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Posted 16 January 2012 - 10:28 AM
Here are my picks:
Best-Dressed Man: The pendulum has clearly swung back to the classic, fitted tux so it's hard for me to single out one person. I'll give this award to the men as a group -- nice job guys!
Best-Dressed Woman:Freida Pinto's dress wasn't the best camera dress but, for whatever reason, she is the one who has stuck with me the most today. (Honorable to mention to Madonna, who looked lovelier than we have seen her look in years. I wish she had covered up her arms, though. They were a little too toned for my liking.)
Worst-Dressed Man: Johnny Depp. Ugh -- get over yourself with the no tie look. So disrespectful to the occasion!
Worst-Dressed Woman:
(Three-way tie)
Sarah Michelle Gellar -- Her dressed looked like something Dorothy Lamour would have worn in a Crosby/Hope Road movie from the 40s.
Elle MacPherson -- The dress was too over-the-top, which she made worse with her juvenile, starlet posing on the red carpet. And she needs to cut the hair -- it's looking dated.
Lea Michele -- The dress was vulgar but she made it worse with all her ridiculous posing -- so vulgar and common.
I never understand Michelle Williams' choices and last night was no exception. I guess I can't argue with success, though -- she won an award in her category.
Amused watching Angelina Jolie surveying the unwashed masses with a haughty expression on her face. The Queen of England is less self-regarding than Angelina Jolie!
Lots and lots of Belle de Jour/Valley of the Dolls hair last night.
Posted 16 January 2012 - 10:30 AM
Posted 16 January 2012 - 01:19 PM
Kind of hard to disrespect the Globes, though. Not the most solemn of occasions. Haughty or no, Angelina looked ravishing, and I liked Portman's scarlet number as well although it looked as if she were stashing a box under the skirt. I didn't see all of the show, however. I note Kate Winslet won for that dead bore "Mildred Pierce" and Guy Pearce was unjustly ignored for same.
Sidney Poitier looked better than anybody but then he always has.
Posted 16 January 2012 - 04:23 PM
I purposely ignored the remake and you know why!
I note Kate Winslet won for that dead bore "Mildred Pierce".
Posted 17 January 2012 - 06:51 AM
Jessica Chastain-(8)
Evan Rachel Wood-(10)
Maria Menounos-(12)
Laura Dern-(14)
Claire Danes-(22)
Angelina Jolie-(25, top three)
Sofia Vergara-(26)
Julianne Moore-(28)
Tilda Swinton-(43)
Charlize Theron-(47, top three)
Kate Beckinsale-(51, top three)
Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:53 AM
Did anyone in Seattle/Vancouver (on Seattle stations) see the PNB spot for "Don Quixote" during the telecast?
I did, and it was an odd vibe -- the ad was just fine, but we don't really get much television promotion for local arts events -- seeing it in the middle of something like the GG awards made me think that the performance was happening somewhere else...
Posted 17 January 2012 - 10:15 AM
I purposely ignored the remake and you know why!
I note Kate Winslet won for that dead bore "Mildred Pierce".
You didn't miss a thing.
Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:05 PM
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:30 AM
I realize Michelle Williams is the new indiie-film darling but I just can't get onboard the love train. In every role I've seen her in she projects a weird sulkiness that prevents her from being lovable. I realize a lot of this is her choice of films, but film after film shows that sullen pout.
Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:38 AM
During the Golden Globes the stars are slightly tipsy and there to have fun.
Yes. Sometimes the fun communicates itself to the audience, other times not so much. You can live in hope that someone will embarrass himself, of course.
In Willams' pictures she usually has a lot to pout about, but I see what you mean...
Posted 18 January 2012 - 05:17 PM
In Willams' pictures she usually has a lot to pout about, but I see what you mean...
Too much of grey going on with her...
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I have read and heard in certain places that among certain Orthodox groups, if one converts with Chabad-Lubavitch that their conversion will not be valid, if someone were to convert with Chabad and then decide later to join the Breslov movement, or Satmar. Would that person have to undergo conversion once more? I want to convert to Judaism and am currently at a Chabad shule but I have been becoming more interested in the Breslov movement, and there is no Breslov shule in my country, would I have to undergo conversion once more to be accepted fully in other Orthodox groups if I had converted with Chabad already?
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In Breslov specifically we are careful to adhere to the Rebbe's words and avoid any unnecessary stringencies. As such, a conversion by a shomer Shabbos beis din that involved bris mila, mikvah, and sincere and total kabalos mitzvos would generally be seen as valid to most Breslov communities and individuals.
All that said, to the best of my knowledge Chabad does not perform conversions.
I think that the answer to this question is "it depends." If the Chabad-trained conversion candidate does not espouse "Meshichist" doctrine -- the advocacy that the deceased Lubavitcher Rebbe is/will be the Messiah, in contradiction to the Rambam's position that a deceased person cannot come back to be the Messiah -- then I doubt there will be any issue in most communities. But if the candidate willingly takes the position that the Rebbe is/will be the Messiah, the proability of approval is less likely.
This issue came up in Israel in 2007 when a Chabad-educated conversion candidate applied to a senior beit din counsel to have his conversion authorized. During his interview with the three rabbis he espoused meshichist views. The decision was elevated to four senior rabbis, two Modern Orthodox and two Haredi rabbis. The Haredi rabbis were inclined to approve the conversion, while the Modern Orthodox pair were not, ruling that an exponent of messianist beliefs cannot be converted to Orthodox Judaism. In the end, the Conversion Authority in Israel adopted the position of the opposing rabbis and stated: "They [messianic Chabad Hassidim] attribute to him supernatural powers years after he passed away. That is not Judaism. It's something else."
One could also infer that Chabad conversions might be rejected, if the convert was a meshichist, from statements by such individual gedolim as Rav Aharon Feldman, shlita, Rosh HaYeshiva of Ner Israel Yeshiva and a member of the Council of Sages, and Rav Shlomo Eliyahu Miller, chairman of the beis din of Toronto. Rav Feldman, in a public letter, and Rav Miller, in the April 2008 issue of Mishpacha Magazine, both said that they would not recognize the decisions of a Meshichist rabbi.
I am a ger who converted with Chabad Beis Din and ,BH ,I am accepted in Satmar ( they invited me to simches and they brought me to speak to their rebbe) I am also accepted in the yeshivis world ,got alyot in their shuls
I really feel for what you are going through right now. It is unfortunate but there are politics that surround even this issue at times. My suggestion is to work with your sponsoring rav and find the least controversial beis din as possible. I would suggest looking into what ou, young israel, and aish have to offer as far as the conversion process. After your gerus what hashkafah and community to chose to be a part of is up to you and isn't relevant to the ritual of the conversion process. There are three main components for conversion and only three that matter... 1.acceptance of all of the mitzvas and fundamental beliefs (13 principles of faith) 2. mikvah and 3. bris milah (or hatfas hadam habris). May G-d almighty bless you in your journey.
Your Chabad rav likely makes a splendid sponsor, though in USA you should approach RCA/BDA beis din. Then you should be assured of no question regarding Chabad involvement in your gerus. All the best to you!
[Speculation:] I do not believe you would have a problem with Breslov, since Chabad and Breslov are pretty close.
Satmar though, I don't know. There is unfortunately animosity there.
There is also animosity between Chabad and followers of Rav Shach.
Aside from any Halachic issues that may or may not exist (and that depends on whom you ask - if you ask followers of Rav Shach or Satmar they might tell you it is Halachic; if you ask followers of Chabad they might tell you it's not) there are also, unfortunately, politics at play dating back to a controversy between Chabad and Rav Shach in the knesset in 1988 relating to many issues, including peace and giving away land). Unfortunately, political and ideological disagreements aren't any easier to overcome than religious disagreements.
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I'm ususally scared of painted faces but this bride in Kosovo looks beautiful
There is no real way to describe the greatness of that talent....just WOW!
Gifted artwork
Quite amazing image and a thoughtful description
Excellent one!
thans so much for your work and explanation
hope the practice never stops
Did surely comment on this one. Something went wrong, worse luck. Better never late than never, great work on one face,really beautiful.j.e.s.
Wow. I wonder how long that takes.
I hope someone else will take up this tradition so it will not be lost
To the commenters saying "Kosovon", its actually "Kosovar".
Beautiful Shot
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In Bulgaria, the vilage of Ribnovo, area in western Rodope mauntain with slav speaking people, there is the same tradition.
@Jhony Rep true. actually the Rodopo area of Bulgaria carries very old Thracian and Illyrian traditions, which is why we see something in common here. there are also incredible bagpipes and other folk traditions in Rodopo region that are related to ancient culture in the whole Balkan area (from ancient Illyrian, Dacian, Thracian tribes). always in the mountains in our region, are preserved the oldest traditions! the slav language has replaced the ancient languages in some of these areas, but these particular elements of the culture are not slavic, as they can be traced back to even greek and probably pre-greek periods.
beautiful pic
Here's a video that shows how the bride is painted.
This make up presents the original motives of the Balkans, performed for more thousand years among Albanians, the original inhabitants of the Balkans, Its funny to see how Serb trolls who don`t have anything to do with the Balkans try to deform everything Albanian.
Serbs are Slavs who came to Europe from Asia after the 6th century AD and have been trying to destroy everything Albanian since then. Everyone who knows the History of Europe is aware of this fact!
@Prishtina Finest What a bulshit - Slavs didn't originate from Asia !
you might want to consider your facts and take some extra history lessons before you embarrass yourself
Numerous lexemes that are reconstructible for the Proto-Slavic language have been identified as borrowings from the languages of various tribes that Proto-Slavic speakers came into contact with, either in prehistorical times or during their expansion when they first appeared in history in the 6th century (the Common Slavic period).[1] Most of the loanwords come from Iranian, Celtic, and Turkic. The topic of such loanwords in Slavic has sparked numerous sharp debates in the 20th century, some of which persist to this day.
@Jhony Rep @Prishtina Finest yes, central asia, or at least you can say the caucuses.
To the Serbian, Kosovan, Albanian, Monte Negronian, Macedonian, Croation friends who are making comments here. lets agree on one thing!. No there are two things actually.
The first one is lets see and define History as today's problems!, Secondly, 'Nationalities' are man-made and politically exploited stuff! In our times, given the fact that world natural resources are diminishing fast and ecological balance is not longer change towards the humanity's favor, lets focus on earth resources and how best we can use them. Let's leave the national identity debates and all the associated things with it to the second burner!.
All cultures have beautiful and in fact corresponding traditions, In Kosovo this face painting, elsewhere there is a similar stuff.
To the Serbian friend, I can see through your nationalist tendencies!. Look at here. We are altogether making comments on a cultural heritage here. I think it is time to embrace each other by putting national differences aside!. Look at the 'relics' of Yugoslavia; I mean the likes of all those 'national heros'. All of them were shortsighted!. So much blood had been shed!. What good has come out of this? I think now, lets find common good in co-existence!
@Mustafa SasmazThere is no Kosovan and Albanian. There are only Albanians. So, how we should agree with you when first thing you say is wrong.
Secondly, where is this culture elsewhere, show to us ?
This is a beautiful Bosnian tradition of scribble in Kosovo.
Thanks for a women with such skill.
Regards for Donje Ljubinje, which is named in a Bosnian language.
@Alisa Saiti this tradtion has nothing but NOTHING to do with bosnians serbs or other slavs
it is an ancient albanian tradtion from dardania kosovo older than all you slavs together so how come that you say its bosnian(which is illogical) when this tradtion is older than you exist as an ethnicity hahahah get over your complexes about your immigration and develope your own culture this tradition is purly albanian from kosovo
@Alisa Saiti this has nothing to do with bosnians or other slavs NOTHING
how you come up with such nonsense you have some deep complexes because of your immigration and your influnced culture that you try to declere everything foregin as yours
@Alisa Saiti
Nothing to do with Bosnian tradition. Just today I interviewed an old woman. She told me that her mother knew how to prepare brides with this kind if painting the face. the woman is Albanian and not Bosnian.
@christos martini @Alisa Saiti Dardanian people spoke the same language as Trakians. The modern sowth slavic languagies like bulgarian, macedonian, serbian etc. have very big conection with trakian ( and dardanian ) language. Albanian have nothing with Dardanians. Dardanians are protoslavs ( protoserbian ) . The same tradition for face painting you can find in western Bulgaria among Pomak people, the muslim Slavs !
@christos martini @Alisa Saiti The same tradition are represent among Pomaks, slavs muslim in souwth BUlgaria. The tradition is NOT albanian, but slavic !
@Lirim Shabani @Alisa Saiti Ask her why Pomaks, Slavs from Bulgaria, do the same. May be you have slavic predecessor?
@christos martini @Alisa Saiti the reason this is such a confusing topic is because the area where the southern slavs live is populated by many, perhaps majority, slavicized Illyrians. so of course there are things in common with serbs, croats, bosnians, etc. there was never a genocide of illyrians by slavs (and not by romans either), there were linguistic conversions in some areas. after the roman empire fell, the area was chaotic and lawless. the slavs moved down in the 6th and 7th century, but in fact, they did not really move in mass numbers into the balkans, as they were mostly satisfied with the regions of poland, czech, etc. but they had influence and brought some stability to a terrible period of invasions of the crazy tribes and decline of western power structure. so in the balkans, slavic influence was there, but mostly in language conversion for economic reasons. most serbs, croats, bosniaks, and macedonians (and probably Bulgarians as well) are from the same old Thracian, Illyrian and Dacian tribes (include the Romanians as well). notice that southeastern european peoples do not look like Polish, Czech, Ukranian, Russian, etc. they look mostly very similar (if you have an open mind and are not too nationalist). albanian nationalists have a point, especially about having a special place because they carry the ancient language, but they are wrong about ethnic differences with their neighbors... most of us are the same, brothers and sisters, each with different scars from all the colonialism, invasions, conversions etc. we should recognize the incredible similarities and build a better future. :-)
@christos martini @Alisa Saiti what undermines your logic is that many many illyrian traditions persist in the old illyrian regions (serbia, croatia, bosnia, macedonia), so of course it is completely possible to find some artifacts of the ancient culture. most likely, many of the southern slavs are converted illyrians (and thracians and dacians), so you should not be surprised to see many things in common if you have an open mind. tell me how can you imagine that slavs came down and completely displaced ALL the illyrians who dominated the entire area? and where in history is there any evidence of slav genocide against illyrians, or even war against illyrians? there is no evidence of this. which means that in the 6th, 7th century, illyrians mostly welcomed the slavs (who were strong and stable compared to the rest of the region which was still recovering from a complete collapse of the roman empire). probably they had mostly good relations and over time, many illyrians learned slavic language and eventually shifted part of their identity (after centuries). the main reason for the shift was the religious fanaticism of the serbian kingdoms and the absolute requirement to show loyalty to religious edicts, etc. this was alien to the old illyrian, thracian, dacian cultures which were pagan and then some converted to roman catholicism. so this characteristic of fanaticism of the new slavic kingdoms (mostly serbian), created a separation with other illyrians who refused to convert (albanians). this was still not that severe a separation until the end of the ottoman period when serbian nationalism became an unavoidable factor in the balkans and mass intolerance finally completely replaced the ancient common linkages. our challenge today, is to rebuild those linkages and to focus on our common features, rather than the recent religious invasions, colonists, etc. the ancient natural pagan religions must be allowed to reemerge and grow into a modern unifying identity, or else our little tiny region will continue to be a joke with all these tiny groups claiming to be greater than the other, while the outside world looks at them and laughs (but with some tears probably as well).
Beautiful!!! A lovely Medusa ;)
we should accept each other.
Deep philosophy behind this make up, I love this cultural aspect.
@Shiv Guron In fact, this picture has nothing to do with Albanian culture, it's just art.
Beautiful and amazingly elaborated very nice!!! I wish the tradition survives!
Does she have one fat bride's maid in a sleeveless dress like in America?
@Matthew Burrier who knows??
@Matthew Burrier No, there are no double size hamburgers there with all kinds of relish!
it must have taken them a really long time to paint her face and she looks very pretty and I wonder how long the person took to paint her face? I also wonder how long does she have to leave her eyes closed and stay still for the paint to dry?
Is there any more information on this tradition including how long it takes to prepare the bride, how long will she wear the face make-up, what religious ceremonies are used for the wedding, does the groom also dress in any special traditional manner, etc.?
This is really the most traditional bride not just in Kosovo but also all around the Balkan region. Kosovo really has a lot of traditional issues and other cultural ones.
beautiful ...
Correction. South of Serbia.
@Filloreta Ademaj @Aleksandra Jovanovic Do not destroy this picture with your comments, please. We all know the truth. If Kosovo is not Serbian, there wouldn't be any Orthodox churches.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic ... and the face painting, yes, it looks very beautiful and represents the culture diversity in Republic of Kosova! ;)
@Filloreta Ademaj@Aleksandra Jovanovic
'' Donje Ljubinje in the Zhupa'' is a Serbian word for this place.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic Not only Serbians are Orthodoxs, there are Albanians and other nationalities who are Orthodox, as well, and the churches are from the time of Byzantine ... and they don't belong only to serbians but to all orthodox including Albanians and other nationalities, so please stop linking the Byzantine churches with your nationality... And Kosovo is not Serbia, it is Republic of Kosova now, it's independence is accepted by 100 and something states of the world, and I am sorry if this ruins your dreams about Big Serbia, which you serbians hoped for also when starting the war in Croatia and Bosnia. In stead of feeling remorse and regret for the acts of your nation, you still write provocative comments about Kosovo being Serbia. Forget about it, that could only remain in your unhealthy and unrealistic dreams ;)
@Aleksandra Jovanovic hahhahahahah wtf , after 15 years still sick?? greetings from REPUBLIC OF KOSOVA
@Aleksandra Jovanovic just keep on dreaming.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic does it mean that if in some country have mosques it is a part another country? Also in Greece, Albania, Macedonia have Orthodox churches, does it mean that also these countries are part of Serbia, noooo please. I forget to mentioned that also in Serbia have Albanians and mosques, so serbia is part of Big Albania :), yeah ?
@Aleksandra Jovanovic@Filloreta Ademajwe should accept each other.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic Come on ... South of Republic of Kosovo
@Aleksandra Jovanovicto our delight, part of the greater Albania.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic South of what?? Never was, nor it is, nor it will be.
@Zvonimir Jancic @Filloreta Ademaj @Aleksandra Jovanovic because NG are using slavic maps to name the places.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic To our delight, the BIG ALBANIA.
@Aleksandra Jovanovic I vetmi justifikim per tu identifikuar ju ngelet ortodoksia. Kjo tregon se sa te trashe jeni si popull.......me pralla te tilla vini ne gjume femijet tuaj kur i çoni per te fjetur, kjo na lumturon pa mase! Ne DNA e identifikimit te nje populli nuk ka historiane e shkencetar te mbeshtetet ne ipotezen e fese, por ne lashtesine e gjuhes qe ai trashegon. Meqe jo vetem ne KOSOVE por edhe ne serbine tuaj, ate vend te cilin ju e keni uzurpuar me dhume e me gjak, 1300 vjet me pare kur keni zbritur nga stepat e Siberise, flitej gjuha jone e bukur dhe hyjnore SHQIPE, mua me perqen te te pergjigjem ne shqip edhe pse me pelqen shume edhe anglishtja. Ne SHQIPETARET jemi ne tokat tona prej me shume se12'000 vjetesh. Kemi njohur kristianezimin me pare se ju, ortodoksine me pare se ju.................. edhe muslymanine qe turku na la ne fund. Kemi kisha ortodokse shume me te vjetra se tuajat, kemi gjuhen me te lashte qe njerzimi njeh dhe qe ju me dhune e shtypet kur zbritet nga stepat e siberise se bizonteve. Me dhune enderoni ne perjetsi te rrembeni, por kesaj rradhe bizonti qe ju mbron eshte ne gjendie kome.....
@Aleksandra Jovanovic Correction: Nord Albania
@Aleksandra Jovanovic Forget Kosova, careful you don't lose Vojvodina and Snadjak, considering the high mortality rate of Serbia, perhaps one day Belgrade will speak Albaninan. Have nice day
@Aleksandra Jovanovic you wrong since you born, thats Prizren Northern Albania
@Aleksandra Jovanovic @Filloreta Ademaj it is a fact of history that many albanian and serbian orthodox built those churches together and many albanians and serbians protected them on one side of the battle with the ottomans, while another group of albanians and serbs who were part of the ottoman empire, fought on the other side. the history of the region is complex. one has to be more thoughtful to understand it and find commonality between your groups, instead of always trying to paint some simple picture of total separation. it just is not true.
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I'm working on doing background research for one of my novels and I'm looking for roughly how old a male in the peasant class would've lived around 5th or 6th century Britain.
According to Wikipedia, it was 30 years at birth. However, the reason for such mortality age is due to infant mortality. If you managed to survive until the age of 21, you could expect to live until 45 or (depending on source) mid 60's.
The 5th and 6th centuries were the very start of the Early Middle Ages, a period of population decline and significant disruption caused by the collapse of the Roman Empire and the so-called "migration period". In Britain this was characterised by the Anglo-Saxon settlement which is thought to have led to widespread population displacement and frequent wars and instability. This contrasts with the population expansion and plateau seen in the late 1200s which are referenced in the answer above.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_demography See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_Period
We can speculate therefore that life expenctancy in this period could be lower than that cited, perhaps between 25 and 30.


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I dont really know a lot bout technology but will this be ok:
memory 2.00 GB
32-Bit operating
1.83 ghz
last year i had a star rating of like one but it worked perfectly fine with loads of leagues like up to 20 playable leagues wiill it be ok again this year
20 leagues should be fine on that.
You're doing a great job here, TigerTime...
I'm going to play FM for the first time after playing CM0304 for ages.
Processor: Pentium Dual-Core 2.93GHz
Operating System: Windows 7 (64 bits)
How far can I push my PC?
Cheers TFZ. Ishu is the one you should be thanking. He helps a lot and some of my own hardware knowledge comes from him.
I'd say 30-25 leagues should run pretty well with around 60,000 players.
Thank you tiger tim how many do you think it will be able to handle country wise thank you again
Aha, I'm not Tiger tim, I'm TigerTime. My real name is Joe
Countries don't really matter as such. As long as you load around about 20 leagues and 30,000-40,000 it doesn't matter how many countries you load.
lol sorry tigertime (Joe) thanks again shame we still gotta wait 2 weeks
What would I be looking at in regards to leagues and players, it was a phenom x6 2.8 (possible overclock to 3.5) and 4 gig of ddr3 ram?
which one of these laptops would be better for football manager, i don't understand the graphics card bit.
any help would be greatly appreciated
is the graphis good enough to run 3d on all of the three?
with the better of the three laptops run football manager significantly better?
thank you very much for your help ishu
You the really do need a title under your name Ishu - The technical guru
Nah. I know more about the actual technical stuff and less about hardware.
By the way, are you sure daz can overclock to 4ghz? His processor is only 2.9ghz isn't it?
will this run fm 11 fast or not with medium database and about 8-10 leagues
Hello all,
Is there any difference in running the game on normal windows 7 or 64-bit windows 7?
Also will the following laptop run FM11 anyone:
# Intel® Core™ i3 370 (2.4GHz,3MB cache) Processor.
# Genuine Windows 7™ Home Premium Edition-
# 15.6" HD WXGA LCD Display (1366x768)
# Intel GMA X4500 HD GFX Integrated Graphics
# 3GB DDR3 1060MHz Notebook Memory
# 320GB Serial ATA-Notebook 2.5" Hard Drive
# DVD Super Format Dual Layer DVD Re-Writer
Last edited by pb1uk; 19-10-2010 at 09:24. Reason: adding more info
Just ordered an upgrade - 6gig DDR3 1600, Core i5 with the 8mb cache (2.8ghz) and a P55 Motherboard.
Course i'm not replacing my Radeon 3870 but atm I'm playing nothing more graphically intensive than WoW or Civ5, and the RAM/Cpu is far more important due to FM!
And if as an added benefit, I can run Wow on one monitor and Fm on the other, well, all the better!
ati radeon hd 3400 how will that work do you guys think?
For FM the 3400 would be fine. Just don't try Crysis!
Hello my technical friends,
I have a question (very common theme in this thread), how many leagues will I be able to run with the following setup using a large database:
AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz
4 GB Ram
32 Bit O/S Windows Vista
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT (is this my weakness? I had a better card but it died and this is my current stop gap until I get a new one - I have noticed slightly slower loading times ingame)
Thanks in advance for the helpful advice, I appreciate it!
IMO 25 to 35 league with 80,000 to 100,000 player depending on your patience.
And that card will run FM11 3d on high with no problem. BTW Graphic card has nothing to do with normal loading times.
OS: OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later. ????
So which one is it then, 10.58 or later, or 10.6.3 or later?
FM old timer here who has been out of action since FM 08. Decided I want back in the game, its my PC spec thats been stopping me
My specs are below - would appreciate if someone can advise what I'm missing to play FM 2011.
OS: Windows XP Home SP 3
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 250GB (53 GB free)
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 2.80 GHZ
Graphics: Intel onboard 82915G/GV/910GL - Matrox Millenium G450 Dualhead DVI PCI (I believe its only a 32MB card, I just bought a cheap one for running 2 screens)
Do i just need a dual head ATI/NVIDIA card then? Presuming minimum 128MB?
I remember when the demo came out for FM09 (or 10 - whichever was the first to have the 3D engine) and after install i couldn't even run it......will this definitly work? Other 3D related games like PKR (online poker) and The matrix games for PC won't run either :S
Are you 100% sure it will work as it is? If so I'm pre ordering now...but no point ordering if I don't have a PC strong enough to play it on!
Thanks........I think I'll just try the demo........if it doesn't work then I'll take it from there.
Presuming I'd need something like this though?
Whats the difference? They all say PCI-E, can't find any that are just PCI.
PCI-E, which means PCI Express, is different to PCI. I think it's to do with the dimensions of the card.
How many leagues/players, and what 3d settingss, would i get with this:
They are pretty rare and hard to find. I'm sure Ishu will be able to link you to some though.
My PC ran about 20 leagues with 50-70,000 players on FM10. I have 4GB or RAM but only the 32 bit OS. Will it make a big difference if I got the 64 bit OS to utilise the other 0.5GB of RAM? Also, what difference would it make if I had 6GB of RAM on a 64 bit OS?
I've also recently formatted my whole PC as I had so much stuff on it. So all I have installed now if Office, Norton and Firefox. Will having a completely clean computer make a noticeable difference to my speed?
You will have to trawl Ebay to get a working PCI card.
And you likely won't get much newer than the G450.
PCi replaced by AGP replaced by PCI-E
Different interfaces, not just sizes. Completely different. Different voltage too, and bandwidth. Honestly mate if you're only running a PCI you're buggered, but the Intel will be better than the G450. The Matrox cards were popular about 10 years ago for Dual Monitor users, but were never very good for 3D Graphics
Changing to 64 bit would certainly make a difference as you'd be able to utilise another 0.5gb of RAM. I'd also recommend upgrading to 6gb if you have the money. That way you could use 3.5gb of RAM for FM and the other 2.5gb RAM for windows and other programs.
Also having a clean PC will help a lot. Junk files and programs can really slow down the performance of a PC.
Will add my two cents
Using 64bit windows will let FM use upto 4GB of RAM whereas in 32bit windows FM can oly use 2GB of RAM. This becomes more noticable as you progress through seasons.
Also cleaning your computer make a huge effect.(Whether that cleaning is 'Formatting' or 'Dusting')
Thanks for your advice folks, don't even know if my machine can take a PCI-E. Its only 4 years old.....rediculous how much things change!
If I can't get it to run or can't get a card so be it......nothing wrong with this machine, have been thinking about a new PC but got other stuff to pay for and I'm not buying a new computer solely on the basis of playing 1 game!
Hi Ishu,
When you say the game will run with 30,000 or 50,000 players, what size database does that mean? E.g. what are rough estimates for small, mediu, large and loading extra players from other leagues/continents?
Thanks :-) Sorry for the continual barrage of questions. I just want to make sure my new machine will run FM like a dream!
Usually I play with a large database, load top players from all continents and only have England Blue Sq N/S upwards on.
What do you think is the lowest spec this would run on? Would it be playable on some kind of integrated graphics card?
I'm looking at a laptop around 2ghz processor 3-4gb ram, would it matter if the graphics card is bog standard?


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If $a,b,c>0$ and $a^2+b^2=c^2$ then $$ \frac{a+b}{c} \le\sqrt{2}.\tag{1} $$ Equality holds iff $a=b$, so equality never holds for integral Pythagorean triples.
(If we write this as $(a+b)^2\le2c^2$, then for the Pythagorean triple $(3,4,5)$ this tells us that $\frac75<\sqrt{2}$, or in other words $49<50$, and for $(20,21,29)$ we deduce the result that $\frac{41}{29}<\sqrt{2}$, or $1681<1682$.)
- Is $(1)$ "known" in the sense of being found in books/papers/etc.?
- Altough a proof of $(1)$ is trivial, might there be consequences that are not trivial?
Later edit: Maybe I should have asked which rational numbers $<\sqrt{2}$ are of this form.
I was drawing a crude illustration for purposes unrelated to the topic of this question. I plotted $(5,0)$, $(4,3)$, $(3,4)$, $(0,5)$ and their counterparts in other quadrants in order to draw a circle, and I wanted to draw the tangent line with slope $-1$ through $(\sqrt{2},0)$. I used $(7,0)$ to approximate that point and lo and behold, the line went straight through two of the points I'd plotted. So I realized that's because $7/5$ as an approximation to $\sqrt{2}$ errs on the small side. At least it gets me a way to prove that $49<50$.


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Turtle Mount
I was doing the Kalu'ak matchmaking daily on Friday night, when I had to stop and laugh at how silly the big seals look on their turtle mounts.
Next thought was how much more sensible a Gnome polymorph: turtle wielding Mage would look on the back of a turtle.
Then, on Sunday I see this at El's Extreme Anglin' and WoWInsider. I must think more positive thoughts, my dreams have been coming so true lately.
WowInsider Crits Gnomeaggedon twice in one week.
In the space of a week, I received two separate links from WoWInsider. Dan first brought my twink guides to wider attention, then followed up with my WoW is like bringing up kids post.
Either Dan has me firmly in his feed reader, or some nice person out there is bringing me to his attention. Either way, thanks.
At this point I am so glad I am not self hosting. If so, I dare say I would have been receiving some emails from a service provider about using my yearly allowance.
Anyway, look at these silly numbers.
Twice as many hits in one day as my best month. Saturday & Sunday stars that are twice the quantity of my previous best weekday. (Another source of stats show that I had 11,766 visitors last week, with 20,020 page views)
Averages totally screwed… (errr I mean skewed)
25% of my all time hits in one week!
Which means that already this "quarter" (with the quarter not even complete yet), I have matched 6-7 months worth of hits. Sure it probably wont last… but I will enjoy it while I can!
On a related note.. I scraped it into WordPress' Growing blog list for the 10th… Position 91/100, but my 1st entry on this list (for obvious reasons).
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I don't know how many of you use this service, but it's worth a look. It was brought to my attention a while back when Lassirra from The Hunter's Mark started working with them.
I signed up, but being 70 at the time, there weren't a lot of updates, apart from the occasional map.
However, now I am leveling a toon, I am finding my after play session new bulletin very interesting and useful to boot.
Why hunt madly via Google for the gems on how to play your toon, run instances, enjoy your professions etc, when it can be delivered to your mailbox? If nothing else it's nice to receive grays for your new level in the mail.
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It may not offer a lot to the hard core WoW player, but it will certainly give you something, delivered directly to your inbox. If you don't consider yourself hardcore, or are raising an alt on the side, then this is definitely worth subscribing to!
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This was about the time that I picked up the Ambassador title, which admittedly I went out of my way to get (but I have wanted to be exalted with the Gnomes since rolling Gnomeaggedon, so whatever!). The other achievements that night were just by chance (completing an instance or something).
Now I might not be a Warlock, but I have more than one evil bone in my body (and being an Aussie, I love a good sh&t stir). So since then, I have been working at grabbing a couple of achievements each week that I can announce. Not going out of my way, you understand, just picking off a couple each week.
Anyway, this weekend was a veritable achievement fest. I was aiming for 2, but somewhere along the line, I grabbed 8!
Ohh and just to prove that I wasn't just slinging sh&t at my mate… I also dinged! Gnomeaggedon is now a level 76 FFB'ing pile of trouble. Freaky part is I still haven't made it out of the starting zones… and as you can see by the spell power graph above… even without seeing any gear above level 72 (I think I might have equipped 1 or two pieces of gear so far), I am still theoretically ahead of the game.
So to finish this post, the galley of this weeks achievements.
I don't look happy do I.. let me assure you I was…
I've become a Northrend Gourmet! (Yes, yes, apprentice.. but still…)
Me suck in a tree while Exploring Nagrand (I took some other shots, which are below, just for scenic value)
Grabbed my 10th Tabard
I thought it would all stop there.. I was doing pretty well after all…
Finally an acknowledgment of my love of water (if not fishing)
One I expected, but not the other one (as you can tell by the look on my face!)
Did I say 8 Achievements… I meant 9! (Yep for the 1st time ever, I managed to do a daily 5 days in a row…)
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And as the Catholic world reeled from shock over the abdication, it soon became clear that Benedict's post-papacy lodgings have been under construction for months. That put holes in the Vatican's early claims that Benedict kept his decision to himself until he revealed it.
John Thavis, author of "The Vatican Diaries," notes that "every Vatican employee and official takes an oath of secrecy."
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican raised the possibility Saturday that the conclave to elect the next pope might start sooner than March 15, the earliest date possible under current rules that require a 15 to 20 day waiting period after the papacy becomes vacant.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said that Vatican rules on papal succession are open to interpretation and that "this is a question that people are discussing."
Any change to the law itself would have to be approved by the pope before he resigns.
But if Vatican officials determine that the matter is just a question of interpreting the existing law, "it is possible that church authorities can prepare a proposal to be taken up by the cardinals on the first day after the papal vacancy" to move up the start of the conclave, Lombardi said.
The 15 to 20 day waiting period is in place to allow time for all cardinals who don't live in Rome to arrive, under the usual circumstance of a pope dying. But in this case the cardinals already know that this pontificate will end Feb. 28, with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, and therefore can get to Rome in plenty of time to take part in the conclave, Lombardi said.
The date of the conclave's start is important because Holy Week begins March 24, with Palm Sunday Mass followed by Easter Sunday on March 31. In order to have a new pope in place in time for the most solemn liturgical period on the church calendar, he would need to be installed by Sunday, March 17, because of the strong tradition to hold installation Mass on a Sunday. Given the tight time frame, speculation has mounted that some arrangement would be made to start the conclave earlier than a strict reading of the law would allow.
Questions about the start of the conclave have swirled since Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, by announcing that he would retire, the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate rather than stay in office until death. His decision has created a host of questions about how the Vatican will proceed, given that its plans for the so-called "sede vacante" -- or vacant seat -- period between papacies are based on the process starting with a papal death.
"In this moment we are not prepared," said Cardinal Franc Rode, the former head of the Vatican's office for religious orders who will vote in the conclave. "We have not been able to make predictions, strategies, plans, candidates. It is too early, but we will get there. In two or three weeks things will be put in place."
Meanwhile, a German journalist who has published several long interviews with Benedict over the years suggested that the pope strongly foreshadowed his retirement during an August conversation.
Peter Seewald said in an article for the German weekly Focus published Saturday that the pontiff had told him that his strength was diminishing and "not much more" could be expected from him as pope.
"I am an old man and my strength is running out," Seewald quoted the pope as saying. "And I think what I have done is enough."
Asked by Seewald whether he was considering resignation, Benedict responded: "That depends to what extent my physical strength will compel me to." The summer interview, as well as another in December, were for a new Benedict biography.
Seewald's 2010 book-length interview with Benedict, "Light of the World," laid the groundwork for a possible resignation.
In it, he quoted Benedict as saying: "If a pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right, and under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign."
He stressed then, however, that resignation was not an option to escape a particular burden, such as the scandal over sexual abuse by clerics which had erupted earlier in 2010.
In Saturday's article, Seewald recalled asking the pope in August how badly the 2012 scandal over leaks of papal documents, in which the pope's ex-butler was convicted of aggravated theft, had affected him.
Benedict said the affair had not thrown him off his stride or made him tired of office. "It is simply incomprehensible to me," he said.
The journalist said that when he last saw Benedict about 10 weeks ago, his hearing had deteriorated and he appeared to have lost vision in his left eye, adding that the pope had lost weight and appeared tired.
Benedict, however, appeared in good form on Saturday for some of his final audiences. He met with the Guatemalan president, a group of visiting Italian bishops, and had his farewell audience with Italian Premier Mario Monti.
"He was in good condition," Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina told reporters afterward. "He didn't seem tired, rather smiling, lively -- and happy and very clear in his decision to resign."
Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan and a leading contender to succeed Benedict, said several of the visiting bishops noted at the end of their audience that they were the last group of bishops to be received by the pope. "`This responsibility means you have to become a light for all,"' he quoted Benedict as saying.
Lombardi also gave more details about Benedict's final public audiences and plans for retirement, saying already 35,000 people had requested tickets for his final general audience to be held in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 27.
He said Benedict would spend about two months in the papal summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome immediately after his abdication, to allow enough time for renovations to be completed on his retirement home -- a converted monastery inside the Vatican walls.
That means Benedict would be expected to return to the Vatican, no longer as pope, around the end of April or beginning of May, Lombardi said.
He was asked if and when the pope would meet with his successor and whether he would participate in his installation Mass. Like many open questions about the end of Benedict's papacy, Lombardi said, both issues simply haven't been resolved.


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The 19 Most Hilariously Failed Attempts at Sexy Album Covers
It's a scientific fact that you're more likely to buy something if the advertising features someone you'd like to bone, be it a Victoria's Secret commercial or the cover of a box of sexy, sexy Cheerios.
The recording industry knows this, but sometimes forgets that not every musician is suitable for the role of sexy cover model. So, we get unintentionally hilarious/horrifying results like...
#19. Music to Massage Your Mate By
Really? We're honestly supposed to believe that a massage is all this creepy bastard has on his mind? This album should be called Music to Drug Some Woman You Meet At a Bar So You Can Take Her Home and Chain Her Up in Your Rape Dungeon For Six Months At Which Point You Mistakenly Begin to Believe Has Developed Feelings For You So You Unchain Her and She Escapes and the Police Arrest You and Find Sixteen Skulls Buried Under Your Front Porch By.
And we don't even want to know what's in the "Illustrated Instruction Booklet" that comes with it.
#18. Rick James - Throwin' Down
Question: Why is Rick James wearing Conan the Barbarian's loincloth, a UFC championship belt, leather studded legwarmers and greased up with a half quart of body oil? All while chilling in a dungeon and wielding a bleeding guitar stolen from Gene Simmons?
Answer: Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
#17. Jim Post - I Love My Life
"Yeah, so we were all camping and one morning, we thought it would be funny to snap a picture of Jim while he was in the shower, right? So we walk up to him, tap him on the shoulder and just as he turned around this huge rat somehow leaps into the frame and passes right under his nose when we took the picture! Yeah, he looks like he has the most ridiculous mustache ever in the picture. Classic."
#16. Prince - Lovesexy
Is it just us, or is Prince is the only person who looks less manly when he's not wearing lady clothes? See, this is why Prince is a national treasure who we will deeply miss when he's gone; he's the one man on Earth who has heard the phrase, "Hey, buddy, we'd be less uncomfortable over here if you'd put on a ruffled lace shirt and a pair of assless crushed velvet bell bottoms."
#15. John Travolta - Can't Let You Go
Yes, this is THAT John Travolta. We're not sure what Travolta was going for, but he looks like the kid on the cover of U2's Boy album...
...if that kid had been kidnapped and police released one of those computer age progression photos to show us what he would look like 20 years later.
#14. Orleans - Waking and Dreaming
It's interesting how you can tell whether someone is naked versus merely topless, even if the photo only shows them waist-up. Because these men are nude. You know they are. They're not even wearing socks.
Clues? The guy in the middle is looking down at his friend's junk. What do you find so interesting, Mr. Beard? Are you impressed by his personal grooming? Is he aroused? We shall never know.
#13. Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
So you groggily wake up with a terrible hangover, you roll over in bed and see this.
As with the above cover, you can just sense the nudity here. Naked, with maybe a pair of moon boots on. We're guessing Adam posed for this assuming it was going to be a full-body shot on the cover, and the record company cropped it down as far as they could to minimize the horror.
#12. Herbie Mann - Push Push
First of all, holy shit, is that Nicolas Cage? Probably not, but between the chest hair and the seductive stare, we find it hard to believe he's just got music on his mind, album cover or not. Hope that flute is as lubed up as his chest is!
#11. Tino Fernandez - Por Primera Vez
Has a dude striking this pose ever been considered sexy even once in the history of ever? It's a little known fact that being photographed in this position is actually illegal in 38 states unless you have a mustache, a contract with Playgirl and an 11-inch wang.
We would like to know where we can buy a pair of those shorts though.
#10. Cher - Take Me Home
Nothing turns on a man like metal lingerie that, by our count, has 13 different points capable of tearing open your scrotum if she makes an unexpected move.


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Last Updated: 2001-02-02 13:15:53 EST (Reuters Health) - A report from a researcher at the National Cancer Institute adds obesity and various dietary characteristics to the list of risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Debra T. Silverman of the Bethesda, Maryland-based National Institutes of Health interviewed 526 pancreatic cancer patients from Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; and ten New Jersey counties. She also interviewed 2153 population-based controls.
"Results of our study are consistent with those of previous studies, indicating that cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, and family history of pancreatic cancer are risk factors for pancreatic cancer," the investigator writes in the current issue of Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.
She also found evidence to support a number of other risk factors, such as obesity, caloric intake, low intake of cruciferous vegetables, a history of cholecystectomy (up to 20 years before diagnosis) and heavy alcohol consumption. These findings are still somewhat speculative and "will require further confirmation in future studies to determine whether the observed associations are, in fact, causal," Dr. Silverman told Reuters Health.
Alcohol consumption at what would be considered normal levels in the US did not appear to affect cancer risk, except in black women and white women, who had a nonsignificant 50% and 40% increase in risk, respectively.
The study is the first to show a link between pancreatic cancer risk and a family history of cancer of the colon, ovary, endometrium or breast. "These findings are consistent with the constellation of tumors associated with hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer," Dr. Silverman notes in the journal. She also reports that diabetes appeared to be both a risk factor for and a consequence of pancreatic cancer.
While Dr. Silverman says would be premature to change current practice for the prevention of pancreatic cancer based on the new findings, she does have some advice for physicians. "About 25% of pancreatic cancer is due to cigarette smoking," she pointed out in the interview with Reuters Health. "Because at least 30 studies have linked smoking to pancreatic cancer, a prudent course would be to encourage smoking cessation."


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Money and communications:
ATMs and bureaux de change are available in all terminals. So are Internet access facilities, including wireless Internet access. Public phones are available in all terminals, and mobile phone rental is available at the Arrivals level in the TBI Terminal. Free electrical recharging stations for mobile phones and laptops are available in all terminals.
Eating and drinking:
There are numerous fast-food outlets, bars, coffee shops, restaurants and ice cream parlours across the airport.
Shops are plentiful at the airport; duty-free shopping is available in terminals 2-7 and in the TBI Terminal; newsagents, gift shops and bookshops are also widely available.
Trolleys are available. There are no longer electronic baggage lockers at the airport. Instead, LAX Internatinal Baggage Service (tel: (310) 863 4109) has a service in place for baggage to be picked up at the airport, stored outside of the airport and then returned to the traveller at an appointed time. Lost property is handed to the LAX Airport Police (tel: (310) 417 0440).
Other facilities:
There is a first aid station in the TBI Terminal. AED units (defibrillators) are situated throughout the airport.


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Twin-Dual Clutch Install - Grab And GoWritten by on November 5, 2013 Contributors: V. Moore Double your disc for double your grab
Here's a for instance for you. You're sitting in your car at a red light, your foot pressing the clutch pedal firmly against the floor. You plan to annihilate the tires on your car as soon as the light turns green. You know your car can do it; you've got a turbocharger, a performance tune, and a set of gears to make it all happen. As soon as the light goes green, you side-step the clutch and start your smoke show. But, something doesn't seem right. You see the smoke, but the smell is different. It doesn't smell like tire smoke, and then you see it. You see the guy filming video of you trying to do a burnout, and smoking the stock clutch in your car. You my friend are about to go viral on YouTube as a fail.
While the OE clutch in your ride worked great when your car was all OE, upgrades tend to put more stress on parts—some of us learn that the hard way, but I digress. Anyway, your car came equipped with a single-disc clutch, which means that your "clutch" consists of a flywheel, clutch disc, and a pressure plate. When you push the clutch pedal, the pressure plate releases the pressure on the clutch disc, and you don't move. When you release the pedal, pressure is applied, and your car moves.
Anyway, now that the only thing left of your factory clutch is the smell, you need to figure out how to fix this little situation. Replacing the clutch with another OE unit will heed the same results, so it's time to step up. But, stepping up requires a little knowledge. How do you know what you need, if you don't know what's available?
Friction Materials
As the performance of your car increases, so should the characteristics and durability of the clutch material. The following is a brief synopsis of clutch materials available, and when each should be employed.
Organically Speaking Organic material is what's used in the making of stock clutch discs. This material works great in normal driving conditions and usage, but as operating temperatures rise, or under high loads (which is usually accompanied by slippage), they fade. This is because their coefficient of friction drops off. In addition, at high rpm and/or when they get hot, they tend to fail structurally.
Bullet Proof Kevlar material offers a much higher coefficient of friction than organic material, but with some loss in drivability (i.e. it gets grabby when releasing the pedal). As the coefficient of friction goes up in the disc material, so will the aggressiveness of the material when the clutch is engaged. This usually results in clutch "chatter." Since Kevlar is compatible with stock flywheels and pressure plates, it makes a good upgrade choice for later model vehicles, but using it takes some getting used to.
Aggressive Grabber Bronze metallic is the most aggressive material in regards to your clutch friction. Since it is aggressive, it offers extended life by reducing static pressures, and usage results in a quick, clean clutch engagement. Since it is the most aggressive material, it will also cause the quickest wear of the flywheel surface, and should only be used with steel or nodular-iron friction surfaces (pressure plate and flywheel). If used on the street, this material will cause chatter when the clutch is engaged.
Iron Age Sintered iron is great for street use, as it has a great ability to withstand some slippage, and not lose its friction coefficient. Sintered iron is great for high horsepower applications, and for drag racing and truck pulling.
To Date Twins or Not
Not only do you have choices to make in regards to what material your disc needs to be, but you also need to decide if you need one or two—discs that is. When discussing clutches, you need to consider a few things; the inertia of the clutch, the clutch's torque holding-capacity, the "feel" of the clutch when releasing the pedal, and the particular application or intended usage of the clutch. Clutches are generally rated by their torque holding-capacity. A single-disc clutch will have less holding capacity than a twin disc, based on solely on their surface area.
Twin-disc clutches are designed to have a lower inertia, but have higher torque holding capabilities, as they spread the load out over more surface area. Twin-disc clutches tend to be noisier in comparison to their single disc counterparts, simply because there are more plates and separators in the "package."
So, a good rule of thumb is that a single disc clutch is a good all-around performance clutch on a stock or mildly modified engine. Depending on the clutch material used, it will have OE-like engagement and shifting qualities. Twin discs are designed to handle a lot more torque than a stock or even aftermarket single disc; therefore they are a better fit in higher horsepower applications. To make the right choice, know the torque capability of your engine, and as easy as it is to do, consult the clutch manufacturer.
Weighted Rotation
Finally, we can't talk about clutches, and not mention flywheels. It's simple; the flywheel not only has the teeth for starter engagement, it is an energy-storing device. A heavy flywheel will cause the engine's rpm to climb at a slower rate than that of a lighter (aluminum) flywheel. But, since it also stores more energy because of its mass than the lighter flywheel does, the engine's rpm will not drop as dramatically (like between shifts) as it would if using an aluminum flywheel. On the other hand, a lighter flywheel will allow the engine to spin quicker, but a more dramatic drop in rpm will be noticed (like between shifts), and the lighter weight could also cause an issue if daily driving your car. This is because the lower inertial mass of the lighter (aluminum) flywheel means that the car will be harder to get moving from a stop sign or traffic light. Aluminum is generally used in road race/drag race applications where the engine is kept at higher rpm.
Under Pressure
Without a pressure plate, your clutch will not work. The pressure plate applies the clamping force that squeezes the clutch disc between the pressure plate and the flywheel. But, just like with the flywheel and clutch disc, you have a choice to make. For this article, we'll focus on the three main types of pressure plates: the Long style, the Borg and Beck, and the diaphragm.
The Long-style pressure plate is identified by the three thin fingers that contact the release (throw out) bearing. The Long style plate is usually used in drag race applications, and will have a considerably hard pedal "feel."
The Borg and Beck style is similar to the Long style, but while it too functions via three fingers, they can be identified by the somewhat wider three fingers that release plate pressure. The Borg and Beck also uses rollers under the pressure plate cover that are forced outward under centrifugal force. This increases the plate load (pressure), with rpm.
Finally, is the diaphragm pressure plate. It uses a series of "fingers" (also called a Belleville spring), that completely encompass the center opening of the pressure plate. The main advantage to this style of flywheel, is that holding the clutch pedal in at a stoplight is much easier than it is with either a Long or Borg and Beck type pressure plate.
So, which flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch material do you think you need now that you've smoked your clutch and became a YouTube favorite? The car described at the beginning of this article is a combination that a lot of guys have built, so the popularity of this combination means that a readily-available replacement/upgrade should be available, correct? Well, it is, and Ram Clutches has just what was needed. The high horsepower application that we're looking at made us take a serious look at a twin-disc unit, and according to the guys at Ram Clutches, "Ram Street Dual-disc systems are specifically engineered for today's late-model performance cars, and [late-model] engine swaps into earlier vehicles. The purpose of these clutches is to provide smooth drivability [at] high power levels that was previously not available using aggressive friction material-prepped single disc clutches."
So there you have it, we've let you know how to decide what you need, now it's time for us to see how easy it is—or isn't, to install.
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01 The new clutch-flywheel assembly is removed from the package and needs to be dismantled prior to installing. Black marks align the cover assembly with the flywheel, ensuring pressure plate straps and floater plate straps are properly located. When improperly located you will be the recipient of disengagement troubles.02 The installed height of the pressure plate is the distance between it and the flywheel, and is determined by spacers and shims. To insure the hydraulic clutch system operates correctly, it's important the spacers and shims are maintained during assembly.03 The floater plate; the plate between the inner and outer clutch discs, is connected to the aluminum flywheel by three straps. During initial disassembly out of the box, mark the floater plate to insure it will be reinstalled correctly. Note: a properly finished floater plate is characterized by Blanchard-ground marks both sides. This irregular finish ensures effective seating between the floater plate and the clutch discs.04 Ram's inner clutch disc (left) has no springs. To accomplish a cushioned smooth drive, they added eight springs to the outer clutch disc. The dark colored clutch linings are identified by Ram as their 300-series organic series that supports up to 900 lb-ft of rear-wheel torque.05 In this high horsepower application, the car's owner requested an aluminum flywheel. Made from 6061 aluminum, Ram's flywheel sheds approximately 14 pounds of surplus rotating weight. By lowering the moment of inertia this flywheel compels the engine to accelerate faster while inducing less wheel spin.06 The two main advantages of the Ram upgraded clutch over this original assembly are increased capacity and serviceability. The new upgrade handles twice the power, and since the original is riveted together, it can only be replaced as a complete unit.07 After installing a new pilot bearing, the lightweight flywheel is hoisted into place and attached to the crankshaft with the original bolts coated with Loctite.08 Following the instructions, insert a clutch alignment tool into the pilot bearing in the crankshaft; slip the inner clutch disc onto it; install the floater plate, tensioning the fasteners to 35 ft-lb; and install the outer clutch disc on the clutch alignment tool. Using the correct spacers and shims provided by Ram, secure the cover assembly to the flywheel and fasten the unit in a crisscross pattern. Avoid potential misalignment by ensuring the clutch alignment tool slides back and forth during the tightening process.09 Between the clutch's master cylinder and the internal slave cylinder (throw out bearing), is a quick-disconnect hydraulic coupling. Before sliding the transmission fully into place, reconnect it. This allows fluid trapped in the slave cylinder assembly to return to the master cylinder, hence easing the installation process.
10 Reconnect the shift lever, as well as the shift lever mechanism. Then on the transmission's left side, snap the electrical connections in place.Though not a chronic problem, the clutch pedal position on some modern muscle cars can be uncomfortably high for some drivers. Ram has resolved the issue by producing a clutch pedal adjuster that is situated in the hydraulic line, between the slave cylinder and the master cylinder.


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I have a function:
$$f(n) = 1 - \left(\frac{1}{n}\right)$$
I want to add another variable $k$ to this equation such that:
if $k=n$ , then $f(n,k)=1$
if $n=1$, then $f(n,k)=0$ How can we do that ?
I have a function:
$$f(n) = 1 - \left(\frac{1}{n}\right)$$
I want to add another variable $k$ to this equation such that:
if $k=n$ , then $f(n,k)=1$
Consider the function
$g(n,k) = 1 - \frac{1}{n} + \frac{1}{k}$
Then if $k = n$, you have $g(n,k) = 1$. (Note that $n$ and $k$ can not be equal to $0$.)
As Ross Millikan suggested, for your new question, you can consider the function:
$$h(n,k) = \begin{cases} g(n,k) & \quad n \neq 1 \\ 0 & \quad n = 1 \end{cases}$$
$h$ is a perfectly good function and satisfy the property that $n \neq 1$ and $k = n$, then $h(n,k) = 1$; and if $n = 1$, then for all $k$, $h(n,k) = 0$.
For the first part, a key point is that if $ab=0$, then $a=0$ or $b=0$. So this suggests that whatever you add on should be multiplied by what you already have, since the equation as you give it solves $f(1,k)=0$. Multiplying all that by something won't change the result.
Similarly, for the second part, what simple relationship gives $1$ when two numbers are equal? There's a basic operation that does exactly what you want for that part. Stick them together and you should have a suitable solution.
Assuming that the following statement will never be true - n=k=1 - you can also do this without an "if" statement. Try $(1-\frac{1}{n})^{n-k}$. If n=1, then the fraction $\frac{1}{n}$ will be $\frac{1}{1}=1$, and $1-1=0$. $0^{anything} = 0$. The other issue is if $n=k$. In this case, $n-k = 0$ and $anything^0 = 1$.
I think this equation is also good because at $f(1,1)$, your constraints have given both of the values $0$ and $1$, so it is undefined at $f(1,1)$. At $f(1,1)$, my equation gives you $0^0$, which is undefined.


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As you will see I know nothing about physics and after being asked to solve a physics problem in a recent interview wanted to ask it of professionals and see what the response would be:
I have a set of domestic scales (actually just one scale) that weigh up to the maximum weight of 5kg and a large package that weighs more than 5kgs but less than 10kgs. How can I tell the exact weight using the inadequate scales.
The package is a long item akin to a steal girder but not in weight obviously.
I know that stack exchange has rules about this type of question so please treat it as light entertainment from someone in awe of your intellect.


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TomTom® XXL 550T 5" GPS Navigation System with Lifetime Traffic for $99.97 + free shipping
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This large-screen TomTom GPS offers plug-and-go usability with an intuitive, quick and simple screen.
•Street names, road numbers, traffic warnings, weather and points of interest are spoken so eyes can stay focused on the road.
•MapShare™ technology lets you add, update, personalize maps instantly, plus share fellow users' changes daily, automatically.
•Help Me! menu gives you access to local emergency service at your fingertips: hospitals, roadside assistance, help when walking or driving, even a first aid guide!
•IQ Routes™ technology works 24/7, calculating the fastest route possible and uses real travel speeds instead of posted speed limits when calculating. It'll help you not be late to work again!
•Free lifetime traffic updates keep you always in the know.
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I won't look into a tomtom GPS until they state that they won't collect data. Or at least won't sell it to cops so they can set up a speeding camera.
I'm all for improving the road but putting a speeding camera there is not improving the road to improve traffic.
@ttm77: If it keeps reckless speeders like you off the road then it improves it for me! Thanks, TomTom!
@bsmith1: Who said because someone is speeding that they're reckless? I'm sure you don't do the posted limit all the time. Speed cameras don't keep people safe, they're just a form of speeding tax. Most people speed up to them, slam on their brakes and then speed right back up afterwards.
These TomTom's are really user friendly though, and this is a good deal for one!
The traffic feature is key! Can't imagine having a GPS without it! I also like that this model has a larger screen than most GPS.
@bsmith1: Than you should speed through the speed camera to support them. :)
@supersale: imo it's useless. by the time it show up, traffic already cleared. And many times it's not accurate, like when the traffic is slow but still moving so it only add about 5mins to your travel while the alternative route adds about 10 or 20mins but show as no traffic. But the gps won't show that it's only slowed.
Ideally this feature is great, but real world it doesn't work that well... at least all my experiences with this traffic feature doesn't work.


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I am attempting to build an application using the ArcGIS JavaScript API that will allow my users to research competitor pipelines across the country. The main layer in this application is comprised of a large feature class containing over 673K features. One major aspect that I want to give my users is the ability to "filter" features. For example, show only pipelines of companies X, Y, & Z that are transmission, and greater than 24" in diameter.
Another major aspect is that it has to be simple to use. I have been experimenting with using ComboBoxes so that the possible options are already populated in the list. By using more than one of these for each field I can create a simple way to create a SQL query of sorts. The problem I have with the ComboBox is that only one option can be chosen at a time. But with nearly 2000 possible options I'm not really sure what else to use.
Any one have any ideas? Is there something that I am overlooking? Has anyone spent much time using the EnhancedGrid?
I have added the image below that is using an EnhancedGrid. Could it be possible to use the "Check Boxes" as a selection method.
Thanks for you input.


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