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Update from Frank Calciano as of today, Oct 17:
I like the posting of the Volt in the VW Vortex thread. Aparrentlly the On Star was not fully setup in the first couple of days having do with registration and password setup. Anyway it works now. Have driven 233 miles of 266 total miles on electricity.
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Originally Posted by Harry S. Truman
Right on. I'm glad GM is doing well and getting good reviews. Most of the negative things read seems like mostly dealership issues.
Easy like Sunday Morning.
I really want one, the lease deals seem really good too.
Does anyone know if the rear seats fold down?
I have been really impressed by this vehicle and it's approach to electric driving. I hope that it does well and expands to other types of platforms (wagon, coupe, pick up). I'm glad to see that the new owners are liking it as well.
I've also only seen two Volts in the wild up here in Portland which seems weird since this is one of the most eco-minded cities. Perhaps we didn't get very many of the first production run. I have seen at least a dozen Leafs (Leaves ???) on the roads around here though.
San Antonio
S.A. has its first Volt owner
Engineering designer sees electric car as the next step after his Toyota Prius.
By Tracy Idell Hamilton
Published 12:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Don Heihn is the first Chevy Volt owner in San Antonio. By JENNIFER WHITNEY/ special to the Express-News
Don Heihn long has embraced new technology and energy efficiency.
In the early 1980s, he bought a Commodore VIC 20, one of the first personal computers. More recently, he installed solar panels on his roof. Until last month, he drove a hybird, the Toyota Prius.
Now, the engineering designer is the first person in San Antonio to own a Chevrolet Volt, General Motors Co.'s award-winning plug-in electric car, which went on sale last month in a handful of markets.
Heihn bought his in Austin San Antonio Chevrolet dealers don't expect their first Volts until March.
I think electric cars are the future, Heihn said, standing between his silver Volt and a primer-gray MG Midget that he and a friend are converting into an electric car.
He sees the Volt as the next logical step after the Prius, which he described as a gas engine with an electric assist.
The Volt is the opposite: an electric engine with a gas assist, he said. The gas doesn't come on 'til the battery is depleted.
He offered a quick test ride, punching the Sport button on the sleek white center console to show off the sedan's get- up-and-go.
Then he floored it. The car accelerated so quickly a reporter's head bounced back against the black fabric seat.
The only thing missing? The sound of a gunning engine as the Volt shot silently down the street.
Heihn, a ball cap shading his eyes, smiled.
Fun, huh?
Sporty it may be, but once the Midget is complete he hopes by the end of the year Heihn will drive that to work while his wife Connie drives the Volt. Both will be able to plug in at work, albeit into 120-volt plugs.
That's the voltage of most home plugs. In general, they're capable of recharging an electric car, but more slowly than a 240-volt outlet. Most homes have 240-volt outlets for washers and dryers, but not much else.
The Heihns will install a 240-volt charging station, which can repower the Volt's batteries in as few as four hours.
They'll get help from CPS Energy and the city of San Antonio, which will rebate 50 percent, up to $1,000, toward the cost of a 240-volt vehicle charger.
The city gave the utility $50,000, part of a U.S. Department of Energy stimulus grant, to distribute on a first-come, first-served basis. Heihn is one of three people so far who have contacted the utility about a rebate.
He's no stranger to CPS' extensive rebate program, which is aimed at encouraging renewable and energy-efficient technologies.
CPS rebated $16,000 for the 6 kilowatts of solar photovoltaic panels he's installed on his roof; he received another $500 back for upgrading his air-conditioning system.
He thinks installing the charger will cost about $2,000 before the rebate.
Martha Wolf, who has a charger installed but won't see her electric Nissan Leaf delivered for another three to seven months, said her charger cost closer to $3,000, partly because she had to upgrade her electrical panel.
Everything I read says prices will come down, said Wolf, who chose the Leaf because its 100-mile driving range means she could make her 60-mile daily commute without recharging.
It's better for the environment, better for the country we can't keep sending our money over to Dubai and better for me, since the price of gas keeps going up.
And while CPS will have little to worry about while electric cars are scarce, the utility knows it needs to spread the word about the best times to charge and the worst.
The nightmare scenario is thousands of drivers plugging their cars in as soon as they get home from work, when the demand and cost of electricity are at their highest. On a smaller scale, many electric cars in one neighborhood, plugged in at the same time, could overload a single line, disrupting service to all.
There are still huge issues to work out, said Paul Barham, senior director of energy market operations at CPS. In the not-too-distant future, CPS will have the ability, thanks to smart meter technology, to offer time-of-use pricing, which will more accurately reflect CPS' cost per kilowatt hour at different times of the day.
Today, those amounts are averaged into one price for consumers. Barham believes the prospect of paying more at peak times will encourage customers to plug in later in the evening.
Another benefit to charging up at night: doing so means largely charging up on wind power, since West Texas wind, which makes up most of CPS' renewable portfolio, blows hardest at night.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/ene...#ixzz1b4QgHaX9
I wasn't trying to wreck him, I just wanted to rattle his cage.... Dale EarnhardtOriginally Posted by porridgehead
It's interesting. In the green mecca that is Seattle, I see 5 Leafs for each Volt.
It's a shame, because I think the Volt is the far more practical alternative at the end of the day.
Seemed to be more of an even match in LA when I was there this past weekend.
I also saw my first Fisker Karma rolling silently past. It's looks like nothing else. EVERYONE stared at it.
http://www.cleanfleetreport.com/elec...hevrolet-volt/Felix Kramer and his wife Rochelle, in January, became the first couple to own and drive both a Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. A founder of CalCars, Felix has been a leading advocate for plug-in hybrids for 10 years. We all owe him a thank you for the accelerated development of electric cars. Being environmentally concerned, they have a LEAF-first policy to minimize use of gasoline.
On nine trips to Lake Tahoe, over 200 miles from their home, they drove the Volt. The extended range of the Volt provides for easy non-stop driving. With the LEAF, overnight stops would be needed for recharging. When driving his Volt on snow, the handling has been adequate, but that there is a big market for the first automaker to offer a plug-in vehicle with all-wheel drive for better traction. Felix also recommends that automakers provide better range management with clear display of the miles of each trip without need to reset the odometer and with clear state-of-charge display.
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Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.
John Wayne
link in volt owner's forum
more on Patrick Wang's Volt
You've stumbled on the personal blog site of the Chevy Volt Enthusiast Patrick Wang(Email: email@example.com)
I've test driven the Chevy Volt at Milford Proving Grounds and in San Francisco, participated in Volt focus groups, and was the subject of an at home Chevy Volt interview for General Motors. Check out my full behind the scenes experience of the trip that I won through the Wired Autopia Chevy Volt Video Challenge.
I am now the proud owner of the The 10th Chevy Volt, the first in the San Francisco Bay Area.The folks at Concord Chevrolet were kind enough to let me take the first drive of the car up to the service center (a whole 200 yards or so) where the Volt was queued up to be washed, detailed and ultimately put through a PDI or Pre-Delivery Inspection.
I was able to find out some interesting facts that might shed a little light if you are still waiting for your Volt to be delivered.
1.) Many Volts were shipped by Truck, especially the Launch Volts, however a good number also went by rail, which takes longer than truck delivery. This means if your Volt left the factory when it arrives at your dealer will depend if it went via rail or truck it would be hard to say exactly when it would be delivered. (Northern California was about the farthest delivery for a truck because they have to drive all the way south to avoid the winter weather, then turn west on the I-10 and come back north on I-5)
2.) When I started up the Volt to drive it 600 feet or so, the battery was depleted and there was minimal gas in the tank. (Pretty standard for any shipping process). Also, most dealers will not have a level 2 charging setup as they were primarily reserved for customers. This means that even after your Car is delivered, washed and tested, the dealer will have to put 10 hours worth of charge into your car. As such, I am picking up my Volt first thing Monday morning, even though it arrived Saturday Morning.
3.) My Volt was Vin #10. It happened to have 83 miles on it as new, which is more than most new cars. So you know how GM said they were doing quality checks? It gives you some reason to believe that they actually did more extensive testing on the launch units. If you think about it 83 miles is basically running down the battery all the way once and running for some period on extended range mode. (Anyone else notice this?)
4.) At 9:30 am Monday morning there will be a small media event at Concord Chevrolet to commemorate the First Volts to be delivered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ill be there to receive my Volt.
5.) I heard Jay Leno got Volt Vin #13.
Originally Posted by Billy KeltonOriginally Posted by Tom Cotter
I think the Volt is great. Not for me necessarily, but a great car.
I'd love to hear some unhappy owner experiences, surely it's not all perfection and unicorn farts? There must be some negative criticisms somewhere... no?
Shutup and drive yo cah'!
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mostly small stuff... Hitting the airdam due to lowness of car.
frayed cords on convenience 110 volt charger... (he was hanging it by the cord at work and no strain relief help
The Prius is quite low as well, easily the lowest stock car I've ever owned. I've already beat the front air damn up a bit.
Chevy is dealing with a modification to the air dam
Still, after six months, early adopters have found a couple of small problems with the vehicle, and Chevrolet has moved aggressively to correct them.
The first problem quietly being addressed by General Motors is the design of the front air dam on the 2011 Volt. This flexible air dam is actually composed of three interlocking segments and the original design provides only about 4 inches of actual road clearance.
2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevy Volt, with charging station visible; photo by George ParrottClearly this improves the overall airflow under the car, but with such little road clearance, this original design
stock clearance and separation of air dam with contact on speed bumps and drivewaysscrapes on speed bumps and drags on even the slightest of inclines.
With continued scraping, the air dam segments separate, which leads to flapping noises at freeway speeds.
GM now offers a modified front air dam with greater clearance to any owner who finds that the original, extremely low design does not fit their driving circumstances.
Volt owners can contact their local Chevrolet dealer and simply ask for this modification. It will take about a week for the new air dam to arrive, and about 30 minutes to install at the dealership.
modified with new clearance
modified air dam no longer strikes ground so easily
The airdam will scrape all right, but if this is the extent of what Volt owners have to complain about, sounds pretty minor..............and dealer will replace for free with a shorter one.
Easy breeze
"We're society's crowbar. They hate us, they never want to acknowledge the dirty jobs they give us to do, but when the job is done they never throw us away - they just slip us back in the toolbox until they need us the next time. And there will always be a next time."-Jim Hooper. Beneath the Visiting Moon: Images of Combat in Southern Africa
another volt forum user...
sounds as though they are performing as planned
My Volt #555 is performing very well. Have had no issues with recharge or heat in any way or form. Now have well over 3000 miles on the odometer with less than a tank of gas being used.
Ok i'll give about 6 or 12 months untill these guys show up and start messing with the cars

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Camino Tassajara utilities moving underground
Original post made by Scott Dunagan, Danville, on Dec 18, 2007
What a nice improvement to Camino Tassajara in removing the utility poles and placing the services underground. I noticed that they only completed a couple of miles. Does someone know if there are any plans to continue this project further west?
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a resident of Danville
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I had two new a/c units installed at my condo. They were too large to go up the elevator or stairs so had to be helicopter lifted to the top of the 29 story building.
Here are the videos of the helicopter lift of our a/c units:
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Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq87ao90gr0
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2014-2016 National Service Project - The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
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This organization is mentioned on the HOSA Handbook as an organization that could be contacted for community service projects.
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SL's theme: New faces, new places
But it's the last stand for the Double-A Mudcats in 2011
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | April 5, 2011 6:00 AM ET
The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx are no more, with the Mariners' affiliate changing their name to the Jackson Generals. The Carolina Mudcats will wrap up their final season in the league before moving to Pensacola, Fla., though it's worth noting that the Mudcats' name will live on as the Carolina League gains a new team in 2012.
Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Suns will seek to become the first team since Montgomery in 1977 to win three consecutive championships. The Suns are one of six Southern League teams with a new manager, with Andy Barkett taking the reins from Tim Leiper, while Rocket Wheeler, who is ninth among active Minor Leaguers with 1,121 wins moves up to Mississippi. Brian Harper, fresh off guiding San Jose to the California League title, will take over in Tennessee, which has lost to Jacksonville in the Finals the past two seasons.
Birmingham Barons
MLB Parent Club: Chicago White Sox
2010 record: 53-87
2011 manager: Bobby Magallanes
What's on deck: The Barons should benefit from the return of Eduardo Escobar and the addition of Brandon Short, whom are considered two of the White Sox's better prospects. Magallanes takes over for his older brother, Ever, who was added to the White Sox Player Development Staff. Bobby will be looking to recapture family magic as the Barons missed the playoffs a year after finishing with the best record in the Southern League. Josh Phegley, a 2009 first-rounder, will try to continue the success he had in a brief cameo in Birmingham, where he hit .292 with 13 RBIs in 18 games.
Carolina Mudcats
MLB Parent Club: Cincinnati Reds
2010 record: 58-79
2011 manager: David Bell
What's on deck: 2011 represents the Mudcats' final season in the Southern League as the team will move to Pensacola, Fla., in 2012. Brad Boxberger, a 2009 first-rounder, will likely head back to Carolina after posting an 8.49 ERA in 22 games in the Southern League in an attempt to regain the form that made him a Carolina League All-Star last June. Former Major Leaguer David Bell should benefit from the offense of Cody Puckett, who hit 18 homers and stole 17 bases for Lynchburg.
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MLB Parent Club: Los Angeles Dodgers
2010 record: 65-74
2011 manager: Carlos Subero
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2010 record: 67-73
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2010 record: 73-65, Wild Card
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MLB Parent Club: Florida Marlins
2010 record: 81-59, Southern League champions
2011 manager: Andy Barkett
What's on deck: With the graduation of several top prospects, it may prove difficult for new manager Andy Barkett to guide the Suns to a three-peat. Former second-rounder Brad Hand should anchor the Suns' staff after showing off his stuff in the Southern League playoffs, where he went 2-0 without allowing a run in either start. On Aug. 6, Jacksonville fans will get another glimpse at slugger Mike Stanton as the Suns will give away bobbleheads bearing the likeness of the Marlins' rightfielder.
Mississippi Braves
MLB Parent Club: Atlanta Braves
2010 record: 63-74
2011 manager: Rocket Wheeler
What's on deck: Veteran manager Rocket Wheeler will look for his 1,200th career win in his first season with Mississippi. A pitching staff headed up by Randall Delgado, who was a Carolina League All-Star before earning a promotion to the M-Braves, and J.J. Hoover should bolster Wheeler's chances. Shortstop Tyler Pastornicky, acquired in a deadline deal last July, should return to Mississippi to begin the year after batting .254 with 15 RBIs in 38 games. Jesus Sucre will be a strong defensive presence behind the plate for the Braves.
Mobile BayBears
MLB Parent Club: Arizona Diamondbacks
2010 record: 75-62, Wild Card
2011 manager: Turner Ward
What's on deck: Ward, the team's hitting coach for the past three seasons, should benefit greatly from the addition of A.J. Pollock, Marc Krauss and Ryan Wheeler. Pollock, a first-rounder in 2009, missed all of last season following surgery on his right elbow, while Krauss is coming off an All-Star season, slugging 25 homers for Visalia. Paul Goldschmidt, who led the Cal League with 35 dingers, should resume his usual position batting in front of Krauss.
Montgomery Biscuits
MLB Parent Club: Tampa Bay Rays
2010 record: 72-66
2011 manager: Billy Gardner
What's on deck: The presence of top pitching prospect Matt Moore, MLB.com's No. 27 prospect, should help alleviate the loss of Alex Torres, who will make the jump to Durham. Moore, the Minor League leader in strikeouts with 208, will be joined by reclamation project Matt Bush, who is making the conversion from shortstop to pitcher. Former top pick Tim Beckham continues his rapid ascent up the Rays' Minor League ranks, reaching Double-A at age 21. Cole Figueroa, who was acquired from the Padres in a deal that shipped Jason Bartlett to San Diego, will provide a boost to the offense after batting .302 and drawing 81 walks in 2010 for Lake Elsinore.
Tennessee Smokies
MLB Parent Club: Chicago Cubs
2010 record: 86-53, Southern League runner-up
2011 manager: Brian Harper
What's on deck: Harper will be making the jump to Double-A after guiding the San Jose Giants to a California League title. Headlining the offense will be former first-rounder Brett Jackson, who will return to the Smokies after a whirlwind 2010 in which he was a Futures Game selection. Jackson was a spark in Smokies lineup, posting a .366 on-base percentage and stealing 18 bases in 61 Double-A games. He's be reunited with Trey McNutt and Josh Vitters, two of the Cubs' top prospects. Both are seeking to improve on their numbers in brief appearances with the Smokies, who finished with the second-best record in the Minors among full-season teams.
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Castaway Lodge Seadrift Report
By Capt. Kris Kelley
Back Lakes Beat
It feels great getting back on the water with some regularity. HOWEVER, not everything is coming up rosey off the water. Hearing lots of struggling with the bite despite lots of fish sightings. Fortunately we've been managing to outperform of late with some solid boxes taking what the fish and Mother Nature are willing to give. It's early, and early can present some challenges. Capt. Chris reported full limits of Redfish while taking a few black drum fishing a local tournament. He was among a couple of boats with much to show for the outing. Capt. James reported schooled up Reds shallow but uncooperative over a slick bottom on Thursday and came in with a light fish box. I've been working the flats and deeper venues managing to keep the rods bent fairly well for the conditions. There's not a ton of fish shallow right now and that changes day to day with the weather.
Lure Selection
Redfish have been coming to the table full of Sandeels so if you are lure fishing, matching the hatch can be productive. There's not much in the way of finfish in the shallows to this point. A lot of bait stocks are holding in bayous similarly moving back and forth from shallow to deep depending on temps.
Transitions, Another Spring Puzzler
Spring transitions vary from year to year and we are running late again similar to last Spring as we emmerge from the depths of Winter. There's no real emmergent grass growth as of yet on flats stripped barren by low cool water and ravenous ducks. It's quite amazing how fast a transition can take place but the conditions have to be right with elevated warming waters and rising temps.
For now, fish seeking the comfort of food sources over shallow mud/grass flats are playing the weather moving back and forth deep to shallow and back again. Plunging temperatures send the flats fish deeper until a particular comfort level is reached. It's this seesaw back and forth that finds us ranging from the flats to the swales and deeper venues.
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text: There's so much talk about the problems with the CoP system and all the small things that people miss from 6.0. I know many may disagree, but what do you think has gotten better in skating since the advent of CoP? I would say spins have gotten way better since 2003. Generally all the top men and women now have super fast and centered spins with lots of difficult positions, whereas 10 years ago, travelling spins with un-held weak positions were often the norm in senior skating. Skaters now fix their jumping technique when it's wonky...how awesome could Tara Lipinski, Sarah Hughes or Nicole Bobek have been with clean jump technique like Rochette or Kim? Arguably footwork and use of edges have gotten better, but at the expense speed in order to get the required steps in. That leads me to my last point...STEPS in choereography! The fact judges are explicitly assessing choreagraphy, transitions, and perfromance seperately forces the skater to spend some time working on each. Although it's not perfect, I like the result of CoP!


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Vernelle was born prematurely along with her twin sister, Maedelle, on September 25, 1924. The twins weighed 2 and 2 ½ pounds. Their first cradles were shoe boxes. They were kept alive by being fed warm buttermilk. The twins were very lucky to have lived through that first winter. Our lives would have been very different had we not had Vernelle.
Her twin and her younger sister tell of their mischievous youth. One story that stands out in the minds of Vernelle's family is when the three of them set the cotton bales on fire! While playing in the cotton fields, the sisters discovered some grapevines and mysteriously produced some matches. The results were disaster! Needless to say they all got a good scolding and a spanking.
As most identical twins will, Vernelle and Maedelle often passed as one another. Especially in their teenage years, swapping dates and discipline. By the way, when they would call you they sound exactly the same of the phone.
Vernelle's first marriage was to Leon Richards. Together they produced four children, a son and three daughters. She and Leon were divorced in 1954.
Vernelle's second marriage was to Edwin Rowbury. The years she spent with Eddie were some of her happiest and their travels produced memories long cherished. Vernelle never met a stranger, and she eagerly shared her stories with all who would listen.
When my father, Bud, was ill and recuperating from a stroke he lived with Ed and Vernelle. They would play endless hours of cards. Vernelle loved cards whether it was solitaire, poker or rummy. She even taught Barbara to gamble, although, I think she must have skipped a few lessons. Vernelle and my Grandpa Jack always had a running bet on the Cowboys games. They would just mail their dollars back and forth. By the way Grandpa, if you still owe her money she won't forget!
Vernelle always had her nails painted. And just like today they were usually bright red. She also never left home without her earrings. She took good care of herself and wanted to look her best when she left home.
Two of my fondest memories of Vernelle are:
- One summer Grandpa, Grandma, Barbara and I went on vacation to
, to visit Ed and Vernelle. Upon our arrival we discovered that the increasing winds that had been following us were three tornadoes following us in. Vernelle just took it all in stride, taking Barb and I outside to see the funnels while I think my Grandma was having a nervous breakdown in the hallway. Altus, Oklahoma
- When Vernelle was in
Madigan Army Hospitalin having tests, we would pick her up on weekends and bring her home to stay with us. At first they didn't want to let her out but after she ran around calling them a bunch of gravel agitators and asking her male nurse, "What's wrong, aren't you good enough to be a doctor?" they were happy to check her out to us. However, when all her tests were complete they were sorry to see her go. They said she kept them hopping and their lives interesting. Tacoma
One of Vernells's trips after Eddie passed away was a cruise with Barbara. Being as mischievous as she was, one night while they were returning to their cabin around 12:30 a.m. Vernelle ran down the hall knocking on doors which would open about the time Barbara walked by.
After Eddie died, Vernelle remained in their beloved
We bring her home today to be with Eddie and wish her the peace she deserves.
Life sketch written by and given at graveside service
by Angie Cornia Marek, niece of Eddie and Vernelle Rowbury, on August 27, 1998.
Vernelle Gailey Richards Rowbury was my mother. Her actual birth year was 1921. Since she didn't want everyone to know she was seven years older than Eddie, she preferred to "tell everyone" she was born in 1924, closing the gap just a little. Thus she had her headstone engraved with 1924 after Eddie's death. Her twin sister, Maedelle Gailey Carlyle, nearly had a "fit" when she saw a photograph of it. Guess this is further proof that we can't always believe everything we read on headstones! -- Judy Shubert


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Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
Yes, and another very useful feature is knowing where a ship is headed. Is it heading for the south bay anchorage, or is it about to turn into the Oakland channel?
I get the same information from VTS CH14.
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PS I was just reading this book which includes the French waterways, then all the way to the Black Sea :
Interesting, hilarious, and very well written.
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
If it stopped working at the same time that the August 1993 problem began, I can't help - except to predict the purchase of a new handheld in your future...
or how about a GPS puck that would be dedicated to the job, for some extra redundancy?
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
Thanks for that, I was fed some bum info. My 2100 is a great bit of kit but the old Garmin 75 that feeds NMEA to it seems to have forgotten how. I have checked the connections between GPS 75 and the 2100 and they are correct. The rig worked up until the winter when we laid up and went home. Just got back to the boat in France and this is one of the re-commissioning jobs to sort out. Also the GPS75 thinks it is August 1993 but the time is correct. Any ideas?
SV Wight Mistress
masts down and cruising the French waterways.
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
They sell the 2100 and 2150 here in the US. The main difference is that they improved the connectivity on the 2150 for use with chartplotters like the Lowrance HDS 5 and 7m that only have one serial port.
If you don't need the extra connectivity, you can get great deals on the 2100.
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
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Tomorrow is the last day of the Defender sale. They have what I believe to be a good deal on this.
I could use a new VHF.
All the reviews I could find sound pretty good.
I know it only receives AIS and the screen is small.
I don't need to broadcast AIS and I doubt I will even bother trying to connect it to my small chart plotter.
I don't go out very far and would only really need it if I got caught out int the fog or the occasional night sail.
Someone care to talk me out of it? I could live with the relic I have now and wait another year or buy something basic, solid yet inexpensive, or even just upgrade to a new floating hand held with GPS and DSC.
This thread will self destruct in 24 hrs.
not sure how long this was posted but in Europe the radio is the 2100 and I fitted one 2 years back. I admit I have o/p'd the AIS to my Euronav Seapro 3000 running on an old Dell but it is really good. A great radio (as are all the Standard Horizon sets) and the little screen is not that bad. PLUS you can select a contact and call them using DSC calling straight away. A cool bit of kit and worth having. We are in the French waterways at the moment and even though the plotter won't give us the inland charts, we can 'see' large barges coming our way just by there AIS signal. Great stuff AIS and even better when crossing the English Channel. Hope this helps. My problem is that my ancient Garmin 75 has stopped feeding GPS nmea out after working fine for years. I have checked all the connections etc but the radio just does not get the GPS any more. any ideas?
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
Two places where I have found AIS data extremely / uniquely useful: The first was crossing the gulf stream from the Bahamas to Florida at night. We reached the GS sometime after midnight. At any given time there were anywhere from 3-10 ships travelling at high speed on essentially perpendicular courses top ours. We have radar but do not have the $800 fluxgate compass needed to gain the benefit of the MARPA features (which I presume provide an estimated COG and CPA for designated targets). So, the AIS was the primary source of that info. Knowing that a ship which is still 4-5 miles off is going to pass at a great distance (without having to engage in a lengthy exercise in tracking it) is extremely useful and allows you to focus on more immediate / higher priority concerns. Additionally, at one point the "boat name" feature was particularly useful when we were trying to decipher the source and purpose of some oddly colored lights a couple of miles off. We could not pick up the red / green or house lights -- but instead saw a mirage of colors orange / green. When we saw the boat name was a "Disney Cruise Ship XYZ" we not only knew the reason for the lights which were visible but also that it was clear ahead of us by a safe distance.
The second time, was entering Charleston Harbor single-handed at @3am. I was extremely tired and the "stupid proof" features which Chuckles mentioned were of heightened importance. While there were probably no more than 4-5 active targets (not idle or going away) at any given time and there were dozens of ships in the anchorage, the pilot zone and transiting the channel. They all lit up the radar (which again without MARPA is not useful for judging course and CPA without substantial concentration on each target). The AIS allowed me to ID that "X lights" by Green 5 is an "idle tanker" while Y lights is an "outbound freighter". It didn't keep watch for me -- but it made the process of identifying and responding to the visuals manageable. Even though Charleston is well marked, there was a lot of traffic and also a series of pretty complicated ranges (or so they seemed at the time). I would have been very hard pressed to manage that process along without the AIS.
Finally,I read the comments in this thread about a yacht in transit having "no business talking to the shipping traffic". At night, in relatively close quarters, I disagree entirely. If everyone is aware of each other's presence and clear on each others intentions -- fine. But if there is any uncertainty, a simple call can make all the difference in the world in avoiding a stressful situation (and a lot of talk) later. Entering Charleston, I kept waiting to see the red green of a crossing vessel appear -- but only saw the red. The AIS gave the vessel name, and a 15 second radio contact informed me that he was clear ahead when I expected him to cross my stern (and was preparing to alter course to clarify my intentions and speed the transition). If I had simply tried to avoid him, it would have made the situation significantly worse. The radio call avoided that and I am sure the shipping was as happy as I was to avoid close calls or unnecessary stress.
Anyways . . . I really do like my Matrix 2150. But, as they say on the internet . . . YMMV
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
Yes, and another very useful feature is knowing where a ship is headed. Is it heading for the south bay anchorage, or is it about to turn into the Oakland channel?
Here on the Chesapeake or the Delaware River, there are no multiple choices or channels, just one major channel the length of the Rivers, Plus the number of vessels in SF habor and NY harbor make the Delaware of Chesapeake look like lightly used country road in Montana.
If I lived and sailed in SF I would have both radar ( for the fog) and AIS for all the ships, tugs, and fishing vessels
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
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It also puts a name on it, and alarms at a set closest point of approach - all without monitoring nor having to interpret a radar screen (i.e. it is almost stupid proof).
Re: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150
Here in SF bay I have two principle worries : large ships (container vessels, dry bulk, tugs, barges, etc) and fast moving ferries (there's one that cruises at 40 kts).
The AIS picks up 100% of these targets. Sailboats, fishing boats, and other small boats I can deal with.
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Sinofsky, former president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live division, announced that he was
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While Sinofsky was seen as a brilliant figure at Microsoft, his downfall was that he didn't get along with others within the company. He was notorious for picking fights with other executives, including current CEO Steve Ballmer, and even pushed former executives like chief software architect Ray Ozzie to quit.
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While the decision to part ways with Sinofsky was a good thing in terms of moving Microsoft in a new direction, it also means the loss of a great mind that had a strong handle on Microsoft's software and innovation. Sinofsky may not be a team player, but he was great at what he did. Losing that sort of creativity and completely revamping the inner dynamic of how Microsoft's teams work will not be an easy task.
Julie Larson-Green, who has worked with Microsoft since 1993, is replacing Sinofsky. She played a key role in program management, and UI design/research for Windows 7 and Windows 8. So we'll see if Larson-Green can stand up to the challenge and fill Sinofsky's shoes while complying with the new integrated direction Microsoft is looking to take.
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After looking at thes boards for the last 2-3 weeks I have I have begun my Jango Fett Costume project. This will be my progress thread. These first pics are some of the stuff I have acquired.
1.& 2. I bought a pair of gloves that I liked (not really screen accurate) but that were the wrong color so I bought some fabric paint and it works pretty good even though the color I was painting over was black.
3. I went to Joann's and did some shopping. I found this silver/ grey vinyl in the remnants section for 7 bucks it just big enough for my flack vest. Here it is with the pattern I made using ladysewforus's tutorial. Thank you Lady Sewforus!
4. & 5. found a reddish brown cord that is used for making curtains I think on clearance for .50 cents a yard to use for my girth belt. Unfortunately that wasn't enough to cover the whole belt. I left the middle uncovered. Hopefully that will be covered up by the leather over belt.
6. Some silver/ grey material I also picked up a Jo Anns incase that vinyl wasn't big enough it ended up being the backing for the girth belt. (sorry abut the sideways Pic)
7. & 8. The finished girth belt.
9. I also picked up some knee pads that I hope to transform into the knee plates of my armor.
Well thats my start, more to follow. :jango


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Per Bill Davenhall as told to Healthcare IT News:
- Geo-coding.
- Curriculum development.
- Personal apps.
I'm kind of disappointed because I asked Davenhall to collect the 10 things people need to know, far before he left Esri. Perhaps I asked for too many?
The recent proliferation of electronic medical databases, health registries and other Web-based health data has prompted Western Michigan University to establish the Center for Health Data Research, Analysis and Mapping.
WMU trustees signed off on the center's creation during their July 18 meeting.
- Western Michigan University News
The folks at Patch (you know, the folks who are under HuffPo lead Arrianna, along with MapQuest) have a nice visualization of obesity data from a recent Washington State study. Among other things I like, a full credits panel:
This map was created by the Patch Data Interactive team with John Ness as News Director.
Map Visualization: Carla Astudillo
Research and Writing: Heather Martino and Martin Burch
Map Powered by Leaflet and CartoDB
There's also a full tab dedicated to the data. Well-done patch! I guess this was not as possible with MapQuest?


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In an article on Sen. John McCain's efforts "to rally conservatives to his candidacy," The Washington Post asserted that McCain "has diverged from conservatives on several issues, including campaign finance legislation, immigration policy and President Bush's tax cuts." But, unlike a previous Post article that documented McCain's "flip-flops" on taxes and immigration, this one did not mention that McCain has changed his positions on those two issues to more closely align himself with the base of the Republican Party.
In a February 9 article on Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) efforts "to rally conservatives to his candidacy," Washington Post staff writer Juliet Eilperin asserted that McCain "has diverged from conservatives on several issues, including campaign finance legislation, immigration policy and President Bush's tax cuts." Yet Eilperin failed to note that on two of the issues she cited -- taxes and immigration -- McCain has changed his positions to more closely align himself with the base of the Republican Party. Indeed, Eilperin's colleague, Washington Post staff writer Michael Dobbs, documented several of McCain's "flip-flops," including on taxes and immigration in a February 5 Post article, which was paired with a sidebar.
In May 2001, McCain voted against the final version of Bush's initial $1.35 trillion tax-cut package. In a floor statement explaining his opposition, McCain said that while he supported an earlier version of the bill "that provided more tax relief to middle income Americans," he could not "in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." In 2003, McCain voted against legislation to accelerate the tax reductions enacted in the 2001 bill and to cut dividends and capital-gains taxes. In 2006, however, he voted for the bill extending the 2003 tax cuts. When asked during the April 2, 2006, broadcast of NBC's Meet the Press why he had changed his position, McCain replied: "I do not believe in tax increases. ... The tax cuts are now there and voting to revoke them would have been to -- not to extend them would have meant a tax increase." Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, reportedly said at the time: "It's a big flip-flop, but I'm happy that he's flopped."
A press release on McCain's campaign website asserts, "John McCain will make the Bush income and investment tax cuts permanent, keeping income tax rates at their current level."
Regarding immigration, McCain has reversed his position on a key element of the immigration debate. During the congressional wrangling over immigration reform in 2006 and 2007, he called for comprehensive reform that addressed the creation of a guest-worker program, a path to citizenship, and border security. He argued at the time that border security would be ineffective "no matter how formidable the barriers" without the establishment of a "temporary worker program." However, McCain now says border security must be addressed before other reforms can be made. A November 4, 2007, Associated Press article about McCain's change in position on immigration quoted him saying: "I understand why you would call it a, quote, shift. ... I say it is a lesson learned about what the American people's priorities are. And their priority is to secure the borders."
Further, McCain has made inconsistent statements on whether he would support his own immigration bill. During CNN's January 30 Republican presidential debate, McCain asserted that he "would not" support his own comprehensive immigration proposal if it came to a vote on the Senate floor, despite having stated on the January 27 edition of Meet the Press that he would sign that very legislation into law if he were elected president. In a February 5 column, nationally syndicated conservative columnist Mona Charen noted McCain's changes on immigration and wrote that "his own flip-flops leave him with a huge H (for hypocrite) on his forehead when he singes Mr. [Mitt] Romney for opportunism."
From Eilperin's February 9 Washington Post article:
With his top rival out of the race, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sought to rally conservatives to his candidacy Friday on a cross-country campaign trip that included stops in Virginia, Kansas and Washington state.
A day after former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney abandoned his bid for the GOP nomination, McCain told a crowd in Wichita that while "primaries are tough ... we also understand once the dust settles, we come together, because we all know what will happen to America if the wrong party wins in November."
Promising that he would engage in "a spirited debate" with whomever the Democrats nominate, the senator promised to adhere to his party's values. "I am proud to carry the banner of a conservative Republican, with a record of conservative voting," he said.
McCain also said that he plans to meet with Romney, whom he fought openly with during the campaign, so they can work on "uniting the party and move on to victory in November."
While the senator tried to appeal to conservatives on the stump, his top advisers were trying to set up meetings with some of the nation's more influential evangelical ministers, including Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose Driven Life," and Joel Osteen, to find common ground. The effort has been spearheaded by Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.), who endorsed McCain after dropping his own presidential bid in November.
When asked about that effort, McCain said, "I'll be glad and willing to meet with anyone who wants to meet with me." He added that there is no formalized strategy to reach out to religious leaders.
McCain has diverged from conservatives on several issues, including campaign finance legislation, immigration policy and President Bush's tax cuts. McCain has consistently voted against abortion but has argued against a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the grounds that it is a state issue.
From Dobbs' February 5 article:
McCain has altered his position on such issues as taxes, immigration, the religious right, Roe v. Wade and ethanol. McCain has moved toward mainstream Republican positions on all these issues, including an embrace of the Ronald Reagan philosophy that tax cuts always lead to higher government revenue.
The senator has sought to disguise his flip-flop on the Bush tax cuts by arguing that the main reason he opposed them was that they were not accompanied by cuts in government spending. This was not the explanation he gave at the time, however. In a May 2001 speech on the Senate floor, he said he could not "in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle-class Americans who most need tax relief."
From the sidebar accompanying Dobbs' February 5 article:
Top McCain Flip-Flops
1. Taxes. John McCain was one of two Republican senators to vote against President Bush's tax cuts of 2001, saying that he could not support cuts that benefited the rich rather than the middle class. He now favors making the tax cuts permanent.
2. The religious right. During the 2000 presidential campaign, he attacked Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson as "agents of intolerance." He withdrew that remark in a 2006 interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," saying that the Christian right has a "major role to play in the Republican Party."
3. Immigration. Last year, he sponsored a bill that would combine a temporary-worker program and a path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants while also increasing border security. He now emphasizes securing the borders first.
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I am an American teaching Chinese high school students EFL in Beijing. I have three classes of about 25 students each that each meet once a week for 40 minutes. They also have English with a Chinese teacher every day. One of my classes has very good English and they are motivated students. The other two classes have students with a wide variety of English levels. Some of the students have very good English and are very confident speaking it to me, while others give me blank stares when I ask them simple questions and are not confident at all in using what little English they know. I have to pull their teeth to get them to talk in English sometimes. I want to help all the students learn something from the class, and my goal is for every student to speak at least a little bit in English every class. However, I feel that if I have them simply speaking in small groups to each other, that a lot of them won't do it. That leaves me with no option but to have them speak one at a time in front of the whole class, and while they would probably eventually do it, I think it is putting too much pressure on some of them.
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Lemon fans will favor the flavor of this refreshing dessert. I sometimes top individual servings with fresh berries.—Sally Sibthorpe, Shelby Township, Michigan
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup amaretti cookie crumbs
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and ricotta cheese; slowly add 1/2 cup butter. Stir in lemon juice and peel. Transfer to a large saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Transfer to a large bowl; cool completely.
- Line a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan with plastic wrap. In a small bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Fold into cooled lemon mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Combine cookie crumbs and remaining butter; sprinkle over lemon mixture. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight.
- Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Using plastic wrap, lift dessert out of pan. Invert onto a serving platter; discard plastic wrap. Cut into slices. Yield: 8 servings.
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I am not so good at this.
I am not so good at this.
Zdzisław Beksiński is most likely my favorite artist
Judging by your taste, he's about to become yours as well ;o
Can I have some tips before I continue?
Because activity in my sketchbook thread is waning
CC if you would be so kind
A little in-progress doodle: Johnny Bravo and Duke Nukem.
I decided to make this because (1) every YouTube commenter feels driven to point out that the two are similar (2) I want to practice vectoring on Johnny (3) I want to practice drawing on Duke (4) I want to practice muscles because I am terrible at them
Stuff to work on: Duke's head is weird because I traced over my sketch and didn't check anatomy/layout, body positions (back turned, arm flexed) on both are strange, hands are hard, I can't get Johnny's hair right, it's hard to draw Johnny's body because it's a large solid black object. I'm going to draw over the current linework at least once more.
Constructive criticism, tips, and/or references/guides would be greatly appreciated.
Also I just realized Johnny's arm is 100% on the wrong side of his body
Hey, this is my first post out of the Games subforums in a long time, but I wanted critique on this thing I did in honor for an artist I have grown to love over the past month; Applebeans
beans found it through reblogs before he got to my message, hah
grats on the notes 'n stuff
I started using a tablet about a month ago, here is my second drawing using it.
And my third drawing which I finished yesterday.
I had a reference for both, though I didn't stay 100% true to it. These drawings took me ages to complete, probably much longer than it should have. I'd really appreciate as much advice as I can get, as well as some tips to work faster.
And for some general advice for people who want to draw cartoons or manga or anything that requires continuous stylised figurative drawing, learn realism and proper human proportions first. The more knowledge and experience you have under your belt, the better you'll be able to simply your drawings into your own style.
The above is really the only crit amateur manga drawings deserve, merely because by starting off your learning curve with stylised drawing will CRIPPLE your improvement rate. If you ever want to be good at this stuff, you'll need to know how to draw a person properly; otherwise you'll always be an amateur. This is the harsh truth.
Using a hard line for the jawline is a mistake; people's chins/jaws are rounded, they don't come to an abrupt edge. The "line" that's there is created by the contrast between the shadowed neck and the face which has light hitting it. Therefore, when the face/neck/jawline are evenly lit, they may be "invisible" on a B&W drawing or painting. This doesn't happen very often in life obviously, here's an example (which is kind of poor because it's been extra-burnt out but you see what I'm talking about:)
In short there's no line to be drawn there, just have the tone of the face and the tone of the neck meet each other to create that shape.
Another thing, people's top lips are almost always in shadow, and the bottom lip isn't. This is due to lighting almost always coming from above, whether indoors or out, which I'm sure you have figured out yourself. Few examples from google images:
You'll see that everywhere anyway, if you're looking for it. Also with lips I find contoured shading (following the upward curve of the top lip from where it meets the bottom and so on) works best. Feel out the shape with your pencil.
Either square brushes in CS5 suck, or I'm doing something wrong, can anyone help me out here?
The first one has 0 roundness. Second one is just a square. Both with Direction turned on for Angle Jitter.
This is for my final illustration due next week and it just looks like dick.
have you tried turning the spacing percentage down?
also how do you enable direction-following squares oh man I missed that one
CS6 beta
I haven't dinked around in it at ALL, but from what I can tell a lot of the improvements are on the photography side of things
Have a rabbit
I found it very hard to shade it and give it definition, any tips?
Thought something was wrong with the eye, of course its easy to see that now they are next to each other :(
where is dgg when you need him
I mean, just look at the preview, even that is fucked up. What the hell.
Also, most of the features of your bird (Colour, head shape, tail feathers) look passerine yet the body length and proportions look like the ones of a swallow/martin or a treeswift. What bird species did you use as reference?
i guess its just the angle jitter being set to be controlled by direction. I've just never really used direction for that. I either just don't have any angle jitter or set it to pen tilt (if your tablet supports that)
I don't know what species that is, sorry. I just found a picture of a nice looking bird and tried to draw it.
For one of my units we get to design a game character/enemy.
I chose to design a Synth for HL2.
You choose to design an existing design
Are you sure you were suppose to just pick something to copy? seems pointless as fuck as far as design process goes
@ Khaos
Out of curiosity I've been looking at other images of that bird (The species is in the filename it's a mountain bluebird) and it seems it holds its wings over the tail:
For picking references I'd reccomend using various images, since references work better when you use them for checking what goes where, the colours of this, the proportions of that, how does this look at that angle... while doing an original pose
I was just following the instructions given by the tutor, they said you can design a character for an existing game, as long as it's a new character and not just redesigning an existing one.
I didn't like the first one I did so I drew a new one with ref this time
I honestly think it looks decent for my first try at realism
The more I work on this the more I start to hate it.
Perspective? What perspective?
Here's how all my works end up on a graph of self pleasingness.
I'm scared because my latest Liara painting is right before the line of giving up. Around the 50% mark.
I guess I've never finished because I keep finding new things to fix so I'm never really finished, so I just draw the line at some point, even if I have a ton of shit planned to fix.
This graph made me reconsider continuing. If I end up finishing this please be kind on the result.
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Towards the end of her life there was general interest in May Sarton's career, her art form and her place in literature. Marital Simpson and Martha Wheelock interviewed May Sarton for a film "World Of Light: A Portrait of May Sarton," for posterity and this book is the transcript of that film. In the book it is possible to read May Sarton's comments on her poetry and to read the actual poems. ...
Journal of Solitude
This is the second journal written by May Sarton. The previous journal covered the poet's decision to stop sharing a house with her long time lover Judith Matlack and to move into a house of her own following the death of her parents. During this period May Sarton was undergoing a very productive period in terms of her writing and reviewing and felt that she needed solitude in order to write. The period of the books covers dealing with the death of h...
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When we first meet the poet he has lost his muse and is unable to write any poetry. He struggles with what to do and then gets the crazy idea in his head that what he needs in a donkey in his barn. Once the donkey is there it is interesting and sometimes funny to see how Andy (the poet) learns things about himself and his muse....