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Hi everyone, I've finally finished my blog, and can't wait to share it with you! First part of this blog is a pack of advices for beginners, where I will describe my vision of a game and share my experience with StarCraft 2 newcomers. At the second part I made my personal report about July, where you can read about my results, feelings and other interesting things. Enjoy!
Part 1: Beginners guide to the Zerg
There is a questions I get asked very often:
It's asked by guys who just downloaded SC2 or just guys who are stuck in lower leagues. First of all, you need some theoryWhen I do my coaching sessions, first one is very theoretical. I think it's useless to discuss specific timing, build orders and stuff if student doesnt know the basics, because it's good foundation. I am saying this not to advertise my coaching but to express my opinion about the beginning of Starcraft journey. First theory, then practice. Where to get all that info - you can simply go HERE and read everything there. What is macro, what is micro, how much does one worker mine. It annoys when people say that over 16 drones per base is harmful to your economy when it's actually not. I think that people should get basic knowledge before actually getting into the game. I am used to considering everything very serious, even if I am playing some first person shooter campaign or something, I am learning all the hotkeys, studying all the stuff, so first missions are long and boring but then I get much better perfomance because my skill gets really high. Same here. Actually, maybe I'll sound like a dick, but I wish all casters were aware of all the things in game. I mean top casters are very good at sc2, they know all the necessary information, they can read players' strategies, there is no misinformation. But some up and coming casters may say something that really damages viewers' brain. When my students do something weird, I ask them: why do u do that? And he answers: "He (one of the casters) said so". Then I tell him not to listen to casters unless they are top tier or former progamer or it's first person stream with comments. That's why I advice everyone to read basic liquipedia guides - it is really helpful.
This is a very difficult question. I am going to tell you why. There is such a thing as metagaming
Metagaming is a broad term usually used to define any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed ruleset, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. Another definition refers to the game universe outside of the game itself.
In simple terms, it is the use of out-of-game information or resources to affect one's in-game decisions.
There are always some trends, e.g. every terran makes hellbat drops, then every terran makes cloak banshee, or each toss makes immortal sentry all-in, then everybody goes mass voidrays etc. There are always some strategies used the most and people are adapting their builds to these strategies. That's why basic build orders are changing all the time - according to the trends. There are only a few build order guides, and, unfortunately, by not the best players. Of course, Life won write his builds and post it on teamliquid, INnoVation wont explain all his actions on strategy forum, and sOs won give advices to improve someone's micro. Top players are first to find out not only the basic things but also the small details that distinguish them, makes them the best. This is their advantage - they know more than others, they can better than others. Everybody else want to find out top players' secrets and copy that, then the gap between them is shorter, and skill requirements become higher and higher with each game. But it's not a reason for bronze league player to give up, to become depressed after searching for builds for so long and not finding any.
Here is my advice: download reppacks - the top reppacks atm are Dreamhack Stockholm, Summer, Valencia, MLG. Choose your favourite zerg - it can be anybody, you should chose the style you like: I want to be agressive like Life/I want to be well rounded like Hyun/I want to play swarmhosts like Stephano etc. Then just copy their build. Earlier I used to watch replays and write down the top players build to understand these small details - why is he droning, why is he attacking, if you are lower league player, you shouldn't bother doing that, just start copying that and eventually you'll understand everyhing. I advice you very nice website for that - Spawningtool. There you can upload the replay and get the build or you can search for the build you want to play and find the timings of everything. So you get the build, then make a custom game vs AI trying to do everyhing just as your zerg does. You'll find out that it's very difficult, getting all the small things in your head - overlord, larva inject, building, upgrade, droning. Firstly, no scouting, just making your build, then u may add something to your build when you feel that it's working. If it's hard doing vs AI imaging doing that vs real opponent - that's extremely hard! In the beginning it will be very hard, but then you'll feel that it pays off, because even if you execute your build poorly, it will be much better than your opponent's, because most likely he's just improvising and his build doesnt provide rationality.
Next step: when you know the build you're doing, practiced it with AI and even tried it at least a few times vs real players, rewatch the replay of your favourite zerg player, you should watch it first person with production tab, try to comment each his action talking to yourself. Imagine that you're playing that game, pay attention to everything, try to undestand what exactly is he doing now and why. I strongly belive that it will improve your understanding of the game and you'll feel progress, this can be more useful than just playing 10-20 games improvising.
So you start learning 1 build per matchup, you practice it, start to understand better, then you can pick up 2nd build, and then step by step adding more and more builds to your collection. Eventually you'll understand all the differences between the builds, all the advantages and disadvantages of build orders, army mixes, you get to know the timing windows.
I think that every unit composition can work. As I told you before, there are certain trends, which are often called "abusing strategies", when some players simply dont know how to deal with something, but after all they learn how to counter different strategies. For example, hellbat drops was a huge problem, but then players learned to defend it with 0 losses, mines were nightmare in the beginning, but then top tier players showed us some epic micro techniques etc. Some strategies may work now, but later they seem not to work at all, but then everyone comes back to the original strategies etc. There is a circulation of builds and each build, each army composition can work pretty good, you just need to execute it well.
More specifically, what can you play in ZvT?:
- Muta ling banelings
- Roach hydras
- Roach ling banelings
- Lings infestors
These are the basic compositions with later transition into T3 into anything (broodlords, ultras, vipers). Each of these unit composition works, just do it! The main difference is style and adjustment to the maps. Agressive players with good multitask tend to chose muta lings banelings, because it's very mobile and if you feel that you're faster than the others you pick this composition, but you dont really get big engagements; if you're a fan of getting one big army and a-clicking when you have a good concave then you chose roach hydras, but dont forget that you can get raped by multitask (drops); if you want to get into T3 as fast as possible, you chose infestors, because it's the best stopping and slowing down unit, you just get a few infestors, heavy upgrades, a lot of lings and making T3 transition as fast as you can.
About map adjustments, for example, on huge maps the more mobile you are, the better it is for you, on maps like whirlwind, star station you can run by, make counter attacks buying so much time before he actually engages. At the same time it's very hard to counter drops, so if you have a strong immobile army it's very likely that you'll lose some far hatcheries. On some small maps one big army is much stronger comparing to mobile forces, that's why people tend to change their unit composition.
Buy you dont need to biased about all these strategic stuff. Earlier I used to think too much about builds, blind counters and stuff that I forgot about execution. When I saw someone losing with build order advantage I didnt pay attention to the details but just said something like "it shouldnt have happened". It is similiar to IdrA's mindset. "He has an advantage, he wont make a single mistake, he's not gonna lose". But in fact it's wrong. In an ideal world comebacks wouldn't happen, we wouldn't be witnesses of sick back and forth action, because Starcraft2 is not only about the strategy, idea, build order, army composition, it's also about perfomance, methodical execution of everything. Starcraft 2 is a perfect mixture of theory and practice, one cant go without the other, so even if you are behind, that doesnt mean your opponent wont fuck up, I mean you should rely on that, you need to do your best, just think, what is your only chance? And use it. There are some certain points when you say to yourself: I STILL CAN WIN! NO MISTAKES NOW! And you try to play as perfect as possible and make the sickest comeback!
I'm gonna post other matchups army mixes as well.
- roach hydra -> vipers/corruptors
- mass swarm hosts
- ultralings + queens (+banelings)
- mass mutas (+ling banes)/(+corruptors)
- lings infestors -> T3
It's not a strategical guide, so I stated only the basic army mixes and dont really explain it, but if you want to see that, please post a comments saying that!
- Roaches -> roach hydras/roach hydra infestors/roach hydra swarmhosts
- Mutas -> roaches/ultras
- Mass lings -> ultras (+infestors)
Part 2: Review of my performance in July
Now let's make a fast summary and talk about my recent favourite theme - mindset and psychological stuff.
SUMMARY: If you're beginner you just take a build of you favourite zerg(or other race) player and try to copy that. Practice it with AI, then vs real opponents, eventually you'll understand the game much better and will be good enough to make adjustments to the build and army mixes, changing the build to your style. Watch the replays of gosu players first person with production tab trying to understand what they're doing and why.
MINDSET AND PSYCHOLOGY: In Starcraft2 there is a technical part(perfomance in game itself) and psychological (your attitude to the game, to the progress, to everything you do). One cant go without the other. I dont say that I am 100% right, it's just my opinion, maybe it works for me and I think it should work for everyone, but in face for all people it's absolutely different, but anyway. You need to have a good mindset in practice and in tournaments. Usually these 2 states of mind are different. At least you need to get a good practice mindset first. A lot of people get upset or mad after their ladder losses, they tilt.
Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming over-aggressive. This term is closely associated with steam and some consider the terms equivalent, but 'steam' typically carries more anger and intensity.
You get the feeling that it's you, but it's not you :D You start doing stupid random shit aiming at freewins but in fact losing miserably to everyone and getting more mad afterall. It needs to be changed! You should make a psychological setting before you start laddering, something like "I am here to improve", you can read more about it in my previous articles.
Strong man is not the man who feels good, but it's the man who feels good no matter what.
Imaging fighting vs the strongest superhero. How would you feel? What whould you think? You feel miserable, you try to attack but you see that it doesnt work, it bothers you, you start being nervous. You know you're dead, you're mad or upset, nothing works. Now imaging being that superhero. Same questions. You know that you're better, stronger even before the fight. Your opponent attacks you, but you dont care. You just get what you want, you feel good no matter what. Try to use this superhero mindset while laddering, you'll see the difference. Be confident in yourself. Same for tournaments and everything else. Even in life when you a true experienced professional, you feel his confidende, he knows exactly what he is doing, small errors dont bother him!
Now it's time to talk about my perfomance this month. I am really happy with my progress because I managed to win 2 cups! Even 2 ESET masters cup in a row! Starting from the beginning, I played WCS qualifications, I failed to qualify but actually got some confidence after I finished playing it.
I won some very good players:
2-0 vs Ourk
2-1 vs mouzhOpe
2-0 vs VERDI
2-1 vs Risk
2-1 vs Evaner
2-0 vs Hanfy
2-0 vs HeroMarine
2-1 vs Stareagle
2-1 vs Adonminus
Fun fact: I played worse and not as confident vs less known players. I mean I know all of them and met them on ladder, but I played confident 2-0 vs strong opponents and often 2-1 vs players I should be very confident. In fact playing WCS I am more afraid to lose to average player than to someone good, that's why vs someone good I play my best and try very hard, at the same time vs someone less known I am afraid and play too safe. I need to fix that and have no difference between playing Innovation and bronze guy, my attitude should be absolutely the same - I NEED TO WIN! Then I just need to think, how to win, which way is better.
My losses:
0-2 vs NightEnd
0-2 vs Alastor
1-2 vs hOpe
0-2 vs Revenge
Well, really unexpected losses and a very good lesson for me. Very funny, but I won vs Nightend on the ladder and 2-0'd him last WCS qualis, almost never lose vs Alastor, I won vs hope last games (2-1 at WCS and 2-0 ESET), and I won ESET finals vs Revenge with 3-2 score. It means that I didnt do my best, I was too relaxed, let my guard off, knew I was going to win and started thinking about next games. As I said before, you need to play 100% no matter what, no matter who you play, where, how etc. For example, in Korean scene games can be very one sided, first match 2-0 for one player, next time it's 2-0 for the other, you never now what's going to happen. The biggest mistake is "I won vs him before, shouldn't be a problem for me". In fact, with such mindset if u make mistake and lose to him, you get mad and it ruins everything!
Second part of the month was extremely good for me. Let's start with SC2CL - team league. I managed to win vs Taeja and Kane.
The game vs Taeja is here (00:29)
I felt very happy about this win, of course, it's bo1 blah blah blah, still win is win. WCS OSL is bo1 in Ro32, so you need to concentrate on each game, I did my best and won, that's why I am happy, I know exactly that I can beat the best. I was casted by Incontrol and Artosis. Artosis remembers me, in fact I've been to Korea for 1 month and played code A qualis once where I lost to PartinG And Artosis even knows about this blog, I cant describe the feeling when I heard it, it's very motivating, you feel that you are going in right direction!
The game vs Kane is here
Kane is a very good zerg player, he won the Shoutcraft and showed other good results lately, I've never played him before, so it was very interesting to play vs someone from NA scene, and I won! Interesting muta vs muta game, We won vs RooT 4:3
Then I played ESET masters cups, I was way more confident than usually, and I managed to win both cups! My run at the first cup:
1-0 vs Siphonn
1-0 vs Gerrino
1-0 vs Veriol
1-0 vs GunGFuBanDa
1-0 vs Miniraser
2-0 vs mouzhOpe
2-0 vs GLEiki
3-2 vs Revenge
Hope and Revenge have become my kinda rivals because I get to play vs them very often and the games are usually very close and interesting, winrate is about 50%, but this time I won!
Second cup I player in a very calm manner, I knew that I can win because I already won previous cup, no small errors bothered me, I pointed myself into win!
1-0 vs Choosy
1-0 vs Ateas
1-0 vs AiLillekanin
1-0 vs nexDelphiZerg
1-0 vs MǂDieStar
2-0 vs bouli
2-1 vs FXOLucky
3-2 vs AiKrr
I had very strong opponents, especially it hard vs FXOLucky because he has good achivements and he knocked out many good zerg players, in the finals I played vs Krr - he's good at cheesing and making timing attacks, once again it was very close, but last game I had a very good read on the game and managed to grab the win.
It's a very good feeling when hard work pays off, but I'm not gonna stop now. I am stonger than ever before and I want to keep this momentum going. Maybe I'll take part in upcoming DreamHack Bucharest, so I need to polish my gameplay before that. Thank you for reading, please, post your comments, even if you post a single word, it would be very nice, so please do that! Also if you would like to read about anything specific, you can wright it in comments! HF ~


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Athena Introduction and OMG What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
Hi All,
38-yr-old "Athena" here. Down to about 227 from 275 last August (go me!) after embarking on a supervised total lifestyle-oriented weight loss program, and a couple days ago, after nearly 6 months of oggling and drooling about getting a bike, I finally brought home my '14 Specialized Dolce Elite Compact. Huzzah! I was originally going to get a hybrid, as I suspected a more upright stance would be easier to ride and would be better for my bad lower back, but my test rides on the flat bars left me with super-sore sit bones. The balance on the road bikes seemed to take a little of the pressure off, and it didn't seem to exacerbate my lower back pain at all (got a little stretched, but felt remarkably better the next day).
I've only done 2 short rides (first one 0.8 miles, 2nd one 1.8 miles, according to Strava), and while I feel like I could have plowed through more mileage between my legs and lungs, my ischial tuberousities were so, so tender. It's really discouraging. I spoke with the bike shop guy about it a little when I was buying the bike and he suggested I keep the stock saddle for a bit, and that I might work into it. And of course I still need to schedule my formal bike fitting. But is it bad, bad news if I can't even ride for 2 miles without being in a lot of pain? I would understand if I felt pain after a half hour or so, but it's basically uncomfortable from the very get-go and it swiftly (within 10 minutes) becomes intolerable.
If anyone has any experience with suffering through the sit bone issue in such brief rides? Do I need to relax and give it more time? Should I just expect to have this severe pain and a bruised behind until I toughen up a bit? Or are there prophylactic measures I should take NOW to make it better? Also, because I'm so new to cycling, I'm a little lost about the whole bike fit process. I'm not really sure what to expect. Thanks for any help you can offer!! And I'm excited to be on the boards, formally! (Been lurking as a guest for a bit)
Congratulations on the weight loss and the life style changes!!
Well I suspect the sit area will toughen up in a little while.
As for a bike fit they will take some preliminary measurements and adjust the bike. Then they will put the bike on a trainer have you sit on it and pedal a little while watching you. Then they will make some adjustments to seat height and for and aft positions, handle bar height and maybe change the stem for increasing or shortening the reach and have you ride some more. And they will also ask you how you feel. Depending on how extensive the fit is that is about it.
I know of some very extensive fits where they actually have sensors in the pedals and elsewhere the measure pressure. I doubt that is what you will have.
Hang in there!!
Welcome and congrats on your success so far!
are you wearing cycling shorts with a chamois? That might help if you are not.
definitely a bike fit will go a ways toward comfort on bike but some of sit bone discomfort just requires time on bike to ease up. Some of your issue could just be not being use to a road bike seat and positioning.
I sort of agree that get the bike fit done...ride and ride some more...see what happens before swapping out to different saddle. If after riding and you still experience specific discomfort and maybe saddle sores...then start testing out saddles (find test saddle program thru shops to test before purchase).
Your posterior will toughen up and get acclimated, but it takes time. It will get better, I promise! ;)
Welcome. There will be pain and discomfort at first, but there comes a tipping point where it becomes fun, and then kind of addicting. I don't sweat the bike fit so much. The guy at my LBS has done a few tweeks, and is of he opinion that I am starting to share that bike fit is not an exact science. With experience you will gain riding technique and fitting becomes an interactive thing that a fancy machine can only approximate.
Work up to it, and don't push yourself so hard at first that it stops being fun. Good Luck.
my current faves are my Hincapie bibs and a pair I got at performance ....
ok, it shouldn't be that painful after only 2 miles... ask your shop if they have some other saddles you can demo.
I'm not sure about women's saddles but generally, soft and cushy is no good! You want a very firm support.
+1 to cycling shorts too and don't sweat what it makes you look like. All cyclists look like dopes, even the super skinny fit ones. ;)
Congratulations on your accomplishment and the new bike. I started out riding and had some discomfort as well on my rear. It does really take a few rides to get used to it then it goes away, at least for me it did. If it didn't I would have tried a different saddle eventually. Good luck and keep it up!
My wife prefers the Terry bike shorts, but you'll find that personal preferences in saddles and shorts vary widely among individuals. I'm with your LBS in that you should stick with the stock saddle for a while. Too many people get sore in the early days and immediately buy a big cushy saddle thinking that will solve the problem. It doesn't and can actually make things worse. The same goes for the excessively padded shorts. Your chamois (natural or synthetic pad) should be fairly thin >8mm at the sit bones with 4 to 6mm being just fine. Remember the purpose of bike shorts is to wick moisture and prevent friction, not provide padding. If it feels like you are wearing a diaper, you have too much padding. Adding padding either on the saddle or in the shorts just decreases the amount of space available and moves the pressure off of your sit bones onto the soft tissues of your perineum and inner thighs.
Like any other new exercise, cycling will cause some aches and pains for a while. Take notes of where any pains are when you ride (or after) and take them to the bike fitting. Get your bike well fit to you with good positioning and proper weight distribution and then ride for a few weeks. If the pain persists or you start developing any saddle sores or sharp joint pain, get refit. You might need to change stem length/angle/height or make other tweeks. Realize that as you get more fit and flexible, you may have to make more tweeks to positioning.
A common early mistake is to have the saddle too low and the bars too high. This mimics the position of a beach cruiser but is inappropriate on a road bike and can cause pain to your backside and personals as well as your knees.
I suggest not changing the saddle until you are sure you have the bike well fitted and have ridden for a while to toughen the backside a bit. I think that a lot of people who have trouble finding the "right" saddle when they first start mistake a lack of conditioning for having the "wrong" saddle. My Plan B bike has a Bontrager SSR (the least expensive entry level saddle that comes on many Trek bikes) that I bought for $9 out of a bargain bin. It is not as comfortable as my Specialized Avatar or Toupe on my other two bikes, but it isn't like riding a barbed wire covered 2x4 either. I had that same saddle on my first road bike and rode it many recreational miles, 20-30 miles on many group rides and on my first century without too much discomfort and no saddle sores. Honestly, most of the stock saddles on LBS bikes are not half bad these days. You will likely upgrade at some point, but don't be in a rush.
When I first got back into cycling in the early spring four years ago (the first serious cycling of my life and the first time on a bike in more than 20 years) I started with an 1990s mountain bike and rode about five miles through flat, quiet, residential streets. I got home and could barely get off the bike, walked into the house with shaking legs and flopped on the couch where I moaned until I fell asleep. The next day I walked like an extra from Planet of the Apes. Don't get discouraged by your first few outings, things will get better soon if you stick with it. My second year I rode a flatbar touring bike and the third, a well used 1990s Trek 1400. Last year I got my first modern road bike and am loving it. I'm still not a fast rider but I can hang with the pack on most B-rides and have ridden quite a few organized and charity rides from 45-100 miles in length. I still get sore sometimes, but a good sore that goes away with a shower and a night's sleep.
Congratulations on your new bike and welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the herd!
We all get sore. There are ways to mitigate it, but would not fret over being sore after your first few rides. It sounds like you have a good dialog going with the shop, keep asking them questions and they'll help.
2. +1 In my early days I rode in cargo shorts padded with a pair of tighty whities. I had all kinds of "junk issues" until I switched to the bibs.
You do need to do something about the bike seat though. Different seat and adjustments for sure. Also add to that the angle of your hips - I read that around here somewhere. It is true that some time is needed before seats stop hurting but that's from more time in the saddle. Also, you might - just throwing this out there - need a "comfort" designed seat until you loose a little more and at the same time letting your body get used to being on a bicycle. Most of us go through several seats and lots of minor tweaking of height and angle until we get it right. Find a bike shop that will keep swapping seats for you every couple of days (as long as you don't damage the seat) until you get one that is comfortable for at least a 1/2 hour before any sort of pain or discomfort.
How about joining a spin class or a cheap bike on a trainer to get some time in w/minimal excuses not ride? If you are only going 15 minutes at a time for now, using the trainer at home you can do that 2 or 3 times a day by just jumping on, spinning, and done. A month of that, along with bicycling, and your physical comfort and confidence should be right up where it should be.
I had the same problem when I first started. The bike shop went to fit me, and I was nearly in tears just trying to get through the fitting. I really couldn't sit and spin in a way to get a good fit because it hurt so bad. But, I suffered through it and took the bike home. I tried several rides, but couldn't make it around the block without excruciating pain.
So, I bought a Brooks B67, and mounted it on my bike. There was an immediate difference. I could actually sit on the saddle to get fitted. And, when I went riding, my butt was no longer the limiting factor. I could ride for as long as my unfit self could. After the ride I'd have a little soreness, but it was a drastic difference from the stock saddle.
I'm no expert, but there is no way I could have went on with the level of pain I was experiencing.
I had problems with my butt hurting, legs getting sore, and arms falling asleep for the first solid week of riding. It was really tough on me, and I was only going about 10-12 miles at the most, with rest stops along the way. My muscles started toning up pretty quickly after that, and I can sit on those awful hard skinny saddles for a 25 mile ride with only one stop to stretch out and get rehydrated. Don't let your beginning rides discourage you, you're whole body is getting toned to include your heart and lungs. You will become more comfortable and increase your endurance pretty quickly if you ride regularly, even if it's just 2 miles a day. You're not in a contest with anybody. This is just about enjoying your quality of life, having fun, and taking care of yourself :)
Thanks to you all for the encouraging replies! Went out today and picked up a pair of gloves and proper padded cycling shorts. I'm taking the day off today (my personal trainer made me do squats yesterday so that's a whole other pain I'm managing, lol!), so I'll be trying everything out at my cycling "lesson" tomorrow at the Cascade Bicycle Club. I'm going to stick to the OEM saddle as long as I can tolerate it, though I've been looking at other saddles. Came across the Serfas Women's RX-922 model online last night and it was very well-reviewed. Spotted it today at REI and it will definitely be a test saddle should I need to go that route (hopefully just temporarily).
My sincerest thanks, again, for all your welcomes and thoughtful replies! I'm looking forward to being an active member of this forum!
I was wondering if you might post a picture of your bike?
Definitely talk to your LBS and others in area if possible who might sell different brands of saddles. Find test programs...so you can ride saddle for a bit to see how it works for you. I ride out of a women's shop and the frank discussions had there with women that come in to talk about saddle discomfort may not happen in a more male dominated shop. Our bits are different and as such often we need a different saddle than men. Not always but often enough. Before you buy...try several saddles....take notes (written if you can to make sure you get the description of type of pain and where pain is) or whether one was FABULOUS to ride with. Then when you are ready you know which one was the one you liked best and you buy that one.
I have seen several women come into the shop and they have bought several saddles trying to find one that was "right"...that is throwing money out the window. Don't do that. You should be able to find one that you feel comfortable on.
I had a stock men's Bontrager on my bike until this past spring and rode a century on it. It wasn't awful but it was uncomfortable when I went in the drops as my pelvis tilted more and I was more on my sensitive bits....I tested several saddles (a few Fizik and a Terry) and ended up with the Fizik that I started out demoing. It is the Fizik Vesta and has a relief channel and is described as being a saddle designed for endurance rides...(I like doing Centuries). I have now put thousands of miles and a few centuries on that saddle and I love it.
BTW...I am an athena....I'm 5' 7" and 218 currently.
Where in the PNW are you? I was borned and raised in Washington state and lived all over the state. Still have family spread from Bellingham to Clarkston.
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Thanks for the info, Beachgrad - I've attached a pic of the new ride below. I live in Kirkland in a ridiculously hilly area. There are a few flat streets around that I can "practice" on, and luckily I can pop the wheels off and stick everything in the back of my MINI to get to the local paved trails. I'll definitely look for a store that offers saddle testing. After dropping so much on a bike, I'm not going to be throwing my money away so easily!! I've been logging some brief ride notes and I'll definitely start adding specifics about pain intensity and location, especially while testing. Great idea!
Addendum: just saw the picture of you Spec - that's a really pretty bike. Good color choice. You will have a lot of fun on it. I did notice the saddle is tipped more forward than a lot of us have ours - does it feel like you are sliding off or leaning on the bars a lot?
Gorgeous bike!
I'm guessing that saddle is a women's Specialized so it is likely a good start point. How soon til you get fit done.
did they have you on trainer in shop and check your fit at least by look before leaving?
Congratulations on the weight loss, you rock! Bike looks cool, too.
Bicycle shorts will help quite a bit. Keep after the fit adjustments, too, until you find a sweet spot.
You sound like you are well on the way to cycling success. Keep going! It has made a tremendous improvement in my life, and I wish you similar happy results.
Thanks again, all! I'll be scheduling the formal fit within the next week or so. I wanted to wait just a bit to get a better idea of what to feel for, and do some additional research on the matter. Gonna go in better armed that on purchase day, that's for sure! The LBS guy rode around with me as I was testing each of the bikes and made small adjustments here and there. He said I was leaving with an approximate fit, so I wasn't expecting perfection. Looks like you're right about the saddle, RoadTire. It does look to be tipping down and that might be adding to the discomfort. It's an easy-enough place to start!
I too noted saddle nose down. Do you have a level or smart phone that you can get a level app on? That way you can set it s level front to back as possible. Often the shop I ride out of will recommend starting with saddle level...
Gorgeous bike! Specialized makes nice bikes, for sure! I'd still ride one but got far too good of a deal last year on my Diamondback Podium...
I agree, get the saddle level to start.
Otherwise, keep up the awesome work! Road bikes are fun, I always said I'd never own one. Then I moved away from good MTB trails, the test ride on my 2006 Specialized Allez (sold) won me over on skinny tires. IF they are good at fitting, you will be happy (is it a specialized BG fitting service? they are supposedly well trained).
Your body is supposed to be supported on the saddle by your pelvic bones, not by the soft part of the crotch. Those bones are a bit toward the rear as you sit on a bike, hence the saddle is wider at the rear to match. If the saddle is nose down, you tend to slide forward and then the soft bits are taking all the weight on the nose of the saddle. A flat saddle or even a very slightly nose up saddle allows the pelvic bones to do the supporting.
Suppose a saddle has lots of padding. The pelvic bones will sink down and compress the padding. The rest of the padding will push up on the rest of the crotch. Heavily padded saddles are thus less comfortable than firm hard saddles, except for the shortest rides. Get a firm saddle with as little padding as possible. You need a little bit of padding to ease the friction between bone and saddle base, but that's what the cycling shorts are for.
Different people have different widths of their pelvis, women are generally wider than men, so each person will find a different saddle comfortable. Women's saddle tend to be a little wider and often have a center channel, though increasingly men's saddles have those channels too. Terry specializes in women's saddles. Brooks has women's models. You should definitely not have to buy new $80 saddles over and over just to try them. Your bike shop should have an exchange program; otherwise, buy used saddles (bike shop like Recycled Cycles, or eBay, etc).
If all of your weight is resting dead and heavy on your pelvis, constantly pressing on the saddle for hours and slamming down on bumps, it will eventually get uncomfortable no matter how good the saddle fit is. You want to be active on the bike, not sit and sit and sit. Stand sometimes, which can be a full stand or just a subtle lift off the saddle. When approaching a bump, get up and let your legs, not your crotch, absorb the shocks. Get used to pedaling in the standing position, which is important for other reasons too (change the muscles used, rapid accelerations, climbing steep grades).
And yes there is some toughening up to do. Even though being able to ride only 2 miles without bad pain seems a bit more than the usual butt-toughening issues. You could try to work up a bit more each day, for a week or so. Definitely get the cycling shorts and level the saddle, though. If you are getting raw down there, stop!
That is a really pretty bike in a great color. Given where you live, I'd recommend some light fenders. Keep your bike and yourself clean. Crud RoadRacers or RaceBlades or similar. They go on and off quickly when the seasons change. Don't forget lights and something high-viz.
Thanks, Nymtber! According to the shop's website, they are BikeFit Systems certified. I'll have the cycle club instructor help me out with the saddle-leveling tomorrow, and he's also probably going to have to help me get my rear wheel back on. I got it on once myself but it was sheer luck! I'm not exactly mechanically-inclined, and have spacial analysis issues, which I know is a weakness when dealing with this kind of stuff! Very excited though. Just ordered a Quad Lock mount and case for my phone. Now I can have Strava visible while riding (computer will have to wait til I can do longer rides... or my birthday!!). :D
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Ethical Considerations in Licensing Negotiations January 13, 2004. Cecily Anne Snyder, Vice President, Legal Affairs & Stuart J. West, P.E. Fliesler Meyer, LLP. Direct negotiations with the other party Communication of offers Confidentiality of client information
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Ethical Considerations in Licensing Negotiations
January 13, 2004
Cecily Anne Snyder,Vice President, Legal Affairs
Stuart J. West, P.E.
Fliesler Meyer, LLP
Direct negotiations with the other party
Communication of offers
Confidentiality of client information
Misrepresentations and failure to disclose material facts
Ethical Issues that can Arise
The Rule: A lawyer can represent a client in a license negotiation with an unrepresented party and can negotiate with a represented party where consent is obtained.
California Rules of Professional Conduct provide:
2-100(A) While representing a client, a member shall not communicate directly or indirectly about the subject of the representation with a party the member knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the member has the consent of the other lawyer.Direct Negotiations
Direct Negotiations
Interpretation: negotiation with an unrepresented party and can negotiate with a represented party where consent is obtained.
Even though a licensing negotiation is often non-adversarial in nature, obtaining consent of the other lawyer is prudent.
Ascertain from the other party whether they are represented by counsel before beginning negotiations.
If represented by counsel, confirm permission to proceed with negotiation.
If not represented by counsel, document inquiry and response; suggest that the party obtain counsel to avoid inadvertently creating an attorney-client relationship.Technology Survey
Direct Negotiations
The Rule: A lawyer must pass along offers received. negotiation with an unrepresented party and can negotiate with a represented party where consent is obtained.
The State Bar Act provides:
§ 6068. It is the duty of an attorney to do all of the following: … (m) to respond promptly to reasonable status inquiries of clients and to keep clients reasonably informed of significant developments in matters with regard to which the attorney has agreed to provide legal services.
§ 6103.5(a) A member of the State Bar shall promptly communicate to the member's clients all amounts, terms and conditions of any written offer of settlement made by or on behalf of an opposing party….
California Rules of Professional Conduct Provides:
3-500 A member shall keep a client reasonably informed about significant developments relating to the employment or representation, including promptly complying with reasonable requests for information and copies of significant documents when necessary to keep the client so informed.
3-510(A) A member shall promptly communicate to the member's client: …(2) All amounts, terms, and conditions of any written offer of settlement made to the client in all other matters.
Communication of Offers
Remember: Failure to communicate is the #1 complaint made against attorneys!
Communication of Offers
Interpretation: against attorneys!
Each licensing offer has the potential to be considered a significant development relating to representation that should be passed along. Unless the licensing is made in the context of litigation settlement, it may not fall under 3-510 as well. If it falls within 3-510(A), then it would also fall within § 6103.5(A) and failure to comply could result in the attorney being disbarred or suspended under §6100 of the State Bar Act.
Consider making licensing offers in writing, or providing term sheets, to force the other side to consult with the client. Depending on how the other side has prepared this may trigger the duty to communicate.
Consult the client at every offer for instructions (onerous) or obtain a range of acceptable offers that require consultations as well as a range that do not require consultations.
Prior to the negotiation thoroughly review the BATNA/WATNA with the client along with various "creative" solutions to minimize the number of consultations.
Bring the decision maker with you.
Communication of Offers
The Rule: An attorney must maintain the confidentiality of his or her client's information.
The State Bar Act provides:
§ 6068. It is the duty of an attorney to do all of the following: …
(e) To maintain inviolate the confidence, and at every peril to himself to preserve the secrets, of his or her client."
California Evidence Code provides:
§ 952. As used in this article, "confidential communication between client and lawyer" means information transmitted between a client and his or her lawyer in the course of that relationship and in confidence by a means which, so far as the client is aware, discloses the information to no third person other than those who are present to further the interest of the client…"
§ 954. Subject to Section 912 (privilege waiver) and except as otherwise provided in this article, the client, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between client and lawyer….
Maintaining Client Confidentiality
Interpretation: his or her client's information.
Information provided by a client to an attorney during preparation for a licensing negotiation is potentially privileged. Failure to protect client confidential information could result in disciplinary proceedings.
Review with client prior to negotiation which confidential facts disclosed during the attorney-client communications can be disclosed, which facts can be disclosed if required for strategic advantage, and which facts should never be disclosed.
Maintaining Client Confidentiality
The Rule: Attorneys should not make misrepresentations of material facts.
The State Bar Act provides:
§ 6068. It is the duty of an attorney to do all of the following: …
(d) To employ, for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided in him or her those means only as are consistent with truth, and never to seek to mislead the judge or any judicial officer by an artifice or false statement of fact or law.
The ABA Model Rules provide:
4.1 In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly: (a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or (b) fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6. (Confidentiality of Information)
The ABA Model Code provides:
DR 7-102(A)(5). In his representation of a client, a lawyer shall not: … knowingly make a false statement of law or fact.
Interpretation: material facts.
California statute does not explicitly prohibit misrepresentations in negotiations. However, the rules against misrepresentations toward tribunals could be applied more broadly. Also, the ABA Model rules and Model Code do provide that a lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of fact or material fact. Attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions could potentially be subject to a rule akin to the ABA rules.
If you are a multi-jurisdiction attorney be sensitive to the potential differences between jurisdictional requirements and follow the more stringent rule.
Consider the effect on your reputation in the licensing community if you engage in misrepresentations.
Bluffing is a common tactic used in negotiation material facts.
A bluff that is a lie or false statement is considered wrong. The downsides include:
Can jeopardize reputation if detected.
May ultimately undermine negotiating position.
Misrepresentation vs. Bluffing
Where the other side has no right to know the true bargaining position.
Limited deception is okay under the rules; outright deception should be avoided.
Posturing or bluffing is okay.
Limited Deception
Bluffing: bargaining position.I do not think my client will accept a royalty of 10% of net profits.
Deception: My client will not accept a royalty of 10% of net profits!
Example: Bluffing vs. Deception
Mutual trust assumes that each party will play by the same rules.
Trust creates an environment where the parties are more likely to be honest and straightforward.
Use of Trust
Developing a level of trust with the other party can be beneficial to negotiations, but…
Client buy-in to that strategy is prudent.
Beware disclosing confidential information.
Cautions on Use of Trust
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It turns out that the least remarkable thing about Alexander the Great was his sexuality. Having been admired to the point of veneration for more than 2,000 years, Alexander's star began to fade in the 19th century so that there is now more passionate discussion about Colin Farrell's sexually ambiguous performance in the Oliver Stone movie. But there are at least two noteworthy things about Alexander: first, he created a previously unimagined empire stretching from the Danube to the Indus and single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade out of a life of only 32 years which ended in 323 BC. And second, his life and achievements inspired artists and rulers for the next 2,200 years.
Now the Australian Museum on Sydney's College Street is hosting (until 28 April) a truly remarkable exhibition, Alexander The Great: 2,000 Years of Treasures, drawn from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg, which was founded to meet Catherine the Great's interest in the man and the era. It is worth noting that the extraordinary Hermitage Museum will be celebrating its 250th anniversary next year; we are the hosts of an anniversary celebration in advance.
Given that Alexander was by all accounts and depictions extremely handsome, it is appropriate that Australian Museum director Frank Howarth and his team have created a very handsome exhibition, displaying hundreds of fascinating and beautiful objects. The refinement and delicacy of many of the earliest objects is amazing. The exhibition catalogue has a number of interesting essays pointing out the significance of Alexander's continuing influence. Although his vast empire did not long survive his death, his lasting legacy was Greek culture in the form of Hellenism influencing the development of the arts from the Renaissance to the present: the absorption of the Greek discovery — art as an imitation of nature — as a basis of Western artistic language. To some extent the essays may overstate the case, but in summary, after Alexander everything was different.
Whatever Alexander did in his bedroom or tent is irrelevant, although not uninteresting in a gossipy way. It is said that his great loves were his mother, his horse Bucephalus and his general and life-long friend Herphaestion, yet he also had two wives and a son. All this while creating an extraordinary empire before an untimely death. This exhibition does him and his influence great honour.
There was never the slightest doubt about the sexuality of Francis Bacon. A major exhibition doesn't let us forget it. Francis Bacon: Five Decades is at the Art Gallery of NSW until 24 February. Like the Alexander show it is very handsomely presented with beautiful wall colours, impressive gold frames around impressively large pictures under glass, and splendid lighting (especially important given the presence of the glass). This first exhibition dedicated to his work in Australia is curated by the gallery's curatorial director, Anthony Bond, and contains more than 50 paintings drawn from 37 collections together with effectively displayed archival material from Bacon's evidently chaotic London studio now recreated in Dublin.
The exhibition tells us that Francis Bacon is widely acknowledged as one of the most important figurative painters of the 20th century: 'Gutsy, visceral and provocative, his paintings lay bare the struggles of the human condition.' For evidence of the importance placed on Bacon's work, we can turn to the market. Portrait, the attractive and informative magazine of the National Portrait Gallery, provides a list of the international top ten auction results for self-portraits. Francis Bacon takes five of the top ten positions. The numbers are staggering: 'Self-Portrait 1978' sold at Sotheby's London in June 2007 for US$38,319,050 and then, post-GFC, 'Study for Self-Portrait 1964' sold at Christie's London in June 2012 for US$33,578,272. It probably isn't smart to argue with the market, so I won't, but I've had a problem with Bacon. This undoubtedly says more about me than it does about the works themselves. The paintings are beautifully executed using lovely colours and beguiling shapes. It is not surprising that Brett Whiteley was so drawn to Bacon as evidenced in this show. Bacon's pictures are astonishingly decorative but the treatment of his subject matter keeps me at a distance. Nevertheless this is a very important exhibition which will interest all who care about painting and its development.
Arriving at the gallery, we were struck by the curiously subdued atmosphere in a place that, in the past, I have described as making one feel better just by walking through the door. Not at the moment it doesn't. On the other hand, the Australian Museum, which long waited for its wake-up call, seems to have received it and is positively buzzing. This led me to think about the importance of personal style of leadership of such institutions and activities. In some curious way leadership affects atmosphere. Ideally it shouldn't matter, but it does. Another case in point may be this year's Sydney Festival, which seems to be barely creeping into town.
The festival has lost its flashy free opening night, which may be part of the problem, but that has to be overcome. Another difficulty arises from the decision to present about half the festival in Parramatta, which is an important cultural and population centre and therefore should have its own separate festival and not be sold as part of Sydney.
Meanwhile, over at the Belvoir, director Ralph Myers has just opened a new adaptation of J.M. Barrie's 113-year-old classic Peter Pan, which should appeal to the theatre's ageing middle-class audience. That audience will almost certainly see a fresh re-examination of the story that will be anything but twee featuring charismatic newcomer Meyne Wyatt as the wild boy.
Donald McDonald was chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1996 to 2006.
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THE Ness of Brodgar in Orkney is a 5000-year-old Neolithic temple, believed to be as significant in its day as Stonehenge.
The site was investigated by BBC2 documentary A History of Ancient Britain, with presenter Neil Oliver describing it as "the discovery of a lifetime".
It was most likely used for rituals and ceremonies during the Neolithic Age.
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Skara Brae is a domestic settlement close to the Ness of Brodgar.
It is Europe's most complete Neolithic village and was first uncovered in 1850 when a storm struck the islands.
Both sites have revealed some fine Neolithic art, with a key piece of carved stone found at Ness Of Brodgar in August last year.


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If you're interested in helping to make the holidays a little nicer for others, there's a few different ways you can help.
Join Key Bank in Fremont (602 N 34th St) with their donation drive for warm cloths, donate new hats, gloves, socks, and winter coats to help families in need stay warm this winter season. You can learn more here.
Bring joy for the Holidays to children in Seattle. Edward Jones is supporting Toys for Tots by using offices as drop off locations. Bring your unwrapped, new-toy donations to the Edward Jones office of Marko Tubic (503 N 36th St) or to Not A Number Cards & Gifts (720 N 35th St). If you need ideas ask the merchants of Fremont to help with "what any kid might want."


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I've never been the kind of person who gags if her food touched each other on my dinner plate! I'm often the one who just piles it on and actually encourages my meal to cohabitate! Many of my favorite dishes came about when a certain "Cross Contamination" occurred!
PeAnuT BuTTter aNd pIcKLle SaNdWIch!
Sounds hideous I know!
Yet oh so incredible!!! Who knew creamy Peanut Butter and Dill Pickle Chips
were a match made in heaven!
For reals you all should try it!!! It has about a 78% conversion rate! I even gave birth to two fans!!! A tradition I proudly passed on!!! Some parents pass on intelligence or blue eyes…. I pass on crazy taste buds! Ahhhhh YEEAAHHH!!!
Other favs over here are Rice with A1, Coco Pebbles on Ice Cream, Salt and Vinigar chips with Cottage Cheese and Spaghetti Salad! None of witch are either gourmet or classy
for that matter… just plane good combos!
Spaghetti Salad is a no brainer! I love pasta! I love salad!
Together it's a home run right! RIGHT!
I grab my largest bowl I can get my hands on and pile in my lettuce. I top it with my pasta and meat sauce and then add A little drizzle of Ranch dressing and Italian dressing!
Give it a little mix-a-roo and there you go!
With garden veggies ready to over take kitchens across America, I've been adding fresh
veggies to my pasta sauce! I add shredded Carrots, Onions and Zucchini! It's a great way to sneak some goodness in if you have picky eaters!
Spaghetti Salad!!! A great combo pretty much on the safe side! If your up for more
of an adventure I'd try the PB & P!!!
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Bhagavad Gita
Bhaja Govindam
Doctrine And Way Of Living
YUDHISHTHIRA was plunged in sorrow. "He has gone to the sleep that
knows no waking, he who in battle overcame Drona, Aswatthama and Duryodhana and who was
like a destroying fire to enemy forces.
O warrior that made Duhsasana flee in fear, are you dead? What then is
there for me to fight for or win? Why do we want kingdom now? What words of comfort can I
offer to Arjuna? And what shall I say to Subhadra, quivering like a cow bereaved of her
calf? How can I utter to them vain words of solace that serve no purpose?
Truly, ambition destroys the understanding of men. Like the fool who,
looking for honey, falls into a precipitous pit below and is destroyed, in my desire for
victory I pushed to the battle-front this boy, whose life was all before him in love and
There is no fool like me in the world. I have killed Arjuna's beloved
son, instead of protecting him during the absence of his father."
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The Histrionic Chamois Cream
by Chikashi
The quintessential cycling ointment is available from a variety of brands. They all have their proprietary blend of ingredients, usually including those that have something to do with smell.
Some are there to prevent or inhibit bad odor by preventing bacteria from flourishing in your nether regions.
Some are there to neutralise the odor arising from all the perspiration and heat.
Some are there to mask the odor.
The last one is generally called "fragrance" and can be either natural or synthetic.
A discreet concoction or a screamer.
Pleasant or repulsive.
Preference for fragrance is a very personal thing, and whatever blend they use in the cream, what people end up smelling is a unique cocktail of the ingredients and the wearer's own chemicals. Let's call this the Mix. The Mix is inherently a difficult one.
A screamer amplifies the risk of the Mix ending up on the wrong side of that preference.
When you're the only one out on the road, all this fuss about smell is pointless either way. The problem is that the Mix does not hit the olfactory nerves of the wearer but only of those that are behind him or her.
Sometimes, someone in front is using some cheap perfume, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, layering of some or all of the above. However, even if you are not familiar with every single chamois cream on the market, you can tell that what you are smelling is a chamois cream, particularly if the Mix is a screamer.
Whether you like the smell or not becomes a secondary concern when you realise that, regardless of your olfactory preferences, you are smelling someone's butt.
It could be a rather pleasant thought.
But rarely.
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Dedicated to advancing the science of aquatic plant management, SePRO has conducted over six years of extensive research on product formulations, release rates and pond sediment to discover how these three critical factors affect plant control. As the culmination of this research, professional aquatic managers now choose from four distinct formulations of Sonar, the world's leading brand of aquatic herbicide for the selective, long-term control of undesirable aquatic vegetation.
Sonar, The Flexible Solution
Sonar aquatic herbicide offers both selective and broad-spectrum control capabilities. Since each lake is different in shape and size, water flow pattern, aquatic plant species and type of use, the development of an effective aquatic vegetation management program requires an aquatic herbicide formulation that is flexible enough to adapt to a wide range of applications. Whether the intended use of a lake is fishing, swimming or simply aesthetic beauty, Sonar can provide an effective plant management solution.
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Sonar selectively manages problem weeds for a year or longer, with minimal risk to the environment. That makes water usable for recreation, brings the fish population back into balance and restores property values. Water can be enjoyed the way it used to be, because even directly after application, Sonar won't restrict swimming, fishing or drinking. No other aquatic herbicide provides this flexibility.
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The complete line of Sonar Aquatic Herbicides is the key component of the Integrated Methods for the Control of Aquatic Plants. The IMCAP process - a combination of chemical and non-chemical technologies that SePRO researchers have merged together to develop uniquely-tailored treatment strategies for maximum results with minimum application rates.
The IMCAP process provides applicators with a full arsenal of pre-treatment planning data including Bathymetric and Volumetric Surveys and Mapping, Remote Sensing and Hydroacoustic Surveys, and PlanTEST*, a pre-treatment bioassay that determines the fluridone susceptibility of the target species to Sonar. A second plant bioassay, EffecTEST*, is employed during and following treatment to determine the response of both target and non-target vegetation, allowing applicators to adjust treatment rates or schedules, if necessary, early in the application process. Finally, a FasTEST* Water Analysis is used to determine the concentration of fluridone in the water during the treatment period. FasTEST, a key factor in developing low use-rates strategies for Sonar, allows applicators to manage Sonar concentrations within a few parts per billion (ppb) of the target rate over the two- to four-month treatment period.
Your SePRO Aquatic Specialist will work with you to make the most of the IMCAP data to take the guesswork out of your treatment strategies.


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Is there something in the water at the BBC and ITV at the moment? Just when you think TV can't get any stranger (Dale Winton's Hole in the Wall was supposed to be the nadir, wasn't it?), along comes Saturday night teatime nonsense Don't Scare the Hare and Sing If You Can. Not since the days of Mr Blobby and Ice Warriors have weekends been filled with such peculiar antics. To mark the return of 'wacky' to Saturday evenings, here's a list of Tube Talk's favourite weird gameshows.
Big Break
It ran for 14 series between 1991 and 2002 and was a regular ratings hit in the mid-'90s. But did anyone ever sit down and think about what a ridiculous concept Big Break actually was? Jim Davidson and John Virgo doing a quiz based around snooker - we'd love to have been in the boardroom when that was pitched to the BBC. The only thing more bizarre was Jimmy Tarbuck's Full Swing - the golfing follow-up that failed to capture audiences in the same numbers. It must have been the lack of Virgo.
Takeshi's Castle
Keeping students happy for nearly a decade, this Challenge TV favourite is probably Japan's finest ever export. A near impossible show to actually win, it centred on ridiculous and mucky challenges set by General Lee. Based on the idea of a live action Super Mario, watching hundreds of contestants getting squashed, squelched and falling over never gets tiresome.
Pets Win Prizes
Initially hosted by Danny Baker, before Dale 'Morning Shoppers' Winton took over, Pets Win Prizes was just as ridiculous as it sounds. The programme actually involved contestants competing with their various pets. If anyone tells you TV was "better in the old days", just mention this. Winton is king of the daft gameshows with Touch the Truck, Supermarket Sweep and the sadly axed Hole in the Wall to his name.
It's 1994. Gladiators is off air for the summer. ITV have a big hole to fill in the schedules. John Leslie is looking for work. The result is one of the worst/most hilarious TV gameshows of all time - Scavengers. Need an explanation of the concept? Well, this was the show's guffaw-inducing intro, "The time - the future. The place - deep space. Aboard the mother ship Scavenger the shuttlecraft Vulture prepares for take-off. At the helm, Commander John Leslie." You get the idea.
Man O Man
Somewhere in between God's Gift and Take Me Out in the grubby gameshow scale, there was Man O Man. Chris Tarrant may be known as the Quiz King thanks to Millionaire, but along with bore-fest The Colour of Money, he's had a few stinkers like this to his name down the years. Featuring a gaggle of rowdy women heckling idiotic men, before they were pushed in a pool one-by-one, it was dumb, stupid and utterly ridiculous primetime telly.


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Most Americans incorrectly believe wind speeds determine hurricane evacuation
FLASH cites disturbing survey findings and offers new evacuation safety resources
Apr 15, 2014, 07:00 ET from Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
ORLANDO, Fla., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national Harris Interactive Survey commissioned by the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® has revealed some frightening perceptions regarding hurricane evacuation. The survey found that a vast majority of Americans, 84 percent, mistakenly base their life or death evacuation decisions on the hurricane category and/or wind speed. In fact, hurricane evacuation boundaries are based on the threat of water, not wind, and nearly all evacuation orders are issued due to threat of inland flooding and storm surge.
Today at the National Hurricane Conference, FLASH launched #bustamyth, an initiative to overcome Americans' confusion regarding when to evacuate in a tropical storm or hurricane and to dispel other hurricane myths.
"Most people think of wind with a hurricane, but in recent years, water from storm surge and inland flooding has done the most damage and killed the most people," said Rick Knabb, Ph.D., Director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC). "Families need to find out if they live in an evacuation zone today, have a plan in place and immediately follow evacuation orders when issued."
Tropical storms, Category 1 and 2 hurricanes, post-tropical cyclones and even Nor'easters can all cause life-threatening storm surge. In 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing storm surge of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels. In 2012, Tropical Storm Debby produced storm surge of seven feet in the Florida Panhandle. Often, heavy rains from hurricanes and tropical storms cause flooding well inland from the initial strike zone.
"People underestimate the force and power of water," said FLASH President and CEO Leslie Chapman-Henderson. "During Superstorm Sandy, the Sochacki family of Union Beach, New Jersey lost their home when it was broken apart and swept out to sea. In the middle of the storm, they were forced to take shelter in an elevated, concrete home next door."
FLASH documents stories of survival like the Sochacki family's in its Tale of Two Homes series in hopes of saving lives and homes in the future.
New evacuation resources available
Beginning this hurricane season, the NHC will issue an experimental Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map for areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States that are at risk of storm surge from a tropical cyclone. These real-time maps will show areas where storm surge could occur and how high above ground the water could reach in those areas. The interactive map will be available at www.hurricanes.gov when hurricane or, in some cases, tropical storm, watches or warnings are in effect.
Additionally, FLASH has compiled available online resources on evacuation zones and storm surge mapping for the 222 coastal counties, parishes, and regions from Texas to Maine to help families determine if they reside in an evacuation zone.
Other myths revealed
The annual Harris Interactive survey tests homeowners' hurricane beliefs regarding safety and property protection. Some of the other widely held myths included:
MYTH: It costs more than $10K to make a home stronger against hurricanes
FINDING: 69 percent of Americans believe this to be true
FACT: There are affordable methods and products that minimize damage and the need for costly repairs, including:
- Garage doors are often the most vulnerable opening on a home in a hurricane, but they can be braced for as little as $150
- Windows and sliding glass doors can be protected from flying debris with temporary plywood shutters for $275 to $750 or with corrugated steel or aluminum shutters from $7 to $15 per foot
- Roof uplift resistance is critical in high wind and it may be tripled by applying a 1/4 inch bead of APA AFG-01 certified wood adhesive along the intersection of the roof deck and roof rafter or truss chord on both sides of the beam
- Water intrusion through the roof deck joints is a common source of damage; however, peel and stick water barrier can be applied during re-roofing for as little as $750
MYTH: Taping windows helps prevent hurricane damage
FINDING: 54 percent of Americans believe this to be true
FACT: Taping windows wastes preparation time, does not stop windows from breaking in a hurricane, and does not make clean-up easier. In fact, taping windows may create larger shards of glass that could cause serious injuries. Masking tape, duct tape, window film and specially marketed "hurricane tape" are insufficient and potentially dangerous. Use tested and approved hurricane shutters or other opening protection instead.
About the Survey
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of Salter Mitchell and FLASH from March 3-5, 2014 among 2,112 adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
About FLASH
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)®, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is the country's leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters. FLASH collaborates with more than 100 innovative and diverse partners that share its vision of making America a more disaster-resilient nation including: BASF, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Division of Emergency Management, The Home Depot®, International Code Council, Kohler® Generators, National Weather Service, Portland Cement Association, RenaissanceRe, Simpson Strong-Tie®, State Farm™, USAA® and WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. In 2008, FLASH opened the interactive weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Learn more about FLASH and gain access to its free consumer resources by visiting www.flash.org or calling (877) 221- SAFE (7233). Also, get timely safety tips to ensure that you and your family are protected from natural and manmade disasters by subscribing to the FLASH blog – Protect Your Home in a FLASH.
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