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AAA CEO Urges Suspension of E15 Gasoline Sales in Testimony to Congress
February 26th, 2013 by admin
Hearing to highlight need for consumer protections, education and additional research on E15
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2013) – AAA President & CEO Robert L. Darbelnet will testify today before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment that regulators and industry should suspend the sale of E15 gasoline until motorists are better protected. AAA will highlight the inadequate consumer protections and education efforts to date and will express support for additional testing by the National Academy of Sciences.
"Congress' decision to examine potential problems associated with the sale of E15 is encouraging news for motorists," said Darbelnet. "Most drivers are unaware of the potentially harmful effects of E15 and have not been properly educated about this new fuel entering the market."
Additional Resources
- Click here to listen to a AAA interview with Robert L. Darbelnet on E15
The hearing will examine the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to allow the sale of E15, a blend of gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol. The subcommittee scheduled the hearing partly in response to AAA's recent findings that E15 may cause consumer confusion, void warranties and contribute to vehicle damage.
"AAA is not opposed to ethanol, but we are against the way E15 has been introduced and sold to consumers," continued Darbelnet. "We welcome the committee's support today as AAA calls for additional impartial research and for regulators and industry to suspend the sale of E15 gasoline until motorists are properly educated and protected."
The subcommittee hearing, "Mid-Level Ethanol Blends: Consumer and Technical Research Needs," is scheduled for Feb. 26 at 2:00 PM EST in 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.
A AAA survey last fall found that only 12 million out of the 240 million light-duty vehicles on the roads today are approved by manufacturers to use E15. Five manufacturers stated their warranties would not cover fuel-related claims caused by E15, and eight additional manufacturers stated that E15 did not comply with fuel requirements in owners' manuals and may void warranty coverage.
AAA's automotive engineering experts believe that sustained use of E15 could result in costly problems such as accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage and false "check engine" lights in some cars. An overwhelming 95 percent of consumers surveyed by AAA were not familiar with E15, indicating a strong likelihood of consumer confusion leading to misfueling.
Both E10 and E85 provide options for consumers at this point. Ethanol-blended fuels have the potential to support American jobs, promote American energy independence and save Americans money. More than 95 percent of the gasoline sold in the United States is E10, which contains up to 10 percent ethanol. E85, which contains up to 85 percent ethanol, is designed for use by flex-fuel vehicles.
As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 53 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.
Suspend Sale of E15 Gasoline
December 17th, 2012 by admin
By Robert L. Darbelnet, President and CEO of AAA
Published first in The Hill on Dec. 13, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and gasoline retailers should suspend the sale of E15 gasoline until more is done to protect consumers from the potential for costly auto damage and voided warranties.
Additional Resources
Research to date raises serious concerns that E15, a fuel blend consisting of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline, could cause accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel system damage and other problems such as false "check engine" lights.
The potential damage could result in costly repairs for unsuspecting consumers. This is especially tough for most motorists given that only about 40 percent of Americans have enough in savings to afford a major auto repair.
In June, the EPA approved the use of E15, and a handful of gas stations in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas have begun to sell this fuel. There is a strong likelihood that retailers will market E15 in additional states soon unless regulators take immediate action to protect consumers.
Nearly all of the gasoline sold in the United States today is E10, which contains up to ten percent ethanol, primarily produced from corn. The ethanol industry has lobbied hard to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline as a way to increase sales and help meet the Renewable Fuels Standard.
AAA's concern with E15 is not about ethanol. In fact, AAA believes that ethanol-blended fuels have the potential to save Americans money and reduce the nation's dependency on fossil fuels. The problem is that available research, including the EPA's exhaust emissions tests, is not sufficient evidence that E15 is safe to use in most vehicles.
The ethanol industry's response to reports of damage caused by E15 is that it is the most tested fuel in the EPA's history. The caveat to this assertion is that while the agency did test E15, their research focused primarily on exhaust emissions and associated components such as catalytic converters. While this research was consistent with the EPA's mission, it never fully examined whether E15 might damage engines and fuel systems.
Some of those supporting E15 admit the fuel may cause damage. For example, the Renewable Fuels Association warned retailers that some underground storage tank systems, both new and used, exhibited reduced levels of safety and performance when exposed to E15. In addition, earlier this year the industry testified before Congress in support of legislation that proposed to give fuel producers blanket liability protections, while providing no protections to motorists. If the industry is not confident enough to take responsibility for the risks of E15, is it right that the risks be passed onto consumers?
Automakers advise they may void warranties for anyone using E15. Five manufacturers (BMW, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen) state their warranties will not cover E15 claims. Eight additional automakers (GM, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo) state that E15 does not comply with fuel requirements specified in most owners' manuals and may void warranties. It is difficult to comprehend why the EPA would choose to ignore all these warnings.
The automakers' position is understandable given that most cars were never designed for E15. Only about five percent, or 12 million of the more than 240 million light-duty vehicles on U.S. roads today, are approved by manufacturers to use the fuel. These vehicles include flex-fuel models, 2001 and newer Porsches, 2012 and newer GM vehicles and 2013 Fords. So unless you drive a Porsche or a brand new car, you could be out of luck when it comes to E15.
The only responsible action to take now is to suspend the sale of E15 until consumers are better informed and protected at the pump. AAA did not come to this decision lightly. We arrived at this recommendation only after extensively reviewing the existing research, surveying automakers and conducting a national poll finding that only five percent of Americans had heard of E15.
The simple truth is that E15 is a product not yet ready for public consumption, and government regulators have an obligation to suspend sales until these issues are addressed.
AAA recommends the EPA, fuel producers and automakers collectively develop a long-term plan that promotes public education, while implementing improved labeling and warnings at the pump. Additional research also is necessary to better understand the full consequences of using E15 in older and newer vehicles.
AAA urges regulators and the renewable fuels industry to consider the interests of consumers first by immediately suspending the sale of E15 before American motorists are left footing the bill.
New E15 Gasoline May Damage Vehicles and Cause Consumer Confusion
November 30th, 2012 by admin
AAA research reveals need for regulators and industry to suspend E15 sales to protect motorists
ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2012) – A recent survey by AAA finds a strong likelihood of consumer confusion and the potential for voided warranties and vehicle damage as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent approval of E15 gasoline. An overwhelming 95 percent of consumers surveyed have not heard of E15, a newly approved gasoline blend that contains up to 15 percent ethanol. With little consumer knowledge about E15 and less than five percent of cars on the road approved by automakers to use the fuel, AAA is urging regulators and the industry to stop the sale of E15 until motorists are better protected.
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Only about 12 million out of the more than 240 million light-duty vehicles on the roads today are approved by manufacturers to use E15 gasoline, based on a survey conducted by AAA of auto manufacturers. AAA automotive engineering experts also have reviewed the available research and believe that sustained use of E15 in both newer and older vehicles could result in significant problems such as accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage and false "check engine" lights for any vehicle not approved by its manufacturer to use E15.
"It is clear that millions of Americans are unfamiliar with E15, which means there is a strong possibility that many motorists may improperly fill up using this gasoline and damage their vehicle," said AAA President & CEO Robert Darbelnet. "Bringing E15 to the market without adequate safeguards does not responsibly meet the needs of consumers."
Unsuspecting consumers using E15 could end up with engine problems that might not be covered by their vehicles' warranties. Five manufacturers (BMW, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen) are on record saying their warranties will not cover fuel-related claims caused by the use of E15. Eight additional automakers (GM, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo) have stated that the use of E15 does not comply with the fuel requirements specified in their owner's manuals and may void warranty coverage.
The only vehicles currently approved by automakers to use E15 are flex-fuel models, 2001 model-year and newer Porsches, 2012 model-year and newer GM vehicles and 2013 model-year Ford vehicles. These approvals extend only to cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles (SUVs). The use of E15 is expressly prohibited in heavy-duty vehicles, boats, motorcycles, power equipment, lawn mowers and off-road vehicles.
"The sale and use of E15 should be suspended until additional gas pump labeling and consumer education efforts are implemented to mitigate problems for motorists and their vehicles," continued Darbelnet. "Consumers should carefully read pump labels and know their auto manufacturer's recommendations to help prevent any problems from E15."
AAA urges fuel producers and regulators to do a better job of educating consumers about potential dangers before selling E15 gasoline. This outreach should include a consumer education campaign and more effective pump labels, among other potential safeguards to protect consumers and their vehicles. AAA also recommends additional testing to conclusively determine the impact of E15 use on vehicle engines and fuel system components. At least ten gas stations currently sell E15 and that number is expected to grow, which means now is the time to suspend sales before more retailers begin offering the fuel.
The EPA in June officially approved the sale of E15 after receiving a waiver request from producers interested in expanding the use of corn-based ethanol. Despite objections by auto manufacturers, the EPA approved the use of E15 gasoline in flex-fuel vehicles and 2001 model year and newer cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles and SUVs. AAA urges consumers to follow the recommendations of manufacturers to truly protect themselves from voided warranties or potential damage.
AAA supports the development and use of alternative fuels. More than 95 percent of the gasoline sold in the United States contains up to 10 percent ethanol. Lower ethanol blends should remain available to consumers while the challenges with E15 are addressed.
The survey findings related to consumer knowledge of E15 are from a telephone survey conducted among a national probability sample of 1,012 adults comprising 504 men and 508 women 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental United States.
As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 53 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.


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Five Scenarios For The ESPN Book: The Movie
One of the biggest sports stories of the summer was the release of the best seller "Those Guys Have All the Fun," more commonly known as The ESPN Book. Jim Miller's book was met with near-universal acclaim (read our review here and our podcast with Jim here), so it was no surprise that a deal was reached this week to turn the blockbuster book into a blockbuster movie. Of course, there's only one small problem with "Those Guys" translating to the silver screen... it's 745 pages long! The book is so chalk full of stories and details it could fill an entire trilogy, let alone a single movie.
So, unless The ESPN Book: The Movie is going to be some Gone With The Wind style epic, the movie's plot is going to have to focus on one main character from the book. After all, there's only so much you can fit into a two hour movie while maintaining your "dramatic license." But, there are so many interesting and pivotal characters in the book that the potential movie could go in many different directions. And while it's fun to think about the possible casting of the movie (like our friends at SportsGrid have done very well already), let's take a look at five very different movies that could actually be made from "Those Guys."
(1) ESPN: The Beginning
Movie Doppelganger: The Social Network
The first potential movie is predictably the easiest, focusing on ESPN's beginnings. The plot line would resemble The Social Network to examine how an empire was built from humble/dumpy Bristol, CT. The main characters would obviously be ESPN's co-founders, Bill and Scott Rasmussen. One, a failed employee of the then New England Whalers and another, the bumbling son who's along for the ride until he's forced out of the company he founded.
The other main character would be Stu Evey from Getty Oil, a larger-than-life figure in the book who represents the financial investment that got ESPN off the ground... not to mention the source of some of the wilder anecdotes from the book. The movie could crescendo as ESPN slowly becomes legitimate throughout the 80's while taking plenty of time to detail the sex and drugs that weren't as big a part of the book as first thought. I'd love to see this movie made just for the ability to dramatize the struggle of building the "leader" from scratch.
(2) The Big Show: The Movie
Movie Doppelganger: Wedding Crashers (or any other buddy comedy, really)
Undoubtedly one of the easier choices for a main storyline to the ESPN Movie would be following the rise and fall of The Big Show and its stars, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. This movie would focus on ESPN's rise from legitimacy to national phenom while charting the growth of SportsCenter throughout the 90's. And while all of our other ESPN favorites will be there in the background (Berman, Ley, Steiner, Scott, Vitale, etc.), the main focus would be on the Olbermann/Patrick duo, who took SportsCenter to new heights as a mainstream cultural hit.
Of course, the movie wouldn't be all fun and slapstick from the two buddies. We could also see the troubled relationship between Olbermann and those around him and how ESPN struggled with its newfound power and influence. This particular movie could end with the sad stories of first Olbermann's departure, followed by Patrick's a few years later. A perfect blend of knee-slapping humor and tear-jerking sadness! While Wedding Crashers isn't an exact parallel, any buddy comedy with a hint of real-life drama would suffice as a template.

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Budget 'will reward hard work'
8:57am Wednesday 20th March 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
George Osborne has taken to Twitter to tell the electorate his Budget will 'help those who want to work hard and get on'
George Osborne has promised "a Budget that tackles the economy's problems head-on, helping those who want to work hard and get on".
His pledge came in the Chancellor's first message on Twitter, issued on the morning of a Budget day taking place against a grim economic backdrop, with Labour pressing him to admit his austerity programme has failed.
Mr Osborne is expected to offer help to hard-pressed families by speeding up progress towards a £10,000 tax-free personal allowance.
Expectations are high that he will delay or even scrap a fuel duty hike scheduled for the autumn and abolish the so-called beer tax escalator. But the financial package is set to be dominated by questions of how to revive the ailing economy, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) likely to downgrade growth forecasts and predict sharply higher borrowing.
Mr Osborne has already signalled that a fresh round of cuts will be imposed on some Whitehall departments over the next two years to free up £2.5 billion for extra spending on housing and other infrastructure.
However, senior Liberal Democrats have been urging around £15 billion of investment funded by more borrowing.
Labour and some Tory backbenchers have called for significant tax cuts to stimulate growth, with Labour leader Ed Miliband saying it is time for the Chancellor to admit that a "change of course" is needed to inject growth into the economy.
"What I want to hear from the Chancellor today is a willingness to change course, not more of the same," said Mr Miliband. "His economic plan is failing. It's failing Britain's businesses and Britain's families."
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February 19, 2013
Well, nothing too out of the ordinary here at the nose view. It's a high nose, the highest of them all in fact, but that's probably an effect of the modesty panel. Williams claims that the FW35 is "80% new" from last year's car, to which I reply, "Sure. Why not?"
Very low cut sidepods, designed to handle a new exhaust system... in fact, pretty much the same one Caterham is using. Oh, and the one the FIA is probably going to rule illegal. Whoopsie! One clever thing the team will get away with is "blown wheel nuts." Near as I can tell, air comes in via the brake ducts, flows through a hollow axle, and out holes flush with the wheel nuts. This air fills in the vacuum around the center of the tire, which improves the aerodynamics. Red Bull tried this same trick last year, but theirs was banned because it extended past the wheel nut. Who knows? I didn't hear about it! I love the shape of the nose/front wing struts on this car; very almost art-deco-y.
All in all, it's a workmanlike car for a blue-collar team (if anything in F1 can be called "blue-collar"). Will it win? That's the question. The team is on the wrong foot by missing the first test session, but if that extra few weeks was needed badly enough for whatever reason, then it had to be done. I for one hope Williams is on the ascendance again. We shall see in just a few weeks!
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February 05, 2013
The Toro Rosso STR8 is probably going to be very very fast, but unable to turn worth a darn. Last year's STR7 had seriously undercut sidepods; though it's hard to see here, the new chassis has done away with that. This is going to allow the weight of the radiators to be set lower down, which should balance the added drag of the larger pod, which has a new triangular front opening. As with all the other designs, the rear of the sidepods taper down quite steeply (aka "The Red Bull Style"). The team also redid the rear suspension design, allegedly allowing for more choices during setup. I find the clear plastic vanes on the top of the sidepods to be endless fascinating... I can only assume that's being done to allow the sponsor's name to be read more easily. All in all, a fairly conventional update over last year's design.
Unlike the STR8, the new Caterham CT03 DOES have majorly undercut sidepods, the Red Bull Style, and dear god in heaven they're not using the modesty panel. Bless their hearts. The big news here is that the bodywork at the back half of the car has been greatly redone, and apparently drew quite a bit of attention from the other teams in testing today... to the point where the tech regs are being hauled out to discover if it's all legal. A nice metallic green paint tops off a great paint-job... shame the rest of the car is so ugly! Put a panel over that thing, please!
When Marussia was known as Virgin Racing, their first car was designed and tested entirely in computers, no wind-tunnel testing or anything like that. The car tanked. Last year, the MR01 managed to beat HRT while also being totally designed using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Yay. Now here, the MR02 comes out and good merciful heavens, it's gorgeous. Perhaps not so coincidentally, it's spent significant time in the wind tunnel. It's also the first design this season to have a nicely curved airbox; everybody else has straight lines and sharp angles. Lotus and McLaren have a rounded-ish airbox cover, but nothing like this. It's a beautiful car... mainly because there are practically no sponsor stickers on it. That's a bad sign,but we can appreciate the look until they go broke. If they do. The main change to this car is the addition of KERS, which of course isn't going to be externally visible. See, Caterham, it's not that hard to make the car look good!
So there we go! The only car left to debut is the Williams, scheduled for February 19th at the second test session. We'll keep an eye on testing in case anything interesting happens... F1 is right around the corner, folks!
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February 04, 2013
It's already being called the "ducknose." While it IS an improvement, cosmetically, over the W03, that's not exactly saying a whole lot as that chassis was monumentally ugly, even in a season where most of the cars were homely. There's a bunch of little changes from last year's car visible in this shot. For example, the outside edge of the sidepods are now turned up, better to shovel air towards the rear of the car. The airbox over the driver's head is now just a single piece, instead of having a main intake and then a smaller one behind it. The radiator inlets are smaller and mounted higher in the sidepod. There's even new mirrors.
As with most everybody else, Mercedes seems to be copying the Red Bull style of sidepods/exhaust on the W04. Again, if you're gonna steal, may as well be from the best. The nose has the modesty panel in place, and it still looks hideous from this angle.
However, if it wins races, it'll be beautiful in no time. I think part of the cosmetic problem is that it's a rounded nosecone joining to an essentially square fuselage. Just by definition, that's gonna be awkward. The technical websites out there are all saying that the W04 is a step back from the overly complex W03 (that ate tires like ducks eat bread) to something more aerodynamically clean. The front wing is the same one that was run at the end of 2012, so expect something new there.
Okay, it's hideous. Will the addition of Hamilton make it pretty? We'll see soon enough!
Toro Rosso rolled out today as well; I'm moving them to a F1 MegaPr0n tomorrow along with Caterham and Marussia. See ya then!
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February 03, 2013
I want to get more and better pictures of the RB9 before I do a real F1 Pr0n for it, so this'll have to do for the moment.
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February 02, 2013
This ain't Peter Sauber's team anymore. It's also no longer the C31, and it's the first car this season to have some serious changes made to it. It's gone on a serious weight reduction program, with changed air intakes, and much, much smaller sidepods.
Forward of the cockpit, there's not much change. Everything aft of there, though... Apparently, when then-Sauber driver Sergio Perez had his serious accident at Monaco in 2011, one of the car's sidepods was heavily squashed. Car designer Matt Morris took a look at the result and said "I wonder if we can do that for real?" Here's the result. Slimmer sidepods, with the McLaren-style exhaust pipe exiting from the side of the pod. A much more compact rear end, with better aerodynamics around the rear suspension. Considering that there's nothing on the design that'll be able to be carried over to 2014, it's a remarkable job of design... makes me wonder when they started work on it?
And dear merciful heavens, that livery! I'm sorry, but Peter's Saubers all looked friendly in their white schemes, but Monisha's? That's one badass-looking car! Menacing... not something I'd want to see coming up behind me. Maybe we'll see some movement in the standings from Sauber this year... I hope.
Red Bull are up on Sunday.
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February 01, 2013
According to the guys in the white lab coats and the perpetually tired looks, the VJM06 is completely new, with nothing being carried over from the 2012 design. One of the advantages of being mired deep in the midpackers with nothing to really race for is the ability to give up a year, and that's what Force India did; they quit developing the VJM05 and concentrated all their efforts on the 2013 design. That all being said, other than a wider nose and the twin vanes on top of each sidepod, there doesn't seem to be all that much difference from the 2012 chassis... at least from the nose.
I'd just like to point out that the VJM06 is the first of the cars to come out that you can really see where the modesty panel is, mostly because it looks like it doesn't fit well on the Force India. Definitely less of an undercut to the sidepods in comparison to, say, the Ferrari.
One thing they aren't doing is borrowing from the RB8 with the exhaust end of the sidepods; they look almost bulky when compared to, say, the Lotus E21. That isn't a bad thing, per se, and easily fixed if it turns out to be the wrong way to go, but one wonders if it's the right way to go. All in all, while the team may say it's an all-new design, I suspect there's less change involved than the team would have us believe. The technical regulations changed very little this off-season, so it's not like the car was suddenly going to be sporting bat wings and moose antlers in any case. If there's one team I'd like to see do well, it's this one... I just don't see it happening, though. We've been surprised before, however.
Sauber rolls out on Saturday, and the World Champions on Sunday.
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After last year's technical reorganization at Ferrari, the designers took a conservative approach to this year's car, making it much more of an evolution of the F2012 than an all-new car. Other than the obvious cosmetic difference from the modesty panel, it's really hard to see any difference at all from the nose. Oh, they cleaned up the front suspension, allegedly causing less drag, but other than that? I dunno, I can't really see anything.
There's some fine sculpting to the sidepods visible from the 3/4s view, and the team is claiming that the entire rear end has been reworked, but I just don't see it. This isn't a bad thing. While not the most aerodynamic car in the world thanks to the team's windtunnel problems, the F2012 in the right hands (ie: HWMNBN) was awfully close to being a championship-winning chassis. If they get over the aero hurdle, maybe they'll be back to being 800lb gorilla FERRARI again, as opposed to...whatever it was they were at the start of last year.
While I got used to the platypus nose, even thinking it gave the cars a certain charm, they do look better with the modesty panel. Not, it must be said, as good as two years ago, but better. And I DO have to take Ferrari to task for that white stripe along the bottom of the car. You're FERRARI. What color are your F1 cars? RED. The shade may change slightly, but it's RED. Idjits. All of 'em, idjits.
Force India is up next.
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January 31, 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen, the McLaren MP4-28.
For all intents and purposes, there's only two differences between this and the MP4-27. One, the sidepods have a steeper slope front-to-back, though they didn't copy the Red Bull exhaust thing like Lotus did. The other obvious difference is the nose. Last year's rollout had a very low, long nose; the MP4-28, on the other hand, has something more like the nose run at the end of the 2012 season, when the McLaren was the fastest, though least reliable, car on the track. It looks shorter, though that's probably an optical illusion, maybe because of the installed modesty panel covering the step.
Other than those differences, there's one other oddball thing... the two sidepod inlets have completely different shapes, and each one has a different style/shape of mirror. I can only assume that this is temporary, and one will be decided upon before the first race. Though I wouldn't put it past McLaren to go full wacko on us... it's an odd-numbered year, after all.
Under the skin, there's reportedly a number of changes. They've copied the Ferrari pull-rod suspension for the front, and improved the rear pull-rod suspension by putting all the pieces into one housing, thereby cutting down on drag. Reportedly. For the life of me, I can't see it. That, however, is why they have people who get paid to spot things like that and I work in a bookstore. Okay, we've seen the rest of it, but now it's time for moment we've all been waiting for... and no staples, either!
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January 28, 2013
Which, at least from the front, looks very much like the E20. This is hardly a bad thing, as that chassis proved to be quite effective in 2012, moreso towards the end of the season. One thing that has visibly changed is the livery colors; there's more red and black, less gold. Purists may not like this as it doesn't "tip the hat" to the old Lotus "John Player Special" colors, but I could care less. The red looks great!
It's from this angle that the surprises start to really become visible. They're not using a "modesty panel" to cover the stepped nose; Lotus has said that they don't want to add any extra weight to the car, particularly high up, for mere cosmetic purposes. Now, if they can get a smidgeon of downforce out of it, however.... All the way back to the air intake, the E21 still looks like last year's car.
Whoops! Here's a difference: Lotus is copying the rear end of the Red Bull RB8 sidepods and exhaust exits. That'll bring the exhaust down and around the end of the diffuser, trying to get a bit of a blown diffuser effect, without having a blown diffuser (which would be illegal). Let's face it, if you're going to copy from someone, one may as well copy from the best, right?
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March 05, 2012
Y'know, say what you want about the team, and lord knows I will, but HRT has a good sense of what livery colors look good. I mean, last year there was the "begging livery", which pretty much captured the essence of every kid's idea of how a racecar should look. This time, it's a bit of a cap-tip to Force India's first two paintjobs. Appropriate, considering that Tata Motors is a major sponsor. Oh, the car? Well, the F112's nose seems weird. Maybe it's the paint, with the gold outlining the underside, but it sure looks like it's higher than other teams'. The platypus seems to be less pronounced, as well. From there back, though, it kinda looks like the team put last year's chassis in an oven and let it get all melty.
Otherwise, it looks quite a bit like other team's cars... which is a good thing for HRT. Means they are getting closer to the rest of the pack, design-wise... and with two season's worth of data under their belts, they should start getting results. In theory, at least.
Now, onto the team that's been the worst on the grid for their entire life: TTFKAV!
If you had told me that Marussia/Virgin/TTFKAV would be the only other team to use McLaren's styling for the platypus, I would have laughed at you. Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes couldn't/didn't, but Marussia did? Pshaaaaah, right. Except for the whole "technical partnership" between the two teams that I forgot about, but still, c'mon.
According to the team, the MR01 has very little in common with last year's VR-02. That's undoubtedly a good thing, but it could also be a case of "starting over from scratch." We'll find out soon enough. I'm still stunned by the nose. No shelf, no drop... just like the McLaren. The rest of the chassis looks pretty conventional, at least by the 2012 definition of "conventional." Just like HRT, they'll begin the season on the wrong foot, with no testing and no idea what problems are waiting to bite them in the butt. A team like one of the big four? They could maybe get away with no testing, but you know they'd hate it and they'd probably wind up flushing the season early. If Marussia or HRT are smart, they'll be using this season as nothing more than a really long testing session for 2013.
It's almost back.
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February 21, 2012
Apparently, Merc is kinda cheating just a little bit on the platypus. Only the outside edges of the bump are at the legal height... which fits the letter of the law, if perhaps not the spirit. Since this is F1, it's already been declared legal.
Small sidepods, small radiator intakes, not much of an undercut, a pair of extra intakes just behind the airbox... and oh my gawd the platypus looks completely hideous on the W03. Ross Brawn hisownself came out and said that the nose design "is certainly an acquired taste." So is the barrel of a shotgun.
The team says that there's 4500 parts to the W03, up 200 from last year's car. They say that like it's a good thing, but isn't that 200 more things that can go wrong? I dunno; Merc is saying that they're going to make a run at the championship this year, and more power to them. But I just don't see it happening. They've been 4th the past two years, and while I'd love to see them jump Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull, it seems like a stretch.
But then, they were once known as Brawn GP... and we all know what happened there.
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February 10, 2012
No less an individual than Sir Frank Williams hisownbadself has said that the new car has less than 5% parts in common with last year's FW33. In some ways, this is good: that car was a dog. It's also quite the risk, as F1 teams have historically found that evolution, not revolution, is the way to success. Again, though, the 2011 car was just bad and there probably wasn't all that much worth keeping. Having said all that... the Williams' paint job is terrible for seeing details. The platypus step looks like it's a vertical wall. It's not, but that's the way it looks. Big air intakes, maybe the largest we've seen so far. I'm amused by the Gillette sponsorship on the multi-level front wings... ladies and gentlemen, the twin-bladed razor of F1 cars!
Wacky rear wing! The sidepods are small-ish, but nicely shaped. No undercut on them at all though. I HATE the the "flying" fin on the airbox. I'm sure it's aerodynamic, but I just don't like it. I'm kinda struggling for stuff to talk about with this car. Of course, I've talked about what, six or seven others already?
I've lowered the contrast by 50%, I've boosted the brightness by 30%, and increased the saturation, and the car still looks like it's sucking in all light within 20 feet. Ugly nose. Having said all that, I really hope there's some speed in this chassis. Formula 1 would be much better off with Williams being good.
I'll admit it: I got nuthin' here. The team sounds like they're excited about the FW34, but they would do, wouldn't they? On the other hand, I can't get excited about it. If everything goes right, does anybody realistically see them finishing any better than 5th in the constructors?
That's a darn shame.
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February 07, 2012
Well, that's different. Red Bull's solution to the platypus nose is to hollow it out... which makes sense, once you think about it. That vent is certainly being used to cool the driver, the electronics, or both. It probably does away with a lot of the drag caused by the stairstep, too... or at least removes much of the disturbed airflow from where it'd do the most damage, aerodynamically. The sidepod inlets are smaller in comparison to last year's runaway winner, though not dramatically so.
In fact, there aren't all that many changes from the RB7 (above, bottom). I mean, beyond the obvious platypus nose. The airbox cover doesn't have the thin fin any longer and the verticals on the rear wing are now square with dangling "fingers", as opposed to the curved cut of last year's car. The sidepods don't look as high, but they also don't seem to slope down as far. So, not many obvious changes, but that shouldn't be a surprise... I mean, it's not like the RB7 wasn't the best car around in 2011 or anything. As I mentioned last year, any changes are probably under the skin.
After looking at the slot in the nose, I think we've finally figured out where Mark Webber and Seb Vettel have to slide their timecards. That nose might just be the worst of the bunch... what is it that it reminds me of? Oh... oh yeah, I've got it.
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February 06, 2012
Proof that it's possible to make a good looking platypus nosed F1 car. Of course, this isn't surprising, because the Renault Lotus E20 appears to be last year's Renault Renault! It appears that the team had to do quite a bit of engineering work to re-route the forward facing exhaust system to meet the tech regs, and as a result development on the rest of the car stagnated. The platypus nose is nothing particularly difficult to accomplish, obviously. However, Renault Lotus actually managed to make this one look good... or at least, not as awful as all the others. It's not the hideous ramp that Ferrari has, nor is it the "hills and valley" used by the other teams. Other than those changes, though, it really is the Renault Renault R31, all over again. That may not be a horrible thing.
Like Renault Lotus, Sauber's C31 seems to be a C30 in 2012 regulations, there are a few changes. Obviously the platypus nose is present... but the hump has a trick involved. There's a thin gap where the nosecone meets the hump, apparently an attempt to disrupt a little bit of the drag that'll undoubtedly be created by the thing. Will it work? Who knows? Other changes are a touch more subtle. The sidepods, which were already cut down last year, have been even smaller and more rounded. The top of the car from the cockpit to the front tires is flat; last year it actually was angled up from the cockpit to the tires. The whole chassis is very clean, almost austere in looks. I rather like it. The biggest change, though, is the addition of Oerlikon as a sponsor. Does this mean there's a 20mm autocannon hidden in the airbox?
Toro Rosso's STR7 has a "hills-and-valley" approach to the platypus, which is as good as any, I suppose. I suppose it's boring to say that it's very similar to last year's STR6, so I won't... though it is. The sidepods are shorter and more deeply cut than those on last year's car, which should remove quite a bit of parasitic drag from the chassis. The airbox has an interesting support arrangement to it now, and under the main intake, there's a second intake, presumably for cooling the KERS unit. Something that isn't particularly visible in the pictures of the cars rolled out to date is the position of the exhausts. Toro Rosso's is set about as far back as they can legally go, and their position seems to be blowing right onto the rear wing. "We can't use a blown diffuser, but nobody said anything about a blown rear wing," seems to be the plan.
In an interview with Toro Rosso's designer, Georgio Ascanelli, I finally heard an explanation for the new nose height. It seems that the maximum height of 550mm is the same as the height of the anti-penetration panels on the sides of the cockpit. It was done to prevent an impalement, which of course we've seen dozens of times in the past couple of years alone (/sarcasm off). A solution looking for a problem...
Now, sharp-eyed readers might have noticed that I said that there had been FOUR rollouts over the past two days, yet I've only shown three. That's because the fourth team was Red Bull, and all they let us see were a couple of cheap renders of the car they'll be defending their title with. With the first offseason practice session beginning on Tuesday, I expect we'll be seeing a little more than that tomorrow, so I'll hit it and Williams then!
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February 03, 2012
Though to be honest, from the front it looks not so bad at all. The front wing is supposedly evolved from the flexi-bendy wing they ran at the end of the 2011 season. For their sake, I hope they got the "oscillating like a USGS seismometer in a magnitude 9.5 earthquake" feature fixed. There were times when I wondered how the Red cars were able to stay on the track, even going in a straight line, because of that wing flapping like an ornithopter.
From the side, it still doesn't look so bad. Like the McLaren, there appears to be an angle (back-to-front) to the floor. The sidepods are deeply undercut, more like the Force India than the McLaren, though not the same sort of profile. Amazing how so many teams can do the same thing, but come up with completely different designs. It'll be interesting to see which one comes off the best. One thing that comes back from past designs is the weird double rear bodywork thingy on the engine cover. I've never been fond of that design element, and it doesn't look any better here. It looks like the engine cover came off the sprue badly and nobody bothered to trim the flash off.
...and now the hideousness of the nose becomes apparent. Yeesh... if anything, it may be worse than the Lotus Caterham and the Force India solutions. However, this does raise an interesting question: just how did McLaren's nose fit under the technical regulations while a team like Ferrari does... this? Interesting that there's another fin between the front wheels; haven't seen that before, have we? According to the team, the car is almost all brand new, with very little coming over from the F150° Italia. I gather the rear wing is pretty much the same, with just some very minor tweaking.
The Scuderia was to have a huge blowout at the Ferrari factory at Maranello, followed by a few laps at the team's test track, literally right across the street. One little problem, though: it's been snowing in Northern Italy. A lot. So instead of the big media presser and hot laps, we got... well, this:
I'm pretty sure they trucked it to the track. I mean, could you imagine driving a F1 car... in the snow... on slicks? I suspect the car would be in the wall, on its back, and on fire, within a few feet.
Renault Lotus is next up on Sunday, followed by a F1 MegaPr0n on Monday, when Sauber, Toro Rosso, and defending constructor's champion Red Bull all roll out. See ya then!
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Platypus. Definitely platypus. The people who know these things say that Force India used the same wing for two years, with the team issuing upgrades and developments at various points over those seasons. It appears that the VJM05 is rockin' a new, more complex, front wing that some suggest will be flexi-bendy, like the Red Bull's. If they can pull that off, it'll be a major coup. Remember, Ferrari couldn't make it work, ending up with something that flapped like a hummingbird's wing. This had a rather unfortunate effect on the structural stability of the car.
The sidepods are longer than the McLaren's, but seem to have a bigger undercut to them. Other than that, the chassis seems to be fairly conventional. Smooth airbox.
The platypus nose looks hideous in this picture. Unlike the CT01, this one has a rounded nose, again similar in appearance to the Red Bull designs. Though we can't see it in these shots, I gather that the underside of the nose is also rounded, better to shed air in the direction of the underside of the car and increasing the downforce. The, for lack of a better term, "barge boards" just to the outside of the sidepods seem much more prominent than they do on the other two chassis that have been rolled out thus far. I'm sure they're perfectly legal, but I'll be switched if I like 'em. The nicest rule change in the past five years was the one that got rid of the proliferation of such things; these bring back unpleasant memories.
I suspect this is a make-or-break season for Vijay Mallya's team. It's been five years without a win, only one podium and just one pole, both of which look like flukes. There are reports that Mallya's financial empire is showing cracks; Kingfisher Airlines paid their salaried employees late four months running, for example. If this is truly the case, one could reasonably assume that F1 would prove to be something totally disposable... unless good things start happening in a hurry. We'll see how the VJM05 does down the road!
Ferrari's rollout will be covered tonight.
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February 01, 2012
The first thing that leaps out at you is... the more or less normal looking nose. As we'll see in the next picture, all is not as it appears, though in comparison to the Lotus Caterham, it's boring. The air intakes on the sidepods are back to something a little more staid than last year, though they are somewhat... elongated. The section directly under the nose is a little busier than last year.
As with the Caterham before it, the MP4-27 has teeny sculpted sidepods, clearly to steer more air towards the back. As mentioned earlier, the nose doesn't have the stonking great stepdown like the CT01, but it does rather plummet. It's a graceful plummet, but compare it to the MP4-26, and you'll see the difference:
The rear wing of the new car also has... fingers at the bottom of the rear wing assembly. These started to appear on the cars last season, and I'm sure there's something good aerodynamically involved with them, but I'll be switched if I can figure out what it is. I'm not the big brain though, as anybody who's read The Pond could attest to.
No matter how fast the MP4-27 goes, there is one thing you can say about it: it sure is purty. I think they need to go back to the silver rims though. The black just doesn't work.
Now for the best thing of them all: the annual McLaren centerfold! Just click "more" for some sweet sweet Glare On Wheels action, sans staples!
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January 26, 2012
Some interesting stuff here from Caterham. The sidepods are shorter, making for a more compact, almost wasp-waisted, chassis. Unseen in the picture above is that there's a vent in the back of the airbox to add cooling to that which the smaller sidepods lose. The exhausts are low-mounted and positioned in the lee of the sidepod's airflow. The leader at the clubhouse turn is that they'll blow over the lower elements of the rear wing, trying to claw back some of the downforce lost by the banning of blown diffusers. However, the F1 sites across the interwebs are all abuzz over the nose.
To be charitable, it's not pretty. To not be charitable, it might be the ugliest nose since the 2004 Williams "Walrusnose"... or this one. Unfortunately, that stepdown is mandated by the new tech regulations. Yes, really. It's a safety feature, designed to keep cars from being launched, somehow. I think it accomplishes the feat by being so repulsive that no self-respecting F1 chassis would deign to approach it. I tells ya, Morty, it's like it got taken back behind the woodshed and got beaten with the ugly stick. And because the rules require that the nose be no more than 550mm above the ground, but the rest of the body has to be 650mm above, we'll probably see this on EVERY car this year.
BEHOLD! The era of the ugly F1 car is upon us, and woe be unto those who think that the individualism of the teams is being legislated out of the sport by the FIA.
The next rollout is McLaren on February 1st! See you then for more F1 Pr0n!
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March 11, 2011
Well, no longer. This year, they're going to get their car on-track for one day's worth of preseason testing (UPDATE: see below). And this year, the car looks oh-so-fine.
When HRT released renderings of the F111, I asked for a good nose-on shot. Now that we've gotten one, I have no idea exactly why I wanted it. It's definitely the steepest nose-droop out there. The brake ducts are large enough to swallow a track marshal, just like last year. Sidepod intakes are basically the same as everybody else, more or less. One thing of note is that the nose incorporates the FIA-mandated camera mounts (the black horizontal structures to either side of the Spanish flag) into the actual design, where everybody else just mounts them to the side. They're supposed to be aerodynamically neutral, but I can't help but think that doing this is to the F111's advantage. The front wing is much more complex than I expected to see from the team.
From the side, the most striking thing about the car is the livery. I said it earlier and I'll say it again: this is how a race car should look. The eye-catching graphics appeal to the eight-year-old in me, I admit it. The sponsorship begging is a bit of a turn-off, but hey, they need the money and they've got the space, why not? Other than the low, droopy nose and the paintjob though, the rest of the car looks pretty average. It looks like a F1 car, and that's not a bad thing at all.
Team boss Colin Kolles claims that the car will be "significantly faster" than last year's charger. They've got the same powertrain that the Williams team is using, and we know how that worked last year; in theory they could be a surprise. My guess? They might get a point or two for the entire year, if they last that long. Let's hope they do.
UPDATE: Late news from Spain is that HRT will not be participating in Saturday's testing session. They have important parts of their car held up in customs, and nothing they've been able to do have managed to get Spanish officials to release them. That can't be a good thing. Even one day of testing would have been a boon beyond measure for the team.
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February 24, 2011
Which is why I'm going to do a quick look at the newly revealed livery for Williams' 2011 challenger, the FW33. As you may remember, the paintjob has remained the same for Williams for a few years, pretty much looking like this:
...and that's fine. It's bland and conservative, but that fits Williams' institutional character to a T, at least recently. Then, as usual, they began the offseason sessions in a testing livery:
I'll be honest, I really like that plain look. Glossy dark blue with just a simple car number in a white circle? Classic, give me more of that please. But of course, testing liveries never last (anybody remember Force India's original paint job? Baby, was that one good!) and we knew that this one would be no different. So today Williams brought out the official livery for the FW33, and what do we get?
Well, it is different from the past few years, I'll give it that... just not particularly different. Supposedly it's supposed to be paying tribute to the mid-90s livery, when the team was sponsored by Rothmans, and I guess I can see that. I guess. Sorta. It's got stripes.
And the stripes have colors other than blue and white! Cue the marching bands and parading elephants, a miracle has occurred. But there's something missing... something important... oh yeah! The name "WILLIAMS"... you'd think they'd want to have that somewhere on the car, wouldn't you? Most of the other teams have their own name some place on the chassis; it seems weird for Williams not to.
Oh, there it is... sure, everybody'll see that.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Floral You're So Special
For today I wanted to pop in here and share a card I made using the super fun Tuesday Trigger Cath has up over at the Moxie Fab World blog! I was able to get a few new Hero Arts stamps yesterday and knew that that flower was perfect for HA new stamp set, Layered Flowers.
I heat embossed my floral images with white embossing powder, added a little shading with Copic markers, cut them out and adhered them to my card front.
I stamped my sentiment onto white cardstock, cut it out and popped it up with foam.
Lastly, I added a little bling to the middle of the flowers! I hope you've enjoyed my little card today. Have a fantastic day!
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Paper: White, Plum Pudding, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Layered Flowers, Messages Hero Arts
Ink: Versamark Tsukineko, True Black Papertrey Ink, Copic Markers
Embellishment: Clear Rhinestones Me & My Big Ideas
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24 comments:
- Christina said...
WOW! This is incredible, Lindsay! I predict a winner!!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- Brandi said...
Gorgeous colors Lindsay!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- ...:::Paulina:::... said...
Oh my word, Lindsay, this card is AMAZING! I cannot get enough of these bright, happy colors! LOVE the way you added rhinestones to the middle of the flowers- totally makes the card!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- Tina said...
Oooo, pretty card! Good luck on being chosen as a Trigger Target!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- Nadine said...
What an amazing color explosion when I opened your blog! I like this card very much!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Kara said...
gorgeous...love the layers of flowers and the bright colors!!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Ayana Posadas said...
WOW!!!! Talk about a POP of color! I love this card SOOO much, Lindsay! It's so gorgeous! I love everything about it.
- February 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Nerina said...
Wow!! I love the saturated colours in this - and the sparkle just finishes them off!! Totally gorgeous!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Kay said...
Ooh, I love the white embossing on these beautiful flowers, and the rhinestones are just the perfect touch!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Angy said...
Gorgeous! Love the bright colors. So summery and lovely especially during this cold winter.
- February 23, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Karen B. said...
So bright and so much fun!
- February 23, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Diane Jaquay said...
LOVE this bright, BOLD design!!!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- Rachel Izakowicz said...
This is just perfect for the Tuesday Trigger! Well done
- February 24, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- Jen Carter said...
LOVING the colors on this card!! Beautiful!! I really like how the white highlights it all!
- February 24, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Lisa Petrella said...
Beautiful card!!! I LOVE the brightly colored flowers and the way you embossed them in white makes the colors POP that much more!!! Awesome design, girl!
- February 24, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Rae said...
So pretty!
- February 25, 2011 at 12:27 AM
- Jill said...
Gorgeous is the word! They better pull the trigger on you, LOL!
- February 27, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Cath said...
Hey Lindsay! What a fun approach to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! Thanks so much for playing along! :)
- February 28, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- Helen F. said...
WOW, Lindsay! Your card is just dazzling - great job on the TT (I bet Cath thinks so too :)
- February 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM
- Alicia said...
This is beautiful, no wonder you're a Trigger winner!
- March 1, 2011 at 6:13 PM
- Trinh said...
Love this! Congrats on being chosen as a Trigger!
- March 1, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- Laurie said...
Another LOVE! WOW! And BIG congrats on Trigger! This is fantastic!
- March 1, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- tfiskers said...
Your treatment of the flowers really works! I like the color combo even better the way you did it! Congrats!
- March 2, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Berenice R. said...
Gorgeous card! :)
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.lasierra.edu) The depiction of a carafe, a nickel, a box and other things in Gertrude Steins poem Objects appealed to artist Kimiko Miyoshi, so much so that the literary work forms the basis for much of Miyoshis Brandstater Gallery exhibit.
I was inspired by the way she ambiguously describes things, said the printmaker. Miyoshi is an assistant art professor at California State University, Long Beach and experienced exhibitor whose works have appeared at the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque, N.M., the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, and Plan B in Santa Fe, N.M. Her background in printmaking began under the tutelage of Tokuzo Okabe, a master silkscreen printer in Miyoshis native Japan. She grew up there studying humanities and art as a child.
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Disney FASTPASS Changes begin 7th March 2012 - UPDATED
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Re: Disney FASTPASS Changes beginning in March
I do have to say, this makes sense.
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I'm surprised they are allowing the 5 minutes before
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I agree that it makes sense, but surely this should have been in place from the start, thats the whole point of fastpass. I was on the understanding that you could only use them after the alloted time if the ride had broken down or something similar, not just because you couldn't be bothered to go for your alloted time. Hmmm it does make me wonder sometimes
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And, following up on what Lisa just said, what are they going to do if the ride is not available during your allotted time?
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Well the ability to use the FP anytime after the initial time on the card has always been the case. I've used it and encouraged others they could too. It was perfectly acceptable at one point.
I imagine if the ride is down, they will give the guests (and probably just the ones who complain) a new FP.I am a travel agent with The Magic For Less Travel. Please private message me if you'd like help booking a trip!
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That was my understanding as well. Why else would there be a RETURNtime on the fast pass is this wasn't so. You got an hour to be here, then please be here. Right?
Why people think it is anything but that is beyond me. On other Disney boards, people are outraged at Disney's "nerve" to make them come back at the time printed on the fp
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Someone posted this in another thread and I thought it was too important to be missed and more people will read it this way. For all those who were friends with Ali Naqi or knew him, insha'Allah reading this will put your heart at ease and you can feel reassured that he has reached his destination. Moreover, as the poster pointed out, it's a good wake up call for us to prepare for death.
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mashallah that was very heart touching!!
A relative of (marhum Syed Ali Naqi Shah son of Syed Masloob Hussain Shah) had a dream about him and he was saying that he has reached his destination but it was very hard reaching it " bari okhi manzil thi", these wer the words by him in the dream.
This shows that even though he was a good momin aswell as only being baaligh for a few years in addition to sooo many people praying for him, the countlless quran recitation and naamaaz e washat prayers, he went through a hard time in reaching his destination and passing his exams. So this is definantly a wake up call for all of us to get prepared for death!!
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May 22, 2013 in Ministry
July 30, 2012 in Ministry
A cottage in Canada, map link here: Address & Directions to the Cottage
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Camp fire
Singing outside by the fire
Roasting sausages and marshmallows on the fire
Early in the morning -9:30 fishing in the river or lake, hiking
7:30 – 9:30 breakfast at leisure
9:30 – 10:00 singing warm-up
10 AM – 12:30 first session
12:30 -1:30 lunch
1:30 – 4:00 afternoon session
4:00 – 6:30 soccer, volleyball, ping-pong, pool, fuss-ball, swimming, horseshoes, etc.
6:30 – 7:00 clean-up
7:00 – 8:30 dinner
Camp fire
Singing as a congregation under the stars – under the leadership of the brothers practicing what they have learned
7:30 – 9:00 breakfast
9:30 Service
10 : 30 – 12: 00 Practicing what we have learned
12: 30 lunch
July 13, 2012 in Ministry
At Western Camp this year located at Warm Beach Camp in Stanton, WA, the campers were able to participate in a photo contest. The qualifications were to take a photo that included the new ACCF Directory and to promote one of the purposes of the Foundation. Here were the entries:
Ahh… just what I need to relax
and have a good time.
The Foundation works great together
and they are unified.
The generation after tomorrow.
The future ACC Foundation Reps!
(Grades 1-6 representing 8 churches
from east to west).
Foundation: reaching for the highest level.
I can't believe Emil Sabo
has been Foundation Rep
for over 35 years!