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Denilson has backed Samir Nasri to fill Cesc Fabregas' boots against Barcelona next week.
The Arsenal captain will miss the second leg of the Champions League Quarter-Final due to suspension after collecting a yellow card in Wednesday night's first leg at Emirates Stadium. Of course, the injury he suffered after scoring the equaliser would probably have ruled him out anyway.
Denilson admits that Fabregas' absence is a blow for Arsenal but he is confident that Nasri can help the Gunners progress to the Semi-Finals.
"We are sad now because Cesc will not play [the second leg]," the Brazilian told reporters after the match.
"But I think Samir can come in and help us. It is important to go there and to win."
The Brazilian admitted that Arsenal were not the better side in the first half but says going two goals down gave the side the chance to show how strong their spirit is.
"In the first half they played better than us," he admitted.
"It was a great opportunity to show [our spirit]. We started badly but in the second half we played well and we have one more game to go."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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DES MOINES, IA—The upcoming Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup offers producers and landowners an alternative to farming environmentally sensitive land. Starting on May 20, Farm Service Agency offices across the state will begin a four-week general CRP sign-up, continuing through June 14.
"At FSA, we are proud to offer this great opportunity to Iowa landowners to reduce soil erosion and protect water quality and improve habitat and attract wildlife," said John R. Whitaker, state executive director of the Iowa FSA. "The benefits of CRP were highlighted after our state has recently experienced the worst flooding and drought seen in 60 years. CRP protected environmentally sensitive land from washing or blowing away."
CRP contracts provide annual rental payments to landowners who in turn agree to use conservation practices that will reduce soil erosion, improve water and air quality, or provide winter cover and food for wildlife.
Updated rental rates may make CRP a more attractive alternative where costs are high and yields are low.
Whitaker added that staff at the USDA Service Centers, which includes, FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) , Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Pheasants Forever, can provide information on how to most effectively use CRP. By targeting specific soil types and subdividing fields, producers may be better able to control soil erosion while gaining some flexibility in tillage practices. These staff can help you find a CRP practice and planting mix that will increase the chances of your offer being accepted into CRP while achieving your goals for wildlife habitat and erosion control.
"CRP is an important tool to help landowners concerned about erosion sensitive areas in their fields," said Jay Mar, state conservationist with the Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service.
"Crop producers who selectively use CRP on problem areas provide cleaner water and air for all Iowans. Planting grasses or trees provides habitat that is critical to reverse the decline of pheasants, songbirds and other wildlife," said Chuck Gipp, director of the Iowa DNR.
"We all know that CRP grasslands are absolutely vital habitat for pheasants and other ground nesting upland birds," said Matt O'Connor, director of conservation for Iowa Pheasants Forever. "Anyone can drive through rural Iowa today and see some of the last bits of habitat disappear. CRP habitat is more important than ever."
This group of partners is also working together to schedule informational meetings across the state. Find meeting locations at www.fsa.usda.gov/ia. If you are unable to attend, consider a free webinar hosted by Women, Food, and Agriculture Network. This informational webinar is targeted to women farmers and farmland owners on May 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. CDT. Register at: https://womenfoodagnet.wufoo.com/forms/z7p7m5/.
Offers accepted into the CRP through the bidding process, will become effective Oct. 1, 2013. In Iowa, 183,399 acres of CRP will expire this fall.
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Lukas Podolski says Arsenal's collective responsibility for goals will hold them in good stead this season.
By the end of last November, Robin van Persie had scored 17 of the first team's 40 goals in all competitions. At the same stage this year Arsenal have 45 goals in total, shared among 14 different scorers.
Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla - the three major summer signings - have 18 between them while Theo Walcott tops the Club's scoring charts with nine. Podolski has seven and he believes Arsenal are now a threat from all over the pitch.
"Yes, it's important to share the goals," he told Arsenal Player.
"Last season there was one guy, Robin van Persie, who scored 30 goals or more. Now we have four of five players who score five, six, seven or eight goals.
"I think this is important when a good player leaves the Club, it's important for some other players to score the goals."
Back in August, when Podolski was working his way towards full fitness, he declared: "You will soon see the real Podolski." Last week's stunning volley against Montpellier was evidence that the Germany international feels increasingly at home.
"For now I think it is good but I think I can be better," said Podolski. "I think I can score more goals, to help the team and take some assists. But I think for now it is good and I keep trying to get more.
"I feel good, I feel good in the team and the club. We need some more points to get up in the Premier League but I think when we play like we did against Tottenham we will get the points.
"I have settled very well, it is not a problem," he added. "I like the people here in England, they are very easy [to get on with]. I like the city where I live and the atmosphere is great. It's not a problem for me."
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BRISTOL, R.I. – As part of a comprehensive strategy for confronting the most pressing challenges facing higher education in America – increasing costs that limit access to college; rising student and family debt; and the job readiness of graduates – Roger Williams University launched the Affordable Excellence initiative on October 24, 2012.
University President Donald J. Farish shared details at his annual State of the University address, invoking questions he raised during his Inaugural Address in October 2011 on how to create "affordable excellence" in higher education. His words yesterday served as a call to action – directed to both Roger Williams University and to America's colleges and universities more broadly.
"Ten years ago, it was inconceivable that our political leaders, national media outlets and students and families across the country would question the worth of a college degree," Dr. Farish said. "But America has stated very clearly that it requires higher education to be both more effective and more affordable. While our natural inclination may be to go into hibernation and wait for the storm to pass, doing so would only prolong the inevitable – we need sustainable solutions, and we need them quickly."
In describing the Affordable Excellence initiative at Roger Williams University, Dr. Farish outlined four key action items that comprise the heart of the undertaking, each to take effect immediately:
(1) Building on its academic foundation, Roger Williams University will evolve and expand upon the value of its academic experience by (a) encouraging all students to take advantage of the University's academic diversity by majoring and minoring in a combination of liberal arts and professional programs; and (b) ensuring that all graduates, irrespective of major, emerge with at least one meaningful example of experiential, project-based learning.
(2) For all undergraduate day students, Roger Williams University will implement a tuition freeze for the 2013-14 academic year, which means that next year's enrolled students will pay the same tuition rate as this year's students.
(3) For all undergraduate day students currently enrolled and for those who enter in the 2013-14 incoming class, a tuition guarantee will be implemented immediately. The tuition rate each student pays now (for current students) or upon arrival to RWU next fall will be guaranteed not to increase for four years, for all students who remain continuously enrolled.
(4) Both within the Roger Williams University community and in the broader public realm, Dr. Farish will initiate a dialogue during the current academic year on access to and affordability of college – with a specific emphasis on higher education's approach to tuition rates, pricing structures and financial aid – and how schools can best prepare students for long-term, sustainable post-collegiate careers.
The objectives will be to create an open discussion on the high cost/high aid model used by most private colleges and universities (which Dr. Farish says cannot be sustained in the years ahead); to explore alternative cost/aid strategies for potential implementation at the University; and to identify and implement ways to build upon the value of a Roger Williams University education by expanding the RWU commitment to project-based learning, increasing internships, integrating career planning more fully, expanding student/faculty research and more.
The Affordable Excellence initiative follows the University's decision earlier this year to make the submission of standardized test results (SAT, ACT) optional for admission and to focus on a more holistic approach to recruiting students who demonstrate the potential for success through qualities beyond those measured by test scores, class rank and high school GPA alone.
Through the Affordable Excellence initiative and the potential changes to the University's cost/aid structure that may result in the future, Dr. Farish expects Roger Williams to play a lead role in confronting the very real concerns that students and families have about access, affordability, debt and career preparation.
"Roger Williams University cannot single-handedly rectify the challenges facing the entire higher education enterprise," Dr. Farish said. "But we can do the right thing by our own students and their families by controlling our costs, limiting debt and ensuring that our graduates have the skills necessary not only to obtain a well-paying job in a bleak economy, but to lead a successful and fulfilling life."
More information on the Affordable Excellence initiative is available via the Roger Williams University website. Or read the introductory post on the President's Blog, authored by Dr. Farish and launched on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.


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I live in a rather small apartment with a roommate. He is very open, but his parents are very strict Christians. Needless to say, I don't want to ruin my friendship by having a shrine in the living room (the only open space) - and suffering through the inevitable tension it would cause with his parents.
So, I set up a shrine in my bedroom. I don't sleep with my feet towards the shrine, but if I followed all of the other recommended etiquette (feet not point towards the altar while sitting, not sitting or standing with the back towards the image, altar facing east, etc..) I would be living in the living room.
I am wondering how strict everyone is in this regard. Since, to my understanding, the Buddha never wanted us to make images in the first place, I get the impression that the shrine is a later, post-Hellenistic innovation (or perhaps a devolution to Hindu practice). If, however, we approach the shrine with the proper state of mind - respectful and not worshipful - I think it creates an aid to meditation. Are the rules as important as the mind-set?
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Prying into the SDK
Over the last few months, those of us who registered with Apple and downloaded the iPhone SDK have been in on a remarkably well-kept secret. Word leaked as each new update of the SDK was released, and some sparse details about Apple's progress slipped out, but only the roughest of outlines of the software that runs the iPhone and enables its applications made it through the nondisclosure agreement that Cupertino required.
Now, Apple has lifted the NDA, and developers are finally able to talk a bit about what we've learned. This won't be a comprehensive overview, but it should give a feel for the capabilities and limits of the iPhone and its OS, and the challenges developers face in working within those limits.
The termination of the NDA actually ends one of the biggest constraints on iPhone development: the inability of developers to talk among themselves. With no way to share tips, techniques, and documentation, and with the SDK itself somewhat buggy and in flux, developers would run into roadblocks where something wasn't working and it was impossible to tell what was at fault—your code, Apple's code, or simply the documentation. It will be very liberating to not have to resort to informal, off-the-record queries with the developers you happen to know, and this will probably produce a second surge of application releases in the near future.
Apple's insistence on an NDA is even more confusing given that the SDK was given out freely to anyone who took the time to register, and open posting of development issues was permitted on an Apple-hosted discussion board. So it's really hard to understand what Apple achieved with a policy that had a primary effect of hurting the developers the company was ostensibly welcoming to the platform.
The simulator brings an iPhone to your desktop
That rant aside, Apple's SDK reveals far more about the device than any of the company's statements, and it provides some insight into what it took to cram OS X onto a mobile device. It also reveals a bit about how Apple, given what amounts to a redo on Cocoa, has aggressively pushed its software design philosophy onto its developers.
Inside OS-X Mobile
The iPhone simulator that's part of the SDK comes with information about what's inside the OS itself. It doesn't appear to host a full version of the OS, but what it does have can be assumed to be present on the actual device, since developers are expected rely on it; this includes the frameworks in /System/Library. Developers have access to all of these, like CoreGraphics and AddressBook, with one exception: IOKit, which is primarily used to create hardware drivers. It's there, and presumably Apple is using it, but developers don't get to do anything with it.
There's also a very extensive collection of private frameworks. There are a lot of things that can be inferred from what's in there, but it's an exercise I'll leave to the readers, who can examine the entire list:
Accelerate, AccountSettings, AOSNotification, Apple80211, AppleJPEG, AppSupport, ArtworkCache, BluetoothManager, Bom, Calculate, Calendar, CalendarUI, Camera, Celestial, CoreMedia, CoreSurface, CoreTelephony, CoreVideo, CrashReporterSupport, DataAccess, DataAccessExpress, DataMigration, EAP8021X, GMM, GraphicsServices, IAP, ImageIO, IOMobileFramebuffer, ITSync, iTunesStore, iTunesStoreUI, iWorkImport, JavaScriptCore, ManagedConfiguration, MapKit, MBX2D, MBXConnect, MediaToolbox, Message, MessageUI, MessageUtilities, MobileBluetooth, MobileDeviceLink, MobileInstallation, MobileMusicPlayer, MobileSync, MultitouchSupport, MusicLibrary, OfficeImport, PersistentConnection, PhotoLibrary, Preferences, SpringBoardServices, Symbolication, TelephonyUI, URLify, VideoToolbox, VisualVoicemail, WebCore, WebKit, XMPP, YouTube
If there are any command-line executables included in the iPhone (and jailbroken apps suggest there are), the SDK doesn't let on about them. But it does indicate OS-level support for just about anything a Unix application could want, as man pages are included for all the software libraries present, and these go well beyond what might be expected.
The ability to manipulate kernel extensions is gone, but applications can track filesystem changes through kqueue/kevent capabilities. The sysctl functions are present, which do allow a degree of manipulation of the basic operating system functions. For something that's not supposed to support background processes, it was surprising to see functions like exec, fork, and daemon. It's clear that Apple has left the pieces in place for enterprising coders to work around this limit, although any such apps seem unlikely to show up in the App Store. Alternately, the company could flip the switch on this capacity should they introduce a device with greater processor and memory resources.
There's also a fair number of oddballs among the routines, like a man page that reads, "These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions." These menus are normally only encountered within a terminal environment, so Apple's decision to include them suggests that the iPhone provides a far more complete Unix environment than they're currently allowing access to. If you jailbreak the first generation iPhone OS, you can run a very functional terminal on it, and this ability doesn't seem to have gone away.
Tools of the trade
Since the NeXT days, Apple has provided developers with the tools they need for building applications: Xcode (formerly Project Builder) and Interface Builder. Instead of creating something new for the iPhone, the folks in Cupertino have modified these tools to work with the new platform. The modifications include a new set of project templates that handle some common classes of applications. Within Xcode, developers have access to a set of template files for some of the more commonly subclassed objects, including views and controllers (more on those below).
New iPhone-specific application templates are available through Xcode when you start a project
Interface Builder allows a drag-and-drop layout of the user interface, and coders can set the behavior of these UI items and hook them to the classes that manage their activity. In the first few releases, support for the iPhone was almost nonexistent, but it has steadily improved and appears to be nearly complete. Developers who jumped in early were left performing most of the work in code, and they'll have to decide whether it's worth going back and ripping out this code in order to base their application on Interface Builder instead.
With 10.5, Apple introduced Instruments, a suite of performance-monitoring tools based on Sun's DTrace software, that can find things like memory leaks and processor-intensive sections of code. Apple has modified them to also operate on the iPhone simulator and on any hardware that's connected to the development box, be it the phone or an iPod touch. This last feature is pretty important, since the simulator runs some code much faster than the actual hardware.


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|Not on a practical level, the level sensor is part of the fuel pump assy. and at $285-$295 showing for AZ prices it's not worth it for occasional odd level results IMHO.
Your info. shows an '11 model, this thread started in '11 on problems with the MkIII '12 and up versions that have a potential purge valve issue that can collapse the tank (bottom sucked up changes readings/fuel availability).
As typical, it also got into other discussion on trip computer mileage etc..
|Yea, my gauge started acting up recently too. In my case, the error seems to be it reads low to empty when there's plenty of gas in the tank. Erratic too. One minute reading almost empty, next minute almost full. What is it with these things? Been tracking fuel levels by the odometer reading. Cheap parts from China?
|My fuel tank is collapsing! I have been dealing with this car dying out, the gas gauge freaking out, and general mayhem. It unfortunately appears that I'm not the only one! There needs to be a recall! The Ford Center was no help, and I've been told to call the NHTSA? I'm so absolutely baffled by this, what is going on with these vehicles?
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2012 Ford Focus Gas Gauge Mystery/Problem?
So after running around town on errands earlier this week, I checked the gas gauge which read at just under 1/8 of a tank. Today we were planning a a short trip so I sent my husband out to fill tank before we left. He came back 5 minutes later and said we didn't need gas because there was 3/4 of a tank in car. He denied gassing up car, so we assumed daughter must have done it-Even though that would have been outside of norm since she drives her own vehicle. 50 Miles into our trip, our check engine light comes on. We drive 21/2 miles and stop at a service station to grab something to drink, and when we start the car, it cranks over, sputters and then turns off. We were out in the middle of nowhere, at late Friday afternoon on holiday weekend. Long story short, we got lucky and the first repair shop I called turned out to be 11/2 mile up the road. It never dawned on us that we might be out of gas! The car is not driven much except locally around town, all maintenance is up to date and there were no other signs of problems. Rethinking the mysterious gas issue, and google searching gas gauge problems, could this be the problem. If so, is it a dealer related issue?
I see you've read up on the potential issues with loose nozzle tips. The solution to problems from dented nozzles (stainless steel cap) has ended up having possible problems of it's own when they get loose.
Automatic shutoff valves are quite delicate, they have to sense air pressure change in the fill pipe. Actually amazing that they work as well as they do considering the beating they take daily.
The new overflow drain location goes with the new "capless" fill system, an obvious surprise that's probably not mentioned (or glossed over) in the manual no-one reads thoroughly unless looking for info.. Convenience features - come with new problems of their own.
As such, when I went in today, I mentioned what happened with the overfill, but that I was no longer concerned about the fuel gauge. Service advisor repeated exactly what you just said about slow response due to the excess gas in the tank. I did have them conduct a visual inspection of the fuel tank, filler, and other components they could easily access as well. No leaks, broken parts, wear, etc..
So, for now I'm going on the theory that the pump nozzle shutoff was defective, and will be extra careful when inserting gas nozzles in the future. Service advisor noted that as well, and told me that Ford Engineering had actually sent out a memo to all service departments indicating the tendency of gas nozzles to be defective. He also told me that one of their customers had an incident where a nozzle got stuck in the fuel filler. Similar to the incidents described in other posts here, except in this case, the gas station folks were able to remove the nozzle without damaging the fuel filler or denting the person's car.
FWIW, the first car I regularly drove (my parent's 75 Buick Century wagon) had a very erratic and mostly unreliable fuel gauge - hence my sensitivity to possible fuel gauge problems.
Good chance the gauge isn't particularly unreliable & that you just squeezed in more than normal when pumping 'till it overflowed.
It would take longer for the gauge to drop with more than normal fuel on board.
The tank overfill I mentioned in a previous post last week has apparently affected the fuel gauge on my 2012 SE as well. Have driven the car about 110 miles since the incident, and the gauge has now only just begun to drop to about midway between full and 3/4 full.
The Average MPG and Miles To Empty displays are still working properly (consistent readings based on my past driving - I reset the Average MPG and Trip Odometer after every fillup), so I'm not too worried about the potential of running out of gas ("knocks wood"). However, I'm planning to take a trip to Western Pennsylvania during Labor Day week, so having an unreliable fuel gauge is something I really don't want to deal with.
Taking the car in for routine service tomorrow morning, and I've already informed my service advisor of this problem. Crossing my fingers that resolution won't be a biggie.
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Greensburg Central rallies to land spot in PIAA final
Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Colby Crouse has been in her share of pressure situations, but never before did she have so much riding on her right foot.
A goal would not only mean a win over Section 4 rival Shady Side Academy, but it would assure the Centurions of their first appearance in the state finals in six years.
"I was worried," Crouse said. "It was the heat of the moment and it was nerve-wracking. So nerve-wracking."
In the end, Crouse put her nerves aside and Greensburg Central Catholic (22-1-) into the PIAA Class A championship game as she beat Shady Side Academy (17-6-1) goalkeeper Olivia Cochran to complete a furious comeback and give the Centurions a 4-3 (5-4 in penalty kicks) victory over the Indians at Hampton.
Greensburg Central Catholic will play District 12 champion Conwell Egan (11-6-1) in the finals at 5 p.m. Friday at Hersheypark Stadium.
"I honestly just went with the flow it was so last minute," Crouse said. "Our team has worked so hard to get here and we have the will to win and we've done so well to get there."
Greensburg Central Catholic never had to work as hard all season as it did against Shady Side Academy, a team it had beaten in three previous meetings this season including in the WPIAL Class A semifinals. The Centurions trailed 1-0 at the intermission and 3-1 midway through the second half and were on the precipice of losing in the state semifinals to a section opponent for the second consecutive season.
In 2011, Greensburg Central Catholic also won the WPIAL title, but lost a 2-0 heartbreaker to Springdale.
"That's what champions are made of and that's what we said to them at halftime," Greensburg Central Catholic coach Ashley Shasko said. "This is where you show how good you are and this is where you show how resilient you are, how hard you can work and how bad you want it, because that's what matters in a game like this."
Instead of collapsing, Greensburg Central Catholic went on the attack as junior Malea Fabean scored her second goal of the game to get the team back within one, then sophomore midfielder Domenique Stauffer threw a shot at the net that deflected off a Shady Side Academy defender and into the net to tie the game with 7:32 remaining in regulation.
"It was stressful and we kind of had our heads down, but we stayed in it," Fabean, a Pitt recruit, said. "We believed we were still in it and we could come back."
For Shady Side Academy, it was a devastating loss that left the team disappointed knowing how close it had come to its first ever state finals berth. Indians junior forward Maggie Scott, who scored two goals in regulation, hit the crossbar on the first penalty kick attempt for what turned out to be the only miss for either team.
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I only have one Beretta, but I have shot it a lot, it's been a good one.
I love that Inox in the second photo.
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My two Berettas - 96 - bought new couple of years ago - nice 40. and 92FC issued new to me in 1988 - as good today as it was then
Currently the only one I have at the moment. Was planning on buying an M9 this month, but moving into a new place and need that rent money :-D
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Thanks!! I love my gun. Hopefully I find another Beretta soon so it wont be so lonely when I store it :-D
I want a PX4 but there is an M9 near me I'm looking at. Decisions, decisions.
On top of that, I have save money for rent. Oh the cruelty of life!! :lol:
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I haven't been around here in a while..
I see all your pretty INOXs Vertecs etc & wanted to let you see my plain Jane beretta92FS..
BTW My 92 was worked over by Ernest Langdon several Years back & is without a doubt one of the smoothest slickest bottom feeders on this or any other planet..
Sorry For The Crappy Pic, I'll make up for it by letting you see the P6 & P7, SIG Sauer P225 & HK P7M8..
I was hoping somebody would post a picture of the M1934 .380 Beretta. Its one of the early pistols I learned to recognize, and still think its a classic loking pistol.
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8000 F Inox 9mm . . 8357 F .357 Sig
Damn, nice set - I like the grips too!
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I like wooden grips the best. All are Beretta factory except the 8045 , which are Hogue checkered Pau Ferro.
Purty. I like the Inox best!
After market grips do dress up the gun and add a class touch. I'm strongly thinking about fitting one of my guns with stag.
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Thought I would share a shot of my only Beretta.
It is a stock Photo but I don't have a camera.
I picked it up to celebrate my retirement form the army after 20 years. Sense we had both served at the same time.


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Green Bay Wraps Up Day One of NCAA Regionals
ISHPEMING, Mich. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's and women's Nordic skiing teams competed in the freestyle races Friday on the first day of the NCAA Central Region Skiing Championships in Ishpeming, Mich. The Phoenix men are in fifth place at the meet's halfway point, while the women's squad sits in seventh.
Pacing the Green Bay men on Friday was freshman Matt Nichols (Wausau, Wis.), who finished 21st in the 10K freestyle race with a time of 26:57.30. Senior Matt Nistler (Bemidji, Minn.) and sophomore Eddie Gurney (Brookfield, Wis.) were next two Phoenix skiers across the line, as Nistler finished 30th in 27:33.30 and Gurney was one spot back in 27:39.20.
Freshman Hanne Guthrie (Chanhassen, Minn.) was the first Phoenix skier to finish the women's 5K freestyle event on Friday. Guthrie placed 25th in 16:41.50, while fellow freshman Kaila Carpenter (Duluth, Minn.) also earned a sub-17 minute finish in 16:54.20 - good for 31st.
The Green Bay skiers return to the course tomorrow for the final NCAA qualifier of the season. The men's 15K classic kicks off first at 9 a.m. Central time, before the women wrap things up with a 10K classic at 11:30 a.m.
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Frank Stubbs, Fans' Diarist, July 15, 2010
Popping into a local pub last week the landlord enquired if we are likely to be signing anyone before the season started. With Marouane Chamakh and Laurent Koscielny almost creeping into the Arsenal family that pretty much summed up how things have probably looked from the outside.
Marouane, Laurent, welcome to the greatest football club in the world. We all look forward to seeing you in the red, white and yellow.
Talking of which, from a personal point of view I am absolutely delighted we have returned to a yellow away kit. I have never liked any of the other colours and really struggle to remember any season where we have won something without it. Wembley 71, Wembley 79, Anfield 89, Old Trafford 02... all big bright fantastic yellow days.
Pre-season training has been underway for a week or so and the tour this year includes our tenth anniversary of enjoying Austrian hospitality and an exciting weekend trip to Poland.
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Nickle be nice now, I've seen posts where you have no clue.
As far as the compression thing. It will be argued forever but I can tell you 9.5 is very low compared to what I have seen done. Along with what these guys said to reducing detonation there is also the hot spots issue. If you wanna run high compression you gotta try to remove anything that will create a hot spot in the combustion chamber. There are some emissions control things that are simply hot spots that are supposed to help your engine, I believe ford had these on some of the 302s. CUT THEM OFF. They only get hot easy and lead to detonation. Also a flat top piston is less likly to have detonation then a dome because the dome will have more points that stick out and will get hot and keep the heat.
[quote]Do a web search for "dynamic compression ratio calculator." I think you can push the limits of the calculator. In other words it is a little conservative if anything.

Nice tip I found some free software that makes this too easy to figure out.
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People are getting better & better at running High Compressions on street engines with pump gas.
Aluminum Heads make a huge difference in Hi comp engines due to their cooling characteristics. Also the combustion chamber design means alot, it takes some really good head work to clean up all the Hot & cold spots in High Comp Street motors. I've seen 12.5 to 1 engines doing great at the track. On the other end of the spectrum, I've seen 10.5 to 1 engines with great gas in them loosing all power above 4k rpms due to Detonation, because of bad head designs & timing issues.
On fuel injected engines it's much easier to run high compressions due to the OBD1 & OBD2 systems having Knock sensors & computers that are capable of pulling timing (KR) when they sense detonation. Now that OBDII is a standard, people will be able to do some great things with these computers, until they finally get around to locking down the computers so that they can't be accessed.
I personally run 11.5:1 compression on 94 premium in a "small" block 412 chevy. This is with a holley carb- no fuel injection. It has a big cam (264/ 270 duration at 0.050"), aluminum heads, big universal fit griffin Al radiator, stewart water pump, coolant hoses from pump to center of heads, etc..
The big cam bleeds off cylinder pressure, and the cooling system has to be up to snuff.
I checked the bottom end over the winter, no hint of detonation.
I have gone as fast as 10.91 @ 122 MPH with this combo in a 3500 lb street car on 94 pump gas alone. When the weather gets cooler and denser, I chicken out and mix in some race gas for "peace of mind."
It has about 210 lbs of cranking pressure. I _have_ run into detonation at 200 lbs of cranking pressure in a totally different (much milder) combo with iron heads.
Static compression ratio and camshaft profile (intake closing, etc...) go hand in hand to determine the dynamic compression ratio.
Do a web search for "dynamic compression ratio calculator." I think you can push the limits of the calculator. In other words it is a little conservative if anything.
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|I've never even heard of 16:1 on a gas engine but at popular hot roddings engine challange their was a engine that ran with a hint of detonation with 16:1 comp. and they were limited to 92 octane thats crazy
|This seems to be an ongoing argument that seems to make it's way into many threads. Seems there are no definite opinions shared by everyone. IMO not running the max allowable comp is like giving away free HP, but I'd hate to have to pull the heads and change head gaskets if it were to knock.It would be nice to know if I were right there on max comp just for peace of mind.
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|And I am running about 11.5 to 1 on a 400 pontiac 670 heads with 94 octane no problems
|Bullheimer no theyre not, you dont have a fricken clue what your talking about, shut up. Theyre using carborators and an aftermarket ignition system {mallary, MSD etc}, a good cooling system {aluminum radiator, heads, intake, and water pump} and aparently more resources than the typical hot rod subscription. And the key to it all for the last damn time is.....TADAA.. A cam with a longer duration. If you want to argue about this any more then we can start an arguement thread on this topic. If not then do some research on Dynamic compression and cranking PSI and learn a little
|Im running 11.75:1 with aluminum heads on 93 octane without any problems.
|Cam duration is a key in the compression game. I ran a 14:1 GSXR for about 3 years and didn't ever get detonation, head removal verified it but the bumpstick didn't do much for the bottom end, with a 14,000 redline it made it up quickly once I got it above about 3500.
|these guys with compression higher than 10 are using electronic fuel injection on newer style engines as well with all the computerized gizmos imaginable
|Double vision...reread my last post as many times as necessary until it sinks in. My neighbor does not run 87 all the time, it was a one time thing cause he was in a pinch or somthin. The car obviously dosent detonate because its been running strong for 6 years. No i wouldnt run 14:1, but Mike does so hats off to him for that, i was just illustrating a fact that 10:1 is not the "limit" The limit is the limit, what the limit is what you have to figure out. Thats where Dynamic compression comes in.
|long duration bleeds it off at low RPM, as the engine climbs in RPM there`s less "time" for it to bleed off cylinder pressure. as I recently seen in a article, just because you can`t hear detonation doesn`t mean it isn`t happening.
|Mike morgan who has been in a bunch of magazines is running over 14:1 compression in his 406 SBC. Now hes running more duration @ .050 than alot of you guys want to run actual duration. {280 somthing @ .050} Oh and he drives it on the street. But it all comes back to how much actual duration your cam has. If your running a little 262 advertised duration cam then your compression max will probably be around 9:1 or so but if you get up around 295-300 then you can run 11:1 and be fine. Duration bleeds off cylinder pressure so the more duration your cam has the more compression you need. This has NOTHING to do with lift, just duration. Hell my buddy who just joined the board has a 350 chevy hes running aprox 10.5:1 with a 312 advertised cam and he can run it on 87 without fiddleing with the timing or anything, just pumped the gas and drove. So dont believe that "9.5:1 is the safe max" because thats a load of crap. It all comes down to cylinder pressure. Correct me if im wrong here but 180 psi is ideal, i believe 190 psi is about the safe max. And 200 Is about the absolute limit for a 93 octane motor but dont quote me on that.
|9.5:1 is about what`s considered to be "safe" but there are some out there running 10:1 on 93. A small chevy with 6 inch rods can run 10:1 safely on 93.
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- 6 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
- In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cheese, jalapeno and bacon.
- Pour into the skillet. Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges; serve warm. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Skillet Jalapeno Corn Bread in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p230
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Nicholas, I think you may have yourself a print this week!
Re: Octopus ready to ink
What happened to the one in color?
Re: Ozone, Defender of Earth
Clever! I like the idea, and great illustration!
natlmystic wrote:What happened to the one in color?
After some consideration, and public and private comments, I felt like it worked less well than this version. I clearly can't handle color well.
I am as Nemo's dad thinks Nemo is: "You keep thinking you can do these things, but you just CAN'T"
I hope you win so I can have one of these shirts!! I MUST HAVE THIS SHIRT!!!!
Re: Level 85 Ogre
This is some amazing work. Your attention to detail is remarkable.
Re: Ocarina of Timepieces
Saw this over at dA and HAD to come vote for it. If this wins the derby, I'm totally getting it.
Josephus wrote:I am as Nemo's dad thinks Nemo is: "You keep thinking you can do these things, but you just CAN'T"
just keep swimming... just keep swimming...
CruelMelody wrote:tremendous!
Great design!
polluxoil wrote:This is awesome. I love it! I think this is my favorite entry this derby.
Yeah my favorite so far too! I love how only the octopus looks evil enough to be the one committing the sacrifice.
blinddog3d wrote:"saved?"
what, exactly, does that mean?
Saving the first post to later edit in an artist's comment?
Re: Organ Organs
It's an Organ in the shape of human organs. Thoughts?
pandeownium wrote:I guess this attempt was a flop. I will make note of this and try to do better next derby.
I definitely think this could be seen as offensive, especially with the slanty eyes. And I don't think any nationality wants to see themselves depicted as pigs.
Also, it looks like you used more than 6 colors here. You might want to get yourself more familiarized with the rules and templates next time around. Good luck.
Re: The Orchid Onryō
I like the texture and style. Though I wouldn't wear it (not my cuppa), I think you should resubmit with a smaller, perspective-appropriate hat. I understand distorting the perspective so you can see her face, but it's a little too noticeable at this scale. I can't be the only one bothered by this...can I?
spanchenblow wrote:I like the texture and style. Though I wouldn't wear it (not my cuppa), I think you should resubmit with a smaller, perspective-appropriate hat. I understand distorting the perspective so you can see her face, but it's a little too noticeable at this scale. I can't be the only one bothered by this...can I?
It's not a hat, it's a sunshade !
Now wonder it looks so big compared to the head.
Re: Ancient Oak
Great one again.
Re: aPEELing Onion
Mega clever. Good luck.
Re: Obese Owl!
This was created very. The owl's expression is priceless!
Utterly hilarious and very well done. I hope this makes it to the fog, it deserves it.
fairnymph wrote:I really dig your style, and this shirt would be awesome if you took out the moon, which to my eye appears stylistically different and clashes with the main design. You don't need it, either.
Thanks for constructive criticism. I will admit the moon was a last minute throw in and unfortunatly sometimes last minute throw ins look like last minute throw ins.
Re: Origami Owl
Another one of my favorites. I really like how the paint splatters came out.
Re: Origami Ornithopter
I was thinking about ornithopters but it didn't end up in my final piece. Good job!
Re: Super Oruga. Resub
This is one of my favorites! I really hope you make it to the fog! Good luck!
glorinmann wrote:It's not a hat, it's a sunshade !
Now wonder it looks so big compared to the head.
Okay, thanks, that makes more sense. The alignment with the head made it look like a large hat with an unrealistic tilt/hover effect going on. It wasn't the size that bothered me, it was the perspective (made more noticeable by the size).
I clearly need to bone up on my Japanese fashion accessories...
This just HAS to win.
I want!
Re: The Owl Outlaw
Nice work! I love the Outlaw Josey Wales.
I hope you win, I sincerely hope you win. This shirt is awesome and I MUST have one!!!!!
almsforoblivion wrote:I'm inclined to agree. In fact, I think they should display the artist name in the mouseover text for each thumbnail. It'll help people find the artists they like to follow.
And then perhaps Woot can create separate derbies, one for known, accomplished artists and one for the lessors... so people know which shirts to ignore and not have to waste their time looking at crap entries like mine.
imsochady wrote:Go origamis!!!
Thanks! Did you notice I used my color palette (not sure what the official term for it is) as instructions for a simple origami fish?
Re: Owl I Want is a Cup of Coffee
This is great. How do you get the antiquing effect where the lines aren't solid but show through a little to the shirt color?
Re: Orange Ogre
If you like this design, check out my other two designs!
Re: Open Ocean
I wanted to create a design that you could get lost in, like when you are staring at the constantly changing ocean.
One colour print on navy. Please look at the close-ups to get a sense of the detail.
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Re: Otter Box
If you like this design, check out my other two designs!
Re: Orphan Oreo
If you like this design, check out my other two designs!
Re: The O-riginal!
I think rejected entries should have to bask in their shame rather than be removed by the submitter. Just sayin....
And just sayin it here, because, well... you know.
Re: THE DARKER SIDE OF OLIVE OIL
This makes me sad. Not sad enough to stop sucking the tasty oil from their pulverized corpses though.
Re: Orca's Ocean
Very well done. Has great atmosphere.
Re: Octo Opposes Oni
Great team work and design! Now people lets vote and get this back in the fog!!!!
Re: OLIVE ONSLAUGHT
He got his heart (pimento) ripped out. LOL
I dig the design!
Re: The Orb-Weaver
Staggeringly good execution on this one. I too have admired it for a while and am really hoping for an opportunity to finally get one. Your skills are right up there in my book cmdixon, so an easy +1 from me.
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Kansas City, MO, United States, 1999 - June 9, 2007
PROGRAM: museum addition and renovation
CLIENT: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
SIZE: 165,000 sq ft
STATUS: completed
This competition winning addition is composed of five interconnected structures as opposed to a single massive expansion. Traversing from the existing building across its sculpture park, the five built "lenses" form new spaces and angles of vision. From the movement through the landscape and threaded between the light openings, exhilarating new experiences of the existing Museum will be formed. Circulation and exhibition merge as one can look from one level to another, from inside to outside. The "meandering" path in the sculpture garden above has its sinuous compliment in open flow through the continuous level of new galleries. Glass lenses bring different qualities of light to the galleries while the sculpture garden's pathways wind through them.
"Steven Holl has always emphasized the perceptual experience of his architecture and the transcendental role played by light in this experience. He is one of the contemporary architects who has paid closest attention to this essential component and handled it more carefully."
– El Croquis
"Unlike many modern additions to historic museums, Steven Holl's 21st-century companion doesn't overwhelm the 1933 Beaux Arts original. His string of iridescent frosted-glass boxes pop out of the grassy lawn—they are absolutely magical at dusk when they begin to glow—and filter sunlight into a series of dramatic underground galleries."
– Karrie Jacobs, Travel and Leisure
'Steven Holl's expansion of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art infuses Modernism into the grassy landscape of the site, contrasting the 1933 Classical structure with five glass-lens boxes that gather, diffuse, and refract light into new gallery spaces. (...) The museum extension features multiple entry points, an attempt to open the world of art inside to the larger community.'
– Architectural Record
'What Steven Holl and his design partner Chris McVoy have achieved here is a dramatic transformation that manages to reconcile what in lesser hands might have been irreconcilable. They created an utterly 21st century addition taht is different in every way to the original structure yet in no way detracts from it. (...) The museum authorities are understandably thrilled with this amazing transformation. They feel Holl and his team arrived at a brilliant solution that completely fulfilled the requirements of the museum's strategic plan and its architectural programme while responding creatively to the injunctions of the community.'
– Des O'Sullivan, Irish Examiner
'A fantastic new addition to the museum is the much-acclaimed Bloch Building, which opened last summer. Designed by the architect Steven Holl, it comprises five translucent glass structures. By day, they provide an ethereal ambience in which to view the contemporary art on show and, by night, glow like Japanese lanterns adjacent to the main museum.'
– Elizabeth Fullerton, Financial Times
'The most highly touted and maybe the best US building of the year was the astonishing Bloch Building, a wing of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Architect Steven Holl (...) added a series of glassy galleries that spill down a green hillside, each gallery looking like an iceberg heaving itself up out of the ground. Because the museum is free of charge, visitors can move in and out at will, going between the indoor galleries and the outdoor sculpture gardens.'
– Robert Campbell, Boston Globe
'Adding a new wing to a neoclassical museum, Holl devised a spectacular update on classicism: an irregular series of volumes that cascade down the museum's lawn and glow from within. The effect against the nighttime sky is nothing short of magical.'
– Richard Lacayo, Time
'Steven Holl Architects demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to the campus transformation project at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. With your hard work and concentration on excellence, our partnership to create a visitor experience that visually delights and provides connection to the art is a success. The single-mindedness and enthusiasm demonstrated by Steven Holl Architects are praised and commended by every Trustee, staff member and volunteer. The tributes to your results have resonated around the world'.
– Board of Trustees for Nelson Gallery Foundation, Nelson Atkins Museum, June 18, 2007
'With the exception of Steven Holl's extension to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., which opened to raves in the spring, no building by a prominent architect to debut this year escaped critical complaint or public ambivalence altogether.'
– Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times
'Steven Holl Architects merges architecture, art and landscape into a unified experience for the Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Indeed, the integration of art, landscape, and architecture creates a dynamic whole where visitors - including this observer - are bowled over by the experience of meandering through and around the exterior and interior spaces. As the museumgoer walks through the Bloch Building, he or she is aware of the changing spaces, elongated and flowing into one another'.
– Suzanne Stephens, Architectural Record, July, 2007
'By subtly interweaving his building with the museum's historic fabric and the surrounding landscape, he has produced a work of haunting power. For the art world, the addition, known as the Bloch Building, should reaffirm that art and architecture can happily coexist. (...) He has created a building that sensitizes visitors to the world around them. It's an approach that should be studied by anyone who sets out to design a museum from this point forward. '
– Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times, June 6, 2007
'Der Architekt Steven Holl hat den Erweiterungsbau des Nelson-Atkins-Museums in Kansas City zum skulpturalen Ereignis werden lassen'.
– Jorg Hantzschel, Suddeutche Zeitung, June 16, 2007
'Nighttime is the best time to see the new addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; that's when it runs down the side of the Kansas City Sculpture Park like a string of paper lanterns following the contours of a suburban lawn. That's when it shows why, according to Time magazine, it's the "Most Anticipated Building" of 2007.'
– Judith H. Dobrzynski, Wall Street Journal
'(…) The museum expects annual attendance to grow from 350,000 to 450,000 (…) Mr. Wilson feels the shakeup is enough to induce repeat attendance, which he says is the standard by which the success of the museum's transformation will be measured.'
– Jason Edward Kaufman, The Art Newspaper
'Lying along the eastern boundary of the site, the Bloch Building's luminescent vanes shift the entry court off axis in concert with Walter De Maria's reflecting pool, and then whisper by the stone to flicker and taper into the southern lawn'.
– Michael Caldwell, Domus 904, June, 2007
'A study in soft light and sharp contrasts, Steven Holl's Bloch Building transforms the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, from a respected regional institution into a focal point of worldwide attention. The dialogue between radically different yet interdependent buildings creates a contrast that heightens the features of each. Holl's design answers stone with glass, solidity with ethereality, ordered sequentiality with improvisational fluidity'.
– Bill Millard, Icon, May, 2007
'The building is not just Holl's finest by far, but also one of the best of the last generation. Holl has produced as striking and inventive a piece of architectural form (...) and yet it is a serene and exhilarating place in which to view art'.
– Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker, April 30, 2007
'What Holl's buildings have in common is that all experiment with materials, with spatial arrangements and with ways of using light to delineate forms; the results are unexpected and compelling'.
– Fred Bernstein, Art + Auction, April, 2007
'The white plenums punctuating the lawn are crucial to this ordered design, something that both the architect and client believe is a significant departure for a museum. Visitors to the spaces below will be able to see the changing patterns and luminosity of the sky.'
– Beatrice Galilee, Icon
'Steven Holl sheds light on his new subterranean marvel (...). The evocative shapes, which the London Telegraph referred to as "the building blocks of America's best architect," could pass for luminous icebergs. (Like some kind of light D.J., Holl is a master of natural illumination.) The attention he is getting for the museum, set to open in June, is stirring up rumors of even bigger awards – and of new projects that could, with any luck, light up the Manhattan skyline.'
– Owen Phillips, Men's Vogue
'Now that architecture is practically as glamorously daredevil as bullfighting, every year has its Most Anticipated Building. (...) This year there's just one: the Bloch Building, Steven Holl's addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., which opens in June. It's going to be the year's most visible building on the strength of being the building that's not there. Holl gave the Nelson-Atkins 165,000 sq. ft. of new space by burying the space underground. (...) What appears aboveground are five irregular glass pavilions, transparent in some parts and translucent in others, which serve as vaulted glass ceilings for the galleries below while carrying out a kind of photon hydraulics. During the day they'll pour (diffused) light into the galleries. After dark, lit from within, they'll pump it back against the night sky. Call them lenses - Holl's term - or lanterns. They're illuminating'.
– Richard Lacayo, Time, March 19, 2007
'A breathtakingly simple new museum extension puts Steven Holl in a class of his own. (...) The new projects have a vigorous, intelligent concept, but also a simplicity of form which recalls much of Holl's best work from the past (…) Holl's rising reputation has now brought a string of commissions for new projects outside America, including a marine building in Beirut, an arts centre in Denmark and an oceanic museum in Biarritz.'
– Dominic Bradbury, Telegraph UK
'But it is on the inside that Holl shows his chops, using the most elusive and difficult materials: space and light. He has designed shape-shifting spaces that flow, like an unfolding narrative, down ramps and graceful steps, with a canted wall here, a curve in the high ceiling there, as a visitor moves through the galleries for contemporary art, African art and photography. Light spills in at unexpected moments, from above or from big panes of glass overlooking the garden.'
– Cathleen McGuigan, Newsweek
'The expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art fuses architecture with landscape to create an experiential architecture that unfolds for visitors as it is perceived through each individual's movement through space and time. (…) The threaded movement between light-gathering lenses of the new addition weaves the new building with the landscape in a fluid dynamism based on a sensitive relationship to its context.'
– GA Document 96 [Japan]
Progressive Architecture Award, USA, 2000
The International Parking Institute, Award of Excellence for Best Design of a Parking Facility with Fewer than 800 Spaces, USA, 2004
09 June 2017: The Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art celebrates 10 years
09 June 2016: Steven Holl Architects Celebrates 9 Year Anniversary of the Nelson Atkins Museum Opening with New Photos by Iwan Baan
09 July 2014: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Named a Finalist for Inaugural MCHAP Prize
04 January 2008: Steven Holl Architects' Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Wins 2008 AIA Institute Honor Award
01 June 2007: Steven Holl Architects' light-filled Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to open on June 9
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Here are my finished ones:
The light actually works. I used a flat paddle toggle switch to duplicate the non-functional "switch" thing on the original.
I also used the two Coax Radio shack connectors for the box flamethrower.
The missile is from RussRep. (missile is bolted on through the top)
(velcro joins the two halves together).
I used a brass connector for the top hose fitting, to slide the hose on and off easily - had to dremel it to fit it.
Also used 3/8" brass pipe for the pipe work. The silver connectors were taken from the "connector" thread.
(JB Weld used to secure the metal pieces together)
Again, the darts are from Russ Rep.
Used a combination of masking fluid, tape, and paint to do the damage.
I'm not a big fan of tropical paint jobs, so I tend to shy away from that (can't see it on 35mm, but it's murder close up!) and only use it for small stuff.
I like the "flaking" method anyway. More organic feel to the piece.
I will be adding some filler material, (cotton batting) inside the units to stop them from sliding around, in combination with velcro attached to the sleeves.
The stuff will be just at the ends, like rings, to seal them.