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"Collision Avoidance" is becoming very common. Not self driving, but much simpler and cheaper to implement. Meaning apply the brakes when something jumps out in front of you, or so you don't rear-end another vehicle due to inattentiveness. The Big Rig that nearly killed Barry Wolk and his wife never would have hit them had it had a collision avoidance system of the simplest type.

It's not automobiles, GM ceo Mary T. Barra, says her company is re-defining "personal mobility." And we need more coders. Personal mobility can be advanced with more and better computer programmers. She is showing herself to be a very capable ceo. Been in the car business all her life. Autonomous cars from General Motors will come sooner than people think, says Mary Barra, the CEO of the Detroit automaker. "We continue to make very strong progress with Cruise Automation," Barra said referring to the autonomous technology company GM acquired in 2016. She added that GM is running Cruise "as a startup," and giving the team responsibility not only for developing the technology but also strategies for commercializing it. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/28/autonomy-will-come-sooner-than-you-think-says-gm-ceo-barra.html Mary Barra‏Verified account @mtbarra Apr 13, Retweeted Cadillac This is one step toward making lives safer, simpler and better. I am excited about what the future of mobility will look like at @GM. Announcing Super Cruise™, the industry's first true hands-free driving technology. #CT6 http://s.cadillac.com/uu6e https://twitter.com/mtbarra

Besides my flikr.com account I think I will start using Google Photos for archiving my photographs. They also have "docs" and other things on the Google.com page under the "apps." I want to archive some (word) documents as well as some photos. I think Google photo could be used as third party hosting. http://photos.google.com/

I believe he may have something, in theory, because some component of what is wind is due to the earth rotation on it's axis, and shear of the atmosphere. The windmills add more aerodynamic drag, and may tend to slow the earth rotation.

tpih, I think it means you could see the image right here when viewing this forum, but the image was never uploaded to this forum, and is not stored on this forums server. The image you actually see here is kept on a another (third party?) website/server. I put the link to my flikr picture, you see the pic even though I did not upload it. Lots of stuff for sale on ebay is image hosted. Easier to upload all your pics to an image host, and put a link in your ebay for sale listing, instead of uploading to eBay. You can click on the picture and it takes you to my flikr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France Nuclear energy is the primary source of electric energy in France. ...76% out of the country's total production of 546TWh of electricity was from fission-electric power stations, the highest percentage in the world. France's nuclear power industry has been called "a success story" that has put the nation "ahead of the world" in terms of providing cheap energy with low CO2 emissions. http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/france.aspx Including fuel reprocessing France is the world's largest net exporter of electricity due to its very low cost of generation, and gains over €3 billion per year from this. The country has been very active in developing nuclear technology. Reactors and especially fuel products and services have been a significant export. About 17% of France's electricity is from recycled nuclear fuel. The green nation of Germany needs to buy some of their electricity from France. TWH btw is trillion watt hours. 10 to the 12th watt-hours, or 1,000 billion watt hours. California's Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant is 1200 mega watts, or 1200 million watts so if it is run at full power all year you can multiply by the number of hours in a year to get the T-watt-hours annual total energy production. It has been in operation since, 1982 I think it was.

Wow, if I knew anyone was passing through Williams, I would have advised, be sure to Stop and get some of the Famous Louie Bread at Loius Cairos Italian Restaurant. http://louiscairos.com/ , Menue, http://louiscairos.com/menu/ You'll notice there is a difference between the Garlic Bread, and the Louis Bread. Louis Bread has about a quarter inch layer of garlic on it. Anyone else tried it? BREAD FULL ORDER OF GARLIC BREAD $7, Dipped in garlic butter FULL ORDER OF LOUIS BREAD $9, Roasted garlic

He had wanted to dis-assemble it so the spokes could not only be cleaned, but spray painted gold front and back. With that bolt sticking out the back it seems obvious it should come apart somehow. That's how this thread was started, "I'm wanting to take it apart." Not should I hose it off or put it in the dishwasher.

Remove that screw on the back there. Looks like it holds on a small cover. It might give access for disassembly or at least a view inside. The screw is at about the 8 O'Clock position in the photo.

Volvo was bought by a Chinese company in 2009, Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile. That has a lot to do with it. And China is a big, and will be growing market for them. The Chinese government has poured subsidies into the electric-vehicle market, driven by fears over urban pollution and a desire to make its local industry leaders in green technology. Earlier this year, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology set a target of 2 million electric car sales, or 20% of all auto sales, by 2020. Chinese carmaker Geely, and Volvo, plan to be a big part of that. Led by its charismatic chairman, Li Shufu, Geely purchased Volvo in 2010 to lift the Chinese brand, which had failed to even crack the top 10 in its own market. The ambitious parent company is determined to make China synonymous with cars the way Japanese and South Korean automakers did decades ago. Li expanded the company’s portfolio to buy a majority stake in Lotus Cars, the British luxury automaker. He announced plans to make Geely the first Chinese carmaker to market its own brand in Europe and North America with Lynk & Co., a joint initiative with Volvo. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-volvo-electric-motors-20170705-story.html

Look close at the center part where the flower is to see if it can be pried out. If so then you may see the head of the bolt under there, so you can hold that when you turn the nut it won't spin then. Maybe that center flower part can be pried out with a screwdriver, or better yet a plastic tool so you don't scratch it. It might come out like the one in this picture.

Oh I missed that part about 95 years old on the first read through. Big trucks and SUV should be driven with extra caution. Locally an older fellow driving a crew cab dually 1 ton Chevy made a reckless pass on a small 2 lane road and killed a bicyclist.

Really disgusting and inexcusable that someone would do that. It was a hard hit. And in a sleepy town with little traffic no less.

They're still in business under the same name http://www.phaostron.com/companyprofile.html , http://www.phaostron.com/

Craftsmen are going to be made in China now I think. New Craftsmen combination wrenches look clunkier than previous. Also it's true not all wrenches fit the same. Some 1/2 inch wrenches will fit a 1/2 inch bolt tighter than others. Some will even fit a 13mm bolt even though 1/2 inch is only 12.7mm. Some wrenches are better in challenging situations. For instance driveshaft bolts or coupling nuts are so close to the driveshaft itself a thick-walled box won't go on, but a toll made with higher quality steel may have a thinner box yet be plenty strong. Also the bolt holding the starter to the bellhousing might be hard to get at being in a tight indentation in the aluminum casting of the bell housing. Can't get a box on it, even a thin one. Need the open end, but if the end is too clunky it hits the aluminum when you try to turn it so you don't get much swing. Here is a picture of a wrench I like much better compared to a Craftsman. The Bonney is thin, light and strong. On some wrenches you can even see the jaws of the open end seem to flex and open some when trying to break free a frozen nut, making it much more likely to round it over. Carbon content and hardening are all important to a quality tool.

That's the way the lap belts are installed in my Dad's '64 Dodge Pickup, holes in the floor and big fender washers. Now I am thinking those never were factory installed; maybe put in at the dealership.

I think you are correct. I cannot delete a thread I started. In fact I replied to myself. And I can delete that post which is #2 post in the thread. But there is no option available to delete the first post.

GM denies the accusations, saying its engines meet standards set by U.S. and California environmental agencies. "These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves," the company says. "The Duramax Diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra comply with all U.S. EPA and CARB emissions regulations." While acknowledging that each car maker customized the EDC unit's specifications and software for their own vehicles, the suit states that "Bosch's EDC Unit 17 gave Volkswagen, GM, and other manufacturers the power to detect test scenarios by monitoring vehicle speed, acceleration, engine operation, air pressure, and even the position of the steering wheel." When NPR asked the Environmental Protection Agency to comment on the case and whether there had been any issues with the vehicles in question, the agency declined to comment. The California Air Resources Board also said it has nothing to say at this time. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/26/530221853/lawsuit-claims-gm-used-defeat-devices-on-duramax-diesel-trucks-and-suvs So theoretically the computer control could be set-up to detect a testing situation and alter parameters to reduce the emissions. Where is the proof that was actually done though?

If you have the picture stored on your computer you do this:Click on the "choose files" and a window will come up. The window should have some of your computer files and you search for your picture you want to upload and click on that. Here's what you are looking for, it's at the bottom of the "reply box" when you start to type a message: Drag files here to attach, or choose files... Max file size 125MB

Replacing the clutch is job 1, we know that from the previous thread.

That was quite a personal, detailed long ago recollection including the man's name, his company (RePlac), his daughter and so many details. Doubt very much I could do that. I'd have probably said I vaguely remember some fellow, can't recall his name, who had a fiberglass company, named some such that slips my mind....

Oh, they even have a Wikipedia page, didn't find it the first time. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replac_Corporation Das Unternehmen hatte seinen Sitz in Euclid in Ohio.[1][2] Im Jahr 1955 stellte es Automobile und Kit Cars her.[1][2][3][4] Der Markenname lautete Debonnaire.[1][2]

Nov. 23, 1954 v. v. DE OLLOQUI ETAL ,6 6 http://www.google.com/patents/US2695256 Inventors Olloqui Valentine V De, Carl A Strand, Carroll H Van Hartesveldt Patent for a fiberglass bathtub

Great picture, It had me confused at first. Now I see it shows the three "ears" of the pressure plate that the throwout bearing presses against to release the clutch. It shows the clutch pedal pivot shaft with the two vertical arms that would press against the throwout bearing to push it against the ears. It shows the spline pattern in the center of the clutch disk, and inside that spline pattern it seems you can see the pilot bushing?

When my cousin donated his non running pickup truck to this place - http://www.pollyklaas.org/donations/vehicle-donation-program.html He later ended up getting billed by the place that picked it up for towing and storage fees. I guess they handled it like a Police tow and lien sale. He wasn't happy, but I think they just sold it for scrap and what my cousin "owed" disappeared.