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I had time to think about this. It would be TheseusÔÇÖ Ship until he sold it. Kinda like the question Which came first the chicken or the egg... Silly the rooster did. hehe
I had time to think about this. It would be TheseusÔÇÖ Ship until he sold it. Kinda like the question Which came first the chicken or the egg... Silly the rooster did. hehe
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Type of riding and riding style can also effect reliability and longevity. My job has me driving a lot of miles in my car and I routinely keep them until 350K. Being all highway miles is easier on an engine and transmission compared to a vehicle that is used on short commutes and is constantly run outside of the operating temperature. I do believe that both in the motorcycle world and the car world certain brands are more reliable than others: Toyota, Honda, BMW, etc. I don't know if this applies to ships.
Knowing their potential longevity, that's why I bought my 1999 R1100RT in December 2010, with only 12K miles on it. I figured that is practically brand new. In two years, I've enjoyed it up to 21130 miles.
The best part is it has a scratch in the paint near the windshield. Why is that good? Because I don't have to worry about it getting scratched now. Nobody cares about the second scratch!
The bike has been fun, and getting better all the time.
I have a chance to buy a nice R1150RT, but am scared to death when I read about $3000 ABS repairs and $2600 transmission input shaft/clutch hub failure repairs, etc. Some of the ABS failures have reportedly resulted in some nasty crashes. Should I be apprehensive of a low mileage, well maintained bike with no apparent problems at the moment?
My R1150 at 170K has had brake pads and shocks, one regulator, a driveshaft, and brake disks. Oh - and a throttle body on the right side.
It isn't about needing to replace parts. It is all about careful routine and preventive maintenance by the book. Anybody can buy the book and most can learn to follow it.
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
Good maintenance will prevent most problems from occurring. The R1150RT is very easy to work on. You can download the factory manual on-line, as well as, other maintenance instructions. There are local clubs that also have Maintenance Days where you can learn how to do it properly.I have a chance to buy a nice R1150RT, but am scared to death when I read about $3000 ABS repairs and $2600 transmission input shaft/clutch hub failure repairs, etc. Some of the ABS failures have reportedly resulted in some nasty crashes. Should I be apprehensive of a low mileage, well maintained bike with no apparent problems at the moment?
If you are unfortunate and end up with an ABS repair or Transmission problem, there are plenty of used parts available. There is also a location where you can have the ABS repaired for a fraction of the cost of the $3,000 you quoted. Good used transmissions can be found in $500-600 range.
For the most part, BMW bikes are very reliable. No matter what brand/model you buy there are always daemons and common problems.
You also have to remember that there are 34,000 BMWMOA members ripping up asphalt. Just because you read about a problem here-or-there on the forum doesn't mean that you will have the same problem. I call it the "Forum Breakdown Syndrome". Just because something unfortunate happen to John Doe doesn't mean that you will have the same problem.
I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy the R1150RT. If you are still unsure, take a picture and post it on the forum. Let members make suggestions of what to look for. Or, get another MOA member to look at it with you. The oilheads have a small list of problems. Most can be prevented or easily fixed.
Might be a little off topic in regards to longevity, but with every 4 cycle motor/motorcycle I've ever owned my goal was good maintenance and also to try to keep rpm's as low as necessary to successfully complete the task at hand (while not lugging the engine). From early trail bikes, cars, trucks and tractors this is the way I was taught and this methodology has served me well to ensure motor longevity.
I have followed a number of threads dealing with BMW rpms and most leave me with more questions then answers. My 041150RT seems most happy between 3200 and 3600 rpm. I see many posts saying that these bikes like higher rpms and that by running your bike at lower rpms you are asking for trouble in the long run.
Am I doing a disservice to my bike by constantly running between 3200 & 3600?
Ride Safe, Ride Lots
I do occasionally get on it and continue to be surprised and impressed by what this bike can do, and how effortlessly it seems to do it.
I think oil heads are happier and more responsive above 3000 rpm.
'03 R1150R, '03 F650GS, '97DR200SE,'78 Honda CT-90, '77Honda CT-90
Definitely should keep it over 3000. You haven't even yet felt the power it has at 3000.
"The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why" -- Mark Twain
I have a 2002 RTP, identical to yours except yours is the "twin-spark" and mine has one spark plug per cylinder.
Mine was never in police service, and I acquired it used with 23,000 miles on the odometer in June, 2007. She now has just under 80,000 miles on the odometer.
I've had to replace my clutch input shaft twice. Mine is apparently one of the few with the engine case/transmission case misalignment issue. Aside from that, the bike has been relatively trouble-free.
I'm fairly certain a prior owner either tried to work on the ABS system himself, or he used a non-BMW mechanic to work on the ABS system, as it took two visits to the independent BMW shop to chase all the gremlins out of the myriad hydraulic brake lines.
I've added a 2012 GSA to the garage, so the RTP doesn't get ridden every day, but when it's dark, wet, and cold, the RTP is my first choice for my daily commute.
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text: Seriously what are you smoking? If it entertains you, watch it. If Nadal, Djokovic or Murray games don't entertain you, switch off the TV. and BTW Players don't slow the court. djokovic used to be super aggressive(2007-2008) and modified his game to be a champion he is now. The clowns you mentioned play mindless ball bashing & cannot construct a point to win it. that is what it is. Some armchair critics @ TT speaking as though they are world #1 and advising GS champions what to play like is quiet funny!


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Red Sox reliever Jenks reflects on Chicago stint
White Sox didn't imply disrespect while moving in new direction
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Jenks, the team's exceptional closer since September 2005, was non-tendered by the White Sox on Dec. 2 and went on to sign a two-year, $12 million deal with the Red Sox to be the setup man for Jonathan Papelbon.
But the manner in which Jenks' Chicago tenure came to an end leaves some room for interpretation. On one side, the 29-year-old expressed disappointment during a conversation with MLB.com after he officially moved on to Boston and seemed to indicate a level of disrespect shown by the White Sox.
That feeling might be more Jenks' perception than the White Sox intention. In the final analysis, the two-time All-Star made staying in Chicago his target -- and the team went in another direction.
"It was my first hope, and it hurt," Jenks said. "During my first conversation with my wife after the season, she looked me in the eyes and said that she would go anywhere with me. I said that I wanted to go back to Chicago.
"I don't want to sit here and say I'm a 15-year veteran, but I felt I was a significant part of this organization and this team. With the moves that happened and the way things rolled out, it made more sense by their actions to look elsewhere."
Jenks does not take umbrage with the White Sox non-tender. He understands the business, and with his injury-plagued and somewhat-ineffective 2010 performance, the White Sox could not commit to a raise through arbitration from the $7.5 million Jenks previously earned.
Confusion began after free-agent slugger Adam Dunn and the White Sox agreed upon a four-year, $56 million deal. Dunn had worn jersey No. 44 in the past, but that number belongs to starting pitcher Jake Peavy.
According to Jenks, the White Sox informed his group how Dunn instead would be wearing No. 45 -- Jenks' number. That decision, Jenks claims, pretty much spoke volumes about the White Sox desire to keep him.
"Once they signed Adam Dunn and gave him my number, I knew it was official," Jenks said. "With that move right there, even though they talked to me after [Paul] Konerko and Dunn signed, it was almost like an afterthought, I felt. They never made it seem like they wanted to bring me back."
A White Sox source disagreed with Jenks' assessment of the jersey dilemma. Jenks and Dunn share an agent, and the team expressed how 45 could be an option for Dunn only if the White Sox lost Jenks.
If it were close, the White Sox would not have given out No. 45 until Jenks had decided upon another team. The announcement of Dunn actually picking No. 32 didn't come until Dec. 15, after the White Sox reached an agreement with reliever Jesse Crain and knew Jenks would be pitching elsewhere.
There were no offseason talks between the two sides until the White Sox had both Dunn and Konerko under contract. Then again, the White Sox didn't really address the bullpen until the potent middle of the lineup was secured.
According to Jenks, the White Sox offered two years at $10 million after the Winter Meetings and the team then asked for an answer on the morning before the initial agreement was reached with Crain. The White Sox source said the organization spoke with Jenks' agent before Crain was signed, but no offer was made. It simply was a conversation about expectations.
Other teams besides Boston had interest. Jenks listed those opportunities from closing for Tampa Bay to starting -- yes, starting -- for the Texas Rangers. Jenks was a starter for five Minor League seasons with the Angels before being converted to the bullpen when joining the White Sox.
"Starting has always been in the back of my mind," said Jenks, who added how he tossed around the idea with White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper during his final month of 2010 inactivity due to ulnar neuritis.
The new contract must for Jenks was two years, and he eventually picked Boston because it was a place where he really wanted to play. Jenks doesn't mind setting up because he believes manager Terry Francona and general manager Theo Epstein have the utmost confidence in him, and Jenks won't be moved out of this new role, even with a rough appearance or two.
That confidence was no longer present from White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, in Jenks' estimation. Guillen made it clear at the Winter Meetings how if Jenks returned to the White Sox, the man sitting second on the franchise saves list (173) would have to compete with Matt Thornton, Chris Sale and Sergio Santos for the closer's job.
Hearing those words from Guillen, after temporarily losing his job last season upon blowing a couple of second-half saves in Minnesota and Seattle, certainly influenced Jenks' employment thoughts.
"I'll always respect [Guillen] as a person and give him credit that's due," Jenks said. "But I want to play for a manager who trusts his relievers, regardless of what's going on.
"With the way Ozzie was talking this winter and the way he treated me, I don't want to fight with the guy. How many times did he question my ability, and then saying how he would love to have me back, but I would have to come to Spring Training and fight for the closer's role like anyone else?
"Why would I come back to that negativity?" Jenks said. "I'm looking forward to playing for a manager who knows how to run a bullpen."
A change in scenery was probably necessary for Jenks and a change of closers was needed for Guillen, who helped Jenks grow into a late-inning force before their work relationship took a direct hit. It simply was hard for Jenks to imagine working somewhere else.
"I'm mad, but I'm not mad," Jenks said. "I don't know what to feel about it. I thought with the way I was part of the city and not just part of the team, they would make more of an effort to get me back. I wanted to be part of the White Sox a lot longer."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Being Ozzie Guillen and follow him on twitter at @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Renteria keeping hopeful mindset for Cubs
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Maybe on Saturday, Cubs manager Rick Renteria will take the train to work. On Friday, his first day at his new home office, Wrigley Field, he drove, and he finally got to see his new office.
"I got a desk and a phone and everything I need," Renteria said.
This is Renteria's first big league managing job, and the 52-year-old has been very positive but also low key about his role.
"I feel pretty calm, quite frankly," he said prior to Friday's game. "I'm not too worried about anything, just got to go play the game. We still have to play the game."
Renteria opened the home portion of the schedule against the Phillies and former Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg, who is very familiar with Wrigley Field's elements.
What can Renteria do to change the Cubs, who have four straight losing seasons?
"Hopefully, it's just the mindset," Renteria said. "I'm a pretty positive individual, and I think I try to make sure we understand we have to stay focused and grind out every game and every piece of work we do does matter, every at-bat matters, every out matters, and there's a way to approach the game, win, lose or draw. Hopefully, I bring an attitude that's a fighting attitude and wants to win."
The Cubs may not be predicted to finish high in the National League Central, but Renteria is optimistic.
"For us, not winning is disappointing for any manager or team," he said. "That's the goal. I know if we fall short of that, it'll be disappointing because we want to win and the club wants to win.
"Every club wants to get into the playoffs, and our mindset is to get into the playoffs," he said. "Most people might think that's unrealistic, but these kids here are playing pretty well. We had a decent spring. What do they say? 'Hope springs eternal?' We'll see where we're at when it's all said and done."
Villanueva confident he's ready to start finale
CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Carlos Villanueva threw a bullpen session Friday in preparation for what he feels will be his first start on Sunday. The right-hander was eager to get back on the mound.
"I threw a bullpen and I told [pitching coach Chris] Bosio, 'I wish I could pitch today,'" Villanueva said. "I feel really good today."
Villanueva took the loss in the Cubs' first two games Monday and Wednesday, pitching in relief. His start on Sunday was in question because of the workload, and manager Rick Renteria said he would talk with Bosio to go over their options.
As far as Villanueva is concerned, he's starting in the series finale against the Phillies.
"I'm in on Sunday," Villanueva said. "Unless they tell me otherwise, I'm in."
Villanueva won the fifth spot in the rotation, and he was expected to stay there until Jake Arrieta is activated from the disabled list. Arrieta, slowed this spring by tightness in his right shoulder, was to make his first Minor League rehab start on Saturday for Double-A Tennessee in Pensacola, Fla.
Losing the first two games, both extra-inning losses, was tough for Villanueva, but also part of the job as swingman.
"For me, it goes back to doing whatever it takes in whatever situation," Villanueva said. "It would've been nice if it came out the other way. I feel pretty good. It happened quick. The full inning [Wednesday], I felt pretty good that inning.
"In those situations, you can't really make a mistake, and I made two mistakes, I'd say," he said. "I made the mistake to [Starling] Marte with a high changeup, and a high changeup to [Neil] Walker. I worked on that in the bullpen today."
Ricketts: Cubs considering selling minority shares
CHICAGO -- Want to invest in the Cubs? Owner Tom Ricketts said Friday they are considering selling minority shares in the team to help finance the $500 million renovation plan for Wrigley Field and the surrounding area.
"Any time you're looking at privately financing a big project like this, you're going to look at all your different sources of potential financing," Ricketts said prior to the Cubs' home opener. "We're going to take a look at whether or not it makes sense to bring in outside investors."
The shares would be non-controlling and shareholders would join the Tribune Co. as investors in the team. The Tribune Co. kept a 5 percent stake in the Cubs after it sold the franchise to the Ricketts in 2009.
"Most teams are owned by dozens of investors," Ricketts said. "It's unusual for anyone to own 95 percent of the team. We'll look at whether or not that fits for us. It is non-controlling minority shares."
Ricketts said the process is in the initial stages and "just an option for us."
The Cubs had hoped to begin the renovations this past offseason on the ballpark, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. However, all work has been delayed while the Cubs deal with objections from the surrounding rooftop owners regarding additional signage in the outfield.
There were plans to have a see-through advertising sign in right field on Opening Day, but the only addition was a Weber ad on one of the outfield doors.
"We'll take that day by day," Ricketts said of the new signage.
He was optimistic the team could get something done with the rooftop owners and avoid litigation.
"The key is to keep moving forward and keep talking," Ricketts said. "I expect something will work for us -- we'll figure it out."
The original plan had been for the renovations to be completed over five offseasons, but Carl Rice, vice president of ballpark operations, said Friday they could get the work done in four.
"We have looked at the schedule, and collapsed it to four years as long as we can start at certain periods of time," Rice said. "If we get delayed it's a little more problematic."
Rice said if they start this October, the goal would be to complete the project by Opening Day 2018.
No. 5 Cubs prospect Soler placed on DL
CHICAGO -- Cubs No. 5-ranked prospect Jorge Soler had to leave his Minor League season opener Thursday because of a sore right hamstring, and he was placed on Double-A Tennessee's disabled list Friday.
Soler doubled in the first inning off Mat Latos, who was making a rehab start for Pensacola. Soler was limited to 55 games at Class A Daytona last season because of a strained left calf.
"It sounds like the exact same injury [Soler had this spring]," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said Friday. "He maybe rushed back too early to get ready for Opening Day or maybe it's a coincidence. He hits a double in the gap against Latos, and it's a shame that's the way his season started out. Hopefully, we'll get good news and he'll be back on the field soon."
Soler was to have an MRI on his leg either Friday or Saturday, Hoyer said.
Extra bases
• Hoyer would not say whether the Cubs are still talking to Jeff Samardzija about a contract extension, or if the team would discuss anything this season.
"We'll keep that in-house," Hoyer said. "In general, it's up to the player [whether to talk in-season]. We don't have any problem negotiating in-season. I don't have to hit a fastball or throw a strike. It doesn't bother me or [president of baseball operations Theo Epstein], but if he or his agent thinks it'll influence a performance at all, then we don't do it. We take it on a case-by-case basis."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Weekend police log
For Friday, Feb. 1 n 6:57 p.m.: Police arrest Billy Jack Sharpe, 40, of 305 Fenn St., apt. 3, on single charges of violating an abuse prevention order and assault and battery.
• 7:44 p.m.: Tracey Chadwick, 29, of Wood Avenue, is arrested and charged with drunken driving following a traffic stop on Birch Grove Drive.
• 10:04 p.m.: Police respond to a disturbance call at an emergency shelter on West Street and take Jerry Allen Whitney, 42, of 292 West St. into protective custody.
• 11:30 p.m.: Police investigate a noise complaint on McArthur Street and arrest Rayquan B. Watford, 20, of 147 Dewey St., on a warrant and Kayf Chris DeVaughn, 19, of 55 South Onota St., on single counts of possession of Ecstasy with the intent to distribute and possession of alcohol by a person under 21.
For Saturday, Feb. 2
• 1:36 a.m.: Police investigate a reported unwanted person at a West Housatonic Street building and arrest Donald D. Dufur, 45, of 1307 North St. on a charge of trespass.
• 3:23 p.m.: Dante J. Spratling, 28, of Division Street, is arrested on a warrant by police.
• 4:32 p.m.: Police arrest Christopher Stewart, 32, of 46 Faith Circle, Manchester, Conn. at the Big Y Foods on West Street on single charges of shoplifting and disorderly conduct.
• 4:50 p.m.: Patrick M. Kelley, 36, of 72 Danforth Ave., is arrested by police on a charge of assault and battery following a reported domestic incident.
• 10:41 p.m.: Jason M. Dargi, 24, of 67 Stratford Ave., is arrested by police on a warrant.
For Sunday, Feb. 3
• 3:37 a.m.: Police arrest Devon John Ireland, 21, of 97 Acorn St., following a property damage accident at the intersection of Onota Street and Hillside Street. He is charged with drunken driving, marked lane violations and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
• 5:47 p.m.: Police respond to a disturbance on the property of St. Joseph's High School on Maplewood Avenue. Peace is restored and no arrests are made.
• 5:55 p.m.: Police respond to a reported domestic incident at the Elm Street Car Wash on Elm Street. Peace is restored and no arrests are made.
• 7:02 p.m. David Wolfram, 25, of 63 Dalton Ave., is arrested by police on a warrant.
Editor's note: This is a partial list, compiled from Pittsfield Police records. A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.
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Big Y buys former Goodwill building on West Street
PITTSFIELD -- Big Y Foods Inc. has bought a vacant city building next door to its West Street supermarket.
The Springfield-based company bought the 25,623-square-foot structure at 202 West St. from Richard C. Kielman of Pittsfield for $250,000, according to documents on file at the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds.
The property, which has been vacant since December 2010, last housed a retail outlet for Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires. Goodwill occupied the building for six years but moved out in late 2010 when it reorganized its three Pittsfield facilities.
The West Street Big Y is adjacent to the half-acre parcel, but it could not be determined exactly what the chain plans to do with the property. Big Y spokeswoman Claire D'Amour-Daley did not return telephone calls seeking comment. Kiel man also could not be reached for comment.
The former Goodwill building was built in 1961. The value of the land and building are assessed at $311,170, according to the city assessor's office.
One of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England, Big Y has managed a supermarket on West Street since 1984 when it took over the current building from the former Adams Supermarket chain.
In 2008, Big Y announced that it planned to move its supermarket from West Street to the Pittsfield Plaza on West Housatonic Street, but those plans were scuttled two years later.
Big Y operates 62 supermarkets in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its other Berkshire County markets are located in Adams, Great Barrington, Lee and North Adams.
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Is it the pauses? The hand gestures? The awe at colors making white light? Watching astrophysicist and Cosmos host Neil DeGrasse Tyson in slow-mo, thanks to a science-loving YouTuber, is like talking to a dude with dreads at Saturday Market.
Gawker reports Tyson thinks the video is funny, and showed it at a lecture this weekend.


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Let's take a look at this week's albums, reissues and other musical goodies from classic artists making musical waves yet again.
Spotlight Release of the Week: Every few years come proclamations that Bob Dylan is "back." This week is apparently another one of those moments, though we have no doubts that Dylan will drop another acclaimed album in three to five years. Titled Tempest, Dylan's 35th album features 10 new originals spanned over an hour and eight minutes. Dylan first set out to make a religious album and ended up making something far more sinister, including an epic 14-minute ode to the sinking of the Titanic (the album's title track) and cryptic lyrics about murder. There are also less cryptic lyrics about murder, specifically the assassination of John Lennon in final song "Roll On John." Don't let the jaunty first single, "Duquesne Whistle," fool you – this isn't Dylan going soft after all these years. Watch Dylan's violent, stalker-themed "Duquesne Whistle" video below.
Dylan's fall tourmate, Mark Knopfler, also released his eighth solo album, Privateering, this week. The former Dire Straits frontman leans more toward well-traveled folk troubadour than the proper rock star he was once. Privateering shows this, with twinges of Irish and country ballads flavoring the 20 tracks.
Call it ZZ Top's Chinese Democracy. The bearded Texans haven't released in album in nine years, so instead of rushing through the process, they spent three whole years perfecting new album La Futura with superstar producer Rick Rubin. The result is both modern (the hip-hop-tinged single "I Gotsta Get Paid") and signaturely ZZ Top-esque ("Chartreuse" and "I Don't Wanna Lose, Lose, You").
Talking Heads fans are in luck this week, as both frontman David Byrne and the Tom Tom Club (comprised of Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz) released new music. Byrne, who always has his hands in new projects, collaborated with indie rock's resident guitar goddess, St. Vincent (real name: Annie Clark), on the album Love This Giant. It's a fitting match-up, as Clark seems to carry Byrne's highbrow art-rock torch, and the result is a bold attack of brass instruments and accessible experimentation. As for the Tom Tom Club, their Downtown Rockers EP is their first release in 12 years. As Weymouth told Rolling Stone, the EP is an homage to legendary NYC punk club CBGB, where the Talking Heads cut their chops in the late 1970s.
– Jillian Mapes, CBS Local


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Monster Girls and Team Monster Energy Kawasaki ready to put on a great show!
Monster Energy is a big part of motorcycle racing and they have been a big part of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series presented by Lucas Oil from the beginning. With new events in Southern California and Boise Idaho as well as the Experts being included in X Games 17, 2011 will take EnduroCross to a whole new level. Monster Energy will be out in full force with the Monster Energy Kawasaki team of Justin Soule, Taylor Robert and Destry Abbott battling for the top of the podium to hang out with the beautiful Monster Girls.
"Monster is a big part of EnduroCross and they do a great job getting their local retailers involved with pre-event PR in the stores", stated Lance Bryson, Director of Sales and Marking for EnduroCross. "It is so cool to go into a local convenience store and see a huge window sticker featuring one of the top EnduroCross riders blasting out at you", Bryson continued.
Check out the schedule below and make plans to see an EnduroCross event in person where you will see some of the most exciting racing imaginable. And make sure you show up early as the pits are always open and you can mingle with the top riders and teams and maybe even a few of those Monster girls.
Tickets for X Games 17 are available now at all Ticketmaster locations and the box office at STAPLES Center. Tickets information for the remaining EnduroCross events can be found at www.EnduroCross.com.ÂÂ
2011 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
Location | Date | Arena / Additional Information
Los Angeles, CA | July 31, 2011 | Staples Center    (Expert only during X-Games)
Everett, WA | August 13, 2011 | Comcast Arena
Indianapolis, IN | August 26, 2011 | Pepsi Coliseum   (Friday during MotoGP weekend)
Ontario, CA | September 17, 2011 | Citizens Business Bank Arena
Denver, CO | October 1, 2011 | National Western Complex
Boise, ID | October 22, 2011 | Idaho Center
Las Vegas, NV | November 19, 2011 | Orleans Arena     (Double Main event)
EnduroCross tracks incorporate various elements of extreme off road racing into a supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud, a water-hole…and even a few special obstacles like giant tires thrown in! Known as the "toughest racing on two wheels," this indoor off road racing will certainly keep you on your feet. Don't miss your chance to see GEICO AMA EnduroCross "Live". ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to telecast 25 hours of live X Games 17 competition, which will include Enduro X. For the six remaining EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to www.motorsportshour.com for local air dates/times for the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the Versus network.ÂÂ


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Joe Fluet (JD 99) maneuvers through stories of legal work in the United Arab Emirates, Colombia and the Caribbean, backtracking and sidestepping lingual landmines, offering cryptic stories and a few teases. When the United States Department of Defense is a major client, secrecy is the name of the game. So it's the stuff that Fluet, a combat veteran who holds a top-secret government clearance, won't say that really piques the interest.
"There are so many more stories I wish I could tell you about that are a lot more fun than that," the Washington, D.C., lawyer said with a laugh. "But that's all I can tell you."
Fluet is founding partner of Fluet Huber + Hoang, a small, full-service fi rm that specializes in high-risk and high-threat areas like Iraq and Afghanistan and non-permissive environments where U.S. presence is minimal.
"(Non-permissive environments) is a fancy way of saying 'We will go where others won't,'" Fluet said.
And he certainly does.
"My assistant had to go to the State Department last week to go get me more (passport) pages," Fluet said. "I still have years left in my passport, but I ran out of pages."
More than a few of Fluet's passport stamps come from Afghanistan where Fluet "basically built a special operations unit from scratch."
Fluet, who retired in November 2009 as a lieutenant colonel in the special forces after 21 years of active and reserve service, spent a year in the war-ravaged nation in 2004 to build a counternarcotics unit. Afghanistan produces about 90 percent of the world's non-pharmaceutical opiates, and Fluet isn't bashful to say his unit is still flying strong today.
"I don't know if I would have retired if I wasn't doing the work I'm doing," Fluet said of his legal
work in hostile environments like Afghanistan and elsewhere. "I feel like I'm still in the game."
The truth is, Fluet never really retired. He's an attorney now, but he's much the same
military man he always has been.
"I always wanted to be a soldier, but I always had law in the back of my mind," he said.
His firm's website reads almost like a Middle East brochure, with pictures of the so-called non-permissive environments, photos of Fluet in combat uniform inside a helicopter and written promises like "We can deploy a select team of attorneys … virtually anywhere around the world on short notice."
And the firm's military psyche (three of the firm's lawyers are Afghanistan veterans) might spill over a little bit in the interview process for young lawyers.
"We have a joke around here that says we'll hire an attorney who can win a bar fight," Fluet said.
While he often peppers his speech with laughs, the jokes stop when he talks about his time in Afghanistan.
"The poverty, the crime, the weather that the Afghan people have to experience experience every day would be almost incomprehensible to a lot of us," Fluet said. "Afghanistan is unlike anywhere else I've ever been."
After spending eight years in active duty, Fluet entered the Army Reserves while he attended UF Law in the late 1990s. He clerked for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after graduation, and then took a job with the firm Williams & Connolly, a firm with strong military ties. Eighteen months after taking that job, Fluet was on his way to Afghanistan to create the special forces unit where he lived alongside Afghan pilots, training them, living with them and experiencing life, as he calls it, "outside the wire."
"When they leave their base, (troops) go 'outside the wire,'" Fluet explained. "Many troops never go outside the wire. It's dangerous. But by virtue of what I did, I had to make arrangements to go inside the wire."
When he returned from the Middle East people told Fluet that his overseas experience in high-risk areas should persuade him to start a boutique law firm and capitalize on that experience.
But Fluet's not a huge fan of limits.
"I get just as excited to help the dry cleaner down the street renegotiate her lease as I do helping an international client close a billion-dollar deal," he said.
Whether he's playing the role of Afghan combat veteran, experienced attorney or bar fight enthusiast, France Hoang, one of Fluet's law partners, has learned a few things about Fluet during the past decade.
"Thank goodness the only fights we'll have will be in the courtroom," Hoang said.


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Chen relegated to relaxing during KC games
KANSAS CITY -- Left-hander Bruce Chen's back gives him so much trouble that the medical staff won't even let him sit on the bench during games.
Chen, on the disabled list with a bulging disc, instead spends time floating in the therapeutic pool in the training room and watching the game on TV.
"Which is nice, I can watch my teammates and see what's going on," Chen said.
But it's certainly not what Chen wants to be doing.
"The first time they made me do it, I was like, oh man, this is awesome, this is relaxing, this is good -- but it gets old," he said.
Except for light throwing to keep his arm active, Chen can't do baseball activities until the back pain settles down. He hasn't even been able to do his distance running that he normally does between starts.
"There's a lot of stuff you take for granted. I haven't been able to run for four or five weeks," Chen said. "I like to chase fly balls during batting practice or get ground balls in the outfield. It makes it fun."
For now, everything is on hold.
Chen had been feeling discomfort and pain for some time, but he continued to pitch.
"Obviously, you always have to look back and say: Am I helping the team, trying to pitch through this? Or is it better to just try to rest and be 100 percent so when I do try to pitch, I can help the team more?" Chen said.
"I've given it a good shot and I'm still not better, I'm still feeling it. Even if I throw my side [session], it's not going to be the right way, I'm not going to get the pitches I want, it's just going to be throwing to be throwing. So if it's not there to be thrown the way it should be thrown, it's not fair for the team, it's not fair for me, it's not fair for the fans."
Manager Ned Yost is looking at May 17 against Baltimore as a possible return for Chen. That's a date that would enable Yost to put Chen in the rotation lineup and separate him from similar-style lefty Jason Vargas.
"He'll be eligible to come off the 10th, but I won't need him until the 17th so we'll just take our time and get him healthy," Yost said. "If he feels good, he can go make a rehab start [before then]."
Chen has found that this back ailment is not something he can just pitch through.
"I've pitched through pain before but this is different," he said.
With arm stiffness or similar problems, Chen found he often could throw 10 pitches and be ready to go.
"This one ... it doesn't matter how loose you arm gets, it just doesn't go away. So it's just different," he said.
Salvy scratched from lineup with left leg bruise
KANSAS CITY -- Catcher Salvador Perez wanted to play against the Tigers on Saturday night, but manager Ned Yost put on the brakes.
Perez left Friday night's 8-2 loss after seven innings with a bruised left leg after his own foul ball shot off his shin or calf. He was originally in Saturday's lineup but was scratched.
"It's real black and blue, but of course he lobbied to play today and tomorrow, but I'm like, no, let's be smart about this," Yost said before the game.
Yost said Perez would return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Detroit.
Perez bats with a guard on his left shin, but this foul hit above the protective device and got him more in the lower calf.
"He could play, but when it's stiff and it's sore, you just want to make sure you don't strain the calf," Yost said. "So, we'll let him get treatment on it all day today and let some of that inflammation get out of there."
Brett Hayes got his second start at catcher. Perez was available if needed but, if worse came to worse, who would be the emergency catcher? Yost nominated third baseman Mike Moustakas.
"Probably Moose, he caught in high school," Yost said. "We thought Danny [Valencia] might be able to do it, but it's like a near-death experience every time he goes out to warm up a pitcher between innings when Salvy's not ready, so we better re-evaluate that one."
Prior to Saturday's game, Perez was among three Royals to receive their 2013 Gold Glove Awards, along with teammates Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon.
Quote to note
"That's a lot of games for a dumb guy, ain't it?"
-- Manager Ned Yost, on the occasion of managing his 1,600th Major League game on Saturday night.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As Bregarcito pointed out, Mustang Sally is competing in the 2012 ITU Age Group World Triathlon Championships as AG Team members of Team Canada.\ in New Zealand this weekend.
The link for the event is here!
Here is "our star"
Remember when BQing was her highest quest?
What a STAR!!!!!
Any news about her performance, please post it here!
"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
Sweet. I miss her exploits.
Marathon Maniac #957
Sweet. I miss her exploits.
Me, too......
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Which one is she ?
None of those ladies look old enough to be a Master. Of course, this goes without saying...niether do any of the other ladies that post here!
Her mom is competing for Team USA in the Sprint Tri - it's a family affair!
the Victoria Half was when we met a bunch of the folks - a memorable meet-up.
MS is on the left.
"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong
A maple leaf never looked better. Go Sally!
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thanks nancy,
good luck to both
I bet it's a cold swim though.
Any US-Canada, mother-daughter photos?.
annual marathons since 1977, tri's since 1978,
ultras since 1986, running barefoot since 1990
...This is SOOOO COOL//////
............we have Got to get a RR out of it.
..nothing takes the place of persistence.....
Very cool. Go MS!
(Thanks Mari)
Here is the Facebook posting of our hero!
Great day of racing under trying conditions. Met my primary goal, "manage bike effort and don't die on the run."36/80 AG, PW swim, but fine considering the body-surfing chop running directly against a tidal current. Very happy, and am looking forward to seeing Mom pick up her hardware tonight.
Amazing performance Mustang Sally!!! We are so proud of you!!!
Thanks Nancy!
here's a picture of Momz on the medal platform. it is impossible to look at this and not smile all over yourself. :-D
and here is our own Mustang Sally in action!


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Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizers (DRACOs) could be the answer for terminating viruses like H1N1 influenza, stomach viruses, a polio virus, several types of hemorrhagic fever and dengue fever
Viruses like the common cold and influenza are infections that we occasionally must ride out. All anyone can really do is rest and take medications to ease the symptoms, which can range from congestion to fever to vomiting. Other viruses, such as
, can be potentially fatal due to Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
While many bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, not many viral infections can be treated with medications. Only a "handful" can fight viruses, like the protease inhibitors to
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, but most other treatments only relieve the symptoms, and even that can take several days in some cases. Viruses are difficult to attack because they change and replicate in healthy cells.
But now, a team of researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory
may have found the cure
for the common cold as well as many other viruses like H1N1 influenza, stomach viruses, a polio virus, several types of hemorrhagic fever and dengue fever. The team, led by Todd Rider, a senior staff scientist in Lincoln Laboratory's Chemical, Biological and Nanoscale Technologies Group, created therapeutic agents called Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizers (DRACOs) which have successfully terminated viral infections.
Viruses infect cells
by taking over the cell entirely and multiplying. While making copies of themselves, the viruses also produce long strings of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). This is not found in animal or human cells.
To fight these infected cells, healthy human cells have proteins that bind to dsRNA, which then prompts a series of reactions that work to stop the virus from making copies of itself. The problem is that the virus can block one of the healthy cells' series of steps to prevent its replication somewhere down the line, allowing the virus to change and further reproduce once again.
To remedy this problem, Rider and his team mixed a dsRNA protein with another protein that causes cells to go through apoptosis, which is programmed cell suicide. One end of the DRACO binds to dsRNA while the other end is instructed to launch cell suicide.
Also, each DRACO consists of a "delivery tag" that they received from naturally occurring proteins. This allows it to enter any human or animal by crossing cell membranes, meaning that it can combat a broad spectrum of viruses, possibly including new outbreaks.
The team tested the DRACOs in human and animal cells cultured in the lab as well as mice infected with the H1N1 influenza virus. They found that DRACO left the mice fully cured of the infection, and that DRACO is not toxic to these animals. In addition, DRACO only targeted cells with dsRNA present while leaving healthy cells alone.
Rider and his team are now testing DRACO on other viruses in mice, and hope to eventually test it on larger animals and humans.
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Renegade fends off a Cyber Attack
I have to admit, sometimes I hate this thing we embrace at times call "technology". Over the last 9 days it has been the realms of "technology" that has boggled and warped my mind into a quagmire of lumpy chocolate pudding, and has even made me question the idea of a warm and fuzzy Kumbya secure serenity we all seem to envision and cherish within confines the Internet.
I learned firsthand recently just how quick and without provocation the constant evil outside the secure systems like AVG, Norton and McAfee that constantly stalks and sponges on a weakness or a small byte of unused refuge space to impregnate their demon spawns to filter throughout our systems and wreck havoc without an alarm or even a sound of "Danger, Danger Will Robinson" to give us notification of our immediate and impending doom.
It can fester from within and take down an entire computer operating system within nano seconds by just a few simple keystrokes or a backslash or two. For some reason, I have always seemed to have lived in this long enduring segment of unexpected drama that has been festering around my personal space, but I have been able to fight them off until January 2nd at about 3 am. For some weird reason, I went online to check out the status of one of my daily Fantasy games on ESPN, and checked my Yahoo! mailbag before calling it a night.
I instantly heard the warning signal and saw the visual warning about a virus or malware that had seeped through a hole somewhere in my protective layer and was seeping uncontrolled into my operating system freezing keys and computer applications. I could easily imagine seeing the culprit slowly emersing itself as one with my laptop's motherboard and became a frozen bystander to the horror of watching my system starting to eat itself from within.
Of course being the dumb consumer that I am, I opted quickly for the "Alt, Ctrl, Del " keys thinking that if I shut down the system in time, this whole episode might eventually be just a nightmare and my system would be fine in the morning. But of course being the curious soul that I am, I instantly opened the laptop back up and hit the "on" button to beghin the processes to open my computer to the familiar Window Vista background. I was instantly feeling more secure seeing the computer loading up as usual, but I did not know of the hidden dangers lurking upon my next key punch upon the keyboard.
I tried to open the IE and Mozilla browser application, but they refused to load or even pop up at all. They came up instantly as "read only" files and I was getting more and more anxious and worried if I might have done more damage by instantly turning the laptop back on that night. I popped open the file system and clicked on a few of my so-called "protected" picture files and they too showed as only "read only" files. I was sweating now in the 30 degree temperatures and felt a bit woosy on my feet.
I was beginning to totally internally freak out knowing that two entire Rays seasons worth of photos and video files might be totally lost and might have turned into cyber dust because I pushed back efforts to find time to copy them to DVD's or CD every month, or even store them on a portable external hard drive. My laptop screen suddenly went black and with that, I started to become a dark shade of unmanageable hysteria sitting in my car in a vacant McDonald's parking lot trying to repair instantly this situation. My computer had somehow magically reconfigured itself into a 10 pound piece of junk right now in my mitts.
As it would not simply reboot or even show signs of life after another few hours of stressful, sleepless tossing and turning, I was extremely anxious to see the clock hit 10 am so I could maybe get some sort of answer, or make some sort of burial arrangements for my now dying laptop. For once in my dumb luck life, I was smart enough to have bought the warranty for this dang thing. Because without that extra cost at the check-out line two years ago, this laptop would have just been another electronic piece of junk in the far corner of my storage unit.
I took it back to the electronics supermarket that teased me into buying this great laptop and I was still worried that I might have lost everything I had either downloaded or saved since the Tampa Bay Rays 2008 season. Included on the hard drive were hundreds of blogs entries (almost 700) that I was archiving to be both printed and downloaded onto an external hard drive for future use.
Even as I sat there nervously pacing in front of the computer tech at the shop, he was not sure if anything might have made it through the flashpoint of the infection, or if anything could be salvaged from the laptop's harddrive/memory. I was going to have to contend in a state of heightened cyber limbo until the unit got back from the Texas repair center, and was made extra nervous after being informed of the potential extended damage or file loss during shipping associated with sending something through the mail (trained monkey) system in 2010.
I was about a inch from totall implosion from a high state of stress associated with the idea of additional delays and the airport security troubles combined with the recent cold rush of air from Canada that was delaying even small commuter flights from flying the friendly skies. I almost volunteered to personally drive the laptop to Texas myself to end the unreal thoughts of piracy or envisioning my laptop burning in the afterglow of a potential disaster enroute to the Lone Star state. I even became instantly worried about the new fangled "puffer" scanners used at airports that might single out my box because of the faint smell of the internal byte death within the confines of the laptop.
I was freaking out more and more with my imagination overloading on utterly wild scenarios. But I tried to take my mind off all of this by remembering I had a few books ("Confessions of a She-Fan") I had forgotten to read during the 2009 year, and decided to tackle them while waiting for news or a death summons about my unit. I went through three days of cyber withdrawl without a hint of a human calling me about the laptop. I did finally get some great news about the unit leaving the Texas center on Friday night and instantly trakced the package with my cellphone application of the UPS Tracking system that showed the package had arr
iving at 3 am ( what is it about 3 am?) into Tampa Bay.
I instantly wanted to call the electronic store, but it was 3 am, so I intintively knew that the package was not even in the sorting bin yet at the local UPS depot. But I was so anxious I even thought of calling a friend working at UPS with the package tracking number and having them pull it and pick it up at 9 am when the UPS depot accepted anxious people like me. But I did not do this because I thought of the potential red flags and possible warning signals it would send up since it had my name on the package, but it also had the electronic stores address on the label.
The poor computer tech working on my laptop situation will have to go on an entended vacation after my 30-minute intervals of calling his desk wondering if the item was "in-house" yet. I was curious if all was going to be right again in the Rays Renegade universe after we turned the laptop on for the first time after the repair. To make a long story short here, the unit did come in that Sat afternoon, but it was left in the receiving bay by an absent-minded dock worker before my computer tech walked back there and noticed it on the reciever's desk.
So he called me first thing on Sunday morning to let me know the unit was there, and the computer company had done a FREE computer "tune-up" and gave me a top notch virus software system at no charge. I arrived to the store and was instantly jittery and pacing back and forth like an expectant parent until it was my time to run up to the counter. I even freaked out the poor tech on duty looking like a addict that was about to attack him for a "fix".
He quickly plugged the unit into a wall outlet and turned it on. We saw all the usual start up programs hitting their marks and finally I saw my Tropicana Field desktop photo come on the small screen. I was nervous and shaking as I clicked on the Mozilla icon and it came up "read only" again. The guy saw my face lose all its color and instantly turned the laptop away from my line of vision and hit one button and the screen flickered, then came back to the screen without the Internet browser. I did not even ask him what he did I was in a state of shock, or suffering a slight case of post partem at the moment.
He told me to click on a picture file so we could see if his slight adjustment had done anything. Instantly the file showed "read only", but then the screen flickered again and the file retuned again as a photo file. He had me click it, and on came the photo of myself and J P Howell taken in August 2009 at the Rays Gamesworks party. I asked him what he did, and he said there was a small note in the box about the last key function that needed to be done in house the minute we turned the system on at the store.
Got to tell you it was a wild 9 days, and even a wilder time in my overly imaginary mind thinking about the possibilities that I might have lost a ton of great memories illustrating in those photos of the fun and excitement of being a Rays fan during the past two seasons. I instantly asked the guy if he could hold onto the computer for a few minutes while I went and got about 100 discs and a Lexmark printer cartridge to get these files duplicated before this danger rears it ugly head again. The tech made sure to tell me before I left with the laptop that millions of online viruses and trojans are developed every day, and if there is an update for my system, I should immediately download it to get an extra level of security for my system.
Some lessions in life are learned through hard work and watching how and what you do in this world. But online, we do not have the same visual reference points and warning signs we see every day in our lives that help us stamp out danger and see pitfalls. I guess the one great lesson learned here is that you can not let your guard down for a moment online. One click of a keypad, or even a backstroke could send you through the same byte of cyber trouble I have had to endure over the last 9 days. But thanks to some quick repair options by some awesome computer people, you can read me again starting tomorrow. Maybe I should buy another desktop? I am not sure I could stand missing and writing for another 9 days again. But, it might be better to be safe than sorry. You know,just in case.
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wow! thanks for opening my eyes to this. it really can happen to anybody and there really isnt anything you did to be at fault. would have been a shame to lose all of the momentos on your computer. i know how special pictures and such are
great blog here renagade this can happen to anyone and its a bad world out there to lol. great blog hope ur a nfl fan have some playoff prediction blogs soon 1 tomorrow 4 sure
I have had hard drives lock up before, but this really freaked me out knowing I did nothing to stop it…………But I also could not have predicted it at all.
But it is a fact of life, like the Swine Flu……….some people get hit, some get missed by inches or are not even targeted at all.
Guess it was just my time to flip the coin………….Hopefully it doesn't hit tails for a long, long time.
Rays Renegade
I have heard ammunition whiz over my head in Kywait and South Philly, but this took more to a dark place I never want to go again.
It felt like a personal attack when it first came to light, but I know that gobbling my hard drive was not a matter of "National importance" either.
I was a bit at awe when the tech told me that people work basically night and day at Google and Yahoos and Virus programs headquarters trying to submit code to target these threats every day/minute.
Fun, Fun Fun!
Rays Renegade
You might not know this, but I am an ex-NFL player, so I do watch the playoffs, but only check the scores during the season.
I got my favorites, but I will hold that until you set your predictions dow in your blog post.
Yes, it is a bad world out there, but good and evil will always be there to polarize or neutralize themselves among us.
Dang, sometimes I feel like a poet. Lmao
Rays Renegade
Renegade's Odyssey! I'm glad you're back from the dark depths of Laptop Tartaros. The Dark Lord of Hades infects his malware and trojans upon the comfy and complacent. After paying Charon, better known to us as Dell Tech Support, too many times to include here in intelligent conversation, stubbornly I learned. When the MotherBoard thinks we've lost touch with our techno-mortality, the minions of the Blue Screen Anti-Eden strike. That's a miserable existence to live in.
Thou shall update Anti-Virus prior to each session.
Thou shall quick scan every other session.
Thou shall fully scan once every week.
Sunday mornings work for me, while I get newspapers and run to store, I let a scan run. In spite of your tribulation, you recovered nicely with a great post. It's hard to keep a good man down. Welcome Back, and slipping a wrap on Ether Cable's bad boy was a stroke of genius.
I am not sure if it was a stroke of genius, but you gotta pratice safe browsing nowadays.
You can't just poke your head into a bad situation and hope something doesn't rub off on you……or your computer.
Great Viral Testaments. I am going to have to practice them religiously from today on forward.
"techno-mortality" I like that phrasing. Going to have to remember that the next time a virus or dangerous program tries to chow down on my hard drive.
Rays Renegade
If I needed to access a file before I got to the repair store, I would try loading a free bootable Linux live CD or USB flash drive like Ubuntu or Knoppix. Windows viruses would not affect the Linux operating system. In fact, no anti-virus, spyware, nor firewall software is needed with Linux. I don't have a 100% success rate in my attempts, but even damaged hardware is sometimes accessible with these portable completely functional operating systems. They're definitely handy.
Even though I mainly use Linux OS, I still installed the indispensable Firefox add-on (also for IE), NoScript, which alerts you when a site (such as China's largest English language newspaper) is trying to take over your computer. Nowadays cyber-attacks are mostly done without using viruses.
Well, that's my Linux plug, but I still prefer Windows' flash video handling and now prefer Bing over Google for my search engine.
I am going to look into that tonight.
Worst thing is I was so paranoid I would loose 2 years worth of memories, but I purchased a External Hard Drive today and the old photos will be put both on the hard drive and copied to discs.
I am not computer savvy at all, but I do enjoy the eons of possibilities that online has to offer.
Rays Renegade
You should buy Webroot AntiVirus with Spy sweeper. It runs in my background, updates itself daily, and tells me if something is amiss. Yearly subscription, but you can buy it at Best Buy stores to start. It is the best I have seen, and it is easy to use.
Thanks for that bit of advice.
I am actually hitting Best Buy on Friday, so I will consult with the tech there and see if that one will give me some fantastic protection.
Rays Renegade
This kind of entry describes what happens to me way too often–and is part of the reason why I do not host a blog. I don't like my computer that much–let alone trying to fix it when it fritzes out…
I just picked the wrong system protection.
It is easy to take the FREE download and think you got maximum protection, but that is not always the case.
But as the guy told me, I got what I paid for………No clear protection for No money.
Paid for the year advance on this new one, and got a good rating on CNET.com, so I got that going for me (lol).
Sorry had to quote Carl the Groundskeeper from "Caddyshack" there.
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I had this mouse for about a month or so before I sold it on to a friend - mainly because I didn't really like it.
I bought this from Currys for about £10 or so and thought that this was a bit of a bargain considering it was a Logitech product (In my opinion, the kings of computer peripherals). From my experience with their other Logitech mice, I was expecting this to be amongst the most comfortable devices ever to have been cradled by my hand - oh, I was wrong.
I like big mice becase of having fairly big hands. Therefore is I have a small mouse I find myself scrunching my hand up in order to handle it and therefore, after a while, this becomes uncomfortable and actually puts me at a higher risk of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). I could probably put up with a little discomfort but as I was actually get a bit of pain because of it being small, i decided to sell it to a friend. This friend still has this mouse and seems to like it so I assume it is only really bad for us big-handed people.
Other than comfort issues, this mouse is actually really good. Responsiveness is great and I never experienced any interference issues which caused the cursor to fly across the screen which is an issue with some computer mice. The batteries never ran out in the time I had it - with the amount of usage it had in just a month this is rather impressive.
Amongst my favourite things about this product is that it comes with the Logitech Unified Receiver (LUR). The LUR can be seen on the image and is absolutely tiny! Not only is it tiny but it is also powerful - it can handle multiple Logitech devices by itself without interference or performance issues - very surprising considering many manufacturers struggle to get even a single device to work properly with a receiver around 20 times the size of the LUR.
Using wired mouses my whole life, a wireless one would be something new. I began to search and stumbled across the Logitech Wireless Mouse M180. I never paid too much for the mouse, around £10. Now upon opening the case I could see the logitech symbol on the top and i also noticed that the mouse came with a really small usb receiver which was just great as i know other mouses can come with rather large ones. This mouse is rather big but thats a good thing as your hand fits snugly around it. The mouse requires 2 batteries though which can be a hassle as there are many wireless mouses which only require one battery. To open the slot for the batteries, all you have to do is push the red "connect" button on the back and then slide it off. This will reveal 2 battery slots. Now ive been using Energizer + batteries in it and after having the mouse for well over 6 months it still hasn't run out of battery.
The mouse has a light on the front which is green when theres plenty of battery but turns red when the battery is low. This is really handy as of course it tells me when i need to think about getting more batteries for the mouse. Dont be worried if this happens though as mine has been on red for like a week ^^. Theres obviously a roll button on the mouse and theres an off and on button on the back. The connection of the mouse is very good as you can be quite a distance away from your computer and you will still be able to control the cursor.
The mouse feels very robust due to its large size. The plastic its made out of is very solid and i highly doubt a few drops will even scratch the mouse. Personally ive dropped it many times, ive even dropped it by accident from about 2 metres onto a wooden floor and it was perfectly fine, the floor wasn't though!
You can buy the mouse with the keyboard too. If you do this you get given this sort of reciever which connects to the computer/laptop with a rather large wire. Its quite big, not much shorter than the mouse but this allows the keyboard and the mouse to connect to the computer using only one USB port.
The mouse can be used at a VERY high speed and if you were using a mouse which was much slower then it can take time to adapt but this shouldn't be much of a problem. It is very reliable as i dont think ive ever had any interference when the cursor sticks or jerks. It also has very good precision.
To me the mouse is great value for money due to its robustness, battery life and how comfortable it is when in your hand.
This review is also on Ciao under the username Connor131
I bought this mouse about 2 months ago and paid around about £10 for it. It would seem that £10 is still the going rate for this mouse.
I find that the mouse fits quite nicely to my hand. I have used mice in the past which have been both too large and too small to use comfortably over an extended period of time. The mouse is slightly pitched in around the middle, which is a fairly standard shape unless you are purchasing a mouse which has been ergonomically designed to reduce Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). As I thankfully don't suffer from RSI, I don't feel I need a mouse that deviates from the standard shape.
The mouse is designed to be used equally as comfortably if you are left and right handed. My girlfriend is a leftie and she has no comfort issues when using the mouse.
~Technical Stuff~
This is an Optical mouse, which means that it doesn't use a roll ball, but light to track the movements you make. This is standard these days and it's been a while since I have come across a roller ball mouse. I find that it's best to use an optical mouse with a mouse mat as some desks can have an odd affect on the optical light from the mouse and cause the pointer to jump or behave in a strange manner.
The mouse is also wireless. The mouse comes with a small, discreet USB receiver. According to the manufacturer the wireless signal operates at 2.4GHz frequency. I haven't encountered any issue with the receiver picking up the signal from the mouse and find the mouse to be as responsive as the wired mouse I use at work.
You will also need 1 x AA battery to power the mouse.
The mouse is essentially plug and play. Plug the USB receiver into an available USB slot, wait 30 seconds or so for the device to register on your machine and off you go!
This a is 3 button mouse. You have your left click, a right click and a scroll wheel, which also acts as a button. This is a the standard set up on most mice these days. I have found that additional buttons are normally placed for comfort reasons, but these 3 buttons are all you need functionally.
This is a good mouse, which isn't expensive and is made by a manufacturer, Logitech, who have a good reputation. I haven't had any problems with the mouse and would recommend it to family, friends and colleagues.
The Logitech M180 is a good basic wireless mouse. I had a couple of problems with this little mouse and ended up getting a replacement for the first I bought. The bought the mouse for £9.99 and had it for about a week before the fault developed, the mouse is wireless but it stopped connecting to the adapter. The shop I bought it from replaced it with no problems; luckily I have had no problems with the replacement.
As mentioned the mouse is wireless, you simply plug the USB adapter / dongle into your PC or laptop and your good to go. Unlike some mouse's there is no setup needed it is simple plug and play. The main advantage of having a wireless mouse is the fact that there are no wires. The mouse has a 3 metres range, I tried this out and it is about right. It looks a little cheap and not to sturdy, I wouldnt like to drop it as it looks easily breakable.
The mouse uses infrared to communicate with the dongle which is much better than having an old fashioned track ball. The mouse has the usual three buttons including a scroll button between the two main ones on the left and right.
The Logitech M180 is a good basic mouse with no added extras, it's cheap and cheerful but does the job that it is expected to do.
The Logitech Wireless Mouse M180 is a great basic mouse. It does the job with no thrills. It works without an easily broken track ball and uses a red light instead to work out where it is being moved. The mouse is wireless which is great as there is no wires to get tangled up with and your movements are limited less. To use the wireless you simply plug the tiny dongle into a USB port on your laptop or computer and off you go! There is no set up. It is a quick process. The wire less has a good range. About 3 meters which is more than enough for most people!
The mouse has three buttons. The left button which is the main one. It is you every day button which does the job you want it to. There is then the far right button. This button is on nearly all mouses. There is then the middle button. This button is for scrolling on web pages and other things. Unfortunately, on my Logitech Wireless Mouse M180, the scroll roller broke. I think that dust clogged it up and there is no way of fixing it. This is such a shame because I used it a lot.
Overall, a good everyday mouse but it is sad that the roller can be easily broken


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Bing Su, PhD, MPH
Research Organizations
Rheumatic Diseases Research Core
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Signal Transduction and Cell Growth
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Research Summary
The research in my laboratory focuses on the biology of signal transduction mediated by the intracellular protein kinase network such as the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades and the mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) pathway in immune responses and in blood vessel function/development. We study the genes that encode either the serine/threonine kinases or their regulators in the kinase pathways. Our studies have revealed the roles of these kinase pathways in transducing various receptor signals and in regulating cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis.
Extensive Research Description
The research in my laboratory focuses on the biology of signal transduction mediated by the intracellular protein kinase networks. We study the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and the mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) pathway. We wish to understand how these intracellular kinase pathways are utilized and regulated by immune system and cardiovascular system. Specifically, we want to reveal their specificity and physiological function in immune responses and in cardiovascular development and function.
We are also working to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms by which the kinase pathway-mediated receptor signaling regulates immune cell development, differentiation and effector function, as well as angiogenic signaling for cardiovascular development. Furthermore, we want to study the immune and inflammatory responses in the cardiovascular system and to determine how the MAPK pathway and the mTOR pathway are involved in these processes in physiological and pathological conditions.
To address the questions describe above, we have studied two Ser/Thr protein kinase molecules called MEKK2 and MEKK3 belonging to the MAP3K family in the MAPK pathway, and an adaptor molecule called Sin1, in the mTOR pathway. Thus far, my laboratory has generated knockout mice (both germline and conditional knockout) for these molecules to study their roles in the immune and cardiovascular systems. We have found that both MEKK2 and MEKK3 are key signaling molecules in the immune cells and endothelial cells, are required for multiple receptor-generated signals, and are also required for cellular stress responses.
We also demonstrated that Sin1 is a key regulator of the mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) and is essential for Akt HM and TM site phosphorylation. Sin1-mTORC2 may also modify many other members of the AGC kinase family such as PKCs and SGK. We will continue to utilize a combination of biochemical and genetic approaches to study the regulation and physiological roles of MEKK2, MEKK3, and Sin1-mTOR signaling in immune and cardiovascular system.
Selected Publications
- Xing Chang, Fang Liu, Xiaofang Wang, and Su B. MEKK2 and MEKK3 regulate TGF-b-mediated helper T cell differentiation. Immunity. 34: 201-212, 2011.
mTOR Complex 2 Targets Akt for Proteasomal Degradation via Phosphorylation at the Hydrophobic Motif.
You-Tong Wu, Weiming Ouyang, Adam S Lazorchak, Dou Liu, Han-Ming Shen, and Su B. mTOR Complex 2 Targets Akt for Proteasomal Degradation via Phosphorylation at the Hydrophobic Motif. J Biol Chem. 286: 14190-14198, 2011.
- Xiaofang Wang, Fan Zhang, Fanping Chen, Dou Liu, Yi Zheng, Yongliang Zhang, Chen Dong, and Su B. MEKK3 regulates IFNg production in T cells through the Rac1/2 dependent MAPK cascades. J. Immunol. 186: 5791-5800, 2011.
- Adam S Lazorchak, Dou Liu, Valeria Facchinetti, Annarita Di Lorenzo, William C Sessa, David G Schatz & Su B. Sin1 suppresses rag1/2 and il7r gene expression through Akt2 in B cells. Mol. Cell. 39: 433-443, 2010. PMCID2957800
- Xiaofang Wang, Yongliang Zhang, Valeria Facchinetti, Yuan Zhuang, and Su B. MEKK3 Is Essential for Lymphopenia-Induced T cell Proliferation and Survival. J. Immunol. 182(6): 3597-3608, 2009. PMCID2923428
- Valeria Facchinetti, Weiming Ouyang, Hua Wei, Nelyn Soto, Adam Lazorchak, Christine Gould, Carolyn Lowry, Alexandra C. Newton, Yuxin Mao, Robert Q. Miao, William C. Sessa, Jun Qin, Pumin Zhang, Su B, and Estela Jacinto. The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 controls folding and stability of Akt and protein kinase C. EMBO J. 27(14):1932-43, 2008.
- Deng Y, Yang J, McCarty M, Su B. MEKK3 is required for endothelium function but is not essential for tumor growth and angiogenesis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 293(4):1404-11, 2007.
- Jacinto E, Facchinetti V, Liu D, Soto N, Wei S, Jung SY, Huang Q, Qin J, Su B. SIN1/MIP1 maintains rictor-mTOR complex integrity and regulates Akt phosphorylation and substrate specificity. Cell. 127(1):125-37. 2006.
- Zhang, D., et al. (2006). Identification of MEKK2/3 serine phosphorylation site targeted by the Toll-like receptor- and stress-pathways. EMBO J. 25:97-107.


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Competition at third is even for now
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez plans to alternate Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson as his starting third basemen on an every-other-day basis during the early portion of Spring Training. He used a similar arrangement when Tyler Pastornicky and Andrelton Simmons were battling for the starting shortstop job last year.
The Braves could begin the regular season with Francisco and Johnson platooning at third base. But Gonzalez said there was a chance that one of them could exit the Grapefruit League season with an everyday role at the position.
"The best case, maybe one of those guys wins the job, which is OK," Gonzalez said. "It's open for that also. I think Spring Training will take care of that."
Johnson combined to hit .281 with 15 home runs and a .777 OPS in 136 games with the Astros and D-backs last year. The concerns about him center around his defense. He had a -10.7 UZR/150 defensive rating last year. The only player with a lower mark was Detroit's Miguel Cabrera with a -11.2.
Francisco batted .234 with nine homers and a .710 OPS in the 93 games he played for Atlanta last year. One of the knocks against him as an everyday player comes from the fact that he has hit .190 while totaling just 67 of his 386 career plate appearances against left-handed pitchers. There are also some concerns about his durability. The Braves were hoping that he would have arrived at Spring Training having lost a few more pounds than he did during the winter.
"You want competition in Spring Training, and you want somebody to win the job," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez ready for games to begin
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- After watching his team take countless rounds of batting practice and complete fielding drills over the past two weeks, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is looking forward to the chance to see his team open the Grapefruit League season Friday afternoon against the Tigers.
"After a certain amount of time, you want to see somebody with a different-colored uniform," Gonzalez said. "These guys are ready to go and play some games. We'll still get our work in. But we'll be able to play some games."
Tim Hudson is scheduled to throw the first pitch at Champion Stadium at 1:05 p.m. ET. Hudson is scheduled to pitch two innings. Craig Kimbrel and Cory Gearrin are among the Atlanta relievers who are expected to pitch one inning.
With Andrelton Simmons batting leadoff and Freddie Freeman in the cleanup spot, Gonzalez's lineup for Friday's game looks much like his projected Opening Day lineup. Jason Heyward will bat second, and Justin Upton will bat third. B.J. Upton will bat fifth and be followed by Dan Uggla, Juan Francisco and Gerald Laird.
Like last year, the Braves are expected to use a designated hitter during the early weeks of the Grapefruit League season. Blake DeWitt will begin Friday's game as the DH. After a couple of plate appearances, he will be replaced by the powerful Evan Gattis, who will most likely continue to draw attention over the next few weeks.
If Gattis impresses with his bat during the Grapefruit League season and proves he can play left field and first base when necessary, the Braves might be tempted to put him on the Opening Day roster. The 26-year-old's defensive skills as a catcher are likely not sound enough for him to play the position on a regular basis. But his offensive potential has given the Braves motivation to attempt to find a potential role for him at the big league level.
Unlike in last Spring Training, Avilan is familiar face
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There was little fanfare when Luis Avilan was cut from his first Major League camp last year. But by the time the season was over, Avilan had escaped relative obscurity and established himself as one of Atlanta's top relievers.
"I don't even remember him the Spring Training before," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I remember hearing some of the coaches say that his body changed for the better. He came up right before the All-Star break, and I walked right by him. I didn't know who he was. But he sure made his presence known right after that."
Avilan made just one Grapefruit League appearance before being sent back to Minor League camp last year. At the time there was certainly little reason to believe he would get a surprise call to the Majors in July and then post a 2.00 ERA in 31 appearances with Atlanta.
When Avilan was at Spring Training last year, his fastball sat around 91-92 mph. When he began the season at Double-A Mississippi, he dedicated himself to running twice a day. He credits those conditioning exercises for the primary reason he occasionally touched 95 mph with his fastball late last year.
"You have to work really hard and try to have some luck to get to the big leagues," Avilan said. "I'm the kind of guy who thinks if you work really hard, good things are going to happen."
Avilan's success has positioned him to be back in Atlanta's bullpen at the start of the coming season. He could team with Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty to give the Braves three left-handers in the bullpen.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In May of 2010, I graduated college from UW-Stout with a degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Human Resources. From there I worked in retail and then at UW Stout in the Financial Aid office. I was very happy to become part of UWRF last July (2011) because River Falls is my hometown and I wanted to get the opportunity to work in Human Resources.
My hobbies include baking, running, and playing with my new puppy, Mona (a Springer Spaniel). I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, being outside, and watching sports such as the Packers, Badgers, and Brewers. My boyfriend and I bought a house this past March and have spent the past few months fixing it up and making it our own.
I joined CSAC to meet new people and get involved at UWRF. I like being a member of this group because it is a great way for classified employees to voice their concerns and be a part of the decisions that are made on campus.


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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - The family of a Montgomery County teenager who died in a car accident is suing two bars accused of serving a drunk driver.
Travis Saunder, 18, was one of two people who died in an accident on I-45 on June, 29.
"It's pretty tough," said David Dorrough, Saunders' brother-in-law. "No one expected it to happen."
Investigators said Nicole Backus drove her Ford F-150 the wrong way on June 29 while under the influence of alcohol. According to authorities, Backus slammed head-on into a Chevy Aveo, injuring a passenger and killing two others, one of whom was Saunders.
Saunder's family described the teen as kind-hearted and loving.
"He was nice to everybody," said Dorrough."He never had a bad thing to say about anybody."
The family's lawsuit accuses two bars -- On the Rox on Sawdust Road and Bikini's on 1-45 -- of over-serving the suspect before she drove that night.
The manager at Bikini's denied a request to comment on the case.
Kayla Thurman, manager of On the Rox, said she wasn't aware of the lawsuit.
"I don't think I can say anything about it," said Thurman. "I'm not part of the lawsuit so there's nothing really I can say."
The Saunders family's attorney told Local 2 that he hopes the lawsuit sends a strong message to bar owners and bartenders that it is dangerous to put profit over safety.
Dorrough said the family agrees with that sentiment and wants the message of responsibility to be clear.
"Be responsible," said Dorrough. "It doesn't only pertain to the people who are drinking, but those serving alcohol as well."
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+1 for not making it silver.
(A self-confessed Thinkpad fanboi)
Lenovo has outed the first ThinkPad notebook with a secondary processor and operating system for fast-boot internet access. The PC giant also unwrapped its first Ultrabook ThinkPad. The "hybrid" ThinkPad X1, first: it's a 13.3in machine with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs as the main chip. There's a Qualcomm dual- …
+1 for not making it silver.
(A self-confessed Thinkpad fanboi)
Linux can boot up just as quickly on X86 as it can ARM (with the right settings, distribution, etc). The only reason I can think of is to prolong battery life, but surely with a huge back lit monitor and Wireless/bluetooth etc running would the net power usage be so dramatically different?
x86 is stupidly power hungry, even atom chips are pretty shit at low power consumption. That's why your laptop body gets hot. Compare a tablet to a netbook (similar sized screens) arm-based tablets have much better battery life.
70% of power draw in an otherwise idle laptop is screen
People don't just whip out their laptop on a bus or the tube to watch a movie, it's just unpractical. It'll always been on longer train rides or planes where you can set it up comfortably and don't mind waiting 20 seconds for windows to boot. It would be better using the budget and space to provide a bigger, longer lasting battery.
Doesn't anybody use Sleep/Hibernate mode?
Works a treat in Mac OS X at least ;-)
...But might be nice if they could get their x220 laptops to work for more than a microsoft minute first.
Just bought 230 of em for the firm and so far, since being deployed just before Christmas, we have had 23 total failures, Power light's on but nobody home!
Our friendly Lenovo engie, (name withheld to protect his job/sanity/gelled hair style), says it's a known issue, but hey, our Lenovo account manager says no it's not, that's just stupid nonsense! Ah well, 23 so far including two this morning and counting...
Shame as otherwise seem nice bits of kit.
But why? My Lenovo X1 running Ubuntu 11.10 boots in less than 10 seconds so why would I want to boot another OS?
It would be good if Nvidia could come up with a way so that a netbook/ultrabook would have a Tegra processor for the Android OS but would also work as a discreet graphics chip suited for HD video and casual gaming when in use with a X86 processor for Windows.
Sign me up!
Microsoft won't stand for it.


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Crawford has verbal spat with Burrell
Maddon dismisses clubhouse confrontation as 'nothing'
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- Carl Crawford had a verbal confrontation with Pat Burrell in the Rays' clubhouse prior to Wednesday night's game against the Orioles.
Rays manager Joe Maddon talked to both players about the incident and surmised: "It was nothing."
"Honestly, I talked to both parties," Maddon said. "Everything's good."
Crawford declined to comment; Burrell was not available.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Phil is certainly the top of class, right there with Pop, in terms of getting the most out of a basketball teams but what level of experience did he get in L.A. in terms of building? I asked this because the Buss' ruled that team and still do. It was their way or the highway and most analysts I've read concur on the fact that Phil isn't coaching the Lakers this year because Buss Jr. didn't want to give up power to Phil as he does want powers beyond coaching in his next role.
There is a big difference between selecting talent and managing talent, that's my personal opinion anyway.
I'm not saying he would fail, but I am trying to point out what I feel is an important aspect of this.
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There are literally tens of thousands seniors with knee and/or hip replacements who live year round in the GTA. It's not a big deal after recovery and rehab. If Phil comes to live in Toronto he will go from his climate controlled luxury condo to his chauffeured car to the comfort of his office. It comes down to whether Phil wants to do this job, not Phil and the weather.
Phil Jackson? it's ok to dream Raptors fans.
Chances of Phil coming to Toronto is as good as the Blue Jays chances of winning the WS this year.
I just cant help but find it hilarious to think Toronto has Phil leading them and they suck and fans immediately start calling for Phils head, "why did we fire BC? omg Phil is a moron he has no idea what hes doing etc etc"
Toronto fans in a nutshell. same thing happened when Raps got Rudy.
He is [Phil] interesting human being. I would love to see him somewhere in Raps team in any position, either coaching or somewhere in the front office?! I like him, he can bring some luck to this team. (Ahem.) For how long? That depends, we can't expect success like Lakers had with Phil, I doubt we'll make it ( yes I know the Raptors r making playoffs next year anyway ) to the 2nd round next or after next season ( but as a fan still think we can win all ) a lot of can change in these years, but the thing I like is that MLSE just shown 2day by hiring Leiweke - THE TIME FOR THE CHANGE IS NOW. Doesn't matter if we land Phil or not. It was time for the change, and the 1/4 of the part is changed. This is a good sign for the future. That is what I want to see after season like this.
Love the way he talks about winning .. love his passion. Think this is fantastic news for the raps.
Will PJ come here? Im not sure. I dont think its crazy though. One way or the other, this guy opens up the list of people who will want to come here .. and thats a good thing. Looking forward to seeing it play out!
my working theory at the moment is Tim is likely going to let BC finish his option year AND THEN clean house since a new GM won't have much flexibility until 2014/2015 (three large expiring contracts + picks again)
I think unless BC says something Tim don't like we are stuck for another year
Seriously, there have already been rumours to what other teams? Cleveland (weather as bad and city much worse than TO)? Seattle (if you've ever had bone problems, I'll take -5 and dry over always +5 and soaking wet...that'll kill your joints and anywhere you've got scar tissue built up)?
I can't remember others. Saw a rumor for Charlotte too...which could be real, given MJ and how fucked up that team is, or could be fake, just because of MJ....I guess that's at least one warmer city.
He'll be working a high-paid office gig. It's not like he'll be facing blizzards every morning. Shit, executives spend a lot of time away from their teams as well. There's no reason to think that weather will be any factor. Frankly, if you've ever lived with or been around someone with chronic physical issues, traveling is a much bigger source of pain and frustration than weather. You can always turn up the heat and dress warm, but a schedule heavy on traveling is hard on the body, especially a damaged one. I'm sure that's probably the reason he won't coach again, because the schedule/travel is grueling.
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Odds of #Raptors getting Phil Jackson slim, but MLSE will ask, according to sources.— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) April 27, 2013
Phil Jackson in my honest opinion, is a credibility and respect move.
Obviously no one knows how successful of a GM he will be, but I personally feel that if this team were to give him a Pat Riley-esque role, that would definitely be in the right direction for this franchise, because of the fact we all know the coaching prowess and experience he brings. He knows how to deal with players, etc.
Being a coach to a team, you look at the collection of players, and depending on your system, or what you see out on the court, there is always something missing, and as the coach, what do you do? You create a game-plan to cover your weaknesses, or adjustments have to be made. As the GM, he will have large part of bringing in players to address those issues, which I think might be a huge asset for him as a GM. I have no doubt in my mind either that Phil Jackson at the very least knows half of the players on the roster, and a relationship with director of Sports Science, Alex Mckecknie and Leiweke.
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