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MELBOURNE, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic had little trouble in a straight-set, second-round victory Wednesday at the Australian Open.
Djokovic, the world No. 1, defeated Ryan Harrison 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 without seeing a break point. He won 86 percent of the points on serve, losing a mere eight points in 12 games serving.
Djokovic was very sharp, firing seven aces and committing no double faults. He landed nearly three-quarters of his first serves.
No. 4-seeded David Ferrer needed a fourth set to get past Tim Smyczek 6-0, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Ferrer dropped serve just three times, with two coming in the third set. However, in the fourth set he didn't allow Smyczek a break-point opportunity.
Tomas Berdych, the No. 5 seed, stopped Guillaume Rufin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, losing his serve just once, and eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic held on for a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5 win over Lukas Lacko.
Also Wednesday, No. 10-seeded Nicolas Almagro beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-4, 6-1, 6-2; 15th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka advanced when, after going ahead 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), Tobias Kamke retired with a shoulder injury; and 16th-seeded Kei Nishikori topped Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-1.
Evgeny Donskoy won 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in making No. 23 Mikhail Youzhny the only seeded player to fall on the men's side Wednesday.
Other players advancing to the third round were: 20th-seeded Sam Querrey, No. 22-seeded Fernando Verdasco, No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz, 26th-seeded Jurgen Melzer, No. 28-seeded Marcos Baghdatis, 31st-seeded Radek Stepanek, No. 32 Julien Benneteau and unseeded Kevin Anderson.


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Mother testifies about son's last days at mental health complex
There was an emotional day of testimony in the inquest into the death of a man at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex.
Tuesday's testimony detailed Brandon Johnson's last days before he died.
Johnson's mother testified she dialed 911 in October because her 25-year-old son was acting strangely, crawling around on the floor.
When she visited him a day later at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, he was sitting in a geriatric chair and complaining.
"I said look at my son. He says his hands and his chest is tightening up, and he's cold. He told me he was cold," Alicia Johnson said.
Alicia Johnson said the nurse dismissed her concerns.
"She says, 'There's nothing wrong with Brandon. It's all in his head. It's his illusions. Nothing (is) wrong with Brandon.' She reassured me, and I believed her," Johnson said.
The next day, Dr. David Drake assessed Johnson and said he watched him talk, wave his arms and sit with assistance even though Johnson complained he was completely paralyzed.
"There was clearly a disconnect between what every one of us could observe and what he was complaining of," Drake said.
The next day, Johnson was dead. An autopsy showed he had a broken neck that caused several blood clots.
"I can only wish there were a way to bring Brandon back," Drake said.
"You felt you had done everything right?" the district attorney asked.
"I didn't see anything life-threatening. I just didn't see anything that could result in his death in less than a day," Drake said.
Johnson's mother said family members rushed to the mental health complex when staff called to say Brandon was unresponsive.
"He said, 'I'm sorry to inform you Brandon has expired.' Everybody hit the floor. 'What are you talking about?' I was hollering so bad I thought I was going to die. I just didn't understand what had happened," Johnson said.
The purpose of the hearing is to determine if the actions of staff who treated Johnson broke the law. The hearing could run through Thursday.
Meanwhile, Johnson's death prompted the dismissal of several staffers and policy changes at the mental health complex.


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Beautiful photography by Shannon Richardson.
His flickr Halloween set.
His site.
His photo blog.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
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- Jay's Shadow said...
Really great shots. I love black and white photos.
- February 13, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Jon said...
That is gorgeous.
- February 13, 2010 at 10:38 AM
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Wow! I love it, thank you for the link!
- February 13, 2010 at 11:12 AM
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I went to his blog and read a bit about his technique, because it has a quality that is nearly impossible to acheive in digital black and white photography.
I was right ~ of course ~ he still uses traditional black and white film. Amazing.
Digital photography is so much easier but to him it really is about the art.
I am so inspired now!
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In his college football days as a linebacker at Georgia, ESPN college football analyst was one of the most beloved players on the team, along with quarterback David Green. In fact Loran Smith wrote a book about the duo called Beloved Dawgs. Nowadays, Pollack is learning to deal with the criticism from Dawg fans when he expresses a negative comment lobbied at the team or his former head football coach, Mark Richt.
"I catch flak from Georgia fans when I pick against Georgia," Pollack said. "They definitely don't like that too much. They call me a traitor and get upset with me and stuff like that, but I take my job really serious. Do I want Georgia to win every game? Absolutely. You can't tell me that anybody that ever went to their alma mater would ever feel any different. You always cheer for them. You always wish a bunch of success on them, but it's your job. Your job is to call things like you see it. Your job is to be objective and give the people something that they want to listen to, that they want to hear. I'm not a big fan of the people that are blatant homers. I think you should be more professional than that. I think you should do a good job of serving the fans. I don't think you serve the fans by always being a homer or anything like that."
Pollack will be part of the trio in the ABC announcers booth for the Capital One Bowl featuring Georgia vs. Nebraska. It will be his first time in the booth for a UGA game.
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Mystery Author J. D. (Dave) Webb Visits with Mike Angley
MA: My guest today is author J. D. (Dave) Webb. Dave resides in Illinois with his wife (43 years counting) and their toy poodle, Ginger, losing all family votes 2 to 1. Dave served in the Security Service of the Air Force as a Chinese linguist and weather analyst in Viet Nam and the Philippines prior to spending 25 years in corporate management. After a company purge he promoted himself to cobbler and he owned a shoe repair and sales shop for 11 years. But being a full time author, always a dream, became a reality in 2002. Dave has garnered several awards. His first novel Shepherd's Pie won a publisher's Golden Wings Award for excellence in writing. His second novel Moon Over Chicago was a top ten finisher in the 2008 Preditors and Editors Poll in the mystery category and was a finalist in the prestigious 2008 Eppie awards by the Electronic Publishing Internet Connection. His latest book, Smudge, recently placed fifth in the mystery category of the 2011 Preditors and Editors poll. He is also the Owner and Moderator of the Publishing and Promoting Yahoo group with over 900 international members.
That's an impressive and diverse resume, Dave! Tell us why you chose to write novels.
DW: Actually the novels chose me. I'd always written short stories, but wanted – no needed – to write novels. They are what I love to read and they are what I love to write.
MA: What kind of stories do you write?
DW: I write family friendly mysteries, no excessive violence, gore or profanity. I realize that goes against the current trend. Rex Stout once said (not sure of the exact quote), "Mysteries can contain sex or violence if it is essential to the story. That is perfectly all right. There is none of that in mine. So it must not be essential."
I have a series featuring laid-back Chicago PI Mike Shepherd. Shepherd's Pie reflects that Mike loves pie and swears it helps him solve a case. In this one he is hounded by Ferlin Husky Lewis, the serial killer he is trying to capture. In Her Name Is Mommy Mike finds a tot in a busy mall whose mom has been kidnapped from that mall. His promise to her is that he'll find her mommy. Moon Over Chicago – Amateur sleuth and cobbler Fulton Moon merely tries to help a customer out of an abusive relationship. But his attempts to help never go as planned. Smudge chronicles the adventures of Trish Morgan a paralegal in a small Chicago suburb. She wipes a smudge off her ATM screen one night and it's blood. Then she hears a moan coming from the alley next to the bank. She shouldn't go into that alley, but she does.
MA: How do you go about developing your characters?
DW: My characters seem to develop themselves. Often one pops up and I have no idea where he/she comes from. I wrestle with them to stay on plot. They are sometimes headstrong. I develop back story as I go with them and I have to keep notes to make sure I know who they are.
MA: Tell us about how you shape your heroes.
DW: All my protagonists are competent and smart but with weaknesses. I also make my antagonists equally smart and competent. I abhor the uncouth, whiskey-swilling images of PIs. I don't subscribe to the recurring bad guy. Each book can be a standalone and good always triumphs.
MA: Does your art imitate your life in any way?
DW: Well, let's see. I've never been chased by a serial killer, never had a bald headed giant florist beat me up, never had an abusive husband, so I guess the answer is mostly no. For Her Name Is Mommy I did see a tot alone on a mall bench one busy Christmas shopping trip. I wondered where her parents were and after about four minutes the girl's mother popped out of a shop and retrieved her child. I was incensed that she'd leave a small child alone in a busy mall for even a few seconds. I decided she needed to be punished – so I put her in my book and had her kidnapped. It was great therapy. I now do it often. Someone ticks me off, they wind up in my book and suffer consequences. My attempt to right the world.
MA: (chuckling) I might want to tick you off in time for a new release of my own. Can't get too much PR, you know! Any irons in any current fires?
DW: My work in progress is called Gulf Terror. The premise is – what if the gulf oil spill was a suicide bombing by two terrorists? And one of them survives and is loose in Louisiana, planning more destruction?
I have begun the third in the Mike Shepherd series and the second in the Fulton Moon series. I have no plans right now to do a sequel to Smudge, but who knows? My characters have minds of their own it seems. I have another novel almost one third done about a young Pakistani boy orphaned by a tribal chief, taken to Afghanistan and forced to become part of the man's militia. The young boy's only goal is to survive to avenge his father's murder.
MA: What methods do you use to avoid writer's block or push through it? Do you even get writer's block?
DW: I can remember a famous author saying there is no such thing as writers block. That is just someone's excuse for laziness. I don't remember who it was so I won't get him/her in trouble. There are times when I get stuck and can't think where to go next. I don't consider it writer's block because I know where I want to go, just not how I want to get there. Sometimes my characters are telling me to go one way and I want to go another. They often win.
MA: What advice do you have for aspiring writers?
DW: A writer's mantra should be – Butt in the chair. The best thing to do is like anything else, practice your craft. Read what you are writing. If it's mysteries, read mysteries. Read the how to books. Go to writer's conferences, join a writer's group, and subscribe to writer's magazines. I do all these things.
MA: Great advice! I would like my readers to visit Dave Webb's website for more information about this intriguing author and his works: www.jdwebb.com
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Cli-fi --- fiction that deals with themes of climate change --- is a rapidly emerging new genre, and Meg Little Reilly is one of its uniquely qualified contributors. Her impressive list of credentials includes former treasury spokesperson under President Obama, deputy communications director for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), communicator for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and now debut novelist. Her first book, WE ARE UNPREPARED --- about a superstorm that threatens to destroy a marriage, a town and the entire Eastern seaboard --- has taken the book world by storm.
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JamesBellevue necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 70 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Logo design is for a retail shopping project called "The Shops at the Galleria" located in Bee Cave, Texas (near Austin). This is a large multi-building retail center. The logo will be used for the project's identification on monument-type highway signs, as well as marketing. Logo should be oriented vertically. The height to width ratio of the logo is approximately 4 to 1. The logo should include the project name and a graphic, or just the project name. Project name can be either "The Shops at the Galleria" or "Shops at the Galleria".
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The City of Bee Cave favors natural colors (earth tones) and muted colors. Bright colors are discouraged. Although the logo on the monument-type signs will be about 8 feet tall, the logo will only be visible from a distance, and many of the cars will be traveling at 45 mph. Therefore, the color scheme must retain visibility from a distance. We realize this is somewhat contradictory, so these color guidelines are somewhat flexible, and the winner might not follow the color guidelines. Just use your imagination, and give us your best product. Feedback will be provided. The winning designer will be required to sign a contract assigning the copyrights for the logo prior to payment.
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This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use an XML any attribute mapping.
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For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".
For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".
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Table 70-1 lists the configurable options for an XML any attribute mapping.
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Container policy (see Section 121.14, "Configuring Container Policy")
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Open house pick of the week: Ewa Beach
Ka Makana at Hoakalei, a master-planned community by Haseko Hawaii, will celebrate the grand opening of three new golf course view homes this weekend. The new home designs are part of Ka Makana's Koa Series of luxury resort residences.
One of these models is in the Koa Premier Series, which is the most upscale style in single-story residences in the area. These homes will have three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 2,123 square feet of living area. The floor plan will feature an open living, dining and kitchen area with a vaulted ceiling that peaks at about 14 feet. The kitchen features stainless steel Wolf appliances, stained cherry wood cabinet doors and three choices of granite countertops. The master suite has a private foyer and spacious walk-in closet and the master bath includes marble counters, separate sinks, separate shower and soaking tub as well as an enclosed water closet. This home starts from $839,990.
The other two models are part of the newly launched Koa Lifestyle Series, which are also upscale but have simpler, more casual choices for interior finishes and are two stories high. These homes feature four-bedroom, three-bath floor plans with up to 2,612 square feet of living area. The kitchens feature stainless steel GE Profile appliances, stained cherry wood cabinet doors, and granite countertops. The upstairs master suites include coffered ceilings, walk-in closets, private covered balconies, and master baths with separate showers and soaking tubs. These homes are priced in the high $700,000s.
These three new models can be placed on most homesites at Ka Makana at Hoakalei, but demand will dictate how many are built. Currently, 530 homes have sold at the resort development.
Like all of the homes at Ka Makana, these new golf course view homes offer eco-friendly features such as a solar hot water system, ENERGY STAR® qualified central air conditioning, and compact fluorescent recessed lighting in the kitchen, as well as conveniently bundled digital telephone, cable and high-speed internet services.
The new model homes will be open at the Ka Makana Sales Pavilion at 91-1322 Keoneula Blvd. in Ewa Beach from July 7. The Sales Pavilion is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 808-689-4438 or visit HoakaleiResidences.com.
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Sunday Motion: Chips, dips, bloops, & blips
- The art for Frito Lay's "Made for Each Other" spots seems way too good for (and almost entirely related to) chips n' dips. Check out the companion site for more.
- I know the Panic Sale! is over, but video lives on in hilarity. (From the echo to the green-screen spill, that's some serious A2detail, all simulating inattention to detail.)
- Bloopy things undulating in space:
- Jorinna Scherle makes some interesting "audioreactive 3d-environments."
- "Bubblegum" signifies… what, I'm not exactly sure–but it's fun to watch. [Via]
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I don't normally post anything but links to my own articles up here, but I want to draw attention to the Egyptian authorities' decision to prevent Per Bjorklund from entering the country in which he has lived and worked for some time. The news broke yesterday that Per, one of the best, most courageous foreign journalists operating in Cairo, had been held at the airport and is reportedly going to be sent on a plane back to Europe tomorrow.
Per has led the way amongst the international journalists here in covering the ever-expanding strike wave which is threatening to destabilise the government and provide a rare opening of democratic freedom within Egyptian society. As Sarah Carr observed, "he is one of the few journalists I know who actually gets off his arse and goes to situations which he knows won't make headline news, rather than relying on phone calls and/or Twitter ... in short he gives a shit." Anybody trying to get their head around one of the most important social movements unfolding in the Middle East today has Per to be thankful for, and that includes all the other foreign correspondents such as myself who have relied on his work in the past.
The dangers faced by foreign journalists in Egypt pale into insignificance compared to the repression meted out by the government to its own members of the press and blogosphere. In that light it may appear perverse to highlight Per's situation when I haven't directly commented here before on similar state-led attacks on free speech targeted at Egyptian writers. My only defence is that Per is a friend and his excellent reports have helped expose the realities of Egypt's dysfunctional governing regime - and the growing resistance to it - to the world.
All too often there is a collective descent into 'pack journalism' on the part of the international media, an endless re-churning of recycled stories from this corner of the planet that fit neatly into the status quo. Breaking out of the prism is a daunting challenge and brings very little money or recognition; it's always easier to write and sell articles which conform to editors' pre-existing assumptions about the subject. Per is one of those that takes on that challenge with relish, and the fact that the Egyptian government feels compelled to bar him from their borders says a great deal about his integrity - and their own insecurity.
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The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) today announces its latest advice that breastfeeding your baby can reduce the risk of cot death. The advice, released to launch FSID's cot death awareness drive Save a Baby Month which runs from 1-31 May, is based on research which showed that babies who were at least partly breastfed were one-third less likely to die as a cot death than babies who were never breastfed (1).
FSID Director, Joyce Epstein, says: "There are so many reasons why breast is best, but there are none that can be stronger than potentially saving your child's life. We encourage every new mum to breastfeed."
Angela Griffin, FSID's celebrity patron, breastfed both of her daughters and says: "Realising you're the only person in the world who can give your child exactly what they need is such a great feeling."
Sally Inch, infant feeding specialist at Oxford Radcliffe National Health Service Trust, says: "The more we discover about breastfeeding, the more important it becomes. Not only does breastfeeding provide the baby with all the nutrients needed, in a form that cannot be replicated artificially, but a baby who is breastfed is at reduced risk of infections (particularly gut, ear, chest and urine infections) and less likely to be hospitalised as a result." (2)
Any breastfeeding, even a few days, is better than none, but most authorities including the Department of Health now recommend that babies be exclusively breastfed for at least six months and that breastfeeding is continued, with the addition of appropriate weaning foods, for as long as the mother and baby want.
If you need breastfeeding advice or support, please contact your midwife, lactation consultant or or ring the Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline:
ACT/Southern New South Wales (02) 6258 8928
New South Wales (02) 8853 4999
Queensland (07) 3844 8977 or (07) 3844 8166
Townsville (07) 4723 5566
Cairns (07) 4058 0007
Toowoomba (07) 4639 2401
South Australia and NT (08) 8411 0050
Northern Territory counsellor contact line (08) 8411 0301
Tasmania (03) 6223 2609
Tasmania - North (03) 6331 2799
Victoria (03) 9885 0653
Western Australia (08) 9340 1200
Cot death is still the biggest killer of babies over one month old in the UK today, claiming the lives of around 300 infants every year.
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UnNews:Riemann hypothesis solved by 8th grader, authorities still dubious
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18 February 2012
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, GEORGIA - An anonymous eighth grader has reportedly solved the Riemann hypothesis using a custom-made Ford F-150, a Java applet running on several U.S. and Soviet government computers and iPhones, and 768 terabytes of virtual memory in Wikipedia's servers.
In an exclusive interview held with the staff of Scientific American, a parody of UnScientific), the teenager stated:
"So if you take the intersection of this set and this set, and you arrange them in a 3,246,290 × 503,601 matrix, you can multiply it by this other matrix, which should give you a complex number outside the scope of our servers. And here we're talking real and imaginary parts in the 10999's. And then you test that number (called S), which should take over a million years on your average personal computer. And it turns out that ζ(S) is equal to zero, but it's not on the Critical Line. So that's ka-boom for the Riemann hypothesis."
But some people are doubtful. White House press secretary Jay Carney relayed President Obama's somewhat controversial claim that "kids, no matter how smart, cannot be trusted". Regardless, this statement demonstrated his superior skills in raising children than that of his predecessor, who would have merely congratulated the anonymous kid scientist on not getting left behind.
This sparked controversy over whether teens should be trusted to produce good insights. Doubt over the veracity of the proof is further exacerbated by the notion that Wikipedia is not completely accurate. "The only reason I used Wikipedia," the young scientist adds, "is because they've got so much server space, and they let me (unlike Google)."
Admittedly, the student has caused Wikipedia's servers to crash multiple times, resulting in the SOPA blackout and his/her being blocked from editing Wikipedia until the controversy clears out.


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The High Council elected Commissioner Linda Bond as the 19th General of The Salvation Army, on Monday 31 January 2011. She succeeded General Shaw Clifton as the international leader of The Salvation Army on Saturday 2 April 2011.
General Bond's early experience in Salvation Army corps life and activities in Canada shaped her thinking and approach to ministry and prepared her for the time when she felt that God was calling her to make a lifetime commitment to him for service as an officer in The Salvation Army. General Bond says: 'The call to officership came as a gentle whisper from the Lord and there has never been a day, not even a second, when I doubted this call.'
Linda Bond attended the college for officer training for two years and was commissioned with the rank of lieutenant in 1969. Nine years were spent in corps appointments, then Captain Bond was appointed as a member of the training staff at the college for officer training in Toronto and later was appointed candidates secretary.
Following these important developmental leadership experiences, Captain Bond was appointed once again to corps ministry, with an appointment as the commanding officer of the Kitchener Corps, during which time she was promoted to the rank of major. After that, she served at the college for officer training in St. John's, Newfoundland as assistant training principal.
Divisional leadership came in 1991 - first with an appointment as divisional secretary of the Maritime Division and, two years later, as divisional commander of the same division.
In the summer of 1995, with promotion in rank, Lieut-Colonel Linda Bond embarked upon her first ministry experience outside of her homeland, being appointed to International Headquarters (IHQ) in London, as under secretary for personnel.
On completion of her IHQ appointment during 1998, Lieut-Colonel Bond was transferred to the UK Territory as Divisional Commander Central North Division. She returned to Canada a little more than a year later when, on 1 November 1999 with promotion to the rank of colonel, she was appointed as Chief Secretary Canada and Bermuda Territory.
In July 2002, promoted in rank once again, Commissioner Linda Bond was appointed to the USA Western Territory where she served as territorial commander and territorial president of women's ministries.
Commissioner Bond was subsequently appointed to International Headquarters in 2005, when General John Larsson appointed her Secretary for Spiritual Life Development and International External Relations. These appointment responsibilities involved considerable international travel throughout the Army world, enabling her to fulfil a ministry of teaching and preaching to the enrichment of officers and soldiers alike.
In May 2008 Commissioner Bond was appointed territorial commander of the Australia Eastern Territory, from which appointment she travelled to London to participate in the High Council that elected her to the Army's most senior office - General.
General Bond holds a Bachelor's degree in Religious Education and a Master's degree in Theological Studies. Through a period of many years she lectured regularly at The Salvation Army's International College for Officers, in South-East London, and also effectively engaged her intellect and spiritual passion as a member of the Spiritual Life Commission.
The General's ministry is now broadened to encompass the global mission objectives of The Salvation Army. General Bond is committed to seek the guidance of God in her leadership and to follow his direction.
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The camera generally looks forward, but if something of particular interest is going on, it may be moved to look aft or to either side. This is a particularly interesting webcam as (when not on long sea passages) the scenery changes regularly. During the Antarctic summer, it is possible to see stunning polar scenery, icebergs and mountains. During the Antarctic winter, the Shackleton undertakes survey work in the North Sea so you may catch a glimpse of an oil or gas platform. It updates approximately once every hour.


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Hurricane Katrina remains a driver of government information technology policy
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the region continues to rebuild and the federal government is still trying to fix information technology-related problems that the storm and its aftermath exposed.
In those five years, Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News and Washington Technology have continued to cover the story because IT is central to changes in policies for emergency response and disaster preparation. From the ongoing push to expand the availability of telework for federal employees to efforts to make emergency response communications interoperable, the government's use of communication technology continues to drive those reforms. Officials who respond to disasters are quick to point out improvements since Katrina, and lessons from the storm continue to frame policy debates.
Public outrage after Katrina — the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history — was focused on federal agencies, particularly the Homeland Security Department's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The government as an institution also was blamed for a lack of preparation and slow response to the storm. Those lessons have spurred reforms to civilian and military institutions.
Today the situation continues to evolve. Officials cite improvements in technology, planning and policy that have helped them deal with natural disasters such as wildfires and the recent earthquake in Haiti. The government's technology successes — and its limitations — once again were on display during the BP oil spill that battered the same beleaguered region this year.
Some key programs, such as the government's next-generation Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, remain works in progress. Officials say they will use IPAWS to send alerts via audio, video or text in multiple languages, including American Sign Language and Braille, and FEMA has called the system the nation's next-generation public communications and warning capability.
"If IPAWS does what we think it will do, I think that will be a huge step forward," said David Maxwell, director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the state's homeland security adviser.
However, he added, "I really don't have a warm fuzzy feeling that we've improved that much."
The 56-year-old Maxwell is also president of the National Emergency Management Association, the professional association for state-level emergency management directors. He said one of the biggest IT-related changes in emergency response since 2005 is the growing use of social media.
"Kids are coming up, and it's automatic with them," he said. "They have a Facebook page, they'll do Twitter, all of those kinds of things. Us old heads are having to learn it, and it doesn't come as natural to us, I guess."
There's also empirical evidence that social media is changing emergency response. Many people now use Facebook and Twitter to report emergencies or call for help, and they expect first responders to monitor those sites, according to the results of an online survey conducted by the American Red Cross.
Of the more than 1,000 adults who participated in the "Social Media in Disasters and Emergencies" survey, 18 percent said they would turn to digital social media if calls to 911 were unsuccessful, and 69 percent said emergency response agencies should regularly monitor their Web sites and social media networks so they can respond promptly. Seventy-four percent of those surveyed said they would expect help to arrive in an hour.
Earlier this month, the American Red Cross convened a conference about the use of social media in emergency response. The results of those discussions — such as whether emergency response agencies will start dedicating resources to monitoring social networks for calls for help — remain to be seen.
Wendy Harman, the organization's social media director, said raising awareness about the tools is a big first step. A lot of valuable information will now be publicly available to help inform first responders, she said, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about their use for emergency response.
"I think there's room right now because of the evolution of our culture that we can add in this public element and [it] can provide value, but we still have to be careful in how we implement it," Harman added.
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Aside from teh privacy concerns taht we can be sure would be raised if government monitoring of social media went to that level, it is a bad idea. Anyone can post anything and it can be difficult to trace. Time and effort to monitor would be a huge cost much less the significantly higher cost to investigate false emergency claims. Considerations of what to monitor (and not monitor) would be subject to lawsuits if an unmonitored site/post/tweet had an emergency request posted to it. How would one recognize a legitimate help request? It would be difficult to track and report on since there is not a standard format with standard data so process improvemetn would be non-existent or extremely costly for even minor improvements. The younger generation needs to grow up and realize they need to take responsibility and not expect 'the establishment' to be mommy and daddy who spoon-fed them for two years past graduation from college.
Good article. Agencies need to do more than monitor social media. This phenom can enable govt to work better when the social media is absorbed into the workflow, and then "certified" for citizen intake.
House burning down? Hubby had a heart attack? Sure, tweet and post something on facebook. See how that works out for you. Idiots. Social media may be useful for after-the-fact data calls and followup service requests, but they are NOT an emergency dispatch tool. As to post-Katrina followup- did they ever track down and fire the fools that placed major data centers, including COOP sites, in a hurricane/flood zone, more or less at sea level? I know placement of federal facilities has a large political component, and tenant activities often get sweet deals to keep a facility open, but some common sense needs to be used.
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Some breakfast cereals contain shocking amounts of sugar - making up to a THIRD of the ingredients in some brands, reveals new research.
The amounts are of "major concern," according to campaigners, with a typical bowl containing a third of a six-year-old's maximum daily recommendation of five teaspoons of sugar.
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut was the worst offender, with an alarming 35 per cent being just sugar.
ASDA Honey Nut Corn Flakes had the next highest sugar content (32 per cent), followed by Morrisons Honey & Nut Corn Flakes (30.4 per cent).
The report, by Action on Sugar and Consensus Action on Salt and Health, showed "crunchy nut style" cereals had the most sugar.
Campaigners say salt in popular breakfast cereals has reduced by about half during the past decade owing to a successful government programme that has targeted it.
But sugar, in stark contrast, has remained high in the same products since 1992 despite calls for manufacturers to adapt to a similar scheme.
The report said this would reduce sugar consumption across the whole population and help to prevent obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay.
Action on Sugar nutritionist Kawther Hashem, of Queen Mary University of London, said: "Breakfast cereals can be a healthy choice as they contain fibre and are fortified with vitamins.
"However, our study shows the sugars content in breakfast cereals has been steadily high since 1992, despite the ever increasing evidence linking sugars with dental caries, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
"There has been no national sugar programme, as there has been for salt, which is imperative if we want to se real and measurable improvements."
Cereals lower in sugar include Lidl Crownfield Corn Flakes Honey & Peanuts (25%), Aldi Harvest Morn Crunchy Hopney Nut Corn Flakes (28%) and Sainsbury's Honey Nut Corn Flakes (28.3%).
Ms Hashem said: "The variation in sugar content between similar products clearly demonstrates there is no technical reason whatsoever why cereals contain such high levels of sugar.
"Public Health England is due to announce a major national sugar reduction programme, as part of the Government's Childhood Obesity Plan, in March. All manufacturers must support the programme and start reducing sugar now."
The findings, published by the journal Public Health Nutrition, show salt in cereals has been cut by about 50 per cent since 2005 and it is vital the Government also revive this programme to stop unnecessary heart attacks and stroke.
CASH chair Professor Graham MacGregor said: "Manufacturers should be congratulated for making significant reductions to the salt levels, thanks to a structured salt reduction programme.
"However, further reductions are needed as cereals remain far too high in salt, and are still a major contributor to salt intake.
"Reducing salt is the most cost effective measure to lower blood pressure and reduce the number of people suffering from strokes and heart disease, one of the commonest causes of death in the UK."
The study investigated the salt and sugar contained in breakfast cereals sold in the UK between 1992 and 2015."


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Waiting in the Lord is one of the most difficult things we can do, but it is one of the safest things for us. Perhaps, you have received promises in your life from God and today you are still waiting to receive them. Today I want to talk to you about how we can expect and wait in the Lord and His promises.
How to wait in the Lord and His promises
When we wait on the promises of God, we are waiting for God to move his hand in our behalf. We are waiting to see the fulfillment of his promises in our life. Waiting on God is nothing but patience. And the bible speaks to us about patience. According to the Dictionary of Bible Themes, patience is:
The quality of forbearance and self-control which shows itself particularly in a willingness to wait upon God and his will. Believers are called upon to be patient in their expectations of God's actions, and in their relationships with one another.
We must be willing to wait patiently in the Lord. But, this is not about how much or little we can wait, but our attitude while we wait. This is the key to how we can expect in God.
The Amplified Bible says in Galatians 5:22 that:
But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Patience is one of the fruit of the Spirit and I love how this version refers to the word. It says, that patience is NOT the ability to wait, BUT HOW WE ACT WHILE WAITING.
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Here's something constructive the state legislature could do in less time and with less effort than it takes for it to acknowledge a visiting grade school class or hail the winner of a county cake-baking contest: Extend the disclosure law covering lobbying activities at the state level to include local government.
The expense would be minimal and the transparency gained optimal. No need for long, drawn-out hearings and debates. No need for chin-tugging and brow-furrowing. Just do it - since there's no good reason not to.
That local politicians would prefer not to have their turf covered by such disclosure requirements is not an acceptable excuse for inaction. In fact, the preference itself - unsupported as it is by any reasonable argument in its behalf - quietly makes a strong case for extending the lobbying disclosure laws.
Why should lobbying at the municipal, county and authorities level - or lobbying BY municipal, county and authorities officials - be exempt from laws covering lobbying of the legislature and state agencies? What's that we hear? Nothing. Silence. With that alone we could rest our case.
There are a thousand or so registered lobbyists in New Jersey who report (because they are required to) spending tens of millions of dollars annually making the case for the interests of corporations, unions, professional organizations and so on, either as staff members or outside hired-gun lobbyists. They have every right to do so under the First Amendment. Often they even play a beneficial role by bringing informed expertise (even if colored by self-interest) to legislative and regulatory deliberations.
It has long been the policy of this state, as set forth by law administered by the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), that New Jersey citizens should know the broad parameters of lobbying activity as well as some of the details. ELEC has earned a reputation for being independent, fair and even-handed, as indicated by the fact that both parties tend to run to it with campaign-financing complaints against each other like tattletale children.
Some voluntary disclosure of local activity by lobbyists does occur (believe it or not), but only enough to indicate the tip of a vast local lobbying iceberg. From every indication, local contracts and building permits generate significant lobbying.
Then, also, there is the matter of muncipalities, counties and authorities' hiring and deploying their own outside lobbyists, usually in Trenton. Whether this practice should be banned outright is perhaps a call to be made locally. At the very least, however, the practice should be disclosed, including details on sums spent and the objective of the lobbying, as the Office of State Controller has recommended.
And while the legislature is doing something constructive like extending lobbying disclosure rules to locals, why not go a step further and extend the state disclosure rules to cover lobbying by state agencies themselves? The Trentonian recently spotlighted 'legislative liaisons' and 'government relations specialists' - essentially, inside lobbyists representing the government point of view - on the state payroll, with $1.6 million of salaries. There's nothing untoward or sinister about this per se. But it does involve public funds spent by public agencies. What's the harm in adding this activity to the disclosure requirements while we're at it?


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Milkman...are the tires packing up and becoming as slicks?
As you know I was worried about that with Calibers as the guys at my local track recommend Goosebumps for that very reason. I think I'm going to take their advice and pick up a set before I go to the track for practice tonight. Hopefully I can find a set at my LHS, preferrably mounted.
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I have a question re: Ride Height???
I've set up my PE per the instructions (I thought)
and my ride height is way off.....
I'm using 50w F&R and installed new springs all around
front springs pn 5857 w/4mm preload
rear springs pn 4957r w/6mm preload
My ride height is 37mm rear and 27mm in front with everything settled.
Did I use the wrong springs??
Or should I use these and play with my preload to adj the Height??
no, when I check them, they are not packed!!
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can someone tell me what the difference is between the 5860 and the 5857 springs.. I originally ordered the 5860 and received them but they are not installed yet... now further down in the thread I am seing I should have 5857... they both are Rusty springs..
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trpld, I mention the springs that I use in earlier posts. The axles are being fix by Traxxas. Let them know about your bent axles. They should take care of you on that. They are addressing the problem.
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heltzer, The sway bars come with the Platinum truck and the part number for them is #6898.
As far as the Pro-Line bodies are concerned. I think they're the best looking bodies out there. They are extremely durable - I've been using the same body for both my 2wd and my 4wd truck for the past month with no issue.
I've always thought Pro-Line has the best looking stuff.
milkman, Try Calibers. This will take some of the rotation out compared to the Bow ties. They are a more neutral tire.
Also try a lighter diff fluid in the center diff - like 50K or a mix of 50K and 100K.
And if you're not using the center diff, then that is your problem to begin with.
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Just for the record, I've seen Holeshots come off the track all caked up from a loamy damp track, but they were the best tire on the track. Don't get caught up in worrying about that. What's important is what a tire is doing when in action on the track. Not how it looks or how much dirt it collects when pulled off the track.
If that were the case, then everyone would be running old Mugshots when it's damp. Heck, I've even seen those get caked up. LOL
I went to your Set-Up with a couple exceptions (goose bumps and losi blue springs) and went to the track last night. The truck was AWESOME! Thank you SO MUCH! It turns on a dime and holds it's line great. Accelerating out of a corner is smooth and easy. The only problem now is getting used to how quickly it actually does turn (I'm over-turning more often than not).
To explain my differences from above...I used Goose Bumps instead of Calibers because the pro's at the track are ALL using them. They told me that Calibers do well on a well broken-in track, but when they water the track, if you are in the first couple of heats afterward...the Calibers pack up and become as slicks. Also I'm running an RTR...so no Center Diff or Sway Bars
As for the springs...I bought a TON of Losi springs when I was trying to figure this out on my own. So I figure that I've got to make use of what I've got. I'm not sure that I like the Losi Blue springs yet. I may switch to Green springs and see how I like those next week. The truck DOES handle very well though...the only thing I had trouble with was getting it to fly reliably over shorter jumps and in rhythm sections. But I think most of that will be taken care of by learning better throttle/brake control.
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silver, you should ONLY use your preload to adjust ride height. You should adjust your ride height to a specific setting, then use the preload adjustment to attain that setting.
You obviously have too much preload. Was there a particular reason you had that much preload?
I don't like to state how much preload are on my setups for that very same reason. It only confuses people generally steers them the rong way. It's not even important. What IS important is my ride height setting and what springs I'm using.
If you're using the same sporings and achieve the same ride height, then it doesn't matter what preload clips you used.
The weight of the chassis, shock position, and a number of things can effect how much preload you need.
Let me know if you have questions about what I just said. It's hard to explain somethings without showing them.
milkman, I explain the difference between Ultra and big bore springs above. The 5860's are big bore springs, which means the are smaller diameter and will prolly feel a little spongy and require more preload clips to achieve the same ride height.
Look back at post #25. I explain the springs and give part numbers.
The ones you ordered will work, but they are not the same as my setup.
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pvalenti, That's great it's working for you. My setup does have a lot of steering. You'll just need to learn what to dial back while you're getting used to it.
Your springs may be fine. It doesn't matter what color or brand. It's all about their size, length and rate. They may be similar to what I'm using. But I just don't know without checking them out.
I think the sway bars will help you with where you're at now. My setup is definitely used with sway bars and I recommend them.
I've had good luck with Calibers in damp loam. There's really not much either a Caliber or a Bowtie can't cover competitively.
I will mention this though, M2 will prolly work better in soft damp surface though. They will dig better. M3 is generally better when it's dry and dusty.
How bout a sticky?
It is not a TOY!
thanks Steve,
I will order the 5857 springs, I want to stick to your set up with springs!
I will also get a set of Calibers, pre-mounted so I can switch back and forth!
I am going to play a bit at the track on Thursday again with spring set ups and make sure I have things set up to your specs as a base line!
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Well I finally got a chance to try this out on the carpet last night. It is night and day compared to the stock setup. It was beautiful, everyone was commenting about how well it turned and landed and looked a lot like all the B44s out there. Compared to the guy with a stock RTR it was an entirely different truck, great advice! Unfortunately we were the only 2 4x4s there that night, so we didn't get to race.Originally Posted by Slaydaddy
I actually did want a little more steering out of it on the carpet, so I tried softening up the front sway a bit, which just lead to some traction rolling. I stiffened that back up, and stiffened up the back a little bit, and it felt better but shortly thereafter I broke a rear carrier. I switched to the aluminum ones reversed, and the lack of toe made it pretty squirrely. I had just adjusted the rear sway back to flush and got a couple good turns when I landed a jump and bent a rear axle, ending the night.
I have some spares coming, and I know they will fix the problem soon, so I can't wait to get out there and try again!
Thanks again for your help Steve
Steve, How are you measuring the shocks, end to end or hole to hole?
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Slaydaddy Thanks... I thought that I read that you were recommending that amount of preload with those springs, that's the reason I set it up that way.
As soon as I set it down and looked at how it was sitting I knew it was'nt right... Thats why I asked if I had the "wrong springs" or was it a preload problem.... Apparently the springs are correct but the preload setting was not.
Before I took it to the track yesterday I pulled off all the spacers and reset the ride height like I normally would have in the first place.
It handles really good, but I was sidelined after I kissed the wall and busted a rear axle.
Originally Posted by Slaydaddy
^How do you reset the ride height?
I just bought the 4957r springs and I have some 2wd slash fronts that I am going to mount and set my truck up exactly like this. I just want to understand the ride height. Is that done purely with preload spacers?
Also, what is the best way to measure ride height, besides buying a tool to do it?
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aggie, holler at one of teh moderators and see if they'll sticky it. I don't think I have the ability to do that as I'm not a moderator.
milkman, let me know how it goes.
Thoth, that's awesome. Sounds like you're on the right track.!!
jetcam, end to end on the shock measurement. easy to do with calipers. eye to eye is only accurate with a shock measuring tool, which most people don't have.
silver, it sounds like you got it figured out. That's why I don't like stating preload.
someone asked what preload I was running and I thought I explained why I don't put that in my setup. Anyway, all is good. Good luck!!
rcgeek, I just posted this in teh E-Revo thread:
Setting ride height on any chassis can be done a couple different ways. I pump the suspension for about 10 to 15 seconds to help warm up the shocks a little, and then give a few extra pumps and see where it settles and then measure the ride height. You can also drop the chassis level from approx a foot or so (for monster trucks) and 6 to 8 inches (for 1/10 scale) from the surface and let it settle then measure ride height. This has always given me the same results. Just make sure your pumps are quick and NOT holding down the chassis for any length of time so it can rebound naturally.
On Revos I generally just eyeball the driveshafts in relation to the surface. It's most accurate if you measure the distance with a set a calipers. I do use calipers on smaller vehicles though like the Slash 2wd and 4wd models.
and yes, preload for ride height. It's best to use a ride height tool or calipers to measure. You can also use a ruler.
I sure will post up how it goes!
I wont have the Calibers this week and they are backordered now..
I actually ordered the bead locks and Calibers separate...
Springs (5857) are now on the workbench (LHS had them) and will be on by Thursday.
I will let you know how it goes...thanks for the help
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I've got a set of digital calipers I can use to measure the ride height.
Thanks for the help!
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Hope you dont need those calibers soon, I've had a pair backordered for a month!Originally Posted by milkman
Been there, broken that.
Great thread. It's now a sticky!
If only warm weather would show so I can try these settings.
Thanks!Originally Posted by hoovdog
AND Dry weather!!!! So far I have had it about a month and only raced once and it was really too muddy to be out there.
It is not a TOY!
thank goodness I have a indoor track close...Steve how often do you race at Mikes? Might have to make a trip south to race with you and Tim sometime. Do you have a overall camber link length for front and rear I dont have a camber guage anymore. I know it won't be 100 percent accurate but it will get me close for now.
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LHS told me middle of FEB.... I hope!
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please explainall the different shocks and maybe picks?
you have the ultra.....regular?......aluminum.......pro? competition?
big bores? oh the semantics lol
Ok I got the RTR and want to use some goosebumps on beadlocks, will that be a good option? the track is hard pack. Any other suggestions? i want to do some racing and will do other upgrades like the CD, sway bars and aluminum rear carrier.
I'm a bit confused as to why Traxxas' very own Slayden is using ProLine wheels, tires, Ace servo, Spectrum Tx and Rx, and a ProLine Body ? Seems like you would be using all Traxxas stuff to prove it's the racer, not the expensive brands... Was this your setup before for the 2wd Slash, prior to the Platinum 4x4 and the introduction of the new LINK radio that seems pretty race worthy to me. ???
I don't race, so am I missing something like maybe ProLine is sponsoring the race and everyone is using them ?
Since the Slash and the 4x4 Slash seem to be the first and most popular trucks that are racing and have their own (short course) class, it would really seem like you would be using all Traxxas equipment.
Just curious... great to see a real Traxxas rep in here, and I have enjoyed your upgrade articles in the Pitt. I hope to see more of those for all the latest releases like the BL Emaxx, Summit, and maybe some non racing set ups for the 4x4 Slash like rally style, on road, monster truck... Plenty of forum members already doing that, but you have all the Traxxas toys to experiment with and release those cool articles with the great photography like the Jato off road project, etc.
Also can you post some pics of your set ups ? Maybe mention what charger you use and how you balance ? Is MaxAmps the unofficial battery sponsor ? Hmmmmm makes me wonder if they are building the Traxxas NiMH packs too. Although the peak charger is clearly MRC...
I would bet money that pro racers like Slayden get upgrade sponsors like all other forms of racing. Just guessing that Slayden is sponsored by Pro-Line and Spectrum. Probably others as well.
My buddy Cody Gilmore is a pro motocross racer. He gets his bikes from Honda, but he is also sponsored by Renthal, IMS, Monster Energy, etc...etc...etc... basically the sponsors take care of all the extras that a racer needs. Cody never PAYS for ANYTHING that goes into (or onto) his bike EXCEPT fuel and inner tubes.
I would bet that it is similar with the SC RC Pros as well. Slayden probably has a battery sponsor as well. Since he races Nitro as well probably a fuel and motor sponsor too.
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Steve, the set-up worked great, from being a handful to drive to a completely new truck! I was able to race against you a few weeks ago at Mike's, I think you lapped me about 4 times, now maybe I can give you a better run, maybe you'll only lap me once or twice now...
i used rusty springs all the way around with no pre load in rear.truck rocked.steves setup is money!finished 2nd last sat. pro driver past me on last lap and got me by 2 sec.im a 1st year racer.it drove really easy and fast corner speed.
I'm only answering this question, because I think it's good info for all to know. But, I must say you worded your questions in such a provocative manner that it makes you sound as if you have some sort of pre-existing beef with either me or Traxxas or both. That was evident.
However, Traxxas knows who my sponsors are and I make sure that they are not competing manufacturers. I've been with Traxxas for ten years and have been their main driver for all of that time. I've done a lot to promote their products and to show what they can do on the track and in competition (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE)
If Traxxas was a "race" company with the goal of being the best on a national level at the track, then what you say would make more sense (and wouldn't have even been said to begin with) because Traxxas would have that level of technology designed into their stuff and it WOULD also cost quite a bit more.
You should read the latest interview in Extreme RC magazine. There is a great interview in there on Mike Jenkins (owner of Traxxas). He explains why Traxxas caters to the basher and not so much the racer. It's an excellent read and answers a lot of questions as to why Traxxas doesn't jump into the full blown racing world.,
So, to answer your question:
- tires: Traxxas makes two treads and two compounds. They are good for specific surfaces while Pro-Line offers treads and compounds that cover the rest.
- batteries: Traxxas does not have LiPo batteries. The Nimh's were ok for stock spec racing, but will not compete at the level I race at in open, mod, or brushless classes.
- servos: Traxxas puts as much performance into their servos as they can and still keep a competitive RTR price for their "market". Their market being the "basher". This helps keep the RTR kit from costing more. They do not offer a servo capable of over 200oz in torque and a speed of .08sec at 60 degrees.
- bodies: There are tons of bodies out there and I think it's great that people run different stuff to add more flavor to the racing field.
I hope this all makes sense to you, because your post really sounds like someone that has beef against the sponsored driver or me personally, though I don't think I know you.
Simply put, Traxxas doesn't develop products specifically for the competitive racer, but lots of their stuff is actually useful on the track. Therefore, I use as much Traxxas product as I can to be competitive - and in the areas where I can use the benefit of a race-specific component, then I use it.
You should really read that interview...
Oh and glad you like the articles.. I'll keep 'em coming as long as I can..
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Also, MaxAmps does NOT make batteries for Traxxas nor are they affiliated in any way. However, they did support me with some equipment last year. I still like and use their LiPo packs.
Yikes, some of the first post was hard to understand...
Sorry, kind of a noob here.
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She remembers one defeat in particular; it was Mother's Day 2007 and Jeremy Guthrie pitched eight sparkling innings only for the Orioles bullpen to squander a five-run cushion in the ninth against the Boston Red Sox. Her son Jack Kelleher fell to the floor in despair.
"It just got so depressing," says Macgill, the rector at Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill.
Which perhaps explains why her smile comes so readily as she pulls her black and orange Orioles jacket over her white clerical collar, two days before the club's 2013 home opener. Macgill, a freshly committed season ticket holder, can't wait to see the unmarred green of the field Friday afternoon as her team emerges to pursue a second straight run to the playoffs. This all feels so ... new.
When the Orioles open their home schedule against the Minnesota Twins, they'll be greeted by a fan base that was reborn through the tense drama of the 2012 season. Among the expected sellout crowd will be a generation of fans, college-age and younger, who have no memory of rooting for a winning team before 2012. They'll be joined by fathers and grandfathers who wondered if they'd ever share the joys of postseason baseball with their kids and grandkids. And there will be many, like Macgill, who rediscovered the joys of believing through last year's team.
You can look at numbers to measure an audience that grew throughout the Orioles' improbable run. Last year's attendance was the club's largest since 2007. Orioles merchandise, which sold negligibly in previous seasons, suddenly occupied a market share similar to that of the Boston Red Sox. As many as 450,000 Baltimore-area viewers tuned in to watch the team's playoff games on national television.
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Don Crocetti's grandfather took him to Orioles games during the team's first golden age in the 1960s. The Arnold resident loved the game so much that he plotted ideal roster configurations for the kids in his neighborhood. He idolized Luis Aparicio, master of the shortstop position Crocetti played in Little League.
His passion held for decades until the club's fortunes dwindled at the same time Crocetti's work responsibilities mounted at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
"Let's not talk about [Orioles owner] Peter Angelos," Crocetti says, wearing an orange Manny Machado jersey on a sunny morning four days before the home opener. "Being an Orioles fan hurt for a good 10 years."
Crocetti had fallen to attending one or two games a year. He wondered if he was a fair-weather fan, unable to maintain hope through the tough times. But as he watched early last season, glimpsing Buck Showalter's deft hand with a youthful roster, something rekindled in him.
"It's so joyful, it brings tears to your eyes just watching it," he says, grinning through his whitening beard as he reflects on 2012. "I probably watched more Orioles games than I have in 15 years."
He enjoyed it so much that he bought into a full season-ticket plan with seven friends for 2013. When he goes, he'll take one of his three eldest grandchildren with him. They're too young to care deeply about the wins and losses, but Crocetti hopes to indoctrinate them in the charge atmosphere that has returned to Camden Yards.
"If they like it," he says, "I'll get my own season-ticket plan next year. I'll do what my grandfather did and always have a ticket for one of the kids."
Ralph Watson remembers snatching the newspaper off the stoop of his boyhood home in Highlandtown to check the previous night's Orioles result. A future mathematician for the Department of Defense, he fed his love of numbers by combing freshly updated league statistics every Sunday. As a child of the 1970s, he had no idea his hometown team could ever be a loser.
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And then, when a lot of folks had given up, it happened. The Orioles kept winning, often in hard-to-believe fashion. There was no urge to give up in June and look ahead to the Ravens. "It was great just to see him go through that," Watson says of sharing 2012 with his son.
In anticipation of this season, he not only bought a 13-game plan but made sure to secure Opening Day tickets for the first time since he was in grade school. Dakota, a sophomore at Severna Park High School, will be beside him as the Orioles take the field.
"After last year," Watson says, "we just have to be part of that excitement again."
Orioles fever has already invaded Kristen Myers' home in Linthicum, where her seven-year-old son, Andrew, spent Tuesday evening watching and rewatching the club's season-opening win in Tampa Bay.
Myers watched Andrew fall deeply in love with baseball last year. On some nights, long past his bed time, he bounded down the steps to share his excitement after sneaking a glimpse of the Orioles on an upstairs television.
His parents couldn't complain. They had gone on some of their first dates at Camden Yards and loved seeing his enthusiasm for players such as Nick Markakis and Chris Davis. As an offseason surprise, they bought 10-game Orioles dugout plans for Andrew and his sister, Kayla. That will guarantee a significant increase in live baseball for the family.
"We're just looking forward to being out there at the games," Myers says.
It's a sentiment Macgill shares as she sits in the back of her church, describing her 13-year history with the Orioles. It's not uncommon for Memorial Episcopal to be led by a baseball devotee. Some parishioners still refer to the first Sunday of the church calendar as "Opening Day" because former rector Barney Farnham loved the game so.
Macgill and her husband, Gilman math teacher Bryan Kelleher, grew up rooting for sad-sack teams, she the Washington Senators and he the Atlanta Braves. But they thought they were moving to a prime baseball town when they arrived in Baltimore in 2000.
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So it was a welcome surprise when Macgill and her husband found themselves ducking out of a Broadway musical last fall to check the score of a meaningful late-season game. Jack, now working in Atlanta, would call home during particularly dramatic contests. And he flew up for a playoff game at Camden Yards. For the first time, Macgill knew how it felt to be deeply invested in a successful baseball team. With that came a deeper attachment to the Baltimore community.
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Cory Doctorow takes us inside a world of high school hackers. After a terrorist attack, San Francisco is under martial law. Everyone is monitored, everyone is watched, the Department of Homeland Security is off its leash.
Marcus Yallow uses all the technology at his disposal to mess with the government. When Big Brother is watching, who watches back? Little Brother. A wonderful, appropriate homage to George Orwell's 1984.
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