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Quote from Bill Gates at the Microsoft Sharepoint Conference recently (http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2006/05-15sharepoint.asp): "And so we've been very lucky that as IBM has had a discontinuity, that they're saying, well, your Notes applications aren't going to continue to run, we want you to move to a new environment, which is some WebSphere type thing, people have had to step back and say, okay, it's not the best messaging system, Exchange has been totally focused on those scenarios, and it's not the best collaboration platform because it's sort of stuck as a pretty good messaging platform and a pretty good collaboration platform."
Gates went on to say when people think about comparisons of Microsoft and IBM/Lotus they should not think just about Exchange. "For messaging, Exchange is the best system, but we never turned Exchange into a collaboration platform. SharePoint is clearly our collaboration platform."
Gates was quoted last year saying:
Fortune: How much has Microsoft wanted to beat Notes?
Gates: There are two ways to think of Notes. One is as an e-mail product, and the other is as a deep collaboration product. Microsoft competed with Notes as e-mail. We never matched Notes in some of the collaborative features.
(http://www.fortune.com/fortune/subs/article/0,15114,1073785,00.html )
So, according to Gates: Notes Domino is a pretty good messaging and collaboration platform. Exchange is the best system for messaging and not the best system for collaboration. Sharepoint Server 2007 is/will be the best collaboration platform?
So, here are the Top 10 reasons why IBM does pose a competitive threat to Microsoft!!!
10. IBM offers choice of server platform, operating system and devices. Microsoft doesnt. Vista is delayed, and IBM supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and p/z/i/x series platforms!
9. IBM is now offering a choice of desktop - with Linux and software that meets customer needs - The mantra is flexibility and choice, Investment Protection.
8. IBM offers choice for Productivity tools: targeting under and over provisioned users, which based on popular user segmentation model, is more than 90% of the desktop users!!
7. IBM productivity editors, like many others in the marketplace, but for Microsoft Office, supports ODF. ODF has been voted to be an ISO International Standard. While Microsoft is active with OpenXML, analysts such as Gartner doubt if this will make it to an ISO standard!
(http://www.gartner.com/resources/140100/140101/iso_approval_of_oasis_opendo_140101.pdf )
6. IBM has products (WED, Workplace Managed Client) that provide desktop the ability to leverage Server and network resources, while supporting disconnected use -- best of both worlds: thin and rich client capabilities. The next release of Lotus Notes (codenamed "Hannover") is real code. Code talks! See http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/AntonySatyadas?entry=ibm_new_notes_client_is
5. Several IBM customers are coming back to IBM after trying out Microsoft Exchange and Sharepoint. The Migrate to the Penguin initiative is gaining momentum.
4. Solutions offered by IBM Global Technology and Business services address customer transformation needs end-end. The emerging BTO models are forcing Microsoft to speed up their "Live" capabilities! The Strategic Outsourcing team currently host millions of users of messaging and collaboration capabilities.
3. IBM software solutions offer an attractive TCO. Large, early adopters of .Net are moving to J2EE.
2. Product delays, product inter-dependencies, high costs, and customer education may drive more customers not to renew Microsoft Enterprise Agreements! See reference to Merrill Lynch survey details in eWeek: See http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1961455,00.asp and http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/AntonySatyadas?entry=merrill_lynch_survey_around_half.
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Discussion in 'Other Hoops Talk' started by detteam, Mar 6, 2014.
I did turrible (10-6). I needed Manhattan over Louisville.
Man that Texas win last night was insane. Not doing too good with any of my brackets. In a non-PistonsForum group, my 8-year old, who didn't even know that an NCAA tournament existed 2 days ago, is kicking my butt big time.
Ok, missed that one.
I am not sure if Michigan handle that big fella in the middle for Texas...if they do...then they got to get by the mighty Mercer!!!
A lot of bracket busters last night and so far a couple today. Warren Buffet can save his billion dollars as there can't be anyone who got them alright.
Duke may have been scared by the Duke adult film starlet who promised to give them something they probably didn't want so they threw the game.
probably....this IS one butt-ugly state!
It was a mold of her private parts if they won the championship. She probably was at the game.....To avoid her starting the process, they probably decided to lose in the opening round....
Wow.. What about Duke losing to Mercer? What are the consecuences of that in Jabari Parker draft stock?? He might stay one more year in college.. At least, that's what everybody is thinking right now
THERES more to beauty than perception....how do you they dont have bad breath?
I'm guessing the one on the left doesn't smoke, and focuses on her hygiene very carefully. The one on the right smokes 2 packs a day and has a very busy dating calendar.
Duke University Porn Star Belle Knox -- If Duke Wins It All, I'll Give Every Player a ... | TMZ.com
Belle Knox G-Rated...
and again i say...yuk
i am soooo glad Parker and Wiggins are out the tournament!!! The only freshman that has led his team to a championship (and then go pro)were Carmelo and anthony Davis! Also...i told yall to be fraid of Harvard......good win, Sparty
and the 11 seed Tennesssee is still alive to play the Wolverines....who you got? Louisville vs Kentucky? Who you got there??
6 of my final 8 are still alive.....MSU is gonna have a fight vs Virginia and i dont think Tennessee is smart enough to beat Michigan....Arizona will beat SDSU and Wisconsin beats Baylor....Florida spanks UCLA and Stanford edges Dayton......Iowa St over uConn...and Louisville beats Kentucky in the game of the sweet 16
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Aragon: Republican women and the economy
November 4, 2012
The economy is and should be a concern for all women. However, the women in a Romney ad state they are voting for Mitt Romney because they believe he can do a better job than President Obama has done in bringing back the economy. They have not taken into consideration that Paul Ryan voted against and Mitt Romney said he would repeal the Lily Ledbetter Act that President Obama signed into law that requires women to be paid the same as men doing the same job. Repealing the act would deprive women and their families more than $400,000 over a lifetime.
Republican women also need to consider that not having control of their own bodies, no contraceptives, no right to an abortion even in cases of rape, would limit their employment. What employer would hire or promote a woman who can become pregnant under any circumstances and not be available to perform her duties? Breaking the glass ceiling would become a thing of the past. I would say to the women in the ad, these are some of the reasons for not voting for Mitt Romney for president.
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Week 16 Tale Of The Tape: Dallas Cowboys At Buffalo Bills
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Week 16 Tale Of The Tape: Chicago Bears At Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bears are closing the season in unimpressive fashion after a decent run in November. They could not hang in with the Minnesota Vikings on the road when their opponent truly needed to win.
Week 16 Tale Of The Tape: Carolina Panthers At Atlanta Falcons
Cam Newton continues to make his case for the MVP award as his team racks up victory after victory.
Week 16 Tale Of The Tape: New England Patriots At New York Jets
The Patriots have to finish the season in strong fashion to gain the overall No. 1 seed in the AFC, and while they have regularly gotten the best of the Jets over the years, this game sets up as a much tougher battle.
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The Teeny-Tiny Tank (From the Alliterative Aquarist!)
Ah ha ha. I crack myself up.
But seriously. I have been meandering through Marshalls and have discovered a debatable diamond. (I'm going to keep doing this.) The have a little glass candle cube, and it's super cute (cue groans.)
(Okay, I'm done.)
It's probably a half gallon, or thereabouts. I'd love to have a tiny little shrimp tank, or maybe a snail, or something. Just. Something TINY. Maybe nothing but a moss and a small driftwood hardscape? I've never done much with actual hardscape before. I know in aquariums, tiny isn't better, but in this case I'd love to have just the little bitty micro doo-dah. Might not even bother with fauna, and just have some plants in there? Is that even a thing, to have un-populated tanks? If I worked it like a riparium, maybe?
I honestly don't know. I just really want something tiny and pretty and alive on my desk.
1/2 gallon is perfectly do-able. I've got no-tech tanks running from a 1"x1"x2.5" acrylic box up to a 3g planted vase--plenty of .5-1g tanks in between. Various snails, ghost shrimp and cherry culls are the range of inhabitants. Though the 3g also has some endler/guppy hybrids.
This one-in a standard highball-- sits at eye level by my computer: sand, six types of plants and MTS. Weekly 50% wc, indirect sunlight supplemented by a full spectrum bulb reading lamp nearby.
Have you considered making it into a terrarium instead? I have recently gotten into them. There are some very cool pictures of them online. And you can use moss collected in your backyard.
I've done several 1/2 gallon and less tanks/bowls. My advice is to over plant and go slowly, a cycle will take MUCH longer in a smaller volume of water. (that being said, I've successfully introduced cherry shirmp into a 1/4 gallon no-cap dirt cube that was only days old, go figure) It's hard to scape in such a small space, but it's a very fun challenge. And if you don't like it, redo it! It's easy with small things.
About "scaping" in tiny spaces, I have to admit that, once you hit around two gallons and less, it's hard to even conceptualize what makes a "good" scape. Maybe it's just because I'm new to this whole 'live plants' thing, but my aquascape style tends towards "tall in the back, short in the front, lots and lots of green and stuff. And maybe a rock somewhere."
Clearly, I have a truly sophisticated artistic palate.
I'm not big on formal scaping, so these little vases and bowls are more about just enjoying the process for me. There *are* folks who do phenomenal miniaturized creations, but you start having to get into some massive planning and materials resourcing in terms of scaled hardscape and plants for that.
You'll be amazed at how well ordinary plants will do in very small vessels. Originally I figured the low bioload was responsible for the slower/smaller growth patterns--but even with moderate fertilization being added and higher light levels, regular plants just plain grow smaller. Even in a sand capped dirt substrate.
The crypts I use come from a mother plant I bought over a decade ago from a chain store--no label, no idea of the variety. I have used crypt wendtii in my larger (.5-3g) vases, using only the smallest new plants off a mother plant and they've tended to stay small for me.
The only specially small plant I've bought is dwarf pennywort, the rest are all cuttings from my main tank plants: cardamine lyrata, baby tears, star grass, temple plant, various hygrophila, xmas moss, glosso, and, of course, floaters: frog bit, duckweed, red root floaters, various salvinia, spikey guppy grass, and hornwort.
One trick for getting really small growth to plant from a hygrophila is to cut a portion of stem with 1 node, leaving one or both leaves attached. Float it in the small bowl and in awhile (a few days to a few weeks depending on variety and conditions), you'll get a new tiny plantlet and roots growing from the node. Plant that and you'll get small tight growth so long as you don't blast your tiny tank with too high of light intensity.
Oh--and as for the cycling---tiny bioload means tiny need of beneficial bacteria. Even without seeding the substrate the bacteria carried in on the plants will be enough to get things started. Adding a "pest" snail or two right away helps keep it rolling along.
This only reminds me how many more plants I feel like I ought to have, haha. I've only got, scattered among all of my tanks, several argentine swords, an amazon sword, one unidentified aponegentin sp. from a 'betta bulb', a bunch of anacharis, some riccia, and something whose species I've been unable to confirm, but which the tube said was "Bolbitis heterclita"...? It looks more like asiatica, but not quite....? Blah. Lol.
But that's all I have. I need more variety, but that can't happen until after I get a better light, I'm thinking...
Anyway, that's all another reason why I am hesitating to get the little glass cube nano (micro? ultra-nano? I feel like there should be a division for the ultra-tiny ones...)
Easiest lighting is a lamp with a bendable or multi-jointed arm so you can position the bulb directly over the tank and easily adjust the height. Toss in a full spectrum bulb with the highest lumens you can find--done. If it can get some indirect sunlight, even better. You aren't going to be looking for rampant growth, so you won't need to blast it with high light levels.
Petco usually has both cardamine lyrata and a small variety of green leafed crypt available and I've seen dwarf hair grass, baby tears and a variety of smaller plants ("small" in either the mature form or just small because it's very young growth-either works for a micro-tank) in pre-packaged bags.
You could also try posting a WTB here--let 'em know you're looking to get a variety of stem plants and only need very short clippings. I suspect you'd be able to get a whole variety of someone's prunings (1-3" long snips rather than the usual full sized stems most people are selling) for little more than the cost of shipping--plenty to experiment with.
I'll most definitely keep that in mind when/if I put this together, but with what's happened with Pearlicus now, I am going to put all my energy (and money...!) towards getting him into a better spot before I worry about getting anything else new.
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Wednesday 28th July 2010
It's only when you visit these small towns on the pre-season tour that you realise how much of carnival feel there is when Arsenal arrive.
Yesterday in Neusiedl am See was exactly such an occasion. With just one permanent stand the ground found itself packed to the rafters with over 5,000 people, the majority locals but as always many Gooners from far and wide too.
The game itself gave us four more goals to enjoy and another clean sheet, thanks largely to the fact Vito saved a ridiculously-awarded second-half penalty.
The carnival then dispersed and we enjoyed our last late-night refreshment of this year's 10th anniversary tour.
All that remains is my flight home before our minds turn to a whole different kind of occasion in the shape of the Emirates Cup.
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Sophomore Cooper Roach's ninth place finish highlighted the Canisius College cross country team's races at the National Catholic Championship. Overall, the men placed sixth and the women placed 10th.
Roach's time of 25:28 is the 12th fastest time on the course in the Griffs' 33 years of competition at the event. His ninth place finish is also Canisius' best individual placement since 2002.
"Cooper has really committed himself to doing the little things well this year, and he had a great summer of base training," said head coach Nate Huckle. "His hard work paid off for him today. He also ran very intelligently for the first two miles and then worked his way up the field through the final three."
Roach was followed closely by a trio of freshman. Brennan Root finished in 23rd place, Jeffrey Antolos placed 30th and Xavier Sauvageau finished in 33rd. Sophomore Michael Anvelt rounded out the scoring for the Griffs in 38th place.
"Our freshmen played a large role in our success today," Huckle said. "Brennan, Jeff and Xavier were outstanding in their first effort at the five mile distance as they shored up our top-five."
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|Road Racing & Rally The place to discuss information about road/rally racing stats, tips and events. Track sanctioned events only.
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I'm new here at FF, though I joined a bit ago. But I've been running at the track in HPDE and Time Trials since 2003.
This is something I put together for another forum, and maybe it will help some here.
I was answering a question online, and found I had amassed a fair list of links to different groups that put on races, HPDEs, driving schools, etc.
I thought it might be useful to some to post this up. I hope others will add to it as I'm sure my list is very incomplete. I have verified that all these websites are current as of this posting. But as for the clubs themselves, again, any help in status change will be useful.
In no particular order except how I collected them:
National Auto Sport Association - nasaproracing.com National
SCCA Sports Car Club of America National
Welcome to NASA Mid Atlantic Mid-Atlantic
NASA :: South East Region Southeast
NASA Regions
Tarheel Sportscar Club/Triangle Z Club HPDE/Time Trials Southeast
TrackGuys | Performance Driving Events National
COM Sports Car Club Northeast
Asphalt Ventures Southeast
MVP Track Time Mostly Midwest, some SE
TrackClubUSA National
NASA Time Trial Mid-Atlantic
TrackDaze Mid-Atlantic
SVT Cobra Mustang Club Official Website Southeast
PDA Driving School Northeast
Sports Car Driving Association - Performance Driving in a Safe and Controlled Environment Northeast
TrackTime4Cars Schedule NJMP
Summit Point Friday at the Track Summit Point
NARRA Online National
MotorsportReg.com : Online registration management tools for driving and social events
Hooked On Driving - Leading National Performance Driving Program, High Performance Driving Experience, High Performance Driving School National
ERME: The Ultimate Motorsports Experience! : Equipe Rapide Motorsports Experience Florida
:: PBOC :: Southeast
Chin MotorSports - More Tracks, More Track Time! Mostly Southeast, some NE and MW
www.MazdaDriverS.com, Track Events, HPDE High Speed Drivers Education
Tracks Unlimited Southeast
TrackMasters Racing California
Nor Cal Shelby Club NorCal
Northern California Racing Club/American Racing Club NorCal
SAAC NW Home Page Northwest
Mustangs Northwest - At a Gallop Northwest
Oregon Region SCCA - Get into motorsports today! Northwest
Cascade Sports Car Club - Home Northwest
IRDC - Home Northwest
AROSC-HPD Home Page SoCal
Barber Driving Experience National
Skip Barber Racing School National
Bondurant Racing School of High Performance Driving Arizona
Jim Russell USA Racing Schools Infineon
Bertil Roos Racing School Eastcoast
10 / 10ths Motorsports Southeast and Midwest
Track Weekend Southeast
Dark Side Index Southeast
ChumpCar World Series
24 Hours of Lemons - Home Page
Turn2 Lapping inc. - Home Northwest
Also, many car clubs (Porsche, BME, Corvette, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, MCA) put on their own track days, usually at a local level, but sometimes on a large scale.
Also, many car clubs (Porsche, BME, Corvette, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, MCA) put on their own track days, usually at a local level, but sometimes on a large scale.
If anyone involved in any of the groups would like me to redirect any of these links, just let me know.
And those were valid as of the begining of this year. Please let me know if any need to be updated.
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I have limited track experience. 2 "weekends" with the Ferrari Club of North Carolina at VIR. First year was in a 1999 F355 on the South Course around the Oak Tree, the second year I choose a 2001 M5 over the Ferrari on the Full Course.
Couple of lessons.
I'm not a very good driver. Leave the aggressive driving for the track in a semi-controlled environment.
Listen to the instructor. He/she has done this before and can help.
Don't do anything (or go any faster) than you are comfortable doing it.
The car is WAY better than me, and I am only limited by my own skills, or lack thereof.
The car does what I tell it to do, even if it's wrong.
Traction control sucks. :)
Traction control can save your butt. :)
Relax, and check your ego at the door. Start slow, and ease into it.
Learn to drive a slow car fast, rather than a fast car into a tire wall. Don't ask.
Has this thread lost it's "sticky" status? Maybe I missed something on the forum listing but I didn't see the little stickpin icon...
Maybe in the forum "server maintenance" or whatever, some stuff got messed up??
|Great reading and excellent advice to us new comers....I've done on HPDE and 2 AutoX's now and am still soaking all of this info up. Thanks to all that have posted here!
Basic high performance driving technique you can practice every time you drive, no matter the speed limit, conditions, etc: LOOK AHEAD!
If you're not looking ahead, you can't control what comes next (brake markers, turn in points, apexes, etc.). Next time you're on an exit ramp and find you're looking 30 ft in front of the car instead where the ramp is going, say out load "look ahead!" and you've saved about $200, because that's about how much it costs for a Bondurant or Skip Barber instructor to say that to you as a student over the course of a couple days of training.
My story, a transition from auto X, to HPDE, to Racing.
WeeAsp, has really put together a great collection of info for anyone wanting to get into the road race / time trial scene.
Since March of 2007 I have run about 20-25 track events, and have probably logged over 2000 miles on track. Here's how it went for me.
Back in 2007 I started running autocross events in my Focus. It was about 12 years since my last autocross from the days I used to run a rusty but moderately modified Alfa Spider.
The Focus had a few mods, mainly Koni yellows, a big rear sway bar, some strut braces, SS brakelines, Hawk HP+ pads, and for AutoX the coveted Kumho V710's.
I was a decent autocross driver, and spent most of my first year learing how to toss a front wheel drive car around a parking lot, without burning up the front tires, or looping it due to abrupt power off oversteer.
In May of 2007 I attended my first HPDE, it was with NASA/PDA at Pocono East. It was an interesting experience, I not only had a chance to experience car control techniques at speeds close to 120MPH, I also learned about boiling brake fluid, and having a set of tires loose grip from overheating. The conventional Castrol DOT4 fluid didn't cut it, and using autoX tires for road racing is not adviseable.
I continued a mix of AutoX and HPDE's that year. In 2008 I concentrated more on HPDE/Time Trials, and only did a few AutoX events. The car recieved a few mods over the 2007/2008 winter, and I installed an Autopower bolt-in 4pt roll bar. (safety is everything to me) At this point it was still a daily driver.
Through 2008, both the car and I made some improvments. My driving was becoming more controlled, and the car was allowing me to post respectable times on every track. By the midpoint of 2008, I had made a personal commitment to cross over to competitive racing, and started taking a more serious approach to attending events, better planning, getting proper rest, thinking about my physical fitness etc.
In 2009, I was lucky enough to have a friend, and experienced SCCA racer loan me his RX7 to attend race school in March. My car was not converted to a race legal vehicle yet, so I needed something to drive in the Race School.
The good news is that I passed that school, I now have an SCCA regional license for racing and have completed 2, 2 day events with SCCA.
I have spent a small fortune turing my daily driver into a race car, I would not advise this to anyone, it's much cheaper to buy a turn key car, or build your own off of a worn out used car with a solid chassis.
Clubs I have run with:
NASA/PDA: - A good club with access to many tracks in the north east. They have some good instructors, but not always. Thier events are reasonably well organized, and they are well prepared with saftey and workers etc. I have seen them reprimand agressive drivers.
EMRA: - These guys run great low key/low cost events. It's a local club in the North East, with no national afiliations. Ego's are non-existent, and everyone seems to have a blast. There are plenty of experienced drivers in this group, you can get some good instruction and you will ALWAYS have fun.
SCCA: - I have only run one HPDE (SCCA calls it PDX) with SCCA, but I have done all my racing so far with them. With all respects to NASA and EMRA, in my opinion SCCA runs the most well organized and professional events overall.
I won't get into the politics of racing clubs and the differences between SCCA / NASA, they both have issues. The best quote I read on this subject was "SCCA is a club pretending to be a business, and NASA is a business pretending to be a club."
I will say that building a competitive car for SCCA can be challenging because of the way they class cars etc, typically only a handful of cars in any one class become competitive. NASA uses a point system, with base classing based on HP/WT, so it does not matter what car you have, there is a good chance it will get classed in a competitive base class. From there it's up to you to select the most effective mods for your car based on the points system (similar to BMWCCA and PCA)
Tracks I have driven:
Pocono International, Long Pond PA.
There are several road race configurations built on the infield of the Nascar Tri-Oval. I have driven the 3 configurations known as North, East, and South.
It's a great facility, ample garages/paddock areas, decent food on site, and showers, but the infield courses are nothing more than strips of pavement through the infield. The infield is very "lumpy" and if you go off track in the wrong place, it can get ugly. (I came off track on the East course, hit a big berm that KO'd my RF fog lamp, cracked the bumper cover, wiped out some air defelectors and trashed my lower radiator support. I was lucky to put it all back in place to drive it home)
NJ Motorsports Park, Millville NJ.
This is a fine work in progress. (5 year contruction plans, that include "rally stage" and 4X4 venues) I have driven both the Lighning and Thuderbolt circuits. These are well developed facilties, but amenities are split up between the 2 courses. Thunderbolt has the guest suites, garages and showers, Lightning has the larger paved paddock, and fuel tanks. I love both of these tracks, they have plenty of run-off and are among the best laid out tracks from a safety standpoint. There are some blind spots and tricky turns, but plenty of room to go off track safely if needed. It's biggest drawback might be the amount of dust that gets kicked up when drivers drive/spin off track. Your car will probably need to be detailed at the end of the day, and during my last event there, I had to drive through a heavy dust cloud at close to racing speeds. Probably the scariest 3 seconds in my past 26 months of track events!
As a lifelong NJ resident, I was excited to attend one of the first Road Race events held here in 45 years when EMRA ran it's sprints and time trials 7/12/2008.
Lime Rock Park, New Caanan CT.
This is an older race track with a great history. Former CT resident, Paul Newman turned many laps here! Since this track has been turned into a "membership" track, there are fewer open track days, and fees are a bit higher now than in the past. It's a very fast, fun and challenging track. The recent reconstruction/repaving means the course is now smooth as silk, and very predictable. The facilites are modest, but it's such a classic track who cares! Food prices are insane however, I strongly advise to pack a lunch! It's a great track for a Focus, lots of turns only one major straight so it's perfect for lower HP cars.
"The Glen" - Watkins Glen International, Dix NY
This is without a doubt my favorite course that I have been on. I guess it's mainly due to the fact I remember it from childhood seeing the formula 1 races on TV, with the likes of Jackie Stewart, Fittipaldi, Jim Clarke etc. My first event there was a holy experience, if I died on Rt17 driving home from that weekend, I would have died in complete inner peace with no regrets in this life!
This is a SERIOUS track, all buisness and everything a track should be. BUT, there are a few places you can get into trouble. (I'm pretty sure someone puts some serious damage on thier car there once a weekend) So if you do go there as a novice or for your first event, take it slow and listen to your instructor. The long course is over 3 miles long, has about 14 turns and 3 major straights. The elevation changes are significant, and some of the turns include technical features that make them difficult to master. It's one of the most expensive tracks I have been to, so you probably won't turn laps there for less than $350-$400. For an extra $80-$100 you can usually reserve a space in the NASCAR garages.
Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point WV (Main Course)
This is another GREAT older classic race track, but unlike Lime Rock, or the Glen, since it has fallen of the professional racing circuit it has not been expanded or developed in recent years so the amenities are limited. (it's lovingly called "Scummit Point" by many....) There is food and fuel on-site, and a "pro-shop" if you forgot a few things, but no garages, and not much of a paved paddock. The track is split between a highspeed wide open circuit, and a tight, twisty and technical section. (much like NJMP Thuderbolt) The track was resurfaced in 2007, and they had to redo some of the corners this year, but it's in generally decent condition. It's a relatively safe track, but it's somewhat "carved" into the landscape in some places so if you really loose it, you might find yourself buried in a tirewall. Just take it easy in the tricky spots and you'll be OK. All in all, I think this might be my second favorite track. You can usuaully find a good bargain here, and the track is very challenging. Plus for me a it's a nice road trip, a chance to get away from the psycho pace of the NYC metro area.
Silverstone "Stowe Circuit" UK.
I was on an extended business trip to the UK in the spring of 2008, so I wanted to do something on track in the UK. For about $350 I rented a Formula Ford for 2 20 minute sessions around a small practice circuit at the famous Siverstone Grand Prix facility. One day, I plan on racing an open wheel car, and I decided this was a neat way of checking one out. It was too short, but what fun!
Some of the tracks I want to drive:
Road Atlanta (might do this one in 2010)
Laguna Seca
I do need to get better brake pads...working on burning up the stock set I have on! lol Agreed about the Dunlop Direzza Star Specs: I'm very impressed considering they are reasonably priced "street" tires (using a set for track day/time trial duty for now), not DOT R-compound 60 wear rating race rubber. Sure, Victoracers or something like that would drop my lap times, but also beat up both my wallet and suspension bushings just a bit quicker ;)
Club: SCDA
Track: Lime Rock Park
Number of days: 7 or so.
Vehicle: 2003 SVT Focus (basically stock) and sometimes my father's Z06 when he lets me :)
I have about 7 track days behind me now all at Lime Rock Park. I used to work in Marketing there and it's the closest. The EMS staff highly recommended SCDA and PDA in the name of safety. I remember watching "other clubs" out on track while in meetings and seeing and hearing of very dangerous/foolish stuff sometimes. SCDA and PDA do not tolerate "yahoos". You also usually find many of the students in much higher level of nice cars there which is fun too (Ferrari, Porsches, Lotus, Lambo, blah blah blah).
The higher performance driving schools are the best and safest way to learn. Maybe they are more expensive but much safer and a great amount of track time. The in car instructors are excellent and friendly. The classroom instruction is also great truly giving you a judgement free education on driving technique and logic. Ask Questions?!
It is so much fun every time I get out on track. I can't wait to drive at more tracks when I have the time and extra money for travel.
To sum up, track days have made me a more confident, aware, and conscientious driver. It has helped lessen that "need for speed" and provided a fun and safe environment to drive.
Just make sure your car is safe and ready for the event. Tires and brakes especially. You cannot afford to skimp on safety at any events like this. The speeds involved can kill.
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The elegance of schematic plans typically frays a bit on the way from trace paper to bricks-and-mortar reality, but architect Brad Lynch's house in Chicago's North Side seems to have made the trip unscathed. The big ideas here include a kitchen/dining/living space that spans the depth of the building between end walls of floor-to-ceiling glass. "My homage to the front porch," explains Lynch, who also included retractable shades.
Second-floor bedrooms are as private as the main level is public, while a lower-level family room opens toward the rear, onto a subgrade courtyard. A monolithic millwork volume rises through all three floors, containing storage, kitchen, and service functions and separating living spaces from the linear stair that acts as the house's primary circulation spine.
The clarity of Lynch's scheme and the fidelity of its execution struck a chord with our panel of judges, who called the outcome "incredibly disciplined."
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Cut your losses
While I admire your tenacity at trying to do this yourself, maybe its time to reconsider everything about the build,cut your losses and pay a pro engine builder to assemble it for you. Usually assembly costs are not that high if all the parts are there. I mean that with all the expensive parts you've destroyed in multiple attempts to DIY, get a pro to put it together and if you ask him, he may let you come hang around while he's doing it and teach you a thing or two.
Also I'd like to point out that if you're still trying to use that big butt bertha mutha trucking thumper bumper cam(or whatever they call them) (249/255@.050-.663/683) ? Its wayyy too much for what you're trying to accomplish especially with the 781 heads.
If you just have to have a big dog cam, consider one a bit smaller than the Lunati, perhaps a Comp 292, but get it with a 112 LSA. This way you're not likely to have PTV clearance issues. With the wider lobe separation the piston is farther down in the bore when the valves are at full lift eliminating most PTV clearance issues. The little bit of low end torque you loose with the 112 LSA versus a 110 or 108 will help it hook out of the hole and you'll gain it back in the midrange and top end.
|Isky used to make something like a fly cutter that you powerd with a drill. You installed it in the head in stead of a valve and set the head on the engine then chuck the drill on the stem. It had stops on it that you set so you didn't cut too much. Check on Isky's site if you're not wanting to go to the machine shop.
BBCs are very tempermental regarding valve train. We've had PROPERLY prepared high revvers touch the pistons with all 8 exhaust valves. I always give them .120" on the exhaust if going over 7,000. It's a good "habit" to keep, in any case. The tiny loss of compression is far offset by the less perilous position of the valve.
Listen good!! Many BBC's become history because of this problem. I always used the .100" on the exhaust but not on a BBC, they will at least clean the carbon off the piston pad on the exhaust side..
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BBCs are very tempermental regarding valve train. We've had PROPERLY prepared high revvers touch the pistons with all 8 exhaust valves. I always give them .120" on the exhaust if going over 7,000. It's a good "habit" to keep, in any case. The tiny loss of compression is far offset by the less perilous position of the valve.
Fly-cutting may be inconvenient, but it's worth the effort. A good automotive machine shop has the capability or knows who does. If the pistons are pressed and not "floaters", this complicates matters. A REALLY good machinist with a REALLY good vertical mill can do it with the rods still attached. Shops like ours use a "piston vise", that "keys" on the pin bores, and therefore can't have a rod attached. My mill is fine for the piston vise, but I don't have a good mill vise (not my "department")...
Vinnie takes a little different "route" but is essentially saying the same thing. Fix it, don't gamble. You have too much money tied up in it to allow a "short cut" to ruin it.
Two questions: Did you have "light" springs on the head during the measurements? Did you degree the cam prior to taking the measurements? If the answer to either of these is "No.", start over and do it with these as part of the procedure.
retard the cam
you should properly adjuct clarance. if the cam is wrong ,change it.
if you dont fix this,what Bout the other mistakes?
Piston to valve clearence help.
hey guys,
i checked my piston to valve clearence on my bbc.. it has kb pistons with a .250 dome height.
i have a set of 781 heads and i checked the clearence and it was 58 thous. i was reading you need a min of 80 thous. is there anything i can do besides fly cutting the pistons. and im running a 40 thous gasket already.
thanks for the help as usual.
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Homemade Halloween Treats
"Cobweb" Crisps
Prep: 10 minutes plus cooling
Cook: 10 minutes
Makes: 3 dozen bars
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 bag (10 1/2 ounces) miniature marshmallows
• 8 cups square rice or corn cereal
• 1 cup Halloween baking pieces with semisweet chocolate chips
1. Line 13" by 9" metal baking pan with foil; grease foil.
2. In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows, and cook until melted, stirring. Remove from heat; stir in cereal, then 1/2 cup baking pieces.
3. Immediately transfer mixture to prepared pan. With greased spatula, press mixture in pan; sprinkle with remaining baking pieces. Cool.
4. Lift mixture with foil from pan and place on cutting board; peel foil from sides. Cut into 36 pieces.
Pear "Ghosts" and Apple "Jack-o'-Lanterns"
You'll need "ghostly" shaped pears, such as Bosc, and squat round apples, such as Granny Smith, ice-cream-bar sticks, candy coating such as Candy Melts* in assorted colors and candy corn. (*Candy Melts are available in craft stores or from Wilton Enterprises; to order, call 800-794-5866 or go to wilton.com.)
To melt candy coating, combine 2 cups disks with 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening in microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave on Medium 1 minute. Stir, then heat on Medium in 15-second increments until candy is melted and smooth. Insert stick into top of fruit. Dip pear in white candy and apple in orange candy, tilting bowl to coat fruit completely. (If coating hardens, reheat in microwave on Medium 10 seconds.) Place fruit on waxed paper; let set.
To decorate, use choice of melted coating in small self-sealing plastic bag with corner snipped for a small opening for piping. Attach candy decorations with a dab of melted coating. Chill 5 minutes to set.
Brownie "Goblins"
Prepare brownie mix as label directs but bake in 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan only 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool brownie in pan. When cool, cut out brownie using ghost-shaped cookie cutter.
To decorate, melt white candy coating as above; use to pipe outline on top of ghost cutout. When outline is set, fill in interior with additional melted candy. When set, pipe on brown eyes and mouth. Let set.


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here are part of my christmas collection: candles and lights
here are part of my christmas collection: candles and lights
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Nice collection there, jeremy....
Merry Christmas to all...
thank you
i used to have WHOLE LOT MORE christmas decorations than this while back but i gave most away,threw some out and sold some too,i still got lots left i still have/plan on keeping(including you so far see/saw in pics),
Jeremy - I recognize the red "noel" candle as one I used to have - until it broke! The candles look so old! Any antiques?
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
i actually have 1 other noel candle like it too,i got both of them from 1 seller off ebay like couple years ago or so along with 1 other candle,my grandma also has one too so we got 3 total in our family
I wish I could remember where I got it! It was many years ago. It may have been a school fundraiser!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas


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|SPI Performance (2000-2004) The place to chat about any 2.0L Split Port Injection engine performance, tuning and exhaust related upgrades.
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See this dude knows whats up.
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|I have rebuilt one SPI already due to dropped vlv seat in #4 and am woring on my 2nd one now (different car), these engines are cake to work on, very simple, I had the head off and pistons completly out in under 2 hours using air tools, one of the eaisest motors to work on next to the Chevy aveo, I have changed out at least 10 different head gaskets on 10 different cars over the last 12 years. I would do this again in a heartbeat if I had to.
I love my spi too and it is very reliable also with me being cert. In engine mech. And only being 18 It is the most easy engine iv worked on so far.
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True, I never had any engine trouble other than a dropped seat. No, it's not the easiest to work on but not the hardest.
I got about 2.5 years out of mine. (and about 9-10k miles) Not exactly reliable to me considering the other cars I could have bought for the same money (a zx3 for example).
yes, it left me stranded on the side of the road and yes it had amazing mileage
I do however love the car itself quite a bit but it's been dead longer than driving under my ownership.
Still... it will only have a single cam. Just a lot more lobes. lol
Yes, the SPI is a flawed motor. Yes, I am pissed off at ford for their complete disregard for the serious problem the SPI has.
But just because there is a serious design flaw in a motor does not make it a completely worthless piece of garbage. Apart from the one problem, they are very reliable, easy to work on, and very fuel efficient motors. (the main reasons I have not sold mine)
Will my SPI eventually die and leave me stranded on the side of the road? probably. Does that diminish the ten years of flawless service my little SPI has given me? no.
Every car will eventually have a catastrophic failure. The question is, when does that happen, and how reliable is it up to that point. So far my little SPI has given me 116k over ten years with nothing more than standard maintenance and a new alternator. That is pretty good for an $11,000 econobox. Plus the fact that I still get over 30mpg. To me, that is quality that lasts.
I am very happy with my SPI, and I would not trade it for a zetec. And I am sure I am not the only one who believes that.
'One preventable problem does not make an engine unreliable..............If a person knows of a preventable problem and chooses not to prevent it, that is the owners fault, not the engines.'
Someone should at least look up the difference between 'preventable' and 'KNOWN preventable', that difference would include Toyota's throttle by wire problems as well as the Firestone tire fiasco, and also most of the pople here who bought Focus SPI thinking they were getting good cars only to later have them blow up in their faces.
Only someone out to lunch would think anybody would take apart in a major way a known good running engine to fix something in it. Today's world has us expecting the quality to last, not fracture in pieces. I personally would dare it and if it happened then never ever buy that brand of car again.
'The engine has one flaw..............'
'Only 1 flaw, but man is it an expensive one... And It's hard to get motivated to replace the head before it happens.'
'I feel ya on that. The same reason I never did mine...........'
SPI guys right here in this thread, I don't hear reliable there at all...........apparently the preaching is falling on deaf ears.
There are in fact quite a few very high mileage zetec's on this site with over 200k mi and quite a lot with over 150k mi on them.
I'm replacing mine this summer with one from Cylinder Heads International, and I'll be sure to announce it happily somewhere in this SPI section of the forum. Gotta show that there's still some running! It's not the most glamourous way to spend money, but it's a necessity. It shouldn't cost too much anyway. The head itself is $225, and I don't think the labour will be much more than $500.
I've learned my lesson from other SPIs on here, that's for sure. It's tempting to spend money on actual modifications (I've allowed myself Eibach springs/shocks), but it would be downright stupid of me to refuse to do anything to remedy a significant problem that I know all about. I like the SPI anyway! Sounds very unique.
Thank god I only have 20K miles on the car.
If a person knows of a preventable problem and chooses not to prevent it, that is the owners fault, not the engines.
No one ever said the valve seats were not a problem. the most definitely are. but they are a preventable problem.
now, you show me how many zetecs are on the road with 200,000-250,000 miles with nothing more than preventative maintenance. exaggeration and hyperbole are not great debate tactics. I think most zetec owners would be happy to get 150,000 miles out of their engines. an SPI with a new head can do that in it's sleep. and many spi's without the new head dropped their valve seat in the 140k-160k range. (though some were much sooner)
if you are going to be a troll, at least be a well informed troll. then someone might actually listen to you.
I feel ya on that. The same reason I never did mine, but I look back now after my zetec swap and the car is just a paper weight currently awaiting yet another engine swap. It would have been so worth it. To still be driving it with no issues.
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Visualizing Community: City and Village in Byzantine Greece
Organized to foster linkages between the exhibit "Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections" at the National Gallery of Art and the research interests and collections of Dumbarton Oaks, the colloquium echoes the companion volume to the exhibition catalogue, Cities and Countryside in Byzantine Greece. With papers presented by major Greek and American Byzantinists, the colloquium addresses the many ways community was visualized: in the arts (including mosaics, frescoes, icons, and everyday objects), in architectural construction, and in settings for the ceremonies of daily life and death. Friday papers will be at the National Gallery; Saturday papers at Dumbarton Oaks.
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Ashley Fichthorn
2012-13 - Senior
- Landed on the 2013 All-Conference USA team for a third time during her time at Tennessee
- Named to the 2012-13 C-USA Honor Roll, a honor awarded to student-athlete's maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better
- At Conference USA Championships held on Melton Hill Lake, coxed the varsity to a third place finish with a time of 6:37.88.
- In the regular season finale, coxed the 2V4+ to a 3rd place finish against Princeton, Dartmouth and Penn with a time of 7:55.5
- Coxed the 2V4 at the Clemson Invitational, earning second with a time of 7:55.0 and third with a time of 7:36.1.
- Coxed the V4 at The Ohio State Invitational, placing second both times with times of 8:34.83 and 8:37.75.
- Placed second against Louisville in the V8+ which she coxed, with a time of 6 minutes and 37.9 seconds
- Coxed the V8+ to a second place finish against Minnesota with a time of 6 minutes and 36.6 seconds
- Placed eighth in the Collegiate 8+ with a time of 18 minutes and 5.09 seconds at the Chattanooga Head Race
2011-12 - Junior
- Named to the 2012 C-USA All-Conference Team
- Coxed Tennessee's V8 to their 2012 C-USA Championship with a 6-minute 45.8-second gold-medal time
- Led the V8+ to a strong finish in the season finale at No. 7 Princeton
- Led the 2V8+ to a fifth-place petite-final finish at the San Diego Crew Classic
- Coxed the 2V8+ to a win over Central Florida at Lake Pickett
- Guided the V4+ to two first-place finishes and a second-place finish at the Oak Ridge Invitational
- Coxed Championship 8 to win at Head of the Hooch, as well as leading the C4 to 11th place
- Guided the Championship 8 to 11th place at the Head of the Charles Regatta
- Took Collegiate 4 to 12th at the Chattanooga Head Race
2010-11 - Sophomore
- Coxed V4+ to third place vs. Minnesota
- Won against Louisville in 2V8+
- At Lake Natoma Invitational, coxed V8+ to first place and two second place finishes
- In V8+, took home fourth vs. Princeton
- Finished second at C-USA regionals in V8+
- Coxed shells to two medals during the fall season
- Began fall with bronze in Collegiate 8+ and a gold medal in Collegiate 4+ at Chattanooga Head Race
- Recorded 16th-place finish in eights at Head of the Hooch Regatta on Nov. 6
- Won the most inspirational award
2009-10 - Freshman
- Coxed Novice 8+ boat in inaugural season
- Led her boat to a fifth-place finish in petite final of 2010 Aramark South/Central Sprints
- Also posted fifth-place finish in A final of SIRA Regatta on April 17
- Recorded second-place finishes against Dartmouth and Alabama on March 27
High School
- Graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Conn
- Played softball and ran indoor and outdoor track
- Served as softball captain during junior year
- Had a role in the school production of The Wiz
- Majoring in Nursing
- Chose Tennessee because of nursing program, school spirit and rowing program
- Aspires to be a pediatric oncology nurse
- She loves rowing for the supportive team atmosphere, and she loves Tennessee because of the school spirit
- Is the only current coxswain that started out rowing as a novice
- Has three older siblings, Christi, Amy, and Andy
- Ashley Ann Fichthorn was born on July 4, 1991 to Nancy and Phillip Fichthorn


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Senator Hllary Clinton won a decisive victory in the West Virginia primary by gaining over 60% of the votes including nearly 75% of white voters. Her triumph will be touted by supporters as an indication Obama is unable to attract support from large sectors of the white American working class population. A large percent of those voting for Clinton told pollsters they would not vote for Obama if he is the candidate of the Democratic Party.
The "white flight" that Clinton uses to justify continuing her campaign is something she has helped create by the relentless manner in which she has constantly attacked Obama and insisted in virtually every speech that only she is capable of reaching the white working class of America. Of course, there is no way to determine if this group would be so hostile to Obama without the past five months of being hammered by Clinton that Obama is their enemy. She has resorted to both subtle and blatant racist comments which proclaim her the only one who is concerned with white working class concerns.
The Clintons have always been consumed by a desire to be in the limelight of power and have been willing to risk destroying the Democratic party if that organization must be sacrificed for their own political end goals. There is a sadness in witnessing the senator from New York wander the land talking like a George Wallace and attempting to portray herself as coming from the working class. Both Clintons would sell their souls for the office of the presidency. What price salvation is the real question?


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I recently had a task which involved kernel patching. Actually, i had to write a patch, which could change TCP packets on the fly, which were sent by the program I've written recently. As i used the BackTrack 3 on VMWare while writing the program, i decided to replace the original kernel image with the new one, patched. It was done successfully.
Anyway, the thing i came across is that i couldn't find the original kernel binary of backtrack 3. Where does it boot from, as the /boot directory has been empty by default, and searching the whole system for kernel didn't succeed. After installing new kernel, some features were gone ( well that's quite understandable ). I'm just curious, where the original kernel is hidden ?
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3.3 Multi-domain statistics and indicators (ITU)
3.3.3 Information society (ITU)
ICT statistics
Data collection:
ITU collects time series data on telecommunication and ICT statistics for over 100 indicators, through several annual questionnaires, which are sent to national government telecommunication authorities, as well as through online research. It also collects household ICT statistics, based on the internationally agreed core list of indicators developed by the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, through an annual questionnaire sent to National Statistical Offices. The data are carefully checked, verified and harmonized, before being disseminated, to enhance international comparability.
The ITU Yearbook of Statistics, has been published annually for almost three decades and is widely recognized as the world's leading source of ICT statistics. The electronic database, the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (WTI) database, is available on a user-friendly CD-ROM and by electronic download at the ITU electronic bookshop. It provides annual time series dating back to 1960 for over 100 indicators and some 200 economies.
On the ITU website www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/, some key statistics are available for free downloading through the ICT Eye online portal.
Part of the data are also published in ICT sections of publications of other international organizations, such as the World Bank's World Development Indicators, the United Nations Statistical Yearbook, the UN Data portal and the MDG indicators available online.
Data are also disseminated via ITU's analytical reports, including the Measuring the Information Society (MIS) Report, the World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report (WTDR) and regional reports.
Key Statistics and Analysis: see http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/
Publications: see http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/
Events/Meetings and technical assistance
ITU organizes meetings, such as the annual World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators meeting (WTIM), which is the main global forum to discuss ICT statistics and methodologies, bringing together representatives from Ministries, regulatory agencies, telecommunication operating companies, national statistical offices as well as experts from international organizations, academia and the business community. ITU also works with national statistics offices and relevant regional bodies in organizing national and regional capacity building workshops on Information Society measurements.
ITU cooperates with regional and international organizations in the exchange of data and collaboration on joint publications. ITU is involved in international forums to measure the information society and to coordinate ICT statistics.
1. ITU is the lead agency responsible for defining and monitoring ICT indicators for the UN Millennium Development Goals project and the MDG Gap Task Force. ITU provides three specific indicators for measuring access to ICTs (fixed telephone lines, mobile cellular subscriptions and Internet use), on an on-going basis.
2. ITU is an active member of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, launched in June 2004. Current partners include the ITU, the OECD, UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the UN Regional Commissions (UNECLAC, UNESCWA, UNESCAP, UNECA), the World Bank, the UNEP Secretariat for the Basel Convention and EUROSTAT. ITU is also a member of the Partnership's Steering Committee.
International cooperation:
See: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/intlcoop.html
Ongoing methodological work
ITU contributes actively to the development and revisions of the Partnership core list of ICT indicators. The latest version of the core list, which includes a new set of indicators on e-government, will be presented to the UN Statistical Commission in February 2012.
ITU is leading the Partnership Task Group on Measuring the WSIS targets. In this context, a methodological framework has being developed in 2011, which includes a set of indicators to measure progress towards achieving the targets. During 2012, the framework document will be widely disseminated among countries.
The ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) is responsible for reviewing existing indicators and defining new indicators. It works through an online discussion forum and holds an annual face-to-face meeting. In 2012, the EGTI will meet on 23-24 September, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The updated ITU ICT Development Index (IDI), a benchmarking tool for countries, and a tool for tracking developments of the global digital divide, will be published in the second half of 2012, along with the updated ICT Price Basket, which combines three key ICT indicators (prices for fixed and mobile telephony, and Internet broadband).
New work to be undertaken in 2012
The definitions of ICT infrastructure and access indicators included in the ITU Handbook are continuously being revised by the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI). The ITU Handbook for the Collection of Administrative Data on Telecommunication/ICT was released in December 2011 and will be available in all official UN languages in the first half of 2012. The EGTI will continue its work in 2012 and address a number of new indicators that have emerged recently and which need to be defined. The results will be presented at the 10th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting (WTIM) in September 2012.
The process of revising the ITU Manual for Measuring ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals has started in early 2012 and will continue throughout the year. This includes a revision of the core ICT indicators on ICT access by households and individual use of ICTs.
Meetings to be organized in 2012
The 10th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting (WTIM) will be held from 25-27 September 2012, in Bangkok, Thailand. This global event brings together representatives from telecommunication authorities and National Statistical Offices responsible for collecting ICT statistics.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2012 will take place in Geneva from 14-18 May. As a member of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, ITU will co-organize an event on ICT measurement.
The fall meeting of the Inter-Agency Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG indicators will be hosted by ITU at the end of October 2012.
A number of national and regional capacity building events will be organized throughout the year. See http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/events/


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Getting all the paperwork done to go to MEPS, so after then send me to get probed, I'll be in the Army National Guard..
Still having trouble deciding when to go to basic though, either in August or next January.
As for my MOS, Im deciding between 11 Bravo, 19 Delta, and 21 Bravo.
I'm leaning towards Combat engineer, but since I'm doing the SMP ROTC thing, I don't want to have to do Airborned and jump out of a plane if I go Infantry!
Really thinking about 19 Delta, but not sure.
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The people who live on this curving street in Watsonia, a quiet suburban slope lined with jacarandas and eucalypts, remember the girls with the caramel curls.
Indianna and her big sister, Savannah, played here, in front of the little orange brick house with the alternating pink and white petal rose bushes out front.
The two girls, aged three and four, spent a lot of time here, at their grandmother's house. And on Sunday they were found dead here, in circumstances not yet known.
Charles Mihayo, their father, lived here too, in a flat behind the home of his former mother-in-law. Mr Mihayo is charged with their murder.
Their mother, meanwhile, has asked for privacy and described being ''utterly devastated'' by the loss of her young daughters: ''The girls will be forever missed, loved and never forgotten.''
The explanation for this tragedy is not yet known, but the timeline of events in Longmuir Road is established.
On Easter Sunday, at 2.40pm, screams were heard and Victoria Police were called. Officers arrived around 3pm, as did ambulances and the fire brigade.
Paramedics tried in vain to revive the little ones, persisting with efforts to resuscitate them for more than 30 minutes.
Veteran officers at the scene - people more accustomed than most to gruesome accidents and tragic incidents - were in tears.
One can only imagine what the hours thereafter were like for the family, many of whom had gathered at the home on this long weekend.
Shocked neighbours, standing beyond the police tape, stared at the house. Friends gathered at the scene, too, and held one another and cried.
Hours later, about 1am on Easter Monday, Charles Mihayo was charged with two counts of murder, and remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
As light broke on the street, more mourners began arriving - roughly one an hour - to offer some sort of tribute.
A woman walking a small dog and a young boy riding a bike dropped off a tiny bunch of white and orange flowers.
A small girl and an older man walked up to the white fence, and placed their own vibrant pink bouquet just outside the house before walking quietly away.
Strangers came, like Helen Temple of Watsonia - a mother who fought back tears while leaving a single flower for two children she never met. "I heard it on the news, and just thought to put a flower for the girls," she said. "I have daughters, too, and it's so sad. Hope they rest in peace, poor things."
Some family members arrived around 9.30am and were ushered into the home by police. At 10.15am, the deceased estate cleaners arrived to perform their grave duty and clean up the crime scene.
Gary Lurati, a friend of the girls' mother, said he was in shock about what had happened. Mr Lurati met her two years ago.
By that time, she had split up with Mr Mihayo, he said, and was focused solely on her two daughters and their welfare.
"I just can't believe it," Mr Lurati said. "She's always talking about her kids. She's always doting on them. They were like the apple of her eye."
He said she was working full time, and the two children had to be put in childcare every day. They weren't yet old enough for school.
"It's a terrible thing that's happened. She's such a nice girl," he said. "I can't get it out of my mind."


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'The time has come to say good bye and it is time. I will just respectfully disagree with Golisano, he did lose interest. He even talked about how he's investing in Florida and has ventures down there. I think this team has become stagnant and needs new eyes to look at it. He did his job and from what he said today, if it looks like the Buffalo Bills are leaving and nobody steps up, he will be back.'
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The title is "Need an amputee to complete my Halloween costume."
The post reads: "So this might seem strange and really offensive to some but hopefully someone will reply. I have always loved the scene in Empire Strikes Back where Chewbacca has to carry around a half reconstructed C3PO in a backpack because he hasn't reattached his lower body yet. For Halloween I would love to dress up like this. I am big enough and strong enough to both pull off the Chewbacca look and carry around a lot of weight for the night. So basically I am looking for a double amputee (someone missing both legs - preferably at the hip) to accompany me as C3PO for the evening. We should meet ahead of time so we can work out the backpack/harness system. There are a few parties I want to hit and I think we will be the hit of any event we attend. Anyone up for this?"
Beneath the post are pictures of Chewbacca and C3PO from the Star Wars trilogy.
Yeah. Someone wanted a person to be their accessory so they could have a neat costume. The devaluation of another person down to the level of the OP's Chewbacca mask is an essential part of this plan. If it were just an example of their devotion to the specific scene, of just wanting a clever costume, they did not need to subjugate another human for it. C3PO costumes are not hard to find, and it would be plenty simple to just stuff a costume and put it in the backpack.
This is not a "sense of humor!" thing. This is a "someone is using a disabled person for their disability alone" thing. This is a "toting actual people around to impress our friends with how clever we are" thing.
This is an ableism thing.
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My buddy has a 2005 welded flat bottom boat 15ft8in. with a LoadRite trailer and a 24 hp long tail mud motor unsure of the motor year. He wanted me to post up for him asking price is $3,200. I have been out in this boat quite a few times and runs fine and is in good shape. Please direct any questions to ph# listed below. Thanks
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From Caldwell, Idaho, Ginger Ellsworth sends this pretty spinach salad topped with grilled chicken, strawberries and almonds in a sweet poppy-seed dressing. Made in moments, it's a refreshing lunch or light supper for two.
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- 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup poppy seed salad dressing, divided
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup torn romaine
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- Place chicken on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. x 15 in.). Combine broth and 1 tablespoon poppy seed dressing; spoon over chicken. Fold edges of foil around chicken mixture, leaving center open. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
- In a salad bowl, combine the spinach, romaine and strawberries. Add the chicken and remaining poppy seed dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds. Yield: 2 servings.
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"Very tastey I will make it always.I bought Briannas homestyle poppy seed salad dressing.And my chicken breast was left over from the night before so just took the poppy seed dressing pored a little on the chicken after warming up the chicken in the microwave. And I added sliced red onions. What a refreashing salad.Dee Nies Surprise AZ"


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Do you know any budding zoo keepers? This is the must-do experience for them!
Feed a giraffe, meet a monkey, muck out a llama enclosure, tickle a pig... plus lots more.
Open to 11 - 15 year olds at ZSL London Zoo.
This amazing experience will allow budding keepers to get up close with some of our most loved residents and give them an exclusive glimpse into what really goes on behind the scenes at the World's most famous zoo.
Price includes:
- Fun packed 3 1/2 hour experience, including various up-close animal encounters
- Free entry into ZSL London Zoo for accompanying adult and participant for the entire day
- Morning refreshments
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- Goody bag
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The experience will last 3 ½ hours and runs on weekdays in the February, Easter, spring, summer and October school holidays. The experience will start at 9.15am, and finish at 12:45pm. Morning refreshments are included.
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Well my boy won the championship yesterday. I was glad and my wife sat and cried because she was so scared something would happen to his car or someone would try to take him out of the race. She couldn't even sit and watch she was so nervous.
I heard Mark Martin say that Tony is the best driver of his era. Do you agree? If not, who would you say it is?


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The Buffalo Sabres announced on Friday the signing of defensemen Brian Chapman (pictured) and Rick Mrozik for the 2003-04 season. Both players are expected to help solidify the Rochester Americans' defense. (Submitted by: JT)
Archives for August 2003
Chapman, Mrozik have American pride
A-Maize-ing fun in Wheatfield
'The puzzle has a new twist this year as owners Patrick and Traci Garland teamed up with the Buffalo Sabres to offer hockey ticket giveaways, include player appearances and cut the 10-foot-high design in the shape of the team's logo.'
Sabres simply a-maize-ing
'The Garland's hope to challenge the wits of those seeking to find the one and only exit from their Sabres theme puzzle.'
TheSabre MAiZE
With two 8-acre cornfields planted and their new mind-boggling designs now created, the Garland Family is bringing the "MaiZE craze" back to Buffalo. The two popular Western New York labyrinths, that drew thousands of visitors last fall, will once again get curious maze-goers lost when they open to the public on August 22nd.
Rick Mrozik signs with Buffalo Sabres
'Mrozik is scheduled to report to Buffalo's training camp on Sept. 11. He'll either stick with the NHL club or be assigned to a minor league affiliate after the camp is completed later that month. He said he hopes to get called up at some point during the season.'
Empire Sports Network trims its lineup, staff
'Adelphia really has little other option than to keep the games on Empire or a local cable channel since no one else was willing to pay the exorbitant $6.5 million annual rights fee it agreed to pay the Sabres before the cable carriage crisis occurred.'
Sabres Alumni plan Jamestown event
'Tickets are on sale for the upcoming Buffalo Sabres Alumni Charity hockey game Sept. 17 in Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.'
Empire Sports cuts staff, programming
'Haywood said pre and post-Sabres game coverage will continue including the "Hockey Hotline" show.'
The Garland Family unveils this Year's Buffalo/Niagara Design
With two 8-acre cornfields planted and their new mind-boggling designs now created, the Garland Family is bringing the "MaiZE craze" back to Buffalo. The two popular Western New York labyrinths, that drew thousands of visitors last fall, will once again get curious maze-goers lost when they open to the public on August 22nd.
Sabres lease Pepsi Center fitness area for a month
'The Amherst Town Board on Monday approved an agreement granting the Buffalo Sabres exclusive use of the fitness center's equipment facilities on the second floor of the Pepsi Center for $1,000 through Sept. 19.'
Treasures and kitsch at Knox estate sale
'One room in the house was devoted to sports material, including a large collection of Sabres memorabilia from the period when Seymour H. III and Northrup Knox ran the team.'
Tickets on Sale for Selected 2003 Preseason Games
The Buffalo Sabres announced today tickets for selected preseason games are now on sale. The 2003 Buffalo Sabres Training Camp begins in less than one month, so now is the time to purchase your seats to catch the first glimpse of the 2003-04 edition.
Bidding adieu to Knox era
'More than Buffalo Sabres memorabilia, pianos, fine furniture and antiques will be going . . . going . . . gone! Saturday when an estate auction is held in the former Seymour H. Knox home in Knox State Park, East Aurora.'
Tickets on sale for Sabres vs. Senators in St. Catharines
'Tickets may be purchased on a first come, first serve basis, from the Recreation and Community Services Department, located at 320 Geneva Street (across from the Fairview Mall) beginning Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 8:30 a.m.'
Taking Care of Business
The effectiveness of sports agents in the National Hockey League today relies solely on their ability to know what their client wants and doesn't want. The agent must always put the client's best interests first. Miroslav Satan's agent is the best in the business at doing just that. "Miro has one of the finer agents in the business," said Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier. "Himself."


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In the words of that wise man, Rick Bobby, "I want to go fast!"
When you feel the need, the need for speed, how fast can you get rounds through a shotgun? Well, in the case of the Benelli M4, pretty darn fast, as this video demonstrates.
Yes, yes, speed is fine, accuracy is final, but sometimes you just have to cut loose a bit and let the lead fly.
What shotgun are you able to shoot most quickly?
Disclaimer: Yes, I know I was not wearing eye pro, shame on me. Totally forgot to put them on. Bad, very bad.


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This just entered my MUST HAVE list.
is a great piece, but the price is.........the bad , is not articulated............
I'm always torn on the debate of articulated vs non-articulated. On the one hand, posing ability is cool; on the other hand, unsightly joints and seams. They can be well placed and hidden sometimes, but others are too obvious.
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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
- General Behavior (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/general-behavior/)
- - New weird night behavior (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/general-behavior/197179-new-weird-night-behavior.html)
New weird night behavior
Hello all! I have a 9 month old female GSD who sleeps in my bedroom at night. I baby gate the door so she cant leave the room. Normally, she sleeps from when we get into the room (around 1030) and sleeps until 6. She wakes up before 6 but doesn't get me up until 6. It's actually pretty amazing, like she can tell time lol. Anyway, the last week she has been restless. She jumps on the bed, jumps off the bed, walks around the room, sniffs my face, etc. She does this for HOURS. I have been taking her outside incase she had to go to the bathroom. She just sits there. She is also very good at listening. This morning around 4 she was doing her restless thing again, so I took her out and she sat outback staring at me. She listens very well to me but this morning she just stared at me and wouldn't come in. I had to go out and get her. I ended up baby gating her in the downstairs bathroom which is where she goes when i am not home. She was fine, didn't bark or anything. Even right now, Daisey is outside and walking around. She normally does her business and wants to come in. I don't get it. Is her new behavior just partnof her personality that is coming out or something? Btw I walk her everyday. Maybe I need to walk her longer? Any help is greatly appreciated!
I went thru something similar and eventually I did "tuff love" told my dog to go lay down and I rolled over and went back to sleep.
She's getting older and has different needs. If there isn't anything medical some 'go lay down' tough love may help.
But generally as my puppies grow, I have to change what I am doing to adjust as they get into a different stage.
So the amount of exercise that USED to be fine is usually no way enough for my 9 month old dogs. So I need to greatly increase our off leash activities.
My puppies are always very smart so I need to up their training around this time. The easy way is to sign up and attend group dog classes. The built in car ride, socialization and training are ideal to physically and mentally tire my pup so we all get a good night sleep.
Really taking my calendar out and planning activities at least every other day is key so I get sleep and my puppy is getting the stimulation and exercise they need.
Have you seen this yet? ---> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...ng-tricks.html
she's got you figured out and has you wrapped around her little finger !
how reasonable are you going to be with sleep deprivation.
get her out of the room in a crate where she can get some rest , because she has no needs to go outside and even if she did it is time for her to be able to hold herself for a few hours . This way she gets rest , you get rest .
Time for less indulgence and a little obedience , putting you in charge and not playing the role of the wish fulfilling fairy godmother -- or you will end up with a spoiled brat .
Thanks for the advice everyone! I will work on some new "tricks" with her to try and mentally fatigue her. I worked with her for about 2 hours in an open field earlier and now she is passed out sleeping. Maybe I should do that later in the day,closer to bed time. I will try tough love tonight if it happens again. If worse comes to worse, I will just have to baby gate her in the downstairs bathroom again. Thanks again!
still 2 hours in a field playing with her is a large chunk of your available free time - and you are still catering to her .
You could do some mind-taxing focus and attention - compliance based exercises instead . 30 minutes of training in an obedience class - 30 minutes of nose work sport , agility -- something where she needs to focus and take direction from you.
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Just out of curiosity's sake, why those three guns?
You've got a Glock in .45, a Beretta in .40, and Sig in _____ (the 226 is available in multiple calibers), why no Glock or Beretta in 9mm or .40?
Are you thinking about carrying this gun later down the road? Are you new to shooting handguns?


text: Ok, first off you can't really make a helmet from sheet steel using the Pepakura pattern. At least not eactly. You need to learn (experiment) bending and shapin gthe sheet steel so you cn learn how large of a piece you can use for forming the dome. I think it can be done in 6 to 8 segments. Solder the pieces together once you have your shape. Sand it and paint it. If you need to weld it, that's fine but then the work to smooth it is more difficult, but way stronger. The none dome shaped pieces of the helmet are easily forme with Sheet steel. I Hot glued my sheet steel helmet together, but I had only intended to make a costume for limited use. Hot glue won't hold forever and it's not very tough. Hope this helps those new prop makers. For the Range finder... On the helmet I made for Halloween I installed an LED book light and used it to see with. Looked super cool, doesn't fit the range finder motif, but it looked neat-o.