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High-def D/A Converter and Monitor Controller
BMC-2 is a dedicated digital-to-analog converter and high-quality 'hands-on' monitor control that's an ideal solution, no matter how your audio production or monitoring setup is based - be it digital or analog.
We realize that predictable, ultra-low-latency speaker and headphone control is an important part of your production process, and with BMC-2 such luxury is always available to you - regardless of the state of the computer at the heart of your system.
No Computer Needed
This handy self-contained desktop unit can be operated without a Mac or PC, offering you instant and practical control of sound levels. As well as controlling the listening level, BMC-2 allows you to switch between three digital input sources - S/PDIF, AES3, TOS and ADAT, and confirm if those inputs are synchronous or not.
BMC-2 drives one set of analog speakers, one set of digital speakers and a set of headphones. Calibrated listening is available with both sets of speakers and the headphone output.
Reference Level
But it's not all about DAC and level control - BMC-2 also puts user-definable reference levels at your fingertips. You simply hit the REF button on the front panel and BMC-2 will attenuate the output to a user-defined sound pressure level, so reference level monitoring is always just a single button-press away.
Perfect Clock
BMC-2 precision re-clocks all inputs, and features high performance jitter rejection based on patented JET technology that was originally developed for our flagship System 6000. All the benefits of optical interfacing without the problems - asymmetries are corrected and jitter is completely removed from the equation.
iCheck Your Source
Analog output offers wide dynamic range on XLR connectors. Peak level metering and Integrity Check - or 'iCheck' - is also available on the selected input. iCheck reveals if the signal is spatially compromised, e.g. because of data reduction, such as MP3 or AAC encoded at too low a bit rate.
BMC-2 is a self-contained desktop unit that works right out of the box with no need for a computer for setup. It interfaces directly with all new Macs and most PCs used for audio production - just attach the supplied 12V DC power adaptor.
Connect the inputs you wish to use. The S/PDIF input also handles AES3 and AES3-id format. Simply press one of the three INPUT SELECT keys to select the input you wish to listen to.
Analog speakers connect to the XLRs, digital speakers to the S/PDIF output. The S/PDIF output is really an AES 3-id output, so BMC-2 can drive AES inputs, even over long cable runs.
Level Control
The big level knob controls the level to the speakers unless REF is active. The knob produces transparent gain settings with 0.0dB at the 3 o'clock position.
Reference levels
Press the REF key to activate calibrated listening on both sets of speakers as well as on headphones.
Data reduced audio is not the same as 'CD quality'. BMC-2 provides a shortcut for revealing artifacts of data reduction. At bit-rates lower than 256kbps for stereo, the spatial imaging is often compromised, which may be easily exposed by listening to the components of the image in isolation.
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Franz Ressel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
XO Trainer
Confidence and performance is what we help build. We don't have a magic wand and we don't make lazy athletes great athletes and we don't do it over night. What we have done is identified some key areas for developing speed (acceleration) and sports oriented conditioning. These areas had been analyzed and practiced for 10 years and finally constructed into a system.
Packed with training secrets, our system is based on 4 key criteria, which are extremely valuable to the competitive, yet busy athlete. Our system of training is rooted in technical knowledge from extensive University study as well as collaboration and mentoring from East European sports & speed training experts . We understand the practical application of this technical knowledge because of our experience in elite level athletics and because we have tried and used virtually every exercise or drill that an athlete will use in our system. We help student/athletes and parents overcome the limitations of their busy schedules by packing a powerful punch in their training with only drills that we know have worked so many times before. We have trained thousands of athletes and have had our system tested and proven effective over 10,000 times. Feel confident, that the athlete we train will see proven results!
The target customer is primarily kids, adolescents, and young adults ages 11 to 22 years old and secondarily parents or adults ages 30-65 years old.
While the target user will usually be the kids and young adults, there also will be some enthusiastic adults. This older group includes athletes and former athletes as well as fitness enthusiasts. There will likely be parents who will take a shot at the program for a more aggressive and challenging approach to fitness.
The primary decision maker to purchase will likely be the adults, that is the parents or older users. However, that doesn't mean that the child's prodding and pushing won't be a big driving force for people to buy. That is why this website and program will draw them in and be quite appealing to them, because it helps build confidence!
The website will be marketed to:
1. Athletes (first)- (both competitive and recreational, comprised of non-adults and young adults) These people would probably benefit most from the program.
2. Average Fitness Enthusiasts (secondly)- They would follow a modified version of the program for fitness enthusiasts.
Will be used for:
Video and TV
Mobile devices (iPhone, Android, Palm Pre etc.)
Sports ware (T-shirts, training gear etc.)
Products (packaging and on the products them self)
Full color
the logo my be animated later
2D is ok
3D is preferred
Photoshop file
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.

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Tom Petty to Auction Jaguar Convertible for Doctors Without Borders Organization
Tom Petty is parting with a sentimental piece of his past for a good cause, as he'll auction off his 1996 Jaguar XJS Convertible on eBay to raise funds for the Doctors Without Borders organization.
Rolling Stone reports that the auction will kick off on eBay today, with a 10-day window for fans to bid on the champagne-colored vehicle. Petty says, "I have so many great memories associated with this car. When I began dating Dana [my wife], I asked her what her favorite car was. So, I phoned the office and said I wanted a champagne convertible Jaguar XJS. The next day, they delivered it to my house and showed me how everything worked and I took it for a drive down the Pacific Coast Highway. I was in heaven, as was Dana. This car has such an incredible design -- my favorite car I ever owned. We sure are going to miss it."
It should be noted that Jaguar stopped making the XJS in 1996, which should make the demand for the vehicle skyrocket that much more. While the singer is sad to see the car go, he can take comfort knowing that the funds raised will go to Doctors Without Borders medical and humanitarian efforts in over 60 countries.
In other Tom Petty news, the singer was recently one of many artists that took part in Dave Grohl's upcoming 'Sound City' documentary. Keeping fans interested while the final details are being sorted out, Grohl has been posting video clips of some of the artists sharing their first musical memories. In Petty's newly posted video (seen below), the singer recalls being a 10-year-old and getting to visit his uncle on a set where Elvis Presley was to perform. After that day, Petty said he was sold on rock and roll and began collecting records.


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Chick Bento
Stir fried noodles and quail egg chicks
Bear Bento
fusilli pasta with pesto sauce,mini ham flowers, bear shaped pesto garlic bread. diced kiwis, pomelo and a gummy bear
Smiley bento
smiley onigiri, chicken hotdog egg roll ups, pork barbecue, homemade meatloaf slice, flower shaped dragon fruit
Bear Bento
Frozen blackberries and diced green apples, grapes, strawberry chocolate candies, blue potato chips, peanutbutter sandwich
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In October 2012, the Government introduced workplace pension reforms known as auto enrolment. These will impact on every employer and they will need to prepare for these changes.
As a company director or business owner, it is your obligation to understand what a Qualifying Scheme is, what the process will be, how it will work, what duties you must comply with and, perhaps most importantly, when to take action.
From April 2018, contributions are made of an employer's contribution of at least 2%, and a member contribution of 3% (this will receive basic tax relief), making a total of 5%.
From April 2019, the employer contribution increases to 3%, and the member contribution increases to 5% (this will receive basic rate tax relief), making a total of 8%.
If you have an existing pension scheme, it may be that this can be used to meet your obligations. If it doesn't or you don't have a scheme in place, then you will need to decide how best to meet the requirements of the pension reforms. A proper strategy is essential as employers need to be mindful too of the requirements and restrictions of the Financial Services Act.
We can help you understand the issues and requirements of workplace pensions and offer guidance to ensure your business complies with the new rules.
The value of a pension will be directly linked to the performance of the funds you select and the value can therefore go down as well as up. You may get back less than you invested.
The levels and bases of taxation, and reliefs from taxation, can change at any time. The value of any tax relief depends on individual circumstances.


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8 Comm Array missions involving dogfighting and EVA, 8 Research missions involving protecting civilians or recovering lost data and 1 Exploration mission of an abandoned station.
20+ Random Encounters – Most are random dogfighting encounters, often with a mix of friendlies and hostiles. 4 are random exploration missions involving finding lost wrecks.
Monitored Space – large areas of the Crusader system actively monitored by Crusader Industries, activated and deactivated by Comm arrays.
Bounty system – Criminal activities inside of Monitored space now give players Wanted levels, which will eventually cause a bounty mission to be placed on them. Criminals can also attempt to elude bounty hunters by accessing a computer on Kareah to have their bounty lifted.
Recharging energy weapons.
In-game pick-ups including ballistic weapons, ammo and MediPens.
Player healing.
Due to the open-world architecture of the Crusader system, FPS combat can occur on space stations, on the decks of ships, or even while engaged in EVA.
A space station location specifically designed for and dedicated to FPS combat, including many stores and caches of personal weapons.
(NEW) The GrimHEX pirate base is now open for business, with unique stores and other areas.
(NEW) Outlaws now spawn at their own base rather than at Port Olisar, part of the expanding faction system.
(NEW) The first S5 weapon has been added to the game.
(NEW) A new automated landing system has been enabled.
(NEW) The first elements of Player Health 2.0 have been added.
(NEW) The MISC Reliant and the ARGO MPUV are now flyable!
The MISC Starfarer and Starfarer Gemini are now flyable!
New stores have opened their doors on Port Olisar!
Casaba Outlet sells a variety of shirts, jackets, pants, hats and shoes allowing you to customize your player avatar.
Cubby Blast, Live Fire Weapons, and Garrity Defense all sell a variety of weapons, ammo, medpacks, armor, and flight suits to help prepare you for the dangers that await in the Crusader System.
Constant and ongoing skirmishes and space dogfights between Pirate factions and insystem security forces in the Yela asteroid belt.
Wreckage to scavenge in the Yela asteroid belt.
Ship Repair, Refuel and Restocking at Cry-Astro.
EVA – Extravehicular activity.
Multicrew Ships.
Multicrew ship gameplay! You're not tied to your seat, you can walk around inside your ship with friends, and assume different responsibilities at different crew stations, such as ship's pilot or copilot, engineer, or turret gunner.
Ship to space transitions.
Seamless first-person gameplay! Transit between the interior of your ship to outer space and back without any loading screen! Fly, fight, and spacewalk all in the same game.
Quantum Travel, complete with limited fuel mechanics.
All non-fighter craft have a Quantum Drive that allows them to travel through local space at genuinely 0.2 speed of light.
Mobiglass Mission and Journal system.
EMP warfare in the Avenger Warlock.
Large World tech that allows for extremely large expanses of space to explore without loading screens.
New IFCS Flight models.
Ship repair refuel and restock.
Party system.
Multi-ship crew stations.
IFCS Flight Modes – Precision, SCM, and Cruise flight modes.
Ship-to-ship EMP and disruption damage.
1 planet: Crusader.
3 moons: Yela with its asteroid belt, Cellin with a station and Daymar with a station.
4 distinct stations: Port Olisar (The new local shipping hub, a space hotel players get their start in), Security Post Kareah (our FPS PvP location), Covalex Shipping Hub (Abandoned shipping hub, acting as an EVA exploration location for players) and GrimHEX, a massive outlaw base hidden in the asteroids.
9 Cry-Astro repair and restock station.
8 Comm arrays with encounters, missions and EVA exploration.
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Dr. Monica McGill, assistant professor in interactive media, sits between junior Anthony Opp, left, and senior Nicole Werling, right, as they prepare for the second Global Game Jam event on Bradley's campus.
By Frank Radosevich II
January 28, 2013
Although the semester has just begun, a handful of Bradley students have already spent a weekend surviving on minimal sleep. Rather than studying for an exam, a team of 15 students worked around the clock developing two video games from scratch.
The group was one of hundreds around the world participating in Global Game Jam, an annual event that challenges professional developers, hobbyists and students to design and build a game. Bradley's team gathered at 4 p.m. Friday in the Caterpillar Global Communications Center for the 48-hour jam, a project of the International Game Developers Association.
Dr. Monica McGill, assistant professor in the Department of Interactive Media, helped organize the event and said it gives students an opportunity to be creative and use their computer skills in a non-graded application.
"It's a well-known industry event," McGill said. "When students have this experience, it directly benefits their portfolios. It gives them a starting point for talking with employers, which is really important for finding a job in this competitive field.
This was the second year Bradley has participated in Global Game Jam and the weekend opened with organizers outlining this year's theme for the competition — the human heartbeat. The students then brainstormed on how to incorporate the theme into their game before getting to work on the game's coding, graphic design and sound.
Nicole Werling participated in Global Game Jam last year and summed up her experience in one word, "exhausting." The senior computer science major said what brought her back was her love of video game design.
"I came to college wanting to make games. It's the reason why I'm in computer science," said Werling, who also has a concentration in computer game technology.
The team finished the weekend with creating two digital games and one non-digital game, McGill said. Though the event focuses on creating digital games, McGill said students from all majors are welcomed to participate in the designing process.
One of the digital games created by the group was Bound. The game forces the player to rely on audio stimuli to navigate a 3-D maze. In Bound, the audio and visual feedback are completely separate, giving the gameplay two unique feels depending on how the player chooses to interact with the world.
Besides sharpening their gaming skills, the weekend teaches students how to collaborate as a team and manage time properly. Andrew Howell, a senior interactive media major from Morton, Ill., said Global Game Jam made him appreciate how real video games are made on a short schedules.
"You get use to dealing with pressure very quickly or else you just breakdown by mid-Saturday. I think it made me a better designer and team member," he said. "Having that kind of pressure on you and using it as a motivator is a talent that you need to pick up in this industry."


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Chevrolet Silverado 3500® follows you even after an exhausting day of work. Designed for heavy-duty work, its ready to transport your team or your luggage to any destination you want.
Its Vortec engine and TREMEC® gives you the boost you need. With its power, torque and high load capacity and towing, it's the heavy-duty pickup you can trust.
Chevrolet Silverado 3500® has a Vortec 6.0L V8 SFI engine, 312 HP @ 4,400 rpm and torque of 373 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm. It's both robust and durable, what your inventory needs.
Equipped with a five-speed manual transmission, TREMEC®, 109 MM, with input for PTO.
The independent front suspension has upper control arms with precision forging, torsion bars and a larger heavy-duty steering mechanism. It can handle a gross weight of 4,400 lbs. Chevrolet Silverado 3500® integrates a semi-floating axle rear suspension and springs that support up to 9.750 lb. gross weight.
Our chassis features a fully boxed high-strength steel frame, allowing Chevrolet Silverado 3500® handle up to 7, 222 lbs. worth of load. The suspension consists of robust elements to handle huge loads without losing driving quality. Its independent front suspension with torsion bar, allows each front wheel to react separately on rough terrain. The rod end is high and heavy to handle larger loads. The upper control arms, forged and precision machined withstand the force of the pickup. The components of the front suspension
keep each wheel upright and increase adhesion to the road. The rear suspension has three-inch springs with an asymmetrical design to withstand large loads. Staggered rear dampers are designed to damp the vertical motion of the pickup. These two components of the rear suspension reduce the bounce of wheels upon acceleration. This combination between chassis and suspension provides comfortable handling for all load conditions.
Chromed grill and headlamps with auto on/off
If you want your business to be productive, complement your fleet with Chevrolet Silverado 3500®, which includes a chromed front bumper stripe for impact protection, 17" steel wheels with mixed use (on/off road) tires and dual rear wheels. Thanks to its folding mirrors and improved solid chassis, work will be a pleasure.
The new steel wheels 17 "tires mixed use (on/off road) and dual rear shot makes pickup Chevrolet Silverado 3500® the most reliable and ready for any job.
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Chevrolet Silverado 3500® has bench style seats, making it ideal for the driver and two passengers. Its steering wheel has height adjustment and an instrument panel with engine temperature indicator, fuel level, tachometer, and central driver information, odometer and oil life percentage and washer fluid level.
Chevrolet Silverado 3500® includes a hydraulic braking system and power ventilated discs with a capacity of 12, 300 lbs. It also has two airbag for driver and passenger. You can disable the passenger airbag from a switch located in the glove box. Chevrolet Silverado 3500® provides greater security with every load.
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Arts & Culture Services
The City of Toronto is proud to play a vital role in the cultural life of the city. Committed to the development of arts and culture in the Toronto, the Cultural Services section undertakes a range of responsibilities including:
- the operation and administration of many museums, historic sites, performing and visual arts centres; financial support for cultural activity and individual artists; encouraging public art projects in both private and public developments; and
- assisting a wide range of community arts organizations in accessing and sharing municipal services and facilities.
Central to the mandate of Arts & Culture Services is:
- promoting the development of arts, culture and heritage throughout the City;
- ensuring accessibility to a variety of cultural activities that enhance the cultural attractions of the Toronto Region; and
- providing direct cultural services through its museums, cultural centres and art galleries, and supporting the entire cultural sector of the community.


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I don't care much about which one is faster by a few percent. Both classes are very fast.SalmonSlayer wrote:The racing community is still small. I don't see a need for 2 classes. Who wants to race in the slower class when the barriers to entry into the faster class is a small additional cost? These are racers, not riders.
Is there any reason we can't just let both classes race together?
Lots of cheap lightly used raceboards are available now for <$1000 complete with fins and straps.
As cglazier noted above, it seems like an average rider on a raceboard will be faster than an average rider on a hydrofoil around a course. Also he notes that it's difficult for an average rider to control a hydrofoil board in tight locations


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The link to the AWCC state by state wine friendliness report card in today's email appears broken. Likewise any link from Google. I was able to locate the report in PDF form through a search on the AWCC site.
I found it somewhat ironic that while Washington DC ranks up there at the very top with an A+ rating, every state surrounding DC has a failing grade. Is this another example of the politicians taking care of themselves and the heck with the rest of us??


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Historic decision to return genetically pure bison to tribes paves way for conservation
Montana wildlife commission approves transfer of 68 Yellowstone bison to Fort Peck and Fort Belknap ReservationsHELENA, Mont. (12/09/2011) -
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission approved a land-mark plan today to move 68 bison from a quarantine facility near Yellowstone National Park to the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian Reservations.
The following is a statement from Jonathan Proctor, Rocky Mountain representative for Defenders of Wildlife:
"This is a significant milestone for the restoration of genetically pure bison and a critical step forward for returning these animals which migrated out of Yellowstone Park to parts of their historic range across the Great Plains. The tribes of Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Reservations have repeatedly offered to welcome the bison back. For this we owe these tribes and the Commission our sincere gratitude.
"Returning these animals to tribal lands will allow at least some of Yellowstone's bison to escape the government-led slaughter that has occurred in the past decade when bison have migrated out of the Park in winter in search of forage. Additional innovative strategies need to be developed as an alternative to slaughter and as a way to restore genetically pure bison to the wild beyond the confines of the park. These are the most genetically important bison in the United States and should not be killed needlessly, especially when there is plenty of suitable habitat available.
"Governor Schweitzer has played an instrumental role in exploring new avenues for bison conservation and deserves credit for moving this plan forward. We are honored to have been able to help the Assiniboine, Sioux and Gros Ventre tribes by contributing funds for their efforts to secure grazing permits and build the required fencing in preparation for the return of bison. We look forward to continuing to support this project now that the plan has been approved."Background:
Millions of bison thundered across the Great Plains for thousands of years. But by the end of the 1800s, those vast herds had been virtually eliminated due to unregulated shooting. Today, wild bison are making a small comeback in places like Yellowstone National Park, but they need more room to roam. Defenders has been a leading proponent of returning Yellowstone bison to tribal lands, and we've worked closely with tribal wildlife managers for years at the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian Reservations. We've invested more than $84,000 so far for bison restoration at both reservations and will be making additional contributions for fencing and for purchasing adjacent grazing allotments. Though relatively small in area (4,800 acres at Fort Peck and 22,000 acres at Fort Belknap), these new bison reserves have potential for expansion and will also lead by example for tribal and public land managers elsewhere.
Learn more about Defenders' efforts to restore bison to the Great Plains
Read about bison on Defenders' blog
Visit Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bison conservation page
Read the announcement recommending the bison relocation to tribal lands
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- Employer
- Sentara Healthcare
- Location
- Norfolk, VA
- Posted
- Apr 19, 2018
- Closes
- May 21, 2018
- Function
- Food Service, Cook
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description: Prepares all hot foods for patient trayline, café, and functions including (but not limited to) entrees, vegetables, starches, and bakery items.
Education Level
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High School Grad or Equivalent
Required: Cook - License
Required: None, unless noted in the "Other" section below
Preferred: Food Handlers, ServSafe Food Handler
Required: Active Learning, Active Listening, Communication, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Speaking, Time Management, Writing
Preferred: None, unless noted in the "Other" section below
PACE specific incumbents for this position require a minimum of one year of experience working with the frail or elderly population. Licensure: Food Handlers (as required by local Health Department)


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Millennium connects industry, grows Harrisburg's music brand
John Traynor's goal is to put Harrisburg on the map as a live music destination.
Jonathan Spirk hopes to lead his midstate rock band — Mileunder — to mainstream success.
Both got the chance to take steps in that direction as the 18th annual Millennium Music Conference and Showcase returned to the Harrisburg area last week.
The four-day event draws the bulk of its attendance on Friday and Saturday for business panels and showcase performances. It's held to help budding musicians learn more about the business, network with like-minded acts and industry professionals, and provide opportunities to play in front of new audiences in different venues.
Mileunder just rolled out its debut album and used the conference to network with other bands as it lines up a tour.
"I want to take this band national," Spirk said.
Event organizer John Harris received requests from 500 to 600 bands to play the showcases. Nearly 300 acts were selected to play about 30 venues in the greater Harrisburg area.
For Traynor, president of Stage on Herr at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, or HMAC, that not only meant more bands for a full-time live music venue but also acts from all over the country.
"It boosts our revenue. It brings out more people, even from the local community," he said.
HMAC shows already draw crowds from Maryland, New Jersey and other areas. That benefits local hotels and restaurants. The conference adds to that.
"I don't always agree with these type of conferences. We open our doors for free and the bands don't get paid," Traynor said. "(But) with the amount of talent coming through, it just seemed we needed to participate."
HMAC officials are trying to renovate their building on North Third Street to open a main stage and boost capacity to 1,200 from 200. That could happen this year.
National exposure is the goal, Traynor said.
"If we could become known as a city that really supports live music and live music venues, that would be great for the city, particularly in this economic climate," he added.
Small businesses
The conference side of the weekend is about helping the musicians learn how to be better small businesses and not just bands. Industry experts come from all over the country to serve as panelists, mentors and exhibitors. They talk about everything from legal issues and studio recording tips to booking gigs and marketing.
In return, there are business opportunities for those music professionals.
"It's not a big business thing. (But) it's not not either," said David Ivory, a Grammy Award-nominated engineer and record producer who owns Ivory Productions and Dylanava Studios in the Philadelphia area.
Ivory has been coming to the Harrisburg conference for nearly 15 years. It was here that he met a young Elizabeth "Lzzy" Hale, lead singer of Halestorm, a Grammy-winning hard rock band that started in Red Lion.
"It's important to keep a presence," said Jason Shaffer, owner of Full Tilt Productions, a recording studio and production services firm in Mechanicsburg.
Two years ago when he attended, Shaffer picked up a handful of new studio clients. Like other producers, Shaffer planned to attend showcase events to catch up with acts he's worked with and possibly recruit others to his studio.
This boutique conference, which is a model used around the country, isn't the silver bullet to stardom, said Joe Trojcak, owner of Progressive Enterprises Sound Studios in Conewago Township.
"Don't go with the idea of signing a big record contract. It's about meeting people," he said. "It's a tough battle out there and life is not fair. Try to make it fairer for yourself by giving yourself as many shots as possible."
Making connections for future shows — artists and venues — is arguably the biggest benefit of this event, said Jason Rubal, owner of Seventh Wave Studio in Lower Paxton Township.
"It's a good moneymaker for the area," he said, also citing the diverse entertainers it attracts.
For the musicians, the money is there if they treat it like a job, said Rome Gelsomino, who runs sound and manages Mad Men PA, a funk, jazz and hip-hop group from Carlisle.
"A lot of bands focus solely on the music," he said. "But there are a lot of other parts. You are providing a service for people. You have to know how to talk to customers and clients. A lot of stuff goes into it."


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Music is like a kiss, Gustavo Dudamel tells you, but watching him in action reminds you it also requires work.
It's around noon Saturday A blazing sun pours down on the 18,000 empty seats at the Hollywood Bowl. Onstage, though, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's conductor is leading a vigorous rehearsal for Sunday's performance of "Pagliacci." The orchestra members and singers — all in casual dress — may be shaded by the venue's famed shell, but there is no denying the heat or the intensity of the famed Italian opera about a murderous clown.
Throughout the rehearsal Dudamel is pure concentration. He points to the horns when it's time to come in, then over to a bass drum that has been wheeled on stage for a brief thunderous moment. Periodically, he glances over his shoulder as the tenors and sopranos hit their cues. Yet when he stops them to replay a passage, he sounds relaxed. He may be impassioned, but he's surprisingly laid back for a conductor.
Dudamel starts his sixth season as the Phil's musical director on September 30. So it's hard to believe that he is only 33. Considering the pressures of the job, somehow he looks even younger. In Southern California, his name and classical music have become synonymous, while his creation of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) has brought music to underserved children throughout the community.
Though a world celebrity, this Thursday at the Bowl, he will show off a side of himself that is associated with Hollywood when he leads the Philharmonic in a suite taken from his first movie score. At the moment, the conductor thinks of himself as something of an accidental composer, who relishes the advice he received from John Williams, considered by many the greatest film composer of all time.
As we sit backstage after rehearsal, Dudamel cools off with a bottle of water. He is wearing a black polo shirt, jeans and what look to be blue suede shoes. (The conductor, after all, is something of a rock star in the classical world.).
With a monstrous schedule that includes commitments to three major orchestras, Dudamel had intended to be only a musical adviser on "The Liberator" ("Libertador"), which is about Simon Bolivar, the man who led the campaign to free northern South America from Spanish rule in the early 1800s. The film, being released in the fall, is directed by Alberto Arvelo and stars Edgar Ramirez as a dashing version of the general. Both are fellow Venezuelans and longtime friends of the conductor.
When Arvelo described the movie to him, "I tried to imagine musically what he was telling me," says Dudamel. He first suggested different pieces of music for the director to listen to, but somewhere in his head he kept putting his own soundtrack to the images.
Then about three years ago he had cleared his conducting schedule when his wife, Eliosa, gave birth to their son, Martin. "I was staying home taking care of the two of them, and I started to play some things on the piano with the script only." The next thing he knew Arvelo, who had directed a short documentary about Dudamel, told him he was writing the score.
"It's really crazy. It wasn't a natural way. I'm not a film composer."
Nevertheless, by the way he lights up when talking about the project, it's clear he really enjoyed the process. Although as a conductor and now as a composer Dudamel is often the focus of attention, he likes to stress the teamwork involved in making music. For "The Liberator" soundtrack he says a musician friend found various types of obscure wind instruments to use on the recording, including a flute created from an ostrich egg. "I would write a line that just says flute, and he would find different sounds."
When he first started composing for the film, Dudamel invited Williams over to his house to hear a bit of it. "I was so nervous that day, but when I played for him he told me it sounded really good and went on to tell me to develop this or that. He said, 'Don't create a symphony. Sometimes only use one element to create tension.'"
If anyone should know, it's Williams. Oscar-nominated 49 times with five wins, he used a repeating bass note to create the theme for "Jaws" and helped to terrify a nation. Dudamel says Williams is "like a god to me. I think, in general, he's not only a great film composer, but I think is one of the great composers in the history of music."
The famed film composer also gave Dudamel a peek into the world of Hollywood before he began writing the score for "The Liberator." He invited him over to Sony Studios to be a guest conductor for a recording session when Williams was working on "War Horse" and "Tin-Tin."
"I was so amazed. There was Steven Spielberg," says the conductor. "It's a different world than the symphonic work I do. It's really exciting." Under the right circumstances, he adds, "I wouldn't mind giving film composing another shot. Never say never."
"The Liberator" soundtrack is being released Tuesday by Deutsche Grammophon records. For the score, Dudamel took Williams' advice about simplicity to heart and used the theme from "Fanfare for the Common Man" by American composer Aaron Copland as a jumping off point.
One of the reasons he was inspired by "Fanfare" is that he sees Bolivar as a common man with his own problems who became a hero. He notes history may have been very different had the general's first wife not died of yellow fever shortly they were wed. Bolivar then swore to never marry again, putting his energy into getting rid of the Spanish. "Had his wife had children who knows what would have happened?" Dudamel wonders.
For his part, he says becoming a father has been a major change for him. "It's amazing to have this connection. He is the center of the hurricane that is my life," says the conductor. "I think without Martin the music of the film would not be possible. He was an inspiration at the time."
Anyone who has seen Dudamel conduct knows he does it with a passion that seems to be in everything he does. So it's not surprising when he says the power of music can be like a kiss. "It's an abstract and romantic idea, of course, but passionate and honest," he says. "When you kiss somebody that you really love, you don't have to kiss them for two hours. If you give them a simple kiss, a kiss can be eternity."


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Stamptember (stmp-tmbr) is defined by Simon Says Stamp in this way... an event intended to inspire, educate, and celebrate the greatness of rubber stamping. Part of the enticement of rubber stamping is that stamps can be used in creating or complimenting ANYTHING!
Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 with an interest in exclusively selling rubber stamps. It didn't take long until we realized we couldn't stop there. During the past 9 years we celebrate rubber stamping in its full glory by giving access to people around the world to a one stop shop. Rubber stamps still remain the heart of our business and we are celebrating by hosting "STAMPtember". From stamping dates on bank documents and postage parcels in the early 18th century, rubber stamping has dramatically expanded to include card making, scrapbooking, mixed media and many forms of altering and expressing art.
To kick off our celebration we are hosting a SUPER Blog hop. We are giving away this phenomenal candy in the above photo to the grand prize winner. To begin your hop, and for a chance at this great prize head on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog HERE. When you have gotten through your hop and are ready to enter your art, please post your work at our Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge Blog HERE.
We will be celebrating ALL MONTH LONG! So please...join in the fun!
Some things to look forward to on this blog;
- 'Terrifying Tuesdays. Every Tuesday this month we will have a Halloween focused idea, inspiration, or technique!
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- 'STAMP-tember Saturdays'. Check out a video each Saturday to show you step by step of how to make a fantastic project.
- Blog Candy...every day!! Winners announced...every day!
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Paris, High Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh
Paris, one of Europe's most satisfying cities, is also a great gateway to Morocco.
Begin in Paris. Enjoy private city touring and explore the city at your own pace. First-time visitors to Paris may wish to visit major attractions such as Notre-Dame, St-Chapelle, the Eiffel Tower, the Luxembourg and Tuileries Gardens, and major museums such as the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. Other possibilities include an epicurean tour of specialty chocolate shops, fromagerie, copperware stores and tea sellers; walking tours through the exclusive residential streets on Ile St-Louis, the old Jewish quarter in the Marais, the former art colony of Montmartre, the medieval streets of the Latin Quarter, or to Left Bank cafes made famous by poets and philosophers; and shopping for antiques in flea markets or haute couture in fashionable boutiques. Before heading to Morocco, we recommend visiting L'Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) to view its collections, exhibitions, and landmark building—the windows have metal shutters that open and close like camera irises—designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. The Institute sits just across the Seine from the Ile St-Louis.
Next, fly to Casablanca and begin a classic tour of Morocco. Take a brief tour of Casablanca, then drive to the High Atlas Mountains for two nights at Kasbah Tamadot, one of Morocco's most acclaimed luxury retreats, best known for its traditional Moroccan design and stunning infinity pool overlooking the spectacular mountain views. While there, enjoy private touring to local villages and Berber markets.
Continue to Marrakesh, an ancient city of orange groves and weathered pink buildings at the base of the Atlas Mountains. During private touring, visit fascinating local souks (markets) selling carpets, ceramics, metalware, textiles and other traditional products. Visit the Djemaa el-Fna, a carnivalesque public square where water sellers, snake charmers, magicians and storytellers compete for an audience. See the most interesting palaces, gardens and museums, such as the Jardin Majorelle, stunning gardens created by French painter Jacques Majorelle in the 1920s; the Palais de la Bahia; the Dar Si Said Museum of Moroccan Arts; the Palmeraie; and the Jardin Menara, a beautiful garden with reflecting pools surrounded by groves of olive trees. Also, browse the city's stylish shops and galleries, and dine in gourmet restaurants that are putting Marrakesh on the culinary map.
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I have installed Arch (in an older incarnation) on this Imac and it worked perfectly.
Trying to install it from the new (01/11) install disk went totally wrong.It is an arch only/no OSX.
Can someone give me -step by step- the things to do to install Arch (The manual has been of no help at all/other docs seem to be obsolete) on this machine?
Thank you
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went totally wrong
This is not remotely helpful in identifying your problem.
Can someone give me -step by step- the things to do to install Arch
Several someones already have. See the link in the previous post. If you don't want to take the time to read the information that is already available, why would anyone want to provide more?
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I have installed Arch (in an older incarnation) on this Imac and it worked perfectly.
Trying to install it from the new (01/11) install disk went totally wrong.It is an arch only/no OSX.
Can someone give me -step by step- the things to do to install Arch (The manual has been of no help at all/other docs seem to be obsolete) on this machine?
Thank you
I understand your question and your frustration. The problem is that there are so many different computers in existence - it isn't possible to create instructions that work in every situation.
However, I suggest that you use the Beginners' Guide. It is far better than the Installation Guide because it has more information and more-specific information. Even so, you may need to study a lot of different documents in a lot of different places in order to get your machine working. Get to know exactly what is in your own machine - what brand and model-number all the important components are - so that you will have a better idea which documents will apply to you.
Thank you David as you seem to be the only one that correctly read my message. There seems to be a fundamental incompatibility between the newest install disc and my dual-core 27" Imac. I have read the docs, as I mentioned in my message ,I can boot the disc , but the only thing I get is a black or white screen. I do not even get into the install. The disc is correct, it works on a "normal" Intel computer.
Mint-KDE installs and works like a charm , so there is nothing wrong with the machine either.
So here is my question again : has someone installed arch 1/11 successfully on an Intel Imac and can he tell me what particularities I have to look for on this Imac.
And btw Arch is not the only distro that has problems on this machine.
I'm sure people read your message but you failed to provide any information which might have indicated the kind of problem you were experiencing. "It went totally wrong" could mean anything and is usually an indication that the OP should RTFW before they do anything else.
You've now given a little more information although not very much. It is possible somebody with a dual-core 27" imac will happen by at some point and that that person will have a machine with specs relevantly similar to yours.
If you get bored waiting, I suggest http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html.
In the meantime, as a non-dual-core-27"-imac-user, you've told me not to bother and I'm more than happy to oblige.
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Well, let's recapitulate/
I start the cd, it launches the uefi shell, I do exit, select the uefi-cd item the disk starts spinning and the screen turns black.It looks as if the whole thing loads, it just does not show on the sceen. Tabbing ,as suggested in the troubleshooting section (p4) does not work.
This looks much like the old nomodeset problem but I do not find a means to give parameters on startup so trying with acpi= is not possible either.
I installed Mint KDE 13 Maya without the slightest problem, everything works so the Imac is OK.
I think there might be an incompatibility between Imac and the install disk.
Have you checked the install disc itself?
1) Arch is not Mint.
2) No one's suggesting something's wrong with your machine, they're suggesting something's wrong with your methods. You say that "tabbing" does not work and that you "do not find a means to give parameters on startup." When and how are you trying this? Exactly how old is your machine (age of the machine will hopefully give us the age of the UEFI firmware and, using the wiki entry on UEFI, possibly sort out the problem)? Isn't it possible to use Boot Camp to chain-load a BIOS-style bootloader (I really don't know myself)?
3) You've been here long enough to know that demanding step-by-step instructions will get you overlooked.
Found the culprit!
Mint had borked the the Imac startup.I reinstalled a basic OSX and presto I was able to bootup again with the Arch install disk. Mint has a brilliant HW detection but goes to deep into the system's inner workings, so you're warned.
Thank you for your help.


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Oct. 6. Valley Green and Wolcott Drive. Complainant states that she parked her vehicle at 1:30 p.m. and when she returned at 3:30 p.m. an unknown person had broken the front door to her gold Subaru Forester.
Oct. 6. 200 block E. Mermaid Lane. Complainant states that between 9:45 a.m. and 3:10 p.m., an unknown person gained entry to home and stole a Beats by Dre headphone, one Gateway computer, one iPod, one 32" Samsung television, one 28" Panasonic television, 3 xBox Kinetics, three Louis Vuitton pocketbooks, one PS3 and jewelry.
Oct. 8. 8500 block Lynnewood Road. Complainant states that he owed offender and they began arguing. Offender hit complainant in back of his head causing him to fall to the ground. Complainant sustained injuries and went to Albert Einstein Medical Center for treatment. Offender fled location.
Summary — Three crimes for week: one burglary, one aggravated assault and one theft from vehicle.


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Liberty News
Liberty law student becomes voice for sterilization victims
|Mark Bold
Mark Bold, a 2013 Liberty University School of Law Juris Doctor candidate, has used his legal education to be a voice for victims of crimes against humanity, committed by several states decades ago.
Ground zero for Virginia's Eugenical Sterilization Act of 1924 took place in a facility less than 10 miles from campus — the Central Virginia Training Center, formerly known as the Virginia Colony for the Epileptic and Feebleminded.
Through his research, Bold learned that of the 33 states that carried out the law, no state has ever compensated the victims in any way. During his second year of law school, Bold befriended several victims still residing in Virginia. He became their voice as he launched the Justice for Sterilization Victims Project to encourage legislation to financially compensate victims.
"I believe that all individuals are endowed by their Creator and have intrinsic value, and we are consistent in this message when we demand the government to compensate living victims for what their egregious law took away," Bold said. "Eugenics is completely outside their authority."
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Wild Kratts "Aardvark Town" When a young aardvark accidentally becomes a stowaway in Chris's backpack, the Wild Kratts team sets off on a "door to door" search to return him to his home burrow. Along the way, they discover the incredible (and valuable) service the aardvark provides to all the burrow-living creatures of Africa. Science Concept: Aardvarks manipulate earth materials and alter landscapes. D
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Cyberchase "A Whale of a Tale" With special guest star Al Roker. A trip to R-Fair City nearly turns into a monster mash when Hacker abducts Glowla, a beautiful cyberlady who generates pure energy. Hacker is able to snatch Glowla by reprogramming her trick whale, Snout. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "I'll Ruff and I'll Ruff and I'll Blow Your House Down" Ruff sends DJ out to a dog obedience school to become an expert trainer while Noel, Sammy and Jay go to an engineering school to construct a new home for Chet. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, the Federal Reserve shocks the market by not cutting back on stimulus. Stocks soar to record highs, yields plunge and NBR will tell you what it means for the economy, bonds and your equity investments. NBR is joined tonight by Former Federal Reserve Governor Randy Kroszner and Pimco Founder Bill Gross. D
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NOVA "Why Ships Sink" NOVA investigates the safety of cruise ships, which carry 20 million passengers annually on vacation aboard these deluxe "floating cities," which have doubled in size during the last decade. Some engineers fear these towering behemoths are dangerosly unstable. NOVA brings together marine engineering and safety experts to reconstruct famous cruise disasters, including the recent Costa Concordia to consider the questions about cruise safety.G
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California Department of Transportation
Date: October 9, 2013
District: 6 - Fresno
Contact: Jose Camarena
Phone: (559) 488-4067
Bay Area gets $140 million from high-speed rail bond
FRESNO – On Tuesday, October 8th, 2013, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $359 million to 36 projects, an investment that will create jobs bolstering the state's economy, reduce traffic congestion, repair highways and bridges, and improve rail service.
"These projects allow millions of dollars to flow into construction and produce enormous economic benefits for California," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) received $140 million from Proposition 1A, the high-speed rail bond, to purchase 46 new rail cars that will provide new service from the BART/Caltrain Millbrae Station directly to San Francisco International Airport.
The Millbrae facility is one of several key regional connectivity points California's High-Speed Rail Authority has identified that will link BART and high-speed rail, creating a "blended" rail system. To handle additional transferring of passengers at Millbrae from the blended system longer trains will be needed. The $140 million will help pay to lengthen all three rail storage tracks at the south end of the station, enabling the facility to handle BART's maximum train length of 10 cars and make it possible to run longer trains from the East Bay to the airport.
These allocations also included $44 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, nearly $17 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes. The remaining $175 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts.
Other highlights of the CTC funding allocations include:
- An allocation of $2.2 million for the construction of 1.5 centerline miles of double thrie beam median barriers along State Route 99 near Farimead in Madera County to reduce the number and severity of cross median collisions.
For information about all projects that received allocations today please see the attached file.
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Late October brings many strange creatures to the library, just in time for Halloween. Popular culture is once again infatuated — smitten, even — with dark characters suffering from vampiric curses, terribly monstrous afflictions and other ghastly conditions. Currently at the Newport Beach Central Library, we have an interesting cast of characters fighting it out on display: ghosts, vampires, werewolves and zombies!
In one corner, we have the traditional ghost featured in haunted house stories. If you like things that go bump in the night, what better example to read than Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House?" Contained in Jackson's "Novels and Stories," "The Haunting of Hill House" remains one of the best literary ghost stories of the 20th century. Adapted as a motion picture twice, check out "The Haunting" (1963) from the library's DVD collection. A similar ghost story is the 1973 film "The Legend of Hell House," starring Roddy McDowall. Well-acted and eerily shot, this film features of team of psychics trying to solve the mystery of the ill-rumored Hell House.
Facing off against ghosts, we have the traditional vampire story. Editor Michael Sims has compiled 22 Victorian vampire stories titled "Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories ." With stories originating from England, America, France, Germany, Transylvania, and even Japan, this unique collection puts the vampire in a setting that meshes well with that of our collective imagination.
In film, the figure of Dracula has been immortalized many times. Relive some classic portrayals with Universal's 1931 "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi, the 1958 Hammer production of "Horror of Dracula" starring Christopher Lee, or the 1992 Francis Ford Coppula version, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" starring Gary Oldman.
What better enemy for the vampire than the fearsome werewolf? Long considered the foremost writer of vampire stories, author Anne Rice has turned her attention to werewolves in her new book "The Wolf Gift." Set in the preset day, a familiar story unfolds of an unwitting character being stricken with an affliction they never thought possible, but Rice weaves the tale with a new and interesting voice. In the world of film, a novel glimpse of the werewolf can be found in the 1984 production of "The Company of Wolves," which mixes fantasy, horror and the Little Red Ridinghood fairy tale!
And what collection would be complete without the modern-day creature of choice, the zombie? From the slow and lumbering awakened dead from George Romero's 1968 classic "The Night of the Living Dead" to the fast-paced biologically inflicted zombies in "28 Weeks Later" to the dramatic reflection of a decaying society as featured in the television series "The Walking Dead," zombies are a popular fixture in fiction and film. Try the new series "As the World Dies" by Rhiannon Frater for a taste of modern-day zombie storytelling, featuring zombies as more of a backdrop for human interaction in the midst of a societal collapse. In film, check out the 2010 motion picture "The Dead" for a film ripe with zombies against a lush African landscape, once again featuring serious drama rather than the camp that the genre is best known for.
For these and many other titles that will help you get into the mood for Halloween, come visit the Newport Beach Public Library, online at http://www.newportbeachlibrary.org.
CHECK IT OUT is written by the staff of the Newport Beach Public Library. For more information on the Central Library or any of the branches, contact the Newport Beach Public Library at (949) 717-3800, option 2.


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Chris.kawamura needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 180 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
IT for Health
IT for Health is a new company formed to provide IT services to the Australian healthcare industry. Whilst we offer a range of IT services, our focus is on communications, telemedicine and assisting doctors with practice software and systems.
In general, we are targetting the Australian health care industry. Specifically, we aim our services at individual doctors and hospitals (ie professionals). But we also need to address patients as the end user of many of our services.
The logo must convey an organisation that is:
o Modern / Leading edge / Up-to-date
o Understand the needs of medical professionals
o Strong / market leader
o Reliable
o Professional
o Technical
We require the logo to be in colour and black & white in the following formats:
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We will use the logo in a wide range of media, including website, brochures, business cards and stationery, promotional goods, documents etc (all are yet to be developed).
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k-mart wrote:Notice that I'm too lazy to worry about this whole quoting thing.
I did, and you suck. So nyah!! It does make it harder to quote things, so thanks a lot.
k-mart wrote:In yo face!
Eat me, LOL.
k-mart wrote:Just skimming over the posts in my link. The first page has well over 1/2 of the people reporting 30+. I'm not saying they aren't low. I am, however, providing "wide scale reproductions" of the numbers that I've experienced. As per your request.
I read through the whole thing (shudder) and if you'll notice what I said, most of the cars have been modified. And, as I also said, we don't know if the others are underrated, too.
k-mart wrote:I never stated what I think the weight difference is. Though I do feel that at under 400lbs for the LS1, it is extremely light. I'm fairly certain that any V8 with quad cams and all of the components that accompany it (not including the required parts for vvt and direct injection) will weigh a fair amount over 400lbs. External dimensions aren't even a comparison. Anyone who's taken a look under a 4.6L 42V modular Ford can tell you that. I, like yourself, would love to see the crate weight for that Lexus or Benz motor.
Correct, you just stated that the engine is heavy and would weigh down the front end. That's not making an assumption that the engine is heavier, is it? You tried to say it without saying it to make your point, so neener neener.
k-mart wrote:I'd hardly call the Vette 5th an overdrive gear. If you've shifted from 4th to 5th at high speed, you'd agree. Weight doesn't come into play nearly as much once you get it going at highway speeds. Inertia is a wonderful thing when you're pushing 4200+ lbs. The good 'ol HP/L debate. I'll again wager that the LS7's weight is less than that 4.6L making less power. Its external dimensions are surely less, height especially. I just don't understand why you'd care what the displacement is if you don't sacrifice size or weight. Please explain that one to me.
Overdrive, by definition, is the engine doing less revs than the transmission's output. 5th gear in the Vette is 0.84:1, 6th is 0.56:1. Both are overdrive gears. Yes, I am well aware that inertia is a good thing -- once you're moving. Until you get moving, however, inertia works against you. You're familiar with inertia's 2 points, right? That bodies in motion tend to stay in motion, and bodies at rest tend to stay at rest? Overcoming that tremendous weight difference to propel the car to 60MPH in 5.5 seconds is pretty remarkable, even if you don't want to admit it.
As for the weight, once again you're making an assumption that you don't know. Not saying I do, but unless you have solid numbers, it's not a discussion point. I wish I could locate the link I found yesterday, but it said that the combined weight of the 3UZ-FE (the 4.3L that the 4.6L was bored to) and the tranny was 628Lbs. That's not outrageous, given that you're saying an LS1 weighs almost 400lbs on it's own.
I did manage to locate the block dimensions for the LS7, but cannot locate heads and what not. Going strictly off the width and length (the height will be affected by the heads), the LS7 is most definitely smaller (by about 8 in both ways). You wanted my answer as to why I'd care about displacement if I don't save size or weight? That's it right there. They have bored the living snot out of it, and it's still less efficient than the smaller engine. If you were to bore the Lexus engine the same way and give it pistons that are gigundous, how much power do you think you could get? Given that you can get over 400 out of the 4.6L right now, if you took another 50% and made it a 6.9L, you could conceivably make 600HP. I'm 100% not saying you couldn't make more, either. You can also make more with the 7L engine, I'm sure of it. But, going off today's pieces, the LS is less efficient displacement wise, and that was my whole point.
k-mart wrote:I was just joking about the quality thing. I thought that was obvious. I made a mistake, though. I was thinking about Toyota who had quite a few trucks to repair last year. http://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/01/19/bc.toyota.recall.reut/index.html?eref=rss_topstories I'll agree that GM's quality has been lacking but I think you'll also agree that they're making efforts to improve. The Tahoe/Silverado, mid-size SUV's, mid-size cars (Aura/Malibu) all seem to be earning quite a bit of praise in the automotive world.
Whew. I was kind of asking myself...what what what???!?! Whether or not the new models get praise in the automotive world, however, has nothing to do with reliability, since it's measured based on previous models. And I'm pretty sure the new Lexus models got a lot of praise from the automotive world, too.
Once we get these new ones in, we'll see if their quality has actually improved, or if their designs are just a little better accepted by people. I, for one, hate the look of the new SUV's. I think they're plain, ugly, and boring, but again, that's personal opinion. I will say that I think they're trying to improve, but the way they (and others) have been hemmorhaging customers to Toyota, Lexus, Honda, and the others, they had to. And as I pointed out, they're not exactly designing cars that a huge majority of people want, just look at the Cobalt that 95PW bought -- they were $30K, and they couldn't give them away.
k-mart wrote:The footprint of that 7L isn't any bigger than my 5.7L since its just a bored and stroked LSX. They're all the same external size, essentially. The weight loss would make much more of a difference in the city, I'd imagine. Maybe +2mpg or so......but then again those Lexus have such tall first gears that you'd lose a lot of that gain.
Yes, I'm aware of the footprint, but see my discussion point on displacement above.
k-mart wrote:I'm just tired of everyone crapping on the LSX motors because they're not "technologically advanced." Its fairly obvious that they're very competitive when size, weight, and efficiency is taken into consideration........then there's production, repair, and parts cost.......don't even get me started there. You know that's a DEBATE you can't win.
Hmmm...size, yes. Weight, still up in the air. Efficiency? 100% disagree. The power made vs. displacement was already proven to be over 15% in favor of the Lexus engine. How can you continue to debate that? And keep in mind, the transmission is what allows for the gas mileage, not the engine. If the gearing were the same in the Lexus as the Vette, that 4.6L would be even more efficient than it already is.
As for production, repair, and parts cost, of course a more complicated piece of equipment is going to cost more to fix. Kind of like buying a new Duo-core processor -- if you want the latest technology, it's going to cost you. Pentium 4's will still do the job, but will do it less efficiently. But let's also be honest -- you're not fixing a Vette on the cheap, either. That thing has quite a few computer controlled parts, too.
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I'll ponder all this will Bill in the morning. And I'll be back up with a bunch of posts that have piled up on my spindle while yesterday and today were preoccupied with my Tuesday morning graduate class at Pepperdine. And on Friday, for any Power Line readers in or near Boulder, Colorado, I'll be giving a public lecture in the afternoon connected with this old story. Turn up if you can; I'm sure I'll need the moral support!


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Here it is, vacation time. The kids will be out of school soon (if they aren't already) and everyone is overripe to shed those wintertime blues. So, where will you be going this year? Will it be another trip to that same old place you go every year or will you take off in a new direction? The Internet and your computer can help you find that destination.
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There are some new rules that you should know about. Starting June 1, all anglers who are fishing for any Gulf reef fish are required to use circle hooks, dehooking devices and venting tools. These rules cover all reef fish including grouper, snapper, triggerfish, porgies, sea bass, hogfish and tilefish. The rules cover both state and federal waters.
Think back over the years as to how Memorial Day has changed. When I was a kid, there was a national holiday at the end of May. We called it Decoration Day. It didn't matter what day of the week it came, it was still a national holiday. Schools were closed, people were off work, farmers left their fields. We all joined in the celebration.
There are days when I have great thoughts and I think to myself, "Hey, those things would make a great article!" Only trouble is, when I sit down to write an article I can't remember them.
My writing coach, many years ago, told me, "Tom, you should carry a small recorder in your pocket and whenever you have a great thought, put it on tape."
Today there are recorders that don't even have tapes. They work on memory chips instead. Well, I don't have either one and old age is setting in. I would probably buy a voice recorder when shopping if I could remember.
"Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." (Romans 12:17-18 NIV)
One bumper sticker that has been appearing for a while proclaims the message, "Stop This Endless War!" Whenever we see something like that, we assume that the person is concerned about all the carnage and human degradation that goes along with armed conflicts. Exactly which war this bumper sticker is crying out to us about is a question that only the owner of the bumper knows.
"If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand." (Psalm 37:23-24 NIV)
Naked in the streets. How long has it been since you've read those words? Let me guess. Sometime seven or eight years ago I bet, in the Cedar Key Beacon. Those words marked the heading of a long-running weekly column written by Van Proctor. The heading featured a picture of Van wearing a broad-rimmed straw hat, a hat few have ever seen, at least not in public. Van was a standard of sorts. He wrote whatever he wanted and he got away with it.
Last week I wrote about the Hawaiian Islands and made a boo-boo. I said the Island of Kawai was known for its popular places. I mentioned Honolulu, Waikiki Beach and a few others like Diamond Head. But, duh! Anyone knows those places are not on Kawai. What I meant to say was the Island of Oahu. Honolulu and the other places are on Oahu.
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Throughout my fishing career I have always tried to seek new challenges. Challenges are what bring us back to the water time after time to reach new goals or overcome extreme adversities.
I have pursued and won challenges like light line tarpon, huge sharks, bull redfish on 10-pound test, spear fishing, and guiding, all of which can test your skills and patience.
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LOS ANGELES — UCLA Anderson School of Management is featured as one of the nation's most outstanding business schools in The Princeton Review's new 2006 edition of its "Best 237 Business Schools." UCLA Anderson ranked in the top ten in several survey categories including #2 in "Best Campus Environment," and #4 in "Best Overall Academic Experience."
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