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text: Kudos to this server who stood up for what is right Article : The customer who made the obnoxious comment chose to leave the restaurant. It's not in the article linked above, but I read in either another one or on a Houston-based blog that the manager of the restaurant stood by Garcia's decision not to serve this twonk. It amazes me that an adult can be that insensitive, narrow-minded, and downright cruel regarding a five year-old child. If Milo had been throwing a tantrum or behaving in a manner that was way out of line, it would have been understandable to want to change tables. However, this kid wasn't out of control, screaming, or doing anything to bother other patrons, but for this guy to snot off by saying that "special needs children need to be special somewhere else" is beyond reprehensible. After speculating on this for a few moments, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if this ass-clown's own kids have likely acted like holy terrors in public places, but because they were his own spawn, their behavior was excused.....And if someone so much as implied that they needed to dial it down a notch, he would fly into a rage to defend them.


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CowboyDann wrote:My cell phone gets really hot when I watch videos or baseball games on it, Also the battery dies in an hour on my phone.
Will this get hot, and how long will the battery last while watching movies/baseball?
What kinda movies you watchin' there Dan?
Got this tablet for my daughter last Xmas from Costo ($189 or so).
It's not a $500 Galaxy Tab, but it's a very functional tablet. My daughter loves it and it works fine for me when I've used it.
We initially had usb connector problems and had to exchange twice (once with Costco, once through Vizio) but the latest revision doesn't seem to have a problem.
I was eventually going to pick one up from BrownBox 189 plus tax, free ship http://www.brownbox.com/vizio-vtab1008-tablet-led-android-3-2-honeycomb-wifi-802-11n-microsd-flash-gps-w-folio-case/ but this one is cheaper and comes with HDMI cable as well! Thanks Woot!
I bought one of these from woot around the holidays. It says it's a refurb, but mine came lnib with plastic on the screen. I doubt mine was every touched by another consumer. It was completely dead when it arrived. This kinda scared me due to reading about how a few people on the different forums were talking about how they were doa. I charged it immediately and let it charge about an hr before I tried turning it on. To my relief it turned on w/out any problems. Mine came with 2.3 gingerbread running vizio's .56 software. It immediately wanted to update to .57 which really offered no new features, just seemed to kill root. I declined and had to put up with the annoying update screen every 5 mins or so. This went on for about a week or so while I decided if I wanted to try to root it. I couldn't take the popup any more and rooted my device. Rooting took less than 15 mins and was really easy following a guide from xda developers. I then bought titanium back up form the market to freeze the update. So that solved the software update issue. My next issue with the unit really drove me nuts. It would randomly come up with the black boot screen with the giant V. It would do it randomly whenever it felt like it. It would also do it pretty regularly when using the home button when exiting a app, such as the market or dolphin browser. From the best I could tell it was rebooting itself. This was extremely frustrating cause if you were posting on a forum or something on the web browser and this happened you would loose all your work or open web pages. I waited for about 3 months for the update to come to hopefully get 4.0 ice cream sandwich. I was kinda sad when they did finally announce the update was going to be 3.2 honeycomb. If you root your device and free your update service you won't get the ota update for honeycome unless you unfreeze the update service. I finally decided I'd had enough with the unit. I really liked the vtab but it had more potential than vizio was letting it show. I did not want to go through the hassle of unfreezing the update to start the install of honeycomb. Way to many people are having issues with the new honeycomb update. There are a bunch of bugs, seems like it's hit or miss for different users. Some people are saying it's great and others not so much. Doesn't seem to matter if you rooted your vtab or not, the issues are happening either way. I was also sad to hear users who upgraded to hc lost the use of the hard white buttons that used to rotate with the unit. Check out the vizio section over at androidtablets.net I've spent a lot of time over there, lots of good info. I decided to dump mine and sold mine for $150, $15 loss isn't too bad. I decided to go with a Toshiba Thrive. I do like the honeycomb on it but it's looking like it's getting a ics update hopefuly. Got my 16gb from a guy on craigslist for $300 lnib w/folio case, box+papers, and zagg screen protector. They do come up on woot for $250-280. I think it's money well spent if you can afford the difference. The full size usb, hdmi and sd card are worth the money alone. I love the thrive, it's amazing. I would but another vizio vtab if I could find one locally for $150-200, the gf really liked it. But only if it was from walmart or costco so I could return it if the honeycomb update bricked the unit or had other issues. But even for $150 for a vtab, Think I'd rather spend the extra $100 or so and get here a thrive refurb from woot.
Oh, same question. I have the desktop for powerful stuff. I want something I can watch the occasional video with, check in with gmail or gchat and a couple of forums. Some eReading in bed. Being able to lookup my knitting patterns on-the-go.
Kindle Fire versus this?
cowboyesfan wrote:What kinda movies you watchin' there Dan?
They must be pretty steamy from how hot my cell phone gets.
honestly though, it depends. I usually watch whatever I can get on my netflix. I use my phone more for baseball than anything else when it comes to streaming media.
recordseller wrote:Wait for the "Kindle Fire-killer" Google Tablet that will be selling for $199 later this year in the Google Store with ICS.
Where is information about that?
Isn't this $180 at Costco NEW? Also, no mention of GPS - thought these have built-in GPS?
onefire wrote:Is it better to get this tablet or a Kindle Fire instead? I was going to get a Kindle Fire but maybe this is a better deal?
If I was forced to decide I'd go with the Vizio. At least it's a full-fledged tablet. The Kindle Fire is too restricted in what you can do with it. The problem with the Vizio is it's really underpowered and the viewing angle is limited. The Blackberry Playbook might be worth looking into.
onefire wrote:I'm too late on the goldbox deal, I missed it.
I love to read and my ebooks are Kindle, I read them on my kindle app on my phone. So I want to read Kindle on a tablet format, and be able to surf the web a little bit when I'm hooked up to the wifi at home. My needs are pretty basic, I just want to read and go online.
I really like my Kindle Fire, which I use mainly for reading, a little bit of web surfing, and occasionally for video. If you're a Prime customer, it may be the better option for you as you get free streaming video, daily [free] apps, etc.
However, this Vizio is slightly larger than the Kindle Fire, and you could install the Kindle application on it to use it for reading. As has been noted, this also has some features that the Kindle Fire lacks, including the ability to expand the storage (should you want to keep more content on your device, although you can, of course, archive your purchases to Amazon's cloud to free up space on any device to which you can download Amazon content).
I already have a Kindle Fire and a Toshiba Thrive (which is larger than the Vizio and has more horsepower), but if I were trying to decide between this Vizio and a Fire, it would probably be a tough call for me to make. I think I might possibly still lean towards the Fire because of the Prime content and Amazon's support, which is excellent, from everything I've heard. (Haven't needed to use it yet, but it's nice to know that it's there.) I also am more comfortable with apps I download from Amazon than anything I could get from Google Play- there is a metric crapton of malware in their app store.
Darkomandic raised some really good points about the features that aren't in the Fire, however. If nothing else, this is cheaper than a Kindle fire, and it comes with a case, cable, etc. I don't know if any of this is even helpful, but if nothing else, I hope it gave you some points for consideration.
Edit: Google has implemented scanning in their app store due to the enormous quantities of malware targeting Android devices, but you might want to check out their privacy policy. One of the things I actually really like about the Kindle Fire is that it's "not quite Android" and doesn't come with Google's mining of my personal data (which is now something you cannot even opt out of with anything that is tied to Google).
Also, on the Fire, video is GORGEOUS, and the Gorilla Glass is fantastic. So I guess if I had to decide today, I'd probably still go with the Kindle Fire.
I SOOOOO do not have the money to do what I just did. Don't tell my mom.
The previous woot is
See my posts on the last page there, or page 15 as it exists so far.
If you don't want to read through the 15 pages there, GET THE SQUARETRADE WARRANTY. I didn't for this although I do for some things. I wish I had it for this. :mad:
To keep it short, I thought it was great until the charging connector broke 1 week before the 90 days - the charging connector is the weak point of this tablet, with complaints all over the net. It just breaks. They sent me a second ref-urb one which won't connect to wi-fi. I am now on a third, they sent a new one, which is better than the 2nd but not as good as my first and I want it replaced too, or my money back.
I found that the ref-urbed ones have a peelable plastic protector on the screen, but new units have a different kind of peelable plastic on the screen and all around the unit.
Other users on that thread have had the same and other problems and some cannot get any warranty service from Vizio.
Avoid this, or get the Squaretrade warranty.
I am surprised that woot/amazon is selling, for a second time, this proven troublesome unit with proven troublesome warranty service.
This thing is overpriced. This same referbed unit sells for $50 more on new egg, but for 130 you can get a Iview 760gt.
The Iview is just as good or maybe better hardware, infact its basically the same hardware as a Galaxy s or Nexus s. Also has an official upgrade to ICS and both gingerbread and ICS versions are completely vanilla android with no bloatware.
I just wanted to add that I bought one of these last time it came up here and it was a fantastic decision.
For the money back then it was a great buy, for the money today after the gingerbread update it is a phenomenal deal.
frankiedf wrote:I just wanted to add that I bought one of these last time it came up here and it was a fantastic decision.
For the money back then it was a great buy, for the money today after the gingerbread update it is a phenomenal deal.
NOT Phenomenal when for $25 more you can get it NEW with 1 year warranty.
I was all set to buy an Archos 80 G9 with Ice Cream Sandwich preinstalled, now this thing pops up tonight for $100 cheaper and I'm confused. The differences I see right off the bat are that the Archos has more memory, a faster dual-core CPU, built-in GPS, it's not a respiff, and of course it has ICS. Anyone care to speculate if these factors make it worth an extra C-note? Thanks.
too lazy to check on xda-developer at this hour ... is this root-able?
blwnv8... Dude. Line breaks are your friend.
dliidlii wrote:NOT Phenomenal when for $25 more you can get it NEW with 1 year warranty.
Unless you've got yet anotherl link you aren't telling us about, you can't get it new for $25 more. You've told us about an Amazon sale in the past and a Costco sale that doesn't include the accessories plus all of the other costs ivanivanovich pointed out.
The XDA thread about rooting this tablet is here, and if you're interested in YouTube videos giving you step-by-step instructions and other goodies, here's the Google results page for searching for root vtab1008.
After reading the first couple of pages of the thread, though, I'm still not quite sure what the benefit of rooting is.
mrtoast98 wrote:I was all set to buy an Archos 80 G9 with Ice Cream Sandwich preinstalled, now this thing pops up tonight for $100 cheaper and I'm confused. The differences I see right off the bat are that the Archos has more memory, a faster dual-core CPU, built-in GPS, it's not a respiff, and of course it has ICS. Anyone care to speculate if these factors make it worth an extra C-note? Thanks.
Based on your description, yes.
editorkid wrote:But what's the advantage to rooting? This comes with Android Market (which presumably is upgraded to Google Play after activation). That seems to be the biggest reason to root most tablets.
(Plus, how? It doesn't have a forum on XDA.)
Rooting gives you control of your device. You can back it up using Titanium, remove apps that the vendor burned into the ROM, and so forth. You can also completely replace the systems ROM with one from an independent developer, giving you quicker access to new releases of Android.It's very likely that you can get Ice Cream Sandwich for this already.
Finally, you can install software that your vendor restricts, like wireless tethering software.
I run my phone and my galaxy tab rooted with stock roms. This gives me a stable device that I get to run the way I want.
Amazon's Kindle reading app is available on most tablet platforms (not WebOS or Linux). But if you have an actual Kindle device (which the Fire is), and if you have Amazon Prime, there is a free book-borrowing program.
By the way, typing the tags that let you use bold, italic, and the like in forums like this is a true pain with the stock keyboard on most tablets! Including the Kindle Fire, which I'm using at the moment.
mmoconnor wrote:I have had major serious problems with it since the upgrade.
Until the upgrade I loved it and used it constantly. Since the upgrade I have completely stopped using it and I am considering selling it.
My favorite apps, including Jetflicks no longer work at all. Also the buttons on the frame no longer work and you are forced to use the software buttons inside the screen which significantly reduces the size of the already very small screen.
I went from loving this tablet to hating it because of the upgrade. I wish I could send it back and I certainly do not
recommend it.
I completely agree. I loved the heck out of this thing until the last update. It made the screen much smaller and now I can't even get passed the unlock screen. I used it daily as an e reader and to chat with my deployed husband, now I am so disappointed that it doesn't even work!
The Online membership is shared across all of your annual Costco purchases - so that's not a fair comparison in your assessment. And even if you're not a member, surely you might find someone who is and buy it through them. So bottom line - the delta is Case and HDMI cable. A case is pretty cheap at RadioShack -$20. So for ~$30 total, you can get a new tablet vs refurbished. It's an individual call
I love when woot sells tablets, I get to read everyone telling them that their tabletis better than other peoples tablets... FYI neither of these are even on woot. And them you get the people saying "wait for this tablet", when by the time you wait for that tablet 54 more will be out.
Anyways from what I have heard, this is a decent tablet, and gets good reviews, I recently just bought an iPad and love it, but was looking at this one before my purchase.
No I'm not saying don't buy this and buy an iPad instead
In my native tongue "Vizio" means
vice, defect, fault, bad habit
If I buy this, then I couldn't complaint about a possible flaw
Tempted ... but I think I'm going to wait for the google nexus tablet. Though I thought it was coming out in May, I see rumors it's slipped to July. Hmmm....
Does this have built in gps that will work with a mapping program?
Also, can you use the bluetooth to tether to an android phone that will provide an internet connection when there's no wifi?
zolttt wrote:I love when woot sells tablets, I get to read everyone telling them that their tabletis better than other peoples tablets... FYI neither of these are even on woot. And them you get the people saying "wait for this tablet", when by the time you wait for that tablet 54 more will be out.
Anyways from what I have heard, this is a decent tablet, and gets good reviews, I recently just bought an iPad and love it, but was looking at this one before my purchase.
No I'm not saying don't buy this and buy an iPad instead
So what exactly are you saying?
Bought this for my wife before Christmas during a woot sale.
She loves it, the included case makes a great stand, she uses it for recipes, and all sorts of other functions. Recently got upgraded to Honeycomb, something samsung hasn't even managed to do for my verizon samsung tab.
We're in for another, this is a nice tablet.
Loved mine until the last update. Now I have wifi and bluetooth connectivity issues. It's no longer reliable. I am back to using my Touchpad.
I bought one of these from Costco about 3 weeks ago for $189. I'm thrilled with it. I do have to note that I am not an experienced tablet user, so I have nothing to compare it to.
If I didn't already have one, I'd go for this.
*If* you have a Costco membership and it's not too far for you, they automatically extend all electronics warranties to 2 years and you have 30 days to return electronics once you've purchased. That alone might be worth the extra $30 (sans folio, but mine was around $12 on Amazon).
Same deal here! I loved my Vtab until last Honeycomb update: now the browser will not run 10 minutes without crashing.
I bought one for my wife, loved it so much (ran circles around the HP Tablet) I bought one for me...did the upgrade to honeycomb with no problem.
This devise does everything a person could want in a tablet...has built in remote app to allow me to control the TV/Sound system wile working...as well as mess with the sports bnar by turning their channels to the game I want.
This tablet is back ordered by everyone including Vizio...I am ordering a couple of these for my sister in law and husband.
robspan wrote:Does this have built in gps that will work with a mapping program?
Also, can you use the bluetooth to tether to an android phone that will provide an internet connection when there's no wifi?
Yes to both.
This is rootable, but sometimes rooting doesn't make it better. I think in this case you are better off sticking with the Visio updates. If you root it sometimes you lose functionality- for instance the IR blaster remote might not work right. Sometimes the drivers don't work quite as well and you get performance issues. With devices that are really common rooting works awesome (I have a couple Evo's that are rooted for my kids). For this device i would stick with Visio updates.
Vizio went with Gingerbread because it afforded them more room for customization (Google still keeps tight reins on Honeycomb), and because there are many more OS 2.x apps in the Android Market vs. Honeycomb apps. Vizio plans to release a Honeycomb upgrade for their first tablet at some point, and they're also aggressive with firmware updates that improve performance and may add new apps (we've been testing their beta firmware releases on our unit). Even if you're not a techie, it's nice to know the company is continuingly working to improve the product. We noted a significant speed increase in the app launcher and tweaks to the IR blaster AV remote with these updates: the launcher went from sluggish to very responsive.
I got one of these the last time it was on Woot.
I have a rooted Android phone, and figured I'd do the same with this tablet.
Only thing is, once I got it, I let it sit for about a month before I actually opened the box.
Once I powered it on, it was asking to perform an update. In hindsight, I shouldn't have allowed that update to take place, as it sealed the possibility of rooting the device (at least as of this post, 4/7/2012 that's still the case).
So, if you plan on rooting it, don't perform the update it prompts you to do.
Having said that, I actually like the (non-rooted) device. I haven't had any major problems with it, with the exception of the built-in remote control app. I have a Vizio 32" 720p plasma TV. The remote control app is unreliable/buggy at best. I can't control my TV with it without the app crashing.
Outside of that, I have had a pretty good time using it. The battery life is great, and I regularly use Google+ on it, as well as NetFlix, Crackle, Fring, DropBox, Skype and several E-Reader apps.
Never used the Bluetooth. I use it on my wireless network at home, as well as having it tethered to my phone when I'm on-the-go.
Recently, another message popped up about an update. Deathly afraid to accept that, as the second I do, someone will figure out a way to root it (since the last update, but not after this most recent update). Also, I've seen quite a few people complaining about instability after the most recent update.
I'm just going to keep it where it is for now, and enjoy it. I still have the clear plastic screen on it for a little bit of extra protection.
The USB charging cord (that plugs into a larger wall plug adapter) could've been longer, but that's about the only other thing I would've changed.
I took advantage of this deal last year, and overall I'm very pleased. The screen is really, really nice and clear. The 8 inch form factor is great! I wish it were more popular. I don't think you can appreciate how nice the good points are until you use it.
I also picked up a blue tooth keyboard which works great with it!
However, it does lag now and then, and since the recent upgrade I've had to restart more often because it seems to lockup. The way it's internal memory is configured, you don't have as much space to install apps as you would expect. Using App2SD helps, but isn't perfect.
Last year I think this was a really good deal for the price. Right now, I think you can probably do better if you keep your eyes open. I've seen a lot of deals lately. Refurbed Kindle's, pre-owned TouchPads and Playbooks, etc. If you like to fiddle with installing different ROMs -- then those kinds of deals might be better for you.
However, if you want something that will work nicely out of the box, and you don't plan on installing every app you come across...then I'm sure you'll be happy with this deal. I just think that it would be more of a no-brainer if it were say $20 to $40 less.
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Interesting........never heard of them before now.:smt102
No, I've heard of them for a while - They get talked about occassionally - I'd stick with Keltec, personally.
Wilson also has some god-aweful tiny polymer gun. Their gun is a South African gun that's been around a while, but was rare in America. Apparently, the gun never worked too great from the magazine review I read about it 6-8 months ago. And now Wilson has put their name on it and is marketing it here in the states.
Their made right up the road from me. I guess they are making a little money. I'll stick with my Kel-Tec as I know how they stand behind their products.
I like the safety and the layout of the pistol but I don't like compacts.
The only way i would take the chance was if they offered something i coudlnt find elswere. Im happy with my kel-tec and i know its reliable so i would see no reason to give this one a try
Got one about a year ago & love it. Think of a much refined and worked over K-T P-11. They have an outstanding warranty, everyone that has had any service required sings their praises and you get more gun and options than with a P-11 for the same price. For now, the major downside is finding one since they have only been in business since August of last year. There was a review of the SKYY CPX-1 in Concealed Carry Magazine a few months ago and I believe they have a link to the article posted at the SKYY web site
FWIW, I also own two K-T's -- a PLR-16 (my avatar is a PLR-16) and a P-3AT -- and have shot the P-11. Comparing a Kel-Tec P-11 to a SKYY CPX-1 is like comparing a military model 1911 to one built by Wilson or SA. The old mil spec 1911 is reliable and gets the job done, but the others have taken the basic gun, given it better fit and finish, more optional features as standard equipment and in general are a more quality product. It really boils down to a matter of degrees and they all do the job. Still, while some people drive a Chevy and others prefer a Cadillac, if I can get a Cadillac XLR Roadster for the price of a Monte Carlo ... well, I do like getting the biggest "bang" for my buck!
Their in competion with each other thats for sure. I think that's why Kel-Tec came out with the PF-9. The P-32 & P-3AT are in there own league.
I noticed the add states that they are Double action only, and have integral locks.
That's two strikes against them, as far as I'm concerned.
But, like they say, what ever turns your crank!
They appear to be better looking than Kel-Tec. I'll have to research this more.
Are they only in .380 and 9mm? A brand new company? I wonder if any show up at a crime scene? Hmmm...lot's of ??? marks for me. If I won one in a contest, I could use the trade-in cash for a proven reliable name brand handgun.
Do I vaguely remember hearing that Skyy used Keltec's design w/o paying a royalty? I think I'd stick w/ K-T.
As I said, I own two SKYY's and two Kel-Tec's and have done side by side comparisons of both guns. SKYY's are not clones of K-T's P-11 or any other K-T, contrary to the rumors put out by some K-T fans, any more than a Kimber Tac II is a "clone" of one of Browning's original 1911's. Also, the owner of SKYY is NOT a former employee of K-T who "borrowed" their design and SKYY currently makes one gun, the CPX-1, and it's a 9mm. SKYY has a new 9mm and a 380 that are scheduled for release early next year, but they are being tight lipped about it for now.
Before all the K-T owners get bent out of shape, I hold my Kel-Tec's in as high a regard as any other gun I own (I have over thirty handguns and several dozen long guns) and I am not favoring SKYY over K-T. Besides, even if I did it's nobody's concern but mine. I simply hate to see ANYONE'S name dragged thru the mud when there's no good reason and the info is false. I'd do the same if the roles were reversed. :smt022
I read on their forum that the guns can be damaged if they are dryfired. I'm sorry but a center fire gun that can be damaged from dryfiring is not one that I want to depend on if my life is at risk.
I'm still leaning toward Kel-Tec mainly because I think a safety on a DO is a safety redundancy that I don't want or need. I have read that they may be coming out with one that has the option of safety or no safety. We shall see. I also like the light rail on the Kel-Tec.
Does anyone else know of a gun maker that recommends using snap caps or a spent case when dry firing? Though we don't seem to hear about it that much, it would appear to be a common practice since snap caps or dummy rounds are available for almost every pistol, shotgun and rifle round made.
As for the lock, I think there is a misunderstanding over the term "integral". I think of an "integral" trigger lock as one that is a permanent part of the gun, like those used by Taurus on all their pistols and revolvers. SKYY has a lock specifically designed to fit over the trigger & trigger guard of the CPX-1, but it is not part of the gun itself. Basically, they are just a nicer, custom version of the trigger locks you can buy at any gunshop, sporting goods store or Wally-World.
Well, many expensive guns recommend against it - In a Beretta 92 manual I have, I have read that dry firing w/o snap caps could lead to firing pin breakage. And, I have heard from a few people that this happened to them.
Also, HK recently changed the firing pin design about 2 or 3 years ago because dry firing could break the pin on USPs. USPs have been made for many years - are all of the pre 2003 models bed ones? No.
Hell, I have seen several Glocks show up on Glocktalk - the entire breechplate broke frome xcessive dry firing - this from a gun that must be dry fired from disassembly.
After soaking in all of this, I rarely dry fire w/o a snap cap, If I do, its just 1 or 2 x.


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hi guys, ive been absent for awhile, having completed my fett i moved on to a predator!!! ouch.......anyhoo i saw a picture recently that made me wonder about the cod blocks, i dont have any on my special edition fett but wondered which type had the blocks. either ESB or ROTJ.
would love to know and also to know if the special edition had them so i can add them if necessary.
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My hubby's uncle has a daughter and a son.
So I find it pretty sad and discouraging that since he learned that his son has taken absolutely NO interest in hunting whatsoever, that he doesn't even want his daughter to take hunter safety and hunt.
She's actually very interested in it, and loves the idea of having another female (me) around... it makes her want to do it even more.
Before his son said he wasn't interested and we talked about his daughter and I going to hunter safety together he was thrilled... now he keeps telling her that she should "give him a good enough reason why she should go"
Now I understand that every hunting dad wants their son to hunt too... but hell if I were a dad i'd love my little girl to go and show all my friends up


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NVIDIA Announces Global "World of Tanks" Open Tournament
NVIDIA Announces Global World of Tanks Open Tournament
Regional Champions From Four Corners of the Globe To Be Flown
In For Grand Finals Event With $100,000 Prize Pool
SANTA CLARA, Calif.March 21, 2013NVIDIA today announced the first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament(1), where combatants will compete to win NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600-series graphics cards and a shot at a $100,000 total prize pool awarded at a spectacular grand finals event. Preregistration is open today with team and player registration open starting March 28th for two weeks.
World of Tanks really strikes a chord with players looking for that ultimate competitive gaming experience, thanks to its team-based gameplay and strategic action, said Kevin Van Ness, Head of Community at Wargaming in North America. We're looking forward to combining our world-class community with the world-class expertise of NVIDIA for this exciting event.
World of Tanks is a team-based, massively multiplayer online game dedicated to armored warfare in the mid-20th century. With more than 55 million registered users worldwide,(2) World of Tanks is a fast-paced PC shooter game with in-depth weaponry, economics and robust eSports tools such as spectator mode and replay file support. In January, the gameset a new Guinness World Record for the most players online simultaneously when the Russian MMO server reached 190,541 players.
GeForce users love eSports and World of Tanks is an easy and fun game to learn, yet incredibly deep and graphically exciting, said James Grunke, manager of the GeForce eSports program at NVIDIA. This free tournament and all the great video-on-demand and streaming coverage weve got planned are our way of providing a really fun and rewarding experience for our best customers.
There are five regions of eligible participation: China, APAC(3), the Americas, Europe and Russia. The five regional finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the Grand Finals, at a location and time to be named later.
All tournament matches are seven-person teams playing best of three game matches. There will be at least four weeks of guaranteed group play, with the top players from each group moving on to the double-elimination championship brackets.
In addition, World of Tanks community favorites, David Nagatron Williams and James Relics Starr, will be shoutcasting the battles in English for VoD and in real time with live broadcasts streamed on Geforce.com and Twitch TV.
I cant wait for this tournament to begin, said Williams. With this $100K prize pool on the line and the GeForce GTX Cup and GeForce Green Jacket for bragging rights, the top players will be battling it out to win it all. Its going to be big!
Localized shoutcasting content will be available on GeForce.com sites around the world. World-class tournament features such as match setting, leader boards and blogging are being provided by tournament management veterans, Cevo.
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By KATHY REMILLARD
Special to the Union Leader | June 11. 2013 7:34PM
International camp counselors gear up for a summer of fun at Camp Allen. From left, Stephen Daley, Carla Dullard, Erin Stevenson and Juan Martin. (KATHY REMILLARD PHOTO)
Bedford's Camp Allen kicked off its 82nd season this week and welcomed more than 40 counselors from around the world, including Wales, Spain, Australia, Hungary and Poland.
"Our campers love the whole cultural piece," Constance said. "They love being able to connect with them and learn from them."
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For many of the counselors, who end up learning as much as they teach, it promises to be a rewarding summer at Camp Allen.
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Woodside, Queens
The New York Connecting Railroad line continues to the northeast through Woodside before joining the NYCRR line from Sunnyside Yards (and Penn Station) in Astoria. The line is elevated and depressed at various points along the line as the topography varies. The NYCRR never had station stops along the line so any stations are even more theoretical than the Circumferential Line itself.
Queens Boulevard Station
Queens Boulevard would probably be a good spot for another standalone subway stop, although a station would probably need to be up on the north hillside at the top of the concrete viaduct over the Boulevard and the neighbors in this quiet neighborhood might not be too appreciative.
Roosevelt Avenue Station
The rail line was rebuilt as it meanders around the Brooklyn-Queens expressway between Roosevelt Avenue and Northern Boulevard, probably as part of upgrades to the expressway.
Unfortunately, the line is a couple of blocks west of the Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights Station where the IND Queens Boulevard (G/R/V trains) and the elevated IRT Flushing Line (#7 train) meet in a big, messy station. But transfer to those lines here would be almost indispensible here, meaning a long pedestrian tunnel would need to be dug. At least, there's plenty of space beside the tracks for platforms.
73rd Street Station
This is a potential station site a few blocks north of the Roosevelt Avenue Station. It might be possible to make a cleaner connection here to the IND Queens Boulevard Line (G/R/V trains), which passes under the NYCRR before heading under the BQE. There is some space here for platforms and a modest station house.
Starting at 32nd Avenue many of the two-lane streets are crossed with concrete arch bridges. Some of the arches are in pretty dire shape.
The NYCCRR splits into two branches at Bowery Bay Junction around 28th Street in Astoria. The western branch heads into Sunnyside Yards and Penn station. The eastern branch is the one we've been following that heads south to connect with the Bay Ridge Line at the Fresh Pond Yards.
Boulevard Gardens is a 963-unit complex designed by T.H. Engelhardt in 1933 in concert with landscape architect C.N. Lowrie. The complex was built as part of Roosevelt's New Deal initiative and opened in 1935. When I visited in 2008 it was run as a Co-Op.
28th Avenue Station
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I been kind of on the fence myself with sail configurations so maybe someone can give me some advice. I am still not sure if running only a full main with no headsail in higher winds (say 20+knots) is more effective then running a headsail only. Usually I pick one or the other and most of the time its a full main by itself because its just easier to deal with since I have not upgraded to RF yet. I sometimes think one headsail without main could be the better choice. Then I also wonder if a reefed main with a 110 jib is the better configuration. I do get satisfying speed with the full main alone. I guess I need to just keep trying different setups to see what is the most effective. Maybe someone else with an Oday 22 or similar can give some advice?
If you want to sail on the jib alone, you should use an overlapping jib, about 130% or larger. If the jib is too small, it will be difficult or impossible to tack the boat, because a small sail, with all it's effort forward, will pull the bow downwind. A larger, overlapping sail will help push the stern to leeward, which will help the boat point to windward.
But, while either sail can be used alone under certain conditions to give a reasonably satisfying, casual sail, the plain truth is that sloops were designed to perform their best with a balance of mainsail and jib, and, if you need the boat to perform well in difficult conditions, the best choice is a balanced sailplan.
What most happened is 'fatigue failure' wherein the metal simply 'became tired'. Stainless steel is especially prone to work hardening or fatigue failure ... very common in boat design: spade rudders, rigging, etc.
When your boat was designed (70s & 80s) fatigue failure was little understood and the design 'safety factor' that was selected was probably underdesigned, basing the stress calculations solely on 'ductile failure' of stainless @ 90,000 psi. Fatigue failure for stainless needs to be designed at less than 30,000 psi or less to extend the functional service life of the material.
Once fatigue cracks (microscopic fatigue cracks) begin to form water can enter the cracks and cause a second means of failure: crevice corrosion; so, in boat design you get fatigue (because of 'underdesign') and crevice corrosion all at the same time.
Worse, a spade rudder is known as a cantilever (think of flag pole) and the stress design on a cantilever inherently causes the material, where its constrained at the 'root' of the cantilever to be 1/4 as strong as if it were a beam that is supported at both ends.
300 series stainless has a stress value of 90,000 psi; however, its fatigue endurance limit is ~30,000 psi. Requiring that the designer 'derate' the metal to 30,000 psi or less.
All things in nature eventually wear out or get tired, then they fail. So, probably your overstressing your rudder probably only accelerated the failure by a wee bit as especiallly spade rudders will ALL eventually fail ... a design problem, 'safety factor' problem and a materials problem, a 'cantilever' problem and especially when 300 series stainless steel is used. Your rudder simply 'got tired', developed fatigue/chemical failure ... and you were using it long after it should have been replaced. Periodic inspection is the only way to not experience 'most' of such failure.
@ RichH, you got me thinking about something now. In May while out sailing a trip in Lake Ponchartrain from Mandeville to Madisonville, when about halfway there my rudder snapped clean in half like a piece of weak thin wood. At the time, I had a 110 jib up front and full main even though winds were near 25. Wind was out of the southeast and I was on a NNW broad reach. A wave came from behind and I made a hard correction to steer, I pulled the tiller towards me nearly all the way, rudder was sideways for a few seconds and snap it went. The wind and waves hit it just right this time and my boat was hauling at full hull speed.
Reason I am saying you got me thinking is because there have been many times the past year after I bought my boat I was out sailing in higher winds and just hoisted a mainsail. As you mention about the rudder dragging sideways through the water, that did happen many of times and sometimes I had to do corrections. My boat seemed to sail fairly quick with just a main and not always pointing issues but it still had them. The bottomline now since you say that is, I am wondering if the stress I been putting on my rudder eventually caused it give in? Since I sailed with main only many of times and it was always in higher winds. When the boat is flying along and the rudder is nearly sideways, it puts it in perfect position to just snap like a stick. I do now realize it is possible to put too much stress on the rudder from making hard corrections. I also need to add, I oversailed the boat that day which is something I don't normally do. By that I mean pushing it too hard, two sails and full sails at that. Pushing her to go too fast in the conditions. I was able to keep healing down to just over 5 degrees since I was on a broad reach but nearly running as well.
Your lack of pointing ability is probably due to several factors.
1. your sails lack tell tales ... so there is no way to monitor or visualize the AERODYNAMIC FLOW across the sail(s). Strongly suggest you apply tell tales to the luff/mid-cord/leech of each sail.
An 'entry level' reference for use of tell tales would be: Sail Trim Chart and Sail Trim Guide and a more 'advanced' reference would be ArvelGentry.com ---> magazine articles ---> a 'sequence' of 4 articles ---> Checking Trim on the Wind, November 1973
Achieving Proper Balance, December 1973
Sailing to Windward, January 1974
Are You at Optimum Trim?, March 1974
2. a sails ability to 'point' depends on how much air is 'stacked up' well in front of it (upwash). The jib/main combo creates more 'upwash' and enables the combo to operate at a MUCH higher angle into the wind thus a jib/main (even reefed) combo is going to 'outpoint' a boat with only 'one' sail up.
3. HELM BALANCE. If because the sail SHAPE is bad and the 'balance' between the jib/main is out of kilter OR the shape of a single sail causes undue helm balance ... the result will be that the rudder will 'dragging' (held at a considerable angle off from being parallel to the centerline of the boat).
Your boat is a mast head rig and to make it 'point' with only the main alone (or jib alone), you will have to radically alter the SHAPE of the main alone (or jib alone) by halyard/outhaul/vang, etc. tensions so that there is 'dynamic' balance (interaction between sails and hull/keel) is in tune .... (radical) mainsail halyard/cunningham tension results in causing the point in the sail at which the maximum draft is radically 'moved forward' - heavy heavy tension of the luff (halyard) will move the location of draft 'more forward' (but will cause the leech to become more 'slack' as a reaction).
With only one sail up on a boat designed for jib/main ... your better option would be to reef 2 sails than suffer the poor 'upwash' conditions from the usage of only a single sail and the inevitable 'dragging the rudder through the water sideways', etc. How much to reef or exactly which to sail to reef, etc. .... the helm pressure will indicate which is more appropriate.
When I hear/read that someone "doesnt want to race", it usually tells me that they dont have any interest in sail trim and sail shaping. If you have proper shape and trim there is no 'requirement' that you have to race .... but you will have a better performing and SAFER boat that isnt so subject to 'sudden power-ups' and 'lulls' (and in this case bad pointing ability) ... plus you wont have the 'motor' on so often.
|I been kind of on the fence myself with sail configurations so maybe someone can give me some advice. I am still not sure if running only a full main with no headsail in higher winds (say 20+knots) is more effective then running a headsail only. Usually I pick one or the other and most of the time its a full main by itself because its just easier to deal with since I have not upgraded to RF yet. I sometimes think one headsail without main could be the better choice. Then I also wonder if a reefed main with a 110 jib is the better configuration. I do get satisfying speed with the full main alone. I guess I need to just keep trying different setups to see what is the most effective. Maybe someone else with an Oday 22 or similar can give some advice?
Thanks for the update asdf38 , very helpfull threads like this with answers no less !
Reading your post I was thinking topping up not down was what you were getting at , now it doesn,t seem so intuitive , the more I learn the less I know
Thanks for the reply's. I wanted to follow up here.
My problem was simple and very foolish on my part; the topping lift. I had received the boat in the water from the previous owner last fall and had never needed to adjust topping lift. Then in the spring I replaced the line and just set it in place. By the time the boat was in the water I had forgotten that it probably needed to be adjusted and I think by chance it was very close to the right point. In my previous few sails this season I had sailed with the genny up and just didn't notice that the main was a bit out of trim. This all hit me at random a week ago and sure enough it needed to be dropped a few inches (so that it has a bit of slack with the main up). This mistake certainly reflects that I still need some more experience and probably more formal training at some point.
But thanks for the reply's. I do understand well the impact of sailing with main only (more weather helm) but on my boat it's not bad. However in the future I'll try to sail with the proper sails.
|Let's take the comparison of the car again. The sails are your motors, and when a motor is worn there is a loss of power. No matter what lack of knowledge you have of trim. Worn sails aren't going to give you the power you need. Just like a worn motor will not pull that load uphill. Sailing to windward is uphill...........i2f
I totally understand that you are not interested in racing, but if you intend to sail at all, then you should care about sail shape. It's like saying "I'm interested in driving a car, but I'm not interested in ever changing the oil" and then complaining when the engine fails on you.
Nevermind the condition or age of your sails. As was said previously, if you have a masthead rig, and you're sailing on main only, the "center of effort" (where the wind is pushing against) is aft. CoE aft, creates bad weather helm, and reduces your ability to point. If you only want to use one sail, use the jib alone.
But really, a reefed main and a small jib in stronger breezes will give you the best helm balance and control. Then comes all of that fine-tuning stuff like tugging on the corners of the sails to flatten them or change their shape.
Hey, for what it's worth, I didn't know this a year ago. I went out in a stiff breeze, with main only any my weather helm was so bad that the boat just kept auto-tacking on me until I was nearly blown ashore.
Not a racing sailor myself but agree with the general consensus that the Jib is best for upwind sailing.
My Centaur has a furling jib so not great reefed beyond a few turns. I pull it as tight as it will go and she tacks through 110 or there abouts, generally need to be running above 3 kns or she stalls.
The main is roller boom reefing so not great when reefed either. Upwind its just to keep lee helm at bay. Still I,m happy to get out there and keep her moving in the right direction.
Its reported that the Centaur designer Laurent Giles recommends the Iron Main for progress to windward, and, unless I,m just messing around, I tend to press the start button.
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. With the 2012/13 campaign now underway, 12 Gunners are currently away from the Club.
Arsenal.com tracks their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch.
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Joel Campbell was sent off in Real Betis' defeat to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Costa Rica international had been brought on just before the hour mark, but was shown two yellow cards in 19 minutes.
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Tuesday, September 25
Ryo impressed during Wigan's 4-1 Capital One Cup win at West Ham. The Japanese international played the full 90 minutes at Upton Park.
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Philip Roberts came on as a substitute in Inverness' Scottish Communities League Cup win over Stenhousemuir. The striker came on after 102 minutes and converted a penalty in the shootout.
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Sunday News Correspondent | July 27. 2013 3:17PM
Portsmouth resident Elizabeth Fregeau poses in front of a flag-adorned Green Monster on Pan-Mass Challenge Night at Fenway Park last month. At the event, Fregeau was among the cancer survivors and PMC cyclists who rode their bicycles around the warning track during a pre-game ceremony that celebrated the Red Sox' 11th year as sponsors of the cycling fundraiser for cancer research. (DANNY GEORGE)
By April 2001, she was in remission. That August, she completed her first two-day, 163-mile ride from Wellesley, Mass., to Province-town, at the tip of Cape Cod.
"She said, 'I'm behind you, but you have to know you have nothing left in the tank.'" Fregeau said, recalling the conversation with the doctor. "She was concerned, but she also knew I had to do what I had to do."
The most significant moment that year came near the end of the ride, when Fregeau, still bald and wondering if she was going to make it, saw her two daughters, Emily, now 18, and Caroline, now 14, at the finish line. They had often seen their mother start the ride but had never seen her finish.
This August, at 49, she will ride for the 13th consecutive year, with the support of her daughters, many friends and family, and her boyfriend of seven years.
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I was stoked when I received it in my much-anticipated Amazon delivery a couple of weeks ago – I couldn't wait to dive into the beautiful photography and get some creative new ideas.
This dish from Plenty struck me as soon as I saw it in the eggplant chapter (yes, an entire chapter devoted to eggplant. How can you not love this book?) I am always looking for a good soba noodle dish – I love their slightly nutty flavor and silky texture. This recipe called for the quirky combination of eggplant and mango. The bright yellow of the mango and browned eggplant woven through the sandy-colored noodles just looked like fun. I had to make this.
The sweet, ripe mango and velvety, savory eggplant pair really well together. I added some shelled edamame to give another bright pop of color to this already surprising dish.
Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango
Adapted from Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi – I decided not to shallow fry my eggplant and adjusted the measurements to serve 4 instead of 6.
Serves 4
– 1/4 cup rice vinegar
– 1 tablespoon of honey
– 1/2 teaspoon of salt
– 2 garlic cloves, crushed
– 1/2 fresh chili, finely chopped
– 1 teaspoon sesame oil
– zest and juice from half a lime
– 2-3 tablespoons oil
– 1 medium eggplant, cut into even bite-sized chunks
– 6 ounces/170 grams of soba noodles
– 1 cup shelled and cooked edamame
– 1 large mango, cut into even bite-sized chunks
– 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced into half-moons
– 1 cup basil leaves, finely chopped
– 1 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
In a small saucepan heat vinegar, honey and salt for 1 minute, making sure the honey is combined with the vinegar. Remove from heat and add garlic, chili and sesame oil. Allow to cool and then add the lime zest and juice. Set aside.
Heat oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes. By this time the eggplant should have absorbed most of the olive oil in the pan. Add 2 tablespoons of water and cover the pan with a lid. Let the eggplant cook for this way for about 10 minutes, checking on it and stirring once or twice. If the pan dries out add another tablespoon of water. Cook until the eggplant and its skin are soft but still retaining their shape. Remove from heat and set aside.
Cook the soba noodles according to the package in salted water. When cooked through, drain and run cold water over them. Make sure the noodles are as dry as possible, blotting them on paper towels.
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PHOTO RELEASE (Aug. 31, 2010) – Wayne State University Law School students, faculty and staff members recently gathered for Wayne Law's inaugural Service Day on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. The event took place from noon - 3 p.m. at Motor City Blight Busters in Detroit's Artist Village. More than 30 volunteers pulled weeds, hauled trash and cleared debris in an effort to refurbish the city.
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"This was truly a remarkable effort," said Felicia Thomas, event coordinator and director of Recruitment and Enrollment. "It was touching to see the student and faculty response — even from those who could not be present. Everyone really pulled together and put forth 100 percent effort on this project. This day was not about the glitz and glamour of the legal profession, but about carrying out our mission, creating a sense of community within Wayne Law and supporting the efforts of those who are invested in building a new Detroit. I am so grateful for the dedication and hard work demonstrated in this effort and look forward to planning similar events in the future."
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2013 CIT First Round Game, presented by The Buffalo News
Canisius (18-13, 11-7 MAAC) vs. Elon (21-11, 13-5 SoCon)
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) - Buffalo, N.Y.
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- The Canisius College men's basketball team will play its first postseason game in 17 years tonight when the Golden Griffinsmeet Elon University in the first round of the 2013 CIT.
- The Griffs are 18-13 overall and 11-7 in MAAC play after losing to Iona 89-85 March 9 in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 MAAC Basketball Championship in Springfield, Mass.
- Elon comes to Buffalo with a 21-11 overall record and a 13-5 mark in Southern Conference play. The Phoenix won the 2013 Southern Conference North Division.
- Tonight marks the first time in program history where the Griffs have hosted a postseason game in the Koessler Athletic Center.
- This game tonight is the 300th all-time game in program history in the Koessler Athletic Center for the Griffs. The building opened in 1968, but this was not the regular home for the program until the 1999-00 campaign.
- Canisius head coach Jim Baron is taking his 12th team to the postseason in his 26th season as a Division I head coach. Baron has now coached in all four Division I men's basketball tournaments (NCAA, NIT, CIT and CBI).
- The Griffs enter this game tonight ranked second nationally in 3-point field goals per game with 9.2 per outing. The team ranks 14th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage at 38.8 percent.
- Junior guard Billy Baron comes into tonight's game ranked third in the MAAC with his 16.9 points per game. He was honored as an All-MAAC First Team selection for the 2012-13 season.
- Senior guard Harold Washington was named All-MAAC Third Team March 4 by the MAAC. He is averaging 19.6 points per game in the team's last five contests.
- Junior forward Chris Manhertz enters tonight's game averaging 8.9 rebounds per game this season. He currently ranks 50th in the nation in rebounding average.
- Elon comes into the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament with a 21-11 overall record and a 13-5 record in the Southern Conference. The Phoenix won the Southern Conference North Division title this year, the program's second North Division crown since 2006.
- The Phoenix are 8-7 in road games this year and come into tonight's game as winners of six of their last 10 games.
- Elon is making its first Division I men's basketball postseason appearance in this game tonight.
- Junior forward Lucas Troutman leads the Phoenix in scoring average at 15.3 points per game, which ranks fifth in the Southern Conference. He also leads the team with his 55.1 percent effort from the field this season.
- Junior Jack Isenbarger is good for 13.2 points and 2.7 assists per game. He also leads the team with 79 3-point field goals this year.
- Junior Ryley Beaumont is averaging a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game this year, with 179 of his 223 total rebounds coming off the defensive glass. As a team, Elon is being out rebounded by a margin of 1.8 rebounds per contest this season.
- As a team, Elon ranks fourth in the Southern Conference in scoring average (69.4 points per game) and fourth in scoring defense (64.8 points per game allowed).
- Tonight's game between Canisius and Elon will mark the first meeting in program history.
- Dating back to 2005-06, Canisius is 9-8 in its last 17 games when meeting an opponent for the in school history.
- Elon is the 52nd Division I men's basketball program to play a game against Canisius in the Koessler Athletic Center since the building opened in 1968.
- Tonight's game against Elon in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament will be Canisius' first postseason basketball game since March 14, 1996 - a span of 17 years.
- The last time the Griffs played in a postseason event, the team met Utah in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament in Reunion Arena in Dallas. Utah won that game by a score of 72-43.
- Canisius assistant coach Fred Dupree was a sophomore on the 1996 NCAA Tournament team and he scored three points against Utah.
- All-time, Canisius has played in a total of 21 postseason men's basketball games prior to this evening, with the team holding a 11-10 all-time record in those contests (NCAA and NIT games).
- Tonight's home game also marks the program's first home postseason game since March 23, 1995 - a span of nearly 18 years. That night, Canisius defeated Washington State 89-80 in the NIT quarterfinal round to earn a trip to the NIT Final Four in Madison Square Garden.
- Now in its fifth year, the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) is made up of 32 teams playing in a single-elimination style tournament.
- There is no true bracket to the CIT - the field is rebracketed after each round. The first round of the 2013 CIT started Tuesday night and will conclude at the end of tonight's action.
- The second round of the CIT is scheduled to be played March 21-23. All games in this event are scheduled to be played in on-campus venues.
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Who are those guys on the right? Just some random Yao fans from China? That dude with the headband is hilarious.
Year of the Yao. or was that Meow?
Rockets are a very good defensive team... they play LB style of ball. I don't see anyone coming close to slowing Meow down.... his only nemisis has been his knack for turnovers lately. I'm not seeing a victory here unless Billups plays (he would dominate the matchup)
Ben was so small but always played Yao very well. I think that if CWebb challenges Yao off the dribble, he can be negated through foul trouble.
Yowser is 7'6", but only plays like a 7'2" guy because of his short arms. I guess that is still a problem for us, isn't it? Oh well, let him go off and contain everyone else. T-Mac/Yao can't be any harder than Kobe/Shaq.
In the Dallas loss, the Pistons let the unknown factor hurt them and get off with Devin Harris scoring 22 points. Tonight they can't let Luther head do the same thing by slacking off and ignoring him. You know the Pistons..if they lose, usually some unsung hero has a career night against them. Go Pistons, play some D and don't get intimidated by Yao's presence in the middle.
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The Pistons have had to use Rip Hamilton to guard McGrady the last few times they've played Houston since Prince was getting lit up. Tay's been playing decent defense lately, but I'm not sure what he'll be able to do against a scorer of T-Mac's caliber. If Chauncey returns to the lineup it will be interesting to see how Flip and Fino can adjust to less playing time (probably with Flip back into the 12-15 minute range at the 1 and 2 and Carlos 10-12 minutes at the 3). It probably will come down to which team can hit their long jumpers.
We have no chance to win as Houston keeps on winning recently especially after Yaoster's back.
We always have a chance to win majozi. We're the Pistons. They are the Rockets. :D
funny thing is, t-mac sells more jerseys in china than yao. for the record, the Pistons have won six straight against the Rockets and nine of the last 11, including two in a row in Houston.
Roscoe, that clip of the rox fans singing is classic stuff. I saw some highlichts of the rox last game and they did enuff to pull through with the win. One thing that surprised me was the accuracy at the line from yao... he was 12/13. How many centres in the league can you name shoot as well as he does? Lets see some tight pistons defence for a 93-90 win. :winner_first_h4h:
If you know your fantasy stats then its no surprise. He is in a league of his own from the stripe really. Yao is 86.3%, while 2nd in FTA among C's Bosh, Amare, Pachulia, Okur, Ilgauskas and Brad Miller all shoot in the high 70's.
I really like this Houston team. They seem to have let downs at times against the leagues top teams though, however, they beat the teams they should beat. Staying healthy is the key. Thay have a strong bench and the other Van Gundy is doing a very good coaching job through the injuries to Yao and T-Mac. Don`t be surprised if this team goes far in the West this post season.
I couldn't stand more than about a minute of the song, but those guys are awesome!
Chat's open! http://www.pistonsforum.com/misc.php?do=flashchat
I sort of assumed there would be some sort of meaningful double-team on Yao. Player notes This was the first suit Ronald Dupree's worn all year that I didn't much like. This isn't the '70s anymore; I thought we'd realized that nobody can pull off that shade of green.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! That is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life!!!! Those kids are awesome! I especially loved the "outtakes" at the end!
Are you kidding? How could you stop watching after only a minute? You must have the willpower of a Saint. I watched it all the way through 3 times!
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66GMC - It was a ground issue. I installed new rubber bushings under the rad support - no ground to the support with the rest of the front clip off. I ran a ground strap from the battery to the rad support - problem fixed. I have 13.98 volts at an idle. Still no "Gen" light. I checked the bulb and it does work. The printed circuit on the back of the instrument cluster looks a little frazzled? I removed the dash pad to access the bulb and have limited access - I'll have to pull the instrument cluster and see if there is a bad spot in the circuit.
EOD Guy - I was thinking the same thing - read a bunch of threads about the swap ast night and was planning to do just that if I could not solve the problem. It's definitely going to happen the next time the alternator/regulator gives me any trouble.
Thanks guys for the replies - very much appreciated!
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Is your bulb burned out? IF your getting 16+ volts with a new reg..... might be your alt. Get it ck'd at the parts in a box store. If it is and you're gonna get a new one....might think about converting over to an internal regulated alt..... super easy to do and possibly the best thing I've done for my old girl. Basicly putting in two jumpers, a new pig tail and throwing the old reg away.
Remove the wires from the regulator plug, Splice the Blue wire to the brown wire. Splice the white wire to the red wire. Change out the Alt pigtail. Run a new 10 (8 peferably) gauge wire from the Rad support junction splice over to the horn relay. I was amazed at how bad the orig wire on mine was melted/deformed, I replaced it with 2ea 10 gauge wires from the junction to the horn relay.......good to go.
Terminal Identification:
F= Field (F terminal on alternator)
2=Stator (R terminal on alternator)
4= Light
The regulator is grounded to the rad support. I suggest that you check the ground connections from the regulator to the rad support, rad support to frame, and frame to engine.
Use of those uninsulated braided straps is a good idea at any point that has a moveable joint (like a hood or trunk lid) ... or any part that may be rubber mounted (i.e. rad support, truck pickup box).
NAPA (Echlin) Part Numbers if you happen to need them:
VR142 Voltage Regulator
VRC142 Voltage Regulator Connector
VRA142 Alternator Connector
Strange GM Regulator/Alternator Problem
Evening fellow Hot Rodders. I'm working on a 1970 Monte Carlo. Here's the problem:
Key on - no "Gen" light.
I have 12+ volts on 3 of the 4 wires at the regulator plug with it plugged into the regulator - I also have 12+ volts on the regulator case (regulator case not grounded to the chassis)? I found this when I was hooking up the battery - I had my test light hooked to the battery ground and the tip was sticking in a bolt hole on the rad support. As soon as I hooked up the positive battery cable and turned the key to "on", the test light lit up. I tracked it down to the regulator case - bolted to the rad support - and when I removed the regulator from the rad support, the test light went out. It will do this weather I have the 2 wire plug at the alternator connected or not to the alternator.
Car starts and runs fine but I have 16+ volts on the gauge and a meter?
Changed the regulator - same problem. Do I have a problem in the alternator? Why isn't the "Gen" light on with key "On"?
Any ideas, comments, questions, etc is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Monday - Sunday
The new alfresco dining with a panoramic view of the bay of Thailand
Located on the top floor of The Herbs By The sea Hotel, The Thymes is the newest outstanding fine dining in Huahin. Not only it offers a spectacular panoramic view but also friendly service and finest quality of food.
Thymes is a promising lunch and dinner restaurant for those who treasure intimate ambience and great food. From the first glass of wine to the last course of dessert, the chef carefully design Italian and Mediterranean menus that suited every customers' taste. The sunset view and candlelight dining at The Thymes is an unforgettable experience.
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