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The light was on me for what seemed like an eternity. On top of that I wasn't very comfortable being in a spotlight in the middle of a sold-out Blaisdell Arena. I just kept thinking to myself, "when is this song going to end and the lights go back to normal"
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When (will) the lights go down...?
The light was on me for what seemed like an eternity. On top of that I wasn't very comfortable being in a spotlight in the middle of a sold-out Blaisdell Arena. I just kept thinking to myself, "when is this song going to end and the lights go back to normal"
56 comments:
- Amy McMean said...
On the bright side- at least the light wasn't flashing.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Lynda said...
well, I didn't even know they were still together. Is the new guy the front man? I bet you were thinking "Why me? Out of all of these people?" I hope you still enjoyed the concert though.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Brits said...
No, see. That's where you're wrong. The only reason why I'd go to a Journey concert, is to see you.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Amy said...
Awesome post. So true, so true. Why do concert managers/designers do such annoying things?
Was Journey wearing those tight pants they're famous for on all their old CD covers? My friends and I used to just point and giggle uncontrollably. I'd hate to waste a good concert by having to look down the whole time to avoid staring at the tight pants and blinding spotlight. - April 7, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Hoku said...
I was at the concert on Thursday night. I thought the new guy, Arnel, did great! What a big voice coming out of that small dude! I also agree with you about the lights. Very bright.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Kimberly said...
I'm. So. Jealous. Journey is the shizz.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- Acacia said...
I heard the new guy sounds JUST LIKE Steve. Is that true?
So, I guess you "outshone" Death and didn't "go toward the light." Good. We want you around a while longer. - April 7, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- aims said...
Yup - I'm with you on that.
I just found out about the new guy on Journey and have listened to a bit of it. Sounds - almost - the same.
I've got many memories of Journey's songs and events in my life. Not good ones either. Sigh. - April 7, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Kelly Deneen Raymond said...
LOL. Fun pictures though! Hope those spots in your vision went away.
- April 7, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- www.thecrazydaisies.wordpress.com said...
maybe you could send Journey your next ophthalmologist bill.... when they find out your close to blind from spotlights..... :)
- April 7, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- La Pixie said...
LOL, that would happen to you. did a lot of people recognize you?
- April 7, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Unknown said...
Yeah that seems to be the new cool trend to shine lights out at the audience. I went to see Jimmy Eat World a few months ago, and not only were they aiming lights at the crowd, but they were strobing them. For a long time at a time. Everyone was shielding their eyes and a bunch of us had headaches by the end of it.. I even felt off balance from it. And I don't have epilepsy or anything. I don't get that trend, and I wish it would stop! It's because of those new-fangled lights that can move around.. stupid technology!
- April 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Eugen Caitaz said...
JOURNEY-do they take from you autograph although???:)
- April 7, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- Danny B. said...
As a professional lighting designer (mostly for musical acts), I do my best to make sure that the lighting during the show is not constantly blinding the audience. Unfortunately certain lighting looks require that light fall into the audience. If we had the ability to stop the light beam before it got in your eyes, believe me, I would. For you and your readers, in the future, you may want to get your seats a bit further back in the house, preferably near the lighting and sound consoles. Why? In terms of sound, the show is mixed to that point so that tends to be where it would sound best (although advances in speaker design makes this almost moot). As for lighting, well the lighting guys hate to get blinded too, so we never point lights at ourselves.
Sitting near the consoles, may not let you see the expression on the singers face, but you'll see and hear what the sound and lighting designers intended. - April 7, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Iberostar said...
How weird. Now, I went to a Pink Floyd concert and they had a huge wheel that had little mirrors and they twirled it - talk about trippy.
My favorite song - Journey is: Separate Ways - April 7, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Sarah - Kala said...
I went to a journey concert a LONGish time ago in Seattle. Anyhoo, yeah, bands didn't used to blind the bejazzass out of the audience.
- April 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Aloha Jon said...
I was there Jorge and i didn't see you!
- April 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Derek Brink said...
Would've been cool if they noticed and were like, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Jorge Garcia!" lol...
Then you sing "Faithfully" and bring the house down. - April 7, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Heather said...
LMAO - Love the pictures. Nothing like making the concert more annoying than anything. Hope the music was cool though. Dang, I miss some Journey :)
- April 7, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Deborah Godin said...
I don't watch the so-called reality shows, so I could be way off on this, but did't the new Journey guy win the gig in a TV show "contest"? I don't know if they did it that way, but if they did, I envision it sort of like a Miss America contest. The talent portions is all singing, of course, then there's the tight pants competition, and finally some question to which the answer is always "World Peace"...
So, other than the lights, I hope you liked it. - April 7, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Ty said...
I hate it when concerts do that...You pay to go see the show..not be blinded!:) If you like journey you have to check this out...
www.helbachphotography.blogspot.com - April 7, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Kevin said...
That's when you start a chant for the song which was the inspiration for your blog entry's title.
Or, if you really want to get their attention, start a chant of "We Want Rush!" - April 7, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- Auntie Depressant said...
Journey was the band that all the mix tapes my boyfriends made, waaaay back then- am I showing my age (?)-had on them, so though I used to like Journey, now they just make me think of bad relationships...lol. Glad you mostly enjoyed the show. You'd think they'd not try to blind the auidence, give migraines, or induce seizures though! Any type of strobe or flashy lights & I'd have to leave.
- April 7, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- redelf said...
That's when you need a sling shot!
- April 7, 2009 at 3:28 PM
- Christina Bauer said...
Oh no! You were "blinded by the light!" Wait, that's a different band. Were they at least good?
- April 7, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- Nancy said...
Ask The Lonely is my favorite too...When I'm at work...I listen to that one song over and over.
Most Journey fans I know....don't remember that song.
Glad you enjoyed the concert. I can't bring myself to go see them without Steve Perry. It's just not the same. - April 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM
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- April 7, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Pam said...
Oh I completely agree. One of the last shows I went to, they did something similar and I was nearly blind for the rest of the night.
- April 7, 2009 at 5:35 PM
- Das Mutter said...
Journey? Wow that takes me back to many heart broken nights in the 7th grade. Love them...could probably still recite all the words of every track from 1979-1990. Glad it was fun. albeit bright.
- April 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Seabiscuit said...
They only play the one song with the new guy on the radio around here and I haaaaate it (After All These Years). It sounds like something from the 80's. Blech. I like their old songs better.
As for the spotlight, maybe they were just happy that they had OMG! Jorge Garcia! in their audience. XD - April 7, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- Mother of the Wild Boys said...
Okay, that letter is dang hilarious. :D
- April 7, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Haha. I saw Journey at Blaisdell when that other dude was still the lead singer! Circa 1983.
- April 7, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- kathy said...
I'm a Journey Junkie....
And Ask the Lonely is my favorite song too! Way cool...:)
The lights didn't sound cool.... :( - April 7, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- doireann said...
I love Journey but I bet they were shining lights in the hopes people wouldn't recognize it wasn't actually El Capitan Steve Perry singing anymore.
- April 7, 2009 at 11:13 PM
- Erika Jean said...
Maybe they were taping for a DVD and wanted to get more of the audience?
- April 7, 2009 at 11:24 PM
- Ingrid said...
I love Neal Schon. And I always thought Gregg Rolie was a better singer than Steve Perry. But I would have totally gone to that show to see them with the new singer! They have some really old stuff pre-Steve Perry that is great, especially if you're into jam/progressive type stuff.
- April 8, 2009 at 1:05 AM
- ValMo said...
I hope the concert was as awesome as I'm imagining it was! Jealous. I'm kicking myself for not going to see them when they came here to D.C. with Heart.
And the light...Good thing it didn't set off a migraine! - April 8, 2009 at 5:38 AM
- Emilee said...
A similar thing happened to me in a movie theater once. The guy in the projection room left the light on during almost the entire movie, so there was this perfect rectangle of light shining only on me. I felt so awkward!
- April 8, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- nomad said...
Oh my god! are they still alive? i thought they had gone to the old's folk's home and died. :( i remember them back in 85. hey how where the shroom's,man i could go for some,lol. cool hope ya had a great time. ;) p.s Smoke them BONE'S
- April 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Sugarplum's Mom said...
Hey it could have been worse.. they could have gotten a picture of you in that spotlight up on a big screen and stopped the whole show to say "LOOOK! It's Hurley from Lost!!!"
- April 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Laura Pilker said...
That's my favorite Journey song, too!
- April 8, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- Brandy & Dawn said...
Hi Jorge, Love your blog, we were at Wednesday night concert - sitting in the first row of the second floor section right behind you and Beth...sorry my drunk BF scared you as you left the concert...he and his friends are just huge Lost fans and wanted to shake your hand...you guys missed a pretty good encore...I agree about the unnecessary audience lighting. Enjoy your hiatus! dawn
- April 8, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- darcy dubose said...
Ok, my parents took me to see Journey when I was 17. I'm 23 and it was the greatest concert I've ever been to. Top of my list of Bands I Brag About Seeing, second being Creed because it's just funny.
I saw them when Steve Augeri was singer. I haven't heard anything with the new (& much younger! guy). But it just seemed too weird that A. Steve Augeri rhymes with Steve Perry. B. They look so similar, minus the hair. & 3! THE VOICES ARE IDENTICAL.
In any case, I recently discovered your blog and love it. I can't get enough of Lost, and Faithfully is my favorite Journey song. - April 8, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Tasha Who? said...
one of the main reasons I am a fan of all venues but large arena ones. I always get paranoid when the brights hit me.
- April 9, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Kaileigh Blue said...
I think at times it's just where they set up the light show.
I went to a concert last year, we were in the very back row in a theatre on the upper deck. We got full force of the lights. Not because they were being mean but they didn't plan for people that were up so high.
Or they just really wanted people to not be able to see them. - April 9, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Ritch in Love said...
that has got to be annoying! but love that you guys took advantage of the Kodak moment!
- April 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Julie Phillips said...
I'm sorry but there is NO JOURNEY without STEVE PERRY!!!! I saw them for the Frontiers tour in 1983.....Great Show......
Jewel - April 9, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Jodi said...
Love Journey..my wedding song was "When You Love A Woman"....
Hate bright lights!! You should petition that letter. LOL! - April 10, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Alan said...
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- April 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Alan said...
@nomad: Oh my god! are they still alive? i thought they had gone to the old's folk's home and died.
At least Journey's tour isn't sponsored by the AARP, like Foreigner's recent tour! - April 10, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Maya99 said...
My husband works with "the new guy's" cousin (or something like that, something cousin-ish. The exact relationship escapes me at the moment). I'll tell the Mister you were there, who can in turn tell the cousin/cousin-ish new guy you were there (and that you coulda done without the light show). Personally, I haven't liked Journey since "Just The Same Way" ("Evolution", 1979--which completely dates me--and Gregg Rolie sang that, so...).
- April 10, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- GasbarNut said...
being swarmed at a Journey concert wouldn't exactly be the way to end a nice night out....
- April 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- lostinphilly said...
I didn't know they were still together either! Way to go, Journey, blind the audience so that they can never go see another band again! Conspiracy!!!!!!
- April 11, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Unknown said...
Went to go see Journey last August, over here in NJ. Can't remember if they did that light thing, but do remember Arnel Pineda (the new lead singer) and his voice was pretty identical to Perry's. Made me real proud to be Filipina :)
Jorge - Love your Blog and Love LOST! - April 14, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- La Vaca que Rumia said...
I love Journey. Did you like Arnel Pineda? i heard they found it on youtube... I've seen journey with Jeff Scott Soto and with Arnel, maybe Arnel's voice is more similar to Steve Perry but i've enjoyed more Soto ,he's a beast.
Well Jorge take care.
ciao - April 26, 2009 at 11:22 AM
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Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Chili
This chili just has lots of flavor without being hot (of course Matt added hot sauce to his bowl). I've never used poblano chiles before but I really loved its mild taste. For the corn we used MN sweet corn that I had frozen when it was in season last year. Really, it had the most incredible sweetness & crispness that played well with the other more savory seasonings.
You can serve this chili with any of your favorite toppings. Matt liked it with some mild grated cheese, like Monterey Jack. I liked it with a scoop of plain yogurt (my substitute for sour cream) because it added just a touch of tartness.
Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Chili
1 c dried black beans
2 T olive oil
1 T cumin seeds
2 T chili powder
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 poblano chile, seeded & chopped
2 T tomato paste
20-oz canned fired roasted diced tomatoes (not really exact we used about a can & a half because we had some leftovers. You could just use one can & add more chicken broth if the chili seems dry)
2 c cooked chicken, chopped
2 c chicken broth
1 c fresh or frozen corn
Put the beans & 3 cups water in a saucepan & bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover & let sit for 1 hour. Bring back to a boil, cover, reduce heat & simmer for 1 hour or until beans are almost tender. Add more water if needed during simmering. Drain & set aside.
In a large soup pot or Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds & chili powder. Cook while stirring for about a minute. Add the onion, garlic & poblano & cook until the onion is translucent. Add the tomato paste & stir for about a minute. Add the beans, tomatoes, chicken & chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to simmer & allow to cook for 30 minutes.
Stir in the corn & cooked until the corn is hot. Serve with your favorite chili toppings.
5 - 6 servings
14 comments:
- Elle said...
This looks incredible! i love chili, any time of year!
- April 10, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- Giff said...
love fresh poblanos (or dried ancho chiles) in chili! And tomatillos too! this looks delicious. I love chili any time of year.
- April 10, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Dragon said...
The corn gives this chili and amazing colour. I love all the ingredients in here.
- April 10, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Sam said...
That looks fantastic, I love chili!
- April 11, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Alicia Foodycat said...
I was looking at a bag of black beans in the cupboard and wondering what to do with it. I think I have decided!
- April 12, 2009 at 5:19 AM
- Christina Kim said...
This looks so tasty! Do you think I could use canned black beans instead of dried?? Thank you!
- April 12, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Jude said...
Love the deep dark colors. I'm gonna have to go with the yogurt option, too.
- April 12, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- grace said...
i, too, would add some hot sauce, but only to make this stellar chili absolutely unbeatable. excellent corn use. :)
- April 13, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Deborah said...
I love poblanos - this looks like a beautiful chili!
- April 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- kat said...
Christina - You can totally use a can of black beans instead of dried. Your chili may not have to simmer as long since the beans will be pretty tender already.
- April 13, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- Peter M said...
Kat, I see you're squeezing in some last minutes winter dishes...the nights are cool despite in being Spring.
- April 13, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- Christina Kim said...
Thanks, Kat!! This is near the top of my list of dishes I need to make. I've never tried using dried beans before; I've always gone for the quick route with canned!
- April 14, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Andrea said...
I have always used canned beans, but your method seems easy. Does this work for all dried beans?
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Police tried to arrest Kota after he presented himself at the police station to respond to charges that he had stolen two books from a Rhodes University lecturer last year, and had borrowed another and failed to return it. An altercation ensued.
According to the UPM, Kota was assaulted by police officers and dragged, bleeding to the holding cells as his six-year-old son looked on. But the police maintain that Kota tried to resist arrest and that it was he who had assaulted police.
Richard Pithouse, a Rhodes lecturer with close ties to the UPM who witnessed the event, said the charges were ludicrous. "You can't go to the police station and then be accused of resisting arrest," he said. "This is plainly an attempt to intimidate a person who has consistently and effectively embarrassed the local ANC."
The Right2Know Campaign has called for an investigation of the incident and action against the SAPS members responsible for the alleged assault. "Many will see the police attack on Kota as further evidence of a rise in state repression — increased militarisation and centralisation of power in an increasingly unaccountable security cluster of the state [and] growing authoritarianism," it said.
A history of protest
Local activists say that the alleged book theft is being used as a pretext to stifle Kota, who has been in frequent conflict with authorities since last year, in a province that has a reputation of being one of the worst-run in the country.
Last year, Kota and three others were arrested following a violent conflict between police and residents of the Phaphamani squatter camp, who blockaded the streets in protest against a lack of access to water. Local organisers called Kota and his colleagues from the UPM to the scene, and they were then arrested. The charges were dropped six months later.
Civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape say there has been a build-up of conflict between the UPM, the local ANC, police and student activists at Rhodes University over time and point to a document that circulated last year, allegedly written by and distributed within ANC structures in the Eastern Cape, which details ways in which to discredit and undermine Kota as evidence of the history of this antagonism. The Mail & Guardian has been unable to verify its authenticity.
Kota and the UPM did not endear themselves to the authorities when they highlighted the use of the bucket system in Grahamstown in Cutting Edge, a SABC documentary. At a panel discussion last May, an ANC member allegedly threatened Kota, saying "you will be buried in the township".
Jane Duncan, a journalism professor at Rhodes University and patron of the UPM, wrote to the Eastern Cape secretary of the ANC to complain about the incident and urged the party to investigate.
Kota has been described as a "tireless campaigner for democracy and social justice", a "provocative personality" and "Malema maverick", who has made a lot of enemies. His protest tactics are not always subtle. On one occasion he organised a protest involving township residents who still rely on the bucket system for sanitation, and led them in emptying their buckets in the foyer of the Makana Municipality building.
It's been alleged that his arrest on Thursday may have been linked to his vocal support for another local activist, Ben Mafani.
Mafani was arrested last Friday after throwing stones through the windows of the Grahamstown High Court, to demand that the people of Glenmore, who were forcefully removed from their homes during the apartheid era, be returned to their land. Mafani has repeated this form of protest action on a number of occasions.
'No vendetta' say police
Constable Mali Govender of SAPS Grahamstown said there is nothing sinister about Kota's arrest. "A case of theft had been opened against the subject in August and the public prosecutor made a decision to charge the suspect," she said, adding "We are not here to target any movement, be it political or apolitical. We are here to police. There is no vendetta."
The police have denied any acts of brutality took place and insisted that the police officer affecting the arrest had acted within the confines of the law.
But Sarah Sephton, regional director of the Legal Resources Centre, said when charges of book theft were brought against Kota "police should have laughed at [it] but instead, because it's Ayanda, they took it seriously".
Duncan concurred, saying, "There is more serious crime in Grahamstown. One can hardly consider the misplacement of three books to be theft."
"It's difficult not to see this as police seizing on a relatively minor charge in order to get back at him. Their actions don't appear to be the actions of impartial and unbiased officials," she said.
A private matter
The books in question — The Communist Manifesto, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935 and The Marx-Engels Reader — belonged to sociology lecturer Claudia Martinez-Mullens.
She loaned the books, which had belonged to her close friend, apartheid activist and poet Dennis Brutus, who died in 2009, to Kota last year. Having been unable to get them returned, she resorted to laying charges of theft against him. The UPM maintains that Kota had misplaced the books and had offered to replace them.
A one-time supporter who, she says, paid money towards his legal fees in the Phaphamani case, Martinez-Mullens has come under fire from local activists for refusing to drop the theft charges.
Vishwas Satgar, a spokesperson for socialist movement the Democratic Left Front, which has links to the UPM, said Martinez-Mullens had "played right into the police's hands". "Police intervention in the matter was uncalled for," he said.
But Martina-Mullens has defended her actions. She maintains that the issue is a private matter between Kota and herself. On Friday, she distanced herself from the political subtext behind the incident. "This is getting out of control and it was not my intention," she said. "This is a private issue. I'm not interested in any political issues that other people are using."
Kota appeared at the magistrate's court on Friday morning and was released on R500 bail.
Following his release, Kota said: "I am not broken. I am rejoicing. If this is the price to pay for change, I'm prepared to pay it." He said the charges against him were a form of harassment. "It's part of police brutality and of police criminalising the struggles of the poor," he said.
The case has been remanded to February 29.


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7709 Sentai Fortress is an Exo-Force set released in 2006. It consists of a large fortress, two robot battle vehicles and two human battle vehicles. Included are the minifigures of Sensei Keiken, Takeshi, Hikaru, Ha-Ya-To, Ryo, Meca One, and two Iron Drones. At 1,408 pieces, it was the largest Exo-Force set released.
Sentai Fortress:
This set consists of twelve main parts. Eight of these; the gate, the towers, the four walls, and the hangar, make up the fortress. The last four are the four vehicles; the Silent Strike, the Venom I, the Gate Guardian, and a Venom Walker.
The four walls are all similar; the only differences are the items attached to the top. In the setup shown on the box, the front right wall (from behind) has a disk launcher. The front left wall has both a bazooka gun and a missile, and, behind this, in the rear left, there is a transport cart with a seat and a box behind it. The fourth wall has a two-seater passenger cart atop it (a possible reason for this may be that the tower it connects to contains the medical bay). The walls themselves are 13 studs high, and each of them has one small rock piece in the centre.
The frame of the gate is built out of six large orange bricks. The gates are hinged, and can open either out or in. Along the gate's front, from left to right, there are four symbols attached to it; Hikaru's, Takeshi's, Ha-Ya-To's, and Ryo's, respectively. The gate can be locked, although the lock can be forced with a large vehicle such as the Mobile Defense Tank, or the Robot Rammer X1 from 7705 Gate Assault.
The two towers are also quite similar. The medical tower has a bed in the centre level. A magnifying glass and a power cord shine a focused red light onto a minifigure seated there. On the top of it, a landing platform for the Gate Guardian, Ha-Ya-To's glider, is located. The second features a weapons arsenal, with missiles and guns, located at the same level as the other tower's medical centre. The roof of the tower features a control centre, which features two seats, and two large bazookas positioned in it facing outwards. The transparent roof is hinged, and can move up and down. At the front of both of the towers, there are light grey ladders attached to the topmost level, although they do not appear to lead anywhere.
At the back of the building is the hangar bay. This mainly consists of two large orange gantries stood upright to form the walls, with a large yellow crane hung between them. Under this, there is a turbo fan such as used in the Fire Vulture and Sonic Phantom, attached to a bar. There are flip-down floors at half of the height of the hangar, both with a rack of tools attached. At the bottom, there is a structure which appears to be a refueling tank. Opposite it is a brick with a large flat area, showing a plan for the Silent Strike battle machine included in the set. There are two revolving pillars at the front of the hangar, showing four different symbols.
Battle Machines:
The four battle machines included in the set are the Silent Strike, the Venom I, a Venom Walker, and the Gate Guardian.
The Silent Strike is very similar to the Stealth Hunter. It has blue wings nearly identical to the Stealth Hunter's. Underneath them, a row of missiles runs along both sides. The cockpit piece is the same one that used for the Supernova. For weaponry, it has a large gun and a double-bladed sword, once again similar to those used by the Stealth Hunter. It has large legs, covered in blue armour, with rocket thrusters near the feet.
The Venom I is designed very differently, and is built in such a way that the arms only have up-down rotation. It appears to have a large focus on guns and missiles, and not so much on the melee weapons, such as swords, hands, or saws.
The set also includes two small vehicles, one, a small glider piloted by Ha-Ya-To, called the Gate Guardian, consiting of a pair of legs and a pair of wings equipped with rockets – wings and legs being connected with each other solely by the pilot minifigure. The other is a small walker known as a Venom Walker, with the body and arms of a silver Devastator, six spider-like legs and a cannon tail. As it is a small walking robot-size creature, it is under debate whether it's a Battle Machine or a Robot, as it has the attributes of a Robot, but is almost as large as a small Battle Machine.
The minifigures included are Sensei Keiken, Takeshi, Hikaru, Ryo, Ha-Ya-To, Meca One, and two Iron Drones. All normal minifigures (that is, humans) have reversible heads to display two expressions. This is the only set in the first wave that includes all of the regular human minifigures.
Sensei Keiken: Sensei Keiken wears white robes and a belt, has long, grey hair and moustache, green eyes, and scar across his face.
At the time the set was released, he was exclusive to it, although he later reappeared in the Hybrid Rescue Tank.
Takeshi: Takeshi wears red and grey armour, has green eyes and hair, and a scar on his face. Printed on his armour are four stars, and an image of Sentai Mountain.
Hikaru: Hikaru has white armour with blue accents, light blue hair, and orange tinting around his eyes, propably some kind of goggles. His armour has the number ".01", and an image of what appears to be wings printed on it.
Ryo: Ryo has blue eyes, purple hair and red cloth covering his forehead. He wears an orange pilot suit with grey armor parts and "AT .01" written on it.
Ha-Ya-To: Ha-Ya-To has green eyes, long eyebrows, and red hair. He wears the exact same armour as Hikaru.
Meca One: Meca One looks like a gold devastator, with black markings, particularly around the lower chest. His eyes are not coloured. Both Meca One and the Iron Drones are made of parts used almost exclusively to make them, except for their hands, Meca One's arms and the Technic pieces in their heads.
Iron Drones: The Iron Drones take the form of copper-coloured, blank-eyed robots. Unlike Meca One, they have no secondary colouring.
Sentai Fortress, located at the end of Tenchii Bridge, was the primary base of the humans of Sentai mountain, lead by Sensei Keiken, in their battle against the robot army, lead by Meca One. The set features the robot army attacking the fortress and its defense by the members of Exo-Force.
- Several alternative models can be made with the set. Sentai Tower and Blightrunner can be made from pieces included (the Blightrunner is built out of the Venom Walker and Venom I battle machines), and the set can be combined with 7706 Mobile Defense Tank to create the Magnalink. A fourth alternative model exists, but the building instructions were never released.
- According to Brickset, the set is also known as "Sentai Headquarters."
- This is the only set to include both Sensei Keiken and Meca One in the same set
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The battle for Sentai Fortress has begun! The robot army has stormed Tenchii Bridge and is attacking Sentai Fortress! Can the humans fight them off and win the battle? You decide! This giant-sized EXO-FORCE battle set features a massive gate, two towers, human and robot battle machines, a repair bay, laser cannons, light-up elements, and much more! Get set for adventure as Hikaru, Takeshi, Ha-Ya-To, and Ryo fight the Iron Drones led by Meca One.


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Cure Tooth Decay
Cure Tooth Decay
by Ramiel Nagel
The New Paradigm For Dental Health - Heal Tooth Decay With Diet.
By using diet, you can limit dental treatments, avoid extra fillings, and make your teeth stronger. With conventional dentistry, by the time the average person is over 40, they have close to half of their teeth affected with cavities. As we age, our dental health deteriorates, requiring more dental treatments until fake teeth are required. No matter how many dental treatments you get, the real cause of cavities is never addressed in the dentist's office, so your oral health will continue to deteriorate unless you make a change to your diet.
Meet Ramiel Nagel, Dental Health Advocate and Author of Cure Tooth Decay.
Ramiel Nagel, Dental
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Like you, I have suffered from tooth decay. I had seven mercury fillings placed in my teenage years. Six years ago after a long overdue dental visit, I was told I had four new cavities. On top of that, my young daughter's teeth also had cavities. I was eating a low sugar diet, and I met my breaking point.
I did not want holes drilled in my teeth with chemical or metal fillings, and I did not want my daughter to have to go through that either.
My teeth used to feel loose in my mouth. I could feel something was wrong. Like most people, I felt helpless to do anything about it. I did not know what was wrong, and I thought I was eating a good diet. I thought to myself, "I am just unlucky, and life is not treating me fairly." For my daughter, her teeth started to decay so rapidly that one of them just disintegrated and chipped apart in a matter of about two weeks time around the age of one and a half years old.
I write to you now more than five years later. Using a special nutritional program, I no longer have any more tooth sensitivity. My teeth are firm and resilient, and I feel better and stronger by the day. Using a similar program, my daughter's teeth became hard and resilient. Her teeth no longer chip. She has abundant energy, and she is pain and tooth infection free. She is now 7 years old and has never required a dental treatment even though many of her teeth had cavities. That is because her teeth re-mineralized, and soft decayed tooth structure became hard again. I am happy to say that many of her decayed baby teeth are starting to fall out! She has new healthy adult teeth, free from tooth decay.
Cure Tooth Decay Introduction - Why Your Diet is Everything.
What causes dental decay? And how do you stop cavities? The real treatment of tooth decay has been buried away for over 70 years.
As a culture, we cannot continue saying that we do not know the cause of tooth decay, and we cannot afford denial any longer, for:
"It is store food that has given us store teeth."
- Harvard Professor Earnest Hooton
And it really is as simple and as profound as what Dr. Hooton said. The foods we eat give us cavities. By changing your diet, you can stop tooth cavities and prevent tooth decay.
Dentist Weston Price Discovered a 95%+ Effective Dental Decay Cure Using Food.
Dr. Price's studies and research articles were published in the great dental journals of his time, including Dental Cosmos, Dental Digest, and The Journal of the American Dental Association.
He shared with the world evidence of people across the planet living completely free of tooth decay.
A growing number of people embrace Dr. Price's teachings, which describes how nutrition is the primary cause of physical disease and degeneration.
In my own life and from many testimonials, I have seen that what Dr. Price concluded in his research is real and truthful.
Tooth decay is not only unnecessary, but an indication of our divergence from Nature's fundamental laws of life and health.
Why Tooth Decay Is "Unnecessary?"
Dr. Price showed the world how to heal cavities with nutrition. His form of treatment could, "Control well over 95 per cent of dental caries"
Dr. Price challenged his fellow dentists and asked them to refer their worst possible cases to him. Of 17 of these worst-case individuals with severe cavities, only one patient developed new cavities on Dr. Price's nutritional program, a recurrence rate of 0.4%.
Dr. Price's nutritional program is stated word for word in Cure Tooth Decay. The protocol is also available in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, but you'll have to dig through about 500 pages to find it. While Dr. Price's book is extremely engaging, most people do not even find his protocol in the book. If they find it, they do not know what to do with it. In Cure Tooth Decay,several years of trial and error have gone into improving and clarifying Dr. Price's protocol, as well as adding to it.
The book, Cure Tooth Decay, includes vitally clear explanations of why special foods are being used, where to obtain these special foods, and what special foods to use for optimal success.
What Do Dentists Say About Cure Tooth Decay?
Timothy Gallagher, D.D.S., Former President of the Holistic Dental Association
Cure Tooth Decay is a godsend for those seeking a comprehensive, holistic approach to their dental health that really works. The protocol in this book is very effective for preventing and mineralizing cavities. Arta Vakhshoori, D.D.S., California
Ramiel proposes practical life-changing choices that are worthwhile reading and definitely worth following.
Last year at the Weston Price Foundation conference, several of the top holistic dentists in the country personally bought my book. A few holistic dentists have Cure Tooth Decay in their office.
If Cavities Can Be Cured and Prevented, Why Didn't My Dentist Tell Me How?
Since the 1930's, it has been well documented that tooth cavities can re-mineralize. Dentist Weston Price published pictures of cavities re-mineralizing in his book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, and the famous professor from England Edward Mellanby published pictures of cavities healing in his book, Nutrition and Disease.
Dentists and even the American Dental Association do know that eating sugar frequently will cause cavities. They think it is because of bacteria, so they advise brushing your teeth to remove the food that the bacteria eat. But that is all dentists usually know about the relationship between food and your teeth. They do not fully understand the link between diet and cavities because they did not learn this vital information in dental school. This fact alone is shocking.
The vast majority of dentists do not realize that tooth decay has everything to do with the vitamins and minerals in our blood and the health of your body. In fact, if a dentist does not offer you surgery or anti-bacterial solutions to "treat" the so called infectious disease of dental caries, they can get sued and possibly lose their license for not treating your "disease" properly. If a dentist advises you to eat healthy and starts doing body chemistry analysis on you, they can potentially lose their license (depending on what state they are in) for practicing out of the scope of their practice.
In the eight years of dental schooling (undergraduate and graduate work), hardly any effort is paid to diet. With all of the time, money and effort invested into dental school, the risks associated with taking a non-conventional approach leads dentists to simply repeating the party line, "brush your teeth."
Dentist George Heard, author of Man Versus Toothache, also knew how to heal cavities naturally. After he explained his findings of curing tooth cavities with excellent raw milk and a whole foods diet to his fellow dentists, they responded:
If all our patients adhered to Dr. Heard's ideas, we would be minus patients.


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The 11 Human Values of Curiosity
John Welsh
It's an unusual idea to be forced to stop and think about what it means to be curious. Curiosity by nature is something that we often do without giving much thought, as we explore, investigate and learn within the world around us.
But from a professionally, personally and even an organisational standpoint it's a skill that's good for business. In partnering with Microsoft we've allowed ourselves to open up a world of ideas, learnings and most importantly, shared curiosity.
Both companies' hero the importance of understanding the needs of their customer. And we understand that, for this to happen, we must stay curious. And to provide the best possible outcome, we need to be constantly pushing ourselves to ask questions.
From a young age, I've always enjoyed pulling things apart and putting them back to together again. This characteristic has given me a unique perspective on life. It excites me to learn how other people think and what matters to them. When a company, like Microsoft, prioritises nurturing and what makes you curious (or excited) that's where, together, we add the most value.
Understanding the mechanics of the 11 human values that make up a curious person can help an organisation to cultivate them breeding innovation and discovery within the workplace.
Understanding human curiosity
In the book Above the Line: How to create a company culture that engages employees, delights customers and delivers results, author Michael Henderson outlines that there is a collective pool of 128 known human values to be found across cultures from around the world. Not all values are present in every culture. Not all values are held in the same degree of priority by any given individual in any culture either.
Michael Henderson identified a subset of eleven of these values to be more likely to lend themselves to be beyond just the recipient of an individual's curiosity, and in fact act as a stimulant to initiate the drive or inclination of curiosity. These are:
- Creative Ideation - Transform ideas into concrete form
- Discovery/Insight - Motivated by moments of discovery and insight
- Education/Knowledge - Engage in ongoing learning to gain new facts, truths, principles and insights
- Pioneerism/Progress - Pioneer new ideas for change (including technology) and provide the framework for realising them
- Research/Original Knowledge - Investigate and contemplate truths and principles to create and communicate original insights
- Search/Meaning - An inner longing to integrate my feelings, imagination and knowledge to discover my unique place in the world
- Self-actualisation - Develop full potential through spiritual, mental and physical practices
- Wisdom - Seek the wisdom that stems from understanding a set of universal principles
- Wonder/Curiosity - Experience a sense of marvel and wonder through the exploration of nature and the physical world
- Communal Discernment - I tap into communal wisdom to determine the way forward through careful reflection and honest, open dialogue
- Design/Pattern/Order - I use systems and thinking to create new patterns/structures in my daily life
Each value has been identified as belonging to three separate motivational groups, known as Control, Relating and Development Values.
When we look at the 11 values most likely to stimulate curiosity, the majority of these belong to the Development Values group. These values motivate people to understand, explore, consider, ponder, research, study, investigate, mediate and contemplate their place in the world. All these values, by definition, have a strong likelihood to trigger the experience of curiosity.
Curiosity at work
For me, curiosity is critical to understanding and solving core business problems. I often say there's no such thing as a stupid question. That's how I approach work too.
Rackspace has 'brown bag' sessions, where we bring people together, to share best practice and challenges experienced in the business. We've had Microsoft, led by our partner Sr Cloud Solution Architect, update us on the innovations created for Azure and bring new ideas to the table, which ensures we continue to grow in our roles.
In the grand scheme of things, I'm a small part of a large universe, so it's important to understand what to prioritise and work with people/places that have similar value sets.
Stay Curious #CuriousMinds
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One Planet, One Ocean
Conserving the diversity of life on Earth and ocean health is critical to global human welfare, yet essential resources are at risk from the direct results of unsustainable practices. Sustainable development cannot be achieved by technological solutions, political regulation or financial instruments alone. We need to change the way we think and act.
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) strives to promote intergovernmental cooperation in order to generate knowledge about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge to management, sustainable development, marine environment protection, and decision-making processes within its Member States. The Commission also seeks to improve society's relationship with the ocean through the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge and by educating the general public on how to respond effectively to the unprecedented environmental changes and human activities now impacting the world's ocean.
Global environmental change has profound social and human dimensions. Over 30 UNESCO programmes in ocean and natural sciences, education, culture and communication contribute to creating knowledge, educating and communicating about climate change, and to understanding the ethical implications for present and future generations.
Sustainable development requires quality education and learning at all levels and in all social contexts. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is about enabling us to constructively and creatively address present and future global challenges and create more sustainable and resilient societies. UNESCO has been recognized globally as the lead agency for ESD. It coordinates the implementation of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD, as official follow-up to the United Nations Decade of ESD (2005-2014).
With the support of the World Heritage Convention, the most important natural sites receive international recognition as well as technical and financial assistance to deal with threats such as agricultural encroachment, alien species and poaching.
As part of its worldwide efforts to safeguard our common cultural heritage in its diverse forms, UNESCO adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in 2001. This international treaty sets out ethic principles for the protection of submerged heritage, provides a detailed state cooperation system, and practical scientific rules for the treatment and research of this heritage.


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The new Trail stem is forged and CNC-machined to meet the demands of today's trail riding with a sublime stiffness-to-weight ratio.
- 3D-forged and CNC-machined 6061 alloy construction
- 4-bolt oversized 31.8mm handlebar interface with relieved faceplate
- Compatible with carbon composite handlebars
Zipp's SL Speed stem represents the essence of carbon componentry. It's stiff, secure and light weight with a sleek design that compliments any bike. It's a perfect addition to a mountain climber's favorite feather-light road bike, but it's tough enough to tackle gravel and cyclocross. Designed using SRAM Exogram technology, found in SRAM RED cranks, the new SL Speed Stem weighs just 123g (100mm) while exceeding our stiffness-to-weight standards. The SL Speed is available in six sizes ranging from 70 to 120mm to meet any rider's fit needs. Includes stiff aluminum faceplate and titanium hardware Torx T25 heads for precise torque readings and ease of adjustment.
- Updated distinctive Zipp cosmetics
- Designed using SRAM Exogram technology
- New SL Speed Stem weighs just 123g (100mm)
- ±6° carbon stem
- Secure with four bolt faceplace using Torx T25 bolt heads
- Matte Black finish
- Lifetime warranty
- Zipp Quickview integrated mount available separately
The SL Sprint Stem is an ideal balance of stiffness and lightweight. The stem weighs in at just 1.8g per newton meter of stiffness using SRAM's Exogram technology. Designed with feedback from top pros to meet the unrelenting demands of Grand Tour sprinters. Zipp also tapped into expertise gained from its pioneering carbon stems and exhaustively researched the marketplace to create the SL Sprint Stem. The SL Sprint comes with its own stem cap that's designed to be aerodynamically efficient by blending into the stem body. Available in six sizes, ranging from 90 to 140mm, to meet any rider's fit needs.
- Updated distinctive Zipp cosmetics
- Carbon Exogram construction delivers the stiffest stem on the market gram for gram.
- Secure with four bolt faceplace using Torx T25 bolt heads
- Matte Black finish
- Lifetime warranty
- Zipp Quickview integrated computer mount available separately
Zipp's Service Course SL Stem, crafted from 7075 aluminum, features a shape that's strong and lightweight, resulting in a best-in-class 1.85 grams per newton meter of stiffness. That results in no-flex sprints and accelerations. This stem is a favorite of Zipp ambassadors and pro athletes.
- Distinctive Zipp cosmetics
- Zipp Quickview integrated computer mount available separately
- Lifetime warranty
Zipp's Service Course SL OS Stem, crafted from 7075 aluminum, features a shape that's strong and lightweight, resulting in a best-in-class 1.85 grams per newton meter of stiffness. That results in no-flex sprints and accelerations. This stem is a favorite of Zipp ambassadors and pro athletes.
- Distinctive Zipp cosmetics
- Wide range of sizes and angles.
- Service Course SL OS stem made for 1-1/4" steerer tube bikes. Ships with shims for 1-1/8" steerer tubes
- Zipp Quickview integrated computer mount available separately
- Lifetime warranty
On today's road bikes, silver stands out amid the sea of stealthy black color schemes. This time-honored color is available on the Zipp Service Course stem. Since the introduction of our line of Service Course and Service Course SL components, we've had amazing success with our pro-level athletes in all disciplines. While the successes have reinforced our design decisions, we have also drawn from their feedback. We not only learned how and why athletes make their equipment choices, but how our manufacturing methods and materials affect product performance. With new knowledge as well as new engineering methods, we are proud to introduce our completely redesigned line of Service Course and Service Course SL stems.
- Class-leading stiffness-to-weight ratio
- More options for a better fit
- New faceplate and geometry for greater stiffness and easier installation
- Distinctive silver finish
Whisky's No.7 Mountain stems offer a stout connection for modern mountain bars. They match the simple, clean aesthetic of other Whisky cockpit components.
- Bead-blasted, then anodized, finish
- 3D-forged for increased strength, then CNC-machined
- 4-bolt faceplate design for easy installation
$42.00 - $45.00
Whisky's No.7 Stem is a lightweight stem with a clean aesthetic. Stems only have a few jobs to do: hold the bars, provide stable support, and look good. Ours does all three admirably. Paired with any of our handlebars, it rounds out the perfect Whisky cockpit. Available in a wide range of lengths to perfect your bike's fit and performance.
Gooseneck is Dank Kruk's signature stem from WTP. Unique sculpted look with bar alignment guides.
- Shark Tooth Clamping (STC) linear knurling to prevent bar slip
- Unique offset rear for improved clamping, material saving and unique look
- Recessed top cap section for flush fit
- Larger head bolts for more clamping power
The Index frontload stem offers a taller 16mm rise, which allows you to run your bars as high as some topload stems, without having to compromise on the clean and simple frontload look. The wider 48mm faceplate helps provides secure and safe clamping, and the sunken section on the top allows you to run your topcap flush with the stem. This is one smooth stem that might just surprise you...
- Material: 6061-T6 alloy, full CNC machined
- Steertube: 1 1/8" threadless clamp-on
- Weight: 330g (11.65oz)
Velo Orange Happy Stem. A polished threadless stem with a 45 degree angle to keep your back and wallet happy.
- At least 37mm of steerer is required
- Does not require a stem cap. Longer compression bolt included
- Not compatible with carbon steerer tubes
Save your steerer tube and eliminate headset spacers with the Velo Orange Tall-Stack alloy stem. It gives your bike's cockpit a nice clean look. Available in Polished or Black, the 17-degree angle allows the stem to be level on most modern frames. And, you can use handlebar clamp shims to adapt to smaller handlebar clamp diameters, if you like.
- Stack height: 75mm
- Not recommended for use with carbon steerer tubes
The Atmos 7k stem is a lightweight performance stem designed for trail and cross-country use and is the lightest stem in the Atmos range. Featuring a rise or drop of 6° depending on your preference, all fasteners are adjustable via a T25 tool for easy, quick adjustments. The Atmos 7k also features an integrated GoPro mount.
- ±6° angle
- Integrated GoPro mount
- T25 fasteners for 1 tool across the cockpit
- Stem Angle/Rise: 6 degrees
- Clamp diameter: 31.8mm
- Steerer clamp diameter: 1-1/8 in
- Hardware: Steel
Mix and Match might work for clothing, but not your mountain bike cockpit. The new Descendant stem is 3D forged from 7075 alloy, then machined for weight reduction, and is the perfect match for your Descendant bars. Built strong, to take on the world's toughest trails, Descendant stems keep you pointed in the right direction.
- Perfect match with Descendant handlebars
- 3D forged 7075
- CNC machined for weight reduction
- Four bolt handlebar clamp
- Two bolt steerer clamp
Built strong to take on the world's toughest trails, Descendant stems keep you pointed in the right direction.
- Direct mount stem gives DH riders lower more aggressive position
- Super-stiff, stable front-end handling
- Lightweight
- Two-piece design
- Designed to pair with BoXXer fork
It's low-slung, stiff, aggressive and serves up support and control the way a direct mount stem should. The Descendant direct mount stem may have been designed to attack the race clock, but it was built tough, to take on whatever comes next. No matter where you take it, this Descendant stem will keep you pointed where you want to go.
- Pair with BoXXer fork
- Gives DH riders lower more aggressive position
- Super-stiff, stable front-end handling
- Lightweight
- Two-piece design
Mix and Match might work for clothing, but not your mountain bike cockpit. The new Descendant stem is 3D forged from 7075 alloy, then machined for weight reduction, and is the perfect match for your Descendant bars—not that you're worried about that kind of thing. Built strong, to take on the world's toughest trails, Descendant stems keep you pointed in the right direction.
- Colors: Black
- Material: Al-7075
- Lengths: 40mm, 50mm, 60mm
- Bolts: Steel
- CNC machined for weight reduction
- Four bolt handlebar clamp
- Two bolt steerer clamp
Built strong to take on the world's toughest trails, Descendant stems keep you pointed in the right direction.
- Bar Clamp Diameter (mm): 31.8 mm
- Material: Aluminum
- S.H.I.S. Stem Clamp Diameter: 28.6
$64.00 - $66.00
Whether you're trying to hold your line on a jackhammer descent or stick a landing on a 20-foot gap jump, you need confidence and control. The heart of the beefy HOLZFELLER Stem is its 6066 aluminum body, 3D forged into a thing of beauty with all-new graphics. It takes design cues from the lighter AKA Stem, but has added strength for the most extreme DH and Freeride situations. The HOLZFELLER features a 2-bolt steerer clamp and 4-bolt handlebar clamp and weighs less than 200g (190g for a 40mm length). It's available in two color choices and three lengths: 40mm, 55mm or 60mm. HOLZFELLER Stem is also available with a larger 1.5-inch steerer tube diameter.
$42.00 - $43.00
TruVativ's Hussefelt is an aggressive DH/freeride stem forged from 6061 aluminum for superb stiffness and superior strength. The short length provides supreme confidence when railing down the sketchiest steeps. Four bolts attach the faceplate for a vise-like grip on your bars, and the 2-bolt clamp secures to your steerer for pinpoint steering precision and stiffness.
TruVativ's Stylo T30 Stem is 3D forged from 7050 aluminum for that perfect balance of low weight, stiffness and precision steering control uphill or downhill. Four bolts securely attach the face plate and also make changing out handlebars a breeze.
TruVativ's feathery Stylo T40 Stem is 3D forged from 7050 aluminum for that perfect balance of light weight, stiffness and precision steering control on the trail. Six titanium bolts secure this stem to your fork and bars and keep the weight down, too. Plus, with four different lengths and two color options, you're sure to find the perfect stem with which to crown your ride.
The Treymone stem features a 51mm reach and a 27mm rise.
- Trey Jones and Simone Barraco signature
- Heat treated cro-mo M8 6mm solid hex bolts
- Cold forged & CNC machined 6061-T6 Alloy
Specialized's Comp Multi Stem is forged and machined from 6061 aluminum for stiff, responsive handling. The 6-degree rise puts your bars in a position for improved control and the 31.8mm handlebar clamp is compatible with composite and aluminum handlebars.
3D-forged and CNC-machined from 6061 aluminum the Future Stem Comp is optimized for use with all Future Shocks. It's also compatible with our Specialized accessory mount for seamless integration.
- 3D-forged and CNC-machined, 6061 aluminum, Future Shock-optimized stem.
- Available in 6-degree angles and 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120mm lengths.
- Compatible with the Specialized accessory mount.
The Alpinist Stem is a light and stiff alloy stem. Designed to perform during big attacks in the hills and furious bunch sprints, while weighing just 110g for featherweight performance when the road goes up. With classic lines, traditional clamp, and huge range of lengths and rise angles, this stem earns the Alpinist name as the ideal upgrade to almost any bike.
LIGHT: Every Alpinist product puts a premium on lightweight, because we know lightweight is a key ingredient to creating magical ride quality. Using premium 7075 Alloy and Ti hardware, the Alpinist stem weighs a feathery 110grams in a 110mm length.
STIFF: 3D Forged and CNC machined, despite its feathery weight the Alpinist stem delivers the stiffness needed for big power and precise, sharp handling in the most challenging situations.
FIT: With seven lengths to choose from, and three different angles of rise, you know you'll find your perfect fit with the Alpinist Stem. Its classic lines, polished black finish, and traditional 31.8mm clamp make it an aesthetic fit with almost any bike.
- Material: 3D-forged and CNC-machined, 7075 aluminum
- Bolts: Titanium
- Lengths: 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130mm
- Rise: 6, 12, or 17-degree rise
- Weight: 110-115g (for 110mm)
- Clamp Diameter: 31.8mm
- Clamp Height: 40mm
- Steerer Tube: 1-1/8"
The Control Stem is tailor-made with a 35mm clamp to partner with the Control SL bar, delivering more stiffness and more control—coming in at an incredibly light 100g (50mm). Turns out, you can have it all.
LIGHT: Where light weight and stiffness meet. Its high-quality 7075 Alloy and Ti hardware and featherweight function make the Control SL Stem a perfect match for race-day setups.
STIFF: Made with the same integrity as the suite of stiff Roval components, the Control SL provides race-ready rigidity allowing for precision on the bike.
FIT: With six lengths to choose from and 6 degrees of rise, you know you'll find your perfect fit.
- Material: 3D-forged and CNC-machined, 7075 aluminum
- Bolts: Titanium
- Length: 50mm, 60mm, 70mm, 80mm, 90mm, 100mm
- Rise: 6 degree rise
- Weight: 100g (at 50mm), 130g (at 100mm)
- Clamp Diameter: 35mm
- Clamp Height: 40mm
- Steerer Tube: 1-1/8"
Making its debut on the all-new Roubaix the S-Works Future stem is the stiff lightweight upgrade that your Roubaix has been waiting for. It's compatible with all Future Shocks and our Specialized accessory mount and its sleek design will create a seamless integration.
- Sleek & seamless integration with all Future Shocks.
- Supremely stiff for responsive handling and feel.
- Compatible with the Specialized accesory mount.
- 6-degree rise
- Length options: 70-140mm
- Approximate weight: 145g (100mm)
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Specialized's S-Works SL Stem is sleek and lightweight.
- 3D-forged and CNC-machined, 7075 aluminum road stem .
- Includes expander plug for carbon steerer tubes and titanium hardware.
Lean and clean. The lightweight and stiff S-Works Tarmac Stem features integrated cable routing for Tarmac SL7 models to clean up the cockpit without complicating the bike build.
- Compatible with Tarmac integrated cockpit.
- Integrated face-plate computer mount.
- 80-140mm length options.
- 6 and 12 degree rise options.
- Approx. weight: 155g (100mm)
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China's 1st Moon Rover Launches On Lunar Journey
China's first-ever mission to land a rover on the moon has begun its journey to the lunar frontier.
Riding atop a modified Long March 3B rocket, China's Chang'e 3 moon lander and its rover Yutu toward the moon at 1:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 2) local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the country's Sichuan province. It was 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Dec. 1 at launch time.
If the probe continues on track, Chang'e 3 will land on the lunar surface by mid-December, becoming the first spacecraft to touch down on the moon in more than 37 years. The moon landing mission was the former Soviet Union's robotic Luna 24 sample return mission in 1976. [Photos: China's Chang'e 3 Mission Blasts Off]
Shortly after the Chang'e 3 spacecraft separated from its rocket, launch officials declared the liftoff a success.
"The Chang'e probe on its way to the moon, of course, is a symbol of China's national prowess," Zhang Zhenzhoung, director of China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, according to a translation by the state-run CCTV news broadcast. "Let's all work together ... to make more efforts in space exploration and realize the Chinese dream."
Chang'e 3 is expected to touch down by Dec. 14 or 15 to begin conducting scientific surveys on the moon. The mission is China's first-ever landing on the surface of an extraterrestrial body and signals a shift into the second stage of China's lunar exploration program. That program consists of three major steps: orbit the moon, land on the moon, and return moon rock samples to Earth by 2020.
China's first two unmanned moon missions, the Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter flights, launched in 2007 and 2010, respectively.
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Meet Yutu: China's first moon rover
The Chang'e 3 spacecraft is part lander, part rover, and is loaded with scientific gear.
The lander is expected to touch down in the Sinus Iridum region of the moon, also known as the Bay of Rainbows. Once on the lunar surface, the lander will deploy the Yutu rover — a six-wheel robot that weighs nearly 310 lbs. (140 kilograms).
Yutu, meaning "Jade Rabbit," is the white pet rabbit of the moon goddess Chang'e. The name was selected by the public using Internet websites. Participants around the world cast nearly 3.5 million votes, with Yutu receiving the most votes over a 10 day period. [20 Most Amazing Moon Missions Ever]
Yutu is to patrol the moon for at least three months under control by scientists on Earth. Radar gear attached to the bottom of Yutu is to study the structure and layers of the moon down several hundred feet below topside as the machine crosses the lunar terrain.
Moon landing's tricky business
Getting the Chang'e 3 lander and rover on the moon is tricky business. The spacecraft's powered descent phase in the lunar soft-landing process will not be a long period of time, roughly 700 seconds.
The lander is equipped with high-precision, fast-response sensors to analyze its motion and surroundings. A variable thrust engine is employed to slow the spacecraft down as it drops toward the moon. The landing depends on the successful use of devices to track the probe's distance to the moon and descent velocity, as well as terrain recognition and obstacle avoidance sensors.
The Chang'e 3 lander is outfitted with an extreme ultraviolet camera that can monitor the Earth to study the formation of the planet's plasmasphere, or inner magnetosphere, and its density change, according to Chinese space scientists. The lander also carries optical telescope gear for astronomical surveys.
In a CCTV.com interview, Ouyang Ziyuan, a senior advisor of China's lunar probe project, said the lander will hover above the moon at about 330 feet (100 meters).
"Then using special cameras it will look for a flat place to land on. Then when it's about 4 meters above ground, its engine will stop," Ouyang said. "The lander's four legs are shockproof and will ensure a soft landing."
Chang'e 3 deployed its landing legs shortly after separating from its Long March 3B rocket.
The lander will start work immediately after landing on the moon by observing space using an optical telescope, Ouyang said.
One tough test the Chang'e 3 mission must pass is withstanding the extreme cold conditions on the moon. To do so, both the lander and the rover will go into the lunar-night sleep mode. By using radioisotope heater units (RHU) and specially designed fluid loops, Chinese space engineers expect the moon hardware to survive the plunging temperature.
Tracking China's moonshot
The Chang'e 3 launch marked the 25th launch of the Long March 3B rocket — currently the most powerful launch vehicle in China's Long March rocket fleet — occurred in a narrow launch window just four minutes long.
Shortly after liftoff, the European Space Agency's ground station in Kourou, French Guiana, started receiving signals from the mission and uploading commands on behalf of the Chinese Chang'e 3 control center. The effort is being run from the Estrack Control Center in ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
"We picked up signals from Chang'e 3 from our Kourou station at 18:34 UT, a bit earlier than planned," said ESA's Gerhard Billig, systems engineer at ESOC. "We'll have communication passes again starting on Dec. 4 daily until arrival at the moon, expected on Dec. 6."
The ESA tracking assist will run daily throughout Chang'e 3's five-day cruise to the moon. ESA deep-space ground stations are to help out during descent and after landing, pinpointing the probe's path and touchdown locale.
"We had no problem receiving their signals, as we're both following internationally agreed technical standards" Billig told SPACE.com. "This really makes all the difference for the cooperative support we provide to not only the Chinese but also to our Japanese, Russian and U.S. partners."
The landing and rover operations on the moon will be commanded via two Chinese tracking stations at Kashi, in the far west of China, and at Jiamusi, in the northeast.
Visit SPACE.com for the latest news on China's space missions and the Chang'e 3 moon landing.
Leonard David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. He is former director of research for the National Commission on Space and is co-author of Buzz Aldrin's new book "Mission to Mars – My Vision for Space Exploration" published by National Geographic. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on SPACE.com.
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