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Posted 25 July 2006 - 07:28 PM
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Posted 25 July 2006 - 07:38 PM
And Ike housing would also be the go for the depths you need.
Would suggest contacting Ryan at Reef Photo for a package. Advantage is that he is a site sponsor and a great guy!
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Posted 25 July 2006 - 08:51 PM
Posted 27 July 2006 - 04:22 AM
I'm currently shopping for a new compact camera and underwater case. I've settled (i think) on a Canon A540. I was looking at the Oly SP-350 and more seriously at the SP-320 (which has image stabilisation), but what I've read suggests they just aren't coping with NiMH rechargable power sources.
I need whatever solution I come up with to share the AA power solution I have for my Flash and portable storage device. The Olys seem in many reports to have only a 20 shot battery life! This has scared me off a LOT.
Can anyone share their experiences please?
Owners Reviews of the SP-350
Owners reviews and comments of the SP-320
Posted 27 July 2006 - 01:00 PM
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Posted 27 July 2006 - 06:55 PM
20 pics Actually I've owned one for about a year. I can fill an entire card full of RAW images (86) twice (172 images) on one set of 2500mah batteries using the internal flash. However, as a practice, I usually change the batteries after every 2 dives. This is usually after filling 1 Gig card. The reason is that with fresh batteries the camera's performance is better. IE...write times and flash recharge times are faster. For what its worth, I'm happy with the camera.
Hey Gary,
The people posting about battery life are referring specifically to high capacity NiMH rechargables. If you use single use Lithiums there's no issue.
Were your's rechargables?
Posted 28 July 2006 - 05:19 PM
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Posted 31 July 2006 - 07:35 PM
I thought the Canon A540 sounded like a premium option. Canon sound like they have the advantage when it comes to their low-distorion lens and their general speed and performance. But I realise now that you folks are discussing them so much because it has the ability to take an external flash and the A540 doesn't!
I see the A620 can also support a "Canon High Powered Flash" which is no doubt why it also rates in the forums.
I have a Sony HVL-F32X flash and wondered;
A) Would it work with the SP-350?
B) Is there an underwater case available for it?
C) I'm a duck-diving, daylight snokeller, would the in-build A540 flash serve me well enough in 99% of cases?
Thanks everyone!
Posted 31 July 2006 - 07:57 PM
Canon's are well respected and take decent pics. The SP-350 attracted me because of its ability to use TTL and full manual control...even focus when needed. Its RAW ability is a function I can't be without. I'm able to bring a photo back from the abyss with PS. The Canon's get the edge on focus speed. With the type of diving you do, I'm not sure you'll need an external strobe. I would probably invest in a WA lens and a magic filter.
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 02:53 PM
Posted 01 August 2006 - 04:09 PM
Good luck with your decision.
"It's much better down there... It's a better place..." Enzo, Le Grand Bleu.
Posted 01 August 2006 - 06:33 PM
You would need an optional wide angle lens. No Ike housing announced yet but it's a good bet one will be. There is a manufacture housing available cheap. I think of TTL as a non issue. With LCD review I have never considered it an advantage.
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Posted 08 September 2006 - 12:21 PM
I've personally gone to the store and found that some just seem to lock focus very quickly in bright conditions but struggle when you bend down and take a picture of a carpet with very little contrast and the light is blocked by my body. Some do not have a built in focus assist light meaning they really slow down in low light. What this means to you is you would have to consider a focus light as part of your budget.
I've used the SP-350 for almost a year and shutter lag hasn't been my biggest issue. I've found lighting and composition in conjunction with not-so-perfect visibility to be bigger challenges. I've gotten to know my camera so I know to preset the white balance and I've grown acustomed to anticipating my subjects a litte better. Has the camera cause me to miss a few pics...sure. In all honesty though, the camera isn't as big a problem as the photographer at the moment. I'm sure I'll out grow it one day but being that I only dive about 30 times a year I don't see that happening anytime soom.
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 01:56 PM
Just as an example of E900.
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 04:25 PM
I believe that Jack Connick has used the E900 with very successful results using the Inon strobes which cancel the cameras internal flash. This is important from what I understood some users to say that it only throws out a full dump of the flash and takes awhile 6-10 seconds to recharge the flash even on regular Jpeg shots.
My ears were burning.
Yes, I confess, I'm an E900aholic. At least until I can put together a DSLR system RSN. But even, then I'll keep most of the rig for backup and shore diving. It takes amazing macro and fish portraits - easily rivaling DSLRs. A little weak on W/A; where purple fringing gets enhanced with the W/A external lens. Lots of stuff on my Flickr galleries to view.
Yes, the Inons are key, per the above. Otherwise the camera does a full dump, and with RAW it takes about 11 secs to be ready again. Otherwise, unless you are shooting W/A, it's about 4-5 secs, which is amazingly fast as the RAW files are 18MB!
The F30 has the new Fuji sensor, but no RAW, no manual modes, 36mm vs 32mm wide lens, maybe no flash ev, makes it pretty useless for UW use.
Now what was the question?
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 04:41 PM
Dave - The Fuji F30 is also my compact of choice, but I wouldn't rate the high-ISO performance to be anywhere near that of modern digital SLRs.
Heres a link to a similar question I posed. My criterion is a little different but if I was looking for a point and shoot for UW the Fuji finepix F30 would be the hands down winner. Shortest shutter lag ever measured is the key stat. The other is that it's high ISO performance is almost in the category of a dSLR. Far better than any other digicam. http://wetpixel.com/...showtopic=14550
Having said that, it's pretty much the only compact camera that shoots usable ISO 400 images. It certainly comes the closest to those images shot by SLRs. ISO 800 is fair, and ISO 1600 is usable at web resolutions. Pretty impressive, considering most compacts produce unusable ISO 400 images!
Posted 26 September 2006 - 10:38 AM
For the last few months I've used an Olympus SP-310. It's the sister camera to the SP-350. The manual controls are great, and they're very intuitive. I like shooting RAW (takes 5 seconds). The SP-310 and 350 have in-camera editing, so you can make minor changes such as fine-tuning the white balance and save the result as a JPEG. Focusing is okay, but not as fast as the new Canons or Fuji cameras. The achilles heal is battery life. Even with the firmware upgrade, NiMH batteries don't last long. With a Lithium, it's fine.
The new Canon A630 was quite nice. Very fast. Real easy.
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Posted 26 September 2006 - 01:39 PM
out of curiousity, what are you getting out of a set of AA rechargeables?
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Windmill Theatre, riding high on a run of accolades, has won a major grant from Arts SA towards the commissioning of a new work as part of a trilogy to be presented at the Adelaide Festival in 2014.
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Written by Matthew Whittet and directed by RoseMary Myers, the third new work will star an ensemble of South Australia's most outstanding female performers and feature the creative team behind many of the company's award-winning productions.
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Rucker Couldn't Get Us a Win, But He Did Put Melody in Our Soul
Been a big fan of Darius Rucker for quite some time. Sure I was a guy who sang his Hootie and the Blowfish hits in my car in my younger years, but I also have become a instant fan of his switch from Rock to Country, especially with his twist towards incorporating some of his personal life into his tunes.
So when the Tampa Bay Rays announced this April that Rucker had been added to the Rays/Hess Express Saturday Night Concert Series, I was one happy dude. A nice double-dipper of a bonus was that Rucker would be onstage less than 24 hours after celebrating his own birthday ( 45th) where he did a private concert and workshop on Clearwater Beach, Florida on Friday evening in the company of young aspiring singers and musicians. Then you have the added personal cravat for me that he was performing on my birthday, and was a definite "win-win" scenario in my book.
Got to tell you, if 18 holes of golf makes you as energetic and enthusiastic as Rucker on stage that night, I am heading out to get some DVD's and learn how to monster the club head through the zone myself. Rucker had a glow about him on stage on Saturday night that immediately spoke to me.
From his first tune "Love Will Do That" from his latest Country album "Charleston 1966" to his last vocal note of the night, it felt just like sitting in a corner tavern with a friend on the mike singing his heart out…But that is how true music should hit us…right between the ventricles.
And Rucker's music did hit that spot with a passion. All from a guy who possibly had a late night Birthday celebration, threw out the Ceremonial First Pitch, plus sang the National Anthem all before hitting the post-game stage and again making us swoon to and fro to his music.
My personal favorite of the night was "Southern State of Mind". Mostly because every word in that little ditty was so true towards people square pegging people from this region of the country.
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The expanded editions of 'Rumours' -- Fleetwood Mac's career-defining album from 1977 -- is available today, featuring unreleased live and studio recordings from the tumultuous time that surrounded the album's making. For Stevie Nicks, it was yet another chance to relive the drama and pain, something she's done frequently over the years.
Nicks tells Rolling Stone that she goes back in time every time she performs one of the original songs from 'Rumours.' "It travels, and all these songs do that," she said. "To me, they are always exciting. I never feel bored when we burst into one of our big hit songs, because what they were all written about was so heavy that they could never be boring."
It's been 20 years since the first seeds were planted for what would become the 1997 comeback effort that's carried forward to 2013 and the North American tour. In 1993, Fleetwood Mac played President Bill Clinton's inauguration. Lindsey Buckingham says in the same interview that enough time had passed since his 1987 departure, and they were able to behave as adults. Nicks is quick to accept blame for her role in the drama.
"I think one of the reasons that Lindsey left is because I was very, very high on this horrific tranquilizer," she says referring to her much-documented Klonopin addiction, for which she received treatment in late 1993. "I didn't even make it to most of the recording sessions for 'Tango in the Night (1987).' I was sick."
"When I came out of rehab, I did a small three-month tour, and I got through it. I was going to be OK, and everyone knew I was going to be OK," she added. "And I think that's when Lindsey thought Fleetwood Mac could go on, because his beloved ex-girlfriend was not going to die. She was going to make it."
Buckingham tells Rolling Stone the band is not out of inspiration, even though the rocky relationships that inspired 'Rumours' have been paved to some extent. He hints that new music might be on the horizon, talking again about the songs he cut with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie in 2012 that Nicks has added vocals too. Another track from a rumored future release would be from Buckingham-Nicks, but the band is in no hurry.
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The bar on corn yields has been raised. In 2004, growers harvested the largest corn crop on record, with average yields reaching 160 bu./acre, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
Yields were even higher among entrants of NCGA's Corn Yield Contest. All but one of the 27 national winners surpassed the 250-bu./acre mark. Six even crested the 300-bu./acre mark.
Near-perfect weather and advancements in production technology are credited for last year's high yields. "It could be said that the reason we keep increasing yields every year is because these growers are so innovative and keep trying new things to push those yields higher," says Max Starbuck, NCGA director of economic and livestock analysis.
No matter what size yield you had last year, you can learn from the practices of last year's contenders. Farm Industry News interviewed five of them to learn about the inputs they bought to achieve their winning yields.
FRANCIS CHILDS could be described as "the king of corn." He won the Iowa Masters contest 15 times and set a new world record in corn yields three times. His current record is 442 bu./acre, which he set in 2002. In his eight years of entering the NCGA contest, he has won it seven times.
Childs gets 16 to 20 phone calls a day from farmers wanting to know his secret. The question he's asked most frequently is, What is the one thing I can do to improve my yield? His response: Be willing to change.
"That stops 95% of them right there," he says. "Whatever they are doing, they just keep right on doing it and expect things to change. But they won't if they just keep doing the same thing year after year."
He says a prime example is a farmer who continues to plant the same hybrid even though new hybrids with better genetics are available. "A farmer will say, 'Well I really like that corn,'" Childs says. "But I say if there is a new variety that is 10 or 12 bu. better, why plant the old one? Not just because you like it. Economics says plant this new one. But it is hard to get guys to do that."
During his talks across the country, Childs hands out pamphlets with a checklist of practices growers can adopt to increase yields. He says one of the most important actions is to make sure you have a deep root system. "Most people never ever see their roots," he says. "They are just worried about a 9-ft. corn pant and a nice ear. But you have to do something to get that."
Developing a deep root system "fools" the corn plant into putting on a big ear and a tall stalk, he explains. "The diameter of an ear is determined when the corn plant is only about a foot tall, and length is determined when it is about knee high," Childs says. "Most people miss that completely. And if you miss that, you've lost the race right there."
He says all fields have a natural hardpan that can be 16 or 17 in. deep. He describes it as having a layer of blacktop across your land, making it hard for roots to break through and for water to penetrate.
To break through that natural hardpan, Childs uses a Brillion Zone Builder every 10 to 12 years. To further loosen the soil, he uses a high-residue plow equipped with a mini moldboard every fall. He ends up with a loose soil profile that is about 4 ft. compared to 6 to 7 in. on many other farms.
"All of the farmers around here have oxygen in the field," he says. "The problem is they don't have it in the ground." Loose soil carries more oxygen and provides an environment where earthworms want to live.
Another mistake Childs sees is cutting corners, especially at planting. He says it is important to make sure your planter is working right and that you do a good job. "You don't get two chances to plant," he says.
It takes Childs longer to plant than his neighbors, because in addition to planting the seed, he's applying a host of other products to improve yields. "I'm planting for bushels," he says. "My neighbor is planting for acres."
Finally, he says it is important for growers to learn from their mistakes. "If you see a mistake, look at why it didn't work and get it corrected," he says. "And if a product isn't working, it's usually because you didn't use it right."
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FIRST-TIME NCGA winner Mark Dempsey describes 2004 as the year he did everything wrong and it turned out right. Case in point: He didn't do his regular fall tillage. "I usually apply nitrogen in the fall to help break down the previous year's corn stalks," says Dempsey, whose winning acres were fourth-year continuous corn. "Then I run the disk over the ground followed by a mini moldboard plow."
But last year the ground was so wet after harvest that he couldn't drive out on the fields. So he waited until spring to do any tillage. He worked the ground using a 490 International disk. After disking he knifed in anhydrous ammonia with a DMI anhydrous toolbar. Then he made another pass with a field cultivator to level the ground. "So the only tillage was with an old disk and a 1970s International field cultivator," he says.
He also didn't apply the recommended rate of nitrogen. "My toolbar messed up when I was putting anhydrous on, so I didn't get as much nitrogen on as I wanted to," Dempsey explains. "And as wet as we were last summer, it was hard to get sidedressing done, so I didn't get that done. But it turned out to be enough."
Dempsey ended up using only .71 lbs. of nitrogen/bu. (or 230 units) to produce 320 bu. of corn compared to the University of Illinois' recommended rate of 1.2 lbs. of nitrogen/bu. of corn that you intend to grow. "So I was highly efficient on my use of nitrogen," he says.
He says nitrogen has been one of his limiting factors in the last three to four years. "That is probably the number-one area I've been working on is trying to get the nitrogen rate right," he says. The challenge, he says, has to do with the soil bacteria breaking down the old corn stalks, which makes it difficult to estimate the amount of nitrogen available to the plant.
Dempsey also has been experimenting with different population rates, tillage methods and input products since 1996. In those years he has learned that using insecticide is very important on corn-on-corn acres. In addition, high seeding rates, the right amount of nitrogen, frequent scouting and proper management are keys to growing a big crop.
"Three-hundred-bushel corn is possible," he says. "It is just a combination of all the management techniques you use. And if one thing doesn't work, then learn a little more and try something different the next year that might help you along."
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Homemade self-propelled sprayer with 90-ft. boom
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JEFF MEZERA started entering the NCGA contest just four years ago, when he switched to 20-in. rows. All four years he has placed in different classes. Last year he placed third in the nonirrigated class.
Mezera says planting in 20-in. rows is a big factor in achieving high yields. "Since I went to 20-in. rows, I just started upping populations to find the magic number," he says.
He planted 37,000 plants/acre the first year of the contest. The second year he planted 10% of acres at 41,000, which proved to be his best corn. From there he bumped it up to 47,000. And last year he went with 51,000.
"A well-placed, high-population stand is the secret," Mezera says. At such high populations, he religiously drives 4 mph to get the best seed placement.
Mezera says another key factor in his winning yields is high fertility. "Our yield goal was around 350 bu.," he says. "So we put on 350 units of N shooting for 1 bu. per unit of N."
All of the nitrogen was applied in the spring. He knifed in 200 units of anhydrous ammonia before planting and then leveled the ground with a Glencoe field finisher. At planting, he injected 10 gal. of 28% nitrogen 2 in. below the soil and 2 in. to the side in the furrow. The balance of nitrogen was sprayed on top after planting along with a tankmix of atrazine, Hornet and Dual herbicides.
"Then we watched it grow," he says. "We never went out again until harvest."
Mezera, who also feeds cattle and has a dairy operation, uses manure to supplement soil fertility. "All my winning fields have seen a lot of cow manure over the years that were high in phosphorus and potassium," he says.
When applying manure, he is careful about minimizing compaction. He stays off the fields when they are wet. And he uses a deep ripper in the fall to break up any compaction.
"We never do manure application unless the ground is frozen," he says. "And in the spring, we wait for ideal conditions before we enter a field."
3rd in nonirrigated conventional tillage Yield: 296 bu./acre
Unverferth deep ripper
Cattle manure
200 units of anhydrous ammonia
150 units of 28% nitrogen
Anhydrous toolbar
Glencoe field finisher
Pioneer 34N42 treated with Poncho
Atrazine, Hornet and Dual tankmix with 28% nitrogen
John Deere 9500 conventional combine
Pull-type sprayer
John Deere 1780 vacuum planter
BLANE ANTHONY has won many times before in this category. This year, he says, nature played a big part in his winning yields. "I was able to plant early and had an ideal growing season," Anthony says. His planting date was April 7, which is a week earlier than he normally plants.
Of the inputs applied, he says seed played the biggest role. "It is important to pick the right hybrid for the right field," he says. "Certain hybrids adapt to higher populations much better than others."
The hybrid he planted was Pioneer 33R78, designed for high population and yield potential and a wide range of environments. "It has good standability and it really yields well," he says. He used 30-in. row spacing and a seeding rate of 30,000 seeds/acre.
As part of his ridge-till regime, he planted the seed into ridges built on former bean acres using a John Deere vacuum planter. He says his vacuum planter is crucial to good seed placement and spacing.
High fertility was also key to his high yields, he adds. But before applying any fertilizer, he does grid soil sampling to determine the nutrient needs of each area of a field. "I believe that really pays, because there is a lot of variability in the field," he says. "And you have no way of knowing that unless you do grid sampling."
Anthony knifed in 160 lbs./acre of anhydrous ammonia in the fall, followed by a mixture of dry fertilizer, which he applied at variable rates. "We put on phosphorous, potash, lime or whatever else the soil test called for at the exact rate it required," he says.
At planting he applied 6 gal. of 10-34-0 starter fertilizer along with Lorsban insecticide in the furrow. When the corn was about 3 ft. tall, he sidedressed 80 lbs. of 28-0-0 liquid nitrogen.
For weed control, he applied Dow's FulTime preemerge herbicide for grass control the day after planting. After the corn emerged, he followed up with Callisto herbicide for broadleaf control.
Throughout the growing season, Anthony scouts the fields at least once a week. In the fall he harvests the crop using a Case International 2366 combine.
His recommendations for other farmers are to do a lot of research and pick the right hybrids for the right fields. "A lot of fields have different conditions," he says. "There is just a lot of variability out there. And one hybrid doesn't fit them all. Seed selection is very important."
1st in A ridge-till nonirrigated Yield: 287 bu./acre
160 lbs./acre of anhydrous ammonia
34-0-0, 11-52-0, and 0-0-60 dry fertilizer
Pioneer 33R78 seed
6 gal. of 10-34-0 starter fertilizer
Lorsban insecticide
Dow's FulTime preemerge herbicide
Callisto postemergent herbicide
80 lbs. of 28-0-0 liquid nitrogen
John Deere 1760 vacuum planter
RoGator 664 self-propelled sprayer
Case IH 2366 combine
ROBERT LITTLE has won in both the conventional and no-till categories. He credits good growing conditions and intensive management for last year's winning yields. "I pay attention to small details," he explains. "I believe enough small details add up to a better result."
For example, Little, who is a certified agronomist, frequently scouts fields for problems. Between planting and harvest, he looks at the crop at least twice a week and sometimes daily.
He gives the same attention to his selection and use of inputs. "With any of your inputs, you can do a good job or bad job," he says. "And all of them can work if you use and apply them correctly."
Little's process begins with choosing the right seed. "Seed is number one," he says. "That is where it all starts." Little plants and sells Pioneer seed and believes its performance is superior to that of other brands. "And I think the contest bears that out," he says. Of the 27 national winners, 25 used Pioneer seed.
However, he adds that other brands can be made to perform just about as well if used correctly. "If you do a poor job of planting a Pioneer product, you might not do as good a job with Pioneer as you would with another brand that is properly spaced," he says.
Little planted Pioneer hybrid 33N09 using a John Deere 7200 planter. The planter was equipped with Rawson disc coulters and Yetter residue managers to be able to plant in last year's soybean stubble. Little replaced the original planter units with Precision Planting seed meters to improve seed drop.
To ensure proper seed spacing, Little has his planter meters tested by Precision Planting's MeterMax unit. The MeterMax is designed to improve accuracy of seed placement. "Avoiding skips, doubles and triples is very important to high yields," Little says. "And it also is important in managing your inputs because your seed is spread over a lot of acres and you can really cut costs by planting it right."
When selecting herbicides, Little looks for brands that are safe on the crop. Last year he used a preemergent tankmix of atrazine, Cinch and Balance Pro. If weed pressures warrant, he also applies postemergent herbicides before the sixth-leaf stage to avoid damaging the crop.
At harvest Little uses a Case IH 2366 combine. He believes its rotary technology maintains the quality of the crop better than a conventional combine does. However, as with other inputs, he says a farmer can make either technology work if he uses it correctly. He says that, in the case of combines, proper combine adjustment is the key to making a good crop.
"A person has to take time to try to make the equipment work the way it should," he stresses. "So it is important that you have a comfort level with whatever brand you are using."
Paying attention to those types of details will ultimately make farmers successful, Little adds. "Profit margins are smaller than in the past, so we have a smaller margin for error," he says. "And I'm convinced that the further we go, the more critical it is going to be to do the best job you can with the inputs that you buy."
3rd in AA no-till/strip-till nonirrigated Yield: 271 bu./acre
John Deere 7200 planter
Rawson disc coulters
Yetter residue managers
Precision Planting seed meters
Pioneer 33N09 seed
8-18-6-6S starter fertilizer Tankmix of atrazine, Cinch and Balance Pro preemerge herbicides
200 units of anhydrous ammonia nitrogen
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Ford 8.8-inch Axle Builder's GuidePosted in How To: Transmission Drivetrain on November 8, 2013
The Ford 8.8 rear axle has been a staple of the Ford Motor Company in passenger cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles for decades. It was first produced in 1983 and has been a common axle used in place of the venerable Ford 9-inch axle assembly. 4WD applications have included the Bronco, Ranger, Explorer, Expedition, and F-150 pickups.
The semi-floating rear axle uses an 8.8-inch size ring gear held to the differential carrier with 10 bolts. Pinion nut size is 1 1/16 inches, and the axleshafts are retained using C-clips within the differential.
Although not serving up the same beef as the respected Ford 9-inch, the slightly smaller 8.8-inch has held its own as a good medium-duty wheeling axle, especially when used on lighter rigs. The axleshafts have been available in 28- and 31-spline counts. The 31 spline is the stouter of the axleshafts with a 1.31-inch diameter versus the 28 spline's 1.29-inch diameter. It's possible to reliably run 35-inch tires on these axles if used sanely, not placed in a severe bind, or overstressed with hard locker use.
Upgrades over the Ford 8.8 would typically be a Ford 9-inch, often built with aftermarket upgrade parts, the choice for which is through the roof. Beyond that, the heavier Dana 60 is a likely hardcore upgrade path, but swaps over to an 8-lug wheel pattern on factory axle flanges.
Aftermarket support for the Ford 8.8 axle is substantial, addressing both the car and truck markets. Gear ratios are available up to 5.71:1. A wide variety of limited slip and locker options, axle upgrades, and brake kits make this axle easy to improve.


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NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Britton Ransford tells us the season long sophomore slump that Dustin Ackley has been going through in 2012. With Ackley tearing the cover off the ball in every level prior to the big leagues, this is cause for concern for the Mariners. Ackley has a new found fondness of striking out that never has plagued him before in his career, and his OBP, and Slugging numbers are down from last year as well.
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Youth teams sweep Greater Boston Bolts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution youth teams picked up two wins last weekend as they hosted the Greater Boston Bolts Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The U16s came from behind to win by a final score of 4-3 while the U18s defeated the Bolts by a score of 2-1.
The U16s scored twice late in the second half of their match to earn a one-goal victory over local rival, Greater Boston. The Revs were down 2-0 in the first half when Cole Denormandie (Lincoln, Mass.) scored in the 33rd minute, assisted by Forest Sisk (Sudbury, Mass.). The Bolts scored once more in the first half to go up by two before Diego Fagundez (Leominster, Mass.) added a goal to begin the second half in the 41st minute. Trailing by one goal in the 69th minute, Felix DeBona (Everett, Mass.) tallied to tie the score at three. Mitchell Taintor (Storrs, Conn.) assisted on the tying goal before going on to score the game-winner in added injury time, assisted by Christian Sady (North Andover, Mass.) and escape with a dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind victory.
The U18s started strong by going up 1-0 when Michael Rincon (Malden, Mass.) assisted on a goal by Jonni Ventura (Westminster, Mass.) in the 13th minute. The U18s went up 2-0 in the second half on another goal by Ventura in the 65th minute, this time assisted by Homero Morais (Somerville, Mass.). The Bolts scored once in the 85th minute to get within a goal, but the U18s held on to win by a final score of 2-1.
The Revolution's Under-16 and Under-18 youth teams travel to Durfee High School in Fall River, Mass. on Saturday, May 1, where they will both face Potomac. On Sunday, May 2, both teams will be at Adelphi University, N.Y., where they will meet Albertson SC.
New England Revolution U15/16 vs. Greater Boston Bolts U15/16
April 24, 2010 – Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
BOS – Victor Parra 17
BOS – Victor Parra 31
NE – Cole Denormandie (Forest Sisk) 33
BOS – Mac Steeves 34
NE – Diego Fagundez (unassisted) 41
NE – Felix DeBona (Mitchell Taintor) 69
NE – Mitchell Taintor (Christian Sady) 82
New England Revolution: Ryan Simpson (GK), Christian Sady, Mitchell Taintor, Juan Moreira, Forest Sisk, Daniel Tchen, Jack Hilger, Devin Devoy (Daniel Chmura 60), Cole Denormandie, Diego Fagundez, Felix DeBona (Alan Florez 79)
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundez (ejection) 57
BOS – Thomas Wampler (caution) 70
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NE – Jonni Ventura (Homero Morais) 65
BOS – Delano Brown 85
New England Revolution: Chris Foley (GK), Pat Laroache, Daniel Sangster, Kenny Kolbeck, Dylan Hawkins, Michael Rincon (Enco Lika 86), Cody Osgood, Josh Vlasich, Gustavo Santos (Marlon Ramalho 80), Homero Morais, Jonni Ventura (Fernando Baptista 70),
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Darien photographer takes on artist-in-residence role
Public libraries nationwide often look at the Darien Library as a trailblazer.
It's a progressive library that Chul Kim, associate publisher of the Museum of Modern Art, said other libraries look to for what's next in the world of public libraries.
And now added to its collection is Ben Larrabee, a Darien photographer and the first artist-in-residence at the library, through a collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art.
"We wanted to give people an example of a real-life artist instead of art that you learn about in a book," said Stephanie Anderson, the head of readers' advisory at the library.
There's no real structure to what the residency entails, though.
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"We're inventing as we go along," Larrabee said.
On the second floor of the library is a display of Larrabee's massive black-and-white photographs.
Larrabee, who has photos on display at MoMA, dove into photography 17 years ago while taking a required course at the Rhode Island School of Design. He initially planned to study graphic design.
"When I saw the print come out of the developer, it was like magic," Larrabee said. "I just fell in love with it."
Larrabee's study of fine art has aided him in his photography, said Trudie, his wife of 24 years and business partner for the last 10, allowing him to know what makes a good image, whether it be texture, composition, rhythm or light. Trudie assists during the photography sessions, maintains the operations side of the business, and is often the subject of his photographs.
Larrabee studied under Harry Callahan, who founded the photography department at the RISD in 1961.
"He was very inspiring," Larrabee said. "He encouraged me to trust my own instincts and my own vision."
Through black-and-white images, Larrabee captures what he and Trudie call "moments of grace," moments that people often take for granted, he said.
"Your day is filled with special moments," Larrabee said. "You just need to take time to notice or have the intention to notice."
Through these moments, he captures split-seconds in time, such as a mother's glance at her child in her arms, a girl hugging her dog, or two boys engaged in a tickle battle with smiles broadly stretched across their faces.
Over the course of an afternoon, the Larrabees spend time with their subjects -- whether they be families, friends or animals -- and capture thousands of pictures through the shutter of a Canon digital SLR camera. From there, Larrabee sits in front of his four 30-inch mounted Apple monitors and combs through the images, deciding which ones are good enough to make it to the next round of cuts. Hours will go by before Larrabee has whittled away all the images his client won't see.
What makes or breaks a photo may not be recognizable to the untrained eye, but some of Larrabee's decisions can be based on whether or not the subject is looking at the camera, how their head is tilted in the frame, and a variety of other tiny nuances.
Sitting in the studio in the front room of their Darien home, Larrabee points to his images hanging on the walls above the couch.
"If you look at this little guy," he said pointing to a picture of a boy resting his head against his father's waist and staring deep into Larrabee's camera lens, "it's a moment."
"Or this guy," Larrabee said again, gesturing to a portrait of a man and woman, both with wide smiles on their faces. "It's a moment."
Even animals can convey moments of grace, Larrabee said. Above the fireplace on the far wall is a photo of a horse trotting, printed on rice paper and crumpled to provide even greater texture to the image.
"If I took that exposure a second before or after, it would be totally different," Larrabee said.
In the fall, the Museum of Modern Art teamed with the Darien Library in a one-of-a-kind collaboration. A broad variety of program offerings are now available through the library, including lectures from museum educators and curators, as well as museum passes that can be checked out through the library.
The library staff took the collaboration one step further and established an artist-in-residence program so that library patrons would have the opportunity to not only learn about modern art but could also see how it comes to life.
Through the residency, the Larrabees have scheduled lectures, though they are more conversational and informal than a standard lecture. Between 20 and 30 people have attended each of the lectures where they were given the opportunity to speak with the Larrabees.
Former Darien resident and library employee Patricia McCormick suggested that the library get together with the Larrabees.
"I figured since he already has pictures at MoMA, it was a perfect fit," McCormick said.
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The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Bankruptcy and Civil Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and forms, and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The proposed amendments, Rules Committee reports explaining the proposed changes, and other information are posted on the Judiciary's website at http://www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies/rules/proposed-amendments.aspx. The public comment period ends February 15, 2014.


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Used to convert Natives into Ousiders. Requires "Religious Devotion". Most likely found around Outsider settlements --[[User:One of many doctors|One of many doctors]] 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
Used to convert Natives into Ousiders. Requires "Religious Devotion". Most likely found around Outsider settlements --[[User:One of many doctors|One of many doctors]] 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
*Nobody wants to have a class change againt their will. -Grigoriy
*Nobody wants to have a class change againt their will. -Grigoriy
=== GPS Unit (Redesign) ===
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Revision as of 12:28, 4 March 2006
Suggestions for Shartak are always welcome, although there's no guarantee that anything will be added. Comments on or modifications for any of the suggestions below can be added by editing this page. Please be considerate and don't just remove ideas that you don't like.
Begin a new item with a * and "sign" your suggestions using -- ~~~~ so we know who to blame ;)
Bug reports should go on the Bugs page.
Both outsiders and natives with this skill should be able to plant trees (mango, banana) on fertile land. By clearing away jungle, and applying an example of the fruit of the tree you wish to plant, you could sow the seed. A tree of that type would then sprout X days later. This would open up for plantation, and help feed the villages/settlements. --DKChannelboredom (2 March)
- Interesting idea, perhaps only a chance that a tree will grow, and to ensure a tree grows you have to plant a certain number of fruit of the same kind on the same block. Of course, does this mean that existing trees should occasionally die off, say if they get surrounded by 8 blocks of highest density jungle and the tree block is also highest density jungle.. maybe explained as something to do with lack of sunlight reaching the tree because of the amount of jungle around it. --Simon 09:47, 2 March 2006 (GMT)
Weapon Skills
The Warrior/Soldiers class should get weapon skills, like spear skills for the warrior and rifle skills for the soldier, make the soldiers skills make the rifle have better to hit then the natives spear but the rifle requires the searching of ammo, this makes the difference between natives and outsiders warrior classes more than the blowpipe and rifle (blowpipes do 1 less damage) EDIT: I ahnotice that the outsiders do indeed have rifle training, freshly added to the wiki I guess.-- Daylan 11:07, 17 February 2006 (GMT)
We have been doing some research(see the talk page in character classes) and it appears that warriors are no better at fighting(unless you count 10 extra hp as being really great) than any other class, correct me if I'm wrong but if there is no warrior only fighting skill what makes them warriors and not shamans w/ blowpipes(pardon the pun but they "blow") and +10hp? and if that is all they are how come soilders get extra skills? -- Daylan 02:55, 3 March 2006 (GMT)
Anyone with the Tracking skill should be able to track where people have gone, either generic "A native passed by here recently" or more specific "Average Joe left heading north 2 days ago".
- Should probably be a timelimit so you don't see "Average Joe left heading north 90 days ago". - Snarf
Religious Devotion
Required to use "Holy Scriptures" --One of many doctors 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
Jungle Skills
The jungle environment has great potential to add significant dynamic to this game. These could be a set of skills to reflect this.
- Jungle Lore: Player has x% chance of discovering item/artifact. Might work in conjunction with search skill.
- Make/Detect Traps: Spikes, Pits etc... Not sure this is possible and what would be need to time degrade this.Nankilstlas
- Some kind of "hiding" skill where you can spend AP to conceal yourself in fauna, so you can't be seen by passersby. Visually, it could take the form of "reforesting" a block to dark green, and someone who chops through would "uncover" you, perhaps getting some XP? --Jackel 19:34, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
- A 'trapping' skill looks like it would be exploited by greifers (surrounding someone with traps, for example), but I like the 'Hiding' and 'Jungle Lore' ideas.--Grigoriy 02:26, 26 February 2006 (GMT)
- The hiding skill shouldn't conceal you from animals or someone with the Sixth Sense, Exploration, or Jungle Lore skills, otherwise the player would be invincible.--Grigoriy 21:15, 27 February 2006 (GMT)
- Agreed, hostile animals should be able to sniff out hidden players, and Sixth Sense makes sense as well. Hidden players have to remain motionless to stay hidden, using items, searching, etc, would "unhide" the person. I was also thinking how the "reforesting" aspect could be abused to create vast areas that needed to be chopped down, so maybe a player could only hide in an already dark green area, (getting a message like there is not enough foliage to suitable hide in when trying in a cleared area) limiting its effect somewhat, and creating a little extra tension when on the run from someone and trying to find an overgrown area to hide in. --Jackel 22:37, 27 February 2006 (GMT)
This is a skill that does not have a pre-requisite. Upon coming across an area where a dead animal is present, the player is given an opportunity to skin the animal. The process of skinning costs 1 AP and has a chance of producing items such as Animal Hide or Animal Tooth or Animal Feathers. These items can be traded to an NPC found in villages and exchanged for Gold Coins. This skill should be available to all classes to grant them all with an equal opportunity of earning Gold. --Lint 21:48, 23 February 2006 (GMT)
- Extend skinning to killed players? No, that's just wrong. We are civilized. *puffs pipe* - Lint
- Make skinning have a pre-requisite of Exploration? Perhaps. *puffs pipe* - Lint
- Make skinning always produce an item, rather than chance? No, I like a good challenge. *puffs pipe* - Lint
- Perhaps it could be tied to the Meat suggestion? *shrugs* *puffs pipe* - Lint
- Good idea, perhaps natives don't have a pre-requisite, but outsiders need exploration? *cough* --Grigoriy 02:12, 26 February 2006 (GMT)
- While that may be a more realistic way to handle it - since natives would conceivably be more experienced with such matters - I think that changing the skill tree for such a minor skill would upset the general sense of game balance between the two sides. --Lint 02:43, 26 February 2006 (GMT)
Animal Spirit
(native only) Upon gaining this skill, an animal type is associated with the player. Any attacks by the player on that animal result in negative xp, but the animal is less likely to attack the player. Additionally, if the player dons the skin of the animal (perhaps via the Skinning skill) then a bonus is given to the player, such as faster movement, hit bonus, damage bonus. Bonus could be dependant on animal. Upon player death, there is a chance the player's animal spirit will change. --frisco
Build Training
(Outsiders only) They gain the ability to build walls around the outsider settlements. There would be different levels like reinforced, light, massive, etc. Whoever can attack them and destroy them. Maybe there would be a skill for building gates? --One of many doctors 03:33, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- Natives should be able to make walls too - think King Kong, plus if there are native ruins on this island, then they must still have some decent construction knowledge lingering around. However, Outsiders should have an "Advanced" skill that allows for stronger walls. --Frisco 04:41, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- Yes, any human should be able to build, and they should ONLY be able to build in certain areas, so as not to have some group lay claim to a section of the island with key resources (assuming there are some). Also, it should take a LOT of AP. --Jackel 00:18, 2 March 2006 (GMT)
Trap Laying
(Native only) They can place one time use traps that dmg outsiders only. This skill can only be used in the jungle. Maybe a skill to be able to detect traps? --One of many doctors 03:36, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- Again i'm thinking Outsiders could make traps too - some of them must have been hunters in the Old Country - but perhaps an Advanced skill for natives, leading to higher success rate, since they are more used to the environment. This skill seems dangerous, though, possibly leading to clans just laying traps in every single square of jungle, making it ridiculous for the other side. Perhaps a trap can only be made in certain jungle types, and only lasts until the jungle changes in level (either growing up naturally or down by the same character type chopping it). --Frisco 04:53, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- This was already proposed in the "jungle skills" section. I agree, it seem too easy to abuse by griefers.--Jackel 00:18, 2 March 2006 (GMT)
It could be the native warriors main weapon, give it a base damage of 3, same to hit as machete but it wouldn't cut through jungle -- Daylan 11:02, 17 February 2006 (GMT)
- A spear for stabbing or a spear for throwing (i.e single use) ? --Simon 15:49, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
Head-shrinking powder
This could be either a melee or area weapon used by natives.
- What are the effects of it? Causes X HP of damage? Loss of AP? Loss of XP? Instant death? - Snarf
Heals 2 HP. Used by both outsiders and tribals. It appears in your inventory when you kill a beastie. Bungalow Bill
- But you can only carry 200 pounds of meat back to your wagon. </oregontrail> --Lint 01:15, 13 February 2006 (GMT)
- Or you have to cook it, taking one AP and possibly a fire-lighting skill (who wants to eat raw monkey?).MorkaisChosen 20:12, 20 February 2006 (GMT)
- Maybe you don't have to cook it but you get less HP and possibly lose HP to food poisoning. [DarkFerret]
- Or, to make it more, hm, tribal, you could need to bring it back to specific places in the village where it could be (instantaneously) cooked and used as a replenished "health pool" any player could use. You would still have the occasional berries to eat in the forest, but real meal would occure at a settlement. It would also provide a more efficient healing system (as currently, you roughly get to spend 50 AP to recover 4 or 5 HP, which makes death the most efficient way to restore your HP). -- Leaf
- There is a large pot of stew cooking, it appears to be half full.
You eat some and feel better. After a few spoonfuls you find your friend's pocket watch. [DarkFerret]
Radio beacon/receiver
A radio beacon/receiver for outsiders to pinpoint specific locations of interest.
- What's wrong with using the GPS co-ordinates of a specific location? - Snarf
- Perhaps a way to have GPS waypoints or markers IN one own's GPS? --Wcervantes 19:39, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
Holy Scriptures
Used to convert Natives into Ousiders. Requires "Religious Devotion". Most likely found around Outsider settlements --One of many doctors 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
- Nobody wants to have a class change againt their will. -Grigoriy
- Noone wants to die against their will either, but it does happen ;-) Might be irritating, but also might be quite interesting. It would have to be possible both ways of course, natives to outsiders and outsiders to natives. Perhaps the outsiders can convert natives to outsiders with holy scriptures using the religious devotion skill and natives can convert outsiders to natives with a bottle of beer using the seduction skill! ;-) --Murk 12:28, 4 March 2006 (GMT)
GPS Unit (Redesign)
This is a suggestion to change the gps unit into an object that presumably fits better with the game setting. We currently have no other modern item available for use (anachronism - VOCABULARY WORD!). Perhaps we should use a sextant? And rather than reveal the position all of the time, it requires a 1 AP use in non-dense, non-enclosed area. --Lint 21:48, 23 February 2006 (GMT)
- Yes, GPS units are indeed malapropos (another vocabulary word :D)--Grigoriy 00:33, 27 February 2006 (GMT)
Refillable containers
Does it really make sense that after drinking something, you automatically discard the container it had been in? I propose a modification to the inventory system so bottles/gourds work similar to rifles and blowguns--they can be refilled if they are empty. Obviously, you can't just carry around spare water like you can ammo, so to refill a water container, you have to be in water. This would clearly make areas near water more popular, which I don't think is a bad thing, or without precedent. Furthermore, this could lead to new and interesting directions, such as other liquids that could be carried around, causing various effects. Off the top of my head:
- drinking too much "ocean" water will make you sick (reducing your hit % temporarily)
- a "create mysterious serum" skill the shaman/scientist can eventually learn that (along with certain ingredients) lets them create a "buff" potion.
- special healing water springs that have double the recuperative effect
This would also address one of the concerns I've had regarding healing skills. To my knowledge, there is no place in Shartak where you are more likely to consistantly find healing kits/herbs, etc. its all fairly random. By comparision, UD has certain buildings where you can only find certain items (i.e. hospitals = first aid kits). IMO, its currently too difficult/AP consuming to heal. Without a way to consistantly find/create healing items, it's not likely there will be "healers" willing to use their hard-to-find healing items on anyone else. --Jackel 22:14, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
- Have you found the hut in Dalpok with all the drying herbs hanging up? Says something about a shaman being busy, I seem to have a reasonable success rate at finding healing herbs there. Not sure if there are more around. --Snarf 22:17, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
- No, I hadn't noticed such a hut(s), I've assumed they were all pretty much the same. If certain huts are more likely to contain certain items, I've another suggestion--label them. Any opinion on my primary suggestion of refillable containers? --Jackel 22:31, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
- Have you found the hut in Dalpok with all the drying herbs hanging up? Says something about a shaman being busy, I seem to have a reasonable success rate at finding healing herbs there. Not sure if there are more around. --Snarf 22:17, 25 February 2006 (GMT)
Supplies in settlements
Could there perhaps be some kind of a more reliable way to get things in villages, apart from randomly finding them? Coming across abandoned items in jungles, evaquated police departments and such makes sense, but going on an epic quest for a machete under someone's carpet in an active village just seems a bit out of place.
So, if it's not too much of a hassle, which it most likely is, I suggest there to perhaps be put some kind of trader characters in settlements, who could exchange all kindsa things for random junk you've found lying around in other places, or maybe you could get these fellas to make items for you free of charge, which you could go and pick up after a period of time?
..probably too complicated for something that's rather useless. Oh well. --Ismo Kuikka
- There's a trading post in one of the huts in Dalpok, can't get anything there though. Perhaps a sign of things to come? --Snarf 10:33, 17 February 2006 (GMT)
Tunnels underneath the island lead to interesting places.
- How do you know they don't exist? :) Dr. J
Treasure to capture
"Capture the flag" type objective, in this case the flags are treasure from each village. Bonus points in the form of XP or gold coins to be awarded to the holder of the treasure at certain intervals.
Writing on the tree (or sand)
Should be able to write stuff in the sand on the beaches and carve short messages into trees in the jungle. To avoid "carve-wars" the only way to get rid of messages on trees could be to chop the jungle down and wait for it to grow again before you can write a new message. -- Snarf 22:32, 27 January 2006 (GMT)
- FYI, currently working on this. --Simon 23:16, 20 February 2006 (GMT)
- Done. Watch out for quirks depending on where you're writing. --Simon 15:24, 27 February 2006 (GMT)
Informational messages
You should be able to see what other people have done since your past turn. Much like the skill above, except for most actions that take place. Such as '[09:34]Joe used a medkit on Roger' or '[05:23]Dan Attacked a Boar and missed'. If this is implemented, there should be a menu that you can use to toggle certain bits of information, to reduce or stop spam. Durja 18:14, 6 February 2006 (GMT)
- I don't want to see when people miss attacks, that's just too much information (unless it's me that they're attacking!) - Snarf
- Would be useful to see when kills are made in the same location eg. Dan killed a boar or Joe killed Roger - Snarf
- How about making a list of "informational messages" that might be required? - Snarf
- PlayerX killed PlayerY.
- PlayerX killed animal.
- PlayerY died from eating some poisonous berries. (self-inflicted death)
Player VS Player Interaction
I would propoese a to hit % penalty for attacking members of same Home location. I believe this will promote exploration and perhaps offer a measure of protection of newly "birthed" population. As a recent victim of death by the hands of a warrior from my own villiage this has a bit of appeal to me ;). - Nan
- Instead of a hit % penalty, what about reducing or eliminating XP earned for such attacks? It would be similar to the ZvZ penalty used in UrbanDead, and its easier to rationalize not getting as much experience fighting one of your own than to rationalize that its harder to hit your own people for some reason. --Jackel 19:52, 27 February 2006 (GMT)
Starts off with a "Holy Scripture" and the "Religious Devotion Skill". --One of many doctors 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
None of the other classes start with a skill. I think they should just have access to the skill, and maybe stuff like scientists don't (I'm not saying all scientists are unreligious, just that there probably aren't any THAT religious!). MorkaisChosen 11:06, 17 February 2006 (GMT)
Scientist (Rename)
This is a suggestion to change the name of the Scientist class to Professor. From Tarzan to Gilligan's Island, the science-type in has been regarded as Professor rather than Scientist. --Lint 21:48, 23 February 2006 (GMT)
- I like! --One of many doctors 03:38, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- I don't. If someone wants to roleplay as a scholarly Prof, more power to them. As it is, the term "Scientist" suggests a broader archetype, inviting players to make of their character what they will. which I favor. --Jackel 23:56, 3 March 2006 (GMT)
Lint recently made a very salient point with respect to Class Balance. Namely, there are very few players (4% currently) choosing to be (Outsider) Settlers or (Native) Villagers. Realistically, these should be the most abundant classes, so clearly (aside from trival starting inventory) these classes clearly lack any definable appeal. I propose that these 2 classes (due to their years of plying and scavenging their surroundings) are more adept at searching then their peers. As such, they have a +20% bonus in base search percentage. There is precedent for this in UD, with the "consumer" class getting an immediate advantage in searching, and though the nature of that game (i.e. constant heavy barricading of Malls) makes it difficult for consumers to realize their advantage, this would not be the case in Shartak. This change will undoubtedly make these overlooked classes more attractive to new players.--Jackel 00:25, 4 March 2006 (GMT)
Game Mechanics
When an Outsider/Native dies they are reborn as a Native (don't really understand the spirit thing too well). The Outsiders then get a new class/skill, "Religious Conversion" that requires a "Holy Scripture". This allows a "Priest" to convert one native into a Outsider". The converted native would most likely start off as a Settler. --One of many doctors 23:22, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
- I believe that Natives are reborn as Natives and Outsiders are reborn as Outsiders, but I could be wrong. From a game balance perspective, I am not in favor of type-swapping skills unless Natives are presented with an ability to counter or convert Outsiders as well. It does fit nicely with the theme though. --Lint 23:41, 16 February 2006 (GMT)
- That would probably be the shamans job, however it may have worked for Urban Dead but I don't think it will work in this game as whichever group has the most players to begin with will, once conflicts begin to arise, dominate by switching people from the side they are on the side the priest/"whatever the natives use" side making you able to graph one groups population by looking at the graph pop=(1/2)^x. Also since there wouldn't seem to be a way, short of finding a converter player to switch you back, to go back to playing as you once did would make the amount of people on one side quickly die off (even though thats what would happen in real life, favouring the outsiders) it would be a very unfun aspect of the game. And really these are HOSTILE natives, or so it seems, why would they let some devilman outsider tell it how it is? They wouldn't, they would simply spear them and laugh! In short all the converting ideas suck, I know I wouldn't want to log on to find I'm playing for the wrong side. -- Daylan 10:55, 17 February 2006 (GMT)
- So that means if my soldier dies, he's reborn as a native? Not only that, but to become an outsider again, first I would have to find a priest (which would be next to impossible with such a small number of players), and then he could convert me into a settler. That means I'll never be able to be a soldier again, which is a real punch in the throat for RPers. -- Grigoriy
- All valid points. I guess this wouldn't really work we have the same number of players as Urban Dead. But this would be a great way to balance out the sides later on. Say there are too many natives, you just drop more "conversion items" and balance out the sides. Too many Outsiders? Just drop the number of conversion items. Doubt it would catch on though. --One of many doctors 02:44, 19 February 2006 (GMT)
- Conversion doesn't have to be forced. It could require action on both sides, like a native doning a religious item and an outsider using the skill on that native. After all, conversion isn't real without true faith. The native counter to this could be similar, requiring an outsider to die holding a packet of that headshrinking powder while a shaman uses the Zombification (ala Haitian witchcraft) skill. -- frisco
Capturing villages
Since this is like some war between Outsiders and Natives I thought this appropriate. If all the (say) Outsiders are killed in York and there are none left, then it becomes a Native village and vice versa. Probably needs harder requirements to capture settlements though. Maybe each side could have one permanent place that can never change hands? --One of many doctors 03:41, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- Not sure about this - what about all the idle players within the village? They might "wake up" after a couple of weeks to find they're in enemy territory. --Simon 11:00, 1 March 2006 (GMT)
- You could have it so idle players goto the nearest friendly village-- Daylan 02:58, 3 March 2006 (GMT)
- Turf control in a limited AP browser game like this just invites lame zerging behavior. I don't like it. --Jackel 00:00, 4 March 2006 (GMT)
- Not villages, perhaps 3x3 square 'forts'? --Grigoriy 01:10, 4 March 2006 (GMT)


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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Director Lynn Shelton has a great idea for how to market her new film, "Laggies": put video of Keira Knightley dancing as a sign-spinner on YouTube.
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) � Director Lynn Shelton has a great idea for how to market her new film, "Laggies": put video of Keira Knightley dancing as a sign-spinner on YouTube.
Knightley demonstrates some sweet moves and deft sign-spinning skills in one of the opening scenes of the film, which premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival.
The actress plays Megan, a 28-year-old who feels directionless despite her graduate degree and stable, 12-year relationship. While her friends pursue careers, marriages and babies, Megan stands in front of her dad's tax office, dancing around with a sign that says "tax advice" in an attempt to drum up business.
"It makes me happy every time I see it," Shelton said, adding that she's sure video of Knightley's routine would "go viral" online.
When Megan's boyfriend proposes, she panics. She befriends a teenage girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and hides out at her house, where she's intrigued by the girl's single dad (Sam Rockwell).
Shelton, who has had three previous films at Sundance, said the cast was a dream. She said she called the best possible people for the role, and when they all said yes, it was "freaking awesome."
Knightley joked that the three stars had no chemistry.
"We all hated each other," she said. "So it was really, really good acting."
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Researchers studying what makes people laugh subjected thousands of people across the world to a litany of some 40,000 jokes (in total, not per person). Their research could identify not only what kinds of jokes would get high approval ratings amongst different groups, but also what jokes had the widest appeal. You can find the supposed world's funniest joke in the article. More interesting than that rather lame joke was the cultural observations made.
One intriguing result was that Germans -- not renowned for their sense of humour -- found just about everything funny and did not express a strong preference for any type of joke. People from the Republic of Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand most enjoyed jokes involving word plays. Many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium, displayed a penchant for off-beat surreal humour, while Americans and Canadians preferred jokes where there was a strong sense of superiority -- either because a character looks stupid or is made to look stupid by someone else.
Sadly, their website is now offline, but it looks like they are publishing some kind of book due out at the end of the year. I would really be interested to know that kinds of jokes scored highest amongst language and gender groups. Annova has two popular national jokes for Britain and Canada; the British joke was massively hilarious to me. My wife, who is Irish, didn't find it all that funny. Hrm, well I do have some German blood ... (and I know, I know--it's not genetic). Ooh, and I just noticed that CNN does have another page with some sample high-raters by nation. On this page, the UK joke didn't seem all that funny to me, nor did that Aussie one. The Canadian joke was funny to me, but mainly because it seemed so, hrmmm, Canadian. If you really want to split your gut laughing, check out this article at the Onion. Here's a taste.
"What's the point of putting out a new Ja Rule or Sum 41 album if people can just call up and hear any song off the album that they want?" Frackman asked. "In some instances, these stations actually have the nerve to let the caller 'dedicate' his act of thievery to a friend or lover. Could you imagine a bank letting somebody rob its vaults and then allowing the thief to thank his girlfriend Tricia and the whole gang down at Bumpy's?"
I wish I lived in Chicago (or thereabouts) just so I could find one of the paper versions in a bar, and just kick back and laugh my butt off. Ah, good memories.


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Mix and match: Eight-man effort shuts out A's
ANAHEIM -- The Angels introduced a new pitcher on Saturday night.
He had no name, no number, no locker in the clubhouse. He didn't come from free agency or the draft, via a trade or waivers. He threw from the windup, from the stretch and sidearm. He was a right-handed seasoned veteran and a left-handed youthful rookie, a spot starter and a shutdown closer.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- The Angels introduced a new pitcher on Saturday night.
He had no name, no number, no locker in the clubhouse. He didn't come from free agency or the draft, via a trade or waivers. He threw from the windup, from the stretch and sidearm. He was a right-handed seasoned veteran and a left-handed youthful rookie, a spot starter and a shutdown closer.View Full Game Coverage
Who was this new hurler?
It was eight different pitchers, combining for a 2-0 victory over Oakland at Angel Stadium and pushing the Angels a season-high four games ahead of the A's atop the American League West.
"Is that all we used was eight?" said manager Mike Scioscia, whose Angels collected their fifth straight win.
Reliever turned starter Cory Rasmus struck out six in the first three innings and Michael Roth, Yoslan Herrera, Fernando Salas, Jason Grilli, Kevin Jepsen, Joe Smith and Huston Street yielded just two hits over the next six as Oakland was shut out for the second straight night.
It was the first time in franchise history the Angels used eight pitchers in a nine-inning game.
"Our bullpen has evolved from a question mark to an exclamation point," Scioscia said.
The Athletics, meanwhile, haven't scored a run in their last 22 innings and were shut out on back-to-back nights for the first time in more than two years.
"There are periods of time where you're not going to be as good and you're going to press, and that's where we are right now," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Over a 162-game period, you're not going to be as good as other times, and right now is a low point for us."
In his first Major League start, Rasmus was smooth, striking out five batters in a row at one point and tying a career-high with three innings pitched. Rasmus had thrown 40-plus pitches in just two of his first 23 appearances this season but has done so in back-to-back outings.
"[Starting is] exciting, you got some nerves going, because you never know what to expect in that situation," Rasmus said. "At the end of the day, it's all about getting outs and fortunately, today was good for us."
Street said Rasmus' six-strikeout performance "set the tone" for the rest of the Angels relievers, but it may have been Street who delivered the biggest message on Saturday.
Street had pitched in each of the last three days and hadn't pitched four consecutive days since July 2010, four years and two teams ago. Despite Street's potentially tired arm, Scioscia said the All-Star closer was "adamant" that he was available to pitch.
"I felt like if there's ever a time to push it, this is the time to push it," Street said.
He allowed a leadoff single to Sam Fuld in the ninth but retired the next three batters to lock down his 11th save as an Angel.
Street's 17-pitch ninth capped the Angels' fourth straight win over Oakland and clinched their first back-to-back shutouts of the A's since 2006. The Angels tied a Major League record for number of pitchers used in a shutout.
"We look as ourselves as a unit, as a team within a team and we're all just trying to pitch our inning," Street said of the bullpen. "As you can see, in this type of baseball, every pitch, every inning matters."
One pitch, though, seemed to matter more than the rest.
With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the fourth, Scioscia called on Herrera to face pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes, get the Angels out of a jam and keep the game scoreless. Herrera got ahead 1-2 and threw a 95-mph fastball that Gomes floated over Herrera's head and towards second base.
Howie Kendrick scooped up the ball, and, in one silky motion, touched second and fired to first to end the inning and the threat.
"It changed the whole game, that play," Hank Conger said.
After that play, 12 consecutive A's recorded outs and Oakland mustered only one baserunner -- Fuld in the ninth. The fourth inning was their only inning with multiple baserunners.
The Angels didn't have much luck against starter Jeff Samardzija -- but they had some. Behind two hits, an error and a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth, the Angels pushed across two runs as Samardzija suffered his second complete-game loss of the season.
While Samardzija gave the Oakland bullpen a night off, Scioscia and the Angels nearly exhausted theirs in their search for a fifth rotation member.
"We've got that spot coming up five more times and we're going to have to fill it," Scioscia said. "If it's a mix-and-match day, so be it. If it's one guy that steps up, we'll go with that."
Chances are that one guy won't be the same nameless, faceless, numberless pitcher that appeared on Saturday night.
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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WASHINGTON - 350 prominent economists issued a statement on Wednesday warning that "the fragile recovery is threatened by obsessive concern with cutting deficits that has infected both parties." The economists from universities and research groups across the U.S. and the world reminded politicians that the U.S. economy in the post-election period is still "marked by mass unemployment, rising poverty, and declining wages." And they warned that big spending cuts aimed at reducing deficits could throw the economy back into recession.
Their statement, called Jobs and Growth, Not Austerity, was written by Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey, co-directors of the Institute for America's Future and by Robert Kuttner, founder of The American Prospect.
The statement and signers can be found at jobsnotausterity.org.
In their statement, the economists hold up the cautionary example of European countries that have in plunged themselves into recession as a result of misguided policies aimed at reducing deficits: The economists declare, "As Great Britain, Ireland, Spain and Greece have shown, inflicting austerity on a weak economy leads to deeper recession, rising unemployment and increasing misery."
Conservative and corporate leaders, having gotten Congress to legislate the threat of draconian spending cuts and tax increases known as "sequestration," are now insisting that the only way to avoid this so-called "fiscal cliff" is to institute a "grand bargain" of unpopular spending cuts, benefit cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- and tax cuts for the rich -- that conservatives have been trying to win for decades. But the economists releasing today's statement caution that the elements of a bad "grand bargain" could have such a contractionary impact on the still-fragile economy that the US could sink like the European nations into another serious recession and a decade of high unemployment.
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