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Help me decide on brushless motor test protocol
Time for more advice from the wise and experienced ones.
I have several varieties of 3 different makes of brushless motors that I wish to generate useful data for. Two of the makes use gearboxes while one is an outrunner that doesnt use a gearbox. Available instruments include the following: 1. Thrust stand that is easily calibrated and utilizes a precision digital scale 2. An Astro Micro Watt Meter 3. An accurate digital tachometer 4. Lambda EMS 20 volt 50 amp power supply with digital display and easy adjustment to precise voltages 5. An excellent supply of gearbox pinions and spur gears 6. A good supply of GWS Slow flyer and Hyper drive props from 9 inches to 12 inches 7. A good quality infrared thermometer My intent is to take measurements of voltages, amps, thrust, rpm and temp are the end of 2 minute runs with each of the possible gearbox and prop combinations. Im most interested in recommendations as to what voltages to complete the testing. The motors will most likely be run with 2 and 3 series lithium polymers so Im thinking 7.4 volts would simulate a mid discharge 2-S and 11.1 volts would simulate a 3-S. What do you think about using these voltages? The great thing about the power supply is that once dialed in, it maintains a value indefinitely. Let me know if you have any specific ideas and or recommendations. Thanks for your informed and thoughtful replies, Hugh |
Wow, sounds like you're well set up. That power supply, in particular, will let you remove a BIG variable in static testing - batteries.
Have you done much testing before? If so you know what sorts of voltages the batteries you normally use sag to under load (thanks to you meter). In my experience of such things, with current generation cells, your proposed voltages are a bit high. I typically see more like 6 1/2 V on 2s and 10 or so on 3s under the sorts of loads that are close to what cells are rated for. Usually this goes UP a bit as the test progresses and the cells warm up. |
Hi hugh - I think you might be seeing some fairly high temperatures if you are going to run those motors for 2 minutes static at WOT. Like BEC, I think that 7.4v and 11.1v are higher than one could expect to see from the typical battery pack, 7.0-7.2v and 10.2-10.5v seem to be my norms at 3-5C on TP 2100's [and around 6.5-6.8/9.8-10.1v at the rated 6C max]. But that doesn't really matter for testing purposes - users can extrapolate for the difference between your constant voltage supply and what they actually get from THEIR PARTICULAR PACK. The great thing is that, unlike GWS who obviously use a constant voltage supply but won't admit to it, with your excellent scientific approach, YOU will be stating your source of voltage - so we'll know how the results were obtained (including rpm, another glaring GWS omission), and your experiments will be repeatable!
Good luck! Cheers, Phil. |
Might as well use voltages that are easy to remember, 7.0V for 2S and 10.0V for 3S. Make the cables from PSU to ESC as short and thick as practicable.
If you are only interested in testing the motors, then thrust is irrelevant, however it wouldn't hurt to collect some prop data at the same time! Temperature measurements after extended running could be interesting, just be careful to avoid overheating anything. To make the data more useful you should measure current and rpm at both the beginning and end of the run (representing a cold and hot motor). Also, please measure no-load current (and rpm if practicable), as well as current and rpm with a small prop. This data is useful for calculating motor constants. |
Great feedback as usual
Bruce, Phil and BEC,
Thanks for your carefully reasoned replies. A quick test with an 850 Tanic 3S and 1200 Etec showed me more voltage sag than I'd expected and does show that 7.4 and 11.1 volts were pretty optimistic for any situation where we're pulling a substantial load. If you have any more thoughts let me know. Thanks a bunch, Hugh |
Hey ScienceGuy,
I'd be very interested in seeing comparative data for the APC SF props relative to the GWS RS props... Cheers, Griz |
JMO Kurt |
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I also have one of the Sears Clamp on style amp meters. I has always correlated very well with the Astro Unit. Not that I have the greatest faith in either. Could you recommend a specific unit or method to compare the Astro meter with? If I'm going to spend the time, I'd really like to do this right the first time through. Thanks for the continued addition of good ideas. Hugh |
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Nielsen Appoints Client Advisory Committees for Its Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement (A2/M2) Initiative
Oct 16, 2006, 01:00 ET from Nielsen Media Research
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen Media Research announced today the establishment of five new Client Advisory Committees to guide the company's Anytime Anywhere Media Measurement (A2/M2) initiatives. Along with the previously-developed Client Engagement Committee, the Committees will collaborate with Nielsen to provide valuable insight on the ongoing development and implementation of the initiatives. A2/M2 will provide integrated, electronic measurement of television content across multiple media platforms, reflecting the transformation of the television industry into a multi-platform business. Announced by Nielsen in June, A2/M2 was developed in close consultation with clients. These advisory Committees will continue to assist Nielsen as it moves forward with the most extensive research and testing program in the company's history. More than 200 clients volunteered to participate on the Advisory Committees and Nielsen selected nearly 90 representatives from all parts of the broadcasting, cable, and advertising industries. The Committees are expected to meet three times a year and will have their first meetings in the fourth quarter of 2006. "Client consultation is critical to the ongoing development of our A2/M2 initiatives," said Susan Whiting, President and CEO of Nielsen Media Research. "We were gratified by the large number of clients who volunteered to join these committees. We were not able to accommodate all volunteers at this time but we plan to call on the services of any client who is willing to help. With A2/M2, Nielsen is reinventing television measurement and we will want extensive feedback and advice from clients every step of the way." The client advisory committees are: Integration of TV / Internet Measurement Shari Anne Brill Vice President, Director of Programming, Carat USA Cheryl Brink Vice President, Interactive Research & Analytics, Scripps Michele Buslik Sr. Vice President, Director, Media Research, TargetCast Patti Cohen Vice President, Research, CBS Television Stations Kathy Crawford President, Local Broadcast, MindShare Susan Cuccinello Sr. Vice President, Research, Television Bureau of Advertising Sari DeCesare Sr. Vice President, TV Network & Cable Entertainment Research, NBC Universal, Inc. 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I've already gone a little crazy for frozen treats this year with the arrival of the book Paletas by Fany Gerson and the discovery of a fantastic gelateria a short bike ride from my home. This week's recipe for Sweet Corn and Raspberry Ice Cream is an unusual combination, but photographer Stacy Newgent assures me that it's her favorite flavor from the newly released book, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home, which she was lucky enough to photograph last summer. If using sweet corn in ice cream isn't quite your thing, you can try Top Chef Harold Dieterle's recipe for creamed corn, or you can skip corn all together and try Stacy's first recipe for apple dumplings. — Kristina
About Stacy: Stacy Newgent is a freelance photographer (and aspiring home cook) based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
See the recipe after the jump!
Sweet Corn and Raspberry Ice Cream
Makes a generous quart
- 1 ear sweet corn, husked
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- Black Raspberry Sauce (see below)
1. Slice the kernels from the corn cob, then "milk" the cob by scraping it with the back of your knife to extract the liquid; reserve the kernels and the liquid.
2. Mix about 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch in a small bowl to make a smooth slurry.
3. Whisk the cream cheese and salt in a medium bowl until smooth.
4. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
Combine the remaining milk with the cream, sugar, corn and juices and corn syrup in a 4-quart saucepan; bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, and force the mixture through a sieve into a bowl, leaving the corn "cases" behind. Return the mixture to the saucepan and gradually whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Bring back to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring with a heat-proof spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
Gradually whisk the hot-milk mixture into the cream cheese until smooth. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon Ziploc freezer bag, and submerge the sealed bag into the ice bath. Let stand, adding more ice as necessary, until cold, about 30 minutes.
1. Pour the ice cream base into a frozen canister, and spin until thick and creamy.
2. Pack the ice cream into a storage container, alternating it with layers of the Black Raspberry Sauce (see below) and ending with a spoonful of sauce; do not mix. Press a sheet of parchment directly against the surface, and seal with an airtight lid.
3. Freeze in the coldest part of your freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.
Raspberry, Black Raspberry or Blackberry Sauce
Makes about 1 1/4 cup
- 2 cups raspberries, black raspberries or blackberries
- 1 cup sugar
1. Combine the berries and sugar in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
2. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 220ºF (5 to 8 minutes). Let cool slightly, then force through a sieve to remove seeds (or leave a few seeds in there just to prove you made it). Refrigerate until cold before using.
Ice Cream Cones
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1. Turn on the waffle cone iron.
2. Combine the egg whites and cream in a medium bowl with a whisk. Add the sugar, salt and both extracts, and whisk for about a minute to combine well. Whisk in the melted butter. Add the flour, whisking only until the lumps have disappeared and the batter is smooth.
3. Make the cones according to the directions for your waffle cone iron. To shape the cones, see the photo below. When you get really good, there should be no hole in the bottom of the cone!
4. The cones are best the same day they are made, but they will keep for a week in a sealed container.
Recipe reproduced with permission from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home cookbook; images by Stacy Newgent, using blackberries because she couldn't find raspberries!
Why Stacy Chose This Recipe
Last summer I was lucky enough to photograph this cookbook for Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream and eat tons of delicious ice cream! I remember loving this flavor — I love corn! I know it sounds weird in ice cream, but trust me — it's amazing with the fruit sauce mixed in — really, really delicious. This was actually the first time I've ever made ice cream (or ice cream cones). I was so excited when it turned out and I could actually scoop it. I'm going to be making a lot of ice cream with this cookbook.
Love this post! Raspberry & corn is such a creative combination and it sounds delish. Next week is ice cream week at la domestique to celebrate the beginning of summer!
gonna try this at home for sure. -
Looks brilliant. I've had a sweet corn gelato paired with blackberries, peach sorbet, and lime before, and it was amazing. (For those of you in the Manhattan area, it was at Batali's Otto–they serve wild and wonderful combinations like this year-round, though of course, the combinations vary with the seasons.) If I ever get an ice cream maker, you can be sure that this ice cream will find its way to my freezer.
* * always so happy to see stacy's stuff on here. she's fabulous and the ice cream looks delish! wish i was around to try some…
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream might be one of my top five favorite things about being alive. If you are lucky enough to live near one of the scoop shops, you probably agree. A little birdie told me that Jeni's newly released cookbook is on its way to my house for my upcoming wedding anniversary, but I might break down and make this recipe before it gets there. The Ohio Sweet Corn flavor is always my favorite summer seasonal flavor in stores and I cannot wait to try it myself. Yum!
sounds amazing! and i love stacy's photos!
Jeni's has had this ice cream in her shops for a little over a year now, and my husband is nuts about it. We were at the book release party last week, and we are still trying to decide which flavor to make first.
In case Stacy visits here — the book is so beautiful to look at. It looks so clean and fresh like her shops do. Thank you!
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has an online forum on their website for tips and discussions about all her recipes – including Sweet Corn with Raspberries – yum!
Ok, I've looked at this post 5 times now and I think I'm intrigued enough to try this recipe! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Sweet corn desserts are fantastic! This recipe sounds so good for June and July.
For anyone who is interested in other sweet corn desserts, Karen Demasco has a recipe for sweet corn custard with blueberry compote that is on point. Thanks for sharing this!
I am making this as soon as I get home from school. Thank you!
This is the kind of desert I would make in secret for my honey . . . I'd tell him what was in it only after he had tried and loved it!
Of course, he did just see me ogling Stacy's pretty blog simultaneously, so here's hoping his eyes were distracted by the bright, fresh [delicious!] photography
aww sorry my last comment here might have gone down as a spam or a 'self promotion' – it was not meant to be! sorry (sigh). just wanted to say that i've tried and loved sweet corn ice cream and will definitely try this one when i get my hands on sweet local fresh corn! that's all. anyways, thanks for sharing the recipe. (no need to publish this- thanks!)
That looks wonderful…I made corn ice cream many many moons ago and was laughed out of countenance…perhaps I will receive more respect when I try this recipe…thanks!! Patricia
Oh my goodness. I've never made ice cream before (or even TASTED any ice cream like this), but it sounds and looks absolutely fabulous! I cannot wait to give it a try!
Its alright if we combine with chocolate favor ?
Light corn syrup? Surely there are other, healthier alternatives for sweetening ice cream. I use natural maple syrup or honey.
I don't know if I prefer the photographs or the recipe, everything is fantastic!
Thanks so much everyone for your comments! I'd love to hear how it turns out for you if you make it! Kitchen Boy- I don't know if that would be good or not- let us know how it turns out with chocolate :) Happy Monday everyone!
Looks divine – although your raspberries look exactly like our blackberries!
I live just around the block from Jeni's first store… it is the most fabulous, divine ice cream in the world… The only thing keeping me in Ohio is this ice cream. Please start expanding nationally so I can move!
Ah-Mazing! I never knew how bad I wanted sweet corn and raspberry ice cream in my life, until now. I need some, STAT!
cannot wait to try to veganize this. wowzers! already bookmarked it with my cookmarked.com account.
How interesting! I've never tried sweet corn ice cream, it must have a very pleasant milky flavor!
Raspberries are a healthy, delicious addition to your diet.
I made this last week and it was absolutely delicious!! I used brown rice syrup in place of the corn syrup and it worked out great. Go make this now!!
These are honestly the best pictures of ice-cream I've ever seen. Anywhere. I don't even like raspberry ice-cream. You should submit them to a magazine. I'm STILL salivating.
Yum, I really love Jeni's ice cream, and this recipe looks totally delicious. Love the contrast of colors – so beautiful! And the flavor sounds really interesting and tasty.
Yum! That looks delicious. Will have to try it at home :)


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Ladies' Plight
Steve Horner leans in for a hug.
But I do not hug on a first interview. Not even if the subject of the interview has already left me a lengthy voice-mail warning that I, and this newspaper, "have been totally insensitive to the needs of this egalitarian society" -- not to mention breaking the law by aiding and abetting criminal actions -- and that, just as he might tackle a burglar whom he saw breaking the law, he might "tackle a bad girl, too."
So no, I do not hug Steve Horner. Instead, I buy him a beer.
Ladies� Plight
It seems like the least I can do. After all, he's accused me of promulgating one of society's most heinous inequities: ladies' nights, at which women get special favors in the forms of no cover and free or reduced-price drinks. By his count, Westword has tacitly endorsed such horrors at least fourteen times in recent weeks, and if he wants to take me to court -- and he's done his homework, he's promised me that -- I can be fined $500 for each violation. Women may say they don't want special favors, but they are getting them, he insists.
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And they are not hugging their benefactors in gratitude, either.
In fact, the women of Colorado have a problem with hugging, Horner tells me. "The majority are cold as fish and angry," he says. "When I go dancing, I'm trying to spark the laughter of some lady who'll cherish my wackiness. I haven't found her."
Shocking. I buy another beer, and Horner spills his story.
In the early '90s, he was a single father back in Apple Valley, Minnesota, raising two boys -- by then, one was thirteen and one was ten, and we really don't need to get into the horrors of what went on after their mother split, but feel free to use your imagination about how the whole social-services system treated Horner -- and "I needed to get out of the house," he remembers. So he went to the newly opened Mall of America with ten bucks in his pocket, and noticed a long line outside of an august establishment known as Gators. When he arrived at the front of the line, he discovered that it was ladies' night -- and while women were being allowed in free, he'd have to part with half of his cash to get in the door.
That didn't seem fair, and he said so. Failing to get satisfaction from the doorman, he complained to the Minnesota Department of Civil Rights. He complained to that office for two years, until it determined that Horner had "probable cause" for his complaint. He asked the office to issue a press release, but it declined -- even though it had issued more than 200 the year before, 198 of them involving cases where a woman's rights had been violated. Horner contacted the press, but the media ignored this outrage. Finally, the state restaurant association ran a story in its newsletter, and the issue "ignited like a prairie fire on a hot afternoon," he remembers. "The more vengeful people got, the deeper I dug my heels in. It made me stronger. It led to the writing of my first book."
He's written several more books since then -- a couple on single parenting (find details at www.stevehornerbooks.com), a treatise whose title is C.U.N.T. , which stands for "Can't Understand Normal Thinking," and "a pretty ballsy" novel that traces feminism's parallels to Marxism. Because, as Horner states very carefully, "Feminism is Marxism which creates terrorism through its inherent double standards, creating anger, confusion, resentment, feelings of betrayal, and ultimately, revenge and violence." We see that in families, we see it in business, we see it in the Middle East, he says. Feminism is responsible for Columbine. For illegal immigration.
And for Steve Horner.
In the late '90s, Horner, who's long worked in one aspect or another of radio, moved to Phoenix for a Sunday talk gig. When that didn't quite work out, he moved on through California up to Bend, Oregon, for another job that went sideways. From there he moved to Boise, where he worked in radio sales until he lost his job after being spotted at a pro-life rally -- feminism being responsible for abortion, too. "People are so enamored with money, they'll choose to walk the green path rather than the right path," Horner says. He moved on to San Antonio and then, last July, he came to Denver.
He didn't know then that Colorado women were cold, that "they'd rather sleep with their dog than a man." He just knew that he liked the mountains, and that Denver had some similarities to his home town of Minneapolis.
Those similarities now include Horner's campaign against ladies' nights.
It started August 3 at the Proof Nightclub. Horner, who also does work and life coaching, was going to meet a contact at that southeast Denver institution, and when he scouted the bar in advance, he discovered that it was ladies' night. So he stopped by another bar, had a couple of brewskis, started chatting with some big guys -- graduates of Columbine High School, the first place Horner visited after he moved into his Denver apartment. Turned out the big guys were bartenders at LoDo establishments that had ladies' nights, where the ladies never tipped. So when Horner asked the big guys if he should take on the Proof, the big guys said yes -- and a few hours later, there Horner was, telling the Proof's doorman that he was violating Horner's constitutional rights. Violating the rights of all men.
He repeated that charge to Colorado's Division of Civil Rights, which, like its Minnesota counterpart, found probable cause that discrimination had occurred. That meant the complaint went to mandatory mediation -- negotiations that resulted in the suggestion that the Proof refund Horner's $5 cover but not pay any punitive damages. The division can't discuss pending complaints; Penny Pearson, a twelve-year veteran, recalls previous ladies'-night dust-ups that resulted in such gender-free compromises as "kilt nights for people who want to drink free desperately enough to put a dress on." Horner is free to talk as much as he likes , though -- and just try to stop him. He declined the settlement, and says his complaint will be considered by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission later this month. But Horner isn't waiting to see if the commission recommends the case for further action.
Last Thursday -- which happened to be the night that a piece on Horner debuted on The Daily Show -- he was back at the Proof, this time with recording equipment under his stocking hat. (Sadly, The Daily Show segment, which you can see at http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=82077, did not capture that sight.) Horner recorded what he considered two violations of his constitutional rights, which he reported last Friday to Sergeant John Goodfellow at the District 3 police station. "He was a dick," says Horner. "He's one of these guys who wants to win through intimidation."
"We don't investigate reports here regarding civil rights," Goodfellow says. "I wanted to point him in the right direction. He disagreed."
One of those directions was the Denver District Attorney's Office; a lawyer there pointed Horner in the direction of Denver County Court. And on Monday, that's where Horner was, filing two complaints against the Proof -- for discrimination and retaliation, each for $500 plus expenses -- and one against the Stampede, claiming that its ladies' night also violated his civil rights. He has a court date of March 7; he must serve the establishments named in his complaint at least ten days before then.
Karen Parker, owner of the Proof, has not yet received this latest complaint, but her previous skirmishes with Horner earned her a spot on The Daily Show. She's on the board of the Colorado Restaurant Association, whose head, Pete Meersman, has also gotten a call from Horner. His lasted 45 minutes -- but it wasn't enough to convince Meersman that ladies' nights are a problem. "People ought to be able to market their goods and services in any legal manner that doesn't offend people," he says.
"People say leave it alone because it has the booze and the sex and the frivolity," Horner counters. "Hey, if it's about money, let's do drugs and prostitution."
The irony, of course, is that ladies' nights are really not designed to do any favors for ladies. They're simply designed to get ladies -- lots of ladies -- in the door, which does a favor for men, who pour money into the bar even faster than the bar can pour drinks into the ladies. It's a very effective formula.
Even if it is a Marxist plot.
"People discredit me on this," Horner says. "They say I need to get a life, to find something more serious. What's more important than protecting one's civil rights?"
Ask Rosa Parks; Horner compares his crusade with hers. Ditto for Jackie Robinson. And Muhammad Ali, Horner's favorite. The Daily Show threw in Jesus and that kid with the flower in Tiananmen Square, but Horner isn't so sure about that. "We all see ourselves differently," he says. "I'm a good sport, and I can take the licks. At least they're showing my passion that I hold for this issue. This is deeper than stupid old ladies' night."
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Way back when this blog was just as bad, but read by a lot less people I talked about the Tailored Fit Year Round wool blazer from Lands End. As it stands today I still do not think there is a better value as far as blazers go. If you have some scratch saved up you can easily grab a more fashionable jacket from a "cooler" brand, but you won't necessarily be getting the best value. What's not to love about LE's joint? Super 100s wool for "year round" wear, side vents, slim lapels, an improved "trim" fit and Lands End's best in class quality round this out as one of the top notch starter/entry level options currently in the marketplace. It comes with pretty slick brass buttons, but if that is a little too "summer is a verb" you can always have your tailor switch 'em out for some horn numbers or whatever you are feeling. Keep in mind that you probably aren't going to be 100% satisfied with fit right off the rack, but when you factor in some minor alterations (nipping the waist, shortening the sleeves, etc.) you should still come in at under $250, which as far as I am concerned is quite the steal when you factor in the quality. If you are the type who is hesitant to order tailored goods online be sure to hit up your local Sears - they pretty much stock the entire brand.
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I am a HUGE Lands' End fan and their clothes make up 70% of my wardrobe. However, I was very unhappy w/ my blazer and had to send it back. The jacket was very stiff and it fit about two sizes smaller than the size on the label.
I've heard Anderson-Little makes a good, inexpensive navy blazer.- AnonymousMay 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM
Their hopsack blazer is great. Though generally a stickler for detail, I didn't require any alterations on it. Center vent, just trim enough without looking like an idiot and you can't beat the price.
The buttons were a bit bright though, trip to the trimmings shop got some dead gilt which is a much classier move, in my humble opinion anyway...
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2013-09-27, 15:41 | Link #82 |
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So it looks like the possibility of a portable version may come true, after all! We'll just have to wait and see what happens in the meantime.....
Edit: Oh! It also turns out that the Call design vote has started! We can choose from these 9 designs: I guess F will most likely win, but I kinda like G's design more..... Last edited by marvelB; 2013-09-27 at 15:55. |
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I also kinda like C, if only for the robo-unicorn.
Edit: Silly me! I forgot to link to the survey! Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M9calloutthevote ^Note that ANYONE can vote, so no problems there! Last edited by marvelB; 2013-09-27 at 17:10. |
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All I know is that C's design scares the crap out of me. Would make for a good mid-boss .
For an overall design I prefer F myself. Just a smooth look overall and never complain about a full ponytail . Since the voting is open to everyone for the design I wonder how it will actually turn out.
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I think their priorities are reversed. Isn't it better to push for a current console than a new console? Or can this be treated as them pushing for a futureproof audience?
Besides, Way Forward has already volunteered to coordinate for a handheld release. Wouldn't collaborative work mean less strain? Last edited by demino_hellsin; 2013-09-28 at 21:06. |
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She certainly is different, I considered her as well.
Intro stage confirmed! Now that I think about it, maybe it is the right move to go for the home consoles than the handhelds. they may have studied the odd case of megaman remakes on the PSP and saw how the sales were fairly... substandard. Especially since those remakes were to pull in new audiences. Last edited by demino_hellsin; 2013-09-30 at 06:09. |
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It's already been noted that the above footage is merely a placeholder, and not reflective of how the finished game will look. Personally, I think it looks darned fine for something that was only whipped up in a week. Also, looks like the possibility of Call getting her own stage+boss in the single-player game exists now.... |
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Bernard Cribbins OBE (born 29 December 1928[1]) played Wilfred Mott in series 4 of Doctor Who his debut and final appearance spanning from 2007 to 2010. In addition to this he originally played Tom Campbell in the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., and voiced Arnold Korns in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Horror of Glam Rock.
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A widely respected character actor in the UK, Cribbins has appeared in many films and TV series over the years. He is particularly remembered for his role in the film The Railway Children, and for being a reader on Jackanory more than a hundred times. His Doctor Who-related works have included appearing in an episode of Sydney Newman's series The Avengers, as well as an episode of Jon Pertwee's children's show Worzel Gummidge. He also played the taxi driver in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale.
Cribbins was one of the actors considered for the role of the Fourth Doctor, but was turned down after making a statement saying he wanted to bring violence into Doctor Who. He also narrated the audio version of the BBC novel Beautiful Chaos.
Only weeks short of forty years after his appearance in the second Daleks movie, Cribbins joined the canon proper, when a photograph of him at a wedding was used in the BBC's tie-in website for Torchwood House,[2] launched in conjunction with the airing of Tooth and Claw.
A year and a half later, Cribbins made his debut on the series itself, playing news peddler Wilfred Mott in the 2007 Christmas episode, Voyage of the Damned. Cribbins contributed to Mott's back-story by wearing his own Parachute Regiment insignia on Mott's cap. Before the episode aired, Cribbins was contracted to portray Mott as on a recurring basis, as the maternal grandfather of incoming companion Donna Noble, in response to the death of actor Howard Attfield who had portrayed Donna's father a year earlier. (TV: The Runaway Bride) Cribbins thus appeared as Mott in the 2008 episodes Partners in Crime, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth (which featured him fighting Daleks as he had done as Tom Campbell in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., before most of the cast were born) and Journey's End, with the concept that Mott had had a bout of Spanish flu at the time of Donna's wedding in The Runaway Bride, explaining his absence. Showrunner Russell T Davies happily used Cribbins' idea that a paint-gun could be used against the Daleks in The Stolen Earth — "bit of paint on the eye, it'd be blinded!" he told Davies — when Wilf uses a paint-gun against a Dalek (which promptly clears the blockage and declares "My vision is not impaired!"), and a cartoon depicting Cribbins v Dalek ("Fighting the Daleks since '66!") was included in The Writer's Tale. Cribbins also ad-libbed one of the episode's best lines during shooting; after Rose Tyler arrives to blow up the Dalek threatening Wilf, and seeing her huge sci-fi gun, he holds up his paint-gun and asks, "D'you wanna swap?" He returned to the role in 2009 for the final David Tennant specials, the two-part The End of Time. In these final episodes, Mott was identified as the Doctor's companion. Eighty years old at the time of filming, Cribbins became the oldest actor to ever play a companion.
His long-maintained association with Doctor Who is surpassed only by those of Carole Ann Ford, William Russell and Nicholas Courtney. He is one of only a few actors to appear in both the TV series and one of the 1960s movies, and the only one to have portrayed a companion in both.
Cribbins starred as Dangerous Davies in the 1970s movies based on The Last Detective series of books. Peter Davison would star as Dangerous Davies in the 2000s revival.
Director Barnaby Edwards cast Cribbins in Horror of Glam Rock as fulfilment of a childhood dream, after Edwards had spent many years listening to Cribbins' narrations of Winnie the Pooh. Both Cribbins and Edwards are fairly certain that Russell T Davies offered him the role of Wilfred Mott on the TV series because of his performance in Glam Rock.
In March 2013, Bernard once again partnered up with Jacqueline King in a Doctor Who edition of Pointless Celebrities. Not only did they win a "Pointless" trophy each, but they also won the jackpot of £2,500. While Jacqueline gave her share to the Northumbrian Lifeboats, Bernard gave his to Sparks.
In October 2013, he voiced his displeasure of not returning to Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary special.[source needed]
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Well, I could not wait, so I went ahead and watched the RAW last night. Unfortunatly, this is a very "talky" episode, so it was impossible to really follow much of what was going on, when I only understood about every tenth word or so.
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I'm not sure who may be planning to sub this episode, but as I remember the last one did not come out until several weeks after the RAW was available, so unless you have seen some official announcment from the sub-group, I would not hold my breath.
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I still have no seen the 5th ova, I prefer wait till the sub version is out,but is it me or this ova looks kind of boring???? I mean, no sachiko-yumi moments??? that's not fair Ithink they could make just one more ova so we could have a better ending for the 3th season, it feels a little sad .
oh, about the picture above, when yumi is in the shower, and she looks so sad, anybody knows the reason she looks so depressed? I was thinking it might be because she misses sachiko,but I want to confirm it |
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Sachiko was blushing because Yumi wrote "I want to see you" or "I'd like to see you". I love that scene so much .
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ohh so that was written on it.. too bad for us we dont understand japanese.. i found it funny that sachiko was blushing.. she must have missed yumi so much.. |
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It's been a while since the Inbox Games team have released a new game, but we have still been busy and we now we have a number of great new games coming out over the next couple of weeks!
This game is a very special 50 level helicopter game that we have built using a new in-house physics engine. There is some really cool programming in this game and the levels get really hard as you delve further into the game!
The game is sponsored, as this is how we pay our developers wages, so you will get mini adverts after every three levels. You can easily skip these by pressing an arrow key, so please ignore these ad's when giving feedback as we'd really like to know what you think of the game itself... :-)
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There must have been some glitch or something because it automatically took me to Level 9 at first. I am glad it did not start off being that hard. The best thing about this was the graphics. The plane itself seemed to have this really impressive design with how CGI it looked. In fact, even when the plane crashed and burned, it was actually cool to watch! My biggest gripe is that you could have put in a background.
There isn't a lot of space to go around when there are so many other obstacles around. At least the obstacles have different degrees of danger. It was nice how you could select any level you wanted to go on your own pace. I should have read the title better to understand the gameplay. The controls are pretty easy.
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love simple puzzle games like this. unfortunately have to go though now...but will probably be back to it later =D really fun game
The adds didint really ruin it lol they have to advertise somewhere. IT was a great idea i thought it was gonna be a helicopter in iraq and you were on it controling a 40 cal shooting at terroist and cars but you i never get wat i expect lol!
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So the Wizards' season has started, and they lost two games to division rivals they were expected to lose. Game one was a white washing, but that was expected against an Orlando team opening up a new arena on national TV. Game two against Atlanta Saturday night was a close, competitive battle despite an absolutely horrid performance from Washington's bench. Granted Gilbert Arenas is still injured, but to get 10 points from the bench, all by one player (Yi Jianlian), is pathetic.
John Wall's ugly NBA debut is quickly in the rear-view mirror, after Wall posted a 28 point, 9 assist, 5 rebound performance against the Hawks. Al Thornton showed his great scoring ability with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, while Andray Blatche looked more like himself with 18 points and 7 boards. Even JaVale McGee had 7 points and 7 blocks, but Nick Young, Hilton Armstrong, Cartier Martin and Trevor Booker brought nothing to the court tonight. The combined numbers for those four players; 0 points on 0-for-5 shooting, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls. Yuck. Those numbers are uglier than John Wall's Reebok shoes.Once Arenas returns, for however long that might be, the Wiz will have a solid starting five with Kirk Hinrich and Yi coming off the pine, but with no bench a playoff chase seems like a pipe dream.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
two little girls, pt 2
I woke up cold yesterday thinking of her so I spent several hours researching options and phoning in favors. The kids are on the floor, it's cold. But this close to Christmas the rooms at the inns are already so full. No one's fault really, there are hundreds of little girls just like her already holding tight to the little some of us can provide. But after a couple of hours of scheming and negotiations I struck pay dirt, a room that can hold all of them in a program two towns over. A room they can move into tomorrow.
Unable to reach the family until we open the site back up in the evening I accept this program on their behalf, knowing all the while that it's their decision and all I can do is present them the option and let them decide. But feeling victorious, we tackle how to get them there at the appointed time if the answer is yes. So we arrange for the ride still knowing all the while it's not up to us.
I am waiting for them when they walk in the door. The kids aren't doing so well today, the cold is wearing them down, one is crying, M's friend is half asleep and her nose is running. Mom looks so tired. I might have been grinning when I saw them but if you ask me about it later I'll lie and tell you I was simply doing my job.
We sit down together at a table and I carefully share the news prefaced with the understanding that they are in no way obligated to accept and with apologies for not being able to include them in the process. They listened quietly, mom starting to cry. I shared all that I knew: a well reputed program, a private room, they can all stay together, it's free and they can stay up to three months, it's out of the cold, it's for families and it's better than here. I told them I'd let them discuss it as a family and I stand up to give them some space but the mom blurts out we'll take it, and the dad nods his head. Yes. But celebrations are mixed since the kids are sick. I watched M's friend have a meltdown, her little body exhausted from endless bus rides and drafty cold rooms, long walks in the cold and a lack of nutritious food. Her mom gently laid her down on her mat with a blanket folded up to make a pillow, the noise and the lights unwavering still. She looked so much like M in that moment, three year old girls are the same everwhere I suppose.
So today is a good day and a scary day, this family who will be placing their faith in strangers who will drop them off at a strange place with people they do not know. And these people will welcome them in and give them food and blankets and clothes and toys and they will work with them to find jobs and increase their income, to get the older daughter in school and to allow them some time to heal. And if the stars align it will stick and it will be the edge they need and they'll move from there into their own home and they'll never see the inside of one of these places again, but that's sometimes the stuff of fairy tales and we won't know till we know. But for now there's a happy ending, and we'll take what we can.
63 comments:
- Annie said...
I have a three year old daughter, today she is also sick - I can't imagine what that family is going through. I thank God that I can take her to her doctor's appointment and can return to our home, safe. I thank Him for you, and for others like you that have helped this little girl.
We've had a shake up in our health insurance plan - it is a negative change and it has upset me for a few days - reading your story yesterday, and this one today has really given me the perspective I needed. Thank you, again. - 8:03 AM
- Hetha said...
This made me smile through tears jen. I also thank God for you and your ability to be so good at what you are doing, which is the most noble work any of us could ever do.
- Arwen said...
You rock.
- Julie Pippert said...
Jen, thank you. Thank you for caring for them, thank you for understanding we care about them, and thank you for updating.
I am choked up, literally, with a tangle of different emotions. But I will say only the thing about hope and how much of it I have for them.
Using My Words - 8:45 AM
- Momish said...
What a remarkable story, and I do hope it ends like a fairytale for them. It breaks my heart. And yet, knowing you and so many others are there is somehow comforting to me. I feel selfish and petty around this time of year because it pains me to think about others out there in this type of situation. So I don't.
Thanks for the eye opening push, friend. - 8:48 AM
- Emily said...
I am hatching a post on this, but I wanted to share it with you:
I have been ungrateful for all I have. Lately, though, I try to remind myself that, no matter how much this or that annoys me, I am lucky because my children have warm beds at night. That's just the mantra I keep repeating to make myself less of an ungrateful brat.
I will carry this little girl's story with me. Thank you for sharing it. - 9:10 AM
- liv said...
jen, lovey, you're a good woman. i mean that in a meaty, substantial way: your goodness inspires me, sister.
- meno said...
Thank you for doing this for them. You are awesome. Maybe you could let us know how they are doing if you should find out in the future.
- kristen said...
you. you.
feel that hug? it's from me. xo - 10:51 AM
- PeterAtLarge said...
Here's one more you had weeping with your story. Is there somewhere I can send a little money to help those you help? I have my own outlets, of course, but would love to stretch that little bit further to help these little girls. Please let me know, if you can find the time.
- Mad Hatter said...
Keep talking, Jen. Keep writing. I hang on these words.
- Mayberry said...
Thank you so much for continuing to share this story, and the others. You've really done so much to open a great many eyes.
- Blog Antagonist said...
Sometimes...I can almost believe there is a God. And then I start thinking...then why did he let them become homeless in the first place???
Whatever. I know I can believe in people like you. - 11:26 AM
- Blog Antagonist said...
Sometimes...I can almost believe there is a God. And then I start thinking...then why did he let them become homeless in the first place???
Whatever. I know I can believe in people like you. - 11:26 AM
- RLGelber said...
You are a good soul!
Well done.
Andrea - 11:30 AM
- Amy Barry said...
Please keep us posted. I hope this works out for them for the long term. When I hear success stories like this (and it is a success story, at least for chapter 1) I think you must have such a rewarding job. But I am sure for every story like this, there are 10 others that do not end (or start) so well. And I even have trouble call it a good start. Good in comparison to how much worse it could be for them. A small success compared to all of their many needs, and yet it must feel huge to them. I pray their path continues to open up before them and leads them to a better, more secure life.
Kudos to you for a job well done! If only all of us would continue working past the clock when it is important like this. And thanks for once again taking me out of my comfort zone. I feel that stick in my side again poking me, reminding me that we need to do more (on a personal level) to help people in situations like this.
I think my calling is to someday be a foster parent. Someday because I want my kids to be old enough to deal with sharing our home and family with a stranger who may stay but may go. I really need to start pursuing some education for myself on this front soon though. Maybe sooner would be better than later to start.
Oops - I'm rambling. You make my mind start spinning though. You make me want to stop being merely sympathetic and empathetic and start acting on those feelings. Keep up inspiring us all! And if you have suggestions for how we can get involved and help - I'm sure I am not the only one craving that information! - 11:36 AM
- Magpie said...
Good job - I hope it works out for them.
- painted maypole said...
thank you for telling us. and for all that you do.
i like to think of that mother, now with a room to close the door on, to soothe her children, to turn out the light and lie down next to them, rubbing their backs, soothing their colds and their souls, and dreaming of a new life, a new chance. - 11:54 AM
- Orangeblossoms said...
thank you....
thank you for all that you do.....
orangeblossoms - 12:32 PM
- bgirl said...
wow, you are a blessing to those you help and those of us that learn through your efforts.
sending you strength to you, so that you can continue to give on the level you do. - 1:25 PM
- bgirl said...
wow, you are a blessing to those you help and those of us that learn through your efforts.
sending you strength to you, so that you can continue to give on the level you do. - 1:25 PM
- Mrs. Chicky said...
This story made my heart ache. But I suppose that's a good thing. If more people were touched by stories like this maybe more would be done to help. You help so much. We all need to get involved now.
- Mrs. Chicky said...
Oops, I meant to add this...
But how? How do we help? - 1:30 PM
- Beck said...
I am SO GLAD to hear that they're someplace safe and warm and hopefully on the road to someplace better. I was too distraught after reading yesterday's post to even comment, and I'm so glad for a happier ending.
- Kyla said...
Sick babies. My heart.
You did good, jen. - 1:57 PM
- Cathy said...
You just gave me goosebumps.
I'm so glad you updated us. - 2:37 PM
- FENICLE said...
Wow, what a touching post. I had to go back and catch up on what I had missed. I'm so glad I clicked over here today. I needed that story! Thank you!!
- Joker The Lurcher said...
i've been trying so hard not to think of all the people in this situation and others just as bleak.
i'm still off work and not much better and the worry about the children was the worst of it. i'm so glad you are carrying on with what you do.
please take good care of your self. if you crumble all those people do too... - 3:36 PM
- Ally said...
I offer this prayer.
Dear God:
I'll never understand this world, where babes go hungry and have nothing but cold mats upon which to rest.
Even so, I thank you for Jen, and so many like her. People who jump out of bed in the morning, determined to help, willing the world to be a better, kinder, gentler place.
God, I ask you this favor: be with this mother, this father, these little girls. Bless the next three months of respite, shelter, and care. Grant to them jobs, health, warm meals, laughter, togetherness, safety, healing, and wholeness. Let them know that they are loved.
God, in your mercy,
Hear this prayer. - 4:41 PM
- Aliki2006 said...
I just read this and your previous post as well. This is awful--I wish something could be done right this instant to help those girls and all kids like them who are, in cities all over the world right now, going without.
Please let us know what happens. Thank god for people like you. - 5:11 PM
- Lawyer Mama said...
Thank god. Sweetie, I woke up at 4 am this morning and couldn't stop thinking about that family.
- Janet said...
Thank God.
- crazymumma said...
I just read the last two posts.
And I breathed a sigh of relief that they have a small respite.
Imagining us, in that situation, with our children? Inconceivable.
Knowing the injustice of a world that has anyone, let alone a child homeless, bedless. Is unbearable. - 7:02 PM
- cinnamon gurl said...
Good job, Jen. And thank you for sharing this part of their story with us.
- Karen said...
Jen - thank you for that, for letting us see what you did, what you do, what can be done. I'll be hoping this sticks for them.
- Christine said...
oh thank goodness!
thank goodness.
thank goodness for you.
Running on empty - 8:06 PM
- Pgoodness said...
you are awesome. thanks for updating us. 3 months of relative comfort must have been so overwhelming to them. thank you for helping them and for giving faces and stories to homelessness.
- Kellan said...
I love that you always come over to see me. I feel so privileged that you always come over to get me and bring me back here. I always think about you - I do - like I am drawn to you and yet I can't easily get to you - I hate it, but here I am and ... I am crying as I write.
I loved this sad story - I read the last two posts as well and it is a sad story. But I was so happy with the ending - the ending you made happen (or a beginning) for this poor family. I am relieved and I am so sad and angry. I am thankful that you were there for them and that your sweet little M was there to play with this tiny girl.
I truly love to read your stories and I am a huge fan of your writing, but I think I most drawn to the compassion and passion that comes through in your writing.
You have a gift and I think you are a gift - you are a gift to me. Thanks for coming to get me. I will be back and when I am gone for a while it is only because I have to come over the mountain to see you. Take care my friend. And continue to take care all those wandering and lost souls. See you soon. Kellan - 9:40 PM
- carrie said...
I'm rooting on the side of fairy tales in this case.
- Family Adventure said...
My friend, you make the world a much, much better place.
I have no words to express my appreciation.
Heidi - 1:41 AM
- cce said...
Yes, please, let this fairy tale end in happiness. And thanks again for reminding us all that we are lucky and fortunate and our woes are insignificant. I especially needed the reality check. I can really dig in to some self pity this time of year! You've snapped me out of it and I'm hoping that M's friend is better soon and happily on her way to a new home.
- cce said...
Yes, please, let this fairy tale end in happiness. And thanks again for reminding us all that we are lucky and fortunate and our woes are insignificant. I especially needed the reality check. I can really dig in to some self pity this time of year! You've snapped me out of it and I'm hoping that M's friend is better soon and happily on her way to a new home.
- Karen Forest said...
I'm in tears.....and so early in the morning too.
I wish I had so much more to give. - 6:51 AM
- Wayfarer Scientista said...
You are awesome, thank you for all that you do and for sharing it.
- Jennifer said...
More tears, for the knowledge that there are so many more out there. But a happy heart for this family, at least for now. This family has been so much on my mind and in my heart. You are making such a difference, Jen. I hope you take some time to feel really good about all you do.
- The Expatriate Chef said...
You are amazing. You make me want to be a better person, do more, be more in the world. Thank you for all you do.
- nengaku said...
I had a few homeless periods in my younger years and it was people like you who inspired me to not give up. When I was deciding on a career the gratitude I felt for people like you helped me to chose social work. I never regretted that decision.
And THANK YOU for all you do. - 5:17 PM
- Kelly said...
I've been weepy tonight, and this started the tears again. I can never get past my stupid disbelief that this is reality for some families, and how goddamn unfair it is.
But, a glimmer of hope amongst the difficulty, a star in a dark sky. I'm hoping and praying that this next step is the first step up and up and up. - 6:07 PM
- Amy Y said...
Oh thank you for sharing that happy ending... Or at least not making me cry again. ;) I hope it sticks...
- thailandchani said...
I'm really glad to know you were able to create an at least marginally good outcome for them. Knowing they will be warm and safe.. if only for 3 months.. is a positive thing.
- flutter said...
you inspire in ways I am certain you will never ever fully know, beautiful protector spirit.
- nomotherearth said...
Just read this story now. We are very very lucky there are people in the world like you. Thank you.
- blooming desertpea said...
Woohoo! Isn't this the greatest Christmas gift ever!
- TIV: the individual voice said...
That is so great you got them a room for three months. That's a good window of time to try to find work and more stability. You do such good work.
- Redneck Mommy said...
Thank God for people like you.
You really are an angel.
I miss you. - 1:41 PM
- KC said...
This is what this season should be all about. Actually, all year.
- mamatulip said...
I love you, Jen.
I truly do. - 10:43 AM
- Susanne said...
Thank you for telling this story. (Both sides of it.)
- Jenn said...
This morning, I was thinking I was annoyed with my furnace; it gets so hot upstairs in my bedroom.
My bedroom. Where I lay my head on a pillow each night. A roof, my roof, over my head.
I wish I could save them. All of them. - 7:09 AM
- ms chica said...
Thanks for posting a follow-up. Yes, children are far wiser than we are.
- mitzh said...
Wishing for more and more happy endings to come.
You are awesome, Jen. A true inspiration... - 12:20 PM
- Tis I. said...
"...her little body exhausted from endless bus rides and drafty cold rooms, long walks in the cold and a lack of nutritious food."
I THANK GOD for You, Jen. That you would even realize this.
I thank God for you. - 8:32 PM


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