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Discussion in 'Some Assembly Required' started by CosentinoEngineering, Aug 29, 2011.
so close.....
mmm, chips
the roundy round and up and down parts..
Awesome Chris - you're finally going to tell your tale of "the best of times, the worse of times"!
Can't wait for the full story to unfold about your "build a bike from scratch"
This is gonna be good.
In in - subscribed.
Hold on to your hats folks...
This looks insane - fun but insane. I'm in. Can we see a pic or mockup of what this beast will look like?
Okay, I'm in too. This is going to be good. I've been waiting for you to join up and start to tell this story.
got any butter up there??
i'm in for this fo sho
Nice..I've been following the progress on the blog and I can't wait to see more! Subscribed
This looks awesome already
:eek1 IN.
You should be given a special pass to run against the Moto 2 bikes. At least in practise.
What could it hurt? It's time to shake up Moto 2 anyway.
>>Awesome Chris - you're finally going to tell your tale of "the best of times, the worse of times"!
Yes, finally pulling the finger out and trying to get the project out there onto one or 2 of those internet things.
>>Can we see a pic or mockup of what this beast will look like?
Fairing design is still in progress but my interest is under the skin. The first bike will be a roadrace version as that is my primary passion but sakurama has been after me to work up an adventure version. An initial look shows that it may work out quite nicely. The linkage front suspension is easily reconfigured for long travel and the compact and light engine/chassis assembly would make a very maneuverable overall package. The increased torsional strength of the upright assembly as compared to telescopic forks should make a much easier to control bike when rocks, ruts, and sand try to deflect the front wheel's path.
>>You should be given a special pass to run against the Moto 2 bikes.
I was at the Indy GP this weekend speaking with Mike Webb and other Dorna people trying to get the bike when it is ready in for at least some provisional running. That is not going to happen as events at that level are very tightly restricted by rules and sponsors. Running in the CEV (Spanish national championship and Dorna testbed) is still a possibility. I am trying to have some input in to the 2013-2016 Moto2 rule package which is currently being developed and which will have a more open engine rule. Exactly how open the engine specification will be is still vague. Regardless of where it will race, it will race. And win.
It seems many people reading this already know what it is. Could you dumb the thread down a bit for those who are just tuning in?
Obviously "because I can" but why else are you building from scratch? I am a big fan of improve everything you can come up with an improvement for but usually there is something out there to start with too: use an existing chassis to house and tune a new engine or use an existing engine so you can tweak suspension to perfection.
Since this thread started with engine parts, what are you doing new/different/better with your engine? What have you got planned for the transmission? Clutch?
Thanks for taking the time to share with us!
>>It seems many people reading this already know what it is. Could you dumb the thread down a bit for those who are just tuning in?
I'm currently working on writing up the back story in some manageable chunks. The first go will be posted in a little while.
Like most of the people here on this site, I have a serious sickness. In my case the disease has progressed steadily from the time I was diagnosed as a speed freak as a small child. Its visible manifestations varied from pedaling bicycles downhill and insisting on putting my dads lawnmower engines into self made go-cart frames to building the biggest ramps I could at the bottom of the biggest hills around. From here I succumbed to a 2-stroke related complication and spent years as a teenager never touching a wheel to asphalt. After reaching the 'legal driver' stage of my affliction I had a common complication and had a 4 wheel diversion in the form of a 1968 Camaro inspired by the #16 Sunoco racecar. A large amount of speeding tickets followed. Attending college in Manhattan required downsizing from 4 wheels to 2 and a subsequent regression to an earlier stage of the disease. It was here in NYC that I met several people who would be instrumental in bringing me to the brink of.....well, I'm not sure what it was the brink of but I'm it sure was a lot of fun. We rode, we road-raced, and eventually we got dirt bikes and made a mess. One of those guys was Gregor Halenda, a frequent poster (sakurama) and ringmaster of the City Blocks to Slick Rocks trip. We all had a ball (even Flanny) but I was a bit out of shape and in over my head. After a few years of racetrack exclusivity it was great to get back onto the dirt and have some pure unadulterated fun. The racetrack is fun but it is a focused, high effort fun that can be wearying. It is also a harsh taskmaster more than willing to chew up and spit out any half-assed efforts. Its benefit is that increased performance is clear cut: lower lap times=better performance. It eliminates a lot of the subjective evaluations and cuts to the chase: is my design faster or slower?
Anyway, I'm here to share the details of the end-stages of my disease. Although I love dirt, I am a speed freak at heart and that means asphalt or salt and straight or turns. At least somewhere without a lot of trees! I chose asphalt and turns and decided to spend every available dollar going fast. After hooking up with Gregor and another friend, Todd, we started roadracing under the Team Incomplete moniker. It was expensive but a whole lot of fun. We were using the standard motorcycle used to teach future Grand Prix riders, a Honda RS125 2 stroke GP machine. While it was an extremely competent machine I started to wonder why all motorcycles looked so similar and shared the same basic architecture. The answer was, well, because, an answer any engineer would not accept. This why question started my investigations into the details of motorcycle handling dynamics and the desire to build a clean sheet design, the holy grail of any engine designer.
Gotta run now, will continue in another post.
Muy interesante!
Good stuff!
Re: Moab trip. I only started having fun when the very day after I destroyed my knee, you broke my fucking hand....
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Yanks lose Granderson, shut out by Blue Jays
Outfielder to miss 10 weeks with fractured forearm; Warren stingy in start
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees lost left fielder Curtis Granderson for 10 weeks on his first plate appearance of the Grapefruit League season in a 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ hit Granderson with an inside fastball in the top of the first inning, forcing Granderson from the game. The Yankees announced later that Granderson had fractured his right forearm.
Yankees right-hander Adam Warren pitched two scoreless, hitless innings in the start. Warren, who made one big league appearance for New York last season, walked none and struck out two with a hit batsman.
"For me, I'm just trying to get better, get into that rhythm of pitching and just try to show I can pitch at this level," Warren said. "That's the big thing for me, to get comfortable early and try to stay that way."
Toronto opened the scoring in the third inning, as Anthony Gose ripped a deep two-out triple to center field off right-hander Cody Eppley. Emilio Bonifacio followed with a single up the middle to push the run home. The Blue Jays tacked on another run in the eighth on Sean Ochinko's RBI double.
Happ, who is competing for a long relief job, turned in two scoreless innings around three singles, striking out one. Brett Cecil, Justin Germano and Claudio Vargas each also threw two shutout innings.
"The first inning, I was rushing a little bit, and not quite getting the extension I needed," Happ said. "Going out for that second inning, I felt much better. I was taking my body toward home instead of first there."
The contest marked the Yankees' home exhibition opener at Steinbrenner Field, the club's spring home since 1996. Pregame ceremonies featured a flyover by a Coast Guard C-130 and two Blackhawk helicopters.
Up next for the Yankees: The Yankees travel to Sarasota, Fla. on Monday for a 1:05 p.m. ET exhibition against the Baltimore Orioles, live on MLB.TV. Left-hander Vidal Nuno will start for New York against left-hander Brian Matusz. The Yankees' outfield will feature Brett Gardner in the contest.
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Nike Soccer Camps Announces Collaboration with the Collegiate Soccer Experience at Virginia Tech
San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 - Registration is now open for the 2013 Virginia Tech Soccer Camps. The Collegiate Soccer Experience at Virginia Tech has teamed up with the Nike Soccer Camps, offering many new and exciting elements at camp. With a variety of overnight and day camp options, field players and goalkeepers can find the ideal program to fit their individual needs and accelerate their soccer development. Three all encompassing sessions of soccer training are available to boys ages 10-18.
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MTV's Larry Carroll shares Twilight Stars' New Moon scene revelations:
"Kristen [Stewart] and Taylor [Lautner] had to lobby to get this one scene in the film that wasn't originally in — and I am forever indebted to them for that," revealed Mike Welch, citing a beloved moment from Stephenie Meyer's "New Moon" novel. "There's a scene that's in the book, the three-way date between Jacob and Bella and Mike, where Mike ends up getting sick, and it's just very awkward."Read the rest here.
As for how physically ill Welch's Mike Newton gets in the comic-relief scene, he said we shouldn't expect projectile vomit or anything. "We're talking a little bit," he laughed. "A little sick."
"We did a lot of improv on set," Lautner said. "We'd just be in a random forest and, after Jacob transforms [into a wolf], he all of a sudden becomes very agile, and I wanted to show that, because pre-transformation, he's clumsy. But as soon as he transforms, he's agile. So we'd be in a random forest, and I'd be looking around going, 'What can I do to show Jacob's agility in here?'
"Sometimes [director] Chris [Weitz] would be like, 'No, Taylor, we don't want you getting hurt, spraining an ankle,' " Lautner recalled. "But I was like, 'Well, how about I just jump off that and then jump through this?' And he was like, 'All right, give it a shot.' "


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On the latest Sports Retort, did the Broncos' epic win over Dallas do anything to change the mind of one skeptic still not sold on them? (Confession: I am that skeptic—too many points allowed, too many wins over the NFC East. Not saying they're bad, just not the juggernaut everyone thinks they are.) Speaking of the NFC East, which second-tier English teams do the Giants and Eagles remind us of?
WSJ sports writer Matt Futterman joins us to talk about default playoff support of the Pirates for neutral observers and why the Rays play too close to water. We do penance over one of our worst college football picks ever. We figure out who's in the biggest trouble for World Cup qualifying, wonder if Greenland has its own soccer team and name our favorite longshots to host the Cup. We discuss why figure skating and biathlon are secretly awesome to watch in person. And much more.


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I put these speakers in my '95 civic coupe. The door speakers went in like butter. Nothin' but a couple pops with a popper and three screws and they were in. The wiring harness adapters worked great as well
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With next week's Twitter initial public offering (IPO), you might be wondering if you should buy some stock.
The prospect of getting in on the ground floor of a fast growing company is exciting. Expectations are high for this hot company in the hot market space of social media.
Gary E.D. Alt is co-founder of Monterey Private Wealth.
Those who'll profit most from Twitter's IPO are early investors and employees. For everyone else, including you and me, the chance of making a short-term profit is very risky. Speculation is always high-risk, making it unsuitable for a wise investor.
Here are five important factors to consider before jumping into any IPO, including Twitter:
1. There's no guarantee that you'll profit at all. Sure, the big winners make lots of headlines but in reality there are a lot of losers. Of 132 IPO's in 2012, over 40% of them were trading below their offering price at the end of the year, according to 123jump.com. The worst performer, CafePress, is still down over 68% today. Do you have the stomach for this type of risk?
2. Going public is a tough transition for management. Tech startup entrepreneurs are good at bootstrapping a business in their basement or garage, chasing their wild ideas, and refining them while others think they're crazy. When the company goes public, suddenly there are lots of rules and regulations to deal with. Then there's the fun of dealing with finicky stock analysts. There's no more shooting from the hip -- Wall Street doesn't reward gunslingers. Andrew Mason, founder of Groupon, was booted from the company last February after several quarters of earnings fell short of expectations.
3. How does this investment fit into your overall wealth management strategy? Investing in IPO's can be a wild ride. The IPOX-100 US index has been 24 percent more volatile than the S&P 500 over the past 3 years, and individual companies can be a lot more volatile. What does the rest of your portfolio look like? Do you really want this added volatility?
4. Is this a company you want to own for the long-run? This is one of the more important factors that's commonly ignored. When you buy a stock, you're buying a company. Whether you're an investor or an entrepreneur, you'd never buy a company without knowing how it makes money and what the business risks are. Start by thoroughly reading its S-1 filing, the official registration of securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
5. How and when will you buy the shares? Unless you're affiliated with the company or the underwriter, there are only two ways to buy the stock; either buying on the open market when it begins trading or getting some of the limited number of shares available through your financial advisor. If you buy on the open market it'll be even tougher to make money if the stock price soars because you'll be buying at a lofty price. If you can get shares from your advisor you can buy at the offering price, but shares are very limited making them difficult if not impossible to get. Buying on the open market may be your only option. Sometimes it's even better to wait for a price drop.
If you're going to invest in IPO's, consider all of these points - don't jump in just to make a quick buck. Risk management is the most important step in an overall wealth management strategy. There's a lot of hype that goes along with high-profile IPO's like Twitter -- don't let the hype throw you off your long-term strategy.
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Chipper honored by Cardinals before finale
By Steve Overbey / Special to MLB.com
The 40-year-old was given an autographed Stan Musial jersey in addition to a framed game photo of Jones in action signed by Cardinals players.
Rafael Furcal, a former teammate of Jones', presented Jones with a photo signed by various members of the organization. Adam Wainwright, a Georgia native and former Braves farmhand, handed Jones the Musial jersey.
Jones, a seven-time All-Star, received a standing ovation from the crowd, which also gave him a 45-second ovation on Friday when he came to the plate for the first time in the series.
"I've always enjoyed coming here and the fan base in St. Louis is part of that," Jones said. "You can have an opposing player hit three home runs against the Cardinals and these fans will give him an ovation for a job well done."
Jones went 3-for-8 in the first two games of his final St. Louis regular-season series, but was not in the starting lineup on Sunday.
"It's nice to play in a city where good baseball is appreciated," Jones said. "Other teams enjoy coming in here to play because they get to entertain some pretty intelligent fans."
Jones has always been treated with respect by the knowledgeable fans in St. Louis, who have a high level of respect for the game.
The St. Louis players hold Jones in high regard. Reliever Mitchell Boggs grew up in Dalton, Ga., and idolized Jones as a child.
"He was my favorite player," Boggs said. "He broke in when I was 11 years old and they won the World Series in his first year [1995]," Boggs said. "As far as the Braves go, he is the guy."
Bourn loves mom, but won't mess with mojo
ST. LOUIS -- Carrie Bourn knows all about baseball superstitions. After all, her son, Atlanta center fielder Michael Bourn, has plenty of those idiosyncrasies.
So Michael realizes that mom will understand when he keeps his distance from her over the next few days.
The 29-year-old Bourn is on fire of late and he will not mess with the winning mojo. Michael sent his mom some roses for Mother's Day -- but that's all for now.
"I'm on a roll, man, I can't see her," Bourn says. "I'm limited to what I can do."
Bourn, who is at the end of one of the best road swings of his career, plans on reconnecting with Carrie after his bat slows down a bit.
"I'll make it up to her," he said. "But for now, it's got to be this way."
"She's a special lady to me," Bourn said. "One of a kind. And I mean that."
Bourn has hit safely in 27 of the Braves' 34 contests. He is 6-for-12 in the first two games of the three-game set in St. Louis. Thanks in part to Bourn, who triggers the attack from his leadoff spot, the Braves have scored two runs in the first inning of the last two games on the way to 9-7 and 7-2 victories.
The former University of Houston standout is 14-for-34 through the first eight games of the nine-day trip, and has reached base via a hit or walk in 54 of his last 113 plate appearances.
Carrie Bourn watches all the Braves games on television and keeps tabs on every one of her son's at-bats.
"She is special," Michael said. "Anybody that has a mother knows that. Without her, [I] wouldn't be in this game. You thank her every year you have her. You cherish these moments."
Bourn, who is second in the National League with 15 multihit games, will step to the plate with a pink bat on Sunday in honor of his mother and Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Bourn took a .333 average into play Sunday.
Chipper takes few lumps, out of lineup Sunday
ST. LOUIS -- Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones took his share of lumps at the plate in Saturday's 7-2 win at St. Louis.
The future Hall of Famer fouled a pitch off the instep of his right foot in the fifth inning. In the ninth, he suffered temporary numbness in his hand after fouling a pitch off the end of the bat.
"Rough night," Jones said. "I couldn't feel any of my fingers. It was like I had a beehive right there."
Jones underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on March 26. He was activated from the 15-day disabled list on April 10 and promptly went 2-for-4 with a homer in a 6-4 win at Houston.
The Braves are 16-4 with Jones in the starting lineup.
The 40-year old says some days his body feels like that of a 50-year-old. Jones was not in the starting lineup on Sunday. Juan Francisco got the nod at third and hit sixth in the order.
"He had a tough night," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "A break won't hurt."
Still, Gonzalez didn't relish the duty of telling the durable Jones he would be sitting out the Mother's Day contest.
"You go tell him," Gonzalez told a group of reporters.
McCann gets breather; Ross behind plate
ST. LOUIS -- Braves catcher Brian McCann received a day off on Sunday. David Ross started behind the plate and hit eighth in the order.
McCann has played in five successive games and planned to start all three games of the series in St. Louis. But Friday's three-hour, 56-minute extra-inning contest forced a change in plans.
"That 12-inning game put a wrench into that," McCann said. "Today is probably a good game to take off."
McCann, who last sat out last Sunday at Colorado, will be back in the lineup when the Braves open a short four-game homestand on Monday against Cincinnati. He will likely start all four games.
McCann is 3-for-10 in the series and helped the Braves score 16 runs over the first two contests.
"We've [executed] all facets of the game pretty well," McCann said. "We're getting good pitching and we're swinging the bats."
Atlanta carried a 6-2 record into the final game of the trip on Sunday.
Steve Overbey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lets touch on Medicare. We are already seeing rationing of medicare. Luckily my husband has court ordered private insurance that pays for everything he needs. Those on Medicare, Medicaid, veterans etc will no longer have access to the PSA test for prostate, no more EKG when you go to the cardiologist, this we can attest to, if youre 76 or older and have cancer no cancer treatment and of course the rationing of oxygen. All of the above is just the tip of the iceberg for rationing.
The Romney/Ryan plan will not affect anyone over 55. Those under 55 will have a choice of regular Medicare yeah, right, if youre stupid or vouchers to purchase their own insurance which will immediately cause insurance to go into competition mode. This always brings down the cost.
One inescapable fact is this: Obama is taking $716 billion from Medicare and moving it to Medicaid to cover Obamacare, and now hes intending to rob the Social Security trust fund. Of course both programs are already in the red. Such brilliance. Read, research, listen, discuss, debate before you fall for the liberal tricks; then decide who you want to take care of the government for the next four years: a businessman or a con man otherwise known as a community organizer president.
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Reviewed by Jodi Hink, Part Time Librarian
Recipes for a Perfect Marriage [2]
Author: Morag Prunty
Tressa Nolan is a 38 year old food writer desperate to be married. When she does marry she is terrified she made the wrong choice in a mate. The story goes back and forth between Tressa's marriage and her Irish grandmother's seemingly perfect relationship with Tressa's grandfather. We soon discover all is not what it seems.
What a great book on so many different levels!! One really doesn't know what is going on in anyone's marriage behind closed doors. Loved jumping back and forth from one relationship to the other. On a side note, I read this book while traveling through Peru and it still managed to completely transport me to Ireland.


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I know the plan was to sell 8K sweepstakes tickets. How many actual sweepstakes tickets were actually sold? I am curious if met the 8K as planned?
I can't remember the actual wording but there was a quick sweepstakes that came about after the numbers started to be called out for the "original" sweepstakes... was this quick sweepstakes only to win tickets for the "original" sweepstakes tickets or did this quick sweepstakes take away from prizes from the "original" sweepstakes as I do know that when the numbers were being called it was determined if it was the quick sweepstakes number? Just curious to how it worked.


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Description of clinical procedures associated with surgical phase of periodontal therapy. Evaluation of periodontal treatment, maintenance phase, ad relationship between periodontics and other dental specialties. Discussion of clinical management of the periodontum and adjunctive therapies. Prerequisite: Dental Hygiene 07-311 with a grade of "C" or better (2 lecture hours).


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A little over 20 years ago, I saw an Italian movie in Italian called "Il Quartetto Basileus." I remember the incredible music of the quartet and the passion brought to the music and to the quartet by the young and destructively life engaging new member.
Tonight I saw the movie again. I was entranced by the lighting and by the music again. But the story now that I am the same age as the older members of the quartet who had been together for 30 years to the exclusion of all else. I saw the movie more vividly. The movie is the tale of change in age and of the attraction to life that might be lived on the brink by those who have postponed or avoided joy and risk. Each of the older members of the quartet reacts differently to the young prodigy that has joined them after their original violinist dies. Is the movie life affirming? That I could not say. It is poignant and touching and reflecting life and the costs of avoiding it or postponing it.
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text: I've been rewatching TNG and the uniforms are driving me crazy. The first couple seasons are okay, but Frakes always looked like he was constantly sucking his gut in. The rest of the series uniforms are better with the collars but I hated the way they poofed out. DS9's and Voyager's uniforms are a little better but then the whole gray thing comes in. Is it me, or has Trek's uniforms always looked ... unrealistic? I know there fan-made creations out there. Just wondering if anyone have a favorite. Is there one design that looks more like a uniform and less like pajamas?


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Spotlight: Crosstac is building smarter tactical gear
Crosstac's innovative line of tactical/shooting gear is winning officers over with smarter features that enhance accuracy
Company Name: Crosstac
Headquarters: Bozeman, Montana
Signature Product: Ambi Sling QD
Website: http://www.crosstac.com
Crosstac was born from the unquenchable desire to be as accurate with a round as possible. Its mission is sharply focused, to create gear that gives more precision from the ground up.
What was the inspiration behind starting your company?
Much of the gear available in the tactical world lacks well-thought out features that truly provide a better shooting experience. Rather than try to modify what was often already poorly made to begin with, we got inspired. Every person on the Crosstac team is a "thinking" shooter or an "accuracy engineer" as we like to call it. We consider every piece of gear to be an opportunity to add more precision or create a better shooting experience.
Our Long Range Shooting Mat, for instance, doesn't just put something between you and the ground – it has a built-in bipod rail functioning as an anchor for faster, more accurate follow up shots and its carefully chosen padding provides comfort yet minimizes bounce. Accuracy and performance are the name of the game, and if every piece of your gear doesn't work toward achieving it, you create barriers to being the best you can be. That's our inspiration every day.
Why do you believe your products are essential to the police community?
Our slings have become a law enforcement staple thanks to their strength, configurability and dynamic features. Our new carry belts are a breakthrough in extended wear comfort – constructed with an internal layer stiff enough to stand up to whatever you carry on it, yet thin and flexible, with the ability to carry a hidden back up knife or cuff key. Crosstac understands how gear needs to perform on a daily basis to make life better.
What has been the biggest challenge your company has faced?
Our biggest challenge as a small but growing company is getting the word out about what we do. The challenge of making smarter gear is driven by our passion. We're learning how to communicate that passion more every day but the good news is that our products tend to speak for themselves. When people get our gear in their hands, they love it. Positive word of mouth has helped us make an impact.
What makes your company unique?
We're all shooters at Crosstac. We're not in the business to simply build and sell; we're in it to creatively find ways to improve performance. We also love connecting with customers. When you call, you get a real person who is not just eager to assist but eager to learn your specific needs and go all out to take care of you. We listen, we act.
What do your customers like best about you and your products?
Choosing Crosstac is like driving a Porsche! The gear looks great, performs brilliantly, lasts, stands apart and we provide the kind of customer service and support you have the right to expect from a premium brand.
What is the most rewarding part of serving the first responder community?
Knowing we provide gear that will get the job done right and never let anyone down.
What's next for your company? Any upcoming projects or initiatives?
Crosstac is releasing innovative new products constantly. We're about to launch a 'padded' version of our highly mobile, RECON Shooting Mat. Newly released from Crosstac is our "industry first" female QD swivel, which allows users to create a strong, QD connection point across a broad range of applications – limited only by your imagination.
For more information on Crosstac, visit http://www.crosstac.com/.


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Three candidates for the 24th State Assembly will meet in a forum Thursday, May 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Ave.
The candidates are Dian Gabl, an intellectual-property attorney and Republican; Rich Gordon, Democrat and current 24th District assemblymember; and Greg Coladonato, a Democrat and Mountain View resident who chairs the city's Human Relations Commission.
The candidates are competing in California's statewide primary election on Tuesday, June 3. The assembly district includes portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, including the cities of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Mountain View, Woodside, Portola Valley, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale.
Thursday's free public forum is sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Palo Alto, Los-Altos-Mountain View Area, Cupertino-Sunnyvale and South San Mateo County. Co-sponsors are the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Online, Palo Alto AAUW and the Midpeninsula Community Media Center.


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If anything, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Usher[/lastfm] is one of the popstars I look to not only for the way he's poised his career creating hit after hit, but how he's handled himself in his personal life.
After seeing the father of two at the Never Say Never premier earlier this year doting on his sons, it became clear that you can be cool and a dad.
Here's a list of my choice for the top 20 popstars we'd love see create kids in their image!
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jay Sean[/lastfm]
Jay Sean is a talented, sexy guy and we'd love to see him pass his jeans on. Plus, imagine how adorable his little kids would be walking around with tiny British accents. Let's just say, plenty of women are out there waiting for Jay Sean to ask them to hit the lights…
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sean Kingston[/lastfm]
- Between the fact that he's a great big brother type for Justin Bieber and his new lease on life, there's probably not a man on Earth that could teach a little kid how to grow up and live life to the fullest more than Sean. Plus, if he had a daughter, I sort of love imagining him singing "Beautiful Girls" to her!
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Bieber[/lastfm]
- So, we get it. Justin's still a kid himself, however, we couldn't help but imagine how he'd be an awesome day someday. Plus, who knows, maybe the lucky girl could be you.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Enrique Iglesias[/lastfm]
- If you know anything about me, know that I love Enrique Iglesias. Of course he's on this list for totally selfish reasons, but here's a man that managed to step out of the shadow of his own father and find fame. He can be the hero of his very own children someday.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]will.i.am [/lastfm]
- Here's a guy with so much talent it's literally growing out of his head. He knows the merit of working like a team since his work with the Black Eyed Peas is always first rate and hopefully this would be one of the lessons he'd lay upon his kids because most things in life are about meeting halfway.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Andy Samburg[/lastfm] of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lonely Island[/lastfm]
- Not only is he musically talented and adorable but completely hilarious. If he had kids it wouldn't matter what they did, we'd be sure to be hyper entertained.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Wiz Khalifa[/lastfm]
- Wiz Khalifa is[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] Snoop Dogg[/lastfm]'s protege. And if life has taught me anything it's that you can't judge a book by it's cover. Snoop Dogg is one of the best parent's out there and if Wiz is anything like Snopp, we can only hope he'd have children.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Akon[/lastfm]
- Knowing how to love is one of the most important qualities in being a parent. And Akon has no lack of that. He said it best himself…"I wanna love you, you already know."
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Trey Songz[/lastfm]
- Mr. Steal Your Girl knows a thing or two about charming women and that's the sort of father that protects his daughter. And that's the sort of man I want taking care of my children.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Nelly[/lastfm]
- Nelly obviously knows how to party, but here's a guy that also knows how to write a love song like "Dilemma." It's that sort of balance that makes for a good father.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Adam Levine[/lastfm]
- If you have to ask yourself why I put Adam on this list, open your eyes. Look, I will get to the point. This man needs to have babies and they don't even need to be with me. Just do it, Adam. Do it for humanity. We need more people that look like you walking around.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Mike Posner[/lastfm]
- Mike Posner writes the sorts of songs that make me swoon. It also doesn't hurt that he's completely adorable and talented. However, it's the thought of him singing "Please Don't Go" to his daughter on her wedding day that seals the deal.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Pitbull[/lastfm]
- I love Pitbull, as I rightfully should, and I am pretty sure he would be one rad father. His kids would be little bilingual cuties, running around, but as the man that wants us to give him everything I'm going to guess that he understands how to avoid spoiling a child.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Drake[/lastfm]
- Maybe it's because I think he's totally dreamy, but Drake just gives off the sort of energy you want from a man that will be the father of your children. Then again, it could be because he's reportedly giving it another go with Rihanna and I need to know what their baby would look like.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kid Cudi[/lastfm]
- You might wonder why a man who's known as Kid Cudi would even be on this list. Well, here's the thing, in order to be a good parent you have to be able to understand children and Kid Cudi get's it. He's even given up the herb and going down the straight and narrow. More than anything, he'll hopefully teach them the importance of going after what they want in their very own pursuit of happiness.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kanye West[/lastfm]
- Ok, you might be scratching your head. Kanye West. A father. On this list. Look, you have to hand it to him, the man knows how to command an audience and make a point. And to be a effective parent it's a skill that's necessary. Hopefully, he can use his own missteps to guide his progeny in the right direction.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Bruno Mars[/lastfm]
- Something just tells me Bruno Mars would be an excellent dad. Perhaps it's his charming personality or his laid back, Island attitude, but he's just easy going enough that he'd be able to raise children that knew they were important, special and loved…just the way they are.
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Sky Blu & Red Foo of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]LMFAO[/lastfm]
- Sky Blu & Red Foo need to be raising children. Stat. Every time I close my eyes to imagine what their house would be like I am filled with joy. Children running around in metallic animal print outfits, swinging from the rafters and spraying chocolate milk on one another. From battling fake zombies to pretending to slay vamprires it'll be one Party. Rock. Childhood.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jay-Z[/lastfm]
- A few years ago, Hova took the plunge with Beyonce, one of the most beautiful, successful and awesome women in the entertainment industry. Ever since then I've been waiting to see what their progeny would look like. In the very least, I hope they create their very own version of Rihanna and reinvent the music industry one. more. time.
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Timberlake[/lastfm]
- Let's just say that JT's on this list for totally selfish reasons. Justin, I want to have your baby and I know plenty of other ladies out there do too. Plus, he needs to pass on his genes and his jeans to a mini version of himself.


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Jazz Exercises Team Option on Head Coach Tyrone Corbin
Option extends Corbin's contract through 2013-14 season.
SALT LAKE CITY (October 30, 2012) – The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has elected to exercise its option on head coach Tyrone Corbin's contract through the 2013-14 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not released.
"Greg Miller, Randy Rigby and Kevin O'Connor made an excellent choice when they selected Tyrone Corbin to lead this team. I have been very impressed with Ty's leadership skills, as well as his openness and collaborative nature," said Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey. "He inherited a young team under difficult circumstances and did a remarkable job last season of developing our players and advancing the team to the playoffs. He has shown poise, steadiness and an overall passion for the franchise's well-being that I am confident will serve the Jazz well moving forward."
Corbin, who was promoted to head coach on February 10, 2011, guided the Jazz to a 36-30 (.545) record and a playoff appearance during the shortened 2011-12 season, his first full season at the helm. Under Corbin's leadership, the team closed the season 7-2 over the final nine games to overtake both Houston and Phoenix to earn a playoff berth. Overall, Corbin has a 44-50 (.468) record as head coach entering the 2012-13 season.
Corbin is the seventh head coach in Jazz history and only the fourth since the franchise's relocation to Utah in 1979. Corbin previously served as an assistant coach for the Jazz from 2004-2011, and prior to the 2010-11 season ranked second in voting for the NBA's top assistant coach as selected by league general managers. Corbin served as head coach of the Jazz's summer league entries from 2004-2010 and was one of five NBA coaches selected to coach the USA Basketball Men's National Team Program mini-camp in 2009. Corbin joined the Jazz after spending the 2003-04 season as manager of player development for the New York Knicks. Prior to his stint with the Knicks, he spent two seasons as a player mentor for the North Charleston Lowgators of the NBA Development League.
With a basketball career spanning 30 years, Corbin has both played and coached under some of basketball's best. In addition to seven seasons working as an assistant under Jerry Sloan and another three seasons playing for him, Corbin also played for Rick Adelman, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Pat Riley and Lenny Wilkens over 16 seasons as a player. In fact, Corbin is tied for the second-most NBA playing experience among all current NBA head coaches.
A native of Columbia, S.C., Corbin played for nine teams during a 16-year NBA career (1985-01), including three seasons with the Jazz from 1991-94, where he averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in 233 games. Corbin appeared in a total of 1,050 games over the course of his career that included stints with San Antonio, Cleveland, Phoenix, Minnesota, Utah, Atlanta, Sacramento, Miami and Toronto. Corbin was originally drafted by San Antonio in the second round (35th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft out of DePaul University, where he earned a degree in computer science during his four-year, two-time honorable mention All-American career with the Blue Demons.


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Britney S. Pierce (aka Heather Morris) embraced her inner [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Beyonce[/lastfm] in this week's episode of "Glee." We have Heather's amazing performance of "Run The World" right here and catch her five hottest dance numbers both in and out of McKinley High.
Heather started as a background dancer and instructor to the actors. Her wit, wonder and wide-eyed stare made her one of the most wonderful parts of the show. Check out her latest dance routine to rock McKinley High.
5. "Run the World ("Girls")
Heather's character rallies the entire school. Even curmudgeon Sue Sylvester in this ultimate power anthem.
4. "Stronger"
It's no lie that Heather's greatest episode included a significant cameo by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Britney Spears [/lastfm] herself.
3. "Esquire's 50 Songs Every Man Should Be Listening To"
This feature is Heather's biggest departure from her Britney character. In fact it might be too racy for some of the Heather's younger fans.
2."Me Against The Music"
Our money is on Heather.
1. "Put a Ring On It"
As "Glee" legend goes, Heather was originally brought on the show to teach the "Glee" cast how to perform Beyonce's hit. She did such a great job, that the team kept her. And, the rest is history. See the video that started it all.
BONUS: "Fondue For Two"
We can all agree. Fondue is delicious no matter what your species.
Come back right here all season long as we present the Music of Glee plus special content like musical episode recaps, exclusive "Glee" photos, and videos and the hottest interviews from TV's favorite stars.
For more music from the Cast of Glee visit the Glee page at iTunes.


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By the living, that is.
Literally frozen in time, these ancient castle walls ache to reveal the secrets they have held. To whisper a warning. To tell you, urge you, beg you to leave. Except it's too late.
What begins as an enchanted sleigh ride ends in a bone-chilling chase packed with dizzying drops, surprise twists, and such sensational 3-D visuals, you won't believe your eyes.
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This frozen castle is the perfect way to escape the summer heat.
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In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky examines the dangers and prospects of our early 21st century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (including under President Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S.-Israeli assault on Gaza, and the recent recent financial bailouts, he also sees hope for the future. Chomsky surveys the democratic wave in Latin America and the growing global solidarity movements that suggest "progress toward freedom and justice".
Hopes and Prospects is essential listening for anyone who is concerned about the primary challenges still facing the human race.
©2010 Noam Chomsky (P)2010 Haymarket Books
"This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the world for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him." (John Pilger, journalist and documentary filmmaker)
"Heavy going but highly salient!"
I've not got through it all yet, but feel I can make a few useful comments. It's a really fascinating and pertinent narrative of how the minority world has progressed to the detriment of the majority world. It contains facts and details I believe we should all take on board and use to try to redress the inequalities that exist. However, it is heavy going and the flow is a little slow due to its very academic style. Definitely worth a listen I would say. Good to take in in small doses.
"Narrator half-asleep"
The content of the book itself deserves five stars, however the narrator is so utterly boring, he does not even sound interested in what he is reading, and cannot even pronounce words properly, in Spanish nor in his American English. I would not recommend this as an audio book at all.
"Wholly Shift"
This is the definitive guide to the real world as it was in 2010. The Arab Spring, natural and man-made disasters in Japan and the swift and complete economic destabilisation of Europe tell a new story which will require another chapter in the Chomsky commentary.
Where Hopes and Prospects falls short is that it is patently a collection of shorter, self-contained pieces rather than a unified whole. The focus, first on South American, then on the Caribbean, shifts time and again to Palestine. Deservedly so, undoubtedly, the gaze on Gaza sheds important continued light on the misdeeds perpetrated by previous administrations. There is a dipping back to the 1960s and 1970s and the criticism of Obama seems to be based entirely on the premise that he had not yet conclusively shown that he is anything other than more of the same tied up with a Hope and Change ribbon.
Contrast that with the detailed, fully referenced pin point critique of so many sacred cows and there is just some much energy and zing in this collection of thoughts, it is hard to turn away when Noam Chomsky is in full flow.
Brilliant as ever - I can't wait for the next instalment.
"An Intellectual Wind Tunnel"
Business Week once said "reading Chomsky is like standing in a wind tunnel." And they may well have been talking about Hopes and Prospects. With unimpeachable evidence and ruthless logic, Chomsky quickly batters down popular notions about the American political system. Unlike many other books by highly intellectual professors, however, the author opts to write in an accessible, easily understandable style instead of showing off his vocabulary.
Instead of accepting the idea that members of the government as representatives of the popular will and servants of the public good, Chomsky approaches power cynicism. Power, he argues, has little concern for the average person. Instead, it ruthlessly serves the interests of the elite. Drawing on official documents, mainstream scholarship, and candid remarks by officials, he demolishes every notion about our government that we hear from the media, learn in school, and are told by our leaders.
Although Hopes and Prospects utilizes sources which are in the public record, the issues discussed are not part of the public consciousness. The stories, salvaged from dusty archives and little read policy journals, are as shocking as they are unheard of. The Iraq war was launched in the expectation it would increase the risk of terrorism. Woodrow Wilson, far from the idealist he is portrayed as, sent marines to install brutal pro-American dictatorship across Latin America. The second Bush administration kidnapped Haiti's first elected President and installed a bloody dictatorship.
Hopes and Prospects is a compilation of hundreds of such anecdotes, drawn from official records, but erased from official memory. The reader is left as shocked at the book's revelations as they are that they had never heard of them before. Agree with Chomsky or not, no one's political education is complete without reading at least one of his books. Not many books can radically reshape your worldview in a few hours.
"solid analysis, strong evidence and great range"
if you like chomsky, get this. if you're not familiar with his work, then this is a good place to start. the analyzing he does transcends party politics, you begin to grasp international affairs from a realistic set of human goggles, rather than emotionally hanging from rhetorical words spoken by people in power.
"What's with this guy?"
This guy is so subversive and delusional it goes beyond reason. Sure, America and Europe have faults, but he forgets the sacrifices and charity of so many in that set. That half Europe and America fought and many died to defeat the Nazi's and Imperial Japanese . That 4/5ths of Americans (not counting slaves) fought to end slavery. He ignores atrocities of many 3rd world civilizations or just conveniently blames those behaviours on European influence. This guy is so off-base it makes your head spin. His arguments are heuristic , rife with omission and described in only contexts favorable to his opinions.
The realization that he spreads his ill will around the globe and that he has an audience as delusional and/or agenda-driven as he is. Chomsky clearly has an audience that keeps his subversion machine rolling.
Bland, like the book.
Disappointment. He condemns the wicked European culture and praises all other cultures. He condemns hatred, except when it applies to the wicked European culture and its descendants. He has plenty of venom for them.
This book is misleading and frankly it sucks.
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Jersey Shore
This oilhead is in the air over Germany. Full story (in German) and more pictures can be found in the April-June 2010 issue of BMW Motorrader.
2014 R1200 GSA (Property taxes & registration: $309), 1992 K75s (Property taxes & registration: $37)
First Bike up after a big storm and a long run from New Jersey
I just swapped my '06 KLR650 for this beauty
Bigbird, welcome to the BMW S clan...lots of fine folks on this website.
Beautiful machine you've acquired, bet you're gonna love it!
FYI, there is an S specific page on the Pelican Parts website. A lot of valuable info about the 1100S/1200S bikes, and some amusing "debates" at times. Check it out if you have time....
Cheers! BIll J
Here's my '98 1100GS that I had for @ 4 years - loved it.
That is a pretty cool picture. You two ride together?
I've had alot of bikes over the years, really enjoy this one the most of all!!!
2002 R1150RT and 2003 325IT Sport Wagon
On the way to Kirkwood, CA on Hwy 88.
Somewhere in Southern Ohio near the Ohio River with my friend and his 650. It's me in the picture with the 2000 R1100R in the foreground. BMW dealer still wants to know what color Pacific Blue is.
Got these new LED auxiliary lights from a vendor on AdvRider
Plus a HID headlight and added that Techlusion to cure the surging.
I am a happy gal!
Patti B


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KEXP Reviews
|Browse by one of the following:
- (Jagjaguwar)
This Austin band's last album Black Sheep Boy was one of 2004's most acclaimed releases, and they follow it up here with another remarkable full-length that's smart, funny, rousing and deeply poignant, often all in the same song. While Black Sheep Boy was a rather dark and raggedly dynamic affair, The Stage Names is a more bright and melodic take on the band's orchestral folk-pop sound, befitting the album's overarching theme of modern entertainment. Will Sheff is one of indie-rock's great lyricists, and many of the songs here rank with his best. 7/25/2007 - Don Yates
Other Okkervil River album reviews:
The Silver Gymnasium - 8/2/2013
Black Sheep Boy - 4/1/2005


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BBC staff face disciplinary action
Senior BBC employees are facing the prospect of disciplinary action after the corporation admitted the Newsnight programme which mistakenly implicated a former Tory politician in a child sex abuse scandal failed to complete "basic journalistic checks".
It comes as the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary Maria Miller added their voices to growing criticism over the £450,000 pay-off given to former director-general George Entwistle, calling it "hard to justify" in the wake of the botched investigation by the BBC's current affairs show.
Mr Entwistle, who resigned on Saturday, has been awarded a full year's pay after bowing out 54 days into his reign, despite normally being entitled to only half that figure. BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten on Monday defended the sum, saying it was "justified and necessary" to allow a clean break and avoid lengthy delays.
The settlement was discussed in Parliament on a further day of drama which saw two senior figures - BBC director of news Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell - step aside from their posts temporarily.
On Monday night, the official report into the botched Newsnight programme by the BBC's Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie found there was confusion about who had the ultimate responsibility for "final editorial sign-off" on the story which falsely linked Lord McAlpine to a paedophile ring.
In the report, he said the programme's editorial management structure had been "seriously weakened" as a result of the editor having to step aside over the Jimmy Savile scandal, and the departure of the deputy editor. Mr MacQuarrie added that there were shortcomings in the quality of the journalism.
He said: "During the editorial decision-making process, some of the basic journalistic checks were not completed. Specifically, identification was not confirmed by photograph with the first victim. The second victim could not be traced in order to provide up-to-date corroboration."
Although legal advice was sought over the report, no right of reply was offered to the unnamed individual at the centre of the allegation. The programme featured an interview with Steve Messham, an abuse victim who said a senior political figure of the time abused him. He later said he wrongly identified his abuser and apologised. The BBC said Peter Johnston, director of BBC Northern Ireland, had been involved in the decisions about the Newsnight report.
The BBC Trust said Mr MacQuarrie's findings of "serious failures" were "very concerning". A spokeswoman said: "It is clear from the MacQuarrie report on the November 2 Newsnight that there were serious failures in the normal checks and balances that the trust expects from BBC journalism, and these were compounded by the confusion created by the dual reporting structure in news established during the Pollard inquiry. This is very concerning."
Acting director-general Tim Davie has set about to trying to restore confidence in the broadcaster, claiming his role was "to get a grip of the situation". Mr Davie addressed staff by email on Monday telling them he was "determined to give the BBC the clarity and leadership it deserves", and said management would pull together as "one team".


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Richard Fisher's Prescient Warning for the Market
Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher had a warning for the market:
I lived through the corrections of the S&L market, portfolio insurance, the crashes of '87, '97, and so on. When you sort through them, all of them have a common basis, and that is a search for greater yields or greater return, leverage in order to achieve that return, and some assumption of risk mitigation leading to what I call 'rational complacency.' I believe that's at play presently.
Not a bad warning. But it's not from today.
It's from the Aug. 7, 2007 FOMC meeting, the transcripts of which, along with all the 2007 meetings, were released this morning.


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Elk Mountains > Conundrum Peak > Climber's Log
Conundrum Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Ryan Kowalski
|From Castle
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007
|The highlight for me was the 15 minute nap on top! A good day.
|Posted Jun 19, 2007 1:41 pm
|Route: Conundrum Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|Nice steep couloir climb with some ice at the choke. Very windy.
|Posted Jun 11, 2007 12:52 pm
|Conundrum Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|Climbed and skied the Conundrum Couloir. It was cold and windy, so i wasn't sure if it was going to warm up or not, and since I also wanted to do Castle, I skied it when it was frozen. That choke is steep and narrow and not so much fun when it is icy!
|Posted Jun 11, 2007 12:35 pm
|started too early
|Didn't make the summit, was my first unsuccessful attempt...gotta happen sometime right? My pontiac wasn't about to attempt going all the way, so we had an extra few miles on our hike...started so early that some clouds rolled through that looked questionable and we were off the trail. Of course once we got down it turned out to be an absolutely beautiful day. I'll be back.
|Posted Nov 9, 2006 1:02 am
|Brian Kalet
|Climbed Twice
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2006
|10/14/2006: South Ridge
10/25/2008: South Ridge (ascent); Conundrum Couloir (ski descent)
|Posted Oct 16, 2006 6:51 pm
|Vagabond Manifesto
|Nice peak
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
|Climbed via Castle-Conundrum saddle, after summitting Castle. Accidentally kept going across the actual summit at first, then spotted the summit register, which no one had signed in several days. A good peak for solitude even when Castle is busy!
Headed back over Castle rather than contend with the snowless dirt slope below the Castle-Conundrum saddle
|Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:13 am
|Traverse from Castle
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2006
|Short Trip from Castle. I love the glissade!
|Posted Aug 8, 2006 9:07 pm
|Mike Mc
|West Slopes
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006
|Climbed west basin between Castle and Conundrum. Miserable Rock!
|Posted Aug 7, 2006 3:42 am
|Skeeeed It 3X
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 1996
|I'm no Louis Dawson yet but I get around!
|Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:24 pm
|Eric Holle
|Route Climbed: traverse from Castle
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2006
|Climbed with Castle Pk. Glissade descent, wish I would have brought my axe.
|Posted Jul 19, 2006 3:01 am
|Woodie Hopper
|South Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
|Hiked as part of a two-fer with Castle. Crampons were helpful, but not necessary.
|Posted Jul 5, 2006 5:22 am
|Traverse from Castle, ski descent of Conundrum Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2006
|The traverse was easy, the skiing was sketchy. The choke was shaded and bulletproof with slush above and below. I side slipped through the ice, but my partner ate it and tumbled 300 feet downslope. Nothing hurt but his pride and his binding.
|Posted Jun 24, 2006 11:43 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Castle
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2005
|Nice addition to the Castle climb. Snowfield was very sun-cupped.
|Posted May 15, 2006 4:16 pm
|Route Climbed: Traverse from Castle
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2003
|Had a great glissade from the couloir between Castle and Conundrum.
Part of a 10 day 18 14,000 ft. summit solo climbing trip. I celebrated the sucess of the trip when I returned home with a bottle of Conundrum wine.
|Posted Apr 23, 2006 1:27 pm
|Route Climbed: Conundrum Couloir Date Climbed: August 21st, 2005
|Started at 11000' at 4 am under a full moon. Reached the couloir and ascended under the rising sun. Awsome day and great snow conditions. 52nd 14er!
|Posted Aug 21, 2005 5:31 pm
|Andrew McKenzie
|Route Climbed: Unnamed class 3 scramble from Montezuma Basin Date Climbed: August 13, 2005
|My friend Matt and I scrambled from the montezuma basin up a fairly solid couloir to the climbers right of the conundrum couloir. Great scramble, lots of fun, beautiful peak despite the fact that its not an official 14er. Whatever!
|Posted Aug 16, 2005 3:16 pm
|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: 27 May 2005
|A nice snow climb to the saddle, but the final ridge to the summit was bare. Used snowshoes the entire time I was on snow, although crampons could've been used on the final slope to the saddle. Was able to do about 7 glissades down Montezuma Basin on stable snow. Following the creek bed was much easier and faster than trying to stay on the snow covered road. The road was impassable slightly above the first river crossing with the foot bridge. I started at 5:40 and reached the top after about 4 hours, and then headed over to Castle. Back to the car in 2.5 from the top of Castle. I started from where I camped 0.4 mi. up from where the Pearl Pass Rd. leaves the Castle Creek Rd. I would recommend an earlier start time to avoid soft snow.
|Posted May 30, 2005 11:57 pm
|Route Climbed: Conundrum Couloir Date Climbed: October 23, 2004
|Brad, Betsy, and I set out to climb Conundrum and Castle today. However, Betsy's feet were hurting and we encountered more snow high on the mountain. Thus, after an attempt to reach the Conundrum/Castle saddle, Betsy waited for us in the bowl below Conundrum and Castle, while Brad and I had a great time climbing Conundrum Couloir. We had great views.
See Brad's trip report for details on our trip and the conditions.
|Posted Oct 24, 2004 5:30 pm
|Brad Snider
|Route Climbed: Conundrum Couloir Date Climbed: October 23, 2004
|My first real snow climb, and what fun! Never made it to Castle Peak as planned, but had a great introduction to the Elks! Weather was beautiful and clear, but later in the day it started to get annoyingly windy. Lots of skiers out today on the slope between Castle and Conundrum.
|Posted Oct 24, 2004 4:08 am
|Ed F
|Route Climbed: Castle Creek TH - Snow Slopes Date Climbed: September 18, 2004
|A fun snow / ice climb to the saddle between Conundrum and Castle. Had to do the last 200 feet or so to the saddle on the loose scree. Not fun! Ascended Conundrum, made the traverse to Castle, and then descended the north ridge. A nice tour.
|Posted Sep 20, 2004 8:18 am


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Discussion in 'College Tennis Talk' started by db379, Jan 21, 2011.
That would be nice!!! It might distract the other team..
It is a great question why both Oregon and Arizona don't have any expectations with their men's tennis programs. When they visit Palo Alto I don't even bother to go because the teams are so bad. With all the new money in the Pac 12 I would like to see ASU revive the men's team.
first real test for 2013 USC men's team this Friday with Texas ... any predictions.. ?
I think USC is quite a bit stronger than Texas. It would help to have Sarmiento healthy, but they could probably win without him.
what happened to Ray? I think he just recently won the loaded Sherwood Cup event
Ray-Ray is fine.. I think the coach has been sitting him out the last few battles so he can see the others perform ... some of USC's lineup looks a bit rusty recently ... I hope they all peak at the right time..
Well Oregon comes away with a nice 6-1 win over Arkansas.
Oregon showing that they have improved. Cambier could always play ball but others on that team are stepping up now. This team is better than last year's. Last year they got up into the 30's early very artificially, but this years team is more more legit.
Stromgest conference in America each year.
Are you basing that solely on the fact that Pac 12 team has won the NCAA's 4 years in a row, or are you talking the Conference as a whole? I hope it is the former and not the latter.
As a whole it's the best. 3 perennial top 8 teams (Stanford is down a bit this year) plus you have two top 25 regulars in Cal and Washington. A great team like Cal has to settle for 4th most years because of the ridiculous teams up top. Oregon Arizona and Utah are better than their records just because they have like 10 guaranteed losses each season because of how good the teams 1-5 are. Oregon is a good team this year and would punish many teams but not in the Pac 12.
Says fanboy.
Hands down the SEC is the overall best tennis conference. Minus the top team USC, it's not even a contest.
based on what?
Let's start with the ITA National Indoor. 16 teams, 7 from the SEC.
Then the current top 25
SEC 9 teams.
PAC-10 4 teams.
Whats you got?
SEC has almost double the schools as the PAC-8.
Top 5
2/8 vs 0/14
Top 10
2/8 vs 3/14
Top 15
3/8 vs 6/14
Top 20
4/8 vs 7/14
the Pac 12 has 8 teams. SEC has 13. So it's actually impossible for Pac 12 to have 9 teams in the top 25.
The SEC team we played wasn't so hard. Washington didn't think so either.
SEC has no teams in the top 5, nobody in that conference can win a national title. Stanford will be top 25 soon that will be 5 of top 25 out of 8. I mean is LSU really better than Stanford?
Here's the thing. Every SEC team would go 0-4 on the year vs USC and UCLA. And few could get a win vs Cal.
also I'm a girl.
If I were a coach of a team that could sit somewhere in the top 20, and got to choose between going into the SEC or Pac 12, it would no doubt be the SEC.
My team might stick with USC and UCLA at some positions, but more than likely get beaten 5-2 at best; probably go 4-3 or3-4 with Cal and probably beat UW; then obliterate Stanford, Oregon, Arizona, and Utah.
My team would probably go 4-3 or 3-4 with Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Ole Miss, MSU, Texas A&M, and Auburn.
What's your definition of "soon"?
big re-match this Friday USC and UCLA .. again and again and agian ... Marks Stadium is going to rock.. so who takes this one?
remember this past week, was won by USC on the last match tie-breaker in the 3rd set... last year UCLA came in and snapped USC's home winning streak... this has to be the best rivalry in college tennis right now...
Do they play twice this year, or is this the only scheduled matchup (not including potential NCAA meeting)?
The California Pac-12 schools play each other twice in the regular season. the first does not count in the conference standings, the second one does.
So it's possible they will play five times this year.
That's too many times.
Okay, thanks. ITA Indoors, 2 regular season matchups, NCAAs. What is the potential 5th match? Is Pac-12 actually going to have a team conference tournament now with the addition of new members?
They had a team tournament last year, and USC beat UCLA in the final, after UCLA had pulled off the upset a week earlier with the stacked lineup. The stack was disallowed in the PAC-12 tourney, then UCLA got away with it again in the NCAA tourney but fell short of the upset that time.
Didn't realize there was a team tourney last year. That's a fairly new thing, right? I remember the PAC did the individual tournament instead of team up until fairly recently.
they did it at the famous Ojai tournament ... Ojai messed up the traditional format and went with team competition last year...
Oregon with two big matches this weekend. Vs unranked Washington. Need to avoid the upset because UW will view this as a very winnable match and one to get their season kick-started.
Then Oregon gets #15 Boise State. A big chance for them to get a big time ranking boosting win, I think they can beat Boise, must must must take this opportunity. After Boise all they have is matches vs the big pac 12 teams and lower ranked teams.
1. Cal
4. Oregon
5. Utah
6. Arizona
7. Washington
Oregon won both games, this is a real start for this Team. ! This could ve ensured a ncaa-berth.
you ve three times 1. ..and that is not right...
i really think it is has travel reasons..they all not fly out very often out of their state
and everyone in California wants to see this a lot of times i think
Giron and Sarmiento are in the Quali for indian wells by the way :shock:
Utah gets a big ranked win over a way over-ranked Nebraska team
Cal looks pretty powerful today against TCU. I don't see how UCLA or USC could be any more impressive against TCU than Cal is right now.
Where's the Card? Already beaten Washington.
TCU could beat a lot of teams on a good day. We had a down day and the Horned Frogs gave us their best shot and we still came out on top.
great posting from u !
Throwback, remember when Arizona beat UCLA in 2010?
Jay Goldman and Ravid Hazi each rallied from a set down at courts 2 and 5 to give the Wildcats the big win.
crazy times
Big match cal vs baylor. Baylor is fav. They are better in dubs , 1 and 2 plus maybe dornbusch
I hope the coach at Arizona has his resume updated. They might be the worst team ever in the conference.
He definitely should update it. Arizona is a tough job with the Cali schools to contend with each year but there's no excuse for being that poor, especially with Arizona State no longer having a program.
BIG win today vs Saint Mary's!
and Cal easily took oht Tulsa.!
I posted this on one of the other threads. I'm not sure how the coach at Arizona has managed to hold on to his job for so many years. I know they were pretty good (top 30ish) I want to say around 2008 or but they have been absolutely dreadful the last 4 or 5 years. A quick look at their overall record in that span is frightening but their conference record is even more dreadful (2 and 20 in 5 years).
Cal is having real problems today at pepperdine. #1 and #2 are down
Stanford women on a roll. this team is full of talent
does this sound shady to anyone?
Looks like Utah/Oregon might come down to a 3rd set between Cambier and Hamza. Two very talented guys, fun to watch players, who are quite frankly underachieving in college.
I wonder if he ever made an official visit to Nevada either…if not then choosing Oregon over Nevada was probably an easier choice and not too far off base. If he did make a visit all the way to Nevada then chose Oregon without ever going that would be a little suspicious.
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The production will play a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street); it is now selling tickets through June 16, 2013 with an opening night on April 1, 2013. Previews will begin March 1.
Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy marks a return to her journalistic roots in a new play about the scandal- and graffiti-ridden New York of the 1980s, as told through the story of the charismatic and controversial tabloid columnist Mike McAlary (Tom Hanks).
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PUBLISHED: 09:27 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 09:29 30 January 2013
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Two women in a civil partnership who are accused of murdering a former bus driver have blamed one another for the death.
The body of Barry Reeve was discovered by police at his home on Corton Road, off City Road, Norwich, on February 26 last year – two weeks after he was allegedly murdered.
Kelly Barnes and Jodie Barnes, of Bixley Close, Earlham, both deny murder and at Norwich Crown Court yesterday accused each other. Yesterday at Norwich Crown Court, the defence lawyers for both women summed up the case. Graham Parkins QC, defending Kelly Barnes, said: "Our case is simple.
"We say, no we are not involved in any way in the attack. What happened to Mr Reeve was solely an attack by Jodie Barnes." Mr Parkins described the prosecution's case that both women killed Mr Reeve as the "easy option". He said: "This is not a joint enterprise. They went there to borrow money – to steal – and one of them lost it. We know which one it was."
He told the court that Jodie took the lead and attacked the 67-year-old to get money out of him, while Kelly, 32, went about stealing items. Mr Parkins suggested that Jodie, 31, had continued the attack on the father on a second visit to the home later that day, while Kelly had waited in a taxi.
But Mukhtar Hussain QC, defending Jodie Barnes, formerly Ramsbottom, accused Mr Parkins of "speculation".
He said there was no evidence to show that two people carried out the murder. He told the jury: "One of them did it, we can all be sure of that." And he described his client as an "unsophisticated" person and claimed Kelly had "flipped suddenly" before attacking Mr Reeve.
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Although the clinics are free, participants aged 12 years or older WILL need a New Mexico fishing license. Current fees for NM fishing licenses start at $12 for one day for adults (whether New Mexico residents or not), or $5 for New Mexico resident juniors aged 12-17 for an annual licence, $8 for New Mexico resident seniors aged 65 – 69 for an annual license. Licenses are available for purchase at Sipapu's store, which is probably the easiest option, or you can buy them online from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
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Hi. I'm riding with some friends in Sept or Oct from Los Angeles to San Francisco and maybe further north. We're giving ourselves 5 days for the trip.
Any suggestions on places we should go, roads to take, coasts to coast, loops to loop? We'll stick to the coast as we head North, through Santa Barbara to Big Sur and Carmel. We could come home the same way or loop around somewhere cool.
Point Reyes? East Bay?
(We'll be on several R1200GS's, a Multistrada, and a few other bikes that are maybe capable of fire road, but not probably not anything offroad.)
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Whoa ESPN just said the trade officially happened!
The end is near.
Its out of the bag, its done.

Sources: Grizzlies have agreed to trade Rudy Gay to Raptors (via @espnsteinline) -- es.pn/XT6HzF
— The NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 30, 2013

Hamed Haddadi & Rudy Gay for Jose Calderon & Ed Davis.
I'm said that Calderon and Davis had to go, but I'm extremely happy we have a serious elite talented player on this team.
Bittersweet moment if ya'll ask me!
I for one welcome the new Gay era.
Things to remember:
1. By the time Ross is a free agent Gay will be gone.
2. The Raps don't have a lottery pick. And even if they did it wouldn't be top three pick cause they're not that bad. So might as well get a first round exit.
3. Just b/c they're making a trade for Gay, doesn't mean Bargs isn't going to get traded later in the year. It's tough to trade the guy b/c he's been injured..
4. Ed Davis is good but he's not that good IMO. Too skinny and not a lot of skill. .
The Raps are stuck in a bad place right now. The only way to get Wiggins or some top pick is to blow it up again. And this fragile hockey fan base can't take another three years of rebuilding. I know I can't. .
Also, espn stories don't mean squat in terms of finalized details....it could be right, but I'd wait for the nba.com release.
If there is a city where Gay's jersey will sell, it will be Toronto. Think we are much more tolerant of these things. No one is going to bat an eye at the ACC anyway. Flag football on the other hand may not be such a good idea.
Get it Done BC.
The reality is that Ed Davis is a very good role player at best, and that kind of player is easily obtainable, not to mention PF is our deepest position. Jose Calderon is an expiring contract that is probably leaving anyway. So we are trading someone with the ceiling of a role player and an expiring contract for someone who is a star in this league + plus we are hamstringing our financial flexibility going forward.
The purpose of financial flexibility is to get a player like Gay anyway, we are acquiring him while his value is the lowest and trading calderon and davis when their value is the highest, buy assets low and sell assets high is how you make money in any business. I like this deal, get it done.
If this deal goes down we upgraded our weakest position, by trading assets from our 2 deepest positions (PG, and PF) I can't see how this doesn't immediately make us a better team.
how the fuck am I supposed to study before the game now?!
so far the price is good... IMO.
Gay for ED/Calderon/2nd round pick is a huuuuuuuge steal for Toronto and Colangelo.
Ultimate case of waiting for a better deal. In the summer it was reported Calderon/ED/DD/1st(TR) if memory serves correct.
It would be even sweeter if we can get Jose back with the MLE. Don't think it would happen but if it does its essentially Gay for Davis.. and who wouldn't do that deal?


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VERONIQUE'S TALE: Veronique Branquinho is normally not one to stroll down memory lane, but as she celebrates her label's 10th anniversary and readies a retrospective at the Antwerp, Belgium, fashion museum MoMu for March, the Belgian designer has been obliged to reflect on the past. Branquinho launched her label in 1997 and quickly became known for an elegantly somber take on femininity. That's the mood she hopes to infuse in Belgium's A Magazine, which she guest edited for the October issue, joining designer-cum-editor predecessors Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Haider Ackermann, Undercover designer Jun Takahashi and Martine Sitbon.
"I wanted to do something very personal and very warm; something that is essential in my life and in my work," she said of her stint with the magazine, which will be distributed at her runway show Tuesday.
For the issue, Branquinho adopted a nocturnal theme, with one shoot by Alex Salinas featuring models in a somber midnight forest and another by Serge Lebon with models posing in owl masks. To balance those moody shots, Branquinho added pictures taken in the house where she was raised. "It's a fairy tale about the place where I grew up and about my family and friends," said Branquinho, adding she was inspired by the surrealistic images of film directors Tim Burton and David Lynch.
For her retrospective at MoMu, Branquinho said she wanted give visitors a "clear" image of her work. "I didn't want the only focus to be on fashion," said Branquinho, noting she planned to include paintings and music in the show. "Whereas the magazine focused on small things that are essential to my life, the exhibition will offer a clearer picture." — Emilie Marsh
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The living-the-magazine project is in partnership with Apollo Real Estate Advisors, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and Cambridge Development & Construction and has generated $2 million in incremental advertising, and Hearst has plans to do a similar project next year, said Jeanne Noonan Eckholdt, Hearst Home Group director. And given the Manhattan property market, no doubt the apartments will cost even more then. — Amy Wicks
MTV CRIB: There was one VIP who was able to hold court at the $8.5 million Esquire North triplex apartment before it opened its doors Thursday. Jay-Z took over the space on Sept. 23 to film the video for his new song, "American Gangster." The rapper shot scenes in the light-drenched Versace living room, on the apartment's three terraces overlooking Central Park and on the custom glass spiral staircase that leads from the main floor up to the second floor. His girlfriend Beyoncé wasn't part of the video, but did spend quality time napping in the apartment's media room, outfitted by Hugo Boss. Does that add to the asking price? — Stephanie D. Smith