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Most industrial automation and other manufacturing personnel are very familiar with multi-touch technology from their smartphones and tablets. Many work for companies that allow employees to use their personal mobile devices for work purposes, from checking emails to accessing corporate data. Now, multi-touch technology is making its way to the automation world through multi-touch Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications.
When used in industrial settings, many of the benefits of this technology are similar to those encountered in the commercial sector: relatively low cost hardware, the ability to access and work with data quickly and easily, and near universal familiarity with the technology. However, when multi-touch technology is used with HMI systems, it offers unique advantages in addition to those mentioned above.
Using multi-touch devices such as smartphones and tablets to access and interact with data when in remote areas or simply away from the control room is fast becoming the de facto standard for manufacturers. A significant leap was ushered in with the introduction of browsers, apps and virtual private networks to access HMI systems through hand-held devices. Multi-touch offers the next step: the ability to quickly and intuitively view and analyze data from virtually any location.
Beyond Touchscreen
At first glance, it's easy to confuse multi-touch applications with traditional touchscreen designs. A traditional touchscreen application simply uses single touches to access different screens, basically replacing a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse. But multi-touch offers a number of advantages over touchscreens, keyboards and pointing devices (Table 1).
Multi-touch systems recognize the position of several touches and finger movements, which are referred to as "gestures." As with touchscreens, multi-touch technology enables users to operate an entire system without the need for a keyboard or pointing device. However, it goes further in that it enables intuitive gestures that facilitate the execution of commands up to three times faster than those performed on traditional touchscreens.
Gestures used with multi-touch screens provide the ability to move through many screens by swiping. Zooming by pinching enables users to quickly zero in on areas of interest, and rotation and other manipulation of screen objects is greatly simplified and expedited. A good example of how these gestures improve operations is enabling users to swipe through pages quickly to find the data they need. This is a great improvement over touchscreen buttons, mouse movements and keyboard commands that require the user to slowly drill down page by page.
Low Implementation Costs
There are many new technologies being introduced that started in consumer electronics. Some of these are more easily adaptable for the industrial market than others. In the worst case, some require a paradigm shift or investment that outweighs the benefits of the new technology. Multi-touch for HMI is clearly different in that it offers many real advantages without significant required investment or changes in work practices.
The arrival of the Windows 7 operating system and its built-in multi-touch programming capabilities has made it much easier and cheaper to implement multi-touch on tablets and smartphones. Windows 7 has also created a platform that greatly eases development of HMI software for multi-touch applications. In response, certain providers of HMI software are including multi-touch development tools with their traditional PC-based HMI packages; and these tools typically encompass PCs, tablets and smartphones.
Therefore, a company can invest in the same HMI software package to develop multi-touch screens for the PCs in the control room, and then use the same development tools to provide multi-touch enabled access for smartphones and tablets used in the field (Figure 1).
In addition, multi-touch for HMI doesn't require an expensive investment in new hardware. Workers can use their company-provided smartphones and tablets, as these devices have multi-touch functionality built-in. Many companies are going a step further by allowing for workers to use their own handheld devices on the job, a trend known as BYOD, or bring your own device.
Job satisfaction is increased when workers use their own devices, and companies often provide a monthly allowance to workers using their own devices, as the cost is typically lower than making a large capital expenditure to provide each worker throughout the company with handheld device.
Inherently Suited for Industrial Conditions
The design of multi-touch screens, with their lack of moving parts, is inherently better suited than keyboards and pointing devices for industrial areas subjected to contamination from dust and water. No moving parts are exposed, which extends the equipment's lifespan. This design enables some off-the-shelf devices to be used in the field without any additional protective measures, while others require only minimal modifications as compared to keyboards and pointing devices.
However, just as industrial PCs are made for the rigors of the automation world, panel developers have also introduced multi-touch screens that are reinforced for use in hazardous and other extreme environments. It's possible to protect keyboards and pointing devices in hazardous areas such as Zone 1 or 2, but very expensive. Multi-touch HMI screens provided with a protective overlay of glass or polycarbonate to safeguard them from splashes, dirt and extreme temperatures are often a better, less expensive alternative for these and other demanding areas.
Lowering Training Time and Costs
As mature operators and technicians retire at greater rates, younger workers will have to be trained to replace them, and companies naturally want to minimize training time and cost. Since the majority of these younger workers will have years of experience using smartphones and tablets, using multi-touch gestures for HMI systems will be intuitive and quickly learned.
In addition, interface to the process or operation will be similar whether the device is a PC, a tablet or a smartphone—as all will utilize multi-touch technology. This obviously is much simpler than learning a different method of interface for each device. With less time required to learn how to use HMI system interface devices, more training time can be spent on learning about the manufacturing processes and operations.
On the flip side, in the not-so-distant future a generation of workers will be very unskilled at performing keyboard commands and using pointing devices, so companies that continue to rely on these older technologies will have to spend more time and money training new workers.
Protecting Workers and Machines
The ability to improve safety with multi-touch HMI probably isn't as immediately apparent as the economic benefits and convenience of this technology. However, multi-touch technology used to access HMI systems does enable the implementation of significantly enhanced safety features.
In order to ensure worker safety and reduce the possibility of an accidental command, the HMI system screens can be programmed to require users make certain gestures unique to a specific operation. For example, the ability to start or stop a machine can be designed so a checkmark across the screen must be performed as a final step before the machine executes the command.
Operations for machines can also require users to have both hands on the screen at the same time in order to execute the command, thus protecting hands from accidentally becoming injured, and ensuring that critical operations are not performed with casual or accidental touches.
Some multi-touch applications even enable actions to be performed with gloved hands, an operation that is extremely difficult with keyboards. This frees workers from removing and putting gloves back on, saving time and making it easier to maintain personal protection.
Easier Diagnosis of Possible Problems
Perhaps the most unique functionality multi-touch technology offers is the ability to visualize machines and processes, and then access the right screen to diagnose a problem. One of the difficulties in viewing complicated machines and processes is that numerous layers of screens must be created to capture an entire view. (Figure 2)
Traditional HMI applications use multiple screen frames, and more frames mean greater memory requirements for the PC or other display device. A multi-touch application, on the other hand, requires far fewer screen layers to show a complete system overview. Smartphones and tablets have less memory than PCs and were once prohibitively slow when trying to move through multiple screens, but now users can access data very quickly and easily via multi-touch gestures.
Users can tap options on the screen to shrink and enlarge as needed, getting rid of the constraints of screen frame to enter a new era of visualized control. Perhaps, this ability to drill through screens in an instant or enlarge areas with a simple gesture is the new functionality, the killer app, which will hasten the adoption of multi-touch technology in the industrial workplace.
The Next Step in Visualization
HMI applications at the core have always been about providing visualization for machines and processes, rendering these operations and systems in a way that humans can easily understand. HMI systems are also designed with the purpose of viewing and controlling remote locations, and multi-touch HMI is the latest step in the evolution of visualization and remote access.
In addition to improved visualization capabilities, multi-touch technologies simplify how users physically interact with systems each time they touch a screen to expand or contract a view, or drag an item. Making it easier and more intuitive for humans to interact with machines and processes improves performance and reduces errors. This lets operators spend more time on analyzing and improving systems and processes instead of on access and visualization.
In the near future, operators in a control room will most likely continue to use PCs as their workstations. However, it isn't difficult to envision those same operators taking their smartphones and tablets to locations outside the control room to access HMI systems and troubleshoot problems. Furthermore, combining reduced headcounts and smaller budgets with improved remote technology means the workplace of the coming years must and can be far more mobile than in the past.
The advantages that multi-touch for HMI bring in terms of improved performance, faster and more accurate command execution, and enhanced safety mean it will become more prevalent in the industrial world. Seeing technicians in areas outside the control room, both in plant and remotely, using multi-touch smartphones and tablets to access HMI systems will probably become the norm rather than the exception over the next few years.


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The blended-learning environment embraces students where they are, encourages a growth mindset, and celebrates the opportunities technology brings to learning.
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The Flex Academy Studio goal is for each Flex Student to graduate high school on time, with a postsecondary plan in place.
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Each Flex Studio has a fully endorsed English, Social Studies, Math, and Science teacher who provide content expertise and differentiated instruction. Students are also assigned to an advisory Flex Teacher who personally tracks their credits, progress, postsecondary goals, interests, and style of learning.
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In the studio, students are supported to discover academics through a variety of approaches that enables them to individually refine a preferred learning style. This experience includes online, offline, and blended learning instruction, project-based learning, science labs, research, writing, group projects, and individual tutoring. Learning topics range from global, national, and local perspectives and are designed to relate the curriculum to real world experiences.
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Students who are scheduled into the Flex Studio will attend an advisory course designed for team-building, goal setting, and designing a postsecondary pathway based on students' academic, vocational, and career goals and interests. This includes but is not limited to: fieldtrips, resume building, DMACC, University, and Job Corps visits, scholarship workshops, job applications, internship prospects, volunteer work for organizations like Habitat for Humanity, and other enrichment opportunities.
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Students are assessed using the standards-referenced approach, which is instruction aligned to content focused learning standards. Flex teachers guide the students through knowledge they are expected to learn, provide continual feedback for improvement, re-teach when necessary, and allow numerous opportunities for practice. The results yield self-direction while preparing students for college.
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pocketpcthoughts has the scoop on the new compaq ipaq h3800 series set to be unveiled next week. the new ipaq features built-in bluetooth, an sd card slot, an integrated slot for usb, serial, and power, pocket pc 2002, a 206mhz intel strongarm processor, 64 mb sdram, and 32 mb flash rom. i have to say that i was hoping for more changes than what's listed above. i have a feeling the new hp jornada and new toshiba are now going to give the ipaq a run for its money, since you still need an add-on pack just to add a cf card on the ipaq while the jornada and others feature a tft screen. check out all the specs at pocketpcthoughts. we also covered the "rumored" new ipaq earlier in this news item.
user comments 17 comment(s)
|how many more changes did you need? (8:53am est thu sep 27 2001)
just the addition of the sd slot is a huge step forward – being able to add additional memory without the fat cf expansion pack means a lot. and bluetooth! finally!! – by symbianadvisor
|will the sd slot be able to run palmos intended devices? (11:03am est thu sep 27 2001)
… only time will tell. – by token user
|bluetooth & psion (11:34am est thu sep 27 2001)
i know that this is a bit ot but it looks more and more as if psion (again?) made a wrong decision in not releasing their bt revo. with both palm and now pocket pc (in the form of the ipaq) supporting it perhaps psion should have gone ahead.
c'est la vie! – by pfffftttttt….
|it's still ugly… (12:26pm est thu sep 27 2001)
flame me if you must, but i just was never turned on by the ipaq's attempt at a futuristic look. too jetson like… – by joe schmoe
|bluetooth (12:33pm est thu sep 27 2001)
can someone confirm if the bluetooth is integrated into the jacket or is it built-in? either way, the world is finally waking up to bluetooth – by stevie n
|joe schmoe (1:22pm est thu sep 27 2001)
hey, we're all entitled to our opionions. and while i personally like the look (without an expansion sleeve, especially), i do think it's too "slippery"
my palm iiic and iiix were more… spartan, but they felt more like a calculator.
my ipaq feels like a little computer, so i am not so unconscience of the treatement it gets. ironically, my iiic cracked, chipped, and finally died, so perhaps the durability was an illusion after all.
would be great if we could have annodized metal instead of the silver…
just my $0.02 worth,
|ok, chief gripes… (1:31pm est thu sep 27 2001)
1) a redesigned cradle/power input (or will it work with the h3000 cradles?)
2) speaker moved out of the "joypad" yet we don't know if this new model can have two or more buttons pressed at the same time (unlike the h3000 series).
3) record button still in a lousy place (i almost inadvertantly always hit it if i don't have a sleeve on).
4) sd? yet another flash standard. so i have sm for my camera, cf for my 3600, and an sd for the next gen of ipaqs? (at least i don't have any sony products with that silly memory stick)
also, it's much uglier than the previous models (matter of opinion, of course).
though the blackberry integration is great (if you can get it in your area). and the addition of the 1400ma battery is nice. also, is it still 12-bit color (4,096)?
one of the things that kept me from staying with palm was the fact that all the over-priced accessories did not work with the newer models. if compaq does thie, i think many will be "more free" to look elsewhere on buying another (upgrade/replacement) pocket pc.
this seems like baby steps however, the ipaq was a pretty big leap forward for pdas.
just my $0.02 worth,
|new hp jornado is going to die! (5:40pm est thu sep 27 2001)
with the merger of hp and compaq, the ipaq will win out over the jornado. – by e j
|impressive (10:58pm est thu sep 27 2001)
it's got everything except built-in wireless connection! i wonder what the battery life is like though, and how much it will cost? – by booboo
|bluetooth ??? (6:56am est fri sep 28 2001)
where does it say it has built-in bluetooth ?? the only bluetooth i can see is the jacket with cf.
toshiba is building a sd bluetooth card, maybe that's going to be used on the ipaq, since it's getting a new sd slot. and myrkat, if you knew anything about sd you would know that panasonic have products with it, and that there are over 200 companies supporting it.
it's so small and has such good features that cf and maybe finally pcmcia will dissapear.
just my $0,00 worth (heard of broadband ?)
|3g cell (11:48am est fri sep 28 2001)
so when will i be able to phone home with it? as in built-in 3rd generation cell phone and web browsing. – by wolvenpaw
|crap! they pulled it! (2:25pm est fri sep 28 2001)
they said they'd repost it in october! cripes! did anyone save the pictures and could send them or give me a url? my email is firstname.lastname@example.com – by psychicrefugee
|wait for the new jornada (5:39pm est fri sep 28 2001)
the new ipaq is ok but if you want a full pda phone then wait for the device hp is developing. if it is anything like what they showed at the 3gsm congress earlier this year it will give other pocket pc and stinger products a run for their money (though an integrated antenna would be good) – by cpw
|pulled (6:52pm est fri sep 28 2001)
article got pulled what is up with that!!!!!!!! you should take down the link – by han
|no one will be interested (10:24pm est fri sep 28 2001)
no one will be interested in the new models simply because of two things – price and feature. as many you have said, most old i-paqs can upgrade to pocket pc 2002 and bluetooth (cf card) is available. but the new i-paqs price just marked up too high. hp and compaq will both delay their launch of product because they finally aware of the stupid act by compaq (the os upgrade.) they probably will wait for the consumer and business spending to rebound before launching any new products because they do not want to follow what palm did in the first half of the year – by no one
|cool look!!! (11:20pm est fri sep 28 2001)
didn't know that black text on white was a new microsoft achievement! =)
death to microsoft and pocketpc!!! palm rules forever!!! – by butt plug
|palm rules forever … in hell (8:38pm est sat sep 29 2001)
can't wait to get one. – by divx


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My old friend sculptris & zBrush & a bit Photoshop
My old friend sculptris & zBrush & a bit Photoshop
Made some better renderings.
Didn't find a way to completely "switch off" SSS simulation. Any idea?
hahahaha,like the idea.very cool.
OK: you made me laugh! Nice likeness and great joke.
Do you think he wants to annex Easter Island too? To protect Russian civilians living there, of course.
Diablo - Thanks, great you like it.
Thanks Rory_L.
Oh, no.
I had to get this guy out of my head.
Easter Islands has a sad history about leading elites turning a paradise into almost nothing.
There is another Island almost same basic circumstances, but population worked together, hand in hand.
It's prosperous civilisation exists still today, being more a big family in paradise.
Maybe I have to add some more heads there?
I am preparing some company for him.
Poor lady.
Sculptris & Render in Zbrush:
Hi Knacki, Nice start, I think they might deserve each other!
Cheers, David
And so we came forth and once again beheld the stars.
- William Styron, Darkness Visible
Thanks chalkman.
but I changed my mind.
She don't deserves him!
She and her friends are not billionaires, she respects and fights for human rights and freedom .......<- these dots are endless arguments.
And we call her "Mommy" - have you ever heard someone calling Putin Mommy?
But what they have seriously in common is:
Both were born in a socialist country that completly changed, both are dwarfs and looking funny.
Even more from the side
And you can even buy better Merkel T-Shirts! Or have you seen a Putin Shirt like this?:
I like the way your mind works.....
...email me
...on facebook
"Time's the thief of memory"


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At low water, Wells beach has huge open views and mile upon mile of sands and shallow channels to enjoy. When the tide comes in, the beach is transformed into a harbour, with the entrance channel suddenly busy with visiting yachts, fishing boats setting out for the day or returning with their catch, local small boats going out to fish as well as clouds of small sailing boats racing or cruising within the harbour.
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Parents to worry about potty training their kids however, if it is done in the right manner, it is not quite a difficult task. Experts claim that one day your kid will start going to the toilet and accomplish toilet training so do not spend too much time and worry on this aspect. Many times this may start from the age of 18 months and sometimes it may not the case until the child is aged 4 or above.
Like various other things such as eating, talking, walking as well as making friends, kids love to these in their own way instead of your way. So, no matter what are the circumstances, you kid will get trained one day. There is not point worrying yourself silly and watching potty training videos all day .
Following mentioned is a step-by-step guide to the potty training process which will be quite effective in your training sessions.
Potty Training Your Child step by step
Get them familiar with the potty & Guide them
When kids get started with potty training which is usually from 18 – 24 months, there are many varieties available. You can start talking about potty training after their first year so as to develop their interest. You can also keep in some handy books about the training process or you can make stories of their favourite characters that also use the toilet to poo or wee. The main idea is to get the child comfortable with it.
Grab the signs which show that the kid is ready
There are many signs which tell that your child is ready. They show increased interest in going to the toilet, tells you about potty, getting uncomfortable in dirty nappies, get dressed by themselves, follows instructions, goes to the toilet at regular schedules as well as remains dry for a longer time period. Though, it is not necessary that all these signs are present in your kid. You will have to search for indications as well as learn their capability for potty training.
Select the right potty
Get the right type of potty. You can go for a floor potty seat or the one which goes up to the length of an adult toilet. There are many parents who keep many potties all over the house. This is not a good idea as the kids will not get used to repeated use.
Select the right time
Proper guideance along with alert supervision is necessary for this task. Even if the kid is all set for potty time, experts advice that if they are stressed or under bad health, postpone the sessions for some time. Kids tend to learn any new skill when they are completely relaxed and have a normal routine. Moreover, when your kid starts going to the toilet, make sure he is taken out from the crib and is transitioned onto a big bed.
Exhibit the method of potty training
When you start training the child, take him to the toilet often. Make him sit on the potty at regular intervals and especially the first thing after waking up in the morning, at nights or before you go outside. Tell them to remove their pants first and then sit on the toilet. Guide them by talking to them about the process or play a game so that they find the process interesting. After this, whether they have actually done something or not, instruct them to flush the toilet and wash their hands.
Tell them hygiene rules
Hygiene is very important so tell your kids to wipe clean from front to back and remain clean. Tell them to wash their hands as well and for this purpose you can bring their favorite soap or sing along a song with them while they are washing hands.
Reward them
Accidents are a part of the training process so if they occur do not get frustrated and avoid punishing them. As a matter of fact, this might delay the successful completion of the training as they will get scared. Praise and reward them when they have used the potty successfully.
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Posted: Dec 08, 2015
Mobile, AL. - Christian Bradford scored 24 points to lead the MMI men's basketball team to their 10th win of the season, defeating Bishop State Community College 72-60. Ronnie Baylark added 19 points and Quamauri Hardy had 17 points in the win on the road.
Marion will travel to Meridian, Mississippi Saturday, December 12 for their last game before Christmas Break. The Tigers will tip-off against the Meridian Community College Eagles at 3:30 p.m.


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Seattle Public Schools has neighborhood, option and service schools. In addition to the information below, details are available in the Superintendent's Procedures for Student Assignment 3130 SP. Visit the policy and procedure webpage to read the procedure.
(formerly Alternative Learning Experience)
Option schools with continuous enrollment offer unique services, opportunities, and learning environments to meet individual student needs. Students may request assignment to these schools or may be referred to one. These schools do not have geozones. Families are welcome to apply to these schools during Open Enrollment and throughout the school year.
Students are usually placed in a service school based on individual assessment. Assignments to service
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At Cascade Parent Partnership Program, staff and families collaborate to create individualized plans that support the unique needs and interests of our diverse learners. Students learn in our classrooms, at home and wherever their curiosity takes them. At Cascade, we celebrate individuality, embrace community, and have fun as we learn about ourselves and the world around us.
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Skills Center has multiple sites. Please visit our website for more information.
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South Lake's mission is to provide educational experiences in a highly responsive environment for high school age students. We provide a supportive, caring and stable atmosphere.Students receive encouragement and guidance to complete the courses needed to graduate. All classes are multi-graded and support the developmental and academic needs of our students in a family atmosphere.
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Hello everyone! I was invited along to the Glasgow branch of TGI Friday's on Thursday night to participate in their burger blind date event. Hell yes! I was so in. I had a plus one so I invited my boyfriend along with me(his first blogging event, everyone say awww).
When we arrived we were taken to the bar where we were told about their cocktail menu and got to watch some really impressive cocktail making. The bartenders were doing all that fancy throwing about stuff. It was so cool. I went for a popping candy strawberry margarita: Jose Cuervo Especial tequila and BOLS strawberry liqueur with fresh strawberries, lemon and lime juices with a popping candy rim. It was lovely and the popping candy was a really nice touch. Stuart went for a rum and coke(boring).
We were then seated and greeted with a rather unusual menu. Instead of getting told what was on the burgers we were given dating profiles for the burgers. It was really fun and a little exciting to order something and not know what you're getting. I was a little nervous as I'm a bit of a picky eater but I had no need to worry as everything sounded amazing. I was stuck between 2, 4 and 5. Stuart was stuck between 2, 3 and 4.
I decided to go with contestant number 4 and Stuart number 2.
Contestant number 2:
Down south, everything's better when it's smooth... and I'm no exception. One bite and you'll be mine. I'm all over everything and I'd like to be all over you.(PS you think you know me? You don't know Jack).
Contestant number 4:
I'm not telling porkies when I say this. I like my flames how I like my dates - red hot, dangerous and naked. Pick me and you've pulled.
Sounds amazing right? We originally planned to go halfers on each burger but as soon as they arrived that was forgotten. We just tore in!
Contestant number 4 turned out to be their BBQ Pulled Pork burger. A 7oz burger topped with BBQ pulled pork, pickled red onions, colby cheese, Friday's mayo and smothered in Mesquite & Hickory BBQ sauce served on a brioche bun. Wow, what a mouthful. I also had a side of reguar fries. The burger was absolutely huge. You know the type of burger that you pick up and turn around a couple of times because you don't even know where to start? Yeah. That. In the end I just tore in and it was absolutely beautiful. It was big, messy and delicious. The burger was so lovely and succulent but the pulled pork topping was what really did it for me. Unfortunately it was a little too big and I had to leave some but I'd definitely order it again, it was amazing. I'm drooling thinking about it now. The fries were also really nice. I think they were made with salt and garlic because they had a really nice flavour to them.
Stuart's burger was the Friday's Double Glazed Jack Daniel's burger. Jack Daniel's sweet and smoky glaze, Montery Jack cheese, Jack Daniel's candied bacon and Friday's mayo. He really enjoyed it. After I looked up I'd had about 4 bites of mine and he'd ate it all. Stuart ordered a side of sweet potato fries which he said were delicious with the side of Jack Daniel's dipping sauce.
For my next cocktail I asked the bartender for something fruity and refreshing. I ended up with a Haymarket which is one of TGI Friday's signature cocktails.ABSOLUT Raspberri, apple liqueur, with fresh orange, raspberries and a touch of sugar. My god this was amazing. Definitely my favourite out of the two.
Thank you so much to TGI Friday's for inviting us along! We had an absolutely amazing evening and we'll definitely be back. If you're looking for some awesome burgers, you know where to go!
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Stewart Cole, secretary to retired millionaire Alan Rogers, appeals to amateur sleuth and mystery writer Ellery Queen to investigate the hold that two sinister men have over his employer. After accepting the case, Ellery drives out to Rogers' lakeside estate to search the room occupied by Bates and Corday, Rogers' former partners in the pearl business. Among their belongings, Ellery finds a newspaper clipping inquiring as to the whereabouts of Rogers' long-lost daughters, Margo and Marie, and realizes that Bates and Corday traced Rogers through the ad. That afternoon, as Nikki Porter, Ellery's secretary, leaves his office, she bumps into Marie Dubois, who is looking for Rogers, a former tenant in the building. After Nikki blurts out that Ellery is conducting an investigation at the Rogers house, Marie confides that Rogers is her father, but she has not seen him since she was a girl in Tahiti. 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Long time listener, first time caller. I have a 1982 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham, that last summer I ripped the 307 out of. It now has a Chevy ZZ4 crate motor, backed by a TH 350 transmission. (Gasp! My hero!!! – SM)
My problem now is the car overheats if it is sitting still. I have a stock sized radiator (for the 307) installed, backed by a pair of electric 12″ fans. The fans are rotating in the proper direction, and do turn on and off properly.
My question now is: do I add more radiator (which would mean fabricating new mounts, lots of other stuff), or switch to a mechanical fan? I would need to go with a reverse rotation mechanical fan as I have the serpentine belt pulley kit on the motor. Do you think the fan alone will fix the problem? My other question is I only have about 1000 km on this engine, could it just be some trapped air in the coolant system?
Please reply quickly, as I am looking to start rolling in the car now that winter is done here in Winnipeg.
Thanks, Paul.
Sajeev answers:
First off, lemme say these vintage Olds 98s and Buick Electras are so much cooler than comparable Panthers. Second, OMG SON ZZ4 98 RESTOMOD FTW SON!
Now, how old is the radiator? You probably just need a new one, a OEM replacement. Radiators get clogged with age, and my first comment is to replace what you got if you do not know how old it is.
Once again, I love your restomod! Early 80s GM sedans deserve the attention you are giving. This is the real definition of Panther Love, fixing those often misloved American icons from our now unfortunate past. But, now we have crossover utility vehicles. So all the best to you.
Paul writes:
Hello Sajeev, thank you for the reply. The rad is brand new, installed at the same time as the engine. Any other ideas you have would help.
Thanks Again, Paul.
Sajeev answers:
How many CFMs (cubic feet per minute) do the fans push? You might want to see if they flow as well as the Lincoln Mark VIII electronic fan, as it is an upgrade for many vehicles, and maybe that's what you need. See what CFMs it flows for sure.
Paul writes:
Hello Sajeev, the fans are not rated for CFM. I think I am going to go with the mechanical fan, and see what happens. I will make sure to update you with how well it works.
Thanks, Paul.
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There's nothing wrong with having a mechanical fan, but I'm starting to wonder if that isn't the problem. Yes, perhaps you didn't "burp" the system properly and there's an air bubble in it. Definitely run the Olds (from a dead cold start) with the radiator cap removed and the heater on. Let the system circulate and as it gets up to operating temperature, you should see bubbles escaping from the radiator. Top off the system right there, and in a minute or two, put the cap back on when it starts to dribble out the top of the radiator.**
Perhaps the radiator cap isn't strong enough to keep correct pressure, or maybe the thermostat is defective…or maybe who knows from our vantage point! But we all wish you luck on this unbelievably awesome restomod project. Dang.
**Not applicable on newer vehicles, as you can't even see the radiator. The same technique applies, but you have to remove the radiator cap from the remote fill reservoir instead. And maybe from another fill/bleed point, ALWAYS RTFM WHEN IN DOUBT!
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HalftruthJanuary 28th, 2013 at 8:50 am
Water pump maybe? And are we talking a full blown, boil over or a temp gauge indication of an overheat? I ask as I had an 88 T-Bird that would warm up nicely and after about 15 minutes, the gauge would jump to the red on the temp gauge. After coolant flushes, numerous t-stats and a radiator I found that the gauge was wrong. Car never overheated. My .02..
I am curious as to what you find Paul.
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January 28th, 2013 at 10:14 am
Ah, you are another victim of the retarded Internal Voltage Regulator found on analog gauges of the 1986-1988 Thunderbird and Cougar. I presume this happened more often when the headlights were on and you have the dashboard backlighting set on 100% bright.
Cars, they are so much fun!
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HalftruthJanuary 28th, 2013 at 12:38 pm
As it turns out, yes. Strange thing.. After I found out it was the temp gauge, then the others started acting strangely as well. Not until I had spent the time and money to chase it did the others act up. Still a great car though, I enjoyed it.
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fincar1January 28th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I had a 1957 Plymouth Fury that was overheating per the temp. gauge. I finally simply checked the water temperature with a mercury thermometer from the lab where I worked…180 degrees Fahrenheit. I had suspected this because there were no other problems typically associated with overheating.
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PrincipalDanJanuary 28th, 2013 at 8:52 am
I'm jealous too.
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Dukeboy01January 28th, 2013 at 9:05 am
Me too. I've caught myself running searches on Autotrader and eBay for early- mid eighties full- size GM boxes lately. I'd be partial to a 2- door Caprice with a LS1 stuck between the framerails. It would be the perfect sleeper, with whitewalls, wire wheel covers, and a landau roof. If only I had time, money, garage space, mechanical ability…
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FedsJanuary 28th, 2013 at 8:55 am
How far off is your cooling capacity? Will running the heater prevent it from overheating? If so, an upgraded electric fan will probably do the trick. If not, give the cooling system a better once over: Are the fans coming on at the right temperature, is it holding pressure, is the waterpump good, etc.
A tip: find an OEM electric fan instead of an aftermarket one. An OEM fan from a FWD/V8/Automatic will flow plenty of air for almost any application. Also try to concentrate the fans along the coolant path. i.e. if the rad flows from top left (hot) to bottom right (cold), place fans along the diagonal.
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jaydezJanuary 28th, 2013 at 9:28 am
Are the radiator fans the kind that just zip tie to the radiator or are they incorporated into a shroud that covers the entire radiator?
Most radiators and the like that i have dealt with need the shroud in place so the fan pulls air through the entire radiator, not just the part with the fan on it. If you aren't running a shroud around it, I would suggest fabricating one and incorporating the fan to the back of it.
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ZekeTorontoJanuary 28th, 2013 at 9:37 am
" … now that winter is done here in Winnipeg."
LOL–Did this request sit around a long time waiting to get published or have I missed a joke somewhere along the way?
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prndlolJanuary 28th, 2013 at 10:12 am
Haha yeah, they've got a while to go yet in Winnipeg so my guess is this electronic letter got stuck in an internet tube.
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January 28th, 2013 at 10:16 am
Piston Slap has far more fans than it does weekly postings. It's a sad reality.
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ottJanuary 28th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Just what this guy needs… more fans!
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Detroit-IronJanuary 28th, 2013 at 11:43 pm
Little known fact-the internet IS a series of tubes, more or less.
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PrincipalDanJanuary 28th, 2013 at 11:50 pm
Ten movies streaming across that, that Internet, and what happens to your own personal Internet? I just the other day got… an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it yesterday [Tuesday]. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially.
[…] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material. – Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010)
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CoreyDLJanuary 31st, 2013 at 9:24 am
+1 ott
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mfgreen40January 28th, 2013 at 10:02 am
I dont think the radiator is the problem but this car was available with the infamous diesel engine which had a thicker radiator than the 307 and of course it would bolt right in.
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olddavidJanuary 28th, 2013 at 10:03 am
It appears our avocation is in good hands. What an imagination.
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danio3834January 28th, 2013 at 10:04 am
Very cool swap. Great selection on the crate motor. I love me some GM B-body goodness as well having owned a Delta 88, box Caprice, Roadmaster and bubble Caprice in the past. (I still have the bubble, I can't bring myself to part with a good condition un-donked last of the B-bodies).
You very well could still have air pockets in the cooling system. You may find it helpful to raise the front of the vehicle a bit to ensure the rad cap is higher than the coolant in the lines and block while bleeding.
The ZZ4 isn't difficult to bleed like an LT1, it's pretty much Gen 1 SBC with no fancy coolant crossovers or steam pipes. Pressure test the system and look carefully for even the smallest leaks. Small leaks can introduce pair pockets. If you're sure you've got all the air out, it's likely you still don't have enough airflow over the rad at low speed.
If there's not enough shrouding around the rad or fans to create sufficient negative pressure behind the rad, this may result in reduced airflow. Other than that, you may just want to increase the rad capacity.
I never had a problem with overheating with the ZZ4 I had in a 2nd gen Camaro with the stock rad, so you might want to try different fans first.
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January 28th, 2013 at 10:21 am
"You very well could still have air pockets in the cooling system. You may find it helpful to raise the front of the vehicle a bit to ensure the rad cap is higher than the coolant in the lines and block while bleeding."
Excellent advice. Thank you for sharing.
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dtremitJanuary 28th, 2013 at 10:59 am
"cooler than comparable Panthers"
What does this phrase even mean? Is it like "more unique?"
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January 28th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
They look better inside and out…cooler. If there was a significant performance difference (there might be) I would also mention that.
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PrincipalDanJanuary 28th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Panthers only "win" because they stayed around longer. That says more about Ford and GM then the goodness of either one. I honestly wonder what the Fleetwood/Caprice/Roadmaster sales #s would have been if GM had just kept them in production after 1996 while investing the same amount in small upgrades that Ford did to the Panther platform.
The other big advantage Ford has in my book is the quicker adoption of a good fuel injection system in 1985 combined with standard V8 from the beginning. GM didn't adopt fuel injection until 1989 and then only on the 305 SBC and GM always forked around with the engine options depending on the year of production.
Panther/B-body(&C &D) history is very fascinating to me from 1979 (when the Panthers debuted) until the death of the B/C/D in 1996.
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dtremitJanuary 28th, 2013 at 5:55 pm
I think you missed my sarcasm. Better than a Panther? Unthinkable!
In seriousness, though, I'd give the cool factor to the C-bodies on the sedans, but to my mind the first-gen Panther coupes are a lot better looking than their GM equivalents. The Town Coupe roofline bests the similar formal look on the Olds, I'd say, and the Marquis coupe is nicer looking than the Electra.
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ponchoman49January 28th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
I bet a simple switch to the heavy duty radiator option (std with diesel) would solve this and it will bolt right in.
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pb35January 28th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
I misread the engine as a "Z24" swap. I was like, what's everyone so excited about?
I have nothing else to add. Good luck getting it sorted, Paul.
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stuartJanuary 28th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
With a new radiator, even one that's a bit too small, I'm surprised that it overheats so easily. I would suspect a coolant flow issue.
Before you change anything: 1) Is the engine really overheating? 2) Is the heat getting to the radiator?
Get yourself one of those infrared thermometers with a laser (HomeDepot or equivalent) and find out really what temp everything is. With the engine idling hot, is the radiator also getting hot?
With the cap off, engine idling and warm enough that the thermostat is open, do you see evidence of *vigorous* coolant flow in the radiator?
In the distant past, I've had water pumps that slipped/dropped their impeller right after installation.
Also: pull the thermostat and test it in a pot on the stove; start with cool water, heat the pot, and watch it with a trustworthy thermometer (your infrared one would do). Does the thermostat open promptly and fully at/above its rated temp?
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January 28th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Having once swapped in an '87 350 TPI/TH700-R4 into an '89 Caprice wagon and having some cooling issues early on…I swapped in a four-core radiator and used an engine driven fan sticking halfway out of the fan shroud. I'd read that positioning (1/2 in the shroud, 1/2 out) was the best combo for efficient cooling.
The gauge never got above 1/4 of the way up after that.
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ScoutdudeJanuary 28th, 2013 at 5:18 pm
If it overheats while idling but not when moving faster than 25mph or so then it is insufficient air flow from the fans.
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Moparman426WJanuary 28th, 2013 at 5:23 pm
That is most likely his problem, he needs a 4 core radiator and pump driven fan. He could also install a pusher fan to go along with the engine driven fan. Dunno why he's using a turbo 350, most people havn't been using those in years. A 200R4 or 700R4 would give better acceleration off the line due to the lower first gear, and the overdrive top gear would give better gas mileage, plus both trannies are more durable than the TH350, and are dirt cheap just like the 350.
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golden2huskyJanuary 28th, 2013 at 8:39 pm
I agree. The fact that he is ok when running but the temp creeps up at idle indicates to me insufficient air flow. I agree with the shroud, more CFM and then the 4 row unit.
Moparman, remember all inherent overheating of Mopars from the early 70s? My Fury would overheat with the A/C on in traffic from the day of first delivery (I knew the original owner). When I got the car it had a flex fan. I changed to the biggest clutch fan I could find from a 440 car in the junkyard, added a new clutch, installed a four row custom made radiator, a waterpump with a special cover on the impeller, a good shroud and it still overheated in traffic with the air on. Then one day the clutch fan got stuck in the fully locked position. Bam, overheating done. Of course that killed mileage but for a couple of weeks it solved the problem. Everybody I knew with these cars had overheating issues and radiators that corroded through in a few years…never got to the bottom of that…
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Moparman426WJanuary 28th, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Insufficient cooling capacity can also cause overheating at low speeds and at idle. C The fact that your car stopped overheating after the fan locked up indicates that it wasn't spinning fast enough when it needed to before to keep the engine cool. Never had a cooling issue with any of my mopars, they had some of the most efficient cooling systems out there. The big blocks are about the coolest running big blocks there are.
The radiator in my oldest mopar, my 63 Imperial lasted until 1991 before I had to have it recored. My next oldest mopars are a 72 Imperial, 77 half ton 4×4 and a 78 New Yorker Brougham. They all went 2+ decades before the radiators needed recored. It makes a difference when you replace the coolant at least once every 2-3 years.
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greaseyknightJanuary 28th, 2013 at 6:25 pm
The advise to upgrade the fans/shroud are on the right track IMHO, the popular OEM/junkyard route is one from a Taurus, if they can be found….
The other thing to check is if the motor is running lean, or the timing is off. Both of which will cause the motor to run hot, that said my bet is still that it doesn't have enough airflow over the rad at idle.
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28-Cars-LaterJanuary 28th, 2013 at 6:28 pm
A picture is worth a thousand words, pictures please!
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golden2huskyJanuary 28th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
If I could get one wish from TTAC it would be the ability to add photos….
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dudefromthenorthJanuary 28th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
When you put in the zz4 block, did you keep the old Oldmobile fan? I think the ZZ4 drives the water pump in the opposite direction ….
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dudefromthenorthJanuary 28th, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Oh never mind, ignore my previous post.
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January 29th, 2013 at 12:19 am
I've never heard "Deffo" before; is that British? :P
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jacob_coulterJanuary 29th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
If the electric fans are your only fans, there's your problem.
The 12″ universal ones you can get in parts stores are junk, if you're dead set on electric, find an OEM setup from a Lincoln Mark Viii or Taurus. Those actually have the power to cool something like a V8. You might though have to upgrade your alternator.
Personally, I'd go with a mechanical fan, heavy duty clutch and factory shroud. The hp savings for going to an electric fan are minimal and mainly at high rpm. I'd also throw in a 180 degree thermostat if it doesn't have it already.
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DimwitJanuary 29th, 2013 at 10:53 pm
Another thing is go to Jay Leno's Garage and look for Cooling. I saw a guy on there that made OEM fitment rads that had 30% more cooling capacity just for restomods. He was in the upper US somewhere.
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doctor oldsFebruary 7th, 2013 at 8:24 am
I just stumbled on this page after being out of town when it was posted. Great car! I loved driving these around as a District Service Manager for Olds in the '70's and early '80's. We called them "deep rides" in the day. Always thought I would have a coupe after I left the field- still look for them. I love the engine swap- 307's were gutless! My own choice today would be a 5.3L with trans from a late model pickup truck. Cost effective and fine performance.
Fan shrouds are very important to cooling. If there is no shroud, that may be the biggest problem. It may be necessary to get a better electric fan setup with a shroud that comes very close to the tips of the fan blades. We had cooling problems with the 403 V8 in the '77 Toronado. Toronados always had cooling challenges. It had a venturi ring that was positioned very close to the fan blade tips to substantially improved air flow through the radiator.
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Well this has been an interesting few weeks. After the demise of the Old World we finally see what has come to take its place and the emergent Age of Sigmar has divided the community. Here I will attempt to gather some thoughts from across the internet as well as throw in a few of my own ramblings with regards the new release. More than anything this is for posterity's sake as I think it will be interesting to look back on the dawn of this new era of Warhammer in the months and years to come.
I will address the three core aspects of the game (as I see them): the models, the rules and the fluff followed by a lengthy conclusion. Throughout I will attempt to include both the positive and negative though I forewarn you I shall probably tend towards the latter though I try to keep some optimism.
The Models
I don't think the quality of the models can be called into question, this is GW's casting at its cutting edge with insane amounts of detail. Personally I quite like the models. Whilst they may be ludicrously over the top I feel they achieve an epic vision that has so often appeared in the art, particularly the chaos stuff which follows in the vein of recent End Times releases and arguably the Chaos aesthetic presented in the Dark Vengeance box as well, particularly the Chosen models. Not so keen on the monster but otherwise the starter contents are fairly technically impressive if a little overly-insane.
I actually think the Stormcast Eternals look quite cool and are visually impressive as an army; a host of these guys would look great together on the tabletop. I was quite surprised by their scale though, being roughly as big as Space Marine terminators and on the same base. Apparently a huge golden Stormcast Eternal statue has been erected outside GW headquarters in Nottingham. I haven't seen a picture of it yet but it would certainly indicate how much they are willing to push these guys as the poster boys of this new game.
|The heroes Warhammer need?
The Stormcast Eternals have attained the dubious moniker of 'Sigmarines' in the community and I have already seen quite a few cool conversions of the free Liberator that came with the White Dwarf into various forms of Space Marines. The most successful I have seen thus far being an Adeptus Custodes and a Blood Angels captain. I must admit I was planning on getting that White Dwarf and converting it into a 40k Cardinal in Terminator Armour to lead my Witch-Hunters alongside my Lord-Inquisitor. I can see the comparison and I understand why GW has done it. I also realise that an order-aligned version of a Chaos Warrior was destined to look something like this but I think elements like the death mask and scrolls could have been toned down to prevent closer comparison to marines. As it stands I could assemble a sizeable terminator (deathwing or grey knight) army straight out of the starter box with little to no conversion work. The Lord-Relictor could even be a terminator Chaplain. The Khorne stuff could equally work well as the basis of a Chaos Marine or Daemonkin army with plenty of cultists and some berserkers/chosen.
Random note: if standard Warhammer 'hatology' still applies then this guy will be the real MVP of the starter box. His headgear gets even more ridiculous when you look at it in 360 view. I look forward to seeing if a model for mighty Sigmar himself will get a hat able to rival that of Nagash.
|Deathmask? Check
Lion-helm? Check
Lightning Halo? Check
Mini-Ghal-Maraz Crest? Check
Huge plume coming out top? Check
The Rules
Small model count for easy access: Great!
Updates for every army: Great!
Free rules for everyone: Fantastic!
Unbalanced, nonsensical rules simplified to childish levels: not so good. The rules thus far have proven to be the biggest sticking point for most people, myself and my friends included.
How simple should simple be? The main rules are only four pages long and stat-lines as we knew them are gone completely. Rather than a range of charts we have static to-roll values for most things. Many have argued that this is too simplistic, that it opens up many logical inconsistencies and fails to account for a range of possibilities. I would tend to agree as now as you roll to wound a goblin the same as a bloodthirster which under the old rules would have been vastly different circumstances. Overall I like the idea of easier to learn rules, however the direction that should have been taken was one of streamlining rather than simplification.
Simplification may however prove to be a small blessing as combined with low model counts the barrier to entry for the game has been significantly lowered. War scrolls being rules in the box and free rules online as well are excellent ideas. I for one have downloaded everything (then again I usually download anything GW or FW put up in fear they could disappear one day). Steps in the right direction at least and I will be interested to see if this helps tempt new players into the hobby.
I have heard that it can be quite an enjoyable game if played casually though requiring some effort to get right (largely due to balance issues). I think most importantly the issue is that this is a wholly different type of game, it is not a game of massed formations doing battle. It is a skirmish game that has been argued to lack the tactical depth of manoeuvre that defined the previous incarnation of Warhammer. It is not therefore what fantasy players wanted nor asked for.
Arguments for the lack of restrictions and greater freedom seem to be the bastion of those defending the rules. However others have argued that the lack of points or other system of balancing armies is a seemingly disastrous move. Tournament and competitive play will be far more difficult to organise without a simple arbitrary system to ensure roughly equal armies do battle. I am no tournament player so I will leave that discussion for the more knowledgeable. Even with points it could at times be difficult to accurately match-up units, now it is quite impossible and 'bring your whole collection' sounds a terrible idea. Points really has been a sticking issue as it is a change to a fundamental basis of wargaming common to nearly all games, its abandonment has ultimately been seen as a very poor choice due to the effect on the practicality of having a game in the first place.
Also bases don't matter anymore and instead you simply measure from the model itself. Whilst this means people don't have to rebase their entire collections it does open a huge can of worms with the potential for certain base sizes and weapons to give unfair advantages. I should hope we don't see ridiculous modelling to win but there will be at least one or two people that do.
With regard the compendiums for existing armies, the rules presented for them seem ok; a token gesture which is the least they could have done to prevent a total implosion of their player base. Invalidating everyone's collections in one bold stroke would not have sat well. I do have a bit of a problem with the 'fun' rules they seem to have put in (See Kurt Helborg, the Bloodwrack Medusa, Gresus Goldtooth, Konrad von Carstein, the Masque of Slaanesh, Settra the Imperishable, Brettonia and probably a few others). This totally bemuses me, the intent was probably a flight of fancy that overtook a games designer or two but at the end of the day I think was just silly and in a way quite insulting to veterans. Apparently we will not be seeing rules like this for new models. Make of that what you will.
Perhaps we shall see updates to what has been said to be a 'living ruleset' that will bring marked improvements over the next few months. Physical rulebooks of one form or another, most likely expansions and campaigns, have been rumoured to be on the horizon and may bring some more aspects to the game. Rules for massed battles and some form of balancing mechanic would be warmly welcomed by a currently sceptical community. How soon we see these we will have to see should they materialise at all.
The Fluff
The fluff is still as of yet largely unknown to us. What we do know seems to hold promise but is an entirely different beast to what we had previously. This is high fantasy as high as it gets. I am worried that in a quest to make this as epic as possible we will lose some of the down-to-earth grim darkness that was the heart and soul of the Old World. In a way the hopelessness of the common man in both the fantasy and 40k settings is what defined them and made their heroics all the more emotionally satisfying. The appeal of armies like the Empire and
Imperial Guard Astra Militarum was the struggle of the everyday man against the forces that sought to destroy him. Age of Sigmar however has given the forces of Order a fighting chance but I hope they don't take it too far and remove the humanity we can empathise with.
I will be really interested to see where they go with the setting. If anything can get me into this game it will be the fluff behind the models. I first got into the hobby through Lord of the Rings and later branched out as I discovered armies that I enjoyed the fluff for. Hell, I am one of the dozen people that play Sisters of Battle because I love their background. If the exceptional models continue and are backed up by engaging fluff I may be tempted to buy something.
Also, there have been many awkward name changes in an attempt to make things more copyrightable. I largely don't have too much of a problem with this though I think a few of them are a little silly. Ogres becoming Ogors seems daft. Lizardmen becoming Seraphon is actually just weird as that was the name of Malekith's dragon.
On a random note I expect the Realm of Metal to be as awesome as its title infers.
The art looks top notch as well. Unsurprising given the End Times art which was fantastic. There are as of yet few example of art from the Age of Sigmar out on the internet, what we need is a big book of some form full of artwork to ogle at. I have been somewhat disappointed at recent 40k artwork, much of which seems uninspiring and bland compared to what you can find in third and fourth edition codexes (a topic I will be addressing in depth in a month or twos time). I hope that the artwork for Age of Sigmar continues in the same vein as we have seen thus far.
I think this was a golden opportunity to breathe fresh life into the game and I think they missed the mark. Already on many of the big internet forums vocal portions of the community are unwilling to support Age of Sigmar. There are some, equally vocal, people willing to give it a go and have already reported positively regarding the starter box as a whole.
What is interesting is that Age of Sigmar is starting to be marketed outside of GW itself. Game Informer have run an article on it with a positively glowing review. I wouldn't be surprised to see GW push this in ways they haven't previously used for their miniature games so it is possible we will see new players enter the fantasy scene. It will be interesting to see how many new players come into the hobby as I can imagine we are about to see a massive haemorrhaging of the existing player base as people reject this new era of fantasy. In many ways this product seems almost wholly geared towards attracting new players with only token thought given to existing fantasy customers. Perhaps a wise decision seeing as in the fantasy range has been losing profitability for a while now and GW cannot trust veterans alone for revenue.
Rumours and reports from GW reps seem to indicate that GW are willing to go as far as they need to in order to promote Age of Sigmar. There have been indications that whilst rules will remain free books are coming with background, scenarios and narrative campaigns. Apparently more modes of play will soon be supported and some form of balance for tournaments will appear at some point. However, at the moment we don't know specifics and given how insanely inaccurate rumours about this game have been over the past few months I will believe nothing until I have these products actually in front of me.
I have sufficient fantasy and 40k projects to keep me busy until Christmas. If GW don't do something to impress me between now and then I will not be spending my money on Age of Sigmar. The models are good but not so exceptional I desperately need them, the rules appear to be a mess and I barely know anything about the fluff. In fact unless they give Sisters of Battle some cool new models and a proper update I can see my GW spending drop dramatically in the next year. I have by the way heard good things about Mantic's Kings of War and I have always fancied a bit of historical wargaming or Malifaux....
Many long-term players like my fellow writers on the blog and I will now enter wait-and-see mode. This could grow into something great, in a year or so I might be posting about how much I enjoy the system and showing off some freshly painted Aelfs. There are rumours and indication of things developing and getting better. What we have for now may be too early to really tell what the grand plan for Age of Sigmar is. We shall have to see what comes to pass in the following months but for the wider community this has not been a wholly good first impression.
This is the end of an era and the beginning of a wholly untrodden path. Success or failure; this new game will have a profound effect on GW and the industry as a whole. The future is uncertain and it is up to us to decide if these strange new paths are ones we will have faith walking down.
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Hello Everyone,
Finally on my way home from a four week tour across the US. It's was a nice tour. Saw my parents while we were in the northeast and lots of friends in between. I stayed out an extra 3 days to mix a few new songs with Darren Rust in Lakeville, MN. He and his family came out to the last show in Duluth, MN. and I drove back with them home. I've become pretty close to Darren and Gerri (his wife) and their 3 kids over the years as I've spent quite a lot of time mixing albums at Skyland Studios which is one of nicest home studios I've ever seen. This journey or relationship started way back in 1999 when we recorded our first album "Non-Fiction". I was looking for a particular mixing sound and I came across a CD called "NOG" by the a cappella group "The Blenders". I was very impressed with the mix and tracked down the man behind the sound… you guessed it… Darren Rust (also a member of "The Blenders" who have recorded 2 or 3 more Christmas albums over the last 10yrs!). Wow! That first N7 mix session was over 12yrs ago! Time flies when you're having fun and it has been a lot of work, but fun to see the growth on both of our ends. It is most likely that the 3 songs we are mixing will be part of our 5th Studio Album (not counting Christmas and special compilations). I'll talk more about the music later. (In another "trip") One thing that I do want to share with you now is that I never fail to forget how much work it is mixing. It's amazing… I sit and listen to music for about 16hrs for the day… round and round and it kills me. You would think I would enjoy it but I don't. I think it is because it is the last stage of the creative process and there is no more room for imagination… this is it! It is done! Live with this for the rest of your life! Yep, that's how it feels. So even when the final product is great and I know it is… my in- securities kick in + I'm usually exhausted from listening so hard and having to focus in on so much detail. I usually just want it to be over and go home. And then about 6 months later I forget the whole thing and can't wait to be mixing again!
I know, it sounds crazy, but that's the way it is. Totally a "love/hate" relationship. Well I'm on my flight home and I do feel like I've got some great work done. The N7 team has done it again… good work to all the guys in the band and everyone involved! So now what? I've learned that once I get home I have to not listen to the music for about 72 hrs. Why? Two big reasons; it allows me to focus on my family and for them to be #1 during that period. Next, it stops the songs bouncing around my head so that when I do listen to them again, I can actually hear them. This process has taken me years to develop and understand. After I hear a song a certain amount of times in a row, I start to lose objectivity. I immerse myself so deep into a piece of music that sometimes I have a hard time getting back out. (I probably should write about the whole process of creating a song from beginning to end one day… might be interesting to some of you). It's a good thing that I've usually made all the important decisions before getting to the point of no return. So we'll see what I'm thinking a few days from now… I promise to share :-)
The good news is I'm almost home and home is where I want to be!
The bad news is I may have pushed things too far by mixing right after touring and I'm feeling a little under the weather…
Sad… but still Glad to be almost home!
Talk to you all soon,
Take my advice and take care of yourself… you'll be happy you did!
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What is your favorite part of the Norway pavilion?
Welcome to the Blog!
While I would like to think I will offer the best and most up to date information that is out there about Disney, it simply cannot be true. There are too many amazing blogs out there that already do that. And to be honest, I just don't have the time! However, I will offer my honest opinions and experiences as frequently as possible. This blog is simply a way to document my experiences and collect my thoughts while talking about the love of my life, Walt Disney World and Disney in general. Thanks for reading!
Monday Magic - Scenic Norway
So I know a while back I said I would "kill" Norway if presented with the chance to remove one World Showcase pavilion, but that doesn't mean that I hate it. I just had to choose according to the game, so I went with Norway. But looking closer, it really is a beautiful pavilion. The waterfall that is part of Maelstrom is always a great photo op, not to mention that Maelstrom is just a great ride in general. The shops leave a little bit to desire I will admit, but the exteriors have great detail and transport you to this beautiful country. Oh and are any of you hungry? Yeah I thought so, you are WDW fans after all. The Kringla Bakeri og Cafe is a must do on every trip to Epcot. What is really boils down to is that I felt a little bad after deciding to "kill" it, so I wanted to include its beauty as part of the the Monday Magic feature for this week.
What is your favorite part of the Norway pavilion?
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