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I was doing just that, looking for more stuff to "inspire me", when I came across this poster. Kinda plain looking, but worth the read, seriously. For any of you who do creative things like drawing, playing an instrument, writing or taking pictures, I give to you this article. Maybe you'll find it to be somewhat encouraging.
Some encouragement, for all you creative types. :)
Posted by Anna-kin at 8:31 PM Sunday, October 2, 2011
So, I was browsing the interweb the other day, looking for nothing in particular. I think I was probably searching for art ideas. Do you ever do that? For me, it's a horrendous waste of time, and while I know it's true, I can never help but get carried away regardless. If you were to search through the "My Pictures" file of our Window XP computer, you would find, top-left, a folder called 2009-08-07. Original, right? Take it a step farther and click on that folder, and you would find several folders within that folder. (Folder-ception, if you will.) These various folders contain everything I would love to draw but don't have the patience for. Folders with names like "Art Ideas", "Textures", "Dream House", "To Draw", "Cosplay Project", et cetera. Within these digital-walls are a plethora of ideas of anything under the sun that could inspire a person to draw. But do I draw them? No. I dream of drawing them, though. ...And part of the dreaming process includes google-searching more stuff I'd love to draw.
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Soooo, does this mean I should be working on one of those unfinished projects instead of reading your blog? ;)
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Realistically, I knew they couldn't do it, but deep inside I kept thinking "they could go undefeated this season". Wrong. The (#2) University of Michigan men's basketball team finally lost, after winning their first 16 games. They played two games last week, and they won the first and lost the second. On Wednesday (01/09/2013), they beat Nebraska 62-47 in Crisler Arena, then on Sunday (01/13/2013), they lost to (#15) Ohio State 56-53 in Columbus. The win and the loss leave UM with a record of 16-1, 3-1 in Big Ten play. It's a real shame that UM lost, since (#1) Duke finally lost on Saturday, and Michigan would have been ranked #1 if they could have snuck by OSU. UM was the last unbeaten team to lose.
Even though Michigan beat Nebraska by 15 points on Wednesday, they looked pretty weak doing it. Nebraska is easily the worst team in the Big Ten, and Michigan should have throttled them by 35 points. The less said about that game, the better. As the Nebraska game was going on, I kept thinking "if Michigan plays like this on Sunday vs. Ohio State, they'll get beat". Well, they did play poorly again at OSU, and they lost. They didn't play bad for most of the OSU game, just the first 10 minutes and the last minute. That was enough to doom them. They actually led the game 3-0, then they couldn't buy a basket. By the time they finally woke up and started playing their normal game, they were down 26-3. That's right: a 23-3 run. They managed to cut the deficit down to 12 at halftime (34-22), and they even tied the game up (46-46) with 6:00 left in the game, but they couldn't hit any of their clutch baskets down the stretch, and that was the game. With 16 seconds left, they were only down 2 points (52-50) with the ball, and they missed a 3-pointer that would have given them the lead.
I don't want to look at the stats, but I'm sure they'll tell us what went wrong in both games. The Nebraska stats are sad: UM shot poorly overall (21-for-54 = 38.9%), and they shot terribly from 3-point range (3-for-17 = 17.6%). They shot a lousy percentage (65.4%) from the free-throw line, but they went there often, and that was the difference in the game. They were 17-for-26 at the line, and Nebraska was 3-for-7. Those 14 extra points are almost exactly the margin of victory. Michigan did win the rebounding battle decisively (47-30), and they barely won the turnover battle (5-6).
The Ohio State stats aren't that bad, just bad enough to lose: Michigan shot poorly overall again (18-for-47 = 38.3%), and they shot poorly from 3-point range (6-for-20 = 30.0%). They shot pretty well from the free-throw line (11-for-15 = 73.3%), they tied in the rebounding battle (30-30), and they barely lost the turnover battle (13-12). It was just a matter of shooting poorly from the field.
Individually, only 2 players hit double figures in both games:
- Trey Burke – 18 points vs. Nebraska, and 15 vs. OSU.
- Tim Hardaway Jr. – 15 and 12 points. Tim also had 11 rebounds vs. Nebraska, for a double-double.
There were 2 players who hit double figures in one game:
- Glenn Robinson III – 14 and 8 points.
- Nik Stauskas – 13 and 0 points. Yes, after hitting double figures in every game since the opener, Nik finally fell short. Way short. He was 0-for-3 in the OSU game.
The 5th starter is Jordan Morgan. He had 0 and 5 points, but he did have 11 rebounds in the Nebraska game.
Since both games were close, Coach Beilein didn't play many bench players. They had mixed success scoring:
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Description: In this next lesson I have decided to do a tutorial on a Disney animated character from my childhood. Right now I will be showing you how to draw Dale from Chip N' Dale. This chipmunk duo has been around for a very long time and they stared in many animated shorts and movies. I know that they even had their very own animated cartoon series at one point called "Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers". The reason why I know of the Chip N' Dale characters is by watching that very same series. It was so awesome I still remember it even though it seemed like ages ago. My favorite character is Dale and that is mainly because he is the one that makes me laugh the most. Dale is like the idiot that has no common sense and Chip is the smart one that thinks of all the master plans. There was this one animated short that I watched on the Disney channel one time when I was ten I think. It was a Christmas short staring Pluto and Mickey Mouse along with Chip and Dale called "Pluto's Christmas Tree". Pluto watches Mickey decorate the new Christmas tree with a bunch of ornaments and lights, basically anything you put on a Christmas tree. Anyway, when Mickey is decorating the tree, Pluto notices two chipmunks that are hiding out within the branches. While Mickey decides to leave for a minute, Pluto is persistent on getting the vermin out of his masters beautiful tree before they destroy it. During the whole process the tree winds up on the ground and all the ornaments that Mickey put on it where shattered and destroyed. That was such a funny short it almost had me peeing in my pants. The two chipmunks are very different in appearance. Chip is more perfect looking with a small nose and soft fur, while Dale has a big red nose two big prominent teeth that stay exposed with busy hair. I love these to characters and I also know that you will love learning how to draw one of them. I make learning how to draw Dale easy because the steps are simple to follow and the instructions are clear to read. I will be back with another drawing tutorial in a bit, so do like I always say, stay put and don't touch that dial. Peace out.


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Her role is sure to receive a lot of attention.
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Deveaux,19, has starred in several TV series in Canada and in a 2011 TNT movie, "Silent Witness."
Kristen Stewart, Alyssa Milano, and Jennifer Love Hewitt were reportedly fan favorites for the Anthony role, but Deveaux snatched the part after two auditions, according to Us.
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Deveaux will co-star alongside "Parks and Recreation" actor Rob Lowe, who will play Florida prosecutor Jeff Ashton. The movie is based on Ashton's memoir, according to People Magazine, and will focus on the attorneys behind the 2011 trial. The cast also includes Elizabeth Mitchell, who will play fellow prosecutor Linda Drake Burdic and "The Office's" Oscar Nunez who will portray Anthony's outspoken defense attorney Jose Baez, Us reported.
Anthony, 26, was found not guilty in July of murdering her 2-year old daughter, Caylee in 2008. She was convicted of making false statements to police. After her release from jail she went into hiding due to death threats.
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In "Programs that Pop," Library Journal featured an Active Learning exercise created by Stanford's Kathleen Tarr, a Program in Writing and Rhetoric instructor, and Felicia Smith, her class librarian. Similar to contestants in The Amazing Race reality television show, students compete to find books with unusual titles shelved by Library of Congress Classification in various library locations. The aim is to make the library experience engaging, fun, and memorable.
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African women in polygamous marriages or with alcoholic husbands have a significantly higher risk of being physically abused by their husbands than women in monogamous marriages or women whose husbands don't abuse alcohol, new research shows.
Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
But a University of Iowa (UI) sociologist and his co-researchers are the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film reshaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.
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Do police treat religious-based protest events differently than secular ones? Drawing on data from more than 15,000 protest events in the United States (1960 to 1995) and using quantitative methods, we find that law enforcement agents were less likely to show up at protests when general religious actors, actions, or organizations were present. Rather than reflecting privileged legitimacy, we find that this protective effect is explained by religious protesters' use of less threatening tactics at events.
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We develop a gendered marital biography approach—which emphasizes the accumulating gendered experiences of singlehood, marriage, marital dissolution, and remarriage—to examine the relationship between marital statuses and transitions and heavy alcohol use. We test this approach using individual-level (n = 10,457) and couple-level (n = 2,170) longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study, and individual-level (n = 46) and couple-level (n = 42) in-depth interview data.
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Tauba Auerbach, RGB Colorspace Atlas. (2011)
I once heard Leon Botstein, the President of Bard College, compare books to stairs. "They've invented the elevator," he said, "but sometimes you still walk up." There are countless discussions on the future of the book—they are picked up in magazine feature articles, in trade conferences, and in academic roundtables—and in all of these, the future of the printed word seems certain: in a generation or two, print will become obsolete. In this age of changing habits, if print is the stairs and screens the elevator, then what could the escalator be?
This moment in time, and the awareness of the possibilities electronic publishing grant, affect the manner in which we relate to texts in a way that is under constant scrutiny. But images prove to be a different problem. The separation between text and images has a long history. In fact, images have posed a challenge for publishers from the early days of print—be it the cost of printing them; the payments for illustrators, photographers, and designers; or simply contextualizing the images and their relation to the text—but they have become crucial to our understanding of texts. When the Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper, began publishing in 1842, the relationship between the text and the engraved images in the paper was such a novelty that it took the weekly about a decade to stake a hold in that era's news distribution channels. Once it did, it became one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Victorian Britain. The marriage of text and the engraved image marked a new level of fluency in communication via images, which does away with staples of early print day, even though the separation between image and text lasted for many decades later, and can still be traced today. (Think, for example, of the plate pages, where color images were glued onto the paper, so that the book or magazine would be printed in black and white, adding the color pages later in a way that saves money on printing, but also generates a wholly different relationship with images. These are often associated with encyclopedias, but a large number of artist's monographs retained this design even after color printing became widely accessible, creating the odd text-image relationship where an artwork is described to the most minute detail, with a comment in parenthesis directing the reader to "color plate 3," where the mentioned piece could be seen in glossy print.)
The generations to come of age in the days of digital publishing and reading on screens have a much more complicated relationship with images. The human eye-brain system is capable of reading a large number of high quality images in a matter of split seconds, and this, alongside the hand-eye coordination—think about the pleasure of a touch screen versus inky newspaper pages—is rapidly developing to mirror our changing habits of consuming information. So much so that the contemporary heightened sensitivity to the way we read images can lead to an ability to, at times, ignore the quality of the images when inserted into a text, the way our brain glides over a typo in the flow of reading. The way we read images online is only one thing these magazines deal with in the process of publishing, but it is surely an element that dictates a large portion of the reading experience of these publications.


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Courtesy of Ian Parker-Joseph this article was brought to my attention, one which was posted on Christmas Eve last year, from which:
"The philosophy behind Agenda 21 is that our environmental problems are the number one problem that we are facing, and that those problems are being caused by human activity. Therefore, according to Agenda 21 human activity needs to be tightly monitored, regulated and controlled for the greater good. Individual liberties and freedoms must be sacrificed for the good of the planet."
Continuing that sadly, the principles behind Agenda 21 are being rammed down the throats of local communities all over America, and most of the people living in those communities don't even realize it, the author writes:
"….after Agenda 21 was adopted, an international organization known as the "International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives" (ICLEI) was established to help implement the goals of Agenda 21 in local communities."
Interesting body is the International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI) who number among their membership the following in the UK:
- Aberdeen
- Birmingham City Council
- Bristol City Council
- City of Glasgow
- Craigavon Borough Council
- Greater London Authority
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Royal Haskoning (Associate Member)
- Woking Borough Council
to which list can be added the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow. along with South Wiltshire as further examples.
I am aware that there have been articles about Agenda 21 and the New World Order, notably by CallingEngland for example, however methinks it is about time this intriguing subject saw the light of day once again; especially from the local aspect and links to Common Purpose. More to follow in the days and weeks ahead.
Original Article at Witterings from Witney http://witteringsfromwitney.com/agenda-21/
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Live out your zombie chase fantasies with this amazing 5K zombie run. Participants in the 5K will race through a challenging obstacle course, while zombie volunteers chase them down.
This Baltimore event is called Run For Your Lives, which sounds about right. Runners will wear flags (which represent life) while jumping and leaping over obstacles throughout a 5K course (unless you get lost, that is) while zombies chase them down and try to rip off their "life." If you cross the finish line without any remaining flags, you're dead (and ineligible for the prizes at the end of the race). Don't want to run? Don't worry! You can sign up just to partake in the fun afterparty and live music fiesta after the race!
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Elegant torso design completed with a stylish metallic base, we built our tabletop dressform to impress. The dressform is ubiquitous in the world of apparel retail as it can rightly show how the clothes fit when worn and the clever combinations they are offered in. The torso is created with a very thick and hard layer of foam covered by jersey material. The base of our tabletop models are designed to be much shorted and smaller than those of our floor standing models and can therefore perfectly blend in to complete any apparel table display. Through its appealing form, accented base and cap, and various shapes and sizes our tabletop dressforms are the perfect match for your retail experience.
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There have been better times for full-size sport utility vehicles. Faced with rising gas prices, eco-protests and nervous insurance underwriters, some shoppers have turned elsewhere in their search for family-size transport.
But for others, nothing can take the place of a large, powerful and roomy SUV, especially those who need to tow and haul. It's for these faithful that GMC intends the mostly all-new 2007 Yukon and Yukon Denali.
Inside, everything's new. Seats are lighter, more comfortable. The dash is seriously simplified, with major reductions in confusing knobs, buttons and displays. The interior styling is refreshingly elegant, hinting at aspirations for entry-luxury status.
An equally new exterior wraps around that delightful interior. The re-styled front end remains true to the GMC trademark shapes and geometric but with a thoroughly modern flavor. Sides shorn of overbearing cladding add lightness to an otherwise fairly substantial presence. Optional, 20-inch polished wheels add a touch of high fashion trendiness.
The 2007 Yukon is three inches longer than last year's model, nearly all of which goes to added front seat legroom and cargo area, but the wheelbase is the same length.
The popular 5.3-liter V8 engine gets a moderate boost in power and, perhaps more important, an ingenious system that shuts down half the cylinders under light load, improving fuel economy by one or two miles per gallon. The base 4.8-liter V8 gets a slight boost in power, too. At the top of the line, the luxurious Yukon Denali boasts a new 6.2-liter V8 generating 380 horsepower with a new six-speed automatic.
The Yukon seats six to nine passengers and is rated to tow up to 7700 pounds when properly equipped, enough to tow cars, boats and horses. All in all, a nice package and a real leap forward from the previous generation.
Adding to the appeal, starting MSRP for the 2007 Yukon is more than $3000 less than the comparable 2006 Yukon, itself re-priced in the fall of 2005 as part of GM's Value Pricing initiative.
Model Lineup
The 2007 GMC Yukon lineup offers a choice of three different V8 engines and a choice of two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive except the Yukon Denali, which comes with all-wheel drive.
The standard GMC Yukon comes with a 290-hp 4.8-liter V8 and four-speed automatic. The 4.8-liter engine is not part of the initial launch, however. Once it's available, we expect the Yukon will be available at a lower base price.
The Yukon SLE 2WD ($33,815) and 4WD ($37,615) come with the 320-hp 5.3-liter V8 with Active Fuel Management and four-speed automatic. Also available is the 5.3-liter V8 with AFM and E85 Flex-Fuel capability. Standard equipment includes cruise control; multi-zone air conditioning front and rear; AM/FM/CD/MP3, eight-speaker stereo; driver information center; the usual powered features, with the outside mirrors heated and foldable; a six-way, power driver's seat; leather-wrapped, tilt steering wheel; cloth upholstery; 40/20/40 split front bench seat with manual recliners; 60/40 split folding second row bench seat; roof rails; locking rear differential; 17-inch, bright aluminum wheels; and three power outlets. A second-tier SLE 2WD ($35,565) and 4WD ($38,365) adds foglamps, steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls, rear-seat audio controls and outputs and cargo cover and mat; replaces the front bench seat with a pair of buckets and a center console; and upgrades the stereo speakers to a nine-speaker-with-subwoofer, Bose Premium system.
The uplevel Yukon SLT 2WD ($37,995) and 4WD ($40,795) are available with either of the 5.3-liter V8s, both fitted with the four-speed automatic. In addition to or in place of similar features on the SLE, the SLT gets automatic climate control; power adjustable pedals; front tow hooks; leather-trimmed, bucket front seats; leather-appointed, 60/40 split, second row bench seat; six-disc CD changer; rear seat audio controls and outputs; programmable remote garage opener; and remote start. There's also a second-tier SLT 2WD ($40,060) and 4WD ($42,860) that add roof rack cross bars; outside mirrors upgraded with integrated turn signals, ground illumination, reverse-tilting and driver-side auto dimming; heated, 12-way power driver and six-way power front passenger seats with two-setting driver side memory; vinyl-covered, 50/50 split, two-passenger, third-row bench seat; and XM Satellite Radio.
Yukons offer extensive lists of options, both free standing and in packages. Popular packages include two navigation systems, one of which incorporates a DVD capability ($2145); and the rear seat entertainment system ($1295); and the power liftgate ($350). The third-row seat comes in two forms: two-passenger and a three-passenger.
Options include XM Satellite Radio ($199), power adjustable pedals ($120), power sunroof ($995), roof rack cross bars ($45), power release for the curb-side second row seat ($425), heated second-row seats ($200), rain-sensing windshield wipers ($95), 20-inch wheels ($1795), front fog lamps ($140), six-disc CD changer stereo upgrade ($300), remote starter ($175) and retractable cargo cover ($70). Finally, by way of cold weather, towing and off-road options, but again only on some models, buyers can order one of two lower rear axle ratios ($100), an engine block heater ($50), a heavy duty transmission oil cooler ($95), a windshield washer fluid heater ($85), an off-road skid plate ($125), and Autoride suspension with variable shocks and air-assisted real load leveling ($1120).
The top-level Yukon Denali ($47,115) comes with a 380-hp 6.2-liter V8 with all-wheel drive and a new six-speed automatic. Standard features over and above those expected include heated first- and second-row seats; auxiliary transmission oil cooler; locking rear differential; power second-row seat release; front-row bucket seats, second-row Captain's chairs and removable three-passenger, third-row bench seat; digital 10-speaker Premium Bose Centerpoint Surround Sound System;
Designers can do interesting things with styling cues, and with the 2007 GMC Yukon, they've managed to make a vehicle that's larger than its predecessor look smaller, more compact, and definitely more svelte.
Stripping off excessive cladding and overly decorative brightwork and ironing out tired body ripples combine to transform the looks of the Yukon and Yukon Denali. Although the 2007 models are nearly three inches longer than their predecessors, the quieter, calmer surface planes diminish the perception of that extended length. Likewise, the smooth, gently contoured flanks and arrow-straight beltline visually lower the height. Remarkably tight tolerances between body panels invite comparisons with the highest quality imports.
The one-piece, softer-look front end presents a friendlier, more welcoming face but without forfeiting the Yukon's presence. Large headlight housings promise good vision. The trademark grille and lower air intake ensure good breathing. A more sharply raked windshield eases movement through the air.
Tall, symmetrical side glass fits flush with surrounding body panels. Door handles bridging deep recesses make for easy gripping in all seasons. Squared-off wheel wells carry forward a Yukon signature styling cue but, frankly, yearn for larger wheels and more substantial rubber. Save on the Yukon Denali, that is, which rides on 20-inch, chromed aluminum wheels wearing low profile, blackwall tires.
As inspired as the Yukon's overall new look is, the back end is decidedly less so. Then again, a family vehicle that has to accommodate up to nine people and haul their cargo doesn't leave stylists much leeway for creativity. Thus, the broad, mostly flat, almost vertical tailgate in between tall, narrow taillights. The independently hinged rear window is a nice touch, permitting easy loading of grocery bags and such.
Interior Features
While the exterior design of the new Yukon is a great leap forward, the remake of the interior borders on revolutionary. Just by the measure of how many buttons and knobs there aren't, the '07 Yukon reflects a radical re-thinking by the people in charge of deciding how occupants will relate to their immediate surroundings.
Topping the list is the re-positioning of the dash. Lowered by half a foot, re-contoured and elegantly simplified, the new instrument panel and center stack would look right at home in 'most any luxury SUV. In fact, we think it's a friendlier, slicker and more integrated assemblage of gauges, display screens, touch pads and control panels than those in either the Range Rover or the new Mercedes-Benz GL450, both priced substantially higher than the Yukon models, including the Denali. The gauge cluster is more informative, reporting via secondary analog dials powertrain data many others leave to warning lights or bury in scrollable information displays.
The fit between panels and coverings is impressive, with tight tolerances. Leather surfaces feel expensive, if not luxurious. Less impressive is the finish of some of the hard plastic surfaces, which look better than they feel. The headliner is a woven fabric that looks and feels like mouse fur.
The design of the dash gives the driver an expansive view out the windshield, adding to the feeling of being above it all. Visibility is good all around, although the imposing C-pillar (the post between the rear side door and the rear quarter panel,) does nothing to reduce the large side mirrors' blind spot. Along the same lines, the third row seat blocks the lower third of the rear window; folding the third row down eliminates this.
The redesigned seats are refreshing. The seat belts are mounted to the B-pillar, a nice improvement over the awkward seat-mounted belts used on previous models. The design of the new belts should also offer improved occupant protection. This yields lighter, less bulky seats that are more comfortable and easier to adjust. Thigh support, a common deficiency in GM vehicles, is good in the front seats and second-row Captain's chairs. We're disappointed with the folding armrests, however; they have one setting, which won't fit every occupant. Some way to adjust the angle of these armrests would be welcome.
Room for people is respectable and competitive with other full-size SUVs. In all but the second-row seats, there's more headroom, legroom and hiproom than in the 2006 Yukon, and the shortfalls in the second-row seat are measured in fractions of an inch. Comparisons with the 2006 Ford Expedition, Nissan Armada and Toyota Sequoia are mixed.
In the front seat, the 2007 Yukon bests the Expedition and the Armada by several inches in all three dimensions, while equaling the Sequoia in headroom and bettering it in the other two.
In the second row, the new Yukon trails the Expedition in headroom and legroom and betters it in hiproom, but by less than an inch in all regards; the same holds for the Armada, again in all three measures; and the Sequoia tops it in headroom but comes up short in legroom and hiproom. As for second-row access, the new Yukon still suffers from small-feet syndrome, where the clearance between the base of the second row seat and the doorframe is so cramped, it's impossible to step in or out without turning your feet sideways.
Third-row legroom is limited in the Yukon where we found little space for our feet and our knees wound up at chest level. The Expedition, Sequoia and Armada offer more legroom for third-row passengers. The bench-like third row seat is minimally cushioned. On the upside, climbing in and out of that rearmost seat is surprisingly easy in the Yukon. The second-row seat folds up out of the way with the release of a lever on the outboard pivot, or even better, at the press of a button with the optional power-fold feature. Unfolding the seat is done m
Driving Impressions
When it comes to trucks, numbers matter, arguably more than they do with cars. The most popular engine for the GMC Yukon is the 5.3-liter V8, which produces 320 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. Our test Yukon was listed at 5537 pounds.
Examining these numbers should give a good idea of how a 5.3-liter Yukon will perform against the competition. By comparison, the 2006 Ford Expedition puts up a 5.4-liter V8 making 300 hp and 265 lb.-ft. of torque with a six-speed automatic and tips the scales at 5805 pounds. The 2006 Nissan Armada's 5.6-liter V8 makes 305 hp and 385 lb.-ft. of torque, mates to a five-speed automatic and carries a curb weight of 5623 pounds. Toyota's 2006 Sequoia comes with a 4.7-liter V8 making 273 hp and 314 lb.-ft. of torque with a five-speed automatic and weighs 5025 pounds.
Note, however, that the Yukon's 5.3-liter engine comes with a four-speed automatic transmission, while many full-size SUVs now come with five-, six-, and seven-speed automatics. More gears generally means smoother operation, better fuel economy, quicker acceleration performance or all three. The Yukon's four-speed automatic negates any power advantage the Yukon might otherwise have enjoyed at least as far as outright acceleration is concerned. Put another way, while it'll easily hold its own on the interstates, the Yukon isn't going to win many stoplight grands prix.
Not so, though, the Yukon Denali, which would leave its lesser sibling and all the others in the dust were its driver so inclined. The Denali packs a 380-hp 6.2-liter V8 and six-speed automatic.
Fuel economy is a much better story for the new Yukon. The 2WD and 4WD versions each earn an EPA combined City/Highway estimate of 18 mpg. That's not exactly Toyota Prius territory, but the Yukon's Active Fuel Management system, which shuts down half of the engine's cylinders under light load, puts the 2007 Yukon at head of the class in the fuel economy competition. Both the 2WD and 4WD Yukons best all of the competition in EPA Highway estimates by as much as four miles per gallon.
In towing, the Yukon's 7700-pound rating beats the Toyota's 6500-pound rating, while Ford and Nissan rate their entries at a maximum of 9100 pounds.
From the driver's seat, much of this is not noticed. Power comes on smoothly, with no surges or hiccups and accompanied by a pleasant, dual exhaust-like tone. Transitions effected by the fuel-management system are invisible, with the only indication a telltale in the information display in the tachometer. The four-speed automatic selects gears with little fanfare. The six-speed automatic in the Yukon Denali is even smoother; the new six-speed automatic also has a manual shift function managed by a rocker switch in the handgrip on the column shift lever.
While trucking along twisty, two-lane roads in Georgia and on coastal California roads, the Yukon tracked flat and smooth through 70-mph sweepers marked with 40-mph advisories. The ride was comfortable and controlled on South Carolina freeways, both glass-smooth and buckled from severe winters. For this, credit the rack and pinion steering, which is new for 2007, that delivers sharper, more precise turn in, along with a stronger and stiffer frame; new, coil-over-shock independent front suspension; revised, multi-link, live axle rear suspension; and a wider track, by some three inches in front and an inch in the rear. The turning circle impressed us. It takes less space to make a U-turn in a Yukon than it does in other SUVs in this class; even some relatively small vehicles such as the Mitsubishi Eclipse need more space to turn around than the new Yukon. This is helpful in a world of big SUVs and compact parking spaces.
We found the brake pedal solid and firm, with a prompt and confident response. The new Yukon's disc brakes are larger than those on the previous-generation model, by almost an inch in front and by more than a hal
The 2007 GMC Yukon has an astonishingly fresh and comfortable interior. Its sleek, new body is mounted on a new, stronger and stiffer frame and there's also a new power steering system, beefed up brakes, new front suspension and re-worked rear suspension. It's easily the best Yukon we've ever driven. With all these improvements, the Yukon is now a strong contender with other full-size SUVs.
[While preparing his report, New Car Test Drive correspondent Tom Lankard drove new Yukon models around Greensboro, Georgia, and Carmel Valley, California.]
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|GMC Yukon SLE 2WD ($33,815); Yukon SLE 4WD ($37,615); Yukon SLT 2WD ($37,995); Yukon SLT 4WD ($40,795); Yukon Denali ($47,115)
|290-hp 4.8-liter V8; 320-hp 5.3-liter V8; 380-hp 6.2-liter V8
|4-speed automatic; 6-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|dual-stage front airbags; second-row seat child safety seat anchors (LATCH); third-row seat child safety seat tethers; four-wheel antilock brakes with Dynamic Rear Proportioning; Stabilitrak stability control system; tire pressure monitoring system; OnStar emergency notification system with one-year pre-paid subscription
|Safety equipment (optional):
|roof-mounted, full-coverage, side curtain airbags ($350; standard on SLT and Denali); rearview camera system ($195; available on SLT and Denali only); rear park assist ($245; standard on Denali)
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Arlington, Texas; Janesville, Wisconsin
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|GMC Yukon SLE 4WD ($37,615)
|Standard equipment:
|tri-zone manual climate control; rear seat air conditioning; cruise control; power windows, central locking and heated and folding outside mirrors; AM/FM/CD/MP3, eight-speaker stereo; leather-wrapped, tilt steering wheel with redundant audio controls; auto-dimming inside mirror with compass and ambient temperature gauge; roof-mounted luggage rails; driver information center; floor mats; trailer tow package; front tow hooks
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|third-row seat ($460); full-coverage curtain airbags ($350); in-dash 6CD changer ($300); XM Satellite Radio with three-month trial subscription ($199); power adjustable pedals ($120); rear park assist ($245); front fog lamps ($140); roof rail cross bars ($45); off-road skid plate ($125)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|four-wheel drive
|5.3-liter V8
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|320 @ 5200
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|340 @ 4200
|4-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|15/21 mpg
|116.0 in.
|202/79/77 in.
|Track, f/r:
|68.2/67 in.
|Turning circle:
|39.0 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|41.1/64.4/44.1 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|39.2/60.6/39 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|37.9/49.1/25.6 in.
|Cargo volume:
|108.9 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|7700 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent, coil over gas-pressurized shocks, stabilizer bar
|Suspension, r:
|solid axle, five-link, coil springs, gas-pressurized shocks, stabilizer bar
|Ground clearance:
|9.0 in.
|Curb weigth:
|5537 lbs.
|P265/60R17 on/off-road
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS
|Fuel capacity:
|26 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of May 30, 2006.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-462-8782 - www.gmc.com
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The touchdown of the Russian Soyuz space capsule on the cold, wind-swept steppes of northern Kazakhstan, where Russia's manned-space facilities are based, ended the third trip by a private citizen to the orbiting laboratory. The descent from the station orbiting approximately 250 miles above the Earth took about 3 1/2 hours.
Four search planes and 17 helicopters scrambled to meet the spacecraft, and search-and-rescue crew members helped the men out of the capsule, sat them in chairs and draped fur-lined sleeping bags over their shoulders to ward off the early dawn chill.
Rescuers reported that the crew's condition was "good," according to Russian Mission Control at Korolyov outside Moscow.
Olsen, 60, appeared unaffected by the gut-wrenching trip home. He grinned ebulliently, ate a green pear and drank water with gusto as he chatted with ground personnel. "I feel great," he said in both English and Russian.
"I want to have a good steak, a red wine and, of course, a hot shower," he told reporters after the crew was whisked by a helicopter to the nearby town of Kustanai from where they were flown to an air base just outside Moscow.
"This shows us how to fight for your dreams. He fought, he won, he passed the entire flight, all the preparations to become an astronaut, superbly," Anatoly Perminov, chief of the Russian space agency, told reporters at Russian Mission Control.
Phillips' wife Laura, watching the landing at Russian Mission Control, said her husband was launched into space on his birthday and was returning on hers.
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Olsen traveled to the space station with American astronaut William McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev earlier this month. McArthur and Tokarev are to stay aboard for a six-month mission, while Olsen returned with Phillips and Russian Sergei Krikalev, who had been on the ISS since April.
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Why would anyone want to swim from Alcatraz Island to the mouth of San Francisco Bay?
Why would anyone want to swim from Alcatraz Island to the mouth of San Francisco Bay?
Just ask Dr. David Kilroy, a Salem resident and Swampscott chiropractor by trade, who participated in the Alcatraz Challenge earlier this month. He blames it on his sheer passion for risky athletic pursuits from skydiving to white water rafting to biking down the side of a volcano in Maui.
"I guess I'm an adventure sports enthusiast and somebody who's always up to trying something new," Kilroy said. "I'm an extreme type of an athlete. I like to surf all year long, locally in New Hampshire and during the winter months in Panama, Hawaii and Nicaragua. Panama is my favorite because it reminds me of "Survivor," living in huts and sleeping on hammocks with mosquito nets over them.
"Extreme sports connect you with yourself," he said. "You certainly can't think about anything else when you're doing them."
A 1987 Swampscott High graduate, Kilroy participated in the Alcatraz Challenge with Donald DeBaker, who also lived in Swampscott and now resides in Safety Harbor, Fla., just outside Tampa. They were two of 600 participants for the swim/run competition who listened to lectures about a large population of great white sharks and giant elephant seals that hover around the area, among other hazards to be wary of.
"It's always in the back of your mind, but you knew they had rescue boats, kayakers, Coast Guard and the San Francisco Harbor Master Control out there for your safety," said Kilroy about the dangers that the swimmers could face along the 1.6-mile course.
"The water is cold, but you wear heavy swim gear to combat the elements, and they also warned us about the currents that had the potential to reach 8 to 10 knots … sometimes you have to swim across the current to keep on swimming forward and if you don't, you could get caught up in a current," Kilroy said. "It was quite a sight to see 600 swimmers jump off the barge that brought us out to Alcatraz Island to start the race."
Kilroy reached shore in 35 minutes, then waited for his Swampscott teammate who was about 15 minutes behind. DeBaker and Kilroy took on the run portion of the Challenge, with the pair negotiating the 8-mile run mostly going back and forth on the Golden Gate Bridge for five miles. Kilroy's official time throughout the challenge was 2 hours, 30 minutes.
"I basically participate in these events for the experience," Kilroy said. "I know I'm a faster swimmer than Debaker, but he's a faster runner. When we completed the race, my business partner, Dr. Cynthia Armano, helped us to stretch out to recover from the event, and after seeing us compete, she was motivated to give it a try."Early development
Kilroy got his start in swimming on local YMCA teams, where he also was into water polo. As a youngster, he rounded out his interests practicing judo at the Shodokan Dojo facility in Salem. With his mother Arlene's career in the travel industry, Kilroy's future as an adventurous traveler began to take shape.
"My mom just rolls her eyes now when I tell her what I'm doing next. I don't think anything surprises her anymore, while my dad [John] appreciates my sense of adventure," Kilroy said.
After graduating from Swampscott High, Kilroy attended North Shore Community College and Salem State College. He moved on to Logan College in St. Louis, Mo., for a bachelor's degree in biology, and eventually completed his studies to become a doctor at the Logan College of Chiropractic Medicine. He's also certified as a chiropractic sports doctor and as a specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Kilroy recently obtained a license to practice his specialty in the U.S. Virgin Islands, another one of his destinations in the world of extreme sports.
He stayed local this past weekend to finish third – in 3 hours, 3 minutes - at the 2.4-mile ocean race in Winthrop.
When not flirting with physical dangers, Kilroy is in practice with Dr. Cynthia Armano in Kilroy & Armano Chiropractic and Massage Therapy on Columbia Street in Swampscott. His fiancée, Maureen Russell, is a massage therapist there. The two plan to marry next year on Dec. 10, in the Virgin Islands on Trunk Bay at St. John's. Their soon-to-be 2-year-old son, Braiden Noah Russell Kilroy, enjoys watching his dad surf, snowboard and water ski.
It's all about family for Kilroy, who would like to take his son on the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine for a four-month hike some day.
"It's a huge world out there, and I'm game to whatever it has to offer me," he said.Kilroy has support
"I wanted to do something other than basketball, and a couple of years ago I started to team up with Dave [Kilroy] to participate in these extreme sports," said DeBaker, a respiratory therapist at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. "It gives you self-discipline and healthy goals to reach, and you can carry that self-discipline into your job. It has made me feel good, and it also helped me develop a positive attitude about myself."
DeBaker believes his positive approach has encouraged others to try the events. "It's definitely a rush. Everybody needs that self-discipline, and once you go out and bike 30 to 40 miles on a given weekend, your endurance builds up to try the next step, and after each step you just want to raise your hands over your head. It gives you a feeling of great accomplishment," he said.
Both Kilroy and DeBaker plan to be at the Sept. 9 half ironman in Narragansett, R.I., and they will travel to Panama City next year for the full ironman competition. They know - like everyone else who tries these unique sports requiring a tremendous amount of stamina - that extreme sports become habit-forming as the challenge to succeed permeates their lives.
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|Tailoring (Profession)
|Ingredients · Specializations · Quests · Patterns · Trainers · Leveling Guide
|This article or section contains information that is out-of-date.
This guide will show you how to get your tailoring skill up from 0 to 450. The guide will use recipes available at a trainer as much as possible. See the preparation section for some exceptions.
This guide only uses recipes that require cloth and vendor-bought material (thread, dye). The only exceptions are the vendor bought recipes to get to 375 which require [Rugged Leather], [Arcane Dust] and [Netherweb Spider Silk]. [Rugged Leather] is acquired through skinning, [Arcane Dust] comes from disenchanting green items from Outland, and [Netherweb Spider Silk] drops from spiders in Outland. Of course, you can buy these from the Auction House as well.
This guide assumes everything you make is sold to a vendor. If you have an enchanter alt, you can send the green items you make to him for disenchanting, however this guide does not combine leveling enchanting and tailoring. This guide also doesn't tell you how to make money with tailoring.
This guide does not tell you how to get all the different recipes from quests, vendors or drops. What you do once you hit 375 is entirely up to you.
This guide is primarily aimed at those who want to switch profession at high level.
Side note: If you don't want to travel around then the only trainer you need is one of the Grand Master Tailors that can be found in the starting areas of Northrend (see Tailoring trainers for a list). They teach all levels of tailoring (from Apprentice to Grand Master), and sell every thread and dye required.
The recipes used require vendor bought components such as threads and dye. These cost gold. To learn recipes from a trainer also costs gold. The amount of gold needed is approximately 150 if you farm all of the cloth. If you want to buy everything you need from the auction house, expect to spend upwards to 250 to get tailoring to 300 and an additional 1200-1500 to get your skill up to 375. This does not include gold for recipes from vendors or the auction house.
You are going to need a lot of [Linen Cloth] and [Wool Cloth], huge amounts of [Silk Cloth], [Mageweave Cloth] and [Runecloth] and an insane amount of [Netherweave Cloth]. Below is a table that shows the amount of cloth needed. The minimum amount column shows the minimum amount needed if you would get a skill point every time you make something. However, at some point a recipe will be yellow or even green when you make something, so you won't always get a skill point. The estimated amount column deals with this, so try to get the estimated amount of cloth. If you are buying all the cloth you need from the auction house, get the minimum amount and only buy more when needed.
|Materials needed.
|Minimum Amount (Stacks)
|Estimated Amount (Stacks)
|[Linen Cloth]
|150 (7.5)
|180 (9)
|[Wool Cloth]
|150 (7.5)
|200 (10)
|[Silk Cloth]
|780 (39)
|860 (43)
|[Mageweave Cloth]
|375 (18.75)
|460 (23)
|750 (37.5)
|900 (45)
|[Netherweave Cloth]
|2790 (139.5)
|3600 (180)
|[Frostweave Cloth]
|1975 (99)
|4025 (201)
|[Rugged Leather]
|90 (4.5)
|120 (6)
|[Knothide Leather]
|10 (0.5)
|20 (1)
|[Arcane Dust]
|180 (9)
|240 (12)
|[Netherweb Spider Silk]
|30 (3)
|40 (4)
This guide uses trainer-available recipes, because they are the easiest to get. However, sometimes vendor-bought or dropped recipes are needed or simply cheaper to use, so there are some exceptions. Below is a table with those exceptions. Check the Auction House for the dropped recipes. The vendor for the [Imbued Netherweave Robe] and [Imbued Netherweave Tunic] recipes belongs to the Scryers faction. However, the recipes are not BoP, so ask a guild member or friend to buy them for you if you are Aldor. You can also buy the recipes if you haven't made a choice yet and are still neutral to both.
Getting from 1 to 50
Getting from 1 to 50 is easy enough. [Bolt of Linen Cloth] turns yellow at 25, green at 37, and gray at 50. Since you're going to need quite a few bolts, making these will easily get you to 50 skill.
Skilling up past 50 requires at least 75x [Bolt of Linen Cloth], so make those first and set those aside. If you haven't reached 50 yet, make a [Bolt of Linen Cloth] and then a [Linen Belt]. The [Linen Belt] will give a skill point. Repeat this until 50.
Once you hit 50, talk to the trainer to become Journeyman Tailor. You have to be level 10 to become Journeyman Tailor.
|Recipes used to get from 0 to 50.
|From - To
|Components needed
|[Bolt of Linen Cloth]
|2x [Linen Cloth]
|1 - 50 (50)
|100x [Linen Cloth]
|[Linen Belt]
| 1x [Bolt of Linen Cloth],
1x [Coarse Thread]
|45 - 50 (5)
| 5x [Bolt of Linen Cloth],
5x [Coarse Thread]
Getting from 50 to 125
Use the bolts set aside earlier to make [Linen Bag] to get from 50 to 75.
There are two other recipes that can be used to get from 50 to 75: the [Heavy Linen Gloves] and the [Reinforced Linen Cape]. These recipes are cheaper in components than the [Linen Bag], but since the bag sells for more silver at a vendor (2 for the bag versus 29 for the gloves and 67 for the cape) and you made a ton of bolts to get to 50 anyway, making the bags and vendoring them will help you recoup a little bit more of the cost.
At 75, you can learn [Bolt of Woolen Cloth], which turns gray at 105. To get from 105 to 125, you need at least 50x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth].
If you haven't reached 105, make a [Bolt of Woolen Cloth] and then make a [Woolen Cape] until you do reach 105.
Now use the 50x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth] made earlier and make [Gray Woolen Shirt] until 115, and [Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders] to get from 115 to 125.
Once you hit 125, talk to the trainer to become Expert Tailor. You have to be level 20 to become Expert Tailor.
|Recipes used to get from 50 to 125.
|From - To
|Components needed
|[Linen Bag]
| 3x [Bolt of Linen Cloth],
3x [Coarse Thread]
|50 - 75 (25)
| 75x [Bolt of Linen Cloth],
75x [Coarse Thread]
|[Bolt of Woolen Cloth]
|3x [Wool Cloth]
|75 - 105 (30)
|90x [Wool Cloth]
|[Woolen Cape]
| 1x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
1x [Fine Thread]
|100 - 105 (5)
| 5x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
5x [Fine Thread]
|[Gray Woolen Shirt]
| 2x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
1x [Fine Thread],
1x [Gray Dye]
|105 - 115 (10)
| 20x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
10x [Fine Thread],
10x [Gray Dye]
|[Double-stitched Woolen Shoulders]
| 3x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
2x [Fine Thread]
|115 - 125 (10)
| 30x [Bolt of Woolen Cloth],
20x [Fine Thread]
Getting from 125 to 200
At 125, you can make [Bolt of Silk Cloth], which turns gray at 145. Since you're going to need at least 195 bolts to continue skilling up, you should easily reach 145.
If you're a decently high level (60-70) you can farm silk VERY quickly in the Scarlet Monastery Dungeon (the last room is the fastest and easiest, I find); about 2-3 stacks of silk per run.
Now make [Azure Silk Hood] to get from 145 to 160, [Silk Headband] to get from 160 to 170, and [Formal White Shirt] to get from 170 to 175.
At 175, you can make [Bolt of Mageweave], which turns gray at 185. To continue skilling up, you will need at least 90 bolts, so making these should easily get you to 185.
Now back to silk. Make [Crimson Silk Vest] to get from 185 to 200.
Once you hit 200, talk to the trainer to become Artisan Tailor. You have to be level 35 to become Artisan Tailor.
|Recipes used to get from 125 to 200.
|From - To
|Components needed
|[Bolt of Silk Cloth]
|4x [Silk Cloth]
|125 - 145 (20)
|80x [Silk Cloth]
|[Azure Silk Hood]
| 2x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
2x [Blue Dye],
1x [Fine Thread]
|145 - 160 (15)
| 30x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
30x [Blue Dye],
15x [Fine Thread]
|[Silk Headband]
| 3x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
2x [Fine Thread]
|160 - 170 (10)
| 30x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
20x [Fine Thread]
|[Formal White Shirt]
| 3x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
2x [Bleach],
1x [Fine Thread]
|170 - 175 (5)
| 15x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
10x [Bleach],
5x [Fine Thread]
|[Bolt of Mageweave]
|4x [Mageweave Cloth]
|175 - 185 (10)
|40x [Mageweave Cloth]
|[Crimson Silk Vest]
| 4x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
2x [Red Dye],
2x [Fine Thread]
|185 - 200 (15)
| 60x [Bolt of Silk Cloth],
30x [Red Dye],
30x [Fine Thread]
Getting from 200 to 275
First, make [Crimson Silk Vest] to get from 200 to 205, and [Crimson Silk Pantaloons] to get to 215.
Make [Orange Mageweave Shirt] to get to 225.
Make [Black Mageweave Gloves] to get from 225 to 235 and [Black Mageweave Shoulders] or [Black Mageweave Headbands] to get from 235 to 250.
At 250, make [Bolt of Runecloth] until it turns gray at 260. Use these to make [Runecloth Belt], which turns yellow at 270, so you should be able to reach 275 using this recipe.
Note: [Runecloth Belt] disenchants well, so if you have disenchanting resources available, this is a good opportunity to recoup some costs.
Once you hit 275, you will need to speak with the trainers in Outland to become a Master Tailor. You have to be level 50 to become Master Tailor. See Tailoring Trainers for the names and locations.
Getting from 275 to 350
Make [Runecloth Bag] to get to 280, then make [Runecloth Gloves] to get to 300.
Note -- if you value [Rugged Leather] more than [Runecloth], you can start making [Runecloth Gloves] at 275 instead of the bags. Also, for those who do not have access to a character with skinning, it may be cheaper to create [Brightcloth Cloak] as it requires [Gold Bar] instead of leather which tends to be a considerably cheaper option on most servers. Likewise, if you are also leveling enchanting, both [Runecloth Gloves] and [Brightcloth Cloak] disenchant into [Dream Dust]. Making the gloves and/or cloaks instead of the bags will give you a head start on the approximately 290 [Dream Dust] required to go from enchanting skill level 245-290.
At 300, make [Bolt of Netherweave], which turns gray at 325. You are going to need at least 430 bolts to get to 360, so this should get you to 325 just fine.
At 325, you can make [Bolt of Imbued Netherweave], which becomes gray at 340. You are going to need at least 90 bolts to eventually get to 375, so make those. If you are not at 340, make some more bolts until you are. The bolts are needed in most high-level tailoring recipes, so they are not wasted. However, if you do not want to make more bolts than needed for this guide, make [Netherweave Boots] for those last points to 340 instead.
Make [Netherweave Robe] to get to 350.
Getting from 350 to 375
Note -- If you have Wrath of the Lich King, go to one of the Northrend ports to learn Grandmaster tailoring. Then finish leveling to 375 with Bolt of Frostweave. This recipe will turn gray at 375 but it will not go to waste.
Make [Netherweave Tunic] to get to 360.
Make [Imbued Netherweave Robe] or [Imbued Netherweave Tunic] to get to 375.
- As noted above, these recipes can only be bought by someone Neutral or Friendly with Scryer, but if you are Aldor, a Scryer friend can buy them for you.
- For a visual of the items you need to level from 360 to 375 using these recipes, please see the image to the right. This does not include items like [Rune Thread].
Congratulations, you now have 375 skill in tailoring.
A couple of nice money savers:
- It could be much cheaper to craft [Bolt of Soulcloth] from 345 to 355. (And use those bolts to craft [Soulcloth Gloves] later on.) It depends on your server's AH prices and/or how far your guild has gotten in Karazhan.
- At 350, make your first [Primal Mooncloth]/[Spellcloth]/[Shadowcloth]-- good chance for 3 "free" bumps. (free 'cause you know you're going to do it anyway ;))
- If you are a caster who is trying to make the 3-piece purple BoP set, make the first piece at 360, and the second piece at 374 (it's still orange, so it might save you multiple attempts), and you will save the cost of making at least 1 [Imbued Netherweave Robe], which are well over 25 worth of materials each.
- If you are an enchanter or you have a friend or guild mate who is, disenchanting the uncommon and rare items that you manufacture can help recoup the cost of the materials, and can also be an aid in leveling the enchanting skill itself.
An alternative if you're just trying to get to 350, for [Primal Mooncloth]/etc, do the following. You should make a lot of imbued netherweave for skillups, as you will need 3 every 4 days to make your [Shadowcloth]/etc..., so even though it's expensive, you need it anyway. This also lets you wait a week or two and make cloth to get from 350 to 360, saving you some other funds.
Note -- Some will find real viability in making the Netherweave Bag in place of the Netherweave Boots depending on the value of the Knothide Leather and Netherweave Bag on your realm.
Another good way to get your skill from 350 to 375, if you aren't in a rush, is building the Arcanoweave set. These recipes ([Pattern: Arcanoweave Bracers][Pattern: Arcanoweave Boots][Pattern: Arcanoweave Robe] are BoP drops in Tempest Keep: Arcatraz and Mechanar. They seem to be hard on the [Arcane Dust] but they don't use [Bolt of Imbued Netherweave], so they're actually a lot easier on the pocketbook.
|The Arcanoweave patterns.
|Dropped By
|[Arcanoweave Bracers]
| 6x [Bolt of Netherweave],
12x [Arcane Dust],
2x [Rune Thread]
|The Arcatraz : Arcatraz Sentinel
|[Arcanoweave Boots]
| 8x [Bolt of Netherweave],
16x [Arcane Dust],
2x [Rune Thread]
|The Mechanar : Sunseeker Astromage
|[Arcanoweave Robe]
| 12x [Bolt of Netherweave],
20x [Arcane Dust],
2x [Rune Thread]
|Pathaleon the Calculator
Getting from 350/375 to 425
This will require about [Frostweave Cloth]x2000 (100 stacks) or [Bolt of Frostweave]x395 if you are purchasing them directly.
|Wrath of the Lich King
|Skill Range
|[Bolt of Frostweave]
|[Eternium Thread]
|[Bolt of Frostweave]
|[Frostwoven Belt]
|[Frostwoven Boots]
|[Frostwoven Cowl]
|[Duskweave Cowl]
|[Bolt of Imbued Frostweave]
|[Infinite Dust]
|[Duskweave Wristwraps]
|[Duskweave Gloves]
|[Frostweave Bag]
|[Infinite Dust]x12
Getting from 425 to 450
This is for people who do not have Cataclysm. It will require an additional 100 stacks of [Frostweave Cloth] to complete.
|Wrath of the Lich King
|Skill Range
|[Bolt of Frostweave]
|[Eternium Thread]
|[Frostweave Bag]
|[Infinite Dust]x12
|[Ebonweave Gloves]
|[Frozen Orb] [Eternal Shadow]x8
|[Mysterious Bag]
|[Eternal Fire]x8 [Eternal Life]x4
Getting from 450 to 525
Cataclysm is required to continue past 450. High level WLK recipes will provide skill level-ups past 450 with Cataclysm. Some Cataclysm recipes will increase skill more than one level. The following list of Cataclysm items can be crafted.
|Skill Req
|Skill Granted
|[Bolt of Embersilk Cloth]
|[Embersilk Cloth]x5
|[Deathsilk Belt]
|[Bolt of Embersilk]x3, [Eternium Thread]
|[Deathsilk Bracers]
|[Bolt of Embersilk]x3, [Eternium Thread]


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Like quite a few of the people here, I have an interest in the Aviary.
Some interesting people in murky parts of the history of ufology (including several members of the Aviary) are linked together (at least in part) by their participation in official government studies of remote viewing. Ive therefore spent a significant amount of time considering remote viewing literature and associated government documents).
To help anyone else going down the remote-viewing rabbit-hole as part of their UFO research (or, for that matter, just interested in remote viewing for its own sake), I thought I'd share a few tools. These tools include a 92,010 page searchable PDF archive of the remote viewing material released by the CIA and (as importantly, at least in my experience ) a hyperlinked version of the CIA's index of that huge archive to help locate material.
In short, you can
(1) Browse the hyperlinked index as a spreadsheet on Google Sheets (which can be used online or downloaded in various formats):
(2) Download a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet version of the hyperlinked index with links to the online documents which you can download here:
or (my preferred format, as some of you know ) a searchable PDF version of the same hyperlinked index here:
(3) Download the entire 92,010 page PDF archive as a single 3.2 GB file entitled STARGATE_FULL.zip here:
OR you can download individual CDs from the list at the link below if you do not want the full collection:
(4) Download a a hyperlinked Excel spreadsheet which links to copies of the documents after you download them to your hard-drive here:
which is MUCH faster to use (but of course you have to download the rather large PDF archive in order to get the full benefit of this version of the spreadsheet ).
I've posted details and a related discussion elsewhere. I'm a bit hesitant to post a link to another forum so the Moderators here should feel free to delete the link and outline below. As I've said in the past, I don't want to appear to be posting spam. (The key is really the document collection, with the outline above giving the core information I thought might be of interest to some of you here - so the bit below is not essential. I hope you can understand why I don't want to spend the time reformatting it to post the same material here.).
The more detailed outline I've posted at ATS is at:
That item includes:
Section A : Introduction
Section B : Project Stargate Background
Section C : Project Stargate PDF archive and index
Section D : Other free remote viewing PDF resources
Section D1 : British Ministry of Defence study
Section D2 : Paul Smiths PhD dissertation
Section D3 : Eight Martinis remote viewing magazine
Section E : The UFO Connection - Introduction
Section F : The UFO Connection - UFO material in remote viewing files released by CIA
Section F1 : Rendlesham Forest incident
Section F2 : Cash-Landrum sighting
Section F3 : Carl Higdons sighting
Section F4 : Cattle mutilation
Section F5 : "MARS, 1 MILLION BC"
Section F6 : "Galactic Federation Headquarters"
Section F7 : "ET ACTIVITY AGAINST US PROGRAMS (TRAINING)"
Section F8 : Fleeting impression of a UFO
Section F9 : Underwater "flying saucer"[/headline]
Section F10 : "ET Bases" on Earth
Section G : The UFO Connection - Remote Viewers within ufology
Section G1 : Pat Price - Alien bases on Earth
Section G2 : Skip Atwater - Project 8200
Section G3 : Ed Dames - Early public link between UFOs and remote viewing
Section G4 : Uri Geller - Powers from "Spectra"
Section G5 : Ingo Swann - Penetration and barely covered alien bosoms
Section G6 : Joe McMoneagle - UFO sighting in 1965
Section G7 : Lyn Buchanan Alien abduction (1960s)
Section G8 : Courtney Brown - Hale-Bopp and Heavens Gate
Section G9 : Livermore group Tiny UFO
Section G10 : Mel Riley - Mars
Section G11 : Paul Smith Mars
Section H : The UFO Connection - Other individuals involved in both ufology and remote viewing
Section H1 : Jacques Vallee (SRI, "Aviary", NIDS)
Section H2 : Hal Puthoff (NSA, SRI, "Aviary", NIDS, UFO Working Group)
Section H3 : Kit Green (CIA, "Aviary", UFO Working Group)
Section H4 : Ron Pandolfi (CIA, "Aviary", UFO Working Group)
Section H5 : John Alexander (US Army, "Aviary", PSI-TECH, NIDS, UFO Working Group)
Section H6 : Dale Graff (DIA, "Aviary")
Section H7 : C B Scott Jones (US Navy, "Aviary")
Section H8 : Major General Albert N. Stubblebine III (US Army, PSI-TECH)
Section H9 : Robert Wood (McDonnell Douglas, UFO Working Group)
Section H10 : Edgar Mitchell (Astronaut, NIDS)
Section H11 : Robert Bigelow (NIDS)
Section H12 : Jim Marrs (Researcher/author)
Section H13 : Jim Schnabel (Researcher/author)
Section H14 : Russell Targ (SRI)
Section I : Conclusion


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Why such different elevation corrections? (same route logg 1790m, 2615m, 3468m elev gain)
I rode with a friend the other day . I use a Garmin FR 305, he uses an IPhone.
When I uploaded FR305 -> Strava, the elevation gain is 2,615m, see http://www.strava.com/activities/138096662
When I uploaded FR305 -> Garmin Connect, the elevation gain is 1.790m (with elevation correction enabled) and 1.724 m (with elevation correction disabled) see http://connect.garmin.com/activity/494258370
My friend uploaded from IPhone Strava app , he logged 3,468m, see http://www.strava.com/activities/138064391 (maybe this activity is not visible to public)
The Garmin FR 305 is pretty accurate, I have compared data from Garmin Edge devices, and the difference < 5%
It would be good if it was possible to disable the elevation correction in Strava, it is not working very well. Garmin Connect. has the possibility to disable elevation correction even though it does a good job. Maybe the elevation correction algorithm / database works fine in the US but where I am, it is no good.


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IBM Storage: More DataBy Reuters - Print
IBM is announcing more then 30 new or upgraded products or services that are the result of a $2 billion investment over the last three years involving thousands of IBM researchers and eight acquisitions of data storage start-ups. Even as the economy slows and businesses move to slash spending on computers and network gear, sales of storage will continue to spiral -- at least until someone invents a way for companies to stop collecting so much data, analysts say.
IBM Storage: Squeezing In More Data
"At some level IBM is announcing the latest, greatest versions of products that have been around quite a while," said Charles King, an analyst with Pund-IT Research. It is also showing off really interesting next-generation capabilities."
Seeking to show it can cut the costs of storing massive amounts of data, IBM is demonstrating new technology from its January acquisition of XIV using solid-state memory instead of disk-drives or magnetic tape now used to store data.
The transition from disk drives to flash-memory has begun to occur in consumer electronics, but IBM's announcement suggests that solid state storage -- memory with no moving parts -- is becoming cost effective in big business storage.
"This is the industry's first stab at big solid state storage," Ryder said. "If you don't have spindles and disks, you have no parts to fail and you can use less power."
And it is incorporating the latest data "deduplication" technology that eliminates the need to keep many copies of the same information, a move that promises to help customers save vastly more information in the same amount of office space.
Making use of software and hardware it acquired by buying Diligent Technologies in April, IBM said the deduplication technology can reduced redundant data by up to 25 to 1.
Deduplication joins storage virtualization, another technique that IBM and it rivals are promoting to increase the usage of existing storage equipment while making it easier to manage and cutting energy usage.
Companies are running out of room in existing data centers to store these growing piles of information.
IBM is offering a high-density tape storage library system that uses robotic arms to locate and read archival data tapes that holds three times more cartridges in the same floor space. Businesses can store up to three petabytes, or quadrillion bits, of data in 10 square feet of floor space, it said.
To secure this data, the company also is offering systems with automatic data encryption that take advantage of disk supplier Seagate Technology's (STX.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) encrypted hard drives.
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