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Community Linkages Increase Access to Diabetes Prevention Education
Sep 9, 2013, 9:00 AM, Posted by Robin Whittemore
Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN, FAAN, is an associate professor at Yale School of Nursing. Whittemore has received national and international recognition for her work in behavioral interventions for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. One focus of her work has been to examine ways to improve access to health programs for vulnerable high-risk populations. She is the primary investigator on a study funded by the RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative to prevent diabetes among at-risk adults in public housing. This post originally appeared on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Partnership for Action blog.
Minority adults are at a disproportionate risk for developing type 2 diabetes, a challenging illness to manage that is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. Evidence indicates that lifestyle change programs, which incorporate healthy eating, physical activity and modest weight loss, can prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes. Yet, access to diabetes prevention programs is limited, particularly among minority and low-income adults.
To help address the issues with access to diabetes prevention programs, we designed a study to link existing community resources—public housing communities and a homecare agency— to minority and low-income adults at-risk for type 2 diabetes. Public housing communities provide housing at reduced rental costs for families of low socioeconomic status. We chose this setting because these communities often have the space and personnel to support a community-based program. The homecare agency consists of nurses who monitor and implement healthcare in a home environment, and are trusted health professionals in public housing communities.
We worked collaboratively with homecare nurses and residents of public housing to modify a diabetes prevention program to meet the needs of the community (e.g., low health literacy, family focused, culturally relevant, limited resources). We then evaluated the effect of a six-month diabetes prevention program provided by homecare nurses compared to a one-month enhanced standard care condition. Community health workers assisted nurses in the delivery of the programs.
The 67 participants were primarily female (79%), racial and ethnic minorities (76% non-white), had a high school education (72%), were unemployed (73%), unpartnered (83%), with an average age of 40 years, and an average of three children. Approximately half of the sample had elevated depressive symptoms (51%). Thus, our program reached adults with multiple health risks.
Homecare nurses were able to implement the program as intended; however, attendance at classes was sub-optimal, particularly with the six-month program. We did not see any difference between groups on any health outcomes, possibly because both groups received a similar program. What was promising was that there were significant improvements in health behaviors in both groups. Participants increased fruit and vegetable intake, low-fat eating, meal planning and improved nutrition behavior and physical activity. Participants decreased sugar drink intake, unhealthy snacking and triglycerides. They also reported improved stress management and decreased depressive symptoms. We did not see significant changes in BMI, glucose, cholesterol or blood pressure.
These findings suggest that brief diabetes prevention programs can dramatically improve the health behaviors of a high-risk, vulnerable population. Collaborating with a homecare agency and key stakeholders, and providing the program by homecare nurses was highly acceptable to nurses and participants, and offers a feasible and potentially sustainable way to improve access to diabetes prevention programs. Future dissemination and evaluation of health promotion programs for residents of public housing communities are urgently needed.
This study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF Human Capital Blog. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors.


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Would you classify your marketing organization as "highly accountable"? What I mean is, are you always able to accurately measure the true business value of your marketing efforts, and do your senior leaders trust the results? If you're like most marketers, the honest answer to that question is a resounding "no". Proving the business value of multichannel marketing is getting progressively harder—and more important—because:
This is where you come in. I believe that Customer Intelligence professionals are remarkably well positioned to address these challenges head on, and improve marketing accountability across the enterprise. Why? Because you sit at the cross-section of unfettered access to mountains of customer data from a dizzying array of online and offline sources. "Big data" as the recent article data, data, everywhere in The Economist puts it, is big business. CI professionals are right in the middle of it all helping firms capture customer data, analyze it, measure business results, and act upon the findings.

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Time really is money. Nobody knows that better than Elvis Dumervil and the Denver Broncos.
Dumervil found himself out of a job and the Broncos were without their best defensive end Friday afternoon after they reached an agreement on a new contract, but saw it all come undone when tardy filing of the paperwork forced Denver to release him.
A person familiar with the negotiations gave The Associated Press details about the confusion. The person did not want to be identified because the negotiations were not public.
According to that person, the day played out like this:
• At 1:25 p.m. MT, Dumervil agreed to take a $4 million pay cut to remain with the AFC West champions for 2013.
• The paperwork was ready to be signed and sent to the league. But with the clock ticking on a 1:59 p.m. deadline, the Broncos were not seeing any sign of the signed copy on their fax machine.
• With no signed contract in hand as 1:59 approached, the Broncos were forced to cut Dumervil, because once the 1:59 deadline passed, they were on the hook for the $12 million they owed him in the original contract.
• The team received the signed contract via fax at 2:06 p.m. That was seven minutes past the deadline and about 15 minutes later than they needed to receive it so they could review it and send it to the league.
Broncos front office chief John Elway said the team delivered its final contract proposal to Dumervil at 11 a.m. and set a 1 p.m. deadline for a decision. Elway said Dumervil accepted the contract at around 1:25 and "although we expressed our concern regarding the time constraints, we were assured that the signed documents would be submitted to us before the league's waiver deadline."
"We did not receive the documents from Elvis by the league's deadline and were forced to release him shortly before 2 p.m. MDT," Elway said.
Dumervil's agent, Marty Magid, did not return messages left by AP via text and voicemail.
Dumervil is now a free agent. Though the parties had agreed on a deal, the odds of Dumervil returning to Denver are hampered because cutting him could leave them with a salary cap hit of up to nearly $5 million.
Dumervil was second on the team last year with 11 sacks, but Elway asked him to take a pay cut because the $12 million was well over the market price, even for top pass rushers this year.
Packers WR Jennings joining Vikings
Greg Jennings has agreed to terms with the Minnesota Vikings, becoming the latest Green Bay Packer to head across the border and join their bitter NFC North rivals.
Jennings made his decision on Friday, giving the Vikings the No. 1 receiver they so desperately needed after trading Percy Harvin to Seattle.
ESPN first reported the five-year deal. Whenever the Vikings have really needed to fill a big hole, they've gone to Green Bay to do it more often than not.
Jennings joins safety Darren Sharper, kicker Ryan Longwell and, of course, quarterback Brett Favre as high-profile Packers to defect to Minnesota.
Like all the rest of them, Jennings will be looking to prove that his best days are not behind him.
The 29-year-old Jennings played in only eight games for the Packers in 2012, plus two in the playoffs, because of a torn lower abdominal muscle and finished with a career-low 366 yards receiving with an average of 10.2 yards per catch, also his worst NFL total.
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The Arizona Cardinals released Kevin Kolb, ending the quarterback's two injury-filled seasons with the team.
The team's move on Friday came just ahead of the deadline for paying Kolb a $2 million roster bonus. The team paid Kolb some $20 million over two seasons after acquiring him in a trade that sent a second-round draft pick and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The move reportedly saved $7 million in salary cap space. Kolb was plagued by injuries and inconsistent play in his two seasons in Arizona.
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|I am late to this discussion, I am sorry. But I own and sail a Catalina 27 Standard rig with a fin keel (4'). Mine is an outboard model with a custom bracket for my 9.9 Honda 4 stroke. I sail on the Chesapeake Bay, known for its light air and shallow water. But the standard rig and fin keel does just fine. I like my boat and except for those days with no wind, she gets along just fine. I do a fair amount of single/short handed sailing and I can manage her just fine. If I were in th market for another 27' boat, I would get the same boat again.
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Indigo - Where did you find that recommendation? Not that I doubt you, I'd like to add it to my research documentation.
Jim - My primary reason for the inboard diesel is that we like to play in the water and I plan on installing a swim platform off the back, http://www.islandpacketphotos.com/pi.../Ad_854_8.jpg.
It's not a recommendation. The manufacturer's intentions have been gleaned from the brochures and reviews that indicate wings were the successsor to non-winged shoal draft options and the tall rigs were for light-air regions (or for sailors who want more sail up). The sailing characteristics I've gleaned anecdotally from various sources including this sailing board, other sailing boards, industry publications, etc.
A folding prop will greatly improve the performance of an inboard powered boat, but they're very expensive, and it's an expense that won't be recaptured when you sell an older boat.
I'm not sure, but believe an S2 with saildrive would most likely have come from the factory with a folding prop. They might have been optional, but would have been a very popular option on an S2, which were marketed as racer/cruisers.
The choice remains the same. How much are you willing to spend, in terms of boat performance or in terms of dollars, to have a swim platform. You might be better off to increase the amount that you're willing to spend on the boat, and look for a newer model that already has either a swim platform or a folding prop.
Generally, it's expensive to modify a used boat. You're usually much better off to buy a boat that is already equipped the way you want, and is better suited to your needs. You'll usually get a better boat, for less total cost, that you'll enjoy more.
|I failed to note that the S2 7.3 had an OMC saildrive.
|To the latter comment, think folding prop. I am happy with mine.
I have sailed on, and raced against C27s with standard rigs, tall rigs, fin keels, with outboard and inboard diesel engines, but not a wing keel, and agree with Jim that an inboard diesel engine will severely degrade it's performance.
With a sailboat, everything relating to it's performance is dependent on it's ability to generate speed, and it's ability to accelerate. As a sailboat's speed increases, it's ability to sail close to the wind also increases. The drag created by the prop constantly in the water prevents the boat from generating it's maximum potential speed and pointing ability - not by a little, but, to my way of thinking, by a lot. Whenever the amount of drive in the sails declines, such as when in a lull, and when you're tacking, the boat won't carry as far or as fast, it'll lose speed faster, and it'll take longer for the boat to accelerate back up to speed. In order to accelerate out of a tack, you'll have to bear off the wind much farther before you can steer it onto it's new course. As a result, it'll have a much wider tacking angle. By comparison with either your S2 or an outboard powered C27, it'll be very unsatisfying to sail.
To some of us, performance is crucial to our enjoyment of the sport. To others, it isn't so important. The choice to trade off that much performance for a swim platform is a value judgment for you to make.
|Be aware that swim platforms can be deadly if they are used when the engine is running... CO poisoning is fairly common....
Indigo - Where did you find that recommendation? Not that I doubt you, I'd like to add it to my research documentation.
Jim - My primary reason for the inboard diesel is that we like to play in the water and I plan on installing a swim platform off the back, http://www.islandpacketphotos.com/pictures/Ad_854_8.jpg.
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Comparing Catalina 25s I have a fin keel standard rig. My close friend has a 25 wing keel tall rig. My draft 4 feet, his draft 2' 11". He has a trailer, I don't.
Both boats can sail side by side for hours.
In very light air his is faster.
Downwind in most conditions his is faster.
Upwind, especially in strong winds, I'm faster and point higher (by quite a bit).
If I fly a 155 jib and he a 135 we are essentially the same in moderate air, non racing conditions.
I'd reconsider the inboard diesel. A Cat 27 with an outboard would be fine on a lake. Much cheaper to own and operate.
Comparing Catalina 25 to Catalina 27 we both sail about the same. I've raced extensively PHRF against a 27 and he usually wins, but I have some wins.
The intentions of the manufacturer for offering the options are well-documented:
Catalina C27 Tall Rig (light airs) Fin (deep waters) (medium tenderness) (best performance)
Catalina C27 Tall Rig (light airs) Wing Keel (shallow waters) (worst tenderness) (medium performance)
Catalina C27 Std. Rig (heavy airs) Fin Keel (deep waters) (best tenderness) (medium performance)
Catalina C27 Std. Rig (heavy airs) Wing Keel (shallow waters) (medium tenderness) (worst performance)
In practice, I'm not sure how pronounced the sailing characteristics are WRT differences. I've never sailed a C27.
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Posted by David Cooperstein on April 26, 2012
Last week, Forrester got about 700 of our friends together (ok, conference attendees) to figure out what is cool and what is critical in marketing today as well as what is likely to cross from the former to the latter. We had amazing presentations from major consumer goods, retail, insurance, and technology brands tackling these different issues.
Below, I have included the graphic illustrations of these presentations (courtesy of Kate Dwyer at Collective Next), highlighting the key takeaways from each. In them, you can see the stories and concepts that our speakers revealed to help the audience progress in this complex marketing world we now live in.
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100 songs that changed history
Time Out explores the music that changed the course of world events
Breakdown of the songs that changed history
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' – Band Aid (1984)
Band Aid promoter Harvey Goldsmith on 'Do They Know It's Christmas?':
'What did I think of the single? It was okay. Nothing special. But getting all those people to perform together on a collective song with a message to it was something. What really made it successful, of course, were the pictures from Africa on the news, which are repeating again as we speak.
'Did we have any idea that Live Aid would be that huge? None. None whatsoever. We were just getting the job done in the shortest possible space of time – organising it took ten-and-a-half weeks from start to finish. So we didn't have time to think about what it was or if it was good enough or big enough. We just knew we had to do it and that there had to be two shows, which had never been done before – in fact, we ended up with three because there was one in Australia that kicked the day off. It sold out really quickly so we knew people were there to support it. We ended up with a fantastic list of artists, and our target was to raise a million quid. We had no idea we were going to raise £160 million.
'The single changed the way people gave money. It changed the way people thought about giving. And we showed the world that pop artists, as crazy as they are, are also the most caring of all the artists. And that they understood how to use their powers of attraction for good.'


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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. With the 2012/13 campaign now well underway, 15 Gunners are currently away from the Club.
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By Joe Brewin
Arsène Wenger is delighted with the way his side have improved their defensive record this season.
Wednesday night's win at Aston Villa was Arsenal's eighth win in their last 10 Premier League fixtures - a run which has seen just nine goals conceded.
There have been several contributing factors, including the return from injury of Thomas Vermaelen at the end of October, and Wenger is thrilled with what he's seen.
"We are stable defensively," he said. "Our defensive record since the 8-2 defeat at Manchester United has improved tremendously and you could see that again today.
"In the first half we were dominating well but even in the second half when we were under pressure we still kept our shape.
"We got away with one or two difficult situations but there is an improvement there."
Arsenal left it late to snatch victory against Villa as Yossi Benayoun's 87th-minute winner proved decisive. Wenger was quick to praise Alex McLeish's resilient side.
"I have to give credit to Aston Villa, they were not a lower table team with that performance, that is for sure," he said.
"They have not only shown commitment and spirit but quality. This team can play with a high tempo and if they play like that then they will come up quickly in the table."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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text: I recently started some blinds about celebrities and their charities and it is because of charities like the one founded by Lady GaGa. Showbiz 411 has all the documents from her charity from the year 2012 and they show that it is basically a money making scheme for GaGa's associates. Despite raising $2.6M in 2012 they only gave away $5000 to charity. $1.5M was spent on publicity and lawyers and consultants. Yeah, there are lots of people making a whole lot of money but none of the people that the charity was intended to help. Who is it supposed to help anyway? At least if you are going to do this kind of thing try and give some kind of respectable amount to charity or a cause. $5000 is more then she spends on dinner or one outfit and she could only give that much despite the $2.6M raised? Thanks Mark.


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I went with the local FanForce yesterday to L.A. to the Dressing the Galaxies exhibit at the FIDM. Man, was it awesome, especially when I got to the very end of the exhibit and there were Jango and ROTJ Boba standing right next to each other. Oh, and Zam was there too. I took as many pics as I could in between other visitors and before the orange pre-pic light (I think it's for red-eye reduction) on my camara started to annoy the wonderful security personnel. After 2 minutes of standing in front of the Fetts, my kid set off the alarm because he stuck his hand over the glass partition to point out the spikes on Boba's boots and immediately said he wanted boots on his shoes too. I told him ok, right before I had him go over to the nice (she really was) security guard lady with his big puppy dog eyes and cute little angelic smile and appologize for what he had done. By this time I had already concluded in my mind that if the security personnel were going to escort my son out of the exhibit for setting off the alarm, I was going to act like I didn't know him so that I wouldn't have to leave as well. He got to stay so I wasn't forced to stoop to new lows in fatherhood for the sake of Jango.:lol But for the next 2-3 minutes all we could overhear on the security personels' walkietalkies was chatter about the alarm that had went off in the Bounty Hunter exhibit and the continued replies from the nice security ladies about what had happened and that the area was now "all secure". I thought the lighting was ok, maybe even good, but not great, and not terrible. The fact that the Fetts were featured at the very end of the exhibit helped because there was additional light being reflected through the huge archway leading to the exhibit store which was very well lit up that everyone had to go through in order to exit the exhibit and thus the museum. It was a wonderful sight seeing the kids walking around telling their parents how many of the slightly overpriced items they needed their parents to buy them in order to be happy little children. I especially liked the kid who was throwing a fit and crying on the floor (he was so lucky he wasn't my kid). But we did break down and buy one of the Dressing the Galaxy books that I highly recommend for anyone who is interested with the costumes and wardrobes of SW and my son got a couple of Fett Bust-ups, a scaled MR Luke lightsaber, and some Fett keychains. In the end the store got us for $150.
Now the interesting part. One of the people we were with bought the signature edition of the Dressing the Galaxies pack (the one for $300) with various random swatches, some sort of casted buckle, and other stuff I can't remember. But anyways in that book there was a color pallet and upclose pic of the cloth used for Jango's jumpsuit. We're all costumers (they're mostly Jedi but I don't hold it against them too much:)), but we all went to the fabric garment district, fashion district, whatever it's called in downtown L.A. where there are all the fabric stores and I think I might have found the most accurate fabric for Jango's jumpsuit I've been able to find in all of the central California area. A couple things I noticed with the Jango exhibit (as a person who has knowledge about sewing and the properties of different fabrics) is that there appeared to be some streching properties to Jango's jumpsuit that was very noticable in the upper thigh and calve area. The material also seemed to have some softness to the surface of the fabric as well as a very subtle brushed texture. After seeing the costume up close in person and standing in front of it inspecting every inch of it closely for about 30 minutes, in my opinion the Jumpsuit it's not a broadcloth becuase broathcloth is too thin and doesn't have the stretching properties apparent in the exhibit jumpsuit. Nor does the jumpsuit look like a twill because twill is too thick, stiff, and doesn't have the stretching properties as well. So I'll get to my point, we went to this fabric store in the fabric district, I found some 100% cotton linen fabric (soft, medium weight, slightly stretchable) that was a dead-close if not dead-on match to the jumpsuit swatch pic that was in my friend's swatch catalogue (we had it with us and paired it up side by side), and to what I saw personally of the jumpsuit in the exhibit. It was a light to medium indigo blue. I've included a pic of the material next to the photo in the Dressing the Galaxies Book. A great show, and a great find all in one day!!!
These pics were greatly resized (decreased by over 75%) from the original 5.1 mega pixel photos taken with my Sony Cybershot DSC-H1. The last pic is of the culprit after he tripped the alarm and right before he got beat down by the Tusken Raider!:lol
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the AEM uego wideband A/F gauge comes with an o2 sensor. most wideband A/F gauges are going to come with an o2 sensor. you want the stock o2 sensor that is furthest upstream to stay the furthest upstream then the wideband next and then dont even worry about the stock downstream o2 sensor. that will get turned off with a tune anyway. all the downstream o2 sensor does is monitor whether or not the cat is working and i doubt you will be running a cat with your turbo kit.
the xcal3 can hold several tunes i think. i know the old xcal 2 i have can hold at least 2.
the ATX is a wise choice and not alot of people go that route but you will be thankful for it in the long run.
The boost gauge I just like the way it looks and 35 psi is something that I would be running on a day where I'm trying 1/4's or dynoing not something that would be used more than 100 miles out of every 5k miles. An the A/F gauge I didn't look to see if it was wide band or not I know the narrow is bad it was kinda just an idea of what I'm looking for not a bunch of led's an bejeweled just simple and does what it needs to do. Also dont I have to get a wide band o2 if so recommendations?, and where would I put it #1 or #1 spot
I know some tuners can hole 3 or 4 tunes so could I do that and have it say like (great gas DD tune then flash to balls out power on a track day?
500whp would be a dream goal I've seen 600 but my first goal is 300-350 first I want a civic killer lol to many ricers an diesel truck boys at my school wanna show them what a focus can throw down. :) Now as far as trannys go I'm gonna end up putting the most money into that out of everything it looks like lol that's gonna suck but oh well i don't want it to blow up on me. Prolly gonna stay with ATX then so I can let other people RARELY drive it lol.
An as for time I have plenty of it I'm waiting for my pain and suffering money from this guy who smashed my first focus/first car. I have some money saved up for this stuff any ways but yah so time is fine but I'd like to get this done by mid to end of summer.
link to my old car http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/us...iking/library/
|im still running on stock cam gears. I haven't dynod yet either. I really should switch over to adjustable ones. but im not sure how that screws with the timing issue, but OP the posts above have pretty much answered all your questions here. you are starting the same way I was little over a year ago. and ive spent just now 7 grand making id say lil over 300 horses
oh sorry about the cams thing i think you may have misunderstood me. adjustable cam gears are nice to have with any performance application whether it is N/A, boosted or otherwise. it gives much more adjustability as far as tuning goes. what i was saying was keep the stock cam shafts. no stage 1 or stage 2 cam shafts are needed at all because the stock camshafts perform exceptionally well with boost.
to get the MTX to hold 350whp you are going to want a pretty heavy duty clutch. something like a clutchmasters fx300 or fx400 and either one will run you over $500. the fx300 will be a much more streetable clutch but might not be able to handle the power but if it can it should last longer than the fx400 which will have no problem handling the power but it will be harder to drive on the street because it is a puck clutch instead of a disk. it seems like disk clutches seem to last alot longer than pucks. for the best of the best for a clutch you are looking at just under $1500 for the clutchmasters twin disk 725 series that will take pretty much anything you can throw at it for power, it is still easily driveable on the street and it will last for quite a long time in theory.
you are going to be looking at about $500 for a torsen LSD and about $800-$900 for a quaife LSD. i think the OBX is around $300 but like i said earlier. if you go to the OBX then you are going to be a guinea pig.
then you are probably going to want a good flywheel as well. some clutch kits like the CM twin disk will come with a new flywheel which is partly why the twin disk is so much more expensive since the other two i listed dont come with flywheels. depending what brand you go with the price on flywheels will vary. i bought my fidanza lightweight aluminum flywheels for about $300 and i LOVE the little booger. im just not sure if im going to be able to use it on future applications. something like a clutchmasters flywheel is going to run about $450.
those are really the only things you need to worry with to beef up a MTX to hold that much power. what you have to decide is whether you want to sacrifice driveability and longevity for the sake of a budget. the built ATX will drive like stock and you could take it to get groceries every day without a problem and ANYONE can drive it because its automatic. it will also be faster. the MTX will be harder to drive with a hardcore clutch and it will be slower. you will also have to take into consideration that at some point you are going to have to pull the trans again to replace that expensive clutch because big power cars will go through them faster than a normal car. clutch life will depend more on how you drive it than anything else.
i bought my turbo kit second hand off this site for under 2 grand. poke around a little bit and you will find a deal. its highly doubtful that you will just come across a kit that is capable of 500whp out of the box for that much though. you will probably have to buy a kit and then swap in a bigger turbo. thats what im going to have to do. the current turbo might get me to 330 or so but since my pump gas goal is 450 im going to need a bigger one. oh and that reminds me. you realize that you can get a pump gas and race gas tune right? that octane makes a huge difference with power. at 450whp on pump gas i could probably squeeze it out to 550 or maybe even flirt with 600 on a race gas tune with some 116 octane.
if you had a boost controller i dont see any reason why you couldnt run a big boost tune and just turn the boost down. but i would just get separate tunes. that is something you could discuss directly with your tuner of choice.
i would not buy that A/F gauge. spend a little bit more and buy an AEM UEGO A/F ratio gauge. you need a WIDEBAND. A/F ratio gauge. im pretty sure that one you linked to is a narrowband and those things are completely useless. they dont read accurately and are nothing but a light show.
the boost gauge looks like it would do the trick but i dont think it reads high enough if you want to boost 35psi.
almost everything you need you should keep your eyes peeled on the BST section of this site and snag up what you need when it comes available. smoking deals on all kinds of things come through here all the time. the only things i would buy brand new are transmission components, pistons and rods. if you have the time to hold out and be patient then you could feasibly do this build for alot less.
Well I wanted FC throttle body cause people said its touchy that's all I've been looking all over for a used one they are hard to find.
So don't even worry about ACG then and what about cam shafts? If I do need cam shafts then do I get stage 1 or 2 cause I found a pair of stage 2 for $250.
So if I got the ATX I'd probably want the Street Terminator PLUS for $3k and get the converter idk, how high is the MTX-75 rated for can it at least hold up to 350whp?
I found a link to his site on another post. It's 400 not bad at all plus life time of updates kool. I already knew the update part tho.
DAMMMNN that is pricy for a fuel system I bet it can be made for at LEAST a 1/4 of that price.
Now what turbo kit could I get for my car I don't want a $5k one that needs more stuff still but I don't want a $1k ebay one either. A turbo I want would be able to get me 300+whp I'd like to peak at 4-500whp on a track day. Also would it be possible to run a tune that I'm running about 20-25psi or more but on a day I'd be DD'ing run 5-10 psi with out flashing a new tune is that possible?
The engine I'll be spending 900 for pistions, rods, and bolts.
Tuner from Tom 400
Pan with bung from Tom 35 with core if hes still selling them
New low end gaskets 40
A/F gauge 70 I like this one http://www.importimageracing.com/pro...olt-gauge.html
boost gauge 50-60 http://www.maperformance.com/prospor...Q#.UNiTmnft930
Turbo kit IDK I would like one that can do 25psi but would like 35 max.
Thanks for you help!
any brand of 65mm throttle body will perform the same so it doesnt NEED to be a focus central one.
STOCK cams are going to perform very well with boost. there is no need to put different cams in it. more aggressive N/A cams dont work together with boost very well. i know a company called mcnews used to make a custom set of turbo cams and as far as i know they were the only ones that actually made a decent gain under boost but im not sure if they are available any more or if mcnews is even still around. they really are not worth the money though. just add more boost and make up the power difference and it will cost less.
the STOCK atx might handle 200whp for a period of time. however i wouldnt feel comfortable with it. alot of people have busted the stock ATX just with about 170whp from a supercharger.
look on toms website for pricing info for tuners and tunes.
here is a link to the fuel setup from top speed. this is the only complete setup that i know of that you can buy as a complete kit. you CAN throw one together yourself if you know what you're doing though. i would suggest making one yourself with tom's help because it would be cheaper. http://topspeedparts.com/Return-Fuel-System_c_158.html
yes there are LSD's available for the ATX. if you buy a fully built trans from lentech i am pretty sure it comes with one.
yes power has a price. however alot of the pricey bits can be bypassed by simply adding more boost. if you have a forged bottom end and a turbo kit that can make the boost and a fuel system that can keep up and a transmission that can put the power down then you dont really NEED to change anything else.
dont port the intake. if i remember correctly the y2k intake is a 1 piece design and the later ones are a 2 piece so it holds up better to boost and flows just a little better. however if you port it then you will be removing some structural integrity and it might crack under heavy boost.
First off let me thank the both of you for you input its helping me kinda puzzle this together.
Tom : The pistons you said are the ones I plan on getting. I want to find a used or cheap focus central 65mm throttle body I hear they are really touchy :). And at least for now i shouldn't worry about adjustable cams until just about everything is done. What about cams should I get like stage 2 or street ones or can stock handle that power. As for the ATX I thought that would be the one so it can stay spooled. Will the stock ATX hold under high boost at least until I get the money for the fancy one. And finally how much are your tuners going for now?
focusmaniac : So both you an Tom are saying stock head gasket I swear working on a focus is a pain in the ass but their parts are so strong they last a long time before they need replacement and they can handle high boot 0_0. I might look into the fuel thing do you have any links or vids offhand before I start looking around? Now LSD's do they make them for ATX's cause I'm leaning closer to that. And I looked for that intake and holy shit it was 550 USD I guess power has a price lol >_<. What does porting the intake involve I've seen people talk about it and they use the 2000 one why? Yah I'll probably be asking a bit more over the next few weeks or so cause I'd just like it not to sound and look like a ricer cause there are so many of them at my college I'd like to smoke them all most are running 220whp. As for suspension I have Eibach lowering kit and their sway bars and bushing kit, also I have the inserts for the lower mount an I plan on getting the other 2 mounts as well.
I've owned two cars a 2000 focus se dark red and now a 2002 focus se silver they are such beautiful cars I'm glad it was my first car.
underdrive pulleys are a waste of time money and effort. a lentech ATX is going to be your best bet for the cost in all reality. you can still daily drive it and it will out perform a manual on the track because you arent loosing boost in between gears. there is also trans-brake which is very nice. the lentech is on my wish list.
you CAN get a P&P head for additional power if you can either do the P&P yourself or have someone who can do it for cheap and stock cams work really well with boost. however it would probably be more cost effective to simply leave the head bone stock and just rebuild it if needed and simply run slightly higher boost to get your power goals.
stock ford head gasket is all you need for a high boost build, no need for anything fancy.
any brand forged piston you can find will do the trick, shop around for combo deals with eagle rods. you NEED forged pistons and rods for anything above 240-260whp. dont go out of your way to find larger piston unless you need to bore your block out to remove damage. there is no power to be gained from that.
get all the ARP fasteners that you can find. while they arent really necessary they are highly recommended. under high boost you will probably start lifting the head from the block with factory stretch bolts. this is just 1 example of why you will want ARP so save yourself some future heartache and go ahead and spend a little extra for them.
i think that 350whp is about the limit of what you can get out of the stock fuel system. to go past about 300 i think you need a boost a pump. and past 350 you will need to go to a return style fuel system. there are many how-to threads out there on how to do this and if you need 1 on 1 help with this then i am sure that tom or anyone else here would be happy to explain anything you need.
if you decide to stick with a manual transmission you are going to spend close to a grand on clutch alone and it is also highly recommended that you buy a limited slip differential. the stock diff is the weak link in all the focus trannies and i have personally had one explode and destroy 1 trans which tom was kind enough to replace for me many moons ago (thanks tom). torsen or quaife are the only two brands that you should even take the time of day to consider. any other brands are very iffy and some are just plain garbage. if you absolutely MUST do this on a budget then OBX put out a LSD for the MTX-75. i have not heard ANYTHING good OR bad about this diff but the build quality seems to be good but let it be known that you WILL be a guinea pig if you decide to do that because i dont think anyone honestly knows what they can take. the quaife diff is the best that there is. it has a lifetime warranty on it. if you somehow manage to bust it then quaife will replace it whether you race it or not. torsen has no warranty but you have to be running very high power numbers on slicks and really launching the car like a fool to bust one of them.
also dont worry about aftermarket axles. believe me you dont want to go there. the first thing that you will break is the little dogbone/torque mount engine mount bracket thingie. (i cant remember the actual name of the thing) on the bottom of the transmission. this is cheap and easy to replace and you wont break it unless there is something else putting it in a bind or if you are being excessively rough on the car. if you reinforce this or get a stronger one you will then start breaking axles if you continue launching the car extremely hard (and/or if you suffer from excessive wheel hop). if you get 300mm billet axles which are getting very hard to find and are very expensive you will likely then bust the transmission case at some point which is extremely expensive for a stronger unit. i seem to recall it was several grand. so basically what im trying to say is either deal with the busting tranny mount bracket which is the easiest to replace and the cheapest or push your luck a hair further and deal with snapped axles if they happen but dont push your luck further than that. tom ran a drag car that made over 700whp on stock axles and never broke one because he didnt launch the car like a maniac.
you should look into a better intake manifold as well. the stock manifold SHOULD be able to take you to 400whp but it will be restricting power. top speed makes a nice unit that requires that you use the SVT lower intake manifold.
i think that covers pretty much everything as far as the build and your direct questions go. get a good turbo kit and tune, there is nothing wrong with second hand kits. dont skimp on gauges, they are always nice to have. a wideband air/fuel ratio gauge is a must. you might want to look into upgrading your suspension and engine mounts while you are at it. stock suspension and bushings will NOT compliment all that power very well. you dont need anything fancy. you can get away with simply replacing all the bushings with polyurethane and good shocks and struts and maybe add some lakewood traction bars to help cut down the wheel hop. and do NOT forget to replace the control arm bushings. when those bad boys go the wheel hop even with a stock car can make the car feel like its going to shake apart.
and you may want to consider brakes as well. if you are going to go fast then you gotta whoa fast. you dont realize how bad the stock brakes suck until you experience something better. the stock brakes fade way too fast for me and they dont come back nearly fast enough. and if you are going to be making as much power as you are saying then you will be spending plenty of time at well over 100mph and the stock brakes just cant get you stopped quickly enough from that speed. just my $.02 on that matter.
and tires! oh lord the tires. you will need to invest in slicks or radials unless you dont mind smoking a set a week. you are not going to hook up with regular street tires with anything over 250whp and even then its a chore so you dont have a chance at 400+
okay im done, book over. let me know if you have any more questions and ill write up another book for ya.
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Having gone through other threads, i am posting this to see if I have understood it right...
Get paint and window cleaner (ie windex), mix together thoughly. Use sponge/paper towel and dab onto the armor, wipe (dab) off any excess, let dry. Re-apply as often as required for dirtier armor... Sound about right??
My questions are... do people just dab/wipe or both? (No toilet humour on this one please! :moon )
How much paint is added to the window cleaner?
How do people apply? Sponge? Brush? Towel?
With the use of the cleaner, is it okay to apply over the top of the decals?
Do people just apply one color? I've seen black, green. Or do you apply more than one to give it a true weathered look?
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I played it for about a hour or something before, but never really understood it. So what's the whole gameplay thing like? (Hate to sound like such a nub >: )
I played it for about a hour or something before, but never really understood it. So what's the whole gameplay thing like? (Hate to sound like such a nub >: )
It's different from other games in my opinion...
Unique systems like: berserk mode, trade/thief/hunter jobs..
Party Matchmaking..
And other futures you get to see troughout the game..
It's well worth playing, I know i'm sticking to it.. wizard/cleric ftw :P
I don't got any problem with the gfx realy.. it's good for its age..
There's party monsters which you usualy reguire a party to kill or unless you want to, attack, run, attack, run for like 10minutes..
Party mobs aranged in order:
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I've been playing for 74 lvls now and I love it. Game interface is basic and complex all at once. Everything is pretty much easily understood for the most part and when you really get going, you learn all the other complex stuff needed to make a really good character. Either way, it's a really fun game in my opinion.
Is the login delay thing fixed already? Last time i downloaded and updated the game for like 2 hrs and I couldnt even log in. I played the game when it was released and came back to see that i forgot what server i played in.. so it sucked for me.. really. the grind's also really tough and repetitive so if u cant take it u wont enjoy it.. just my opinion
"WoooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo OOOOOOOW! I get it! Yeah!"
"You do?"
Right NOW would be a good time to play. Theres no traffic due to a recent update on the game.
lol Servers always crowded = Takes 3-5 hours to get in. That's 1 in the same reason not 2.
The logging IS crap however, the game itself is a different story! ^^ In that regard, I do agree the game system can use a lot of work. (E.g. server traffic, botters, dead servers)
GamePLAY, on the other hand for people that are interested, is pretty outstanding. Character customization is limited but due to an awesome build system on top of an awesome gear system, no two characters will play the same. Also, this is NOT a spam 1,2,3,4 skills game. A players experience and ability to access certain situations with certain skills will set a professional aside from the rookies. That being said, this game does have a learning curve which can seem overwhelming in the beginning but after you get the hang of it, this game is pretty f*ckin beasty! xD Pardon my french.
yes i do play sro lvl 31 server Iris
and no im not on right now
Oh, I meant if you were currently playing it in general not specifically. lol How is Iris server?
LOL sweet. How's the amount of english speakers on that server?
It's a fun game when i played it when it was just out, it's a grind though.
The main point is the silkroad You can choose to be a merchant, thief or a hunter, the merchant walks the route and sells stuff between towns, the hunter protect the merchant and thieves can steal the stuff and sell it.
You have normal monsters and really big hard ones you have to kill in a group, it's aimed for pvp mostly, but that's hard now because there are allot of high levels now.
Ok ive had enuf of this game... quests are too grindy and give little exp. And w/o quests u just have to grind on mobs. Also no cash payments = never rich. And it takes effing long to log into the game. Graphics have also fallen out of favour compared to other games, and armors all look the same and are boring.>_> Id say dont play this game unless u got cash for a premium ticket... wasnt as fun as it used to be.
"WoooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo OOOOOOOW! I get it! Yeah!"
"You do?"
dont play isro...full of botters and its p2p. let the bots play
That is true. Very little legit players out there. However, login isn't as bad anymore and most of the time, you get in first try. If you have to wait, it's like 10-30 mins tops but that hasn't happened to me at all this month so maybe they have fixed something else again. If you do find legit players, the game is actually really fun. I'm currently playing on pluto with my gf, an old friend, and 2 legits i recruited from helios server. We pt play all the time and plvl each other. As long as no one turns into a leecher and starts spamming "plvl me plvl me" all the time, then the game stays fun. ^^
It is a sweet game man but there are two downfalls
When i played a few years back,it was impossible to enter due to bots,but that has been fixed i think
the second is the grind,it is major grind =/
but other than that nice game


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Ok-doke, it was a fun course, but it's time for me to go ahead and teach on my first job - A summer camp in the French Alps, teaching to primary school children. I feel a little rusty on the old lesson planning jig, and I am a little nervous about the whole payment rate etc, but overall I am happy. I just hope it turns out well with the company I am working with, Student City France.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice. I'm feeling pretty jittery, and "I-can't-do-it", and I'm worrying about everything from travel fares, travelling, teaching, being paid and everythng in between. I also have a predicament in that there are two 10 day breaks in the 4 weeks I will be teaching, and I don't know how to manage them, financially or otherwise. If anyone has any advice, words of encouragement or anything to add, I thank you in advance


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