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First off, the laptop and the plumbing are two separate things – although I would like to throw technology in the toilet at times.
My laptop had been clunking along for awhile, then it got a little worse, but was still clunking along. This past week, it up and died. For a piece of technology that was purchased in 2006, I'm told that this is a good long life. Off to our computer boneyard it goes, probably to be resucitated at a later date as a robot or something. We do have the "family computer" for me to use when the tablet or phone just won't do the job. At this point, the only thing I really need it for is making presentations for my humanities class. I've figured out how to do everything else on the tablet. Yay, me.
It's been a relatively calm week on the farm – it was too stinkin' hot for a few days to do much of anything except stay inside and drink lots of water. So I got some studio time in – mostly glazing. I went to Cornell Studio Supply in Dayton for their "Clay Day" festivities. Nothing like a bunch of clay artists getting together for food, beverages and clay games. I was the left hand in a pair throwing contest, and made a 30 degree bowl – while blindfolded! Saw some friends, made some new friends, and generally had a good time.
My friend Erin (who owns Cornell Studio Supply) – she was part of the 13 pound challenge, which was to form the tallest/widest work from 13 pounds of clay.
The highlight of the week came today – plumbing! Our kitchen sink has needed a new faucet for a while, so a trip to Menards netted a nice faucet/sprayer combo. That was about 4 months ago. I guess I needed time to work into it. Or something! My problem is I want/need a whole day for this stuff in case I screw it up and need to make trips somewhere to get, well, something to fix the mess.
As expected, it took awhile to complete – the cold water hose was cemented onto the threaded pipe under the sink (we have really hard water). Denny suggested the Dremel tool and diamond blade for some plastic wingnut demolition. It worked.
Here's the remains of the wingnut, and the new faucet assembly:
Something I now know how to do, although it's ok if I don't have to do it for awhile!
Food for thought – we were discussing how people view animals and food. Example – at one of the farmer's markets, a lady was very upset that the veg seller would be taking his unsold produce home at the end of the market and feeding it to his chickens. He and I weren't quite sure why she was upset – the chicken eats the produce, gets big and strong, and is butchered for meat to feed the human. Seems like a pretty good cycle to me. Moving along to our own garden. We decided that we had canned enough tomatoes for our future needs, and have been picking tomatoes to eat fresh. This picture from last week shows that we still have a lot of tomatoes on the vine:
And after the mini heat wave, they are going bad very quickly. What to do? Pull the vines and feed them to the chickens, who pull off the leaves and tomatoes for a nice feast. We humans will still get the benefit of the tomatoes down the road when we eat the chickens. So have the tomatoes (or the leftover produce of my farmer's market friend) been wasted?


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The rescue firefighting service (RFFS) of GACL has undergone a significant transformation since its inception under the Civil Aviation Authority. Its activities have spread beyond core airport functions to other government agencies as well as Ghana's neighbouring countries, especially in the area of aircraft recovery and training.
Keeping KIA at the cutting edge of safety and security is of utmost importance for the airport authorities. There is a deliberate effort – as part of its growth strategy – to blend modern and dependable fire trucks with stupendous service, highly motivated workforce and a worldwide support network. This, in the considered view of the leadership of RFFS, will put the section on a higher pedestal as one of the best airport fire services across Africa.
Currently RFFS is operating under CAT 9 status but available principal firefighting media – ie water and foam – capacity at KIA can step up to CAT 10 as and when required. The water and foam capacities currently operating are 46,120 litres of water and 7,416 litres of foam.
GACL has 128 firefighting personnel, one Chief Fire Officer and two managers. The operational men have a 16-man crew assigned to each 24-hour shift system of four. In every 29 days, the firefighters work seven days and seven nights, in 12-hour shifts starting from 0600 hours to 1900 hours. A handover procedure is religiously adhered to, and the shift change involves checking every piece of equipment that is likely to be used. Checking starts some 30 minutes before the new shift officially assumes full duty.
Each person of the RFFS is mandated to undergo a first aid course to attain certified First Aider status, and the certification is renewed every three years. The section is attached with the National Ambulance Service's emergency medical technicians (EMTs), who are responsible for dealing with any illnesses or injuries that occur at the airport and its environs.
The senior management of the RFFS regards training as a priority, so every effort is made to train personnel to the required efficiency. In order to keep operational drills fresh in the minds of personnel, and to meet International Civil Aviation Organization's requirements for training, members carry out both in-house continuation and external training programmes. A substantial number have trained at Bristol in the UK, Singapore, South Africa, and quite recently Doula in Cameroon, where men trained with a Boeing 767 simulator.
In addition, the RFFS has a vibrant training school that not only carries out individual mandatory training, but also trains sister agencies in Ghana as well as fire personnel from other countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea (amongst others).
The operational objectives of RFFS is to achieve a response time not exceeding three minutes to reach each end of the runway. To improve on this time, the GACL – as part of its KIA Phase III development project – earmarked the construction of a new fire station as a priority. As a result, the new fire station has been strategically located at the northeast of the runway, and is in a better position to address the challenges and constraints associated with the old fire station. The fire station is in close proximity to the movement area, and access to it is also direct and clear, requiring a minimum number of turns.
With approximately 2,600m2 of space on two floors, there is ample living, administrative and training space for all the personnel of RFFS in the new fire station. The elevated watchroom is sound-proof and equipped with high-tech systems including audible alarm, emergency communication lines, radios, public address (PA) systems, etc. It is also equipped with the latest air traffic management technology, which can be used by the air traffic control unit as a second watchtower.
The watchroom serves as the central point for receiving emergency calls, and it provides the maximum degree of surveillance and widest possible views of movement areas. The station is connected to a secondary power source to ensure a continuous supply of electricity to the station. Additionally, it offers 10 appliance bays that house modern dual-purpose crash rescue firefighting tenders and other specialised support vehicles. It has a spacious forecourt with flood lighting to permit appliance maneuvering and night-time activities respectively.
The RFFS also operates the GACL aircraft recovery system which has the capability to lift any aircraft up to a Boeing 747-400. The RFFS has successfully conducted seven aircraft recoveries including a B747-200.
The enhanced emergency response capabilities represented by the three state-of-the-art fire trucks, aircraft recovery machine, highly motivated workforce and soon to be commissioned fire station, are an excellent reflection of GACL's commitment to making safety and security the highest priority at KIA.


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Castle Donnington 15 Cleethorpes 20
Buoyant after beating second placed Belper in the league last weekend, Cleethorpes travelled to Castle Donington looking for only their second away league win of the season.
Skipper Steve Gibson was pleased to welcome back vice captain Pete Southwell and Steve Broderick back into the starting line up.
The game kicked off at 14:15 with Cleethorpes starting the game very strong, putting the home side under a lot of pressure. The pressure started to tell as Castle Donington gave away a penalty for an infringement at the ruck. The penalty was in front of the post, but a good 40 metres away.
The Cleethorpes pack wanted to run the ball, but the decision was made to go for the penalty kick. Andy Stephenson stepped up and coolly slotted the ball between the posts giving the visitors a 3-0 lead.
With an early score on the board Cleethorpes went in search of more points. The forwards were hungry, and competed at every break down and set piece. The Cleethorpes back line was full of confidence and eager to try their moves. It was from a scrum that the first try would come, pack leader Sean Ward called for an eight push, winning the ball cleanly. Scrum half Charlie Code fed the ball out to Searle who dummied the ball to Gibson before feeding the ball down the line, the ball when through hands to the wing Glen Maddison. With just his opposite man to beat Maddison popped the ball back inside to the supporting Matt Searle who crossed the line for the first try of the game. Stephenson converted to take to score to 10-0 in favour of the Meggies.
With the ball back in their hands Cleethorpes started to work their way back up the pitch but were thwarted by some good defence from the home side at some baffling decision from the referee. The home side were able to score a penalty as the Meggies struggled to come to terms with their discipline and the referees' expectations.
Midway through the second half Cleethorpes should have got their second try of the game, when again with back line set piece straight off the training ground Cleethorpes opened up the home defence. Searle spun a long miss pass out to full back Stephenson who joined the attacking line a full pace however he was unable to take the ball cleanly and the opportunity was missed.
The second try for the visitors was not far away, and from a line out the Clee pack executed one of their pieces, and as no.8 Jaymel Endar broke the line he chipped the ball over the oncoming full back. The ball bounced just short of the try line, and it was a foot race to get to the ball first with Searle winning the race to score his and Cleethorpes second try of the game. The conversion was missed but Cleethorpes now held a 15-3 lead.
The second half started well with both sides playing at a frantic pace and intent. Castle Donington were clearly not going to lie down and let the Meggies take the point's home. It was not long before the home side would strike back, with the Castle Donington skipper driving over the line for a try. The conversion was missed but Cleethorpes lead was now cut to 15-8. Frustrated at conceding a try Cleethorpes bounced back quickly and but the home side under pressure. Castle Donington had a line out on their own 22, and under pressure from the Clee line the ball was messy with home fly half dropping the ball under pressure from Endar and Searle. Man of the match Searle reacted quickly to the loose ball, and reminiscent of his favourite footballer Steve Gerrard he dribbled the ball sublimely around the on coming home defence before touching down for his hat trick. The conversion was missed but Clee now led 20-8.
Castle Donington came back at the visitors and scored one more converted try to bring the score to 20-15 and that was how the game finished. With two wins in a row Cleethorpes have now opened up a six point gap between them and the relegation places with nine games left to play.


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Baffled by the ever-growing perplexity that is client entertainment? At Villiers, we have the answer. Being one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, Wimbledon provides world-class sporting action that has a fantastic widespread appeal, essential to building client relationships. We offer a range of 2018 Wimbledon hospitality packages, all of which is available for purchase online.
Dip in and out of the day's fixtures, catch all the action on court and network with your guests from the luxury of VIP hospitality at Wimbledon. To help you get started, we've outlined the various Wimbledon hospitality package choices below for you to get a sense on which one is most suited to you.
The Wimbledon Club
The Wimbledon Club hospitality will put you and your guests in good stead to receive the finest elements of Wimbledon. This is clear, by the champagne, Pimm's and delightful canapes on offer throughout the day. Proudly take your clients to the best seats in the house on either Centre or No.1 Court where from you will witness your favourite players boldly battle it out to the joy of the electric audience.
In between matches, you and your guests will be treated to a luxurious four-course lunch paired with fine wines. Throughout the day, your guests will be spoilt for choice with surprises and souvenirs that will make Wimbledon a day not to forget. After all, how better to entertain clients than with VIP treatment?
Centre Court Skyview Suites
The Centre Court Skyview Suites at Wimbledon offer an opulent approach to hospitality and offers you the privacy to network with your clients. The dedicated service team works seamlessly throughout the event: starting with your clients being picked up in by a luxury chauffeur, waited on by their personal butler and, providing an usher acting as a guide to the premier seats on Centre Court.
Gaze out from the private balcony with a glass of vintage champagne in hand as part of your superb champagne and canape reception that is sure to impress your guests. Later on, indulge in a spectacular four-course a la carte lunch, to be enjoyed with fine wines chosen specially to match the menu.
The attention to detail sets this Wimbledon hospitality facility apart from the rest and will impress your clients. The ideal element to this corporate hospitality package is the opportunity to brand the space to better represent your company to clients.
The Gatsby Club
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The Speakeasy
The Speakeasy hospitality at Wimbleon offers you a versatile space and allows you the freedom to tailor hospitality to your bespoke requirements, after all, you know your clients best. Located in the stunning Gatsby Club, this private space can host around 40 – 60 of your clients.
This Wimbledon hospitality facility includes a tantalising three-course a la carte menu designed by Albert Roux OBE and a stunning selection of fine wines accompanying the lunch. For clients that enjoy a range of beverages, the complimentary bar has a wide array to choose from including champagne and cocktails. Why not enjoy them outside at the private balcony area soaking up the sunshine?
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Where a transaction in a series of linked transactions consists of a disposal between husband and wife or between civil partners within TCGA92/S58, see CG22200+, the provisions of TCGA92/S19 do not affect the amount of the deemed consideration for the disposal under that section. The disposal gives rise to neither a gain nor a loss. It follows that there can be no assessment in relation to that disposal.
Although TCGA92/S19 does not apply to determine the disposal proceeds on a disposal between husband and wife or between civil partners, such a disposal cannot be ignored completely in applying the section. You must still take account of such a disposal in deciding whether you have a series of transactions, for example if a person divided his holding of shares in a private company between his wife or civil partner and his daughter.


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Performance Classes
There are currently 2 opportunities for students to develop their musical gifts through performance classes. These choirs are great fun and offer significant value, and public performances are always well attended. Both ensembles will perform at the Legislature in December 2015.
The Taylor Flute Ensemble is a 32-week program beginning September 16th. The ensemble is conducted by flautist Dorie Gold with rehearsals taking place in Studio A of the Conservatory. Please note the new day and time Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
The cost to participate is $400 for the year. The fee includes two concert performances, all music and a music folder.
This exciting opportunity to participate in a community flute choir is open to beginner and intermediate adults.
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|Fats Waller
|All That Meat and No Potatoes
|Margaret Young
|Hard-Hearted Hannah
|The Brox Sisters
|Broken-Hearted Sue
|Count Basie and His Orchestra
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|Duke Ellington
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|I Left Her Behind for You
|The Fabulous McClevertys
|Tickle Tickle
|Duke of Iron
|Duke and His Jamaica 5
|Don't Touch Me Tomato
|The Charmer
|Don't Touch Me Nylon
|Edith Evans
|Oh, You Have No Idea
|Blossom Moskowitz and the Spankwood Sisters
|The One Day I'm With You
|Eddie Cantor
|When They're Old Enough to Know Better (It's Better to Leave Them Alone)
|Ivie Anderson and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
|Get Yourself a New Broom (And Sweep All Your Troubles Away)
|Nat King Cole Trio
|Only A Paper Moon
|Louis Jordan and the Tympany 5
|Lulu Belle and Scotty
|I'm No Communist
|Billy Murray
|He'd Have to Get Under -- Get Out and Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile)
|Billy Murray
|K-K-K-Katy (Stammering Song)
|Norton "Clubfoot" Grubbage
|The Stuttering Polkalypso
|The Ink Spots
|Mama Don't Allow
|Florence Desmond
|Cigarettes, Cigars
|Butterbeans and Susie
|Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama
|The Golden Bird
|Spring Song / Glow Worm
|Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards)
|I'm A Bear in a Lady's Boudoir
|Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards)
|Insufficient Sweetie
|Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards)
|I Want To Walk In Again Blues
|Sylvia Marlowe
|In an 18th Century Drawing Room
|Noel Coward
|Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington
|Sophie Tucker
|My Pet
|Cab Calloway
|A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
|Charlie McAlister
|Fried Sandwich Play
|The Yacht Club Boys
|The Super-Special Picture of the Year
|Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with Carolyn Clarke
|Joseph, Joseph
|Groucho Marx
|I'm Against It
|The Old Codger (Courtney T. Edison)
|Louis Jordan and the Tympany 5
|Duke of Iron
|Loving Woman Is Waste of TIme
|Beatrice Lillie
|Baby Doesn't Know
|Beatrice Lillie
|The Gutter Song
|Johnny Marvin and Aileen Stanley
|Red Lips - Kiss My Blues Away
|Patti Page
|Come What May
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|Atlanta Bound
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Ducks at home in rural Quebec, preparing for Game 3NHL.com @NHLdotcom
GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) -Don't be fooled by the dateline. The Anaheim Ducks didn't overshoot Ottawa on their long flight east Thursday.
The Ducks are holing up just across the river at a resort located among the farm fields and golf courses of a rural section of Gatineau. What it might lack as far as nightlife and excitement, it makes up for its serene setting: The Ducks happy to be away from the distractions that downtown Ottawa - and its hockey mad and still Stanley Cup-fevered fans - might have to offer.
"Knowing the intensity and the atmosphere that's created in Canadian cities with the culture of the game, we thought it was in our best interests that we moved and got away from downtown," coach Randy Carlyle said. "We think it's time to focus. We can sacrifice our interaction with the public and focus on the task at hand."
In other words, this is a business trip for a determined Anaheim team that holds a 2-0 lead over the Senators in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals, which resume at Ottawa on Saturday night.
The resort - about a 30-minute drive from Scotiabank Place - also happens to have its share of good luck. It's the same place the New Jersey Devils stayed when they eliminated Ottawa in seven games in the 2003 Eastern Conference finals.
"It's fine by me," said defenseman Scott Niedermayer, a member of that Devils team. "But our job is on the ice."
They've done a good job so far.
The Ducks are coming off a 1-0 win Wednesday night in a game that would've been much more lopsided if not for the 30 shots stopped by goalie Ray Emery. Anaheim continues to dominate defensively, shutting down the Senators' top line, and also has proven to be the more physical team.
Better still, the Ducks continue to get clutch goals from their checking line, with Samuel Pahlsson scoring the lone goal with 5:44 left in Game 2.
"If we score it's kind of a bonus," Pahlsson said. "We put a lot of pride in doing our thing out there and not taking any chances and playing the simple game we have to play."
The Ducks are 14-4 this postseason, have won five straight overall and 5-2 on the road. And history suggests their 2-0 lead is a commanding one. Of the 30 teams that won their first two games at home in the finals, 29 have gone on to win the Cup.
Don't tell that to Carlyle.
"I wouldn't say there's any level of comfort," he said, noting that both games were decided by one goal, and the Ducks had to rally from a 2-1 deficit to win Game 1. "There's no coach that's going to sit here and say that he's comfortable. I guarantee you our group is not comfortable."
The Ducks, however, should take comfort in knowing they've knocked the Senators off their game. Ottawa had lost only three games in its first three playoff series and had not dropped two straight in regulation since late December.
The test now is to see whether Anaheim can continue to outplay the Senators on the road and in what should be a difficult setting. Ottawa fans haven't witnessed a Stanley Cup final home game since the old Senators beat Boston to win the title in 1927.
"Well, it's going to be some type of, well, not a zoo, but it's going to be crazy. It's going to be fun," Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere said. "But it's something that we shouldn't even worry about. We should just go about playing our game."
Giguere, a native of Montreal, sure isn't complaining about the team's decision to stay in Quebec.
"It feels like I'm at home right now," said Giguere, noting that he'll have numerous family members at the games in Ottawa. "It's going to be a different experience. It's nice to be able to do that for them."


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Ragini+Laksh=Raglak (Part-1).
Hello guyz i am a raglak fan so thought to write a ff. I hope all will like it. Do comment.
Laksh: Husband of ragini. A rich bussiness man. Sweet,Handsome,Darshing,Charming. Love ragini and give her full freedoom.
Ragini: A stubborn girl. Wife of laksh. Dont like him but have to be with him for her parents sake.
Before starting ap,dp,shekar,sumi. Dont live with raglak.
In the morning:
Laksh got up and went to bath. He came out and saw ragini still sleeping. He goes down.
Laksh: Kaka give food to ragini.
Kaka: Ok saab.
He leave.
After some hours:
Ragini got up and goes from their to bath. She came. Suddenly her mobil rang she took then.
R: Hello anny.
A: Hi ragini. Are you free today.
R: Why are u even asking you now i an always free.
A: Ohhh yea i forgot. We all are going to disco.
R: Wow. I will join. When.
A: Come down hyper girl. Clock 08:00. But what about your husband.
R: Dont worry he will manage. He is not a baby.
A: Ok bye.
"Hang up"
Ragini got ready a knee lenght dress. With high and curly hairs. And went with her friends. When she left laksh come there.
He went inside the house.
L: Kaka did ragini eat something. Where ia she.
K: She have take food. And went out with her friends.
Laksh get angry.
L: Ok kaka you can leave.
Kaka leave from there.
Laksh went to his room and start doing work. He was waiting for ragini when he fall in sleep.
Ragini came home. She is drunk. And is trying to walk. She enter the room and saw laksh already has fall in sleeped. She thank s god and start going to bathroom. But due to no balance her hand went toward the table and the vase breakdown. Laksh woke up and saw ragini full drunk. He get angry on ragini.
L. What the hell ragini. Are u drunk.
R: Why are u asking. Cant u see.
Laksh slapped her.
Ragini got shocked and teary start rolling down.
R: Laksh.
L: What. I should't have gived you this much freedom. From now on you will not do late night partys. Understood. Be at home.
R: Who are you to tell me all this. I am
ragini gadodia i will do what i want to.
Laksh pull her toward himself and hold her waist.
L: Baby you are not ragini gadodia anymore but you are ragini laksh maheswari. And secondly who i am, Baby i am your husband i have full right on you. If i said no its mean no.
R: What will you do if i dont listen to you. Will you beat me. Well then i am not scared.
L: Baby who said i will beat u. I have many other ways. ( he wink ).
R: Leave me.
L: Why are u getting scared. I am yiur husband.
Laksh put his both hand on her belly. Which make ragini nervous.
R: Lak…..s……h.
L: Why are you stamming. Say na what u want to.
R: L…aksh……l…eav…e….me.
L: Say it clear na.
Saying this he start kissing her neck. Ragini hold his shoulder tigthly.
R: Plz leave me. You cant kiss me without my permisson.
L: But i am your husband so i have right on u. But if you will accept my..
R: Ok i will now leave me.
L: That like a good girl.
He gives a peck on her lips and went to sleep.
Ragini look at him angrily and stamp her foot on floor and went to sleep.
Precap: Ragini cooking… Laksh romancing with her.
I hope you guyzz liked it. Do comment its needed


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New Color Desktop Printers from Konica Minolta
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Press release from the issuing companyRamsey, N.J. - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today unveiled a new line of compact, affordable desktop color printers and All-In-Ones (AIOs) for use in the small office/home office marketplace. The new magicolor 1600 Series, which comprises two AIOs and two printers, ranks among the smallest-sized printers offered in the entire industry, and marks the smallest and lowest-priced color laser printers ever offered from Konica Minolta.
The magicolor 1600W, magicolor 1650EN, magicolor 1680MF, and magicolor 1690MF present affordable alternatives for users looking to upgrade from their existing inkjet printers, or require a smaller color laser printer that can fit into virtually any situation. The magicolor 1600 Series of color printers and AIOs are versatile, environmentally friendly, and won't interrupt a conversation while printing, as they print at only 50 decibels, and when on standby mode, emit as much noise as a whisper, at 29 decibels. All print at 20 pages per minute (ppm) black-and-white and five ppm in color.
"The magicolor 1600 Series provides our small office/home customers with printers offering high quality color output at an affordable price," said Kevin Kern, vice president, marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S. A., Inc. "The newest magicolor printers and AIOs also present another choice for inkjet users who are looking to upgrade to laser printing for their professional or personal needs."
magicolor 1600 Series
With its sleek stylish design, competitive cost per page and small workspace and footprint, this new line is perfect for medium-sized businesses, marketing departments and small workgroups. The magicolor 1600 Series prints at full speed regardless of the print resolution chosen, and provides a low cost per page even when using high quality options resulting in remarkable total cost of ownership (TCO).
magicolor 1600W and 1650EN
The magicolor 1600W and 1650EN use Konica Minolta Simitri HD (High-Definition) color polymerized toner, a second-generation version of the company's signature toner, reformulated to meet the needs of the high quality printing market. With minimal noise levels and eco-friendly features, such as low energy consumption and economy mode printing for reduced cost per page, the magicolor 1600 Series produces quality color without sacrificing quality. Using the Simitri HD color polymerized toner alone saves up to 15 percent of the energy usually required for laser printing. Furthermore, its emissions are about 40 percent below those of conventional toner.
magicolor 1680MF and magicolor 1690MF
For those customers who would like to upgrade from their existing inkjet multifunction printer while combining several essential office functions to save time, space and money, the magicolor 1680MF and magicolor 1690MF color printers are the perfect choices. The magicolor 1680MF and magicolor 1690MF offer affordability and outstanding print quality along with a small, compact design to fit into small workspaces. Businesses requiring professional, high-quality documents can save money and time by using the magicolor 1680MF or magicolor 1690MF as an integral part of the document production cycle – copy or scan source materials, annotate and fax draft documents for review, and print final documents in brilliant, attention-getting color.
Pricing and Availability
The magicolor 1600 Series is available now through Konica Minolta's North American direct sales, authorized dealer and value-added reseller channels. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the magicolor 1600W is $229, magicolor 1650EN is $329, magicolor 1680MF is $379, and the magicolor 1690MF is $449.
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The ADINA System is used widely in many fields of application, including the automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, nuclear, and biomedical industries, civil engineering applications, and research.
Some of the nonlinear structural analysis capabilities of ADINA are offered as Solution 601/701 of NX Nastran, by Siemens.
Among the many reasons why the ADINA System is used, three key aspects stand out strongly - Uniqueness, Reliability, and Efficiency.
The uniqueness of the ADINA System is best described in the article of Design News about the design of ACE Controls' new Magnum shock absorber. We quote (emphasis ours):
To locate the best program, Ferkany (of ACE Controls) contacted 11 different FEA software manufacturers and gave them each a test: If 800 pounds-force hit the shock absorber at four feet per second, what would the deceleration be? From empirical data, Ferkany already knew the answer. What surprised him, though, was that most existing FEA manufacturers couldn't - or didn't want to - solve it.
One did, however. Adina R&D Inc. replied with an answer approximately two-and-a-half months after Ferkany's initial query. "They gave me back the exact curve that we had already gotten from our lab," Ferkany recalls. "So I told them we wanted their software."
ADINA is often selected for applications where reliability is of critical importance. The failure of the design may result in the loss of lives.
A case in point is the use of ADINA for the seismic analysis for retroactive strengthening of six toll bridges in California, including the famous San Francisco Bay Bridge. After the 1989 earthquake in the Bay Area, the California Governor's office commissioned that these bridges are to be analysed with state-of-the-art tools and ADINA was selected. To view the page for this application, click here.
While car crash analyses have been carried out with success, a crush analysis is much more difficult to achieve. The reasons for this greater difficulty lie in that crush analysis requires a slow-speed, almost static solution. To carry out such a solution, the program must have great robustness and efficiency in the solution algorithm.
Effective solutions of crush analyses have been obtained using ADINA with the very efficient static/implicit dynamic capabilities. The crush analysis of the Ford Windstar is presented in this section.
ADINA Application Showcase
*This finite element model was created through importing a Parasolid CAD model from Grabcad.com into ADINA-M and meshing in ADINA.


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Bangalore: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will campaign Monday for party candidates Nandan Nilekani, Rizwan Arshad and C. Narayanaswamy contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats in Bangalore.
"Gandhi will address a huge public meeting Monday evening in the National College grounds at Basavangudi, a part of the Bangalore South constituency, to seek votes for all our three candidates, especially Nilekani who is his choice," a party spokesman told IANS late Sunday.
Arshad, who is the state unit's Youth Congress president, is contesting from Bangalore Central, while Narayanaswamy from Bangalore North.
Narayanswamy, who represented the seat over a decade ago as a Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) lawmaker, got selected through primary (internal election) the party held March 13.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won all three seats in the 2009 general elections, as it was in power in the state then.
"Gandhi will fly into Bangalore after addressing party rallies at Raichur in the northern region and Sirsi in the coastal region of the state during the day," the spokesman said.
Raichur, about 500 km from Bangalore, is a reserved constituency (for Scheduled Tribes) as the adjacent Bellary seat, where Rahul addressed April 4.
Infosys co-founder Nilekani is pitted against five-time winner Ananth Kumar of BJP in the Bangalore South, home to about 600 global IT firms, including Infosys, Wipro and scores of multinationals.
Not to be outdone, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will also campaign for Kumar Tuesday in the high-profile Bangalore South seat and address young techies working in the electronics city.
"Modi will address an election meeting April 8 evening in the PES College grounds at Bommannahalli near the electronics city, which is part of Kumar's constituency," BJP spokesman S. Prakash said.
Modi will be on a whirlwind tour of the state during the same day to address election rallies at Koppal and Bagalkot in northern region and Mysore, about 150km from here.
A day later, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Kolar and Mysore to campaign for party candidates and address election meetings.
Union Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries Minister K.H. Muniyappa is contesting for the record seventh time from Kolar, a reserved constituency for the Scheduled Castes (SC), about 100km from Bangalore.
"We are hoping Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Bangalore April 11 or April 12 to address party's state unit leaders and workers and interact with the candidates," the party leader added.


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Zoe Saldana & Marco Perego Spend Saturday with Their Family!
Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego go for a bike ride at the Seawall in Stanley Park on Saturday (September 5) in Vancouver, Canada.
The 37-year-old actress and 36-year-old artist were joined by their nine-month-old twin boys Bowie and Cy (not pictured), who were in a bike attachment behind their mom!
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Zoe is currently working on her upcoming movie Star Trek Beyond, where she is reprising her role of Uhura!
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#Graham Miller
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WA focus
AGWA's annual program dedicated to displaying the work of Western Australian artists, WA Focus showcases recent and new work by local artists, selected to represent a mix of gender, experience and medium.
graham miller
21 November 2015 – 28 February 2016
Graham Miller is one of Western Australia's most important photographers. He is known for his atmospheric images that combine cinematic vision with the eye-for-subtle-detail of a short story writer.
AGWA's WA Focus display presents works spanning more than fifteen years of Miller's output. It comes together around two distinct threads: a body of landscape works and a group of portraits. Generous in spirit and outlook, his works are emotionally rich and often moving portraits of people and places. Each portrait invites curiosity about the possible events that have brought his subjects to this point in their lives, and each landscape evokes the sensation of being fully within the urban and natural environments presented.
Included in this display are works from Miller's most important series, Waiting for the Miracle 2010 that developed from Miller's response to the Leonard Cohen song of the same name; All That is Solid Melts into Air 2013/2014 that charts the people and landscapes of the Blue Mountains around Katoomba; and American Photographs a body of work taken on an American road trip in 2009.
The exhibition also include two works shot in China in 2010, five small duo-tone riso prints on the subject of looking, and several Australian works not yet exhibited by Miller.
AGWA Talks
Graham Miller
Please join us as Graham discusses how he composes narratives in his series, and how he builds individual works.
Numbers are limited so pre-booking is encouraged.
About the Artist
Born in Hong Kong, 1966. Lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. Graham Miller is a photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally and throughout Australia, including the Haggerty Museum USA, Southeast Museum of Photography USA, Pingyao International Festival of Photography China, One Eyed Jacks Gallery UK, Recontres Photographie Internationale de Niort France, Kaunas Photo Lithuania, F/Stop Festival Leipzig Germany, Yokohama Photography Festival Japan, the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Perth Centre for Photography.
Graham Miller Josephine 2010
Pigment print, 80 x 100 cm
Courtesy Graham Miller and Turner Galleries
Graham Miller Blackheath 2013
Courtesy Graham Miller and Turner Galleries
Graham Miller Mt Claremont 2015
Courtesy Graham Miller and Turner Galleries
Graham Miller Ira 2013
Courtesy Graham Miller and Turner Galleries


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Lovenox is a blood thinner, burns like hell, and leaves terrible bruising. However, after 7 IVF cycles I have learned some tricks to help with the pain and bruises. Here they are, I hope they help you, too. Note: This is not for training purposes and each patient has their own dosage, specific doctor's orders and techniques. This was done to show a friend how I personally do my own shots and I am not a doctor, just an IVF patient. Please direct all questions to your own RE.
Thanks CavieJasper!
Lovenox/Clexane given SQ (CavieJasper)
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THANK YOU!!! I am really struggling with my Clexane injection. I am on my 7th cycle and never had a problem with unbearable pain from injections but with Clexane - OUCH!! It really does sting like an electric shock and linger!!! I don't know if I can continue for the 20 or so weeks - I'm only week one! Your advice might just get me through though. I'm giving it a go tomorrow. So very kind of you to share!! Thank you!
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My history with Zipp products goes back 14 years. In that time I've ridden wheelsets that scared me, cranks I thought should have been more popular than the Beatles and bars that changed my expectations for all carbon handlebars. The overriding impression I've had is that of a company less satisfied with its own products than intimidated by the competition.
Were I to personify Zipp's professional ambitions, I'd say they are a lot like Eddy Merckx was in 1972, which is to say, after picking up victory after victory as if he was strolling through the Europe's most decadent buffet with a trash can-lid-sized plate, he went on to trounce the hour record. In talking with Zipp engineers, I've been struck by how they really don't seem to give a damn what anyone else is doing. They seem to begin each day with a question—how do we improve our products? And to give full credit where due, when someone else does a nice piece of work, they are happy to hand out the compliments. It's a classy touch.
Now, you can't begin each day with a blank drawing board; a new wheel can take a year to develop. And yet, despite their ambitions, it's not like Zipp hasn't had the odd black eye, such as the wheel failures the Garmin-Chipotle team suffered at Paris-Roubaix in 2008. Thought to be former winner Magnus Backstedt's last shot at a big performance, he broke both wheels on the cobbles and ended his day in the team car. But compare that with Tom Boonen's performance at this year's Hell of the North, where the Belgian regained his old form and rode away from the decimated field and crossed the line on a set of Zipp Firecrest 303s.
The 303 is Zipp's third set of wheels to use its revolutionary Firecrest shape, coming on the heels of the 404s and 808s. And while the unusual shape was roundly mocked by some of their competitors, a quick check of HED and Enve web sites shows wheels with rims with a highly rounded spoke bed, not unlike the Firecrest shape.
CFD visualization of air passing over a wheel; image courtesy Zipp
For those of you who haven't been following these developments—and admittedly the nerd factor goes critical almost instantly—here's a little primer: Wind, as you know, is the single biggest factor in determining how fast you ride a bicycle. And crosswinds affect both speed and confidence; if you're getting buffeted by a crosswind, you'll tend to back off and focus on holding your line. Naturally, deep-section rims are more prone to steering input by the wind. Even though the wind will push on the whole of the wheel, a wheel's design will determine just how much force the wind can exert on it. This is expressed as an imaginary spot called the wheel's center of pressure. A traditional box rim with 28 spokes has a center of pressure that is a bit forward of the bike's steering axis. As you increase rim depth (think typical deep-V carbon wheels) that center of pressure gets moved farther from the steering axis, giving the wind more leverage on that wheel, increasing its ability to push you around like a mop.
Deep-V rims were design with the idea that the rim was the trailing edge behind the tire. Firecrest treats the spoke bed as a second leading edge, if you consider the portion of wheel behind the steering axis. In rounding the rim profile at the spoke bed, Zipp ended up with a significantly more aerodynamic rim. It also resulted in a rather unexpected effect—it shifted the center of pressure behind the dropout to an area very near the steering axis.
I should mention here that center of pressure isn't a single static location, which is why I used the term "area" rather than "point." It, like center of gravity, moves around, but instead of body position determining it, center of pressure depends on yaw angle—where the wind is coming from.
Okay, so having said all that, what it boils down to is this: Crosswinds have very little effect on the 303 wheelset. Further, when the wind hits a front 303 the effect is to steer you ever so slightly back into the wind, but practically speaking my experience is that it simply cancels out the force of the crosswind against your body and the bike.
So how much faster is Firecrest? Zipp says 8 percent faster than their previous design; that number isn't hugely encouraging given that wheels are only about 10 to 15 percent of the overall drag of a bicycle. At best, you're going to realize a slightly more than 1 percent gain in speed. But the gain isn't so modest as that. Because Firecrest is that much more stable than a traditional deep-section wheel, you can ride with greater confidence and if there is a wind, you needn't back off your effort to concentrate on controlling the bike.
Firecrest has realized yet another benefit. The wide rim—Firecrest is 25.1mm wide at the top of the brake track and 27.5mm wide at the bottom of the brake track—increases rim strength, and while that's cool and everything, as you well know, that also gives the tire a wider footprint for better traction in corners.
I've ridden a lot of carbon clinchers. Some I liked, some I detested (but that's for another post). The 303s strike an unusual balance. They are unquestionably aerodynamic. While I haven't taken these to the wind tunnel, what I can tell you is that at crunch time on fast group rides, the 303s have aided my efforts. I notice a little something extra when accelerating or when putting my nose in the wind. The set weighs in at 1478g (676g for the front and 802 for the rear) which isn't super light, but when combined with their aerodynamic advantage they are my favorite wheel for big jumps. And on longer climbs, when I will tend to slow down if there's any sort of uptick in grade, a lighter set of wheels like this make it noticeably easier to get back up to my previous speed.
Unfortunately, there's a dark side to this aerodynamic beauty. If you're riding a Specialized Tarmac SL4 or Venge, you shouldn't plan to mount these wheels on it. There's very little clearance between the inside of the chainstays and the maximum width of the rim. That hasn't stopped some riders I know from trying it anyway and claiming it isn't a problem, but still. That whole voided-warranty thing can be a bitch.
I've done most of my miles on these wheels on a Super Record-equipped bike. Prior to switching them to that bike I'll say that I had the impression that they were unusually stiff wheels, laterally. For reasons I can't explain, the rear derailleur will rub spokes on every wheel I've tried when I put the chain in the big cog and stand up. I was surprised to hear the derailleur ting on the spokes of the rear 303. So it may be laterally stiffer than some, but it's not stiffer than everything.
So that's lateral stiffness. Vertical stiffness is another story. At 110 psi—the pressure I run most tires on most wheels—the combination of the 303s with Zipp's Tangente clinchers is the most comfortable wheel/tire combination I've ridden. The difference isn't huge; it's not like running 80 psi with tubeless, but it's enough to take the sting out of the rear end of a Felt F1. I probably wouldn't have been able to note the difference had I not been riding these and other wheels on such a stiff bike.
The one consistent issue I've had with Zipp wheels has been build quality. On more than one occasion I've ridden a stellar rim and great hub laced together with a marginal build (this isn't an issue peculiar to Zipp, though). Loosening spokes has been a recurring theme. Or at least, it was. The 303s I've been riding—and I've got more than 800 miles on them—have yet to come out of true. It's worth noting that due to their angled brake track, if a Zipp wheel isn't perfectly true both horizontally and vertically there can be a pronounced effect on braking. A rider will experience a high or low spot as either more or less grab at the brakes. It's not a dynamite experience, but one I'm pleased to say didn't take place with these wheels.
Another note on braking: Carbon clinchers and braking performance haven't been good bedfellows. Some are as grabby as a drunk in a topless bar. Others have all the stopping power of an alcoholic at a frat party. The set of 303s I've been riding offer the absolute best braking I've experienced in carbon clinchers. Okay, so you're wondering just what I mean by best; it's a worthy question. What I mean is that the braking response is more similar to a set of aluminum clinchers than anything else I've ridden. I don't want more stopping power, nor do I want less stopping power. I want to switch between wheels and notice only the change in sound, if even that.
And we're not done on braking: I rode these wheels in Malibu, taking them down descents that some riders are now being advised to avoid. I've killed some carbon clinchers in Malibu, which is interesting given that I brake as little as survival instinct will permit. Braking is, after all, antithetical to fun. I don't know a lot about the resins that Zipp uses, but I have at my disposal two details worth considering: 1) they have on staff an engineer with a Ph.D. in resin chemistry and 2) I am to understand that the resin used in the brake track cures at a temperature higher than any of their competitors; the brake track can handle temperatures north of 700 degrees, more than 350 degrees higher than the resins used by some of their competitors. I've yet to kill a Zipp wheel in Malibu; I know no one else who has done it. It's an unusual record.
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Been on these wheels for 3,000 miles and 300,000 feet since April. Upgraded from sets of Ksyruims been riding past ten years. Similar to the review, no issues in the Malibu canyons, Santa Barbara, San Gabriel Mts, reliable and constant breaking, no different than breaking on my Al rims, no excessive heat. Routinely ride long dirt climbs/descents in east SD county beating the hell out of em on washboards, potholes, rocks in the shadows. Indestructible, confidence inspiring. Significant improvement in high speed cornering, notable increase in overall ride quality. Went with over 404's for extra rear spokes, slightly wider tire profile, lower moment of inertia for long/steep climbs I enjoy. Durability key for me. Climb fine, that is to say, stiff when out of the saddle on lower cadence. Hold the line well in heavy cross-winds, not effortless, but manageable while keeping on the gear. They do give you that little extra in the group hammer fest, most noticeable on rollers/power sections. Expensive yes, but they have improved my cycling experience every time I throw a leg over.
I'm just as interested to hear about those wheels you detested!
drunk at a topless bar….hah!!!
I just broke a thousand miles on my new set this week, and I too really, really like them. In Vermont we have it all, hot 90+º afternoons, cool damp 50º mornings, terrible paved roads, great dirt roads, long steep climbs and technical descents. These wheels have been through it all and I have not had to true mine either. I would say that wet braking performance is certainly tolerable although I usually plan ahead in these situations… I did have to shave the brand new brake pads almost 1mm to get adequate clearance in my Red calipers. There is no brake shudder to be found but I do get a little howl from the rear rim despite playing with toe in. These really are great wheels and I'm glad to hear others think so too.
You had me ready to order a set right up to the $2700, ouch!
Off topic: bring back the Vuma Quad!
OK, after the first paragraph, I couldn't resist. On topic, the 303s could be the wheel to covert me to carbon. Zipp seems to bring another level of engineering to whatever they do.
You mentioned limited clearance on SL4 & Venges, any idea about an SL3?
A Stray Velo
I've ridden the new 3T Mercurio 60 wheels and they were also pretty damn good in crosswinds. Although I'm pretty sure they are not as wide as the Zipp's they still rode great heading straight into a bad headwind. From what I remember they were more round at the spoke bed similar to the Zipp design. Bummer they were tubes, but they are cheaper…
From what I hear the HED Jet series is just as nice as the Zipp's but a little lighter on the wallet. I hope those weren't on the "detested list."
Given that ZIPP and HED shared joint patents on toroidal shapes, the jab at the latter seems unjustified. Both should be flattered that all the other wheel companies are copying the design now that the patents have expired.
Doctor Jim
Padraig, I remember how well you liked the Firecrest 404's. How do the 303's compare? And why wouldn't you go tubular and save 300 grams?
I'm assuming they fit on all Roubaix's, specifically S-Works SL2?
I assume these would suit by Cervelo R5 quite well? Have been on Ksyrium SLs while training but thinking about buying a set of all-around usable carbon clinchers. Sounds like these fit the bill in your opinion?
I'm going to have to pick up a pair of these today. I'm out in Malibu this week and managed to destroy a pair of Lightweights – which I used to think were bomb proof – descending Latigo Canyon yesterday.
I imagine Latigo is one of those descents people are now being avised to avoid? If not, put it on the list!
Robert Thomas
I raced in the 1970-80's and trained in Malibu. Never melted and aluminum rim, but sure seemed to try! Latigo Canyon was always a blast, Decker was fun, and old Tuna Canyon before repaving wild and remote. Hard with 18×39 climb gearing when the road was sandy! Liked Stunt road a lot, always had a pack of dogs near one house and mostly had to throw rocks to get by them. I melted some all carbon Zips like 15 years ago coming dowm Santa Rosa Creek Rd near hwy 46 and Cambria. Heck of a steep winding decent coming off the "wall" heading towards the coast. Oh, for Malibu riders here is a historic challenge: go from Trancas Market stop light to Santa Monica canyon stop light in 37min, 38 seconds taking the coast hwy all the way. Less traffic lights and traffic then -70's. Thats about 31 miles and hour average speed over the 5 main climbs and flats, and on all non-aero with training clinchers, just a gental following wind. Good luck with that -you will need it.
Actually, it wasn't a heat issue at all. I hit something (not sure exactly what; pothole? debris?) in the shadows around the 4.5 mile marker that blew out both tires. I was lucky to stay upright. I had ridden those wheels for over three years, occaisonally on some pretty crappy roads, and never put a scratch in them.
The irony of the story is that I had just arrived in Malibu and was on my way to the bike shop on PCH in Zuma to pick up some CO2 cartridges (couldn't take them on the plane with me), when I couldn't resist taking a detour up Latigo. I was stuck with a double flat, no air, no cell service, the sun wa setting, so I had to make the judgement call to ride the whole way down on two flatted tubulars!
Out of curiosity, which are some of the more treacherous descents?
An FYI regarding tubular glue melting threshold and descending Tuna, since you're on the topic of carbon wheels/durability/descending.
I used to rail down Tuna on a regular basis until carbon brake track wear became an expensive issue(the last half-mile was a problem). During that time, at the bottom of the descent, I noticed that my tubular glue was often "glistening" between the base tape and the rim, and soft to the touch. According to Jobst Brandt, tubular glue will liquify at around 241ºF. I wanted to know how close I was to that point. I brought a small calibrated infrared thermometer with me and repeatedly measured the brake track temp immediately at the base of the descent. Regardless of ambient temp, it usually measured 181ºF +/- a few degrees. I presume that in interior temp would be relatively close to that. In six years of high-speed descending all of the descents mentioned I've never had the glue melt to the point where the tire slipped on the rim or worse, from the hottest Summer to coldest Winter days. I'm a 150 lb. rider and I try to use my brakes a little as possible while descending. I use Vittoria Corsa CX tubulars(21mm), Vittoria Mastik One Glue, and have ridden this set up on Zipp 303's and Easton EC90's.
I hope this helps if anyone has been wondering about this stuff.
Also, once I mount and align a tubular, I let all the air out and roll it on a 5/8″ dowel rod to push base tape firmly into the rim. This technique more firmly sets up the base tape/glue/rim adhesion than inflation pressure alone, and you will find that it reduces tire squirm. The upside is that your tubular/wheel will be more responsive in cornering and safer in regard a catastrophic blow-out and much less likely to "roll". The downside is that when it comes time to remove the tubular it's really stressful on your thumbs and requires a lot more time and patience.
Remember that tubular glue is pressure-sensitive adhesive; keep your tubulars inflated to maintain the adhesion. Poorly maintained adhesion + bad bump in the road = rolled tubular. Pump them up every 4-5 days if you don't ride them everyday.
I just bought a pair of FC 404's and ride a 2010 Tarmac sl2. I notice that sometimes when I get up and sprint while riding and flex the bike there is some rubbing on the inside of the chainstay opposite the drive train. Have you heard of this issue? Is there anything I can do to limit this or even prevent this or protect my wheel/chainstay? Not to mention all that power I'm loosing when sprinting and getting that problem.
Thanks in advance.
You mention the issue with using the 303 in an SL4 frame, but how come Boonen and Co. use them in their SL4s ???
I believe that the Wheelset could work with some riders, esp much lighter ones, or riders with very strict form, but could wager a guess that they are rubbing on extreme efforts or climbs out of the saddle.
Additionally, I believe the warranty is void on the 303 when used in the SL4
Curious. Any idea of spacing/gaps/rubbing with C59 Italia? Ran 404FC on my M10s but have a C59 enroute and think the 303 is the way to go.
(BTW) to all the Italians on board, forgive me, no I will not be using Boras, Fulcrums, FFWD, Miche, Lightweights or um…well you get the idea. It may be sacrilege but she' getting ZIPP's 😉
Ok so here is the question…if you want have an sl4. Live in a windy city and want an all around clincher what would be your 1, 2, 3 option between:
Eve 3.4
Zip 202
Zip 404
Padraig, as someone who rides in the same places as you (though I live in NJ and ride here too) I am considering these wheels. Though I am fit, I am not spaghetti light. I weigh 175lbs and am considering 303 in the front and 404 in the back. Am I crazy? Isn't Enve using this kind of set up? Anyway, hope to run into you one time in the Santa Monica mountains.
P~ First off, SUPER STOKED for you and the Family. Gripping mos. Brother, glad there is some wind beneath the wings again. Best wishes to you and the Clan.
Anywho. So 3 weeks into the New Colnago and I ultimately dressed up the C59 Italia with 404FC and they were terrific BUT… I have really been spending more and more time in the hills (somewhat unintentional) but the low windy approaches into SMM's have been agonizing on the 404's as well as the descents being down right DEATH DEFYING. I am like the squirrelly freak-show in 1st wheel that leaves everyone behind me clinging to their brakes. And last week down in Orange County did some pace lines in the wind with the same results so you now what…404's ARE ON EBAY!! I am going to the 303's – they'll be here next week. END OF STORY.
Carlos, I am fit as well but also not a featherweight and I gotta tell ya, the heat dissipation standards offered by ZIPPy are just SO far ahead of anyone else right now that it's a no brainer. I am no Physicist (I do periodically play one on closed circuit home television) but the facts as best I can read and research (hours and hours) into everything from Lightweights to Bora to Enve to Miche and on and on…NOT ONE of these other brands even attempts to claim they have the same level of heat dissipation standards which Zipps have. For me that was the Clincher (hee-hee). Anywho, lets be real, all these brands are rad, it simply comes down to what rocks your Jam!! Would love to ride…we can spend all day climbing and then accuse the other of being more fit when we start sucking wind!! Hit me anytime. [email protected]
Stephane Leduc
Hi Padraig,
Really nice post.
I'm currently ridding Mavic Ksyrium ES which I found to be really stiff on the rear end while I'm getting older. They are one of the best wheelset I ever rode but I'm looking into something more confortable, with more flex.
I'm thinking about upgrading to a set of 404 or 303 but still in the process of getting some knowledge about which one to choose. While reading many reviews, it's been said that the 404 firecrest wheel is a very stiff wheel compared to older models, and compared to 303s.
Since you're riding on 404s, what is your input about the stiffness of the wheel, confortwise, and stiffness/flex comparison to 303s?
I'm riding mostly flat areas (Montreal, Canada) and I'm 225 pounds. I don't own many wheelset, it will be my everyday wheelset.
Hey man, I enjoyed reading your review. Do you think the 303 firecrest clinchers will run well on 2013 Allez Race E5 without any chainstay rub?
Ryder, I have changed completely off ZIPP and onto ENVE Classic 45's now. As well Im off the White and Black C59 and was privileged enough to grab one of the ARMY MATTE GREEN C59's. If Padraig will allow it, it's definitely picture worthy.
Anywho, been on the ENVE Classic 45's now for a few hundred good miles AND MOST RECENTLY DID A CENTURY on Black Friday IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA. – why the caps you ask? Because in Orange County on Black Friday it RAINED ALL DAY. The 100 miler was 7 hours of riding, 6.5 of which were in full blown rain.
SO – that said, wanna know how ENVE's stand up against others in general – happy to share my experience. But wanna know how they stand up in the RAIN – I can DEFINITELY tell ya that!!
All said and done though I am really finding the ENVE's and ZIPP's to be neck in neck. Zipps are so damn great I cant say a bad thing about em. Of course there is minutiae I can break down; which hubs, why classic over ENVESys or 303 vs. 404 as all rounders etc etc. But truth told, I am lucky enough to ride with the guy who imports Legend Bikes to the US and he runs Miche everything, (sorry, Campy SR with Miche Calipers and wheels so not "everything"). Also, some friends of Padraig and I who run a LBS in Santa Monica build up some crazy exotics and run em all from Lightweight to ENVE and everything in between…so no arm chair analysis here, I am a data junky (not a weenie) just an analysis junkie and I've been with a broad swath of peeps riding a few marquee hoops lately and at these types of prices if you want some input, happy to provide. I certainly cant afford to buy multiples so I have to make my purchase count.
Happy to chat on/off board pending P's approval.
Also, P – btw, Erik Jr. scheduled to enter the World on Dec18…wish me luck man!! My first. You think Colnago makes a size 1 Sloping C59…?
All the best and Happy Holi-daze!!
Oh crud Ryder, you actually wanted an answer to your question?! 😉 sorry dude. Um, I have no idea. 😉
Dear diary….
I have a caad9 2010, im lightweight at 130. I don't have crazy climbs but I'd prefer to have a set that is ready for any condition, long climbs/sprints/flats and descents. would these be good for beginner ironmans or the half IMs? I am planning to pair this set to stay on all the time race or training with the powertap hub equipped. my bike is sub-17 lbs I believe…im not really looking to upgrade my bike for weight at the moment. I used to bike all the time in NJ from queens,NY and loved/missed the hill climbs there. I live in dallas texas, virtually flat! but im 10 hrs drive from Denver CO so I was thinking this is a great opportunity to ride those crazy steep mountains? I'm not sure if I want the 303/404 but leaning towards the 303/303 as a pair. if you or anybody can help me decide or give me a few pointers to help me decide would really appreciate it! [email protected]
thank you!
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An NFL draft light on great quarterbacks is good news for college football fans: The 2013 season is loaded with talented and accomplished players at the most important position in sports. So throughout the rest of the summer, we're counting down the top 10 quarterbacks in college football, one per week until the season kicks off. These rankings are based on college ability, not necessarily NFL potential, although this week, Louisville junior Teddy Bridgewater checks in at No. 2, and he certainly has both.
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10. Brett Hundley, UCLA
9. David Fales, San Jose State
8. Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
7. Aaron Murray, Georgia
6. Braxton Miller, Ohio State
5. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
4. Tajh Boyd, Clemson
3. AJ McCarron, Alabama
2. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
If there's a professional quarterback playing college football in 2013, it's not Johnny Manziel. It's Teddy Bridgewater.
The campaign will be underway by mid-September. Once certain NFL fanbases begin accepting how bad their teams are after a couple weeks of reality set in, thoughts will drift toward the spring and the 2014 NFL draft. Naturally, that attention will focus on South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, and for good reason: He's the best defensive prospect in years.
Still, there may be one man who can unseat Clowney as the first name called. For fans of, say, the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars, adding some Louisville games to your DVR will be worth the effort, because, if it isn't already clear, this season will show that Bridgewater will end up every bit as deserving of the No. 1 overall pick as Clowney.
Yes, Louisville's schedule is lousy, and he may not face a truly great defense until a BCS game. Yes, expectations surrounding Louisville need to be tempered. But make no mistake -- Bridgewater deserves every bit of the personal hype he's getting, even if he shies away from it. There is no better pure passer playing college football today, and it goes without saying that there's no more valuable asset for an NFL team.
There's a moment in last season's Sugar Bowl that encapsulates what makes Bridgewater such an effective QB. It's not a "wow" type of throw or anything, not a 30-yard strike between defenders (although he can do that too). But on third-and-four with pressure coming off the edge to his right, Bridgewater calmly sidesteps a pass rusher, keeps his feet balanced and his eyes downfield, steps up through the rush to find a wide-open passing lane and delivers an imperfect but catchable ball to receiver Eli Rogers coming across the middle for a 15-yard gain into Florida territory.
Evaluating quarterback prospects for the NFL is an inexact science, as has been proven time and time again, but one of the most important traits is how a player handles pressure in the pocket. Sometimes, college quarterbacks play behind good offensive lines in quick-read systems that significantly limit the pressure they see, giving scouts a limited sample size to work with. More than anything, struggling with pressure is what has caused Blaine Gabbert and Kevin Kolb to fail to meet expectations in the NFL. It's just hard to predict how some quarterbacks will react with NFL pass rushers flying around them.
We won't say that about Bridgewater. The QB is always partially to blame for sacks, and he took a lot -- Louisville ranked 85th in sacks allowed last season -- but in his case, he played behind a mediocre offensive line and still completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 3,718 yards with 27 touchdowns and eight picks. And, incredibly, he completed 18 of 27 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in third-and-10-plus situations, according to cfbstats.com; in other words, his completion rate in long-yardage situations in which the defense knew he was passing was only slightly lower than his overall rate.
The idea that Louisville's Sugar Bowl win over Florida shouldn't be overblown and seen as proof that the Cardinals are national title contenders has been covered endlessly, including here, but we can still walk away from that game feeling great about how well Bridgewater played against what was statistically one of the best defenses in college football. The Gators finished No. 2 in pass efficiency defense, allowing only seven TDs with 20 interceptions all season. Bridgewater completed 20 of 32 passes for 266 yards with two TDs and a pick, not exceptional numbers at face value, but better than anyone else performed against the Gators all year.
Even still, that was not his most impressive performance, and neither was his three-game stretch against Cincinnati, Temple and Syracuse in which he threw for a total of 1,164 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The most impressive performance of all, by far, was at Rutgers, Big East title on the line after a disappointing upset loss to UConn. Bridgewater didn't take a snap in practice leading up to the Thursday kickoff, and he didn't start the game either. He watched from the sideline while nursing a broken wrist and an ankle injury. But with a BCS bowl on the line, he entered the game in the second quarter anyway, and he proceeded to complete 20 of 28 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns in three quarterbacks against a solid Rutgers team that ranked 10th nationally in total defense.
Needless to say, it was an emotional evening for Bridgewater and coordinator Shawn Watson:
In 13 games, Bridgewater obliterated any lingering doubt about his ability to meet expectations after an up-and-down freshman season in which he threw 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He transformed himself from hypothetical NFL prospect to bona fide blue-chipper. And he's still not even 21 years old.
In this age, I must clarify that you should please not take "Teddy Bridgewater is a professional quarterback" as some sort of proclamation on my part that Bridgewater has violated the spirit of amateurism, or some other phrase that the NCAA would probably say. What it means is that Andrew Luck is the only quarterback in recent history who has looked more like a professional quarterback at the college level than Bridgewater, who is playing a different game than most college defenders and opposing QBs. He has two years of eligibility left, but it's a foregone conclusion that he'll go pro, as he should.
Whereas a player like Manziel is fun to watch because of his improvisational ability, Bridgewater is fun to watch because of how polished he is as a passer. Nobody in the sport can methodically take apart a defense like he can. Nobody combines his arm strength with his pocket mobility, with his feel for pressure, with his ability to read a defense and cycle through his options -- and then his ability to perfectly place passes. The Manziels of the world provide a more tangible sense of greatness -- that is, more mind-blowing moments. Bridgewater is of the Luck/Manning/Brady school of mastering the fine details of the position, both mentally and physically. For Manziel, playing quarterback has turned into an art, and he's the best quarterback artist there is. For Bridgewater, it's a science.
Four years ago, Louisville finished 4-8, reeling through a post-Petrino abyss. It didn't take long to recover. With the help of coach Charlie Strong, Bridgewater carried the Cardinals to an 11-2 record last year. Similar success is expected this fall, which means Bridgewater has done as much as a quarterback can do to help rebuild a program.
So which NFL team will be lucky enough -- or bad enough -- to be next?
Contact me at email@example.com and follow me on Twitter @MattBrownSoE. Check back next week for No. 1 on our college quarterback countdown.