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Unique Privacy Concerns for Mobile Apps
In the United States there are relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children off-line. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children's Online...more
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EU law generally prohibits the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the U.S., unless the transfer is made in accordance with an authorized data transfer...more
There are relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children offline. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act...more
To say that mobile device usage has reached a tipping point would be an understatement. There are now more mobile devices than people in the world, a staggering 7.9 billion mobile devices for 7.4 billion people on Earth. In...more
Both the administrative law judge's decision in LabMD and the Third Circuit's recent decision in Wyndham, which we previously blogged about, put the FTC on notice that it cannot assume that in the wake of a security breach,...more
Everyone does it, especially startups. You need a privacy policy for your website, and your legal budget is limited. Hop onto Facebook (or Google, or Amazon) — cut, paste and voilà! — your startup has a shiny new privacy...more
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The revelation that an endorser lied about his whereabouts on September 11 led a national sports-themed restaurant chain to stop airing commercials where the actor...more
Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn is serious about online privacy, and aims to make Delaware "the safest state in America for kids to use the internet." This August, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law four...more
In light of numerous recent data breaches, cybersecurity has emerged as an issue impacting organizations ranging from the local hardware store to the largest multi-national firms in the world. In short, no industry is immune...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as "unfair" acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more
Since at least 2005, the Federal Trade Commission has asserted that it may regulate lax data security practices as an "unfair" business practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Wyndham hotel chain was the first to...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to scrutinize a business's data security protocol -- and to file a complaint if the FTC finds that protocol...more
In today's environment – when data breaches seem to be in the news nearly every day – the media, regulators and many others are hyper-focused on privacy issues. Schools and educational institutions are no exception when it...more
In this issue:
- Navigating Public Company Cybersecurity Obligations: Advising Boards and Disclosing to Investors
- FTC Updates School-Related COPPA Guidance
- Status Update on the EU Data Protection...more
The Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act") prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce, as well as unfair competition in commerce. The FTC Act also created the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), and...more
In this issue:
- Privacy and Data Security in Transactions: What's the Deal?
- Consumer and Financial Institution Class Actions Survive Motions to Dismiss in Target Data Breach Litigation
- California Amends...more
We read every day about the myriad of purposes for which enterprises are embarking on Big Data projects. Securing C-suite buy in and funding may be a significant endeavor, as is implementing an analytic approach to yield...more
Twenty years ago, the social media world we now live in was the stuff of science fiction. Today, social media is a critical business tool creating unprecedented opportunities for direct consumer interaction, brand awareness,...more
In This Issue:
- What's in a Like?
- R.I.P.: The Facebook "Like" Gate
- Facebook Dislikes Fake Likes
- Privacy in the Cloud: A Legal Framework for Moving Personal Data to the Cloud
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A sometimes overlooked but potentially significant liability exposure for any company that uses the "cloud" to remotely store, process or distribute data is the service provider contract between the company user and its data...more
Except for a handful of laws that apply to specific industries, such as health and financial services, there is no comprehensive federal law that requires companies to have a privacy policy. However, some states, including...more
Hashtags and Ads: Top 10 Legal Considerations for Brands Involved in Digital and Social Media Advertising -
Advertising, marketing and promotions, both via digital and traditional channels, are governed in the United...more
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Monday, August 29, 2014, a law aimed at restricting the use of students' educational data by third-party vendors, making this one of the more restrictive and sweeping state privacy...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with online review site, Yelp, Inc., and mobile app developer, TinyCo, Inc., against separate charges that the companies were collecting children's...more
As online activity shifts to mobile devices, regulators are watching. Last week, Yelp agreed to settle a claim with the FTC for $450,000 for its alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As...more
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By Tracey Eyster
Every day, day after day, for twenty years I have been immersed in the task of mothering. No one told me before I was handed that swaddled bundle how all-consuming the role of motherhood was going to be, or how my heart would be forever altered.
My heart is swollen from the love that has grown there. A deep love that's swelling has come at a cost.
The cost of daily dying to self as I choose to serve the needs of my children and my husband—to grow a family with the end in mind.
Thankfully I was taught by those older and wiser than me that the building of image bearing children requires intentionality and purpose by two loving, connected parents who are willing to work together for God's purposes.
Even when we don't know the outcome or exact purpose God has in mind for our children—our willingness to put in the hours and to be yielded to His direction is our gift to the Father.
This Christmas I have had a new and odd wondering that I have been contemplating, a question that has never before occurred to me.
Who built the manger?
Did he think the task was too menial?
Was he weary and tired from the task?
Did he want to build something more grand?
Did he dream of working in a way that would bring him glory and attention?
Did he wrestle with the assumption that what he was putting his time and effort into was not for a grand purpose?
How could he know the plans God had for that little manger?
The Savior of the world was going to rest there and do great things.
Psst . . . Mom, do you see it?
The Savior of the world has the potential to rest within that which you are building . . . to do great things.
Take care to put your time, talents, and energy into building well.
***Tracey Eyster is the happily-in-love wife of Bill and the fun-filled mom of two teens, and she is devoted to her family and is happiest when making memories with them. In 2008 she took her passion for speaking into the lives of moms and created the ministry of MomLife Today. She is passionate about momlife and is amazed at God's blessing of allowing her first book Be The Mom to come to fruition. She enjoys connecting with moms through her personal blog at www.bethemom.com, and on Facebook or Twitter @MomBlog
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William Gene "Willie" Webb, 86, died June 28, 2014, at Akron General Medical Center with family at his side.
Mr. Webb was born May 11, 1928, in Akron. He attended East High School where he was a well-known baseball and football player. Mr. Webb served in the U.S. Army, with the better part of his enlistment spent in Germany. At the conclusion of his service, he worked for Good Supply Co.
As a Tallmadge resident, Mr. Webb was actively involved in the community. He could always be found cheering on the local Tallmadge sports teams. He loved his family and took an active and selfless role in their lives.
Mr. Webb is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughter, Cindy; son-in-law, Mark; grandchildren, Nathan, Aaron and Hannah; and his pup, Maggie.
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3. With the steamer, using the stool if necessary, work from bottom to top. (Steam rises, so this allows the water vapor to penetrate more deeply.) Hold lightweight fabrics taut with one hand; heavier fabrics will do the job for you. Glide the steamer over the curtains in one-foot sections, placing the nozzle about an inch away from the fabric. Unless your curtains are unusually thick and impermeable, you'll need to steam only one side.
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White-Nose Syndrome has killed over one million hibernating bats in eastern North America since 2006, where it was first discovered in a cave in Schoharie County, New York. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Part of the Department of the Interior, has announced today a national management plan to combat this deadly virus.
White nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood illness. A fungal growth develops around the muzzle and the wings of animals, hence the name. The disease spread from the cave in New York into Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont in 2008. In 2009 it spread to New Hampshire, West Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 2010 it reached Ontario (Canada ) and northern Tennessee.
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At Skepticon last weekend, JT Eberhard gave a very brave speech about mental illness. It was brave because he suffers from one of the most common forms of mental illness himself, anorexia. You wouldn't know it now, given how buff the guy is, but as he explains, this is a form of anorexia as well. I had to leave early and missed it at the time and was disappointed, so I'm happy that it is up on Youtube now. He's also asking others to come out of the closet, to talk about their mental illness.
If you're a blogger who lives with a mental disorder, write about it. If you don't, learn something new about mental illnesses and write a post about what you learned or dispel a myth or share how knowing someone with a mental illness has affected your life and ways you've learned to help. Write a facebook status if you're not a blogger. The adoption of this issue by the skeptic community will change the world. It will save lives.
This talk will make you cry. And it will make you cheer. And it will make you admire JT as much as I do for his courage. I've never suffered from any kind of mental illness, but I've known and loved many who have. But the whole issue still exists in this nether world of shame and no one wants to talk about it. Immense respect to JT for getting up in front of a thousand people and then putting this up for the whole world to see.
Here's what I learned from the video: Appearances can fool the hell out of you. Just like I would never have guessed that JT has an incredible singing voice, I would never have guessed that he suffered from a mental illness. You meet him and he's in great shape and he's gregarious and engaging and the life of the party. You're naturally drawn to him because of his energy and his intelligence. You would never, ever guess that there can be such torment going on inside his head at times. And that is why it was so important for him to give this talk.


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Matt Maiocco tweeted that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mario Manningham was limited during Tuesday's practice due to a shoulder injury. According to The Sacramento Bee, he wore black no-contact jersey during drills. San Francisco is playing on a short week with their upcoming Thursday night game against the Seattle Seahawks. Manningham told reporters that Seattle utilizes a lot of press coverage, "I like when teams press me," Manningham said. "I feel like it gives you the advantage."
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Manningham has largely been a fantasy non-factor. Through six games, he has 24 receptions for 258 yards and a touchdown. Good, but far from great stats. During their most recent loss to the New York Giants, Manningham did see 10 targets, yet only managed to haul in five passes for 72 yards. If the targets keep coming at that rate, Manningham could feasibly become a bench player in most leagues. Luckily for him, it's unlikely that the 49ers will be down multiple scores as they were against the Giants.


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CEO Fights Feds: Save Our Balls
The company that makes a popular magnetic desk toy for adults wants to know why the federal government is trying to shut down their business – a move the company's founder is calling "unfair, unjust and un-American."
Craig Zucker, the CEO and founder of BuckyBalls, has launched a national advertising campaign to save his company from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
"Dear President Obama," Zucker wrote in a full-page ad that appeared in the Washington Post. "I know that you support small business. And now I need your help to save ours from being shut down by the Consumer Product Safety Commission."
The CPSC has filed a lawsuit against Maxfield & Oberton claiming Buckyballs and Buckycube desk toys "pose a substantial risk of injury to the public."
They want the company to stop selling its product.
There have been a handful of reports that children and teenagers have swallowed the tiny magnetic balls. Sabrina Lopez, of Bakersfield, Calif. had to undergo two surgeries after the 12-year-old swallowed four of the Buckyballs pieces, USA Today reported.
Betty Lopez, the child's mother, told the newspaper that she never saw the warning label on the packaging and said it "wasn't sufficient enough for the parent who did buy them."
But Zucker said the product packaging includes five different warning labels – and clearly markets the item as an adult desk toy.
"Our packaging has warnings in five different locations," he said. "Five times more than a package of cigarettes."
Zucker said the CPSC wants to shut down his $50 million a year company.
"The worst case scenario – we're out of business," he said. "I walk in and tell my employees and my 200 sales reps that we're all out of business."
Zucker said there has been only handful of injuries connected to the product – compared with many more from children swallowing balloons. The injury level, he said, is extremely low.
"Balloons send hundreds of kids to the hospital each year," he said. "But they don't require a warning on each balloon."
Zucker said he believes the federal government has overstepped its reach.
"They have acted absurdly," he said. "This is an adult product. How do you regulate an adult product like this without following the rules of other products?"
He said he suspects the federal government targeted his company because they were "an easy target."
"We're a small company," he said. "They thought we wouldn't fight back and they would get a political win going into an election season."
Zucker and his business partner started the company in 2009. The company grew from an initial investment of $2,000 to a $50 million brand.
"It what I believed going into the business was the American dream," he said. 'Within seven days it's been dismantled by the government agency called the Consumer Protection Safety Commission."
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Colleen Tracy '98 - Managing Partner, IP Law Firm, New York
Prominently displayed on the shelves in Colleen Tracy's Manhattan office at Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, where she serves as Managing Partner, are two issues of the SETON HALL LAW REVIEW. She keeps them there as a special reminder of the note and comment she contributed to the Law Review while a student at Seton Hall Law.
"I'm so proud of them," says Tracy. "They represent such a huge accomplishment, and I learned a great deal working on the LAW REVIEW. It's a lot of research, writing and reworking of your piece; it shows you what your job as a lawyer will entail."
A leading patent law attorney with one of the nation's premier intellectual property (IP) law firms, Tracy took advantage of multiple opportunities available at Seton Hall Law to gain the practical experience to succeed in her legal career. Along with serving on the Seton Hall Law Review, she took a trial advocacy course, which "got me on my feet." She also served as an intern to the HonorableWilliam G. Bassler, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Though it is over a decade since she last sat in a Seton Hall Law classroom, Tracy still remembers the wisdom shared by her professors. From John J. Gibbons, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, she learned that "justice is not a narrow concept confined by rules." During his Constitutional Law course, Tracy recalls, when the students questioned why the Supreme Court appeared to have ignored precedent, "he looked us in the eyes and said, 'Sometimes a judge's job is to stop riots in the street.'"
It is the ability to think situations through and develop solutions that Tracy appreciates most about her work as both a litigator and managing partner. She joined Fitzpatrick in 1999 as an associate, became a partner in 2004 and in March 2009 was named the firm's first female managing partner, assuming responsibility for enhancing a culture that supports the professional development of more than 350 legal and support staff. In that role, she has also strengthened the firm's pro bono services and established stronger communications links among associates, partners and staff.
As a litigator, she has represented just about every major pharmaceutical company, including Gilead and its Atripla® and Truvada® products; sanofi-aventis and its Eloxatin® product; Bristol- Myers Squibb and its drug, Orencia®; Adams Respiratory Therapeutics and its drug, Mucinex®; GlaxoSmithKline and its Imitrex® product; and Bausch & Lomb and its lens disinfectants technology.
Raised in Staten Island, her father a New York City firefighter and her mother a school administrator, Tracy originally planned on becoming a doctor, so she studied pre-med at Manhattan College. "I suffered through physics, organic chemistry and microbiology, and I loved it," she says. But as she pursued her studies, she came to realize her personality was better suited for a career in law.
She chose Seton Hall Law because she was impressed with its collegial atmosphere. "I had heard all these stories about how cut-throat law school is, but that's not what I found at Seton Hall. What I found instead was an atmosphere that fit my personality and values, and that supports and encourages hard work, honesty and personal responsibility." She also has made it a priority to maintain her connection to Seton Hall Law, most recently accepting an appointment to serve on the Advisory Board for the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, where she can lend her expertise in IP law.
What she finds particularly stimulating about IP law and her work as a patent litigator, she says, are the complex issues that arise from the intersection of law, science and technology. "The cases are huge and there are so many moving parts," she says.
"But I enjoy the high level of mental stimulation and the fact that every case is different. It can be tiring and it's complicated, but it's fun and thrilling, too. I'm one of those lucky people who really enjoys what I do."


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BlackBerry's "Keep Moving" campaign wants your art to supplement Neil Gaiman stories
Back when we first heard that BlackBerry had made Alicia Keys into the company's "Global Creative Director", it was also said that the first campaign she was working on was a multimedia campaign called "Keep Moving". The campaign would have a film aspect via Robert Rodriguez, and a literary aspect via Neil Gaiman. Now, we're seeing what Mr. Gaiman's side of things looks like, and BlackBerry wants your art to join his words.
So, Neil Gaiman's side of the project is called A Calendar of Tales, which as the title suggests, is a collection of 12 very short stories, one for each month of the year. Each story is only about 2-3 pages, and each was born from a question that Gaiman asked on his Twitter feed. Now that the stories are written, BlackBerry is reaching out to users for artwork to accompany the stories in digital and limited-edition print versions of the collection.
It seems that the only real connection you'll find to BlackBerry is in the submission page for the artwork. But, even if it doesn't generate much buzz for BB, the project and stories are pretty cool.
source: BlackBerry & A Calendar of Tales via A.V. Club
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posted on 21 Feb 2013, 22:14 2
1. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 901; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
Smart move bringing on Neil Gaiman. That man is an amazing writer.
posted on 22 Feb 2013, 13:17 4
3. instagoo (Posts: 3; Member since: 22 Feb 2013)
I was waiting to post to this thread, and guess what?? only 2 post.....
It seems that nobody is interested in what BB is doing.
BB make a mistake of not using android as their base OS, and putting their innovation on top of android.
BlackBerry's "Keep Moving" campaign wants your art to supplement Neil Gaiman stories


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Defending "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
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There is a moment one hour and forty-three minutes into Stephen Daldry's film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close that I think turned many people off – critics and the public alike — to this well-intentioned, thoughtful, and engaging film. Young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) is playing the six voicemail messages his loving father (Tom Hanks) left for his family while trapped inside the World Trade Center on the tragic morning of September 11, 2001. Oskar has kept these messages for himself and hides them in his bedroom closet. It is all that he has left from what he calls "The worst day." He plays Message #6. We hear the muffled and inhibited voice of Mr. Hanks repeat the question, "Are you there?" "Are you there?" The message then, abruptly cuts off. The camera, tight on Oskar, then immediately pans to a television showing the North Tower implode and fall to the ground. It is a heart-wrenching moment – and an image that has stuck with me since seeing the "Best Picture" nominee. And I'm sure exactly what Mr. Daldry's intentions were for this carefully choreographed scene.
I know many resented and were outraged by the fact that "Extremely Loud" was even nominated for the top Oscar prize. I'm not exactly sure why. I personally did not place the film in my own Top 10 of the year, but I did it give a strong 3-star rating. Did people feel that the movie manipulated our feelings? My answer to that is, "Well, doesn't every film do just that?" I have heard from others that they felt that the novel by the very talented author Jonathan Safran Foer (which is the source material that the movie is based on) took a very tragic event and simply "cashed in" on the misery of others. I could not disagree more. I read the book. I enjoyed it very much. To me, it was just one small (and at times, magical) story to stem from one horrific event that affected thousands…millions of people in many ways. I don't think Foer was trying to capitalize on anything and, in reading the novel, I never felt that the author was being disrespectful in any way.
My question is — Are people so touchy about 9/11 that any piece of art that is inspired by it (songs, books, photography, film, poetry, etc.) is frowned upon with utter contempt? I know numerous television specials and documentaries that have been aired about that fateful morning. I walk through Barnes and Noble and see dozens upon dozens of books on the subject. Are all of these authors just greedy and trying to exploit the feelings and lives of others who have suffered? I choose not to think that. In the same manner, I choose not to think that the U.K.-born Daldry – and everyone involved with the making of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close were taking advantage of America's misfortunes. It's a simple father-and-son story…gentle and unique and poignant. Everyone gets so outraged so easily and we're all so politically correct…honestly, it's quite nauseating. Perhaps Foer wrote this as his own homage to those affected by 9/11 and his intentions here were nothing but genuine. I choose to think that. I also choose to believe that Mr. Daldry sought to create a film that would move everyone who saw it in a positive and inspiring way. For those who are offended by the movie, I would simply say that there are so many other things in this world to be offended by….this movie is should be the least of your worries.


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Young Jeezy 'TM103′ to Sell 200,000, Beat Common
With record sales on a very slow uptake, up one percent from last year's dismal tally, some rap vets still appear to be recession-proof.
According to estimates, Young Jeezy's fourth offering, 'Thug Motivation: Hustlerz Ambition,' which was released on Tuesday (Dec. 20), is projected to surpass 200,000 sales in its first week, despite lengthy delays.
Based on one-day reports from retailers, Hits Daily Double claims that the Atlanta rapper will come to close to matching his last album, 'The Recession,' which was released in 2008, and clocked almost 260,000 first-week sales. By comparison, Jeezy's nearest competition is Chi-town legend/film star Common, whose 'The Dreamer, The Believer' is projected to sell a paltry 55,000 – 65,000.
While the landscape may have changed a bit since Jeezy first announced a release date for 'TM103′ back in 2009, and several of the chronically delayed album's singles ultimately did not make the cut, including the ill-fated singles 'Jizzle' and 'All White Everything,' the critics have responded with favorable reviews for the Snowman, with the New York Times calling him "a more mature Young Jeezy," and the L.A. Times quipping "Don't call it a comeback; he's been feared for years."
'TM103′ will be the final chapter in Jeezy's 'Thug Motivation' trilogy, which was introduced with Jeezy's 2005 debut, 'Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101.'
"I can't ask anyone to understand the thing that was going on in regards to the album, whether it was political or whatever, but my job and my whole goal was to get it done and give the people an amazing album and that was it," Jeezy told The BoomBox in an interview earlier this month.
Young Jeezy's 'Thug Motivation: Hustlerz Ambition' features Ne-Yo, Fabolous, Jadakiss, T.I., Snoop Dogg and the Jay-Z and Andre 3000-featuring single 'I Do,' with typically trunk-rattling production from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Drumma Boy and newcomer Lil' Lody, though Shawty Redd is sorely missed.
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Geely Auto: 1H Sales Collapsed, But Margin Held Up; Magical Accounting?
Chinese automaker Geely Auto (0175.HK) surprised the market with a collapse in the first-half sales.
Geely's first-half revenue fell 32% from a year ago to 10.2 billion yuan ($1.65 billion) on a 29% decline in sales volume and 3% fall in unit price. But Geely managed to report only a 20% decline in net profit due to higher margins. Gross profit margin rose 1.1 percentage points.
Bernstein Research, which has a Sell rating, finds the discrepancy between sales and margins unsettling. "Under conventional industrial logic, when car companies report 30% revenue declines their margins should collapse," wrote analysts Max Warburton and team.
Calling this set of numbers "magical", Bernstein continued:
At today's analyst meeting management argued staff cuts, component purchasing costs and other savings were responsible for the gross margin improvement. The EBIT margin improvement was helped mechanically by stable and ongoing government subsidies (they boost EBIT but have no revenues) and a further increase in R&D capitalization. But even adjusting for these benefits, 'real' EBIT margins deteriorated only modestly (from 7.4% to 5.7%, adjusted for R&D capitalization and subsidies).
These results are truly incredible – there have been few, if any, historical examples of auto companies being able to cut costs so rapidly and so deeply.
If a company capitalizes its research and development, or R&D, it can remove the R&D item from operating expenses to balance sheet, hence, boosting margins.
Bernstein also believes Geely runs the real risk of not being able to collect its revenue from its foreign buyers:
We've long argued that Geely's export sales were high risk, low margin, and were supported by overly generous credit terms. Compared to export sales of RMB1.6bn during H1 2014 (guided by management to be 16% of revenue), the balance of export receivables rose to RMB2.8bn by June 2014 – implying receivable days of 315 days.
Management argued at today's analyst meeting that these receivables were guaranteed by banks and letters of credit, and thus essentially risk free. But with Russia and Ukraine counted among Geely's top export markets we'd argue collection will remain difficult in the foreseeable future.
Not surprisingly, Geely also cut its 2014 sales volume target from 580,000 to 430,000. Bernstein is skeptical:
Year to date sales of 207,300 units implies Geely must average 44,500 units per month to meet its revised guidance. This is over 50% higher than the year to date runrate of 29,600 units.
Also today, Deutsche Bank donwgraded Geely from Buy to Hold, but is a lot more lenient than Bernstein. Here are analysts Vincent Ha and Fei Sun:
We agree with the company's view that despite the impact of weak local brand demand in China, uncertainties in key export markets and Geely's own network restructuring, sales should sequentially pick up starting 2H14E with the new generation launch of its best-selling EC7 sedan and other models. That said, we do not foresee a full recovery until the FY16E launch of the product using the CMA platform co-developed with Volvo.
Nomura Securities maintained the Buy rating after the earnings release, saying the new sales target was achievable:
We consider the poor 1H14 results to be backward-looking. The worst is likely behind us (in terms of the rate of volume decline), while the downsizing of its dealer network (by 20% thus far) is largely done.
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Kids + history channel = "Dad! Can you make me a musket?"
So this is a non-firing child's toy to be used with much imagination and only 1 moving part (ie the ramrod).
It's not a replica of a flintlock - there is no firing mechanism.
It's the idea of what a musket is for a kid to play with - you just pull the imaginary trigger and make the appropriate Ka-Blammo type noise, then go through the motions of pretending to re-load with the ramrod accessory.
If you know how to make a flintlock mechanism then give up your day job and become a gunsmith or send me an instructable - as long as it's not knex cause I don't have any of that.
But hey, it looks like a musket and the kids love it so there you go.
If you want an instructable for this one then let me know.


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im very proud to tell everyone who gave me my purple belt
pm me for more details. lol
im very proud to tell everyone who gave me my purple belt
pm me for more details. lol
Gentlemen, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Duncan and I have a part time job in Asda. OK so its not very sexy as jobs go but it helps keep the wolves from the door.
Also Gentlemen, allow me to introduce Dan "No Really - Honest" Wait about who this thread discusses. I know its you Dan, no one else could say the things you've said from your club and I did see you in Asda 2 or 3 weeks ago.
I stand corrected Dan, you did tell me you were a brown belt on 30th December 2007 so hands up, my mistake although I am sure I heard the words "black belt" from your mouth or from one of your other students. My memory is not all that though, so it is possible that with all the testosterone floating about I misheard.
In the same email you said ( and I quote directly from that email ) that you have trained with/under Larry Hartsell, Dan Inosanto, Rick Young, Mike Faraone, Lesley Onyesh, Richard Marlow, Eric Paulson, Frank Shamrock, Dog Brothers, Paul Vunak, Jerry Poteet, Ted Wong, Jesse Glover, Howard Williams and Tommy Carruthers.
Thats a very impressive roll call, there are only 4 names on mine, your the first Dan.
You signed off that email saying
"Kindest Regards,
Dan Wait, BSc, PhD
Certified Instructor Under Sifu Jerry Poteet
Certified FULL Instructor Under Sifu Paul Vunak
Official Rep & Instructor Under Sifu Tommy Carruthers"
No mention of anything BJJ related.
Dan, I apologise for posting those links in the way I did, it was childish of me. I came to this forum after my current instructor told me people were questioning your claims.
I did a Boolean search on google and they were the links that came up.
I have a lower 2nd class honours degree in psychology, a post graduate diploma in ICT and I am a MLTB summer conditions trained mountain guide.
These are all things I have earned myself and am proud to have done so. I hold no martial arts grade of any sort under anyone, shit I wouldn't even call myself a BJJ practitioner.
JKD, yes, Kali, yes - BJJ, not really.
I train because I enjoy training - simple as. I have nothing to prove and am proud of my achievements.
So - even with only a brown belt in Karate your still streets ahead of me Dan, who am I to criticise?
BUT - this thread is not about me is it Dan? Its about you and the claims you are making about your BJJ.
Im not making any claims about anything, I have apologised here for posting childish links and for saying your a black belt when your not.
Jobs a goodun.
You still working for B.T. Dan or have you quit that to run your gym fulltime?
Im still writing, still involved with the Police. My daughter (who was still inside mum when I stopped training with you) is 2 now and starting to talk more and more.
So come on Dan, now we all know your on here clear the air and come clean about your lineage. After all thats what this thread is about.
Now we have that bit of drama out the way, what belt in BJJ is Dan Waits, and who gave it to him?
I thought the Bridlington karate thread on efn was pure gold, but this one is starting to challenge it....
PS. I haven't written a lineage as I haven't got a coloured belt yet!! But you can bet that I already know EXACTLY what that lineage will be when I get do get promoted.
Guys, I woke up today and was wondering something...
"Who promoted Dan Waits to purple belt?"
Can anyone help me?
http://www.ChrisReesAcademy.com - http://thetattooedchimp.blogspot.co.uk/
How did he get there?
I have this problem where Ricardo Arona is in my guard and I don't know how he got there.
Also, who gave Dan Wait his purple belt?
Don't blame me dude, it's ze mario's fault x


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PSUbuzz wrote: We stopped shooting 10 minutes early because we were so close on both limits and too many were still working us.
Markd wrote:PSUbuzz wrote: We stopped shooting 10 minutes early because we were so close on both limits and too many were still working us.
Why? Just curious...were you worried about specific bird ID? As in, you already had your black ducks or 2 bluebills....
ohioboy wrote:tried layout again for divers today. saw 200+ fly up the river at legal light, then nothing. heard a few quacks in the fog about the same time. i was the only one hunting from the md side, one boat came in from va and had some shots at geese. think they got a couple.
only thing that was good about today was seeing 3 swans on the water. thought they were buffies in the dark/fog until i realized they were way off.
papageno wrote:Potomac's best when the river's up. The birds feed on the flooded eddy sandbars.
slicendice wrote:They've made a major revision to the river forecast. It's at 4.2 now and is supposed to peak at 6.2 by Saturday evening. That's still a little high, but not 11.2 high.
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Archive for March, 2010
New England Ancestry: PELTON, PRATT, BEAUMONT, DANFORTH
As I've mentioned before in an older post; my PELTON family tree goes pretty far back. It's for the most part all documented also between two releases of a Pelton Family Genealogy book and various census records that I've personally found. It's exciting to have more than just "hearsay" when it comes to family history.
That said I figured since a show I've been hooked on "Who Do You Think You Are" mentioned researching the Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts (and surrounding areas) I would post my own findings (both founded and un-sourced) here on the blog! I am currently working on two friends' genealogies also and both friends have ancestors in the same areas of Massachusetts. It will be neat to find out if our ancestors were neighbors (and more – if they were involved in the trials).
Ithamar PELTON
Born: 22 Nov 1740 in Saybrook, Essex, Connecticut
Died: 16 Mar 1826 in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Married: Asenath PRATT in 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Asenath PRATT
Born: Sep 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Died: 22 Mar 1825 in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
//—- Asenath PRATT was the daughter of Hezekiah PRATT and Ann UNKNOWN:
Hezekiah PRATT
Born: 09 Jan 1701 in Saybrook, Connecticut
Died: Unknown
Married: Ann UNKNOWN in 1734
//—- Hezekiah PRATT was the son of Nathaniel PRATT and Sarah BEAUMONT:
Nathaniel PRATT
Born: Abt. 1662 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Died: Abt. Sep 1744 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Married: Sarah BEAUMONT in 02 May 1688
Sarah BEAUMONT
Born: 1661 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Died: 11 Oct 1716 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
//—- Sarah BEAUMONT was the daughter of William BEAUMONT and Lydia DANFORTH:
William BEAUMONT
Born: 1607 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Died: 04 Feb 1698 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Married: Lydia DANFORTH in 09 Dec 1643 in Saybrook, Massachusetts
Lydia DANFORTH
Born: 24 May 1625 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England
Died: 16 Aug 1686 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Lydia DANFORTH was the daughter of Nicholas DANFORTH and Elizabeth Barber SYMMES. Nicholas and Elizabeth were the parents of Lydia and her siblings – Elizabeth, Thomas, Samuel, Jonathan and Anna.
Thomas DANFORTH (brother of Lydia DANFORTH) was one of the judges for the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.
From Wikipedia's "Salem Witch Trial's" Page:
When Sarah Cloyce (Nurse's sister) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Proctor were arrested, they were brought before John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin, not only in their capacity as local magistrates, but as members of the Governor's Council, at a meeting in Salem Town. Present for the examination were Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and Assistants Samuel Sewall, Samuel Appleton, James Russell, and Isaac Addington. Objections by John Proctor during the proceedings resulted in his arrest that day as well.
I have to admit – it makes me sad to see that one of my ancestors sent people to their death. But – they were Puritans in early Salem, Massachusetts. I wouldn't (unfortunately) expect anything else. According to theThomas Danforth Wikipedia page the Danforth family immigrated to New England in 1634 on the ship theGriffin. The family along with the 200 or so other passengers aboard left to escape persecution for their Puritan beliefs. (Archbishop William Laud had begun his persecution of Puritans in England in 1633).
More Reading: "History of Framingham, Massachusetts"
Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
Who Do You Think You Are?
On March 5th on NBC a new family-history centered television show will premier. The show features seven celebrities on a journey back in time as they discover more about the ancestors who came before them. The celebrities include Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow and Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Matthew Broderick, Emmet Smith and Spike Lee.
I'm into researching my family tree (genealogy) so this show sounds really neat! I love to hear stories about my ancestors – I know they came to this country a LONG time ago (on my Mom's side in the late 1600's) and at least one was a joker who was apparently a horse thief!
I read a few reviews on YouTube and noticed that there were some people complaining that "normal people cannot afford a professional genealogist" – well, they are probably correct – but a "normal" person has all the access to do it themselves! I've been working on my own genealogy since I was 12 years old and began on (and still use) Ancestry.com! Now since I need more detailed information I access the website (for free) at my local public library. Local Mormon churches also have free access to a lot of genealogy information and are very happy to help visitors out.
So do you research your family tree? Will you be watching "Who Do You Think You Are?" this Friday?


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Video game players will have to wait an extra two months for the return of Max Payne.
Rockstar Games announced it will release the highly anticipated action title Max Payne 3 on May 15 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, followed by a PC debut on May 29.
Last September, Rockstar had revealed the game would arrive in March.
Max Payne 3 follows a former New York City detective of the same name as he begins private security work for a rich family in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Along with the primary campaign, Max Payne 3 will introduce a multiplayer component to the series, tying a broader story with mechanics such as the slow-motion effect Bullet Time.
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Chop and channeling. how to....?
i am wondering if anyone knows what exactly channeling is. im thinking it is cutting the floor boards and raising them up. but im not sure. help anyone...?
You are exactly right.
As usual Brian is correct. What are you planning on channeling. The last coupe i did (1932 Ply) we chopped it three inches, sectioned it three inches and channeled it. With a suicide front end and a kicked up rear end it really hugged the ground and reduced the height
Just thinking about it strains my memory.
I understand the chopping part,but could someone elaborate a little more on the channeling part,why would you want to cut and raise floorboards ?
Jim: That is not what you do. The procedure for channeling a car goes back to the teens, twenties and thirties when the body sat on the frame. You had splash aprons which covered the space between the running board and body and hid the frame. Channeling means dropping the body over the frame so the bottom of the body is now at the bottom of the frame which lowers the car without changing the ground clearance. The frour boards can still sit on the frame but they are located further up in the body.
When you section a body you take a section of the body from the front to the back which makes the body shorter from top to bottom.
Chopping is taking a section of material from the top which also makes the body shorter but only in the top section.
"Z" the frame or kicking up the frame means addding material to the rear of the frame to allow the springs to sit higher in the body. "C" the frame means cutting a "C" section out of the frame to allow the rear axle to go up into the frame with a greater travel.
A suicide front end moves the from beam axle out in from of the frame and then a hanger is used to hang the spring which lowers the body. If your welds are not good and the hanger fails why driving you could be killed resulting in the term suicide.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,that makes sense now.
Ron Covell and Joe Mcglynn have a video out on chopping and sectioning...haven't got it yet, but I'm sure it's a good one. I was at Joe's shop a few years ago. The truck they were working on for the video was very nice. You can find the video on this page:
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Thanks John, GOD I LOVE the internet and paypal, I just ordered it and will probably be viewing it on wendsday or thursday of this week.
I am in the middle of chopping and sectioning my 48 Chevy truck which has been behind the garage for 10 years with nothing done on it! I hope this video will teach me a few tricks, but more important put a fire under me to get the darn thing done!
Jim, a lot of this stuff is pretty hard to imagine without seeing it, but here is something I have written on sectioning, it may help you out with the procedure.
Basics of Basics Sectioning
By Brian Martin
In many ways sectioning a body is easier than a top chop. In every car made since the thirties the roof posts are slanted, chopping them is like shortening a cone in the middle. Most all bodies are still right angle with the bottom and are more like shortening a square box.
The first thing you have to remember is you dont have to make this cut at the same height all the way around. In other words, unlike when you would section a cardboard box with one cut all then cut off a strip all the way around and reattach the two. On the car you will likely have cuts at many different heights, the firewall for instance may be cut all the way at the top a foot or more above where the doors shells are cut. For that matter, the skins on the doors may be cut a foot or more LOWER than the shells of the doors.
I found this to be the biggest trick when I sectioned an AD Chevy pickup (1948-1954) a few years ago. The first time I sectioned one of these trucks was about 25 years ago. I broke out the original Little book Rod and Custom from the fifties with the Rod and Custom Dream Truck being sectioned (at Valley Customs I believe). I followed their procedure and found that it was a tremendous amount of work. They may have been artist, but they were not very good planning out something like this, that is for sure. Maybe it was their first section too, all I know is they did it all wrong.
The next one I did was after many years in the collision repair industry so I had learned many repair procedures that really helped in custom work. I section parts on late model collision repair nearly every day. For instance it is common to install a trunk floor, frame rails, and a pair of quarter panels all of them requiring some sectioning to mate the new parts to the old at a strategic location for perfect fit and strength. That is the key, make the cut where it makes the most sense, not right in the middle like you are sectioning a cardboard box. Follow along and youll get a better idea of what I am talking about.
First things first, TOTALLY strip the car of parts. Your work will go much easier if all wireing, upholstery , glass, etc. is removed. Dont laugh if this sounds obvious, I wouldnt say it, if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes.
Next, you want to do is find the widest part of the car. Put the frame on level jack stands, no sense starting off with the car leaning over. Next, take a large carpenters square and put it next to the car on the ground with one end pointing up. Mark the body all the way around (not a line, but just a 1/2 mark, here and there) at the widest point. Think about this, if you cut out a section at the widest point, it is more likely you lower the top to the bottom they will line up. If you were to cut it below this widest point, the top piece would be larger than the bottom piece and it would not mate up when lowered. Picture sectioning a ball, if you cut a two inch ring from the center, the two piece would mate perfect. If you cut your two inch ring from off center, one piece would be larger than the other and not mate.
Ok, this widest point is going to be the place where you cut the real critical points. Not all points are critical, many places on the car you can cheat very easily if they dont line up perfect. But in the door jambs for instance, you want them to line up perfect, you cant cheat a thing there. At least on the outside at the body skin, on the inside edge of the jambs you may need a little cheating by narrowing the inside of the jamb or something like that to make them mate perfect. The most important part is that they mate where the outside skin meets.
Ok, now is when the strategy comes to play. Look for any componants that can be removed all together and get them out of the way. A few examples would be the vertical supports behind the rear seat from the floor up to the package tray. Another would be the inner skin on the cowl sides behind the kickpanels. Some cars have a slanted support in the quarters behind the striker post maybe running from the bottom front of the wheel house up to the striker post top, at the bottom of the quarter window. Any supports running vertical or at an angle on the firewall. The supports going from the trunk floor up to the rear trunk like jamb are another one. There are two things you can do with these, remove them completely by drilling out the spot welds that hold them in, or at the very least cut out a good section of them at the point where you are going to be cutting the outer body or jamb area. If you are sectioning four inches out of this body, than remove eight or ten inches of this inner brace or structure to get it the heck out of your way. It is hard enough to line up all the points on the body that matter, having these in the way is just foolish. I like to completly remove them, drill out the spot welds, just like unbolting the part. If they bolted on you would remove them, right? I have found that you can remove these parts then section them after the body is sectioned and just plug weld them back in thru the holes where you drilled out the spot welds. Some of these parts dont even need to be sectioned at all, you just trim off the top or the bottom and weld them back in, looks just like factory. You dont want to rely on your upholstery to hide hacked up stuff , you want it to be beautiful when the body is bare.
Ok, now the marking for cuts. This is where the point of the cut being at different heights comes in. That mark you made at the widest point, it only matters where it is critical like at the outside point of the door jambs , that is really the only place it matters, all others can be cheated. The firewall for instance is where the Valley Customs guys really blew it. You dont need to cut straight across the firewall for goodness sakes. On my AD I drilled out spot welds at the top where the firewall connects to the cowl top and then cut my section out of the firewall When the top of the body was lowered down to the bottom the cowl top came back down over the top edge of the firewall and was lap/plug welded back together, it looks just like it from the factory, no body filler even needed!
On the Shoebox Ford (49-51) for instance the firewall has vertical lines up the side to the cowl top. It has a lip folded out at right angle with the firewall face all the way up on each side and across the top (If I am wrong Im sorry, I havnt touched one in years, this is what I remember). On this firewall you could make your cut about one inch below the lip that folds out on the top. Then make your second cut at three inches (if you were sectioning four inches) down from that cut. When the body top is lowered down to the bottom the lip from the top can go behind the top of the firewall and you lap/plug weld it together thru 5/16 holes punched or drilled in the top edge of the firewall. If you ground the welds off and put a nice seam sealer in the seam tucked up at the corner of the lip it would be darn near invisible and look like the factory did it. Or of course you could completely weld it and smooth it off with body filler to make it perfectly invisible. Either way it would be MUCH easier than welding thru the middle and dealing with warpage and that whole mess.
So, on that cowl/firewall, you would cut the sides at the widest point, then when the cut comes meets with the firewall you drill out the spot welds up the side of the firewall to the lower cut you made in the firewall. The rest of the firewall would stand there uncut. After lowing the top of the body down, you would plug weld the holes where you drilled the spot welds out (remember you only drill ONE layer of metal) on the outside of the cowl sides, then across the top with plugs or a bead what ever you choose.
At the rear under the trunk lid it may be able to be done similar, I dont remember much at all how a Shoebox is made back there. I think it goes down from the trunk jamb to a right angle lip behind the bumper, like the right angle lip at the top and sides of the firewall. If this is the case, you could do a similar procedure as I explained on the firewall. Again, it would leave you a little seam at the corner of the lip that you could just seam seal and no filler would be needed. I did the back of the cab on my AD this way, instead of cutting right across the middle of the cab like I did last time following Valley customs procedure I Z cut it from the widest point on the corner of the cab down to the bottom of the rear panel. I cut leaving one inch on the bottom of the panel still attached to the floor of the cab. Then punch holes (a Roper-Whitney punch is a VERY valuable tool and worth every dollar of the $175.00 or so it costs) about a half inch up from the bottom of the lip on the rear body panel after cutting my two and a half inch section out. The upper panel overlapped the lower panel on that inch lip left of the bottom and then it was lap/plug welded to the it. ZERO warpage, Zero filler, done deal.
On the quarter, that is pretty much gonna have to be spliced right down the center of the quarter at the widest point. I is possible I guess that on some cars you could make a vertical cut from the center point at the door jamb down to the bottom of quarter at the rocker and then run your cut along the rocker to the wheel well, go up vertically to above the wheel well then back to the rear of the wheel well then down to the bottom again. The skin would easily roll with the new shape as the top of the body is brought down. This may or may not be easier than just welding thru the center of the quarter at the widest point. I would think I would be easier to bring the cut down to the bottom or near the bottom. This weld could be lapped, as well. I lot of people get all heated up on the lap vs butt weld issue. I see it as a level of skill required need for either choice. If you feel you can butt weld down the center of the quarter than do it. Dont assume because you are a decent welder that you can pull this off, it is a big leap from general welding to welding down the center of a large sheet of thin body panel like this, a BIG leap. Lap welding may be a much more common sense approach. Lets face it, who the heck is going to finish off the back of the panel like the front, you WILL see a weld there if you look on the inside. If it is a butt weld or a lap weld, you will see it. A nicely done lap weld looks nice, not as nice as a perfect butt weld, but again, what is your level of skills? I have to tell you this, the average custom you see from the big boys, it is made entirely of ok welds covered with plastic body filler, period. I have seen MANY of these cars in person in the raw, dont be fooled by the finished product, they are not very skillfully done. What ever you do, it will be as good as many of the famous cars you have seen over the years, you can trust me on that.
To be continued.....
continued from previous post..
On the doors, this is one that I think definitely should be done by cutting the shell of the door at the widest point mark and leaving the skin intact. I did my truck this way and it was FAR superior to cutting thru the skin. I marked the shell for cutting, and again, you could even make two Z cuts on the door, one on the inside as well. You could mark the shell at the jamb at the widest point, then run a vertical cut down on the inside as it wraps around the edge of the jamb where the edge of the door panel would be. Leave the inside panel of the door complete with a lap weld at the bottom like I described the firewall. This would leave the inside intact so there is no chance of messing up where the window regulator mounts, along with the window channels (which by the way should be removed like the other braces I discribed and reinstalled later). Besides, it just makes for a cleaner job. But only by seeing the door would I make the decision of which way to go, cutting thru the center may be the bestest/fastest way. On the outside, you remove the bottom half of the door skin from the shell, section the shell then weld the skin back to the shell and cut off the bottom. Cut the lip of the skin that folds around the shell to hold it on with a die grinder and 1/32 cut off wheel. By the way, the 1/32 cut off wheel may wear faster than the thicker ones but it makes a much faster, finer cut in my opinion, it is all I use. And I use it on about 80% of cuts I do while sectioning parts in collision repairs. Just cut enough of it off so the shell will come off, you dont want to cut the edge because that is much harder to rebuild. Most of the time the skin is much bigger than the shell, so you can cut the lip off leaving an eighth inch or more of the lip at the edge of the door. You could even VERY carefully cut the shell off thru the lip and the shells lip without going thru the outer skin and leave the little section of the shells lip under the lip of the door skin. After sectioning the shell you just tack weld the skin to the shell in that lip area where you cut. You can make a strip of metal and weld on a new lip that folds around the edge of the door to cover up all your work and it will look just like original.
On the bottom of the door, you can do one of two things, either carefully fold a new lip around the shell, or just cut it off with the bottom of the shell and weld it to the shell on the edge. Either way, you should be able to do a nice job where mininum filler is needed to finish it off.
One note, be sure you tack the door pieces together, and hang the door on the hinges before you completly weld it. And in fact, I would weld it very slowly, take your time. Make short welds, then go to another part then come back and weld another short weld. Welding all the welds none stop can really produce heat and twist things out of whack.
If the striker and latch end up in the middle of the widest point, you can Z cut around them so they stay right in the stock location.
On the radiator support just use your skills learned on the body. It is likely you can cut off the top of bottom of pieces just like the vertical supports from the floor to the package tray and not need to section them at all. The inner fenders are similar, just cut off the bottom.
The front feners are easier in that they dont have the large flat areas of the quarter. So cutting right at the widest point up to the wheel well, then a vertical cut up then horizontally to the front of the wheel well then vertically down again to the finish it off around the front.
Remember, the vertical or Z cut is very useful. You can make a vertical cut up a panel to change the height of your cut. When the body comes down, the vertical cuts seam will most of the time stay nice and tight. Think of it as two boards standing vertically on the floor. Leave one on the floor while sliding the other against it up off the floor. You could nail them together at any point because they are always tight next to one another. Look at a Z vertical cut as the same way. The top of the Z is one horizontal cut, then the vertial part of the Z brings the cut down to another height. Of course on your Z cut the vertial cut is perfectly vertial not at an angle as it is on a typed Z.
Another tip is to make a template to use as a measuring device, not a ruler or tape. Take a piece of sheet metal or aluminum and cut it to the width you plan on sectioning out of the car. Mark it well at the side that is properly measured so you dont use the wrong side or something. I also punch a hole in mine so I can hang it on the peg board. After doing a few jobs you get a collection.
Before you make a cut, find that center point on the car and look it over real well to determan if the amount you want to cut is the right amount for the project. Cutting only 3 & 3/4 may make the job a LOT easier than cutting four inches. Or cutting 4 & 1/4 may be easier than four, take a good look around the car with your measuring template and see if where you plan on cutting could be made easier if you changed this amount. On my truck I decided to go only two and a half inches total because it made such a big difference on the degree of difficulty of the job. Besides, I like the idea of a custom that makes you scratch your head not fully understanding what was done. Two and a half inches give me the lower hood line much like a Ford F-1 while not looking like it has been stomped on my a giant.
These are all just general guides for sectioning, read it many times to have a full understanding of what I am saying, then go out to the car find the places where it makes sense. Spend some time imagining how the metal is going to come down to meet the lower piece.
Take your time and have fun.
That's great Brian...I look forward to your review..they are two talented, and super nice guys!
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Martin,THANK YOU.!!!
I've learned a lot reading that,enough to scare me away from ever trying it.
At least I have an understanding of what it's all about now.
Does anyone know if those metalshapers videos are CC (closed captioned)?
It does not say on the site, which usually means they are not. So far, every tech type video (painting, body work, etc.) I have found are not.
Brian: Excellent description. One thing I always do is follow a carpenters advice and measure twice (three times) and cut once. I always do one of two things. I get a plastic model of the car I am doing, or I make a dimensional model of what I am working on. I then section or chop the model and see how it looks. If I cut out too much or cut in the wrong area I start over. It is a lot of work and a lot of people get it wrong. As you said you just can not start cutting and hope for the best. I guarantee one of two things will happen. You will either quite half the way through or it will never look right and you will be mad at it the rest of your life.
Just one old mans opinion.
Jan, I like to make templates as well, just to be sure the cut is correct. You can not believe the times I see the guys at work cut in the wrong place on a new quarter. I have done it, a time or two over the years, but not in a long time.
I not only measure twice, I use different reference points of which to measure. In other words, maybe I am using a bolt hole to measure from, I find another one, or a body line, or something to VERIFY that I am cutting in the right place.
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I had a disappointing day shooting today. Normally, I shoot 2 or 3 times a week, on the rare occasion, I have gone a week at most. Today was my first range session in just over 2 weeks. I got out of my normal routine for a bunch of reasons that really don't matter here....Now I realize how much practice really means.
My sessions usually begin with one of my carry guns, after that I progress to whatever I'm in the mood to shoot.....well, I didn't shoot anything but my carry gun. I knew I was in trouble when I screwed up my first draw from the holster. The gun which I have put thousands of rounds thru, felt slightly unfamiliar.........from there it got worse, my first magazine had hits all over the target. It then progressed to screwing up my reloads, I missed my first grab at the magazine & almost missed the mag-well because my index finger wasn't indexed on the magazine correctly.
In frustration I stopped right there, I forced myself to relax & ran a few drills unloaded.....ssslllooowwwlllyyy I start to get back to normal
(or at least some semblance of normal).
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In any case I ended up shooting my carry gun more than I had planned, I had to walk back to the house twice for more ammo.
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I adopted Jericho when he was 3 months old and he was emaciated, sick and a total mess (I've told his story before). We've worked hard to get him to where he is now. He's 13 months old, 70 pounds, and 28 inches tall. He's totally normal and healthy.
There was a woman with a GSD at the dog park this weekend who is the same age as Jericho, but was a show line GSD (as far as I could tell) who is clearly more familiar with the couch than the dog park or any other form of exercise. What she said about Jericho just worked my last nerve.
This woman had the nerve to say that Jericho looked like he was unhealthy and needed to put on some weight and whispered to her friend that he must be sick. Now, I am a classy person, and instead of saying "Oh ya, well at least my dog isn't huffing and puffing while he's running circles around your fatty, fatty, 2x4 dog". I took the opportunity to say that GSD's, like people, come in all shapes and sizes and each one has their own body type. Jericho is health and active. Just like a normal 13 month old should be.
Oh and...my GSD is prettier than your GSD. ha ha ha, just kidding. I didn't say that. They are all beautiful in my eyes. But errr! People kill me.
ignorant people are annoying. last time at the vet's office some ignorant lady with a cat in the waiting room looked at our year old female that's on the small side at 60lbs said, "oh my god, your dog is so skinny". it was kinda rude the way she said it. she's a working line and not very tall. while seeing the vet, he said for her size, she's a lot more of a healthy weight than the average dog he sees. we wanted to let the lady know what he said while we were on our way out but she wasn't in the waiting room anymore.
julie our OMG so skinny dog is on the left.
I would be angry too, and I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but I'm still working on that. I used to feel like I had to respond to people when they made comments like that, but now I don't say anything and it freaks them out, they are expecting a response. People have been rude for thousands of years and it appears this won't be changing any time soon.
"fatty, fatty, 2x4 dog"
Okay...that brought me back a few years and made me laugh....thanks.
I'd be a liar to say that dog snobs don't get my dander up at times as well.....
I do know how I communicate with other people with dogs and I am much the same as you...they're all good looking and worthy ( mostly )....it's just some owners are really hung up on themselves about their dogs....they somewhat convince themselves they are "better" because of the aesthetics or conformation of their dog....and are quick to critique other dogs even in earshot of the owners.....anyway...ego can get the better of all of us....one way or another at times.
I certainly do appreciate and enjoy seeing a wonderful specimen of most all breeds, they are beautiful creatures. However, I have found a well trained dog to be more worthy than a "show dog" exemplifying the breed standard....of course a dog having both qualities is crazy nice. this is all my personal preference. The owners of well trained obedient dogs seem to have a different air about them....or so it seems per my conversations with them over the years at the dog park....not so quick to do the, on the spot critic about your dog's appearance in a negative fashion..etc.
Anyway, people are people ..and we are used to all types....but dogs are great and even though there some less than desirable ones out there....there is a higher percentage of good dogs than good humans. So, in one ear and out the other when it comes to "dog snobs"....tis what your dog does.
Your Julie looks just like Jericho (body wise). I understand that the WL GSD's are not as common, or people don't have their image in their heads when they think of a GSD, but still...ask questions...knowledge is power. LOL
There are a lot of fools in this world- let that roll away- you know your dog, and your dog is probably far better off than hers in many ways. Just love your dog and you'll be a happy person. Bob
That said, I think she is just ignorant. But that whispering to a friend would really tick me off.
My male was to heavy for my liking and I put him on a diet, what a difference when he runs. If that owner could see the difference in their dog at a lower weight they would have a different opinion.
I recently went to a dog park, it was an open area and you could walk thru the dog park to the forests, I did not have my dog lol but it was the closest entrance to the actual forest part from the direction we were in. I was almost taken out by what looked to ba a cane corso, she was wearing her uber sexy pink collar and she threw herself on her back and was the friendliest thing ever. Strolling uo behind her though was a great big mastiff mix? I say mix because he had the body of a mastiff and the head of a A bulldog, with his balls dragging behind him. I always thought to be in the park dogs must be fixed.
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