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Well I think you changed my tire choice for AK, looking hard at the 60 now .
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Excellent RR! Thanks for taking the time to take us all along with you.
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Is it really 44 days already?
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Welcome home
I'm another fan who has followed your trip from day one. I have really enjoyed your on going, almost live T.R. I read along even while on my own trip.
I am on the road now from L.A. to Montana and on the way back to meet my wife and friends camping near Big Sur. I know, life is hard sometimes.
I take my hat off to you guys in regards to your diligence to the T.R. as you travel. I had aspirations to writing one too but fell short in the discipline it takes to sit down every night and putting it all together after a long day of riding. Mucho Kudos to you.
I hope Triumph either gives you the bikes or they work out some kind of screaming deal with you. They should know your honest critique of the bikes, showing their strengths and their worts doesn't seem to hamper the almost cult following the bike has gained.
I think your assessment of the bike in tough real world conditions is by far a better review than any of the bike rags can ever manage.
I hope Triumph seee that.
Glad you had a great time and that you are home safe.
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OUR Final Tiger Review! Plus our Gear
August 14th 2011
By Cheryl & Leslie
After riding the Tigers that were loaned to us by Triumph Canada for 13673 KM or 8496 Miles we both feel confident that we have an informed opinion. We spent 44 days on the some of the harshest roads we have ever ridden on in BC, the Yukon and Alaska.
This bike was truly put through an average ADV rider's trip. No magazines, no professional photographers, no back up team, we are not professional riders or reviewers. We are normal hard working grrls who commute to work every day and try to get in one decent trip per year. We ride on the street a lot but also head into the back woods on forestry roads and some that would be considered ATV like.
Like we said in our first review we do not beat on our bikes. They are an investment and we try to take care not to dump them while definitely having a great time. This is why we ride dual sport bikes, we love getting off the main roads and find one's that we can be by ourselves.
Let's quickly talk about the obvious stalling issue we had throughout our trip. If you were following our ride then most are aware our bikes randomly stalled when the bikes got down to 1200 RPM's. We still to this day cannot figure out the root cause so Cheryl learned that in order to finish our trip if she opened the throttle just a bit while tweaking the throttle cable and sort of tightening it the bikes would start and not stall for an unknown period of time. We also let the bikes completely reset before making any adjustments to the throttle cable. We tried while on the road disconnecting the batteries and doing a complete reset of the bikes which appeared to work for a few days but the bikes ended up stalling throughout the rest of the trip.
Both bikes had exactly the same problem just at different times. Triumph tried to get the bikes "fixed" while we were in Anchorage and we thank the Motorcycle Shop and Triumph for doing their best but it only lasted until we got to Skagway. To reiterate, we learn to live with this stalling and are not aware of a fix yet but we are confident Triumph is on top of this and should be rectified as soon as possible. Our thoughts are that the Throttle Position Sensor is involved and has nothing to do with the integrity of the triple engine.
Despite the stalling problems we think the world of this bike.
OK, so enough of the stalling issue.
The TIGER XC:
Cheryl LOVED the bike the moment she got on it. It took me about 2500 KM until I realized this was a very capable bike on the road. By the time we got to Dawson Creek from Maple Ridge we both agreed ergo's and seat comfort (we had the Triumph gel seats) made this bike way more comfortable than our 2010 BMW F650 (798)GS. It is obvious the seat on the Tiger is wider and allows the rider a level of street comfort that surpasses the BMW well known plank seat. BMW saddle is more narrow, almost dirt bike like and does not make for a comfortable street touring seat.
In reality Cheryl and I look for street comfort because we work 90% of the time. The Tiger, with the gel seats, rubber inserts out of the pegs creates a very nice riding position. Initially I thought I was riding a sport bike with my knees higher than I was used to, but it didn't take long to realize that with the rubber inserts out, my seat adjusted on low we were both able to really appreciate the peg position, handle bar location and we eventually both fit nicely in the "cockpit" that never seemed to tire us.
The Tiger felt much bigger than our 650 at first but then began to feel lighter and easier to handle. We noticed the 21 inch front wheel right out of the gate. Both really like the feel the larger front tire give the bike on and off road. Our Beemer's have a 19 inch front tubeless tire compared to the Tiger's 21 inch tube. The British have done something really well with the Tiger, although the width of the bike is greater than both the 800GS and 650GS, the tank is up top versus below the seat on the BMW's, this bike in the end feels lighter and more balanced than our Beemer's. Not sure how they did that but this Tiger never felt heavy.
The Tiger is less nimble, but again street comfort and the eventual obvious off road handling that we had to do up North makes this a very versatile DS mid size bike.
The Tiger looks very similar to the 800GS but when you see them side by side they do not look as similar as one would think. We like the idea that both headlights are on while lights are on low. Good visibility. We had the Triumph fog lights on our bikes. We ran them on all the time for more visibility and they did their job. We would love to see Triumph as an HID version of their fog lights. The Tiger looks beefier than the 800GS, wider and more substantial in looks. We like the looks of both bikes but because the Tiger is a little heavier and when sitting on the bike your butt is better supported on the seat, we favour the Tiger on road stability and comfort.
The Triple engine is incredibly smooth at low RPM's and high. The 94 HP engine cannot even compared to our 72 HP BMW. The Tiger to us feels most satisfied at about 6000-6500 RPM's but having said that the fuel economy goes drastically down when riding this bike the way it really wants be ridden. We notice a drastic change in gas mileage when we had to slow down due to road conditions. We would try to keep the bike in and around 4500-5000 RPMS when we needed good gas mileage. Example: Speeds of over 110 KPH with RPM's over 5000 we would sometime use over 6 litres of gas for every 100 KM. If we dropped the speed to below 110 and hovered the RPM below 5000 we could get at times 4.9 L per 100 KM. Such a HUGE difference. So, use the power on the Tiger you will pay the price at the pump. Not a deal breaker but this is something we never noticed on our Beemer's.
The bikes low end power is easy to handle riding off road. The throttle is easy to control where as the Beemer's we have the throttle is snatchier. You do get used the BMW's touchy throttle though like anything else. High gear power is insane. Passing in 5th the bike easily powers through anything. Never once did we feel as though we needed to down shift to pass those bike rigs on the road. There is plenty of power in the higher gears.
When the bike decelerates the muffler makes a pinging noise. Cheryl and I have decided we love that little Triumph noise that others complain about. Does not bother us at all.
The engine is quiet, smooth and powerful.
Off Pavement:
Here is a list of some of the roads we did up north:
Robert Campbell Highway, Dempster Highway, Top of the World, Dalton Highway, Denali Highway, McCarthy Highway & Cassiar Highway. Those are the major dirt roads we got to experience in the rain and very rarely sun.
Between our tire choice the Heidenau K60 Scouts, the bikes and maybe the riders, the Tiger handled every road situation we got ourselves in famously. Well balance, easily controlled the Tiger won our confidence after the Dempster. After that all other roads became almost routine and as our riding skills got better out of sheer survival because of all the rain we rode in the Tiger became our life line. No issues at all with the throttle control, power and even at slow speeds the Tiger is one hell of a bike to ride.
The tires need some air time because there were many opportunities for the roads to slice, puncture and just wear the tread out. Our K60's lasted the entire trip and we will still have tread life left on them.
Here they are on August 11th 2011 at the end of the trip
Although we did not cross over river beds or hit too many "jumps", the suspension was able to handle the rocks, craters, pot holes and frost heaves that we encountered. I think we both bottomed out our front forks maybe once after hitting what we call a crater in the middle of some road. The centre kickstand annoyed me as it would slap the under carriage on rough terrain. We even tried to use a bungee cord to help hold it in place but that did not work. Perhaps heavier duty springs could be used.
The Tiger suspension with the pre load and dampening plug adjusted to meet the weight of our gear and luggage, smoothed out even the roughest roads. Quite impressive for stock suspension.
Overall Impression:
We LOVE the Tiger. It meets or even surpasses our riding needs and wants. The level of street comfort is huge since that is what we ride most of the time due to work. However, there is no doubt in our minds that the Tiger is indeed a true mid-weight DS bike that we think has created a class of its own.
It is really hard to compare this bike with the 650 or the 800GS bikes because it just feels like a better rounded bike. The BMW's lack that street comfort, even our 650GS which is supposed to be the street version of the GS family. Initially I thought the Tiger was just that, a beefed up street touring bike but as we stated in the above, this bike has been on more rough roads than we have ever been on before this Alaskan Adventure and shows off road competency and confidence which will impress most average, not hard core ADV riders.
We wish Triumph would add an on/off ABS button and make the dash more user friendly by adding a toggle button like BMW. I really find the manual sequential button controls still annoying after all these KM's and the lack of temperature gauge also bother me. I would add a nice CLOCK 4 Bikes gauge if I kept this bike. (Saw the in Anchorage while staying with Gary & Deb on their bikes)
The Accessories:
As Jesse's reputation goes we stand by this luggage set. Top loading, great latches, waterproof and durable. The mount that Al Jesse has created for the Tiger is awesome. Have a look.
You have to add a muffler extender but this is easy to do as Jesse send the extension and clamp with the mounts. It just pulls the muffler further out so the mounts and bags can fit closer. The Jesse luggage is lean and tight to the bike. The design helps with any drag that can easily be felt by other brands of luggage. No drag and if balanced you hardly even notice they are on the bikes.
One thing we found out, you need to watch the weight on the top of the side cases and when we strapped our dry bags on top of the gas cans we had initially the latches came loose and would open up. We just changed the location of the cans and that put less stress on the brackets. We used Rok straps and you can really pull them tight.
Triumph Accessories:
Adjustable Touring Shield:
This is a great accessory and can be fitted to the rider and riding situation with ease and it works. We would like to see Triumph add an aluminum bracket to help stabilize the shield a bit more. Also, that bracket could be used to locate your GPS or SPOT. The shield shakes too much when off road. We would keep this shield if we owned the bikes. Looks stock and does not look at of place. Great job there Triumph.
Sump guard:
We have read reviews worried about the lack of coverage for the oil filter. We were concerned about that too but throughout this trip our sump guards got whacked but who knows what so many times and still looks great. Our filter never got damaged. Could be luck but we would keep the guard too because it is a substantial piece of metal and seems to have decent coverage.
Headlight Guard:
Great, looks good but needs to be quick release
Engine guards:
Another decent Triumph accessory but we would like to see Triumph add a fairing protection too. When you have no luggage on the bike if dumped the fairing could easily get damaged as the engine guards would not help up top.
Gel Seats:
Awesome and the fact that Triumph allows the rider to choose between two height settings as well as a low or regular height seat makes this bike more appealing to shorter riders. We have heard that the gel seats will heat up to the point of burning your butt but we did not ride in too much heat to see if they would ever cool down. The bikes did sit in about 30 degree C for a few hours one day and when we got on with our KLIM pants on we did not feel they were overly hot.
We would keep the gel seats. Never once if you read all our updates did we complain about butt pain.
Other accessories we added:
Touratech front fender riders, 20 mm handlebar risers for Leslie's bike and Touratech kickstand extender/foot print.
ALL necessary and not expensive. We would keep them all!
Kriega front fork seal protectors:
Worth every little penny to protect such a vulnerable part of the bike up north. Nothing more to be said, they worked and are so easy to install and cheap.
Triumph ADV boots. 100% waterproof, breathable, comfortable just one thing, when riding on the pegs for hours like we did on the Dempster the foot beds of these boots could be considered a little thin. As for everyday riding and not 1000's of KM off road requiring standing these are perfect for most riders.
Zumo 660 - 2nd year with this GPS. Still ticking after all the dust, rain and other elements. Glove friendly and very handy. On this trip for some reason it missed so many campgrounds. Also, we noted that we saw many Harley's and other expensive car GPS models and even saw one guy use a zip lock bag to try to get his dry. We wonder if you spend that much on a bike why not buy a proper GPS?
We brought many pairs of gloves.
Gerbing Heated gloves – used them about 90% of the time. It was cold and wet. Although the outside of the gloves would get wet we never truly felt our hands get wet by the time we stopped for the day. I treated them with Nikwax leather stuff before we left. Cheryl's right glove gave out by the end of the trip. These have a lifetime warranty so I will be sending her glove to Washington to get fixed. Overall, life saver for us as we did not have the Triumph heated grips to help out.
Triumph ADV gloves
Great for cool days, waterproof and comfortable.
KLIM ADV vented gloves
Not waterproof but gave us good ventilation on the days we could wear them
KLIM Powerxross glove
Waterproof, wind proof, little protection but comfortable and do what they are supposed to do, keep you dry and relatively warm.
KLIM Traverse – Perfect suit for this trip. We never ever got wet and were able to vent well when needed. This suit is really perfect for more of the dirt bike rider. Lack pockets and needs vents on the arm, not just under the pits. KLIM is coming out with the Badlands and Latitude suits this fall and they look like a home run for street/off road riders. More pockets in the Jackets and more abrasion material.
However, since we HATE water proof liners, KLIM is our gear of choice probably for as long as we continue to ride in tons of rain and in climate weather. Love the Gore Tex outer shell water proof protection. Plus, the KLIM suit is ultra comfortable.
Under wear:
We have been wearing LDComfort under gear and for 2 years now. The under gear keeps you warm and cool, easy to wash, comfortable, looks relatively new after all this wear and tear. Great stuff and again will be a part of our gear set up always. Great wicking ability too. Secret to this underwear is not to wear real underwear under it. Just a thought!
Cardo G4. Overall we are satisfied with this system. They survived huge amounts of pouring rain and they are not really considered to be completely water proof. The voice activation and at times trying to hear one another can be annoying as the mic has to be exactly in front of your mouth at all times. Voice activation is fickle but then again could be because we put these things through hell. Easy and quick to charge, long use time too. Highly recommend. You can also pick up local radio stations if you have it set to roam, listen to music via Bluetooth, answer your phone if necessary and pair with another 3 sets.
Sleeping bags:
Simple, we need warmer bags if we were to camp out again in the cold that we experienced up in the north.
Mutha Hubba tent is a great three season tent. Kept us dry in pouring rain, easy set up and break down and still looks brand new. The foot print was used and appreciated.
Cheryl has the Arai Profile and Leslie has the Shoei Qwest.
Cheryl loves her Arai, light and airy. My Qwest is not that bad but a little heavier than I like, it is quiet but not as quiet as the Arai.
The inverter came in so handy when we had no power at a camp site. Never once did the Triumph battery seem to be negatively impacted by charging our camera, intercom, computer batteries. I would rotate bikes but would fully charge at least our intercoms to make sure we were good to go on the road. Great little addition to long distance riding.
In the end, we LOVE the Tiger XC even with the stalling issues and all. The engine was sound the entire trip, the chains did stretch very fast, not completely sure why, but in the end many have asked….would you take the Tiger over our BMW and the answer is still YES!
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Thank you again Grrls for all the time you spent putting this RR together. It's been great following your exploits.
Unfortunately, now I'm gonna have to find another RR to follow along with.
As my 14 y.o. son would say....You Grrls have mad moto skilz!
Glad you got home safe and sound.
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Wow! One of the best ride reports I've read here! Ya'll should be very proud of yourselves!!
The link in your signature to your 2010 RR doesn't seem right...
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Also, thanks for liking the RR....was a lot of work but fun getting it together while on the road and after.
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Of the suggestions I've seen as to what Triumph should do with these bikes:
Give them to you,
Auction them off to support ACT,
Tear them down to measure the wear regular riders (versus Triumph's professional R&D riders) put on the bikes,
tearing them down probably has the biggest payoff with the fewest adverse side effects for Triumph.
Not that they need the information, their test bikes were torn down and measured eight ways to Sunday during the development phase. This enables them to create lots of ads with "technicians" measuring 'things' with micrometers, scales, and who knows what, showing parts still at new tolerance levels. Especially once they cure the stalling issue. Expect one or two of your photos in each ad.
If Triumph give the bikes to you, well, you can just imagine...
Me: "Hey Triumph, how about giving me a bike?"
Triumph: "Sorry, already been done, gave away two, and they did a cracking ride report. In fact, here's the link, you can read it yourself."
Me: "I could do a ride report."
Triumph: "Look, already done I told you! Push off!"
Wouldn't take long, and Triumph would run out of people to interview for the PR position.
Of course, Triumph advertise "Go Your Own Way," so they could surprise us.
Hope you can let us know what happens.
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For some reason the Final Report post is very wide on my computer, necessitating a LOT of sideways scrolling to read it. Is there something I need to change ? Don't have this problem anywhere else.
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Thought I would share a photo of Leslie's helmet head taken immediately after surviving the Dalton Highway
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Cheryl never posted the entire trip and now look what she has done
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Clutch safety switch question
Hi all. A friend of mine has a 2008 690E and on a ride in Utah last year the bike developed an intermittent problem where after the engine had been shut off it would not start again. We figured it was probably one of the safety switches, either kickstand or clutch. We started at the clutch safety switch and after pulling it apart and cleaning it the bike started right up. Problem solved..maybe not. The bike did this again during the ride and we employed the same fix with good enough results to finish the ride. When my friend got home he had another similiar incident so his mechanic cut the safety switch and jumpered it to remove it from the system and as we know from other posts, this misguided shortcut caused other problems. On the advice of the inmates here, the old switch was spliced back in and the bike is running fine. My friend is certain that Murphy's Law is going to strike again and leave him stranded out in the pickertoolies. With my keen sense of the obvious, I suggested a replacement of the old clutch safety switch with a new one, but I would like to solicit advice from the experience of everyone here if this would be the right fix? The previous owner has told him that the kickstand safety had been removed and replaced with the KTM kit. Is there something else that he should be looking at here also? Thanks for the help.
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Georgia State Capitol - Atlanta, GA
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The Georgia Capitol building was constructed between 1884 and 1889. It is built in the neoclassical structure with a gilded dome.
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location: Georgia
date approved: 8/13/2007
last visited: 11/2/2014
State Capitol - Atlanta, GA
in American Guide Series
The Georgia Capitol building was constructed between 1884 and 1889. It is built in the neoclassical structure.
date approved: 12/31/2008
in Wikipedia Entries
The Georgia Capitol building was constructed between 1884 and 1889. It is built in the neoclassical structure with a gilded dome.
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The apex of the statue atop the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta
posted by: ChapterhouseInc
date approved: 2/21/2007
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In 1864 Federal troops encamped on the grounds of Atlanta City Hall. Today's Georgia capitol stands on this site.
date approved: 10/8/2007
last visited: 3/16/2013
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Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States of America
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Nice monument and statue to M. Carter on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol.
posted by: GA Cacher
date approved: 8/29/2007
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the USA
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Nice monument and statue to MR. Carter on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol.
PEACE: James Earl Carter 2002 - Atlanta, GA
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This statue of President Jimmy Carter stand near the GA capitol, on the Washington St side, just north of the stair leading to the main entrance.
date approved: 4/16/2011
James Earl Carter Presidential Statue - GA State Capitol – Atlanta, GA
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date approved: 4/13/2010
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Georgia Spanish-American War Memorial - Atlanta, GA
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Located on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, this monument was dedicated in 1967 by veterans of the war and their families.
posted by: xptwo
date approved: 6/3/2013
last visited: never
American Legion "Flame of Freedom" - Atlanta, GA
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Located on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol, this eternal flame commemorates those who served in WWI, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam.
date approved: 3/20/2013
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date approved: 3/24/2013
William Ambrose Wright - Atlanta, GA
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This plaque tells us this tree is dedicated to William Allen Wright (1844-1929), Comptroller-General of Georgia for fifty years. It is located in back of the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Georgia.
date approved: 4/15/2013
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The Battle of Atlanta - Fulton Co., GA
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At the GA State Capital, on Washington St., Atlanta, GA
date approved: 4/6/2010
Thomas E. Watson - Ga. Capitol, Atlanta, GA
Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922) elected to the Georgia General Assembly (1882), the U.S. House of Representatives (1890), and the U.S. Senate (1920).
date approved: 8/20/2007
last visited: 12/31/2013
Thomas Edward Watson - GA State Capitol – Atlanta, GA
This statue of Thomas Edward Watson stand in the center of the walk leading to the main entrance to the Georgia State Capitol on Washington Street.
date approved: 4/19/2010
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Richard B. Russel - Ga. Capitol, Atlanta, GA
Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971), served in public office for fifty years as a state legislator, governor of Georgia, and U.S. senator.
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A trail marker sits on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol.
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date approved: 2/24/2013
The Evacuation of Atlanta - Fulton Co., GA
At the GA State Capital, on Washington St., Atlanta, GA.
The Siege of Atlanta - Fulton Co., GA
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Herman Talmadge - Ga. Capitol, Atlanta, GA
Herman Talmadge (1913-2002), served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954. In 1956 Talmadge was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served until his defeat in 1980.
Richard B. Russell, Jr. - GA State Capitol – Atlanta, GA
This statue of Richard B. Russell, Jr. is located on the GA State Capitol grounds on Washington St.
date approved: 4/16/2010
Statue of Liberty at the Ga. Capitol, Atlanta, GA
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Bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty given to the state by the Atlanta Council of the Boy Scouts of America in February 1951.
date approved: 8/26/2007
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The National Science Board is pleased to accept nominations for the Public Service Award, which honors individuals and groups that have made substantial contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering in the United States. These contributions may be in a wide variety of areas that have the potential of contributing to public understanding of and appreciation for science and engineering – including mass media, education and/or training programs, and entertainment.
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Dynamic lot size problem with minimum order quantities and remanufacturing option
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Dynamic lot size problem with minimum order quantities and remanufacturing option
Prof. Irena Okhrin
Projektart: Lehrstuhlprojekt
Finanzierung: Eigenfinanzierung EUV
Projektbeginn: 01.04.2012
Projektende: 31.03.2014
Projektbeschreibung in englisch:
In our paper we focus on a special uncapacitated lot sizing problem where a manufacturer can meet demand by either producing new items or by remanufacturing used items. Additionally, a minimum order quantity restriction, instead of the setup cost, guarantees a certain level of production lots. A general model of this problem is formulated and several useful properties of the optimal solution structure are investigated. Finally, we develop a one-dimensional dynamic programming procedure for the originally two-dimensional dynamic model that generates the optimal production plan for some special cases.


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Let's get the last name out of the way first.
It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does.
Let's get the last name out of the way first.
It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does.
No, check that. One guy did.
"We had a Polish card-swiper at our dining hall" at Harvard, said Kyle Juszczyk, the rookie fullback the Ravens selected in the fourth round (130th overall) of the NFL draft. "And he actually nailed it on the first try. But he's the only one."
Instead, Juszczyk picked up a nickname that made life simpler.
"My freshman year," Juszczyk recalled, "the senior tight end there, he looked at my name and he was like: 'No, I'm not even gonna try. I'm just gonna call you Juice.' And it stuck."
Now the kid from Medina, Ohio tries to make the big jump from the Ivy League to the NFL, where the Ravens plan to use him as this hybrid fullback/tight end/H-back.
At 6-foot-1 and a solid 248 pounds, Juszczyk comes at you in interviews like a friendly bridge pylon with legs. He spent the past three days at the Ravens' rookie minicamp in Owings Mills, where he'll soon learn that a Harvard pedigree can be a mixed blessing.
"Guys will be impressed by it," said Matt Birk, the former Ravens center and six-time Pro Bowler who retired after last season and was also a Harvard guy. "But the second you make a mental mistake on the field or in a meeting, you're gonna get your chops busted. That's what football players do."
Football coaches do it, too.
Birk remembered one time when he was playing for the Minnesota Vikings and he screwed up on a play in practice. Brian Billick, the offensive coordinator at the time, went thermonuclear.
"He threw up his hands," Birk recalled, "and said: 'You went to Harvard? I don't believe it. Let's see your diploma.'"
Birk heard the same stuff from Ravens coaches when he screwed up, too. Maybe that's why he fired off a facetious message to Juszczyk seconds after learning the kid was officially headed to Baltimore.
"He texted me right after the draft," Juszczyk recalled with a laugh, "and he said: 'Congratulations, you're gonna do great. But just to warn you, they don't think Harvard people are too smart in Baltimore. Sorry about that."
But the Ravens must have thought plenty of Juszczyk to make him just the 20th Harvard player to be drafted. And he was the highest Crimson player taken since linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski — say, there's another name that just rolls off the tongue — was selected 119th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in 2000.
Juszczyk as a two-time All-American at tight end and H-back who caught 125 passes for 1,576 yards and 22 touchdowns for the Crimson. He was tough and smart and versatile, and the Ravens pride themselves in finding gems like that through both free agency and the draft.
Harvard coach Tim Murphy sat Juszczyk down after his freshman year and told him if he worked his butt of, he had the potential to play at the next level. But it wasn't until after his junior year that Juszczyk truly began to believe it.
If you want to get a smile out of him, ask him about the tension-filled day he became a Raven. That was when he found out the team was looking at not one but two Ohio natives in the fourth round — John Simon, the Ohio State linebacker from Youngstown, and himself.
"We had a draft party in Medina," Juszczyk remembered. "There were about 30 friends and family there. Three minutes before the 129th pick comes up, I get a ring (on his cell phone.) I look at it and it's got a Maryland area code. Everyone gets real quiet. And I'm like: 'This is it.' I answer and Ozzie Newsome is on the phone.
"He says: 'I'm talking to a guy from Youngstown and a guy from Medina. What do you think of that?' I told him: 'Those are two great places to find football players.'"
The Ravens' general manager didn't waste a whole lot of time on chit-chat after that.
"He goes: 'September 5, we're at Denver, you're running down on the kickoff. Can I count on you for two special-teams tackles that game?' And I said: 'Yeah, you can count on me for three.' So I got a lot to live up to for that game."
He's got that Harvard rep to live up to, too.
That follows him wherever he goes in this league.
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Grant Gustin: Movie Star! Glee Guy Sends Greetings From Canada (PHOTOS)
With only the Glee series regulars confirmed to return for Season 4, guest star Grant Gustin's (Sebastian) fate is still very much up in the air.
However, Grant's not just sitting around at home in twiddling his thumbs, he's busy jetting off outside the US to star in a new film.
As reported earlier, Grant has scored the leading role in the upcoming Lifetime movie, A Mother's Nightmare. He's working with 90210 star Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna), who will play his seductive and conniving girlfriend, and Pretty Little Liars' Annabeth Gish (Dr. Sullivan), who plays his mom.
Grant arrived in Canada on May 23 for filming, and quickly tweeted a picture of his gorgeous British Columbia surroundings. Yet after such a long day of travel, Grant was feeling a bit tired — and he tweeted a photo of himself showing as much.
(Sidenote: Finally, more quirky closeup photos of Grant's face! He used to tweet them like every day. Where have they been lately? We kind of miss that...)
By day two in Canada, Grant seemed to be settling into his new routine quite nicely. He posted a cute Instagram photo of himself relaxing with a glass of wine.
One thing, though: The lighting's kind of off — so it's a bit hard to tell — but is he not wearing a shirt in this pic? Oh, Grant... Again?
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S.K. William Summers wins the UAB School of Education Conceptual Framework logo competitionFaculty members in the UAB School of Education want to thank all students who submitted logo entries in last year's logo competition. By involving our students in the process of revising and refining our Conceptual Framework, both faculty and students have reflected on why and how we go about the business of preparing educators and health professionals. Spearheaded by Dr. Veronique Zimmerman-Brown, this competition reflected the true spirit of a professional learning community as both faculty and students reflected on our guiding principles, beliefs, and values.
An alternative fifth-year student in English Language Arts, S.K. William Summers competed with numerous undergraduate and graduate students to create a new logo for the UAB School of Education Conceptual Framework. Although there were many exceptional entries, S.K. Summers' entry was selected by School of Education faculty because they believed it best encapsulated our Conceptual Framework Mission, Values, and Themes. This new logo appears throughout the School of Education and is embedded in our syllabi, handbooks, and other foundational documents. Our Conceptual Framework provides the structure for all of the School of Education programs and community outreach.
Born into a military family, S.K. Summers has traveled extensively and moved 17 times during his childhood. Of these moves, approximately one-third of them brought his family to the Birmingham area. S.K. Summers describes Birmingham as his ideal city and has made this area his home. He graduated in graphics design/digital media from the University of Alabama in 2010, and he is currently employed as the Bishop's Secretary at the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham. In a recent interview, he stated that his work at the Diocese has afforded him many opportunities to design various conceptual frameworks and to create numerous visual representations reflecting theological concepts for the Catholic Church. In his current job, he is able to combine his love of digital media with his deep faith. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus, where he received the honorary title of Sir Knight this last winter.
S.K. Summers currently is completing his master's degree on a GI Scholarship, and he believes providence has guided him to pursue his teaching degree here at UAB. During a recent interview, S.K. Summers said that his experiences in the School of Education have been extraordinary. What has most impressed here at the UAB is the intellectual curiosity of both students and faculty. He stated, "I have found the atmosphere here to be one of genuine scholarship and goodwill because both faculty and students value diversity in thought and greatly respect different viewpoints and perspectives." S.K. Summers describes Dr. Tonya Perry as inspirational to him, and he has greatly appreciated her guidance and support through his tenure in his program. He will complete his internship in spring 2014. Upon graduation, S.K. Summers hopes to combine his love of theology and English to gain a teaching position in a Catholic school setting.
Faculty members congratulate S.K. Summers for winning this competition and hope to continue to support and provide him with the best education possible here in the UAB School of Education. We also appreciate everyone who submitted an entry; your engagement in this process was inspiring and we greatly value your commitment to help us to refine and revise our Conceptual Framework.


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April 20, 2006 1:34 PM PDT
HP recalls notebook batteries
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Apple recalls power adaptersJuly 6, 2001
Faulty battery sparks Dell recallMay 2, 2001
This battery recall comes six months after HP and the safety commission announced one involving 135,000 battery units worldwide. HP, however, is hardly alone in facing battery recalls--computer makers such as Dell and Apple Computer have announced similar problems.
In HP's most recent case, batteries beginning with the bar code L3 are affected and may be found in HP and Compaq notebooks. HP Pavilion family notebooks with model numbers dv1xxx, ze2xxx, as well as HP Compaq family notebooks with model number nx48xx, may be affected. Compaq Presario models V2xxx and M2xxx may also be affected, according to the U.S. Consumer Product report.
HP is voluntarily recalling the lithium ion rechargeable batteries, which were sold at national and regional computer and electronics stores, as well as online, last year.
"An internal failure can cause the battery to overheat and melt, or char the plastic case, posing a burn and fire hazard," according to the safety commission. "HP has received 20 reports of batteries overheating...One minor injury has been reported (and) 11 cases of minor property damage."
Back in 2001, Compaq recalled 1.4 million power adapters for its notebook computers. That case involved notebooks manufactured between 1988 and 2001 and resulted in five reports of the computers catching on fire.
Consumers who find their battery units are affected will receive a free replacement battery. HP has also launched an HP Battery Replacement Program Web Site.
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- Affected model list not accurate
- Just an FYI: According to HP's list many models are affected but not the dv1xxx series.
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- and that would be where?
- "HP has also launched an HP Battery Replacement Program Web Site."
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- Apple is having problems?
- Did you look at the date of the link that Apple is having
problems with their batteries? It's from 2001!
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- It is quite pointless to buy an overpriced laptop battery from HP. I got a new laptop battery for my hp dv2000 laptop at http://www.batteryhippo.com , for half the price or less and with twice the capacity of my original battery.
I have a ze2606 laptop, and I guess I should send it to hp for recall.
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Trying to figure out latest phrase: 'I know, right?'
I hate it when a little research gets in the way of an original idea. Or at least I thought it was original until that blasted Google got in my way. And if you're a regular reader here, you know I don't like to burden myself with too much research or fact-checking. It can get in the way of a good idea.
If I were sitting right there with you and read that last paragraph aloud, your response may very well have been, "I know, right?"
Which brings me to the topic that's been bouncing around in my mind for the last few weeks. (Normally, thoughts in my mind for that long of time have long since died of loneliness.)
Anyway, the question is, what's up with "I know, right?" It's a phrase I've been hearing quite a bit lately, usually at work.
It's spoken after one person has made a statement and the next person, expressing their agreement, comes back with, "I know, right?" Note that the last word is spoken as a question, not an affirmation, although affirmation seems to be the ultimate feeling being communicated.
So I thought I would use this forum to blow the cover off of this brand new expression and seek out its origin. Was it a recently released movie that I missed, maybe a TV show not on my watch list or a song not played on the oldies station?
So that's where I gave in and figured a little research might be called for; thus the visit to the all-knowing Google. Seems it was from a TV show/movie/song that I missed, like about anywhere from two to 30 years ago depending on whom you listen to.
Just two years ago, it was the "Word of the Day" on a website called Urban Dictionary. I know, it's really three words, but I'm not bad mouthing a site that had one definition of the phrase that said, "A way to express the concept of 'yes' if you're not quite articulate enough to say that mighty imposing word."
The more I looked, the older the references to the phrase that I thought was brand new began to appear. Back in 2008, someone was so fed up with it they produced a You Tube video advocating that it be purged from all levels of speech.
Discussion boards were found with people falling over each other trying to identify early appearances of the phrase. It showed up in a Zits cartoon in 2011, the movie "Juno" in 2007, another movie — "Mean Girls" — in 2004.
Where have I been all these years? I know in the old days we used to say expressions like this would take years of use in other areas before it would reach Nebraska. But, come on, this is the Internet age. One of the Kardashians says something at noon and it's ingrained in our lexicon by midnight. So I'm sure it's been around, I just missed it.
If you were to believe some sources — and why wouldn't you, they're on the Internet — it dates back to when I was young. Could it be, back in the '70s when I was resisting the use of the word "groovy," the phrase "I know, right?" was being born? Could be.
There were some claiming that's when the phrase was starting to be used in — all together now — California. That's right, yet another phrase we can attribute to Valley Girls. You know them, the Los Angeles-based culture that gave us such pearls as "to the max," "gag me with a spoon," "totally" and "for sure."
Somewhere in there, according to some people who apparently cared to dig a lot deeper than I did, they also gave us, "I know, right?"
So apparently, it's here to stay. Or at least back for another run. I guess if the guy with the You Tube video couldn't get it stopped, what chance do I have. He even had more than 29,000 views of his video, and yet the phrase remains.
So, I'm sure you're telling me just to let it go, it's a harmless little phrase.
And to that I guess I say … nope, not going to say it.


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As a military wife, and by experiencing the first few years of a mothering journey, I have changed considerably from the totally type-A, unbending, unyielding, sometimes self-loathing perfectionist I once was. I think back to my teenage days and I wish I could grab myself and tell myself what I know now.
Because slimming down our household goods in preparation for our upcoming military PCS from Maine to Kodiak Island, Alaska. . . it has got me thinking about how much I have learned about letting go – - – of things and of thoughts. How much I have grown and changed, just in a few years, through military life and motherhood, and by allowing others to teach me how to let go – -
It's amazing how many things I can stash in a closet. I used to save every photo, every card, cut out articles from the paper, and ripped out pages from magazines that I wanted to use. . . sometime in the future. My husband has since reformed my ways, and gotten me to let go of my clippings, random photos of people we don't even know anymore, and has even gotten me to recycle my binder full of ripped out magazine pages – showing me that I can get my Martha Stewart and Health magazine articles on my iPad and "save a zillion trees" in the process.
As we cleaned out the upstairs storage closet before he left for this current assignment with his boat, I felt very accomplished as well as very amazed at what had collected in the closet while we've lived here in Maine for 3 years. I was able to donate a whole paper grocery bag full of fully prepared paper crafts that I had made for a TAHOMA Christmas party that was attended by, um, no one, the first winter we were here to someone who could use them. We also went through my old papers from high school, on topics from The Great Gatsby to a personal essay, to Like Water for Chocolate, and even an AP statistics paper. I was holding onto them . . . I'm not sure why.
Maybe it was me holding on tightly to something that reminded me of home, since our military life had moved me so far from my parents' house and the city I grew up and matured in.
As we read the papers together, we giggled a bit at my writing voice, even in the most studious of papers. We read the scribbled notations and edits from my beloved Junior year English teacher and I explained to Hubs how much I looked up to her, and wanted to write the best paper to please her. He could tell that I was feeling maybe a bit self-conscious about letting go of a time when studying and excelling at writing was most of my life.
And then he told me how amazing it is that I parent our two babies, manage the house, and still somehow blog, sew diapers, AND take college courses full time. And I realized. I could let go of my Junior year of high school. I'm bigger and better now. So into the recycling they went.
And another box bit the dust.
Thoughts are a little harder to get rid of. Those thoughts that you would like to throw out seem to stick and stick and stick, even as you try to scrape them off your heart. And then, I learned what it truly means to forgive. And to grow forward from thoughts that are painful. And that made me, friends, the brillo pad of bad thoughts. Scrape them right off, when I remember how to forgive and to trust and give up the issue to God.
I have been insanely blessed to have met and spent a lot of time with a certain friend here in our neighborhood in Maine. And through our friendship, I have learned that forgiving isn't losing, even though it feels like it sometimes. Last summer, there was an ordeal with a lady in the neighborhood that used to be a close friend. Long story short, I criticized her in a friendly manner regarding how exclusive and controlling she was being. And it started a crazy-fest that you can read about if you like.
The point is that I have forgiven her. And it feels SO good. Letting go of that hatred for the evil in her heart toward me has been so freeing. I never thought I could do it. What she did seemed so unforgivable. But through my relationship with my dear friend Jess, I have been molded through experience and truth from God's Word to understand that forgiveness is not surrender in the traditional sense. You don't lose when you forgive – on the contrary. It is a huge weight off my life to have forgiven her. And in the same way, I'm learning to forgive others and myself as well!
Forgiveness is really amazing in de-cluttering and getting rid of ugly thoughts.
Thank you for visiting the Simply Living Blog Carnival cohosted by Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children, Laura at Authentic Parenting, Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy, and Joella at Fine and Fair. Read about how others are incorporating simple living into their lives by clearing out the clutter. We hope you will join us next month, as the Simply Living Blog Carnival focuses on Going Green!
7 Tips for Cutting the Toy Clutter – In a post at Natural Parents Network, Mandy offers easy and child-respectful ideas for downsizing your kids' growing mountains of toys.
- De-Cluttering and Moving to Minimalism – Laura from Authentic Parenting is actively trying to achieve a more balanced life by giving up the things in order to make room for more enjoyment.
- A Minimalist Clutter Bug – Destany at They Are All of Me writes about the daunting task of clearing away years of clutter brought on by disorganization and a dislike for throwing things away.
- The Pack Rat Stops Here – Mercedes at Project Procrastinot doesn't want her twins to inherit the pack rat legacy but is uncertain how to lead by example.
- Clutter Minimized – Jorje of Momma Jorje shares how minimizing different aspects of her life and household have changed her life.
- Uncluttering Childhood – Are fewer toys and books harmful for your child? Does simplifying the stuff in your life, merely mean faster clean up? Find out if "less" is truly "more" for parents and kids alike at Heart-Led Parenting.
- Lagom – Sustainablemum shares her family's search for balance in decluttering their home and their lives.
- Letting Go – Of Things and Thoughts – Amy W. at Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work rejoices in her ability to allow others to teach her to let go – of things and of thoughts.
- From Cluttered to Clutter Free – Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children discusses the changes she went through from growing up in a cluttered household to becoming a decluttering diva.
- Facing the emotional roadblocks of clearing clutter – We all have reasons we hold on tightly to our stuff. Lauren at Hobo Mama offers advice for breaking through those walls.
- Spring Cleaning with Freecycle – Amy at Anktangle shares how her spring cleaning ritual has become much more fun (and productive!) since she's embraced her local Freecycle community and all it stands for.


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The other game happening this weekend. And there's two of them! Friday, the Blast take on the Missouri Comets, then come back Saturday to face the Syracuse Silver Knights (and the team sports special camo jerseys will be auctioned later). Both games at 7:35 p.m. 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. $18-$32. baltimoreblast.com
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Not just a fruit, the Kumquat is rumored to be Sony's next Android smartphone. CNET UK has some more juicy details here.
Here's the first look at the forthcoming Sony Xperia U, also known as the ST25i or Kumquat.
A new Sony blower has leaked, and it's expected to be the follow-up to the Xperia Neo V, with NFC Smart Tags and more.
Could this be a new phone incoming from Sony? Or will the Xperia S get a new name? Or the Xperia U?
The Sony Xperia S is still on schedule. Sony has scotched rumours that the hotly tipped Android phone had been delayed.
Fresh off buying up the Ericsson portion of Sony Ericsson, Sony could have no fewer than 12 Android products in store for us in 2012.
A new teaser trailer for Sony's upcoming S1 and S2 Android tablets has been released, hinting at the sultry slates' movie, gaming and ebook abilities. Watch it here.
Ferrari's plastered its brand on everything from watches to push bikes, and now it's slapped its red livery on an Android smart phone from Acer


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2 x 4's
Some men in a pickup truck drove into a lumberyard. One of the men walked in the office and says, "We need some four-by-twos."
The clerk replies, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?"
The guy scratches his head and says, "I'll go check," and goes back to the truck.
He returns and says, "Yeah, I meant two-by-four."
"All right. How long do you want them?"
The guy pauses for a minute and says, "I better go check." After a while, he returns to the office and says, "A long time. We're gonna build a house."
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I think I met this guy......he was the lead framer that built my house. He has two brothers that do drywall and finish/trim carpentry (but they are not nearly as intelligent).
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"Hi, I'm Larry, this is my brother, Darryl, and this is my other brother, Darryl."
(From one of Bob Newhart's shows)
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they look familiar...
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Additional possible penalties for a DUI
If you are arrested for a first offense DUI, you face some severe penalties. Please call DUI lawyer Mark Blair who can help get you the best possible outcome. DUI attorney Mark Blair has helped thousands of persons like you successfully navigate through and avoid many DUI consequences that can include the following.
Standard terms of probation
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 23600, a person convicted of a DUI or DUI with injuries be imposed the following terms and conditions as part of a probation sentence:
1. The period of probation will be a minimum of three years and can be as long as five years
2. The person shall not drive a motor vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol in his or her blood
3. If arrested for a violation of DUI or DUI with injury, the person shall not refuse to submit to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath or urnie
4. The person shall not commit any criminal offense
5. If a person violates probation by driving with any measurable amount of alcohol in his or her blood (.04% or more) or is arrested for a new DUI or DUI with injuries, the court can lengthen the probation to up to five years and order the person to serve at least 48 hours in jail in addition to any other penalties imposed.
The judge can make you surrender your license
If you are convicted of a first offense DUI, the judge can force you to surrender in court your license. Vehicle Code Section 23538 (b).
The judge can deny a restricted license
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 23536, judge can declare the driver a "traffic safety risk" and thereby prevent the DMV from issuing a restricted license if the person's license is suspended as a result of a DUI conviction or failure to set or loss of a DMV administrative per se hearing. This means: that the person would suffer a full six month suspension for a first offense DUI if the judge denies a restricted license. This means that the if the judge denies a restricted license, the person would not be able to drive for any reason for six months for a first offense DUI.
Impounding of vehicle
If a person is convicted of a first offense DUI, the court may order the vehicle impounded for one to 30 days. Vehicle Code Section 23594.
.15% or more of alcohol level
The court shall consider the alcohol level of .15% or more as a "special factor" that may justify enhancing (increasing) punishment. Vehicle Code Section23578.
.20% or more of alcohol level
The court shall order a person whose alcohol level was .20% or more to attend a nine month DUI class and not a three month DUI class. Vehicle Code Section 23538 (b)(2).
Ignition interlock device
A sentencing court is required to give "heightened consideration" to requiring an interlock device for a first offender with an alcohol level of .15% or more, with two or more prior moving violations or who refused a chemical test at the time of his arrest. If a judge does order an interlock device, the judge may require an interlock device for up to three years from the date of conviction. Vehicle Code Section 23575
60 days of jail for high speed/reckless driving
If a person is driving a motor vehicle 30 or more miles per hour above the maximum, prima facie or posted speed limit or a highway or 20 or more miles per hour above the same limit on a city street, and in a reckless manner, the person faces 60 days jail sentence consecutive to any other jail time on a DUI case. Vehicle Code Section 23582.
Minor in a vehicle
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 23572, if a person is convicted of a DUI and had a minor under 14 years of age as a passenger at the time of the DUI, then the person shall receive the following penalties in addition to any other punishment:
First offense DUI: 48 hours of jail
Second offense DUI: 10 days of jail
Third offense DUI: 30 days of jail
Fourth offense DUI: 90 days of jail
Refusal to submit to or complete a chemical test
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 23577, if a person fails to submit to or complete a chemical test following a lawful arrest for a DUI, the person shall receive the following additional punishment:
First offense DUI: nine month, rather than the three month, DUI class and 48 hours of jail
Second offense DUI: 96 hours of jail
Third offense DUI: 10 days of jail


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I have purchased a Spec-Doc ashtray ipod dock, an intravee and an Alpine KCA-420i interface adapter and an ipod charge adapter. Now I need to fit them. They all join up nicely on the dining room table, but...
Removing the boot lining to access the 3 and 6 pin cables seems to require smaller hands than mine and I am going to have to buy a tool to remove the push fixings. I have seen several post which show how to do this and with the fixing removal tool, and a bit of patience I'm sure I can move the rear bulkhead liner enough to access the area I need. With no CD changer I presume the 3 & 6 pin cables are tucked away but easy to locate. I had a peek down the back of the bulkhead liner but couldn't see or feel them - are they actually inside the bulkhead rather than in the cable bundles inside the boot?
What I haven't seen is a post where routing a cable from the ashtray to the boot is discussed. Do you just force a stiff wire through and hope it comes out at the right place or is removal of the transmission tunnel panels the way to go? Is there a route from the boot to the cabin for the fat ipod connector or from the cabin to the boot for the 12mm square plug that fits into the Alpine unit.
Also the Spec-Doc unit has 3 foot of cable ending in the ipod female connector, the charge adapter plugs into this and then the cable for the Alpine is 6 feet long and runs from the charge adapter through to the boot. Is there enough space in the transmission tunnel to have the 3 foot cable and charge adapter tucked up securely and is elastic bands the best bet to hold these 3 items together - I wouldn't want them to come apart and need fishing out on a regular basis.
So many questions, sorry, but I am hoping some of you have some helpful advice.
My Z is a 2007 M coupe.
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Well Permitting/Notice of Intent (NOI)
NOI Well Drilling Forms have been Modified! Information on Boundaries of Groundwater Basins and Sub-basins is Now Available on the ADWR Website!
The ADWR form Notice of Intent to Drill, Deepen, Replace or Modify a Well (DWR 55-40) has been modified to require applicants to indicate whether the water to be pumped from the proposed well will be used in the same groundwater basin where the well is to be located. Please download and use the new forms. Effective immediately, only the new forms will be accepted.
To assist NOI applicants in locating groundwater basin and sub-basin boundaries and for general knowledge, we are adding the Department's Basin and Sub-Basin Designations—June 1984 to our website. This document, describing in narrative and map form the official boundaries of each of the 46 groundwater basins and 27 sub-basins of the state not included in the five initial Active Management Area basins, was published as part of the Findings and Order of the Director designating the basins and sub-basins pursuant to ARS Section 45-404 on June 21, 1984 click here to download official basin/subbasin boundaries outside AMAs. It may be helpful to first download a statewide map showing all of the basins and sub-basins of the state to better estimate what basin and sub-basin in which the proposed well may be located, before searching the official 1984 boundaries document click here to download statewide basin/sub-basin map, including the five AMAs. You can also download maps of each AMA click here for Phoenix AMA map, click here for Pinal AMA map, click here for Prescott AMA map, click here for Santa Cruz AMA map, click here for Tucson AMA map.
ALSO NEW: Effective immediately, the only acceptable method used to determine Latitude and Longitude is GPS. The USGS Quad Map and conventional survey methods are no longer allowable options. The Well Driller Report and Log (form DWR 55-55), and the Well Abandonment Completion Report (form DWR 55-58) have been updated to reflect these changes and may be downloaded now.


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CIVL is excited to bring you several Festivals and Concerts in and around the Fraser Valley!
With the Mission Folk Music Festival coming up, from July 24th to 26th, CIVL is glad to say that our volunteers will once again be attending in our now traditional Pirate Costumes. CIVL volunteers will also be Emceeing on three stages between 11 AM and 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
A little further away, CIVL will also have on-air content from the Harrison Festival of the Arts from July 11th to the 19th, so check out Songbag hosted by Ed Wilson every Thursday at 11 AM.
CIVL will also be present at Jam in Jubilee, a month long series of free concerts in Historic Downtown Abbotsford's Jubilee Park; running every Thursday evening from 6 till 10. And for only the second year, CIVL will be hosting the After-Dark portion of the Jam at Townhall, just across the road, from 10 to 11. Also check out Jam in Jubilee Radio every Thursday from 5 to 6.
The Jam kicks off July 9th but get a taste of what's to come by checking out a few other free concerts: like Sup at the Park, coming up June 30th featuring music from the likes of Kin (Abbotsford, BC), Fountain (Victoria, BC), Mauno (Halifax, NS), The Dories (Montreal, QC), Whoop-Szo (Guelph, ON) and outgoing CKDU, Dalhousie Station Coordinator, Gianna Lauren (Halifax, NS) in full band form! Hosted at the Kariton Art Gallery from 6 to 10 that evening. All bands will also be performing at the legendary Sled Island Music Festival in Calgary in the very near future.
If that doesn't fill your "Free Concert in the Park" jollies then check-out the on-going Envision series, which now moves from the Coffeehouses of Abbotsford to Mill Lake, starting this week! Every Saturday afternoon from 4 to 7:30 stop by the Kariton Art Gallery at Mill Lake Park to take in some excellent music including Western Jaguar, Brennan Sinclair and Petrichor on August 8th, the top 3 from the #CIVLUFV Battle! CIVL will also be hosting Envision Radio with Dave Farmer, every Thursday from 6 to 6:30.
It's going to be an exciting next few weeks and CIVL can't wait to take part in all of this!
As spring turns to summer, new things are in the air here at the station! We've moved into our swanky new digs in the newly-constructed, open concept Building S on the UFV campus. We've also acquired two new staff, who are going to bring their experience, knowledge, and personalities to take CIVL to the next level, as we, like goldfish, expand into our luxurious new space.
Dave Cusick is our new Director of Programming and Volunteers. Dave began his radio career in Portland, Oregon in 2002 at KPSU, the college/community station of Portland State University. His show there was mostly new indie releases, mixed with classic late '70s-early '80s music, and he also often did interviews and hosted in-studio sessions. Eventually, his experience there landed him a job at Oregon Public Broadcasting, the NPR affiliate in Portland, where he continued playing the music he wanted others to hear, and interviewing musicians he'd always wanted to meet. When the global recession swept away his job, he resumed his radio work as a podcast.
He's happy to be working again in radio full-time, and is looking forward to helping CIVL hosts further develop their shows, and express their viewpoints and culture.
Audrey MacDonald is our new Music Director. Audrey is an Abbotsford native, with memories of now-legendary Fun 100 concerts in church basements to prove it. She has volunteered with CIVL in the past, working on our music library, as well as at CiTR. She has studied Anthropology and Art History and is currently studying Library and Information Technology. She has experience working with the archives and collections of artist-run centres in Vancouver, and has done educational outreach at Vancouver Art Gallery.
Audrey is adding new releases to our physical library, rebuilding our digital library, and is maintaining and expanding our relationships with record labels and musicians.
Well wasn't that something!!
Brennan Sinclair, Pest Synapse, Alex Rake, and Western Jaguar went head to head for the final on March 27th! All the artists did great, bringing their best to rock U-House down to its foundation! Western Jaguar won first place and took home the big prizes but everyone else got something too.
The final shakedown was:
1. Western Jaguar
2. Brennan Sinclair
3. Pest Synapse
4. Alex Rake
The top three winners all got prize recording packages from SleepingBagStudios as well as the opportunity to play at their very own Envision Financial Concert in the Park night, courtesy of the Abbotsford Arts Council.
Alex Rake will be playing on stage at the Abbotsford Arts Council's 11th annual Arty Awards!
Western Jaguar also won a photography package from Jayme Anne Photography!
We thank you all for supporting our events and would like to thank The Eurythmic Kings of Nowhere, Beau O'Neil, and Bob and Al LIVE for competing!
Check us out next year for our 4th annual #CIVLUFVBattle!


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Heart Institute (HI)
The HI is one of the region's most comprehensive resources for cardiac medicine and surgery. The team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and other heart specialists offers the most current diagnostic technologies and disease prevention programs. In addition to a world class heart surgery program, the HI provides treatment with such non-surgical techniques as angioplasty and valvuloplasty and offers a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program.
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Always consult a physician or healthcare provider for treatment and guidance toward good health.
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New Stamps Issued in DPRK
| Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- The DPRK State Stamp Bureau issued new stamps (five kinds of individual stamps) showing modern edifices and folk games.
Those edifices are the apartment houses for educators of Kim Il Sung University and the Okryu Children's Hospital, built in Pyongyang last year, and the games are wrestling, archery and horse riding the Koreans have enjoyed from olden times.
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Slide reports a million new flash widgets added every day
Slide is a company that makes slideshow and media widgets for the major social network platforms such as MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Xanga, Tagged and Blogger.
The company has announced that it's seeing more than a million new flash widgets added to its network every day.
The most popular are Slideshows, SkinFlix, Guestbooks and FunPix.


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Kode9, Ikonika play DJ Rashad tribute show
Story | Apr 29, 2014 | 11:24 AM
Kode9, Ikonika play DJ Rashad tribute show
Story | Apr 29, 2014 | 11:24 AM
Brainfeeder's Strangeloop opens gallery show Saturday [Video]
Story | Jul 21, 2011
Brainfeeder signed artist celebrates art exhibit opening on Saturday night in Venice, with guest performances from Teebs, Austin Peralta and others.
Album review: Teebs' 'Collections 01'
Story | Jan 2, 2012
Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reviews Teebs' new instrumental snapshot, "Collections 01."
Young Montana comes to California, Low End Theory tonight
Story | Jun 1, 2011
Young Montana isn't from Montana. He's not a rapper either, which sets him apart from Yung Texas, Yung Mississippi and Yung Florida (who I now know is getting money). Instead, Jon Pritchard hails from Coventry, England, where he was just...


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The lucrative future of CCTV: remote biometrics and behavioral suspect detection
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I can't wait to mess with these "behavioral recognition" cameras
go in front of one and pretend to be beating up your friend or just generally act sketchy
oh no wait you'd probably get killed or put in gitmo now
Gret tool to catch and prosecute criminals and dangerous drivers
its time we used hi tech stuff to assist the police to make our world safer Now listen to the Human rights criers
If we have nothing to hide why worry go for it
I feel its an infringment of our privacies as civilians. Now I'm going to be recognized and document like a science experiment and create a file when we have done nothing. There could be no end to the possibilities of the atrocities they are capable of doing with this technology.
The security industry is dominated by what are called Analog Cameras, and depending on the source of the statistics, it is thought that presently somewhere between 70%-90% of all CCTV Surveillance systems deployed are analog. It should be noted that there are no fundamental deficiencies with the analog camera, but depending on your requirements, the new IP range of CCTV Surveillance (see below for explanation) most certainly provide far clearer images, and ones that can be relied upon to actually identify the person, whereas the analog range essentially struggles with this.
CCTV is a powerful crime-fighting tool … Police operational experience and various research shows that it deters and detects crime and helps secure convictions. It also reduces fear of crime … We remain committed to the use of CCTV in helping to make communities feel safer.


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Sony Vaio Pro review11 June 2013
When Sony announced the Vaio range of computers in 1996 or thereabouts it had one aim - to make PCs stylish, but powerful. Of course, this isn't all that easy and so Vaio desktops and laptops were expensive. But if you could afford one, you'd end up with... >>


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Apr 19 - Goodbye to the South
Noon Position : lat 51 00 S, long 56 59 W
Course made good: 033 T
Air temperature @ noon today : 5.5 degrees C
Sea temperature @ noon today : 8.0 degrees C
Wind: Direction SW, Force 7
Last Call to King Edward Point
After such a wonderful time at Bird Island we were also lucky to arrive at KEP in glorious weather, although the wind was picking up a bit. The work went well and a group af us were able to get the sunny day off and climb Mount Hodges, the pointy mountain that towers over the bay. As we toiled up the hill more and more of the group had to turn back for various reasons until only four of us arrived at the top to breathtaking views. Peter (Enderlein) tells me that this is his fifth climb up this mountain and the first time that he has had a view! The day was going so well that we kept on going and managed to continue along the ridge of Brown Mountain to make a good long day out.
Grytviken and KEP taken from Brown Mountain ridge by P Enderlein.
Three fearless travellers (well, Tom, Mark and the doc) hiding from the gale at the top of Mount Hodges, photo P Enderlein.
The 'clear-up' project at Grytviken is now finished. A lot of the buildings, old tin rooves and rotton wood have been removed. and it is now open for people to explore. There were plenty of people without the energy to climb hills who enjoyed the day exploring the remains of the whaling station. These photos were taken by Pat Cooper.
After such a good day we were surprised to return to the ship and find that we would be staying due to bad weather. The forecast showed a big storm coming in with a central depression predicted as low as 928 mB. Sure enough over the next day and night the weather became atrocious, heavy rain and strong winds even in the shelter of the harbour. I was very glad not to be out at sea in such a storm, even though I gained my sealegs long ago I'm not sure they would have withstood this one!
Perfect Storm! This Dartcom image shows the storm surrounding KEP and the JCR, if you enlarge the image then you will see the red dot that represents the ship in the eye of the storm. Thanks to Charlie Waddicor for providing the image.
In the aftermath you can see that the jetty was flooded. The previous night both KEP and Bird Island had abnormally high tides with water reaching the buildings on both beaches. Photo P. Cooper
The next morning dawned bright and clear with much less wind and so we left at first light heading for Bird Island. This was also last call for them, we picked up the last few people who were very worried that we had been caught in the weather and might leave them there all winter!
The final goodbye to those staying on at KEP. There are now nine people on the base and they are expecting their next visitors in about six weeks time when the fishing season starts.
Last seasons call to Stanley
From KEP amd Bird Island we headed for Stanley, a short but very lumpy trip away. And now we have left Stanley for the last time this season. There was the usual activity alongside, waste and containers were unloaded, fuel was taken onboard but very little cargo. The scientists and staff from Bird Island, KEP and the ship left for Mount Pleasant Airport for the long flight home. Of all the crew left, I am the only person not due to return in September so I had to visit all my favourite haunts. Typically there was a brisk 'breeze' of 40 knots, it wouldn't be Stanley if the wind wasn't blowing. Then on the Monday it started to snow, very unusual for the Falkland Islands. By the time we left on tuesday morning there was a thick white blanket over the town and the hills, making for a picturesque trip out of Port William for my final time.
From left to right, Mount Harriet, Tumbledown and the Twin Sisters. This is the familiar view when we are moored alongside at FIPASS, the snow is not very common however!
The end of the season as the ship heads out of the Narrows.
So here we are on our way north. It feels good to be heading towards the sunshine and we are hoping for lots of sun on the way to our next destination, Antigua! There is a geological science cruise to be done off the coast of Montserrat. We shall pick up the scientists and equipment in St. Johns, Antigua and then head over towards Montserrat. In the meantime we have a small sweepstake on when we will see the first flying fish and we are already planning the first barbecue on the aft deck.
I am very sad to be leaving Antarctica and the South. I have many friends who are now settling in for the winter down there and I hope they all have a fantastic time. I promise not to go on about fresh fruit and veg too much in my e-mails!