text: 156 FXUS65 KABQ 211122 AAA AFDABQ Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 522 AM MDT THU JUL 21 2016 .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE The upper high center looks to migrate over NE NM this afternoon shifting the best moisture plume westward. Iso-Sct -SHRA/-TSRA will remain possible over the high terrain this aftn, though should be somewhat of a downtick in coverage compared to yday. Storm motions will be toward the N/NE. KGUP and KFMN are most likely to be impacted with storms this aftn/eve. Showers a few tstms may linger into the overnight hours once again. 34 && .PREV DISCUSSION...301 AM MDT THU JUL 21 2016... .SYNOPSIS... Modest moisture plume continues over western NM while the high pressure center aloft will remain to our east. The high will shift over NM Friday, then to our west Saturday, only to move back over or very close to NM Sunday and Monday. The high will end up to our northwest later next week. The back door cold front does not look as promising over the weekend. Showers and thunderstorms will form each day and continue into the night, favoring western and central NM. && .DISCUSSION... Moisture tap hanging on over western and central NM while the upper high over OK begins to drift west today. Another decent round of showers and thunderstorms will form over the mountains of west and central NM today then move northwest to north into tonight. This will leave the eastern plains high and dry again today. High will be a couple of degrees higher today and remain above normal, with possibly a record high at Clayton. The center of the high pressure area aloft will be over NM Friday. The higher heights/warmer temperatures will put a cap on some of the storms, with an overall decrease in coverage. Still, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will favor the western and central higher terrain. Temperature will inch higher, likely the warmest day of the forecast period, at least across the eastern plains. Saturday should be similar to Friday in regards to the areal coverage of showers and storms. The backdoor cold front for Saturday night into Sunday is not as robust as advertised the past few days. Would not be surprised if convection helps push the front farther south and west than currently shown though. We will continue with the idea of increased storm coverage Sunday despite the upper high taking up residence near the four corners region. The high aloft may briefly shift east Monday before organizing to our northwest Tuesday and beyond. An weak inverted trough may pass to our south Monday into Tuesday but not have much of an impact on our weather. Regardless, Monday and Tuesday will remain active with a bit of a decrease in coverage likely the case for Wednesday and Thursday. CHJ && .FIRE WEATHER... Upper high center east of NM continues to nudge westward early this morning and should be near or over NE NM by this afternoon. This should push the best moisture plume westward today, mainly over AZ, but there should be enough moisture lingering to allow for isolated to scattered storms this afternoon favoring the high terrain. Storm motions will be toward the northeast around 10 mph or less. The high will continue to drift westward and elongate over the southern tier of the U.S. Friday and Saturday. Thus, the moisture tap from the south will be disrupted and we will be relying on recycled moisture for the daily afternoon crop of thunderstorms. With that said, Friday`s crop of storms should be fewer in coverage than today and may also be a mix of wet and dry storms. Saturday may also be similar until the back door front scoots into NE NM in the aftn. However, the latest models are not as bullish at bringing the front much past the Colorado border Saturday aftn/eve. Thus, it will depend on outflow boundaries to push the greater low level moisture south and westward. At this point, only the NAM model is suggesting an east wind in the Rio Grande Valley. This will be the determining factor for how much convection occurs on Sunday west of the central mtn chain, though the best chances still appear to be across the east thanks to the influx of better moisture and remnant boundaries. The high will still be wobbling around over the southern tier states early next week. Models don`t consolidate and strengthen the high over the Great Basin until mid to late week now, so weaknesses in the high could allow for some moisture to stream up from the south during the early week period. A few disturbances rounding the high may also provide sufficient lift to aid in thunderstorm development. By late in the week, back door fronts will be relied upon to provide upticks in moisture and thunderstorm development. Near to above normal temperatures remain on tap through the week, with Friday looking to be the hottest day for most areas due to the anticipated drier conditions. Humidities will vary little day to day. Breezy south to southwest winds across the plains will prevail through Saturday thanks to a lee side trough. Good to very good ventilation will be the rule today and Friday. Pockets of poor to fair ventilation is possible on Saturday across the northeast with more widespread poor to fair ventilation possible on Sunday through Wednesday across central and western areas. 34 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$


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Enticing titles are typical of Unsworth (Sacred Hunger); his gleam, this time out, is dimmed by the setting. Thurstan Beauchamp, royal purveyor of pleasures and shows in the 12th-century Kingdom of Sicily, laboriously narrates his daily rounds, which involve delicate low-level negotiations and machinations. Four pages are devoted to the sale of three mules, in language as artificially antique and exotic as it is languorous. Relief comes in the sudden appearance of Lady Alicia, who had been Thurstan's love back when he was on a track to knighthood. Bittersweet reflections on his thwarted destiny provide some of the most affecting moments. But the lady is too good to be true, and she proves central to a vile plot in which Thurstan betrays a friend. Perfidy brings epiphany; Thurstan realizes Alicia could not have seduced his soul had he not invested her with the power. And Alicia is not the "Lady" of the title: that distinction belongs to Nesrin, the smolderingly beautiful belly dancer whose name appears on the first page, but whose story is teasingly withheld until further in. It is she who provides the inspiration for Thurstan's self-exploration, burnishing a mind of which we learn rather too much. (Oct.)
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It is 1149, and all is not well in Norman Sicily. The Second Crusade's disastrous failure has turned opinion against Palermo's Muslims, but King Roger's magnanimity toward his multicultural populace keeps the land in harmony--or so it seems. Thurstan Beauchamp, a Norman Christian, works at the government office overseeing finances, accounting, and bribes. Still smarting at the loss of his inheritance, he jumps at the chance to reconnect with Alicia, his noble childhood sweetheart. But what of Nesrin, the Anatolian belly dancer who stirs his lust? The undercurrents of political and romantic intrigue prove too much for naive, idealistic Thurstan, whose chivalrous inner core begins to crack as he travels on missions for his king. Unsworth's subtle prose conjures up an authentically realized medieval world in which one's nationality and religion overshadow everything, and peace is only an illusion. The twisting plotline, heavy with foreshadowing, conceals as much as it reveals in this heartrending tale, which can be read either as an exceptional historical novel or a modern parable on the dangers of blind patriotism. Sarah Johnson
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Another great read by a master craftsman. Barry Unsworth refuses to dumb down his books for publishers seeking blockbuster historical fiction novels--novels that read more like screenplays than literature (e.g. Gates of Fire and Pompei). Those of you who were enthralled by the tormented protagonists of Unsworth's Sacred Hunger, The Rage of the Vulture and Pascali's Island will most likely have no need for a bookmark for Ruby: you'll read this one straight through in a couple of days like I did. And you'll be pleasantly surprised by the ending...such a different fate awaits this book's narrator than the protagonists of the three abovementioned stories. I agree with John Julius Norwich, however, (in his review in the Guardian) that the title of the book is really horrible. And to the publisher Nan A. Talese: What was so wrong with the British version of the cover? That artwork--done in the style of a 12th century illuminated manuscript--is so much more appropriate than the let's-make-it-look-like-Possession--cover put out for the U.S. market. N. Smith, author of Stolen from Gypsies.
Nothing is as it seems, and Unsworth slowly reveals twists and turns of plot in a way that reminded me of Umberto Eco. It's inevitable that Thurstan is tempted into betraying his mentor, the victim of his own failed ambitions of knighthood. As it turns out, Thurstan has been the one betrayed, but luckily the sultry Nesrin presents him with an escape.
The title and cover of this book are a bit misleading, as Nesrin is a minor player in the drama until the very end. Marketers had the final say, no doubt. I'm a big fan of Unsworth, but in this story I thought he was a bit too enamoured of his clever plot, and Thurstan is hard to like. But I found the Christian/Muslim theme particularly relevan--neither side comes off all that well, and the description of the recent disastrous Crusade was gruesome. Unsworth is a serious literate writer--"Ruby" is not his best, but it's well worth it for Unsworth fans.
Thurstan Beauchamp, who narrates this tale, is a young Christian, the son of a Norman knight and a Saxon mother. Thurstan works in the Diwan of Control, the central financial office at the palace, where his patron is Yusuf Ibn Mansur, a politically savvy and honest official, who will help him become influential if Thurstan can only avoid the pitfalls of the numerous factions and their plots. Traveling throughout Europe as "Purveyor of Pleasures and Shows," Thurstan finds and hires a group of five Yazidis, including Nesrin, a belly dancer extraordinaire, to come to Palermo to perform for the king. His attraction to Nesrin, however, becomes complicated when on the same trip he also reconnects with Lady Alicia, his great (lost) love from the past. Now a widow of considerable wealth, Lady Alicia returns Thurstan's feelings.
Unsworth's inclusion of fine details of twelfth century life give vibrancy to his story. Wonderful, intimate scenes--Thurstan's visit to the king's church in Palermo to observe the stunning mosaic work being created by Byzantine craftsmen, for example--add color and excitement to his picture of mid-twelfth century life. The formal, "archaistic" language befits the period, and the continuing imagery of light and shadow emphasizes the ethnic and cultural contrasts among the competing ethnic groups and the conflicts within Thurstan's soul.
Though Unsworth tells a fascinating story, full of excitement, he telegraphs much of the action through obvious foreshadowing throughout. In addition, Thurstan's naivete, which makes him a sympathetic "hero" and provides excuses for some of his blunders, is a bit unrealistic, considering his high level of responsibility within the king's court. Still, The Ruby in Her Navel, more complex than some of Unsworth's other recent novels, is filled with vibrant detail within a fascinating historical context, and its emphasis on Thurstan's political and romantic coming-of-age will make it popular with lovers of well written, well researched historical novels. n Mary Whipple
Like Noble M. Smith before me, I read the book in two sittings, occasionally with my finger on the lines burdened by excessive detail of every day life in Palermo, or the convoluted contemporary politics, which--yes--do remind us much of our own times. While tripping over every foreshadowing, I wondered why such a literary genius needs to do that in a story that reads for a while like an armchair-time-travel rather than a fiction with a real plot. One answer arrives in the last fifty-or-so pages, finding me screaming at the gullible Thurstan Beauchamp to wake up and become the true white knight he so wished to become and he does--in a surprisingly frenetic finale.
Yet, Unsworth moves the reader far beyond the plot burdened by more names and plot-twists than the number of bees would settle on Saracen sweet cake and he does it by his venerable insight. This point reminds me of the setting of Verdi's Don Carlos in sixteenth-century Spain and the mysterious death of Prince Philip as a subterfuge for the nasty politics in nineteenth-century Paris, the original opera setting. Like Verdi, Unsworth is a political commentator pointing to the peace in our own world as a fragile entity. That thought reminds me of the passage in which the surface of the pool broken by Thurstan's hand becomes a place of cheating images he years to abandon.
I cannot but marvel at the obvious depth of the author's meticulous research, but especially at his ability to assimilate it--almost as Thurstan's reincarnation. That the author is not a ghost is proved by the fact that his commentary is a not product of an impetuous, young man, but that of a mature writer uttering "veni, vidi, vici"--I came, I saw, and I mastered (all that is to know about our own transparent world). The author's philosophy drives the plot.
Don't buy the book because of the cheap cover with Ingres' Odalisque (isn't every historical novel sold these days with a naked female torso?). Thurstan' sacred and profane loves for the noble Alicia and seemingly common Nesrin are but a pretext for a much deeper story, far from commonplace romance tales. Even his coupling with Nesrin is like poetry of lines in the book's prose that seems heavy, artificial at times, but so admirable after so many, many worthless books that publishers produce for the sake of a big buck.
Too bad five stars are the limit. For me, sky is the limit.
His protagonist, Thurstan Beauchamp, is the son of a Norman knight but not ennobled himself. Seemingly destined for a life of middle management, he has a salaried position in King Roger's treasury. His department (or "diwan") is headed by a Moslem, Yussuf ibn Mansur, who makes Thurstan his special charge, sending him on increasingly sensitive missions to further the King's concerns. Or his own. For it soon becomes clear that there are competing forces at work within the government, and Thurstan does not see clearly enough to know when he is being used. And when he is unexpectedly reunited with his childhood sweetheart Alicia, who has moved upward in the social world while he moved down, he loses such judgment as he once had. But not completely; the last few chapters of the book move in unexpected directions, showing Thurstan as more than a pawn in other people's games.
Norton seldom have much success with the covers of Barry Unsworth's novels, but they hit a new low in reducing the throbbing gold of a Byzantine mosaic to a brown sludge. I wish I could say that the impression of the cover was swept aside by the brilliance of Unsworth's writing, but unfortunately there is a sludginess there too. The narrative voice he gives Thurstan has an archaic literary quality that seldom conveys the excitement of actual experience but wraps it in a kind of verbal sacking. It is also difficult for an unfamiliar reader to keep track of the strange names, or to get much sense of the unique political situation that inspired the novel. Had Barry Unsworth printed his historical note that I quoted above as a preface rather than an afterword, and continued the same straightforward style of writing into the book itself, he might have been a lot more successful. For his subject is both brilliant and surprisingly relevant.


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A lawyer for a north Florida school district says a handful of students have been sent home from Alachua County schools this week for wearing shirts that read "Islam is of the Devil."
School district staff attorney Tom Wittmer says the shirts might have offended or distracted others and violated the district's dress code.
The shirts are connected to a local church called the Dove World Outreach Center. Church Senior Pastor Terry Jones tells The Gainesville Sun that spreading the church's message is more important than education.
See a picture of the shirt from the Gainesville Sun
The congregation says a 10-year-old elementary school student was sent home Monday because of the shirt. Three high school students were sent home Tuesday and a middle school student also had to change clothes.
"Students have a right of free speech, and we have allowed students to come to school wearing clothes with messages," Wittmer said, according to the Gainesville Sun. "But this message is a divisive message that is likely to offend students. Principals, I feel reasonably, have deemed that a violation of the dress code."
"The next kid might show up with a shirt saying 'Christianity is of the Devil,'" Wittmer told the newspaper.
First Amendment scholars said the school district's policy is likely legal and constitutional. Ron Collins, a scholar with the nonprofit First Amendment Center in Washington D.C., said courts give public school officials a "significant amount of latitude" in regulating student dress that could disrupt the classroom or a school function, the newspaper reported.
Anti-Islam T-shirts Rile Fla. School
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I have been pounding the table here for some time on the idea that there is no spectrum shortage.
Much of my thinking on the question comes from David Isenberg, a former AT&T (NYSE:T) engineer who wrote "The Rise of the Stupid Network" in 1997. Isenberg's thesis was that spectrum is an ocean, that it's not a series of railroad tracks, and that its use is highly expandable when the right technology is applied to it.
That technology is edge technology, like the WiFi router sitting next to your desk. Just as on the Internet itself, the technology used to move bits should be defined at the edge, not by some central gatekeeper. Thus, unlicensed frequencies that once ran data at 1 megabit per second, in the late 1990s, now can run 100 megabits. By regulating equipment rather than selling the resource, spectrum can be sectorized and cellularized again-and-again-and-again, making its ultimate carrying capacity practically infinite.
Go to nearly any hospital and you'll find that they're replacing wires with wireless links, managing the unlicensed spectrum with equipment that uses low-power and ever-smaller cells to expand capacity.
Proof lies in the fact that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is now offering its stake in Clearwire (CLWR) for $47 million, just one-tenth of what was paid for it. The $1.60/share price being asked severely undercuts CLWR's recent per-share price of $2.27. And I haven't seen a rush to buy, even at that price.
Why is the lie still told? Why does it have such a hold on the imagination of policymakers and investors?
It's because, since the mid-1990s, government has been in on the scam, and profiting from the fiction. By selling spectrum rights and claiming immense value for spectrum, government acts like it's doing something when people claim about price hikes or bandwidth caps. In fact it's just making a bad situation worse.
In opposing spectrum transfers like the one recently negotiated between Verizon and cable companies the FCC claims it's trying to uphold a "free market," in which there are multiple spectrum owners competing for customers.
But for a decade now the only real buyers of spectrum have been AT&T and Verizon (NYSE:VZ). Their aim is not a free market. Their aim is a duopoly, one in which both sides can take monopoly rents because consumers have no alternative if they want service. It's very much what railroads themselves were doing in the late 19th century, and it was one of the issues that led to the rise of the progressive and populist movements in the 1890s.
The problem is that neither rate regulation, the liberal impulse of that era, nor the creation of "competition," the liberal impulse of the 1990s, is going to solve the problem. The solution is to acknowledge the reality of abundance, to create more unlicensed spectrum (rather than less), and move toward buying back what's been sold and regulating it as the Internet is regulated. Privately, through peering agreements, technical committees, and equipment vendors.
Let AT&T, let Verizon, let Clearwire, Google and Apple create services defined by equipment, regulate based on the capabilities of equipment, and let present gear be made compatible so that, over time, spectrum becomes a utility open to all competitors. Let those who want to offer services "peer" with networks from which they require carriage, as is done on the Internet, so we build infrastructure once and so there's an incentive to build infrastructure when and where it's needed, not everywhere because government demands "universal service."
Meanwhile, investors need to just avoid wireless stocks. Don't buy stock in AT&T, or Verizon. Don't buy Sprint (NYSE:S) and don't buy Clearwire. Let carriers that can't get a return on their capital collapse, and then deal with the wreckage of a failed regulatory regime.
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Spain vs. Italy. Xavi vs. Pirlo. Casillas vs. Buffon. Balotelli vs. Pique. Iniesta vs. Chielini. I could go on and on and on, but I'm sure you get the idea. Two of the world's biggest football powers facing off in one match to decide which team can be deemed the European football Champions. On one hand you have the defending European and World Cup Champions in Spain, who have been dominant on the ball, but just squeaking out wins without a pure striker in their XI (for the most part). On the other hand, you have the challenger in Italy, who has been riding a wave of defensively effective football, with a midfielder who's been the best player in the entire tournament and a volatile striker who has been absolutely brilliant in the knockout stage. Let's take a closer look at the tale of the tape:Spain
How they got here: Finishing atop their group, the Spaniards dismantled a rather disgruntled French team in the quarters. A test against Portugal in the semifinals ended up in a Spain penalty shootout victory—a victory where the most talented player in the tournament, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not even have the chance to factor in the shootout result.
Why they got here: Simply put, Spain is Spain. Their technical skill and chemistry is far superior to any other team in the world. Ball possession is the name of the game for La Roja. What may seem boring to some may seem beautiful to others. No matter what, their constant movement of the ball and their patience to wait for the defending team to mentally lapse is exceptional to the point where you wonder not if but when that goal will be scored. None of their games have been runaway blowouts, save for the below average Irish, but they have been able to consistently play the game they want to play. They virtually always control the tempo and pace, which will not change against a defensive minded Italy squad.
Why they will win: I hate to be repetitive, but ball possession, ball possession, ball possession. Spain simply lulls the opposing team into a daze with their smooth ball movement. La Roja will definitely have the majority of possession during the game, and their patience and willingness to build up their attacking play is something that no other team can emulate. They'll create chance after chance to test world class Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon, and have the ability to score due to their chain of connecting passes. Even without a pure striker up top, they boast too much talent and skill that it is inconceivable scoring chances will be easy to come by.
Why they will lose: Everything has come easy to Spain in this tournament except for one thing—putting the ball in the back of the net. Fernando Torres had a double against Ireland, but manager Vicente Del Bosque seems to not trust any of his strikers against worthy opponents. It is why you have seen the likes Cesc Fabregas, Jesus Navas, and Pedro trying to make up for the lack of a striking presence using their smarts and one touch passing skills to combine with the likes of Iniesta and Xavi to get opportunities in front of goal. Those opportunities have not come as much as they would like for a team with such sublime skill. It just makes you wonder if a fully fit David Villa would translate to easier goals for the Spanish.
Best player throughout the tournament: Andres Iniesta has played very well, but Jordy Alba has played even better. He's been the breakout star of the tournament at left back replacing Sergio Ramos, who's been filling in at center back for the injured Carles Puyol. The 23 year old has been a terror on the left side of the pitch defensively, and gets forward very well with his ability to take and get past defenders down the line. He has played his way into a transfer to powerhouse Barcelona, where he should have no trouble seeing the field if he continues his great run of form.
X-Factor: I cannot really peg an X-factor for Spain due to Del Bosque's uncertainty whether to put a striker up top in his XI or not. Alvaro Negredo started in the semis and did not play particularly well, so one would have to think if a striker were to be called into the starting XI on Sunday, Fernando Torres would get the nod. Although he has not enjoyed a great season for his club, Chelsea, he still shows occasional flashes of what made him once a £50 transfer from Liverpool. If he can see the field against Italy, he needs to be active in the attack for Spain to take home a second consecutive European Championship.
Don't Forget: They do have the best goalkeeper in the world, too. And he always comes up big in the clutch. Not too shabby, eh?Italy
How they got here: In the same group as Spain (who they tied 1-1 in their tournament opener) Italy advanced as the group's runner-ups with uncertainty over playing 3 or a traditional 4 in the back of their defense. They outplayed England in the quarters, but Buffon was there to save the day as they advanced in penalties. In the semi's, Mario Balotelli went crazy and scored two superb goals over the media's touted favorite in Germany.
Why they got here: Their defensive minded approach has allowed the Azzurri to concede only 3 goals all tournament long. The only team who has conceded less is, of course, Spain. Their striking presence has been superb as well. The Antonio Cassano/Mario Balotelli tandem has proved worthwhile for manager Cesare Prandelli. Balotelli was absolutely dazzling against Germany in the quarters, proving his talent level can over-exceed his mental issues. They are so dangerous on the counter attack, with players such as Pirlo and Montelivo being such great architects in the midfield, which allows the Italians to sit back and stay compact in their own half.
Why they will win: The Italians are riding high on confidence (especially Balotelli) and they need to stick to their gameplan for the entire 90 minutes if they want to come out on top. They can ill afford to make any stupid mistakes in front of Buffon, or else they will be forced to open up and play to Spain's strengths. If they score first, however, as they did against the Germans, they will be in the drivers seat for the rest of the game. Pirlo can feed Cassano and Balotelli inch-perfect through balls to have chances to counter and catch the Spain back four off guard. They did it to the German duo of Hummels and Badstuber. Could they do it against Pique and Ramos? Absolutely.
Why they will lose: Well, they simply don't have the chemistry offensively that the Spaniards have. Their chances against Spain are going to come few and far between with the way La Roja dominates ball possession. Even when they get great chances on goal, Italy has not been able to consistently capitalize and produce (with the exception of Balotelli's brilliance against Germany) for a team who could use a multiple goal margin with their compact style of football. Plus, Spain is by far the more talented squad.
Best player throughout the tournament: Yes, the whole world is talking about Balotelli and his majestic work against 'Ze Germans', but Andrea Pirlo has been the best player of the entire tournament. The 33-year-old central midfielder has been electric on the ball with his sublime passing. He is world class at staying calm under pressure by getting into open spaces on the field to operate the Italian attack. 2010-2011 Serie A Champions AC Milan deemed Pirlo too old to stay on for another year, so Juventus picked him up. Of course, he led Juventus to their first Serie A title in nine years. Pirlo is a proven winner who can change the game with his magnificent skill set, which he has proven in this tournament.
X-Factor: Can it really be anyone else but Super Mario? Balotelli will need to keep his emotions in check, because he will be the most important player out on the pitch come Sunday. If he can avoid any mental errors, Balotelli will be a lot for the Spain back four to defend. If he cannot keep his bad attitude and antics to himself, then he is a red card waiting to happen, and a dangerous liability for the Italians on the pitch. Balotelli just needs to play hard and not let tiny things frustrate him mentally. He is one of the best strikers in the world when he is in the zone. The Azzurri are sure hoping the timer on his time bomb does not run out against the Spainards.
Don't Forget: Along with the world's second best goalkeeper, Italy has not scored more than 2 goals in a game since October 11th of last year against Northern Ireland (10 fixtures ago).
What Will Happen: Spain is the more impressive team, but Italy had the more impressive semifinals performance. Look for this game to constantly be played in the Italian half, which will lead to Italian counter attacks. Balotelli's form is too good not to put one past Casillas, but the Spainairds are just too good to falter now. They will cement their status as one of the greatest teams in the history of the game with a professional victory on Sunday.
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Research Article
Transferability of the venture capital model to the corporate context: Implications for the performance of corporate venture units
Version of Record online: 30 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/sej.54
© 2009 Strategic Management Society. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Volume 3, Issue 1, pages 3–27, March 2009
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How to Cite
Hill, S. A., Maula, M. V. J., Birkinshaw, J. M. and Murray, G. C. (2009), Transferability of the venture capital model to the corporate context: Implications for the performance of corporate venture units. Strat.Entrepreneurship J., 3: 3–27. doi: 10.1002/sej.54
Publication History
- Issue online: 30 MAR 2009
- Version of Record online: 30 MAR 2009
- Abstract
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- corporate venture unit;
- venture capital;
- financial performance;
- strategic performance;
- survival;
- practice transfer
While recent literature has advocated the transfer of venture capital (VC) practices and structures to corporate venture (CV) units, the wisdom of this advice has not been subject to rigorous empirical scrutiny. We test the implications of the VC model for CV unit performance using a longitudinal database combining survey, archival, and survival data on 95 CV units. VC model elements of high-powered incentives, autonomous organization, investment syndication, investment staging, and specialization were each associated with higher CV unit performance. Critically, different elements of the VC model predicted improvements in either strategic or financial performance in CV units. Survival of the CV unit was strongly associated with employing the VC model, partially mediated by enhanced performance. Copyright © 2009 Strategic Management Society.


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Brighton Pier
Madeira Drive
East Sussex
East Sussex
AboutA Victorian pier with various food and drink outlets, fairground attractions and Palace of Fun arcade.
Palm Court Fish Restaurant, Victoria's bar and Horatio's bar. With a choice of bars and our famous fish and chip restaurant, Brighton Pier makes it a day to remember!
Plus all our venues are available for exclusive hire, please enquire for more details.
(open 364 days a year - closed on Christmas Day)
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Road Directions
Nearest major road is M23. Follow A23 to town centre then seafront.
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Nearest station is Brighton.
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- Outdoor Attraction
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- On street parking only - with charge.
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- On-Site cafe/restaurant - Fish and chip cafe - max 250; Victoria's Bar with satellite TV and beer garden - max 100; Horatio's Bar with live music MTV and beer garden; Glitter Ball Bar with karaoke - max 100.
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The fourth annual Metzeler Sturgis Supermoto kicked off on Friday, July 1, with some exhibition races – the Team race, Amateur Brawl and the Pro Brawl. Loudon Specialists Jake Laforge and Shane Narbonne took the win in the team race, but it was McAllister's RSR KTM teammate Dustin Hoffman that took top honors in the Pro Brawl as well as the lion's share of the purse. In the end Friday wasn't a total loss for the champ. After working his way through the pack to finish third, McAllister discovered some spots to pass that would benefit him on Saturday's doubleheader.
"I started in 22nd in the Pro Brawl yesterday and I realized that there are areas to pass on this track," McAllister said. "Even though it's really tight and one-lined, you can find your way around people."
McAllister also thrives on the slick and technical downtown track. He looks forward to coming to Sturgis every year, but the Californian had a little extra motivation this year. That's because he left last year less than happy after a mechanical ruined his weekend, and perfect season. McAllister soldiered on with the ailing bike to get some points, but it was the only black mark on his record in 2015.
"Honestly, being able to redeem myself from last year is probably the biggest thing," McAllister said. "I didn't really have a good time here last year, just because of the way it ended. I really enjoyed this weekend. Loudon's a good track and it's a unique track, but this is a little bit more of a fun track to ride. I'm glad we got to do it in the streets again. Hopefully we come back."
Joining McAllister on the podium in race one was Hoffman and Tyler O'Hara on the Tyler O' Hara/Intents Racing/Motul Honda. The Dymond 43 School rider worked his way through the pack to finish fourth ahead of Australian Josh McLean on the Lean Six Sigma Racing Husqvarna.
In race two there was a bit of melee after the start in the first dirt section. Hoffman crashed and collected O'Hara, ultimately bringing out the red flag and a fresh restart. The second start didn't fare much better for Hoffman who crashed again on the first lap, but it definitely was better for O'Hara who was able to get past Six-Four Motorsports' Shane Narbonne early on to secure a second-place finish. After a few close calls, Narbonne decided to settle for a sure podium in third. Dymond once again finished fourth ahead of Hoffman who recovered from his early mistake to finish in the top five.
McAllister's double win, his fifth of the season, extended his points lead to a comfortable 41 points over Hoffman. Fellow RSR KTM rider Eric Stump sits third in the championship, 47 points adrift of McAllister.
In the Pro Lites class the championship fight is much tighter and Jackson's win was vital in shifting momentum in his favor. After a fierce battle at Loudon that had Jackson on the ground and out of the lead on the final lap of the Main, Jackson set his sites on Sturgis. The Lean Six Sigma Racing rider went into the downtown race with a game plan – ride smooth, get out front early and ride his own race. Jackson executed and reaped the rewards.
"I was telling my dad, I was telling everybody, I said, 'Holeshot the race and just manage it from there,'" Jackson said. "It's so slippery. Everybody has to push so hard to stick a pass. If you could just get out front and minimize the mistakes and just run a clean race, then you're going to win the race. That's all there is to it. That's what we did. It got a little sketchy about halfway. I lost my back brakes. This is probably the worst track to have to rely a 100 percent on the front brake because of how slippery it was. I did the best I could and I thought the guys were going to reel me right in, but I was able to just manage it and make it happen."
The win moved Jackson back up into the points lead, a mere three points over championship rival Cameron Welsh on the Welsh Racing/DDR Yamaha. But Jackson needed more than just a win at Sturgis, so he brought in a ringer – National Amateur Kern County Raceway Park winner Christian Payne, who was bumped up to the Pro Lites class after that KCRP win. The youngster proved to be quite useful, holding off Welsh to earn second in Payne's first-career Pro Lites race.
"I think everything went as perfectly planned as it could have," Jackson said. "I brought another rider with me to help get in the mix and he finishes second right behind me, so it helped us even more in the points. We came here with a plan. We stuck to our plan, and we executed."
Rounding out the top five was defending Pro Lites Champion Nicky Reimer on the Tri-County Powersports Husqvarna and privateer Brady Tausan on a Kawasaki.
Taking top honors in the National Amateur class was Monarch Honda's Malcolm Barker for his first ever National Supermoto win. Barker worked his way up from the second row of the grid to upset Friday's Amateur Brawl winner, local rider Mike Maloney on a Yamaha. Joining the pair on the podium was fellow South Dakota rider Travis Jordan.
Pro Open Race One Results: 1. Gage McAllister (KTM); 2. Dustin Hoffman (KTM); 3. Tyler O'Hara (Honda); 4. Micky Dymond (Yamaha); 5. Josh McLean (Husqvarna); 6. Tyler Sweeney (Honda); 7. Eric Stump (KTM); 8. Jake Laforge (Honda); 9. Shane Narbonne (Honda); 10. Tim Velasquez (Husqvarna).
Pro Open Race Two Results: 1. Gage McAllister (KTM); 2. Tyler O'Hara (Honda); 3. Shane Narbonne; 4. Micky Dymond (Yamaha); 5. Dustin Hoffman (KTM); 6. Josh McLean (Husqvarna); 7. Tyler Sweeney (Honda); 8. Ryan Yearwood (KTM); 9. Jake Laforge (Honda); 10. Tim Velasquez (Husqvarna).
Pro Lites Results: 1. Josh Jackson (Husqvarna); 2. Christian Payne (Husqvarna); 3. Cameron Welsh (Yamaha); 4. Nicky Reimer (Husqvarna); 5. Brady Tausan (Kawasaki); 6. Steve Alkyer (Honda); 7. Anthony Franco (Husqvarna); 8. Robert Pinney (Yamaha); 9. Mark Hopkins; 10. Kenny Troxell (Yamaha).
National Amateur Results: 1. Malcolm Barker (Honda); 2. Mike Maloney (Yamaha); 3. Travis Jordan (Yamaha); 4. Paul Nafziger (KTM); 5. Drew Frey (Yamaha); 6. Dean Frey (Yamaha); 7. Brian Lehfeldt (Yamaha); 8. Matt Burge (Honda); 9. Michael Eller (Yamaha); 10. Jarret Scarberry (Honda).]]>
Al first followed a race official at up to around 140 mph on a practice lap, learning the circuit, the bumps, and the racing lines. Then he blew an engine on the second lap. One they got the bike sorted out again, he practiced, qualified, and raced.
Metzeler gets a lot out of the Isle of Man TT, with rider feedback and torture testing for the engineers to pour over (to learn more about what makes us tick, check out this interview).
For instance, on the M7RR the central arc is interrupted in the middle. This is another trick to reduce the stress on the compound. There are a lot of things that are matched to work together, to allow a certain type of compound—taken from sport touring—to work on a supersport tire. If you just put a sport touring compound on a sport touring tire, nine times out of ten, it won't work. The interruptions in the grooves interrupt the slip of the tire. The rear is under torque for every second of its live—creating friction and wearing. These small blocks in the grooves are designed to interrupt the sliding. When we tested this design, we found a lot of difference. It was one of the key points for the development of the M7RR and was working a lot to sustain the performance. Bridges! That's what we called them. They keep the groove open in the water. The bridge also prevents the groove from moving. When the tire is deflecting, the grooves tend to close. The bridge resists tread pattern movement. We expected the bridges to worsen wet-weather performance, but it improved it. They increase the dry performance as well. It's positive for mileage, the racetrack, and the wet.
But that's enough about tire development (as much as we love it), so check out Ali's thoughts here, or check out the video.
Here are our favorite bits. Head to Bikeminds to read the rest of the article.
"It's always going to be most slippery when it first starts to rain. The oil on top of the pavement will mix with the water and it's going to take at least 30 minutes before it starts to clean up."
"When you're up on top of the bike, your weight is on your hands and it's really tough to sense front grip. By levering your inside knee out and moving your head more to the inside of bike, the weight will come off your hands and go onto your inside foot. You'll immediately feel front grip better."
"Guess where your brain needs to be on corner exit? Right, the rear tire. Our instructor backed way off because he felt the rear start to go, start to spin, at almost no lean angle. He not only heard the motor spin up slightly, but felt the bike oversteer, felt the handlebars change angle, turn to the outside. His hands and butt felt the tire let go, but only because his focus was on the rear tire on corner exit."
From Bikeminds
The absolute star representing METZELER's colors was Ian Hutchinson, who won both Monster Energy Supersport TT races and the RL360° Quantum Superstock TT, while grabbing two-second places in the Superbike class. Excellent results also for Dean Harrison and James Hillier, both on the podium in Supersport and Superstock, and also for Ivan Lintin who won the Bennetts Lightweight TT last year.
METZELER once again confirmed itself as the reference brand for road racing competition at the Isle of Man TT, thanks to the important results obtained in the 2016 edition.
A decisive role for the achievement of the important race results was definitely played by METZELER's great range of racing tires, specifically the RACETEC™RR Slick, used in the Superbike class, and RACETEC™RR treaded tires used in all other categories.
In fact competitions such as the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix are the proving ground for METZELER so in the past four years they allowed the brand to completely renovate its racing and supersport tire ranges.
Road races are the ideal laboratories for developing products that are created for everyday motorcyclists. As these races take place on public roads, which are open to traffic throughout the year – and not on circuits: due to this peculiarity METZELER has placed as its priority the need to develop tires, such as the SPORTEC™ M7 RR, dedicated both to professional riders and those demanding motorcyclists who push their motorbikes to the limit and who want to enjoy a sporty ride in any situation, asking for the maximum results in terms of grip and performance.
Versatility of use, durability and easy adaption to any kind of riding conditions are among the elements that led the METZELER products to be chosen by some of the most important European magazines as the ideal tire in each of their segments.
Racing started on Saturday, June 4th with the RST Superbike TT where Ian Hutchinson began his campaign to conquer the Isle of Man TT 2016 with a strong second place, proving to be in good shape on a new bike and team from last season.
Already in the first of two Monster Energy Supersport TT races, which took part on Monday, June 6th, Hutchy achieved his first 2016 success while riding a Came BPT Yamaha, behind him two other METZELER riders, Dean Harrison (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering) and James Hillier (Kawasaki – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki), in second and third position respectively.
The same day METZELER colors have sparkled also on the RL360° Quantum Superstock TT podium with five riders in the Top 5. Ian Hutchinson (BMW – Tyco BMW) proved to be unbeatable getting another win also in this category, this time even more spectacular and unique thanks to a new record: the 36-year-old rider from Yorkshire logged a new average speed record of 133,098 mph on the first lap, setting a new record for this category.
The podium was completed once again by Dean Harrison (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering), second, and by James Hillier (Kawasaki – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki), third, followed by Michael Rutter (BMW – Bathams SMT Racing) in 4th place and Gary Johnson (BMW – Team Penz13.com BMW Motorrad) to complete the top five.
On Wednesday, June 8th, with the first place at the end of the second Monster Energy Supersport TT, Ian Hutchinson earned his fourth consecutive win in this category after the double in the same category last year.
The result he made was even more significant since he reached Mike Hailwood's legendary tally in the all time TT hall of fame with 14 overall victories. Dean Harrison's 3rd position (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering) in this race completed the podium for METZELER.
The Bennetts Lightweight TT was conquered for the second consecutive year by Ivan Lintin on the Devitt RC Express Team's Kawasaki: to complete METZELER's hat-trick James Hillier's second place, followed by Martin Jessopp of the Riders Motorcycles team.
Finally in the SES TT Zero, a competition reserved for electric motorcycles, the blue elephant's brand was on the podium with the second place of William Dunlop on the Victory.
The Senior TT saw Ian Hutchinson confirming his good feeling with the Tyco BMW machine: after his first podium achieved on RST Superbike TT on Saturday, June 4th, the METZELER rider finished second in the last race of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 2016, which took place on Friday, June 10th, while reaching fourteen podiums for the German-founded brand.
These are the results of the 2016 Isle of Man TT solo races divided day by day. In bold METZELER riders:
Saturday, June 4th
RST Superbike TT:
1. Michael Dunlop (BMW – Hawk Racing)
2. Ian Hutchinson (BMW – Tyco BMW)
3. John McGuinness (Honda – Honda Racing)
Monday, June 6th
Monster Energy Supersport TT 1:
1. Ian Hutchinson (Yamaha – Came BPT Yamaha)
2. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering)
3. James Hillier (Kawasaki – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
RL360° Quantum Superstock TT:
1. Ian Hutchinson (BMW – Tyco BMW)
2. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering)
3. James Hillier (Kawasaki – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
Wednesday, June 8th
Monster Energy Supersport TT 2:
1. Ian Hutchinson (Yamaha – Came BPT Yamaha)
2. Michael Dunlop (Yamaha – MD Racing)
3. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering)
SES TT Zero (Wednesday, June 8th):
1. Bruce Anstey (Mugen – Shinden GO – Team Mugen)
2. William Dunlop (Victory)
3. Daley Mathinson (University of Nottingham)
Bennetts Lightweight TT:
1. Ivan Lintin (Kawasaki – Devitt RC Express Racing)
2. James Hillier (Kawasaki – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
3. Martin Jessopp (Kawasaki – Riders Motorcycles)
Friday, June 10th
PokerStars Senior TT:
1. Michael Dunlop (BMW – Hawk Racing)
2. Ian Hutchinson (BMW – Tyco BMW)
3. John McGuinness (Honda – Honda Racing)
After the first two season meetings of North West 200 and Isle of Man TT, METZELER will continue with its road racing activities with the upcoming events in the calendar. The German-founded brand will attend with some of its top riders the Stream Packet International Southern 100 at the Isle of Man from July, 11th to July, 14th. Northern Ireland will host Ulster Grand Prix on August 8th-13th, while the last seasonal event will be at Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on November 17th – 20th.
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About METZELER
On the road since 1892, METZELER has more than 100 years of experience meeting motorcyclists' toughest tire demands with unflagging innovation. Whether one is drawn to the longevity of its classic design or uncompromising performances, METZELER is an iconic brand to motorcycling worldwide. Established in Munich, METZELER offices are spread globally with production in Germany and South America. METZELER is the "Two Wheels Specialist," appreciated by motorcyclists for its quality and technology.]]>
In fact, the new M7RR has been universally praised by the press. That's no surprise, since it's the highest tech tire we've ever made.
Motorcycle monthly said "Front end grip is exceptional… the leading rubber never once showed signs of quitting, regardless of lean angle. The rear was pretty fantastic too.. I struggled to get the R6 sliding even when being 'ham-fisted' in off-camber corners."
It was even voted the best super sport tyre for a second time, in a competition by Motorrad, a top German magazine.
To find out everything you ever wanted to know about the M7RR, check out this interview with the engineers behind this innovative tire in this Jalopnik interview. Here's an excerpt:
Luca: The tread pattern is very important. Not only does it evacuate water, but the tread pattern is also present every second of the life of the tire—even in dry conditions. When the tire is rotating, every groove, every sipe of the tire is moving and creating friction and wearing the compound.
The old M5 had central arcing grooves—on the M7RR the arc is interrupted in the middle. This is another trick to reduce the stress on the compound. There are a lot of things that are matched to work together, to allow a certain type of compound—taken from sport touring—to work on a supersport tire. If you just put a sport touring compound on a sport touring tire, nine times out of ten, it won't work.
The interruptions in the grooves interrupt the slip of the tire. The rear is under torque for every second of its live—creating friction and wearing. These small blocks in the grooves are designed to interrupt the sliding. When we tested this design, we found a lot of difference. It was one of the key points for the development of the M7RR and was working a lot to sustain the performance. Bridges! That's what we called them. They keep the groove open in the water. The bridge also prevents the groove from moving. When the tire is deflecting, the grooves tend to close. The bridge resists tread pattern movement.
We expected the bridges to worsen wet-weather performance, but it improved it. They increase the dry performance as well. It's positive for mileage, the racetrack, and the wet.
The idea was to spend $100 each on a scooter, then go on a 100 mile off-road adventure. That's less than a set of handguards for a BMW GS!
Obviously, $100 is a pretty small budget, but we've picked up lots of fun bikes for less than $1500. Mopeds for $200, a CB550 for $600, and an SV650 for $1500. If you're not married to a specific model or color, money seems to go a lot farther.
But even for $100 they had a riot, sliding and crashing the scooters, rubbing elbows, and generally goofing around.
Who are the experts, the "ADV Riders" of low-budget fun? Moped Army. One great thing about mopeds… if your carburetor falls off–and we've seen it happen–you can always pedal.]]>
Fun routes are paramount
Top-cases are worth it and can swallow an Aerostich Roadcrafter
Protect your neck from the cold with a scarf
Replace your tires often
Motorcycles aren't always cheaper than cars
The list goes on. For the rest of the article, click here.
We agree with all his points. The way we see it, common inconveniences can be mitigated, and are otherwise more than offset by the uncanny ability motorcycles have to inject a bit of fun into an otherwise mundane day. Just about every other sport can't be integrated into daily life the way motorcycling can. You can't baseball to work or SCUBA dive to school. Check out this school run from Finland, for example.
It helps to be a little bit more subtle when you're riding around town, but there's no denying that popping out of a corner and going up through the gears never gets old.
Each year, the NW200 attracts over 150,000 visitors, which cements its position as the largest annual sporting event in Ireland.
In a world of progressively more sanitized sporting events, Irish Roadracing and the Isle of Man TT are some of the last bastions of motorcycle racing on street-circuits. The conditions are constantly changing, which makes the races a perfect place to develop technology that can trickle down to street tires. Like Metzeler engineer Luca says,
"Roadracing—like the Isle of Man and Irish Roadracing—is the most relevant type of racing for a street tire, because it's racing on public roads. The tires are subject to imperfect tires, changing weather conditions, asphalt conditions. On the Isle of Man, you have changing temperatures from the sea section to the mountain section."
If you need a reminder just how banzai this racetrack is, check out this onboard footage from 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JHya53ibQ
By switching from one motorcycle to another during stops, we were able to get a feel for how the tires work on a variety of sport touring, adventure and naked bikes.
On the closed course, we experienced a wet braking test, wet and dry road courses, and a 3-kilometer — or 1.9-mile — steeply banked oval. The management told us one of the corners had a 160 kph or 100 mph speed limit, but the the other one and the rest of the track was left to our judgement. We had a choice of a BMW S1000RR, Kawasaki Z1000SX and ZX-14R and a Suzuki GSX-S1000F, all fitted with Roadtec 01 rubber. The ZX-14R provided some fast laps at over 260 kph (around 160 mph) which showed the excellent stability of these tires. High speeds and banking put heavy loads on tires and heat them up, so we were asked to pull off after every three laps to have the temperatures checked for safety, but everything was fine. Stability was rock solid at these speeds.
The wet handling area is a winding road course that is constantly supplied with water via a series of sprinklers directed on the pavement. After a number of laps it was evident that these tires consistently grip well and don't give up. The adjacent part of the same track was kept dry for comparison, and to allow us a little more speed and lean angle in dry conditions. Needless to say, we had them over until the footpegs ground without incident.
To read the rest of the article, head over to Rideapart.
To learn more about the Roadtec 01, click here.
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NORWALK, CT—On Wednesday, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board will have another go at putting to bed a converged standard for lease accounting. The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, follows a series of talks earlier this year that made some-but hardly enough-progress towards a resolution on this long-standing accountings project.
According to FASB's announcement of the meeting's agenda on its website, the Boards will discuss lease modifications and contract combinations, variable lease payments, in-substance fixed payments, and the discount rate.
Left unresolved from the last talks in the March is the overarching of question of whether there should be a single approach to recognize leases, or a duel-recognition approach, depending on the type of lease. With a dual approach, the leases would qualify as either Type A or Type B. The latter are most likely to be used by real estate companies, as it would allow for a straight-line expensing method with the asset returned to the owner at the end of the term.
Waiting for a standard is wearing on the industry's nerves; a survey from Deloitte at the beginning of this year found that among real estate lessees, confidence in their IT and compliance preparations for the new standard has fallen, with only one percent "extremely" or "very" prepared to comply in 2013, down from nine percent in 2011.
The survey also found that executives across many industries, not just real estate, anticipate the new standard to have significant financial reporting effects, with 58% expecting a significant impact on their balance sheet and 53% on disclosures.
Nearly half of executives also cited an effect on financial ratios, with significant effects on debt to equity (71%) and return on assets (52%) cited by these respondents. The impact on lessees appears to be more severe than on lessors, with the former group far more likely to cite these impacts.


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