you are shrinking fast
Hello to everyone else, hope you are all well, healthy and happy.
Sorry, really just passing through, after the huge fire that destroyed 15.000 hectares but miraculously stopped 3k from our house at the beginning of this month, we had yesterday and foremost today floods that paralyzed the area, but gave my kids some unplanned holidays since the red alert was given for today and all schools were closed down. Many houses have been destroyed in those two catastrophies. This will remain as an annus horribilis for many around us, thank god we were very lucky and nothing happened to us nor to our friends nor to our houses, but we have been texting each other an awful lot in order to make sure everyone was safe or to offer shelter.
On a funnier note : during the fire (I was alone here with the kids), I decided to pack the emergency bag and move down to the coast to ensure the kids were safe. Part of the emergency bag was their school books and materials, but not the wii (it does not make it to my top ten). You should have seen the looks on their faces when they realized which are my priorities....
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State-mandated changes to the way all state employees are paid are beginning later this year. To help employees better understand how the changes will affect them, Marshall has created a "Frequently Asked Questions" page. It appears on the website covering changes to payroll procedures and pay dates that begin in September.
The page may be viewed by visiting the www.marshall.edu/paychanges website and clicking on the Frequently Asked Questions link.


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The - 2 bedroom, Single Family Home for sale located at 4174 Winthrop Circle, Williamsburg, VA 23188 went inactive on 08/10/2012.
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- Status: Active
- Golf Course
- Swimming Pool
- Greenbelt
- Sport Facilities
- Garage: 2
- Stories: 2
- Master Bedroom: Down
Listing Provided Courtesy ofBrokerage: Lennar
Agent: Jane Potter Website: See listing website


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