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Product DescriptionGirvin Vector 2
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Date Reviewed: August 24, 2008
Strengths: Tracks like a rigid fork, is plush, very durable zero flex!!
Weaknesses: Tends to puch up on th ehead set. A head lock counters this issue. Not disk brake compatible, hard to find. Little heavy by todays fork standards.
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: Bikes n More
Similar Products Used: Marzoci, Rock Shox SID
Bike Setup: Profelx 957
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2006
Strengths: The forks
Weaknesses: The so called springs
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Price Paid: $800.00
Purchased At: Dealer
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2000
Strengths: Rigid, plush, SSWWEEETTT
Weaknesses: lots of Maintenance
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for upgrade advice/ tips and tunning.. take a look at my web site..
Can I upgrade my Vector / Vector 2 with parts from the new
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid: $150.00
Purchased At: friend
Similar Products Used: amp, cross link
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2000
Strengths: NONE!!!!!!!
Weaknesses: where do I start.... I broke the left fork leg clean off the mounts. needless to say thats not good....
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $75.00
Similar Products Used: under inflated front tire
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2000
Strengths: NO VERTICLE FLEX!!!!!
Weaknesses: A lot of linkage.
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As far as customer service, when I was putting the fork on I called Girvin for tech support. The operator immediately connected me to Bob Girvin! He talked me through the process and offered to send out the latest owners manual for the fork (it originally came with the manual for the original Girvin with the stem attached).
For what I paid at the time compared to other forks in the price range, it has been worth every penny!
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Price Paid: $340.00
Purchased At: National Bike-Beverly, MA
Similar Products Used: Manitou, Rock Shox
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Cronus
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000
Strengths: Looks INCREDIBLE!!!!! Takes hard, hard bumps.
This is one tough shock.
Weaknesses: Temperature affects the resistance dramatically.
People want to steal my bike.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Came with bike from a friend
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox.
Bike Setup: Cannondale M400, Girvin Shox,
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2000
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Bike Setup: RD Coyote 2, C4 clipless pedals, Psyco KS tires, Avinir rack, and bag. Lizzard Skins where possible.
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2000
Ridgid takes big hits well
Maintance can be a pain.
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Cannot tell you
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Mantitou Mach 5
Bike Setup:
Lite Speed Obed
Date Reviewed: October 28, 1999
Great ratings, looks great, design makes sense to me. I love to do mechanical work...its just me i guess
Equally bad reviews
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Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used:
Judy XC/DH, Zoke Bomber, AMP F2, Manitou SX.
Bike Setup:
GT avalanche w Manitou SX, XTR/XT, CRUX(you cant get them in the states! ha ha!!)other than that, nothing special
Date Reviewed: May 13, 1999
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2 Years
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999
Tracks like a rigid.
Horribly tuned by default, easy to knock out of alignment.
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Bow Ridge @ Lynn Woods
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox Indy, Judy.
Manitou Mach5.
Marzocchi Atom Bomb.
Bike Setup:
GT Tequesta (more or less).
Date Reviewed: March 13, 1999
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The Girvin vector fork came OEM on my Proflex 856. It has the GDT coil-over with oil damper. The fork takes big hits very well, but is almost un-responsive on the small stuff. Also off-camber areas can be a bit tricky as the fork skipps and deflects off of rocks and such. The fork stears great. Dropping down a steep descent is a bit un-nerving because you get the sensation that you are going over the bars because of the J path the foks travels.
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1998
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Date Reviewed: October 6, 1998
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The idea behind this fork is great. Unfortunately, the fork still has to catch up with the idea. Some good words, then the bad. First, the fork is a perfect match for a minimal travel XC FS bike. On the ProFlex 856 it works well with the rear. It doesn't bob much during out of the saddle hammering either. Lastly, the fork is great for wicked switchback singletrack. The bad side. Gotta disassemble the fork, clean the bushings, and lube generously very often, like 100 miles or so. It is a pain to take this fork apart, especially the lower inside pivot point. MCUs are tough to work with. Finally I drilled out the hole of the top MCU to relieve the inherent stiction by the smaller diameter. This makes the fork much more reactive in faster situations. Definitely ditched the thirty weight oil for 5W. Then, had to go to really hard MCUs so that the plush range of the MCUs doesn't get eaten up by sag. In fact, the fork is at its most plush when the MCUs are just hard enough so that the bike doesn't sag at all when sitting. Why? the MCUs are the most plush at the beginning of their compression, then the hardness ramps up very quickly. So, if the initial plush range is overcome by sag, you get a harsh ride. By the way, I tried the speed springs, and this fork works better with dialed-in MCUs. Why? Minimal travel. Springs give a linear compression rate, and it is nearly impossible to set the Vector 2 up to not bottom out constantly and yet be responsive in low speed situations. The fork needs about 2.75 to 3 inches to effectively use springs. The Vector 2 gives about 2 inches of useable travel. Lastly, the motion of this fork, and most linkage forks, is to go back and then up. Imagine yourself on a 45 degree descent at about 25mph and you hit a sizeable object. The momentum you have wants to throw you over the bars, and the declining wheelbase and increased head angle are definitely helping the throw. Can you say human missile? Found this out on some helacious Italian Alps descents. Had to keep my butt way over the rear tire to stay on the bike at higher speeds. It really is a XC fork. Rating? Stock is a low 1-2 smoldering green peppers. Modified and dialed in gets it 2-3 flaming halapenos. A Marzocchi Atom Bomb defintely rates five or more volcanic habaneros. I'll give it a three just because it held up to 3 years of abuse without falling apart.
Date Reviewed: August 14, 1998
Bottom Line:
Looks great! Steers Great! Stiction-Free plush travel! I don't have the ones with the new Noleen shocks but the ODS system still kicks ass! Just like what you hear from everyone, change the oil and it works a whole lot better. Haven't tried a speedspring upgrade yet so I don't know if it'll improve it that much more. I'm never going back to a telescoping fork.
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The flood of ŌĆ£funny moneyŌĆØ ŌĆö that is, the Federal Reserve creating billions of dollars and then trillions of dollars in new currency, unbacked by even an ounce of silver or gold ŌĆö can be traced back to Aug. 11, 1987. That is the day when Alan Greenspan replaced Paul Volcker as the head of the Federal Reserve.
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Music City Girls Lead! is a leadership academy produced by Lipscomb University in cooperation with the Champions4Women Committee of the Nashville Local Organizing Committee, proud host of the 2014 NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Oilers Sign Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson
The Edmonton Oilers signed the best prospect in their system today. They also improved their LW depth chart in a big way. The 2006 Stanley team was a terrific portside club but the Oilers sent away everything they'd acquired in a quick hurry.
We're not certain who gave the "terminate with extreme prejudice" order, but that LW depth chart from spring 2006 has been sorely missed.
It feels good to have some depth at the position. MPS is not guaranteed a spot on the Oilers this fall, but a quick glance at the depth chart suggests his SEL club may have had more depth last season than the 10-11 Edmonton Oilers.
My ranking of MPS as the #1 prospect in the organization is here. He is also the current #1 prospect (early summer edition).
I also want to post this because it may have some value as we move toward training camp. This is the 09-10 Desjardins NHLE numbers (per 82 games) for the top rated prospects in the Oilers system. MPS shows well.
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My husband, Bob, and I like basic, hearty meat-and-potatoes meals. This old family favorite really fits the bill…and does so often. Its sweet/sour flavor adds a deliciously different twist to this longtime standby! I hardly ever make "plain" meat loaf anymore. You may not, either, once you've taste this one. —Debbie Haneke, Stafford, Kansas
- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt, pepper and eggs; crumble beef over top and mix well. Add onion and half of tomato sauce. Press into 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan.
- Bake at 350° for 50 minutes. In saucepan, combine the sugars, vinegar, mustard and remaining tomato sauce; bring to boil. Pour over meat loaf; bake 10 minutes longer. Yield: 6 servings.
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Hospitals wage battle against drug diversion
Recently, a former nurse who worked at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bedford, the Somerville Hospital, and the Metro West Medical Center-Framinghamall in Massachusettswas sentenced because she stole numerous controlled substances, including codeine, oxycodone, and fentanyl, from these facilities. She had falsely stated on medication administration records that she was administering the medications to patients, all the while keeping the medications for herself.
Drug Topics contacted the hospitals involved to find out what measures they have put in place to prevent such thefts in the future, but all three declined to comment.
Diversion of controlled substances and other pharmaceutical products is recognized as a critical problem in the United States. Many hospitals are fighting back, however, by utilizing medication monitoring devices, such as Pyxis machines from Cardinal Health, and tighter medication distribution security to assist them in preventing drug diversion.
The Pyxis machine has a series of drawers and pockets to hold various medications. Narcotics and controlled substances are stored in a carousel drawer that keeps track of amounts dispensed. "Technology helps a lot. There are statistical programs that we can use to look at the medications that have been withdrawn from the Pyxis machines. If more medication than normal is withdrawn, it sends us an alert," stated Timothy Lesar, Pharm.D., director of pharmacy at Albany Medical Center in New York State.
Drug diversion by patients or by individuals posing as patients may result in harm to the people themselves or to other people around them. Healthcare professionals have easy access to controlled substances, and some will divert and abuse medications to relieve stress or enhance alertness and performance. According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 15% of healthcare professionals struggle with drug dependence at some point in their career. Drug diversion can result in substandard care by, and ultimately the death of, the healthcare provider.
Drug diversion in the hospital setting can occur when patients receive medications on an as-needed (PRN) basis. Part or none of the medication is given to the patient exactly on schedule during the shift, but a nurse documents that the maximum amount of the medication was administered. Numerous instances of this have been reported.
A few years ago, an emergency room (ER) nurse at Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital, Plattsburgh, N.Y., stole a number of controlled substances, including morphine and methadone, from the hospital's pharmacy department or the ER's locked narcotics cabinet. In order to conceal the thefts, the nurse falsified hospital records to indicate that the medications had been ordered by physicians to treat ER patients. However, in most cases, the medications were never ordered, the patient was not in the ER on the specified date, or the dosage was incorrect.
Removing injectable controlled substances from their container and replacing
them with saline solution is another form of drug diversion. A former nurse
at Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden, N.C., pleaded guilty to stealing morphine
while at work, secretly swapping the clear liquid drug with water. Each time,
the caps were cut off syringes filled with meperidine and the drug was drained
out. Later, the nurse refilled the syringes with saline solution and glued the
caps back on.
"There are still a lot of gaps. We cannot watch everything that every person does. However, technology allows us to let people know that we are still watching," said Lesar.
Excessive wastage is another method to divert drugs in hospitals, explained Lesar. "Although a witness is required for the wastage of controlled substances, many times the nurse diverting the medication does not get a witness. The nurse will later request a verifying signature from another nurse on the shift with the excuse that she was too busy to get a signature at the time the medication was discarded."
In addition to the available technology, all employees should be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of medication diversion, such as patients who receive more pain medications but are reporting ineffective pain relief, as well as frequent reports of lost or wasted medications. Staff members need to know what to look for and how to report suspicion or knowledge of medication theft within their facility. "Management needs to observe their employees and look for these signs of abuse, especially if they suspect something unusual," said Lesar.
Other control measures that hospitals are utilizing to prevent drug diversion include random drug tests, criminal background checks, a review of the medication distribution process, and development of a facility-wide awareness of the need for thorough investigation into all occurrences. If there is a suspected drug diversion, it should be reported to the pharmacy and nursing administration, who should work together to solve the problem. "In our institution, the pharmacy department makes sure that all the controlled substances are accounted for. If there is a discrepancy, we need to investigate it right away and find out the reason for it," Lesar concluded.
THE AUTHOR is a writer based in New Jersey.
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New data from an innovative head-to-head phase II study of Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension [albumin bound], Abraxis BioScience) versus standard Taxotere (docetaxel, Sanofi-Aventis) showed that weekly Abraxane boosted the tumor response rate by more than 60% over Taxotere given every three weeks in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
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The PBMs' argument that payment of clean claims within 30 days is industry standard for providers may be valid if pharmacies are still processing paper claims. Today, with the advent of computers and instant adjudication of pharmacy claims by PBMs, a better business model would be the processing of credit cards found in most retail pharmacies. Once a pharmacy accepts a credit card, the bank processing the claim usually deposits the adjudicated payment within a couple of business days into the pharmacy's bank account.
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Kirk Hammett is taking his love of horror memorabilia to the next level. The Metallica guitarist has announced he'll host his own horror convention early next year.
Dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, the event will feature the guitarist participating in panel discussions, autograph signings of exclusive toys and books, photo opportunities, and private tours of his personal collection of horror memorabilia in Kirk's Crypt. The event also will feature performances from a number of bands, which will be revealed in the coming weeks.
You may recall that Hammett released 228-page coffee table book last year, Too Much Horror Business , that profiles his extensive horror memorabilia collection.
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A Perry County woman is recovering after an infection of flesh-eating bacteria resulted in her losing a portion of her thigh.
Dixie Finch said the entire ordeal started in March when she noticed a boil on her upper leg. She opened it and immediately treated it. In the following days, she went about her normal routine.
Eventually, she noticed the infected area getting more red, swollen and painful.
It finally got to the point that she had to go to the hospital.
"I had a friend come to visit, and she got to the doorway and could smell flesh," said Finch.
She underwent two surgeries at Carlisle Regional Medical Center before being sent to Baltimore where specialists were able to treat her. She had two more surgeries and spent another week in the hospital.
"I could have very well lost my left leg, or I could have passed away," said Finch.
She doesn't know her infection got to be this severe.
Dr. John D. Goldman, an infectious disease specialist with Pinnacle Health, said the odds of this happening to a person are similar to getting struck by lightning.
In the last year, "there were on the order of 100 cases of flesh-eating bacteria throughout the entire country," said Goldman.
He said there's no part of the country where a person is more or less likely to experience something like this.
People who become victims most likely experience a combination of having the right kind of bacteria infect them, having a suppressed immune system and never having been exposed to the bacteria involved.
Goldman said the bacteria are typically the same that give people sore throats.
"People…get cuts all the time. Most of those cuts don't get infected. And, it's not clear why some people get these very severe, very aggressive forms of infection, and the vast majority of people don't," said Goldman. "My advice to people is: use common sense. Wash off the cuts. If you like to be very compulsive, put a little antibacterial ointment on the cut and get worried if something out of the ordinary happens."
Finch had a skin graft in June and continues to experience occasional shooting pains in her thigh. At other times, she said her thigh is totally numb.
"I want the awareness out there for people to know, but I'm trying to put it behind me," said Finch.
One challenge in putting it behind her is the fact that she has expensive medical bills and no health insurance. She said she has to pay about $300,000. Her family is holding fund raisers, including a car wash Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Metro Bank on Ashland Avenue in Carlisle. Her family is also accepting donations through Metro Bank.
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To many fans, European professional cycling is broken down and defined by seasons, most centered on an important event or series. May has the Tour of Italy. July means it must be time for the Tour de France. And August brings the Tour of Spain.
While many of us spend the winter months dreaming of longer days, sunshine, smooth roads, and warm temperatures, a special breed of cyclist yearns for gray skies, rough roads, and, yes, cold. These riders spend their winters targeting the first few months of the season and a series of legendary races, many with hard-to-pronounce names, known as the Spring Classics.
So with spring so close, there's no better time to tell you everything you need to know about these fantastic, dramatic, keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat races.—Whit Yost
Nickname: The Ronde
How to Say It: "ron-duh vahn vlahn-der-in"
Belgium's Tour of Flanders is by far the nation's most important day of cycling. With millions of spectators lining its 260-kilometer course and weeks of anticipation, speculation, and scandals leading up to the April event, the race packs the drama of the Oscars, the excitement of the Tour de France, and the hype of the Super Bowl into one day. The second of the sport's five monuments, the Ronde is also known in Flanders as Vlaanderens mooiste, the "most beautiful" race in the region. That is, if cobbles, narrow roads, bad weather, and wind are your idea of beautiful.
Created in 1913 by the editor of a Flemish sports daily, the goal of the race was to publicize the newspaper while promoting Flemish regional pride. That first year, the race had 27 riders and its winner, Paul Deman, would go on to barely live through WWI. (He survived and later took the 1920 Paris-Roubaix.) Throughout its 94 editions, Belgians have won the race 66 times. Fabian Cancellara's impressive win last year was the second for a Swiss rider; the first was Henri Suter who (like Cancellara last season) won the Flanders-Roubaix double in 1923.
While other races might get more press, for the riders the Tour of Flanders is widely considered to be the most impressive victory to have on a resume as the race requires its champions to be true all-arounders. Sprinters are often dropped on the climbs, and climbers are often gutted on the rough, windswept roads. The most striking characteristic of the Tour of Flanders has to be its bergs, the most famous of which are the murderously steep Koppenberg and the strategic Muur de Geraardsbergen less than 20 kilometers from the finish line. Barely wide enough for most cars to pass through, the race approaches field-sprint speeds as teams try to position their riders at the front heading into these climbs; riders at the back are often forced to walk past throngs of fans who likely spent all day drinking and waiting for their heroes to pass.


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Last summer, when authorities raided the offices of Dr. Riyaz Jummani, they did so with breathless bravado.
Agents claimed that they were shutting down one of the busiest and most dangerous pill mills in the state — one run by a man who wrote prescriptions for more than 506,000 oxycodone pills in just three months.
Jummani prescribed more pills, officials said, than every doctor in the state of California … combined.
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Obviously, the raid made big news in both the newspaper and on TV. It was supposed proof that our lax state was finally getting tough on the pill-mill plague killing hundreds of Floridians.
Yet when the cameras stopped rolling, the secret deal-making began.
Last week came news that Jummani might get just six months … in a work-release program.
Your average street dealer, peddling a single bag of pot could get a harsher sentence.
The deal was so sweet that Jummani's own attorney seemed downright giddy about it, praising Attorney General Pam Bondi's staff and saying the state "should be applauded" for its actions.
When the defendant's lawyer is calling for an ovation, that speaks volumes.
I'm no Pollyanna when it comes to crime. I understand the concept of deal-making and trying to get one guy to snitch on another. It's the art of landing the big fish.
But based on everything the state told us, Jummani was the big fish.
Pill mills can't exist without the doctors.
And if you give a light sentence to a guy identified as a top culprit, then smaller culprits everywhere feel a little more comfortable doing wrong.
Make no mistake: This problem is a deadly one.
Prescription-drug abuse is a 21st century plague. It crosses social and economic lines, literally sucking the life out of people, many of whom never imagined themselves as addicts.
They are people who take a pill, sometimes for legitimate pain, and then find themselves overwhelmed by the illusion of warmth and serenity the drug provides. Soon, they can't imagine living without it. And when illegal access is easy, they don't have to.
The body count in this state has been staggering — seven people a day, according to numbers reported last year.
In Orange and Osceola counties alone, 147 people died in 2010 due to accidental prescription-drug overdoses.
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At a state Senate hearing Monday in Toms River, one of the hardest hit communities at the Jersey shore, many residents complained of insurance companies trying to low-ball them on payouts, and stringent aid rules that are delaying them from rebuilding.
Michael Mazzucca of Stafford Township says his family is split up all along the eastern seaboard while they wait for repairs to be authorized. He says his 15-year-old daughter, staying in North Carolina with a relative, keeps asking when she can go home.
Diane Mazzacca, also of Stafford, says she's ready to turn in the keys and walk away from her storm-damaged home.
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By WTOL Vice President and General Manager Bob Chirdon - email
My recent editorial on the Asian Carp prompted a response from, of all places, The White House. [WTOL Editorial: Obama leaving us high and dry over Asian Carp]
I received a call from Taryn Tuss of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She told me the President wanted the people living by the Great Lakes to know how committed his administration is to combating this Asian Carp invasion.
I offered to conduct a satellite interview with her boss. She is yet to get that arranged.
In the meantime the Obama Administration released the 2011 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework. AsianCarp.org is the official government website that details the President's initiatives.
I read the report and it doesn't fill me with confidence the same way the video of this voracious and destructive fish fills me with dread.
I think we better keep the heat on our Congressional representatives. We are in uncharted waters.
The Asian Carp is yet to be stopped and while we study the problem, it is swimming ever closer.
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Each week, TSN.ca's NFL Editor Justin Boone and Fantasy Editor Scott Cullen will compare fantasy football rankings and provide justification for some of the more notable differences in their opinions.
Tony Romo (at Panthers) vs. Christian Ponder (vs. Cardinals)
Cullen (Ponder #12, Romo #20) - What is the world coming to, when I would put second-year Vikings QB Ponder ahead of an established 4,000-yard passer like Romo?
Well, it turns out that Romo hasn't been very productive for fantasy purposes this year. His average 281.8 yards per game, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions in five games is, at the very least, underwhelming. The matchup against Carolina isn't terrible, since the Panthers are below average in yardage allowed through the air, but they are getting quality play on one corner from Chris Gamble, assuming that Gamble will play this week (he hurt his shoulder in practice Wednesday). If Romo can't pick apart rookie Josh Norman on the other side, then it may not be a hugely productive passing day for Dallas.
I've quickly become a believer in Ponder, who has improved significantly in his second season, to the point that he's a middle-of-the-pack fantasy QB that has accounted for nine touchdowns (eight passing, one rushing) in six games. Arizona's pass defence has been very good, allowing opposing quarterbacks a rating of 70.7, second-lowest in the league. However, aside from a game against Tom Brady, in which Brady passed for 316 yards (on 46 attempts), the cast of quarterbacks that the Cardinals have faced -- Russell Wilson, Michael Vick, Ryan Tannehill, Sam Bradford and Ryan Fitzpatrick -- has been mediocre, so I think Ponder will be able to move the ball down the field, maybe passing for 250 yards and a couple of touchdowns.
Boone (Romo #7, Ponder #18) - Let's begin with Romo's interception total of nine, which is inflated by one bad outing against the Bears where he threw five picks on Monday Night Football. Outside of that game, Romo has one pick per contest, which is annoying for fantasy owners, but not the end of the world. The bigger issue for Romo is that he only has two games with multiple touchdowns so far this year. With Romo's receiving weapons, he needs to find the end zone more often and I believe he will do just that in Carolina this week.
The Panthers are in the bottom half of the league in pass defence and if Chris Gamble is out of the lineup they will have no answer for the duo of Dez Bryant and Miles Austin. Bryant has been more of the focus in recent weeks and he has responded with two of his best games as a pro. Don't forget about Jason Witten, who is coming on after a slow start to the year.
Ponder has been executing well in the Vikings' simplified game plans, but most of those stats have come against weak defences like Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Tennessee and Washington. The Cardinals are one of the better units in the league and won't make life easy on the Vikings' offence.
Mikel Leshoure (at Bears) vs. Doug Martin (vs. Saints)
Boone (Martin #10, Leshoure #20) - Much has been made about LeGarrette Blount's carries increasing, but most of those stats came in garbage time. Martin is still the most talented back in Tampa Bay and he will lead the team in touches the rest of the way by a large margin. It's not all about matchups, but the Saints have the NFL's second worst run defence, allowing 172.8 yards per game and seven touchdowns. If the Saints offence can open up a lead, that's no worry for Martin, since he is the team's best receiving back as well. One way or another, Martin will get his fantasy points this week.
Leshoure is firmly entrenched as the Lions' starter now that Jahvid Best is officially done for the season. The Lions have made a commitment to run the ball more and they will try to do that on Monday night. Unfortunately for Detroit, Leshoure will run directly into the Bears' defence that ranks number one against the run allowing a mere 65.8 yards per game.
Cullen (Leshoure #13, Martin #18) - Since rushing for 100 yards in his Week 3 debut, Leshoure hasn't exactly been a force in the Lions' running game, but he did put up 94 yards from scrimmage on 18 touches against the Eagles last week and, while I acknowledge that the Bears have been great against the run this season, physical runners can carve out yards against the toughest defences. Not unlike the Cardinals argument above, the Bears strong run defence has been compiled against Indianapolis, Green Bay, St. Louis, Dallas and Jacksonville. The Jaguars have an elite runner, but in a 41-3 loss, there wasn't much for Maurice Jones-Drew to contribute. Against the Lions, in a close game, Leshoure should have a decent chance to be productive this week.
Not unlike Leshoure, Martin has faltered after an impressive debut this season, but he did accumulate 131 yards from scrimmage on 15 touches in a blowout win over Kansas City last week, so there is obvious value to be had. Facing New Orleans this week, however, the Bucs could get pressed into the passing game to play catch-up. The Saints' defence is weak all the way around, so Martin could very well have a good day, but the Bucs might also rev up the passing game which would mean big days for QB Josh Freeman and wide receivers Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams.
Marques Colston (at Buccaneers) vs. Larry Fitzgerald (at Vikings)
Cullen (Colston #5, Fitzgerald #18) - Sticking with that Saints-Bucs game, the Saints' passing game has been much better the last couple weeks, with Drew Brees passing for 816 yards in the last two games and Colston has been front and centre with 18 catches for 284 yards and four touchdowns. Facing Tampa Bay, one of six teams to allow more than 8.0 yards per pass attempt and missing suspended CB Aqib Talib, seems like an opportunity for Colston to continue his recent successful run.
I come across as a Fitzgerald skeptic, yet I have tons of faith in his ability. The problem is the players around him, most notably the quarterback, but also the Cardinals' porous offensive line. John Skelton steps in for Kevin Kolb under centre and, while Skelton's had some decent games, he was 2-for-10 in last week's relief appearance and he's hardly established enough to think that he's destined for success against a Minnesota defence that has been above average in both run and pass defence this season.
Boone (Fitzgerald #7, Colston #10) - For me it's simple, Fitzgerald is the better player and now that Skelton is back at the helm in Arizona, Fitzgerald will see even more targets. Last season, Skelton showed that he only has eyes for Fitzgerald as he targeted the top wideout early and often. Four of Fitzgerald's six 100-yard games and six of his eight touchdowns came in the second half of the season, once Skelton was playing. Kolb is out for six to eight weeks. If you haven't tried to trade for Fitzgerald yet, go do it now before it's too late.
Colston is coming off his best game of the entire season. His nine-catch, 131-yard, three-touchdown effort before the bye week won't be topped by him this year. Colston had 10 catches in the first three games and then 18 receptions in his last two contests. Don't be fooled into thinking this is normal for Colston. He is an injury-prone receiver in a high octane offence that will be a strong WR2, but isn't going to put up WR1 totals for a third straight week.


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TSN celebrates the start of the NHL's free agency period on Canada Day with its second annual NHL on TSN: Free Agent Frenzy show, airing Tuesday, July 1 from 5pm to 6pm ET and 7pm to 8pm ET, with a special one-hour edition of SportsCentre from 6pm to 7pm ET. Free Agent Frenzy will also be available live on NHL Network.
Hosted by James Duthie, Free Agent Frenzy features TSN's team of hockey experts and correspondents in each Canadian NHL city, providing news of the day's transactions when the free agent market opens for business at 12 noon ET.
TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, along with play-by-play voice Gord Miller, are dialed in at the 'News Breakers' desk to bring viewers the most up-to-date information on NHL signings. Duthie is joined by TSN hockey analysts Pierre McGuire, Mike Milbury and Darren Pang on the Instant Analysis panel. Duthie will also conduct live interviews with players, coaches and GMs from around the league, providing viewers with comprehensive access to instant reaction from the deal-makers and players involved.
Cory Woron will anchor TSN's special one-hour edition of SportsCentre at 6pm ET, re-capping all of the day's events with extensive reports and reaction from around the NHL. Woron will also keep viewers informed of breaking signings throughout the day with SportsCentre Updates during TSN's live coverage of the women's quarter-finals at Wimbledon (7am to 5pm ET).
Augmenting TSN's live coverage of Free Agent Frenzy, TSN.ca will have a free agent tracker that can be accessed from both its main page and the site's NHL page. The tracker will provide an updated list of every free agent signing, along with all other transactions made by teams this off-season.
In addition, TSN.ca will have highlights, updates and analysis throughout the day featuring Duthie and the panel, along with free agency preview reports from every Canadian team leading up to Free Agent Frenzy, beginning Saturday. The website will also feature an 'Off-Season Game Plan' for each NHL team, breaking down each organization's strengths, weaknesses, needs and prospects by position.
Last year, a total of 24 unrestricted free agents signed new deals on July 1.


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One of the world's great civilizations, Mexico is a melange of Mesoamerican cultures and modern indigenous tribes, Spanish traditions and a vibrant modern economy, the biggest in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico's landscapes are just as diverse, from the shimmering blue coastline of Baja California and the iconic cactus-strewn deserts of the north, to the Mayan villages and gorgeous palm-smothered beaches of the south. You can climb volcanoes, watch whales, swim underground and tour tequila farms. And sprinkled throughout you'll find richly adorned colonial churches, giant ancient pyramids and a sophisticated cuisine that has little in common with the world of nachos and burritos.
The 114 million people of Mexico reflect this variety, too. Communities of full-blooded indígenas represent around ten percent of the population, with the Nahua, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomí and Totonac the largest groups. There are also a few Mexicans of pure Spanish or European descent, invariably forming the ranks of the mega rich, even if billionaire Carlos Slim is actually of Lebanese ancestry. The great majority of the population (over eighty percent), though, is mestizo, combining in themselves European and indigenous traditions with, to a greater or lesser extent, a veneer of urban sophistication. Add in a multitude of distinct regional identities, from the cowboy culture of the northern deserts to the Mesoamerican traditions of the south, and you have a thrilling, constantly surprising place to travel.
Despite the inevitable influence of the US, looming to the north, and close links with the rest of the Spanish-speaking world (an avid audience for Mexican pop and soap operas), the country remains resolutely individual. The music that fills the plazas in the evenings, the buildings that circle around them, even the smells emanating from a row of taco carts: they all leave you without any doubt about where you are.
Many first-time visitors are surprised to find that Mexico is far from being a "developing" nation: the country has a robust economy, the world's fourteenth largest, a remarkably thorough and efficient internal transport system and a vibrant contemporary arts and music scene. Indeed, in the last twenty years or so Mexico has finally become a middle-class society, perhaps the country's greatest achievement since Independence. Often compared to the BRIC economies, Mexico is expected to have a higher GDP per capita than all but three European countries by 2050.
It's certainly not all suburbs and SUVs quite yet though; adventure can still be found through happening upon a village fiesta, complete with a muddy bullfight and rowdy dancing, or hopping on a rural bus, packed with farmers all carrying machetes half their height and curious about how you've wound up going their way. It's also true that Mexico is not always an easy place to travel around. The power may go off, the water may not be drinkable. Occasionally it can seem that there's incessant, inescapable noise and dirt. And although the mañana mentality is largely an outsiders' myth, rural Mexico is still a land where timetables are not always to be entirely trusted, where anything that can break down will break down (when it's most needed) and where any attempt to do things in a hurry is liable to be frustrated.
More deeply disturbing are the extremes of ostentatious wealth and grim poverty that still exist, most poignant in the big cities, where unemployment is high and living conditions beyond crowded, as well as the ongoing drug wars that provide a seemingly non-stop stream of sensational, often gruesome headlines. Whilst the violence is very real in some parts of the country, the danger for tourists is absolutely minimal – for the most part, you'll find this is a friendly, fabulously varied and enormously enjoyable place in which to travel.Read More
Mexico's best beaches
Mexico's best beaches
Mexico boasts a mesmerizing coastline of around 9,330km, with millions of tourists coming here solely for the country's exceptional beaches. The following have been selected as much for the scene – whether backpacker or spring-breaker – as much as sand quality, water and scenery.
Bahía Cacaluta Wonderfully isolated Huatulco beach, accessible only by boat.
Mahahual A real castaway, end-of-the-world beach.
Playa La Audiencia, Manzanillo Bay Perfect cove of honey-coloured sands.
Playa Balandra, La Paz Family friendly, shallow lagoons of crystal-clear water.
Playa Maruata, Michoacán Long, wild and mostly empty.
Playa El Requesón Gorgeous spit of sand jutting into the Sea of Cortés and surrounded
by cactus-spiked mountains.
Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo Classic Pacific resort beach, hemmed in by palm trees.
Tulum Mayan ruins, pristine Caribbean waters and silky sands.
Yelapa, Puerto Vallarta Another beach only accessible by boat, lined with fun bars and palapa restaurants.
Zipolite This laidback beach is a great place to just chill out.
Mexico's magnificent markets
Mexico's magnificent markets
The colour and bustle of Mexico's markets is hard to beat. Even if you've no intention of buying, half an hour is always well spent meandering through narrow aisles surrounded by heaps of perfectly ripe fruit and stacks of nopal cactus leaves (though stay away from the meat sections if you're at all squeamish). In small villages, like those around Oaxaca, inhabitants still recognize one day of the week as the traditional market day.
Towns of any size will have a market, usually daily, an important centre of local life and source of cheap eats (San Cristóbal de las Casas and Papantla are good examples), while in the cities, each barrio has its own vibrant mercado: among the best are Mexico City's La Merced and the arts and crafts-oriented Ciudadela. Markets in San Miguel Allende are also better known for arts and crafts, as are Oaxaca's city mercados. Toluca is the mother of them all, Mexico's largest market held every Friday.


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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec was frustrated with some of his teammates following their 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
According to the Winnipeg Sun, Pavelec spoke out in his post-game comments, complaining that the offence shot from the boards and never attempted to get traffic or bodies in front of the Islanders goal.
After practice on Wednesday, he reiterated his feelings towards his team's game plan.
"We just threw the puck away in their zone," said Pavelec a day after the loss. "We're practicing every day what we're supposed to do, and we just don't do that. It was bad to see it. We were just shooting for a rebound, and nobody's driving to the net."
Head coach Claude Noel felt the credit for his team earning a point in the loss to the Islanders belonged to his man between the pipes.
"Pavelec was real good, He played strong," said Noel. "He helped us to at least get to a shootout. Thank him for the point."
Heading into Thursday's contest against the Montreal Canadiens, Pavelec is 11-11-5 with a 2.98 goals against average so far on the season.
While pleased with how hard his teammates are working, Pavelec believes more traffic in front of the opposing goal will lead to greater success.
"We've got good defencemen who can shoot the puck well, and they're looking for a shot from the point," said Pavelec. "That's great, but we need guys in front. It's that simple. I know it's tough to play in front. It hurts, but it is what it is. That's how you score the goals. So hopefully we're going to be better in this part next game."
Jets forward Blake Wheeler, who currently has three goals and 21 points on the season, also thinks his team needs to get into the more physical areas in front of the other team's netminder.
"We were shooting a decent amount, but some of them were just kind of hope shots from areas where you're not really going to get much of a rebound," said Wheeler. "If we can get guys going to the net and guys shooting, hopefully the puck will squirt into some areas where we can put it in."


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On May 17th, the newest member of the PUMA family, Subaru PUMA Rallycross driver Bucky Lasek (#81) visited PUMA and brought a few friends, namely, Dave Mirra's Subaru STI #40 and the crazy Zombie cat trailer. For his first time at PUMA, he certainly drew a crowd, who welcomed him with open arms and excited for the chance to see the car and meet the legendary multi-medalist. He didn't waste anytime making himself at home throughout the office and at the company store, where he picked out his favorite head to toe track suit, and even broke out some B-boy style moves.
Bucky Lasek Visits PUMA
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MATLAB and Simulink Based Books
Written for graduate students, Probability and Statistics with MATLAB introduces the basic concepts and tools of probability theory. Central concepts and methods of applied mathematical statistics are described, and further statistical methods, such as regression and analysis of variance or non-parametric methods, are discussed. Modern techniques such as the Monte Carlo method and important applications in the field of engineering science are presented.
MATLAB is used to solve numerous examples in the book. In addition, a supplemental set of MATLAB code files is available for download.
Ottmar Beucher, University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
Springer, 2007
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Dellacqua & Lipsky's Perfect Mix In Paris
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PARIS, France - After missing the better part of 2010 with a foot injury and building her momentum back on the ITF Circuit, Casey Dellacqua returned to WTA-level competition during the clay court season. It didn't take her long to remind everyone what she was capable of in singles - she beat Shahar Peer in Brussels - but at Roland Garros she showed flashes of her former brilliance in the team event, winning her very first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles.
Perth native Dellacqua paired with Scott Lipsky of the US to complete a dream week, upsetting top seeds and defending champions Nenad Zimonjic and Katarina Srebotnik in a very close encounter in the final, 76(6) 46 107.
"We have fun. It's not complicated. We just do the little things well," Dellacqua said of she and Lipsky. "We played some good tennis and had a great match yesterday too, we won 14-12 in the tie-break and played the big points well.
"I've made a final before, but to win and get one under the belt is pretty exciting."
Dellacqua, who turned 26 earlier this season, had never won a WTA-level title of any kind, her only two finals coming in women's doubles - the first coincidentally coming at Roland Garros in 2008 with Francesca Schiavone. She was also a runner-up at Sydney a year later with the now-retired Nathalie Dechy.
After such long struggles with injury, the major title was especially sweet for Dellacqua. "For me personally, the last two years have not been so good. I've had a fair bit of time out of the game. Three months ago I was at $25,000 challengers and just playing doubles thinking I wasn't even going to be playing at the French Open. So I've exceeded anything I thought I'd achieve at this point. It's all steams ahead of me. I hope playing big matches like this, playing big points, helps my singles, because that is a big focus. I think it'll help that."
The 29-year-old Lipsky, who has been coming into his own this year - three ATP World Tour doubles titles and currently at his career-high No.32 in the team discipline - also expressed this victory was particularly meaningful.
"It's the same with me. Not as much with injury, but just grinding through the Futures and the Challengers, the first couple years not making much money and trying to eke out a living," he said. "You watch these matches on TV and wish someday you can be there. To be on the stage playing in a Grand Slam final and to come out with a win, and to say now for the rest of my life I'm a Grand Slam champion, it's amazing. It hasn't sunk in. Hopefully it will."
"I know how hard he worked through the Challengers. I've done all that as well," Dellacqua said. "It's really awesome for us to come together and win a Grand Slam title. It's a dream come true for me, and I know it is for Scott, too. It's nice to share it with someone who has been through a lot of what I've been through."


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New York Jets fullback Lex Hilliard suffered a broken scapula during yesterday's practice, and Pro Football Talk reports that Hilliard will need season-ending surgery to repair his scapula. The 29-year-old fullback was competing with rookie Tommy Bohanon for a roster spot, and it didn't look like a battle that Hilliard would win. Bohanon was selected by the Jets in the seventh round of the draft, and he was expected to win the battle, but it was a close one.
Hilliard will still earn $750,000 after signing a one-year deal back in March to stick around with the Jets, and then he will hit the free agent market. It will be interesting to see if he will be healthy enough to get a suitor willing to start Hilliard, but the 29-year-old should be able to find a training camp tryout somewhere next season.
Full discretion: I had no idea what a "scapula" was until I looked it up and saw that it is the scientific name for your shoulder blade. Lex Hilliard broke his shoulder blade? Ouch. I wish him a full and quick recovery so that he may find a job next season, but at least he will still keep his base salary.
As for Tommy Bohanon, the New York Jets will role with him as the starting fullback now that the competition has been decided by injury, and I think the Wake Forest product will do a great job for the Jets. I loved watching him in college, and he should get a few targets his way in the passing game.