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Michale Buble - It's a beautiful day
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
*Seeing isn't believing.Believing is seeing.*
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And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless us!! Everyone!!''
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
The Clash; Combat Rock.
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|Green Lake Resort consists of 151 contemporary Lanna guest rooms and suites including Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Lake View Suite, Green View Suite and President Suite in separated wings of Lake View Wings (Breezy Lake) and Green View Wings (Golf Green View) for our guests to relax in their favorite style.
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Enjoy of executive chef's premium Thai, International and famous traditional Northern food in the embrace of the dramatic view Doi Suthep Mountains and Chiangmai Emerald Lake along with the pleasant feel of our fine music.
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A Real Eye Opener
Jason Strudwick
April 18 2012 08:17AM
So far the first round of the playoffs have been even better than I expected. There has been everything from high to low scoring games, great to bad goaltending and some of the most physical hockey seen in many years.
The physical hockey has been a surprise considering some of the non-traditional rivalries that it has sprung from. Pittsburgh and Philly was a no brainer; we all knew it would get rough. The same can't be said for the Ottawa Senators/New York Rangers matchup, or St. Louis vs. San Jose.
Other than the Florida/New Jersey series, all of the first-round matchups have been very physical. Every check is being finished with extra love. Big players are playing big and the smaller players must have an attitude.
If this year's Edmonton Oilers were magically thrown into a series versus Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, St. Louis, etc, would they be able to match and stand up to the intensity?
I don't think so.
It is clear the talent being assembled in the Oiler top six will rival most teams in the future. Another first overall pick, assuming they keep it, will only add firepower to that group. Unfortunately great talent doesn't guarantee playoff success.
Teams need somebody to do the heavy lifting. Bangers and crashers with skill are required in the playoffs. I would take a David Backes from St. Louis or Dustin Brown from L.A before either Joe Thornton from San Jose or Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. The first two are having a huge impact on their teams' success whereas the others have been largely invisible so far in the playoffs.
With a few tweaks and some luck, next year's Oilers should challenge for and possibly clinch a playoff spot. Getting into the playoffs and having playoff success are two different things however. Without some heavy lifters in the top six or at least in the top nine forward group, playoff success could prove difficult if this year's physical trend continues into next year.
Finding players like Dustin Brown will not be easy. That is the challenge for the Oiler management going forward.
Previously by Jason Strudwick
I agree with ya 100 percent Jason except Malkin is playing some pretty good hockey the last couple games. He is physical borderline to physical and is scoring. I would say with the exception of staal he has been there best player and a major reason they are back in the series.
Jason! We´re rallying in SSK to get you back over here! A campaign is in the making. The very "clever" slogan (refering to your praise of the swedish beverage "must") is off course: "Stay- it´s a must" ;)


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Update at 1:00 p.m.: Prosecutors played DART surveillance video in court this morning that showed a gunman fatally shoot Dominique Wilson from aboard a light-rail train.
That gunman was later identified by police as Joshua Tyrone Mathis, who silently watched the video in his murder trial. Videos from several different angles appeared to show a group of men including Mathis exchanging words with a group including Wilson.
A train pulled up and Mathis and his friends got on board. Wilson appeared to continue to talk and point toward Mathis from the station platform.
The train doors closed, but within seconds they reopened, apparently because someone on board pushed a button to open them. It appeared that someone was trying to hold Wilson back from approaching the train door, but he got by and walked toward the open door with his hands down at his side.
That's when the gunman fired, striking Wilson and knocking him to the ground. Witnesses could be seen running from the scene. At least two people approached Wilson, who laid motionless.
Defense attorney Scottie Allen argued earlier in opening statements that Wilson "was drunk, was high, was belligerent."
"For no reason that nobody understands," Allen said, "Dominique Wilson sets his eyes on Joshua Mathis."
Testimony is expected to continue at 1:30 p.m.
Original post at 8:37 a.m.: The January 2012 fatal shooting of Dominique Wilson, 20, at the downtown DART Pearl Street Station was one in a string of deadly incidents that put light-rail riders on edge at the time.
But it was also a relatively rare incident of deadly violence between two men who reportedly traded insults just before the shooting.
We'll likely soon learn more about what transpired that night, as testimony is scheduled to begin this morning in the trial of the man charged with murder in that slaying, Joshua Tyrone Mathis, 21. The slaying was caught on DART surveillance video.
Mathis faces up to life in prison if convicted. He is being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center, where his bail is set at $100,000.


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JoshuaDunlow wrote:Original Advantages
Here are a few Advantages I created for use within a Fantasy Setting. I do want to convert some of the Warriors & Warlocks material here as well, given time.
Armor Finesse (Ranked)
When using this Advantage, a player can remove the optional penalty for wearing heavy armor. The normal penalty is -1 for every rank of protection that armor provides , minus 1. The use of this feat reduces that penalty further by 1 for each rank in armor Finesse. The penalty applies mostly to athletics and acrobatic checks, and to anything else the GM decides.
Athletic Feint
This advantage works just like the Acrobatic Feint, instead of relying on your skill to move and roll away from an attack. The Athletic Feint, allows you to push and shove your opponents, in an effort to keep from getting hit.
Heroic Valour
Sometimes courage is your best defense, a hero can spend extra effort to bolster his defense. Gaining a +2 bonus to his toughness, should he be left without any other form of armor for protection. This advantage will not work if the hero is wearing armor, and is considered concentration in duration. The hero cannot use extra effort with this.
Horse Master
This is something I encorporated into my LOTR builds. The house rule for this is that a person suffers a -2 penalty to melee attacks. while on horseback, and a -5 penalty to use ranged attacks on horseback. Taking this advantage, reduces the penalty , to 0/-2 (ranged).
Mind over Body
This advantage allows the player to use his Willpower defense for certain fortitude effects, such as diseases or poisons. Being able to control certain aspects of your metabolism through sheer will. The GM can let this cover other things at his discretion, such as holding a persons breath, etc..
Shield Bash
This allows a hero to use his shield as a bludgeon weapon. Treat this like a Alternate effect. It turns a small shield into a +1 strength based damage effect. While a Medium shield is treated as a +2 strength based damage effect. A large shield is just too bulky to be used as a weapon.
Sneak Attack (ranked)
This advantage allows a hero to use his stealth to his advantage in combat. Though there are several requirements for one to be able to Sneak Attack. First and foremost, the Attacker must have a higher initiative then the one he is attacking. Second, he must make a successful stealth check against the targets perception. One 1 degree of success, the target is defense impaired, and gains the benefit of an Improved Critical equal to the ranks in his sneak attack. On 2 degree's of success, the target is vulnerable and the attack and gains the Improved Critical benefits. On 3 degree's of success the target is considered Defenseless, and gains the benefits of the Improved Critical. Without this advantage, an attacker can only hope for treating his target defense impaired or vulnerable.
Split Attack (Specific Attack)
The hero can split his attack just like the power modifier, and works the exact same way. You must however specify a specific attack for this to work when taking the Advantage.


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Hot She but....
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Converse sizing a gamble
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Not sized the same as the unisex converse
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Giants can't hit the net, lose to Morgan Rielly (and the Warriors)
Patrick Johnston
November 29 2012 02:16PM
Rielly: Came. Saw. Conquered.
"You are guaranteed to miss 100 per cent of the shots you don't take," Wayne Gretzky once said. The Vancouver Giants tested out the opposite of that theory on Wednesday night, having plenty of trouble hitting the net on the shots they did take in going down 2-1 to the Moose Jaw Warriors.
Despite being led by highly-touted Leafs prospect Morgan Rielly, the Warriors rode into town a midding team and a not-unreasonable target for the struggling Giants. Through two periods, though the Giants were being dominated in the shots-on-net count, it was a game for the taking. But then Rielly woke up, and the Giants couldn't find anything to match him.
It's a rebuilding year for the Giants and games like this have become par-for-the-course. How their collection of young players and older stop-gaps handle what is not going to be a long season will be a story in itself.
But for now, some stats and analysis of Wednesday's game. (After the jump!)
- If ever there was an example of how shots don't tell a whole story, last night's first period is one. Moose Jaw outshot the Giants 14-2 after one, but the game was tied 1-1. Chances, though, were a little tighter - 7-4 for the Warriors. MJ threw a lot of pucks at the net, from all over the ice, a trend that would carry through the whole game. Was it an effort to challenge Payton Lee's attention span? If it was, it didn't work.
- Morgan Rielly didn't get up to much until the third period. In the course of two shifts, though, he showed why he's so highly regarded. With the Giants on an early-period powerplay, Rielly (yes, playing defence) found himself on a shorthanded breakaway. He made a nice move to open up Lee, but rang his shot off the iron. Just over a minute later, now at even strength, Rielly made a pair of very smooth puck-handling decisions in traffic; the first to get out of a defensive corner and then, down-ice, to keep the puck in at the blue line.
- Later, Rielly's winner was another example of his man vs boys act. Jumping up to lead the rush, Rielly found himself on a two-on-one. Coming down the left, he fired a hard, low shot at Lee - testing his five-hole, which the young netminder has been working to improve. Lee stopped the puck but spilled the rebound right back to Rielly who wired his second shot into the net. Lee never had time to recover.
- Rielly finished with 4 of his team's 21 scoring chances.
- Chances were 16-15 in Moose Jaw's favour at even strength.
- Also impressive for the Warriors was leading scorer Sam Fioretti. He also had four scoring chances but created a couple others for linemates Tanner Eberle and Brayden Point. Fioretti was ever-present at skirmished in front of the net, both before and after the whistle.
- The Giants' Trevor Cheek was far and away their biggest threat. He had six scoring chances of his own, while creating loads of space for linemates Carter Popoff (3 chances) and Jackson Houck (2 chances). That's 11 of Vancouver's 19 scoring chances on the night.
- Cheek looked like he might have scored late in the second, but the net was judged to have come off the moorings before the puck crossed the line. It was a contentious call.
- Cheek had a late chance to tie the game but deflected the hard pass to the slot over the crossbar. He was visibly frustrated after the game. "I thought we worked really hard. We had a couple bad penalties. You can never take a too-many-men penalty [the Giants took two], that's just a mental error," he said. "I've got to take responsibility myself, I had quite a few chances that I've got to bear down on. I didn't do that tonight, which I wasn't too happy about."
On being the team's new leader on offence: "Obviously losing Marek wasn't a good thing, he' s a great player, and a good teammate as well. I try not to think about being the top scorer too much, I do know that I need to bear down more. I didn't do that tonight and I need to make sure I do that in the future."
He admitted the losing is frustrating. "It's hard to forget about the game right away, I tend to think about it," he said. "But [the next day] you get to the rink and work at getting better. We've been having some good practices all week and I think our team is learning to carry that into games, step-by-step."
Working on being a leader might be his silver lining, though: "Obviously being a 20 year-old, it's part of my job to be leading by example, leading off the ice. I try to do my best to lead on the ice first and using my voice on the bench to make sure the guys are ready to go and what's going on."
- The Giants took very few shots from the outside, preferring to take the puck to the slot and try their luck there. They generated several rebound chances. They also had some success working the puck out front from behind the net, including the game's opening goal by Tristan Sieben. Sieben tucked the puck around the right post, beating Moose Jaw goalie Justin Paulic's slide across the goal line.


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Prior, a 32-year-old right-hander, has not pitched in the majors since 2006 because of shoulder problems. Hes made several comeback attempts since.
He called me and said asked for a chance, Reds manager Dusty Baker said. I talked to Walt (Jocketty). (Prior) says he feels good. He feels like he has some unfinished business.
This is gives him one more chance or a chance at closure.
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The first noteworthy album of 2013 is here:
And it's very good upon first listen. So bring it on, 2013, you post-Mayan apocalypse bastard.
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The first noteworthy album of 2013 is here:
And it's very good upon first listen. So bring it on, 2013, you post-Mayan apocalypse bastard.
agree wholeheartedly. listened twice and loved. good start.
^^ Great album
That tree on the cover of the YLT album is real, by the way. It's located in north Portland's Overlook Park. Beautiful.
Here's a short article about it too: http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-2..._portland.html
I love them too. I need to see them live.
Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return. Dude never dissapoints.
That's all you have to tell us? We've got a thread to report new albums coming out. This one is for giving a (brief if you want it to be, but we'd much more appreciate detailed and thought out) review of something after you've listened to it.
These songs should be interesting...
A whole album of original material has been composed for Dave Grohl's directorial debut, Sound City. The movie will be available on February 1st, 2013.
Track Listing:
01) Heaven And All - Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl, Peter Hayes
02) Time Slowing Down - Chris Goss, Tim Commerford, Dave Grohl, Brad Wilk
03) You Can't Fix This - Stevie Nicks, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee
04) The Man That Never Was - Rick Springfield, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear
05) Your Wife Is Calling - Lee Ving, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Alain Johannes, Pat Smear
06) From Can To Can't - Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder
07) Centipede - Joshua Homme, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl, , Alain Johannes
08) A Trick With No Sleeve - Alain Johannes, Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme
09) Cut Me Some Slack - Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
10) Once Upon A Time... The End - Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Rami Jaffee, Jim Keltner
11) Mantra - Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme, Trent Reznor
Just listened to Long.Live.ASAP and its a fun listen. Rocky does pretty good on his debut with a variety of guests by his side from everyone to skrillex, to santigold. The highlight of the record has to be the jam packed track Train though, killer rap song with verses from ASAP, Kendrick, Drake, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, and Big Krit.
That ASAP Rocky album sounds like something I would despise.
This is pretty neat! Radiohead and etc...."3D Printed Record"
ps You can watch another video here: http://www.wired.com/design/2012/12/3-d-printed-record/
My Bloody Valentine's status update:
On 21-12-12 we finished mastering the new album!
A Winged Victory for the Sullen posted that they'll be releasing new music in the spring :D
Usually there's at least one really fantastic stand out song per Yo La Tengo album, but I didn't hear one on my first listen through Fade. Not a bad album but it seemed totally unexceptional within their catalog. Maybe something will pop out on repeat listens.
I had the opportunity to pitch for the sleeve design on the new My Bloody Valentine sleeve, no brief, just a few images supplied by the band. 4 rounds of pitches and i was pipped to the post at the last minute, still waiting to for the release so I can see who won the job!. I was over the moon even to be in the running as MBV have always been one of my favourite bands! All typography is taken from the Loveless album as placeholder text as I wasn't privvy to any song titles or sleevenotes! My only direction was that the sleeve should be 'Abstract' and 'Hynagogic'
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I usually can't stand this flashy, "gangster", pop/rap, "we're bad-ass-weed-smoking-ho-fucking-killah" bullshit 'hip hop' music, but this album has some slow jams and clever wordplay which I am digging. The run from Phoenix>Suddenly>Jodye really worked for me on first listen. There's some nice nods to Outkast and other old hip-hop acts that I like. This seems like it might be rewarding after multiple listens. I also enjoy the Santigold track and "1 Train." There are definitely a couple of skippable tracks, but for the most part I think I dig this.
This makes me happy because I've been trying to get into "new" hip hop for the last few years and I've hated pretty much everything. Not sure if my tastes have changed, i.e. I'm warming up to this, or new hip hop is actually just getting better.
Everything Everything, new album Jan 14th, previewing tracks ^^...Interesting brit pop band. caught my radar last year with photoshop handsome...
'Course, I think those two covers really capture the sounds of the albums in visual form, and I (and he) have no idea what the new one will sound like.
And wow. Who would have thought even a few months ago that we'd be able to be having a real conversation about the album art for the new My Bloody Valentine album. What a time to be alive.
No surprises here for #1:) I highlighted my top 10 :thuQuote:
I had the opportunity to pitch for the sleeve design on the new My Bloody Valentine sleeve, no brief, just a few images supplied by the band.
the 50 most anticipated albums of 2013 by Stereogum
50 Kvelertak – Meir (March, Indie Recordings)
49 Major Lazer – Free The Universe (2/19, Mad Decent/Downtown)
48 Autre Ne Veut – Anixety (2/12, Software Recording Company)
47 Jamie Lidell – Jamie Lidell (2/18, Warp)
46 William Tyler – Impossible Truth (3/19, Merge)
45 VHÖL – VHÖL (4/16, Profound Lore)
44 Foxygen – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic (1/22, Jagjaguwar)
43 HAIM – TBD (Spring)
42 AlunaGeorge – TBD (June, Island Def Jam)
41 Beach Fossils – Clash The Truth (2/19, Captured Tracks)
40 Wavves – TBD (3/26, Mom + Pop)
39 Rhye – Woman (3/5, Loma Vista)
38 Free Energy – Love Sign (1/15, Free Energy Records)
37 Hilly Eye – Reasons To Live (1/22, Don Giovanni)
36 Doldrums – Lesser Evil (2/25, Souterrain Transmissions)
35 The Mary Onettes – Hit The Waves (3/12, Labrador)
34 Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf – Perils From The Sea (5/14, Caldo Verde)
33 Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze (Spring, Matador)
32 Bleeding Rainbow – Yeah Right (1/29, Kanine)
31 Devendra Banhart – Mala (Spring, Nonesuch)
30 Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse (2/5, Canvasback)
29 Ducktails – The Flower Lane (1/29, Domino)
28 Deafheaven – Sunbather (Spring, Deathwish Inc)
27 Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return (1/22, Carpark)
26 Depeche Mode – TBD (March, Columbia)
25 Yo La Tengo – Fade (1/15, Matador)
24 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II (2/5, Jagjaguwar)
23 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away (2/18, Anti-)
22 Low – The Invisible Way (3/19, Sub Pop)
21 Queens Of The Stone Age – TBD
20 Marnie Stern – The Chronicles Of Marnia (3/19, Kill Rock Stars)
19 FIDLAR – FIDLAR (1/22, Mom & Pop)
18 Tegan & Sara – Heartthrob (1/29, Sire)
17 Local Natives – Hummingbird (1/29, Frenchkiss)
16 James Blake – TBD
15 Deerhunter – TBD
14 M.I.A. – Matangi
13 Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste (2/12, Interscope)
12 Iceage – You're Nothing (2/19, Matador)
11 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – TBD (Spring)
10 A$AP Rocky – LongLiveA$AP (1/15, RCA)
09 Atoms For Peace – Amok (2/18, XL)
08 Christopher Owens – Lysandre (1/15, Fat Possum)
07 Cloud Nothings – TBD
06 The Knife – Shaking The Habitual (4/9, Rabid/Brille/Mute)
05 Phoenix – TBD (Spring, Glassnote)
04 Vampire Weekend – TBD
03 Earl Sweatshirt – Doris (Tan Cressida/Columbia)
02 Arcade Fire – TBD
01 My Bloody Valentine – TBD
Great list. The Knife/My Bloody Valentine/Arcade Fire/The Prodigy/Azealia Banks will be the albums I cant wait for in 2013!
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Thanks to everyone who helped to make 2012 such a great year for METZ. We are currently in the studio making some new music that should see the light of day sometime in 2013. Make sure to keep your eye on www.metzztem.com for more and more tour dates. Happy holidays.
Autre Ne Veut!
I had no idea all those acts were having albums this year. But they left off TEAM GHOST, who is finally releasing a full length album in 2013. That is what i am most excited about right now. And I really need to check out that Low leak asap
A new deerhunter album sounds wonderful!


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The Grand Canyon becomes a national park, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album hits No. 1, a truck bomb explodes under the World Trade Center, and teenager Trayvon Martin is shot and killed, all on this day.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Danica Patrick politely rebuffed Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion she race in his series but also seemed amused by the courtship of the Formula One honcho, who infamously disparaged her eight years ago.
"I did see Bernie's comments; they sounded complimentary," Patrick said Friday morning at Bristol Motor Speedway. "It looked like he was kind of acknowledging my ability to drive a car. So, that was kind."
EXCLUSIVE: Danica could change racing on, off track
In an interview on the F1 website in advance of this weekend's season opener at Australia, Ecclestone was asked whether Formula One would have a female driver on par with Patrick within a few years. Ecclestone said he thought the series had the appeal to lure Patrick from the Sprint Cup Series.
"There should be no reason why not, providing that we find a team to take her," he told the website. "Danica would be good to have with one of the teams now. All the things that people worry about -- whether a woman can cope with the G-forces and all that -- she has proven that she can. She's been there and done it. What I think -- and I cannot blame her for it -- is that she will hardly want to give up the exposure she has in the U.S. to come here and maybe not make it."
Indeed, Patrick, who recently became the first woman to win a Sprint Cup pole position and the first to lead the Daytona 500, said she wouldn't test a car unless she was serious about making the switch from NASCAR's premier series, where she is three races into her rookie season.
PHOTOS: Danica Patrick's NASCAR career
"Honestly, I've always said that unless it would be something that I'd want to do for real, as in race a Formula One car, I don't see any point in testing it," said Patrick, who raced in a Formula One ladder series in Europe before entering the Izod IndyCar Series in 2005. "It's a lot of work to get fitted in the car comfortable enough to be able to go drive it. Then as a driver, for me at least, I run the risk of 'What if it doesn't go well?' Then people judge me for that. Unless it was something I was really serious, I wouldn't do."
It's nothing personal, even though Ecclestone said in 2005 that "women should be all dressed in white like all other domestic appliances" when asked about Patrick becoming the first female driver to lead the Indianapolis 500. He later repeated the comment in a phone call to Patrick that apparently was intended as an apology.
Patrick said Friday that Ecclestone since has become a big supporter over the years.
"Bernie has actually sent a lot of messages," she said. "Any kind of big high point that happens in my career, whether it be at Indy or Daytona now, or winning in Japan (in IndyCar). He even sent me a big picture signed by him one time. He's actually been really nice. I don't necessarily think that his comments a long while back are representative of maybe his opinion of me."
She still gets a kick out of it, though.
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Honda Technology
Innovative technology has been a Honda hallmark from the very beginning. Today, Honda's pioneering technology results in a truly unique brand of high-quality, high-performance powersports products.
Engine/Drivetrain Technology
Offset Dual-Pin Crankshaft
Honda engineers first introduced the offset dual-pin crankshaft in 1983 to help quell the vibration inherent in its narrow-angle V-twin engine. Reducing engine vibration increases rider comfort and protects the chassis from fatigue. Honda engineers realized the sum of crankpin offset, plus twice the cylinder V-angle, must equal 180 in order to achieve perfect primary balance. The new DN-01 utilizes this formula. The offset dual-crankpin crankshaft design minimizes vibration and allows a smooth-running engine.
Three-Valve Combustion Chamber
A major objective within any combustion chamber is rapid, efficient combustion. Efforts to obtain the highest peak power possible often lead to the use of four valves per cylinder in high-revving engines, but large-bore V-twins operating at relatively lower rev limits call for a different approach. In 1983, Honda debuted the compact, SOHC three-valve cylinder head design on the VT750C Shadow®. In Honda's current generation of V-twin Shadow and VTX® customs, the combustion chambers feature two intake valves and a single, larger exhaust valve to achieve 20-percent-greater valve area than a similarly sized two-valve engine. This creates high flow capabilities and increased torque at low rpm. The use of two spark plugs enhances flame propagation in such large-diameter combustion chambers, contributing to efficient combustion and high power output at lower engine speeds--precisely what custom riders demand.
Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI)
The essence of this system is the continuous use of several variables to control the injected fuel quantity. Technically, PGM-FI is an n-alpha mapped injection system, meaning that the basic variables are the engine speed (n) and the throttle angle (alpha). Based mainly on those measurements, the system looks upon its fuel map for the fuel delivery corresponding to the n and alpha of the moment. The computer then adjusts this fuel delivery according to four additional variables: intake-port pressure, engine-coolant temperature, intake-air temperature and atmospheric pressure. This fuel-delivery recalculation process is repeated many times per second to ensure the correct mixture for conditions and to provide optimal performance and remarkably crisp throttle response over a wide operating range. Depending on model application, this system uses different-size throttle bodies, digitally controlled injectors and 3-D ignition mapping.
Programmed Dual Stage Fuel Injection (PGM-DSFI)
First appearing on the 2003 CBR600RR, Honda's high-performance DSFI incorporates HRC-developed two-stage fuel delivery to optimize atomization and cylinder charging at all engine speeds. DSFI system features two injectors per cylinder--one upper and one lower--controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) that senses rpm and throttle opening. The lower injector enhances low-rpm performance while the upper injector improves mid-range and top-end horsepower. One set of injectors installed at the entrance to the intake ports provides an ideal air/fuel mixture for quick starts and strong, smooth acceleration at low-range settings. At mid-range and higher engine speeds, the system's second set of "showerhead" injectors installed in the roof of the airbox kicks in to deliver extra fuel to cool the higher-volume intake air charge. These injectors also create a denser mixture that improves volumetric cylinder-filling efficiency for stronger acceleration.
Unicam® Cylinder-Head Design
Honda's Unicam single-overhead-camshaft (SOHC) four-valve cylinder head first appeared on the 2002 CRF450R. The benefits of the Unicam design are a powerful, yet shorter engine. The liquid-cooled head incorporates a carburized single camshaft that directly actuates two intake valves (the CRF250/450X series utilize titanium intake valves). In the CRF250R/CRF450X models, the camshaft's single exhaust lobe actuates two steel exhaust valves via a forked, low-friction roller rocker arm. The Unicam system in the CRF450R/150R is slightly different, with the two exhaust valves operating through two separate low-friction roller rocker arms. The SOHC configuration contributes to a compact design that saves weight over a comparable dual-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) motor and also permits a narrow included valve angle. This, in turn, flattens the combustion chamber to facilitate free flame propagation, allowing a high compression ratio. A roller bearing on the rocker arms reduces friction and therefore wear, allowing the cam lobes to be narrower-and lighter-than conventional designs. Since less space is taken up in the cylinder head, the camshaft sits lower in the head for a more compact engine and a lower center of gravity.
Longitudinally Mounted ATV Engine
One of Honda's most unique technologies revolves around the powerful efficiency of its longitudinal engine and driveline layout. First introduced in 1995, this optimal system sends power to the wheels in the most efficient manner: straight lines. Now a hallmark of Honda's utility ATVs, the longitudinal layout has many advantages: a lower center of gravity, low seat height, increased ground clearance, lighter weight and fewer moving parts than traditional engine driveline systems. By aligning its crankshaft with the vehicle's direction of travel, the longitudinal layout creates a lighter, simpler, more efficient way of sending power to the drive wheel(s). This simplicity may be best seen in the driveline. Using less parts and fewer power-robbing 90-degree bevel drives than conventional designs, this architecture is both lighter and simpler, while delivering more power to the drive wheels from any given engine size. Honda's longitudinal engine allows a low seat height without sacrificing ground clearance, a difficult accomplishment in ATV design.
TraxLok® Selectable 2WD/4WD System
Introduced on the 2002 Foreman®, TraxLok is a wheel-drive-changing system that enables the rider to shift between the nimble handling of a two-wheel-drive (2WD) and the extra traction ability of a four-wheel-drive (4WD) ATV. In all 4x4 Honda ATVs--except the 4x4 Rancher® models which use lever actuation--TraxLok is activated by a magnetic switching mechanism technically known as an electromagnetic mechanical clutch unit (EMCU). This unit actuates a mechanical roller clutch located on the driveshaft near the front differential. This two-way mechanical roller clutch incorporates a series of hardened-steel rollers that lock up in a mere six degrees of rotation for a smooth, virtually instantaneous response while either accelerating or decelerating on flat ground or a hill. The system operates in Reverse as well. To ensure smooth operation, the TraxLok system engages only when the speed differential between the front and rear wheels is less than six mph. Once engaged, the system remains engaged on downhills for true 4WD braking. And when the 4WD mode is engaged, a torque-sensitive, limited-slip front differential reduces steering effort for a lighter feel.
Electric Shift Program (ESP®)
Honda developed the revolutionary Electric Shift Program (ESP), introduced on the 1998 Foreman, as a convenient alternative to the conventional manual gearbox. ESP provides push-button upshifting and downshifting. The rider shifts simply and precisely with the press of the upshift or downshift button mounted on the left handlebar. An onboard Electronic Control Module (ECM) monitors information from four sensors--engine rpm, countershaft speed, shift drum angle and shift spindle angle--to control the speed of the electric-shift motor's gear and clutch engagement. Gear-engagement speed varies according to rider style: The transmission shifts more quickly when riding style turns sporty. A Neutral lockout at speeds greater than two mph ensures available engine braking when descending hills. For smooth shifting, the transmission cannot be shifted from Neutral to First gear or Reverse at engine speeds above 3000 rpm. ESP is not battery-dependent; it operates whenever the engine is running. Should the rider ever need to shift manually, the ES model is also equipped with an auxiliary shift lever in the toolkit.
Torque-Sensitive Front Differential
Honda 4x4 ATVs use a clutchless front differential system that automatically sends power to whichever front wheel has the most grip. This system also allows both wheels to maintain essentially the same speed and drive regardless of traction conditions. It also virtually eliminates torque-steer and drastically reduces the effort necessary to initiate a turn, thus improving the turning radius and handling.
Chassis/Suspension Technology
Electric Power Steering (EPS)
Honda's revolutionary Electric Power Steering (EPS) system was first offered on the 2007 Foreman® 500 4x4 ES and represented the world's first EPS for ATVs. The system monitors steering torque and vehicle speed to adjust the levels of steering assist and feel. When stopped or at low speeds, it provides more assistance for light steering effort. As speed increases, the amount of assistance is reduced to provide the appropriate level of feedback. Perhaps the most significant benefit is that the system will provide light and consistent steering feel in both 2WD and 4WD operation. As a secondary benefit, EPS acts as a steering damper to greatly reduce undesirable kickback through the handlebars in rough or rocky terrain, reducing rider fatigue.
EPS utilizes a torsion shaft inside the steering stem that moves a sensor up or down in response to steering torque applied by the rider. The sensor detects the core's rate of movement and direction and sends the information to an Electronic Control Unit (ECU). The ECU, following the pre-programmed parameters of a digital control map, regulates current to the electric-assist motor. By providing more or less assistance (torque) to the output shaft, the motor effectively helps the rider by augmenting or minimizing the amount of steering assistance. The Honda EPS system also includes two maps--one for 2WD and one for 4WD--so the rider's feeling is more consistent regardless of mode.
To manage kickback and bump-steer, several measures are employed. First, the ECU "reads" countersteer torque that results when terrain-induced forces through the steering stem counteract rider input. In this instance, the motor's electromagnetic force provides a stabilizing resistance. Even though EPS function may seem unnoticeable at higher speeds, the damping effect is available at all speeds. In addition, rubber dampers on the worm gear shaft reduce steering free-play, giving the system a direct, natural steering feel at all speeds and providing additional cushioning when kickback occurs.
The Honda EPS system is mounted inline with the steering stem and is carried low and close to the center of gravity so handling is not compromised. Adding icing to the cake, Honda's EPS is also self-contained, totally enclosed and watertight, eliminating the need for any maintenance.
Pro-Link® Rear Suspension
Honda's Pro-Link rear suspension system offers compliant and comfortable ride quality with a high level of wheel control. It connects a single spring/damper unit to the swingarm via a progressive linkage and delivers an ideal combination of spring and damping rates over a wide range of riding conditions. Initial rates are soft for supple action over small bumps and ripples, while increasingly stiffer rates resist bottoming and maintain rear-wheel control over rougher surfaces.
An additional benefit of Pro-Link is mass centralization because it places the suspension unit close to the center of the motorcycle.
Unit Pro-Link® Rear Suspension
Unit Pro-Link Rear Suspension is patterned after Honda's world-championship-winning MotoGP RC211V®. The upper shock mount is contained within the swingarm rather than being mounted to the frame. With no top frame mount for the shock, this unique system reduces negative suspension energy from being transmitted into the frame, allowing optimum frame rigidity and improved rideability out of corners. It also permits repositioning of the fuel tank lower and closer to the machine's center of mass.
Pro Arm® Rear Suspension
Honda's unique Pro Arm is a functional and stylish departure from a conventional fork-type rear swingarm. Developed from Honda's championship-winning racing experience, the cast-aluminum Pro Arm offers balanced rigidity, light weight, simple rear-wheel removal and easy chain adjustability. Other benefits include added room for exhaust routing, easy shock access and minimal unsprung weight.
Honda Electronic Steering Damper (HESD)
The compact Honda Electronic Steering Damper (HESD) helps maintain smoothly predictable high-speed handling while having remarkably little effect at slower speeds. Given its size, the HESD unit can be easily shrouded beneath the fuel-tank cover, immediately behind the steering head where it is mounted to the frame and connected to the upper triple clamp by an articulating arm that moves the unit's damping vane within its oil chamber.
In actual use, the HESD offers an exceptional level of technological sophistication and seamless operation, and allows the motorcycle to achieve new levels of handling performance by incorporating steering geometry settings and a shortened wheelbase that would otherwise prove unfeasible without this innovative system.
Hollow Fine Die-Cast (DC) Frame Design
With the introduction of the 2003 CBR600RR, Honda made a huge leap forward in the manufacturing of aluminum frames with the advent of Hollow Fine Die-Cast technology. Honda has long pioneered the use of all-aluminum frames for streetbikes and off-road motorcycles. Each requires different construction and tuning but they often employ a collection of castings, forgings, pressings or extrusions. With previous conventional Fine DC techniques, the thinnest walls possible had been 3.5mm. With Honda's Hollow Fine DC design an unprecedented 2.5mm wall thickness is possible, providing engineers with even greater latitude to tune frame members to specific rigidities to enhance handling. On the 2007 CBR600RR, Honda's engineers incorporated next-generation technology to reduce the number of welded-up sections from 11 to only 4 larger castings. While all sections are hollow-formed with approximately the same 2.5mm wall thickness as used in the previous frame, the new frame is more than 1.1 pounds lighter as well as being stronger, slimmer and more compact.
Twin-Spar Aluminum Frame
Borrowing from the dominant GP bike of its era, the NSR500, Honda introduced a race-inspired, twin-spar aluminum frame on the 1986 VFR750F. For confidence-inspiring handling, it is crucial that the frame's major load path--steering head to swingarm pivot--be as direct as possible. No other frame does this as effectively as Honda's twin-spar design. In this setup, two large-section aluminum beams run directly from the steering head to the swingarm pivot plates--or in the case of the Interceptor the engine case. Honda brought twin-spar aluminum frame technology to motocross racing with the radical 1997 CR250R. With each subsequent design generation Honda has fine-tuned its aluminum-frames varying wall thickness of the frame spars, castings and corresponding swingarms to optimize torsional and lateral rigidity, achieve light weight durability and precise handling performance.
Inverted Twin-Chamber Cartridge Fork
The CRF250R and CRF250/450X models boast a 47mm inverted twin-chamber Showa cartridge fork with 16 positions of rebound and 16 positions of compression adjustability. This is a sealed cartridge design that unlike a conventional cartridge does not allow the fork oil to mix with the oil outside the cartridge. The fork spring is located below the cartridge and the compression adjustments are made at the top of the fork. In addition, the inner surfaces of the front fork outer tubes receive the same honing treatment as a "works-type" fork stanchion for low-friction operation.
Honda Multi-Action System (HMAS)
Motocross damper units need to be big to pump a lot of oil and cushion hard landings, but streetbikes require something different. Honda engineers developed Honda Multi-Action System (HMAS), a technology of lower pumped-oil-volume dampers that provides a major contribution to tracking response and ride quality. Both the HMAS cartridge front fork and rear damper feature Honda-exclusive internal piston construction. This innovative design employs smaller-diameter pistons to keep oil velocity high for improved damping characteristics and an expanded range of adjustability.
Miscellaneous Technology
Honda's GPScape employs the fundamentals of Global Positioning System technology. A radio receiver picks up signals from at least four of 24 ground-controlled satellites orbiting the Earth. The signals allow the receiver to calculate its distance from the satellites and from that it calculates the machine's exact position. The weatherproof GPScape system features mode and waypoint (WPT) buttons. Selecting GPScape also causes an arrow circumscribed by a circle to appear on the LCD display. The WPT allows the rider to select and store a waypoint current location. That locks in the location so the rider can find the way back to that point. The arrow on the LCD face points the direction to the chosen waypoint. As an added convenience, GPScape can store up to 100 waypoints. And GPScape can recall any of its 100 waypoints for up to 10 years; even if the vehicle's battery goes dead, the information stays in the GPScape system's memory for a decade. What's more, selecting the compass function via the mode button transforms the circumscribed arrow on the LCD panel to a compass. Users can also program in specific latitude and longitude figures. GPScape runs off the vehicle's battery, which means its backlit display will stay illuminated at night.
Braking Technology
Combined ABS
Combined ABS is a brand-new Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) that provides an elevated level of performance suited specifically to supersport riding conditions as well as day-to-day street use. Combined ABS is offered as an optional configuration on Honda's CBR600RR and CBR1000RR for the 2009 model year.
Honda's Combined ABS represents the first use in a streetbike of a braking system that incorporates an Electronic Control Module (ECM) to manage the system and provide braking force distribution to both wheels. This ensures precise and predictable brake operation under a variety of riding conditions.
For each wheel, Com-bined ABS incorporates two components, an electric power unit (EPU) and a valve unit. Within each valve unit a stroke simulator replicates braking application pressue, electronic sensors detect rider input pressure on the brake lever/pedal and feed the data to the ECM. The ECM interprets the signals and sends activation commands to the front and rear EPUs. Within each EPU, a motorized gear-driven ball screw applies pressure against a piston to produce hydraulic braking pressure that is transferred to the respective wheel.
In ABS mode, the EPU react rapidly to commands from the ECM to decrease/increase braking pressure at the threshold of wheel lockup. Operation is seamless--virtually undetectable because the ECM is capable of hundreds of calculations and commands every second, and it continuously adjusts the magnitude and distribution of hydraulic pressure to each wheel. Since the pressure control valves are eliminated, the system is both simpler and lighter.
Automatic Transmission Technology
In the United States, the vast majority of motorists prefer to drive vehicles with automatic transmissions rather than manual-shift models. In light of that preference, in 2009 Honda introduces a pair of new automatic transmissions to better meet the preferences of motorcycle and ATV buyers.
FourTrax® Rancher® AT
The Rancher AT features an innovative five-speed automatic transmission featuring unique dual-clutch technology, a first in the world of all-terrain vehicles. Since it uses conventional transmission gears, it's as rugged and durable as Honda's conventional ATV manual transmissions and it's also especially efficient; it boasts the same high efficiency as Honda's manual transmissions, which makes the riding experience all the more enjoyable.
The key to this is the transmission's innovative dual-clutch design coupled with a two-piece mainshaft. The first mainshaft has first, third and fifth gears all driven by the first clutch. The second mainshaft is a sleeve with second, fourth and reverse gears on it. This second mainshaft is mounted over the first mainshaft and driven by the second clutch. This design allows two gears to be engaged at the same time. Each gear is pre-shifted before power is applied. Shifting is then accomplished by disengaging one clutch and engaging the other.
One advantage to using this design is extremely quick shifts for less driveline lurching between shifts, especially under load, which means the AT's chassis attitude remains more consistent during gear changes. When traveling downhill, this system also provides true controlled compression braking. In addition, this automatic five-speed transmission's maintenance needs are greatly reduced, while power-transfer efficiency is improved.
The DN-01 features a highly advanced hydromechanical automatic transmission, the first of its kind on a modern motorcycle. Not to be confused with conventional belt converter systems used in scooters, or semi-automatic transmissions that need to be manually shifted between conventional gears without using a manual clutch, the HFT automatically and seamlessly changes drive ratios to produce strong, smooth acceleration. As an alternative choice to match riding conditions, it also features a manual mode every bit as sporting as a traditional gearbox.
HFT offers two fully automatic, infinitely variable transmission modes--"D" (Drive) mode for ordinary riding and "S" (Sport) mode for sharper acceleration. In addition, a push-button-selectable, six-speed manual mode gives the rider the option of "shifting" up and down with the simple operation of left-thumb-activated buttons.
To provide optimum fuel efficiency, the DN-01's HFT also features a lock-up system similar to that found in automotive automatic overdrives. This feature allows the engine's input shaft to be directly coupled to the output shaft, eliminating transmission slippage. The ECU-controlled shifting system also features a "downshift" capability that works to maintain optimum power output under high-load conditions--such as when climbing steep grades--by gradually reducing the drive ratio in a smooth, constant fashion.


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