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That Red ARC kitbash is great, too bad they couldn't do that with the blue ARCs, along with giving the Red one a rangefinder.I'll be picking up the Hunt for Grievous and Senate battle packs for sure, along with a Gunship. Still debating if I should get the Grievous, but I probably won't due to these horrible prices.
I figured the Clone Trooper set was the "Defense of the Senate" pack. I think they renamed it as the "Hunt for General Greivous."
I think most would have liked a SA ARC Trooper resculpt in the basic line actually. One of the more popular characters. The CW figure sold pretty darn well in both colors in my area, and red was pretty impossible to find overall.
The gunner dude looks good (aside from missing the rangefinder)
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ACC M5: Early Season Tournaments Part I EditionPosted by Brad Jenkins (@bradjenk) on November 21st, 2014
Note: To gauge relative team strength, we are using current Kenpom ratings.
- Charleston Classic: Fresh off Monday's big upset over Florida, Jim Larrañaga's squad is looking to make some more noise in the Gildan Charleston Classic. On Thursday afternoon, Miami (#40) topped Drexel (#161), 66-46, with its defense, holding the Dragons to 31.4 percent shooting from the field. Next up for the Hurricanes will be this afternoon's semifinal game (2:30 ET – ESPN2) with Akron (#181), a team that beat USC (#169) yesterday in a mild surprise. It looks like Miami's only chance for a quality win here would be in Sunday night's championship game (9:00 ET – ESPN2) against a team from the more competitive side of the bracket. The tourney's pseudo-host, South Carolina (#81), will meet Charlotte (#87) in today's other semifinal, so either way Miami will face its toughest opponent in the event on Sunday, with another pretty good opportunity for a resume-building win.
- Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Boston College (#147) rebounded from its first loss of the year with a somewhat surprising opening round win on Thursday over New Mexico (#55), 69-65, in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Olivier Hanlan came up big down the stretch with 10 points in the last 7:03 to clinch the win. A look at the bracket shows a tough road ahead for the Eagles with today's semifinal matchup (5:00 ET – ESPN2) against West Virginia (#47) followed by a game with either Dayton (#50) or defending national champion Connecticut (#18). If Boston College wins one or two more games here, it will be good news for the ACC. Last year, after a terrible non-conference performance, the Eagles became a drag on the entire ACC's RPI, but this year they may actually be helpful in that regard.
- 2K Sports Classic: California (#63) shocked Syracuse (#12) by a score of 73-59 on Thursday night in Madison Square Garden to advance to tonight's championship game of the 2K Sports Classic, where they will take on Texas (#15). Syracuse, who will face Iowa (#24) in the consolation game (5:00 ET – ESPN2) trailed by 12 at the half and never threatened the Bears the rest of the way. California got a measure of revenge, though, as the Orange beat the Bears in last year's Maui Invitational on the way to that event's championship. Jim Boeheim's Orange saw their hot streak in these type of early tournaments come to a halt, after winning five such events in a row over a six-year period. The last time Syracuse came up short was back in the 2007 NIT Tipoff, also held at the same New York venue, where they settled for third place.
- Paradise Jam: This afternoon, Clemson (#91) will kick off the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a matchup (1:30 ET) against Gardner-Webb (#191). Here's a look at the bracket for this event, and it's clearly not full of top-notch programs compared to many of the other early tournaments. Still, if Clemson were to win this tournament — the championship game is Monday night (9:00 – CBS Sports Network) — beating Seton Hall (#75) and LSU (#77) along the way, it would be a slight boost to the Tigers' resume and the ACC's conference RPI. Of course, the opposite is true as well. With a bad home loss to Winthrop (#188) already on its ledger, Clemson can ill afford to drop another game to an opponent outside of the top 100.
- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: Coming off its Champions Classic victory over Michigan State on Tuesday, Duke (#2) is in Brooklyn tonight (9:30 ET – TruTv) to take on Temple (#109) in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Former Blue Devils player and assistant coach Johnny Dawkins leads Stanford (#52) against UNLV (#98) in the other semifinal game. As a player, Dawkins is widely regarded as the most important recruit in Mike Krzyzewski's illustrious career in Durham, and later he spent 11 years as an assistant coach at his alma mater. If the two meet on Saturday night (Finals: 9:30 ET – TruTv), it would be the first time Dawkins would get to match coaching wits with his mentor. Now in his seventh year at Stanford, Dawkins needs another solid season to stay off the hot seat. He finally got his team to the NCAA Tournament last March, when the Cardinal upset Kansas before losing to Dayton in the Sweet Sixteen.

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Torrance Theatre Company's Black Comedy
- Date: 02/01/2020 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- Location: 1316 Cabrillo Ave
Torrance, California 90501
Presented by Torrance Theatre Company
1316 Cabrillo Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501
Directed by: Gary Kresca
Featuring: Joshua Short, Claire Griswold, Allie Barnum, Kristin Harper, Sammi Bronow, Nathan Gebhard, Jeff Asch, and Bob Baumsten
Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller has embellished his apartment with furniture and objects d'arte "borrowed" from the absent antique collector next-door, hoping to impress his fiancé's pompous father and a wealthy art dealer. The fussy neighbor returns just as a blown fuse plunges the apartment into darkness and Brindsley is revealed. Unexpected guests, aging spinsters, errant phone cords, and other snares impede his frantic attempts to return the purloined items before light is restored.
"[One of] the funniest and most brilliant short plays in the language." -London Sunday Times
January 18th - February 9th, 2020
Thursdays at 7 pm (followed by Q & A)
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Note: this explanation of O'Harean has been revised. The times do not match the system used for the times used on my various sites. The dates, however, are the same.
The Gregorian calendar has several different subdivisions of time.
|24 hours
|7 days
|28, 29, 30, or 31 days depending on how well you learned a silly nursery rhyme
|91.312425 days
|1/24th of a day
|1/60th of an hour
|1/60th of a minute
|365 or 366 days (days and years are astronomically defined, so this value is constant)
Many of these subdivisions cycle through themselves independently without any sort of line up with its larger unit. For example, questions of "how many weeks are in a month" or even more useful questions like "how many days are in a month" are fuzzy.
The O'Harean calendar cleans this up by changing durations a teensy bit.
|four 90-day seasons + a 5 or 6-day buffer period
|exactly 15 weeks
|6 days
|20 hours
|100 minutes
|100 seconds
|1/200000th of a day
The 5 or 6 day buffer period is added to make the year add up to 365 or 366 days and follows the same rules as leap year because this is astronomically defined and beyond the control of redefining subdivisions of time.
It would be silly to use names like "Summer" or "Winter" in the date because "Summer" and "Winter" the season depends on whether you are north or south of the equator. Therefore I will give them different names:
|Northern hemisphere
|Southern hemisphere
|O'Harean calendar name
|Latin meaning
|5 or 6 day buffer period
The way the O'Harean date is written is as follows:
Year Season Week:Daye.g. 14 Ineo 2:5
The beginning of the year (Ineo 0:0) occurs roughly on the Spring Equinox (because the true astronomical equinox is a point in earth's orbit, not midnight on a particular day). At that point the year in O'Harean is equal to the Gregorian year - 2000. Because year numbers are arbitrary offsets anyway, it makes an easy conversion and also makes the O'Harean year more visually distinct from the Greogrian format.
Week and day count from 0, not 1. This way durations can be more easily calculated by simply multiplying the values that appear in the date by the number of smaller subdivisions appear in that subdivision. For example, 12:4 can easily be recognized as the 76th day of the season because 12 * 6 + 4 = 76. Similarly, if 0, 1, 2, 3 are applied to the seasons, the same computation can be applied to the rest of the date. For example, Vigeo 5:1 is the 211th day of the year:
90 (days in a season) * 2 (Vigeo) + 5 (week number) * 6 (days in a week) + 1 (day number) = 211
(I dare you to figure out how many days into the year October 20th is)
The benefit of seasons over months is that both schools and businesses use this subdivision more commonly than months anyway, calling them "quarters". If months are desired, the 15 weeks per season are easily divisible into 3 groups of 5 weeks. Or if you prefer, 5 groups of 3 weeks.
Concerning time, the day is split into 20 hours. Each hour is split into 50 minutes. Each minute is split into 100 seconds. Hours, minutes, and seconds are all not too different from their original counterparts and the total number of seconds per day is 100,000.
The time is written as a series of numbers separated by periods (to make it visual distinct from a normal time with colons. There is no notion of AM or PM.
Hour.Minute.Seconde.g. 16.08.79
All values are 0-indexed, so the first second of the day is 0.00.00 and the last is 19.49.99.
Daylight savings does not exist in O'Harean.
Time zones are consolidated. There are 7 of them and each spans 3 hours (except for one that spans 2 hours). I have not moved the International Date Line.
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SC21 - Intel Atom SBC for Control of Multiple 10.4" to 21" Displays
Display Control BoardThis product has been discontinued.
The SC21 is a rugged, fanless and maintenance-free single-board computer for intelligent display devices, e.g., for infotainment purposes in trains, public buses or airplanes.
Main Features
- For LCD TFT panels sized 10.4" and larger
- LVDS up to 1366 x 768
- Backlight control, prepared for touch
- Intel Atom Z520PT, 1.33 GHz
- 1 GB RAM, microSD card slot
- PCI Express Mini Card and SIM card slot for WLAN, UMTS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, EDGE, LTE
- 2 FastEthernet, 2 USB 2.0
- SA-Adapter slot for serial interface
- Power supply 9 to 36 VDC (12 or 24 V nom.)
- Prepared for -40 to +85°C (screened)
- Optimized for conductive cooling
- EN 50155 compliant (with special PSU) (railways)
- Prepared for ISO 7637-2 compliance (E-mark for automotive)
Technical Data
- Intel Atom Z520PT
- 1.33 GHz processor core frequency
- 533 MHz system bus frequency
- Chipset
- Intel system controller hub US15W
- 1GB DDR2 SDRAM system memory
- Soldered
- 533 MHz memory bus frequency
- MicroSD card slot
- SATA interface for HDD/SSD
- Transfer rates up to 100 MB/s
- 1 LVDS 25-pin connector
- For direct connection of an LVDS display with a resolution of up to 1366x768 (secondary interface with up to 1900x1200)
- 1 LVDS backlight 10-pin connector
- Brightness control via software
- For functions like Wi-Fi, WIMAX, GSM/GPRS, UMTS
- SIM card slot
- PCI Express and USB interface
- Accessible via, e.g., a reverse SMA connector
- Two USB 2.0 host ports
- Accessible via Type A connectors
- UHCI implementation
- Data rates up to 480 Mbit/s
- Ethernet
- Two 10/100Base-T Ethernet channels
- Accessible via RJ45 connectors
- Switch functionality
- Touch interface connector
- USB-driven 4-pin connector
- Touch technology depending on touch sensor, touch controller and software
- 4 binary inputs via 10-pin power connector
- Universal inputs, e.g., for geographical addressing
- Voltage supervision
- Temperature supervision via LM50 sensor
- Backlight control (turns off display at configurable temperatures)
- Buffer functionality for RTC and BIOS CMOS
- Reset of CPU board possible
- Wake on time
- Watchdog
- Accessible via SMBus
- Supply voltage:
- 12 VDC nom. or 24 VDC nom. (9 to 36 V)
- Power consumption:
- Ca. 8 W (without display)
- Dimensions: 220 mm x 150 mm x 35 mm
- Weight: approx. 240 g (320 g with heat sink)
- Temperature range (operation):
- -40°C to 70°C, with up to 85°C for 10 minutes according to class TX (EN 50155) depending on cooling concept (sufficient cooling required)
- Prepared for conductive cooling (via connection from mounting frame to metal display housing)
- Fanless operation
- Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C
- Relative humidity (operation): max. 95% non-condensing
- Relative humidity (storage): max. 95% non-condensing
- Altitude: -300 m to + 3,000 m
- Shock: according to EN 50155 (10.2.11)
- Vibration: according to EN 50155 (10.2.11)
- Conforming to EN 50155, EN 50121-3-2/EN 61000-4-5
- Prepared for certification according to ISO 7637-2 (E-mark) requirements
- Windows XP Embedded
- Linux
- For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.
- Intel Atom Z530P, 1.6 GHz, 533 MHz FSB
- Intel Atom Z510P, 1.1 GHz, 400 MHz FSB
- Intel Atom Z520PT, 1.33 GHz, 533 MHz FSB
- Intel Atom Z510PT, 1.1 GHz, 400 MHz FSB
- Resolution: Up to 1920x1200
- Backlight control via brightness sensor
- Second MicroSD card slot
- USB Flash SSD
- Up to 8 GB
- Ethernet
- 2 Fast Ethernet on M12 connectors
- HD audio
- HD audio codec
- Audio stereo in
- Audio stereo out
- SPDIF out
- All available via 9-pin D-Sub connector
- Serial interface
- 1 serial interface realized via SA-Adapter, e.g., RS232 or RS422, isolated or not, IBIS
- Custom connector available instead of standard I/O interface board
- The product concept is very flexible, there are many other configuration possibilities.
- Please contact our sales team if you do not find your required function in the options.
- Some of these options may only be available for large volumes.
Ordering Information
MicroSD card, 4 GB, -40°C to +85°C
GLONASS & GPS PCI Express Mini Card, Dead Reckoning, -40 °C to +85 °CDetails
GLONASS & GPS PCI Express Mini Card, Dead Reckoning, +5 V phantom power supply, -40 °C to +85 °CDetails
PCI Express Mini Card, mobile wireless functions, audio interface, Mini-SIM card holder, -40°C to +85°CDetails
USB HID to analog audio PCI Express Mini Card, 1 stereo input and 1 stereo output, conformal coatedDetails
PX6, Security Smart Card Reader, 2FF Card holder, PCI Express Mini Card connector pass through, -40..+85°CDetails
MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for Linux. This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.
For a Linux driver package supporting the Micrel KSZ8842-PMQLI Ethernet controller used in the SC21 and the DC2, please refer to www.micrel.com/index.php/en/products/lan-solutions/controllers/article/15-ksz8842-pmql.html. We highly recommend a kernel newer than 2.6.32.
MDIS5 low level driver sources (MEN) for XC2 PSU Control via SMBus (also used in DC1, DC2, SC21)
MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for board management controller on MEN Intel CPUs
Windows Installset (MEN) for XM1, XM1L, DC1, DC2 and SC21.
For a Windows driver package supporting the Micrel KSZ8842-PMQLI Ethernet controller used in the SC21 and the DC2, please refer to www.micrel.com/index.php/en/products/lan-solutions/controllers/article/15-ksz8842-pmql.html.
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Modular 19-inch systems like 3U CompactPCI or CompactPCI Serial are ideal for passenger information solutions in transportation applications.


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Tufts opened the scoring in the top of the first when sophomore 3B Wade Hauser (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) drove a 1-1 offering from Brandeis senior Dylan Britton (Poughquag, N.Y./Arlington) over the fence in left field for his first home run of the season.
Brandeis nearly answered in the second, when senior catcher Chris Ferro (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) hit one off the fence in center field with two away. Tufts sophomore Willie Archibald (Milton, Mass./Milton) got another fly ball to strand Ferro at second. Archibald also worked around a lead-off single by Brandeis's Kyle Brenner (Brookfield, Mass./St. Peter-Marian) in the second to finish a scoreless two-inning stint and pick up the win.
Tufts added two more runs in the third. Sophomore 2B Joe Harrington (Burke, Va./Gonzaga) singled to right field to open the inning. After he was bunted to second and Britton hit a batter, sophomore RF James Howard (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside) sent one through the left side to give the visitors a 2-0 lead. After Britton retired Hauser on a liner to right, he hit his second batter of the inning and issued a five-pitch walk to put Tufts ahead, 3-0.
Brandeis got two of those runs back in the fourth against Tufts' third hurler of the game, sophomore Tom Ryan (Walpole, Mass./Walpole). With one away, junior DH Dan Gad (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) dribbled one down the third base line that stayed fair. Brenner followed with a long home run to left on a 2-2 offering. The first round-tripper of Brenner's collegiate career got the Judges within one run.
Unfortunately, Tufts reclaimed their three-run lead in the next half-inning, scoring twice on just one hit. Britton's third hit batter of the game was senior SS Josh Staniewicz (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River), who stole second. After Howard walked, Hauser singled to left to plate the fourth Jumbo run. Both runners moved up a base on the throw, putting two in scoring position with nobody out. Britton was able to minimize the damage by getting sophomore DH Bryan Egan (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker) on a sacrifice line drive to center, followed by a grounder to short and a fly ball to left, but Tufts still owned a 5-2 lead after five-and-a-half.
Britton worked around another sticky situation in the seventh, when Staniewicz doubled to lead off and moved to third on a passed ball. With the infield in, Britton got a grounder to second and a shallow pop to short left, with rookie CF Liam O'Connor (Avon, Conn./Avon) making a terrific diving catch to end the inning.
Brandeis got one run back in the seventh, the second inning of work for Tufts rookie Andrew David (Pacific, Mo./Pacific). With one out, the Judges loaded the bases on two singles and a walk. O'Connor got one run home with a sacrifice fly to left, but a hard grounder to short ended the threat. Tufts closer Matt Moser (Great Falls, Va./Langley) then retired six of the seven hitters he faced, two by strikeout after a leadoff hit in the ninth, to earn his third save of the season.
Britton suffered the loss, falling to 2-2 on the season, despite a seven-inning outing, his fourth start of at least six frames. He allowed just five hits and five earned runs, striking out five, but two walks and three hit batters were costly. Brenner (2-4, HR, 2 RBI) and sophomore 2B Tom McCarthy (Yonkers, N.Y./Fieldston School) (2-4, 2B) were multiple hitters for the Judges. Hauser (2-5, HR, 2 RBI) was the Jumbos' only multiple hitter.
Brandeis returns to action tomorrow at 3 p.m. against Endicott College, while Tufts opens a four-game set with Hamilton College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Star Freaking Wars!
Coolest. Bride. Ever. We did a scaled down, last-minute dessert spread for a bride who wanted to give her hard core party guests a late night sweet treat. Along with some jumbo s'mores on a stick, Oreo truffles and Rice Krispie pops, we did this plate of Star Wars themed sugar cookies to surprise her new groom. I was trying to come up with a great tag line for these but I'll I could think of was "May "divorce" be with you!" Didn't seem quite appropriate at a wedding. Oh, well. Enjoy!
The Baddies.
R2D2 and C3PO
The Good Guys.
Chewbacca - What a Wookie!
Haunted Gingerbread House 2011
I'm so excited I could spit! I decided to be a little more proactive and gave the kind folks at Williams Sonoma a call to see if they were still interested in me maybe doing an in-store demo of their Halloween gingerbread house kit. Cut to 24 hours later and me emailing over my business deets for the flyer they're making up for my first ever WS class! I went down to the Brea store and picked up two gingerbread kits and just finished up this fantasy haunted house version. Next up - using solely what comes in the kit to show WS shoppers what they can do at home with their gingerbread houses if they don't already have a bunch of cookie decorating tools in their pantry. I'll break down some of this house's highlights in the photos below. Enjoy!
Over view of the house front.
Gravestones in an overgrown front lawn.
Delicate royal icing "wrought iron" entrance.
Graham cracker welcome mat.
Black icicles hide the bare roofline edge.
Wrought iron fence detail.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch shingles.
Black chocolate rocks hide house seams.
Back view with boarded up windows.
Happy Halloween!
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Mounting my trusty Garmin 2730 on the NC700X. Ram ball on the handlebar riser.
View from the office.
Put on my Givi wind screen this afternoon. I was disappointed to discover that in a full left turn of the handle bars the brake reservoir is hitting it. Oh well. I am getting ready to pull the trigger and order some 2" Rox Risers any way. I have had the handlebar in 3 different positions and my middle-aged back still hasn't fully adapated to the new seating position.
BTW, from a CERTIFIED CLUTZ to any other CERTIFIED CLUTZES out there, you will drop at least one of the nylon (or mylar?) washers on the ground while taking off the original wind screen where you will never be able to find them again (especially on a gravel driveway where you have forgotten to put down a tarp) and will end up making a trip to the hardware store to find a substitute.
I don't really need the wind screen right now. I like the full wind the original puts on me wearing my Shoei Multitec but when the rainy season starts again I'm going to appreciate it.
I am slightly off the dimple by maybe 2-3 mm. Hardly enough to make a big difference. I loosened the handlebar clamps and dropped the handlebars several degrees until I cleared the windshield by a reasonable gap.
Here is my next project's obstacle. I bought the SW Motech engine guards. The instructions looked easy enough. First, remove a bolt on each side of the bike from the plastic cover(s) at the bottom front. Then on the right side of the bike remove a hose clamp. Next remove the bolt behind the hose. It looks like a hefty bugger. Took a 19mm socket to get on it if I remember correctly. There isn't much clearance between the wrench and the bike and it felt like it was on there pretty tight. I was afraid I might ding something on the side of the bike with the wrench if I had to really put my back into getting it off. It will have to wait until I pick up a socket extension for more clearance. Probably won't find the time to touch it again until Saturday.
The dimples represent the factory standard setting and they may or may not be right for you. They were correct for me. I mentioned it, because I imagine that was the baseline that the Givi engineers used in determining the shape of the windshield in order to get the best wind protection. It looked to me like they followed it closely. Windshield aside, in setting the bars and levers for individual fit, there is no "correct" setting that applies for everyone, but there are some ergonomic standard practices that usually work for best comfort. In setting the angle of the brake and clutch levers, try this...
In your normal sitting position on the motorcycle, place your palms on the handlegrips with your fingers extended in a straight line (parallel) with your forearm. Your fingers should be lightly touching the top of the levers. If the levers are below your fingers, it will require palmal wrist flexion to reach them. If the levers are high enough that they prevent you from extending your fingers in a straight line with your forearm, it will require dorsal wrist flexion to reach them. Either of these conditions places more strain on your wrists than the straight line position.
Since the forward and back rotation of the handlebar affects this setting, you should first set the handlebar angle to suit you and then rotate the levers to prevent wrist flexion. Setting the handlebar rotation correctly for an individual is more difficult to describe. Some amount of arm bend is needed. This will get a debate started, but a slight forward lean on the spine and forward tilt on the pelvis is the best posture for extended sitting. This also takes some shock off of your spine if you hit a harsh bump or pothole. The bars should not be so high and back that you sit with the pelvis tilted back and your spine arched. But, that is how most people seem to set them up. But I would not let the windshield determine it. I would set it up correctly for me and make a small notch to clear the controls if necessary, or just accept that full lock is somewhat more limited than before.
My BMW is set up to these principles and I have ridden as far as 1,385 miles in one day without ergonomic pain, even though I have arthritis. On that bike I also changed the foot-peg location, seat (needed here as well), and I changed the handlebar to correct ulnar deviation with the stock BMW bar. I just made a reasonably comfortable 13,200 mile trip to Alaska and northwest Canada from Georgia on the motorcycle that would have been unbearable for me in a car.
My point is that adjustment to personal taste is fine, but there are some principles of body mechanics that can help you get to a comfortable position without as much trial and error. Raising the handlebars may or may not be helpful. For sure, a two inch rise will place you at a questionable extension of the control cables unless there is a way to re-route them or replace them with extended cables.
I don't remember if it was a 17mm or 19mm (ETA 08-13-12: the bolts are 17mm) but you will definitely need a short extension to get the correct leverage on it. They are extra-fine threads into aluminum, so apply steady slow pressure with enough leverage (read: a long enough bar) to break them loose. They do not have any thread-locker on them. The crankcase vent hose will be in the way, but you can push it up sufficiently to clear the socket. Did SW-Motech provide longer bolts for the guards to make up for the mounting plate thickness? If not, you may want to read my post on the Givi guards. It seems they mount in the same places, except I think that the Givi guard has a clamp to the frame tubing that the SW Motech does not have.
Oh, and be very careful reinstalling the two bolts that hold the clutch cable lower bracket and the crankcase vent hose. They do not require very much torque and you can easily strip the aluminum threads in the engine block. I have a factory service manual ordered for the bike but I have not received it yet. It would contain the torque values for the case bolts. Without knowing what the spec torque is, I would just barely snug them. They are not going to cause a leak and they are not going to fall out. The Givi instructions (which were horrible) did not supply the torque spec for either the case bolts or the engine mounting bolts. If you go too loose on either, you can always go back and correct it. If you go too high, there is often only regret.
From the instructions, SW did provide replacement bolts but I haven't unwrapped them yet.
I had already put everything back so I can ride to work tomorrow. The hose clamp bolts were very easy to get off so I tried to go easy on them putting them back on.
Strangely, on my first read of the instructions I saw nothing about putting the hose clamp back on when the installation is finished.
At this point I'm considering deferring the project to my mechanic. Wrenching was always a mediocre skill for me and with a 3-hour daily commute sometimes spending the money is better on my sanity.
At the end of the day I often find myself wanting to sit more upright with the bars an inch or two closer to my arms. I've tried rotating the handle bars in several positions but it seems to just move where I ache at the end of the day. I was hoping my body would either adjust or I would try pivoting risers to bring them closer to me. I generally have a mechanic put risers on for me to deal with the cables.
I've tried to take your advice as best as I can and set the handle bar and controls for tomorrow's ride. It fairly easy for me to understand the hand controls but the handlebars are taking more re-reading to soak in. I think I should find somebody to help me out in person.
Sounds like you need a set of these, only in 7/8" which he also offers. He doesn't have a picture of them on ebay.
Can we start a new thread "Building a $13,000 motorcycle out of $7,000 motorcycle"?
Chuckle on. When there is nothing out there that fits your specs, I say build your own. I was prepared to spend $13,000 for what I wanted but it did not exist. This is a good platform to start with and that is all it is to me - a starting point. My $6,800 used BMW R1150R ended up close to $13,000 when finished, but it had comfort and features that neither the R1150GS or R1150RT or any competing bike could provide, plus it fit me specifically and I have enjoyed it now for 8 years and expect many more.
Why just settle for what they offer you. My dog can do that.
Cool stuff going on. How can we consolidate all of these product links in one place?
I seem to remember another bike with a bunch of stuff decked out from the other thread, but I couldn't find it again.
I drove my Tundra to work today for the first time since I bought my bike 2 weeks ago. I love my Tundra, but man, I miss my bike. Haha
Having a three legged, one eyed dog named Lucky is one thing and owning a Red Tibetan Mastiff named Hong Dong is another, but ultimately you are right. Make it unique and make it yours. Someone has to get this consumer economy going again.
I agree with both of you. It's at once funny and super cool that you like this platform and want to make it yours.
you only go around this ride once. Wy knot?
Well, I am retired. My kids are nearing 40. Everything is paid for and I have a bit of money and a bit of life left. So, this is how I choose to blow the both of them until one or the other runs out.
I like the way you think!
After all that hoopla, I decided to wait until later to do the Race Tech suspension, so I am putting it all back together tonight. I forgot that I had planned a visit to the Finger Lakes in New York and my beemer won't be back together by then. So, I'll just do the Givi engine guards (bolts shipped today), first oil & filter, chain maintenance, GoCruise, front fender extender, and grip puppies. The rest will have to wait.
There is probably some rule against making so much sense.
But I would have a beer with you.
I was able to try one on for size today, felt real good.
It's obvious to see where Honda was able to keep the price down on this bike. Not that this is a bad thing, makes for a nice commuter. I like it.
What are you guys paying for insurance and were.I was quoted 595 per year from progressive for $ 500 deductible. sounds like a lot to me. All info will help.


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- New EU rules for "organic wine" have been agreed in the Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF), and will be published in the Official Journal in the coming weeks. With the new regulation, which will apply from the 2012 harvest, organic wine growers will be allowed to use the term organic wine" on their labels. The labels must also show the EU-organic-logo and the code number of their certifier, and must respect other wine labelling rules. Although there are already rules for "wine made from organic grapes", these do not cover wine-making practices, i.e. the whole process from grape to wine. Wine is the one remaining sector not fully covered by the EU rules on organic farming standards under Regulation 834/2007After the vote in the SCOF, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural development Dacian Ciolos stated: " I am delighted that we have finally reached agreement on this dossier, as it was important to establish harmonized rules guaranteeing a clear offer to consumers who are more and more interested in organic products. I am pleased that we emerge with rules which make a clear difference between conventional and organic wine – as is the case with other organic products. As a result, consumers can be sure that any "organic wine" will have been produced using stricter production rules." The new rules have the advantage of improved transparency and better consumer recognition. They will not only help to facilitate the internal market, but also to strengthen the position of EU organic wines at international level, since many other wine producing countries (USA, Chile, Australia, South Africa) have already established standards for organic wines. With this piece of legislation, the EU organic farming is now complete and covers all agricultural products. The new regulation establishes a subset of oenological (wine-making) practices and substances for organic wines defined in the Wine Common Market Organisation
regulation 606/2009
. For example, sorbic acid and desulfurication will not be allowed andthe level of sulphites in organic wine must be at least 30-50 mg per litre lower than their conventional equivalent (depending on the residual sugar content). Other than this subset of specifications, the general wine-making rules defined in the Wine CMO regulation will also apply. As well as these wine-making practices, "organic wine" must of course also be produced using organic grapes – as defined under
Regulation 834/2007
Background There are no EU rules or definition of "Organic wine". Only grapes can be certified organic and only the mention "wine made from organic grapes" is currently allowed. In the 2004 Organic Action Plan, the Commission pledged to establish specific organic rules for all agricultural production, including wine-making. In this context, the "OrWine" research project was financed under the 6th Framework Programme. Based on its findings, legal proposals for defining organic wine were first tabled in Standing Committee for Organic Farming (SCOF) in June 2009, but remained deadlocked and were withdrawn in June 2010. Work resumed in 2011 and the draft received a favourable opinion from the SCOF on 8 February 2012. Key parts of the proposals The new rules on organic wine-making rules introduces a technical definition of organic wine which is consistent with the organic objective and principles as laid down in Council Regulation (EC 834/2007) Organic production. The regulation identifies oenological techniques and substances to be authorized for organic wine. These include:
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It is our immense pleasure to announce the beginning of a new PCL Code Sprint sponsored by DINAST: PCL-DINCS!
DINAST, a short range 3D sensor manufacturer known for their IPA infrared cameras, is looking for talented developers that are willing to contribute to two areas in PCL:
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Julien Kerneur (FRA, Takoon) and Katja Roose (NED, Airush) managed to secure the 2011 European Racing Titles after five races in extremely light conditions.
The Masters division was won by Tomek Janiak (POL, RRD), the Production division by Olivier Dansin (FRA, North)
After three races held on day 1 the wind disappeared completely for day 2 and 3 of the championships, and despite long standby periods until the late evenings there was no chance to get more racing underway.
When it came down to the final day of the competition the forecast was not looking better at all, but still the race committee called for an early skippersmeeting at 0800. At 0930 there was some wind far outside in the Gdansk bay, 6-8 knots side-offshore. A course was set and the riders given some more time than the usual 30 minutes to go out to the starting area. Not all riders suceeded though, but it was amazing to see how the best European riders managed to sail out in glassy waters.
Two races were run before the wind completely dropped, both won by Julien Kerneur who secured his first European Title. With two bullets, two second places and a discarded place 4 Olivier Dansin was only shortly behind and it was open until the last race who will take the title.
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I would like to know is it possible to apply polymorphism to overloaded operators? For examples, is it possible to rely on polymorphism via creating virtual overloaded operators and friend functions?
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To meet these rising demands, IBM is introducing new software that serves the rise of the so-called "omni-channel shopper," those consumers who shop multiple channels and expect a consistent sales and marketing experience.
As part of the Smarter Commerce Initiative, IBM is helping retailers serve these consumers so they can shop where, when and how they want, quickly finding and purchasing the products they want, all the time viewing the retailer's interactions with them as a service.
CMOs, CIO's and e-commerce leaders are striving to better understand their most effective sales and marketing strategies. Their goal is to increase sales by growing average order values, conversion rates and cart sizes. IBM's new marketing and sales technologies help achieve these goals by gaining insights into all customer interactions, buying patterns and purchases across mobile, social, online, call center, email and offline.
They include:
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"As evidenced in IBM's Digital Analytics Benchmark, the retail industry and consumer habits are changing faster than anyone could predict," said Craig Hayman, General Manager, Industry Solutions, IBM. "The digital experience is influencing changes in the store and online and the winners are those that are making omni-channel retailing a reality today from pre-sale to post-sales service."
IBM is working with leading retailers around the globe, helping them deliver Smarter Commerce experiences to their customers, including Cabelas, Cavender's, Family Dollar, Office Depot, and SHOP.CA.
"To be Canada's number one online shopping destination, SHOP.CA must make online shopping fun and engaging. Using IBM's new merchandising features, we can present personalized offers and promotions as well as influence search results dynamically, driven by customer activity on the site," said Gary Black, Chief Technology Officer, SHOP.CA. "By helping customers find popular items faster and enabling them to discover new products easily, which they can immediately share with their social network, SHOP.CA hopes to create customer loyalty as well as drive online sales growth."
IBM market research shows that what happens after the sale is as critical to a retailer's brand relationship with a customer as the sale itself. Most customers believe that a retailer's ability to deliver a strong post-purchase experience -- services that span product shipment, delivery installation, customer support, problem resolution and returns -- is a key factor in influencing them to recommend the merchant to others. IBM believes insightful services based on buyer preferences are crucial to sustaining and improving brand loyalty.
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At NRF this week, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, the world leader in point of sale (POS) systems, is introducing Toshiba TCxGravity, the first retail store application that gives consumers a true omni-channel experience, in and out of the store. TCxGravity works in conjunction with IBM's order management technology to deliver the industry's first comprehensive view of data from all channels at the point of checkout for better customer service. Details can be found here.
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My experience with Titanic is almost exactly the same as themodernage's, except that I was the one projecting it for those six months. But that first night that I saw it, before it opened...it was pretty stunning. I'd like to go back and watch it again some time. I figure it's probably on the level of Forrest Gump -- a good movie ruined by excessive public affection.
There was a small part of me that hoped it wasn't good
uh oh, the rumors are true, he has officially gone insane...James Cameron recently talked with BBC1 and revealed he's very happy with how Terminator 3 ended up: "In one word : Great. There was a small part of me that hoped it wasn't good - but another part of me hope'd it succeeded. And it did. And I'm so glad it did. Jonathon's made a great movie. Arnold's in great form. I really like what he's done with it". If he had done it, would he have handled it differently: "Yes. That's only natural. I mightn't have structrued it the same, nor may I have ended it the same way - but coming in where he has, such a hard thing to do, and I give Jonathan points for it".
James Cameron Up for Alien 5Source: Dark Horizons Talking to BBC One, James Cameron said he thought Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines turned out great. He doesn't think the same about Alien 3, however, but he's ready to change all that."I couldn't stand Alien 3 - how they could just go in there and kill off all these great characters we introduced in Aliens, and the correlation between mother and daughter. It stunk, but hopefully I'll get a chance to rectify all that," Cameron said.Does this mean he's attached to an Alien 5? "To an extent, yes. We're looking at doing another one. Something similiar to what we did with Aliens. A bunch of great characters, and of course Sigourney. I've even discussed the possibility of putting him [Arnold Schwarzenegger] into the Alien movie".


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In Stephen Wilk's ongoing project 'Trojandonkey', life-sized clothed donkeys travel from house to house, each time moving on to someone the previous host can trust. The donkey's belly contains a photocamera, with which the donkey's visits can be recorded. Sketches, stories, notes and cd's may also be added by the hosts. From time to time the donkey will reassemble at public venues and exhibition spaces. In this case, it is our intention to have 'Trojandonkey' travel from Morocco to the Netherlands.
courtesy Stephen Wilks
Departure from Rabat: 27 October 2007


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Otto Collection
Sisters Nicole and Kim Carosella of Sorellina took inspiration from the extravagant shape of Neoclassical chandeliers for their ornate 'Otto' collection. The designs are strong yet feminine - the angular 'Otto Ray' drop earrings are fashioned from oxidized silver and 18ct yellow gold, with mother of pearl stones at the posts. There are also hexagonal shaped gold bracelets studded with diamonds, and cuffs crafted from a lattice of hexagons in blackened gold, which sparkle with pavé diamonds.
Life & Arts
For Nicole, the love affair with jewellery began during her most formative years, at a time when she says that her mother's sparkling jewellery would mesmerize her and lull her to sleep. After studying fine arts and photography at The University of Southern California, Nicole eventually reignited her passion for jewellery, studying its design at FIT in New York. Kim, meanwhile, studied art history at Tulane University in New Orleans and then moved to Florence. And when the sisters joined forces to launch the collection in New York in 2012, it was their mother's jewellery that provided their touchstone - for their first collection, the duo melted down her Eighties pieces to reimagine them as new designs. And today, recycling or repurposing old fine jewellery pieces is something that the sisters often undertake. "I love it when a client brings me her mother's or grandmother's diamonds and I can design a ring that suits her personality," notes Nicole.
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Three days away…Wrigley Field…Game 1, NLDS.
Dodgers. Cubs.
161 regular season games, full of exciting drama, big hits, breakthroughs, milestones, career-best seasons and a long list of other highlights in this 2/3's of the 2008 Cubs' season.
In the first third, Spring Training, the organization found itself coming off a successful run at a division championship the year before, which was unfortunately followed up by a not so successful sweep in the first round of the playoffs by Arizona. That wasn't how it was supposed to go. No one in the front office, the dugout, or the bleacher seats thought the Cubs were built to be swept in the NLDS. But that is exactly what happened and for an organization short on opportunities to claim another World Series title, one that they'd waited for nearly a century to obtain, everyone in the front office knew that there were some serious decisions that needed to be made. These decisions made up a huge chunk of a dramatic offseason and a Spring that included four key storylines: the rotation, the closer, the outfield and the "second baseman".
Come Spring Training one the key issues was figuring out who our five starters were going to be when the games counted starting March 31st. And there was a great battle to figure out who those five would be. Some guys came out of the gates quickly to prove themselves to Piniella and company and stayed the course. Ohers had an up and down Spring and some were a huge disappointment. Z and LIlly were no-brainers, but the rest were up in the air. Would the old favorite Lieber make the squad? What about Marquis? Can he even bring anything worthwhile to the table this year? Or what about Dempster? Should we really consider our closer, Ryan Dempster as a starter this year? It would make room for Wood to potentially become the closer if the organization so chose. All very important question that were being bounced around the clubhouse, media and fan base. In the end, Zambrano and Lilly were teamed up with Dempster, Marquis and Rich Hill.
Come the regular season, Zambrano and Lilly were pretty much what you'd expect but Dempster was amazing at home. One of the greatest home field pitchers in the game developed in Dempster as he became a guy to truly challenge Z for the ace role, especially when you're talking consistency and reliability at Wrigley. Hill faded fast as it became more painful for fans to watch him and thankfully, the organization found a way to land one of baseball's greatest steals, in a trade for Rich Harden. This group would become one of the best rotations in baseball by season's end.
The closer situation was interesting from Spring on as well. Simply making such a huge decision as taking your closer and bringing him into a starter role, one he hadn't held in years is news enough. But to have a competition in Spring to see who would replace him…and to add to it that one of the contenders is fan-favorite, uber-talented yet often-injured Kerry Wood, made it one of the biggest stories of the Spring, spilling into the regular season. The trio of Howry, Marmol and Wood pushed each other all Spring for the job. The organization seemed to be hoping, pulling, pushing for Wood to grab the job as they gave him many opportunities to step up and grab it, even one instance where after an injury they figured well let's just see if he can successfully pitch two days in a row and that will pretty much seal the deal. Two days in a row? I was thinking we're going to need our closer a lot more than two days in a row (hopefully). Maybe that wasn't the best final test to give him the job. I always wanted Marmol to land the job as I thought he had had the best Spring. As it turned out, the job did go to Wood and he had an All-Star season with the ninth inning all his, one of the best in the game. And the eighth belonged to Marmol. You couldn't ask for a more powerful late inning duo as they proved to be a key element to the Cubs clinching the Central for a second straight season.
And of course, you need great position players to back these pitchers up, right? So then what to do about the outfield? Aside from Soriano, nobody was a lock to land an outfield job with the Cubs. Ok, maybe Fukudome. But no one had ever seen him perform in a MLB game. Sure, the Cubs had scouted him in some of the greatest international baseball there is, but still…he hadn't faced MLB pitching on a regular basis. While Fukudome was a pick up that excited millions of Cubs fans at the time, including myself, he was still an unproven (and expensive) commodity. A virtual unknown. He ended up with the right field gig and came out with a bang, hitting a double in his first MLB at-bat and then with a game tying three-un home run in the bottom of the ninth at Wrigley against the Brewers on Opening Day. While his regular season's first half made him a legitimate All-Star, for some reason the second half of the season saw Fukudome struggle his way to less playing time and even some time on the bench. Pickups like Jim Edmonds (the most unlikely I'd say…he was a CARDINAL) and Reed Johnson proved to be huge difference makers in the outfield and the Cubs were able to send young, full of potential center fielder Pie to the minors for the Summer until late season call-ups. It gave the organization a great record of wise decisions up front and then smooth strategic dealing when it was needed.
And of course, the second baseman. Rumors, rumors, rumors. Brian Roberts. Mark DeRosa. Mark DeRosa, Brian Roberts. Uma, Oprah. Oprah, Uma. Letterman's joke went over like a fart in church (don't think I like this analogy actually…I've heard people fart in church and it is rather funny) and who knows how this trade would have ended up in the Cubs Win/Loss columns. Roberts would have lead off and although Soriano struggled here and there throughout the season, he ended up being an All-Star and a huge offensive catalyst for us. DeRosa is more valuable a player than Roberts will ever be. The things DeRosa does on the field and the amount of positions the guy can play….this team would not be where it is right now if it wasn't for Mark DeRosa. Thought I'd be okay with a trade in the Spring….really glad it didn't happen looking back.
Which brings us, to looking forward. On Wednesday, Game 1 of the NLDS kicks off. Ryan Dempster, closer converted to starter with 17 wins this year will be on the mound, in the stadium where he dominated all year for the Cubs. We'll get the Dodgers first up and I think this is going to be one amazing series. Joe Torre's first post season with the Dodgers, alongside his former nemesis, Manny Ramirez. The Dodgers are going to be a huge challenge for the Cubs and it's going to come down to more of what got them here. Great pitching, great management, great decisions…in fact, next to all of those 'great's, you can also include 'timely'. We find a way to continue our great and timely everything that we've managed to come up with in the Spring and Summer, then the last third of this season, the Fall could be a classic, in more ways than one. GO CUBS GO!!!


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