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Abstract: Streaming audio became available on the Web in 1995, but with the development of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)[1], the technology has reached a new level of maturity. SMIL is based on the XML standard, and allows audio, video, images, and text to be integrated. The implications for Web based pedagogy are tremendous. We now have the opportunity to do training on the desktop in a feature-rich open environment. We will give a basic background in streaming media technology, discuss the standards, the current state of the art, our experience with RealNetworks [2], how to take advantage of it in an intranet environment, and touch on future developments, including the integration of testing engines.
In the online world of 1999, what you can do is both
empowered and constrained by the technology. A good understanding
of the limits of the viewing software, end user hardware, and
intervening network allows the instructional designer to make
the best possible use of what is available - to push the limits
while balancing speed and usability. We are now entering a new
world where those limits are being pushed back rapidly, and anything
is possible. It is still very important to understand the limits,
for now, but it is equally important to break down our preconceived
notions of what is possible. For a moment, imagine anything is
The new SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) standard allows multimedia content, including text, pictures, sound, and video to be synchronized for a coherent learning experience. Control of all these media is contained in a simple text file (although the format is quite complex). Tools to simplify creation and editing are rapidly being developed. SMIL can greatly reduce the bandwidth required while delivering an experience similar to watching a fully interactive television channel.
Streaming media is defined as network based data,
which can be presented to the user before the whole data file
has finished transferring. If you see a picture begin to appear
on your screen before the transfer completes (e.g., a PNG or some
JPG files), or hear an audio file start playing as soon as you
click it (e.g., a RealAudio file), that is an example of streaming
The primary advantage of streaming is that large
audio and video files can be played as they arrive on the computer
rather than having to wait for the file transfer to complete.
For training in particular, this means that the user interface
is much more responsive.
Data can be streamed in a variety of ways:
Pre recorded / on-demand | Real-time / on-demand - pulled | Real-time / live - pushed | |
Web server | |||
RealMedia server |
If served via the web server, when a user clicks on a web link
to a RealAudio sound file, the data is delivered over the web's
HTTP protocol. One kind of data can be presented. If served
via the RealMedia server, the data is delivered back to the web
browser via a streaming protocol like RTSP (Real Time Streaming
Protocol) or UDP. Pre-recorded content could include online training
materials, and real time content could include classes and meetings.
SMIL is important for several reasons. First, it integrates various
kinds of media. Second, it is an open standard that can be leveraged
across all platforms. Finally, it is derived from the W3C Extensible
Markup Language (XML)[3] standard; this is important because anything
can be defined in XML, and it can be extended on the fly simply
by defining new tags.
A SMIL player can act like any other Web browser plug-in, and
display SMIL content over an HTTP connection. However, it can
also subscribe to a host group and view an IP multicast, or negotiate
the control connection and open a unicast RTSP connection to stream
the data.
The TCP/IP protocol upon which the Internet is based is reliable
over a wide variety of physical networks because the packets can
be retransmitted by TCP, the Transmission Control Protocol. [4]
When delivering streaming data over a high bandwidth corporate
or university campus network, however, the high reliability of
TCP is not required, and retransmissions can slow down performance
and take up too much network bandwidth. RTSP is designed to degrade
gracefully even if a few packets get lost, and therefore delivers
the data faster with lower overhead. Early papers on Real-Time
Video concluded that the Web was not suitable for high bandwidth
media, because of the inherent delays. [5] The new protocols help
deal with these problems.
With IP multicast, a streaming server can send a broadcast message
across the network, allowing multiple computers to receive it.
The new protocols can allow some packets to expire without retransmission,
and new routers can allow the data to go across the network to
multiple destinations with only one destination address, the multicast
host group address, in the header.
If you want to take advantage of these capabilities, first decide
on your needs, then take the time to understand the options. You
can then talk with your networking group for help in configuring
routers, or to help you decide what technology best suits your
Just as web based training (WBT) has some important
gains over traditional classroom training, the use of SMIL allows
the Instructional Designer (ISD) to take the training experience
one step further. SMIL builds on the existing base of XML standards,
tools and experience. It allows for very easy indexing and editing
because the control files are all plain text with tags, similar
to HTML. It can be used inline within an HTML page, and allows
simple extensibility for other applications (such as testing engines)
within a well-defined framework. Open standards tend to be simple
and durable.
Poorly designed WBT can be a waste of time and money
as well as an ineffectual tool for training. Many of the streaming
videos foisted upon unsuspecting viewers as WBT show a video of
a slide presentation with an audio narration, or even worse a
subject matter expert as a "talking head" giving a lecture.
To take advantage of SMIL, build a presentation including the
audio track of the lecture combined with streaming text of the
speaker's notes, streaming JPEGs of any presentation slides, and
perhaps short video segments of any animated processes required
to illustrate the topic. Besides being more informative and imminently
more useful to the end-user, the performance gains of the SMIL
presentation over the pure video are tremendous. The network
bandwidth required for audio playback audio with text and JPEGs
can be less than half that of a single video stream. Due to the
fact that the JPEGs will take up less bandwidth than the video,
the quality of the JPEGs can be much higher and small details
on the presentation slides, like text, will actually be readable
by the end-user. The audio and text tracks could be localized
and presented to the user in the language of their choice without
having to re-author the entire presentation in a single monolithic
chunk. SMIL gives you the ability to split these data types into
separately maintained files and maintain full control over how
and when they are displayed to the user. One of SMIL's strongest
abilities is controlling when something happens on-screen. The
content author can precisely control all events, effects and transitions.
Applications that support open standards tend to
be available at low or no cost for academic uses. Many of the
instructional design tools available today use proprietary code
and custom designed Java plug-ins to display the coursework.
Some software companies charge far too much for their WBT solutions
and may have simply repackaged their custom computer-based training
software engines into a complicated browser plug-in. Using this
type of approach to WBT can lead to a variety of problems. Trying
to deploy the specialized plug-ins to your client base and dealing
with unforeseen incompatibilities caused by these plug-ins can
quickly become a maintenance nightmare. Better to rely upon a
solution based on open standards where the browser plug-ins are
freely available and tested by the Internet at large.
There are still some issues to be resolved with SMIL.
Drag-and-drop tools to automatically generate SMIL code are still
in their first-generation or in beta testing. Complex SMIL presentations
still require hand-coding or at the very least, some hand tweaking
to perfect and debug. At the time this paper was authored, writing
SMIL presentations complex enough to be called WBT requires knowledge
and experience beyond the capabilities of the typical instructional-designer.
For now, the use of an experienced web site programmer or a staff
member who can be dedicated to learning the technical aspects
of SMIL is recommended.
From an authoring standpoint, the emerging collaboration
and streaming technologies in Microsoft Office 2000 appear to
be simple to use and well integrated into the traditional Office
suite of tools. It remains to be seen if the Microsoft products
continue to have the server scalability and quality issues which
plagued earlier streaming technology releases.
When choosing a streaming technology for WBT many
factors must be weighed and evaluated. There are a variety of
technical factors such as existing network infrastructure between
you and your audience, server platform and availability, and client
software maintenance. These will be discussed in "The Real Nitty-Gritty"
section below. Other factors, which can sometimes be more important
to overcome than the technical issues, include personal experience
and comfort level with the technology, institutional politics,
and any existing corporate relationships. First and foremost,
you need to be comfortable and familiar with the technology you
implement. If your instructional designers are all familiar with
a specific tool set and very comfortable with the processes and
procedures surrounding your existing traditional or CBT training
methods, there will probably be a substantial resistance to change.
Overcoming any internal training paradigm "inertia"
will definitely be an obstacle. Often, training the trainers
is the hardest job of all. Convincing the management that a new
method of training is needed and it may cost them some money to
overcome the technical issues can sometimes be an insurmountable
hurdle. Presenting the idea to management requires careful analysis
of the actual costs involved. Another potential issue when choosing
a streaming technology within an organization can be factoring
in any pre-existing corporate relationships. If your organization
has, for example, a strong relationship with Apple Computers,
then trying to justify a WBT solution utilizing SMIL instead of
QuickTime for streaming media may require good analysis and strong
From your storyboard, build a timeline and organize
the presentation of your learning materials. Plan the layout
of the learning materials and the navigational items. Decide
when a particular item needs to be displayed. This will help you
determine load orders of your media assets and help identify any
constraints imposed on your load order by your target bandwidth.
With SMIL different items within your presentation can be specified
to load serially or in parallel. It's usually a good idea to
make sure that your navigation buttons and other graphics and
text load before the user gets to view the video animation on
the first page of your presentation.
After the layout and storyboard have been finalized,
the next two steps for building your presentation are the design
of the interface and the content design of the learning materials.
These steps frequently happen in parallel. While one group of
graphics artists work on the backgrounds, buttons, graphics and
other window dressing, the instructional designers work with the
media production staff to plan and create the learning materials.
When designing the interface for SMIL presentations, one must
consider how the presentation will be displayed. SMIL can be
embedded into a web page or displayed stand-alone in the RealPlayer®.
The choice can be simple depending on the level of integration
desired, use of any courseware testing engines, and finally personal
preference. Either way, standard web design rules definitely
apply. To be effective, the interface must be clean and uncluttered.
The design should encourage the user to explore while intuitively
leading them safely through the learning materials in the appropriate
order to effectively teach them what they need to know. The design
must support the learning materials. Layout of the presentation
should lead the user to focus on the learning materials. With
time-based control over all display elements, SMIL provides the
ultimate in design flexibility.
As with any web based design project, the module must be designed
with the lowest common denominator client system in mind. If
your audience is within your organization's intranet and there
are hardware and software standards in place to assure that all
of your users have at least a certain minimum configuration then
it is relatively simple to plan your WBT module to fit within
those requirements. Typically, a SMIL presentation should be designed
to fit within a 640x480 VGA screen. Remember that the actual
usable space within a browser is smaller than the full screen
resolution. For a 640x480 VGA display with the web browser window
maximized, with default menu settings, the usable screen real
estate is approximately 600x300 pixels. When adding a 320x240-pixel
video, not much room is left vertically for titles and text.
While the graphics artists are busy with the interface, the source
materials for the video, audio, and other media clips must be
recorded and encoded. Plan and conduct source material recording
sessions. Once the project storyboard and layout are finalized,
it's time to build the actual "meat" of the presentation.
Successfully planning and producing the actual presentation material
is simple if you, the designer, have control over the material
being presented. More often than not, the audio and video have
to be recorded onto cassette or videotape and then digitized and
encoded for use on the web.
When dealing with video as a streamed medium, many factors influence
the final stream quality and playback rates. The well-known rule
of "Garbage in, garbage out." applies to streaming
video. The higher the quality of the recording used as source
material, the smaller and faster the streaming video file will
be. The differences in signal-to-noise ratios and overall resolution
between VHS, S-VHS, 8mm, High-8, Mini-DV, BetaCam-SC, and DV-PRO
video formats (these are listed in increasing degree of quality)
directly influence the playback frame rate and encoded file size
of the streaming video file. The better the format you can afford
to record in, the cleaner and better your video will stream to
your clients.
For important high-bandwidth content, the use of a professional
video production staff equipped with proper lighting and recording
equipment will always yield a higher quality recording than a
consumer-quality video camera. This by no means should be interpreted
to mean that low cost, consumer-quality equipment is incapable
of producing satisfactory results. However, to provide Internet-based
video streams larger than a postage stamp at acceptable quality
when network bandwidth is at a minimum, starting with premium
quality video recordings is essential. The objective here is to
plan the multimedia source materials appropriately taking into
consideration the time, resources, and funding required to realistically
achieve your design goals.
After the actual content files have been created, the SMIL presentation
files need to be created. This is quite similar to creating HTML
pages, except SMIL is time sensitive and requires specific timing
for each event and transition, and the files need to live on the
streaming server, not the web server. For instructions on how
to code SMIL files, the SMIL technical documentation can be found
at the World Wide Web Consortium Architecture for Synchronized
Multimedia [1]. Technological Issues
The topics covered within this section will address issues surrounding
manufacture of streaming media for intranet use where high-bandwidth
network connections are available. Although SMIL presentations
can be adapted to incorporate different sized videos for either
high or low bandwidth use, that is outside the scope of this paper.
Once the instructional designer has obtained the source materials
for the videos, they need to be digitized. The format into which
the video is digitized will affect the final encoded output. Always
digitize video uncompressed at 30 frames per second and in Stereo
at 16-bit 44-KHz sampling rates. Let the streaming format encoder
software have the best quality input so it has the all of the
data it needs to provide the highest-quality output. The more
data the encoder has to work with, the fewer assumptions the compression
routines need to make. This will result in smoother, cleaner,
and smaller encoded video output.
Digital editing of video and audio sources before encoding is
usually required. Certain optimizations such as video cropping
and audio normalization can be made to provide optimal output
upon playback. Applications for video and audio editing include
Adobe Premiere® and Sonic Foundry's SoundForge®.
Audio and video can be encoded into the RealNetworks® RealMedia®
format using a variety of third party applications. The easiest
encoder to use is the RealProducer® Plus G2 from RealNetworks.
It has many different stream options. The RealMedia G2 SureStream
format option allows multiple streams at different bandwidths
to be encoded into the same file. This allows the RealPlayer®
and RealServer® to better negotiate how much data to send
the player based on network performance. For example, a video
may be encoded for 28.8K modem, 56K modem, 64K Single ISDN, 128K
Dual ISDN, 220K xDSL and Cable Modem, and 150K Corporate LAN data
rates all within a single file. Depending on the available network
bandwidth, the player will switch between these different encoded
formats dynamically as the user watches the video. This feature
provides much better playback than older streaming technologies,
which only adapt to changing network conditions by dropping frames
or "fuzzing-out" the video into large indistinguishable
blocks. Depending on the resolution and frame rate of your video
source files it may not make sense to encode at the higher bandwidth
settings, such as 220K and 150K, and at the low bandwidth settings,
28.8K, 56K, and single ISDN in the same file. The lower settings
may not have enough available bandwidth to stream the file.
Streamed animations can be produced using Macromedia's Flash®
technology. Flash is in widespread use for non-streamed web based
animations. The same animations can be included into your SMIL
presentation after a simple encoding procedure into the RealFlash
format. Now the use for Flash animations is no longer limited
to the realm of the static web page and can be unleashed into
the dynamic environment of a SMIL presentation. The RealNetworks
site has some good examples of RealFlash SMIL presentations.
Bandwidth between you and your target audience is the limiting
factor on SMIL design. Designing SMIL presentations includes tradeoffs
for each data stream sent to the player. The designer must balance
data stream buffering times versus compression and the number
of streams being loaded simultaneously. These calculations are
also affected by the resolution of the data to be streamed. Resizing
a video originally intended to stream at 320x240 pixels down to
160x120 will reduce your bandwidth requirements by a factor of
four (assuming constant compression rates). The RealNetworks SMIL
kit has exhaustive information on this topic.
As the streaming media files are created, they need to be stored
on a separate server running the RealNetworks RealServer®
G2 server software. The content creator will need to place the
files in a subdirectory off the mount point for the server, and
will need the address and port number of the server, as well as
whether the Ramgen file system, for sending temporary small files,
is in use. The files can then be linked to from any web page.
Links can be of the format http://server/ramgen/MountPoint/virtual_directory/filename,
and once within SMIL, individual components can be specified in
a very similar format, rtsp://server/MountPoint/virtual_directory/filename.
Hardware requirements vary widely depending on your application.
Four sets of hardware requirements are involved: network infrastructure,
web server, stream server, and client browser/player. The web
server requirements and configuration are outside the scope of
this document. Many of the issues discussed here are particularly
important to corporate implementers who have controlled environments
into which they wish to introduce streaming technologies. The
only successful way to implement streaming media in a corporate
environment is to work with the network and computer infrastructure
organizations within your company to understand and proactively
adapt to the additional requirements imposed by the technology.
Network infrastructure: Both Internet and intranet bandwidth demands
should not be underestimated. Careful analysis of current network
loads and capacities can help determine how much streaming traffic
can be handled before network upgrades are required to provide
adequate quality of service to all users. Network upgrades are
expensive and time consuming. Always consult with your network
operations staff before implementing any streaming technologies
on a widespread basis across your network.
Client browser/player: The RealNetworks RealPlayer G2 will currently
run on any PC-compatibles running Windows 95, 98, NT4.0, and Power
Macintosh. Performance will vary depending on CPU speed and available
memory. For fast, responsive control and playback, we recommend
a minimum of a 166-Mhz Pentium with 32Mb of RAM Slower machines
will provide sub-optimal playback. PCs also need to be MPC-2 compliant
and have appropriate sound-cards, drivers, and headphones or speakers
installed. For corporate intranet sites, overcoming the current
installed base of non multi-media equipped PCs can be a significant
Stream server: The RealNetworks RealServer G2 products run on
a variety of UNIX platforms as well as Microsoft NT. Hardware
requirements vary depending on expected number of users. Consult
the RealNetworks website for details.
· Digital Renaissance TAG Author® 2.0
· Veon Interactive V-Active® for RealSystem G2
· Adobe Premiere®
Most currently available web based testing software requires custom
format files, special software, and is not standards-based. New
products such as TopClass [7] use plain text and HTML, and are
much better suited to integration within a SMIL framework. Testing
is the next step.
The evolution of the tools currently available will no doubt give
rise to a suite of powerful and easy-to-use tools for creating
SMIL presentations. Ongoing development of SMIL with ratification
via W3 will assure interoperability.
Better integration and tools will allow the potential we see to
be realized. Right now, streaming media is at the level of maturity
the web was in 1994. The standards are there, and the tools are
coming. You can go out and use the technology now. Let us know
what you do with it!
The Real Nitty-Gritty
Building a WBT module using SMIL follows the same
process as building traditional WBT with a few specialized requirements.
The first phase of any project is the conceptual brainstorming
and storyboarding. This is best done on paper for speed and easy
reference. The first step is to define the objective of the WBT
module. Decide what information is to be conveyed to the viewer
and be specific. Define the project scope, setting definite boundaries
encompassing just enough detail to properly cover your objectives.
Keep the focus tight and stick to your stated objectives. Next,
set requirements for the user experience, thinking about not just
what the user will be learning, but how you want them to learn.
The idea is to lead them through your learning materials in an
organized and straightforward manner. This will help you design
the navigational methods used within the WBT module. Try to design
the framework first. Don't worry about the graphics yet, work
on the layout first. Designing a common look-and-feel that can
be reused across modules will help reduce development time on
subsequent projects and lend a consistency to your training.
Consistent look-and-feel across WBT modules gives the viewer
a higher comfort level knowing that even though the subject matter
may be new, the process of learning throughout your modules is
Interface Design
Learning Materials Content Design
Building the RealText, RealPix, and SMIL files
Encoding content to RealNetworks formats
Uploading files to stream server
Hardware requirements
SMIL Authoring · RealNetworks RealProducer® Pro G2
Audio/Video Editing · Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge® 4.5
Streaming Media Encoding · RealNetworks RealProducer® Plus G2
Future Directions
[1] W3C Recommendation: Synchronized Multimedia Integration
Language (SMIL) at http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/
[2] RealNetworks HTML+TIME at http://www.real.com/
[3] W3C Recommendation: Extensible Markup Language
(XML) at http://www.w3.org/XML/
[4] Comer, Douglas E. The Internet Book: Everything
You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the
Internet Works. Prentice Hall, August 1997
[5] "Real-Time Video and Audio in the World
Wide Web" by Chen, Tan, Campbell, and Li. Proceedings of
the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference, December 1995.
[6] RealServer Administration Guide at http://service.real.com/help/library/servers.html
[7] WBT Systems TopClass Overview at http://www.wbtsystems.com/


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The guys have finished up another album and the AOL Music blog dropped the sneak peak of the single, "She's So Mean", that comes out tomorrow on their website. If you loved them before, you'll love this. It's amazing and it sounds like what we've always loved from Matchbox Twenty. Years later? They still have it.
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Now it looks like Paris is on the cusp of getting engaged, to nightclub owner Cy Waits. Hilton recently revealed in an interview with Ryan Seacrest that she's certain Waits will pop the question, and on Friday she and Waits visited luxury jewelry store, "Jacob & Co." One source says, "They shopped for engagement rings…they were really cute together. Paris was making comments about the rings and joking that her ring has to be at least 24 carats."
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I was directed here by a fellow poster on the Buddhism reddit, and it seems like a neat place so I figured I'd introduce myself. I've considered myself a Buddhist since roughly 2005, and although I have no specific affiliation to any organisation -- though I did attend a FWBO (now Triratna) centre for some time -- I find that the Kagyu teachings strike a particular chord with me. I like to read broadly, and have found a good number of Buddhist authors that I particularly like; to give just a couple of examples, although they're quite different, I appreciate the writings of both Chogyam Trungpa and Brad Warner.
I have not done much practice for a while, but I want to change that as part of a plan to make improvements to my life this year; however, I'm not sure what might be the best way to start. I understand that study is only going to get me so far by itself.
Outside of Buddhism, I have a pretty wide range of interests. I love art and music, and create both, usually using software. I also really enjoy video games. Both of these inspire reflection -- the idea of making images of something that doesn't really exist, or exploring an imagined world -- and so I get more out of them than entertainment or a little bit of self-expression. I'm interested in tai chi and iaido but again haven't practiced either in some time.
That's just a quick summary, anyway. I'm not sure what else to say!
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Julain Molnar of Prince Edward Island is crafting small-batch local vegan cheese in flavors such as chèvre, gouda, and feta.
Vegan cheese brand Fresh Start Fauxmage recently launched in local stores on Prince Edward Island in Canada. The new cheese brand—made with almonds, cashews, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and seasonings—comes in several unique flavors including Smoked Gouda, Baked Almond Feta, and Xtra Creamy Chèvre. Founder Julain Molnar created the line because she could not find vegan cheeses that were not heavily processed at her local markets. Molnar recently participated in the Food Xcel program, a competition that helps food entrepreneurs bring their concepts to market. Molnar's cheese is currently sold at three stores including Riverview Country Market where store operator Trisha Viaene says the line is "flying off the shelves." Stateside, artisanal vegan cheese companies continue to grow as evidenced by a recent $6 million investment raised by California-based company Miyoko's Kitchen.
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Here's my list of great Valentines Day Songs, Part One
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Written by one of the true innovators of new music and British pop, New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" has to be one of the best Valentines Day songs you could possibly select out of your old pile of 80s records. So, instead of doing that grab one of those file sharing programs and turn this one up on February 14th, especially if you find yourself in a similar sticky situation. By "sticky situation" I mean the whole love triangle bit, let's try and focus here!
"Stay awhile longer sweet tongue of fur and feather
There is a white breast
Waiting for you here…
Between the superheroes – and the electric blanket is warm
I could be sweet
I could be young, and fresh
If I weren't so old and used
and wet and wet, I am wet"
I am so proud to have met Miss Englishman at Future Bakery in Toronto. She rocks. I can't wait for the next Esthero album. Her lyrics are so bold and sound great combined with just awesome downbeat tracks. You know, she's just good at everything she does.
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This is really the only song that I can name that is by Coldplay. I think they sound an awful lot like Radiohead. But I fell in love with someone during a time when this song was on the radio a lot and it sort of reminds me of that and some songs just have that right sound or those right words that you are drawn to it because it speaks to you about a certain moment or it touches some other aspect of your being. Whatever the case, I think this is a great song, nice stripped down accoustic with wicked Thom-Yorke-ish vocals.
(from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Robert Smith's brand of gloom pop has survived more than two decades. It was horribly difficult to force myself to choose only a single song by The Cure for this list, as they are absolutely one of my all-time favorite bands. In the end, Just Like Heaven seemed to be a fair choice. Howver, I could recommend several that would work well on Valentines Day. [Boy's Don't Cry, Lovesong, Friday I'm In Love, and others]. However, I think that lyrically "Just Like Heaven" is superior to many of the other songs. It's also the perfect blend of passionate yearning played against brillinat piano and guitar work, totally trademark Robert Smith.
(From Lovers Rock)
Sade's vocals are so soothing in this song that you'd have to spend 100 hours relaxing in the hot tub to even come close. The lyrics and melody are simple yet brilliant. This song can come with me on any Valentines picnic. Plus the chicks dig Sade, really, they do.
(from Pablo Honey)
Oddly enough, this breakthrough song by Radiohead reminds me of an old flame who wanted the world to know that Radiohead was her favorite band and they were taking no prisoners. I said, "Yeah, sure, that's alright" in my best British accent and we rode off in her old grey camaro. Good times, good times. Cheesy story, yes, but that's what Valentines Day is all about. Holy s*** I am really getting old. Back then STP was young too, kids.
(from KICK, 1987)
I was typing up the last song choice and all of a sudden I said to myself "Oh YES! That brilliant one by INXS!' Even my late grandmother liked this song. How do I know this? Well, we sometimed used to watch Days of Our Lives together [a habit which I have given up, but one that lasted many years] and the characters Jennifer Horton [That right, Melissa Reeves, not that other one] and her boyfriend at the time Emilio something or other were both dancers on that show and they practised this skit to Need You Tonight by INXS over and over which I thought was pretty cool. INXS on some soap opera. How about that…. "So, slide over here and give me a moment, I've got to let you know, you're one of my kind…"
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Pale Blue Eyes
(from the Velvet Undergroud – Box Set)
Yes, a Valentines Day song about adultery. It never really comes to mind when I think of the song anyway. Lou Reed is briliant. Nuff said.
SINEAD O'CONNOR – This is NOT a Rebel Song
(from Gospel Oak)
This is my political choice for the list. Sinead would probably like that about it. I didn't pick Nothing Compares 2 U either. I picked this because it is a beautiful love song, although not a happy one. It should remind us too about the state that things are in… for some reason I was complled to choose this song in light of an uncertain political climate to serve as some sort of reminder to myself… odd but a good choice if you listen to the song. Don't play this song during your big night out though, kids.
THE CLASH – Lovers Rock
The Clash may very well be the greatest band that ever walked the face of this Earth. So, here's a love song by The Clash that was on this list before the list even had a theme, get it? Yeah, they rock THAT much. This one is slow and you couples can dance to it yet it doesn't suck and it wasn't written by a bunch of sell-outs., How many punk bands these days can say they wrote a good love song?


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I am the second party involved with this project. As my partner stated, we are in need of " opions". We are well aware of what to look out for, and respect your smiles and snickers towards us. The issue of money seems to have come up a few times. I personally am well aware of what quality costs. Yes, we are trying to achive great performance, And we are attempting to controll a budget. The questions were asked, but there has been more neggativity, and frowns at are project then actuall help. I am 23 years old, highly educated, but not in this field of work. If my assumptions are correct, Those that have replied are most lickely much older and wiser. But I should also assume that I (we) would recive support and kuddos for even attempting this feat. So thank you kindly for your critique. You know who you are. Back to the subject matter. Besides Keith Black.030 pistons flat tops, eagle 5.7 rods, reground crank, proline bearings, hyd camshaft, timing chain cloyes, h.v. oil pump, new oil pan, and new heads. What else can we do other than a rev limiter, to keep this motor intact? I want an honest 500hp on the motor. That is the goal. It can be done. I can give two ****s about money or time. I'm asking for knowledge, thats all. Not what its gonna cost, or that maybe we are over our heads. Im am attempting to put this in a 88 rs camaro. 3025lbs of car. even with 400hp, the power to weight distrabution should put us around the mid 12s. Thank you for your time. If you dont have an answer. Just tell us you dont know. be honest with yourself. |
Be careful with the KB pistons and make sure you get the ring gap right......eagle H beam or I beam rods?...........proline bearings?............probably don't need an HV pump..........have you thought about solid cams, instead of hyd.?
If you want 400 HP go with the normal stuff for SBC performance it is easily achivable with 406 cubes. If you try to streatch to 500HP you might want to consider a new block that is designed for it that is all I was trying to tell you, sorry for the confusion.
IMO a SBC 400 casting is not a good platform for a 500HP motor + a 250 shot Maybe a huge maybe if it had splayed billit caps and the block mag'd perfect and it was filled. I would either look into what you want a little more or wait and spring for a Dart or Bowtie block. 400 to 450 HP very easy with a 406 and a small budget |
ok, well i like i said before, i know a guy who would trade blocks already built for the power, and all that. but i wondering if it would be a good trade or not??? is the block i have worth anything, like rarer or anything??
Because the 400 block was built for 10 years they are becoming harder to find for sure.
For that kind of power to live you need beef in the block, try a stock BBC if you want to save some cash. Like everyone else has told you for that kind of power to live in a 400SBC you need to fill the block or go aftermarket.
What has been done to the other block and what are its numbers? have you had any of these checked by a machine shop? It could be cracked and he knows it that's why he wants to trade a slightly built block for a fresh start? look for core shift on both also
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Im not gonna put that big of shot on it. Maybe 75 shot at launch and 125 in second. i like the hyd roller. |
I think your cam is a hyd/flat not a roller
500 should live ok it's that shot that bothers me because you are on the ragged edge at 500.The casting is just to thin It may work for a while but you could probably pick up close to 40 hp with a dart block alone because of better wall stiffness.You said money wasn't an issue so go dart, no eagles buy some olivers or carrilo's for a few bucks more and she will live a nice long time.The simple truth is comparing eagles to oliver etc. is like saying Walmart tools are as good as snap on because they look the same.It just ain't so again this is just my opinion but I would rather see you spend a little more now and enjoy your ride as save a little now and pay later.
pushin that kind of power in that car calls for a serious drivetrain. a built 700r4 isnt a bad trans but i dont care what anyone says a glide is the way to go with a bad *** drive shaft and then the rear end. them camaro rear ends were made for that suffocated 305 they had in them. youll need some serious rubber too with those horses and the nos on top of it.
im building a 383 with eagle forged rotating assembly and a comp cams xtreme energy camshaft with dart cast iron 2.02 valve 64cc heads hydralic roller cam. edelbrock airgap intake. 2000-2200 stahl and a 3.73 gear with some wide rubbers behind me. thats going in a pickup...a big 62 chevy longbed....or maybe a nove or early chevelle if i find one fore a decent price. im looking at around 7-8 grand for a motor trans and rearend just for a street car. now thats just a skeleton idea of a motor and stuff i thought up with some help on here of course and other sources. took me 4 months of reading and about 5 million questions to everyone i talked to about stroker motors on the street to come up with this...the block is still sitting on a stand next to a 71 454 im tossing ideas around for. they are both untouched and taking up garage space. sounds like you got plans for a radical motor and a lot of fun...in my opinion go for it. if john forces daughter can race that radical *** car on tv why cant we build wild small blocks? |
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So I finally got my copy of ME2 for PS3 last week. I already played the game on my PC, so I knew what to expect. Anyway, instead of playing as a soldier I'm playing as an infiltrator. And man, I am having a ton of fun. I never played any of the DLC on my PC so I'm also having fun with that. The Kasumi DLC was a lot of fun, and I like using her on my team. I also enjoyed the Overlord DLC.
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Yeah, that sounds like the primary reason why they decided to leave out the squadmates at all. Although for someone playing as a soldier, it's going to be so boring.
Please be courteous about info if you can, I won't be able to play the DLC until thursday at the earliest.
^^ I realize that image is composed for dramatic effect, but does anyone else think it's odd that it looks like they're heading for the galactic core? You'd think they'd be coming in at the outer rim...unless there's a lone relay around a star high above the galactic plane...that'd make more sense.
Kind of pointless for most of us, since the DLC will be out tomorrow, but here's the launch trailer for Arrival.
Interesting...though I get the odd feeling this won't be as engaging as LotSB. Not that it matters, I'm still going to get it.
Nor I as of yet. (I'm looking for the PC version though with some of the previous dlc I've had to wait til about 6pm GMT before it appeared)
As did I (I'm downloading it right now), sort of. I kind of had to find it in a roundabout way, though. Had to go to the Game Marketplace, then find Mass Effect 2 by title, then go to a list of all its DLC to find Arrival.


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November 19th, 2012, 08:40 PM | #81 |
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I have been watching here for some of the trucks. I have $13,000 cash to spend
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November 19th, 2012, 09:37 PM | #82 |
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I run rotella T-6 $24/gal at Walmart x 4 gallons-$96
Motorcraft FL1995 oil filter-$10 Fuel filter-$35 Oil change for my 7.3 after tax= $149 Diesel is around $.80 more/gallon Initial price to get into a modern diesel is much more than the gasser Injectors and pumps are expensive Everything in the drivetrain, suspension, and steering in a 3/4-1ton truck is going to be more expensive than a 1/2 ton (gas or diesel). Maybe I could save money switching to a big v8/10 but I like my diesel. FWIW if I was able to get away with it I'd go back to a half ton. Cheaper to maintain and similar mileage to the diesel. |
November 20th, 2012, 07:57 AM | #83 |
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November 20th, 2012, 08:00 AM | #84 | |
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I would have a hard time believing you could get 8k more out of my current diesel truck as you could the equivalent gasser......I mean, are 1k crew cabs with v-10's all over the place? |
November 20th, 2012, 08:35 AM | #85 | |
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My 2004.5 3500 SRW LB QC gets about 16-17 mixed city/hwy. The best I have ever gotten was just over 19 driving 100% freeway at about 65mph driving like a complete grandma just to see what I could get. But, put a 15,000 pound trailer behind it and I can still pull 11-12mpg if I am careful. |
November 20th, 2012, 08:40 AM | #86 | |
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The point remains, its not a very realistic expectation. Nor is it a vehicle that commonly exists. |
November 20th, 2012, 09:27 AM | #87 |
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I have a 1987 Ford Cargo 7000 that weighs in about 18k pounds empty. It has a Brazillion 6.6 that is a bit on the anemic side but the stupid thing gets 10-12 MPG. I think that's pretty good for a truck that size!
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November 20th, 2012, 11:43 AM | #88 |
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November 20th, 2012, 01:37 PM | #89 |
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i did not add the exra service cost into my math but i figured it would take 37 years to make up the difference at current fuel prices based on what my new 2012 2500 hemi and the cummins i also test drove achieved on my little test loop from the dealer, home, to work, then back to the dealer about 40 miles. with the extra service a diesel would probably never pay for itself unless it was towing 10k it whole life.
November 20th, 2012, 02:31 PM | #90 |
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i dont know what you all have been paying for diesel downstate, but up here its been 4.15 for over a month now. No wonder things like grocerys are so expensive. Regular gas as been fluctuating like normal, but diesel stays put. Bunch of bullshit. My 02 Dodge 2500 with 37" tires and 3.55 gears I average 16-20 usally(only rolls over 1200 r's at 60-65) but I still park it and drive my POS Jeep ZJ cause its cheaper to drive everyday even with it averaging 16.5 and alot more comfortable with leather seats since I dont do much towing anyways. The money(if any) that you save by driving a diesel truck everyday will be spent on maintance items that will cost more than a gasser, after owning my first diesel for over 6 months now, and 5-6 gasser trucks all the rest of the time ive been driving and I agree with kickstand. The bottom line is it costs more. My dodge loves to eat money and its everything BUT the engine thats giving me problems. Also I run Rotella and I wouldnt run anything else, cheap and good product, my step dad who drove truck also swore by it and he had a few trucks over a million miles and still rolling down the road today.
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November 20th, 2012, 08:27 PM | #91 |
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02 f350 7.3 chip and 4" exhuast and 37 AT. i drive 43 miles each way to work all free way. i can get 21 mph if i drive like grandma and never let it go over 2000rpm. i also cruise at 68ish mph.
normal driving 18mph freeway. around town and mix driving 16mph towed my brother xj to R&V and got 15mph towed my 12000 lbs bdmt and got 11mph |
November 20th, 2012, 09:19 PM | #92 | |
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I've also been running Rotella since the first oil change on the truck in 2004. |
November 20th, 2012, 09:58 PM | #93 |
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Diesel fuel is also taxed more than gasoline. If they leveled the excise taxes (either lowering the diesel tax or raising the gas tax) diesel vehicles would become more viable. And with larger scale production you'd probably see diesel vehicles become more price competitive against gas vehicles.
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November 21st, 2012, 03:43 PM | #95 |
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Whats better 6.0 or the 7.3 powerstroke? I have read some bad things about the 6.0. I like the cummins Engine and the Ford body and the Allison trans if I could buy that I would be all over it...LOL
November 21st, 2012, 04:12 PM | #96 |
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buy what you like. they al have issues and concerns. i dont have anything bad to say about my duramax. my cummins ate alot of wheel bearings and ball joints, snapped outut shaft. doesnt mean much since it was after market trans and motor.6.0 fords eat head gaskets, head studs, injectors, and their trannies are also weak. seen 2 of them go with 40-60k on them.
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November 21st, 2012, 05:12 PM | #98 |
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Whatever has been maintained better would be the better truck. Bones made a thread before about the 6.0 before, very informative. I have a good friend with a duramax and has said the Allison is a pos if you make any power (I have no experience. For the 350-400hp range (I have no need or want for more) my 7.3 and ZF-6 is hard to beat.
November 21st, 2012, 05:16 PM | #99 |
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I Like the Cummins I had the Older 92 12 v it had 328 on it got great MPG. I am not sure what I like best. I want the best long lasting truck. I cant buy based on looks I have to try and go whats best for me. I dont mind a stick but the wife wont drive it at all ....o wait thats not a bad thing.
November 21st, 2012, 06:03 PM | #100 |
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I thought you said that truck was scrap after hitting the buck?
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Career Opportunities
Graduates work as rough and finish carpenters, cabinetmakers, mill workers, building product representatives, and custom woodworkers.
Typical employers in the carpentry and cabinetmaking career field are residential, commercial, and industrial construction companies; remodeling contractors; cabinet and showcase manufacturers; mill-work companies and lumber yards; wholesale and retail building product suppliers; modular home manufacturers; large institutional, business, and industrial complexes; and architectural engineering firms.
Program Goals
Special Fees
In addition to tuition and fees, Carpentry students will have an additional fee of $650 to cover the cost of supplies and materials used in the hands-on learning process.
Pregnancy Policy
It is not required to tell the instructor if you are pregnant but it is highly recommended because of the lifting and other requirements of the program that may jeopardize the health of the mother and fetus.
Todd Campbell, Department Chairperson
To request further information on your program(s) of interest please click the button above to continue to our information request form.
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Hi. I think the theory pretty much discounts itself, since when you travel in the air from one point to another you do it mostly in a straight line if you can go high enough. And, if we have an object moving on a certain course from one point to another there's someone bound to see it in the ground. I vaguely remember this theory from the 70's when used on the UMMO sightings in Spain. And then I never heard about it again.
You're right of course......in that the theory has been discounted or dismissed outright.
But I think maybe it shouldn't have been.
Other sightings, within a limited time-frame and designated areas seem -- seem! -- to comply with the Orthoteny parameters.
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