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Your demo videos
Mark Cole — Feb 26, 2015 05:51AM HST
I love that you can come to your site and hear unadulterated clips of all the ukes. For comparisons sake I think it would be great if the boys always played at least a short bit that was the same piece of music every time (maybe a bit of finger picking and a bit of strumming) so we could hear the difference between the various ukes.
Then Cory could go wild and play his latest fancy. What you think?
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Zachary Shimizu - Feb 28, 2015 at 03:53PM HST
The Ukulele Site Agent
That is a good idea! =)

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The new swimming season got off to a bit of a slow start for me. After winning 7 gold medals and setting 4 new world records at the World Transplant Games in Argentina in August, I returned from my travels a bit unwell. Luckily it wasn't anything too serious. Autumn and winter can always be a very tough time of year for transplanted athletes, due to our susceptibility to illness because of the immunosuppressant medication we must take in order to stop our bodies from rejecting our new organs.
Anyhow, sadly I had to miss the Cambridge Grand Prix in early October, but I was able to compete at one of my favourite events in the year, the British Masters Short Course Championships in Sheffield. The event is held at Ponds Forge, the home of swimming in England which is a great pool to race in. But as well as the great pool, the event has a very friendly but fast atmosphere.
Over the three days I had some great swims, setting 4 lifetime PBs and claiming silver in the 200m Individual Medley and bronze in the 50m freestyle and 100m Butterfly in the 25-29 age group. Most noticeably however, as part of the City of Cambridge Men's relay team I did my part to help win 3 golds and 1 silver medal. In fact, as a team we set a new British Masters Record in the 4 x 100M Medley relay. I was really chuffed, and very proud to be part of a great team. We had that record in our sights and had been working to beat it for months beforehand.


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Yak & Yeti restaurant is found in the Asia section of Disney's Animal Kingdom. It is hands down our favorite restaurant at Animal Kingdom and possibly all of Disney World. Here are the reason's why!
It is themed like a inn that has been transformed into a restaurant. The authenticity is so good that I have overheard many people ask if it is an actual hotel that you can stay at! Unfortunately, it is not, although that would be really cool to stay inside the Animal Kingdom park!
The decor is beautiful and are said to be the proprietors collection of Southeast Asian artifacts!
The restaurant is said to be Nepalese (Nepal), but the food is pan-Asian. The dishes are delicious. We've enjoyed the Sweet and Sour Chicken as a shareable meal on a previous trip and our last visit enjoyed our own Noodle Bowls, which also could have been shared!
Yak & Yeti also has a full bar where you can enjoy creative and unique cocktails.
I have seen Yak & Yeti take people without reservations, but the wait typically would be very long. Saying this, I highly recommend getting an Advanced Dining Reservation for this restaurant!
The great thing about Yak & Yeti is that they also have a quick service side! So, you can sample smaller bites at their quick service location.
You'll find Yak & Yeti across the bridge directly after entering Asia.
Want to know why you should linger after your meal in Asia for a while? Check out my post on Animal Kingdom's Asia!
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Spring is in full bloom here in Houston (seriously, I should take some pictures of the gardenias and lantana in our front yard!). Spring always makes me want to spruce up the house... spring cleaning and all that, but also new houseplants and just little things that make the house seem "fresh."
When it comes to making the house seem fresh and springtimey, this stove simmer scent recipe is perfect! I found it on Pinterest, and when I read that it's the secret behind the smell of Williams Sonoma stores, I had to try it! You can find the original post about it here, but basically this is what you do:
1. Put 1 sliced lemon, 1 tbsp vanilla, and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary into a saucepan.
2. Fill the saucepan with water and let it simmer over low heat on your stove all day long.
3. Refill with water as needed, and enjoy the fresh scent of springtime!
You could also just stick everything in a slow cooker and leave that on low all day. It makes the house smell so lovely! Rosemary is such a lovely scent, and that combined with the lemons... just delightful!
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Outreach clinics
The Division works with various satellite and outreach clinics.
Below are the names of these hospitals and clinics, their clinical areas/diagnoses and the names of the managing surgeons.
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Clinics (Toronto)
- Neuromuscular Spine: Dr. Camp, Dr. Zeller
- Cerebral Palsy: Dr. Camp, Dr. Narayanan
- Spina Bifida: Dr. Camp
Erinoak Kids (Mississauga)
- Spina Bifida: Dr. Camp
- Cerebral Palsy: Dr. Narayanan
Grandview Children's Centre (Oshawa)
- Cerebral Palsy: Dr. Camp, Dr. Narayanan
Five Counties Children's Centre (Peterborough)
- Spina Bifida: Dr. Camp
March of Dimes Northern Medical Clinics
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Excuse: I'm messed up because of my childhood.
Adolescence. The foundation of life. If the foundation is off, the object resting upon it will not stand. However, humans are not idle objects sitting in one place. We're dynamic. We're always changing. We can take a look at our foundation, see that it's unstable and then go fix it. That's what makes us special.
Reflect on your childhood for a moment. Now, think of something that happened in your childhood you wish you could change. We all have something. At that point in our lives, we had no control over what occurred, the things we were allowed to do, the place we lived, what food was made for us... nothing. Now that we're adults, we have agency and autonomy to control our destiny. The only problem is there can still be baggage and conditioning from your childhood that's bogging you down.
The trick here is to recognize we are made up of two things: 1) That which has already happened to us and 2) the choices we make in this very moment. That's it. Since the first (our childhood in this instance) is a fixture and cannot be changed, our perspective should shift towards the latter (our present).
Before the social conditioning occurred in our lives, we all had innocence. We were unrestricted. As kids, the amount of mental presence we had was extraordinary. Everything we thought of was related to the NOW. And guess what? The NOW is all we'll ever have. Yesterday's gone and we're never going to see tomorrow because by that time, it will be considered NOW.
The lesson? Save the child within you by removing the negative conditioning placed upon you and consciously deciding to live in the present.
I really like it and that's all that I'll say
In an awkward way
Can we all get away?
I really like it and that's all that I know
In an awkward flow
Let's go off to the show
Can't a young kid get sleep, no fights from across the room?
Stepdad finna leave awful soon
Right up on the ledge where my thoughts consume, I'm getting lost in tunes
Been in love with ya ever since I had the room where my loft was open
Haters say I'm cray and I'm soft for hoping
Hide behind the pain so I'm often joking
Prolly coughing, toking
Listen to my peers when they talk about the same things I be talkin' bout but they not explicit
Fly to see the fam when I stop to visit
Say I've changed and they really too shocked to listen
So this the only song I'ma make that can break on Disney Channel
Watching hella docs on the History Channel
Being black in America? We ain't even got that mystery handled
Skating on the beat, Eric Kos with the varial
Seeing Glass City when you pause for the aerial
Brookside, Airline is the area
Used to bump "Big Willie Style" on the stereo
Now I'm off Fairfax and I never bought Supreme, doe
I don't rock dad caps neither
I mean I did before, but now my hair's too long
And I ain't tryna rock a snapback either
No trends, not wack, not following
Sneaks up, kicked back on the ottoman
All I make is for the lost and fateless or your heart was breaking
All songs like Solomon
Put my life on the line for the gift of my dope professin'
Just don't forget me, uh…
Please don't forget me, uh…


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|Topic Review (Newest First)
|Great pictures, Paul. Thanks for sharing. After making it to Monterey this year, this is the next one on my bucket list.
Thanks for the wonderful updates! Your car looks terrific, and the gaiter adventure just adds to her history! ;-o)
Goodwood looks like the event of a lifetime! Those cars are simply extraordinary, and I really love those pedal cars! What fun for the kids, and to have J. Stewart waving the checkered is a real treat.
I really liked seeing all your pictures, and reading your update! Thanks so very much for sharing, and taking the time to show us all what you have been up to!
All the best!
|Paul L
2019 Goodwood Revival Part 5
Here are a few more shots from trackside.
I was volunteering in the paddock with over 70 Austin J40 pedals cars.
Children raced them on Saturday and Sunday morning and the crowd really cheered them on.
They even had Jackie Stewart waving the chequered flag at the finish line on both days.
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There was a large collection of planes on the ground.
Plus several air displays, this was a Spitfire and two Mustangs.
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Ill end this round of updates with a few videos that I took.
Goodwood Revival 2019 Videos:
Part 1 Sights and sounds from paddocks and track, plus campsite and journey home.
Running Time 4m 53s
Part 2 A walk around the open paddocks.
Running Time 5m 37s
Part 3 A walk around the restricted paddocks.
Running Time 8m 52s
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Until next time, take care, Paul.
|Paul L
2019 Goodwood Revival Part 4
There were Porsches of all shapes and sizes.
Plus, a similar variety of Ferraris.
There was also bike racing.
End of Part 4
|Paul L
2019 Goodwood Revival Part 3
Aston Martin DBR1s.
Another gorgeous Aston Martin with a row of Jaguar E Types in the background.
D Types
C Type - A joy to behold.
Bentleys as far as the eye could see.
John Surtees Lola T70
All kinds of open wheeled racers.
Paddy Hopkirk and his Monte-Carlo Rally winning Mini.
End of Part 3
|Paul L
2019 Goodwood Revival Part 2
Given what the bulk of this forum drive, Ill start with some of the Cobras
Here is a very short clip from the race itself.
End of Part 2
|Paul L
2019 Goodwood Revival Part 1
This really is a unique event where classic cars, bikes and planes are both displayed and seen in action.
Back in 2015, it managed to bring all six original Shelby Daytona Coupes together for the first time.
During the dark days of my build I held on to the dream of going to this event in a car fit for the grid.
In my case, it is the Sussex Trophy race that is closest to my cars design.
A HUGE part of the Goodwood Revival is the fact that 90% of the crowd go in period costume.
I took my inspiration from the light blue racing overalls of the drivers at this time.
Then found some cleaners overalls on Ebay for just over $10.
Which I turned into my own tribute to the drivers of this era.
I ended up going as a volunteer and they have their own camp site away from the main crowds.
This was Friday morning, when lots of people were still arriving.
Dawn breaking on Sunday morning, with the moon still visible in the sky.
Here I am on duty.
And here I am on the way home on Monday morning.
I hope the following posts will give you a hint at the scale of this event.
|Paul L
Handbrake Gaiter Part 2
I roughly sanded the alloy panel and drilled all the holes required for the rivets.
Then drilled the matching holes in the base of the leather and riveted it all together.
This is what it looked like on the underside.
I must confess, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself as I carried this up from the Summer House to fit it.
But, as they say, Pride comes before a fall
And the air turned blue as I realised that I had fixed the leather in the wrong way around.
Yes, after all these years of car building, Im still making schoolboy errors.
So, I just had to go back to square one and drill out all of the rivets.
I then discovered that I didn't have enough larger head rivets to match the ones I'd used previously.
But, by this point, I was happy to use the smaller rivets I had, as long as they worked.
Which left the gaiter looking like this when finally fitted.
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Special Effects
Someone on another forum I use, turned this photo
Into this.
|Paul L
Handbrake Gaiter Part 1
After looking back through this thread, I realise that I started work on this back in March 2019.
But it took me until July to make even a small bit of further process when I test fitted the base panel.
( While I was fitting the alloy panels to the cockpit walls . )
After a bit of trimming and hammering I was left with this.
This panel will be scuffed before final fitment, as this looks way too shiny here.
It was then early September before I restarted the process and mocked up this.
I know this mock up material looks a mess, but I just needed a pattern to mark up the leather.
Folded the two edges that will joined on the underside of the lever at the front.
Then folded the top edge and added an extra layer of leather to hold a pair of zip ties in place.
I will be using black zip ties with fixing this to the car.
This was the Take 2 version of the second piece compared to some of the photo below.
Folded the top edge of the small connecting piece.
Then joined this to the main section on one side.
I then finished sewing the front section in (inside out).
Which now looked like this, when pulled the right way out.
End of Part 1
|Paul L
Triumph Swordfish 1500
Summer Lovin
Saturday, 31st August 2019 marked three years and just over 4,000 miles since I first got on the road.
So, as the days of driving wearing shorts and a T-shirt draw to a close, here is a belated catch up
Meeting an old friend for lunch.
Spotted this GTO inspired kit, based on Mazda MX5/Miata.
I do like tree covered lanes.
And fields.
Stopped to help a very nice Mustang that had overheated on the UKs record-breaking hottest day.
Filling up.
( As a guide, a USA sized gallon of gas costs approximately $6.50! )
Classic car night at the Ace Café.
The Grove golf club.
One of the libraries of Harrow Boys School.
|Paul L
Happy Independence Day!
Just a flying visit to wish you all (or is that yall? ) a great 4th July.
Since my last update, the seats and seat belts are now back in.
And I found just enough screws to complete the rear access panel.
So, Im now back on the road and enjoying the sunshine.
Cheers, Paul.
|Paul L
With one thing, or another, my car has been off the road for most of June.
So, Ill end this round of updates with some photos from previous months
The weather ranged from hailstones one day
To warm enough to wear just a light jumper/sweater for a morning drive another.
Whilst I am not really part of the Selfie generation, I did pull over and park to take the one above.
In fact, this was where I parked.
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Got caught in a sudden rain shower one day
Which left me parked under a tree in order to get some shelter before heading home.
Another shopping trip.
Lots of building work going on around Wembley Stadium.
This drone view was taken by hanging out of a first-floor window.
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I still enjoy parking my car next to normal ones.
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|Paul L
Cockpit Panelling Part 3
There was just one small job to do before the panels were finally fitted.
As I had found a small amount of gas sloshing around inside the float from the fuel gauge sender.
( When I was checking my fuelling problem. )
I ordered and fitted this new replacement float.
Before added a lick of paint to the area between the cockpit wall and the gas tank.
In order to fix the panels in place I had to use three different bits for my drill.
One to drill the hole in the alloy, one to drill a pilot hole in the plywood wall & one to fix the screw in place.
At some points, I was having to fix one screw at a time using all three bits as I hammered the panels before fitting.
So, Ill spare you the highly repetitive nature of this work and cut to the chase
I have extra screws matching the ones used on the rear wall access panel "somewhere", but cant find them.
Rather than waste any time now, I simply 'borrowed' four from the rear panel to fit the side mirror bolt covers.
Which left some gaps in the rear panel that I will fix in the next few days when I track down the missing screws.
However, you can still get a pretty good idea of how it will look in the end.
Plus, here are the side panels.
Finally, some wider-angle shots.
I must confess that this has worked out much better than I ever could have expected.
|Paul L
Cockpit Panelling Part 2
Eventually I had made cardboard templates for the five panels I would need.
The next step was to start cutting them out.
In order to fit the panels, some panel beating was required so the flat ally would match the curved surfaces.
Starting point.
Some work in progress along the top edge of this panel.
This was a slow process as there was some also some alloy trimming required.
But eventually, things were starting to take shape.
Leaving the rear cockpit wall panel looking like this.
I had already ordered a load of these Torx screws to fix the alloy panels to the plywood cockpit walls.
In addition to the panelling, I also need to make access panels for the bolts holding the two side mirrors in place.
End of Part 2
|Paul L
Cockpit Panelling Part 1
Previously, Id bought some alloy off cuts and had planned to make a 'patchwork quilt' inside the cockpit.
However, the longer I spent trying to work out the best way of doing this, the more issues I faces.
As I realised the odd shapes and angles in my cockpit walls would really stand out on a shiny flat surface.
So I found some second hand 'stucco' aluminium sheets on Ebay that I hoped would make a better alternative.
I bought three sheets in total, that were left over from an industrial building site.
( Think of the venting that Bruce Willis ends up crawling thru in Die Hard movies. )
I wanted to make some carboard templates, but couldnt reach the rear wall with the seats and belts in place.
I could at least make a start on the side panels, but again the seats were in the way.
So while the car was off the road anyway with fuelling issues, I started to remove the seats.
And the seat belts.
This gave me the room I need to add a small extension piece to the passenger side panel.
My original plan was to extend this panel further at the rear so it would wrap around the rear corner.
There is plenty of room on the aluminium sheet to do this.
But I realised the rear wall would be higher than the sides, like so.
This is due to this 'hump' section of original Spitfire.
This is a long-winded way of saying that I will need a pair of corner panels instead.
Something like this.
End of Part 1
|Paul L
Car Troubles #1 Part 2
Eventually I found a small kink in the copper fuel line near the rear of the car.
( Not easy to see in the photo. )
In order to remove the P-Clip holding this section of pipe in place, I had to remove the wheel.
I then bit the bullet and cut the pipe off before the kink and removed this rear whole section.
( Which ran thru the trunk floor and up to a rubber hose connecting it to the gas tank. )
As a simple test, I was able to run a length of clothes line from the engine bay at the front...
To the point where Id made this cut at the rear, so the remaining section of hard line was clear.
So I ordered new copper pipe and some new rubber fuel lines while I was at it to replace all of this old stuff.
I then did a quick test to confirm the problem was located in this rear section of pipe
I reattached some pipes at the front to a Jerry can.
I know a photo isn't the best way to show this, but the engine fired up with no issues.
I even left it running for a while just to be on the safe side and I was a very happy boy indeed.
When the new parts arrived, I fitted two new sections of rubber hose to connected the fuel pump to the hard line via the fuel filter.
( You can also just about see a new rubber hose going from the fuel pump to the carbs. )
I used a short length of rubber hose to join the old and new copper pipes together.
( The new pipe then curves up nicely into the truck floor. )
Inside the trunk, another new section of rubber hose joins the hard line to the gas tank.
Once again, the engine fired up with no issues and I was glad that another problem had been fixed.
Unfortunately, I couldnt take the car out for a drive to celebrate as there were no seats in it!
As with the car effectively off the road while I fixed the fuelling problem, I had started another job
|Paul L
It has been a while, so here is a bit of a catch up
Car Troubles #1 Not here, not now.
I was cruising along a local main road (3 lanes in each direction), when the engine revs dropped to tickover.
It took me a few seconds to realise that the accelerator pedal was going straight to the floor.
Shortly after that, it dawned on me that I was now coasting to a halt in the middle of fast-moving traffic.
Just as I was reaching for my hazard-lights I spotted a left turn ahead and swung the car into it.
Thankfully, the road was downhill and there was a space for me to pull into and park.
Up went the hood
And a missing pin from the end of the throttle cable was the cause of the problem.
Thankfully, I was able to temporarily bodge it together using a couple of zip ties.
Which was enough to get me home while adopting a very gentle approach to putting my foot on the gas.
The joys of Ebay meant that it didnt take long for the replacement pin to arrive and get fitted.
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Car Troubles #2 - "Outta Gas"
On another day, the car started up OK and I reversed out of my driveway with no problems.
The engine was idling OK (on choke) while I was parked up and sorting out my seatbelt.
But then the engine died as soon as I pulled away to start my journey and then refused point blank to re-start.
So I had to push it back to the side of the road to see what was going on.
Regardless of the engine problems, I still get a kick out of the fact I designed and made the hood hinges myself.
Anyway, it had sounded like a fuel problem and whilst my fuel gauge was low, it was certainly not empty.
However, I thought it was worth a quick trip in my normal car with a Jerry can to get more gas just in case.
But still nothing.
Then I noticed the fuel filter was messy.
So that was stripped down and cleaned by the side of the road.
I then tried again to restart the car and I could see there was no fuel reaching the filter.
The fuel pump is by the engine, so the problem was between the front of the car and the gas tank in the back.
Which meant I had to give up for now and push the car back across the street and into my driveway.
End of Part 1
|Paul L
Out and about
Ill finish this round of updates with some photos taken in the last few weeks.
( Which include some close ups of the mirror plinth. )
Unfortunately, it is still Winter here, so occasionally the sky above can make me very nervous indeed.
( You can barely see the car in this photo as the clouds made it so dark. )
Similarly, despite the sunshine, I am still wearing a woolly hat, as it is bloody COLD!
Finally, winter driving has left the car looking filthy.
Did I mention that I really must get around to washing it one of these days.
The good news is that I know Spring is coming when I need to start pruning my 'garage' wall.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
|Paul L
Handbrake Gaiter
Looking at the handbrake lever, I need my gaiter arrangement to cover the cable too.
My current plan is to cover this area with an oversize aluminium panel, which will have a curve in it.
Something like this.
This way, I can have a much smaller leather section.
Which, based on the lessons learned from the gear lever, will be made up of four pieces.
The first trial fitting quickly highlighted the fact I had not shaped the material properly.
Although part of the problem is this bracket at the top of the lever.
( Which is where the original handbrake warning light switch was attached. )
As I don't need this, I think I will cut it off before I rearrange the material into a neater shape.
Next, I marked up some aluminium, leaving a bit of extra metal at either end.
After drilling a pilot hole, I was able to cut out the centre section using my tin snips.
Which looked a lot neater by the time Id tidied it all up.
I then cut out four pieces that will be used to rivet the leather to the base plate.
Not easy to see in the photo, but this is a slightly different approach to the gear lever.
( Where the fixing plate was a single piece going all the way around. )
Next job will be to put a curve into the panel, remembering this is the sunny side up.
But that is as far as Ive got with this project so far.
More to follow...
|Paul L
Mirror Plinth Part 3
Unfortunately, I had to weld outside, just as some gusts of wind arrived to mess things up.
But at least I was still able to get the first two support columns attached despite the ugly welding in places.
By the time I had welded in the third column and removed the temporary brackets I was left with this.
With the brackets removed I could then finish the welding off around the bases of all three columns.
This view shows the way that middle column is set at a different angle to the other two.
Then it was time to set up my paint shop and get some etch primer on.
I then made a bit of a mess putting some filler over the messy welding.
After sanding the filler down, it was looking a bit more respectable.
But as soon as the second coat of etch primer went on, I realised I hadnt sanded it down enough.
Thankfully, the plinth is supposed to look like a last-minute pit lane modification, so this look works.
( Well, that is my excuse and Im sticking to it. )
And the first coat of black paint make it look a bit more respectable.
I used a few layers of old inner tube to go between the base plate of the plinth and the body shell.
( Despite how they look in the photo, they are all roughly the same size. )
Then I bolted the mirror to the top plate, using the original plastic base.
It was very cold when I was fixing the plinth in place and the nuts were hard to reach inside the cockpit.
Which is my excuse for not noticing the rubber base had slipped down as I was tightening everything up.
( So at some point I will redo this so the rubber is tucked neatly out of view. )
Despite this, I was really happy with the way this plinth turned out.
More to follow...
|Paul L
Mirror Plinth Part 2
Next, I used the plastic mirror base to mark up another section of sheet steel.
Then I turned the base around to give me a guide to extending the 'short' edge.
To leave me with something like this, with extra space for the supporting tube.
After the usual round of cutting, drilling and grinding
You can see how the mirror would attach to the top plate like so.
Then I needed a way to set up, and subsequently fix, the distance between the two side mirror plinth plates.
Eventually, I used some Builders Band, which Id previously used to hold fibreglass sections together.
The four bands were then bolted to the car like so.
I then went for a short drive around the block to see what the view from the mirror looked like.
After a few stops to make adjustments to the mirror position I was able to a pretty decent view.
Despite the sun setting in the background, I hope you can see there is a slight inward angle.
As a rough guide, the mirror is now raised approximately 6cm / 2+ inches.
Obviously, all these wonky brackets will be removed once I've welded the first two cross bracing tubes into place.
Next job was to carefully remove this from the car and bolt both plates directly to the brackets.
Then I used strips of cardboard to give me the rough angles for the support pillars.
Before cutting sections of steel tube to match.
End of Part 2
|Paul L
Mirror Plinth Part 1
The mirror on the passenger side of the car looks nice, but provides no view worth seeing.
As far back as 2015, I had mocked up this design for a mirror plinth to be made in metal.
As this approach would allow me to reuse the existing mirror holes in the side of the body shell.
( As seen here after I had removed the mirror. )
I marked up some sheet steel for the bottom mounting plate, but please ignore the wonky line.
The extra space to the right of the base gasket will provide space for one of the supporting tubes to be welded.
After cutting this cut, I drilled some holes, tidied up the edges and test fitted it.
Where the obvious problem was the curve of the body shell vs. the flat of the plate.
Regular readers will know I do not have much in the way of metal working tools (or skills!).
So I used my mate's panel hammer and my own lump hammer
Together with a couple of clamps and a piece of wood
To put a curve in the base plate like so.
I also used my angle grinder to round off the corners of the base plate.
After some more hammering, test fitting and repeating
I finally had a good fit on all four edges.
End of Part 1
|Paul L
In my last round of updates, I showed the fir trees that are attached to the back of the headrests.
These needed some corresponding holes drilled into the aero humps.
These allow a solid friction fit when the headrests are pushed/gently tapped into place.
So the good news was that the headrests fitted nicely with no problems.
The bad news was I had created some optical illusions by putting a straight edge near a curve.
If you are looking completely square on, the bottom edge looks pretty horizontal.
But as soon as you step further back, or move to one side, the body shell makes the headrests look tilted.
( The difficulty I had pulling the leather tight in one corner of the passenger headrest isn't helping either. )
At some point I really must clean the car, as there is a layer of white 'crud' all over the green paint.
Thankfully, with so much experience of this car not looking 100% right in places, I know this doesnt matter.
Which was confirmed when I took the car out for its first decent drive since the engine was fixed.
As while I can see every detailed fault in my build, most people only see the overall picture.
So that was one job done and it was on to the next one
|Paul L
Oil Leaks
I got the call from the Triumph garage/shop to say my engine was back in the car.
So, subject to some final checks and engine set up I would be able to collect it the next day.
The bad news is that my garage was looking like this at the time.
At least I shouldn't need the oil drip tray any more.
As always, there was a nice collection of cars in Enginuity when I went to collect my car.
But their Instagram account gives you a much better idea of how packed their workshop was.
( The Daimler 250 was particularly nice. )
Actually, my car made their Instagram page too.
( The Winter sun making it look a bit more 'survivor' than usual. )
Despite the cold, the car ran really smoothly on the short(ish) journey home.
The garage replaced countless oil seals and gaskets and repaired a number of stripped threads.
( Which should mean that everything is now joined together tightly the way it is supposed to be. )
Also, a closer inspection of the carbs revealed this bent needle, complete with mole/vise grip marks.
( Not a great photo, but hopefully you get the general idea. )
Thankfully, all the roads were clear of snow with the exception on my own driveway.
( Which spends most of the Winter months in the shade. )
I took it very gingerly parking and aimed high up the slope just in case the car started to lose grip.
( As I had a real fear that the car would simply slide gently down the slope into the side of the house! )
Once I have fitted the headrests I will take the car out for a longer drive to make sure everything is OK.
So until next time, take care, Paul.
D'Oh! - It looks like the first four posts of today's update have ended up on the previous page.
So you will need to go back a page to see my attempts at sewing leather.
|Paul L
Gear lever gaiter Part 1
This brim would then fix to the bottom of the alloy plate like so.
Then the cut 'tabs' could be pushed through and join the main cone on the sunny side.
To cut a very long story short, my initial plan was to mark the sewing holes required on the outside like so.
But then sew the tabs from the base to the inside of the main cone.
Unfortunately, this turned out to be beyond the reach of my limited sewing skills.
So the tabs from the base were sewn to the outside of the cone and then trimmed back.
Giving me something that looked like this.
By now, I had the two aluminium base plates prepared.
The larger one goes on top and the smaller one is there to sandwich the leather.
Which would look something like this from the underside.
Then I clamped it all together, so I could work my way around one rivet at a time.
One the base was fixed in place, I could hammer the top layer into shape.
This also helped the outside edges to cover both the leather and lower plate.
You can see the zip tie holding the gaiter in place at the top.
I also added some stitches to close the gap that was left between the top and the join.
Hopefully, this will blend in better when I finally get around to adding aluminium panels to the cockpit walls.
The frustrating thing is that with the lessons I learnt from making this, a MkIII version would be much better.
But I will try to finish off my list of other odd jobs before I think about redoing this one!
|Paul L
Gear lever gaiter – Part 1
If I thought the headrests were tricky to make, they were a walk in the park compared to this gaiter.
I had started by roughly marking up an old cloth, to give me an idea of the material required.
My first problem was how to slip the gaiter over the widest part of the gear lever knob.
This was my MkI design, which still needed some excess material trimmed from the bottom.
After further test fitting, it became clear that I had too much material at the top of the gaiter.
So, whilst it slipped over the widest part of the gear knob with ease, it wouldn't gather tight.
In the photo above, the white cardboard is a template for the fixing plate where the leather needs to attach.
Something like this…
I set up a test piece to work out how the leather could be joined to the aluminium base.
I tried three different sized rivets to sandwich the leather between two strips of alloy.
After a liberal application of some hammers, the underside looked like this.
This was gaiter MkII.
( The string was just there as a guide for sewing and will be replaced by a cable/zip tie. )
I'd also gone back to how I used to make witches' hats for my daughters when they were small.
These would start out as a cone on top, with flaps, that were then joined to the separate brim.
So I needed the equivalent of a leather 'brim' for the bottom of my gaiter.
End of Part 1…
|Paul L
Headrests Part 2
The first problem was the foam acting as a shock absorber when I tried to hammer the tacks in.
In the end, I had to hold the leather in place, then squeeze the foam, then hammer, something like this.
Then, when the foam was released, the 'excess' leather went back into position.
There was a lot of trial and error and, thankfully, just one hammer vs. thumb incident.
Eventually, I finished the driver's side and it looked pretty good on the sunny side.
Not perfect by any means, but for my first attempt at headrest making, I'd call that a solid pass.
Unfortunately, I used too many tacks on the first headrest, so the back looked a real mess.
So here is the back of the passenger headrest, which was a neater job, but still gives you the general idea.
The tacks were then covered in tape.
Which left me with two headrests ready to go.
I was running out of daylight when I double checked the marks I had made on the aero humps.
Thankfully, all the fir trees lined up, so I just need to drill the holes and the headrests can be fitted.
Despite needing to use the camera flash, I think this photo still gives a good idea of the final look.
Obviously, the aero humps are not aligned with the seats, but that is a different story.
|Paul L
Headrests Part 1
Not for the first time, Im tackling a job that is harder in practice than it appears in theory.
So Ill spare you all the mistakes, undoing stitches, re-sewing, etc.
Instead, here is a headrest as seen from the inside after I had sewed the three leather panels together.
When the leather was pulled inside out and the foam put back in, I had this.
These are the 'fir trees' that will hold the headrests to the aero humps.
And this was a test piece with the fixing holding together some scrap plywood, fibreglass and leather.
When in position, the dome of the fixing would be covered by the foam and leather of the headrest.
I then drilled four holes in each of the real plywood headrest pieces and sanded all the edges down.
These were taped into position on the aero humps.
( The one on the right was raised slightly after I took the photo. )
Whilst allowed me to mark up the holes for drilling.
Once I had added a few coats of wood preserver, I fitted the 'fir trees' to both headrest panels.
Then I just needed to work out the best way to pull the leather evenly over the back of plywood panels.
End of Part 1
|Paul L
Leather for Headrests
Unfortunately, I had a slight technical hitch when I started to cut out the leather required for the headrests.
There was no problem with the 'faces'.
But even cutting on the diagonal, I didnt have big enough pieces of leather to make the 'edge' as a single piece.
So the edge will now be made up of two pieces:
- The longer section will cover the top curve.
- The shorter section will cover the flat bottom.
I've also made a start on putting the sewing holes in the faces.
But I will make the holes in the other pieces once I have pinned it all together.
(To ensure the stitches line up on both sides.)
Which is why I have 'fat' margins to give me enough space for the pins.
(This excess leather will be trimmed back when the pieces are sewed together.)
I've also ordered a second needle for sewing leather so that I can use a 'saddle' stitch.
Which requires a needle on each end of the thread to sew both sides of the stitch at the same time.
Previously, I have done a single 'running' stitch and then gone around again over the 'gaps' to double stitch.
Other things to do include sorting out the holes in the plywood for the 'fir trees' fixings.
I will also give the plywood some more coats of wood preserve when all the holes are drilled.
But that is where Ive got to for now, so until next time, take care, Paul.
|Paul L
Headrest Designs
If you look closely at the photos of car #602 above, you can see the head rest matches the hump contours like so.
But that seems to highlight the different depths of my body shell lip on either side of the hump.
(Not easy to see clearly in the photo above.)
So I tried a variety of different shapes:
A rough oval (final shape would be a better fit).
I even looked up how the original WWII Spitfire planes did it
And tried two different sized circles.
Unfortunately, the reality was that any perfect shape highlighted the fact the aero hump was not a symmetrical design.
(As there is no need for it to be.)
Eventually I decided a cut down version of the hump contour would be the solution.
As this would be a match at the top, but hopefully far enough away from the bottom to disguise the difference there.
The fact that both of these templates are the same depth quickly highlighted the fact the passenger hump is smaller.
So back to the drawing board once again, as I attempting to split the difference:
- I extended the depth of the driver's side.
- I reduced the depth of the passenger side.
Hard to tell from the photo, but the bottom corners of both templates are about the same height from the body shell on either side.
Then, from my various left overs piles, I've also cut out both the foam and plywood for the headrests.
Again, based on old photos of #602, I worked out that the headrest was made of two pieces:
- A single 'hump' shaped piece at the front.
- A second 'band' piece added around the edges of the face for the depth of the foam.
So I cut out two small pieces of leather just to test how a bottom corner of the headrest might work in practise.
From the inside, the band piece looked a bit odd.
Note: You have to sew them together with the inside faces on the outside.
However, this whole thing only works when you pull it inside out.
Note: I will be using black thread for the real covers and the stitches will be pulled tighter.
Once I was happy that I had a decent idea of what I needed to do, it was time to cut out the leather properly.
End of Part 3
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With the U.S. Presidential Elections this Tuesday November 8, and all the news lately stating the market is declining because of its uncertain outcome, it would seem logical to think that we can expect a market turnaround after the elections -November 9, 10- depending on who wins the electoral vote.
But, what if we already knew months ago that a market turn was set for those dates? What if the market runs on its own clock? What if the media simple tries to connect two unrelated dots? What if it really doesn't matter to know why the markets decline or go up because all that matters is being on the right side of the trade and knowing the why really doesn't help.
Thus we at Intelligent Investing tune out the news, don't ask "why", and simple only look at price and price only, because all the answers traders and investors seek are already in price. They are not on CNBC, not in the Wall Street Journal, not on Marketwatch, etc. No, your answers are in the price charts.
That said, let's take a look at the price charts. Here we show the S&P500 (Figure 1) with two 34-day trading intervals, which have been in place since at least the top made in June 2015. Since then the S&P500 bottomed exactly 68 days (2x 34) later in August 2015 (red vertical lines), and also bottomed 170 days (5x 34) in January of this year. Note that 2, 5 and 34 are all Fibonacci numbers, which are critically important for the market (and for everything in life as we know it).
Figure 1. SPX daily candlestick chart: 34-day trading intervals and important trendlines
The 2nd 34-day trading interval (orange) starts at the September 2015 high. Exactly 34 days later the S&P500 peaked in early November. Then on the 3rd 34-day orange interval the market bottomed in early February almost to the day. Again, we are dealing with Fibonacci numbers: 1, 3, etc. Please check all other intervals and you will discover that most important market turns occur around these intervals. Hence, the market is running rather on its own internal and cyclical clock then on an external news driven clock: Politics Schmolitics.
You will see that the next turn date is set for November 10. On the Dow Jones it is November 9 (not shown). Clearly November 9, 10 were already known well in advance; and if the market will turn (up) around those dates the media will make you believe it was because of the elections. Here we proof it's not; it's because of the market's own internal cyclical clock and the U.S. presidential elections simple coincide.
Note the red declining trendline, which is now at around SPX2075. In addition, the 61.8% retrace (another Fibonacci-based number; the golden ratio) of the BREXIT low (SPX1992) to the August high (SPX2194) is at SPX2068. And with the Dow Jones' 200-day Simple Moving Average about 0.78% below current price levels (translating to SPX2068) and several other factors pointing to the SPX2075-2065 region as good support, while the market internals are extremely oversold, we can connect two dots: price and time and logically anticipate a market turn around November 9, 10 in the SPX2075-2065 region.
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Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion, characterised by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery.[1] It is associated with the inability to maintain postural tone.[2] It has many causes, and is distinct from vertigo, seizures, coma, falls, psychogenic pseudosyncope, drop attacks, transient ischaemic attacks, and states of altered consciousness.[3]
Incidence rates vary depending on features of the population being studied. There are also some difficulties interpreting epidemiological estimates because of inconsistencies in methodology and definitions used between studies.
In a cross-sectional study of 305,932 patients, the adjusted incidence rate of syncope varied between 0.80 and 0.93 per 1000 person-years and was unchanged from 2000 to 2005. Overall mortality has also remained the same at around 0.28%.[4] A cause for syncope is determined in 55% to 82% of cases.[5][6][7] In older patients admitted to hospital with syncope, non-cardiovascular causes (such as vasovagal or orthostatic episodes) are twice as common as cardiovascular causes (such as arrhythmias or ischaemia).[8]
Risk factor identification is the most important step in evaluating a patient with syncope. It is also critical to identify those with high risk of death (e.g., people with structural heart disease or abnormal ECG).[9]
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Kearney Regional Medical Center
SW declares that he has no competing interests.
Dr Sanjeev Wasson would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Sarabjeet Singh and Dr Nishant Kalra, the previous contributors to this topic. SS and NK declare that they have no competing interests.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
The Clinical Decision Unit and Cardiac Emergency Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
SG declares that he has no competing interests.
Professor of Medicine
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles
DL declares that he has no competing interests.
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart and Lung Centre
New Cross Hospital
SP has received funds for attending conferences, and fees for speaking and consultation, from Medtronic Inc. SP was also in receipt of funding for research, between 2007 and 2009, from Medtronic Inc. to the University of Manchester. SP was a Guideline Development Group member of the National Institute or Health and Care Excellence (formerly National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines on transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') management in adults and young people, published in August 2010.
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Still based off mainland Greece's west coast, the two southern most Ionian Islands on our itinerary have easily been our favourites. With sheer towering limestone cliffs on their weather beaten west coasts, one each of Greece's two most impressive beaches, the bluest of blue oceans and charismatic seaside villages and ports – there was plenty to love about the islands of Kefalonia and Zakinthos.
Before I elaborate on our admiration of these islands, here are a few photographs from our last stop on Lefkas Island: Vassiliki was regarded as one of the world's Top 10 windsurfing locations. We anchored for the morning, when breezes were perfect for beginner lessons. The professionals came out to play by mid-afternoon when the prevailing northwesterly kicked in. Those were the same winds we departed in for a brilliant afternoon sail south to our next destination of Ithaca – yes, as in Odysseus' mythical Ithaca!
Our first taste of diverse Kefalonia was one night that turned into three at the popular yachtie port of Fiscardo. They couldn't possibly cram any more yachts into the small cove, nor more outdoor café bars, restaurants or boutiques to line the quayside. The chic village was one of very few towns in this region to miraculously survive the massive 1953 earthquake that levelled much of the Ionian's original architecture. Fiscardo's low-set Venetian buildings were well kept, colourful and charming. One night was spent snuggled alongside about 40 other yachts and tethered to the shore by long stern lines. The next two nights were stern-to the atmospheric quayside. We could have happily wasted away a full week there.
Kefalonia (or otherwise known by its Italian name Cephalonia) was home to one of Greece's most breathtaking beaches, so we again hired scooters as our preferred option to explore further and deeper where it was not feasible to take the boat. We stopped first for cold frappes (Greek's love their frappes) at the peninsular of Assos and then continued south following the jaw-dropping high coastal road that hugged the island's western shore.
A gathering of parked cars signalled the lookout spot for famous Myrtos Beach. Upon first laying eyes on the extraordinary beach scene far below, we all let out an audible 'wow' or 'oh my'. Honestly it was that magnificent; with its towering flanks and impossibly aqua-blue water. And at that elevated level it was quite possibly the most superb beach scene I've ever been treated to. On descending to Myrtos Beach and stripping down to our swimmers, we found although most of the beach was sand, at the water's edge the shore dropped away steeply causing the exposed ocean swell to stand up and beat the shore with small though consistent dumping waves. Rounded limestone rocks that lined the water's edge were constantly rubbed together causing them to wear away. The ground limestone residue would turn the aqua-blue seawater a milky white where it collided with the beach. The result was somewhat surreal.
We zipped back over to the east coast and onto Agia Evfymia for lunch and then two interesting (though crammed by tourist buses) caves near the town of Sami. Melissani Cave contained an underground lake with a caved-in roof where we were rowed around gondola-style. Drogarati was a cavernous natural amphitheater with various stalagmites and stalactites – bathed in an artificial light. Headed next to the island's interior, our scooters were pointed downhill to a rocky yet fertile wine-growing valley where we tasted the wine from the local white grape Robola – and the co-op produce of 300 Kefalonia farmers. Three tasty bottles of Robola were loaded into the backpack for the long trek home, the entire distance beating into an afternoon northwesterly head wind along the west coast.
As an immensely popular yachtie port – what made Fiscardo so scenic was also logistically its biggest downfall. Yachts jostled for vacant quayside berths and it was literally one-out, one-in through the day as one yacht departed another was patiently waiting to quickly take its place. With very few underwater laid mooring lines in Greece – the true Mediterranean moor is dropping a long anchor chain to secure the bow and reversing in to tie stern lines to the quay.
In a very tight, concave corner of Fiscardo's southeast quay – which we found out later was aptly known as 'anchor cross corner' – in the rush to secure a spot, crossing anchor cable was difficult to avoid. This often involved the already docked skipper shouting at the arriving skipper and madly waving to the location of his laid anchor. To top it off, most evenings a superyacht would reverse into the one reserved berth (that was adjacent to anchor cross corner) and drop its massive anchor chain often further pinning in all the yachts and their anchors sitting at 90 degrees to his right.
We prepared ourselves for a potential fiasco when departing, though fortunately our anchor came up cleanly. That was, until the last few metres when our boat reached the bowline of the adjacent super yacht and our anchor winch started stalling. We were pinned by his anchor chain! As was another monohull who tried to leave before us and we were soon bobbing next to each other, fenders out and pinned in the middle of Fiscardo Bay. After a few stern but fruitless words shouted back and forth with the super yacht's captain, dad was able to back up, drag the anchor free and leave the bay. The other monohull was not so fortunate and had to re-park for several hours waiting for the super yacht to depart and free his anchor.
Frank and Nick on Dominos had been moored a few boats down from us and later told of the gong show that unfolded in the next few hours. In attempt to depart, the before mentioned monohull had collected up about four other anchor chains into a nest on the seabed. A diver was in the water for over two hours trying to untangle the mess – including physically disconnecting some anchors from their chains and returning to the surface in attempt to locate the rightful owners. Dominos had their anchor lifted to the surface twice by other departing boats and could not leave the bay until the following day when the motorboat beside them also left, as they too were crossed. What a schmozzle (I know, first world problems) and no doubt a daily source of entertainment for the local taverna owners and staff.
Yet again catching the favourable prevailing winds, for about three hours we sailed south under the Parasailor. We crossed from our overnight stop in Poros at the bottom of Kefalonia, to the top of Zakinthos and its northeastern port of Ay Nikolaos. Before reaching Nikolaos we coasted past the island's own set of blue caves – with the humorous directional signage that invited us to 'come in and take a look'. Which we did the following morning in a local boat, for a closer look inside the caves and through the natural rock bridges.
Our original intentions were to stop just the night in Ay Nikolaos as a stepping off point to nearby Navagio Beach. Though this tiny port with few tavernas and food markets was surprisingly inviting. Its waters were crystal clear and given it had been a while, we (including Nick from Dominos) SCUBA dived right off the back of the boat whilst moored side-on to the pier. The water clarity was impeccable and there were all manner of interesting bits and bobs on the harbour floor; including a sunken dinghy in 10 metres of water that dad proceeded to pretend he was rowing!
Greek dancing nights are promoted regularly in the tourist areas and no doubt there are many sub-par ones on offer. Yet with 200 people booked in at the small, family run restaurant nestled at the end of the harbour – probably double Ay Nikolaos' local population – and most of the tables spilling out onto the beach, there was good indication we were in for a lively night. Whilst admittedly Mike and I were party poopers, Nick, dad and mum were quite the opposite. Crowd participation was essential and so ensued several hours of music, dancing, carafes of local rose wine, a mandatory bout of plate smashing and at least three rounds of Zorba the Greek and. The late-to-rise Greeks can be an animated bunch and I can only imagine the merriment of a full-blown Greek wedding.
Possibly the most photographed beach in all of Greece – Naviago Bay was otherwise promoted as Shipwreck or Smugglers Cove. As the story goes, in 1980 the illegal cargo ship Panagiotis carrying contraband cigarettes ran aground in a wild storm. The entire crew escaped by tying ropes and scrambling the surrounding cliffs. The authorities only became aware of the abandoned loot when several local fishermen begun smoking Marlboro cigarettes stamped 'duty free'.
This may be the tale they tell tourists, whilst other research summarised an innocent cargo ship ran aground by the coast guard when mistaken for a vessel smuggling goods. Whatever you choose to believe, it was a pretty cool sight to behold. The ship washed ashore when the beach was much narrower, though over the last 30 years the eroding limestone cliffs have extended the beach and further isolated the rusting wreck.
The perfectly upright and mostly intact wreck on a ridiculously scenic and remote beach is, as one local explained, the 'best thing that ever happened for tourism' on the island. We'd planned our arrival time purposefully, with an early 7:30 am departure from the nearest port of Ay Nikolaos. We pulled into the bay at 9:00 am and the exact same time as three other small private yachts. The first with our dinghy in the water, the four of us momentarily embraced the solitude of the magnificent beach setting all to ourselves.
Within minutes of landing on the beach the first two tourist motorboats appeared at the head of the deep bay – so I jogged around on the sand to snap the beach and wreck while it was still deserted. Within 15 minutes there were 50 other people on the beach, by 30 minutes there were 200! Whilst we would've loved to see the wreck bathed in sun (it was in full shadow during those morning hours), the bodies on the beach quickly became somewhat suffocating so we departed once we'd had our fill.
Most promotional photographs of Navagio Beach are taken from a viewing platform high on the cliff above the cove. Before arriving I had full intentions to hike up there to capture the view for myself. Although we quickly realised we had two options to visit Smugglers Cove – by boat at sea level or by wheels from above. With no way up or down the sheer cliffs, we could not do both. Instead click HERE for a taste of this gorgeous elevated view.
Attractive as a holiday destination to some, but undoubtedly not to us, nearby Laganas Town was merely a crowded, dirty sand beach and the longest stretch of trashy bars and clubs I think I'd ever encountered (except perhaps Phuket). Hardly worth a mention here, but an entertaining visit for a few hours enroute out of the bay. Sadly, the large bay of Laganas was also an important breeding and nesting ground for Loggerhead turtles. Stats claim local monitoring groups had already counted over 800 nests. One thing was for sure, the conservation groups had their work cut out in safeguarding the carettas (turtles) during the sensitive breeding cycle, as nature clashed with one very unsustainable tourism town and its operators.
Our last few nights in the Ionian Islands were moored in Zakinthos Town's harbour, to shop for provisions and veg-out before our departure ENE towards the Gulf of Patras and eventually via the Corinth Canal to Athens.
We are currently close to completing our transit to Athens so will let this little expedition become the subject of our next blog post.


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Back in 2004, Bugatti first introduced to us the telemetry system on its road-going production model. This tech debuted with the Veyron, making it the very first in the industry to utilize this kind of system. Now, if you own a Chiron, then you can also benefit from this. So in case you get a flat tire or any such issue, you will be alerted by Bugatti's "flying doctors" about the specific problem you are currently having in real time.
The telemetry system, if you didn't know, got its inspiration from Formula 1 and DTM race cars. It relies mostly on mobile radio to monitor the condition of a Veyron and Chiron, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And the only time that telemetry won't be able to monitor your car is when there is no mobile phone network coverage. Around 14 years after this technology was introduced, it has been greatly improved, and now can monitor 10,000 signals in the case of the more high tech Bugatti Chiron.
What the telemetry focuses on in each of these cars would be the key components such as the 8.0 liter quad turbo engine, the seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox, and even hardware such as the infotainment system and air conditioning. As mentioned earlier, Bugatti has three "flying doctors" that are in charge of the Chirons and Veyrons. One of them is focused on Europe and Russia, the other one in Middle East and Asia Pacific, and one is in charge of North America.
The Bugatti HQ that is based in Molsheim, France, as well as the 34 dealers and service partners from all over the world, support these three flying doctors. Though customers do not necessarily have to sign up for the telemetry system that provides remote diagnosis, why wouldn't they?
The system is so effective that Bugatti was able to inform one Chiron owner, located around 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles) away, that his front left tire does not have the optimal pressure. This was made possible by a customer service laptop, as well as an aluminum box. Now, you might be wondering what the box is - this is found inside the hypercar, measuring 140 millimeters (5.5 inches wide), 50 mm (2 inches) high, and 100 mm (4 inches long).
Its purpose then is to send information to Bugatti's laptop at home. This system is so high tech that not only are the two cars able to send information to Bugatti HQ, but customer service can also send data to the cars. If you happen to have a W16 in your garage, Bugatti will be able to send you over-the-air software updates and data to modify the car's configurations.


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My twin nephews Fletcher and Bradey exactly 5 weeks old in this picture and (finally) sound asleep..
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
for sleep..
My twin nephews Fletcher and Bradey exactly 5 weeks old in this picture and (finally) sound asleep..
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I love seeing photos of twins asleep, they are always so cute next to their little buddy.ReplyDelete
As a mother with triplets, I know just how precious it is when multiples are all sleeping. Bliss.ReplyDelete
As a mother of twins (now 7yrs) it makes my heart sing. Gorgeous.ReplyDelete
They seem quite content and don't even look that young, what week were they born at? Double congrats, you'd be such a great Aunty Zita xxReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Em, yes... Growing so fast! Born at 38 weeks, both well over 7 pounds... Both now well over 10 pounds! Love their milk!!Delete
as a twin mother i can guarantee you that you are so lucky to be a twin aunt!!!ReplyDelete
Oh! They're so beautiful! Sheet little blankets, sweet little faces... so much "Aww!" xReplyDelete
Sleep is precious even more so when they are so tinyReplyDelete
Must be wonderful when they sleep together, such a relief for a mother of twins I can well imagine. I can tell you are a very proud aunty ;)ReplyDelete


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2 Fort Lewis troops, ages 21 and 27, killed
Michael Rojas played football in high school. Wade Oglesby lived a life of hard knocks.
Both found their calling in the Army when they enlisted a month apart in 2004.
The two Fort Lewis soldiers, who shared the rank of corporal and specialty of artilleryman, died Wednesday in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle, the Pentagon announced Monday. It was the first combat deployment for both soldiers.
They are the 97th and 98th U.S. service members assigned to Fort Lewis killed in Iraq since March 2003, the post said. A memorial service will be held today.
Both soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team).
Oglesby, 27, of Grand Junction, Colo., grew up without his father and was a father figure to his younger sister. He dropped out of high school as a sophomore to care for his dying mother, family members said. He earned his GED after his mother died of heart failure in September 2003.
He enlisted in the Army in August 2004 with his stepbrother, and family members said he blossomed "knowing he'd found his true calling in life."
"He loved the opportunity his country bestowed upon him as he looked into the eyes of innocent children in Iraq," his brother, Richard, and sister, Samantha, said in a prepared statement. "Wade was always willing to sacrifice his own life for others and he looked at his fellow soldiers in Iraq as a unity willing to give their lives for their beliefs right along with him."
Rojas, 21, of Fresno, Calif, played two years of varsity football at Clovis East High School. He enlisted in the Army after graduation in July 2004, a month before Oglesby signed his contract.
"I got a letter from him recently saying he was in Baghdad, and it was dangerous," David Esquivil, Rojas' father, told the Fresno Bee. "He was looking forward to being back home, but was proud to be serving."
Esquivil couldn't be reached for comment Monday.
Nineteen soldiers from the brigade have been killed since it began its second deployment to Iraq last summer, a Fort Lewis spokesman said. The brigade lost 20 soldiers during its first deployment that started in the fall of 2003.
The brigade learned two weeks ago its tour will be extended three months until October. About 10,000 Fort Lewis soldiers deployed or headed to Iraq and Afghanistan are immediately affected by the new policy, aimed to ensure all soldiers receive a minimum of 12 months at home for rest and training before deploying again.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Christian Hill covers the city of Lacey and military for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5427 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Craft book review: The Belle and Boo Book of Craft
Make the most of a sunny day with The Belle & Boo Book of Craft
The magical adventures of Belle & Boo are super charming whatever your age. Usually hopping across greetings cards, fabrics and storybooks, now it's time for the little girl and her rabbit to get stitchy with The Belle & Boo Book of Craft.
The Belle & Boo brand is the brainchild of illustrator Mandy Sutcliffe. Inspired by a trip to France where she nurtured her love of drawing children, Mandy created Belle, the little girl with the stylish bob, and her lapin friend Boo. Their world is populated by woodland creatures and they spend their days climbing trees, having picnics and flying kites with their pals.
The Meadow Picnic Blanket, sprinkled with crochet daisies, is perfect for lunch al fresco
In The Belle & Boo Book of Craft, Mandy's pretty, nostalgic illustrations have been re-imagined as 25 craft projects for kids by maker-extraordinaire, Lucinda Ganderton.
Happy campers will like Belle's Wendy House, a fairy tale cottage made from bright cottons and designed to be hung over a washing line – complete with flower-filled window box and pink-tiled roof. There's also Nature Walk Bunting, a stash-busting project using scraps of fabric, plus felt for acorns and leaves. There are also, of course, instructions to make Boo himself, a fine fellow crafted from an old 100% wool sweater, felted down in the washing machine.
Plenty of the makes could work for adults too: the Explorer's Satchel, sporting pockets and a sturdy strap, could fit laptops as well as toys. While the Meadow Picnic Blanket, sprinkled with crochet daisies, is perfect for lunch al fresco. Forgetting not the skull and crossbones Clubhouse Flag that would look fearsome flying from a festival tent.
Whatever the making level, the project instructions are clear and well-presented
While most of the projects involve sewing there are imaginative papercraft ideas too, such as the colourful Hot Air Balloon Mobile. The difficulty of the projects varies: novice makers might try some of the simple cut-and-stick ideas like the Playtime Headdress, while those with more sewing skills could tackle the pretty Patchwork Bedcover. Whatever the making level, the project instructions are clear and well-presented, plus there's a section devoted to templates and techniques, including all the embroidery stitches required.
The design of this square little book is of course a visual – and tactile – delight. Mandy's illustrated squirrels, chicks, mice and cheeky children play on every page and the photographic styling captures rose-tinted lazy days.
Crafters with kids will get the most out of The Belle and Boo Book of Craft, but fans of beautiful makes will find it full of treats, too.


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This would be a perfect program and website for my project except that when I try to connect with Raspberry Pi 2 it either gives me a 2048 error or it says connection lost. I installed everything on my Raspberry Pi B+ and it connects OK. Not sure what the problem would be on the 2.
It would be very helpful if you would provide more detail about what you are doing.
I am aware that sometimes, using the "Flash VNC" client will give a 2048 error.
The easiest way around this is to use a separate VNC client. However, I'm just jumping to conclusions here.
I am using both a Pi and also a Pi2, mostly for SSH but I have not encountered any particular issues with the Pi2. I'm not denying that you are having a problem. I just need more detail about what type of connection you're' using, what OS your client is running on, exact error messages/screenshots/etc.
I have a Rover 5 Robot with Raspberry Pi 2 and an Arduino UNO. I can access the Raspberry Pi remotely with WiFi and run a controller program that I created with TKinter. All this works great in my home, but the need is to access it from outside using a browser on any computer. I figured Weaved would be the perfect program for this.
Now when I connect with the Raspberry Pi B+ robot with also has the same setup. I get a blank Webpage, but it does connect. I had assumed I would see the same screen as I do when I remote connect through my Windows 7 laptop. This may be a normal thing for Weaved and I now figure I will have to develop a web app to be able to see more than a blank screen. However the Pi 2 gives the error screen you showed. I am wondering if I did not do the setup correctly on the Pi 2 and somehow did it correct on the Pi B+.
P.S. The project must be able to use any browser to access the Pi desktop.
Please go through this:
and let us know what the responses are.
Please note that Weaved only forms one part of the connection. If you're trying to use Windows Remote Desktop to your Pi, you need to make sure the appropriate server is installed and running there.
The "connects but just shows a blank page" symptom usually means that the underlying service is not running.
I believe that if you run:
sudo netstat - apn | grep tcp | grep LISTEN
on your Pi2 and Pi B+, you may see that there is something running on the B+ that is not running on the Pi.
I only use Windows Remote Desktop to do some things on the PI without connecting it to HDMI monitor. Here is what I found when I did the two commands you mentioned.
ps ax | grep weaved
2384 ? S 0.00 /usr/bin/weavedConnectd -f /etc/weaved/services/Weavedvnc5091.conf -d /var/run/Weavedvnc5091.pid2443 ? S 0.00 /usr/bin/weavedConnectd -f /etc/weaved/services/Weavedhttp8080.conf -d /var/run/Weavedhttp8080.pid2875 pts/1 S+ 0.00 grep --color=auto weaved
grep proxy /etc/weaved/services/*.conf
/etc/weaved/services/Weavedhttp8080.conf:proxy_dest_port 8080/etc/weaved/services/Weavedvnc5091.conf:proxy_dest__port 5091
I will do the netstat on both to see if anything is missing.
Here is what netstat returned.
Raspberry Pi B+ Netstat LISTEN
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2240/apache2
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:5910 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3471/Xvnc
tcp 0 0.127.0.0.1:3350 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3364/xrdp-sesman
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3311/sshd
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2454/cupsd
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:3389 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3359/xrdp
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.1:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3079/mysqld
Raspberry Pi 2
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:3389 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2094/ xrdp
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:5901 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3160/Xtightvnc
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2366/python
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:6001 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 3160/Xtightvnc
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:5910 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2773/xvnc
tcp 0 0.0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2335/sshd
tcp 0 0.127.0.0.1:3350 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2114/xrdp-sesman
tcp 0 0.127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2528/cupsd
OK, looks like Xrdp is running on both systems and listening on port 3389. You should install a custom tcp "non-web" Weaved service on port 3389 and use this for your Windows Remote Desktop connections.
One thing that leaps out is that your VNC server is running on port 5901 but the Weaved service is configured to talk to port 5091. That won't work. I suggest you delete the connection for Weavedvnc5091 (use the uninstaller.sh in ~/weaved_software), then install a Weaved connection using port 5901.
The port 80 listener is Apache2 on your B+ and python on your Pi 2.
There is a "Xvnc" listener on port 5910 on the B+ and "Xtightvncserver" on port 5901 on the Pi2. You have a Weaved connection on port 5091 (wasn't clear which device this was) and also what looks like a WebIOPi Weaved connection on port 8080. However, I don't see a listener on port 8080. If you are using WebIOPi, make sure it is running (it is a Python program).
Is there a tutorial on how to change port 3389 to a custom tcp "non-web" Weaved service? Will this allow me to connect with Weaved and show the Desktop in the browser?
I will try doing the uninstall as you suggest.
Should I get rid of Apache2 on the B+ and install tightvncserver instead. I am not sure how python grabbed port 80 on the Pi 2.
Is there any place that shows what the ports should be listed as for LISTEN and how to change them?
It does not look like you had any Weaved connection to port 3389 previously installed. Just go to ~/weaved_software and run ./installer.sh again. Install a new custom tcp service as described. VNC and RDP do basically the same thing although differently so you can't mix them together. Since it looks like you have Xrdp on both systems, it should make the connection.
If there are Weaved services you are not using, just remove them with the uninstaller.sh script.
Apache is a web server and it does not hurt anything to be there. Since I don't know if you were really using it I'm not going to suggest you remove it.
If you run this command:
ps ax | grep python
you might get a hint as to which application that is. It might be WebIOPi, although that usually runs on port 8000.
As far as which ports are used, that you are shown with the netstat command, that is decided by the configuration of those programs. Running netstat with sudo at the beginning of the command line, e.g.
sudo netstat -apn | grep tcp | grep LISTEN
will also show you the names of the applications or daemons that are listening on all ports.
I am not sure if you mean that port 3389 should remain Xrdp or if I should reassign that port to VNC or RDP.
Why is it that each time you run the installer it asks for a new alias name? I tried doing an uninstall but then I got and unregistered IP when I went to list My Devices.
I finally setup a 80 port for http and I get this message when I connect:
It works!This is the default web page for this server.The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet.
I am still not able to remote connect using VNC or RDP. The VNC is set to port 5901 and the RDP is the Xrdp at port 3389.
Are you running a VNC server?
I am running tightvncserver. I am going to focus on the Raspberry Pi B+ since it seems I got the http working. If I can get it to do what I need I think I can get the Pi 2 to work.
Question: do you need to start up each one of the Weaved services to have everything working, Such as ssh, VNC, and http along with webiopi?
I think I understand now in playing around with it that you need to have an alias for each service you start. That is why when you go though the install each time it asks for a number from 1 - 5 and then at the end asks for an alias. I was thinking the alias included everything for that device.
You only need Weaved connections to whichever servers on your Pi that you want to connect to remotely. You can have one (ssh most common) or several at the same time. If more than one, they must all have a different alias (this is the name that shows up in the device list), and no two should connect to the same port.
The first four entries in the Pi installer are for your convenience. We could have just offered the "Custom tcp" option, but then you'd need to know:
ssh is port 22, non-webhttp is port 80, webVNC is port 5901 (for tightvncserver), non webWebIOPi is port 8000, web
will show you all the daemons which are running and their configuration files (which live in /etc/weaved/services on the Pi).
You should not normally have to start or stop the Weaved services. In /usr/bin, though, you will find scripts such as Weavedssh22.sh, which you can use to start or stop or restart a Weaved daemon if you ever need to:
Weavedssh22.sh stop
will stop the Weaved connection daemon for SSH. It does not touch your ssh server so you'd still be able to access that on the LAN.
There is also a script called startweaved.sh which is created in /usr/bin, that attempts to start all installed Weaved daemons. This is called at boot time to get all Weaved daemons running. You can also run it at any time to make sure they are all running.
Thanks for identifying the scripts for starting and stopping. I will make note of them.
Now that I have an http process that shows "It works" on a webpage, is there a tutorial for how to display something there. I have created web pages and worked with html before, so I know the home page would have a .index is there a way to direct this to the page that is displayed?
Also I would still like to get the Desktop to show up inside the browser page. Since I can running tightvncserver can I do that with it or do I need to use remote desktop with xrdp? Or is it even possible to display the desktop within a browser?
There are plenty of tutorials for how to write html to show info in a web page.
Try this: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=getting+started+with+html
As far as how to make that work with whichever web server you're using, please consult the web page/forum/etc/ for that program.
If you're using tightvncserver, you MAY be able to show the remote desktop within a browser using Weaved's "Flash VNC" client. Just make the connection through your Device List. Then close the popup dialog with the "X" at the upper right. If it's working correctly, you'll then get a little dialog asking for your VNC password. Enter the VNC password you specified. You might also get "Error 2048" again, in which case I'd suggest using the Tight VNC Viewer on your client instead.
As far as RDP we have not created anything that allows that to be viewed within a browser page.
So you can only view/show the desktop and not be able to do anything on it?
The good news is that I was able to get the Raspberry Pi 2 to work with http. I noticed that the only difference between the Pi 2 and B+ was that I had Apache2 installed on the B+. I installed it on the Pi2 and now I get the "It works message" when I connect the http alias.
However, installing WebIOPi and setting up the service on port 8000 showed only a blank webpage.
The "blank page with WebIOPi" is almost certainly because WebIOPi is not running.
Regarding VNC, you should be able to move the mouse around and use the keyboard as usual.


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We've lived with social media for a good 10 years now. Despite the passing of a decade in which we've all become familiar with social media tools – figured out the ones we like, dropped the ones we don't, and generally ceased being excited about them – the hype shows no sign of abating.
The trend of "Social Media" as a search term on Google
That hype has not left thought leadership marketing untouched. Acccording to Google, there are over two million pages that feature both thought leadership and social media. Leafing through these pages, a popular theme emerges: How to achieve thought leadership using social media. We are instructed to:
- Be a Resource for Media
- Be Active on Social Media
- Be Active on Twitter
- Start a Blog
- Blog With a Plan
- Comment, comment, comment
- Host a podcast
- Network With Influencers
- Participate in Google+ Hangouts
- Use Social Media to Answer Questions, and so on, ad (nearly) infinitum, and ad (often) nauseum.
But the articles that make these recommendations are confusing channel with content. Sure, any of these activities might help you become known as a thought leader, but they are utterly worthless if you don't have anything new or interesting to tweet, blog, podcast, network about, or comment upon — prerequisites for thought leadership very few of these articles address.
In a piece that we published here in February, Russell Craig, Marketing Director at FTI Consulting said, "We want to showcase our people as leaders in the field, providing innovative, insightful thinking that's expressed in our thought leadership." And, in order to get it to market, we use "infographics, social media, and search engine optimization – anything that can help improve the ranking of our thought leadership."
You see? The content comes first; then, and only then, do you start thinking about the channels. Making the channel your primary concern is just . . . nonsensical.
As AlixPartners' CMO Laura Breslaw noted in the same article, "A proliferation of publishing channels encourages greater content generation, which amplifies competition, making it increasingly difficult to stand out." Marketing, Breslaw says, must keep the customers' needs in mind when presenting thought leadership so that it provides them not only "high quality content, but the right user experience whether they're coming to you through mobile, iPad, or desktop."
So social media channels (plus SEO, website design, PowerPoint presentations, and tablets) are important ways to broadcast your message. But social media are, well, just more media. And they are worthless without good content to distribute through them.
This understanding is beginning to inform the practices of professional services companies. Research we conducted last year here, with the Association of Management Consulting Firms, showed that consulting firms have pushed the pause button on social media, spending less of their marketing budget on it than the year before (18% vs. 21%). Further, the companies that generate the most leads from their marketing spend more of their budget on content and less on social media than their less successful peers.
Even noted social media consultant Peter Shankman says here that if you have "about three seconds to get your message across to a new customer, you know what's going to do it? Not Twitter followers. Not Facebook fans. Not Foursquare check-ins – NO. What's going to do it is GOOD WRITING, END OF STORY." (His caps).
So don't believe the hype. The medium is not the message. The message is the message.


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Exterior Home Care for the Fall Season
Each and every fall season, your home goes through changes in weather conditions as well as weather temperatures. You will need to take part in some seasonal maintenance during this time of year so that your home components run smoothly and so that you can avoid costly repairs down the road. Here are some tips for the exterior of your home for the fall season.
Fight Snowmold
Snowmold shows up on your lawn in the spring when the snow melts. It is the most common cause of lawn disease. During the winter months, the lawn is covered with snow with very little air or sun exposure. Snowmold forms slowly and leaves grass brown in color.
Aerate Lawn
The process of aerating is punching small holes throughout your lawn. This process loosens up tighten dirt, reduces thatch and makes room for water and nutrients to get into the grass. Aerating as well as over seeding is the best way, according to experts, to reduce compaction, revitalize growth and fill up bare spots in your lawn. You can either use a power or manual yard aerator.
Examine Roof and Gutters
The roof is one of the most forgotten parts of the home to inspect. This is because home roofs are not at eye level so we walk past our home many times without giving the roof a second look. In the fall, you will need to do some roof maintenance to get it ready for the winter months. This maintenance includes clearing all the leaves, pine needles and other debris from the roof as well as the gutters. Check the downspouts for any loose pieces or damages. If you have skylights, be sure to check them for leaks.
Check for Drafts
Most of the conditioned air in the home escapes through windows and doorways. You will need to walk through your home and open each window to check the seal and caulking around the frame. If you have windows that may be a bit drafty, consider adding heavy drapes to block some air infiltration. You may also want to consider replacing the weather stripping around the outside doors of the home in order to stop drafts. Other places in your home to inspect for air leaks include outlets, switches and floor registers.
Clean and Store Outdoor Furniture
Once you have closed up the pool for the season, you will need to take care of your outdoor furniture as well. Power all your summer furniture as well as cushions. After everything is dried, be sure that you store cushions in an area that is dry. This is to prevent fading and cracking. Once spring comes back around, your outdoor furniture will be ready for summer use.
Scrub Home Exterior
The goal of washing and scrubbing the outside of your home is to not only make it look great but also to prevent mold and mildew from growing. All that is needed for this project is a heavy duty power washer. One word of caution is that you don't want to power wash vinyl since this can cause it to bend and allow water to get behind it.
Repair Driveway and Walkway
If you have even the tiniest cracks or gaps in your driveway or walkway, if left untreated these can rapidly expand during the cold, winter months. You may want to consider hiring the service of a professional to be sure that the cracks and gaps are repaired correctly.
Service Winter Equipment
Drain gas from your lawnmowers. Be sure that snow blowers are serviced and tuned up. Replace snow shovels that are damaged or broken. Make sure all summer equipment is cleaned, dried and stored for the cold months ahead. Have plenty of sand bags handy as well as ice melt and be sure ice choppers are nice and sharp.
Examine Foundation
Be sure that all debris and vegetation is raked away from the home's foundation. Seal up any entry points to prevent small critters from getting access to underneath the home. Seal any cracks in the foundation so that mice cannot get in. Also, be sure entrances to crawlspaces are secured. Inspect sill plates for pest infestation and dry rot.
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This article was written by Jane Kennedy from the Comfree real estate network. She writes about home care and staging tips for their advice blog.