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Our choice is usually to do it as cheap as possible - meaning we don't need luxury, anything simple and clean will do.
Ideally I would like to have a bungalow near a kite beach. I could also imagine renting an RV and stay in campgrounds.
The big questions: Which island to fly to? How to get around?
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The College at Brockport defensive unit held Montclair State - ranked 12th in the country according to the latest D3Football.com poll – to just three points in the second half but the Brockport offense was unable to score in the final two quarters and the Golden Eagles dropped a 20-13 decision Saturday in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Bob Boozer Field at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport.
Brockport (0-4 overall, 0-3 NJAC) took a 10-7 lead near the end of the first quarter when junior Joseph Innes (Unadilla, NY/Unatego) hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Scibilia (North Tonawanda, NY/Starpoint).
Montclair (4-0, 3-0) tied the score early in the second quarter with a 26-yard field goal before Brockport regained the lead as EJ Genzano (Albany, NY/Guilderland) converted a 22-yard field goal for a 13-10 advantage.
Late in the second quarter, the Brockport offense was marching down the field in an attempt to extend the lead until Montclair intercepted a pass and put together a 65-yard drive in the final minutes of the half capped by an 8-yard scoring pass giving the Red Hawks a 17-13 lead as the teams headed into the locker room for the halftime intermission.
Montclair opened the second half with an 11-play drive that was stopped by the Brockport defense at the eight yard line as the Red Hawks settled for a field goal to extend their lead to 20-13.
After a Brockport drive stalled and freshman punter Nick Costanza (Penfield, NY/Penfield) pinned Montclair inside the 20-yard line, the Red Hawks started another drive. The Brockport defense stepped up again, this time with an interception by sophomore Ross Ragonesi (East Northport, NY/Northport). The interception was his fourth of the season and extended his streak of four straight games with an interception.
At the end of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter Brockport mounted another long drive as Scibilia completed six passes and marched the Golden Eagles all the way to the Montclair 21-yard line. The drive ended as Scibilia was intercepted for the second time on the day – this time inside the 10-yard line of the Red Hawks.
Brockport had one final chance to score in the fourth quarter with a drive that started at its own 12-yard line with 3:07 left on the clock. Scibilia completed three passes to move the Golden Eagles to midfield. A pass interference penalty against Montclair nullified an intercepted pass and gave Brockport an automatic first down but after an incomplete pass and a quarterback sack, Scibilia was intercepted for the third time and Montclair was able to run out the clock to end the game.
On the day Scibilia was 39-for-63 passing with the 63 attempts breaking the school record of 58 pass attempts in a game set by Jake Graci in 2009 and the 39 completions tied the school record set by Zack Luke in 2008. Scibilia racked up a career-high 353 yards through the air which is the fifth most in school history. The 353 yards moved Scibilia past the 2,400 mark for his career and puts him in eighth place on the al-time career passing list at Brockport.
Jordan Hogan (Lockport, NY/Newfane) had nine catches for a team-leading 112 yards while Jake Spalik (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City) and Innes each pulled down eight passes for Brockport. Defensively, Jim Carlson (Port Henry, NY/Moriah) and Ragonesi shared the team lead with eight tackles each and Prince Jacobs (Bronx, NY/Thomas Jefferson) added seven stops. Jacobs and Carlson each had a pair of pass deflections.


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***Please note: CCAS no longer coordinates the University Tutoring Program. Students who wish to request an individual tutor should contact the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)***
- The instructor and/or T.A. of the course is often available outside of class for additional help.
- Math Study Hall is effective for aid in specific problem solving of assignments and related questions. The study hall is staffed by math graduate students rotating on an hourly basis. The study hall is typically not heavily attended so students can expect individual attention. Students having trouble finding a tutor during study hall hours should contact the Department of Mathematics or check the updated schedule posted on the bulletin board on the 9th floor of Hylan.
- Student Physics Society. Primarily for help in 100-level mathematics, physics and astronomy courses. Tutoring is conducted by upperclassmen and is geared toward specific problem solving of assignments. No appointments necessary. Questions may be directed to the society at x5-8548 or the Department of Physics and Astronomy at x5-6679. Students may also stop by the Society's office at 313 Bausch and Lomb Hall.
- The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers the following kinds of study support:
- Study Groups can help students get the most out of their courses. Students work together during these informal course-specific meetings under the guidance of an older student who recently did well in the course. Each semester, CETL schedules a number of study groups, particularly for courses in BCS, BIO, CHM, MTH, and PHY, but the program also takes requests. If students would like a group that is not yet on the schedule, CETL works to establish a study group for that course. (It's important that these requests are made early in the semester.)
- Study Skills Counseling helps students manage time better, prepare for tests more effectively, take better notes, and feel less stressed about keeping up with homework. Anyone who would like to get more out of his/her studies is welcome to be part of the study skills counseling program and Methods of Inquiry, the study skills course.
- More information about study groups and study skills support can be found at www.rochester.edu/college/cetl, by stopping by 1-154 Dewey Hall, or by calling X5-9049.
- Individual tutoring at no additional charge; students are urged to seek help early during the semester by stopping by 1-154 Dewey Hall.
- The Writing, Speaking, & Argument Program offers a wide variety of writing support services for undergraduate students of all levels and in all disciplines. Their office is staffed by professional tutors, graduate-student writing consultants and undergraduate writing fellows from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural and applied sciences. Writing consultants provide individualized feedback and assistance on all types of academic writing. They encourage students to use their services during any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming ideas to polishing a final draft. The Writing, Speaking, & Argument Center is located on the ground floor of Rush Rhees Library, RR G-121. For more information about face-to-face and online tutoring services they offer, please visit their website at http://writing.rochester.edu or call 273-3584.
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- NROTC students may, in addition to the services listed here, seek help from their NROTC advisors, since their program does provide tutors for certain subjects.
- Tau Beta Pi is an Engineering Honor Society where engineering students can expect to receive homework help from members on a weekly basis. In turn, each Tau Beta Pi member is expected to tutor on a biweekly basis. Schedules will be posted online at the beginning of each semester.
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France to turn Tunisia debt into development
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — France's president proposed Friday taking at least some of Tunisia's 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in debt to his country and using it for development projects.
President Francois Hollande also said France will supply Tunisia with "material" to fight terrorism, but did not elaborate.
Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy movement, has been hard hit economically since the revolution and has been forced to borrow from the International Monetary Fund. At the same time, security forces have been trying for several months to root out armed insurgents in a mountain area near the Algerian border. Tunisia is also vulnerable on its border with Libya, where weapons are smuggled into the country.
Speaking to Tunisia's elected assembly, Hollande promised to also mobilize fellow Group of Eight countries and the European Union to help the ailing economy.
On the second day of his first official visit to this North African country, he also announced 500 million euros ($644.15 million) in aid and investment for Tunisia during the 2013-2014 period.
At the G-8′s 2011 meeting in Deauville, France, some $40 billion in aid and investment were promised to the countries involved in the Arab Spring, including Tunisia. However, little of the funding has materialized so far.
At a news conference later, Hollande said France would back Tunisia's fight against terrorism.
"We will furnish the material that the Tunisian side seeks," he said. He didn't specify whether he was referring to weapons or non-lethal equipment. He said he had discussed the issue with Tunisian officials.
Hollande's two-day visit is aimed at repairing relations with Tunisia. His predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had close ties with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was overthrown in January 2011.
Hollande added that Tunisia, which is ruled by moderate Islamists elected after the revolution, showed Islam and democracy were compatible. He said the country was a symbol of hope for the region.


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Well, the ARB has been consistent about using the major version for hardware generations since OpenGL 3.0. And they have been consistent about not doing API changes since OpenGL 1.0. So really, there's no point to doing it this way.This really hints at using the minor version number for big hardware generation changes and a third number after that for this kind of stuff. And you could use the major version number to change the api and the context creation calls while avoid breaking old software.
It's just a string. There's no problem because it's only an identifier. Oh, and it's not 4.2.0; it's 4.20. GLSL versions use 2 digits for the minor version. For some reason.This way you won't have a problem when one of the numbers reaches 10 or higher.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Evidence of progress? (repaint) Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Evidence of progress? (repaint)" joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:42 am In another thread someone mentioned colouring their grayscale work, which reminded me that's an option. I can't bear to show the colour version of this monstrosity (from '03). The rework (below; WIP but evidence of progress?) seems an improvement. No refs. C&C welcome. Edit: restored the missing image mentioned below.Last edited by joemo on Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:14 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top JP Vieirajunior memberMember #Joined: 17 Aug 2007Posts: 35 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:56 pm Hello The lighting seems ok. I would define a little more the contours and features (in the face) of this illustration (eyes, etc) Then I would paint it using the method (in Photoshop) that alows you, in a diferent layer, to ad colour to the base layer. It is good so far: keep up. Best regards JP Vieira_________________Visit my Website at http://ilustro.webs.com/ Back to top joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:56 am Thanks for your comment. I still haven't checked out the colouring options in ps... Now I see the second pic here (originally posted under the first one) has stopped loading, for some reason (can't be photobucket, I just started using the account). Maybe just as well, I thought it was a bit stark. This version has more midtones (and is still wip: Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2896Location: Australia Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:25 am The second image is missing /sijun/ in the url. The image is progressing well. Keep looking back at the reference image._________________Art Links Archive -- Artists and Tutorials Back to top joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:18 am Thanks Sumaleth. The broken image link was my fault (I moved it to another folder after posting it here - now restored). I don't like using references - seems like plagarism? - but will have to find one - one of the hazards of not using a ref to start with, apparently. Back to top LakkamemberMember #Joined: 27 Sep 2007Posts: 811Location: Espoo, Finland Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:48 pm There's definately progress in it. The eyes in the new one look much much much more natural. (I wouldn't find a bad word for them even if I had a dictionary! and I'd prolly need a dictionary to write dictionary correctly too, but don't mind that!) I'm currently stuggling with eyes myself while doing realism, I'm not as pessimistic about it seeing your progress, thanks! You (hard)/(not hard) work has not gone to waste! Keep it up Back to top joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:18 am Thanks Lakka, you're welcome. I'm glad you're encouraged by those eyes. The rest of the figure is taking longer than I expected (I'm not so good at other things), though I'm still working on it. Back to top JP Vieirajunior memberMember #Joined: 17 Aug 2007Posts: 35 Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:27 am I looks very good. As I said before a little more definiton will push it to a higher level: keep on._________________Visit my Website at http://ilustro.webs.com/ Back to top joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:25 am Collected references (thanks Corbis), but applying the 'corrections' changed the character of the figure. I like what it 'says' already so I compromised (made a few changes; below) and will leave it for now (repaint when I've learned a bit more). Thanks again for your comments. Back to top DrewmemberMember #Joined: 14 Jan 2002Posts: 495Location: Atlanta, GA, US Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:56 pm joemo wrote: I don't like using references - seems like plagarism? Remember, using a reference doesn't mean that you just copy the original image as closely as possible. You could just use the reference to get a color scheme or an idea of what textures to use. As for your painting, what's going on under the chin? It looks like either a strange beard, or a shadow that shouldn't be there. Back to top joemomemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2007Posts: 80 Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:21 pm Thanks Drew, understood. I used four references; at one point the left shoulder (his right) looked great but it competed with the face; and so on. Of course in another thread someone did say 'copy the original image as closely as possible', which I've done at times: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Weil The "strange beard" must be a local thing (appeared about the same time as 'chinstrap' beards). I've seen a few by now - that part is from life. 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Are you hungry? How about having a feast? No, not the kind that makes it hard for you to fit in that bikini in a month, but the kind that satisfies the hunger in your eyes. If you want a feast for the eyes and the imagination you should attend The University of Montana School of Art 2012 Bachelors of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition.
This event always offers a diverse array of media and content. Painting, drawing, sculpture, film, instillation, printmaking, photography and ceramics will all be featured. Due to the large number of students participating, 18 of the artists will have their exhibits at the Gallery of Visual Arts and six will have their art displayed at the University Center Gallery.
The Gallery of Visual Arts is located on the first floor of UM's Social Science Building and is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays The University Center Gallery is located on the second floor of the University Center and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Senior Thesis Exhibition will be displayed in the Gallery of Visual Arts from April 26 through May 11 and in the University Center Gallery from April 23 through May 11. The opening receptions are from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the University Center Gallery and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Gallery of Visual Arts on Thursday, April 26. A commencement reception will also take place at both galleries from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday May 11. The public is invited to enjoy the exhibits and there is no admission fee to attend. Everyone 18 and older is welcome to join us at the beaux art ball, those 21 and older can enjoy the alcoholic beverages.
Artists featured at the Gallery of Visual Arts are: Yuanyuan (Jenna) Bao, Sean Bryers, Gregg Chambers, Ray Chapman, Rachel Colton, Ben Crawford, Alison Dillon, Jackson Goodell, Torrence Gustafson, Stephanie Kenny, David Miles Lusk, Clay Mahn, Jo Nasvik, Katherine Neiman, Jaquelyn Rauff, Shana Smith, Sarah Widhalm, and Kari Workman. Artists featured at the University Center Gallery are Shelby Baldridge, Jennifer Bardsley, Falina Lintner, William Serba, Chelsey Von Ehrenkrook, and Alana Wright.
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The University of North Florida Aquatic Center will host its first UNF Osprey Aquathlon, a swimming and running event, at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 14, at the Aquatic Center, Building 26, on campus.
he competition begins with a 350-meter swim in the Aquatic Center pool, and the 5K portion of the race will be held on the north side of campus, which passes through the Sawmill Slough Preserve. The race is for ages 16 and up who have the ability to swim at least 50 meters non-stop.
Swimmers will snake their way through seven lanes that are setup long-course style (50 meters). Afterwards, participants will race outside to the basketball courts, where the transition area is staged. From the transition area, participants will run a 5K race. The transition area and pool will open one hour before the race begins for warm-ups.
The price for this event is $15 for students and $25 for non-student participants before Saturday, March 16. Rates will increase to $20 for students and $30 for non-students on March 16 and will increase to $25 and $35 Monday, April 1. Fees are non-refundable. UNF students can register at the Aquatic Center for the discounted rate.
The UNF Aquatic Center opened its doors to both the campus and the greater Jacksonville community in December 1988. Since then, the facility has developed its membership base and quality programming necessary to become one of the premier indoor, year-round aquatic facilities in Northeast Florida. In 2001, the University welcomed the Division I UNF Women's Swimming and Diving team and became its home pool for training and swim meets.
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Komodo to East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Aboard Dive-Damai
13 days, 12 nights from March 15-27, 2012
$6035 per person/double occupancy
Group size is limited to 8 guests only. $1500 deposit to reserve your spot.
ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE SPOT LEFTWe'll be aboard Dive-Damai, the same boat we chartered for our recent Raja Ampat trip. We will concentrate on the highlights of Komodo with two days of exploration in the south of Flores. The last part will be in the Alor area and surrounding islands. This longer trip allows us to focus on the best of these areas and go off to find some new dive sites also. The last time I was in this area I was able to photograph many critters I've never seen before. There are great opportunities here for both wide angle photography, as well as macro.
All the flights will be out of Dempasar, Bali. Our starting point on the boat, Labuan Bajo (LBJ) is about 325 miles east of Bali and Kupang (KOE). Where we get off the boat, is about 590 miles east of Bali. We'll be using Dive-Damai to arrange the domestic flights. We'll be happy to assist you with international flights to and from Bali if you need. We highly recommend you arrive in Bali at least one to two full days before the domestic flights to Labuanbajo. If you have not been to Bali before, you may want to schedule more time there also. Bali is one of the most exotic places I've ever visited and I can give you a lot of recommendations of where to go and what to see.
This photo excursion is limited to eight guests only, so there will be plenty of time to work with each person one-on-one! We will also offer several underwater photography related presentations on several of the evenings. This trip will be tailored to your needs and requests!
- Accommodations on board MSY Damai for 12 nights
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- Dive gear available for your use
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- Use of backup camera in case of emergency
- Airfare - please call us for current rates from where ever you're coming from
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Non-photographers or those who would like to learn are also invited!ABOUT MSY DAMAI
MSY Damai is a boutique live-aboard built in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The boat has been designed to offer a very personal touch and truly luxurious accommodations. The vessel is 108' long and 26' wide. There are four cabins, each almost 100 sq. ft. in size. Each cabin has either a single king or two queen sized beds and its own ensuite bath and shower. For the photographer there are individual separated camera stations for each guest with 110v and 220v charging stations. Guests will also enjoy having thier own individual rinse tanks next to their dive station. 32% and 36% NITROX is offered. There are three dedicated dive tenders and a staff of 3:1. The MSY Damai offers that personal service that only a boutique liveaboard dedicated to small groups can provide.
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This course will introduce students to the ongoing convergence of the corporate and capital market laws of various jurisdictions, and to the role of international economy and politics in that process. The "convergence-from-competition hypothesis" will be explicated during the semester through readings and analysis of relevant materials, including empirical studies on the corporate ownership and capital market structure, together with an overview of major legal families of the world.
The course will begin with an introduction to comparative corporate governance as a new discipline of legal scholarship in the United States and in other countries. Students will study the current state of comparative corporate governance research by examining law review articles and other academic materials, as well as documents drawn from the actual practice of corporate governance and finance. The convergence in corporate governance discussions will be the focus of this part of the course, and the divergent approaches of the contemporary corporate governance theories will be reviewed.
Then, the class will study theory and practice of cross-listing and cross-border mergers and acquisitions to understand the two major forces of global convergence of corporate governance and finance. The class will cover the issues of international regulatory competition and arbitrage, cross-listing and bonding hypothesis, and international implications of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The role of the global investment banking institutions and investment professionals in corporate governance and finance will also be discussed with some illustrative cases on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including Gucci, Vodafone, ArcelorMittal, and DaimlerChrysler.
After that, the instructor will draw introductory studies on corporate governance from the United States, Germany, European Union, Russia, China, Japan and Korea, and explore with the students how and why the respective corporate and securities laws of these countries are converging with those of the United States. The class will also look into corporate governance of some representative international companies in those jurisdictions, including Volkswagen and Porsche, Gazprom, News Corporation, Walt Disney and Samsung Group.
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Bridgman tops Sturgis in swimming
Bridgman's swim team traveled to Sturgis on Thursday and came away with a 104-82 win.
The Lady Trojans swam tough, picking up four first place finishes.
They were led by Anna Wenzel who placed first in two races. Wenzel won the 50 free race with a time of 26.22 and the 100 backstroke event at 1:03.89.
Also swimming in the 50 free were Anna Rueppel in third at 29.71 and Kalyn Fitch in fourth at 30.88.
In the 200 yard medley relay, Sturgis' team of Wenzel, Bryce Airgood, Jessica Cline and Alea Penner placed second at 2:04.94. The team of Rueppel, Fitch, Amanda Camburn and Elizabeth York was fourth at 2:28.39.
Cleanna Crabill placed second overall in the 200 free race with a time of 2:20.38 while Sydney Strawser had a time of 2:27.58 to take third with a personal best.
The 200 individual medley saw Jessica Cline take second with a time of 2:30.77. Amanda Camburn had a fourth place finish at 2:59.79 (personal best). Elizabeth York also had a personal best time.
In diving, Sturgis finished in the top two spots.
Alea Penner was first overall with a total score of 237.95 points. Dannette Schroeder took second with a score of 230.20 points.
In the 100 butterfly, Airgood was second overall at 1:17.54 while Camburn had a time of 1:27.95 to take fourth.
Penner placed third overall in the 100 free race with a time of 1:04.58 while Strawser was fourth at 1:10.30.
Crabill was third in the 500 free race at 6:23.93 while Cline placed first overall in the 100 breaststroke event at 1:16.15. Airgood had a personal best time in that race at
The 200 free relay event saw Cline, Penner, Wenzel and Rueppel take second place with a time of 1:50.52. Strawser, Airgood, Crabill and Serena Carotenuto were fourth at 2:04.71.
In the final race of the night, the 400 free relay, Sturgis' team of Camburn, Crabill, Strawser and Fitch placed second at 4:42.15.
Adding personal best times on the night were Kassandra Uriyo (50 free), Chloe Hunt, Katie Higgs and Lauren Falkenstein (100 free), Hunt in the 100 backstroke and Madeline Earl in the 500 free.
Sturgis' Stingray tryouts will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Swimmers will need to be able to do two lengths of freestyle and two lengths of backstroke. If you have any questions, contact Melanie O'Connell at 659-1585.


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2005 Porsche Cayenne ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
A Porsche by more than name.
Nearly three years after its introduction, the Porsche Cayenne no longer seems like such an incongruous idea. Porsche's sport-utility vehicle has quickly become part of the automotive landscape. The car-buying public has demonstrated its appreciation of the Porsche brand beyond the company's familiar sports cars, and Porsche dealerships are pleased by all the SUVs moving off their lots.
Longtime Porsche enthusiasts may have had the most difficult adjustment. For five decades before the Cayenne, their favorite car company carved its niche among automotive giants with quick, agile sports cars built on values diametrically opposed to those represented by big, strapping SUVs. It speaks to our changing automotive tastes, if not the changing car business, that Porsche was compelled to invest in an SUV and a new factory to build it.
With time and exposure, most fans of Porsche sports cars have come to appreciate the Cayenne as a true Porsche. The company's SUV is technically slick and remarkably fast, as Porsches are supposed to be, with on-road handling that belies (though does not defy) its mass. The Cayenne also delivers what most SUV buyers demand, starting with more cargo space than the typical sedan, more than enough capability for light off-highway use and impressive towing capacity. For style, pure performance and a balance of sport-utility virtues, the Porsche Cayenne is tough to beat.
Porsche hasn't been sitting still since Cayenne's launch in 2003. In 2004, Porsche introduced a V6 model that opened Cayenne to a much larger group of buyers. For 2005, it has added useful standard equipment and introduced new option packages. Most significantly, it offers Cayenne for the first time with something loyalists insist every Porsche needs: a 6-speed manual transmission.
But like many Porsches, the Porsche of SUVs can still be very expensive. The price spread across the Cayenne line is more than $50,000. A loaded Cayenne Turbo can crack the $100,000 barrier, and that alone will knock it off most shopping lists. Yet even the well heeled can be value conscious. Many buyers who can afford a Cayenne will find much of the performance and all the satisfaction of use or ownership for half that $100,000 price. The Cayenne will be truly appreciated by a relative handful of SUV buyers with exacting demands or unshakable brand loyalty. We might call them connoisseurs. In that respect, too, the Cayenne is a lot like most Porsches before it.
The Cayenne model line now spans four variants. Base prices span $48,200 from the least expensive to the most expensive, and with options the spread approaches $60,000.
In 2004, Porsche introduced a V6 model known simply as Cayenne. For 2005, the Cayenne ($41,100) comes standard with a 6-speed manual transmission for the first time, lowering its price $1800 compared to 2004. The V6 model prices Cayenne in the thick of its luxury sport-utility competitors.
Cayenne is powered by a narrow-angle, single-cylinder-head V6 producing 247 horsepower, and comes standard with full-time all-wheel drive with a high- and low-range. The price includes leather seating with 12-way power adjustment, charcoal and micro-particle cabin filtration, heated retractable exterior mirrors, multi-function trip computer, a 72-watt 12-speaker stereo with CD, and insulated laminated privacy glass. New standard features for 2005 include a built-in Homelink transmitter to open garage doors or turn on lights and an electronically latching tailgate that sucks itself shut once it's lowered to the latch.
Cayenne Tiptronic ($44,100) is identical to the base Cayenne, except that it's equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission with Porsche's Tiptronic manual shift mode. Cayenne and Cayenne Tiptronic both come standard with sophisticated traction management and skid-control electronics.
In addition to slick electronics and the latest-generation antilock brakes, all Cayennes get luxury-grade passive safety features, starting with six airbags: dual-stage front and side-impact airbags for front passengers, and curtain-style head protection airbags on both sides of the cabin. All five seating positions have three-point belts with pretensioners to instantly tighten them and limit stretching on impact. The front belts also have automatic force limiters, reducing potential for belt-related injuries.
The other two models are built around Porsche's 4.5-liter dohc V8 engine. The Cayenne S ($56,300) comes standard with the Tiptronic automatic, and retails anywhere from $14,000 to $2,000 more than these luxury-class SUVs: Acura MDX, BMW X5 3.0, Cadillac Escalade, Hummer H2, Infiniti FX45, Lexus GX470, Mercedes ML500 or Volvo XC90 T6, not to mention that standard Cayenne. The normally aspirated Cayenne S delivers 340 horsepower (more than most of the SUVs noted above) and adds several items to the standard Cayenne equipment list, including automatic climate control with dual front-passenger settings and a 350-watt, 14-speaker Bose stereo.
Porsche raises the ante considerably for the Cayenne Turbo ($89,300). The Turbo costs more than just about any SUV on the planet, but with a twin-turbocharged version of the V8 and a whopping 450 horsepower, the Cayenne Turbo also delivers more power than any other SUV. The Turbo also adds adjustable air suspension with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), a variable dampening system that uses five accelerometers and electronically controlled adjustable shocks to manage body weight transfer both on and off road. The Turbo includes upgrades such as heated front and rear seats, electric steering wheel adjustment and park-assist radar warning front and rear. It's equipped with Porsche Communications Management (PCM), a GPS navigation system with integrated telephone and audio controls. Finally, the Cayenne Turbo has bi-xenon headlights that turn, Tucker-style, with the steering wheel.
Most everything on the Turbo (except the turbocharger) is offered as an option on Cayenne and Cayenne S. We've tested all models, but the most recent was the Cayenne Tiptronic with these extras: Porsche Communications Management system ($3,070); driver memory package ($360); heated front seats and steering wheel ($520); power glass sunroof ($1,100); high-gloss light wood package ($990); Olive wood steering wheel ($290); 19-inch Cayenne Design wheels ($2,390); six-CD changer ($650); and Prosecco metallic pai.
What makes a Porsche a Porsche? The company insists styling is a crucial element, and it's easy to see Porsche in the Cayenne. The family resemblance is obvious in the Cayenne's headlights and grille work, which closely resemble those on the 911 and Boxster sports cars. As it is with the 911 Turbo, the Cayenne Turbo is easy to distinguish from its lesser siblings, thanks to larger grilles that increase the amount of air flowing through the engine bay.
The designers believe they've transferred all the emotion of a Porsche sports car to the Cayenne, but we'll leave that call to you. Tastes in styling are subjective. Many who examined the Cayenne during our test drives loved it. More than one observer said it resembles a frog. Either way, the designer's handiwork has produced a 0.39 coefficient of drag, impressive for a big SUV, and good for limiting wind noise at high speed.
Cayenne is not a small vehicle. Measuring 188.3 inches in length, with a wheelbase of 112.4 inches, it's longer than the BMW X5 and Mercedes M-Class and a few hundred pounds heavier than either. Conversely, at 4785 pounds in its lightest specification, Cayenne weighs 550 pounds less than a Lincoln Navigator, which is two feet longer. An inspection underneath this SUV suggests that it's well engineered, perhaps over-engineered, compared to many mass-market sport-utilities. Apparently Porsche engineers preferred not to take chances with their first SUV, in the event that some owners actually drive it aggressively off road.
In size, Cayenne most closely matches Volkswagen's Touareg, which is no surprise, given that the two vehicles were developed jointly by Porsche and VW. As a result of this cooperation, Cayenne and Touareg bodies are built at the same plant in Bratislava, Slovakia. Engines and other Cayenne components are built by Porsche in Zuffenhausen, Germany, and mated to the Cayenne shells at a new assembly plant in Leipzig, constructed exclusively for Cayenne with its own pavement and off-road test tracks.
These days ground-up vehicle development runs in the $1 billion range and that puts a small company like Porsche (which sells 55,000 cars in a great year) at a distinct disadvantage, especially if it's venturing into new territory. Porsche had little choice but to find a partner in developing Cayenne, and it chose the Volkswagen-Audi Group, a company that has previously worked with Porsche on cars such as the 914 and 924. As a result, both Cayenne and Touareg were created from the same basic blueprint. The standard Cayenne even shares its V6 engine with the Touareg.
Porsche was the project leader in the Cayenne/Touareg joint venture, and much of the work done on Volkswagen's dime was conducted by Porsche's contract engineering division, which accounts for a third of the company's business. Joint development was limited to the basic floor pan and some drivetrain components. Engine and suspension tuning, styling and all the finish work were the separate responsibility of each manufacturer.
This auto-industry backgrounder is relevant to any consumer preparing to part with a substantial amount of money for a high-end SUV, because if two vehicles share a foundation, they're likely to share a basic quality, or lack thereof. Porsche insists that Cayenne is uniquely Porsche, and as reviewers we can vouch for that. We can also tell you a loaded VW Touareg sells for about 40 percent of the price of a high-end Cayenne, and the choice is worth considering.
In Porsche's view, the Touareg is more utilitarian than Cayenne, and built for comfort. Cayenne has Porsche emotion, and it's built for speed. Porsche executives note that Cayenne has Porsche-tuned or -built engines, all six-speed transmissions and a unique all-wheel-drive system with a power bias toward the rear wheels. We'd agree that Cayenne and Touareg have different character, regardless of which is better or worse. A.
Anyone who has spent time in one of Porsche's sports cars will get a familiar feeling in the Cayenne driver's seat. The cues are pure Porsche: the shape and feel of the gear selector or the thick, grippy, steering wheel; the three-spoke hub design, with a brand crest and multiple controls for audio, trip computer and climate adjustments; the ignition switch to the left of the steering column or the contour of the seats.
Cayenne's instrument cluster is tucked under a single, prominent arch, with two big gauges (tachometer left, speedo right) on either side of a central multifunction display. This display presents information on audio and trip functions, mechanical operations and ambient conditions. Automatic speed and wiper controls are located on stalks on either side of the steering column. The bulk of the switches, including primary audio and climate controls are racked in the center of the dash above the center console. These are replaced with a CRT monitor on Cayennes equipped with Porsche Communications Management. A dozen vents throughout the cabin distribute warm or cool air evenly.
The Cayenne is not as richly appointed as a similarly priced Range Rover, but it's not supposed to be. The emphasis here is sporting flair, rather than traditional luxury. With the exception of a cheesy looking headliner and oddly designed armrests in the doors, the materials and finish are acceptable for a vehicle of this ilk. One of our test vehicles was equipped with the Light Wood package. It's polished to a gloss and expensive looking, but almost blonde. Some of us at newcartestdrive.com love light woods. My tastes lean toward the dark Burr.
The standard leather upholstery is high grade, while the standard metal trim has a brushed finish. The front seats stand out for their balance of support, comfort and adjustment range, and the navigation display screen is one of the largest we've encountered.
The navigation system calculates routes and makes adjustments more quickly than just about any we've used. This GPS system has been further improved for 2005, with DVD rather than CD data disks. This allows maps for the entire United States on a single disk, rather than several that must be changed from region to region.
Cayenne transports five adults in reasonable comfort. The rear seat is well countered, with excellent headroom and decent legroom, even when the front seats are well back in their travel range. Seating for five is something we haven't seen previously in a Porsche, but don't expect the interior volume of a Lincoln Navigator, and don't look for a third-row seat.
A few other things we've never seen in Porsche before Cayenne: The rear seatback folds forward in a 60/40 split, and it includes a pass-though slot with a ski sack, allowing Cayenne to haul longer, narrow items inside without flattening (or messing up) the rear seat. There's a standard cargo net to keep grocery bags and other items from sliding around during travel and a retractable shade-type cover that opens and closes over the cargo hold.
The Cayenne boasts 19 cubic feet of stowage space with the rear seat in place and 62.5 cubic feet with the seat folded. That gives the Porsche more cargo space than the BMW X5, slightly less than the Mercedes M-Class. The tailgate is two-stage, so either the glass or entire gate can be opened upward, and there's a new electronic latch for 2005. Simply lower the gate to the latch, and an electric mechanism pulls it shut.
The dimensions of the tailgate opening and load floor allow Cayenne to haul small appliances such as a bar-size refrigerator or a large TV set. Moreover, with an impressive payload of 1600 pounds, a Cayenne owner should be able to haul just about anything that can be crammed inside and on top without worrying about exceeding recommended weights.
Driving Impression
The Porsche of SUVs is what those familiar with the brand probably expect from a Porsche. If you pay close attention, you can feel most of the mechanical components working, each doing its own job, yet it all blends together in a smooth, synchronous whole. The Cayenne is fast, satisfying and, even in the things it does least efficiently, utterly competent. It stops with more energy and precision that any SUV you can name. Even the V6 is a solid performer, although it's the V8 engines that begin to separate Cayenne from others in the SUV pack.
Want Porsche? Sit still in the Cayenne's driver seat and gently blip the accelerator pedal (just like the guy in the commercial). These are not the sounds emanating from the typical SUV. The Cayenne's exhaust rumbles a bit louder, maybe, but certainly deeper. Even at idle, the burble of low-restriction mufflers, the cams and the suck of intake air remind us of the late, great Porsche 928, a V8-powered GT that swallowed chunks of pavement at an alarming rate. Yet this is the Porsche SUV, and the thought can be difficult for longtime Porsche enthusiasts to get their arms around. Perhaps Cayenne more appropriately invokes images of the Porsche 959s that won the grueling Paris-Dakar Rally through North Africa, skimming over giant dunes in the Sahara at 140 mph.
The Sahara we couldn't arrange, but we have mucked the Cayenne through a muddy off-road course in the south of Spain. This was not a bolder-laden wilderness trail like the Rubicon, but it included axle-deep mud and steep, low-grip 50-yard grades. Up, down and across, the Cayenne performed flawlessly with little sweat for the driver. In most cases the onboard electronics did the heavy lifting, and the driver had to simply, lightly, modulate the throttle or brake in low range. When introduced, Cayenne's back country performance impressed even the jaded, and it supported Porsche's assertion that it has more off-road capability than the BMW X5 or Mercedes M-Class, which we've tested in similar circumstances. Cayenne has maximum ground clearance 8.54 inches, or 10.75 inches with the optional air suspension, and a fording depth of 21.9 inches. There's even an Advanced Offroad Package that adds skid plates to protect the underbody and a locking rear differential.
At one point during our off-road adventure, we crept the Cayenne through a succession of holes a couple of feet in diameter and 10 inches deep, dropping a wheel on one side into one of the holes and then another wheel on the opposite side into another hole, so that the vehicle repeatedly bobbed left-right like a pack camel dipping its legs to be loaded. This is what SUVs are supposed to do, regardless of whether Cayenne's off-road capability actually amounts to a huge sales point. Porsche salespeople joke that few 911 owners will even take their cars out in the rain. If that's true, then there's not much reason to think Cayenne owners will allow their SUV to be blasted with gravel or painted with mud. Still, the hole-crabbing was instructive as to the overall stiffness of the Cayenne's body/frame, and to its rattle-free operation on pavement. It flexed just in bit in situations that might bend lesser SUVs in half.
We also got some lessons off road in the operation of Cayenne's permanent all-wheel-drive system, and how it might effect performance on pavement, where most owners are more likely to drive. This system, with its variable-rate center differential managed by multiple clutch plates, is similar to that used on all-wheel-drive versions of the Porsche 911, with two Cayenne enhancements: the standard low range for real off-roading and a lock for the center differential. It's managed by Porsche's latest stability- and traction-control electronics.
Like similar systems, Cayenne's AWD can vary the amount of engine power distributed to the front and rear wheels, sending more or less power in one directio.
Impossible to imagine ten years ago, but true: The Porsche Cayenne is a 165-mph high-performance machine that will fit a family of five, haul a small washing machine, tow a large boat and get you carefully through the woods when there's no road. It's a 5000-pound speed-sled that can handle rugged trails.
Porsche performance, design and engineering values come at a premium price, however. The Volkswagen Touareg V8 has German engineering and similar horsepower, equipment, luxury and utility for about $15,000 less than the Cayenne S. Yes, the Cayenne has unique Porsche character, but it shares its basic floor plan with Touareg, and both are very good SUVs.
Do rapid acceleration, excellent brakes and the right sounds add up to a Porsche, or just a nice SUV that goes faster than the rest and costs more than most? We can't imagine that many buyers need the extreme mix of attributes offered by the Cayenne Turbo. But then, how many buyers actually need an SUV? Often, need isn't the issue or even the primary motivation in purchasing an automobile. Having built smallish, specialized, really fun sports cars for more than 50 years, Porsche knows that better than most.
Mitch McCullough contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
Model Lineup
Porsche Cayenne ($41,100); Cayenne Tiptronic ($44,100); Cayenne S ($56,300); Cayenne Turbo ($89,300).
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Leipzig, Germany.
Options As Tested
Porsche Communications Management system with GPS navigation and integrated telephone/audio controls ($3,070); driver memory package ($360); heated front seats and steering wheel ($520); power glass sunroof ($1,100); high-gloss light wood package ($990); Olive wood steering wheel ($290); 19-inch Cayenne Design wheels ($2,390); six-CD changer ($650); Prosecco metallic paint ($495).
Model Tested
Porsche Cayenne Tiptronic ($44,100).The Porsche Cayenne is a 165-mph high-performance machine that will fit a family of five, haul a small washing machine, tow a large boat and get you carefully through the woods when there's no road. The Cayenne model line now spans four variants: base, Tiptronic, S, and Turbo. The base Cayenne is powered by a narrow-angle, single-cylinder-head V6 producing 247 horsepower, and comes standard with full-time all-wheel drive with a high- and low-range. The Cayenne Tiptronic is identical to the base Cayenne, except that it's equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission with Porsche's Tiptronic manual shift mode. Cayenne and Cayenne Tiptronic both come standard with sophisticated traction management and skid-control electronics. The Cayenne S comes standard with a 4.5-liter dohc V8 engine mated to a Tiptronic automatic. The Turbo gets a twin-turbocharged version of the V8 and a whopping 450 horsepower. For 2005, the Porsche Cayenne has added useful standard equipment and introduced new option packages. Most significantly, it offers for the first time a 6-speed manual transmission.
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Since earning her bachelor's degree from James Madison University in 1997, Jennifer Cythers Lee has enjoyed a successful career as an educator at Occoquan Elementary School in Woodbridge, where she currently serves as the school's Title 1 math resource teacher. In the fall, the 37-year-old will take on another challenge in the classroom: identifying and assisting children with speech and language disorders.
Lee is one of 13 students who recently completed a Virginia collaborative distance-learning master's degree program in speech-language pathology. The program, known as DLVE-SLP, is a partnership between JMU, Hampton University and Longwood University. Designed to address the ongoing shortage of certified speech-language pathologists within Virginia public schools, it is supported by a grant from the state Department of Education.
"I always knew I wanted to get my master's," Lee says. "I wanted to stay in the schools but also assume more of a leadership position." She was drawn to speech-language pathology for the opportunity to work with special-needs students in small groups. "It allows me to see the connections between things."
The DLVE-SLP program developed under the direction of Dr. Carol Dudding, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders and interim director of speech-language pathology at JMU. Students must complete prerequisite courses and be admitted to one of the three partnering universities. In-state students are given first priority, and there is tuition assistance available in exchange for a student's commitment to work in Virginia public schools after graduation.
The part-time program caters to working professionals, many of whom have family obligations. Students generally take two courses per semester and graduate in three years. The first cohort of students began in June 2007 and graduated in 2010. The second started in the summer of 2009 and graduated in May. A third group enrolled last year and will finish in 2014. All students attend a two-day orientation at the start of the program and an annual one-day program meeting. Cohorts generally number between 20 and 25 students with an average age of 34.
"Traditional programs don't fit with somebody who's working and can't be flexible," says Kim Palko, 45, a social worker who discovered the DLVE-SLP program after relocating to Northern Virginia from San Francisco. "There are a lot of universities in the D.C. area for speech pathology, but they didn't have the program that I needed. Either it was cost-prohibitive or they required you to commit full-time. This worked around my schedule. It was a dream fulfillment."
Because JMU is the fiscal agent for the state grant, every student who enrolls in the program is assigned a JMU email account and given access to the university's Blackboard system and library services. Classes are taught online, either in real time via Illuminate or by allowing students to log on to Blackboard on their own time and listen to prerecorded lectures, view multimedia presentations and other materials, and download and complete assignments. "We have some students who get on at midnight, some who get on in the morning, some who are on all weekend," Dudding says. In addition, courses have regular online discussion forums, and some faculty members hold virtual office hours.
Lee says the flexible schedule allowed her to complete her studies while continuing to work and tend to her three children, ages 6, 9 and 12. "It wasn't always easy. I had to miss some baseball games and swimming practices. But my husband was very supportive and the kids adjusted pretty well. Overall it was doable, and the best thing was I didn't have to commute."
The curriculum employs teachers from each of the three schools plus the University of Virginia, a charter member of the program. "I really feel that we had an advantage in working with professors from all over the state," Lee says. "All of our professors were well respected in the field of speech-language pathology, and this was very beneficial to our experiences."
In addition to their coursework, students in the program are required to complete 400 clinical hours, beginning with a summer session in Harrisonburg during their second year. Once they return to their home university, they are assigned to work under the supervision of a local certified speech-language pathologist.
Speech-language pathologists deal with disorders ranging from auditory processing and cognitive communication to articulation and swallowing. "Certainly the caseload in public schools isn't going down," says program coordinator Teresa Druling, in part because "we're identifying these children earlier than we did 20 or 30 years ago." Also, more medically fragile children are being integrated into regular classrooms with the help of technology, she says. As a result, demand for speech-language pathologists in schools is high, and job openings are often advertised well into the academic year. Rural areas of the state are especially underserved.
JMU graduates of the DLVE-SLP program have a 100 percent pass rate on the Praxis test, the national exam for teacher certification, and their scores have been comparable to on-campus students, Dudding says. "We can say we're doing a good job, but when students have those types of scores, that shows we're doing a good job." Also, the program's attrition rate is low compared to other online education programs, a fact she says should help ensure its future.
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HTC's flagship smartphone with a quad-core Tegra 3 processor has so many codenames that it has been hard to keep up with the device. First there was Edge, then Endeavor, and Supreme. Now Evan Blass of PocketNow is reporting the device will go to market with the name HTC One X.
According to his sources, the "X" will be placed as superscript above the word "One" for branding purposes. Evan Blass has been blogging since 2005 and has become one of the top HTC insiders, so we believe this information to be accurate.
Rumored specs of the HTC One X include:
- Quad-core 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processor
- Android 4.0 with Sense UI 4.0
- 4.7-inch display with 720p resolution
- 32 GB internal storage
- Backlit 8 MP rear camera with 28-millimeter, f/2.2 lens
- 1.3 MP front-camera
- Beats Audio
- HSPA+ 21 Mbps support (bands 850, 900,1800,1900,)
- WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- Slightly over 10 mm thick
With all the recent leaks, the HTC One X could be the most impressive Android phone to date. It will feature all the latest hardware specs, along with Android 4.0, Sense UI 4.0, possible PlayStation certification, and Beats streaming music service.
Digitimes recently reported that over 20 carriers had placed orders for the HTC One X, so we expect this device to launch in all the large markets.
We already billed Mobile World Congress 2012 as the quad-core phone show, and it appears HTC could walk away with the best device of the show.
Update: Chris Davies of Slashgear is reporting that the device we have been referring to as HTC Ville, will launch as the HTC One S. Some sites are calling this a "mid-range" device because it features a dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, but Qualcomm has hinted that their new Krait CPU architecture will out-perform Tegra 3.