Enviromental Hypocricy

[Sitarro]

Well Ms. Crow just made the news with Laurie David at the White House correspondence dinner by making a scene at Karl Rove's table. She and "environmental activist" and producer of "An Inconvenient Truth'' Laurie David(Wife of Larry David, cocreator of Seinfeld) confronted Rove on Global Warming. The full story is here........
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_en_mu/global_warming_rove_3

Sheryl Crow also advocates using ONE square of toilet paper per visit to the restroom to help save the planet.......really, I'm not joking!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6583067.stm

The best thing is to see what an environmental activist does for a living and what type of "carbon footprint" they can make.....This is a must read to see the outright pretentiousness and just flat out hypocrisy that is the signature of the left elitist that could stand on stage and have the nerve to say...."only use one square".

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/scrow/scrow1.html


When it comes to Sheryl Crow's touring requirements, if it's Tuesday, this must be Bombay. Gin that is. The rock star's performance contract includes specific day-to-day instructions on what kind of booze Sheryl needs in her dressing room (TSG has never seen such attention to detail in any other concert rider we've posted). For each show, Crow requires 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, 6 bottles of "local" beer, and a bottle each of "good Australian Cabernet" and "good Merlot." As for the harder stuff, promoters are directed to purchase specific booze depending on what day of the week the concert falls, as the below rider excerpt reveals. Additionally, when the global warming warrior hits the road, her touring entourage (and equipment) travels in three tractor trailers, four buses, and six cars. Now that's a carbon footprint! (4 pages)

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[Psychoblues]

I just couldn't stand to see the idiocy that you espouse fall to the 2nd page in this forum, zorro.



Well Ms. Crow just made the news with Laurie David at the White House correspondence dinner by making a scene at Karl Rove's table. She and "environmental activist" and producer of "An Inconvenient Truth'' Laurie David(Wife of Larry David, cocreator of Seinfeld) confronted Rove on Global Warming. The full story is here........
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_en_mu/global_warming_rove_3

Sheryl Crow also advocates using ONE square of toilet paper per visit to the restroom to help save the planet.......really, I'm not joking!



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6583067.stm

The best thing is to see what an environmental activist does for a living and what type of "carbon footprint" they can make.....This is a must read to see the outright pretentiousness and just flat out hypocrisy that is the signature of the left elitist that could stand on stage and have the nerve to say...."only use one square".

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/scrow/scrow1.html


When it comes to Sheryl Crow's touring requirements, if it's Tuesday, this must be Bombay. Gin that is. The rock star's performance contract includes specific day-to-day instructions on what kind of booze Sheryl needs in her dressing room (TSG has never seen such attention to detail in any other concert rider we've posted). For each show, Crow requires 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, 6 bottles of "local" beer, and a bottle each of "good Australian Cabernet" and "good Merlot." As for the harder stuff, promoters are directed to purchase specific booze depending on what day of the week the concert falls, as the below rider excerpt reveals. Additionally, when the global warming warrior hits the road, her touring entourage (and equipment) travels in three tractor trailers, four buses, and six cars. Now that's a carbon footprint! (4 pages)

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So, here it is back on top for one more crack at the big time. Good luck!!!!!!

[Sitarro]

Hey Psycho, Thanks.....A question from another thread......
How and why would you double clutch, is it only when you have unsynchroed gearing? Would the way Steve McQueen shifted his 68 Mustang in "Bullit" be considered double clutching? Call me curious.......




I just couldn't stand to see the idiocy that you espouse fall to the 2nd page in this forum, zorro.

So, here it is back on top for one more crack at the big time. Good luck!!!!!!

[Sitarro]

Never mind........It is exactly what I thought.:cool: And Steve McQueen was the ultimate in cool.:cool: :cool: :cool:

A double clutch (also called a double declutch) is a driving procedure used for vehicles with an unsynchronized manual transmission.
Before the introduction of transmission synchronizers (in the 1920s) and helical cut gears, double clutching was a technique required to prevent damage to an automobile's gear system. Due to the difficulty involved in learning the technique, and because of the advent of synchronized gearing systems, it has largely fallen into disuse. However, drivers of large trucks still use the double clutching technique, as those vehicles are usually equipped with older, more efficient and more durable, unsynchronized gearboxes.
The purpose of the double-clutch technique is to match the rotational speed of the input shaft being driven by the engine to the rotational speed of the gear you wish to select (directly connected to rotating wheels). Once the speeds are matched, the gear will engage smoothly. If the speeds are not matched, the dog teeth on the collar will "crash" or grate as they attempt to fit into the holes on the desired gear. A modern synchromesh gearbox accomplishes this synchronization automatically.
When shifting up on a non-synchroniser equipped vehicle, the clutch pedal is pressed, the throttle is released, and the gearbox is shifted into neutral. The clutch pedal is then released. As the engine idles with no load, the RPMs will decrease until they are at a level suitable for shifting into the next gear. The driver then depresses the clutch again and shifts into the next gear. The whole maneuver can, with practice, take no more than a fraction of a second, and the result is a very smooth gear change.
However, in order to downshift, engine RPMs must be increased while the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch is engaged. This requires the driver to shift into neutral, release the clutch pedal, apply throttle to bring the RPMs up to a suitable speed, depress the clutch pedal again, and finally shift into gear. This operation can be very difficult to master, as it requires the driver to gauge the speed of the vehicle accurately.
A related technique is called Heel-and-Toe, during which the brake and accelerator pedal are pressed by the right foot while the clutch pedal is pressed by the left foot. Note that Heel-and-Toe can be used with any downshift clutch operation, not just with double-clutching. Though difficult, mastering Heel-and-Toe in conjunction with double clutching is essential for high performance driving (e.g., Rally racing) because taking a corner turn as fast as possible is essential to any race. The purpose of the heel-toe-double-clutch is to downshift into the correct gear for exiting the corner while not wasting speed or time during or after the turn, which also places less wear and tear on the entire drivetrain.

[stephanie]

Never mind........It is exactly what I thought.:cool: And Steve McQueen was the ultimate in cool.:cool: :cool: :cool:

A double clutch (also called a double declutch) is a driving procedure used for vehicles with an unsynchronized manual transmission.
Before the introduction of transmission synchronizers (in the 1920s) and helical cut gears, double clutching was a technique required to prevent damage to an automobile's gear system. Due to the difficulty involved in learning the technique, and because of the advent of synchronized gearing systems, it has largely fallen into disuse. However, drivers of large trucks still use the double clutching technique, as those vehicles are usually equipped with older, more efficient and more durable, unsynchronized gearboxes.
The purpose of the double-clutch technique is to match the rotational speed of the input shaft being driven by the engine to the rotational speed of the gear you wish to select (directly connected to rotating wheels). Once the speeds are matched, the gear will engage smoothly. If the speeds are not matched, the dog teeth on the collar will "crash" or grate as they attempt to fit into the holes on the desired gear. A modern synchromesh gearbox accomplishes this synchronization automatically.
When shifting up on a non-synchroniser equipped vehicle, the clutch pedal is pressed, the throttle is released, and the gearbox is shifted into neutral. The clutch pedal is then released. As the engine idles with no load, the RPMs will decrease until they are at a level suitable for shifting into the next gear. The driver then depresses the clutch again and shifts into the next gear. The whole maneuver can, with practice, take no more than a fraction of a second, and the result is a very smooth gear change.
However, in order to downshift, engine RPMs must be increased while the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch is engaged. This requires the driver to shift into neutral, release the clutch pedal, apply throttle to bring the RPMs up to a suitable speed, depress the clutch pedal again, and finally shift into gear. This operation can be very difficult to master, as it requires the driver to gauge the speed of the vehicle accurately.
A related technique is called Heel-and-Toe, during which the brake and accelerator pedal are pressed by the right foot while the clutch pedal is pressed by the left foot. Note that Heel-and-Toe can be used with any downshift clutch operation, not just with double-clutching. Though difficult, mastering Heel-and-Toe in conjunction with double clutching is essential for high performance driving (e.g., Rally racing) because taking a corner turn as fast as possible is essential to any race. The purpose of the heel-toe-double-clutch is to downshift into the correct gear for exiting the corner while not wasting speed or time during or after the turn, which also places less wear and tear on the entire drivetrain.

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