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|Carnegie Mellon | Robotics Institute | Field Robotics Center | NASA | ASTEP
Stereo Panaromic Imager
The stereo panoramic imager (SPI) cameras provide high resolution science imagery and allow 3D reconstruction of site geometry. They are used to plan local traverses and science operations. The cameras are mounted on a pan-tilt unit (PTU) atop a 2.5 meter mast near the front of the robot, allowing them to view the surroundings in any direction except near the sides and rear of the robot, where their view is occluded. Each camera returns a 1280 x 960 color image, with a horizontal field of view of 21.1°, corresponding to a footprint of about 1 m² when pointed down at areas adjacent to the robot. The angular resolution is similar to that of the human eye.
In selecting the SPI camera design before the first Atacama expedition, the main driver was our tight schedule, which led us to borrow as much as possible from an existing design, in this case the Pancam developed for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER).
|MER Pancam
|Hyperion SPI
12 x 12 µm pixels
12 bit (B/W)
400-1100 nm
4.65 x 4.65 µm pixels
16 bit (color)
400-700 nm
|38 mm focal length
16.8 x 16.8° field of view
400-1100 nm filters (8)
|16 mm focal length
21.1 x 15.9° field of view
No filter wheel
|0.28 mrad/pixel
|0.28 mrad/pixel
|30 cm seperation
1° verge
|30 cm seperation
1° verge
|+/- 180° azimuth (2° accuracy)
+/- 90° elevation(1° accuracy)
0.1° pointing knowledge
|+/- 180° azimuth (2° accuracy)
+/- 45° elevation(2° accuracy)
0.1° pointing knowledge
SPI returned two major data products: panoramas, each consisting of a large number of low-resolution images suitable for stitching into a mosaic, and targeted high-resolution images.
|High-res Image
|Horizontal FOV
|+/- 180° @ 10° steps
|Vertical FOV
|-45 to +15° @ 10° steps
|Number/resolution of images
|218 images @ 320 x 240
|1280 x 960
|Data size (lossless compression)
|Data size (JPEG)
|Acquire time
|~10 min
|~30 s
During the first Atacama expedition, the SPI system was the main window that the science team had on the environment. SPI panoramas were used as a means to localize the rover in the context of satellite data, as a menu of targets for further investigation (at scales ranging from nearby rocks to sites hundreds of meters away), and as context for understanding the results of the short-range sensors. High-resolution images were also called on for target selection and context. SPI performed these functions adequately, but there were several problems that need to be addressed, largely in the areas of calibration and reliability.
|Potential Solutions
|Auto-exposure sometimes too short
|Software control of exposure; use CCDs with wider dynamic range, bit depth
|Irregular sticking in PTU servo
|Design in greater margin with respect to the PTU weight limit
|Varying light levels across panorama
|Speed acquisition with wider FOV; calibrate between images
|Misalignment of sub-images in panorama mosaic Feature-based image registration; locate one
|Feature-based image registration; locate one camera nearer to PTU center of rotation
|False colors (e.g., bluish tinge at low sun angle
|Use calibration target to correct for lighting
|Tunnel vision effect at edges of panorama subimages
|Software correction based on lens model
In the future, the FI and FM will be Hyperions main sensors for unambiguous life detection, due to their higher resolution and ability to detect biomolecules. Because they were still in an early development phase during year one, the SPI high-res images turned out to be the main data the science team had for life detection, though they had not been designed for that purpose.
The most visible and accessible signs of life in the coastal range area we visited are lichens present on the surface of rocks. Their presence or absence varies on the scale of tens of meters. In some areas, they are found on nearly every rock. In others, they are completely absent. Individual lichens are small, rarely covering an area larger than 50 cm². Their coloration varies widely, from rare bright yellow and orange specimens to more common greens and greys. Because most have subtle colors that are easily confused with greenish mineral detritus, human judgment of their fine-scale morphology is critical for making an unambiguous identification.
Those of us present in the field consider that, even if the rover had visited a lichen-rich area, an unambiguous identification of lichens would have been unlikely given the quality of high-res images (~ 1 mm resolution) provided to the science team. A simple way of understanding this is the following: the SPI camera has angular resolution similar to that of the human eye. Therefore, on a 2.5 meter mast, the features that can be resolved are similar to what a scientist would see on the ground while standing up. But what was really needed was to pick up a rock and take a close look at it. At the lower resolution, the lichens are indistinguishable from pitting on the rock. Future iterations of the sensor suite will include close-up visible imaging capability as a requirement, in addition to more specific fluorescence and spectrometer capabilities.
Given that during year two we will enforce severe bandwidth limitations on data returned from the rover, we were interested to see how well JPEG compression maintained quality for the high-res images. a factor of about 16 with respect to lossless compression. By eye, the uncompressed and compressed images are indistinguishable. Of course, quality will be lower for images that have edges with sharp contrast, but we were encouraged to see that most of the desert images were well-suited to JPEG compression. In future work, we would also like to test the performance of 3D stereo reconstruction with the compressed images.
The SPI was perhaps the most mature instrument in year one. Although many problems were observed, they did not prevent SPI data from being the science teams main window on the desert environment. Some of the shortcomings of the data, particularly resolution, will be addressed in year two by the integration of additional cameras. The SPI itself only needs minor changes to aid in calibration, reliability, and usability.
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Jesus said this and it is an interesting verse.
Matt 6:20-21
20 "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
My question is this... Why did Jesus say "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Instead of "where your heart is, there will your treasure be also"? For instance, which comes first, is it your heart that desires something and makes it a treasure, or is something a treasure that your heart latches onto?
I guess the real question is, if your heart treasures something earthly, how do you change it so that it treasures something heavenly?

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PINE GROVE - Billy Stokes admitted he never had a hit that won a baseball game prior to Monday.
The North Schuylkill senior picked the right time to deliver his first one.
Stokes' two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Spartans to a wild, 10-9, walk-off victory over Minersville in a Schuylkill League semifinal at Stump Stadium.
The win advances North Schuylkill (16-5) to Wednesday's championship game against Tamaqua, a 4-2 winner over Williams Valley in the other semifinal, at 7 p.m. at Stump Stadium.
"It feels great," Stokes said. "I've never done anything like this before. I've never won our team the game.
"Our team is a bunch of fighters. We've done this a couple times this year."
Stokes' heroics capped a back-and-forth contest that featured 19 runs, 20 hits, 14 walks and a handful of costly errors.
James Brophy was 3-for-4 with five RBIs for the Division II runner-up Miners (13-8), slugging a three-run homer three batters into the game in the top of the first inning. He added a two-run single in Minersville's four-run fourth inning.
The Miners featured a different lineup that had Ryan King leading off, Isaac
Melochick batting second and Brophy and Aaron Fritz hitting 3-4, and the change seemed to breathe life into a squad that had struggled to score runs while losing four of its last five regular-season games.
Minersville collected eight hits and coaxed 11 walks off three North Schuylkill pitchers. After Brophy's homer, the Miners tallied four runs in the fourth to take a 7-4 lead, then scored two runs in the top of the sixth to take a 9-8 lead.
Minersville, however, failed to capitalize on opportunities to blow the game open, stranding 11 runners on base. Up 9-8 in the seventh, the Miners left the bases loaded.
"We didn't play well enough to win," Minersville coach Del Hauck said. "They kept playing baseball. We made some nice plays. We left quite a few men on base.
"We've lost a couple of these tough ones these last two weeks. We've got to try and win one if we want to keep playing."
Every time Minersville scored, North Schuylkill answered.
Matt Smarkanic slugged a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, and the Spartans scored single runs in the second and third innings and four in the fourth.
C.J. Steinhilber had an RBI single in the second, Dan Demansky plated a run in the third on a sacrifice fly, and Tom Gallagher delivered a two-run single and Jake Damiter had a two-run double in the fourth.
After four wild innings, North Schuylkill led 8-7.
"That's a very good Minersville team. They can hit the ball," North Schuylkill coach Nick Brayford said. "Coming in they weren't hitting, but they hit today."
Minersville reliever Melochick quieted the Spartans in the fifth and sixth, and the Miners headed into the seventh with a 9-8 lead.
Smarkanic opened the seventh with a single, and Gallagher followed with a grounder to third that was misplayed. After Demansky bunted into a force out at third, Stokes came up with a chance to be the hero.
"All I really wanted to do was put the ball in play because there were less than two outs," Stokes said. "He threw me a couple of off-speed pitches, and he threw a fastball right down the plate. I sat on it and connected real well."
Stokes ripped Melochick's 2-1 pitch to the right-center gap. Gallagher scored easily from second, and Brayford waved around courtesy runner Brett Ennis.
When the Minersville relay throw went awry, Ennis scored to set off a wild celebration from the North Schuylkill dugout.
"Billy Stokes came up big again," Brayford said. "He's a senior. He realized his career is coming to an end, and he had some big at-bats today.
"We have kids who believe. They believe in themselves and they never stop." Game Summary


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For some reason it looks wierd if I indent the article and looks like it dose when im editing. Someone please help me out.
By the way, this article is comparing RDR to GTA, Gboyers said I could, so don't delete it! --Fairnick68 01:23, 27 August 2011 (BST)
- Placing a space before a paragraph puts it in a box, you can indent using a colon (:). But why should it be indented? Also, headings simply use the syntax ==Something==, no need to make it bold yourself (which was actually breaking the headings). Thanks! JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 04:20, 27 August 2011 (BST)
- No, thank you! You are a life saver! --Fairnick68 14:00, 27 August 2011 (BST)
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Can someone add a side info box? I can't as im not really good with adding pictures... Thanks, --Fairnick68 14:04, 27 August 2011 (BST)
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I suggested that this article be created, as there are several opportunities to mention RDR through this wiki, particularly to compare it to GTA games, like we have a Manhunt article. This page should not be about RDR, but instead be just the parts relevant to GTA. I say keep it for now, see where it goes, and if it's completely useless and irrelevant then we can delete. gboyers talk 18:16, 27 August 2011 (BST)
- I agree. Who suggested that it should be deleted anyway? Can we delete the Deletion suggestion box so we don't encourage more to complain? --Fairnick68 (talk) 18:30, 27 August 2011 (BST)
I think it should stay, who ever wants it to be deleted, well, no one is making you read it. It should stay here in case some one wants some quick info on the game without having to leave Grand Theft Wiki. If it was not made by Rockstar, I could see why you wan't it to go, but it is made by Rockstar, so it should stay. The gameplay is almost identical to GTA and both use the same game engine. It should stay. --Fairnick68 (talk) 21:08, 27 August 2011 (BST)
- If a user has a legitimate concern (which they do), then we should discuss it. Just because I think something might be a good idea doesn't mean we have to do it. We can leave the 'propose deletion' tag on there until that user has had a chance to respond here. We don't tell users to "shut up cos you're wrong" - we discuss it until we come to an agreement, or as close to one as possible. gboyers talk 00:19, 28 August 2011 (BST)
Okay. Do you know who wanted to get it deleted? --Fairnick68 (talk) 00:41, 28 August 2011 (BST)
- Yes. Go back to the article, and click "view history" in the top right. That shows you every version of that page. You can click "prev" to see what was changed in that edit, and work out who added the deletion template. gboyers talk 19:21, 28 August 2011 (BST)
A-Dust. Can we get him in here so we can discuss it? --Fairnick68 (talk) 21:06, 28 August 2011 (BST)
- Sorry for the delay in the response. My problem with the article is that it has absolutely nothing to do with the GTA series and, to my knowledge, has no links to the GTA series (as Bully does with Bullworth Academy featured in GTA IV and Manhunt with Carcer City). The contents of the article should surely be placed in the relevant articles, which I see no problem with. The RAGE and Euphoria articles could be expanded with sections comparing the in-game usage, which is likely to be re-used in the next GTA game. There is just no point in the article.
- The 'no ones making you read it' line is not a reason. I may not be reading it but there are plenty of other articles that I don't read that are relevant, unlike this one. The game being another from Rockstar Games is also no justification for the article to stay, Need I remind you that this is a wiki about the Grand Theft Auto series not a Rockstar Games wiki. A-Dust 10:54, 30 August 2011 (BST)
This article is not about RDR completely, but rather comparing GTA to RDR as Gboyers said. Merging it would make no sense as the info in this article would not feel right in a article about RAGE or Europhia. We should not change it just beacuse of you, once a few more people come here and post there opinions then we could do it, lets not base its deletion on one person. --Fairnick68 (talk) 21:03, 30 August 2011 (BST)
- The contents of the article are either not relevant enough to the Grand Theft Auto series to be included or could be referenced in other articles (RAGE and Euphoria). You're 'logic' of it being just me is also no excuse for keeping an article that has no actual purpose being on the wiki. Deletion is something that should be based upon merit not upon popularity. A-Dust 23:13, 30 August 2011 (BST)
Fine, lets do what you wan't to do. Lets wait for atleast one more person before scraping it. :(--Fairnick68 (talk) 01:06, 31 August 2011 (BST)
- There are differing opinions here, I still think this article might be useful. Whilst the games might not be related by canon (characters, companies etc), they are deeply technically related. gboyers talk 01:15, 31 August 2011 (BST)
Lets leave it to the Boss, Gboyers, to make the final choice. --Fairnick68 (talk) 20:23, 31 August 2011 (BST)
- I'm not making a "final" decision on anything. I think this article is young enough that we can leave it for a while and see if it becomes useful. If it does not contain any useful information, or if all the information is duplicated (or should go somewhere else), then we'll remove it. gboyers talk 00:35, 1 September 2011 (BST)
- How is RDR deeply technically related? The main relationship I can see is that both are made by R*. RDR is set in the past in a real-life setting. Unlike any other R* games that references GTA, there are no references between these games at all. Talking about the similarities of the game engines or comparing these games does not seem enough to justify keeping the page. Might as well bring up R* Table Tennis or Volition's Saints Row.--spaceeinstein 07:22, 1 September 2011 (BST)
Like Gboyers said, it's too young to delete. Only thing is that it's not geting attention, so no one is adding to it... Maybe that deletion prod is making people affraid to edit? --Fairnick68 (talk) 13:38, 3 September 2011 (BST)
- You shouldn't expect lots of edits in a short time to any page, especially a less important page. The delete template lists the page here, which can attract users to fix it up, who may not otherwise know that the page exists. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 06:54, 5 September 2011 (BST)
Also, only one page is linking to it which is the Grand Theft Auto 5 page and the search bar. No need to add other links to it since it may get deleted soon. I guess im going to be the only one adding to it. If anyone else wants to help, please, feel free. --Fairnick68 (talk) 13:45, 5 September 2011 (BST)


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Herman Cain's White House bid has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations. This raises several issues about harassment and the workplace. Host Michel Martin talks with lawyers Barbara Brown and Cyrus Mehri about defining and preventing sexual harassment. (Advisory: This segment contains language that may not be suitable for all audiences.)
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CHICAGO – Taj Gibson was uncertain a deal would happen as the deadline drew near.
Resigned and disappointed as he dressed before the Bulls' season opener at the United Center on Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings, Gibson believed he was set to become a restricted free agent next summer.
However, Gibson's agent Mark Bartelstein negotiated with Bulls general manager Gar Forman throughout the game – a 93-87 Bulls win – trying to hammer out a deal before Wednesday's 11 p.m. deadline to sign potential restricted free agents.
An hour before the deadline, Gibson and the Bulls finally reached an agreement on a contract extension. Gibson said his four-year deal is worth $38 million, which kicks in next season.
"Both sides just came together and got it done," Gibson said. "That's a lot of money. I want to be here, it's a family. The security, you can't turn that down."
Gibson asked his agent to be honest about the situation and was told, "I don't want you to turn this down."
"[Bartelstein] said, 'I know we could probably get more this summer,
but it's all about if you're happy or not,'" Gibson said. "And he said, 'I want you to take this. It's too much of a risk to go out there. You never know what could happen.'"
Although Gibson said the contract negotiations and the looming deadline did not weigh on him during Wednesday's game, the lingering talks appeared to affect him. Gibson, the first reserve off the bench, scored only four points in nearly 20 minutes of action. He shot 2 for 6 but added five rebounds in the win.
"Taj has proven to be a key member of our team, and we are very pleased to have reached an agreement with him," Forman said in a statement. "We look forward to him to continue to develop his game, and we are happy that Taj will be a Bull long term."
Gibson's double-double potential every game is one reason the Bulls felt re-signing him was a must. After losing Omer Asik in the offseason, thwarted from bringing him back once the Houston Rockets signed him to a back-loaded offer sheet, keeping Gibson became a priority. His energy and willingness to come off the bench is a necessity with the starting front court set.
While his perimeter shooting needs more consistency, locking down Gibson, 27, for four more years solidifies the Bulls' core.
"Taj is a great player," teammate Luol Deng said. "He's a guy you don't want to lose. I'm glad we're keeping him. He works hard. Nothing is going to change. Definitely deserves it. I'm happy to see it. He's such a nice guy."


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Hot water and a little shampoo do the trick for me. Just take it in the shower with you!
Personally, I don't want my housing covered in oil.
Hey Howard ,
I know your in love with the system but I'm concerned your starting to sound like my 15 year old son !


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Well, it's time to say goodbye. It has been my great pleasure to bring you Cal sports news and commentary for more than 30 years, but I have taken a voluntary buyout and my time at the Bay Area News Group ends on Friday.
It's been a blast! And rarely a dull moment.
I covered Kevin Johnson and Jason Kidd, Joe Kapp and Jared Goff.
I wrote the game story for the Big Game for the first time in 1982, and you all know what happened in that one. I watched grown men cry when the Bears ended their 52-game losing streak to UCLA.
I saw Cal knock off two-time national champion Duke to reach the Sweet 16 in 1993 and was there when Mike Montgomery's 2010 team won the school's first conference title in 50 years.
I had the joy of getting to know two late, great Cal men — Pete Newell and Bruce Snyder.


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Polytech: a history with asterisks
When the history of Florida Polytechnic University is written, it will have — or should have — quite a number of asterisks that point out the unusual, and in many cases unlikely, process by which it came to life.
To start with, it will be an institution few people wanted: not the University of South Florida, which was to have established a branch campus in Polk County under its own academic umbrella; not the Board of Governors, which exercises oversight over the state university system; not even the Legislature, which eventually created it at the behest of former State Senator J.D. Alexander.


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We have a pool in our back yard. Not one of our dogs will jump into it. It would be great to have them jump and play in the water. Is there something that I could do to ease the dogs into this process, and eventually get them to swim?
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We have a pool in our back yard. Not one of our dogs will jump into it. It would be great to have them jump and play in the water. Is there something that I could do to ease the dogs into this process, and eventually get them to swim?
I don't have a pool (OH I wish I did) but I tried something when staying with a friend who had one. A friend who I'm VERY jealous of. It might work for you.
I got in the the pool and showed Blackjack the Wonder Mutt that it was a safe place. He was interested. I then took his favorite toy in with me, followed by treats, trying to show him that the pool is where all his favorite things were.
He wanted to come in and was acting all nervous and crazy. Whining. Finally, I sat on the steps, mostly out of the pool, and he came over to me. Just like a little kid, he tried one foot in the water, then both, then all four, then finally got in and paddled around. It was 10 minutes of work but SO WORTH IT. We got to swim together!
Good luck!
My dog is utterly confused by swimming pools and refuses to go in. To them, it's a giant water bowl, and they really don't know what to do with it. But whatever you do, don't force them into the pool or carry them in, because this makes them panic. Also he/she may not know how to get out, so try showing him where the steps to the pool are and going down it individually to show him how. He might understand, but just be patient. :) thanks a bunch!
My niece taught Zoee to swim. At the time they had drained the pool and were in the process of refilling it. So they were able to get in the pool then go to the deep end and ease into the water. Now Zoee will jump in on her own. In fact, its a hassle to keep her OUT of it!!
Taggart is still learning. What my niece does is she gets in the water and coaxes them in. Also seeing the other dogs helps. But so far Taggart is not too keen on the pool. He likes to play/bite the sprinklers in the backyard and he's recently gotten used to the kiddie pool we have. But we're still working on getting him to swim in my parents pool. We will be on vacation for over a week, so I'm sure he will be a pro swimmer by the time we get back. :p
i once brought my dog to the beach.. he immediately went to the water and i think he enjoyed it.. but he never really liked taking baths.. weird right?:confused:
Not really weird, my dogs all love water but aren't keen on baths either. I think a bath doesn't seem like a fun thing to them.
Did you try carrying your dog in your arms and letting it float around you?
Well he's got talent anyway if he can stand on two feet. Guess some dogs just plain hate water. Maybe in time with lots of treats and coaxing he'll learn to like it better. Wonder if you could try a dry shampoo until he gets older. I sometimes spritz mine with cider vinegar and water so I can brush them between groomings. I don't bathe, I send them to the groomer's, easier and no mess. They're both large dogs.
my dog is 5 years old and ever since he was still a puppy, he didn't like baths.....
i'm so sorry to ask this but, what is a dry shampoo?
They sell it in spray cans at the pet shops. It comes out like a foam, something like shaving cream and you just rub it all over the dog till he's very damp and then towel dry, they come out smelling so good.
I can't always find it here so I mix half and half water and cider vinegar and put it in a spray bottle and spray them down with this and massage it in real well, then I towel dry and groom them. Their fur comes out soft and shiny and it's a natural repellent at the same time. Good for their skin also.
oh. this is the first time that i've heard of that..
thank you very much:)
Some dogs just naturally take to the water as they are bred for it. Some are mutts and have some spaniel, setter or other dog that loves to romp and swim in it. I can tell you that all my beagles I ever had, wanted nothing to do with water - pool, streams or baths. The very best of them simply tolerated a bath and I was just pleased to not have to fight with them. My current girl (beagle) Ginger is one who is not too pleased to get a bath but will tolerate one. Now Bob, our scruffly mutt (not sure heritage) loves his baths. And I take him fishing with me and he just goes in and out of the lake at his leisure. Usually only go out up to his neck, but will fetch a stick as long as he doesn't have to swim too far out.


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Yeah, I have been sticking with the PC for strategy, MMO, and certain FPS games. Going with the console for everything else (because I can sit on an 8' bean bag in front of a 65" television with an audio system that cost more than the last brand new car I bought a fwe years ago). However, I find myself slowly migrating back to PC for titles that I have come to feel weren't necessary to play on the PC - simply because 2011 hardware beats the shit out of low-end commodity hardware from 2005 that was being so
Someone really needs to come up with an FPS controller that you can use in your lap while sitting on a couch or recliner. Something that gives you the full dexterity of a mouse/keyboard combo without requiring a desk.
Only when they do this will playing shooters on a console become bearable.
Would a half keyboard and a trackball work? It's too bad that Matias, which owns the patent on half keyboards, prices them squarely in the insurance-driven market for assistive devices for people with disabilities, not the consumer-driven gaming market: $595? Give me a break [matias.ca].
the keyboard is not really the problem, pushing a button on a pad or a keyboard doesn't make that much difference, also there is the logitech g13 that cost less than 100€
when playing an fps on console the real problem is the aim stick, it's nowhere near a mouse precision, that's why there are a lot of aim aids on console games
and a trackball
when playing an fps on console the real problem is the aim stick
If a trackball is good enough for Centipede, why isn't it good enough for a first-person shooter?
Someone really needs to come up with an FPS controller that you can use in your lap while sitting on a couch or recliner.
My suggestion is:
- a foot board for moving (e.g. by tilting the board forward and sideways; jump by pushing it down)
- Trackball in one hand for rotation/orientation.
- Laser gun pointed at the screen in other hand for aiming. (no sharks involved)
I used to think that, but I don't mind joypads now. I got a Fragnstein for my PS3 but I haven't really used it. My main issue with console FPSes is that on many of them you can't fully disable auto-aim..
The old MadCatz Panther XLwas exactly this.
http://www.xim3.com/community/index.php?topic=11113.0 [xim3.com]
I'll be sure and tell the 10 million+ people who've played dozens of console FPS's over the last 10 years that you've deemed the game controller unbearable.
Just because they don't know any better doesn't make them right.
When the hell are they going to put more RAM in consoles? I mean seriously, just cram 8GB in those damn things. I'm tired of consoles being seriously limited in memory for no good reason.
For example when everyone had 512MB of RAM, consoles came out that had like 16MB.
It's not like they want YOU doing anything with it. They buy the absolute minimum to achieve the desired result, and developers work within those bounds. I wouldn't put any effort into breaking into the locked down DRM boxes than what is necessary to play a game, especially when you can do all the same and then some on a PC.
Tiny RAM space is one of the methods they use to slow down piracy. It's harder to hide bootloader-based copy protection cracking in resident memory if all of it needs to be used legitimately.
Tiny RAM space is one of the methods they use to slow down piracy. It's harder to hide bootloader-based copy protection cracking in resident memory if all of it needs to be used legitimately.
Are you kidding me? The PS3, Wii and 360 all have extra memory reserved for the kernel inside which piracy hacks have been placed for a while.
Because, they are selling a low end commodity product. The are selling an entire system of parts for half the price of a modern PC video card, because they perceive the consumer market as being too fucking cheap (and possibly rightfully so) to spend anything more than $300 or $400 on a gaming system that they're going to use for the next five or ten years. I enjoy gaming. I love eye-candy. I love lots of amazing stuff going on at any time time, visually and AI-wise. I love games with more people, better per
You absolutely have a point, but the games for that system were $200 and *thats* what killed them.
People get bored of games faster than systems.
they perceive the consumer market as being too fucking cheap (and possibly rightfully so)
Just look at the sales of the Wii for the answer, it is indeed like that.
As IT workers with good jobs we also forget that many people actually struggle to afford higher end consoles as it is. The parts of the population that have the time or inclination to play the most games tend to also the poorest.. kids/students, and unemployed (or just lazy) people!
If you're upset about load times, complain to the developers for not streaming or caching data effectively.
They have a game, they have a dashboard, and that's it.
Not any more.
Not with multimedia apps, upload and download services, Skype, social networking and god alone knows what other software and services will be added in the future.
Not with multimedia apps, upload and download services, Skype, social networking and god alone knows what other software and services will be added in the future.
All these tasks are already done comfortably on iOS and Android even with only 128 MB of RAM, which is one-fourth the RAM of an Xbox 360 or PLAYSTATION 3 console. Therefore, these tasks typically need less RAM than a high-end game.
Or rather it was expensive, and may become so again. Part of the problem is just when the consoles were designed RAM was at a premium. I remember some computers we got at work during that era that had only 256MB RAM because it was so pricey to upgrade. The other problem is RAM seems to fluctuate. It operates like a commodity market. So you can't spec a lot and count on it being cheap. Unlike most tech stuff, it can go up in price so you need to account for that.
That said, if RAM remains cheap I think you ca
Why does everyone assume that everywhere has real hi-speed internet? I live in not so rural PA and the only "Hi-speed" we have is cellular 3G. No cable company will come out here, no fiber, no DSL. If it doesn't use real media, it isn't going to be sold here.
Add to that the rest of the world doesn't always have unlimited bandwidth. So now you have to pay for the game and the bandwidth overages.
Think again
I have the same problem. I live inside the "Metro Atlanta Area", yet I cannot only get "broadband" through Verizon's wireless service. AT&T's network is such shit that they do not offer UMTS out here, and neither AT&T or Comcast offer DSL or cable-based broadband. I am stuck using Verizon's overpriced mobile broadband, and capped at 5120 MB per month.
What is even more embarrassing(for AT&T) is that my girlfriend has to use Verizon's network to do AT&T business. That and this is 2011 and
But I bet they'll have either terabyte hard drives
Wow! A whole terabyte?!?!?
In three years, my "console" will consist of my smartphone with an HDMI cable attached to it.
Another smartphone (or constellation of same) will be the controller(s), sensing motion, orientation, compass direction, temperature, sound, and impulses from my nerve endings, all transmitted to the console smartphone via HD Bluetooth, with a data assist via my home Wi-Fi or the local cellular net (which should be 5G or so).
Strap one to each extremety and watch me kick virtual ass in Mortal Kombat 2015 by doing act
Because you're really going to own 3+ smartphones, and have your choice of console constrained by your wireless carrier. Right.
I will probably have a smartphone for each color of shirt.
And, in the future, just so you know, your choice of breakfast cereal, sleeping hours, and mate will be constrained by your wireless carrier.
Such is the curve on which corporate power is trajecting these days.
I will probably have a smartphone for each color of shirt.
Apple fanboy, huh?
Yes. All my shirts are black turtlenecks. Duh.
Apparently not dead in NA markets at this time [joystiq.com]
Yeah, I hate real Linux distributions too. And making stupid, ignorant statements- just like you.
It's probably a reference to HP Lovecraft's Mi-go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi-go [wikipedia.org]
I'm on my way up, I've got it all together
Tell me what you think
Tell me what you think about that
Honestly, what i see are game server farms like Onlive or something.
It keeps all the game on the server side, so they don't have to worry about peeps pirating it. They way they bitch about pirates and stuff, would seem to me it would be better to keep it all on their end and just stream the shit to us.
Which of course, sucks currently, but they they did bitch slap some fiber optics to the home peeps, would probably be more doable.
Do I want this? Fuck no. Just seems like this is how shit is going, imo
not with todays download caps and low bandwidth on most people on DSL and even cable will not be good if most of your block is trying to use on live at the same time. Hell comcast can't even do more then 1-2 MLB EI HD games at the same time and they don't have BIG TEN HD ALTS.
Plenty of time for Steam to seal PCs (possibly even time for Macs to catch up) as the dominating gaming platform then. The current gen consoles are already considerably showing their age compared to PC stuff IMO.
Seems a bit of a foot-shooting exercise that they're dragging their heels so much this time around.
Just go get yourself a PC, if you love the console controller, go get a 360 controller with PC adapter
Say I hook up my PC to my TV. In the era of HDMI, that's a doddle. Then say I've plugged in four Xbox 360 controllers through a USB hub, and the Game Controllers control panel can see all of them. Now how many games will let me use more than the first controller? Not many, because most PC games are developed with the assumption that they are being played by one person at a desk. PC multiplayer more often than not equates "party" with "LAN party" where each player brings his own PC and his own copy of the ga
Not at all. Me and most of the people I know are still quite happy with what their current console can do and aren't really in a hurry to shell out $400-500 on a new system to do the same thing but with better graphics.
Steam could develop a console and possibly push it with success, but if the majority of gamers have made one thing clear, they don't want to sit in front of a PC at a desk to play a game. MMO gamers do it out of necessity. Occasionally I'll buy a PC title and play it through, but it has to
It's much more comfortable to veg out on the couch and play a game on the big screen.
Then buy or build a PC to put behind your TV. If you want a small form factor comparable to that of an Xbox 360, consider a Gateway SX with an AMD CPU [gateway.com]. True, it has integrated graphics (northbridge and GPU on one die), but so do the consoles, and PCs with AMD CPU have a Radeon or GeForce, not Intel "Graphics My Ass".
I would have to disagree. I prefer to sit at my desk and play games then on my TV. I only play games on my TV out of necessity, especially since many more games are becoming console only.
My 22" monitor from ~12 inches away provides a better experience for me than my 40 inch TV from ~6 feet away. Next is the issue of control scheme. In my opinion, for FPS, Third Person adventure, Strategy, and RPGs a mouse and keyboard are just more natural than a controller. Though I do keep a wireless 360 controller for ar
Agreed. The 5-year console life cycle has been the standard since the Atari days. They're nuts to almost DOUBLE it. By the time 2014 rolls around, the 360 and PS3 are going to look like children's toys compared to even the weakest of PC's. The gap between PC games and console games is already widening, and both consoles are showing their age (especially the 360, with its DVD drive and no required hard drive). I can't imagine how bad they'll look in 3 years.
Here's a huge rumor-dump for the new Nintendo console which may or may not be announced at E3 [ign.com] (JSYK, all of this was reported before from other websites; this is just a compilation of the rumors).
To summarize for the lazy, the controller may have a touch-screen, the system is more powerful than a PS3/360, and it looks like a modern version of an SNES. This is all just rumor and speculation though, so we'll have to wait and see. If the rumors are true, then I'm really excited! I used to play those Gamecube games where you connected GBAs to the controller ports so each player had his own screen, for games like Four Swords Adventures and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (which are both a BLAST to play with friends, btw). It was even useful in the occasional game like Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Mega Man X Command Mission, and Pokemon Colosseum/XD, for example. This seems just like that awesome concept, but mixed with the DS and on a much more massive scale.
If these rumors are true (or aren't as awesome as it really is), then Nintendo shows, once again, that dedicated hardware can be much, much better than a PC for gaming.
PS: I'm no Nintendo fanboy; I just like them a lot more than the competition. I have a PS2 and might get a PSP/PS3 used sometime.
Hardware specs aren't everything. What matters in the long run is the gaming experience as a whole, and that isn't limited by graphics or the presence of an "HDD". I mean, just look at the DS: it's really, really low-tech by today's standards, but games are still being made for it and it's a really innovative piece of hardware. I could name dozens of DS games I own that are awesome, and they don't require an HDD or HD output to function. Saying that the Wii isn't "modern" simply because of it's specificatio
That's what Nintendo does best, unlike Microsoft/Sony, who only do gaming on the side of their regular business
I think most third-party game developers beg to differ with you as far as the actual console gaming scene is concerned. Unless you think ALL the major Game Devs/Pubs are wrong and YOU are right.
...We're talking about two different things here. I'm talking about hardware, not software. Nintendo can focus all of it's resources on being innovative hardware-wise, while Sony and Microsoft only focus a portion of their resources on it, while they try to dominate in other fields as well. the 360 and PS3 try to do everything at once, while Nintendo's consoles, as I said, try to be, well, gaming consoles and gaming consoles alone, and it shows.
And if we were talking about software, which we're not, Nintend
I used to play those Gamecube games where you connected GBAs to the controller ports so each player had his own screen...
So... like a Dreamcast?
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy Nintendo is making a new console. It'll probably be awesome and keep the rest of the industry on its feet. But I won't be buying it until they prove that they broke the curse that started with the Gamecube (or arguably the N64), and actually get decent 3rd party support. 3rd party support and stop being so damn "kid centered". I currently have a Wii. I loved it, until the amusement of mini-games and party games wore off, and I realized that there is
I'm going to quote the Anonymous that replied to you:
The only ones responsible for the death of the Dreamcast are Sega.
Also VMUs sucked, and so did the Dreamcast controllers. And Sega sucks. Sega can go to hell for never doing a sequel to Skies of Arcadia. Bastards, all of them.
They can go to hell for never porting Skies of Arcadia to the PS2...it's an RPG! It belonged on the PS2 with all the other RPG's not on the system that RPG lovers didn't own.
Aaaand...the DC's library was heavy on fanboy games (fighting games, obscure sega fanboy loved franchises) and not on games anyone cared about.
I think, hardware wise, the PS2 and the Dreamcast were about on equal footing. But the the best of the Dreamcast was better than the near end of life titles for the PS2. Think Shenmue, which was one of the prettiest games released until the current gen, really.
they could release an inferior product,
No, the PS2 could outperform the Dreamcast any day of the week and twice on Sundays. It's CPU is faster, 294MHz vs 200MHz, it's internal busses are faster, it's main RAM is faster, and it has more of it 32MB vs 16MB in the DC. Go on, read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#Technical_specifications [wikipedia.org]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast#Hardware [wikipedia.org]
The PS2 has over 4x the Gigaflop performance of the Dreamcast
The PS2 is also capable of doing 1080i and 720p, the DC simply can't do that. The DC cann
If you're going to make all your purchases based on the politics of the parent company, your console choices will always be limited. But I agree that OnLive deserves a mention too.
Seriously? Do they think all gamers will have that fast of a network connection by then? That is certainly not the case today.
Downloading once isn't an issue for most people, it's probably faster than going to a bricks and mortar store - and much faster than mail order. I'd have to figure that many games would be comparable to HD video in terms of transfer rates required; there's still a lot of people who couldn't handle that over their existing connections. Hence the next consoles will still need local sto
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The requirements for this merit badge include one that is no longer a part of the MB as of the 2007 Revision. From what I can tell per more recent Requirements books, requirement f (Explain what a misfire, hangfire, and squib fire are, and explain the procedures to follow in response to each.) has been deleted and all the requirements after it have moved up one letter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jactar (talk • contribs) 13:09, March 10, 2009 (EDT). (Please, sign and date your posts on talk pages.)
- Nice catch. I removed Shotgun 2f which was removed in 2007. Shotgun 2g is now 2f, 2h is now 2g, etc. The workbook was updated in 2007 and has been correct all along. I also added a signature for you. When you leave a message just end with four tilde's ~~~~ all together at the nd of your note and it will create the signature for you.— Milominderbinder2 (Sysop) 10:56, March 14, 2009 (EDT)


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William H. Grimditch Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013.
Born on April 11, 1922, to Dr. William H. Grimditch and Anne Boyd McDowell in Philadelphia, Mr. Grimditch attended Germantown Friends School and the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his MBA from Harvard University and his LLB from Temple University.
Mr. Grimditch enjoyed athletics throughout his life. As a teenager he raced 16-foot Comet sailboats on the Delaware River. He played varsity soccer at Penn but he excelled at figure skating. As a member of The Philadelphia Skating Club, he trained under internationally famous figure skating coach, Gustave F. Lussi.
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Bill Grimditch was a National Novice and Junior Champion and Silver Medalist in the Senior Men's Singles. Mr. Grimditch was the first figure skater in competition to perform a double loop, a double flip and the jump sit spin. In 1943, Mr. Grimditch won the Senior Men's North American Championship.
Mr. Grimditch joined the Army in 1943. He attended Officer Candidate School and later was accepted to the School of Military Government at the University of Virginia where he finished at the top of his class. Mr. Grimditch served in Japan and Korea and while under special assignment to General Lurch his efforts were awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
After the war, Mr. Grimditch married Carolyn Welch (a Bronze Medalist in National Pairs figure skating), practiced law in Philadelphia and in 1954 moved to South Florida.
Mr. Grimditch served as a judge of the Municipal Court of Deerfield Beach and was the first City attorney. Later he formed the law firm Grimditch, Bentz, Witte, & Wunker in Pompano Beach.
In 1960, Mr. Grimditch received a federal charter for a savings and loan, Southern Federal, and ultimately became the President and Chairman of the Board.
In 1963, Mr. Grimditch and his wife formed the Skating Club of Florida, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, making it the oldest active United States Figure Skating club in Florida.
Mr. Grimditch served as Chairman of Pine Crest Preparatory School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for 18 years.
Working closely with the founder of the school, Mae McMillan and her family, Mr. Grimditch was responsible for profound changes in the Board participation and policy contributing to the success of the Prep School. He considered his time on the board to be one of his most cherished achievements.
Mr. Grimditch held numerous memberships and offices including the Bar Associations in Philadelphia, Florida, and Broward. He was a past President of the Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce and a Vice President of the Lake Placid Club in Lake Placid. He was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the U.S. Figure Skating Association, the Harvard Club of Broward County, and the Pompano Beach Rotary Club. Mr. Grimditch served as Vice Chairman of the North Broward Hospital District Board during the expansion of the Broward General Medical Center, North Broward Hospital, and the Imperial Point Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Grimditch purchased property in Lake Placid in 1952 and this home served as a family vacation home for many summers and winters of skating, skiing, hiking and water skiing.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mrs. Carolyn (Welch) Grimditch Jr.; sons: Mr. William H. Grimditch III of Boulder, Colo., and Mr. Wayne H. Grimditch of Jupiter, Fla.; daughters: Ms. Gloria Grimditch of Prescott, Ariz. and Mrs. Lynn (Grimditch) Roda, of Manchester, Vt. Mr. Grimditch leaves five grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
William Grimditch Jr. will be entombed at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif. At his request, no funeral or memorial service will he held.


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Las Cruces Police have arrested two women believed to be responsible for a robbery committed late Sunday evening.
Danielle Carbajal, 22, and Alexandra Matkin, 23, are both charged with one count each of robbery and conspiracy. Carbajal also faces one count of tampering with evidence.
Las Cruces Police learned that at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, Carbajal and Matkin conspired to rob the Imperial Sky Motel at 1865 W. Picacho Ave. Police determined that Matkin entered the motel, and seemed to survey the lobby and front desk.
Matkin then left the motel, and a disguised Carbajal entered and took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register.
Detectives learned that as Carbajal was stealing the cash, the motel's proprietor entered the lobby and saw what was happening. Carbajal is alleged to have pointed a handgun at the proprietor who retreated and called 911.
After leaving the motel, Carbajal proceeded to an alley where she changed clothing and discarded the toy handgun. Carbajal and Matkin then returned to the motel where Matkin entered the lobby and asked for a room.
Both women were booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center with bonds set at $10,000 each.


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since sundown is moving more towards dealer based stuff... that does sound like a logical thing with obsidian.. but who owns obsidian? is it jacobs.. or he just doing stuff for them/with them? someone inform me.. sigh i'm behind on the times.
OA is a Jake Fuller/Nick Lemon production, it is a internet sub company....
I am one of those people who do believe you get what you pay for to a certain extent. Take an Audiopipe amp for example. Cheaply made, cheap parts, does rated power. By this forums theory its a great product simply because it does rated. Issue is only part of that power is useful. There is a reason Sundown is more expensive. Customer service and R&D come at a price. You think Audison is just expensive because? You think Zapco is just expensive for the heck of it? Doubt it. There is a clear reason they are expensive. They use superior parts to 99% of the off the shelf products you can get anywhere else. They have parts that are within closer tolerances. They use parts with less resistance. They use parts that are made out of quality materials themselves.
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Guess that must be why JL is so expensive for the past decade with no new technology.
The only people that knock on crescendo are those that bought the same thing at higher cost.
Its also funny that audiopipe gets brought up. I think of high value and cost differently I guess. I need to get my hands on another ap3k so I can oscope and clamp that bitch or I could waste 150 dollars and get the SMD distortion thingy so it can detect down to the 1% distortion that NOBODY can hear a difference from .1% or .01%.
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As good a starting point as any, as the full gravity of the truth begins to come out, points assigned according to abuses suffered:
"Repeated persistent anal or vaginal intercourse — 45-60 points. Penetration with an object — 36-44. Repeated, persistent fondling –11-25. Simulated intercourse — 11-25. Nude photographs taken — 5-10."
"One or more physical assaults causing injury that led or should have led to hospitalization — 11-25.
"Permanent or demonstrated long-term physical injury, impairment or disfigurement, broken bones. Examples include severe beating, whipping and second-degree burning –11-25 points.
"Being singled out for physical abuse by an adult employee which was grossly excessive in duration or frequency and which caused psychological harms … — 5-25 points."


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You have been warned!
April 19, 2013. NOTE the date!!!
Well, 120, Groveland and Yosemite, here we come!
Signs, all lined up. I have to laugh at that speed limit of 55. HA HA HA. Good luck if you can manage to do more than 30 on this section of road, the New Priest Grade Road. There is another one of those signs telling us if we are a trailer longer than 30 foot from the king pin to the axles this road is NOT advisable to drive. Remember, we are 25 feet!
You can see from the GPS shot that the road is squiggly and the speed limit is 55 and we are doing 23 MPH.
"Winding road next 8 miles. WATCH FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC!" No kidding, we have been concerned, well, ok, scared quite a few times by the other people's driving. They just cannot seem to stay on their side of the road. With the sharp turns, steep fall off grades and very limited visibility, it is very concerning when all of a sudden there is someone in your face slightly (or more than slightly) on your side of the narrow road. Yep, that is scary as all get out!
You will note that this shot of the GPS shows a deep hair pin turn, but, it also shows it was taken about 1 minute after the previous one, and yes, we HAVE gone up 230 feet in altitude in that 1 minute. This is one time that I can guarantee that the GPS was not malfunctioning. Jolly was pulling his heart out, Tana is no feather weight, eh? Man had the trans in low gears, first and second. The transmission heated up, just a little. And, we had the air conditioner off. The one sign I did not capture with Sony Too and barely saw enough to read to Man (in a slightly hysterical tone), was the one that advised turning OFF your air conditioner. We did so immediately. End effect, we drove up much of this incline with the windows open and the hot air blowing in on us. It was hot, something between 80 and 85. Go figure, we are going to the mountains but this stretch of road the area was quite warm.
Looking back at Moccasin.
Another minute of driving, another 173 feet! 19 MPH. And, lots more squiggles in that road.
We were there - - - You can tell that the hills are steep and long, if you look closely, you can see there are not always guardrails.
I decided to go to GoogleMaps and have a lookie see at 120, and, lo and behold, there is street view. It is a hoot to drive 120 via GoogleMaps. Sadly I missed the one screen where the little red car in front of the Google camera car was over the center line. Too bad what great proof to show you what they mean when they warn you to be careful on on coming traffic, eh??
I did grab this one image tho. Split screen this time, on the bottom we have a overall image and the little yellow man that shows us exactly where the street view is taken from. The top is the street view of the actual road. We would have been driving on the right hand lane, going UP and towards Groveland. You can see that the hill is rather steep on the edge there and that there is a slight curb along the edge, probably to keep you from attempting a pull off to stop on and gawk. This is no place to stop for photo ops. Nearly the top of this hill you can see as the road disappears around to the left there is some guard railing. For the most part, there are no guard rails.
The following are my photos, looking back at the road as it climbs the mountain.
Lets zoom in on that section of road. You can see, again, the slopes are intense, there is not a lot of shoulder, if there is any shoulder and only small sections of the road have guard rails. We are driving to Groveland on the outside (the left side). We will leave Groveland driving on the inside (right side) and will be hugging the walls and rock and such on the way out. It was a thrilling ride too!
We have climbed to 2660 feet, moving along at 15 MPH and the road is starting to look almost straight!
Now that the road has "normalized", I will take a few other photos. Would have been a nice barn shot if that ole electric pole had not jumped in there, eh?
Welcome to Groveland, the Northern Gateway to Yosemite. Groveland sits at an elevation of 3,136 feet.
Man is envious. I am not! The bikes had a beautiful day to ride around Yosemite.
We arrived at our campground (well, we zipped by it, saw it at the last moment, went down the road a half a mile, did another u-turn and returned. It was a bit difficult to get parked and level but it will forever be a favorite campsite for us. Just had that magical appeal to us. No resort, but, under new ownership for several years, the owner was reinvesting all profits back into improvements, fences, new lawns. Yet, it was not a resort, it was a perfect mix of campground, mountains, quiet and wonderful!
After our long and stressful and exciting ride from Gilroy to Groveland we will rest a bit tomorrow, but, we cannot stay out of Yosemite, so decide on a "short ride". Oh, what a short ride it was. Tana will stay in the campground, so this is the wonderful sightseeing kind of ride. Finally, we are near Yosemite and yes, indeedy, I took a bucket load of photos. Come on back and I'll share some with you.
*Note, the graphic from Google Maps. All the disclaimers apply here. They have copyrights, they don't ask me to use. I don't get charged to play with GoogleMaps. I don't have to use their product. Sometimes I do, sometimes I do not. They don't ask me to review their products. See my disclaimer page at the top of this blog.


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Range Rover Classic - Oregon OutbackPosted in Features on July 1, 2005
The urge to explore the new and unknown can be nearly primal in its intensity. While societies demand unswerving routine to often mindless automation as the price of civilization, the inexplicable need to push the envelope, to crest new horizons, to discover sights and sounds not previously experienced is always lurking there in the minds of men. Such is the stuff of adventure.
And it is precisely this idea of adventure that draws so many people to the world of four-wheel drive; the idea that with such a vehicle, places become accessible that would not otherwise be so. Images of vast landscapes, unpeopled vistas, and even potential danger so far from the beaten path infect the minds of nearly all those who get drawn into this pastime.
So, it was with great expectation that we joined ARB this past summer for what was being heralded as an overland expedition through Oregon's vast, beautiful wilderness. It smacked of old-world adventure, and we arrived in Bend, Oregon, ready to set out at once. Granted, our mode of travel would include neither the horses nor wagons that our forebears relied upon, but the modern, exquisitely-built 4x4s we climbed into that bright summer morning served precisely the same purpose. Spirits were high.
The first leg of our journey took us to the Lava Butte region of central Oregon, a foreign-looking place with cinder cones that spring red and hard from the earth all around. The cinder crunched loudly beneath our tires as we wound our way through the strange landscape, and by the time we emerged from the area into deep green forest, there was an odd sense of relief to be back on more familiar terrain.
With a total of 15 rigs, ranging from Jeeps and Toyotas to Rovers and Isuzus, the company made very good time. In all, we had allowed ourselves five days to make the entire trip, stopping only at night to either camp or take advantage of some remote lodge with hot showers and soft beds. Camping beneath the open skies was a real pleasure and seemed much more in keeping with the intent of our journey. Each night out, the skies seemed to blaze with stars fixed against an inky blackness that was utterly undimmed by towns or cities. For us, sleep was peaceful.
As we worked our way through open country, along trails that seemed rarely crossed these days, we connected with the historic Oregon Trail. Once known as the gateway to the Pacific, this section of the Cascade Mountains once teemed with settlers striking out on their own adventures. While the trail offered little challenge to our machinery, it was interesting to imagine how the trail must have looked to the settlers who faced the hard-edged Cascades with wagons and horses, knowing that they had no recourse if things went wrong.
The level of challenge rose considerably as we began making our way through some of the more remote areas of the Tillamook State Forest. The trails were steep and narrow, with many being deeply rutted and canopied by heavy overhanging branches. None of the vehicles ever got bogged down or caught up on the rocky precipices, but had there been even a hint of rain, the going would have been much slower. As it was, though, the dry ground provided good traction, and we climbed to several peaks that offered astounding views of the vast surrounding forest. On Day Four, we left the deep woods and headed south on Pacific Coast Highway to the small town of Florence, Oregon. This tiny dot on the map is famous for one thing: it sits right at the edge of the Oregon Dunes Recreation Area. This vast stretch of sand is one of the largest and most extensive in North America, with dunes rising to heights of 500 feet. For us, it was a veritable playground. Four-wheelers who had spent the previous four days crawling along remote trails were suddenly given the opportunity to unwind and go racing along the dunes.
It's odd, but driving at speed through the sand gives you a sense of invulnerability, as if such a soft, giving surface could do no damage to you or your rig. Of course, sand carries its own challenges and dangers, but once you have a feel for it, you can easily spend days just playing around.
Unfortunately for us, the real world came beckoning, and our five days were at an end. Somehow, though, the days seemed to have lasted much longer. Even now, in our mind's eye, the journey looms large and we begin to realize that it is the adventure that counts - not the time taken to experience it. Maybe next summer will bring as much and the adventure can go on.
On The TrailAl ColebankMan-A-Fre80-series Land Cruiser
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Marc BowersRogue River Trading Co.Isuzu Rodeo
Joel SnyderStage WestGrand Cherokee ZJ
John LawrenceCherokee XJ
Al VanderveldeCanadian 4WD magazineCherokee XJ
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On April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was, he later remembered, barely able to control his anger. "I was angry because of the insults that Hitler and the other German leaders had hurled at me and my Negro teammates on the Olympic squad." The young athlete would channel his raw emotions into some of the most remarkable achievements in the history of athletics, winning four gold medals. To tell the story of Owens' remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism, this film begins in the poor Cleveland neighborhood where the young athlete grew up; details his early career; describes Adolf Hitler's outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies to boycott the event; and explains the pressures on Owens to attend. The film also reveals the unlikely relationship Owens struck up at the games with his German rival Carl "Luz" Long and shows that, in the end, despite his success in Germany, Owens struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched racism.
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Walking into a generic West London coffee shop, I spot Mr Charlie Anderson immediately, despite only ever seeing his street-inspired paintings and not the man himself. He simply looks like his work. He laughs when I point this out. "There's a preconceived idea that an artist will look slightly hippyish, and I react against that. I want my paintings to look how I look, and vice versa. The whole process of painting is extremely physical and there's tons of moving around and lifting buckets of paint - so there's a tough feeling to my clothes and to my work."
"Tough" is an apt description of Mr Anderson's style. He is dressed in a beat-up leather jacket over a paint-stained white T-shirt and pale, worn-in jeans. Blond and with a chiselled face, the 25-year-old exudes cool in that way only artists can - evoking something that is both salt-of-the-earth and cerebral at the same time. His paintings bestow a similar impression, the result of a laboured, craft-intensive technique that looks like papered and plastered city walls.
Inspired by Mr Sigmar Polke, "Who used to take imagery from all over the place, draw it, screen print it and paint it up in layers," Mr Anderson sees his paintings "as a statement about my life and times. They are a combination of photorealism and urban pop art, using a street art aesthetic but manipulating it. Then I fabricate images, too, in a way that can be surrealist."
Trained in Edinburgh, Mr Anderson took a while to find his way. "I always wanted to be someone who was strictly a painter," he reveals. "When I was at college, a lot of the focus was put on conceptual art, but I wanted to go in a different direction. I was chucked out a few times but always made my way back. It was in my fourth year that I got into it, because I was left to my own devices and felt free to do my own thing and experiment."
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a startling expose
"A Startling Expose" was inspired by access to public information and privacy issues, and was painted with stencils and silk screens building up layer upon layer of imagery
animal source
"Animal Source" examines Edinburgh's political, musical and council campaigns plastered around the city on photocopied paper. Mr Anderson used house paint and acrylics to paint the imagery, which served to reflect the low quality print techniques of these campaigns
city spinners
"City Spinners" was inspired by the social and political campaigns in Edinburgh. "This painting formed a social documentation for me, and it was interesting to fragment the words and images until they almost created a new meaning," says Mr Anderson
This experimentation led to "Pieces that are almost three-dimensional, as they have 20 layers of paint on them," which have won Mr Anderson several awards, including the Royal Scottish Academy Meyer Oppenheim Prize and a place on the Jerwood Contemporary Painting Prize short list.
All this success, however, is the result of intensive, often exhausting days in the studio, says Mr Anderson. "If I'm putting together a show," he explains, "I'll start by walking around a city and documenting everything I see to get a sense of the fabric of the city. Then I'll draw up stencils and screens, layer the imagery and juxtapose advertising and political posters to get a sense of what I want my composition to be. Sometimes I'll invent campaigns and posters as a response to the society, so it's a mix of myself and the world. Then putting it all together and painting it will take days in the studio."
Next month, Mr Anderson is moving to a studio in Malibu, Los Angeles to prepare for an exhibit in which he is taking part there. Surely, then, with openings and champagne receptions, there's some glamour to be had after all the grit? "Dressing up isn't usually my thing," he admits, "but I recently bought my first Paul Smith suit. The lining has a black and white abstract pattern and it made me think of the black spray paint and the white house paint I use. Paul Smith, for me, really gives that English pop vibe, and that appeals to me. I could imagine working in the studio in it with my sleeves rolled up, like Jean-Michel Basquiat."
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Tess, a therapy dog, listens as both Maddy Smith and Cole Graves take turns reading aloud to her at Mount Vernon Elementary School. Tess is an attentive listener and never judges or corrects when struggling readers stumble over words.Who is the most popular member of the Mount Vernon Elementary School (MVES) staff? Apparently it is Tess, the English Lab who works as Amy Stewart's partner in the counseling office. Tess is a therapy dog that Mrs. Stewart helped bring to Mount Vernon. See the December 5 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for a heart warming feature story about Tess.


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NK- this is just how every draft in every league goes. Email or no. People should be aware of when their draft slot is and send proxies if they know they won't be around, otherwise it's skip-city.
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A loan intended to help a financially strapped homeowner nearly cost her her house instead, due to a glitch in paperwork and an oddity in the system
Beverly Boganrief got gouged for $2,500 she couldn't afford, and almost lost her home.
And it seems to me it was partly the city's fault, no matter that the city was really trying to help.
"It'll do a number on you when you're a senior and you think you're going to lose your house," Boganrief told me.
One of the best things the city does is help some financially strapped low-income homeowners with zero-interest home repair loans. Better than zero-interest, really. The loans are paid back only when the home is sold or otherwise vacated, often decades later, when the borrower — one way or another — no longer needs it.
Until that day, some homeowners living on little more than a Social Security check avoid serious maintenance problems and zoning code violations that could force them to move out.
So Boganrief — who prefers not to give her age, aside from saying she's been a senior for a while — was glad to get a $6,000 loan to replace the leaking roof on her little Sarasota home, which the county appraiser values at $50,000.
Without the new roof, her insurance company was going to cancel. And she had no money.
"I live on $1,000 a month," she said, and her house is not even paid for.
The loan was her salvation, it seemed. But the good news was short lived.
The city arranged to pay the roofer directly when the job was done, and the repair was done quickly. But after the city's loan administrator paid, the contractor died — without paying the company that provided the roofing materials.
There's not usually a death involved, but non-payment issues are not exactly rare in the home repair industry.
The supplier had mailed a certified letter to warn Boganrief of the non-payment, as required, but she was out of town and did not get it. Soon, the company was threatening to foreclose on the lien on her house if she did not pay $2,500.
How the heck was she on the hook?
Well, as many homeowners learn the hard way, Florida law really sides with unpaid suppliers and subcontractors at the expense of homeowners. It might seem it was the supplier's decision to extend credit to the contractor, and that the contractor's LLC or his estate should be the place for the supplier to seek that $2,500. But state law puts the problem in the homeowner's lap.
In Boganrief's case, all the trouble happened because the city goofed, says Dana Watts, a lawyer trying to help Boganrief on the cheap.
A city loan administrator, Jane Hindall, erred by sending the roofer full payment without written confirmation that he had paid all suppliers and subcontractors, Watts says.
With such a document in hand, Boganrief would be in the clear even if the contractor's written assurance was bogus.
Without it, Boganrief had to pay or lose her house.
She paid, but had to borrow money to do it, and she is upset about it. So much for the helpful city loan program.
Hindall says she thought she had all the documents she needed.
"I've never had this happen before," not once during 17 years, she said. "It's a mess."
The city does maybe 200 of those loans each year, according to her boss, Don Hadsell.
"This is the first time I've seen this happen in 35 years," Hadsell says. "It seems to me that, morally, the contractor's estate should pay."
Well, yeah. But who should pay a lawyer to take a stab at making that happen?
Not the city, Hadsell says, because the city didn't even choose the roofer.
No, but it is city loan administrators — not the low-income families and seniors they help — who are the professionals who are supposed to know about the paperwork.
Hadsell says everyone is sorry, but the city can't cover Boganrief's loss. The loans use federal money. The rules don't allow paying more than a job is worth.
This experience has at least led to a decision that, from now on, final payment won't be sent until contractors provide the documents that Watts says should be routine, Hadsell said.
Good change, but too late for Boganrief. And Watts says if this never happened to a city loan customer before, he is surprised.
"They've been damn lucky."
Tom Lyons can be contacted at email@example.com or (941) 361-4964.


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The good folks in Safari Sound together with Petter and Red Stripe brings us "A Reggae Christmas" (reprise from last year but still just as good and very much needed for the holidays).
"It all started a few weeks ago when we had an "early Caribbean Christmas lunch" with the godfather of Swedish rap, Petter. Petter is a big fan of Safari Sound mixtapes and he wondered if we would be interested in doing a mixtape project together with him and Red Stripe. This is the result: nearly an hour of "reggae Christmas classics" mixed by DJ Shirkhan and Sammy K. Give thanx for the idea and opportunity Petter and big up Red Stripe, Crazy Youths and The Soul Lounge.
We wish ya'll a Merry Reggae Christmas and A Dancehall New Year!"
God Jul from the Discobelle crew!
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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 – Safe havens in Pakistan, corruption
and limited Afghan government capabilities are the greatest obstacles to
stability in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report delivered to
Congress and made public today.
The Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan
also states that the coalition surge accomplished its mission.
The enemy has lost capability, the report says. The number of attacks is
down and, while the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies can launch a few
flashy attacks, the terror group's capabilities have waned.
Pakistan remains a problem, but there is some progress on that front, according to the report.
"The insurgency and al-Qaida continue to face U.S. counterterrorism
pressure within the safe havens," the report says. "U.S. relations with
Pakistan have begun to improve following the re-opening of Pakistani
ground lines of communication, and there has been nascent improvement
with respect to cross-border cooperation between Pakistan and
In fact, the report continues, there has been some
cooperation on both sides of the border in coordinating counterterror
Most security metrics have improved, the report says.
It compares the first year of the surge – 2010 – with April through
September of this year, noting that enemy-initiated attacks have
declined by 12 percent.
Detonations of improvised explosive devices
declined 9 percent. The percentage of civilian casualties caused by NATO
forces declined 28 percent. Direct- fire attacks have dropped by 9
percent, and indirect-fire attacks are down by 24 percent.
However, civilian casualties caused by enemy attacks are up 11 percent, according to the Pentagon report.
The report's findings point to progress with the Afghan national
security forces, which will take over security operations when U.S. and
coalition forces leave at the end of 2014.
"The ANSF has grown by
88,464 personnel, and has dramatically increased its capabilities," the
report states. "The areas of the country influenced by the insurgents
and the ability of the insurgency to attack the population have been
significantly diminished."
The report to Congress highlights the
improvement in security of populated areas. "Security dramatically
improved in most of Afghanistan's five most populous districts, with
[enemy-initiated attacks] in the first nine months of 2012 compared to
the same period in 2011 dropping 22 percent in Kabul, 62 percent in
Kandahar, 13 percent in Herat, 88 percent in Mazar-e-Sharif, and rising 2
percent in Kunduz," the report says.
Insurgent attacks are
taking place away from these populated centers, the report says, noting
that the majority of Afghanistan's 405 districts now experience very low
levels of enemy attacks. Eighty percent of attacks occur in districts
encompassing only 20 percent of the population, and nearly half of all
attacks in Afghanistan occur in just 17 districts that contain only 5
percent of the population, the report states.
The Taliban's ability to attack Afghans is diminished particularly in Kandahar, the group's operational and ideological base.
But overall, the report paints a picture of mixed progress toward
security and stability, with the area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan
border remaining a hot zone. "Pakistani-based sanctuary for insurgents,
such as the Haqqani Taliban Network in North Waziristan, as well as the
financial and operational support that insurgents receive from various
sources, keeps the security situation along the border with Pakistan in
Regional Command – East volatile," the report says.
While enemy
attacks in the region declined slightly, eastern Afghanistan accounted
for almost a third of all insurgent attacks throughout the country.
"The Taliban-led insurgency remains adaptive and determined, and
retains the capability to emplace substantial numbers of IEDs and to
conduct isolated high-profile attacks," the report says. "The insurgency
also retains a significant regenerative capacity."
As ISAF and
Afghan forces erode Taliban efforts, insurgents have increasingly
resorted to asymmetric tactics in an attempt to regain territory and
influence, including assassinations, kidnappings, intimidation tactics,
encouraging insider attacks and strategic messaging campaigns, the
report states.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Pakistan, Corruption Remain Stumbling Blocks in Afghanistan
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Tamara and The Lost Tomorrows
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- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
It was a toe tapping, hand clapping good time at the Old Hill Building last Saturday night with the eclectic mix of music by the group. Featured were Tamara Katamdze on violin, Jim Chase on guitar and bass, Lee McAtee on guitar, Scott Vaughan on bass and guitar, Hanna Vaughan on drums, Joe Mitchel on guitar and Josephine Mitchel vocals.
All the musicians also sing lead or provide back up vocals. All but Joe and Tamara were members of the same 1969 Rockfield High School class near Waco. However, it was not until about six years ago they got back together and formed the group.


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PHOENIXVILLE — The community continued its fight against cancer last weekend during Relay For Life, raising more than $72,000.
During the 10th annual Relay held at Valley Forge Christian College, various relay teams camped out and ran overnight on the track for 24 hours straight to raise awareness and money for cancer, as well as support cancer victims, their families and also cancer survivors.
One of the chairs of the event, Jennifer Epps, said during the last nine years Relay participants have raised approximately $1.7 million dollars.
"The teams all fundraised throughout the year, and then just collecting local donations from friends and family. We begin all of this in September, so it takes a lot of hard work to get to this point."
Money can continue to be raised through August.
This year, the event had a Disney theme.
"We wanted to do something a little different," said Epps. "We had Disney characters there. Baskets that were made up, were done with a Disney theme."
Epps said the event also celebrated the 10th anniversary of Phoenixville's Relay For Life.
Epps said, "This year 'Wishing on a Star and Celebrating Ten Magical Years' was the actual theme, so people could run with it however they felt like it."
This year 314 participants signed up for a total of 27 teams.
There was a Survivors' Lap and a Caregivers' Lap that people could particpate in and run. The culmination of the whole event was the luminary ceremony on Saturday night.
"It went very, very well," said Epps. "The entire track was lined with luminary bags."
For the second year, canned goods were collected to hold the candles in the luminary bags. The canned items were then donated to Phoenixville Area Community Services.
Despite the rainy weather, this year the Survivor Dinner was held under one of the tents set up in the quad of the VFCC on Saturday night.
"We had close to 160 people, which was more than we've ever had," said Epps."Because it was a special year, we wanted to have everything done on the field during the relay, to try and keep as many of the survivors with us during the whole event. It's just a wonderful time for survivors and caregivers alike to get together. They share their stories. We have clowns come in. We have raffles. It's a wonderful time for people to kind of relax, sit back, laugh and have a good time."
Epps said she hopes anyone who wants to be involved next year will get in touch.
"Everybody can particpate," she said. "People sometimes just come out to walk. They aren't part of a team or haven't raised any money, but they know someone who has had cancer, (or) who's passed away from cancer. It's a time to reflect on just spending time with people who have been there, who have shared in different aspects of having cancer."
Relay For Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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Panelists discuss the Obama administration's latest immigration proposal that's meant to cut through bureaucracy — but critics call it 'back-door amnesty.' They also weigh in on a controversial new book about the Obamas, and Beyonce and Jay Z's baby. Host Michel Martin hears from ladies of 'The Wise Latina Club', TheGrio.com and ESSENCE.
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Tom Hanks had it wrong. There most definitely is crying in baseball. After last night, I think most Reds fans, including myself, can attest to that.
Tom Hanks had it wrong. There most definitely is crying in baseball. After last night, I think most Reds fans, including myself, can attest to that.
I love all the pictures from last night, if for no other reason than it's an interesting group of guys.
Guys that we've "known" about for a while, and anticipated them providing a moment like this: Votto, Bruce, Volquez, Cueto.
Guys who "deserve" it for their years of service to the club: Harang and Arroyo.
Guys that you never expected (or maybe wanted) to be Reds: Cairo, Cabrera, Rolen, Corky Miller.
And then all the youngsters that have played such a big role: Leake, Wood, Ondrusek, Chapman, and so on.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Votto for MVP
I've been told that the players, or at least some of them, made their way to Fountain Square last night and into the bar Mynt that's right there. We had already left the square so not sure how many people were left out and about when they were there...
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
For some reason, that picture I posted here (via the Sun Deck and Prf15) has disappeared. I thought it was so fitting, I've uploaded it to my site and you guys can download it here.
Were all the guys of legal age to drink last night? I know Bruce is 22 and Leake should be around the same age. Wonder about Chapman? Cueto and Volquez looked like little kids in a candy shop last night.
This guy called it!
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I was at the game last night and had a little too much champagne to post coherently last night. I will concur with everyone else how amazing the atmosphere was. When the bottom of the eighth started, I turned to my buddy said "It would be great to see the Reds push a run across this inning, but it would be cool to see Chapman pitch the ninth and see Bruce hit a walk-off homer in the 9th." I can't say that I had any divine inspiration because I call at least one homer for Bruce and Votto just about every game. Either way, I couldn't have scripted the game any better. I don't think my section (112) sat down from the 6th inning on. Loved the energy. My buddy tried to take a picture of Bruce's home run but I had already knocked him over with a burst of joy. Unbelievable. I am in class right now and can't pay attention. All I can think about is the new magic number 11. The number of playoff games we need to win to be World Series Champions.
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text: Looks like Boston Casting has started working on that new David O. Russell movie, which films around town this spring. On Wednesday, the casting office announced a Feb. 16 open call for an "upcoming feature film set in the '70s." Russell's movie, which will star Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, is inspired by the 1970s FBI "Abscam" sting operation. The open call will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 129 Braintree St. in Allston. Boston Casting says: "It would be helpful, however not required, that you arrive in '70s attire. For example, bell bottoms, vests, flower shirts, afros, side burns, mustaches, long hair, mini dresses/skirts, platform shoes, etc. You will still be considered for work on this project if you aren't able to wear or bring this look." The film's producers are also looking for cars from the '60s and '70s. If you've got one, bring a photo of your wheels.