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- Q:How do I make sure my bike helmet fits properly?
To work properly, a bike helmet must fit right and be worn properly. In order to offer you the best value and fit possible, Giro makes helmets in many sizes, including:
Large = 59 – 63cm / 23.25 – 24.75in.
Medium = 55 – 59cm / 21.75 – 23.25in.
Small = 51 – 55cm / 20 – 21.75in.
Universal Fit Adult = 54 – 61cm / 21.25 – 24in.
Universal Fit Women = 50 – 57cm / 19.75 – 22.5in.
Universal Fit Youth = 50 – 55cm / 19.75 – 21.75in.
Infant = 47 – 52cm / 18.5 – 20.5in.Step1: (Sizing your helmet) – In order to determine the size you need, you can measure the circumference of your head. Simply wrap a measuring tape around your head, being sure to locate the tape just above your ears and keeping the tape level front to back. Once you've determined the proper size, you can check to make sure the helmet fits correctly. If the helmet you own now doesn't fit on your head with just a little room between your head and the headband when the fit system is loose, you should replace it with one that does. You should always wear the helmet positioned low enough in the front to protect your forehead, but not so low that it hinders your vision. Once you've got a helmet that is the right size, and positioned it properly, you can adjust the fit as follows:
Step 2: (Adjusting the straps) – Open the Tri Loc™ adjusters on the straps. Put the helmet on and slide the straps through the adjusters until they are located comfortably under your ears, making sure there is no slack in any of the straps. Close and lock the Tri Loc adjusters. The front and rear straps should now join at a point slightly below your ears.
Step 3: (Adjusting the chinstraps and buckle) – Fasten the chinstrap buckle and tighten the straps until the helmet fits snugly. How snugly? You should be able to open your mouth wide enough to eat. Make sure the chinstrap is well back against the throat, NOT on the point of the chin. Straps worn on the point of the chin increase the chance of a helmet coming off in an accident. Make sure the loose ends of the strap pass through the rubber O-ring near the buckle. If it does not, the strap may slide loose and the helmet can come off accidentally. Always wear the helmet with the chinstrap buckle fastened and the strap pulled tight.
Step 4: (Adjusting the fit pads) – The helmet fits correctly when it is held firmly but comfortably in place by the interior fit pads and the fit system (Roc Loc® or Acu Loc™). The fit pads inside the helmet are held in place by hook and loop fasteners. You can use any combination of the different thickness pads provided with the helmet until the helmet fits firmly and comfortably on your head.
Step 5: (Adjusting the tension of the fit and stabilizing system) – Your helmet may come with either of Giro's patented Roc Loc® or Acu Loc™ fit and stabilizing systems. These systems attach to the helmet liner with either hook and loop fasteners or by snap-fit anchors. The systems are fully adjustable and they enhance the fit and stability of your helmet, but they are not a replacement for your helmets straps.
To adjust the fit and stability system while the helmet is on your head, push the buttons on the back toward each other to tighten the fit, and away from each other to loosen the fit. You can adjust the fit even more on systems that use hook and loop fasteners (Roc Loc Mini, Roc Loc 2 or older Roc Loc 3 models) by removing the helmet from your head, detaching the headband from the hook and loop fasteners, then moving the headband towards the front of the helmet to tighten the fit, or toward the back of the helmet to loosen the fit. On systems that use the snap-fit anchors (newer Roc Loc 3 models), you can adjust the fit by removing the helmet from your head, unsnapping the headband from the liner and moving the arms forward to tighten the fit or backward to loosen the fit. Roc Loc 4 and Acu Loc equipped helmets do not offer this adjustment. For safety reasons, we recommend that you do not attempt to adjust the systems while you are riding.Step 6: (Adjusting the height of the fit and stabilizing system) – In addition to tension adjustment, Roc Loc 3 and Roc Loc 4 systems allow you to adjust the height of the system for optimum comfort. To adjust the height, remove the helmet from your head and then slide the Roc Loc arms up or down. Experiment until you get a fit that is most comfortable.
Step 7:(Checking the fit) – Once you think the proper fit has been achieved, grab the helmet with both hands and twist it to the left and to the right. If the helmet fits properly, the skin on the forehead will move as the helmet moves. If it does not, the helmet is too loose. Also, grab the helmet with both hands and try to remove it by rolling the helmet forward and backward as far as you can. Make a serious effort. THIS IS IMPORTANT. If you can roll it off the head completely in either direction, roll it forward so far that it blocks vision, or backward far enough to expose the forehead, it doesn't fit correctly. If you cannot adjust the helmet to fit properly according to these instructions, DO NOT USE THIS HELMET. Replace it with a different size or model. Once you are satisfied that the helmet fits correctly and that all straps are properly adjusted and tightened, take a short test ride. Pay attention to overall comfort and helmet stability while riding. Make any minor adjustments to the fit pads, straps and stability systems to improve comfort or stability. If you have questions about fit, call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Q:What if I'm not sure if my helmet has been damaged?
If at any time you are unsure or have questions about your Giro helmet's condition, you can send it to Giro for a free inspection. Our technician will thoroughly inspect your helmet, note any damage found and make our recommendations on whether the helmet should continue to be used. Call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com for more details on this free service.
- Q:What kind of warranty does my helmet come with?
Any Giro helmet determined by Giro to be defective in materials or workmanship within one (1) year from the date of original purchase will be repaired or replaced, at Giro's option, free of charge when received at the factory freight prepaid, together with proof of purchase. If you have questions regarding the warranty coverage on your helmet, call us at (800) 456-2355, e-mail us at email@example.com, or refer to your helmet owner's manual.
- Q:How can I obtain replacement parts for my helmet?
Call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com concerning replacement parts or any questions you may have concerning Giro products.
- Q:Can I paint my helmet?
Giro does not recommend paints or solvents of any kind be used on the helmets. They can damage a helmet so that its protective capabilities are significantly reduced.
- Q:How often should a helmet be replaced?
Giro has a general recommendation of replacing your helmet every three (3) years. If you are unsure of the condition of your helmet, or whether it should be replaced, call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at email@example.com for information on a free inspection.
- Q:What do I do if my helmet becomes damaged?
Helmets don't last forever. If the helmet is visibly damaged (cracked outer shell, crushed or cracked foam liner or any other damage) don't use it. Some or all of the helmet's protective capacity is used up when impacted, and the damage to a helmet is not always visible. If you have any questions about your helmet call (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at email@example.com.
- Q:How do I store my helmet?
After each use, allow the helmet to air dry and then store it in a cool, dry place where it won't get damaged.
Note that excessive heat can damage your helmet. For example, in direct sunlight a dark gear bag, the interior of a car, or an automobile trunk can get hot enough to cause heat damage (damaged helmets will appear to have uneven or bubbly surfaces). Therefore, when not being used for a period of time we recommend that the helmet be placed back into its box or case and stored in a cool, dry place.
If you have any questions as to the condition of your helmet please call (800 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com for information on a free inspection.
- Q:How do I take care of my helmet?
Cleaning Your Helmet
Helmets are made of materials that can be damaged by many commonly available cleaners. Petroleum based solvents or cleaners are especially dangerous. They can damage a helmet so that its protective capabilities are significantly reduced. Many times this damage is not visible. For best results, clean the helmet using a soft cloth or sponge, warm water and mild soap (such as a mild dish soap).Lice Removal
Yes, we said Lice! We get inquiries from day care centers or from people who share their helmets, and are concerned about lice infestation. Here's a simple, effective way to get rid of them:Step 1 – Do not use a spray of any type.
Step 2 – Place the helmet into an airtight plastic bag for 48 hours. Then, remove the pads and use a soft cloth or sponge, warm water and mild soap to clean the surface.
Step 3 – Discard the pads and plastic bag (keep bag out of reach of children due to suffocation hazard) and visit your local Bell dealer for replacement pads. Or, call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com for replacement pads. - Q:Does Giro have a crash replacement program?
Giro is interested in your safety and in advancing our state-of-the-art in head protection. If your helmet is involved in an accident you may be able to get a credit toward a new helmet from Giro by doing the following:
Send us:
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b. A copy of your dated cash register receipt
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735 Pacesetter Drive
Rantoul, IL 61866If you have any questions about this program please call us at (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Crash replacement program is available to U.S. customers only. Customers outside the U.S. should call (800) 456-2355 or e-mail us for information on the crash replacement program applicable to them.
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This issue of the scanner features the quarterly letter from the President, Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD, FACNM; the NMRO President update, the importance of ACNM membership, an introduction to the four new ACNM Fellows, an overview of the Mentor-of-the-Year and President's Award winners and Part 1 of 4 articles on nuclear medicine guidelines. |
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The greatest game in history. Every Nintendo character, plus Snake and Sonic. Fighting. A lot. You can't deny it's power. Dude 1 - "Hey, let's go to your house and have a good round of Super Smash Bros. Brawl!"
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While it is on the Wii, the worst Nintendo console, it MAY have more characters, but most of the Awesome characters are nerfed from Melee, the online sucks ass, and is laggy, if you read this, but Super Smash Bros. Melee! Remember, Brawl is not a fighting game, you can not seriously play SSBB cometitively, the Mechanics in the game are slow, and it is only fun when playing with someone else. This leads me to believe that Brawl is one of the worst games on the wii. Captain Falcon's "Falcon Punch" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl sucks, it does more knockback in Melee.
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So I guess this is kind of like my blog world or something. This is actually where my Share the Love world used to be, but I never used it for what I intended it to be. So now it's gone, and I've changed my blog title to The Labyrinth because I feel like life can be a lot like the Labyrinth in legends. It's a giant maze and we're all just people stumbling through it. Sometimes we mess up and make wrong turns because we can't clearly see what we should do, and sometimes we can clearly see that path we must take. Sometimes we do take that path, other times we are led astray by tricks and temptations. I'm trying to learn to navigate the Labyrinth of my life, to find beauty and reasons to smile, and to keep my eyes on the constants, the rise of the moon and sun, the continuity of change, the way time pushes forward and one minute melts into another, allowing us to eventually leave all the bad times in the past where they belong.
So, um...
Name: Sara. (Hate my boring name. And my boring middle name. In fact, only like my last name)
Personality: It really depends. I am a very strongly emotional person and the way I am really depends on my current emotions.
Age: 17 (Senior in high school)
Favorite color: I love all colors and see them as potentially artistic and beautiful...but if I had to choose, blue.
Favorite numbers: 4, 16, 394.
Likes: Reading, writing, drawing, painting, art, listening to music, complaining, skiing, ice skating, making up stories in my head, laughing, making people laugh, cool/wild clothes, inspirational quotes, good friends, Harry Potter.
Hates: any sort of stinging insect, judgmental people.
Religion: tolerance. Well, actually, I am a Christian, but my point is that I don't care if you're not. I am so sick of people using their religion as an excuse to hate others. As long as you're a good person I don't care if you don't believe the same thing as I do. In fact, one of my favorite quotes: "What a coincidence that God hates all the same people you do!"
People I admire: J.K. Rowling (of course), Suzanne Collins, Dr. Seuss, Luna Lovegood (she's real to me!), Barack Obama (No haters please, I'm not here for a political debate), Adele.
My current obsession: looking up videos for songs with Harry Potter clips in them. A good one for this world, I believe, is this.
Welcome to my blog.


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For Players:Expanded character creation rules allow you to customize your character's background with Edges and Flaws and play ghouls or shapeshifters. Also includes rules for running, jumping and even being an escape artist!For Gamemasters:Provides expanded contact rules and introduces Enemies—the evil side of contacts. Plus campai... [click here for more]
"In this day and age, things change so fast that the centrifugal force of progress will shear your head right off. Shadowrunners like us need to keep up with the latest developments. When you run a B&E, you need to know what nasty new security feature might try to cut you in two as much as you need to know which nova new magic formula is worth snatching. It's the state of the art, chum... [click here for more]
Magic in the Shadows
So, You Think You Know Magic?
Chummer, I can write a book on wht you don't know. Can you design a spell or enchant a dagger? Can you invoke a great spirit or divine the future? Have you bared your soul to the Dweller on the Threshold during an astral quest? You've got a lot to learn--not even dragons know all there is to know about Magic in ... [click here for more]
More Bang for the Buck... When the shadows are full of flying lead, chummer, you need an edge -- and I got it right here. You want a specialized blade? I can sell you a monosword. You want a gun to make the other guy think twice? How about the new laser pistol? Maybe you want to forge your whole body into a weapon -- I know someone who can train you in Wildcat-style martial arts. The big... [click here for more]
Sprawl Survival Guide
Street Smart?
New to the sprawl kid? Wise up fast, cuz wiz wires or spell juice alone won't save your ass on the hungry streets. You flash your credstick in the wrong alley, drop a name in the wrong company, or flick out a spur at a gunfight and your organs will be next up for auction. Reps are built on etiquette and connections, not just chill attit... [click here for more]
In The Darkness, Something Terrible Breeds... For years, a shadow war has raged against the Universal Brotherhood and its savage masters -- parasitic insect spirits that feed on human hosts. Now, Chicago has become the final battleground in the war against the bugs. Overrun by the horrible predators, the city has been quarantined by the UCAS military, leaving its inhabitants to fend for ... [click here for more]
FACT? FICTION? PARANOIA? You Make The Call -- - And Pray You're Right! "They're out there, chumlies. You know they're out there -- the puppeteers who pull the strings on everybody from CEO Damien Knight to the scroffiest born-yesterday street rat. I'm talking bug spirits you can't tell apart from human beings ... magical cabals who want to make us all slaves in their mage-o-c... [click here for more]
Portfolio of a Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets
Dunkelzahn Assassinated!
Stunned World Awaits Dragon's Last Will and Testament
On Inauguration Night 2057, the newly sworn-in President of the UCAS is assassinated--and the Awakened world will never be the same. Dunkelzahn, the powerful and charismatic great dragon, has been m... [click here for more]
Underworld Sourcebook
Honor. Respect. Family.
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Secret LeadersCorporate GovernmentTight BordersConstant WarStrange MagicOnly one place has it all in 2056 -- Aztlan, the world's only corporate nation. Built on the drug trade, consolidated country by country through ruthless business deals, run by a powerful and mysterious corporation and sustained by a national faith in the Aztec gods, Aztlan can be a runner's greatest dream ... [click here for more]
Unlock the potentials of your mind and body. Turn your back on the shallow and mundane - join the Universal Brotherhood and be a part of something wonderful!
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Grab the kids! Hide the wife! The Neo-Anarchists are back!
This time, those fun-loving Anarchists speak out on everything from transorbital travel and security systems to coffin motels and fast food. Nothing is sacred, profanity reigns, and there's more data than you can shake a chip at.
The Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life provides useful information about the Shadowrun world... [click here for more]
A Nation of the Future, Built on the Traditions of the Past
Long shrouded in mystery, now one brave voice dares to speak the truth of the Land of Promise, Tir Tairngire. How did it come to be? Who holds its reigns of power? And what does its future hold? The Tir Tairngire sourcebook reveals the Elven Nation for the first time, in all its glory and danger. Journey th... [click here for more]
We love riggers. We want them to have toys. But when we gathered the freelancers at the clubhouse (saltines are free, but bring your own beverage. And a chair), we quickly noticed that they were struggling to come up with ideas.
This puts us in a pinch. We thought we could try making our scary face at them to intimidate them into genius creativity, but we have been t... [click here for more]
Cynical, Sold-out, and Skilled
Hired guns. People without a country who know no loyalty. Opportunists, bottom-feeders, scavengers, vultures. Soldiers without a soul who will go to the worst hells on Earth and do just about anything for a buck.
That's how they talk about mercenaries. But that's how they talk about shadowrunners, too.
There's a fin... [click here for more]
Rewind and Reload
Chrome eyes. Computers called "decks." Big hair, big cyberlimbs and bigger guns. It's Shadowrun in the year it all started. Take a step back to Shadowrun's roots with Shadowrun 2050, a book that combines Fourth Edition rules — the smoothest, most accessible rule set Shadowrun has ever had - with the setting that first ... [click here for more]
Bodies Are Stacking
Mob wars are ugly things, but not all ugliness is created equal. Things are going bad in Bangkok, and one Yakuza leader named Shinoda Yoshinori has been receiving a series of unsettling messages: bodies of other members of his gumi, packaged and delivered in a decidedly unique fashion. If Yoshinori wants to preserve his gumi—and save his life—he&rs... [click here for more]
Blood Runs Red
Every day in the Sixth World people die in a thousand different ways. Every day blood is spilled. Every place that rain falls, it washes away some of the red that stains the streets.
Eliminating every killer in the Sixth World is as impossible as drying up every raindrop in a storm, but Thomas McAllister doesn't want to get rid of all of them. Just on... [click here for more]
Unlock the Power Four artifacts have been found. Some of the most powerful people in the Sixth World have been after them, and many people have died in the globetrotting hunt to bring these objects together. Now that they have been recovered, their powers can be unleashed—or the artifacts can be scattered, lost again until another generation summons the courage and the knowledge to... [click here for more]
BLOOD IN THE BOARDROOMSourcebook[FAS7327]
Print Price (1998): $12File Size: 39 MB
Killing the competition is no longer a figure of speech…
The boardrooms become war rooms as the movers and shakers shift their fights from the stock exchange to the streets. Using everything from military-scale assaults on ultra-secure company compounds to stealth missions and... [click here for more]
Bottle, Bottle, who's got the Bottle?
The shadowrunners meet a very disturbed man who hires them as bodyguards on a business deal.
Bottle, Bottle, who wants the Bottle?
Now the man is dead, and they don't know why.
Bottle, Bottle — what's in the Bottle?
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The Tangled Web of Truth
War rages in Central America, tensions between dragons are on the rise, and the Watergate Rift has been closed in a display of power that shook the city of DeeCee to its core. To many, the world is becoming more disordered and unpredictable—but there are those who look underneath the surface chaos and see order, or even a plan. They see people and o... [click here for more]
The corporate war is over, but the corps need the shadows now more than ever as they scramble for position in the new power structure. Fuchi is dead, Novatech has risen from its ashes, and Wuxing and Cross have elbowed their way onto the Corporate Court. The corps have ceased their open conflict, but the g... [click here for more]
There is nothing in the Sixth World more powerful than the megacorporations. Even great dragons scratch and claw to get a piece of the power wielded by the Big Ten. If you're running the shadows, you need to know about the megas, because they deal out the biggest paydays—and, if you cross them, the harshest paybacks.
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The Big Time
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CORPORATE SECURITYSourcebook[FAS7118]
Print Price (1995): $18File Size: 38 MB
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Runners may rule the streets,but pirates rule the seas!
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Want a little edge in that street fight? A little flash? A little chrome in street-light to make the punks think twice? Then take a look inside these pages. Cybertechnology tells you everything you want to know about the latest, wizzest, and handiest cyberware. Learn what works and why. From cybereye la... [click here for more]
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When the great dragon Hestaby leveled Saeder-Krupp's arcology in Dubai, a lot of people wondered if the success of her act meant that Lofwyr & co. were off their game. And of course, the corps of the Sixth World aren't ones to just sit around and speculate—instead, they act. All of the sudden, corporations of all sizes are on the move... [click here for more]
Music worth dying for
When the only known recording of a late, great street musician appears in the hands of a major record company, it's up to the runners to find out the truth.
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Dark Angel is a vintage adventure for Shadowrun. This PDF is scanned from the 1993 printing.
Run on WaterMore than two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by water. That means that two-thirds of the Earth is covered in escape routes, infiltration points, and hiding places that people stuck on land constantly overlook. If you want to know how to use all that blue to your advantage, you need to know the boats that are out there, what they can do, and how your competitio... [click here for more]
Digging in the Dirt
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Blood Will Out!
Shadowrunners have a lot of rules, and each and every one of them can be overruled by the proper amount of nuyen. So when shadowrunners talk about "never trusting an elf," that's more of a bargaining position than anything else.Luckily for them, some elves have plenty of scratch they can use as a persuasive tool. And for the tasks they ... [click here for more]
Gang violence strikes at the heart of Seattle.
What are they?
Night after night, senseless violence and destruction turn the metroplex into a war zone.
What do they want?
By day, citizens move quickly from place to place, ale... [click here for more]
The Crash of 2064 ruined the lives of millions. Some died in the Matrix or went insane, many lost everything they owned, and still others found their identities completely erased. A small percentage changed into something altogether different, with the strange and inexplicable ability to affect the new Matrix with their minds. Now, in 2070, the existence of these techno... [click here for more]
In the decaying urban wilds, war-torn cityscapes, and cancerous megabarrens of these Feral Cities only one thing is certain - they all harbor singular opportunities for those brave and foolhardy enough to explore their dangerous domains, factions and secrets.
First Run! features three complete adventures that help novice gamemasters and players learn the rules of Shadowrun, Third Edition
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Roll Out!
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Forged in the chaos of the Awakening and the Euro-Wars, the German Alliance is a land torn by strife, rebellion, political turmoil and powerful magic. From the towering glass-and-chrome skyscrapers of Frankfurt to the anarchy of Berlin, from the GreenWar camps of the Rhine-Ruhr megaplex to the Troll Kingdom of the Black Forest, 21st-century Germany teems wi... [click here for more]
A Gat in the Hand Means the World by the Tail Look, we all know that there are plenty of runs that go best when you don't fire a shot. But we also know how foolish you'd be to go out without your trusted sidearm, because you never know when things are going to go south. Or when you're going to be hired simply because you're the person who's got the right wea... [click here for more]
Friend of the Desperate and the Hunted
The only friend you'll ever need. The last friend you'll ever have. Your gun is the one thing in your life that should be dependable, that should always make a nice loud bang when you squeeze the trigger, and should always bring down whoever you think should fall. Of course, if your weapon is going to be that important to you, yo... [click here for more]
The Ends of the Earth—And BeyondDark alleys, abandoned buildings, wet streets stabbed with neon light—shadowrunners know all these places. They also know that they aren't the only places work gets done. A good shadowrunner should be open to anything, to runs that might take them anywhere. From the cold of Antarctica to the heat of the Sahara, from the life-fil... [click here for more]
Fight on All Fronts If you're going to win in modern warfare, you have to use every weapon in your arsenal. Guns, tanks, and bombs are great, but if that's all you put into play, you're going to lose. Information and propaganda have been a major part of war efforts for more than a century, and falling behind in those areas will doom you. Amazonia has gone to war with Az... [click here for more]


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According to The Sideline View's Adam Caplan, Robert Meachem's $5 million base salary in 2013 is fully guaranteed. In order to release Meachem -- who lost his starting job to street free agent Danario Alexander -- the Chargers would have to eat the $5 million in addition to absorbing that cap hit on top of signing bonus proration. Meachem signed a four-year, $25.9 million deal in March. He received $7.5 million to sign. The contract makes it likely Meachem will return to San Diego next season, but through nine games he's been a complete free-agent bust
Meachem, Royal, Brown, and Floyd are all signed through 2015 or beyond. Not one of these guys has really proved themselves to be more than "pedestrian" And now we're stuck with these guys for some time. This just means that any hope on bringing in a guy through FA or through the draft is not looking promising. Unless we cut one or all we are going to have one of the worst WR platoons in the NFL for a long time. In 3 games Danario Alexander has stepped up in a big way and has taken over that Number 1 spot, the question is can he stay healthy, and also does he look better because everyone else is that bad or is he really that good. Are we going to burn another spot (CB, O-line, OLB, D-line) just to re sign DX next year and have to deal with having the highest paid number 3 and 4 wr's in the league. Also with what we have it appears that Browns future with the team isn't looking to great, even with DX and Floyd he's going to be buried in depth to really have a shot. Does anyone know what the exact cap hit would be (and what our current cap for next year is) if we cut Meachem and Royal next year?
Floyd doesn't belong on your list. He's been money. And it appears we're stuck with Meachem through next year, but I haven't seen similar reports to this for Brown or Royal. Unless their base salaries are guaranteed as well we're not stuck with them.
He has, but so have James Jones and Brian Hartline. I wouldn't exactly call those 2 "Elite". Now I love Floyd but I was saying Floyd is better suited to be a number 2 WR. He isn't that Larry Fitzgerald, Roddy White, AJ Green type of threat. He's more of a Anquan Bolden, Andre Roberts, Lance Moore great compliment type WR
I wasn't calling Floyd elite. I wasn't even calling him a #1 WR. I was just saying he doesn't belong on a list of players who have been worthless and complaints about being "stuck with them".
The term "elite" is ridiculously overused. You know whose elite? Calvin Johnson, AJ Green, Larry Fitzgerald... it's the creme de la creme (not just the "he fits the HWS prototype, so he's a #1, therefore he's 'elite'" argument). And notice how the teams that those three receivers are all doing this season (pretty much underachieving like we are). Floyd's biggest knock was that he couldn't stay healthy, thus far he has... and he's produced. Brown's been injured and prior to the injury was looking like a true find at the close of last season... as a rookie (the OP is aware that rookie receivers typically don't produce much historically, eh?). Yet, one injury which yes... it's unfortunate that it's the kind that takes longer-than-expected to heal but it's not like it's career-altering (it's simply unfortunate luck) and we're writing him off as being some mediocre crap we're "stuck with". Give me a break. Meachem... yes, he's pretty obviously not going to be the #1 Norv was talking him up to being. Guy has had the benefit of playing prior with a QB who was perpetually kept clean because he had two elite (legitimate case here) guards protecting him in a scheme that was heavily focused on the guards. It sucks. Oh well. If Brown picks up where he left off in his development and produces, I can live with having overpaid for a depth WR (it's not like we'd be the first team to have done that). All this clamor for a "prototype #1 WR" is starting to get out of hand. It seems like people got spoiled by having VJ here - and even then were/are over-rating him in terms of what he actually did. It isn't a necessity in this league in order to win (the last team to win a Super Bowl with a legitimate "prototype #1" was the Colts with Reggie Wayne - AND Marvin Harrison playing opposite him - so take it with a grain of salt). Guys like Greg Jennings, Marques Colston (who Floyd is every bit comparable to), Santonio Holmes, and Hakeem Nicks certainly aren't AJ Green or Larry Fitzgerald. Hell, Larry Fitzgerald's and Randy Moss' (THE prototype against which all other prototypes are held) team made Super Bowls and failed to win them. The hard and simple truth is that the teams that have been out there spending the kind of (top 10) draft pick necessary to acquire these "elite" WR's have been historically mired in mediocrity and unable to get over the hump (point to Atlanta all you want, they've had the Ryan/White connection for 3 years and Julio added in for another 1 past this current one and they've yet to win a playoff game). Meanwhile teams that have fleshed out their corps with 2nd round (occasionally late 1st round), 3rd round, and otherwise sound UDFA gems have been the ones consistently winning (and Super Bowls and playoff games... not just regular season games, though they're winning those too).
When's the last time this team even flirted with Salary Cap Hell? I'm asking because I don't know but I'm sure there's plenty of room for signing quality free agents... as opposed to signing the dogshiit AJ is in love with lately.
Two completely different issues. I want to agree with something LBC said, with regards to Brown. The kid has looked awesome. Not greatest of all time awesome, but legitimate playmaker and not "just a guy" awesome, which is very impressive considering where we were able to acquire him. I think that lumping him in with the performance failure of Meachem and the schematic failure of Royal is somewhat undeserved. Further, do we even know that Royal is a bust? It's not like he fits in at all with Norv's scheme. Meachem does, but Norv wouldn't know what to do with a slot receiver even if Wes Welker were explaining it to him in subject-verb-object sentences. I'd like to see what these guys can do with a HC who actually schemes to their strengths, instead of trying to bend the players to his system. I don't think that we're likely to see Meachem and Royal turn into the amazing additions they were promised to be, but I think that we'd likely see decent production from them.
What I was saying was, when push comes to shove, The Roddy Whites, Reggie Waynes, Marques Colstons etc. have been there when needed, extra yards, tds, on and on and on. Our guys, Floyd included have been shut out when needed most. Brown is a player I have high hopes for, he has looked awesome but then again so has Meachem in N.O. when going against number 2 or 3 Db's and not the number one guys. Until we see that, he too is just some guy. Im just bummed that it appears we have our hands tied with the group we have, cant really draft one for a couple years like a Cobi Hamilton, Coradell Patterson, cant cut them, cant trade them. We just have to sit back and hope for the best
Salary cap-hell? Very rarely. We've never really been working with a massive amount of freed up space in any one year over the past 5+ years though, save for the year when our number 1 free agent priority was ensuring our franchise (and at that point deservedly Pro Bowl caliber) QB was nearing the end of his rookie deal. Then again, go look at the players that have actually hit the market (as opposed to the ones that are teased to hit but their teams ultimately end up re-signing them or slapping the franchise tag on them), and look at them in terms of who they were and what they actually did after they signed their new deal with their new team. Mario Williams has done squat in Buffalo. Carl Nicks and Cortland Finnegan made probably the biggest impact of any of this past off-season's league-wide FA signings (and Finnegan was set to follow Jeff Fisher wherever he went). Now let's look at the FA WR's: VJax - The obvious one. Yes, he's had quality production - the manny in which he's getting it is largely in chunks off largely only the deep ball. Hey, I won't knock production that's consistent. Still waiting for him to produce against a better than mediocre secondary this season though (thus far the best passing defense he's faced this year is Dallas' whic hheld him to 29 yards on 1 catch). Randy Moss - Comparable if lesser production to what we've gotten out of Meachem Jerome Simpson - Less than we've gotten from Meachem Braylon Edwards - Comparable at best to what we've gotten from Meachem Pierre Garcon - Nice preseason, done squat when it actually counted. Brandon Lloyd - Far less than what he was projected to output and this is in what was supposed to be the ideal fit offense (and QB) for him. Laurent Robinson - Beaten out by Cecil Shorts for a starting spot in Jacksonville. Meanwhile the likes of Welker, Bowe, Wallace... all franchise tagged. My point being there that, 99% of the time, teams don't let great players hit the open market unless they're trying to hold onto a much more important (see quarterback) great player. The Julius Peppers' of this league very rarely if ever hit the market.
Yeah I'm not giving up on Meachem yet, the guy has gotten open which is the hard part, the problem is Rivers has missed him or in a few cases he's flat out dropped the ball.
Simple fact. At full health, talent-wise, the wide receiving corps we have right now is superior to the one we had in '09 (at least the ones that we're actively participating). Albeit against what in hindsight was a somewhat weak schedule, Rivers produced one of his greatest statistical outputs with the '09 corps when his line kept him clean enough to do so. Thus logic would suggest that if we keep him clean with a more effective OL, then tools are there for the more talent WR corps to outproduce the prior one.
It's also that Rivers is under constant pressure. He has much better rapport with guys like Gates, Floyd, and even Mathews (as he should considering he's practiced/played with all of them longer than he has Meachem or Royal). Thus when he gets into a panic-type situation his first reads are the guys he knows well enough to trust that they'll be where their routes say they should be. Meachem's ended up being about the third at best read in most pressure situations.
Floyd, Brown, Alexander, Meachem, Royal, et. not the best WR corp in the league, but is good enough, put some olinemen in front of Rivers and a new HC and this team can win consistantly Draft some CBs while you're at it
Isn't having an abundant of WR's a good thing? Think we're getting a little carried away here.. Meachem & Royal have been disappointments. But, I'm not ready to give up on them just yet. There signed long term for a reason. I also think that they were pretty much labeled by the media and AJ Smith as "guys that will replace VJ" hasn't helped their cause. Brown was the best WR in camp according to insiders and coaches and players. So losing him the 2nd pre-season game to a broken ankle was very unfortunate. But hopefully he comes back, and not too soon, and makes a contribution in a December run the Chargers will have to once put together. Floyd has surprised me, in the fact that he hasn't missed a game yet. And is putting up WR1 numbers and is on pace for a 1,000 yard year. But, this guy seems to disappear in adversity, ex. New Orleans, Denver, and Tampa Bay. When those teams were making a comeback and we need someone to get open and make a play. That has disappointed me a bit. Alexander is another pleasant surprise. Nothing was really expected from this kid, but he has the VJ build and speed, so this offense fits him just perfectly. Just when there is a change at HC and offenses I hope they can utilize his skills set because he has talent. But, bottom line is, these guys won't get the ball unless there is a pocket for Rivers. We have to give Rivers atleast a few seconds more in a clean pocket and these receivers to release and get open.
See and this is why I really have to agree. Our receivers aren't stellar, but they are good enough to put us in a situation where spending the requisite pick on a HWS candidate is more of a luxury than we can afford. If we're making a luxury pick I'd sooner it be in the trenches than a skill position player as the inside-out philosophy holds a lot more credence than the outside-in one does. Fact is, already developed skill position players can be acquired via trade if you already have everything else in place (yes, you pay a premium but when you have less short-term needs to address through the draft, those picks become slightly more expendable - not "Beathard expendable" but then draft pick value gets inflated by most NFL fans, insomuch as what Jerry Jones was willing to overpay for Roy Williams does not benchmark the market for WR's).


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Microsoft updates BLINK, fixes issues with Nokia Lumia 620
Microsoft has released an update to BLINK, but the app remains on version 1.1 so what's new? It's a hot fix for the Lumia 620, which experienced issues when attempting to run the app after the previous update.
We've confirmed that BLINK now works on the Lumia 620 (the issue appears to have been tied to the 620's 512MB of RAM as opposed to the 1GB found on other WP8 devices).
If you've forgotten what was included in the 1.1 update, here's the changelog:
- Fixed edit bug for certain phones
- Fixed crashing issue for certain Lumia 820s
- Added tap to select
You can download BLINK from the Windows Phone Store.
There are 17 comments. Sign in to commentny_yankees says:
cute cat
Nakazul says:
Yeah, and looks mildly amused being in the box :D
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rodneyej says:
So if they can get the app to work on the 620 then can't they get it to work on WP7.x???
Daniel Rubino says:
I don't see how that would follow. What makes a WP8 app for WP8 is the code and API access it has, not the RAM requirement. Fact is, if this app requires access to features that WP7 doesn't offer, no, it can't and TBH, that seems to be the case.
RyanAMG says:
Thanks to this app I finally got a good pic of my cat =^.,.^=
ListenUpGuys says:
Good. Well done developers.
L2nak says:
Aaaah really want to download this cause it seems better than smartshoot imo. But damn that resolution scaling!
afgzee says:
This is a great app, love it, nice to see Microsoft updating its apps, but wonder when they will, if ever update their Facebook app with some worthwile changes?
Montpbm says:
I am wondering the same thing..
kymikai says:
I have not experienced any BLINK problems on my 620. Having young kids, it would be nice if BLINK allows more than one stream of photos to be taken.
Xaphoon148 says:
Just save and take a new stream, you can go back and pick shots later...
Great app btw :)
Jey Si says:
This also let HTC 8S gets the update.
JJ Kill says:
I ser
hariganesh26 says:
Want this app for 7.8
Thelmie says:
So it was an issue. I couldn't see any good reason for it not letting me install, citing my device lacked features the app required. Time to have a play
Darwindaz62 says:
Just noticed BLINK states it doesn't work on a HTC 8S, but it DOES!! And I've used it successfully several times!


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Contextual help isn't new. The notion of giving a user a snippet of information related specifically to the thing they're looking at has been around for a long time. It was 1987 when IBM introduced the Common User Access standard, which defined standards for computer program user interfaces. That standard included a specification that contextual help be accessed using the F1 key, which many programs were already doing before the standard was even introduced.
Back then the definition of "context" was limited to "the place where the user is in the program." For example, if the user is on the Name field and presses F1, the Name field contextual help appears. Some users might see a translated version of the help, if they were using a translated version of the UI, but by and large the field you were on was the only thing that determined which piece of field help you saw.
But these days, the name of the game is social integration. Have you noticed how many programs let you log in with your social credentials? That's convenient for you, the user, but it also lets those programs have access to the information in your social media presence. That might sound a little scary, but if users are willing to give your system the access to information about then, there's no excuse for that software not to leverage what it knows to create an exceptional help experience.
When my writers weren't sure of what to write in the contextual help system, I'd tell them to think about what they'd say to the user if they were sitting right there, running into trouble at that spot. Of course, if each software license came with a friendly, patient person sitting next to you, ready to guide you over stumbling blocks, you'd expect that person to get to know you and use that knowledge to target the message.
As technology gets access to more and more of this kind of knowledge, suddenly which field you are on does not need to be the only deciding factor in which piece of help the system shows you. This knowledge of the user becomes a dimension of context, helping to pinpoint exactly the right piece of content for this one, special person.
Here are three potential dimensions of context that you might want to consider as you go forward designing an excellent user assistance experience:
Dimension #1 – Experience Level
Whenever I'm thinking about a piece of information about a user as a dimension of context, I ask myself two questions about it. The first is:
How does this user attribute affect how I would help them?
So, in this case, if you were sitting down next to a person, how would their level of experience affect how you'd help them?
Probably a brand new user would need some more background information than a person who already had the hang of the application, but that's about it. I would not, for example, expect to see a different piece of help for someone who has been using your product for one year versus someone who had been using it for two years. You're either new or you're not.
The second question is:
How can we capture this information?
It doesn't do much good to prepare a separate piece of field help for a first-time user if your software can't tell who your first time users are. Identifying first time users is pretty easy for online applications where users log in since you can just count the number of log-ins. It's more complicated for desktop applications, since people can share the application and you can't tell if the person using it today is the same person who's been using it all month or someone completely new.
But that's not a reason to give up. You can still create that first time user experience and show it the first time the application is opened, plus make it available to launch again.
Dimension #2 – Job Role
If you're document enterprise software that people are using to do their jobs, does the job role affect what you would tell the user in the contextual user assistance?
I can imagine a piece of business software where front-line users need to know the nuts-and-bolts of using the feature effectively, but a manager needs to do reviews, while a developer needs to automate processes. The help for the same field for these three different job roles would be different:
- Front-line user – What to put in this field
- Manager – How the value in this field affects the rest of the workflow
- Developer – How to access the value in this field via the API
So now that we've determined that there could be different content based on job role, we need to ask whether we can capture this attribute. In business software, it is not uncommon to have system permissions based on job roles. If that is the case in your product, you could leverage those permission settings to determine which help a person sees.
Dimension #3 – Industry
If your product is used by people in a finite number of discrete industries, would the user's industry affect what you would say to them?
Let's take as an example a payroll software package that is used primarily by accounting firms and corporate human resources departments. For the same field, you might take some accounting jargon for granted in the field help when talking to the accounting firm, but define the accounting terms a little more for the human resources user.
So, yes, in this case, the industry would affect how you tell the story of the software. But how can we know what industry a user is in? That's a tricky one because there's so much variation in how industries are defined: the same company might be identified in different industries by different people. So, why not go straight to the source and ask the user? You could set up a profile page where the user could indicate their own industry.
The Interplay of Context Dimensions
I've been calling these user attributes "dimensions of context" because they don't just control the selection of content on their own, but actually work together. For example, how would the contextual help you write for a manager who is a first-time user in HR differ from the help you would write for an experienced manager in HR? And how would that differ from a developer first-time user at an accounting firm? To make matters more complicated, you might not have a different answer for every combination of user attributes.
What to hear more?
Traditionally in technical communication we have had to write for the least-common-demoninator user. This change in paradigm to a personalized user assistance experience means great things for the field of technical communication:
- By writing a separate experience for each user, the burden on each user to find relevant information is less, making for happier customers.
- This approach requires deep knowledge of the users and the subject matter plus advanced tools, which are special skills you bring to the table, not commodities.
- Creating highly integrated, highly contextual content brings you more tightly into the development process, giving you the opportunity to demonstrate greater worth to your company.
The data management and content strategy needed to support this kind of solution can get kind of complicated, though. It demands changes to your tools, processes, and general thought process about providing user assistance. There aren't a lot of best practices already in place to guide you.
Even so, I predict that this sort of customized interaction will become a requirement of technical communications departments going forward.
Amanda Cross is a guest writer for MindTouch Magazine, she has over 10 years designing cutting edge technical information processes and is the owner of Crosswise Consulting.