Sentences with phrase «on skid»

A new driver can be tested for competence on the skid pad.

I use basic math on a daily basis to calculate how many books were on a skid, how many skids will be needed, and how to divide the bundles so that they came out at an even number and not partial for boxed jobs.

Abraham Lincoln University's legal clinic for homeless women living on skid row began in October 2016.

The movie Things We Lost in the Fire explores the relationship between a widow and her murdered husband's secret friend, a «down and out lawyer» living on skid row, according to today's Washington Post review.

On my second Tiny House build, building in the Tow - fer style = half of the house on skid foundation other half is a Thow (Tiny House On Wheels) This way I can leave my tiny village of Georgetown Ohio for road trips.

Andy Grammer shot the music video for «Fresh Eyes» on Skid Row in L.A. «It was really powerful,» he says.

She performed her solo, «La lengua, the tongue of Cortès,» both in the US and the Netherlands and directed a series of performances based on Mexican legends: «Weeping Women and War» with Pomona College students,; «La Llorona, Weeping Women on Skid Row» with the LAPD, which was performed on Skid Row and at a national conference on women and poverty at Scripps College, and «La Llorona, Weeping Women of Echo Park» with a group of Latina immigrant women in Echo Park.

In 1985, he founded Los Angeles Poverty Development (LAPD), a performance group comprised primarily of homeless and formerly homeless people who make art, live, and work on Skid Row.

After many years of working on Skid Row, Downtown Dog Rescue expanded to offer services in Compton, where living can be a challenge for residents, crime is eminent, and the euthanasia rate among pets is among the highest in Los Angeles.

There's Ren, from Brooklyn and just out of juvie, who makes his way to LA to look for his mother on Skid Row who has been lost to him for years.

The «Vette pulled an absolutely stunning 1.05 g on our skid pad, making the M3's otherwise commendable 0.93 g seem quaint.

The best handling Jeep vehicle ever — capable of.90 g on the skid pad — features a new SRT - tuned, adaptive damping suspension managed by the new Jeep Selec - Track system that interacts with several different systems (stability control, adaptive damping, transmission shift strategy, transfer case torque proportioning, Electronic Limited Slip Differential performance, throttle control and cylinder de-activation) to automatically tune the dynamics of the vehicle.

It'll pull 1g on the skid pad, according to Cadillac, but drag and downforce numbers aren't yet available.

We were restricted to semi-slow-speed hauls during our day behind the wheel and the car didn't seem to encourage hooniganism, as the kids are calling it nowadays, but we did ask the chief engineer, who was riding contentedly in the back seat, what happens to this car when flailed hard on a skid pad at Black Lake in Milford.

They generate a modest 0.68 g on the skid pad and require 142 feet to stop from 60 mph.

The result: the 2011 Challenger SRT8 392 is capable of.93 g on the skid pad — the most of any production Challenger and on par with some of the world's best - handling performance coupes.

The American tuning company hasn't forgotten about handling, and is including suspension upgrades; 20 - inch forged aluminum wheels; and sticky performance tires in the Super Snake package, granting the sports car impressive lateral grip to the tune of 1.2 Gs on the skid - pad.

In that configuration, the Super Snake covers the 0 - 60 mph (0 - 96 km / h) sprint in just 3.5 seconds, does the quarter mile in 10.9 seconds, and delivers a stunning 1.2 g on the skid pad.

It's called the Prius G, and the interior is gutted and the body is aero - enhanced, while the corners are equipped with enough stick to hit 1 G on the skid pad.

On the skid pan it was time to try «track» and «drift» modes.

The car itself is a blast to drive in the winding canyon roads performing near one G on the skid pad.

It also eked out a victory over the Porsche on the skid pad, producing 1.05 g to the 911's 1.04 g. Finally, without the help of carbon - ceramic rotors, the Stingray stopped shorter from 60 mph (99 feet vs. 101 feet).

On pump gasoline and performance spec tires, a properly optioned Super Snake can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, blaze through the quarter mile in only 10.9 seconds and deliver an amazing 1.2 g on the skid pad.

The 2007 Chrysler 300C SRT8 is a complete package for the customer who wants awesome performance — 0 -60-mph in the low five 5 - second range, 0 -100-0 mph in under 17 seconds, 0.89 g on the skid pad — in an award - winning sedan loaded with comfort and style.

The new benchmark 707 - horsepower supercharged engine combines with an upgraded high - torque capacity TorqueFlite eight - speed automatic transmission, world - class on - road driving dynamics and new Brembo brakes to deliver a new level of performance: 0 - 60 miles per hour (mph) in 3.5 seconds, quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 116 mph, top speed of 180 mph, 60 - 0 mph braking distance in 114 feet and.88 g capability on the skid pad.

The structure of the H3 is impressively stiff, which is particularly evident as the truck slides off rocks to slam down hard on the skid plates with solid thunks and few shudders.

During the three - day school, Anderson said he worked on the skid pad to learn car control and then the road course where Ron and the instructors teach proper braking, heel - and - toe downshifting and following the racing lines through corners and straights.

Just before the sun sets, we play on the skid pad.

When it comes to cornering, the G90's softer side shines through: it managed just 0.86 g of lateral grip on our skid pad, running the figure eight in 25.6 seconds at an average of 0.73 g. To put that in context, the current 740i xDrive hits 60 mph from a standstill in just 5.1 (manufacturer claimed) seconds.

For those of you unfortunate enough to not have seen the 1986 remake (and skipped over my Summary Capsule, like a bad person), TLSOH is about a guy named Seymour Krelboyne (Jonathan Haze) who works at a failing flower shop on Skid Row.

Seymour Krelborn, a nerdy orphan is raised and given a job by Mr. Mushnik in his run - down florist on skid row.

Language: English Genre: Musical / Comedy MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Frank Oz Actors: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia Plot: Seymour Krelborn, a nerdy orphan is raised and given a job by Mr. Mushnik in his run - down florist on skid row.

There are no easy answers here, so don't expect a Hollywood ending, even though the picture was shot on location right on Skid Row (and employed hundreds of homeless as extras), virtually in the shadow of Tinseltown.

Skid Row (Unrated) Down - and - out documentary follows former member of The Fugees Pras as he masquerades as homeless for nine days to see what it's like to live on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

LaRayia Gaston, who runs a nonprofit serving organic meals and teaching yoga and practicing Reiki on skid row, knows there's still more to be done in spreading wellness.

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Of all the guys that could have gotten by the first significant upkick since Fitch v Alves, for it to be Condit on a skid in a fight he was winning feels like a kick to the balls.

They will take on Team Widen who has been on a skid as of late before finishing the Season against Team Kowalczyk in a Rematch of the 2015 Championship and the 2016 Semis.

Anyways, they are on a skid right now since starting the season with a Win in Week 1.

This is a matter of emotional bankruptcy and does not necessarily involve living on Skid Row.

In a few years he had become the neighborhood drunk and was spending a substantial share of his time «on the bum» living on Skid Rows around the country.

This leads to the suggestion that in cases in which a homeless alcoholic seems to have even an embryonic desire for help, it may be wise to discuss the matter with an AA member who has himself lived on Skid Row, rather than referring the person directly to the Salvation Army.

Having lived on Skid Row, he will be better able to establish rapport with the homeless man.

Rebecca Johnson writes about working with the homeless community on Skid Row and making connections with the children there.

Concerning their work, Selden Bacon, of Rutgers, has said: «It has been criticized justifiably but no body else is doing the job on Skid Row or has been doing it for the past fifty years.»

It is with the various kinds of homeless men that the two hundred rescue missions on Skid Rows over the country do their work.

However, many of the men on Skid Row are not in such a condition.

The testifiers describe themselves as having lived on Skid Row and tell of their sins and degradation.

Unlike the rescue mission which is usually an isolated entity, the Skid Row corps and the Social Service Center of the «Sally» (as the organization is known on Skid Row) are a part of a network of installations and services, the therapeutic resources of which are all available for helping alcoholics.

China's debt - driven growth model is on the skids.