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Shift generally means to change (position).

Shift may refer to:

• Gear shift, to change gears in a car
• Shift work, an employment practice
• Shift (weapon), an improvised knife used as a weapon
• Shift (clothing), a simple kind of undergarment

In arts and entertainment:

• Shift (music), a change of level in music
• Shift (string technique)
• Shift (magazine), a former Canadian technology and culture magazine
• Shift the Ape, a character in The Chronicles of Narnia novel series
• Shift (album), a 2004 album by a Swedish Grindcore band Nasum
• Need for Speed: Shift, a 2009 racing video game
• Shift 2: Unleashed, the 2011 sequel to the aforementioned video game
• Shift (game), an online video game series developed and presented by Armor Games.
• The Shift (film), a 2010 short film from London, England
• The Shift (song), a 'Beach Boys' song off their 1962 "Surfin' Safari" album.

In mathematics and computing:

• Shift key, a key on a computer keyboard
• Bit shift, a bitwise operator in computing
  • Barrel shifter, a digital circuit that can shift a data word by a specified number of bits
  • Arithmetic shift in telecommunication
  • Logical shift
  • Circular shift or bit rotation, often used in cryptography
• Shift operator, a linear operator in mathematics

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Shift"
• Red shift (disambiguation)
• Vowel shift, a change in the pronunciation of vowel sounds
• Paradigm shift, a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science
• Tax shift, a fiscal policy
• Baseball positioning, where "shift" is a strategic alteration in defenders' normal fielding locations
• Shapeshifting

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The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".

History[link]

Based in Atlanta, The Clutch consists of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel L "(E)Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Lynn Hilson. Any combination of two or more of the five writers on a song is considered a track "written by The Clutch" as they rarely work as a complete fivesome. Currently the only released songs written by all members together are Keri Hilson's "Return the Favor", Bayje's "Jealous Of Your Whip", Keke Palmer's "Game Song", Bobby Valentino's "Let's Go" and Jennifer Lopez' "Wrong When You're Gone".

The Clutch promotes new record producers, including: Calvo Da Gr8 ("Like a Boy"), Bigg D ("Wrong When You're Gone"), Hit-Boy ("Forever", "Hey Young Girl"), and former O-Town member Dan Miller. The Clutch has also written songs for some of the most successful producers in R&B including Timbaland, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bloodshy & Avant and Tricky Stewart.^[1][2]

The Clutch co-produced the track "Radar", recorded by pop singer Britney Spears for her 2007 studio album "Blackout". The song also appeared on Spears' 2008 album "Circus" and was released in 2009 as a single. In addition, Teairra Mari's song "Sponsor" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch will be released as a single. Also Justin Bieber's single "One Less Lonely Girl" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad.

Discography[link]

Singles discography[link]

^C Single Release Cancelled

^P Promo Only Or Limited Release

^BU Reached Only Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Clutch on Myspace
• The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Archive of The Clutch News
• The Clutch @ BMI
• Concrete Loop - Article on The Clutch
• All Hip Hop - Interview with J. Que & Ezekiel Lewis from The Clutch
• Thomas Crown Chronicles - Interview with Candice Nelson from The Clutch
• Monica Mania - Interview with J. Que from The Clutch
• OK! Magazine - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• DUBCNN - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• MTV.com - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• SOHH - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• Access Atlanta - Jesse McCartney Speaks On The Clutch
• Mix Online - The Clutch referenced
• Le groupe SoulRnB.com consacré au collectif The Clutch

Vaughn Donald Gittin, Jr.

Born:	September 20, 1980 (age 31)
Hometown:	Joppa, MD
All stats current as of June, 3 2010.

Vaughn Donald Gittin, Jr. (born September 20, 1980), commonly known as JR, is an American self-taught professional drifter from Annapolis, Maryland who currently competes in the Formula D series in his 2011 Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang. When he's not competing, Vaughn performs drifting demonstrations for Ford in his personal Ford Mustang RTR at events all over the nation. He also performs drifting demonstrations worldwide with his fellow members of Drift Alliance.

Quick Facts[link]

Vaughn Gittin Jr.[link]

• Nickname - JR
• Age – 30
• Height – 6’ 2”
• Weight – 210
• Car Number – 25
• Hometown – Joppa, Maryland
• Team – Falken Tire Motorsports, Drift Alliance
• Crew Members – Ian Stewart, Dean Steele

2011 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT Specs[link]

• Engine: 5.0L V8 with Ford Racing Supercharger
• Tires: Front: 255/40-18 Azenis RT615 Rear: 295/40-18 Azenis RT615
• Filtration: K&N Air, Oil & Breather Filters
• Clutch: Exedy Twin Plate
• Suspension: Tein coilovers
• Brakes: Wildwood front and rear big brake kit
• HP/Torque: 650 horsepower, 650 ft.lbs of torque

Sponsors[link]

• Falken Tires
• Monster Energy
• Ford Racing
• K&N Filters
• Bosch Auto Parts
• Alpinestars
• Drift Secret
• Genius Tools
• Exedy Cluches
• Go Pro
• Speedhunters.com
• Mobil 1
• Autosport Dynamics
• HRE Wheels
• Tein
• Wilwood
• Mothers
• Percy’s Speed Glass,

Achievements[link]

2011[link]

• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Palm Beach International Raceway, Florida
• Placed 11th overall in the Formula D series (375 points)

2010[link]

• Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Streets of Long Beach Raceway.
• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta Raceway.
• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey
• Placed a podium finish in 6 of 7 events
• Won the 2010 Formula D Championship

2009[link]

• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey
• Placed 5th place overall in the Formula D series (451.50 points)

2008[link]

• Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 7, Irwindale Speedway
• Placed 8th place overall in the Formula D series (356.5 points)

2007[link]

• Placed 1st at D1 Grand Prix USA All-Star World Championship, Irwindale Speedway
• Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 5, Infineon Raceway
• Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 4, Evergreen Speedway
• Finished 6th place overall in the Formula D series (376.50 points)

2006[link]

• Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2005[link]

• Placed 1st in the D1 Grand Prix America vs. Japan Competition
• Placed 3rd at Formula D Round 4, Infineon Raceway
• Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2004[link]

• Finished 10th place overall in the Formula D series

Other appareances[link]

Vaughn appears in the racing game Shift 2: Unleashed, as he is guiding the player through his carrer and teaching the player how to make drifting. In the game, the most important thing that Vaughn wants is that the player reaches the FIA GT1 Championship.

References[link]

2. www.formulad.com

External links[link]

• Vaughn Gittin Jr. Official page
• Falken Tire profile
• Formula D profile
• Wrecked Magazine - Drifting Publication's Section for Vaughn Gittin Jr.