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Autocross pivots or 360's;what are your proven techniques?
I have tried these a few different ways with mixed success.(only my second time A/Xing))The course I have been to has two of them,one is at the far end of a long section, 180 degree direction change and the approach is wide open second gear(40mph),optional left or right.I have tried hard on the brakes,into first gear,turn and accelerate out.I have tried going wide in second gear going as tight as the understeer will allow me and lastly,the old parking brake slide-in skidding tight,turning and accelerate out.The fastest seems to be hard braking into first gear and turn,but when I ask around,I get lots of variations on all three styles as answers. The second pivot is a 360 degree with lots of room to be creative,but more like 30mph.It seems like the fastest cars go into the corner in first,turn and accelerate out,but they are rear wheel drive with serious HP.I am on the verge of doing a Torsen just for the fact there does not seem to be a "fast" way for me to take these without feeling like I'm pulling into Grannys driveway.Any tips from the veterans?
This is a tough one to explain.
1st off, forget the E-Brake method.
For a tight 180°, I brake right at the threshold (ABS kicking in), and at the split second before turning in,
shift to 1st, turn the car, and gently roll back on the gas so the inside front tire doesn't spin.
I also come in wide, and go out narrow.
See...Late Apex...>>> http://www.eurotuner.com/howto/38238
Scroll down to "The Line", it's explained there with Figure B being the proper line.
Haven't had any of those, unless you consider our "skid pad" at a test and tune to be one.
Hint...adjusting the steering wheel is costing you time.
Hold the wheel steady, and adjust the line of the car with the throttle.
Your 180 technique is about what I found to be the fastest way around.I will try to come in wider and go out narrow. Yea,that 360 is a toughy.It's actually more like a 400 as you enter at 6 oclock,pivot around and depart at 9 oclock toward the next gate.I read the article and will try it more like a decreasing radius rather than a 180.I hope to have my Torsen in and some Hoosier A6's on before the next event.What is your feeling on running a little bit wider tire up front?I'm thinking 245/35/18's in front and 225/40/18" out back,as there does not seem to be much going on back there anyway.Kind of like a big rudder....
^^^Depends on what class you are already in. Going from a 215 to a 225 won't have any real effect, not as much as just playing with tire pressures will be. Going real wide is going to throw you in a whole other class, and still won't be nearly as effective as balancing the car with the right PSIs and the right line.
As for your 360s, or Carousels as we call them. You have to get as close as you possibly can to the cones and drive right at the edge of available grip. Most people try to go through those much too fast and end up wasting time understeering around it, going wide, and not having traction to accelerate out. You can do great things in these with finely adjusting your line via left foot braking, but that's not something you want to try right away. Just concentrate on getting close and controlling speed so that you have traction all the way around.
As for the 180s, as WD40 said, you just have to take the SIFO (Slow In Fast Out) line, and it also really depends on the gate after it. What's the next gate's distance, angle, etc etc. And what line do you need to have through that gat for the one after it? How you take that 180 is completely dependant on the next 2 sections after it. Sometimes I fly in at speed and get a lot of rotation in 2nd if I have an easy angle and distance to get a good line through the next gate. Other times I hit the brakes hard and exit in 1st if the next section is tight and I need to get on the racing line right away.
Autocrossing isn't mastering a corner, it's mastering the corner you'll be at soon.
They only classify us by vehicle configuration at this particular club.They throw all Foci and Contours in the same class.It's not a real technical group,but that's all right with me.I just enjoy thrashing my car without having to worry about the cops.I just ordered a Torsen diff and Centerforce clutch,as my stock clutch was not real happy with the abuse I have been giving it lately,and if I am going to step up the traction,I had better make sure it can handle the job.Mabye I will just go to some 225/40/18 Hankook rs2's up front and try that.They seem pretty good for a street tire.I will try the Carousel technique you suggest instead of plowing around with no traction[thankyou]
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On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:44:30 -0400 (EDT), Vince wrote:
> On Aug 27, 6:38 am, John Fultz <jfu... at wolfram.com> wrote:
>> The window size issue is easy to fix. With any file open, choose File-
>> >Save
>> As... and switch the file filter to "Mathematica Package". Press the
>> Options...
>> button. In the resulting dialog, check the box to "Save window size and
>> position", then press the "Use Settings as Defaults" button.
>> From now on, all packages that you save will remember their window size
>> and
>> position. You may wonder why we didn't do this by default. There was
>> some
>> discussion internally over whether saving the window size/position was
>> more
>> desirable, or whether it was more desirable to minimize the amount of
>> markup
>> which is added to package files by default. The latter position won
>> the day.
>> I'm not personally fully convinced by this, but compromise, like
>> sausage, is
>> never pretty when it's made.
>> Concerning the line-wrapping issue, it is possible to change this, but
>> considerably more difficult. But here's a canned procedure for you.
>> * Copy the notebook expression below. Paste into Mathematica, and
>> choose to
>> interpret.
>> Notebook[{
>> Cell[StyleData[StyleDefinitions -> "Package.nb"]],
>> Cell[CellGroupData[{
>> Cell[StyleData["Code"], PageWidth->WindowWidth, LineBreakWithin-
>> >Automatic,
>> LineIndent->1., LinebreakAdjustments->{0.85, 2, 10, 0, 1}],
>> Cell[StyleData["Code", "Printout"], PageWidth->PaperWidth]
>> }, Open ]]
>> },StyleDefinitions->"PrivateStylesheetFormatting.nb"]
>> * Click the "install Stylesheet..." button at the top. In the
>> "InstallName"
>> field, type
>> =09Package.nb
>> pressing Enter, then click the Finish button.
>> * Restart Mathematica.
> John,
> A tangential question: Is there a way to make the Front End substitute
> spaces for tabs, when I press the Tab key? I'm looking to imitate the
> same behavior available in the Workbench editor (I prefer to format
> the whitespace of package files with spaces instead of tabs).
> Thank you,
> Vince Virgilio
No, but we can certainly consider that for the future feature list.
John Fultz
jfultz at wolfram.com
User Interface Group
Wolfram Research, Inc.


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On one hand I have built 25+ "essex" guns as a value build alternative to more expensive brand names; on the other hand, I have built may of them for 300-400 and none of them are able to become truly high tolerance weapons capable of outstanding accuracy.
It's a mil spec frame, and the slide, I would imagine is a mil spec slide. The maker doesn't matter in my honest opinion, as the makers were often just casting/forging companies looking for additional streams of income, and rarely a name that could provide enhanced engineering or brand name appeal. For instance, the maker isn't an HK or a COLT, etc.
If it were my blackhawk I would pass. As for soft metal on the Essex, the slide will almost always be harder than the Essex frame, so you can have your own brand of concerns there over time. It's not worth it if you are looking for a bragging piece, but it may be worth it if you are done with your Ruger, and don't mind just having a shooter, but test fire it first to see if you really want it.
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Organizations in growth markets across Asia have not traditionally been heavy consumers of outsourcing services. Having lots of on-premises hardware still carries some prestige for local CIOs, particularly in China and India. The availability of relatively inexpensive IT staff in local markets has also helped them deliver acceptable service levels to the business. Until now, that is. The combination of quickly rising IT salaries, increased competition from regional and even global expansion, and growing demands among business stakeholders to more effectively engage customers has put pressure on CIOs to increase the performance of their organizations.
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Well I have been collecting parts and doing lots of research for a while now. I have been getting a little impatient so I decided to get busy. This will be my build thread from here on out. Enjoy!
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - North Carolina offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Blake Anderson is one of 29 nominees for the 2012 Broyles Award, which is given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. Anderson is in his first season with the Tar Heels. Under his direction, the Tar Heels are on pace to set single-season records for scoring average, passing offense per game and total offense per game.
The Tar Heels are third in the ACC and 11th in the country with a 40.2 scoring average. The single-season school record for points per game is 35.1 set in 1993. Carolina has scored 30 or more points in eight of 11 games this season. UNC has scored 43 or more points in games against Idaho (66), Elon (65), Georgia Tech (50), Virginia Tech (48) and NC State (43). The Tar Heels also scored 30 at Duke, 34 at Louisville and 37 at Virginia.
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In an August 3 interview with former commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command Tommy Franks, FOX News Channel host Sean Hannity credited President George W. Bush with "winning two wars". Hannity was apparently referring to the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, which were both initially led by General Franks, but both campaigns are still ongoing.
According to a CNN tally, there have been 1,043 coalition deaths in the war in Iraq, including 921 Americans. Since Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq in front of a "Mission Accomplished" sign aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, there have been 765 American deaths; 55 of those deaths were in July 2004 alone.
On August 4, The Washington Post reported, "Afghan troops backed by U.S. warplanes killed as many as 70 guerrillas in a day-long battle near the Pakistani border" on August 3; on July 29, CNN reported that "a British parliamentary committee has warned that Afghanistan is likely to 'implode, with terrible consequences' unless more troops and resources are sent to calm the country."
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The University of St Thomas-Houston has pledged to join the Institute of International Education (IIE)'s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of American students who study abroad by the end of the decade. The result will be thousands more American students graduating with the international experience necessary for success in a globalized world.
The University of St. Thomas-Houston and the Study Abroad Office is committed to achieving this goal by implementing new programs targeting freshman students; adding nontraditional destinations; and including different programs such as nursing and the sciences.
Over the years, UST frequently has been ranked in the top 20 master's schools in the United States for undergraduate study abroad participation in annual surveys by the IIE.
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IIE is launching Generation Study Abroad because the number and proportion of today's students who graduate with an educational experience abroad is far too low. Currently, fewer than 10 percent of all U.S. college students study abroad at some point in their academic career.
With 2.6 million students graduating with associates or baccalaureate degrees each year, it is clear that major segments of America's young people are not getting the international experience they will need to advance their careers and participate in the global economy, or to work together across borders to address global issues.
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According to a recent CNN Travel article on studying abroad, "Finances, time constraints and safety are some of the challenges U.S. students face when deciding to spend a semester or two overseas."
In the past academic year, about half of the UST students participating in a study abroad program received a partial scholarship to make the trip more accessible.
Globetrotting during or after college could give recent graduates an edge in the job market, which continues to be one of the toughest on record for 20-somethings.
"Globalization has changed the way the world works, and employers are increasingly looking for workers who have international skills and expertise," said Dr. Allan Goodman, president of IIE. "Studying abroad must be viewed as an essential component of a college degree and critical to preparing future leaders."
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UST Study Abroad programs offer invaluable experiences
On a recent UST study abroad trip to Taiwan, the UST student delegation met with Taiwanese President Mr. Ma Ying-jeou in recognition of the successful educational and cultural exchanges between UST and Taiwan.
Students going to Mexico this summer will meet Dr. Miguel Messmacher, undersecretary of revenues, and have the opportunity to ask about fiscal reform in Mexico implemented by the Ministry of Finance. Students will have a chance to visit different companies including the Volkswagen plant in Puebla. Other activities include visiting museums and a field trip the Teotihuacan pyramids.
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Good looking revolver! Great picture.
Since you have laser grips, you can get a lot of very valuable practice, before you even go to the range. The 642 is a great revolver. The staged trigger enables you to slow-fire it almost as if you were firing single action.
Practice holding the dot on something and squeezing off without moving the dot. I promise you that if you do this a lot, it will improve your trigger control on every DA handgun you fire. I have one just like yours, and it is one of the guns I never intend to sell. It is surprisingly accurate, once you adapt to the short sighting radius and master the laser.


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Leon Paneta, former Clinton White House chief of staff, has been selected by Barack Obama to be the new head of the CIA. Paneta has no experience in the area of secret intelligence and many critics undoubtedly will denounce selecting such an individual to head America's main spy agency. However, as one reviews the history of the CIA, and its leadership, many questions arise as to the nature of competency. The CIA has been dominated for over forty years by individuals who had the right academic credentials and who supposedly knew what they were doing. But, it was these individuals who missed the downfall of the Soviet Union, misunderstood Saddam Hussein, blundered in Iran and who fouled up all over Latin America, and whose record in Asia is not much better.
During World War II, General "Wild Bill" Donovan headed America's spy agency, the OSS, and although lacking in any training in the area of espionage, his record matches up against any of those who headed the CIA. Donovan hired prostitutes, baseball players, actors, Socialists, communists, criminals and so on because he believed a spy agency should have a diverse body, not just those who do well in college. Let's hope Paneta follows the ideas of Donovan over "spy experts" in the CIA.


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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by TheeTFD, Oct 8, 2013.
if we don't get by the A's
This poll is amazing.
I like the way clickers sounds, but not sure what it means......
I wanted to vote for it but then I got to thinking... What if "clickers" means something or represnents an idea that I am opposed to? By voting for "clickers", am I voting for terrorism, Rwandan genocide or cancer? ...I'm pretty solid on Rasheed Wallace so I went with the safe choice.
you're probably right...
Leland made some great moves this afternoon.
I wouldn't base my answer on the results. Personally, I'm fond of the old man. I respect his knowledge and like how he pulls the levers most of the time. I like how the players like him and respect him. I like how he rides the hot hand more often than not. He also knows when to let go and let his players play (Cabrera getting green lights on all 3-0 counts, Verlander going deep into pitch counts, Martinez getting some starts at catcher, Peralta getting thrown into LF for the first time in his life for his bat, and on and on). If we could get Gibby as a replacement, I'd be cool with that too (for about the same reasons I like Laimbeer).
I respect him to. He's forgotten more Baseball than I'll ever know. BUT he's rarely in the moment. He still relies on baseball antics that are 4 decades old. Fortunately someone asked him if Max would be available before last nites game. And his answer was typical Leyland, "well if max feels ok and he thinks he can go then I'll consider it. Other wise I would never do that". Now he needs Justin to pitch another gem just to get pass those cheap-azz A's ! We'll need 28 runs over 4 wins to beat Bosox !!!
Can you say punked ?! How could you disrespect one of the deadliest big game hitters of the last 2 decades. Oh that's right, our bully has been magnificent all season. Weak to walk him? How about smart ? Winning run at the plate, the odds aren't in their favor. Would you think about walking Big Poppy next time ? It's back on, Axe Leyland ... If he can't get past Boston !
You don't axe the 2013 World Series Champions manager.. Get back on the bus Thee...
What if he continues to get punked ?
Then when he's punked next year, we'll analyze it then. Not while he marching to the championship this season.
He's not marching he's stumbling bumbling all dorky !
If it ain't rough, it ain't right.
This is my kind of Leyland (keep the volume low if at work):
DOES LEYLAND EVER shake up his lineup?/ NO DOES he ever play to speed situations?? NO CAN he maNage a bullpen?? NO IS HE a GREAT clubhouse manager?...YES!! sometimes..thats all u need....but if we dont win this year..he should go..on his own.
Does he ever shake up his lineup? Does 110 different starting batting orders this year give you your answer? Here are the different players that have started games at each spot in the order: #1 spot: Jackson, Dirks, Infante, Garcia, Kelly #2 spot: Hunter, Dirks, Infante, Iglesias, Kelly #3 spot: Cabrera, Hunter, Tuiososopo, Dirks, Kelly, Fielder #4 spot: Fielder, Martinez, Peralta #5 spot: Martinez, Dirks, Peralta, Tuiososopo, Kelly, Infante #6 spot: Avila, Catellanos, Dirks, Infante, Kelly, Pena, Peralta, Tuiasosopo #7 spot: Infante, Peralta, Avila, Tuiasosopo, Dirks, Pena, Kelly, Perez, Iglesias, Garcia #8 spot: Avila, Infante, Pena, Santiago, Kelly, Iglesias, Perez, Garcia, Dirks, Tuiasosopo #9 spot: Santiago, Iglesias, Infante, Garcia, Pena, Avila, Kelly, Holaday, Perez, Sanchez Does he ever play to speed situations... not sure what you mean by that exactly. The team stole 35 bases this year and we were caught 20 times. Meanwhile, Boston stole 123 bases and were only caught 19 times. It may be that our lineup is not as fast as Bostons, not that Leyland didn't send the runners enough. With some of the best hitters in the game, Leyland deemed it foolish to risk getting caught stealing. The strategy seemingly paid off as we scored the 2nd most runs in MLB with 59 more hits than any other team. And grounding into double plays was not unique to us. #1 through #6 in the league were 1) Arizona, 2) St Louis, 3) LA Dodgers, 4) Tigers, 5) Tampa Bay, and 6) Boston. It's just a correlation to always having guys on base... which is why the list contains the last 4 surviving teams. Leyland infrequently calls for bunts, which is in line with sabermetric findings on the subject that show that they are probably not as good as letting hitters hit, except for in the rarest of situations. Can he manage a bullpen? Clearly an opinion answer only is possible. But last off season, all the talk was about how the Tigers didn't have a closer and needed to acquire one. Dombrowski didn't do it. Leyland auditioned Rondon and deemed him not ready. He tried Valverde again and it failed after a decent start. Then he found a great rhythm with Benoit. Both Smyly and Benoit were all-star candidates this year with Benoit finishing 3rd in the voting with his 2.01 ERA (Smyly's ERA was 2.37). Smyly had 0 losses this year and Benoit had 1. I'd say that Leyland did a ton of experimenting with his bullpen as he was managing for the post season (Larry Brown like). After the all-star break, he cut out a lot of the exploration and stuck with what was working. He was dealt a tough hand this year and has made the most of it. My opinion is that he manages the bullpen adequately and plays the match-ups with a robust analytics backing judging by his knowledgeable comments after games regarding his decisions. We are in the semi finals of an elimination tournament here. We are up against a great team and we are holding our own, if not looking stronger. Our manger is no slouch.
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Local climate variations are generally much larger than global ones. The reason is simple: it is easy to generate large localised temperature changes simply by changing the atmospheric circulation patterns (as happens for example in the North Atlantic Oscillation, NAO) – this will steer the winds along a different track, causing some regions to warm and others to cool. In a global or hemispheric average, in contrast, this kind of redistribution of heat cancels out. To get global-scale variations, you need to add heat overall, not just shift it around to a different place. Global-scale variations are therefore much smaller, and they reflect changes in global climate drivers, for example in greenhouse gas concentrations or in solar activity. For this reason, an anthropogenic warming trend can only be clearly identified in hemispheric or global averages or in pattern studies. It can neither be demonstrated nor debunked by looking at individual local time series. Even as the global average temperature is rising, some regions have been cooling in recent decades (e.g., the Labrador Sea region or the Antarctic).
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With this being playoff season, many of the Griffs are wearing their best playoff beards around campus. For the guys without beards, they do their best to keep their faces dirty so they don't look too out of place. It's usually playoff tradition for the entire team to cut in mohawk haircuts, however, this year we decided against it. Seems to have turned out alright. Some of the more notable beards around the team this far are guys like Carl Larsson, Keegan Asmundson, Mitch McCrank and Tony Capobianco. Capo's been growing thick beards since he was just a boy so his hair growth doesn't really come as a surprise to anybody.
Today was our last day of school for over a week as Easter Break and Spring Break were combined this year in order to give students a longer break. I know that a good number of guys had flights booked in order to be home for Easter if we were no longer playing. I'm pretty sure everybody is alright with the whole "missing Easter dinner in order to play at the national tournament" arrangement however.
Having the break start as we leave for Providence is perfect as we really don't have to worry about any kind of school work that would be due on a Monday of a regular week.
I'd like to thank all of the people that have reached out to us and supported Griffs Hockey over the last few weeks. It's pretty awesome knowing that there are that many people out there that care about our program. The way our season has turned out means the world to all of us, including the alumni of Griffs Hockey.
I know that Providence may be quite a hike from the Buffalo area but if any of you readers are looking to make the trek to Rhode Island for Saturday, we'd love to see you in the stands.
Thanks for reading, and keep supporting Griffs Hockey.
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yes u r right about the interested threads...
BTW sorry for offtopic post...
Sorry NewToFocus, that probably just confused you a bit...
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Also, from your description of that rally event it sounds like a "Rally Cross" - similar to autocross but run on dirt instead of parking lots, with cones to mark out a course. Try Googling or searching for local RallyX events to talk to some novice drivers first hand.
The S, SE etc refers to the trim level of the Focus. Basically, more letters = more options. A dealer would be able to explain everything. Any Focus through 2007 MY is available in 3- or 5-door hatchback, sedan, or station wagon. Current models have a 2.0L Duratec engine exclusively, except for a sportier sedan called the ST trim level that has a 2.3L Duratec (sourced from Mazda). Some 2.3L Duratecs can be found in 2003-2004 MY hatchbacks; most pre-2005 Foci employ the 2.0L Zetec. The SVT Focus built between 2002-2004 has a very nicely factory-modified 2.0L Zetec.
Hopefully that helps and answers some questions... After writing all that I can see it gets a little confusing! You can see that the forums here are seperated into Zetec and Duratec performance boards so you can explore potential of the two engines. There's also a board specifically for SVTs as well as a Racing board - look into that one for rally/rallyX info and events.
Have fun and Welcome!
An afterthought: FocusSport, a popular source for Focus aftermarket, makes a turbo charger for Duratec applications (capable of producing 260+ whp in a D23). There are also one or two offerings for turbo charging a Zetec in development by various fab shops/tuners, and multiple superchargers are available for Zetec (ProCharger and JacksonRacing are examples). This could make a potent racecar for a low price. However as previously mentioned I've also always heard that a used rally car is the best option to use to get into the sport. I would guess that high-power FWD would require a great deal of skill to rally race competitively.
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for rally i would recommend you to buy a used rally car, not only its cheaper but also it should be homologated previously... take a closer look into the motorsport world and decide what kind of rally suits you much as budget and fun... talk to rally guys learn the budget of a rally etc.. u may also search for sponsors for at least tyre, oil, gas...
focus handles very good but wrc is completely different not only the engine but also the shell...
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Hello Focus Fanatics!~
I've came across Ford Focus while I was looking to replace my '95 Buick Regal sedan. I have a pretty ok job and have saved up 3k, and I wanted to be part of the rapidly growing car/tuner/motorsport culture. At first, I thought Ford Focus was a nice affordable commuter car, then I was visited by eye-popping pictures of WRC Ford Focus in google image search. I've always been a HUGE fan of the rally motorsport, and was a fan of both WRX STi and Evo (until I started seeing them everywhere-I live in Irvine, CA).
Growing up in America where motorsport = cars who simulate morning traffic in fastforward (nascar) and in California with Initial-D posers who thinks slapping on a body kit + decal means you can drift up and down some obscure mountain roads, I'm severely deprived of factual knowledges about cars. After searching through some topics and reading around, the FF community felt very friendly and knowledgeable. I hope to ask for gentle guidance.
I'm very attracted to the Ford Focus because of rave reviews on its fantastic handling, the fact that it competes in the WRC, and how great the WRC Ford Foci looks.
- What would be the car to pursue purchase if I was to build a machine that would mimic the performance of WRC Focus? I've read that Foci with Zetec engines perform well, which recent zx3 models have, from previous post I found while searching for Focus buying tips. I've also read on the same thread that 2.3 Duratec also performs well. I'm having hard time trying to understand how these engines differ.
- I've read from another post that there are body kits of WRC Focus and aftermarket modifications that would allow a production Focus to perform just about as well as WRC Focus (most likely the poster meant relatively/realistically, but not exactly as the WRC). Where can I read more information about the above?
- I see that Ford Focus zx3 comes in S, SE, SES trim levels. Does it refer to Focus' body type?
When I watch some of the POV (point of view) of rally cars in action, it makes my bunghole tighten up in elated tension as if I was looking straight down over the safety rails of 100 story building. The speeds at which these drivers and car travel the gravel/mud/snow/concrete/dirt is incredibly amazing. I would like to have a similar experience as the rally drivers I see.
- What are other production cars available in U.S. that are good start out with participating in local rally events?
- Where can I go about finding and participating in the local rally events? (I don't even know what local rally events look like, I only remember seeing on some car oriented TV program showing a local rally club that runs through a course marked with orange road cones on mud, once.)
I know within these forums exists answers to all my queries, but I wanted personally converse with the FF community that I admire :D
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Very nice.
Re: The Weeping Tree
Wow... impressive and expressive illustration.
I love art nouveau designs. This is absolutely gorgeous. How can I get one of these on a shirt?
Re: Iris Nouveau
REALLY hope this prints. i LOVE it, and would definately buy it. ~KM
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Love the bright color of the flowers and it looks really good on the shirt too.
Re: Gaudi's Peephole
This is awesome! Thanks for posting the close-ups since I never would have noticed the iguana without it.
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I like the colors on this one better.
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No one has given you a comment, so I wanted to tell you that I really like this. Muted earth tones are one of my favorite color palettes.
How cool! Sexy. Great colors.
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Thanks to everyone for your votes! We made the contenders this week!! How cool is that? <3 Thank you all so much!
kc6201 wrote:I think it's a whale. I guess that makes the other thing a ship. Must be a commentary on the whaling industry and how the Japanese justify it by saying they're doing "scientific research".
Yup, it's a whale. It's not super clear, sorry. I made some bad choices early on in the design and when it came time to correct them it would have meant rearranging all the "blood" and time was running out. Still, live and learn.
meedox wrote:What size screen would you need it for?
My primary is a 1400x900, but I have a wierd computer.
I am so sorry I got here too late to vote for this in the derby. I am utterly entranced.
Re: Yggdrasil Tree
Awesome design. It is, by far, my favorite in this derby.
love it! please make this happen
ciannait wrote:I am so sorry I got here too late to vote for this in the derby. I am utterly entranced.
All I can think of when I see this is the recent reddit guy who had an escaped peacock in his driveway...
Link (may have NSFW/children language).
I love it! So pretty! I would totally buy this design!
I waaaaant thisss!! Greatt job, i wish i could come up with stuff like this
yaaaaay :D <3
bounty42 wrote:My primary is a 1400x900, but I have a wierd computer.
How's this?
endangeredomega wrote:Really fun take on this week's theme. As a note of critique, the one element that bugs me here is her eyes - one seems larger than the other? Could be a matter of perspective, but I simply can't un-see it.
That's because that eye's closer, ya silly goose!
Wow! This is fabulous! Want!! Need!!
Wooo, thanks so much everyone for all the nice comments and votes! This was a really fun derby, sooo many good designs.
Thank you!!
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What comes to mind: that Weird Al Yankovic song. ~Frank's 2000 inch TV~
...Wait, this is 3000?!!11??
meedox wrote:How's this?
Awesome, thank you sir!
It's a great design!!
Re: The Perfect Dance-Border-less Nouveau
Just LOVE this! Wish it could be purchased somehow. Is there only one printed per derby?
melissavoicer wrote:Just LOVE this! Wish it could be purchased somehow. Is there only one printed per derby?
(should've said: one DESIGN--winning shirt--printed per derby ;))
This is my favorite this derby. If you sell it somewhere else please let me know. firstname.lastname@example.com
jasneko wrote:Thanks very much dfunk and lonelypond! Glad the colors are liked - I myself was surprised to use royal blue as the shirt color, but it seemed unexpectedly to work the best.
I'm so sad this didn't print! I liked it much better than some of the others in the top 9, but that's my personal preference.
Re: Robo Nouveau
The fact that in the end this design didn't make the fog breaks my heart. I prayed and prayed for this design to have been made but it just goes to show you what fantastic work people will let slip through the cracks just because they like their same old same old... This design was so much better than at least two of the designs I see still in the fog... they're just BAD! This better get re submitted in the future!
Re: Monster Nouveau
I like your stuff very much!!!!!
Yay for you! Keep up your good work!!!
andihansen wrote:"This week we want you to get all stylistic on things and explore the philosophy of design known as Art Nouveau. It's based on harmonizing with the natural environment and takes inspiration from natural forms and structures like flowers and plants." - off topic
"Takes Inspiration from"
It's apparent you don't really know what Art Nouveau is. It's quite funny how you are making yourself look in the forums.
This will happen all thru your life by making the mistake of just trying to look smart and be a smart ass without having knowledge of what you're talking about.
How about using your time to learn?
Using your time to help people?
Using your time to be a better person instead of some snarky lump of clay, molded by the negative faces of the internet?
I know it's much easier to take the route of being a jerk, but c'mon. There's WAY too many of those on the net already.
Check out some cool Art Nouveau: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha
Love it more
Meant to come by last night and vote for this (and one other) but forgot.
Not that my *one* vote would have made a whole hell of a lot of difference.
You considered submitting it to some other shirt sites? I'd really like to get one.
jdwiggins wrote:Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
Me too -BTW - this is awesome!
I missed out on the winner yesterday - I'll bet it was this one!
This is amazing! I'll be very sad if it's not printed, would def be an insta-buy for me!!
Re: In Darkness
Aw I wish this one won. I absolutely love dark colors.
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What Not to Say at an Airport – Statements like these not only delay the people who said them but can also inconvenience many other passengers if the checkpoint or terminal has to be evacuated:
- During additional screening at Madison (MSN), a TSA Officer asked the passenger if there were any sharp items in his bag. The passenger stated: "Yeah, grenades, I'm just joking."
- After a passenger at Orlando (MCO) was told that his by a ticket agent that his bag was overweight, he responded: "And that's why your airplane is going to blow up."
- While a TSA Officer was searching a passenger's bag at Minneapolis (MSP), she stated: "Be careful with my bag – it might blow up."
Unfortunately these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about these finds. Sure, it's great to share the things that our officers are finding, but at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the throughput is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or in some cases is even arrested. The passenger can face a penalty as high as $7,500.00. This is a friendly reminder to please leave these items at home. Just because we find a prohibited item on an individual does not mean they had bad intentions, that's for the law enforcement officer to decide. In many cases, people simply forgot they had these items.
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Now the FUN begins......:thumbsup:thumbsup
This afternoon I made a trip over to our friendly neighborhood SPIDEYFETTS house to get some HELP on weathering JB's armor.
I must admit that yours truly has never done ESB armor...only ROTJ...and since OLD SPIDEYFETT has done some excellent ESB I felt the need to get his help.:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup
So to make a long story short I simply handed over the armor to Alex and watched him do his magic. The pics you see below really does not ever come close to showing off the GLORY of the weathering that was done. In person it is INCREDIBLE. For those of you that will be coming down to Dallas for the JB presentation you will get to see what I mean.
Spidey...thanks man..today was a educational experience for me in the ART of ESB armor!!! :cheers:cheers:cheers
Tomorrow the Masking comes off and we will take a look at our SILVER!!!
then on to the Yellow!!!
Looks great ;)
Great pictures bro...glad you learned a few things;)....
We're just movin right along with the Project...great work so far.:thumbsup
I was wondering if it would be any trouble posting the colours used to paint? I am doing an ESB suit afterall ;)
I'm in the same boat (ESB)... also would you be able to post those awesome ref. pics...mine don't look that good, and i have brak's ref CD v.1
thanks for posting all those progress pictures. seeing the green now, i know for sure mine turned out to dark, tried mixing my own green, but there are just not enough good reference pics out there.
and the Masking fluid comes off!!!!!
I will post the colors Alex and I used later today
Awesome, keep the progress pics coming!:thumbsup
Great work DM... lovin the detials... :thumbup
I'm very keen to see what colours you used to mist/weather? ;)
Looking real good there guys!!!!
color update....
The base color was US medium green
then we used a super secret Spideyfett mix....Alex can you do the honors and post these
This will be listed in the correct stages in which me and DM painted the armor:
After applying the base Silver, "Kylon Metallic Silver" to be exact, and masked the scratches....
1.THE BASE COAT: US.MEDIUM GREEN (PollyScale acrylic)
Yes, the same color that is used for the ROTJ or SE version of the armor.;)
Reason I choose this color as the base was because allot of people tend to think there's just one "magic" color applied and then from there you go straight to weathering, when really there's a ton of Misting involved...which ends up changing the over all color hue completely. And US Medium Green has a good base hue.:thumbsup
2. Next color applied: To create the dark greenish gray tones, I MISTED DUNKELGRUN RLM 82 (Model Master enamel), I think this is what Jango's Kid and a few others recommend:thumbup..GREAT COLOR....but I've seen this used as a Base color, IMO that is not correct... I use it to create tones only.
3. Third color applied: To create the highlights in the armor, misted.......here it comes..........................PANZER OLIVE GREEN:thumbsup (Polly Scale acrylic), same color used on the helmet. Sometimes I use this color and mix a touch of Cobalt Blue to add that teal tone....cough cough, hint hint....;)
4. Forth color applied: to create the deeper/ darker tones, I mist GRIMY BLACK (Polly Scale acrylic)....looks dark gray....and I normally mist this over the same areas that I misted the Dunkelgrun Rlm 82...:thumbsup
5. Final color : This is just an accent color, a very lightly misted WASH in certain areas.. FRENCH EARTH BROWN (Polly Scale acrylic)......:thumbsup
6. Yellow scratches that will be added: Yellow Zinc Chromite
7. Chest Diamond: Yes it is a DIFFERENT color than the armor on ESB.... I used CNW GREEN (Polly Scale)
Again addtional weathering is needed once everything is applied....that's where the fun begins..... and just a tip, use extra fine steal wool to help blend once all the colors are applied AND DRIED!! ;)...not to much though, you don't want to take off all the work you just did...**and do this prior to adding the Yellow Zinc Chromite scratches.
and most important, and the best advise someone gave me once was..."PAINT WHAT YOU SEE ON THE REF PICS"... :thumbsup
Here's a quick pic I put together to illustrate some of the applications.
Spidey...you gave away all of your secrets!!!
folks..I watched Spidey do all this in person...let me tell you it was awesome to see. follow the steps above and the colors he listed and you will have one super kick butt ESB paintjob!!
I will be working on all of the yellow this week and should have it done by this weekend!!
stay tuned
Heres a contrast color change I did in Photoshop, to give you an Idea of all the tones involved.:thumbsup..this should also help with the placement of color aswell.
:eek :thumbsup :fettesb :love
Whoa...........that's...........whoa. :eek
Stunning weathering details... 8)
Thanks a huge bunch for the tips too Alex.... did you manage to work your Sig into the misting? ;) :lol
Beautiful top-notch paint work, Spideyfett. Thanks for the tutorial as well :)
That's looking excellent Jason.
and here comes the yellow
It's silver! It's green! It's yellow!
It's. . . armor!!!
Lookin' amazing. :thumbsup :D


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There's an argument that the American women's movement has been having with itself on and off since since the late 1800's, and it looks like we're in for another round this week. It's an argument about authenticity and the movement's true purpose, about what qualifies as a real feminist concern and, by extension, who qualifies as a real feminist. In the 19th century you would have heard Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone shouting each other down (politely, over tea) about the enfranchisement of African American men; in 2013 you get feminists tweeting (less politely, beer in hand) about Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead," which was released today and is causing quite the uproar in ladyblogger circles. [Read more…]
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JP so tell me how much wt have you lost already?? How about your wife, is she losing wt as well??
I like a grapefruit in a blender w/ice like a slurpee, then garnish w/mint :-D not bad adding rum or vodka either :evil: Jody
I just bought a juicer at Costco a few months ago and have not even taken it out of the box yet. But I am getting inspired now just hearing about all the good drinks on this post. I am going to take the plunge and start with carrot juice. Yes JP, I just love carrot juice. This evening I went to Jamba Juice and had them make me a mixture of carrot juce, orange juice and banana juice. That was so good. I cant wait now to come up with some good mixtures for the juicer. Anyone have any ideas???OH forgot to mention that I am leaving for vacation on Saturday and will be gone for one week so I may not get onto the forum this coming week.Take care my lovesAnnette
This is for Dane and others that eat a raw diet. I have been thinking about what you said Dane, that you have been eating a raw diet now for 5 yrs, this seems mind boggling.Would you mind sharing some idea as to what type of meals you prepare?Can I assume you eat a lot of suishi, since I know you're not a vegan or vegetarian?What about meat, fillet?I understand the benefits but am really wondering how you keep your diet interesting and raw at the same time.Appreciate the feedback....JP
It seems like the dehydrater would make meat turn out anything but raw, so why not just flash cook it?Thanks for your response, BTW....JP
The first thing that is lost when you cook something is it's water content. Our bodies are between 60% and 70% water. Vegetables and fruits are loaded with water, and it is structured water that better facilitates our biological processes. Cooking denatures the proteins in our food, rendering them harder to digest and utilize.Cooking destroys 50 percent of the protein in our food. Between 50 and 80 percent of the vitamins and minerals are also destroyed. Pesticides break down into more toxic compounds, which are more easily assimilated into our bodies. Oxygen is lost and free radicals are produced.
I just caught myself munching. I just realized I do it now without even thinking about it. It's automatic. As soon as I park my butt somewhere to do something other than working with my hands I snack. The more I think about it the night eating is my main problem. JP my wife is thinking of getting the Total Gym, this may be the only way I can get a good workout without worrying about when my legs go out on me. Gas is too expensive to drive to another town for a workout other than walking or wheeling.


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Professor Jocelyn Benson to discuss her book on State Secretaries of State in Cohn Scholar Lecture, April 20
DETROIT (April 8, 2010) – Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce that Wayne Law Assistant Professor and Cohn Family Endowed Scholar in Legal History Jocelyn Benson will speak in a lecture on her book, State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process, from 12:15 – 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The event will address the intersection of state administrators and election law.
The Honorable Avern Cohn of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan established the Cohn Family Endowed Scholar program to support the research, teaching and scholarly activities for the holder of the two-year appointment. Professor Benson is the second Wayne Law professor to hold the title. Professor Gregory H. Fox was the inaugural recipient.
Judge Cohn, a longtime generous supporter of the law school, was born in Detroit. He practiced law in the city from 1949 until his appointment to the bench. He has served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan since his appointment by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in Structure #1 for $4.25 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street. For more information, please contact Holly Hughes at (313) 577-3620 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Professor Jocelyn Benson
Professor Benson joined the Wayne Law faculty in 2005 and has served as the Cohn Family Scholar since 2008. She teaches courses in Election law, Education Law, Race and the Law, Sports and Inequality, and Civil Procedure. She has also published numerous articles on election administration and voting rights for English Learning voters.
Some of Professor Benson's past professional experiences include: serving as an adjunct faculty fellow at the University of California Berkeley Law School's Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity; serving as a law clerk to The Honorable Damon J. Keith on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and serving as the National Field Director for Election Protection for the Democratic National Committee during the 2004 presidential election.
Professor Benson graduated from Wellesley College where she founded the now-annual Women American Political Activism conference and was the first student to be elected to serve in the governing body for the town of Wellesley, the Town Meeting. She earned her master's degree in sociology as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, conducting research into the sociological implications of white supremacy and neo-Nazism. She received her J.D. from Harvard University Law School, where she was a general editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.
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Used Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FS7 10.1 MP Digital Camera - Black$29.99 View Item
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And another one... officially off my bookmark list! But the sponsor will be happy...
@Singularity - you're very silly.
@ Singularity, I see what you are saying, if you look at the reviews on this site Panasonic seems to come out ahead more often than not. I cannot comment on cameras much less this particular model but Panasonic really does make great electronics, especially their TVs.
Singularity, please seek help. It can't be healthy for one person to be harbouring such nonsensical conspiracy theories.
On the other hand, it must be good for the TR site in terms of hits with all that page refreshing you must be doing every couple of minutes while waiting for the next review of a Panasonic product - just so you can be sure you get the first comment in. I'd hate to see what your F5 key looks like, it must have taken a battering...
Have you ever held the product singularity? Or are you simply unable to accept in some bizarre manner that Panasonic is incapable of creating a good product? (Something which from my experience they've been doing very consistently recently)
In fairness, I can appreciate where Singularity's coming from as you could argue there is a fairly large back catalogue of 'evidence' that is damaging our innocent pleas. Indeed the office collectively winced in anticipation of the latest wave of Panasonic conspiracy comments when we saw that Cliff had given this camera an award (Cliff works from home so we often don't know what he's working on until it's posted up on the site).
That said, we will defend our reputation to the last, no matter how many times people question it.
Here's hoping our sales team sort another takeover sometime soon (form another company obviously) just to prove that Panasonic isn't a 'sponsor' any more than any other advertiser.
Wait, so we have a sponsor now? I wish someone had told me. I must call Panasonic on Monday and see where my cheques have got to.
Seriously though, I've been writing product reviews for a living for about 12 years, long enough to know that you won't get very far in this business if you show bias toward any one manufacturer.
Whatever you may think, the truth of the matter is that if Panasonic is getting good review scores on this site it's because they are making some very good products, and for no other reason.
Who knows? With the financial problems that Panasonic has reported over the past couple of weeks, including massive layoffs and factory closures, all that could change. If it starts cutting corners on quality to save money I'm sure you'll see that reflected in falling review scores.
Well you TR guys don't do yourselves any favors by running those ridiculous PR puff pieces 'sponsored' by Microsoft. It shouts at me you'll write anything for money. That said I believe your reviews are (subject to acceptable doses of hyperbole and inevitable matters of personal opinion) decent and honest .
Its usually easy enough to pick out reviews that are 'out of synch' with other sites and unwarranted favoritism of (or sucking up to) particular manufacturers is often easy to spot. Panasonic is a well respected brand whatever they make. Their bread machines are first rate.
Sorry guys, I think we should listen to Singularity (it is Friday the 13th after all).
So let's give low scores to good products because, obviously, that makes complete sense(!)
I don't know why everyone is talking about these Panasonic ads, all I see are these Barix Clinic weight loss ones...
And right before Valentines Day too, well done TR!
"but I've been lucky enough to receive an early review sample of this elegant new pocket compact"
So how does this whole "luck" thing work? Who gets lucky, and why, in the world of tech reviews? Actually, I can't believe it is luck, I mean do they really just spin the wheel at the Panasonic press centre? Or maybe that opening line ought to read:
"but I've been especially chosen by Panasonic to receive an early review sample of this elegant new pocket compact"
"I must call Panasonic on Monday and see where my cheques have got to."
Uh, I don't think they have the spare money!
Martin Daler asked "So how does this whole "luck" thing work?"
Actually, to a certain extent they do "spin the wheel". Companies will allocate a certain number of units of any new product as review samples, which will then be loaned out to journalists. Since there are far more journalists than there are available samples, and the number of units allocated for review varies at the whim of the marketing departments, it's often a bit of a lottery as to who gets the new products first, although higher-profile sites and magazines tend to be higher up the 'pecking order'. Fortunately as TrustedReviews has become more popular it has given me greater leverage with the camera companies, and thus I'm able to get some new products early.
Cliff, you don't happen to have any shots of the corner shop near the bus station with a long haired guy wearing a black trench coat, do you? I tend to find my way there every lunch time, so it's only a matter of time until I'm caught in one of these!
Good review. I fully expected the FS7 to be a very good camera, consistent with the high quality of the previous FS cameras. I was surprised when I read a negative review on another site. The photos posted here look very good and I'm confident other camera review sites will agree with Cliff's very positive assessment.
I read the other day that Panasonic is completely getting out of the TV business. I hope it's not going to abandon its camera business as well.
@ AndyfromVA
Any rumour that Panasonic is getting out of the TV business is likely to be false, they produce panels for numerous other companies who rebrand them. Maybe you heard the rumour about Pioneer canceling their production of screens and choosing to source from Panasonic instead?
In all fairness, what I saw when examining the actual sample pics posted here did not really match the summary I read in the review. At ISO 80 and 100 I was already seeing noise in dark areas, which isnt great. By ISO 200, there was IMO alaready trouble, but the reviewer suggested otherwise.
I had Panasonics before, they are very well designed physically and menu-wise. However they have been increasigly plagued by noise reduction problems and soft image quality, none of which seemes to be reflected in the reviews here.
I wouldnot go as far as to say that there was a sponsor conspiracy - who knows, I dont. But personally I could understand where the person above is coming from - the review is really putting an unnecessaty shine, on what is at best mediocre image quality.
I checked again and you're right. It's Pioneer, not Panasonic, that's going to stop making its own TV's.
I usually end up reading reviews from a number of places before deciding - I suspect most people do. I still get thrown out of my stride by a site that tests entry level DSLRs with 1.4 prime lenses, although their tests seem rather thorough. It would be interesting to know what method is used here - do you have lots of gear to test the things?
I agree 9/10 for IQ may seem a bit excessive based on the test images - although looking at the ISO tests I am impressed that detail isn't completely smeared away at higher ISOs - unusual for most compacts, especially a Panasonic.
Anyway otherwise I can see exactly why Cliff rated the camera so highly. Panasonic's compact camera range has been excellent. Their build-quality is excellent, better than what the big names of optics offer in the same price range, and they incorporate features like Intelligent Auto which are of tangible benefit to most digital camera buyers. As for those of us who want more control, yes most lack manual mode but then they also put EV Comp on a button instead of burying it in a menu.
Of course none of this will impress Singularity, who will presumably go off to another review site until he is shocked to discover that they also rate Panasonic devices highly. Panasonic's agents are everywhere!
After being very dissapointed with a Lumix FS5 I don't think I would buy a Panasonic again.
The camera I recommended for my parents when they asked for the best long-zoom-range compact on the market at a reasonable price was the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. Having used it myself, nothing beats its combination of excellent (metal-body) build and image quality, optics and ease of use. It has either won or co-won (with the Canon SX110) every round-up in its class I've read on any photography site on the net.
But of course as MrGodfrey apparently knows, Panasonic's arm is long and strong ;). After all, it's not like we ever recommend other brands' products.
@Splogbust: I believe that the best way to test any product is to use it in exactly the same way that an average buyer would use it, so wherever possible my test shots are "real world" pictures, rather than contrived, artifically-lit studio shots. Even the ISO test shots are done using natural light with no more special equipment than a reflector and a white background. Apart from that the only other equipment I use is a stopwatch for the various timings, and a caliper and postal scale to check size and weight, since the offical figures for these are wrong surprisingly often.
thanks for response. I would not go as far as to say that I'm an advocate of either approach. Incidentally, I'm still waiting for a good affordable Pentax DSLR to come along - lots of Pentax lenses, but so far not been tempted away from my Fuji S5600. That was why I was so keen on the Samsung prizes - not that my photos are ever up to it, unfortunately.
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My question is very simple... In the features table, there is a property called manual focus. If it is "Yes" then I think it gives me the ability to zoom in however and whenever I want right? I am between two models right now. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 vs. Nikon CoolPix S560. In the properties of panasonic it is stated as there is no manual focus and I couldnt understand why. I know it can auto focus but not a single person in this world wouldnt want to adjust the zoom time to time by their will. I am kindda confused at this point. I completely believe the sincerity of your work although some other people think that you are getting money from the manufactures. I also wanna thank you for your efforts for this site. It is awesome.
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Rita A. Farrelly
Rita A. Farrelly a former Brewster, New York, resident passed away Friday, February 5, 2010, in Orlando, Florida after a courageous 3 ½-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 63 years old.
Rita was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 29, 1946 daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Coyne) Dowd. On November 22, 1969 she married John Farrelly in Queens, New York. They lived in Brewster for 33 years and were members of St. Joseph's Church in Croton Falls. Rita worked for AT&T for many years. She then worked at Lord & Taylor in Danbury as a sales associate before moving to Leesburg, Florida. She enjoyed gardening, exercise and photography but above all she loved spending time with her family. Rita was loved by all and touched the hearts of everyone she met, she will be sadly missed.
In addition to her devoted husband John of Leesburg, Florida, she is survived by her son, Kevin Farrelly and his wife Jessica, of Waterbury, Conn., son, Thomas Farrelly and his wife Julie of Waterbury, Conn., brother, Stephen Dowd and his wife Mary Jane, of Fort Myers, Florida, sister-in-law, Kathy Dowd of Manchester, New Jersey, and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brother Vincent Dowd.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Church in Croton Falls on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 11am. Interment will be private. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, February 11 at Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave., Brewster, NY from 4-8 pm.
In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Association.


text: MTA President Paul Toner responds to governor's mid-year budget cuts Because tax receipts for FY 2013 have been lower than expected, Governor Deval Patrick has announced a series of mid-year spending cuts totaling $225 million, along with plans to use money from existing reserves. These cuts are referred to as 9C cuts after the section of law that enables the governor to make certain budget cuts without legislative approval. Click here to read the announcement the governor's office released on December 4. According to that statement, "The governor's proposed plan ensures virtually all impacted programs and services will receive no less funding than last year and that no cuts will be made to Chapter 70 education funding." See below for notable cuts in K-12, public higher education and early education and care. K-12: Cut about 0.5 percent overall. • Special education circuit breaker: $11.5 million (almost 5 percent). • Foundation reserve (funds to meet certain district needs not adequately addressed by the Chapter 70 formula): $2.5 million (over 70 percent). • Transportation of homeless students: $5.2 million (over 45 percent). • Regional school transportation: $1.0 million (over 2 percent). • Charter school reimbursement: $1.0 million (almost 1.5 percent). Higher education: Also cut about 0.5 percent overall. Note that these cuts are to the "central accounts" and do not affect the campus line items or the collective bargaining reserves. • High-demand scholarship program: $1.2 million (over 35 percent). • Performance management set-aside (part of the Vision Project initiative): $1.0 million (almost 13 percent). • Nursing and allied health initiative: $100,000 (20 percent). • Community College rapid response grants: $1.8 million (over 75 percent). Early education and care: Cut about 0.1 percent. In addition to these cuts, the governor is filing a supplemental budget bill seeking an additional $25 million in savings to be achieved by making a 1 percent cut in certain other line items, including unrestricted local aid and funding for public higher education campuses. The Legislature would have to approve this bill for these cuts to be enacted. Click here for an analysis of all the cuts from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. Below is a statement on the cuts issued by MTA President Paul Toner. "Although we understand the constitutional requirement to balance the state budget, cuts in education spending are always unfortunate, especially when the need is so great to improve early childhood education, close the achievement gap in our schools and provide our students with affordable higher education. Funding for education and other services important to our communities has been tight for many years now. We are asking the Legislature and governor to consider a modest increase in the income tax, primarily for upper-income residents. New revenues are needed to help students in our public schools and public higher education system, both of which are vital to the future economic health of Massachusetts." Information on the Campaign for Our Communities revenue plan the MTA supports can be found at ourcommunities.org.


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AMES, Iowa -- A beef feedlot and a dairy farm in northeast Iowa are the sites selected for an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach manure tour Tuesday, Nov. 19.
ISU Extension and Outreach and the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District, with partnership assistance from USDA-NRCS, are hosting a tour at the Paul Overman beef feedlot and the Wayne and Wade Brunsman dairy farms north of Dyersville, Iowa.
The tour will look at practices and management techniques to help small dairies and beef feedlots address potential water quality impacts of runoff from outside open lot areas. The farms feature clean water diversion from buildings and fields, covered and open manure storage, and feeding under roof. The event also will feature a manure spreader calibration exercise to help fine-tune application rates of nutrients used for crop production.
The tour will begin at 10 a.m. at the Overman feedlot then move to the Wade Brunsman dairy; with lunch to follow at the Wayne Brunsman farm. The tour will conclude after lunch with a brief overview of the hoop barn facilities, manure handling and manure spreader calibration exercise. This event will be held regardless of weather conditions; appropriate dress is recommended. To respect biosecurity protocols, please wear clean street shoes, not barn or chore footwear. Plastic boots will be provided.
The Overman feedlot is located at 3327 163rd Street, New Vienna. From Dyersville, take Highway 136 (exit #294 on Highway 20) five miles north to New Vienna, then turn west on Main Street and follow West Main (Petersburg Road, which becomes 163rd Street) west two miles to the Overman farm. The Brunsman farms are located one quarter mile west and one mile north. Watch for signs.
This effort is part of the Water Quality Initiatives for Small Beef and Dairy Feedlot Operations. Learn more about the initiative at www.agronext.iastate.edu/immag/smallfeedlotsdairy.html.


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"There's a lot of hometown-ness in Venice," says Betty Intagliata, who didn't need much convincing to move here in 1981 after many cold winters in Manchester, Connecticut.
It's easy to see what she means. Venice, Florida, seems like a Mediterranean Mayberry set next to the Gulf of Mexico. It has lots of parks and lots of parades, and in summer, Centennial Park's snow-white gazebo hosts crafts festivals and weddings. In winter, carolers roam the columned archways of the Italian Renaissance-style shops in the MainStreet district.
At Tropical Scenes Island Interiors, Denise McNally stocks an eclectic mix of "Mermaid Crossing" signs and copper plant sculptures. A three-piece resin alligator surfaces in a window box out front. "I come in in the morning and put my gator out," she says. "Everybody opens, and they're sweeping the sidewalk. It's like Europe."
Her shop faces Venice Avenue, one of the town's three principal streets. It leads straight to the gulf, passing tennis courts and 1920s-era Mediterranean Revival homes with arched entrances and barrel-tile roofs.
Troy Ballew moved to Venice from Phoenix with his wife and two elementary school-age daughters. "They play out front, and we don't have to worry," he says. "[Venice is] smaller and slower. And that's a good thing."
The town has grown up a lot in the 45 years since John Ryan arrived as a 6-month-old baby. But even with 18,000 people now, Venice holds on to its small-town character. John recalls the day the Venice High football team headed off to become state champion in 2000. "If you saw it in the movies it would bring a tear to your eye―people lining the street to wave good-bye."
You might find Heather Bibbee down at The Soda Fountain having her favorite "handmade" milk shake: chocolate-peanut butter. Or, come sundown, she might be out with the couples and kids by the jetty to watch Beggar the dolphin do his tail-walking routine, hoping for handouts. "It's absolutely surreal," Heather says.
Local lore claims the dolphin was released from Floridaland, a theme park in nearby Osprey that closed in 1971. Like so many in Venice, Beggar found a place to stay for good, among lasting neighbors.
(published in 2005)