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I think there's a distinct difference between self promoting and whoring... In the 2003, 2004, and i think 2005 VCAs, a few of us were clever about it and made up "posters":CorpseGoddess wrote:Interesting post, dw. And I agree with most of it, except the "whoring" part.
I wish more people would do this. You are self promoting but also taking comments from other editors. Although, I stopped doing it because my video have sucked and aren't worth anything.
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Several days ago, I wrote about the findings released by the Fair Labor Association, which audited several China facilities of Foxconn, Apple's largest manufacturer in the PRC. The FLA report included the following:
During peak production, the average number of hours worked per week at Foxconn factories exceeded both the FLA Code standard and Chinese legal limits. This was true in all three factories. Further, there were periods during which some employees worked more than seven days in a row without the required minimum 24-hour break.
Law on overtime in China can be complicated, but there are basically three categories:
1. Standard overtime: The normal work week is limited to 44 hours plus 36 overtime hours over the course of a month. Workers are to be compensated for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times regular pay.
2. Working on days off: the normal work week is usually five days, with two rest days. However, if the worker puts in less than eight hours per day during that period, the five-day limit does not necessarily apply. If the worker is on duty on a rest day, compensation will be paid at a rate of two times regular pay.
3. Statutory holidays: these shall be paid at a rate of three times regular pay.
There has been a great deal of discussion of the overtime violations by Foxconn relating to excessive hours worked in a day, a week, and a month. There are also questions about whether workers have been properly compensated for these additional hours.
Among the promises made by Foxconn in connection with the FLA report was a limit on monthly overtime, to be set at the statutory maximum of 36 hours, along with a standard work week of 49 hours (I don't know why this isn't 44). At the same time, knowing that this would translate into a wage cut for current workers, Foxconn also promised that the limits on overtime would not simply mean a reduction of worker pay.
The workers themselves are skeptical and nervous. One of the reasons why they flock to companies like Foxconn is the overtime work and the amount of extra income it brings in. Here is the reaction of one worker interviewed by Reuters:
"We are here to work and not to play, so our income is very important," said Chen Yamei, 25, a Foxconn worker from Hunan who said she had worked at the factory for four years.
"We have just been told that we can only work a maximum of 36 hours a month of overtime. I tell you, a lot of us are unhappy with this. We think that 60 hours of overtime a month would be reasonable and that 36 hours would be too little," she added. Chen said she now earned a bit over 4,000 yuan a month ($634).
This raises some difficult questions about the relationship between the state and labor, and how best to use the law and minimum standards to protect workers, while at the same time allowing them to decide for themselves what kinds of job requirements are acceptable.
Henry Blodget took a look at this last week, commenting that since so many workers, when asked, were happy with the amount of overtime they were given at Foxconn, the focus on this issue by the FLA and others was ridiculous and unnecessary.
Foxconn's workers actually don't work ridiculously long hours, especially by the standards of most successful, ambitious people. More importantly, by and large, Foxconn's workers want to work more, not less.
Why do Foxconn's workers want to work more?
Because they want to make more money.
And working more, not less, is something that many workers the world over voluntarily choose to do, for the same perfectly reasonable reason: They want to earn more money and get ahead. This hard work, moreover, is especially common in short bursts, when teams are trying to finish important projects, just the way it is at Foxconn.
And, in most places, this ambition and gumption is admired, not scorned.
Is Blodget right? Certainly if workers are happy with this amount of overtime, why should the rest of us (and the state) wedge ourselves between labor and management? It's a good question, and honestly I have mixed feelings about the issue.
But let me ask a couple questions. First, why do we have overtime laws and working hour restrictions? Slavery is illegal, so if workers did not wish to work long hours, they can simply go elsewhere, right? Well, we all know that it doesn't work that way, and that in many cases workers do not have the kind of leverage or options that proponents of a mythical free labor market would have you believe.
For example, I could refuse to work for any law firm that required me to work more than 44 hours per week, but is there any firm out there that would accept these terms? I've never seen one. Why not? Because working long hours is an industry standard. These are simply the expectations in the legal services industry (and many others), arbitrary though they may be.
To be fair, Foxconn is not forcing overtime on its workers, who by all accounts want the extra hours. On the one hand, I'd say that's fine. Foxconn needed the labor, and these workers wanted the hours. But I think this is a very narrow view of how labor works. It's a market, and Foxconn is one of the largest employers in that market. What they do matters, and their labor practices are emulated by others.
That's one of the reasons why we have statutory limits. Companies compete with each other, and if one factory decides not to run long shifts and use a lot of overtime, then it's possible it will become less competitive. This is the race to the bottom. And if Foxconn and other factories all routinely use overtime in their staffing, then this becomes standard practice (it also has an effect on wages).
Second question. Blodget says that Foxconn workers' hours are not excessive when compared to that of "successful, ambitious people." Demeaning, much? Anyway, is this a fair comparison? Sure, Foxconn workers are not standing out in the sun breaking rocks with a pickax, but I certainly wouldn't want to be stuck on one of those assembly lines for a 12-hour shift. I don't think my back could take it. And let's face it, those 14 or 16 hours you may spend at the office in your white-collar job, sitting at your desk and typing or speaking on the phone, is not exactly physically demanding. Moreover, we waste an ungodly amount of time at the office over the course of the day playing Angry Birds or watching porn. Factory work is controlled to such an extent that this kind of slacking is impossible. So I think the argument that if it's okay for us (white-collar folks), then it should be okay for them (factory drones) is a bit suspect.
Third question. For the sake of argument, let's assume that factory work and office work is more or less the same, and that therefore the same labor standards should apply with respect to overtime. Why is it, therefore, that working like a beast of burden 80+ hours a week is something that should be admired, and people who do so should be recognized for their "gumption"?
I'm not a big fan of the Protestant work ethic. Unless you are an artist/artisan or something similar, work is simply a means to an end (i.e. acquiring the means to buy stuff), not a calling. I think that with the productivity gains the human race has managed to achieve over the last few hundred years, the idea that people are locked away in cubicles pushing paper for so many hours on end is almost criminal. What ever happened to the 9 to 5 day? With everyone now working service jobs, even the idea of a 40-hour week is fading away for most of us. And because of mobile devices, we have gained a small measure of flexibility and freedom for being "on call" 24/7. I have friends who routinely brag about those 3am telephone conferences in which they participate; why is this a good thing, and is it really necessary?
For many people, apparently including Blodget, this is fine and dandy. People who work more hours are to be admired because they are trying to "get ahead." Yes, that's one way to look at it. But there is another perspective to consider. That factory worker quoted above makes RMB 4,000 per month. I know some professors who make only a little more than that. We can celebrate the "gumption" of these people when they work overtime or get second and third jobs ("How industrious!") or we can admit that wages are too low, inflation is a problem, and the social insurance system needs a lot more work. This is not merely a China problem, of course. Sorry to bring this up yet again, but to really address this issue, we would once again have to talk about income inequality.
So am I worried about Foxconn's overtime problems? Not that much, it's true. And yes, the fact that workers generally want those hours does make a difference. At the same time, I sincerely hope that their wages are not cut when overtime is scaled back. It ultimately doesn't matter what these specific workers want in terms of overtime. A lot of folks need extra money. I'd prefer to work towards a system where the law requires a reasonable living wage, housing prices aren't crazy high, and education and health care expenses won't ruin a family's finances. If those things come to pass, and we really had a free labor market, I wonder how many of those workers would continue clamoring for so much overtime?
As usual, my conclusion would be: let's enforce the law, maintain reasonable standards, and not engage in a race to the bottom.


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Kaizen Teaching School Alliance
Modern Languages (German) (38Y9)
QTS full time
- Accredited body
- Kent and Medway Training
- Financial support
- Scholarship, bursary or student finance if you're eligible
- Qualification
QTS (qualified teacher status) allows you to teach in state schools in England.
It may also allow you to teach in the EU, the EEA and Switzerland. You should check with the institution you'd like to teach in for confirmation. The status of QTS in these countries may change after the UK leaves the EU. Please check GOV.UK for updates.
To teach in the rest of the UK or internationally, you may wish to consider a 'PGCE (or PGDE) with QTS' qualification instead.
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 8 October 2019
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- Website
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- About the course
- Interview process
- How school placements work
- Fees
- Financial support
- Requirements
- About the training provider
- Training with disabilities and other needs
- Contact details
- Apply
- Support and advice
About the course
Trainees on Kaizen School Direct programmes train for 4 days per week in school from the beginning of their training. This school-based approach means that trainees feel part of their home-school from the beginning of the course. In the remaining day, trainees attend Professional and Subject Studies training with Kent and Medway Training (KMT) who is our School Centered Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider. Trainees spend 7 weeks in a contrasting (B-placement) school as part of their training.
All trainees are assigned an in-school mentor who is a teacher who supports them through their training by providing regular feedback and meeting with them on a weekly basis. In addition KMT Lead Mentors and Hub Directors meet with trainees regularly in order to support them through the process.
Training is a gradual process where trainees begin by observing and then progress on to taking parts of lessons and then whole lessons. The speed of this process depends on the development and confidence of each individual and supported by the in-school mentor and departmental staff.
Interview process
All applications are reviewed by the Kaizen Teaching School Alliance Director and the school which you have applied for. If the school wishes to invite you for interview you will then be contacted to arrange a suitable date and time for interview at the school you have applied to.
The interview process usually takes a morning or afternoon and will involve a face-to-face interview with a representative from Kent and Medway Training (KMT), the school Professional Tutor or a member of Senior Leadership and the Head of Department.
Candidates are expected to teach a short lesson in the subject they have applied for which they will be given a topic for in advance in order to prepare. The lesson is used to judge candidates capacity to train to teach and is not judged using the same standards as a qualified teacher.
Candidates are also expected to complete a literacy assessment, numeracy assessment and subject assessment at interview.
All candidates are expected to bring identification and qualification documentation to interview. The interview invitation letter will detail the documentation required for each candidate.
If you are successful at interview further conditions such as a successful Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and further school experience may be applied prior to you beginning your training.
How school placements work
All candidates apply for the specific Kaizen school which they wish to train at for their A-placements. Candidates are strongly advised to make contact with the school and gain school experience before applying to a particular school.
In addition candidates will be expected to completed a B-placement at a contrasting school which is usually around 7 weeks in duration. This is decided by Kent and Medway Training (KMT) in conjunction with the trainee and is usually local to the A-placement school.
Optional Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) qualification with Leeds Beckett University is £1800 in addition to the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) fee.
Financial support
You could be eligible for either:
- a scholarship of £28,000
- a bursary of £26,000
With a scholarship or bursary, you'll also get early career payments of £2,000 in your second, third and fourth years of teaching (£3,000 in some areas of England).
To qualify for a scholarship you'll need a degree of 2:1 or above in Modern Languages (German) or a related subject. For a bursary you'll need a 2:2 or above in any subject.
You can't claim both a bursary and a scholarship - you can only claim one.
Find out how to apply for a scholarship. You don't need to apply for a bursary - if you're eligible, you'll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out how you'll be paid.
You may also be eligible for a loan while you study – note that you'll have to apply for undergraduate student finance.
Find out about financial support if you're from outside the UK.
The required qualifications for entry onto ITT courses are:
'O' Level/GCSE A-C pass grade/new grade Level 4 - 9 in English & Mathematics (and Science for Primary applicants). See note 1.
A degree classification of 2:2 or better is required. For Secondary courses this ideally needs to be in an area relevant to the subject in which you will be training. See note 2.
(1) KMT will advise potential applicants concerning any equivalency tests where required.
(2) Subject relevant experience may be taken into account where the degree does not meet this requirement.
Personal qualities
Other qualities we will look for include:
- Strong motivation to work with children/young people
- Recent experience of working with youngsters
- Recent experience of observing or working in a school
- A genuine interest in how children/young people learn
- Flexibility and enthusiasm
- Awareness of and the resilience to cope with the demands and pressures of teaching
- An appreciation of the benefits of life-long learning
- A fluency in written and spoken English
Other requirements
We are not in a position to accept applications from non-EU citizens who do not meet the residency requirements to receive public funding.
We are not able to proceed with a registration for the School Direct Salaried Programme from those not currently holding residency status in the UK, unless that registration is completed in conjunction with one of our consortium schools.
All applicants must have recent experience of UK schools before starting their course. It is also highly recommended that some experience be gained during the application stage, as it will strengthen both applications and interview discussions.
About the training provider
The Kaizen Teaching School Alliance is a well established and growing Alliance of West Kent schools, both Primary and Secondary, that offers School Direct salaried and un-salaried teacher training placements.
As an Alliance, we are passionate about teaching and learning and committed to providing exceptional world-class initial teacher training. We have a cultural mix of students in our schools who are keen to achieve and we have a number of schools judged by Ofsted to be 'Outstanding'.
The Kaizen Teaching School Alliance works closely with our School-Centred Initial Teacher Training provided (SCITT), Kent and Medway Training, to ensure that all of our trainees receive high quality mentoring and following a training programme that is suited to their individual skills and needs.
Trainees spend the majority of their training year in the classroom, learning from outstanding teachers, receiving 1-1 subject and professional development and studying the teaching profession.
All trainees have the opportunity to experience contrasting schools in their two placements and the majority of our trainees go on to be employed within the alliance. Trainees have excellent opportunities for career development and are supported through further training during their Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) year.
We welcome all enquiries into our School Direct programmes and would urge you to contact us to arrange school experience prior to your application. Further information can be found on the Kaizen Website [http://www.kaizentsa.org/221/initial-teacher-training].
About the accredited body
Kent and Medway Training (KMT) is a highly regarded and successful Schools Centered Initial Teacher Training Provider (SCITT) which has been training teachers for over 25 years. They work in collaboration with a variety of schools, including those within the Kaizen Alliance. They offer training which leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the partnership with Leeds Beckett University gives trainees the opportunity to access a PGCE Top-Up qualification. Trainees learn to teach in the classroom, guided by experienced, current practitioners, which enables them to develop their own skills and techniques, equipping them for their future career.
Training with disabilities and other needs
Kaizen and KMT are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities. Please contact Kent and Medway Training for further information. Additional information about how our individual schools cater for disabilities can be found on their websites.
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Wood Clay Shelf Tower - Sigve Knutson
Knutson developed this project to explore how a designer might work if the qualities of drawing, without waning one's original intuitions, were applied to the various phases of production. During the production process, the designer's rich personal imagery is translated and transformed, smoothed and filtered. There is a gradual decline of the original intuitions. By connecting drawing to crafts, for instance, a new range of methods and ways of making objects emerges. Traces and marks from the production are left visible on the surface of the objects, making a stronger connection with the drawings. The intuitive and personal are not smoothed away, but they become the foundations from which objects are born.
Wood dust, clay
Unique Piece
Ø 60/23.6 x 168/66.1 (h) cm/in


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- 8 large flat mushrooms (Portabello type)
- 1 leek, finely chopped
- 2 slices of bread, made into breadcrumbs
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp paprika
- 100g/4oz grated hard cheese (Cheddar, Emmental, Gruyere etc.)
Chop the stalks finely.
Gently fry the leeks and mushroom stalks in a little melted butter or olive oil, for about 5 minutes (or microwave on a medium setting in a covered bowl).
Add the garlic, paprika and herbs and cook for a further minute.
Stir in the cheese and breadcrumbs and stir well to combine all of the ingredients.
Meanwhile drizzle the mushrooms with a little olive oil and grill or cook in a hot oven (200C/190C Fan/Gas 6) for around 5-10 minutes, turning once.
Top each mushroom with a heaped tablespoon of mixture.
Press the stuffing down using your hands, so that it sticks to the mushrooms.
Return to the grill/oven for a further 5-10 minutes until golden brown.
Alternatives: This stuffing mixture can also be use to stuff courgettes, pointed sweet peppers etc. Adjust the cooking times to allow the vegetables to almost cook through before stuffing.
Vegan version: swap the dairy cheese for vegan cheese, or use 4 tbsp olive oil, to moisten the breadcrumb mixture. Pin It


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stbuch wrote:I'm 48 yo, haven't had a period in a year (only had about 3 a year for two years before that). I have all kinds of wierd symptoms-palpitations, extreme hot flashes, wieght gain-but until I read this site I did not know that the "whooshing" sound I was hearing could be related to this. I thought I was having an aneurism!
I can't believe it took me this long to realize that menopause is my problem! I'm a busy teacher and I guess I just haven't been paying attention!
I have a great gyno who is a few years older than me, a man, but he understands women and he has been great fun to talk to and laugh with about all of this crap that happens to us. I have passed through to the other side now, but I went through the whole experience cold turkey, as it were. Well more like a hot chicken, I guess it is up to the individual woman, what you want to do. I kept saying and thinking our grandma's went through it with no pills, and of course as somebody pointed out to me, most of them died young. But ok our mothers then, and I look at my mom who is 78 and still on hormones and I thought, no way am I going to spend the rest of my life taking hormone supplements.Carleta wrote:I must be lucky because I everyone I work with is around my age! I thought I was going to have a complete melt-down while sorting the mail yesterday and after I asked if anyone else was hot they got the big fan out and pointed it at me. Just having some moving air seems to help, more than anything sometimes.
One of the men I work with has never been married...I think he's getting a real education!
I don't like to go to the doctor at all, and won't go unless I am nearly expired (it seems). Is there a real need to go just because you are entering menopause? I have the same problem as many others here, my Doc looks like he's about 20. Does that mean all the Doctors retire by 50 ??? (I have to find a gyn, tired of my husband nagging me!)
I was happy to see that others had cases of dizziness. I have gone home from work because of that and went to the Doc who had no answers. Now I have some answers..Yeah!
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton plans to announce his bid next week to challenge two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor in next year's elections, according to a person familiar with the congressman's plans.
The freshman congressman has scheduled an event Tuesday with supporters in his hometown of Dardanelle. A person who has spoken with Cotton said the congressman intends to enter the race against Pryor, who faces re-election next year.
The person who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday was not authorized to speak publicly about the planned announcement and spoke on a condition of anonymity.
Cotton was elected to the U.S. House in 2012, to the open seat formerly held by Democrat Mike Ross. Ross is now running for Arkansas governor.
Cotton, 36, is a former management consultant who served in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was elected to the 4th District in November, after racking up endorsements during his primary bid from national Republican leaders including U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and conservative groups such as the Club for Growth.
The Club for Growth in February launched the first television ad against Pryor, seen by many as a signal that the group would back Cotton's potential candidacy.
Pryor is viewed by many Republicans as the most vulnerable Senate incumbent next year, especially after recent GOP gains in Arkansas. Republicans in November took over the state Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction and swept all four of the state's U.S. House seats.
Republicans are trying to unseat Pryor and three other Democratic incumbents who represent states that Republican Mitt Romney won in last year's presidential race: Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.
Democrats need to defend 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that Obama lost in 2012.
Republicans need to pick up six seats to regain Senate control.
Groups on the right and left have already been airing ads throughout the state targeting Pryor. A gun control group founded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has aired spots criticizing the Democratic lawmaker for voting against expanded background checks. Pryor used his first TV spot to defend his vote against the criticism.
Since taking office in January, Cotton has enjoyed a high profile with multiple appearances on national programs such as Meet the Press. Cotton in July wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal opposing Senate immigration legislation.
He's also been targeted by Democrats who viewed him as a likely challenger to Pryor. Two Democratic political action committees, Patriot Majority USA and Senate Majority PAC, launched a $270,000 television ad buy in June attacking Cotton for allegedly seeking the national spotlight at the expense of his district.
Cotton has faced criticism from Democrats for initially opposing the farm bill over objections to the food stamp program. Cotton later voted for a version of the farm bill that did not include funding for food stamps.
Cotton's also come under fire for a recent proposal that would have extended sanctions on Iranian human rights violators to their families — an idea that has been criticized as eliminating due process. Cotton, who withdrew the proposal, has defended the idea and said it would only apply to sanctions on Iranians, not any American citizens.
Cotton's appeal to conservative activists stems from his resume as a Harvard-educated veteran who's known for his rhetorical flourishes.
When he joined with House Republicans to vote for the federal health overhaul's repeal, he compared the unsuccessful effort to defeat the law to an ancient Roman senator's ongoing call to destroy Carthage. When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died in March, Cotton responded with "Sic semper tyrannis," or Latin for "thus always to tyrants." John Wilkes Booth uttered the same after assassinating President Lincoln.
Cotton's candidacy will likely have a domino effect on other races in Arkansas. House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman plans to seek the Republican nomination for Cotton's seat and will formally launch his campaign in August, a person who had spoken to the lawmaker told the AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Cotton had not yet formally launched his Senate campaign.
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr has said he'd likely for Cotton's seat if the congressman ran for Senate. Janis Percefull, a community college teacher, is the only Democrat running for the 4th District seat.


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New Racing Parts Guide - The Best Of What's Coming For 2011, Part 2
Every year, Circle Track combs the industry tradeshows to bring you the best new products and ideas that can help you win more races and have more fun in the coming season
Last month we brought you Part 1 of a story titled "The Best of What's coming for 2011." The story was a compilation of the latest and greatest new products gleaned from scouring the aisles of the IMIS-Indy and PRI Trade Shows back in December. Fortunately for us racers, we found so many new products that we had to split the story into two parts. There simply wasn't enough space in last month's issue. So without further ado here this month we have Part 2 of "The Best of What's Coming for 2011" with 15 more great products to get you onto the track in 2011.
Modular Cooling
Fluidyne understands racers' desire for both adjustability and reducing costs. Its new modular cooling system can help achieve both while also keeping weight down. The modular system integrates a radiator (either two- or three-row, depending on your needs), an oil cooler, and an electric fan into one unit that's easily mounted into the car. But if either the radiator or oil cooler becomes damaged, just that component can be replaced instead of throwing away the entire unit. Best of all, it weighs just 17 pounds, helping keep the nose of the car just a bit lighter.
Storage Where You Want It
Ctech's Blackline accessory systems all now feature a "Quickmount" system that allows all of the storage cabinets to be quickly removed from their wall mounts and remounted in another location. This means you can quickly remove specific components from their usual locations inside the race trailer and mount them to the outside within easy reach of your pit space.
Mind Your Language
Racing Radios has taken the concept of in-car cameras to the next level. The company has taken one of Contour's excellent video camera systems and upgraded it so that it can be integrated into your Racing Radios' communication system. Now the camera not only records video as well as ambient audio (track sounds), but it also captures your radio communications with the crew. This can be an excellent tool not only to give friends, family, and sponsors an idea of what it feels like to be behind the wheel and communicating with your crew on race strategy, but it can also help you review and improve how your entire team communicates and works together when the action gets hot.
Racing Radios
Safety Update
Simpson's Voyager Evolution helmet now has the latest Snell SA2010 certification. The Made-in-the-USA helmet is available in standard format, with a rear wing for open cockpit racers or with a top cap for fresh-air systems. The full face design features a large eyeport for plenty of visibility and a new shield pivoting system makes managing the faceshield with racing gloves on even easier.
MD3 Facelift
Performance Bodies has redesigned its popular MD3 Nose. The new G2 fender has a more defined aerodynamic lip that helps direct airflow over the nose of the car. In addition, the company is also offering newly designed MD3 rockers that are designed to flow with the aerodynamics of the MD3 nose. Available in eight vibrant colors: Black, Chevron Blue, Neon Bright Orange, Neon Fluorescent Yellow, Orange, Red, White, and Yellow.
Performance Bodies
Adjustable Sway Bar
Coleman's new Adjustable Sway Bar Arms promise to make adjustments to the sway bar pre-load a quick and simple process. Designed for most asphalt racing applications, this bar utilizes a pre-load adjuster on the left side. There's a roller bushing on the left arm, meanwhile, which helps eliminate binding on the lower control arm. Mounts can be had with either 48 or 49 splines to fit the bars in your inventory.
Coleman Racing Products
Mini-Stock Missile
Race Engineering has long been a go-to resource for Mini Stock racers, and its latest offering looks to give racers a serious power boost. Given the increasing scarcity of Ford's 2.3-liter four-cylinder head (commonly found on Pintos, Fox Mustangs, and Rangers), many racing classes require only a stock replacement head. Race Engineering's cast-iron 2.3 cylinder head fits that bill but with a definite performance twist. Updated combustion chambers improve the quality of combustion and new intake ports can flow as much as 218.8 cfm right out of the box. There are also improvements that make this head much more durable in racing applications compared to the stock head, including a thicker deck and reinforced cam towers.
Race Engineering
Billet Wide-Five
Joe's Racing Products displayed a prototype of its billet wide-five hub last year, but the finished product is finally available to racers now. A billet hub sounds expensive but actually has a very real benefit versus cast hubs. The billet aluminum hub isn't as brittle as a casting, and can withstand more shock in the event of a hard hit to the rearend. This probably won't save the hub, but it can be enough to protect other rearend and chassis components versus a cast hub which will break away quickly and allow the forces of impact to be transmitted to other components. The JRP design also uses a unique seal retainer with an O-ring on one side and a C-clip on the other. This allows the seal to be removed and reused multiple times, which can be a money saver for teams using low-bearing systems that require lots of maintenance. The seal system also allows you to run your hubs oil-filled or with the standard greased setup.
Joe's Racing Products
Improved Information
No matter how smart you are, "idiot lights" can provide a real benefit to just about any racer. After all, it's a lot easier to spot a light coming on in the heat of a race than it is to read your gauges and interpret what the numbers mean. Now Quick Car's upgraded LED gauge panels make the entire gauge an idiot light.
By using an LED ring around the gauge that can change color, the lighted gauges flash to red when there's a problem, alerting you immediately and in a manner that's difficult to miss, even when racing fender-to-fender with the competition. The gauges are also mounted in rubber grommets that provide additional resistance to vibration than traditional hard-mounting systems. And best of all, the system's made in the USA.
Quick Car
Holy Roller Rods
Scat may have just given birth to the latest design trend when it comes to lightweight connecting rods. Scat's engineers determined that there is more material than necessary underneath the journal end of practically every rod in existence. So to get rid of some of that weight in its new 4340 Ultra Light connecting rod, Scat simply drilled a hole in the middle of the beam. This hole cuts 20 grams from the rod's weight without sacrificing strength.
Scat Crankshafts
Accurate Stagger
Starrett is a widely recognized name in the shops of race engine builders nationwide, but now the company is moving to the pit area too. Starrett's Stagger Pro 1000 brings a level of accuracy to tire specialists they've never before enjoyed. Instead of relying on a tape measure and a notepad, this tool requires a crew member to simply place the gauge around the tire, press a button then move to the other side of the car and repeat. The computer in the gauge automatically calculates tire diameters and the stagger difference at each corner—eliminating costly mental errors that seem to happen all too often when making last minute changes and adjustments.
Tilton's Three Chamber plastic reservoir makes mounting your brake and clutch master cylinders underneath the dash a lot easier. This new unit is based on the popular billet aluminum design but made from plastic to reduce costs. The three combined, but separate, reservoirs, feature a fiber-reinforced plastic construction for strength and a removable O-ring lid for easy access and maintenance. Tilton's own funnel-type baffle in the lid provides ventilation for equalized air pressure without allowing brake fluid to splash out of the container. The system is available in two styles to work with either push-on or AN-style lines.
Tilton Engineering
Powered By Cold
Cool Shirt's latest innovation is a cooling system that pulls no power from your car's electrical system. The new Dry-Cool system is powered by the cold in the system itself. You simply load the canister with dry ice and as the ice evaporates it pumps the coolant through the Cool Shirt. Cool Shirt says the Dry-Cool system provides air that's 20 degrees cooler than any system on the market today. There's also a dry-ice-powered cooling system to cool gear oil for race cars that don't have a good mounting location for traditional radiator-style coolers.
Cool Shirt
Easy Gauge
Here's a tool you'll probably never think you need until you see it in action. Longacre's new height checking gauge promises to make chassis height checks quicker, more accurate, and less dirty. By placing the tape measure inside this aluminum housing, chassis height checks no longer require crawling underneath the race car. The gauge can be zero'd out to any height for quick height comparisons at different points on the car, and a magnet holds the tape in place while you make notes.
Longacre Racing Products
Adjustable Bumpstops
Steel Rubber Products has a new pre-load adjustable bumpstop system that allows you to adjust the pre-load of your bumpstop stacks to alter the effective rate of the bumpstops without having to carry around a bunch of different bump rubbers. This also allows you to fine-tune your travel without affecting the timing of your stop engagement or even the air gap. The pre-load adjustable bumpstop system also increases the available compliance by allowing the use of softer bumpstops while still limiting wheel travel. For more on this product check out Bob Bolles' story, "Understanding Bumpstops" on page 42 of this issue.
Steele Rubber Products


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As we head into the weekend, here's what I found on the Interwebs for your reading pleasure…
Book News
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but A Wrinkle in Time is being made into a graphic novel (via The Mary Sue).
For those who are watching Game of Thrones or are interested in conlanging, here's an interview with the guy who created the Dothraki language (via Juliette Wade's worldbuilding blog).
If you've ever beaten yourself up (as I do, all the time), you might need to read this:
My inner dialogue sounded like "come on, you idiot. You were stupid enough to say you could do this, so you effing well do it. Now. No, you're not going to bed till you freaking get it done." Now it's more "come on, girl. You can do this. You're smart and awesome, and you can do this." Guess which works better to get things done?
Sing it, sistah! Read the rest at KD Sarge's blog.
That's it for the week. Go forth and be merry! Me, I'll be dancing all weekend.


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Fil-Ams organize voting parties for Jessica
By Inday Espina-Varona with Kristine Repolina
Posted at 05/16/2012 9:13 PM | Updated as of 05/16/2012 9:39 PM
On any other day, two show choirs and four soloists are enough to bring in big crowds to the Eastwood Tavern and Bowl in Chula Vista, Calilfornia.
But on Wednesday night (Thursday morning in Manila) Paul Prudente, Brandon Dane, and Krystle Cruz will play supporting roles at the popular Chula Vista night spot. The star of the show will be Jessica Sanchez, the 16-year old Fil-Mex-American who will be battling it out for a spot on the finals of "American Idol."
"It's coming down to the wire folks help us push Jessica Sanchez to the finale!" Dennis Llavore wrote in a Facebook note. Llavore, his wife Mayra and daughter Milani are members of the Facebook group, "Viewing & Voting Party in support of Jessica Sanchez."
Of the 461 people invited to join the party, 31 have confirmed and 14 others are "maybe's." The organizers believe the crowd could top 100 on Wednesday night.
If Sanchez makes it to the finale, then it's a whole different ballgame, very likely a huge pep rally at the Eastlake Middle School football field where Sanchez performed during her Top 3 homecoming weekend.
If Sanchez gets to duke it out for the title of American Idol, people could be streaming from all points of San Diego's sprawling US Navy base and nearby housing communities.
It will be a melting-pot audience of different economic classes, races and lifestyles. A young woman said she will be heading straight for the vote party after a youth Bible study session.
"What a great time! I plan on voting more than our 700 votes. Sending a big hug to all those that helped Jessica get here. She deserves this win!," wrote Cindy Ledesma Cartmill on the group page.
*House parties
A few hours away, in bustling Los Angeles, photographer Hydee Ursolina Abrahan is preparing for yet another Idol voting party. Between 10 to 15 people are expected to gather at the recreation room of her house for a communal swooning exercise -- and some furious fingerwork.
In a phone interview with Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo, Abrahan said her group sends tweets and posts photos on Facebook during "Idol" performance nights "to encourage other Jessica fans to watch and vote." Some people will vote more than 50 times by using different browsers. The use of Skype apparently can also increase the number of votes you can send through different addresses.
Abrahan said her group has been holding these potluck meetings since Jessica entered the Top 12. But the number of voting parties multiplied when Sanchez got the lowest number of votes among the Top 7.
The "Idol" judges exercised their lone "save" of the season for the pint-sized singer with a voice that is equal parts powerful and lyrical.
To increase the number of votes for Sanchez, Abrahan and company text friends her assigned number for the performance night.
"Wherever they (Fil-Ams) are, we update them of the active numbers for Jessica. Then we vote together," she added.
Voting can exact a toll on aging arm muscles, which is why young people are able to impose their tastes on the popular reality show.
"Copy-paste, copy-paste lang 'yung sa text. Copy, paste, send lang. 'Yung sa computer medyo mahirap because my ita-type ka pa na captcha code," said Abrahan.
She is expecting veteran actor Bernardo Bernardo to join their company on Wednesday despite a tight schedule attending night courses and running an ambulance company.
'The world is listening'
Bernardo is the creative force behind a slew of postcards being shared among Sanchez's fans on Facebook.
"I try to rally people days before the actual performance. We put up reminders. Ang feeling ko, 'yung emotion ko, may paniniwala ako na I can help other people to come to help her kasi napakadali naman talaga," Bernardo said.
"Ako mismo ang nag-create ng mga postcards dina-download ko ang mga pictures and hinahanap ko 'yung best kasi 'yung una kailangan ma-attract 'yung Mexican votes, Filipino votes, American votes. ang tagline ko 'The world is listening'."
Those who want to learn more about the mechanics of voting can check out other posters on the Facebook page of Bernardo Bernardo.
Bernardo rattled off several unofficial groups from San Diego to the downtown LA area. Some are young people, some groups are composed of "a more mature crowd." Everyone shares the same level of enthusiasm.
"The message I want to send out is we should be proud of Jessica, make the most of this opportunity," the actor said. "This is a great stage. The whole world is listening to this young Filipina-American-Mexican. This is a rare event that we are all able to unite through this online voting. With so many Filipinos world wide, with so many with laptops, all it needs is to spread the word," the award-winning actor said.


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Aunt Millie's Mind
The death of the brain means subjective experiences
are neurochemistry
"WHERE IS THE EXPERIENCE OF RED IN YOUR BRAIN?" The question was put to me by Deepak Chopra at his Sages and Scientists Symposium in Carlsbad, Calif., on March 3. A posse of presenters argued that the lack of a complete theory by neuroscientists regarding how neural activity translates into conscious experiences (such as "redness") means that a physicalist approach is inadequate or wrong. "The idea that subjective experience is a result of electrochemical activity remains a hypothesis," Chop ra elaborated in an e-mail. "It is as much of a speculation as the idea that consciousness is fundamental and that it causes brain activity and creates the properties and objects of the material world." "Where is Aunt Millie's mind when her brain dies of Alzheimer's?" I countered to Chopra. "Aunt Millie was an impermanent pattern of behavior of the universe and returned to the potential she emerged from," Chopra rejoined. "In the philosophic framework of Eastern traditions, ego identity is an illusion and the goal of enlightenment is to transcend to a more universal non local, nonmaterial identity." (continue reading…)