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Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Last year, when I inquired with my sailmaker for recommendation on new set of "white dacron-like" radial sails, that could be used with integrated lazy jack/sail cover and jib roller, he recommended two materials:
- Dimension Polyant AP Blade
- Dimension Polyant Square (this one being pretty much race-ready material without going into the laminate sails)
He also mentioned both materials do not need special handling, unlike laminates.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Challenge is a well regarded cloth supplier so I would expect Warpdrive to be a quality product. But as to durability I would be hesitant to comment since I rarely end up with Challenger products when I have had sails made. For no obvious reason I typically end up with Dimension fabrics. It's mostly about some particular weight and weave pattern to hit a specific goal that I had in mind.
Which is a really long way to say this is really something that you address to your sailmaker.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Originally Posted by Jeff_H View Post
Med, I mean no disrespect to you or your girl. We all love our boats for different reasons, and of course overall performance is but one item that you may or may not cherish. In the end the best boat for anyone is the one that we think works for us.
... That sail cloth was pretty short lived in the leech where fluttering and flogging stresses the horizontally oriented, weaker woof fibers (rather than the stronger vertically oriented warp) to a premature failure...
Setting aside cost difference completely for a moment, do you think it is possible that a tri-radial dacron of say WarpDrive cloth would fail sooner than a crosscut sail or more standard cloth? Or is it a given, or at least more likely, that the tri-radial dacron sails last longer?
Thanks again for your thoughts.
|I think that conventional Dacron sails from a good loft are quite remarkable. When we bought our boat our #2 was obviously shot and our Hood furling main looked pretty good but was far from new. We bought a #2 from North with a great boat show price. Our first year we went NYC to Bermuda and back for a shakedown and then the Cheaspeake as far south as Grenada and back. Before we left we assumed we would need a new main. When we got back to Florida we could not see any change in the main and the genoa needed only minor repairs. So we put off getting a new main until later (Oz or NZ?), With further minor repairs in Brisbane and South Africa we are ready to head to the Caribbean and North America. We wii be over 30,000 miles by then and these sails have been up in winds they were never meant for. For a cruiser I wonder if the fancy cuts are worth it.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
They look cooler, that must add at least half a knot.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Med, I mean no disrespect to you or your girl. We all love our boats for different reasons, and of course overall performance is but one item that you may or may not cherish. In the end the best boat for anyone is the one that we think works for us.
But to address your questions, these are questions best addressed to the specific sail maker who is making your sails. There is a tendency to think of terms like radial construction or warp oriented fabrics as if these terms describe something very specific and as if they describe commodity items. In fact like so many things in sailing, these terms are very broad generalities but the reality of how good or bad these are, lies in the specific execution.
But also this is one of those areas where purpose can trump lifespan. The technology is nothing new. That concept has been around since cotton sails. But its how it gets used.
For example not all radial sails employ warp oriented cloth, and not all warp oriented cloths are made the same. Only the sailmaker who is quoting the sail can explain what they plan to use and its various advantages and limitations.
But talking more generally, Warp oriented cloth is one of those cases where the generality means very little and the specifics are the real truth of the matter. The last time that I had looked at warp oriented dacron, there were a wide range of products out there. In some warp oriented fabrics, there was only a small difference between the warp and woof threads. But in other products, mostly intended for race boats looking for a PHRF cruising sail credits, there was a huge difference in the weight of the warp and woof. That sail cloth was pretty short lived in the leech where fluttering and flogging stresses the horizontally oriented, weaker woof fibers (rather than the stronger vertically oriented warp) to a premature failure.
I have not heard anything about a shorter UV life, but my guess is that in the heavily biases clothes, the weaker (thinner) thread could sun rot sooner and fail.
I wish I could be more specific but to do so I would need to also be speculating or else talking to your sail maker. What this does hint out is one reason not to buy mail order sails. A good sailmaker will spend time finding out about how you plan to use the sails and your personal preferences and then discuss their approach to meeting your needs in enough detail that you can make an informed decision about how thier recommendations dove tail with your own needs and wants.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Originally Posted by Jeff_H View Post
...The reality is that your boat's performance will always be limited by the configuration of the hull and rig. You can easily argue that the performance gain of a radial sail would be minimal. On the other hand, you can easily argue that if anyone could benefit from a bit more performance, it might be your boat...
Decreasing creep so that the sail retains its shape longer certainly sounds like an advantage whereby it will last longer especially in conditions where it is sailed harder and closer to the wind.
How about the other ways to destroy a sail? Is leech flutter/flogging from reefing worse on tri-radials or do they handle it better than crosscut?
I've heard that warp oriented dacron can be more U/V sensitive. Lucky for us there is NO UV up here. On the other hand our plan is to depart in 5-7 years from now to Mexico --> South Pacific--> circumnavigate Australia. There is plenty of sun on the later years of that route, but I wonder how long my sail should be expected to last into that plan anyway? And would it last longer/go further if it is a tri-radial?
Also I've heard that some of the warp-oriented cloth actually wasn't as good as advertised and they wore out much faster than crosscut. Do you think they've figured out this (warp-oriented dacron) technology now or is it still "too new"?
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
Tri-radial Dacron sails usually benefit from a variety of things. First of all Dacron tri-radial sails are usually made from warp oriented cloth. Most cloth has an equal fiber in warp and fill threads, but warp oriented cloth has heavier threads running the length of the fabric, and between the heavier weight and higher tension on the warp, the thread lie straighter in the cloth. When woven cloth stretches the biggest initial portion of that stretch is the threads pulling straighter so that alone reduces stretch.
Because warp oriented cloth is a premium product it is made with higher quality Dacron, and usually goes through a more rigorous inspection program than the commodity Dacron cloth which is often for cross cut sails. That alone helps increase the life of the fabric.
If you look closely at a fabric, there are little squares formed between the vertical and horizontal threads. The cloth is strongest and stretches less in the direction of the threads. The diagonals of the square holes between the threads is the 'bias' of the fabric. These square holes distort into parallelegrams when the stress does not align with the threads. This results in greater stretch than a similar stress would cause parallel with the threads. In a cross cut sail, the stress pattern in the sail is such that it causes bias loading a throughout a larger portion of the sail and therefore greater stretch in the sail.
Radial cutting of a sail allows the panels to be better oriented to the stress patterns in the sail. This means that there is less bias stretch. And because the cloth is generally higher quality and the stress follows the path of the fibers, and the fibers are less distorted there is much less stretch.
Stretch of course is a bad thing in almost all ways. To a racer it means poorer upwind ability and a less stable flying shape, but to a cruiser, it means a sail which is powering up, just when you want the sail flat. The problem with a powered up sail is that it causes more heeling and weather helm, so you end up reeling much sooner than you might with a lower stretch sail.
But also,when threads stretch they spring back to something close to their original length. That ability to remain elastic is one of the nice things about Dacron. But every time it stretches, it does not return perfectly. Instead it grows ever so slightly longer and never returns to its original length. That is called creep. Cumulatively it is creep which ultimately spells the end of the useful lifespan of a Dacron sail, before it has deteriorated into the realm of a white triangle pretending to be a sail. The more the cloth stretches, the more creep occurs. Since cross cut sails stretch more, they tend to experience more creep. Creep means a fuller sail and for the cruiser that means more heeling and weather helm as well.
The reality is that your boat's performance will always be limited by the configuration of the hull and rig. You can easily argue that the performance gain of a radial sail would be minimal. On the other hand, you can easily argue that if anyone could benefit from a bit more performance, it might be your boat. You can also argue that the reduced heeling of a radially cut mainsail with warp oriented fibers would reduce heeling, weather helm and the need to reef, all really good things. And lastly, the greater lifespan of the radial sail may pay for itself over the life cycle of the sail.
I also think that none of us can specifically answer the question of what is right for you. These are preferential questions. Only you can evaluate your priorities, who's much sailing you do in gusty, or windy conditions, first cost or life cost and so on. There is no single, universally correct answer here.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
For around here, assuming you stay in puget sound.......a lighter stronger sail will be better for the lighter winds we have a tendency to have. So from that standpoint, a tri radial would be better.
Another option that I've noticed to be less than triradial, a bit more than dacron.....you may not like as it is all laminate, is the Ullman CAL sail. This is a cross cut laminate sail, maybe 20% ore than a decent made dacron. I have a 140 out of it, very strong pulling sail. Should have gone with my main that way instead of a string style. Talk to Chris or Jeff at the seattle loft if you think this might be a viable option.
I would not get a North norlam from my experience. These seem to have a short life span, shorter than some true laminates. The cal I have is doing better life wise etc than the nor-lam I have.
Re: Mainsail Design Question...
the one thing I have noticed with my older sails which are all Dacron warp drive cloth and tri radial construction is that the first thing to go is the leach. the sails seem to get stretched there first. they were used for racing only. and are still not that bad but not good for racing. I would not buy one for cruising, to expensive and need to be handled with care. go with a cross cut and a good grade of dacron. up grading the cloth will cost more but not as much as the tri radial cut. and will last a lot longer
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Ok hey everyone i'm a recent new memeber to TDH and recently i've decided to finally start working on my helmet.The helmet i
have is a rubies boba fett helmet simliar to the DP i seriously just think that it's a bad recast of the DP helmet.
First off i took of the range finder and then started sanding the whole helmet to try and sharpen some of the detail and make certain parts more flat.I then took off the old t-visor lens that it came with (which only covered the upper area of the T) and then cut off the rest of the resin in the lower part of the T (The part that was painted black).
After that i then reshaped the helmet by using a hair dryer haha
to give the lower sides of the helmet more width since the rubies sides of the helmet seem to just be narrow and not the flarred wide shape that they should be.
Then i found a metal rod in my garage and bent it to a half circle and hot glued it in the inside of the helmet to help keep it's shape.
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Heres some pics
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Re: The Great Bear-dini!
and the crowd goes wild!
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Re: Magic Gathering FAIL
It's been too long since I submitted. 6 colors. Enjoy!!!
jmmbell1987 wrote:Honestly, I think this would've been a lot funnier with a normal, humanoid genie. The cat genie is just overdoing the... catness? I dunno. I guess I'm just up to my gills in cat and rabbit-based designs this derby.
Just my $1/50th. Take it as you will, no malice intended.
I'm going to have to agree. With the genie as a human it is much more of a non-sequitor as it paints a picture where it is unlikely the cat has any way to express its desire for a cheeseburger to the genie and the genie has no idea what the cat wants or even who rubbed the lamp.
With the genie a cat, it loses a great deal of subtlety and impact especially because there's no reason the genie should be a cat. I'm sure ramy will be a great resource for half-tones, shine and cramming the same cute animals into every design, but if you really want to improve, pay attention to the other designers here. Concept and execution is by far ramy's weakest area.
Lish64 wrote:I was following your / her progress in the pre-derby topic. This came out nicely, tell her she did a great job for her first entry!
Thanks, I will.
I laughed at your post when you wrote "her first" entry. This might be her only entry! Man, oh, man but that was time-intensive. I DID learn a lot about Photoshop that I didn't know before, and could certainly do it quicker in the future, but I think I would really need to become proficient with halftones to really do justice to her work. I'm not sure if I have the patience for that right now.
Re: Big Bad Voodoo Bunny
"Big Bad Voodoo Bunny"
The magic of Voodoo! Watch as this cute bunny sticks those little needles into the the stuffed toy! Oh how the kitty dances!!
Wanted to do something darker. LOL this is what I got.
kaznai wrote:Your 10 year old already has a better grasp on drawing creatures than I do. I can't say that doesn't make me a little insecure. I'm mighty impressed.
She's an amazing artist. She's been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon at 18-months. My desk is currently cluttered with pages and pages of her art.
If you like her dragon, you should see her cats. She truly shines when she draws cats and dragons. Perhaps I will let her enter another derby if there is one that fits her abilities as well as this one (and I polish up a bit more on my Photoshop skills).
I want the dragon shirt that one nerd is wearing!
Re: Oracle
no text this week going to be rejected
Re: The Disappearing Mouse Trick
The mouse tail makes it look like the cats cheek has a smile....a little awkward to me...
Agreed. Still like the shirt but with the genie being a normal one I'd like it a lot more.
I love the little kitty voo-doo doll!
Gally242 wrote:I love the little kitty voo-doo doll!
He will show the kitty his stabs! =D
Re: They call me... Tim
So many fond memories of watching Holy Grail. I must have this shirt if it wins. Good luck!
megadog wrote:sadly i never had a pet rabbit to be able to notice that....(only had hamsters and mice) I just see them on here (too often - rabbits that is - but i love yours)lol
but good luck with your design
It's okay I had to check as well. =D Their little ears are soo cute.
Re: Grimoire Ver 2
Love the design! Love the colors! Love the larger placement!
Re: I Am Not Alone
up the side of the shirt nice!
Re: TaDaa!
Took me a sec to find the turtles eyes. Love it! GMV
Re: fire mage
Sweet dragon design, I was excited to see this one in color!
Re: Sea Witch's favor... or curse?
I am a sucker 4 half-lings!
Re: The Sorceress
Great line choices in this one. Really cool.
This is awesome. The painterly effect you've achieved rendering the fire looks superb especially given the color restrictions, and that rocky escarpment...tasty.
My only gripe is the gray shirt. I try to avoid buying gray and black tees, but if this print's I'll probably grab it anyways.
Re: Wizard Magic Party
This is such a wide band of wizards that there is something for everyone. I LOVE it and hope it stays in the fog and prints!
Re: The Illusionist
This is not bad, but the opacity and sharp edges of the shadows doesn't gel well with the thickly brushed background you have going on. If you blend them in as the shadow recedes it'd look more natural.
The halftone shading on the figure also seems kind stylistically out of place since the background dominates so much of the image, and is rendered in a completely different manner. And shouldn't there be some light on his face, his arm holding the cane, his hand, etc?
Re: magic lamp
GMV - I can wear this when the hubs wears "Sabertooth Kitteh Can Haz Cheeseburger".
Cute animals, memes...cop out! Sad part is this will probably print.
Re: Expecto Catronus
GMV - I love HP, but this is the first shirt this round that I would wear in this meme
Re: Create life
Love this illustration, though personally I think it could benefit from a little bit more line weight on the overlaps. I kind of get lost when I'm looking the areas where the girl intersects the animals.
Also, I'm not sure that the theme would translate to somebody who was seeing the shirt divested from the derby. I think you're trying to suggest she drew the other animals too by the little splatters of color around their feet, but it's unclear. Maybe if you included some remnant of the drawing, a faded outline with a slight suggestion of color, it would improve the readability.
mrwednesday wrote:The only reason you have to have an interpretation is because there isn't a theme here. As with most of his shirts, the characters are pre-decided and they are shoehorned in to whatever the theme might be by throwing some stuff in the background. When a shirt's on theme there's no need to guess and ponder what it might be, it's readily apparent.
I have been thinking about this design and following the different interpretations. And I have to agree. While I think that the attention to detail (the background, for example) is much better than most of Ramy's submissions, the concept really doesn't exist. It's just rehashed characters with rehashed ideas pretzel-ed to fit the theme. I dislike this style so I wouldn't have voted in the first place, but if I were ever to come close to voting, the concept needs to follow the path of the detail here; it needs to be much better. To be fair, I think that most of the shirts in this derby are pretty horrible.
Re: MAGIK
This is really cool, reminds me of a some pulpy sci-fi and/or fashion illustraions. Got my vote.
I think the girl's face looks a little large, maybe if you shrink her eye and move it closer to the nose, just slightly. Also her back leg looks thicker than the one in the foreground, and it's as long as it too despite the fact that it's receding.
F(x)ckin' A!!! Amazing artwork Meg!!
Re: A magic drop of life
This is really pretty. Got my vote.
However again, I think it's a little confusing in terms of conveying the theme. If the girl magically infuses things with color, shouldn't she herself be colored? And perhaps if there was a suggestion of her path and other items scattered along it that had color, it would read better. You could also do some really neat things compositionally winding that path through the background.
awkwardmoose wrote:Oh boy, do I love this! As a loyal Slytherin, though, I'd love to see an albino ferret as Malfoy rather than one representing Ron..
It's not a ferret, it's a weasel. For Ron Weasely.
That's what I'm talkin' about! Great artwork guys!!
Re: Abracadammit
This is kind of gross--not sure I'd wear it--but I like it. It works really well as a shirt design too, which is not always the case even with some of the higher quality illustrations that get posted.
So, all you changed is the face?
I have to agree with a couple of the above posters. This is just fan art. No parody, no original idea, no(t) on topic.
Re: Tragic Magic Box
Here you can find a BIGGER VERSION
Thanks for watching and voting (:
thetrees62 wrote:Is this the Deja-Vu derby? Cuz I know I've seen this shirt, or the very least the characters, before.
I usually try to stay out of these ramyb discussions, and just read them for amusement, but I was impressed by the unusual effort ramyb appears to have put into this entry.
I started to get annoyed though when people kept commenting on how we've seen these characters before... I just wanted to point out that a lot of artists like to have their own characters make repeat appearances too, especially if people seem to like them, and nobody has a problem with that.
Still mind blowing, still in asphalt....Dilema dilema...
This is wonderful. GMV! I think a fiery killer bunny is parody.
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Rusty was hit by a car as an adult and admitted to the Raptor Education Group, Inc. in Antigo, WI around 2007. He suffered trauma to his brain and right eye, as well as broke his left radius. Although his wing healed, he was permanently blind in his right eye so he wouldn't be able to hunt well enough to provide for a family in the wild. His bad eye had to be removed in 2013.
Iris was admitted to the Raptor Education Group as an adult with a puncture to her right eye around 2006. Her injury distorted her pupil and damaged her eye enough that it is unlikely she can see out of her right eye, making it doubtful that she could survive well in the wild.
While living at the Raptor Education Group in a cage with many other Great Horned Owls, Rusty and Iris started preferentially "hanging out" together, so Executive Director Marge Gibson thought they would likely make a good breeding pair and offered them to Karla for her research project.
It took several years before their new, spacious home in Houston was built. In the meantime they served as foster parents at REGI for an orphaned owlet in 2009. They moved to Houston in October of 2010.
Although they copulated starting in February of 2011, they did not lay eggs that first year. This probably had to do with not being settled enough in their new home and Scarlett Owl Hara, a wild, unmated female Great Horned Owl that harassed them daily for months, apparently trying to convince Rusty to be her mate.
Scarlett found her own mate in the fall of 2011 and Rusty and Iris laid eggs in late January 2012. Iris incubated dutifully, but the eggs failed to hatch. An examination of the eggs revealed fully developed chicks that died days before hatching. Arnold van den Burg, an expert on unhatched eggs, suspects the eggs overheated based on photos of the unhatched chicks.
Rusty and Iris hatched three eggs in 2013 and the owlets were named Pandora, Patrick and Patience. They were released to the wild and tracked using telemetry.
In 2014 they hatched Ruby and Rupert, who now work as educational ambassadors for the International Owl Center.
In 2013 we let Rusty and Iris raise their three owlets to be completely wild, with only the minimum human interaction necessary. The owlets were released to the wild in the fall after developing their adult territorial hoots, wearing transmitters so we could track their dispersal.
In 2014 we let Rusty and Iris raise their owlets until 2 weeks of age. Then we hand-reared them to become education ambassador owls with a lot of human attention and interaction. We compared their vocal development to the development of the parent-reared owlets to see if it was similar or different due to rearing methods. They have now been transferred over to education permits and will work for the International Owl Center doing educational programs in person. Having them in long-term captivity will allow us to track their voices over their lifetime to see if their territorial hoots are stable or change over time.
Since the goal of this project is research, and research requires analyzing data and publishing, we will not raise owlets in 2015. This will allow time to work on publishing, as well as getting the Owl Center ready to open to the public. Iris's eggs will be switched out for replica eggs after she has finished laying, and we will continue to observe her nesting behavior as well as how long she will sit on the eggs before abandoning them.
Age/Mortality – The first year of life is the hardest to survive for Great Horned Owls and depends heavily on food abundance. Once they reach adulthood survival rates are very good. They have no natural predators as adults, so most owls admitted to rehabilitation centers have human-caused problems: hit by car, shot, electrocuted, caught in barbed wire, caught in leghold traps, west nile virus, poison, etc. Natural causes of death include starvation and hunting injuries.
The oldest known wild Great Horned Owl was 28 years old, but in captivity they can live even longer. A captive female at the San Francisco Zoo turned 50 in 2012.
Weight – Females are bigger and heavier than males, but size varies greatly throughout their range. The largest Great Horned Owls are the pale subarcticus subspecies birds in Canada, with males from 2.3-3.0 lbs and females 3.0-4.4 lbs. Some of the smallest are the pacificus subspecies birds in central and southern California, with males from 1.5-2.8 lbs and females 1.8-2.8 lbs. Iris is a well-fed, fairly large female. She was weighed in the spring of 2011 and was about 4.4 lbs (2000g). Rusty has not been weighed since he came to Houston.
Diet – Great Horned Owls eat almost anything that moves, and will even eat carrion if need be. They are carnivores, however, and don't eat seeds, bread, or anything other than meat. A partial list of food items they have been documented eating includes: hares, rabbits, mice, coots, and ducks (these are generally staples of their diet); skunks, ground squirrels, rats, muskrats, tree and flying squirrels, woodchucks, prairie dogs, raccoons, house cats, very small dogs, porcupines, voles, kangaroo rats, pocket gophers, moles, opossums, chipmunks, shrews, bats, bobcat, weasels, geese, herons, loons, mergansers, grebes, rails, pigeons, starlings, other owls up to and including Great Horned Owls, Osprey, crow, raven, hawks, pheasant, bobwhite, Rhinocerus Auklet, chickens, grouse, shorebirds, gulls, egrets, bitterns, woodcocks, doves, woodpeckers, songbirds, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, salamanders, worms, crayfish, insects, centipedes, scorpions, suckers, chubs, perch, bluegills, sunfish, catfish, bullheads, and eels.
Basically they eat whatever is handy, and have one of the most diverse diets of North American owls. This helps them to be able to live in a wide variety of habitats, including cities.
Pellets – Like other owls, Great Horned Owls eat fur, feathers, and bones along with the meat and organs. And like other owls, their stomach acid isn't acidic enough to digest the bones, fur, and feathers, so they throw up pellets once a day that consist of these indigestible goodies. (Some other owl species throw up pellets twice a day.) Pellets are coated with a slimy layer of mucous to help them slide up and out.
Nesting – Great Horned Owls, like other owls, are clueless about building nests. They use other available structures to nest in, which include stick nests of hawks and crows; squirrel nests; small caves, ledges or crevices on cliffs or in quarries; sometimes on the ground in the entrance to a den; bridges, power lines, barns and old buildings, large flower pots on balconies, and a variety of artificial nests put up by humans from old tires to laundry baskets.
Eggs and Incubation – They most often lay 2-3 eggs, with incubation usually starting when the first egg is laid. The female develops a brood patch and does the incubation, which lasts 30 or more days. The average number of days is 33.
Fledging – Owlets grow very fast and eat like pigs. They are ready to start "branching" out onto adjacent branches or the side of the nest sometime after 6 weeks of age, even though their head and bodies are still fuzzy. They aren't flying well until 10-12 weeks of age. This is a very vulnerable time of their life.
Can they turn their heads all the way around? Yes and no—it depends on the starting point. If an owl starts with its head in the forward position, it can easily rotate to look directly behind itself. If startled while in this position the owl can crank its head further until it's almost over the other shoulder...in the ballpark of 270 degrees. But they normally don't do more than look over their back under normal circumstances.
But if the owl starts with its head rotated to the back over one shoulder, it can easily turn its head back to the front and then to the back over the other shoulder. So yes, they can easily turn their heads all the way around if they start out facing backwards. This means the can see all the way around themselves without having to move their bodies at all.
On the flip side, their eyes are so large they cannot move them at all in their sockets like we can. So they NEED to be able to turn their heads farther. They accomplish this by having LONG necks (14 cervical vertebrae as opposed to 7 in humans). They just have long, fluffy neck feathers and keep their necks squished down into an "S" shape so it looks like they don't have much of a neck.
All birds have apteria, which are places on their bodies where no feathers grow. These places are covered up by feathers growing in adjacent areas. Noticeable apteria occur on the side of the neck, wingpits, and down the middle of the front of their body.
Bill is the official word for all bird "beaks." Beak is normally used to refer to a sharp or pointy bill (you wouldn't say a duck has a "beak" but you would say a robin has a beak.)
Branching happens just before owlets start learning to fly (fledging), and is when they start to move out from the nest and stand on adjacent branches.
Only female owls develop a brood patch. Many of the belly feathers fall out just before the eggs are laid creating this bare patch of skin to provide easy heat transfer to the eggs during incubation. Male owls do not develop a brood patch so are thought not to be capable of true incubation like in hawks, eagles, and falcons.
Brooding is not the same as inclubation. Brooding is the act of keeping the chicks warm by covering them with feathers. Incubation refers to pressing the brood patch against eggs.
Casting a pellet or throwing up a pellet is normally done once a day by Great Horned Owls. The pellets come out of the mouth covered with mucous and they consist of the fur and bones from their previous meal. Other birds also cast pellets (hawks, eagles, falcons, kingfishers, crows, etc.), but owl pellets are different in that they contain bones (owls can't digest bones well.)
A crop is a food storage pouch located before the stomach. It is found in diurnal birds of prey, but not in owls.
A clutch is a full set of eggs laid by a bird. If eggs are removed, sometimes a bird will double clutch (lay another set of eggs.)
The cloaca or vent is the one and only "out door." It's where the poop, urates, eggs, sperm, and everything else comes out. Copulation is sometimes called the cloacal kiss because the male has to wrap his tail around the female's so their cloacae (plural) can touch and the sperm can be transferred.
Copulation or mating are proper terms for the transfer of sperm from the male to female, but bonding is not a proper term. It's OK to have fun and say "tea time" also, since it certainly sounds like that. Rusty lands on Iris' back to copulate and he is the one that emits the high-pitched squealing sound (a screaming chitter.)
Crepuscular means most active at dawn and dusk. Great Horned Owls aren't strictly nocturnal (active at night), they are generally more crepuscular.
The egg tooth is the little white projection on the top of the bill of a hatching/just hatched bird. The egg tooth falls off a young Great Horned Owl around a week after hatching.
Feaking is wiping the bill on a branch or perch after eating to get the food bits off the bill.
When feathers grow in, they develop and eventually emerge from a feather sheath. The sheaths eventually break up and as the feathers emerge. The shafts of the feathers are filled with blood at this time to provide nutrition for the growing feathers. When feathers are primarily still in their sheaths they are called pin feathers.
Feather tracts are the places where feathers grow on a bird's body. Feathers do not grow everywhere on their bodies, leaving unfeathered areas called apteria.
Fledging is when young owlets are beginning to fly. It takes practice, so this process takes time and they are very vunerable.
GHO is a common abbreviation for Great Horned Owl. The technical and proper scientific abbreviation is GHOW.
Gular fluttering or panting are the terms for when an owl opens its mouth and puffs its throat in and out to cool off when hot or stressed.
Hacking is the term that describes releasing a raptor to the wild while still offering food. Our owlets will be "soft hacked," which means I will simply open the door to the outside world and continue to provide food as long as they want to come back and mooch.
Imprinting is the process of a bird developing its identity when its eyes are first focusing. Normally a bird imprints on its parents or siblings. If raised by humans, they imprint on humans, but retain their natural instincts. They use normal behaviors for their species, but directed toward humans most of the time. Some birds of soft imprints, that only kind-of think they are humans. The other extreme is sexual imprints who want to mate with humans (like Alice.) Rusty and Iris are not imprinted on humans.
Incubation is the act of keeping the eggs warm enough for the embryos to develop into chicks. In Great Horned Owls incubation is only done by the females, as males do not develop brood patches.
Mews is the falconry term for an enclosure for a raptor. I usually don't use this term since most people don't know it. I normally opt for pen, aviary, or enclosure. Sometimes I slip up and say "cage", but this is a word that isn't often used in this context.
Molting is replacing feathers each years. In owls, this happens in the spring through fall. In Great Horned and other large owls, not all of the flight feathers (wing and tail feathers) are replaced each year. It may take 3-4 years for all flight feathers to be replaced in a Great Horned Owl.
Mute is the technical term for poop or pooping, but "poop" is a comfortable word for most people to use also. Slice or slicing refers to the poop or the act of pooping by raptors that squirt their poop way out behind them, like hawks and eagles. Falcons and owls poop essentially straight down and don't slice.
The nictitating membrane is also referred to as the third eyelid. It is a milky blue (in Great Horned Owls) translucent membrane that blinks separately from the regular eyelids. It protects and moistens the eye. You may see it when Iris is feeding the owlets or when the owls are eating.
Owlet is the term for a young owl. Owlets can be nestlings (young ones in the nest) or fledglings (ready to leave the nest or having recently left the nest and are learning to fly.) A juvenile is a young owl that hasn't reached adult plumage.
A pip is the first hole a hatching bird pokes in the shell of the egg.
Preening is the act of running the feathers through the bill to maintain them. Sometimes the bird will first get oil from its uropygial gland and smear the oil onto its feathers. The oil basically waterproofs the feathers, and when sunlight strikes the oil on the feathers, the oil is converted to Vitamin D, which the birds ingest the next time they preen.
Primary feathers are the longest and outermost feathers on the wing and attach to the bird's "hand." They are numbered from the inside out, so the leading primary is P10, and the innermost one is P1.
Rictal bristles are modified feathers densely packed around the bill (beak). They look hair-like and function like mouse whiskers by being very sensitive to touch. When an owl is doing something close-up (like eating, feeding a chick, etc.), it closes its eyes (they are far-sighted and don't see well up close) and just goes by feel thanks to the rictal bristles.
Rousing is the term that describes lifting all the feathers then shaking them like a dog, usually finishing with a head shake. This is only done when the bird is comfortable.
Owls have sclerotic rings in their eyes like all birds and reptiles. This is a ring of bones that is inside the outer membrane of the eye. In owls the sclerotic rings are very pronounced, making the eyes somewhat tubular. The skulls of hawks and owls look very similar, but the pronounced sclerotic rings in owls make the eyes face forward and actually give shape to the face. If you look into the ear of an owl, you see the side of the eyeball and the sclerotic ring is just below the outer membrane covering the eye.
Secondary feathers are the feathers on the wing closest to the bird's body, and they attach to the ulna in the forearm of the bird. The number of secondaries varies by species, and the are numbered from S1 as the outermost secondary (next to P1) to the innermost secondary, next to the body.
Talons are the claws on the ends of each toes (four on each foot.) They are the equivalent of toenails and grow continuously, self-sharpening as they get worn and dulled.
The uropygial gland is also called the oil gland. It is located at the base of the tail on top, where the tail attaches to the body. The oil from the gland is smeared onto the feathers with the bill and tongue during preening.
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- sriparna said...
I will be there too!
hope to bump into you :)
- March 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- My Palace Walk said...
Congratulations Bhavna.....keep spreading the design love
- March 8, 2012 at 10:44 PM
- mainbazaar said...
You had to say it at least 2 weeks before start..(( I wish I were there!
- March 8, 2012 at 11:15 PM
- Bhavna said...
That would be lovely Sri! I came to know about the forum this week, so am tyring hard to move my other commitments so that I can attend on Saturday. Hope to catch you!
Thank you so much Rani! :)
I know Mainbazaar! I wish I knew earlier! But do keep a tab on the links shared at the end of the post - you could get a live feed from the event.
- March 8, 2012 at 11:24 PM
- Oh Sunnie Day said...
This look amazing! Wish I could go!!
- March 9, 2012 at 2:41 AM
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- March 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM
- Subhakar Rao said...
This is so exciting! love your blog
Wish you & the blog more success!
- March 14, 2012 at 6:41 PM
hello! seriously wondering what you thought about the forum! do post about it.
- March 26, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- Bhavna said...
Hello Anon! I couldn't attend the forum (drat!) But I have been keeping tab on all the good stuff showcased and presented by the designers and speakers - will be putting it all together in a post soon! Keep reading! :)
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Thanks whynotthinkwhynot !! Yeah my point was to build a motor while I still use my car. I'm currently studying in university, 200 miles away from my father's garage so it's not an option for me to remove the motor, order parts needed for rebuild, wait to receive them, rebuild and then reinstall the motor. I need the car running so a week-end swap seems to be the only option for me. Furthermore, if I needed to send the block to a machine shop it would add time to this ( I personnally wouldnt rebuild an engine with a block that has out-of-round bores or non-flat mating surfaces ). Also there are no svt engines for sale in my area. So buying a zetec bottom-end seems for me to be a good option... But I wasnt sure if stock zetec rods/pistons would clear the svt head valves ??
You're right about not knowing whether the problem is my valves or the rings, I'm going to run a leak down test for sure before I'd buy another engine or bottom end (maybe my problem is only a head gasket ). I was only asking for some infos before I'd run into the process of swapping an engine if I ever find the problem to be the rings ( that and a little bit of curiosity)
So basically you were telling me that it was possible if I am not mistaken ?
Thanks for your reply !!
You can use the Zetec bottom end, but I fail to see how that would be easier than simply swapping out rings.
I don't know if using a Zetec bottom end with hi-comp pistons would work. Surely if you have one built already, the person who built it with hc pistons would have put forged rods in. Now if you were wanting to build a Zetec while keeping your engine in the car, then taking yours out, swapping the head and intake over, then installing it in the car- I can understand. You'd probably want to used forged rods too, and this method would be more expensive than using your SVT block since it probably doesn't run with only 85 psi on one cylinder. Besides, you don't know if it's pistons that are the problem right now or valves, so you'd have to had the head worked on also.
The only reason to go to a dished piston is for future forced induction plans, so the engine can handle more boost. Forged rods and pistons required- obviously. To go to a domed piston, I'm not sure. You need more of an expert than me. It's possible there is an 11.5:1 set out there that will work with the VCT, or cams can be used that are designed to work with those pistons and without the VCT.
I think this is a question best answered in the SVT forum, not in Gen Tech Chat.
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Is it possible ? Bad compression on SVT
Soooo, I had a compression test on my svt and found that my #3 cylinder isnt building pressure (100-125-85-125 ), I 'll proceed to make a leak down test soon to confirm but I think that there is blow-by around the rings (I saw smoke coming out of the tailpipe when I reved and engine sips some oil ). Seems like a need a rebuild ( my engine as now 160 k miles )
Many reasons lead my to think about a solution that I had never heard of on this forum : Could I use a stock zetec bottom end to replace my svt ? I mean is it physically doable ? I know the crank and block are identical. But I was wondering if the pistons would have enough valve clearance for when the vct would ret/adv the camshaft ? I've seen that the zetec pistons have deeper dishes so, given most of the CR raise is provided by the svt head, they should clear the high lifting valves of the svt head since the svt pistons are basically flat top pistons... Another way to look at this is : as anyone ever used high compression zetec pistons in a build svt motor and still use the vct ? I know I would lose the safety of the forged rods doing this but normal zetec rods have been proven for over 200 hp and I do not plan to boost/race/over-rev this car so I'm not worried about this weakness ( I'd still use arp conrod bolt just for the peace of mind )
Also, is there any gain/loss in the combustion efficiency because of going from a flat top piston to a dome/dishes piston ? Like flame traveling speed or whatever ...
I know i've asked a lot of questions... I've searched for these informations all over the forum but couldnt find it.
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Geng & Sugi (2001), Variability of the North Atlantic Cyclone Activity in Winter Analyzed from NCEP-NCAR Reanalysis data, J. Clim., 14, 3863-3873
Knutson & Tuleya (2004) Impact of CO2-Induced Warming on Simulated Hurricane Intensity and Precipitation: Sensitivity to the Choice of Climate Model and Convective Parameterization, J. Clim. 17, 3477-3495
Gettleman et al. (2002), Multidecadal trends in tropical convective available potential energy, JGR, doi:10.1029/2001JD001082
Chan & Liu (2004) Global Warming and Western North Pacific Typhoon Activity from an Observational Perspective, J. Clim. 17, 4590-4602
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A 47-year-old architect who owns a six-person firm in the Midwest is worried that her second-in-command is going to leave and start his own business. Her 15-year practice, which she incorporated five years ago, specializes in high-end residential remodeling, so she spends a lot of time training employees and hiring the right mix of personalities. The small office allows for a studio environment, and it's a size she feels comfortable managing. A partnership isn't part of the business plan, at least not right now. And that creates a potential problem. "I don't want this firm to be a revolving door," says the architect, speaking under the condition of anonymity. "Keeping the people I depend on is a huge challenge. It's not what I went to architecture school to learn."
This scenario plays out all across the country in small- to medium-sized firms, especially in hot job markets. Large offices have multiple partners, diverse opportunities for leadership, and a clearly mapped route to the top. But firms that have decided bigger isn't better have to figure out other ways to help talented employees advance their careers—or their staff will likely move on.
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Philadelphia-based Brawer & Hauptman Architects is also 18 years old and a dozen people strong. Like Wheeler Kearns, the firm functions as a studio, although it recognizes junior and senior project architects. Partners David Brawer, AIA, and Michael Hauptman, AIA, who are approaching their mid-50s, are just starting to think seriously about adding associates so they can pass on the firm when they're ready to retire.
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Of course, there's no controlling the vicissitudes of fate and desire, either. "There are people we thought were terrific and we'd have been happy to have them stay. But they wanted to travel or follow their dream of having their own firm, and there's very little you can do to keep them," Hauptman says. "There tends to be a turnover of younger people in our office, whereas older people are looking for something more permanent. Those are the people you reward with bigger bonuses, if they're continuing to produce."
Cincinnati, Ohio, architect John Senhauser, FAIA, also believes a flat organizational structure gives people ample opportunity to grow. He encourages his employees to bring in clients and often passes potential clients on to them. The office of six is usually working on 15 projects at a time. "Our culture is about as horizontal as it can be," he says. "Everybody is a project manager; I work on their projects, and they work on mine."
That kind of give-and-take works very well for his staff, most of whom came aboard as students. One employee has worked at the firm four times over a 15-year period. Several others worked part time for a while after their children were born, and flexible schedules and paid comp time continue to accommodate competing demands. "We're not working Saturdays or all night long," says Senhauser. "I hope there's still a studio culture but not one that rewards that sort of exploitation." The straightforward, practical approach also translates to annual meetings, where budgets, and business and personal goals, are openly discussed.
"Being a partner isn't always a good thing," Senhauser says. "There are times I feel like saying, 'I'd make you a partner but I don't think you could handle the cut in pay.' There have been some difficult years in which there was a lot of financial risk to shoulder, and sometimes younger practitioners aren't in a financial position to absorb it." Still, ownership transition is on his mind. "For this firm to be worth something, I need a way to make everyone else here successful," he says.
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Sole proprietors may be reluctant to make even a small piece of their firms available to others. By the time they reach their 50s, however, most realize it's in their best interests to mentor employees who can take over the practice. Architectural business consultant Ralph Steinglass, FAIA, the founder of Teambuilders, Manhattan, points out that even if it takes the next-generation principals a long time to pay out the owner, a firm that possesses the talent to keep an office running may attract an outside buyer, if necessary.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - It was just one scrimmage, but Rajion Neal made the Vols forget about their rushing woes from last season.
The junior tailback exploded for 134 yards and a touchdown on just nine rushing attempts to lead a Tennessee offense that averaged 6.4 yards per carry in the team's first scrimmage on Saturday at Science Hill High School.
Most impressive to head coach Derek Dooley, however, was the team's attitude throughout the course of the day.
"It was a good scrimmage and I was pleased with the attitude, competitiveness, toughness and effort that the players played with," Dooley said. "That was a good thing to see... It was one of our better scrimmages from that stand point. We got on the buses and there wasn't a word being said and that was good. They were locked in and treating it like a game and I think that is a sign of maturity and a sign of how important it is to them."
Junior quarterback Tyler Bray echoed Dooley's sentiments about the team's drastic improvement in less than 24 hours.
"Yesterday was a bad practice, no one really showed up to play," Bray said. "We were kind of like zombies out there. Today we came out with a burst of energy and we had the tempo we wanted, so we ran all over the defense. The offense has been playing well, we've had some rough days, but today we came out and played well and did our thing."
That doesn't mean the Vols won't head back to Milligan without anything to work on though.
"We had guys on both sides of the ball making plays but I was disappointed in all the game administration part of it," Dooley said. "We have to clean that up. It was the first time with a real SEC crew [refereeing] and there were a lot of knick-knack penalties that we have to clean up, substitution issues, and that is why you scrimmage."
Statistically, Tennessee's most impressive effort on Saturday came from its running backs who combined to run for 295 yards and three touchdowns.
Neal set the tone right out of the gate, rattling off runs of 18 and 11 yards in rapid succession on the first drive of the afternoon. Although that drive stalled near midfield, he picked up right where he left off, starting the second offensive series with a 13-yard carry.
Junior quarterback Tyler Bray then completed three straight passes, culminating in a 29-yard touchdown strike to a streaking Da'Rick Rogers across the middle of the field.
When the offensive starters got the ball back, Neal continued his impressive day by ripping off the longest run of the day, a 68-yarder in which he tiptoed down the left sideline before spinning out of a tackle near the 20-yard line and trotting in for the score.
"(Rajion) is playing more physical," Bray said. "He ran the pass and he hasn't been the most physical running back, but he came off today and he was very physical, and broke a few tackles, made a few good moves."
For his part, Neal was quick to deflect the credit to the big guys up front.
"I feel the offense has a great deal of confidence for running the ball, but there is still room for a great deal of improvement," Neal said. "It starts up front and they really gave all the backs a good opportunity to be successful.
"It meant a lot and showed that those guys [offensive line] were working. The defense has good schemes but for those guys to have a one yard stop to turn into a four or five yard pop shows that they are getting after it. That is excitement that you want to build off of and you can't ask for anything more."
Later in the scrimmage, freshman Quenshaun Watson followed Neal's example and broke off a 60-yard touchdown run, while sophomore Devrin Young ran for 36 yards, including an 11-yard score.
"I am happy (with the run game) but I am hoping that we can keep building on it," Dooley said. "It wasn't a surprise. I have said that we have three guys that can help us win and run the ball and we have to do a good job around it of blocking and throwing the football because we aren't going to line up two tight ends and pound it. We aren't those kind of guys."
Although the running backs came through with most of the big plays on Saturday, the Vols were also able to generate crucial yardage with their passing game.
Bray finished 18-for-31 with 189 yards and a TD while his sophomore counterpart Justin Worley was 9-for-15 for 134 yards and two scores, firing touchdown passes to Cody Blanc and Jacob Carter.
"Both quarterbacks, Tyler and Justin, have had great camps," Dooley said. "Justin really has. Both of them commanded the situations the way that we wanted them to. They were poised and they were calm and understood the time and time outs and that was good to see."
Justin Hunter topped the Vols with seven receptions for 47 yards, while Rogers hauled in six passes for 105 yards.
"There's really a bond between us," Bray said about his relationship with Hunter and Rogers. "There was one time today when I just turned and chucked it [to Justin Hunter], and I really didn't even see it but it was completed. They know where they need to be, and I know where they will be to throw the ball."
Junior placekicker Michael Palardy helped pad the scoreboard, going a perfect 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts with successful kicks from 37, 35, 31 and 48 yards, the last of which came as the final buzzer sounded on Saturday's scrimmage.
"I felt good," Palardy said. "Field goals were really good. I had a lot of confidence and kicked them well. Punting was alright, but I could've been better and there is a lot of room for improvement. Overall, a pretty good day but I'm still working on a few things."
After struggling with his consistency at times last season, Palardy's biggest improvement has been with the mental aspect of his game.
"I'm just being focused and taking one kick at a time," Palardy said. "I think that the scrimmage was a big step in doing that. My consistency is going to be a big part of these next couple weeks and next scrimmages to get the ball rolling for the season."
Despite all of the offense's success, there were still a number of bright spots on the defensive side of the ball as sophomore linebackers A.J. Johnson and Curt Maggitt wreaked havoc all over the field. Johnson finished with a team-high 10 tackles, while Maggitt was right behind him with nine
Senior defensive back Marsalis Teague impressed as well, recording four of the team's seven pass-breakups, in addition to notching six tackles.
"It's fun and it's a challenge [going into my senior season] with two of the best receivers in the country," Teague said. "It's a good challenge for us [as the defense] always trying to get better."
The Vols also had four sacks on the afternoon with Rod Wilks, Channing Fugate, Jordan Williams and Corey Miller each dropping the quarterback for a loss.
"There has been a lot of improvement (pressuring the quarterback)," Darrington Sentirmore said. "We are rushing through our rushing lane, we are pushing the pocket more and affecting the quarterback. I think we did well in this scrimmage affecting Bray. It depends on the call but the defensive line had a lot of good pressure, we worked hard out there."
Those efforts left Dooley pleased with the new-look Vol defense even if the execution wasn't always perfect.
"(Scrimmages are) always a barometer of where you are," Dooley said. "Where we are is that we think we have a lot of good guys that can make some plays, more guys than we have had. But we also have some newness on both sides of the ball about what we are doing. That is creating a lot of breakdowns in execution and a lot of administration problems. So that is what we have to correct.
"I think the defense did a pretty good job of preventing the big plays on the pass game. Even though we threw the ball decently, we didn't generate yards per attempt that we are trying to get, so there is some good and bad there. Overall, there is a lot to learn and we made a ton of mistakes, but the most important part was about how we competed and that was good to see."
PASSING: Tyler Bray 18-31-189 TD, 37 Long; Justin Worley 9-15-134 2 TDs, 24 Long; Nathan Peterman 1-4-4 INT, 4 Long; Matt Darr 1-1-2, 2 Long.
RUSHING: Rajion Neal 9-134 TD, 68 Long; Quenshaun Watson 6-60 TD, 61 Long; Devrin Young 7-36 TD, 11 Long; Marlin Lane 8-34, 8 Long; Tom Smith 9-19, 5 Long; Justin King 3-13, 10 Long; Alden Hill 2-6, 5 Long; Deanthonie Summerhill 1-0; Justin Worley 5-0 TD, 14 Long; Cody Blanc 1-(minus 1); Nathan Peterman 3-(minus 13)
RECEIVING: Da'Rick Rogers 6-105 TD, 37 Long; Jacob Carter 4-58 TD, 20 Long; Justin Hunter 7-47, 14 Long; Jason Croom 2-34, 24 Long; Devrin Young 3-26, 16 Long; Cordarrelle Patterson 1-26; Cody Blanc 1-17; Tom Smith 1-5; Tyler Drummer 1-4; Quenshaun Watson 1-3; Brendan Downs 1-2; Ben Bartholomew 1-2
PUNTING: Matt Darr 5-216, 43.3 average, 47 Long; Michael Palardy 5-174, 34.8, 38 Long
FIELD GOALS: Michael Palardy 4-4 (37, 35, 31, 48); George Bullock 1-3 (33 WL, 41 WR, 35)
SACKS: Channing Fugate 1-12; Corey Miller 1-10; Rod Wilks 1-5; Jordan Williams 1-3
INTERCEPTIONS: Naz Oliver 1-32
DEFENSE (UT-AT-TT): A.J. Johnson 2-8-10; Curt Maggitt 4-5-9; Brian Randolph 2-5-7; Channing Fugate 4-2-6; Byron Moore 3-3-6; Jacques Smith 2-4-6; Marsalis Teague 0-6-6; John Propst 2-3-5; Willie Bohannon 2-2-4; Naz Oliver 2-2-4; Deion Bonner 3-0-3; Justin Coleman 3-0-3; Daniel Gray 2-1-3; Rod Wilks 2-1-3; Vincent Dallas 2-0-2; Jordan Williams 2-0-2; Corey Alexander 1-1-2; Gregory Grieco 1-1-2; Daniel Hood 0-2-2; LaTroy Lewis 0-2-2; Darrington Sentimore 0-2-2, Daniel McCullers 0-2-2; Eric Gordon 1-0-1; Corey Miller 1-0-1; Dontavis Sapp 1-0-1; Maurice Couch 0-1-1; Raiques Crump 0-1-1; Danny O'Brien 0-1-1, Tino Thomas 0-1-1; Jaron Toney 0-1-1
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Channing Fugate 1-12; Corey Miller 1-10; Byron Moore 1-5; Rod Wilks 1-5; Willie Bohannon 1-4; A.J. Johnson 1-3; Jordan Williams 1-3; Deion Bonner 1-1; Jaron Toney 1-1; Naz Oliver 1-0
SACKS: Channing Fugate 1-12; Corey Miller 1-10; Rod Wilks 1-5; Jordan Williams 1-3
PASS BREAK-UPS: Marsalis Teague 4; Vincent Dallas 1; Naz Oliver 1; Dontavis Sapp 1
QB HURRIES: Jacques Smith 2; Darrington Sentimore 2; Willie Bohannon 1; Corey Miller 1


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Museum promotes the culture for fans of The teams eliminated from the World Cup
São Paulo, June of 2014 – The World Cup is in the round of 8 and the teams that lose one match will be eliminated from the championship. Aiming to promote its collection, MASP - Art Museum of São Paulo, along with DM9DDB, has come up with a special campaign for foreigners who see their teams leave the World Cup at the Itaquerão stadium, in São Paulo city.
Starting the day following the elimination, fans will have free access to the museum for one week. The campaign includes print ads, out of home and social network. To get the international fans' attention, the ads will be on the shape of soccer jerseys featuring information in the language of each eliminated country.
"After the elimination, foreigners will have more free time in São Paulo and they can visit all the rich collection at MASP, one of the biggest and most important collections in the world, and all for free", says Daniel Malavazzi, Account Director of DM9DDD.
The campaign promotes access to culture for more than 600 thousand fans from 186 different countries who came to Brazil to watch the World Cup, and more than 63 thousand foreigners are in São Paulo, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Until now, the games of the World Cup 2014 had 40% of the tickets sold for foreigners, with the US being the leader in ticket sales, with more than 195 thousand.
Rio de Janeiro is the most visited city among all host cities from the World Cup, with 90 thousand international visitors. All the fans whose teams were eliminated in São Paulo will have the opportunity to go to MASP for free and see that Brazil is not only good at soccer, but it is also good at art.


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Meet our NextGen Series squad!
Arsenal are competing in the NextGen Series for the first time during the 2012/13 season, and have been drawn in Group Six alongside Athletic Bilbao, Olympiacos and Marseille.
Manager Terry Burton has selected a large squad for the competition - which is seen by many observers as an under-19s Champions League - and you can find out more about each player below.
Click on each profile to find out more about the Club's rising stars!
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- Charles-Cook, Reice
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DALLAS - North Carolina's Giovani Bernard won the obstacle course event at the 2013 Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday. Bernard completed the course in 27.7 seconds to edge Georgia linebacker Alec Ogletree.
Bernard was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2012 and finished runner-up for conference player of the year honors. He rushed for 1,228 yards in 10 games and had 19 touchdowns.
Teammate Sylvester Williams finished third in the lineman strength challenge.
The 15th annual event showcased 20 college football standouts competing in an exciting and entertaining skills challenge, which will re-air on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET on Feb. 17, as well as on ESPN at 4 p.m. ET on April 14. The ESPN broadcast team includes Joe Tessitore, Todd McShay, Andre Ware, Raul Allegre and Kaylee Hartung.
The Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge is one of seven live television properties owned and operated by Intersport.
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2013 All-Star Football Challenge Results:
Obstacle Course
1. Giovani Bernard - RB - UNC - 27.7 seconds
2. Alec Ogletree - LB - Georgia - 28.5 seconds
3. Khaseem Greene - LB - Rutgers - 29.3 seconds
4. TJ McDonald - S - USC - 32 seconds
Quicken Loans QB Accuracy
1. EJ Manuel - Florida St - 232 points
2. Jordan Rodgers - Vanderbilt - 224 points
T3. Mike Glennon - NC State - 222 points
T3. Ryan Nassib - Syracuse - 222 points
Skechers GoRun Hands Competition
1. Cordarrelle Patterson - WR - Tennessee - 29.7 seconds
2. Robert Woods - WR - USC - 30.0 seconds
3. Kenny Vaccaro - S - Texas - 33.8 seconds
4. Matt Elam - S - Florida - 34.8 seconds
Mercedes-Benz Lineman Strength Challenge
1. Damontre Moore - DE - Texas A&M - 21.3 seconds
2. Sam Montgomery - DT - LSU - 22.2 seconds
3. Sylvester Williams - DT - UNC - 25.1 seconds
4. Alex Okafor - DE - Texas - 25.8 seconds
Speed Kick
1. Brett Maher - Nebraska - 27 points
2. Caleb Sturgis - Florida - 21 points
T3. Brett Baer - Louisiana-Lafayette - 16 points
T3. Dustin Hopkins - FSU - 16 points
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Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. is the nation's largest online home lender and the country's third largest retail home mortgage lender. The company closed a record $70 billion of volume across all 50 states in 2012. Quicken Loans generates loan production from web centers located in Detroit, Cleveland and Scottsdale, Arizona. The company also operates a centralized loan processing facility in Detroit, as well as its San Diego-based One Reverse Mortgage unit. Quicken Loans ranked #1 in customer satisfaction among all home mortgage lenders in the United States by J.D. Power and Associates in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Quicken Loans has ranked among the top-30 companies on FORTUNE Magazine's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for 10 consecutive years. It ranked in the top-15 of Computerworld magazine's "100 Best Places to Work In Technology" for eight years in a row, ranking in the top-5 in 2012. The company recently moved its headquarters and more than 7,000 of its 8,000-plus team members to downtown Detroit. For more information about Quicken Loans, please visit quickenloans.com, on Twitter at @QLnews, and on Facebook at facebook.com/QuickenLoans.
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Published: October 28, 2013 - 04:10 PM
CLEVELAND: The Ohio Lottery has developed a video-style game alternative to illegal electronic raffle games offered by veterans and fraternal posts.
The game announced Monday by the lottery will allow players to watch the game unfold on a video screen.
Players will receive a ticket at the end of the game and can cash it out or use to play at another machine. The lottery says it's finalizing the prize structure and is considering a cost of about $1 to play.
The state has authorized 1,200 of the machines, with a maximum of five for each location.
The post, designated charity and gaming vendor initially will split about 85 percent of net revenues, with the lottery getting the rest.
The Ohio attorney general considered the electronic raffle machines illegal slot games.


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David Beckham out with some of his kids at the LA Kings game.
Eva Longoria's boyfriend has a tight hold of her.
Emma Watson graduated from Brown this weekend with
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NOTEBOOK: Sykes Concludes Memorable Teenage Years
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – At the beginning of the 2011-12 season, Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) caught the eye of many when, as the nation's youngest player, he was the starting point guard for the Green Bay men's basketball team at the age of 17. As an 18-year old, he scored 451 points in 29 games.
In his time as a 19-year old, Sykes was named to the All-Horizon League First-Team, became the third-fastest player in the program's Division I history to join the 1,000-point club, won four of his program record seven Horizon League Player of the Week awards, became the first Phoenix player since 1980 to score 20 or more points in six-straight games, and averaged 16.8 points while scoring 572 points in 34 games.
Through 76 career games as a college teenager, Sykes has totaled 1,108 points, 306 assists and grabbed 215 rebounds. After celebrating his 20th birthday on Monday, Sykes will put his teenage years behind him and begin a new decade on the court on Thursday when Green Bay opens Horizon League play, hosting Cleveland State at 7 p.m.
With Horizon League action starting on Thursday, Green Bay is offering fans the chance to purchase a Horizon League 3-Game Pack. The 3-game pack begins at just $31 for adults and $19 for youth and allows Phoenix fans to attend any three 2013-14 league games of their choice. Beginning this week with games against Cleveland State (Thursday, 7 p.m.) and Youngstown State (Saturday, 1 p.m.), head coach Brian Wardle's team welcomes each of its conference opponents to the Resch Center in January or February.
Frequent questions were asked in the preseason about whether three-point shooting would be a Phoenix weakness. Entering Thursday, Green Bay ranks first in the Horizon League in three-point percentage (39.7%). Senior Vincent Garrett (Chicago, Ill.) leads the conference at 61.9 percent (13-21), senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) ranks fourth at 45.9 percent (17-37) and sophomore Carrington Love (Milwaukee, Wis.) is tied for 12th at 40 percent (18-45).
In the first three games of its current five-game homestand, Green Bay has used second-half spurts to build insurmountable leads. Against Tennessee Tech, the Phoenix scored 27 of the first 29 points after intermission. In a 74-58 win over Fairfield, a second half run of 27-11 build a 21-point lead, and on Saturday against St. Francis, Green Bay opened the second half with a 30-2 run en route to a 91-41 victory.
All tickets for the 2013-14 men's basketball season are on sale now. For more information about season tickets, ticket packages and more, please visit the ticketing page at GreenBayPhoenix.com.For the latest and most up-to-date information on Green Bay Athletics, please visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.