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By Chris Toronyi
It's not easy being an Arsenal supporter. It provides its fair share of pain and much joy. Of course we want the Club to win every game, every player to place pinpoint passes, make every shot and every decision to be spot on.
If that were the case the game would be boring. It would lack drama. It would lack losing, lack pain. Lack everything there is about sport.
Sunday was no different. All the things I mentioned occurred, BUT they happen in every game. The reason a team loses is because of numerous slight, unforeseen miscalculations made by the other team. For instance, look at my New York Giants football game yesterday against the San Francisco 49ers. Numerous plays lead to the Giants win. Not just one. Freaky things happen in sport. They just do. I'm very happy because of it for the Giants and not so because of it for Arsenal.
Yes, our game yesterday included many opportunities for us to win (or tie). We were unable to do so. We had 10 players out injured. We had players playing out of position. We had players who looked a bit tired. Look at all the factors. It wasn't the perfect formula for a result, but we showed heart, we showed class. We fought.
Look, I'm not going to sit here and blog about what we should have done differently. There is a reason I'm sitting behind this computer. I support the Club regardless of the outcome. I'm a supporter through and through.
Yes, I may question decisions, but what good does that really do when it comes to the on-field strategy. It may make me feel better and I guess it could be a form of therapy for you or me. But you see, I like to be positive. Supportive. That's what our team needs right now. Man, I really hate "hate."
We all want the same, right? We want the Club to win, we want trophies in our cabinet. It'll come. Just be supportive.
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Re: Fitting step function
On 12-Oct-2011 09:44, premiumxy wrote:
> Hello,
> I have the following problem: I have a set of data about some phase information of a signal. At certain points there is a clear step of 180 degrees.
These "certain points" might be due to phase wrapping and can be caused by the
discontinuity in the arctan function. Perhaps, worth at least looking at before
going in further with your problem.
> I would like to fit this data to find the x-coordinates of these steps. I have the feeling that "normal" step-functions in Mathematica (such as UnitStep, HeavisideTheta, Sign...) are not varied in the fit-routines (such as NonlinearModelFit). I guess it this is caused by the functions not being continuous.
> I would appreciate any hints for this quite simple (?)problem. The only option that I can currently see is to create a "step-like" continuous function such as Tanh[A x] (with A>>1)
> Thanks!
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The only thing different is clutch pack count and a thicker pressure plate!
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I'm not sure what all the differences are between the V6 and V8 units. I know that on the 700R4 the valvebody itself is different, as well as the clutch setups. Fortunately for us, these units have been upgraded so much since they were introduced, we can pretty much build then anyway we want with the right combination of parts and mods.
I ordered the ATSG manual for my trans. This winter I just used the factory service manual but it is limited, especially with the upgrades and changes made since 87. From what I understand, the ATSG books are the best.
|Yep.I've heard the same.This 1 is supposedly from an S10.From what I hear it has a different valvebody calibration & 1 or 2 less clutch plates than used on fullsize app.IDK that to be accurate.I'll find out when I tear it down.I'm gonna order the manual for it before I try anything.
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|What I know of the 4L60E is that the aluminum valve body has wear issues. I don't remmber the specifics. Only that some of the valvetrain bores tend to wear and those valves then catch and stick in the ridges of the worn bore. I remember doing the repairs but I don't remember which bores and gears were affected. The repair kits are available and consist of a bore reamer and an oversize valve. You can also just buy a good used or even a new valve body. Otherwise, the 4l60E is pretty much identical to the 700R4.
|Hope it all worx for ya.I've also been told that the 5 pinion rear isn't necessary.I picked up a 4L60E over the wkend for $40.Not sure which year model.I'm gonna give it a shot rebuildin it,just,for the heck of it.I've changed fluid & filter & installed a shift kit before.That is the extent of my auto trans experience.LOL. We'll see how it goes.For $40 I couldn't pass it up.
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A quick update. I got the funds together and called Dana at Pro Built Automatics this past Friday. He's setting up a Hi Energy 3-4 clutch pack to fit the Smart Tech housing. He's also putting together a shift kit to help ensure solid shifts. I'm going to the Sonnax 4th servo that has 30% more apply area than the Superior unit that I'm running now. This will help prevent the 2-4 band slipping in 4th gear. A few other things I'm doing since I believe that heat played a big part in this failure are 3/8" cooler lines to replace the stock 5/16" and a larger auxiliary cooler. In fact, I may just put two 3/8" large capacity fluid to air heat exchangers in series and leave the factory integral cooler out of the loop.
I'm also going to drill a ring of small bleed holes, probably 4 or 6 total, around the housing, just below the apply plate to allow for fluid movement through the 3-4 clutches. Of course I'm also going to be sure that my TCC system working before I drive the car on the highway again.
Dana told me to forget the 5 pinion rear planet. He says it is not necessary. I did go ahead and get a used factory 4 pinion rear planet and sun gear from a local hard parts shop since I still think that mine has way too much gear lash. The replacement part showed up today and the gear lash on it is 1,000 percent better than on the one in my transmission now.
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Thanks again jokerZ71 for the good info.
My 87 IROC is fitted with ACCEL DFI gen6. It's a good early 8 bit system. A bit limited on tuning in certain areas but it works very well. I built the car in '99 and custom installed the DFI system to support a high effort EFI small block. It does support TCC lockup and uses MAP and minimum engine speed as control inputs. Unfortunately, and probably for a long time even before last summer's failure of the 3-4 clutches, the TCC system doesn't work. I played with it just a minute after the build this winter and realized the 4th gear pressure switch is no good. The way that the previous trans builders had wired the TCC system was wrong anyway, like they were trying to mimic OE controls.
The ACCEL DFI's TCC control is a simple deal that just turns on the TCC above the rpm that you set in UTILITIES and turns it off above a MAP value that you also set or when rpm drops below the set point. You install a pressure switch or switches to determine what gears the TCC works in. Since mine wasn't working right, I just disconnected it shortly after the build to prevent damaging the converter clutch. Alot of good that did. I need to get the TCC working right before I do any more highway driving. My TV cable is set correctly for max TV stroke at full throttle. The TPS is set for minimum .5 volts.
|The effects would also show up more & faster with normal driving than driving driving hard.
|You said you had been doin a lot more average drivin this time.If the TC isn't unlocking during acceleration in 3rd or 4th,it can create enuff heat to burn the 3/4 clutches.Also excessive locking & unlocking can do the same.Again,not to sound like a broke record,but,your TPS can have a direct effect on this as it still controls the TCC solenoid.If voltage is low or hi.Leakageanas you stated can also create heat.The fact that you can pick up 3rd sometimes or lose it during drive just has me thinkin somethin besides just worn clutches is goin on.I think you definitely got a pressure problem somewhere wether it's a leak,sticky governor,or somethin bypassing fluid.It sounds like you got all the best mods already.if TC doesn't unlock when accelerating in 3rd or 4th soon enuff,you surely could be burnin up 3/4 clutches.With the power you have,it would be less noticeable to you than the average driver.That's where your TPS & correct adjustment is critical.For best results,it should unlock almost as soon as acceleration is detected rather than havin to mash halfway to the floor before unlocking.IDK that I'm explaining this very well as I'm not too good @ transferrin mind to keyboard.LOL.
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|It's possible that I put the 4th servo piston in backwards and that it is bypassing fluid when fully extended. Frustrating thing is that all gears shifted firm and solid after the build. This trans is built to take 450 hp behind my small block and hold gears to 6,500rpm. I wonder if maybe it doesn't like cruising along in OD so much. It has the transgo 3-4 valvetrain that's supposed to prevent shuttle shifting between 3 and 4 and early 4th apply. I did notice though that lately, when I try to accelerate just a little in 4th, the trans seemed to be slipping, like it was trying to downshift but wasn't completing the shift. I thought at the time it was just the TC slipping. That's part of what makes me wonder if I have a pressure loss in 4th. Low pressure in 4th will damage the 3-4 clutch pack before it damages the extra wide carbon 2-4 band I have in there. I'll find out just what's been damaged when I tear it down. The band is only about $25 so I'll have one on hand. Also thinking about going to the Sonnax 4th servo.
|How is your TC doing as far as locking & unlocking? Does it unlock if you accelerate while in 3rd or 4th easily,or,do you have to really get on it befor it will unlock?
|I definitely think somethin is up.Usually you either have a gear or not.It does just come & go unless like you said somethin is sticking,etc.If it were clutches only,i'd think 3rd & 4th would be gone regardless of manual or auto shifting.I had a 93 GMC w/ 4L60E doin the same thing.I was told by several ppl & 2 shops that it needed a rebuild.It had been parkes for 12 yrs due to this.Wasn't mine @ the time,but,left @ my home for 12 yrs.I finally bought it & got it goin plannin on a rebuild.Slammed when put into gear.1 to 2 shift harsh & extended if in D or OD.2nd to 3rd was just like shiftin into neutral.No 3rd or 4th.Then 1 day I was workin on some other problems & suddenly,bam,it shifted into 3rd'then rite into 4th.After bout half a mile it would either stop pulling or jump back to 2nd.I noticed that it would seem to mess up whenever I pushed down accelerator to a certain spot.Unplugged TPS & it shifted like a new truck.All 4 gears.Bought a new 1 & adjusted it becuz this is the 6.2 diesel.Haven't had an issue to date.
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Thanks for your response Joker. This is a 700R4, not a 4L60E. It has no electronic controls, aside from TCC lock up. I know what you mean though about the affect of TPS voltage on shifting in the electronic units. With this unit however, that is not the case.
I drove the car home after work yesterday, manual shifting and not using 4th gear. While 3rd gear is definitely damaged and will need the 3-4 clutches replaced again, it had no trouble losing drive in 3rd. I'm wondering if this might be an issue related to 4th gear, which also uses the 3-4 clutches. Perhaps a pressure loss somewhere. I installed the Superior 2nd and 4th servos in my build and I wonder if I might have set something wrong or damaged a piston seal. I'm still suspicious of a sticky valvetrain in the VB. I have a trans pressure test set now and this would be a good time to use it.
I plan to collect any and all parts that I can think of possibly needing, (including a set of 9 BW high energy 3-4 frictions instead of the Alto Red, and going into the unit over a weekend. That way I can do the whole job here at the shop, including the R&R. While I'm in there, I want to go ahead and replace the rear planet with an OE 5 pinion and a new rear sun gear too. That way, assuming I get everything right this time, I won't need to go back in for a good long while.
|Check the TPS. A bad or inconsistant signal will cause you to appear to lose 3rd & OD.It will cause harsh shifts & slam when shifting from neutral or park.It will also cause gear seeking.You can be cruising @ 60 in 3rd or OD & trans will drop back to 2nd or even quit pulling all together.When it stops pulling in 3rd or OD,let off the accelerator & ease or feather back into it.It can then pick the gear up again.TPS controls your shiftpoints,TC lockup,line psi,etc.Probe the TPS wires with engine off.Readin should be near 0 @ closed throttle.Have someone slowly openthrottle & watch the meter.Voltage should steadily increase up to near 5 volts @ WOT.No spikes or flat spots.
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Same old same old.
After 6 months of good shifting, my 700R4 is losing 3rd gear again. I'm trying to put together the events leading up to this new failure. I haven't been running it hard lately. I've been aware that my 60 -80 mph 6,300 rpm 2-3 upshifts may draw the wrong kind of attention and I haven't made it to the strip yet this year. The times that I have made hard shifts between 2-3 and 3rd didn't seem to have any ill effect when I checked fluid condition later. The trans has shifted beautifully since I built it, before and after hard shifting it. The one thing that I have been doing lately though is more highway cruising in OD, letting the trans auto shift into 3rd as needed for acceleration. In town, when I don't feel like manual shifting, I run in 3rd and let the trans auto shift 1,2 and 3 as needed. Just last week I noticed that my 2-3 shift was getting slushy. It had been as firm and solid as the 1-2 shift. I have also felt it binding between 2nd and 3rd(engaging the 3-4 clutch while the 2-4 band was still applied).
Then, Saturday on the way home from a short highway trip, the trans refused to shift into 3rd gear all together. I had 1-2, and no 3. Then after a mile or two limping along in 2nd, I tried 3rd and it engaged. This morning, on the way to work, the trans actually dropped 3rd gear while under way. It had engaged 3rd and 4th and I was cruising at about 60 when it just lost drive. I slowed down and dropped to 2nd and tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to engage 3rd. I limped it to the shop in 2nd and after checking the fluid level(fluid now smelling burnt), I went to park the car and had 3rd again. I plan to drop the pan after work and check things out. I'm concerned about the 3rd clutch check ball pocket in the case. This pocket was beat up pretty good by the steel check ball they had used in the last build. I hoped that the new separator plate and torlon check ball would work out but I'm afraid that maybe the check ball is getting lodged by the damaged area and sticking. I may need to address the case damage. Otherwise, there are any number of possible causes I guess. Cross leak , lip seal, sticking valvetrain, etc.
Any of you 700R4 experts out there who have dealt with this behavior, I would greatly appreciate any input you have. It will make a short summer if I have to garage the Beast and drive my beater for a while but so be it. I'm not thrilled at the idea of having to rebuild the unit again so soon. I was planning on going back in to install a 5 pinion rear planet and a viton input shaft/output shaft seal next winter. Maybe next winter has come in the middle of July.
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-- Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on being asked if he would resign after a 8-2 loss to Manchester United, Arsenal's worst loss since 1896. Wenger pointed out that eight senior players were absent because of injury or suspension. (The Guardian)


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" Bridge linking Brooklyn to Manhattan. Click below for a "photo tour". "
Before I went to New York, a visit to the famous Brooklyn Bridge was already planned in my itinerary. Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to Manhattan and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. I read about the history of the bridge in my guide books, and it certainly has an interesting past. Building it caused problems, such as the well known fact of the workers who suffered from Compression Sickness from working in the caissons, and an week after it opened, a rumour that the bridge was going to collapse caused a huge stampede in which at least 12 people died.
I was eager to visit the bridge and walk across it, enjoying the views of Manhattan from the bridge. After much careful research online, I decided I would enjoy it most walking across from Brooklyn to Manhattan so I could see the famous skyline, and I would do this as the sun was setting because I love the image of a big city lit up at night. I had already been to Top of the Rock as the sun was setting, and I knew about what time the sun would set so I had this carefully planned. If you are wanting to visit the Brooklyn Bridge and walk across it, then there is a brilliant idiot's guide someone has written on TripAdvisor which explains how to get there on the subway, and how to get onto the walkway. The walkway is on an upper level above the road which has 6 lanes, so it's quite safe, as the traffic for Brooklyn Bridge is very busy.
Following the Tripadvisor guide, we got the A train down town to High St station. We actually went early evening, and went to Grimaldi's for pizza, then down to Fulton Landing where I was also tempted by the Brooklyn Ice Cream factory. From here you get a great view of the bridge from almost underneath it, as well as Manhattan. It was a lovely sunny October day with people lying around taking in the scenery, and lots of wedding parties came for photos with the famous bridge and skyline behind them. I highly recommend going here first for the view of the bridge before you walk across it!
As the sun was starting to set, we used the instructions to find our way to the walkway. Once we were up there, we sat on a bench near the start, watching the sun starting to go down and the lights in Manhattan and the bridge started to come on. It was also where you can watch tourists completely ignoring the bike lane and either walking along it oblivious, or posing for photos. The bike lane however is a busy place, and the frustrated New Yorkers all have bells on their bike and they ride along ringing them and screaming at people to get out of the clearly marked bike lane. People continued to be oblivious, and to watch it was frustrating and amusing at the same time, as there is plenty of path for pedestrians but people were rather ignorant of this.
As previously mentioned the walkway is above the road, and you can hear the busy traffic underneath, blaring their horns in typical impatient New York style, however you can almost drown it out after a while, as the views from the walkway are fantastic. As we walked across the bridge, I stopped for photos at certain points, and one of the best views was the Statue of Liberty in the distance, with a brilliant red/orange sunset behind it. It's one view I will never forget! In front of us was the Manhattan skyscrapers, getting closer as we slowly walked our way back to Manhattan. The cables of the bridge reach up rather web like on either side of you, however on 2 parts of the bridge the walkway really opens out into a large space where people gather at certain points for the best views of the Statue of Liberty or the skyline. Despite it being night time, the bridge was busy with people walking across it in both directions (though most were doing the Brooklyn to Manhattan walk), however it never felt too crowded or busy and it really was a pleasant evening.
I highly recommend the Brooklyn Bridge as a must whilst in New York. Make a nice evening of it, get something to eat in Brooklyn and go down to Fulton Landing before walking back across to Manhattan and enjoy those views and of course, the bridge itself. I highly recommend reading 'The Idiot's Guide to Brooklyn Bridge' which someone has written on Tripadvisor, I highly suggest googling it and printing it out when visiting the bridge.
I would have thought there would be loads of reviews written on one of the major tourist attractions of New York City. Imagine my shock to see that the last one was written in 2003!!!!
I don't like putting history into my reviews, but I feel it is necessary for this icon. Now, I don't know the exact years and if your interested in that, I am sure it is easy to find out. I can tell you that the bridge was built during the late 1800's. The first 'boss' in charge of the project died and his son ended up taking over and completing the bridge. When it was finished, New Yorkers were sceptical that it would hold any weight and the man in charge went over it on an elephant to prove it was safe. A real interesting bit during the building of the bridge was the bits that happened underwater. To make sure the bits holding the bridge up were secure, the workers built big boxes, flooded them over the area they needed to work on and once at the floor, pumped air into them to get the water out. This then created a box in the water that the workers worked in to dig the foundations.
Anyway, that's enough history. The Brooklyn Bridge is located in Lower Manhattan. The easiest way to get it is to go to City Hall. The entrance to the Bridge is located opposite here. The bridge is open to vehicles, bicycles and pedsestrians. The pedestrians and bicycles use a part that goes in the centre of the bridge, slightly raised from the roadway, which is on either side of this walkway.
Make sure you take liquid with you if you are going to walk the bridge, it is a long bridge and no refreshments are available on it anywhere. The walkway in the middle is divided down the middle by a painted line. On one side of the line it is for bicycles and the other side for pedestrians. However, pedestrians being pedestrains and there are a lot of them, walk on both sides of the line. This annoys the people on bikes and makes them ride a bit crazy over the bridge, trying to avoid everyone.
We only walked halfway over the bridge, before turning and coming back. It is beautiful to look at and a marvel at what they achieved all those years ago. It was a very warm day when we went and you really do feel the heat. We did get a nice breeze off the river every so often though, which certainly made it nicer. I imagine it to be very cold during the winter months, so best avoided then I think.
You get some very good views from the bridge of various parts of the city. Make sure you take your camera. Being as it full of tourists though, be prepared to get jostled or people get in the way of your pictures. Try not to get frustrated by it.
This is a must do for anyone going to the city for the first time. It is well worth it and best of all, it's free.
You know how men who'd no more make a cuppa let alone cook a meal become master chefs as soon as the word Barbeque is mentioned? Well the same can be said to be true of men who get hold of guide books. Suddenly, they become an expert on the city your visiting. Gone are the remarks of well we're see what it's like when we get there. The casual remark of I'm reading a book by Jeffery Deaver that'll tell me all I need to know about New York is long forgotten as they map out every second of the day in a whistle stop tour.Iain (Iainwear) fell foul of this ailment as he became that infamous character - Man-with-a-guide-book! The Brooklyn Bridge was included into the whistle stop tour after a casual mention on my behalf that I'd like to see it as I caught a glimpse of it on the Staten Island ferry. The Brooklyn bridge in Lower Manhattan, was the first bridge to link Manhattan with the neighbouring borough of Brooklyn. An Architectural achievement for it's time when it first opened, in May1883. On opening day some 150,000 New Yorkers walked over the bridge to enjoy the spectacular views it afforded. Later on that day it was opened to vehicles, with some 1,500 vehicles crossing that day. Compare that today where on average 140,000 cars pass over the bridge on a daily basis it is the second most busy bridge in New York.It was not until September 1883 that the first passenger train crossed the bridge, the last trains crossed in 1948. It is presently a toll free bridge but plans are a foot for the City Mayor to actually sell this bridge and a number of others which would obviously mean a toll being levied to cross the bridge. The Bridge was first thought of as early as the 1850s, when the New york City legislature considered a bill for the building of a bridge over the East River. It was how ever the rapid population growth of Brooklyn rising by some 50% in the decade between 1860 and 1870 that finally pushed the Legislature in
to actually passing the bill to link Manhattan with Brooklyn. It was in 1867 that John Roebling was appointed chief engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge project. Roebling had great plans for the bridge which can be seen in his report to the newly formed New york Bridge company "The contemplated work, when constructed in accordance with my design, will not only be the greatest bridge in existence, but it will be the great engineering work of the Continent and of the age. Its most conspicuous feature - the great towers - will serve as landmarks to the adjoining cities, and they will be entitled to be ranked as national monuments. As a great work of art, and a successful specimen of advanced bridge engineering, the structure will forever testify to the energy, enterprise, and wealth of that community which shall secure its erection." Roebling unfortunately was never to see the the bridge finally constructed as he died following an accident at the site. His son Washington Roebling was to fulfill his father's dream of creating a lasting monument. Given the era that this bridge was actually built in it really is an architectural achievement. The bridge was the first bridge to actually use steel wiring in its construction and was for a time the largest single suspension bridge of it's kind in the world. You have to marvel at the fact that the bridge was built in an age when none of the modern techniques that we take for granted where actually available. Many died during it's construction of the bends as the sinking of the two towers obviously had to be done under water and modern decompression chambers were not available.Washington Roebling was to fall foul of the bends in 1873. He was never to recover from this and worked on the bridge from his sick bed with his wife Emily liaising with the construction site. Finally in 1883 the bridge was completed. Having found myself along with man-with-a-guide-book in lower Manhattan we ap
proached the bridge from the Manhattan side going via South St.Seaport shopping area till we finally reached the bridge just outside of City Hall Park. The bridge is basically made up of two platforms suspended from the twin towers on either side. The lower platforms are for vehicles to cross the bridge and above them running along the centre of the bridge is the wooden pedestrian and cycles pathway. Given the height that you are at I would definitely recommend that you walk over the bridge for the spectacular views it affords and for the obvious photo opportunities. The views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn from the bridge are in itself a reason to actually cross it, but the bridge is also worth while seeing itself for the stunning architecture and experiencing another small peice of New York history.Whilst walking across the bridge at various intervals you will see information plagues about the history of the bridge and other information.Due to it's close proximity to the South st Seaport shopping area, Wall st and City Hall park it can easily be done packaged in with these areas. The walk is a leisurely stroll about a mile all told. In a city as packed as New York can be it was actually nice to be able to stroll along at our own pace and stopping without bumping into people, definitely a lazy sunday morning thing to do. Given that the average daily rate of pedestrians crossing the bridge is just under 2,000 you can understand why your stroll is going to be relatively unhindered, just watch out for the cyclists! Just don't forget to take your camera as the views really are worth taking a photo or two off. We only had the time to walk half way over the bridge, which was a pity as I later found out that the promenade and park on the Brooklyn side of the bridge are well worth a visit -next time I think!!! Getting there: Subway: For the Manhattan side the City Hall park Subway is the closest along with line 6 on Bro
adway From the Brooklyn side : lines 2,3,4,N,R,C and A all go to downtown Brooklyn. The obvious station to head for would be the Brooklyn Bridge station. Cost: presently the bridge is toll free for both pedestrains and vechiles crossing it. Unfortunately there are moves to sell the bridge to a private company so a toll might be charged if this sale goes throw. Websites:http://www.nyctourist.com/bridge1.htm http://dalesorenson.com/digital_photography/1999_2002_brooklyn_bridge/
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the best FREE things you can do on this small planet. If you go on a nice day you will feel enriched by the experience. I went on a crisp clear winters day, and when I close my eyes I can still see the criss cross steel supporting wires and I can also see the absoulutely breathtaking views of Manhattan. I am greatly in favour of anything that will get you outside Manhattan. This is beacuse you have to get outside to give the feel for New York. You realise just how magnificent the city looks. It puts our Britsih skylines to shame. The benefit of the Brooklyn bridge is that you will also get a chance to view Manhattan from more of a side angle. If you go to the Statue of Liberty you will only see the southern tip. The best way to do the bridge is to get the subway to Brooklyn. There is a subway route that will take you to a stop very close to the Brooklyn end of the bridge. Then just walk back over at your own pace. Take a camcorder or camera and take some nice shot. I would say a camcorder is better if you can get hold of one. You will get more of a feel for the scale than a camera shot. All and all you can't reallty go wrong as it costs nothing and you will be left with lastin memories.
After spending MANY weekends in New York City - my friends alerted me to the fact that I'd never walked the Brooklyn Bridge. I must admit I'd never really thought about it but wow - what a treat! If you're looking for a new perspective on New York then take some time out to walk the bridge..do beware of the cyclists, they do have their own section on the sidewalk over the bridge but tend to have the same mentality as New York drivers..I'll beep you to get out of the way but if you don't I'll run you over! If the structure of the bridge wasn't beautiful enough, take a look behind you at the stunning Manhattan skyline - particularly spectacular against a bright blue sky. The best place to absorb this view is in a district called Brooklyn Heights (a cute little neighbourhood to check out if you have the time). Sit back and relax as you look out over one of the world's most famous views. Why not finish the day off with an amazing sight - New York lighting up after sunset. Too tired to walk back...take the subway!
Linking Manhattan with Brooklyn this bridge is really worth a visit as it's pretty much a tourist attraction in itself, being one of the more famous NYC landmarks. It's a functional bridge so obviously it's free and easy to find! Part of a visit to NY is trying to get the best views of the skyline and this is a great spot! There's a pedestrian section built overhead the cars section and it's worth walking all the way to the Brooklyn side to bag one hell of a spectacular view of Manhattan. It's near lower Manhattan so you'll be able to see the Statue of Liberty in the distance and a great view of the World Trade Center and other local skyscrapers. The cars zooming underneath will add to the New York buzz too. The bridge is easy to get to by bus or subway.
Short and Snappy? Well, snappy for sure. As for short, well as anyone who has watched this movie will remember, it's the fact that the monster is very far from short which makes its' encounter with the Brooklyn Bridge so utterly memorable! Having watched the movie "Godzilla" is a pretty good reason to want to see the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge is somewhat of a star. It appears rather belatedly, but is a star nonetheless...it's all that stands between the island of Manhattan where the beast has been rampaging and the mainland of the united States of America, God bless her! All that provides protection to the unsuspecting residents elsewhere in God's own country... Well, as this really isn't meant to be a movie review and i'm getting far too carried away with movie memories, let me get a little more practical, even though for my kids and to an extent for me too, the starring part this bridge plays in the movie Godzilla is about the most exciting thing about it! The Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan to Brooklyn. It crosses the East River at a point somewhere near the tip of the island, basically just down a bit from the financial district. I would suggest taking the subway under the East River to Brooklyn Heights (a very nice area of Brooklyn) and walking back across to the island of Manhattan. If you have time, you could even preface this with a stroll along the promenade on the Brooklyn side of the bridge first, it's quite pleasant and even leafy. The views are stunning and there is definitely something about walking across such a famous landmark. It is quite a hike though, so beware if you have tired kids, it's probably better to do it one day when everyone's got enough energy. My lot whinged rather a lot of the way on what was a very hot Summer's day in the Big Apple. The footbridge crosses the river right above the deck carrying the cars, so it can be noisy, a
nd like much of NYC, somewhat fume-polluted. We didn't find this too detrimental to our enjoyment of the experience though. Take your camera (as if you needed reminding on any trip toh this amazing city!)and you can get some great shots with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Oh, and go watch Godzilla again!
New York - How long have you got? So much to see and do, so should you do the bridge. I would say yep fer sure. Why? If for no other reason than it gives you perspective on that gotham skyline. It's cool walking the canyons but cross to Brooklyn Heights and check the real scale of the place. Stunning. The relative tranquility ( if I can use that word in a review of NY ) can be a breath of fresh air in the big city. The walk along the river ( or jog, rollerblade, or stiltwalk if you must - this is NY )is cool, literally and a bonus in summertime. Heading back over the bridge to downtown NY, you can feel the city close in over you again. Not a top ten attraction, but if you're in the city for any lenght of time you'll be pleasantly surprised, and in NY that's no bad thing
I would say that this is not something that is really worth going out of your way to see. Yes its a very nice bridge and yes some people like it so much they want to walk across it just for the sake of it but personally i don't think its worth it. We were lucky enough to drive past it in a taxi and have the taxi driver point it out to us, and while it was nice seeing it, its definitly not worth making a special trip just to visit it.
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Posted by James Staten on April 27, 2011
Hot on the heels of Verizon's acquisition of Terremark comes today's $3.2 billion purchase of Savvis by CenturyLink, signaling that the rush to be an enterprise cloud leader is on.
It seems that during every major shift in the telecommunications, service provider or hosting market there is a string of moves like these as players attempt to capitalize on the change to gain greater market position. And there are plenty of investors caught up in the opportunity who are willing to lend a few bucks. In the dot.com period, through 2000s, we saw major shifts in the service provider landscape as colo/hosting giants were created such as Cable & Wireless and Equinix.
But what does this mean for infrastructure & operations professionals looking to select a hosting or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud provider? The key is in determining if 1 + 1 actually equals anything greater than 2.


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We might think we see ourselves with traditional mirrors, but although they appear to show us how we look, in fact they reflect images that are significantly altered by being backwards.
How Does the True Mirror® Work?
A True Mirror is made from putting two mirrors at a right angle, such that the two mirror images bounce off of each other. This mirror arrangement isn't a new concept (actually, it was first patented in rather crude fashion in 1887). Try this in your home - just hold two mirrors up to each other at right angles, and you can see the effect. Of course, you'll have to ignore the large line that runs down the middle of your face, which is probably why you never paid much attention to this mirror arrangement before.
That bothersome line down the middle is what makes a True Mirror so special. Within its stylish cabinet resides two crystal-clear, "front surface" mirrors joined perfectly at 90 degrees using special materials and bonding techniques that eliminate that line optically. The image you see of yourself is both actual size and in focus. The seam is invisible in the center, so you can look eye-to-eye to yourself just as in "real life." The effect can be very powerful.
The precision with which we make the True Mirror allows a new personal view of yourself. It is unlike anything you have ever seen before!
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A True Mirror reflects your face and body in the same sense that a regular mirror does -- except that you are not reversed. The full spectrum of light is reflected, and there is 3-D depth in the image. The result is startlingly clear!
If you hold your right hand out to shake it, as if you were meeting yourself on the street, the hand on your image that comes out to greet yours is the right hand! In contrast, a regular mirror will hold out your image's left hand. If you hold writing up to the True Mirror, it will actually be readable. Another interesting effect is seeing clothing with writing on it -- the "look" of what you're wearing is different when you can read the writing along with the graphics.
What's more, it's actually a lot of fun to move in front of it -- if you tilt your head one way, your image moves in the opposite way!
Most people express surprise when they first see their true image, mainly because we all are so familiar with the backwards image. After all, we have seen ourselves backwards our whole lives, from infancy! There are key differences in the True Mirror image from the image you're used to, due in part to natural asymmetries that are on our faces, or from how we part our hair, or single earrings, etc.
A lot of first time viewers have difficulties with their new true image. This discomfort is directly related to having our faces represented in a direction opposite to what we've always we expect to see. For example, any asymmetry in your face seems exagerated the first time we look into the mirror -- if a facial feature tilts 1 degree to the right, now it appears 1 degree in the other direction, a distance of 2 degrees from what is expected. On top of that, we tilt our heads naturally, especially when we communicate to others. This causes our eyes to not to line up as we are used to seeing them in a mirror -- which gives one a sense of lopsidedness.
On the other hand, hair styles can be seen accurately. Many times people have said, "Oh, I m going to change my hair part!" They've come to realize that what they have seen and liked in the traditional mirror is NOT what they have actually been showing to the world! (Take a look at our hair part theory -- there are even more surprises regarding the messages what side we part our hair projects!)
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But that has to be something you WANT to do.
What you may see looking into a True Mirror is often a little overwhelming, but for the serious student of the self, that image is worth exploring further. There are some key physical adjustments that are needed to resynchronize our eyes so we can see our faces as level and generally symmetric. Usually it takes about a few weeks of looking into the True Mirror before adjustments are automatically made by our minds. At that point, the more useful features of the True Mirror can be realized fully.
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Linda, well I kind of think that most members of the mint family are beloved by the bees. I have spearamint, peppermint, they love it when it is flowering. There are a myriad of mint family members.
Hey Cindi, or anyone else for that matter. Tell me more about mint. We grew some peppermint and dried the leaves for tea, but the taste was pretty weak. Is it the mint variety or some soil condition that makes for stronger dried mint?kev
Well, I'm not Cindi, but I am an Anyone Else, so I guess I qualify ;) Look for a mint labeled Spearmint. That is somewhat stronger when used in tea. Or grow it where you don't care (at least you think so now! :evil:)
Zinnias. Sunflowers. Herbs like oregano, thyme, chives, alliums, too many to list! There's another thread around here where Cindi gives a wonderful list....Found it! Copied below:I spent many many hours last winter researching some of the best bee plants for pollen and nectar. I have a list compiled that I am posting. Good luck.The flowers that I found most attractive beyond your wildest dreams were: phacelia tanacetifolia (blue tansy), borage officinalis, California poppy and the cornflower. Smothered in bees all summer long (and the bombus too, along with other beneficials). HOpe this gives you a great number of good bee plants to make some choices from. There are many many more, but these are my choices. Great day. CindiBEE PLANT LISTCentaurea Blue Boy Bachelors Button -- Bees and hover flies loveBorage officinalis -- Bees love it, cousin to comfrey, not affected by rain because of drooping blue flowersAgastache (Anise Hyssop) -- loved by beesComfrey -- Bees love itCentaurea Dwarf polkdot mix Bachelors Button -- Bees and hoverflies love itConsolida (larkspur) Consolida ambigua -- attracts beneficialsEryngium planum Sea holly -- Bees are mad about this varietyThyme T. Vulgaris -- a good honey plant for bees (thymus vulgaris)Fireweed -- excellent honey, bees love itCanary Creeper T. peregrinum -- bees love it, late late pollen plantCosmos –- valuable for late nectar sourcePhacelia tanacetifolia (Purple Tansy) -- attracts bee from milesPoppy giganthemum p. somniferum poppyseed poppyCalifornia poppy "Apricot chiffonâ€eschscholzia californica -- bees love itCatnip Nepeta Cataria -- a good bee plantLemon Balm Melissa officinanlis -- Perennial, bees love itHyssop Hyssopus officinalis Perennial, -- bees, hoverfliesLovage Levisticum officinale -- bees love itSpearmint Mentha spicata blooms late summer, --- bees, hummingbirdsHelipterum (Acroclinium) helipterum roseum Sensation Giants MixYellow rocketImpatiens capensis grows wild around my house, great for late nectar/pollen, lasts til frost-killGreat Blue Lobelia L. siphilitica perennial, dappled light, self-sows, flowers summer through autumnSalvia Violet Queen S nemorosa -- particularly attractive to butterflies & bees Flowers 2nd yearCrimson clover Trifolium incarnatum outstanding cut flowers, -- annual, bees love itBuckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum -- bees love it, turn under 10 days after flowering to avoid seed dropWhite Dutch Clover Trifolium repens -- all beneficial insectsEnjoy and great day. Cindi
I can't find anything on this list sold anywhere at the local plant stores, am I looking in the wrong places or is there a regional thing to consider.


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Posted by Jost Hoppermann on September 10, 2010
I have discussed questions such as "Which banking platform vendor is the right one for a given financial services firm in its specific requirements context in a given country?" with Forrester clients for some time. Interestingly, the share of these discussions touching on questions such as "How viable is vendor X?" and "Is vendor Y the right one for a bank the size of mine?" is increasing. What is the reason for this?
Recent Forrester reports have shown that the 2008 and 2009 banking platform markets were not as active as before the crisis (see the Forrester report "Global Banking Platform Deals 2009"). In addition, the most active region (Asia Pacific) is not necessarily the most attractive one as far as size of projects budgets are concerned (see the Forrester report "Global Banking Platform Deals 2009: Regions And Functionality").
It is clear that in such a global situation, the reduced deal numbers of many vendors and the economic trouble of some are reason for concern for many delivery teams making or supporting the long-term decision for a new banking platform vendor — particularly when preliminary findings from a Forrester survey show a new thrust for the renewal of the financial service application landscape. At the same time, banking platform vendors' behavior is changing:


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How to make gravy: 720 listeners share their secret recipes.
09/12/2013 , 6:14 PM by Oshaughnessy Gillian
So there I was. The roast chicken was done. The roast potatoes were crunchy. Aaaand the instant gravy jar was empty. My secret is out. I used to make my own gravy, but years ago I discovered a pretty reasonable instant gravy granule mix, and with a bit of pan juice and a splash of white wine, it tasted pretty good. So I've lost the art. The art of making great gravy from scratch. I vowed to get it back, and asked 720 listeners to help.
Ken from Tammin called in, he's been making gravy for 40 years.
"When you do your roast you must cook your meat in water to get the fatness out of the meat. ¾ of the pan – that will evaporate down. Will get the meat tender. Once its ¾ cooked. Make a white sauce. Put marg/butter in melt down, put flour in a mix down. Little bit of milk. Take it straight off stove. When meat is nearly cooked take juice out of meat and put it back into the white sauce and put onto the stove. It'll go a creamy colour but it'll have the flavour of your meat.
You take parisienne essence (a colouring) – a couple of drops for chicken, more drops for a darker meat
Season well."
Patty G adds a good slurp of red wine.
Dan from Bunbury says make sure you cook off the flour in heated meat juices.
Steve uses vegemite.
Don recommends that you always use water from your vegetables rather than water from the tap to thin your gravy.
Johno: "Gillo, every now and then the gravy will be thin on taste for some inexplicable reason. I add a tbsp of oyster sauce which adds depth and richness."
"Gillian, mum always adds jam to the meat juice then thickens with cornflour." (Richard)
Tell us your secret for great gravy!
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1. Roast the meat or chicken.
2. When cooked remove from pan and leave to'rest'
3. Sprinkle a beef oxo cube into the fat in the meat pan and heat over an oven ring.
4. Add a heaped tablespoonful of plain flour
5. Stir and heat to brown the flour
6. Add steamed vegetable water and stir with a wooden spoon. Add more water if there isn't enough vegetable water. You can stir with a balloon wisk when the water is all added to remove any lumps!
7. Bring to the boil and season to taste.
8. You can add gravy browning if you prefer, but It's not necessary.
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This Russian Car Commercial is nothing short of AWESOME!
What a great ad...You have to wonder how many cars were damaged making it! The U.S. Car Manufacturers make 'zillions' of boring car commercials, and most of us have to 'mute' the hyped sound. The Russians make one commercial a year, 3 minutes long, and this is it. And at the end they actually give credits and the drivers bow in their cars. Watch here as two cars mimic the grace of two ice skaters...incredible!


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Long QUAN
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Office: 3506
Email: quan at cse dot ust dot hk
Office phone: (852) 2358 7018
Office fax: (852) 2358 1477
Long Quan received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from INPL, France, in 1989. Before joining the Department of Computer Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2001, he has been a French CNRS senior research scientist at INRIA in Grenoble. His research interests focus on 3D Reconstruction, Structure from Motion, Vision Geometry, and Image-based Modeling.
He has served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI), a Regional Editor of Image and Vision Computing Journal (IVC), an editorial board member of the International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV), an editorial board member of the Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis (ELCVIA), an associate editor of Machine Vision and Applications (MVA), and an editorial member of Foundations and Trends in Computer Graphics and Vision.
He has served in the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), and IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), and IAPR International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR). He served as a Program Chair of ICPR 2006 Computer Vision and Image Analysis, a Program Chair of ICPR 2012 Computer and Robot Vision, and a General Chair of the ICCV 2011 in Barcelona. He is the Director of the HKUST Center for Visual Computing and Image Science.He is an IEEE Fellow of the Computer Society.
Fall 2010, COMP104: The course website is here.
He has been elected as the HKUST Best Ten Lecturers by the students at HKUST in 2004 and 2009.
! New book, Springer 2010: Image-based Modeling
Recent works:
Image-based Street-side City Modeling (pdf), Siggraph Asia 2009
Image-based Facade Modeling (pdf), Siggraph Asia 2008.
Image Deblurring with Blurred/Noisy Image Pairs (pdf), Siggraph2007
Isotropy, Reciprocity and the Generalized Bas-Relief Ambiguity (pdf), CVPR2007
Image-based Tree Modeling (pdf ), Siggraph2007
Image-based Plant Modeling ( pdf), Siggraph2006.
Modeling Hair from Muliple Views (pdf version), Siggraph2005.
A Quasi-Dense Approach to Surface Reconstruction from Uncalibrated Images (pdf version), PAMI, vol 27, no. 3, pp. 418--433,March 2005 (Some image sequences are available here).
More publications may be found here.
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Computer Vision and Graphics


text: "Samsung Galaxy SⅢ ★ Smart Aircon Q" All That Skate Summer 2012 will be held on Aug 24, 25, 26 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. http://sports.news.nate.com/view/20120710n16333 Skaters known as of now. Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin. Joannie Rochette. Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin. Wow! They're all new in Yuna's Ice show. and Yuna will perform new gala(s). Teasure from puretea's post: http://youtu.be/B3ts61Okv6Q ETA: Tickets will be available at 19:00 on July 19 from Interpark ticket(http://ticket.interpark.com). I knew 1 more male skater and pair team but it's not official.


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ROC Brilliance Eye Beautifier: Shock Some Collagen Back Into Your Skin!Thursday, April 22, 2010
In today's edition of bioelectricity skin care reviews, I bring you a great eye cream. I've already shared the science behind Johnson & Johnson's new bioelectricity Anti-Aging products.
I have to admit that eye creams are something that I've been finding to be more and more important lately. While I don't have any crow's feet yet, I have to admit that I'm becoming obsessed with keeping them away. I apply eye cream twice a day. I use sunscreen every day. If there's even a chance of squinting when I'm outside, I put on giant sunglasses (ok, that is nothing new, I hate squinting because it gives me a headache).
Just like the other products by J&J featuring bioelectricty, the first step to using this product is to apply the "Biomineral Concentrate" to areas of concern, in this case my eye area.
The Biomineral concentrate (called Eye Activating Serum by ROC) has a light blue/grey color (it reminds me of a blueberry), and you can see looking at the picture that the Step 1 product for each of the brands looks identical (they all have the same ingredients, they truly are the same), so just use whatever Step 1 product you want without worrying about mixing up the brands.
Step 1 has silicone in it, allowing it to apply very smoothly wherever you apply it. It sinks into skin immediately without leaving any residual texture on the skin. Even on my pale skin you could not see the color of Step 1, it was invisible on my skin.
Step 2 here is a simple white, unscented lotion that comes out of a pump. 1 pump is the perfect amount for both undereye areas. The lotion is silky, sinks in pretty much immediately and leaves no residual stickiness behind. This product contains a lot of emollient moisturizers, and a humectant rather than occlusives (read about those in my moisturizer post), which helps a lot when it comes to makeup application over a product.
After a few weeks of using this product, I can definitely say it's a product that I would buy again. My eye area was really well moisturized, makeup application over it was great and I really think it made my concealer apply more evenly. I don't have any wrinkles in this area (yet), but I do have issues with under eye circles. I think this did help some with those, as the area was well moisturized and appeared more "full." That can only be a good thing.
According to the clinical results ROC shared with me, women did notice a difference with this product. They had 35 women with eye area issues apply this product for 8 weeks. The women noticed immediate improvement in things like Crow's Feet, undereye bags and circles, transparent skin and upper eyelid puffiness.
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Christine, did this product give you an problems with milia? I have a tendency to develop those - so I am extra careful about trying new eye products. I have been wondering about this one, though - but have been afraid to try it!ReplyDelete
Hi Christine, I love your blog. I found you a little over a week ago, and I'm becoming more obsessed (and informed) about my skincare/beauty routines. Being a little older than you are I'm very interested in knowing more about the various products for eyes. I won't likely get crow's feet (neither parent has, and at 47 no signs yet), but I have bags under, and saggy, baggy, crepe-y upper eyelids. (And my allergies and hypertension combine to give me lovely puffy morning eyes!)ReplyDelete
Anyway, I tried to "Read more" of this post but the link takes me to a post from yesterday. Is it me or does it need to be fixed?
Thanks for all your great work!
Hi Jaime!ReplyDelete
I've had issues with Milia in the past, though not for a few years. I'm not sure what made the difference for me. I think the time that I test most products (4-6 weeks) would be enough to start seeing milia if I was going to have an issue. I didn't have any milia problems with this product though.
Hi Wendy,
I'm not sure why the Read More wasn't working for you, I've had a bunch of people try it and it seems to be working now. Maybe some strange fluke? Let me know if there are still problems. Unfortunately the "read more" thing is something that Blogger does and I can't control the link at all, but I can take it out so the whole post just goes to the front page.
I love comments! Please ask away, provide info on how you liked something, etc. Note that spam, comments with random links (which I count as spam), anything not in english (again, spam) and comments that are completely unrelated to anything will all be deleted.


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well i been playing around with an old DPMS 5.56 bolt i bought a couple years ago. back when you could get them for $24--LOL
i opened it up to 5.45x39 a couple years back. though the bolt worked OK i never really liked it because i didn't think the base of the round fit 100% flush with the bolt face.
i thought i would open it up a little more to fix this problem and i over did it--it was then leaving 5.46 cases in the barrel.
after giving it a year or so in the "junk box" i took it out today and thought "what the heck?" a couple more turns and it will be opened up to 7.62x39 anyway and if i break the thing --i ain't lost nothing.
about 10 seconds of cutting and a 7.62x39 round fits perfectly! ironically the 5.56 ejector and extractor work perfectly well with the 7.62x39 rounds to boot!
my head-space looks to be a couple .000s more open yet still in the limits.
the only thing it the bolt after being turned and cut looks a shade thinner in the webs than a factory made bolt so it certainly ain't "stronger" by any means--LOL this is due to the "getto/bubba" way i had to cut and open it up.
i did corner the two lugs near the extractor and trimmed the #7 lug a bit shorter.
i am going to test fire it some time today--:loopeye::loopeye::loopeye: LOL!


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The n-qubit concurrence canonical decomposition (CCD) is a generalization of the two-qubit canonical decomposition SU(4)=[SU(2) (x) SU(2)] ? [SU(2) (x) SU(2)], where ? is the commutative group which phases the maximally entangled Bell basis. A prequel manuscript creates the CCD as a particular example of the G=KAK metadecomposition theorem of Lie theory. We hence denote it by SU(2n)=KAK. If Cn(|?)= &< ?*| (-isy) (x)n| ?>| is the concurrence entanglement monotone, then computations in the K group are symmetries of a related bilinear form and so do not change the concurrence. Hence for a quantum computation v=k1 a k2, analysis of a in e A allows one to study one aspect of the entanglement dynamics of the evolution v, i.e. the concurrence dynamics. Note that analysis of such an a in e A is simpler than the generic case, since A is a commutative group whose dimension is exponentially less than that of SU(N). In this manuscript, we accomplish three main goals. First, we expand upon the treatment of the odd-qubit case of the sequel, in that we (i) present an algorithm to compute the CCD in case n=2p-1 and (ii) characterize the maximal odd-qubit concurrence capacity in terms of convex hulls. Second, we interpret the CCD in terms of a time-reversal symmetry operator, namely the quantum bit flip |?> ? (-i sy) (x)n | ?*>. In this context, the CCD allows one to write any unitary evolution as a two-term product of a time-reversal symmetric and anti-symmetric evolution; no Trotterization is required. Finally, we use these constructions to study time-reversal symmetric Hamiltonians. In particular, we show that any | ?> in the ground state of such an H must either develop a Kramer's degeneracy or be maximally entangled in the sense that Cn(| ?>)=1. Many time-reversal symmetric Hamiltonians are known to be nondegenerate and so produce maximally concurrent ground states.
Citation: Nature
Volume: 432
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Th Danish government has created an incentive program that rewards universities which push students through their degree program rapidly. However, women who take maternity leave now find themselves being punished for caring for their child since they will not be able to get an undergraduate degree in four years or a masters degree in two. Universities which succeed in speeding up the process of graduation are rewarded with extra money. The government never considered the situation of women who take off to have a child when they decided on the program. According to Jens Oddershede, "it is direct discrimination against women. Women take much longer paternity leave then men, so basically it's an incitement for the universities to recruit more men and create new programs that appeal to men."
Lost in this dispute is an obvious question: What is the rationale for speeding up the process of learning? Is this based on some theory that quicker is better? Aren't their reasons why some students should take more time to complete a college degree? Whenever, money is an incentive, one doubts if academic quality is improved.


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Yea this thread is awesome, I've learned a ton from it. I'm now starting to think the problem is carb related as well, specifically the accelerator circuit getting air in it. Possibly related to a vapor lock problem I'm fighting.
Anyways, turns out the diaphragm in my AR-10 broke right before I had to make a 150 mile trip 3 days ago in 100 degree weather. I went to advance auto parts and bought the only can they had in stock. It's P/N V384Z. With the vac gauge, it appears to start advancing around 5" and fully advances at 13-15". It also has about 20 degrees of advance it it which is way too much, so I had to limit it. This time I used a home made limiter on the back side like the crane one and it worked GREAT. Just had to retard the timing a little to get it back to where it was. Here's a pic. Currently running 34 total + 12 vac.
Yet you say you're getting detonation as the throttle is initially opened. So the manifold vacuum is going from high to low and the vacuum advance is going from a lot (advanced) to less (retarding). This would tend to show that excessive advance is not the problem, unless you have a very sensitive centrifugal that's coming advanced so quickly with increasing RPM that it puts in too much mechanical advance too soon. Could be, but I doubt it.
This sounds like the mixture is falling lean when the throttle is opened. When the throttle blades open the mixture flow from the venturis all the way to the valve slows as the greater available area thru the throttle plates allows the mixture to expand, this reduces velocity. The engine responds to this situation with a stumble that is partly caused by a momentary leaning of the mixture and a drop in the inertia of the mixture which is necessary to overcome the reverse pumping of the rising piston when the intake is still open. The accelerating pump on a carb is specifically there to at least overcome the momentary leaning of the mixture until the main metering can catch up.
I don't remember your intake configuration which has a major influence upon this event. Cold intakes on the street with high gearing and an automatic tranny make this a bigger problem. Exhaust heated intakes, as the OEM makes these things, have less of a problem because the hot spot under the plenum keeps the fuel evaporating into a "perfect gas" (as defined in your Physics book) which keeps the mixture closer to proper ratios without having to go to bigger and bigger jets or more and more accelerating pump stroke to smooth these throttle transitions. so much for the idea that cold intakes ipso-facto make more power, yes, but under very controlled conditions seldom seen on the street.
You have to find the music the carb and ignition will dance to. This can be that much larger jets with more and faster advance will run better and provide more fuel economy than leaner jetting with less advance. You have to play with these combinations rather than follow somebody's rules. The rules just get the motor running and provide comfort to minds that don't understand the science under these things. When you hit tuning problems, you have to experiment and to do that successfully you need to understand how the pieces play with and against each other.
I seems that we could almost start a separate category here on HRBB and call it tuning or something like that. I mean there is the base engine building and design considerations, variations, technique etc etc but when it comes down to making our engines work on the track or road its all in the tuning and ignition/carb setup could almost have its own header...food for though any how.
I am not sure if anyone has seen this spread sheet that is out there I don't know a bunch about it and it may be for ECU controlled spark but I was messing with it and changing some numbers around kind of cool, it shows the relation ship between initial, mech, and vac advance on total advance....
i missed this thread when it started, but agree with F-Bird, it is a very good informative thread. Anyone dealing with timing issues with performance engines on the street should be directed to this thread, it encompasses pretty much everything you need to know, parts to use, and trends to these parts.
I've been using the Crane limiter plate and an adjustable can since I discovered it 15 or so years ago, but still have trouble convincing people that it makes a big difference when done right. Most don't want to put in the effort and just put there heads in the sand and dump the vacuum advance.
I had a spare bit of time away from the work in front of my monitor, so I took up a buddy's offer to raid his Auto Zone's store to measure all the vacuum advance cans I wanted. I had almost decided to not bother (too much like work comment above), but in the interest of making sure, I went ahead anyway.
Needless to say, what Custom posted earlier has been shown to my satisfaction to hold true throughout the stock I measured.
While this comes as no surprise to anyone, w/the possible exception of myself, I wanted to be as sure as possible, given the two cans I own (that I will sacrifice at least one of to see what's up w/it) that seem to go against the trend. They are used, and although they appear to work normally otherwise, there's no telling what is going on w/them, and I doubt I'd ever use either on an engine.
Something I did notice, is if there's some amount of "preload", the amount of vacuum required to move the arm doesn't always increase in a linear fashion. Another thing was my Mityvac's gage was too small to give a good amount of sweep, so seeing a small deviation wasn't possible. So, I plumbed a BIG vacuum gage to it temporarily to test with.
Now, in the case of Kyle's problem, though- I do not see the difference between front or rear limiting having an affect one way or another on the pinging he's getting at throttle tip in. The reason I believe this, is the advance is at the max while at a light throttle cruise. It wouldn't matter if the can came in at 2 in/Hg or 5 in/Hg or 10 in/Hg- it's all in at the throttle setting where he's getting pinging at tip in. That is a function of TOTAL timing- either by the vacuum can, or by the total mechanical timing and the tip in point of the vacuum advance can wouldn't change that.
So all that said, hopefully my earlier dismissal of Custom's testing being wrong will be forgiven. Fact is, it is right on.
|Great job- glad that it is settled.
I will definitely be swapping out my limter plates.
As for my problem, the tip in ping went away after I increased the jet size another step. Never would have thought it wanted this much fuel.
The only time it pings during cruise now is when I punch it. If I tip in or roll in, it accelerates fine but if I stomp on it, it will chatter. I'm guessing this is an accelerator pump problem and may be able to get tuned out with some cam changes.
I'll put a t off my vacuum gauge later today and try it for myself.
Earlier today though I decided to up the jets. It was really hot out and I was getting some spark knock during acceleration. Also it was dieseling when shutting off. I decided to shut it off while cuising and look at the plugs. When I pulled the new plugs I put in 3 days ago, they were pale white still, the old ones I had in also had sides that were wiped clean. I moved from 72 jets (factory) to 74s and most symptoms went away except for the preigniton tiping in from cruise.
It seems like 74 is slighly rich, and 72 is too lean. I might eventually buy some 73s and see how they work. I'm going to play with this vac advance can one more time and see if I can get it straightened out. Otherwise I'm buying an adjustable one.
Do what I did and test this for yourself. You don't even need a gage-equipped vac. pump- use your mouth and see what you "see". It will not be as accurate as my gage, but I'm sure you will be able to tell something.
BTW, the can I tested is an OEM-type can, w/o internal adjustment.
"The difference in where the limiter is (in front or behind like the Crane), has NO effect on how much vacuum it takes to first move the vacuum advance rod on the can I'm testing right now".
I am quite sure that changing the springs nominal position or position without any vacuum will effect the point at which it starts to move due to a vacuum force applied to the diaphragm. The limiter plate on the back side as I stated will push against the rod which in turn will put some preload on the spring. This should effectively raise the pressure that is needed to begin to move the rod. However I am not the one doing this with a dist so I don't doubt your findings cobalt but I will try it myself. This is a cut from the crane instruction sheet that states that changing the springs nominal position with the limiter plate at the back of the rod may require an adjustment to the cans spring set screw in-ward or clockwise which on my dist anyway causes the vacuum to come in sooner, so the nominal spring pressure must have an effect on the start point of the movement...or so it seems "intuitively"
As vacuum timing is decreased it will automatically increase tension on the vacuum diaphragm spring. It may be necessary to decrease tension
by turning the allen screw adjuster inside the vacuum port of the canister clockwise.
Say on the AR16, around 4" the arm starts to move and it's total advance is in around 15". If it's limited to 10 degrees the way I did mine, wouldn't the advance start to move around 4", but hit the limiter around say 8" vacuum instead of the total 15" needed to move the whole arm then entire distance?
Then if it's limited to 10 degrees the crane way from the back side of the arm, you would think that it would have to make it all the way to that 15" before all the advance was in regardless of where it started since the arm has to move all the way to it's factory stop right? I don't have access to a vacuum pump right now so I don't know.
The difference in where the limiter is (in front or behind like the Crane), has NO effect on how much vacuum it takes to first move the vacuum advance rod on the can I'm testing right now. Intuitively it may seem that it would be otherwise, but for that to be the case, the spring inside the vacuum advance can would have to be a progressively wound spring.
At least in the case of the can I just tested, this is not the case- but the real test would be on the one that you're using. What MY cans do or don't do won't help you either way, other than to see if there's a trend. So before assuming anything- check your can w/a MityVac like I just did. My can's marked AR16, BTW.
On my can, the same amount of vacuum causes the initial movement of the rod. Same amount of vacuum to begin the decrease of advance. This is whether the rod has had 1/2 of its travel taken up by a spacer placed in front or behind the rod. The same ~4 in/HG moves the rod, either way.
If there's a reason to, I have numerous vacuum advance cans out in the shop that I will be happy to test tomorrow to see whether they behave the same or not.
In any event, I believe if limiting the total vacuum advance amount that the can is set to provide doesn't do it- then nothing involving the vacuum advance will do it, period.
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