text: This profile thread takes a look back at Sasha Cohen's competitive career (1997-2006, with a brief comeback in 2010) Born, 26th October 1984, in Westwood, California, Sasha started skating when she was 7 years old (she was also a gymnast at a young age). It would be another 4 years, however, before she started pursuing skating as a career. Sasha Cohen - Aged 9 (circa 1993/94) 1997/98 In 1997, Sasha finished 2nd in the novice section at both the Pacific Coast Sectionals and the Southwest Pacific Regionals. Accordingly, she qualified to compete at the 1998 U.S. Championships, where she placed 6th in the novice competition. 1998/99 During the 1998/99 season, Sasha moved up to compete as a junior. She finished 1st at both the Pacific Coast Sectionals and the Southwest Pacific Regionals. Hence, she qualified to compete at the 1999 U.S. Championships, where she finished 2nd to Sara Wheat in the junior competition. Junior U.S. Nationals 1999 - SP, Junior U.S. Nationals 1999 - LP Later that season, Sasha won the Gardena Spring Trophy (junior competition), and avenged her defeat to Sara Wheat in the process, by beating her into third place. 1999/00 Sasha began the 1999/2000 season (SP: Baroque Selections - Vivaldi, LP: Violin Concerto - Mendelssohn) by performing in the Keri Lotion Classic Keri Lotion Classic - LP, Fluff Piece Sasha next won the Swedish Junior Grand Prix event (the Salchow Trophy). She also won the senior Pacific Coast Sectionals. At the 2000 U.S. Nationals, Sasha competed in the senior competition. This competition represented her breakthrough event, as she led the competition (and Michelle Kwan) after the short program. Ultimately, she won the silver medal behind Kwan. U.S. Nationals 2000 - SP, U.S. Nationals 2000 - LP, Exhibition Ordinarily, Sasha would have been too young to compete at senior worlds during the 1999/00 season, but a provision within the rules would have allowed her to do so had she medalled at junior worlds. However, she could only finish 6th at junior worlds, with her compatriot, Jennifer Kirk, winning the Gold medal. Junior World Championships 2000 - SP, Junior World Championships 2000 - LP 2000/01 For the 2000/01 season (SP: Sentimental Waltz, LP: Dark Eyes), Cohen became a full time senior. She again performed in the Keri Lotion Classic Sasha was assigned to 2 senior Grand Prix events, the first of which was the Nations Cup in which she finished 5th. The competition was won by Maria Butyrskaya, with Sarah Hughes 2nd. Nations Cup - SP, Nations Cup - LP, Exhibition Cohen's second Grand Prix event was the Cup of Russia in which she placed 4th. Irina Slutskaya won the event, Elena Sokolova 2nd, and Sarah Hughes 3rd. Cup of Russia - SP, Cup of Russia - LP Unfortunately, Sasha was unable to compete at the 2001 U.S. Championships due to a stress fracture to her back which finished her entire season. 2001/02 Sasha began the 2001/02 season (SP: Sentimental Waltz - Doga, LP: Carmen - Bizet) by competing in the Goodwill Games, finishing 4th. The competition was won by Irina Slutskaya, with Michelle Kwan 2nd. Exhibition Cohen won her next competition, the Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy - LP Around this time, Sasha also performed at the Masters of Figure Skating event Masters of Figure Skating - SP, Masters of Figure Skating - LP Sasha was assigned to 2 Grand Prix competitions. Her first was Skate America, at which she placed 5th. Michelle Kwan won the event, with Sarah Hughes 2nd. Sasha performed a quad salchow in practice Skate America - LP, Quad Salchow - Practice Cohen's next Grand Prix was Trophée Lalique at which she finished 3rd, with the competition being won by Maria Butyrskaya, with Sarah Hughes 2nd. Trophée Lalique - SP, Trophée Lalique - LP Towards the end of 2001, Sasha performed at the Hershey's Challenge At the 2002 U.S. Championships, Cohen finished 2nd behind Michelle Kwan. In the process, she qualified to compete at the 2002 Olympics and World Championships. U.S. Championships 2002 - SP, U.S. Championships 2002 - LP, Exhibition At the 2002 Olympics, Sasha placed 4th. The Gold medal was won by Sarah Hughes. 2002 Olympics - SP, 2002 Olympics - LP, Exhibition At the 2002 World Championships, Cohen again finished 4th. The Gold medal was won by Irina Slutskaya. World Championships 2002 - SP, World Championships 2002 - LP, Exhibition 2002/03 Up until this stage, Sasha was coached by John Nicks. For the 2002/03 season (SP: Malagueña - Lecuona, LP: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Rachmaninoff), however, Cohen relocated to Simsbury, Connecticut, to train with Tatiana Tarasova. Sasha was assigned to three Grand Prix events. Firstly, she won Skate Canada, beating Fumie Suguri into 2nd. Skate Canada - SP, Skate Canada - LP Next, she won Trophée Lalique. Trophée Lalique - SP, Trophée Lalique - LP In her final Grand Prix event, the Cup of Russia, she finished 2nd to Viktoria Volchkova. Cup of Russia - SP, Cup of Russia - LP As a result of her success in the Grand Prix events, she qualified for the final and won, beating world champion, Irina Slutskaya into 2nd. Viktoria Volchkova, who had beaten her at the Cup of Russia, placed 3rd. Rather bizarrely, each skater performed 1 short program, followed by 2 long programs in this competition..... GPF 2002/03 - SP, GPF 2002/03 - LP1, GPF - 2002/03 - LP2, Gala During the 2002/03 season, the Grand Prix Final was held after U.S. Nationals, at which Sasha finished a disappointing 3rd (Kwan placing 1st, and Sarah Hughes 2nd) U.S Championships 2003 - SP, U.S. Championships 2003 - LP, Exhibition At 2003 Worlds, Cohen finished 4th. Kwan won her final world title at the event World Championships 2003 - SP, World Championships 2003 - LP, Exhibition Sasha finished the season performing in the ABC International Figure Skating Challenge 2003/04 For the 2003/04 season (SP: Malagueña - Lecuona, LP: Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky), Sasha continued to be trained by Tatiana Tarasova. However, midway through the season, she changed to Robin Wagner. Cohen began the season, performing at the Campbell's Classic Sasha was again assigned to 3 Grand Prix events. The first was Skate America, which she won, beating Shizuka Arakawa into 3rd place. Skate America 2003 - SP, Skate America 2003 - LP Sasha also won her next Grand Prix event, Skate Canada, as well, again beating Shizuka Arakawa (this time, into 2nd place) Skate Canada 2003 - SP, Skate Canada 2003 - LP Cohen made it a hat-trick of Grand Prix wins when she won the Trophée Lalique. Yet again, she beat Shizuka Arakawa into 2nd place. Trophée Lalique 2003 - SP, Trophée Lalique - 2003 - LP At the 2003/04 Grand Prix Final, Sasha finished 2nd to Fumie Suguri. Shizuka Arakawa finished 3rd (the 4th time out of 4 that Sasha had beaten her during the season). GPF 2003/04 - SP, GPF - 2003/04 - LP Sasha's next competition was the 2004 U.S. Nationals. She finished 2nd to Michelle Kwan. U.S. Championships 2004 - SP, U.S. Championships 2004 - LP At the 2004 World Championships, Sasha won the Silver medal (her first medal at Worlds). Who won? Shizuka Arakawa - whom Sasha had beaten 4 times out 4 during the Grand Prix season. Sasha led after the SP (obtaining 4 6.0's for her SP), but in her FS, she missed out the double toe on the end of her 3Zx2T combination, and stumbled on her triple salchow towards the end of her LP, and this cost her victory in the FS (in which she finished 3rd), and the Gold medal. World Championships 2004 - SP, World Championships 2004 - LP, Exhibition Cohen finished the 2003/04 season by performing at the Marshall's Challenge. Sasha won the event. Guess who she outskated into 2nd Place? Yes, you guessed it - Shizuka Arakawa! Beating her for the 5th time out 6 (losing only at the world championships). Had Cohen performed her brilliant Marshall's LP at Worlds - she would have been world champion. 2004/05 Sasha returned to John Nicks for the 2004/05 season (SP: Dark Eyes, LP: The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky). However, back problems mean't that she missed the entirety of the Grand Prix series. Nevertheless, she returned in time to compete at the 2005 U.S. Nationals, where she finished 2nd to Michelle Kwan U.S. Nationals 2005 - SP, U.S. Nationals 2005 - LP At the 2005 World Championships, Sasha again won the Silver medal. The competition was won by Irina Slutskaya World Championships 2005 - SP, World Championships 2005 - LP 2005/06 Sasha began the 2005/06 season (SP: Dark Eyes, LP: Romeo & Juliet) by winning the Campbell's Challenge. After missing Skate America due to a hip injury, she competed at the Trophée Eric Bompard where she finished 2nd to Mao Asada. Trophée Eric Bompard 2005 - SP, Trophée Eric Bompard 2005 - LP At the beginning of 2006, despite having to overcome a bout of the flu, Sasha became the U.S. national champion for the first time. U.S. Nationals 2006 - SP, U.S. Nationals 2006 - LP At the 2006 Olympics, Sasha led after a superb short program. However, she went into the free skate with a groin injury (which led to a confidence sapping practice session). A disastrous start to her FS opened the door for Shizuka Arakawa to win the Gold. Nevertheless, an excellent skate during the final two-thirds of her LP, enabled Sasha to hang on for the Silver medal. Ironically, her exhibition program was Barbra Streisand's, Don't Rain On My Parade! 2006 Olympics - SP, 2006 Olympics - LP, Exhibition After the Olympics disappointment, competing at the 2006 Worlds was probably a mistake. She finished 3rd to Kimmie Meissner. World Championships 2006 - SP, World Championships 2006 - LP 2010 It would be another 4 years before Sasha competed again - at the 2010 U.S. Championships, in an attempt to qualify for the 2010 Olympics. However, competitively rusty, Sasha could only finish 4th and failed to qualify. U.S. Nationals 2010 - SP, U.S. Nationals 2010 - LP


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I'm having a lot of fun with this game. It's not hard to level...so far. I'm level 23...does anyone else here play?
I'm having a lot of fun with this game. It's not hard to level...so far. I'm level 23...does anyone else here play?
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used to play, got bored after gettting the cart.
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He asked if people play.
Not if they don't play. Don't bother posting then.
As for me. I do play, some of the members here are in a guild too. Lemme know when your on and ill invite you.
I could never fix the vista problem maybe I'll try again some other time.
what problem are you having...anyways uhh i havent been able to play much lately do to the lack of people i like to play with on it lol
I has vista and it works fine for me.
I love Rose it's just..I played my hawker til lvl 35 and now I'm trying to play a soldier now..and it's not as fun playing the same stuff over again. It was hella fun the first time..but the second time it's like....omg boring.
I make videos, whoah
The community itself is pretty active, so people in general still play but as for us, Chris and Useless go on occasionally.
I kind of stopped due to my unsual interest and boredom in games.
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I'm in a guild right now, but add me over it. LOLWUT123 is my name. lol
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Hi, I'm a feminist zinester from Belgium and I'm also doing some DIY research into zines.At the moment I'm writing an article on zines about body norms and resistance. To get a variety of voices in…Continue
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In 2001 I started writing zines: first a very small free zine called Punk Feminist Mini Zine, then Flapper Gathering which lasted for 6 issues, a comic zines called Radix and Not Lady-Like, a travel zine about Ladyfest Berlin. Now i'm working on Same Heartbeats and occasionally some one-off zines (like Echotopia, a compilation zine).
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I also write for and edit zines made by the feminist collective FEL and I write, edit and illustrate for Scumgrrrls.
I'm very interested in feminist self-publishing and DIY media and I love to trade with other zines (mainly feminist, DIY and/or personal-political zines).
We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation).
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Hey there. Just wondering if you'd be up for a trade - browsing through the echo publishing site the pink anarcho feminist buttom just jumped out at me. Any way I can trade for that? Failing that any kind of zine would be amazing. Let me know if you're interested.
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sure i understand that tickets are not cheap for me is the same but i wanna go so badly so :)
if you do go i will be really really happy!!
let me know then :)
are you going to the Berlin Zine Fest?? please let me know because i would be there :)
Hey Nina,
I'm thinking of organizing something but "where" is a big problem. The cultural youth center you've mentioned, is a municipal space?
A poster exhibition seems very interesting. Were there zines' related posters (from zine fests f.e.) or cut n paste/collage ones? On the other hand, I'm thinking for an exhibition with pioneer zines from the '80s and, instead of workshops, some talks about different subcultures that were associated with zines (punk, comics, queer etc.). I'd also like to invite a zinester from abroad to talk for zines in it's country, but for obvious reasons that's a bit difficult.
how cool that youre organizing a fest!!!! you need to take pictures and send it to me :)
about the zine fst in Berlin...i really think im going there i need to look only to get 2 days free from work but yes i would love to be there....are you going???? let me know please!!!! if i go then i wanna a table so we can share one...
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Wow! Nice catch...
Well I was at the range today and ended up leaving with a new Uberti 1873 Cattleman (Replica) in .45 Colt. This is my first single action only revolver. I will be shooting it tomorrow when I am at the range.
Wow! Nice catch...
Thanks. I shot this gun today and very much enjoyed it. Loading and unloading it took a little getting use to.
Congrats, when I first got my Blackhawk it took a little getting used to also. You don't just pop a mag in.
I brought home an 1873 today. I sold a AK-47 thru the LGS and picked up my Uberti this morning. 357 mag.....like the pic above only brass backstrap and trigger guard....will take to the range when weather permits....need to get belt and holster next.
That would be "single action". No need to add the "only".
The first three handguns I ever owned were single action revolvers. I loved all three of them and kick my butt I ever traded them in.
Your new single action revolver is beautiful. Have fun with it.
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Welcome to the club, my friend!
I have gone through some sixty or seventy handguns in my time, auto loaders, DA revolvers, and SA revolvers. After the smoke cleared, my preference has been the single action for all handgun situations. Currently have a few S&W double actions, but trying to trade these in for single actions.
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Polite Fascism has come to America. If this concept sounds preposterous to Americans it may sound otherwise to foreigners who are getting the worst of it. The public judges the White House largely by its conduct of domestic affairs, about what it has done for them, and not by its foreign wars, which is where America's fascist brutality is largely exercised and of which the U.S. public knows little. Obama has quieted many Leftist critics by taking actions to appease their needs, such as securing passage of Obamacare. He has satisfied gays, by pledging to treat them as human beings. He has indicated he will not let the Republicans eviscerate Social Security, reassuring the elderly. And he is calling for enactment of gun control legislation, long sought by the Left.
What's more, neither the Pentagon nor the FBI is rounding up large numbers of domestic dissidents and putting them in "detention camps," as Nixon's Attorney General Richard Kleindienst once threatened would be the fate of anti-war demonstrators who tied up traffic in Washington, D.C. Obama's Department of Homeland Security may be a sword hung over the heads of the citizenry but its officers are not smashing store windows and beating Jews on the Hitler model. Suffice it to say the FBI now and then entraps Muslims in dangerous bomb plot "conspiracies," which are alleged plots, not actions. But it has made no wholesale arrests. The object of Polite Fascism apparently is to keep people in line by making examples of the few rather than mincemeat of the many.
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Trey, you are right on the mark. Thanks for your comments. Please send me your email so I can put you on my mailing list for future rants. Thanks, SherwoodReplyDeleteReplies
I would LOVE to receive your future rants, but it is not clear to me how I would send you an email. There isn't one listed on your Blogger profile and I didn't find one at the Smirking Chimp either. You can access my email by clicking on my name in the Scribes section in the upper left hand corner of this page.
P.S. I've read several of your columns before and, in my opinion, you tend to be spot on!
Comments are unmoderated, so you can write whatever you want. We may respond...or we may not. It depends on the mood and preferences of the specific author of the post. Ta-Wan generally responds in a timely manner. Trey responds some of the time and Scott rarely replies (due to limited internet access). You can be assured that all comments are read by this blog's two administrators: Ta-Wan & Trey.


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Let's start with the LEDs of the display itself.
From reference photos we can be pretty certain that the Top consists of 20 red vertical rectangular LEDs that are grouped in five sets of four. Now, whether the top 20 LEDs are 20 individual rectangular LEDs isn't clear, however what we can conclude it that it isn't 5 horizontal rectangular LEDs (see animation). However I believe that the Top is a 20 LED lightbar that looks like this
For the Bottom there are 5 red Digit LEDs. Each Digit is made up of Seven rectangular bars that flash ON and OFF individually. The digits have what appears to be a 10 degree angle to them giving them an italic look to them.
Also note that the last Digit on the Bottom is partially covered up by the armor.
Using the above image and scaling it to the dimensions of the 20 LED lightbar (also above), the chest slots for the display should look something like this
Now, lets move on to ESB
The Top sequence is pretty much 100% conclusive being displayed in this animation provided by Art Andrews. This sequence can clearly be seen in ESB during the Carbon Chamber scene.
While the flashing sequence is accurate, the 5 horizontal rectangular LEDs are a bit misleading in the design.
Shown here in this first photo we can clearly make out 4 separate vertical rectangular LEDs that make up one square, so to speak. It also shows us the first sequence for the Bottom Digits.
This bottom sequence is using 4 of the 5 available digits. I cannot tell if the 5th digit is being used, but I speculate it isnât. In conclusion, this is the first sequence for the Bottom Display
Let's move on to the next available reference photo
Hmmm, tuff call. It is possible that the second Digit has some of the LEDs off, but it's too iffy to tell for certain. This is a common display seen outside of the Torture Room scene in ESB. My only assumption here is that all the Digit LEDs are ON and one thing or another is causing an illusion that some may be OFF. Not very scientific, but hey, what can you do.
Reference Photo No. three
This is a nice photo as to which LEDs are on in each Digit. It appears to be pretty clear. It's hard to make out but it appears that the fifth digit has one LED bar on, that may be the one that is hiding under the armor. My conclusion, is this
Reference photo No. four
This one is a little tricky as it has the white glare covering part of the 4th Digit and the 5th digit. However the rest of the sequence appears to be pretty easily determined
Last but not least reference photo No. 5 for ESB
While similar to Ref photo No. 4, it does have some differences. This one is also very hard to make out since it is so blurry, but this is what I make out
Finally, with no real Reference photo, but using consistency with the Top and the suggestion that 'the lights where OFF or BROKEN during this scene' I give you the sixth sequence
Please note that these are just my interpertaion
Now let's move to ROTJ
Wait, did I say ROTJ? Isn't widely believed that the lights where OFF or not functional during the filming of ROTJ? Well let's put that to rest.
The only Reference photo we have of a 'clear' Bottom sequence for ROTJ is this one
This is a production photo taken (I assume during) the filming of ROTJ. While not conclusive in itself that the lights were ON in the movie, it does give us insight to the 7th and sequence that is known to date. It also proves that at one point, the lights were quite functional at this time. So, without further ado, I give you the 7th sequence
Now let's move on.
Most recently ROTJ had become available on TV in HD for those luckily enough to watch and record it. Art Andrews provided several screen grabs from this HD presentation available here http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/reference/. Upon close, and I mean close examination, I am 100% certain that the lights were in fact on throughout ROTJ. Due to lighting, dim LEDs, short screen time, poor angles, and very little close-ups the lights are near impossible to see. But they can be seen.
I blew up the following photos by 300% and played with the red and magenta hues to bring out the color more. They give zero insight to what is being displayed, but they are enough for me to say that the lights where indeed on, Top & Bottom. Here is what I came up with (All photos are from ROTJ Jabba's Palace, SE shots excluded)
A faint hint of a red glow in the bottom sequence
Fett raises is blaster in response to the thermal detonator (which upons Art's close eye, is just the silver weathering of the armor)
Faintly see the glow of the top Sequence
The original photos are
Rotj_HD_006, Rotj_HD_007, Rotj_HD_016, Rotj_HD_017, Rotj_HD_021, Rotj_HD_022, Rotj_HD_036, feel free to take a look at them yourself.
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"However, what about your existing collection? Worry not, just like with old iPhone 3/3G apps running on the iPhone 4, the screen resolution on Apple's third iPad is exactly double that of the previous model, so everything will scale beautifully. "
- question, Does this mean that the existing iPhone specific apps that current can scale up '2x' on my iPad2 will now have to scale up even more..thus making it even less usable? There are many apps available and made for the iPhone that whilst compatible with the iPad, are not optimised for tablet use so have to scale up. I'm reticient to move to the new iPad if it means I have a choice between '1x' and '4x'. If there was a '2x' option, it *might* be ok...though I'll have to see/use it first!
Why would the experience be any worse than on iPad 2? It's only pixel doubling, hopefully with some sort of smoothing/sharpening on fonts etc. The image should be at least as sharp as on an iPad/iPad 2, and as apps are updated to take advantage of the new screen on iPhone 4/4S (surely most of the popular ones already have?!) that benefit will translate to the new iPad as well.
Since the screen is the same size and there are exactly 4 times as many pixels, a cluster of 4 pixels on the new iPad will be just the same size as a single pixel on the iPad 2.
Therefore apps, even scaled up apps, will look just the same.
I think it looks fricking awesome. I have been holding off on an iPad purchase for a long time waiting for the new screen, and with the chunkier processing capabilities as well, this looks to be the generation where the product has finally hit its potential. Only remaining question is which one to get... 16 or 32GB Wi-fi only is probably sufficient, tethering to my my iPhone 4S for data on the go.
If your currently using the 2x feature on your iPad, then going 4x with this will look identical to that, so it's not going to be any less usable.
One of the advantages of Apple going for multiples of 2x 4x etc, is that there is no scaling artefacts to worry about, and backwards compatibly is in the bag.
But for the best usability it's always best to get the App that's iPad optimized anyway.
Now we're making panels at 264ppi can someone sell me a 30 inch one!
Still seems to be that damned annoyed separation of the GPS functions in with the 4G iPad only. I really wish the full GPS was available in the WiFi models.
Whilst I once worried that the iPad lacked in-built an SD card-reader and HDMI - the dongles are not that bad at all (and the camera kit also allows all kinds of other gadgets to be attached - including pretty serious Microphones, MIDI keyboards / e-Drums / etc).
But in all honesty - the excellent support for DropBox in 3rd-party apps on the iPad / iPhone makes physical connectivity a non-issue for me. And not just in the official DropBox app, but in loads of other apps (many of which can also cache/store cloud-based docs for offline viewing & editing for those times you have no cloud connectivity).
A Bluetooth keyboard, and streaming of audio via Bluetooth as well as video/audio over Airplay take away the need for the physical wires that clutter up my PCs.
In short, I bought an iPad 2 as a toy, but have integrated it into my working life very nicely - as something I can be productive on, particularly for reading, research and especially planning & writing (and wherever the mood takes me).
Am I the only one that thinks that this resolution craze is going over the top? Yes, it looks qute a bit clearer, if you look at it through magnifying glass. Othervise gain in clarity and details is not that impresive to warrant the performance and battery hit this resolution presents.
Truth to be said, if anyone in this day can pull it off, it's Apple. But still, for me at least, advantages are higly questionable considering the cons.
Apple has once again pulled it off. In other pages they were complaining about TIM COOK and Schiller not living up to the image of Steve Jobs (May his soul rest in peace), but they were missing the point, that Tim & Johny Ive combined came out smelling of roses with the latest offering. I personally hate it, just because I already own one, and now I have to change it for the latest iPad, or live without the best display and apps, and always go "J" when someone struts into my office showing off their new "babe"...! Naw, I am not going to allow that.... if there is a will there's a way..... lol
" . . . if you weren't a fan before, there might not be enough to this latest model to change your mind."
I beg your pardon? If Retina Display plus 4G are not enough, then I don't know what is. This is the other shoe that many of us were waiting to drop. When I saw these two, I immediately went to the Apple store and pre-ordered. The site needed to be throttled because of the traffic, so obviously I'm not alone in regarding this upgrade as the tipping point, in my case not to upgrade but to return to Apple for the first time in over a decade.
I hate Apple, and will never trust them again as long as I live. You think £399 is cheap but £260 of that is pure pure profit fopr Apple, they could sell it £150 cheaper and still be making a 100% markup on it. They are ripping you off and all you get for it is something shiny and cool, while they laugh all the way to the bank. And God forbid anything goes wrong with it, because Apple's tech support is basically nonexistant (a forum that is barely monitored) unless you want to call the £1 a minute rate phone line and wait for a few hours.
They are insulting you every year with a new iteration and everyone sells their last one and buys another, essentially resulting in millions of people all giving apple £400 plus accessories once a year (then again for their stupid phones). It's really one of the most pathetic tragedies of the 21st Century.
Wow, that's got to one of the more misinformed comments I've ever read. The iPad is one of the least profitable devices for Apple and the starting price is very competitive. Also Apple has among the best support in the industry. Sure the best of it is available in the Apple Stores but in terms of reliably and quickly being able to get faulty or broken hardware replaced/fixed they are among the most best.
Agreed with Ed's reply above, what a totally ridiculously statement.
Apple is making money on the iPad sure, but by all accounts it's reduced it's profit margin for the iPad a lot. Sure it's still making money, but then it is a commercial company so why would it not?
Also, you clearly are at a total loss for intelligence and incredibly I'll informed if you think their tech support is bad. Apple support is superb. Not only do they look after customers who have warranty (or have paid for extended warranty), but I've experienced times when they've replaced a device out of warranty. Worst case is that you get a no-quibbles exchange for a perfect identical device from Apple. They are a model that the rest of the industry should take note of.
I suggest you go back to reading Engadget with all the other people who blindly hate Apple without information or sense.
Besides the all dominating screen, nothing really grabs me about this. Same design, just like the 4S... for a company that prides itself on design I almost see this as the laziest move by Apple in well over a decade.
Chipset is a stop-gap, 4G is almost useless unless you are very lucky enough to live in a region with a provider offering this service and the huge battery jump to achieve the same levels of performance raises eyebrows over many components efficiency under load... that backing may turn into a hotplate in some climates. I can see from the offset this is not a 'world' product, even though it covers almost every conceivable band, but incredibly American-centric.
I also have to agree with the previous comment on service, with my experience it is very poor (although this is region dependant again).
It really is such a shame as they had such am epic lead on all the competition and this is all they can come up with.
>> most pathetic tragedies of the 21st Century.
Wow!!, really. Ok, everybody stop buying Apple's tech, this will sort out all the problems of the world. No more wars & famine!! Hip Hip Hooray for @Calcifer our savour.
>> for a company that prides itself on design I almost see this as the laziest move by Apple in well over a decade.
Really, Apple usually sticks to the same design for a long time, especially when there's nothing wrong with it. eg, look at the macBook & Air variant.
If you want a product that's constantly changing it's design, for no apparent reason, then there's plenty of alternatives. eg. HTC & Samsung have hundreds of products to satisfy everyone's tastes in perfectly formed plastics, and within a couple of months they will have changed it again for you.
Those two products you mention have quite a few design flaws created straight from aesthetic choices. I am already in the alternative camp, use a SGS2 and an HP Envy, but have a iMac for work.
Don't change something for the sake of change but there are flaws with the original design that have not been addressed at all. Slippery back and lack of connectivity with expensive peripherals are two main ones. One whole year to address two important issues and it seems like Apple just worked in a clinical white box without any external stimuli... in other words customer feedback.
Again with the plastic jabs... ok lets drop something made of glass (aka and iPhone) and something made of plastic (aka an SGS2), the results are going to show why most manufacturers use plastic.
Yeah, slippery back, that's something super important for Apple to sort out, 7 people have been asking for a none-slippery backed iPad since the dawn of time. Why don't Apple listen!!, instead they installed a retina display that thousands wanted.
And connectivity, yeah, I'm really angry that there's thousands of peripherals available for said product. Wish I had some cheap plastic variant that has fewer if not none. Be much better that!!.
Oh, and yeah.. breakage, I've lost count of the number of times my iPhone has broken on me,. Oh, wait a minute, actually it's none, but if it was plastic, I'd be better off as I'd have -1 times my case had cracked.!! I remember the good old days were my plastic phones battery cover would fall off for no apparent reason, those were much better made products by far. And what I really hate, is if my iPhone did break, I'm sick and tied of how cheap the spare parts are, that's just no right I tell you.
All I meant was that the same limitations still apply, and no matter how awesome, the screen and 4G are still evolutions rather than revolutions. Also, do you live in the UK? Good luck finding a 4G network then...
I'll readily admit that the screen alone is a pretty huge upgrade and in fact (if an Android rival doesn't match or better it soon) it may just be enough to convince me too...
Actually, IF you think the iPad is slippery (we wouldn't go quite that far, but it could do with a little more grip) that IS pretty important. How good is your Retina display going to look if you dropped the tablet and it's shattered?
Connectivity: other tablets (even the "cheap plastic variant[s]") don't NEED adapters, because you can hook up things without them. It's a fair point and a serious failing of the iPad; want to hook it up to your TV? You need an adapter. Want to read photos off your SD card? An adapter it is, etc. So your sarcasm is at best misplaced...
Peripherals, of course, it has more than any other tablet. But we would still rather have the Transformer Prime's keyboard dock than a third-party solution.
Glass shatters easier than plastic, that's simply fact. The number of friends & acquaintances who have shattered iPhone 4/4s screens... And Apple hardly have a monopoly on well-made products (although they do offer consistent quality).
@Ardjuna: How good is your Retina display going to look if you dropped the tablet and it's shattered?
Good question, how good do you think a Transformer Prime would look with a shattered screen?. And good look finding a replacement if it does. btw ipad 2, replacement screen about £32.
@Ardjuna: don't NEED adapters, because you can hook up things without them.
Yes, that's correct. If your serious photographer, you can just plug your CF card into other tablets, or do you need an adapter? (oops). And built into other tablets there is a hdmi cable you can pull out to connect to your TV, (or do you still need a cable again, just a different type, mmm. let me think).
@Ardjuna: And Apple hardly have a monopoly on well-made products
Who said they did? And Apple don't have a monopoly on broken gadgets either. Just look on ebay for broken Samsung S2 etc.
Thanks for the reply.
Keithe6e: "Good question, how good do you think a Transformer Prime would look with a shattered screen?"
That's not the issue, I wasn't saying the iPad is inferior to anything here - in fact the Prime is a good example because it offers LESS grip. All I was saying was that it could still be improved, and that @Greg Shewan's point wasn't without merit.
Keithe6e: "If your serious photographer, you can just plug your CF card into other tablets, or do you need an adapter? (oops)"
Did I say if "you're" a serious photographer? Did I even say photographer? And how many cameras exclusively use CF these days? Quite aside from the fact that 90 percent of all cameras use SD, that was not my point; you can have photos on your phone's SD card and just stick it in your tablet, you can expand your tablet's memory (unless you own an iPad or new-gen Xoom) etc. THAT was my point.
Keithe6e: "or do you still need a cable again, just a different type, mmm"
Apple adapter = only from Apple £35
HDMI cable = any AV shop or online £3 (or £0 since it's occasionally included with the Android tablet).
That's the (significant) difference, please don't argue on obvious points like this.
Keithe6e: "I remember the good old days were my plastic phones battery cover would fall off for no apparent reason, those were much better made products by far."
That suggests non-Apple, or at least plastic, products were automatically inferior. If you didn't mean to suggest that, you should have phrased it differently.
@Ardjuna: And how many cameras exclusively use CF these days?
So what your saying, if your using a high end camera, that's your likely to use CF for size/speed, first you'll need to copy your photos to the another SD card on the camera, then plug the SD into the Android. I still think plugging the camera kit in seems easer, maybe that's just me. My point it there are certainly no lack of accessories for the iPad, check out eBay for camera kits for an example.
@Ardjuna: That's the (significant) difference,
Again look on eBay to see plenty of alternatives, it's certainly not (only from Apple).. And in any case if £30 is a massive stumbling block, then yes maybe an iPad is not for you anyway.
@Ardjuna: That suggests... automatically inferior
What, instead of glass automatically been inferior to plastic, try reading the context of the thread again, then you'll understand better.
Canon 1D series cameras come with dual cards - SD & CF that can be used in any order of use, recording whatever format to whatever medium in multiple ways. So you can record small JPEGS to the SD and RAW to the CF, as I often do. As for prosumer & consumer cameras - a vast majority use SD cards.
And yes, for some people value is a proposition that they take seriously. Yet another extra £30 add on required to get functionality from the iPad, that would otherwise be accessible for free on a competitor's tablet, makes a difference. Especially when you need to purchase an additional one to access each 'amazing' feature. We all know how much we love travelling with a bag full of silly, expensive adapters....sooooo convenient for the consumer. Especially when you're travelling and one breaks of gets lost, compromising the productivity of said gadget.
I find it amusing that you are accusing someone of not commenting within the context of a thread. You don't seem to be too hot on that yourself.
No need to continually attempt to be condescending in your posts. We get it. You're into Apple and love accessories. I'm happy that's working out for you!
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Two Years On continues today on Arsenal.com as we bring you an exclusive Q&A with Club chairman Peter Hill-Wood. Read on for his thoughts on the big transfers of the summer, Arsène Wenger and his policies, the changing face of football and his hopes for the future.
We are two years on from the move to Emirates Stadium, is the club settled there now or after 93 years at Highbury is that process going to take a little longer?
No I think we are fully settled and we have had very few problems. We had a few in the first year but we worked very hard to put those right. There have been very few problems recently. I think the stadium has worked brilliantly. The nostalgic person misses Highbury but one realises that what we have built is a magnificent stadium for the future.
If Year One was about adaptation and Year Two about consolidation what is Year Three about?
Making sure we win all the games we play there and bring some silverware to the stadium.
Are you used to Emirates Stadium yet? Can you still remember Highbury?
If I shut my eyes I could walk my way around the ground at Highbury. That is not so easy to do at Emirates Stadium, I get lost [laughs].
Have we seen the benefits of the move yet?
The financial side is very important. Emirates Stadium gives us the platform to maintain a very positive cash flow and enable us to do what everybody wants to happen. It has been a great success and will stand us in great stead for the future.
Twelve months ago, the word crisis was being attached to Arsenal: relatively new stadium, Thierry Henry just gone, Arsène Wenger yet to sign new contract. Are we in a better place now?
Yes I think that everything is very stable. I ridiculed the idea of crisis last summer because I did not feel we were in one. The subject has not been raised recently and quite rightly because we don't have the sort of problems that people could construe as a crisis. We are in good shape and I am looking forward to the new season.
Were you ever worried last summer that Arsène Wenger would not sign?
I said publicly that I was confident. He likes to take his time and I respected that. It is a big decision. He told me that he would like to sign again but he wanted to work out everything before he put his pen to paper. He is one of these people who, once they have put their pen to paper, he sticks to it.
On the pitch, it was a season of real potential and excitement but we perhaps fell away at crucial moments?
We had a poor spell at the latter end of the season. We continued to play good football but we drew games that we really should have won. There were one or two games against the top sides where we did not win but we were very close to winning. For example we were seconds away from winning the Champions League tie at Anfield. Although we did not win anything it was a very good season. Most other clubs would have been happy to have ended where we did but it was disappointing because we had set our standards so high.
Of course, we closed the gap on Man Utd and Chelsea. It had been over 20 points, now it is four. Therefore are we moving in the right direction?
Yes and four points is only a game and half when you think about it. It is not a lot. We were up there and I think we will be challenging again next season.
Arsenal are a good young team playing attacking football, but there has been no trophy for a few years. What is the board's take on this?
I am a patient man and so are my colleagues. As long as we are doing what we think is the right thing on the playing field then I feel we are relaxed about it. But at the same time we are not complacent. We would like to win trophies as much as the players and the fans. But there can be only one winner of the Premier League and the Champions League and it was not us this year. But hopefully it will be next season.
Stan Kroenke now owns half of Arsenal broadband as well as a stake in the Club. Has the relationship between him and the board developed in the past year?
We have had a number of meetings with him. As you know we have a relationship with Colorado Rapids which we have had for some time and it is developing. We have had occasion to talk to his people and him. He is a 50 per cent owner of our broadband company. That is another way to expand and his people have some interesting ideas about how to do that. We have got to know him over the past year and we feel they are people that we could do business with.
Arsenal is in your blood. Your father was chairman before you. Arsenal are famous for the continuity in the boardroom. There have not been big changes yet in the running of the club. Does that concern you or excite you?
I think that we have changed enormously since I have been director. But we change in a considered way and don't rush at these things. Knee-jerk reactions are not our type of thing. We like to plan ahead and I don't think changing for the sake of it is our way of doing things at all.
One change has been made - Keith Edelman left. Danny Fiszman spoke about possibly appointing a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive. How is that search going?
We are actually looking purely for a Chief Executive. We have a very competent financial section and I have great confidence in their ability and the last thing we are looking for is a new CFO. We have a perfectly good set-up there. As far as the Chief Executive role is concerned, interviews have taken place with the nomination committee - which doesn't include me, but I do know who we are talking to. We have some very interesting applicants and I hope in the next month or so we will be able to make a decision.
Could you announce it before start of the season?
It could be, but I wouldn't stake my life on it. We want to make an appointment as soon as we can and we are moving fast but whether it is in the next month, I would hope so but not guarantee it.
Of course it is still summer at the moment. That means transfers. There has been lots of talk but not much movement at the moment — not just at Arsenal but at all clubs — and it seems players have a lot more power.
Well they do and maybe people need to be waking up to the realities of the world and that the days of easy money have come to a pretty sudden end. There is an awful lot of talk about big transfers and major demands of players but you will find throughout the UK and Europe that money is not quite as easy to obtain as it used to be. So I think a lot of these stories emanating from agents may not actually come to fruition. There is a lot of talk and not a lot of action.
Does that scenario disappoint you at all?
Well it disappoints me because a lot of people don't seem to realise that in the long run you must run a football club on a sensible commercial basis. A lot of the figures bandied around at the moment don't make commercial sense to us. That is what disappoints me, that people are prepared to do what can be construed as very silly things.
Arsène does not spend too much money. Is success a little bit more sweet when you build a side that way?
I think it is. Yes it certainly is. Buying a whole lot of stars and hoping to mould them together is one way of doing it, but it is not Arsène's way. He prefers to build long-term as best he can and develop young players in the way he wants them to play and I am personally very much in favour of that.
What do you think of the two players he has signed so far, Samir Nasri and Aaron Ramsey?
I don't know a great deal but it doesn't terribly matter what I think. The man who matters is Arsène Wenger and he has very high hopes for both of them. They are pretty young and Arsène believes they can be pretty fine players. Nasri is a bit more advanced than Ramsey, who is 17. Samir has played at the top level and is an established player already. They are two very exciting prospects and they will strengthen the squad in a big way.
Do you accept that these days it costs a lot to get the best players?
It certainly does cost a lot. There are enough people about who are prepared to bid big money but you find that a lot of the big signings have not actually happened yet. Maybe they will in the next couple of weeks.
Is there any news on Alexander Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor?
No, nothing new. But it is a long-running saga in both cases.
Turning to trophies, is the Champions League the 'Holy Grail' for Arsenal?
We have never won it so I would very much like to win it. We got pretty close a couple of years ago and I would very much like to win it. But I'd like to win the Premier League as well because that's the tougher one. They are both tough but the European one is a cup competition. But there are a number of other teams around the Continent who are hell-bent on making sure we don't win. It's tough but we've got all the makings of a trophy-winning team next year.
Where does the FA Cup fit into all that?
Well unfortunately it's not the great competition that it used to be. Times move on, it is part of change, and you have to accept that.
Finally what do you want from next season?
I want us to continue to play the very exciting football we played last year. And hopefully we can win more games than we draw because last year we drew too many. We didn't lose too many. I am certain we will be challenging for every competition we enter. I would like to win a couple of them, but that's a wish and a hope, not a confirmation that it is what we are going to do. However I'm very hopeful that we will.
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I had one truck that almost made me shit my pants. It was a 12 F250 that was tuned up. After throwing 10K at it for a lift, wheels/tires and bumpers with a winch up front, that thing would flat out move. It pulled harder than any others I've had in and would keep going.
I have driven many and they all do good, but I also don't live with them. That Ford though, holy cow!
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I saw a guy last week on Walton in a lifted black dodge cummins (looked retarded) with a huge exhaust or tip, couldn't really tell. At every stop light he had to creep up on the car in front of him and "roll coal". As soon as he seen me in my truck he was thinking OH MAN I GOTTA LET HIM KNOW I HAVE A DIESEL!
On that note, I just bought my truck a few weeks ago. I was driving through Macon and it was getting dark. A guy in a newer GMC lifted diesel with an exhaust was behind me and then pulled up next to me. Again, another diesel douche noticed I had a diesel truck and had to gun it at the light to show off his loud exhaust and gay truck.
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All my buddies have cranked up dmax's. I have a '99 F350 for towing, and when they blow me shit. I just remind them that I'm the only f'n one who uses their truck to actually do WORK!
Chris in this area, there are ALOT more Duramax fans/drivers than Cummins...
The Arctic Cat/flatbiller/D&D analogy is amusing. I grew up a half mile from D&D in NY, ride Cat and they're my cousins. I'll have to see if they have any flat bills in stock next time I'm home...
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I pulled my TJ with 1700lbs of steel stock split between the trailer and bed of my truck on a steel decked car hauler from GR to Petoskey with my 187K+ mile 2005 GMC 1500 5.3L. I wasn't the fastest thing out there but I was able to do 65 mph highway with no difficulty. I got 9.7mpg on the trip which surprised the hell out of me. I see no need for a diesel for what I use my truck for. I used to think I needed a 6.0, turns out the 5.3 is fine. Big trucks are dumb.
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I towed my son's 98 Buick from Newport to Eastpointe with my 300 CID six/5speed F150 with a weak clutch slave cylinder, no problem.
Big fukkin deal.
I get a laugh of of guys who spend $60k or more on a diesel 1 ton truck and then won't even put a sheet of plywood in the bed for fear of scratching it.
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I had a half ton before this truck and I really liked it. Wouldnt have mind buying another one that was newer.
I bought a 3/4 ton because I really wanted a crew cab and I NEED at least a 6.5' box so my only options were a heavy half which are overpriced or a 3/4.
I went with Diesel because I could afford it and I really enjoy the power. Do I need a diesel? Nope, do I like it? Yep!
I have towed a lot more than most of the kids I know that are diesel douches.
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My new Ecoboost does just fine pulling my 2500# trailer with a YJ that weighs around 5000#. This little engine is amazing very flat torque curve and has no problem running 70mph while towing. It is averaging 11.3 mpg while doing so also over a total distance of ~ 2500 miles towing. I even had to load the 2001 Powerstroke up on that trailer once when it burst a brake line and tow it home, the little engine didn't hardly know it was there. and last summer I was on vacation and got 23.7 mpg with it on the highway (unloaded of course) . I filled topped off the tank in Houghton, Mi. in the U.P. and drove all the way home in Kazoo County without having to get fuel again and the display still showed 223 miles to empty. Mine has the 36 gallon tank I love it .
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I have a 3/4 ton Duramax LBZ crew cab. The main reason I bought it was to tow my 30' enclosed snowmobile trailer out to Wyoming to snowmobile. We drive straight through so the truck is running for like 18-20 hours straight. I just thought a diesel is better suited for that kind of towing. Will a gasser do it. Yep. Will a 1/2 ton do it. Yep and I have done it with a 1/2 ton.
With that said If I was buying a truck just to drive back and forth to work and an occassional trip towing to the U.P. I would get a 1/2 ton gasser for economic reasons. I can buy gas cheaper than I can diesel. Our 09 1/2 ton suburban gets 21 MPG on highway trips and 16 or better in town. IN the long run cheaper to drive a 1/2 fuel wise and they cost less.
I love my duramax but I new 1/2 ton gasser is a nice ride as well.
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I bought my 03 Crew Cab Short bed super duty F350 Single rear wheel last July. Had 80 sumthin thousand miles on it. Came with a 7.3 in it and I love it. I don't tow a lot with it right now, but whenever I do, I'm really glad I bought it. I plan on keeping it and maintaining it for a long time and I know in the future I will be towing a lot more with it. It feels a lot safer towing with it than my old Z-71.
In a year, the only thing I have had to replace has been a ball joint and a brake line. I ended up preventatively replacing all 4 balljoints, steering u joints and new seals on the frontend when I did that bad ball joint.
This thing has been great. Only shitty thing is the typical rust that I've got goin on over the real wheelwells.
My point I want to make though is this....The week I bought it, I brought it home and had a buddy with a cummins stop by when I was detailing it. Very first thing he says to me. "Oh, you got the 7.3? It's gotta be an 02. Everybody knows they didnt make the 7.3 in 2003."
After I reassured him that it was an 03, and not to believe everything they put in the magazines, he did some quick homework on his notsosmartphone.....his next argument he worked in on was that "OH YOU HAVE POWDERCOATED RODS! THEY WON'T LAST! YOU CAN'T THROW MORE THAN 400 HORSE AT THEM!"
AGain, I reassured him that I was keeping it stock for a long time. A very long time. He just blank stared at me and asked me why I would want to keep it stock. I just stopped talking to him for the rest of the day about it because he just reinforced what everyone on here is saying about Cummins owners. Oh, and his truck.......sitting up 6 inches on rockstars with toyo MTs. Won't touch mud with it. SMH. FUckin bro's.
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Genetic tests have the aura of being scientific. But the old-fashioned family history appears to be more accurate and much less expensive.
A Cleveland Clinic researcher recruited 44 people to assess their risk of cancer by either preparing a family history or relying on a genetic test. Both indicated that about 40 percent had above-average risk – but picked the same people half the time. The genetic test did not identify the nine people who had a significant family history of colon cancer.
Likewise, researchers collected 101 genetic variants that had been tied statistically to heart disease in genome studies. They assessed and followed 19,000 women for 12 years to attempt to forecast disease. They concluded that the family history was a better predictor.
One reason family histories can be more accurate is that environment is a powerful influence on health. Family members generally share a common background, so the history reflects how shared genes expressed themselves in a given situation.
Family members often take important genetic information to their graves inadvertently without sharing it with relatives. According to one study, about 1 in 5 dying cancer patients could have shared important information with relatives through genetic counselors regarding the heritability of their conditions. In some instances, they could have left behind blood and tissue samples for future DNA testing. That would be a valuable legacy. (Genetic counselors help people understand their risk for genetic conditions. The National Society of Genetic Counselors website, www.nsge.org, lists them by zip code.)
Less than one-third of U.S. families have documented a health history, and many physicians are not particularly insistent that they have one. The U.S. surgeon general has established a website – https://familyhistory.hhs.gov – to help families create a history and share it with other relatives.
Many scientists have concluded that DTC genetic tests offer very little value. They say the increased risk posed by any given gene is so small that it is not information worth acting on. The best predictors of disease and death are already well known: age, gender, family history, health behavior and biomarkers such as blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol.
An international research consortium identified 18 new gene sites associated with obesity and 13 others tied to fat distribution in the body in 2010. The two studies, which one of the researchers called "exciting," will not have much immediate clinical impact.
Michael Jensen, an obesity expert at the Mayo Clinic, told The Wall Street Journal, "If you just ask people whether their parents were obese or not, the ability to predict whether a person is going to be obese is better" than by examining the identified genes.


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One of the useful functions of a site such as this one is that it provides a forum in which to learn and especially to make others aware of issues. It was on this site that I first learned about the raised cargo deck. Up until this point, I had no explanation as to why the Ford cargo area protector was almost 4 inches too long. In addition, I wasn't even aware that the spare in my Ti was different from stock Foci.
This will be my last post on this subject. So I will cut to the chase. Ford has a Vehicle Notes: in it's parts catalogue and on its web page for the protector that states: "Not Available w/Full-Size Spare. Not for use with BEV".
Based on what I now know, the Full-Size Spare only comes with the 18 inch wheel option or the Sports Suspension package. Further, the issue isn't whether the part is available (the part is staring the reader in the face), the issue is that the part doesn't fit Foci with a Full-Size Spare. What Ford should have said in their Vehicle Notes is "Will not fit Foci with optional 18" wheels or Sport Suspension" full stop.
Is the spare full size as some maintain it is?
Here's a definition from the Tire Rack again. There are two issues.
"Full-Size Temporary Spares
1. Full-size temporary spare tires and wheels match the vehicle's original tire dimensions"
My Full Size Tire is a:
Michelin Pilot Sports 3
Approximate outside diameter is 25.5 inches
My Full Size Spare is:
Continental ContiProContact
Approximate outside diameter is 24.75 inches
The universal standard for measuring tire size is wheel rim diameter not outside tire diameter. Sixteen inch wheels are not the same dimension as 18 inch wheels. R18 95W tires are not the same dimensions as R16 93H tires. A 25.5 inch outside diameter is not the same as a 24.75 inch diameter, ergo on all 3 points the spare is not Full-Size by any definition.
Someone else has pointed out that the Ford Owner's Manual says the spare tire is dissimilar. This is consistent with the definition of Tire Rack:
"................but typically feature lighter-weight construction and a shallower tread depth to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel economy and make the spare easier to install. While most of today's vehicles are originally equipped with alloy wheels, full-size temporary spares are typically mounted on steel wheels and should be used only as spares."
As a final comment, I emailed both Weather tech and Husky about the availability of cargo protectors for the altered cargo. I explained in detail the issue and how and why the Ford protector was too long. I asked both parties to get back to me if they had a protector that would fit. So far I have not heard back from Weathertech. I heard back from Husky right away. But they referenced the protector that fit the standard Focus 5 door cargo area. This certainly suggests that the issue I experienced is not common knowledge.
If this post helps one Focus owner avoid this issue my efforts will not have been in vain.
Just because it says 'full size spare' doesn't mean you should expect a 18" rim down there...
You have your Txxx/xx/Rxx wheels which are very temporary.
You then have your full size spares which may or may not actually be the same rim diameter.
What it usually means, in the case of the Focus, is that you have 17" rims but with thicker tires so that the outer diameter of the spare matches the outer diameter of the remaining stock wheels so you don't run into shenanigans, this is especially important for AWD equipped vehicles because not having matching tires or matching treadwear can lead to premature expiration of one or more of the tires.
Even my truck, with 255/45/R20 rubber only had a 18" spare, the spare made up in the difference by having much thicker tires.
|Thanks for that suss6052. Even though I told the dealer my first car as a 1966 Shelby Mustang and I was interested in a 2012 Focus SVT (which I didn't know was not available and which later became the ST) neither the dealer or Ford made it easy for me to drill down to the options I wanted. A simple filter questionnaire with questions like "What kind of driver are you?" or "What is more important luxury or handling and performance important?" would have connected me with right options. It was only after several runs through the option list that Sport Suspension and 18" wheels came up. I find it puzzling that Ford didn't break the Titanium into sub groups like Sport (or better still, Titanium S), Limited, SEL etc. In Canada, the difference between a base and loaded Titanium is about $10K. There is little visual difference between the base and loaded especially from the rear unless you know what to look for. I wanted a Titanium S because I got the sport options. But since Ford doesn't offer an S designation I just added my own S after the Titanium badge. I have the technology to design and fabricate most other options that I want but that Ford doesn't offer.
Your vehicle may be equipped with a dissimilar spare tire/wheel.
A dissimilar spare tire/wheel is defined as a spare tire and/or wheel that
is different in brand, size or appearance from the road tires and wheels
and can be one of three types:
1. T-type mini-spare: This spare tire begins with the letter T for tire
size and may have Temporary Use Only molded in the sidewall
2. Full-size dissimilar spare with label on wheel: This spare tire has
a label on the wheel that states: THIS TIRE AND WHEEL FOR
3. Full-size dissimilar spare without label on wheel
The 18" wheels and handling package necessitated the full size spare wheel. its exactly the same continental contiprocontact 215/55/r16 size as the standard SE wheels. Its on a full sized tire that is about an inch thicker/ taller into the cargo area necessitating the thicker foam spacer blocks and the higher load floor. I don't think it was modified in any way shape or form other than them putting a temporary duty label on it someplace, but its not exactly the T165/55/r16-17 that was used as a temporary spare. Those are usually MAXXIS tires or some other name I've never heard of.
"Full-Size Temporary Spares
Full-size temporary spare tires and wheels match the vehicle's original tire dimensions, but typically feature lighter-weight construction and a shallower tread depth to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel economy and make the spare easier to install. While most of today's vehicles are originally equipped with alloy wheels, full-size temporary spares are typically mounted on steel wheels and should be used only as spares."
Comment: ".........match the vehicle's original tire dimensions.........."
This is in accordance with the common definition of the term 'full size'. Where a term or terms is used that is at variance with the common definition by law the revised definition must be provided. Where applicable, contracts, bylaws and other legal documents contain a section on Definitions that states words to the effect that "In this contract the following terms shall have special meaning". Words and definitions follow.
I still don't know what triggered the 'full size spare' that necessitated raising the cargo deck. I assume it was either the 18" wheels or the Sport Suspension. None of the options state "Comes with full size spare". In any case it would have been more accurate for Ford to specify exactly what options are associated with the full size spare.
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Immigrants in any nation must overcome tremendous legal odds in securing their rights to remain and avoid deportation. One would assume it is only fair to ensure lawyers assigned to defend immigrants are free from bias. However, the Swedish Migration board hired a notorious anti-Muslim bigot to represent asylum seekers including Muslims. Hans-Ola Martensson has a blog which is replete with anti-Muslim and immigration comments such as Islam is a "psychological disease." His blog insists "Muslims are multiplying like rabbits and want to take over Europe." He also calls for "de-Islamifying" Muslims and compelling them to adopt Swedish ideas.
Mr. Martensson is an equal opportunity bigot and hates gays and lesbians and condemns Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing as a "communist witch" but does add giving her an award is certainly better than giving the prize to Arabs and Negroes.
The Migration Board was shocked to learn one of their employees who is supposed to fairly represent immigrants hates many of the people he is supposedly defending. In fairness to Mr. Martensson, he argues the blog simply reflects his personal views and should not be construed as meaning he carries such dislikes into his professional work.


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text: Posted December 6, 2012 It's an ESPN Insider article, so here: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8720405/nfl-week-14-upset-watch-why-carolina-panthers-surprise-atlanta-falcons Upset Watch: Carolina (+3.5) vs. Atlanta The Carolina Panthers are 3-9 and a mess, playing out the string until owner Jerry Richardson once again cleans house in the offseason. The Atlanta Falcons are 11-1 and cruising to a likely top seed in the NFC playoffs. So the idea that Carolina has a good chance to upset Atlanta this week probably sounds a bit absurd. Our numbers disagree. The Football Outsiders DVOA ratings rank the Falcons just 10th despite their 11-1 record. The Panthers are 18th despite winning just three games. A big issue here is strength of schedule; the Panthers have played the fifth-toughest schedule in the NFL by average DVOA of opponent, while Atlanta's schedule ranks 31st. The other big difference between these teams has been performance in close games. The gap between the two is astonishing. The Panthers are 0-7 in games decided by less than a touchdown; they actually have a winning record (3-2) in games decided by seven or more points. The Falcons, on the other hand, are 6-1 in games decided by less than a touchdown. Fans like to believe that close games are decided not just by luck but also by better coaching and clutch performance. In the short run, looking at each individual game, this is true. But in the long run, performance in close games usually evens out. Here's an example relevant to the Panthers: From 1990 through 2011, seven different teams were 0-6 or worse in games decided by less than a touchdown through Week 13. Were these sad teams built to flop under pressure in close games? It sure didn't look like it in December. Those same seven teams went 8-2 in games decided by less than a touchdown over the final four weeks. The 2011 Panthers were 0-4 in games decided by less than a touchdown, so Panthers head coach Ron Rivera is now 0-11 in two seasons. It certainly is true that certain coaches historically have a better or worse record in close games, to such a point that it is statistically significant -- but no coach could possibly be this bad over the long term. Rivera's absurdly conservative late-game decisions hurt the Panthers' chances of winning, especially when his fourth-and-1 punt allowed the Falcons an opportunity to march down the field and claim a last-second 30-28 victory in Week 4. However, random variation is also a part of the reason for the Panthers' awful record in close games, and Carolina is clearly better than most other 3-9 teams. The Panthers already know they can play the Falcons close, and this time they have the advantage of home field. However, Carolina needs to get back to its classic identity as a run-first offense. If we look only at the first half of games to eliminate the effect of running out the clock or trying a comeback, the Panthers have run the ball on just 47.5 percent of first downs this year. That ranks just 22nd in the NFL and is entirely the wrong strategy against the Falcons, whose run defense is poor overall and particularly poor on first down. Atlanta ranks 26th against first-down runs but third against first-down passes. When Cam Newton has to pass the ball, one of his biggest strengths matches the weakness in Atlanta's secondary. Newton has been much better passing the ball to the left side of the field this year than he has when passing to the right. Newton's 9.5 yards per pass attempts on left-side passes is the best in the NFL. Some of this has to do with the fact Steve Smith lines up on the left side about twice as often as he lines up on the right, but the split can be seen on passes to Brandon LaFell and Greg Olsen, as well. Cam Newton Passes by Direction Area DVOA Rk Yd/Att Rk Left 60.9% 2 9.5 1 Middle 16.2% 26 9.4 8 Right -0.7% 23 6.8 20 The left side is the right place to attack the Atlanta defense because Asante Samuel covers the right side of the field (particularly the short right) so much better than Dunta Robinson covers the left side. So far in FO game charting data, we have Samuel allowing 6.9 yards per pass while Robinson has allowed 8.3 yards per pass. Samuel is usually on the offense's right, while Robinson is on the offense's left. The Falcons will be hurt if Samuel can't play because of a shoulder injury that kept him out of most of last week's game, but even then it might make sense to pick on Robinson. Robert McClain has allowed just 4.5 yards per pass, albeit in limited time covering mostly slot receivers. Passes vs. Atlanta by Direction Area DVOA Rk Yd/Att Rk Left 14.9% 17 7.6 24 Middle 38.8% 19 9.1 22 Right -1.4% 8 6.0 7 The left-right dichotomy was clearly seen in the first game between these teams, as Newton was 8-of-12 for 128 yards throwing left but 4-for-10 with 65 yards throwing to the right. Matt Ryan will face a Panthers offense that is better than you might expect. Carolina ranks 14th in both defensive DVOA and yards allowed. The Falcons will need to use more of the shifty Jacquizz Rodgers and less of the now-plodding Michael Turner. The Panthers rank next-to-last in our adjusted line yards metric, showing they consistently give up running yards, and they are particularly poor against runs outside of the tackles. The Falcons also may need to protect Matt Ryan with an extra blocker or two. 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An octopus? No. This is not supposed to be like an octopus. Octopus' arms are fluid and unwieldy. The top two hands are in a specific position that is meant to recall the way people in meditative stances hold their arms. Additionally, each hand is definitively grasping an item, much as the Hindu goddess Durga does here:
I've always viewed the multi-armed image of motherhood as relating to an octopus. Again, growing up ignorant of Hindu deities, the octopus or spiders, especially in cartoons, were seen as having an ability us humans didn't have - extreme multi-tasking. And today's moms are pushing the boundaries of multi-tasking.
The Ms. cover is definitely mimicking this. Both women are facing forward, with their arms and bodies fully turned towards the viewer, and each arm is in activity. There's no way the Ms. cover is supposed to be a fucking octopus.
Arreola further writes:
So is the image on the Ms. cover a slap in the face to those of Hindu faith? Perhaps. But it's also the best way to depict the life of a today's mom. I'm not a student of Hindu deities, but were any of them also multi-tasking mamas? And I'm being totally serious with that question. I don't mess around with goddesses.Well, that's inconsiderate.*
"I'm sorry, there's just no other way to perfectly express this!" is a tool of the oppressor to preserve their privilege. People frequently cite this kind of logic to justify their use of blatantly ableist language like "lame". I believe I remember saying exactly this to a friend to justify my use of the word "gay" when I was about 12. It's just, you know, a cultural touchpoint. It's just, you know, how you describe this idea.
Just because something is commonly seen in popular culture does not make it an okay reference to reify. No, not even if you're doing it to support moms. Come on. Privilege blinds, and appropriation in imagery and language is not okay if you're on our side.
When you know something is racist, as Arreola does, when you know something is wrong, you need to fulfill your creative duties and find another, less tired point to echo. You don't defend it and say that it's totally okay because that's just how we say things!
Women can be shown to multitask with hydra heads, or with blurred hands doing many things, or... I don't know, something. There's no need to mock and appropriate the imagery of a religion that millions of people currently practice.
This is not a comparison I thought would be likely, but Ms.'s cover above reminds me of this widely criticized cover from the National Review:
I like Ms. I have a subscription (thanks, Mom!) and it's definitely worthwhile. But this is retrograde and insulting and obtuse. I'm sure there's good material inside, but this is a poor way to package it, and it does not need defending.
Cross-posted at Womanist Musings
*I used the word lazy originally here. Since Ms. Arreola is Mexican (something I did not know until she posted in the comments), this constitutes racist word choice, and I have accordingly changed it. My apologies.


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text: I don't think anybody is panicking. I think we posted what we saw, garbage. We knew/know our deficiencies and they were ALL conformed in the game opener. It's frustrating because we seem to have GM turning a blind eye to this. I truly believe that Joe does not have the ability to objectively look at talent. I'm convinced that he thinks "his" players are better than what they actually are.


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Arizona is coming off of a win over Southern Miss that was hard fought from the opening tip. The Wildcats trailed by as many as twelve, but battled back to take a 63-55 victory.
Clemson (5-2) is gearing up to take on the Wildcats, who may be the toughest team that the Tigers have faced all season. It is only the third home game that Clemson has played this season, winning the home opener, but losing to Purdue 73-61 in late November. The other loss on the season came when the Tigers fell to Gonzaga 57-49 on a neutral floor.
The Wildcats struggled in the last game, but should come out looking to prove themselves against the Tigers. It will be a tough matchup, as Clemson has shown signs of being a tournament team come March.
Leading the Tigers is big man Devin Booker. The 6-foot-8 center is easily one of Clemson's best players, averaging almost twelve points on the season. He also grabs 7.6 rebounds per game and has four blocks to his name this season. He has a height disadvantage against Arizona's Kaleb Tarczewski, but has experience on his side.
Joining Booker in the front court is 6-foot-6 sophomore K.J. McDaniels. The forward is tied with Booker for the team lead in points scored, also averaging 11.9 points per game. In addition, McDaniels also turns it up on the defensive end of the court, as he has sixteen blocks and ten steals on the season.
The final forward spot is actually a toss up as to who may be starting for the Tigers. Senior forward Milton Jennings is the best bet for Clemson as he is averaging 10.8 points and 5.6 rebounds on the season. However, he just completed a two-game suspension that was handed to him when he was arrested and charged with marijuana possession.
In his place, Bernard Sullivan has filled in, although he has been a less-than-adequate replacement. The sophomore has just twelve points on the entire season to go along with just ten total rebounds. Sullivan could see some minutes early, but the guess here is that it will be too difficult to keep Jennings off the court.
Rod Hall should be the man for Clemson at point guard. Another sophomore that has found his way into the starting rotation, Hall has done exactly what is needed of him this season. He is dishing out 3.9 assists per game and helping the Tigers' offense flow.
Normally, T.J. Sapp would fill the final starting guard spot, but the sophomore guard announced that he was transferring earlier this week after he saw a shortage of playing time. Instead, the spot is likely to be filled by another sophomore, Damarcus Harrison. The BYU transfer is already playing eighteen minutes a game and scoring 6.1 points. His reaction to the first start of his career could play a factor in how close the game is early on.
The first man off the bench for the Tigers should be Adonis Filer. As a 6-foot-2 freshman, Filer is already contributing to the success of the team. He is playing over twenty minutes a night and is the team's fourth leading scorer with 7.6 points per game. Filer has been gradually improving from game to game, but still has some inexperience that is playing against him from time to time.
Jordan Roper is another freshman that is seeing key minutes for Clemson. At 5-foot-11, Roper is the last of the Tigers to log significant minutes. He sees the floor for about fifteen minutes and scores just about five points each time. His height limits his rebounding ability, but he is an adequate back-up point guard.
The Littlejohn Coliseum should be rocking when Arizona rolls into town. Arizona is looking to learn from the Southern Miss game and it will be interesting to see how the Wildcats do in their second road contest of the year.