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Before I go on with this review, I strongly encourage you to read my Ubuntu 10.10 Beta PREVIEW ARTICLE, which does cover many concepts that won't be repeated here. It should also help to better understand this release and its new features.
Canonical has done an incredible job improving this critical part of their distro, which is leaps and bounds easier to follow, but also better looking and overall faster.
I personally believe that Linux installation is already quite complicated as is for people who know little about computers (downloading an ISO image, correctly burning it into a CD, MD5 sum checks, start from the LiveCD... Lots of new stuff for newbies), so any initiative that simplifies the actual installation will definitely be appreciated. In addition, the installation is quite key, kind of like a business card, an introduction of a product. If those few first steps are cluttered, unclear or downright difficult, very few people will actually make an effort to get through them.
Luckily, Ubuntu 10.10 installation is an example, in my opinion, of how a Linux distro installation should go. It is clear, concise, provides information where it matters and simplifies the technical jargon when it is not required.
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The installation welcomes the user with a simple selection screen. Here we can choose the installation language and whether we want to install or try the product. Canonical has maintained this approach for many releases now, and while it is comfortable and less time consuming, I think it is safer to enforce booting from the LiveCD first. Such approach gives a good opportunity to spot any errors or lack of hardware support before installing, which can save lots of frustration down the line. For the purpose of this article, I will continue straight onto the installation process, but I very much encourage everybody to try Ubuntu FIRST!
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As displayed on the screenshot above, minimum requirements and instructions are provided in an easy and clear manner. In addition, the user can choose whether to download updates during the installation (perfect when connected via ethernet cable and straight to the Internet, perhaps not such a good idea otherwise). Moreover, we are given an option to install certain proprietary codecs, such as the MP3 one. I find this flexibility is also key to make life easier to end users. Canonical maintains their commitment to Open Source software, but at the same time the user can follow a different path without the need to go over countless forums to find how to do it.
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I intentionally omitted several screenshots of steps that don't really bring anything new. The one above I included because I think is a great example of presenting something potentially complicated like hard disk partitioning, in an extremely clear and to the point manner. This step should not intimidate anybody anymore. The next screen takes the same concept even further.
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Once we have set up all the initial requirements for the installation, it will start and provide end users with additional information thanks to a nice and convenient slideshow. One of its new features allows end users to navigate through those slides at will. The two arrows located at the left and right ends of the screen help skip or go back to a specific slide when needed. Additionally, users are shown examples of software that is included in the default installation, along with examples of software that is not, but is also supported. A nice example is Firefox, which is included, but then Google Chrome and the Flash plugin are offered as software easily obtainable through the Ubuntu Software Center. On a different note, that same screenshot below shows the progress bar at the bottom, which provides updates for package updates download an installation.
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As a whole, the new installation procedure in Ubuntu 10.10 is an example of hitting the nail on the head. A great idea which has been polished to the point where it is fully mature now, solid, informative and easy to follow.
Congratulations to the guys at Canonical for a very impressive piece of work!
As expected, not much has changed here since the Beta. An important element, though, has seen a proper face lifting. I am talking about the default wallpaper, which in my opinion, looks decent for the first time since Canonical came with the new colors.
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Another nice addition are the new Ubuntu fonts, which look very nice. Along with the refinements to the official Ambiance and Radiance themes and the new high quality set of wallpapers, they make Ubuntu look better than ever. As I already mentioned on the preview, a proper icon theme is dearly missed, but the good news is that Canonical are already working on it. (While they're at it, though, I recommend using the Faenza icon theme. It integrates perfectly and enhances the Ubuntu 10.10 visual experience significantly.)
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From the user experience perspective, I believe Ubuntu 10.10 is a polished version of its predecessor, Ubuntu 10.04. The same elements that felt rushed in six months ago feel now settled and matured, like they make better sense. Even the social desktop, which I am not fan of, feels more natural now.
It is not easy to point out specific examples, but I think everything in Maverick Meerkat feels more solid and well rounded. In other words, I don't think new users will ever feel the need to go to the command line because the GUI feels incomplete or not powerful enough. I think that is a sign of maturity that Ubuntu developers should be very proud of.
Taking everything into account, The Ubuntu 10.10 visual and usage experience is the best ever in my opinion.
The selection of software installed by default in Ubuntu 10.10 is not that brilliant. In fact, I think this has been a recurring theme in recent releases and it only seems to get worse release after release. Fortunately, should it be necessary (I doubt new users would need to), the superb Ubuntu Software Center will make it easy to remove and install whatever we want.
In my case, I am a bit too lazy to go step by step unistalling packages to install others afterwards, so I created a simple script to handle this little issue. The script is very simple and should be easy to follow reading the comments included.
#!/bin/bash # 24/09/10 - Script to remove unwanted software from Ubuntu... # ...and install software that is not available in the default install # Update sources first... sudo apt-get update # Uncomment line right below in case you want to run a full dist-upgrade first # sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade # Remove Tomboy, Shotwell, Empathy, Evolution, Gwibber, Pitivi, Rhythmbox sudo apt-get -y remove tomboy shotwell empathy evolution gwibber pitivi rhythmbox # Install gimp, Chromium, VLC, Audacious, Pidgin, Geany sudo apt-get -y install gimp chromium-browser vlc audacious pidgin geany
If you want to run this script, simply copy and paste the code into a text file and save it as
UbuntuAddRemove.sh. Open a virtual terminal and
cd to wherever you saved the file. Run it typing
bash UbuntuAddRemove.sh
IMPORTANT NOTE: This script will remove and install the packages specified. Make sure you change it so it fits your needs/preferences.
Ubuntu 10.10 is a great release, probably the best I have used to date. The many changes and new features that were rushed into Ubuntu 10.04 (and perhaps didn't make all that sense in the realm of an LTS release) feel solid and polished now. The new additions that are part of Maverick are all great ideas and the whole product looks better than ever.
Some have said that Ubuntu 10.10 is a "skip-over" release, but I feel quite the opposite. I believe Ubuntu 10.10 is what Ubuntu 10.04 should have been, so why settle with less? Unless you are a business and need the stability, I think you will surely enjoy the new stuff and be able to cope with a new install (which incidentally runs faster than ever). Note that there are some interesting and powerful new features, such as GPU HARDWARE ACCELERATION and MULTITOUCH SUPPORT, among many others.
If you like Ubuntu, Maverick Meerkat should put a smile on your face.
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The vet and tech forced him to his side and held him down while trying to palpate his groin. He starting whining and struggling to get up. He was biting the vet tech's hand. She then grabbed his muzzle and squeezed it shut, at which point he became frantic and whining and wanting up even more.
You did nothing wrong. Personally, I would switch vets or at least tell them next time YOU will hold the dog.
|Thanks for the reply. He is crate trained. We are working on him accepting lying on his side and allowing his muzzle closed. It's not his favorite, but he does it even for the kids. He is a great puppy, in my limited puppy experience, having only had 2 others of different breeds. Thanks to the toddler tossing him food, our newest issue is begging at the table
In the safety and security of your own home, getting your pup used to a crate -- even if you never intend to use one, because he may need to be in one when boarded or for a surgery at the vet, and getting him used to a muzzle is an excellent idea.
I would not muzzle him at this point. If people are afraid of a 13 week old puppy, then they are in need of a change of careers. It would be far better to go and experience the office and environment when he is not scheduled for berry checks, probes, and shots, so that not all vet visits are predominantly unpleasant.
What I think the vet tech was saying, was that due to how the puppy reacted, this puppy could become a real problem if you do not train it properly. She's right. With the wrong leadership/management/training your puppy can be dangerous. I am sorry that you took offense to that.
Everyone is an expert, and everyone wants for you to benefit from their expertise. Not every GSD puppy would have responded as yours did. That doesn't mean yours is defective. It doesn't even mean that yours is more likely to bite someone at the vet. It may mean that your pup will have trouble with some parts of the vet visit.
So cheer up. A dog that is afraid of its own shadow is far more likely to nail someone in the waiting room or in the exam room from being startled. Your dog may be more likely to object to specific things, things that you can largely control and/or condition him to accept.
|Sabis mom
Not aggressive, just a puppy being a puppy.
I do not approve of teeth on skin, but I also disagree with forcing a dog down and manhandling it. My recommendation to find a new vet was based on that, and the attitude you were given about the breed.
My dogs are always muzzled at the vet, at least for the first few minutes. I have found that the muzzle puts peoples mind at ease and we all relax more. Be sure to condition your dog to a muzzle though. I have two types, an exam muzzle that holds the mouth shut and is made of canvas, and a metal basket muzzle that really hurts if the dog hits you with it but is awesome for allowing the dog to drink and pant.
Fair warning though, I have bruises all over my legs from Shadow smashing me with the basket muzzle. She caught me in the face with it one day and left a serious mark.
|So I muzzle him now? Is that what you are suggesting?
I don't think your pup was aggressive, but he could very well be, when he gets older. Many GSDs are vet aggressive, especially if they have experienced lots of pain there on a regular basis.
This can be resolved with a muzzle. I see zero problems with that. You muzzle your dog, things get done, no one gets hurt, and you move on.
As for the temperament of the owner, we know that the blood pressure is through the roof for hearing that the breed is an aggressive breed.
We do not really know if the OP is not actually over-reacting to a relatively benign situation, where the puppy showed that it isn't going to accept some handling.
When a puppy starts eating the hand of the vet tech, closing the mouth doesn't seem like the crime of the century.
I think it is pretty silly of us to get a bug up our butts when someone (at a vet clinic) tells us we need to train the dog because it is an aggressive breed.
Kudos to the vet tech for suggesting training on the puppy.
So again I ask,
Is his reaction aggressive? I've been working on touching him all over etc. He does fine usually and is getting better all the time. Not sure what I should be doing differently, if anything.
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It is ironic to me how safety minded you are in most situations when dealing with potentially dangerous dogs, when concerning new arrivals, kids, dogs with bite history etc, but in a vet situation, you think having a person the dog has just met restrain the dog and stick something in it's butt is totally normal for the dog and should be handled well automatically.
How does that make sense at all? Well that bitch that I imported was 3.5 and possibly ready to whelp when I got her off the plane. I had never met her. I had to stick my hand in her crate and get a leash around her so she wouldn't rush out onto the busy highway and become dead. And I had to stick a thermometer up her bum to monitor her temperature to determine when she would whelp, as they did not give us any idea of when she had ovulated or was bred. So a total stranger has to restrain a dog, and invade their nether regions.
I have also restrained another of my bitches, Babs, while the vet actually pulled a puppy out of her that I could not get out. But she knew me, still we are talking about charged and scary stuff. And yet the dogs do not bite willy nilly.
If you just meet a new dog, do you put it up on a slick table, wrap your arms around it with your face close to theirs and reach around behind for a quick "who's your father?" If a PPD trained dog reacts in this situation, you would be surprised? It sounds like I shouldn't be, but if a show-line dog reacts to a judge he never met, doing a berry check, the dog will get disqualified and will have to work at being reinstated if there is a bite. I have taken a dog into the ring for his very first berry check at about 2.5 years old -- lots of showline breeders start having strangers do this at 8 weeks old. The dog was startled but wasn't going to bite the guy. He just never had anyone check his junk before. Wow, I guess it isn't all about just trotting around the ring. But I digress.
If your SchH titled dog handles the vet well, great. It doesn't mean others will. Some dogs have more attitude with strangers than others. I've met some really soft SchHIII dogs that wouldn't last 10 seconds on the field with a decoy putting real pressure on the dog. They may do great at the vet. Strangers are a party to them and they don't expect otherwise.
You bring up an emergency situation where you arguing to get into the exam room may delay treatment. Actually, I am not arguing. And in any situation where I think my dog might bite (scarey/very painful), I suggest a muzzle. What if I don't make that argument and the dog goes ballistic because the tech restraining the dog is afraid and inexperienced? How is treatment going to go then? For most of us, including the OP, by the initial post, the ER vet techs are probably much better equipped to restrain an injured or scared dog properly. Maybe not me or you, but probably a LOT of people on this forum would be better off letting the vet techs protect themselves and the vet.
It is ALWAYS better to train handling with a dog so they get used to accepting it and are under less stress when being examined. That stress can some from fear or from trying to exhibit self control.
To the OP. You can marker train handling so the dog is used to being placed in strange positions and remaining calm. You can also classically condition being at the vet as a good thing. I believe you should do both frequently to help alleviate stress in this type of situation.
|Sabis mom
Originally Posted by shepherdmom View Post
Because she was obviously uncomfortable with the way the vet handled her dog.
Right or wrong on the vets part that does not make for a good vet/owner relationship.
It can be the most highly recommended vet in the world, if I don't like them, I'm leaving. No matter how many letters they have after their name.
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Cracked Head Leaking Head Gasket?
Alright guys I have a question, and hope to get some help here. I have 1989*Chevy truck, brand new GM Good Wrench 350 long block assembly roughly 2-3,000 miles on it. Topped off with an Edelbrock Performer TBI intake, new 195 degree thermostat,holley TBI, and all new sensors. The problem at hand is this, i just replaced my thermostat because I noticed she wasn't getting up to temperature, and that fixed the cooling problem. I lost some coolant changing the thermostat, and went to top it off and bleed the air out of the system. no matter how hard I try, I can't get the air out of the system. It's not the usual big air bubbles I'm used to. The air bubbles are more like a "Jacuzzi", small bubbles that wont stop coming up through the radiator and seem to foam up. I just replaced my oil with no signs of coolant, and I don't notice anything coming through the*exhaust. Another problem I feel is related to this, is a rough idle. When I first ran the engine for roughly 1,500 miles my idle was strong, no surging. But I took the truck up to the mountains, a good 150 mile drive, and returned with a surging idle. I started replacing sensors, one by one that were from my old engine, thinking they had there last straw after the 200,000 miles they suffered on the last motor but there was no change. When I first start the truck in the mornings, she has a strong steady idle for the first five minutes exactly. Then after that five minutes has past the idle starts to go up and down varying RPM's at no specific fluctuation range, this will continue while in gear, but no as noticeable, but it is slowly getting more noticeable now. My theory, is that I have a small leak in my*head gasket, small enough to only let gasses past, and not allow any coolant to pass through. And the reason my idle starts to freak out after five minutes, is because, of the expansion of the steel once warmed up, allows the gasses to pass. What do you guys think? has any body had a similar problem?
Was the stock motor a 350 or 305?
Stock motor was a 350
Not sure how the Holley TBI works, but based on you say it idles properly when cold and then poorly when warm, I'd check vacuum at cold idle and then hot idle and see what the difference is. Does the Holley system work on maf or map sensor.
After rereading your post, do you have a complete Holley EFI system or a Holley replacement throttle body using the GM ECM. If the latter, then I would definitely guess that you have an intake leak, a bad IAC.
That's my guess. Some more info would be helpful.
Regarding the head gasket, are you using coolant? Are you getting excessive pressure in the cooling system? Anything smelling funny out of the exhaust? Smoking white? Any sludgy residue on the dipstick or oil fill cap? If no to all of those, I would say your headgaskets are fine.
Good Luck.
Does the coolant level keep dropping? If it does take a look at the spark plugs. If one or two look different than the others, it could be a sign that they're getting affected by coolant(cracked head/block/blown or leaking gasket). Could narrow down your search.
If the level stays consistant you might try drilling a small hole(1/8" or slightly smaller) in the thermostat body to let air out.
Like 64nailhead suggested, get a vacuum gauge on it and record the readings. Disconnect the IAC when its cold just after its started. Note the results. Let it get cool and reconnect. Start it and let it warm up, wait until it starts surging again then disconnect the IAC again and note the results. Be ready to shut it off if it starts to race or stall.
Good idea to check fuel pressure cold and hot as well just to rule it out.
Whats the temp. gauge doing?
The Holley TBI is just a bolt on replacement, same as the stock, just a larger cfm. I haven't checked the vacuum yet, I've been meaning to do that for quite some time now, ill see about checking it after work though. And it is a stock MAP system. I'm using green coolant in the system, and I can't seem to keep it full I'll check that again after work. And no I don't see anything mixing in my oil, or dipstick. I'll have to pull the valve cover to see any farther with my set up. As far as exhaust goes it's hard to tell because it's been cold out lately, and I get the usual white exhaust in the morning. Although now that I think about it, it does take awhile for that white exhaust to come, I don't get it as soon as I strat up
One thing you have going for you assuming it is a mechanical issue or at least I believe so, that it is a GM Good Wrench engine because the dealer where I am claims that any shop in North America can do an R & R with another new engine and GM will cover the shop costs. Thats even if you installed it initially and just don't feel like going through all the work yourself ... all over again. Of course it always sounds good standing one one side of the parts counter discussing it but in practice ... well that I can't say !.
As I am sure your aware, it can take a few heating and cooling cycles to finally get the coolant to settle in at a level but I would be concerned too if I saw a lot of bubble activity at the rad and more so if you see a constant flow of little bubbles reaching the reservoir as that just shouldn't happen once the system is full.
Just a shot in the dark item you could try in the same manor as the IAC, when its cold unplug the O2 sensor and see how the engine responds once it gets warmed up as it can't go into closed loop then and would remain rich. I don't know if its possible for an 02 sensor to go wacky like that or the system that is reading the 02 output. Definitely not an educated guess on my part though.
A question I thought I would throw out there for others familiar with the pollution testing stations in the states { there is no such thing in Alberta }, with the testing equipment can they sense if coolant is in the exhaust gas by chance ?.
Seeing that it's a stock setup, is you CEL on or been on recently?
Other than that, do the basics. If you are driving this everyday, then verify coolant usage. The steam out of the exhaust will be noticeable different if it has coolant in it.
X2 on SSMonte, check fuel pressure along with vacuum.
Did you adjust the TPS when you put it on the new throttle body? How did you set the timing?
FWIW my moneys on a bad head gasket. I don't see how bubbles get into the radiator if it were a bad intake gasket. I did however have a bad intake gasket on a 4.3L that caused coolant level to drop. I'm thinking that alls ok(except bubbles in rad) until the engine gets hot. Then the coolant gets pressurized and is pushed into the chamber causing odd combustion/pull on next intake charge. Vacuum gauge should be fluctuating. Just a guess?
Any chance there wasn't enough antifreeze in the coolant mix so that a small amount in gasket pocket could have froze/expanded gasket enough to cause leak?
I'd look for an odd colored plug/plugs and perform a leak-down test or just hook up some compressed air(120psi) into spark plug hole(piston at TDC on firing stroke so that valves are closed) and listen for noise in intake/crankcase or bubbles/pressure in radiator.
Hope its not, but you should check if you can't find a vacuum leak on intake somewhere IMO.
Hope some of this helps one way or the other.
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Well that's good to know, I was curious about how there warranty worked. I really don't feel like going through all that, I hardly had the time to install the engine, with my work schedule. There's no way i would have the time to tear it down, even though i hate anybody else working on my rig.
I'll try toying with the IAC and O2 once i get the cooling problem taken care of
and as for the emissions, nearest emission vehicle test station is 40 miles away
Any chance there wasn't enough antifreeze in the coolant mix so that a small amount in gasket pocket could have froze/expanded gasket enough to cause leak?
I'd look for an odd colored plug/plugs and perform a leak-down test or just hook up some compressed air(120psi) into spark plug hole(piston at TDC on firing stroke so that valves are closed) and listen for noise in intake/crankcase or bubbles/pressure in radiator.
Hope its not, but you should check if you can't find a vacuum leak on intake somewhere IMO.
I mix my coolant to water 60/40 so there shouldn't have been to much water, although for about three weeks we were sitting at -10 in the mornings and 15 all day, so it was pretty cold. I'll be checking the plugs in a few minutes hopefully. I can't do leak down test right now, but I'll try to do a compression test soon. And I originally checked everywhere for a vacuum leak with carb cleaner, but found nothing.
Just to clarify, have you been doing this a few times now in trying to add coolant by removal of the cap from the hot engine while its running { which is very dangerous in itself for being horribly burned }, then shutting the engine down ? If so, that coolant "launch" as you put it when an engine is shut down, is exactly what will happen with a properly operating engine. Once the coolant flow is stopped by the water pump not circulating it, it will super heat by a hot engine and boil and just come frothing out violently.
The only way I know to add coolant to a mechanically sound { not leaking or head gasket failing } engine so that you don't reintroduce air pockets from super heating coolant by releasing the pressure is to NOT touch that rad cap when the engine is up to operating temperature and just make sure you have plenty of coolant in the overflow reservoir and let it self siphon into the engine as it cools. Then after many hours of cooling, its ok to remove the cap and see if there is an air space left and if so, top it up and squeezing and releasing the top rad hose can aid in working out a little air ... its slightly helpful I find sometimes. The heating and cooling cycles of the engine are typically what is used to completely fill an engine so there are no pockets of air in the heads as its that air which will cause a lack of heat transfer and the engine will run hotter and can damage it if it gets out of hand.
Also its not really recommended to mix coolant that strong unless you live in a VERY cold climate where the coolant will jell in the rad by supper cooling as a 50/50 mixture is generally ideal as a balance between boil over and cold temperatures and the reason being, too high a coolant concentration does not transfer heat away from the engine or reject it out of the rad by air flow as well. Sometimes more is not better and that happens to be the quirk of antifreeze. Water is the better heat transfer agent but it has too low of a boil point and no rust inhibiting properties or ability to lubricate the water pump seal.
Please don't think I am coming across as anything other then wanting you to stay safe, and pointing out there is a reason why a rad cap is designed to build that pressure which is, to keep the boiling point of the coolant at a higher temperature ... as soon as you remove that cap, the boiling point drops below the actual temperature of the engine and you saw the results of that with coolant spraying your nice clean engine compartment with slime everywhere !.
Hmm, hope that came across as intented !.
Did the coolant usage problem develop after you replaced the thermostat? If yes, then remove it and run it with the t-stat out to see what happens. If the head or head gasket is bad, then it will still push coolant with the t-stat out. If it is overheating, then SSMonty is right on the money about checking leak down, plugs, etc..
With that being said, if you end up thinking it is a head or head gasket, before you pull the heads, take a really good look at the intake gaskets for leaking in the valley. Also I'd get a hold of whoever you bought the long block from and make sure you complete any testing they require for warranty because all the testing is over once the heads are removed.
Good luck, hoping you just have a dud t-stat:pain:
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Haider Ackermann does what he does slowly. Very slowly. In the dramatic, typically dark Belgian tradition of somber urban atmospherics—in this case, a starkly lit hall with a scratched gray floor reminiscent of an industrial wasteland—his models walked out at long, ponderously theatrical intervals. The sound track spoke of the painful search for unattainable love. All of which allowed ample time to scrutinize, seam by seam, pant by pant, leather belt by leather belt, dressing-gown coat by dressing-gown coat, and falling-off dress by falling-off dress, what might have changed in Ackermann's world since last season. Answer: not much.
Ackermann's signatures are by now well established, and when all put together, the elements make a distinctive silhouette: sculptural tailored jackets, drop-crotch trousers, touches of Asian-influenced wrapping, and trailing transparencies of silk and chiffon. How to parse this striking effect? From one angle, it belongs to a genre: Ackermann is the latest of the loosely connected school of Belgians who take a separatist position vis-à-vis fashion. His focus on dark tailoring tinged with conceptualism has flowed down from Ann Demeulemeester, Martin Margiela, and Dries Van Noten to a younger generation that includes Olivier Theyskens, A.F. Vandevorst, Veronique Branquinho, and (at a slight tangent) Raf Simons. All of them instinctively call to a higher sensibility than mere trend, but—at best—the genius lies in the way their pieces will break apart to integrate timelessly into a woman's wardrobe.
Thus, there's little value in criticizing Ackermann as a designer who's in no hectic rush. The question, however—and it's one which his presentation gave plenty of time to contemplate—is how thoroughly his work is imbued with the Belgian genius for woman-centric pragmatism. Piece by piece, there are beautiful things in this collection (some of his wide, mannish, slouchy pants and bell-hop jackets or the fragile, traily camisole dresses, one of which literally came hanging by a thread of a strap in the back), but on closer inspection, there are also complications which augur difficulties in the wearing: jackets that have to be lashed to the waist by thick leather cummerbunds, dressing gowns with ties that could lead to a lot of hoiking and adjustment in action, cross-over tops that might fall open over a dinner table, and asymmetric dresses that could give free rein to a breast surprisingly popping out at a gala. Somewhere along his gradual progress to maturity, Ackermann might want to solve these details for the dignified, self-possessed women who like the theory of his clothes but could worry about the practice.


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Les Chevaliers de l'Ordre de la Terre Plate, Part I: Allègre and Courtillot
- Allègre claims that the disappearance of the glaciers on Kilimanjaro is due to moisture supply changes arising from tectonic uplift, and has nothing to do with global warming. This claim appeared over a year ago in Allègre's column in L'Express, and was discussed in an earlier RealClimate post on Allègre. Essentially, Allègre failed to understand that the tectonic events referred to in the Science paper he cited affected the African climate millions of years ago, whereas the present Kilimanjaro glacier didn't even come into existence until around 10,000 years ago. The erroneous claim about Kilimanjaro is repeated in Ma vérité sur la planète (p.120), despite ample time and opportunity to correct the mistake. So much for vérité ("his" or otherwise).
- Allègre says that "common sense" casts doubt on the idea that CO2 could have such a controlling effect on climate, because its concentration is only 300 parts per million (p.104). This "common sense" flies in the face of over a century of meticulous physics going back to the time of Tyndall, which shows precisely why certain trace gases have such a strong influence on infrared absorption by the Earth's atmosphere.
- Allègre says we "know nothing" (p.109) about the Dansgaard-Oeschger events and other form of millennial variability appearing in the ice-core record. From this statement, I think you are supposed to infer that since we "know nothing" about the events it could well be that the current warming is just the latest warm phase of such a thing. To be sure, there's a great deal still to be learned about millennial variability, but the phenomenon has been the subject of several hundred peer-reviewed scientific papers, dozens of conferences, and a major study by the US National Academy of Sciences. We know enough about the pattern of such events and the mechanisms involved to essentially rule out the possibility that the recent warming is a related form of natural variability. We also know enough to worry about the possibility that climate change due to greenhouse gas increases could trigger massive ocean circulation shifts of the sort that were involved in past millennial variability.
- Allègre says that under an increase of CO2 there would be no warming at the equator, whereas the predicted warming at the equator is in fact only somewhat below the global mean warming. He states correctly that the warming is strongest at the poles, but states without support that a 10ºC warming would be no big deal (p.122). This is quite a startling statement, given that a much more moderate warming has already caused substantial loss of Arctic sea ice. Part of his misconception may come from the fact that he thinks that the temperatures at "the poles" range from "-30 to -60ºC." (p.122) If that were really true, there would be no open water in the Arctic at the time of the sea ice minimum. It is easily verified that this is not the case, and indeed the Arctic commonly gets up to 0ºC in the summer, and sometimes more.
- Ignoring the numerous independent studies of the instrumental record of the past century, he says the Phil Jones analysis of this data has been "put seriously in doubt" (p.100). And by what means? A comparison of Jones' global mean data with an unpublished analysis of the average of a limited number of hand-picked European stations — presented as the epitome of the Geophysicists' incomparable expertise at time-series analysis! More on this when we come to discuss Courtillot.
- Helpfully, Allègre advises modellers that "It is necessary to avoid basing predictions of future climate on a global mean whose status is vague." (p.106) Evidently he is unaware that general circulation models have been simulating geographical variations of future wind and temperature changes at least since the 1970's, and that maps of such changes have been included in every IPCC report going back to the very first. Oh, but I forget. Elsewhere Allègre states that "nobody reads" the IPCC reports (p.115). Evidently, this statement applies to at least one person.
- Continuing his display of ignorance of the modelling enterprise, Allègre wonders why modellers put CO2 in their models, and concludes that it is only because they happen to know how it has varied over the centuries. Could a century of meticulous laboratory and field work documenting the radiative effect of CO2 perhaps have something to do with modellers' preoccupation with this gas? Evidently not in Allègre's universe. But there's more: "Because one doesn't well understand how clouds form, one neglects them! Because one has not mastered the role of aerosols and dust, one neglects them!" (p.104) This is not at all true. Clouds, aerosols and dust (as well as solar irradiance variations and volcanic eruptions) are all included in modern models. Models that leave out the influence of the CO2 rise fail to reproduce the warming of the past 30 years, and it is precisely for this reason that CO2 is confirmed as the prime culprit in global warming.
- Allègre makes a number of false or misleading statements concerning the contents of the IPCC Fourth Assessment report. He claims that this report (contrary to French media coverage) "considerably toned down" its conclusions compared to previous reports (p.119). By way of evidence, Allègre states "For a doubling of CO2 emissions the temperature of the globe will rise between 2 and 4.5ºC in a century. The previous report said between 1.5 and 6ºC." (p.119) First of all, the IPCC statements on climate sensitivity refer to a doubling of CO2 concentration, not CO2 emissions, but let's give Allègre the benefit of the doubt and assume this is just another instance of sloppy writing rather than true misunderstanding. Even so, Allègre is mixing up his apples with his pommes de terre in this statement. Though the climate sensitivity range narrowed from 1.5-4.5ºC previously to 2-4.5ºC now, reducing the likelihood of low climate sensitivity, the range of predictions for 2100 remain largely unchanged (and are moreover not strictly comparable between the reports given changes in the way "likelihood" is estimated). In a similar vein, Allègre claims that the IPCC reduced its forecast of sea level rise, which is not the case.
- And there's more. He says that IPCC has "modified, though not completely abandoned, its argument concerning 20th century temperature rise." (p.119) This evidently refers to Allègre's belief that one of IPCC's main arguments has been that CO2 must be responsible for temperature rise because (ben voilà!) they both go up! It's hard for IPCC to abandon an argument it never made, and in any event the Fourth Assessment Report probably devotes more space to discussing the twentieth century temperature record, using more techniques, than any earlier report. And yes it does (pan to shot of Galileo here, speaking through clenched teeth as he bows before the inquisition) still go up (and by essentially the same amount as previously estimated). Continuing the theme of abandonment, Allègre says that the IPCC has "abandoned" its argument regarding the implications of ice-core CO2 and temperature variations. Actually, not. There is no change in the way IPCC interpreted the Vostok isotope and CO2 curve, which appears both in the 2001 and 2007 reports (the latter with Epica extensions into earlier times). The discussion appears in Chapter 6 of the Fourth Assessment Report (p 444 fig 6.3), but how could Allègre be expected to know that? Nobody reads the IPCC reports, right?
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I'm doing the four week CELTA course in November and have been offered places at Saxon Court, Stanton School of English and Ealing Hammersmith and West London College. Saxon Court and Stanton are solely language schools and are thus much smaller than WLC. I'd prefer to study at a smaller school as I find big campuses distracting and I got a very good vibe at Stanton.
WLC does however seem to be more structured in that they provide students with pre-course exercises as opposed to just recommended reading. They also do an extra day of PTILLS and have all the assets of an established college i.e library, computer labs etc. WLC is a longer commute for me though - something I'm told may be an issue due to the intensity of the course.
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I've been at this for 2 days trying to install backtrack on my new dell inspiron. Every time I get it installing it fails at 99% with the error "errnor 5" Input / Output error. Then says its usually because of a faulty dvd drive. I have tried several things to fix it that I have found on the internet:
Trying to dual boot with Windows 7.
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1. Removed one of my 4gb ram (something on google said it could work)
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|If original alt then brushes may well be dead on the regulator assembly at that mileage. That can make a come and go charging issue.
While not "tragic" it would be nice to see better numbers under load.
When you get to it, using a local rebuilder instead of a generic "rebuilt" from the parts store often gives better results - AND besides keeping the money "local", you'll get feedback on the condition of the unit you bring in.
With a local electrical shop I've had results ranging from "it's fine, look for another issue, no charge" to "it's too far gone to be worth repair, I'll build you one that'll work better for just a bit more" when bringing in starters or alternators for repair.
In between the extremes, you'll get the "it's OK now, but it could use some freshening so it'll last & work better" (which sounds like your situation).
I've had a chance to look at the new belt and tensioner. There appears to be plenty of range at this point. I will keep closer tabs on it as time goes by.
Over the past couple of weeks my daughter has started seeing the dreaded intermittent battery light problem. Happens at highway speed and at stopped idle. Cleaned up the battery and checked all connections to the alternator as best I can. The voltage looks ok to me as being 12.8V prior to start and 14.8V while running no load. With the A/C and blower, head lights, cooling fan all running it drops to 13.0V and then settles in at 13.3V. Goes back to 14.8 as soon as I shut down all of the accessories. Going to schedule a day to have her come over so I can just replace the alternator and pigtail. It has 140K so figure I might as well do both since I need to remove the alternator to get decent access to the pigtail and wiring harness.
|It may look like it but modern snap back tensioners generally do not have the total adjustment length oldschool adjustable bracketry did, meaning the belt length pretty much needs to be dead on. If right the belt will almost seem too short, where correct length comes in the belt can stretch a good bit through its' life and still be in range. Simply picking a belt to be 'in the range' may well not be good enough. It needs to be at the low end if belt new to guarantee long life. That way tensioner has the full arm swing worth of wear compensation to use up.
Thanks for all of the responses.
My daughter stopped by today and I took a look at the belt. I can't get to checking the tensioner range today but will try to get to it in a week or so.
The new belt part appears to be 83 inches (830K6 and 6PK2110 on belt). I know the parts lookups I have done spec the belts at 82.68 to 82.72. Will the extra 1/4 -1/3 of an inch make a difference? I suspect it might once the belt ages and stretches but not early on. If so I might take it back in a few weeks and tell them to put on an exact match.
FWIW... I don't have a Zetec, so I don't know, but can the belt be put on more than one way? I know I had a serpentine belt on an old van that you could put it on 2 different ways. One way it would tighten up as it should, and the other way it would just barely be tight if the adjuster was all the way out.
I too prefer Gates parts, but it doesn't seem like anyone is making things to last. However, your problem seems to be worse than that. I think you should look into whether or not that belt is too long, or what position the tensioner is in when it's all the way tight. Like AMC said, the arm shouldn't be close to or touching the tensioner stop.
"Belt too long will break them far faster. The tensioner arm repeatedly hitting the off stop will break arm clean off. Make sure when belt is changed the tensioner is running in the range marking cast on tensioner, if not then wrong belt.
Ford branded tensioners actually suck, they don't last as long as others. I've had new ones fail in less than 6 months, there are reasons why we won't go into here. Gates are good."
Agreed. And I deal with Gates belts and tensioners at O'Reilly and we don't see issues like that with them. If so not very often. That's all I've ever put on any of my vehicles and I've always had good luck.
Belt too long will break them far faster. The tensioner arm repeatedly hitting the off stop will break arm clean off. Make sure when belt is changed the tensioner is running in the range marking cast on tensioner, if not then wrong belt.
Ford branded tensioners actually suck, they don't last as long as others. I've had new ones fail in less than 6 months, there are reasons why we won't go into here. Gates are good.
I've been running my 2 Foci for years with no water shields, the tensioners that I've rebuilt myself seem to last forever like that.
|only 2 ways a tentioner goes bad most of the time, its to tight ( belt to small ) or water in bearing... steam cleaning or missing weather shield near wheel well
Help with repeat bad belt tensioners.
My daughter has a 2003 ZETEC ZX5. About 135K miles on it. Over the last year and a half she has had the serpentine belt tensioner replaced 3 times. I am hoping to find some items I could check as this doesn't seem normal to me. Not to mention it is getting expensive for my daughter.
The first one was a Ford factory part where the bearing started getting noisy. I don't know if it was the original or not. We had the tensioner and belt replaced at this time. The second tensioner was an after market of unknown brand. It cracked and broke at the mounting. The most recent tensioner was a Ford factory part and seized after hearing a clicking noise for a couple of days. This last time I had the tensioner, belt and idler pulley replaced (new Dayco tensioner).
The water pump should be good as it was replaced late last year when the timing belt was replaced. The alternator and A/C appear to be ok but I have not tried to pull the belt and check them myself and am relying on the mechanics comments.
Assuming this was not just bad luck, what checks can I make to find what is causing the tensioners to fail?
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i think i get what you guys are saying now, i was doing more of a skidded turn on my setup line instead of actually carving. im doing a speed check in the middle of my set up carve, which i shouldn't be doing.
when i do a front side shifty i have my shoulders fully facing down hill, this is what i meant by coming off the jump as if im doing a shifty. but instead of counter rotating ill just rotate for the 360. is this okay?
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thanks for the input guys.
i thought i was doing the setup line, i would start from the left and carve heel side then as i approach I carve on toe side going straight to the jump. what am i doing wrong?
so i dont need to wind up that much? should i try to come off the jump as if im doing a front side shifty?
appreciate it guys, cant wait to go up again..
like jed said, by the time you are at least about 20-30 feet in front of the jump you should have the speed you need and just be focused on you're set up turns going into the jump, which werent really that bad, but could def be cleaned up a little bit for better momentum off the lip.
|Can you at least 180 over it yet? If not, I'd go back to getting them on lock before attempting 3's.
No, definitely don't use the same technique as a shifty. Shiftys execute exactly the same as a straight air, except you shift your body once you're in the air.
It seems your problem is the carving since you said you thought you were already carving.
From the video footage it doesn't look like you're carving at all, rather you seem to be sliding your turns a little or riding slightly on an edge, but not carving and definitely not creating much pressure.
I'm also assuming that first speed check wasn't a carve (on that note, try not to speed check so close to the jump ramp, you should already be on your setup carve by that stage).
My suggestion is to work on your carving technique on basic runs and practice building carving pressure to spin flatground 360s on greens.
You can do this pretty easily by picturing imaginary run-ins on green runs and pretending you're doing your setup heel carve then your toeside carve then releasing that toeside carve pressure into a 360 spin.
You should be able to feel yourself building pressure when you carve and that's the pressure you need to get used to using to spin the 360, rather than relying so much on spinning with your body.
thanks for the input guys.
i thought i was doing the setup line, i would start from the left and carve heel side then as i approach I carve on toe side going straight to the jump. what am i doing wrong?
so i dont need to wind up that much? should i try to come off the jump as if im doing a front side shifty?
appreciate it guys, cant wait to go up again..
It looks to me like you're trying to force the 360 rotation with a lot of body rotation and not using enough carving pressure to help with the rotation.
As Cro said, you don't seem to be using a proper setup line into the jump which is the key to building that spin pressure.
Besides Cro's diagram above which goes over your setup carve, you also want to make sure your entire drop in approach is correct.
This means knowing where you do a speed check (if you need one at all), when to start your toeside carve etc.
Here's a blog I did that goes into more detail on that: The Snowboard Jumping Mistake That Every Beginner Makes
Feel free to let me know if you have more questions.
you don't need your body to be that counter rotated going into the jump for a back 3 either. try and keep your body a little more stacked over your board and your shoulders closed.
ideally you want to approach from the left side, have a nice smooth heel carve going to your right, then as you approach the bottom of the jump get on your toes and hold a nice tight edge going up the lip.
heres a little picture i made that shows you what your "set up" turns should look like
you want to time it so that you are right in the middle of your toe turn as your front foot is just about to leave the lip or else you'll turn too much and drift back to the left side instead of keeping your momentum going straight off the jump.
once your front foot is at the top of the lip but still on the jump you want to pop with both legs evenly and throw the spin in one nice fluid motion. it helps to think about putting your chin to your shoulder and keep your eyes looking behind you as to keep your spin going smooth and not to jerky looking.
dont stop spotting your landing when you can see down hill cause you may not come around all the way, try to spot something thats a little more towards the left of the landing to keep your spin going a little more before opening up for the landing.
hope this helps and let me know if i need to clear anything up.
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back 3 attempt
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after doing a bunch of back 3s going traverse and a few 270s on little side rollovers i decided to attempt a back 3 on a small jump on my last run.
so far i think i need more speed/air to clear the jump and i need to clean up my arms.
after this attempt i went home. i think i couldve landed it with a few more tries.
anything else i should work on?
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Green Bay Drops Home Finale 1-0 to Wright State
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's soccer team had a flurry of early chances on Saturday afternoon at Aldo Santaga Stadium, but it was visiting Wright State (7-5-4, 4-1-1) that scored in the 12th minute and held on for a 1-0 victory in Horizon League women's soccer action. The Phoenix fell to 4-8-4 overall and 1-5-0 in conference action.
Before Saturday's contest, Green Bay honored a quartet of seniors – Ellen Joppe (Green Bay, Wis.), Ahna Logan (Roseville, Minn.), Hekla Palmadottir (Akranes, Iceland) and Renee Therrien (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
The Phoenix fired three shots in the opening 10 minutes, including a shot by freshman Katie Schulz (Plymouth, Minn.) in the 10th minute that hit the post.
In the 12th minute, Wright State's Emilie Fillion' through ball connected with Kalee Thompson behind the Phoenix defense. Thompson was able to get past Green Bay keeper Nastacia Behle (St. Paul, Mo.) and tap the ball into the open net for the 1-0 lead.
In the 16th minute, Schulz again nearly found the back of the net, but this time her header ricocheted off the crossbar and over the goal. Just moments later, Therrien ripped a shot toward the net but WSU keeper Brooke McCurdy made a diving save.
Green Bay led the Raiders in shots 8-6 in the opening half, but WSU used tight defense in the second half to limit the Phoenix to just one shot and prevent the equalizer.
Behle made four saves in between the posts for the Phoenix while Palmadottir, Schulz, Therrien and sophomore Heidi Hartmann (Plymouth, Minn.) each had two shots.
With its home schedule in the books, Green Bay visits Valparaiso on Friday night in the regular season finale.
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I may decide to extend the lower part of the donut into a solid piece like some of the kits I've seen. It may be easier to fit it to the cloth cap.


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Used to use gunscrubber and RemOil. I have since moved to Breakfree CLP and Remoil, and now pretty much just use Breakfree exclusively.
On another Beretta site, some people were claiming that GUnscrubber was messing up their Bruniton finish on their Berettas. So, I was using it on everything but Berettas, but then pretty much just gave up on it altogether.
The Breakfree seems to work well enough. I do usually take a toothbrush and re-oil the rails about 1x a month on all of my guns, though.


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Sunday's match against Sunderland focuses on the Club's Arsenal for Everyone initiative, an ongoing scheme which embraces the diversity and equality of the Club and its fan base.
The match coincides with football's equality and inclusion campaign Kick It Out's, One Game, One Community Week of Action which takes place between 13-31 October.
There are a number of things to watch out for on Sunday including Arsenal's ball boys and girls forming a guard of honour for players who will line up with an impressive display of 20 flags representing the countries of the Arsenal squad. A specially created video will run pre-match to showcase Arsenal's commitment to ensuring everybody connected with Arsenal – irrespective of race, age, religion and belief, sexual orientation, disability and gender – feels an equal sense of belonging. Watch out too for our perimeter boards which display the Arsenal for Everyone message in each player's native language.
We will also welcome Arsenal's disabled supporter, Barry McDonald from Mottingham, south east London who will present Jack Wilshere with the annual Disabled Supporters Club Player of the Season award. Barry was chosen at random from the Disabled Supporters Club members who voted for Jack for his performance throughout the 2010/11 season.
The Club launched the Arsenal for Everyone initiative four years ago in a bid to move from an anti-racism message to a celebration of the diversity of the Arsenal family. It also forms part of the Club's work towards the advanced level of Kick It Out's Equality Standard, a framework devised for clubs to help with their equality and diversity practices.
Through a number of initiatives undertaken in the community and inside Emirates Stadium, the Club endeavours to ensure that everyone associated with the Club feels an equal sense of belonging. The Club's commitment to its disabled supporters is underlined by the variety of facilities at Emirates Stadium that ensures disability is no barrier to enjoying an unrivalled matchday experience. Arsenal is committed to making football accessible to its visually impaired supporters by offering a dedicated matchday commentary service, free of charge and also audio matchday programmes (on CD) which are available on subscription.
Arsenal in the Community annually coordinates the Arsenal for Everyone primary schools project which sees staff visiting local schools delivering religious education lessons, drawing parallels between the multicultural Arsenal team and the local community. These lessons are followed by an hour of football coaching underlining the importance of teamwork. The Club also runs disability football sessions, short mat bowling gatherings with the community's senior citizens, interfaith programmes and its successful Double Club project which engages a cross section of cultures in the community on local estates which combines football coaching with numeracy and literacy learning.
Kick It Out's One Game, One Community week of action this season focuses on a renewed call from football's equality and inclusion campaign for supporters everywhere to report discrimination heard, or seen in stadia.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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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists share information about the potato (Solanum tuberosum), one of the most important vegetable crops in the world. To have additional plant and garden questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or email@example.com.
Fluctuations in soil moisture levels during tuber development may cause knobby potatoes. Watering on a regular basis (about once a week) during dry periods will help prevent this problem.
Potato tubers are actually enlarged underground stems. When potato tubers are exposed to light (either in the garden or storage), their skin turns green due to the formation of chlorophyll. The chlorophyll itself is not a problem. However, higher levels of glycoalkaloids also develop in the green tissue. Green tubers have a bitter taste when eaten. They may also cause an upset stomach and more serious health problems.
Tubers with small green areas can be safely eaten if the green portions are cut off and discarded. It would be best to discard potatoes that are largely green.
When growing potatoes in the garden, hill soil around the base of the potato plants to prevent the tubers from being exposed to light. After harvesting, store potatoes in a dark location.
Potatoes grown for storage should be harvested after the vines have died and the crop is mature. To check crop maturity, dig up one or two hills after the plants have died. If the skins on the tubers are thin and rub off easily, the crop is not fully mature. Allow the crop to mature for several more days before harvesting the potatoes. When harvesting potatoes, avoid bruising, skinning or cutting the tubers. Damaged potatoes should be used as soon as possible.
After harvesting the potatoes, cure the tubers at a temperature of 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and high relative humidity (85 to 90 percent) for two weeks. The curing period allows minor cuts and bruises to heal. Thickening of the skin also occurs during the curing process.
Once cured, store potatoes at a temperature of 40 F and relative humidity of 90 to 95 percent. Store the crop in a dark location as potatoes turn green when exposed to light. If storage temperatures are above 50 F, the tubers may begin to sprout in two or three months. When stored below 40 F, potatoes develop a sugary, sweet taste. Sugary potatoes can be restored to their natural flavor by placing them at room temperature for a few days prior to use. Do not store potatoes with apples or other fruit. Ripening fruit give off ethylene gas, which promotes sprouting of tubers.


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Are you guys at the pool party? If you are, where?
Hi Guys!!!!!!I'm here anytime I go to stand to greet them!!!
why do you keep changing your screen name, scott?
hey folks,
was a great time with all of you at C VI, great memories and looking forward to meet you again at CELEBRATION EUROPE in Essen, GERMANY, End of July 2013....
Didn't get to go to the TDH party but it was nice meeting TxFett and Dark-Side... Also got meet Triple D, Woodman, and at least one other Fett... Florian we didn't get to meet up sorry to say.
Loved partying with you guys.
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Thanks for supporting the Swedish economy!
I like how you got the top of my head in a photo. :P Will try and save up my money to come there next time.
Great pics Fabrizio, thanks for posting It was great meeting you and everyone else as well!
Best part of CVI, hear the Italians tell the manager of the hotel and his security guards "There are 15 of us and only 3 of you, try to throw us out!"
I had a blast guys!
Thanks again to Scott K. for feeding us and housing us on our way home and for organizing a great event. Thanks to Art and Kristen for all of your hard work on the As You Wish project and to all of the artists and supporters of the project! You guys (and gals) did an amazing job!