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Local veteran surfer Rich Silva captured the open men's title at the 2nd Annual South Bay Surf Series, presented by the South Bay Boardrider's Club this past Saturday at El Porto in Manhattan Beach.
Saturday's event was the third installment of the six part series that is sponsored by several local surf shops, with each shop taking a turn in sponsoring a different competition.
Silva, a Manhattan Beach resident who works in sales for Body Glove, managed to outpoint the rest of the field on an afternoon that produced ideal surfing conditions, as waves measured four to six feet before being washed out by the wind and low tide.
"This was a ton of fun," Silva said. "It was just gorgeous out there today and there were a lot of talented surfers who were doing some amazing things. It was an honor to be named champion with such a talented field."
Derek Brewer of Manhattan Beach finished in second place, and Gabriel Pasteri of Brazil placed third.
"Anytime you get to surf on a day like this, it's a good day," Brewer said. "I think that I had a good day out there and some really good rides. Everyone was really surfing well."
On the women's side of the draw, former South Torrance High School surfer Natalie Anzivino of Redondo Beach carved up the course and the competition in route to clinching the open women's title for the second consecutive year.
"Wow, that was a pretty long day," Anzivino said. "But anytime you get to spend all day at the beach surfing it's never a hard day. I'm just honored that the judges felt that I did so well."
Body Glove team rider Chandler Parr finished second, and Mira Costa team riders Jordan Wilbe, Rachel Tominaga and Sarah Kohrogi rounded out the top five.
Tominaga also won the junior girls' 18 and under division.
Kelly Zaun, who attends Mira Costa high school and is sponsored by Spyder Surf, finished sixth in the open men's division and won the junior boys' 18 and under division, beating out fellow Mustang Noah Collins, and Vinny Leonelli of Santa Barbara.
"I knew it was going to be a battle," Zaun said of the competition. "Vinny and Noah are really talented surfers and I knew that going into today that one of us three was going to take the title."
Other winners include Kyle Beatty, 14 and under boys' division champion, Dylan Hord, 12 and under boys' division champion, Finn Bertino, nine and under Boys' division champion, Dave Shaefer, open men's long board division champion, and legendary local surfer Mike Purpus, who won the legends division.


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Warrior One MMA (W-1) wasted no time booking its most recent high-profile acquisition, Denis Kang (32-12-1), to headline "Bad Blood" on March 20, pairing him opposite 61-fight veteran, Vernon White (26-33-2).
Kang revealed the match up today via Twitter.com.
White, a bonafide MMA veteran who began his career in the Japanese organization, Pancrase, in its inaugural year (1993), has faced some of the biggest names in MMA today: Chuck Liddell, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Masakatsu Funaki, Pedro Rizzo, Kazushi Sakuraba, and the current UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida, to name a few.
He last fought in May 2009 in "War Gods - War Gods 5" fight card, dropping a unanimous decision against Lew Polley.
Kang, meanwhile -- once a top-ranked middleweight with a stunning 23-fight undefeated streak from 2003 to 2006 in organizations such as Pride FC and Spirit MC -- has run into a rough patch in recent years.
During his three-fight stint in UFC, he went 1-2 with a decison win over Xavier Foupa-Pokam sandwiched between uninspiring losses to Alan Belcher in his promotional debut and to Michael Bisping at UFC 105.
W-1 Bad Blood will take place at the Pierre Charbonneau Centre in Montreal, Quebec Canada on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

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TYLER (KYTX) - Smith County has finished installing new benches at the T.B. Butler Fountain Square just in time for families to gather and watch tonight's Christmas parade.
The new benches are sturdier and more durable than the aging wooden benches removed from the park several months ago. They are also specially designed to allow for square patrons to sit, but discourage sleeping.
Smith County worked with the Heart of Tyler to find benches that were a better fit both functionally and aesthetically for the Downtown Tyler area.
The previous wooden benches were originally removed for repairs by Smith County, but were in poor condition and it became more cost effective to replace them with sturdier, long-term seating.
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Yes, WP8 has seen some unprecedented app traffic in recent times but the VLC player app isn't about to be released anytime soon. The good news is that they have accumulated the amount required to build the player on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms – over £40,000!
The news is updated on their kickstarter project page where they also post the current progress of the project. While the team was originally only focusing on a Windows app, they now claim that the Windows Phone version looks a lot more feasible.
Looks like Microsoft is pitching in too – which is great news for users
We've been in touch with Microsoft representatives, who are thrilled about our endeavor and ready to collaborate with us. They are looking into ways of supporting us directly through non-financial matters, notably hardware, technical and design help. This is great news.
Since the fundraising is continuing, excess funds will be used to further reduce the timeline to release the product.
Some of the other features to be incorporated after the first release are:
- Camera Input Support enables users to record anything connected cameras can see and stream it live
- DLNA client and server integration for playback of media stored on DLNA capable servers on your Windows RT tablet or Windows Phone. Stream everything VLC can play on your tablet or Windows 8 PC to your DLNA capable devices (Xbox, etc.)
- Integration with locally attached devices for media playback and synchronisation
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This sterling route climbs a steep finger crack for about 15 feet. A couple of good ring locks lead to a typical Woodson top-out crux. Those comfortable at the grade can easily boulder this, otherwise for the rest of us two bolts at the top provide an anchor for this classic problem.
After rounding the corner from the Uncertainty Principle Area, e.g., Pickpocket, continue past a heavily chalked "blasted boulder" to a tight left switchback. Looking up and to the right from this corner is a wide offwidth crack, beneath which, and not seen from the road, is California Night. Follow the trail from the road in, up and right to this gem!
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Read J. Heshima Denham's description of what happened to him and others in their SHU March 12, 2013. He believes this is pre-emptive retaliation for their plans to participate in the upcoming hunger strike to begin July 8. Please take a few minutes and either call the Warden's Office or send an email to let them know we are watching and ready to back the prisoners up in their struggle.
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The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, which is torture, which is us prisoners being held in solitary confinement indefinitely, without ever breaking a prison rule or state or federal law, anywhere from 10 to 40 years, under conditions of sensory deprivation, isolation, etc., etc. The fact that solitary confinement is torture is recognized by the U.N. – but not by the U.S., yet.


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Olympic Trekking: Guided Hiking & Backpacking in Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is legendary among hikers and backpackers, offering some of the most beautiful mountains, rainforests, rivers, valleys, and coastline in the country, coupled with an extensive network of trails. There is everything from popular scenic loops such as Seven Lakes Basin, to rugged off-trail routes like the Bailey Range Traverse.
There are many great backpacking trips in the range that can be tailored to a group's goals and ambitions. Below is a sampling:
Seven Lakes Basin (High Divide Loop): One of the most popular outings in the park, this 19 mile loop explores alpine lakes and meadows, originating from Sol Duc Hotsprings. Difficulty: Moderate / Time: 2-3 days
Royal Basin: Beautiful alpine basin surrounded by towering peaks, including Mt. Deception, the second highest in the range, and The Needles. Difficulty: Moderate / Time: 2-4 days
Grand Valley & Cameron Pass: High alpine terrain accessed by the Obstruction Point Rd. The Grand Valley is a great quick overnight trip, while Cameron Pass at 6,400′ is the highest elevation pass in the range. Difficulty: Easy-Moderate / Time: 2-4 days
Anderson Pass: An excellent traverse offering the opportunity to explore the Anderson Glacier, via the Enchanted Valley and the Dosewallips. Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous / Time: 4-6 days
Press Expedition Traverse: A 44.5 mile north to south traverse retracing the 1889-90 Press Expedition. This route originally took 6 months, but thanks to well maintained trails it can now be completed comfortably in 4-6 days. Difficulty: Strenuous / Time: 4-6 days
Olympic Coast Backpacking: Many beautiful coastal routes including the 3 day Wildcatter Coast trip. Difficulty: Easy-Advanced / Time: 2-4 days
Varies based on trip. Backpacking trips can range from simple overnight excursions, to extended 9+ day expeditions deep into the range.
Need rental gear? Items with the RENT link are available through us. Information on where to rent other gear is available on our Rental Gear page.
In addition to the items on this list, participants will be given a portion of the group equipment to carry.
☐ Backpack: 50-75 liter internal frame pack.
☐ Sleeping bag: Rated between 20° and 30°, down or synthetic. Keep in mind that manufacturer's temperature ratings are subjective and serve as guidelines. RENT
☐ Compression stuff sack: Sized appropriately to your bag.
☐ Sleeping pad: Inflatable or closed cell foam (ex: Thermarest Prolite).
Hiking on the coast with an overnight pack requires a supportive hiking boot.
☐ Hiking boots: With good ankle support (ex: La Sportiva Garnet GTX).
☐ Sandals (optional but recommended): For around camp. Should be as lightweight as possible.
☐ Socks: 1-2 pairs (wool or synthetic) that work well with your boots. Keep in mind that warmth comes from good circulation, not necessarily heavy socks. If your boots are roomy choose a heavier sock, if they're snug choose a lighter sock.
☐ Sunglasses: Dark tinted wrap-arounds, should have full UV protection (ex: Julbo Dolgan) RENT
☐ Warm hat: Fleece, wool or synthetic.
☐ Sun hat: Baseball cap, visor, etc.
☐ Light glove
☐ Medium glove (early season): Should be wind and water-resistant, think ski glove.
There are many possible layering combinations for your upper body. Use the following recommendations as guidelines:
☐ Baselayer top: Light to medium weight synthetic fabric (ex: First Ascent Midweight 1/4-Zip Baselayer or First Ascent Solarfoil Hoodie).
☐ Lightweight insulating layer: Light fleece or synthetic layer (ex: First Ascent Sandstone Hoodie, Hangfire Hoodie).
☐ Hardshell jacket with hood: Lightweight and waterproof (ex: First Ascent BC-200 Jacket).
☐ Synthetic or down insulated jacket: Synthetic or down (ex: First Ascent Ignitor Jacket).
☐ Trekking pant: Lightweight synthetic fabric. Convertible pants with zip off legs are optional (ex: First Ascent Guide Pants).
☐ Shorts (optional): Lightweight synthetic fabric (ex: First Ascent Guide Shorts)
☐ Hardshell pant: For adverse weather (ex: First Ascent Rainier Storm Shell Pants).
☐ (2) Heavy trash bags: Cheap lightweight waterproof lining for your backpack.
☐ Sunscreen: SPF 30 or greater, avoid spray on (ex: Doc Martin's of Maui).
☐ Lip balm: With SPF protection.
☐ Insect repellent: Avoid DEET (ex: Natrapel).
☐ Water bottles(s) or hydration system: Should have a screw top (no bike bottles); hydration system should have an insulated tube.
☐ Water purification tablets: Regular iodine tends to work best (ex: Potable Aqua); chlorine dioxide tablets are less practical.
☐ Compact camera
☐ Extra batteries: For your headlamp, camera, etc.
☐ Headlamp: LED headlamp recommended (ex: Petzl Tikka XP2 or Tikka Plus). RENT
☐ Lighter
☐ See Details.
☐ Insulated mug
☐ Bowl
☐ Spoon or spork
Guides will carry a well-equipped group first aid kit.
☐ Personal toiletry kit: Toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper and/or baby wipes, gender specific items, small bottle of hand sanitizer.
☐ Personal first aid kit: Band-Aids, blister repair, anti-diarrheal (Immodium), antacid, ibuprofen or aspirin, as well as any personal prescription medications (be sure to discuss these with us).
☐ Trekking Poles: Ski poles or trekking poles with powder baskets (ex: Black Diamond Traverse). RENT
☐ Book (lightweight)
☐ Journal w/pencil
☐ iPod
☐ Ear plugs
We will provide all necessary group equipment for you trip such as tents, stoves, ropes, and rescue gear.
- No previous backpacking experience is required.
- Some previous hiking experience is recommended.
- Varies depending on trip. In general, the better shape you're in, the more you'll enjoy the experience.
- Guiding and instruction
- Local knowledge
- Breakfasts and dinners
- Group equipment: tents, stoves, fuel, bear canisters
- Lodging and transportation before and after the trip
- Personal equipment and trail food
- Park entrance fee
Lunch Food: If weather conditions allow, we will try and stop for a formal lunch break. If weather conditions are adverse we will simply snack frequently along the way, similar to the 'lunch' on our climbing programs. So that you are prepared for either scenario, pack a lunch that can easily be eaten as multiple snacks and does not require a stove or water to prepare (sandwiches, chips, cheese, jerky, candy, etc.).
Be sure to bring foods that you like and emphasize variety. Energy bars and gels are great but in limited amounts – real food works just as well and tastes better.
Breakfasts & Dinners: On all of our backpacking programs we provide breakfasts and dinners. Our menu is designed to keep you energized with delicious food in the backcountry, and we try and use fresh local ingredients whenever possible. We are able to accommodate a wide variety of dietary restrictions as long as you let us know in advance.
From Port Angeles/Forks (Hwy 101 West, South): From Port Angeles head west on Hwy 101 to the town of Forks. Continue south past Forks for 15 miles (101 South), and turn right on Oil City road (turnoff is 1.3 miles south of the Upper Hoh Road junction). The road ends at the trailhead in 10.6 miles (paved for the first half).
From Aberdeen (Hwy 101 North): From Aberdeen, head north on Hwy 101 for approximately 92 miles. Turn left on Oil City road, (turnoff is 1.3 miles south of the Upper Hoh Road junction). The road ends at the trailhead in 10.6 miles (paved for the first half).
Option A: Fly into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. From here the drive to the Oil City Trailhead takes about 4 hours.
Option B: Fly into Port Angeles. Kenmore Air flies daily from Sea-Tac and is an Alaska Airlines partner (domestic flights can be booked with Port Angeles as the destination). From Port Angeles it's a 1.5 hour drive to the Oil City Trailhead.
Car Rental
There's also a Budget Rent-A-Car in Port Angeles.
Shuttle Services
- Olympic Bus Lines offers twice daily shuttles from Sea-Tac to Sequim.
- Rocket Transportation offers door to door service between Sea-Tac and Sequim by reservation.
Forks is an hour away from the trailhead.
Weather: Coastal Weather Forecast
- Backpacking Washington by Craig Romano
- Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast by Eugene N. Kozloff
Olympic National Park, WA
Elevation Gain/Loss
5:1 ratio (6:1 max)
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1-800-Flowers aims to improve Facebook conversions this Mother's Day.
Several retailers have been attempting to turn their Facebook "fan" pages into sales engines since the strategy first began surfacing last year. For instance, there's 1-800-Flowers.com, which says converting its fans on the social site into customers takes a lot of the same tweaking and prodding seen elsewhere in the advertising world.
Kevin Ranford, director of Web marketing for the floral gifts brand, characterized sales conversion rates on Facebook as a work-in-progress. "We're optimistic," he said. "I wouldn't put it necessarily in our hard-hitting [direct-marketing] channel conversion buckets. But I think directionally we are going to see conversions improve. It's still a fairly new thing."
Since July, 1-800-Flowers.com has been employing an app that it dubs "Shoplet," which allows users to purchase without appearing to leave the brand's Facebook fan page. Once viewers click the page's "Shop" tab, the app emerges in the fan page and lets users browse five floral/gift categories. When viewers mouse over a product, they can add it to their shopping cart after selecting a delivery date. The item can be purchased via the app - without leaving the fan page window - by inputting credit card and shipping info.
1-800-Flowers.com uses an app by Minneapolis-based technology company Alvenda, which provides an encrypted security system that hosts the data involved in the purchases. In other words, the customer data does not sit on Facebook's server. Fans can save their personal information in the Alvenda system to make checkout faster when returning to the 1-800-Flowers.com fan page.
Giving the Social Mom Tools for Mother's Day
In an effort to improve conversions before the upcoming Mother's Day holiday, Ranford and his team recently implemented a wish list feature that lets fans place 1-800-Flowers.com items into their Facebook news feed. Friends who click on the user's wish list will see a pop-up cloud that shows the products selected. For Mother's Day, the idea will be that moms - via the social site - can let their family members know what to buy for her.
"We have been testing it for the last few months," Ranford said. "We're really excited about the feedback. So now we look forward to leveraging it during our biggest holiday of the year."
In addition, the Carle Place, NY-based firm last month implemented a feature allowing Facebook fans to send each other "virtual bouquets." Ranford said the free bouquets are meant to engage existing users while potentially building on the brand's 30,000-plus fans. Viewers must become 1-800-Flowers.com fans before sending the virtual gifts, which arrive in a recipient's news feed with an image of an actual floral arrangement as well as its price. While recipients can then click through to the shopping app, it's interesting that the brand does not direct them specifically to the product's page.
"We are careful of hard-selling too much," Ranford said. "You want to make them feel like they are in the driver's seat."
1-800-Flowers.com will run Facebook ads during the two weeks leading up to Mother's Day, which is on May 9. Ranford said the brand - which has been online for 15 years - also plans to to encourage its sizable number of e-mail subscribers to use the fan page for shopping.
"It's going to be a combination of acquisition tools and then retention levers within our existing channels," he said.
Best Place for Facebook in Purchase Funnel Is Debated
Ranford and his team certainly aren't the only marketers that have aggressively tried to turn their Facebook pages into social sales channels. Other retail entities on this front include women's fashion names like Rachel Roy, Nine West, Living Proof, Charlotte Russe, Avon's teen-oriented "mark" brand, and discount chain Kmart.
Of those examples, mark uses the same e-commerce app as 1-800-Flowers.com. The rest employ the interactive shopping tools offered by either Fluid or Allurent. These technology providers focus on rich media product presentations and shopping bag features that go straight from Facebook to a checkout page hosted on the brand's e-commerce site. For both systems, purchases are completed in a different window - not in an app sitting on top of the social site.
The Cambridge, MA-based Living Proof has been using Allurent's widget-based tool to pitch products on Facebook since February. Rob Robillard, CEO of the hair products brand, said the targeted nature of offering merchandise to consumers who are also fans makes the initiative a no-brainer.
"It's been an awesome way for us to do what many people have been trying to do - get revenue via Facebook," Robillard said. "We have a strong conversion rate on our e-commerce site. And the Facebook page has been comparable to that. To me, in this new environment dealing with new behavior, the conversion rate has been pretty positive."
Would Living Proof's conversions be even better if its fans were given an app like the one used by 1-800-Flowers.com - where the purchase is completed without visually leaving the Facebook page? Victoria Hodgkins, VP of marketing for Allurent Inc., sounded skeptical that doing purchase transactions in Facebook apps would befit every retailer's best interests.
"I think there are pros and cons to actually bringing the checkout and the payment into Facebook," Hodgkins said. "Our conclusion was that consumers like a consistent experience. They are used to checking out in a certain way and used to the security of doing that on the e-commerce site."
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the used at their best | Reviewer: Sky | 10/30/06
i agree with everyone like this song as such a good sound the lyrics are like so far the best and i love this song when i first listend to the used this was the song for l you think different lets see what you have to say..
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i absolutly love this song, i have been a bit obsessed with it lately. the lyrics are so beautiful!
poetic tradegy | Reviewer: Lana | 10/9/05
i agree with deeee. this song also shows a lot more artistic value than the usual yelling of the used(which we all love). The used is just gonna keep rockin!
this song is amazing | Reviewer: deeee | 1/19/05
THe used in general are an amazing band but i think that Poetic Tragedy is such an accurate description of what failure feels like because of that fact the song is very relatable
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouted louder when asked about the Obama administration's story last fall that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. ambassador's quarters in Benghazi was due to an anti-Islamic video that someone in the United States had put on the Internet, and thereby provoked a protest that escalated into violence.
She shouted: "We had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?"
Students of propaganda may admire the skill with which she misdirected people's attention. But those of us who are still old-fashioned enough to think that the truth matters cannot applaud her success.
Let's go back to square one.
After the attack on the American ambassador's quarters in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, the Obama administration immediately blamed it on the anti-Islamic video.
Moreover, this version of what happened was not just a passing remark. It was a story that the administration kept repeating insistently. U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice repeated that story on five different television talk shows on the same Sunday. President Obama himself repeated the same story at the United Nations. The man who put the anti-Islamic video on the Internet was arrested for a parole violation, creating more media coverage to keep attention on this theme.
"What difference, at this point, does it make?" Secretary Clinton now asks. What difference did it make at the time?
Obviously the Obama administration thought it made a difference, with an election coming up. Prior to the attack, the administration's political theme was that Barack Obama had killed Osama bin Laden (with an assist from the Navy SEALs), vanquished al-Qaida and was now in the process of putting the terrorist threat behind us.
To have the attack in Benghazi be seen as a terrorist attack - and a devastating one - would have ruined this picture, with an election coming up.
The key question that remains unanswered to this day is: What speck of evidence is there that the attack in Benghazi was due to the much-discussed video or that there was ever any protest demonstration outside the ambassador's quarters?
If there is no evidence whatever, then the whole attempt to say that a protest over a video escalated into an attack was a deliberate hoax by people who knew better.
There is no point in the administration saying that they did not have all the facts about the attack immediately. All the facts may never be known. But the real question is: Did you have even a single fact that would substantiate your repeated claims that some video led to a protest in Benghazi that got out of hand and led to the attack?
Interestingly, Hillary Clinton herself was not featured in this campaign, even though as Secretary of State she was a key figure. Hillary was not about to create video footage that could come back to haunt her if she runs for President of the United States in 2016.
In a larger context, the Benghazi attack showed that you cannot unilaterally end the "War on Terror" or the terrorists' war on us by declaring victory.
For years, the Bush administration's phrase "War on Terror" was avoided like the plague by the Obama administration, even if that required the Fort Hood massacre to be classified as "workplace violence." But, no matter how clever the rhetoric, reality nevertheless rears its ugly head.
Once the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi is seen for what it was - a highly coordinated and highly successful operation by terrorists who were said to have been vanquished - that calls into question the Obama administration's Middle East foreign policy.
That is why it still matters.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com.
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FORT WORTH - TCU sophomore pitcher Brandon Finnegan was been invited to the 2013 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He becomes the fifth player in school history to earn a spot on the squad.
"Brandon has more than earned this opportunity to represent TCU and our great country in international play," said head coach Jim Schlossangle. "He has worked hard, matured and competed his way to becoming one of the premier left-handed pitchers in the college baseball. I am excited for him to have this great life experience."
Finnegan has put up outstanding numbers on the mound this season. His 2.12 ERA in 11 starts ranks eighth in the Big 12, while his 65 strikeouts are the second-most for a pitcher in the conference. He has been even better in conference play, leading the team with a 1.15 ERA to go along with 42 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched.
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"Now Batting... For Minnesota... Right Fielder.. Number 27... Giancarlo Stanton[Crowd Cheers]". Has a pretty nice ring to it, right? According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Twins and Red Sox are in good position for an offseason blockbuster to acquire the power hitting Stanton.
So I think it's appropriate for a quick run-down of the pros and cons to this potential deal. Pros: Young, Powerful. Cons: We'd have to give up a top prospect or two, BUT Stanton is having an off year (Because an .805 OPS and .354 wOBA is an off year...). That factor can either be a pro or con. I like to think of it as a pro, since the off year could potentially lower the asking price, and he is only 23, so he's got plenty of time and ability to get back on track.
However, there is one final potential con, his contract. His contract expires after this season, and although it's cheap ($537k) he could wind up going to arbitration, meaning a much pricier contract and a long wait for the Twins to try and pursue him. Either way, his contract won't be renewed, since he's arbitration eligible, so we won't be trading for him with only a $537k contract to eat. The Twins may be still willing to eat that salary, especially since their payroll is around $75 mil, as opposed to the 2010 mark of around $100 mil, but let's be honest... it's the Twins.
But salary is only a potential obstacle in acquiring Stanton, giving up prospects is as certain as death and taxes. Granted, Stanton is going to be a developing yet experienced 24 years of age in 2014, but the Twins possess highly-touted prospects such as Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano that are very likely to be involved in trade talks. So where do the Marlins not have prospects? According to MLB.com's Top 20 Prospects, the Marlins don't have a Top Prospect at First Base, despite having avid tweeter Logan Morrison in the MLB. The Twins' #20 Ranked Prospect, Adam Walker (.282/.321/.546 in Class A Cedar Rapids)is a One-Bagger, but if the front office thinks they can trade just him for Stanton, they've got something else coming. Miami is deep in OF (5/20) and pitching (9/20) prospects, leaving their infield depth something to be desired. So this means that Eddie Rosario and.. as much as it hurts me to say... Miguel Sano are most likely to be heavily discussed if such trade talks ensue, along with a prospect or two such as Adam Walker.
The last thing I'd like to address is the possible future-Twin's current slump. Even though he has a solid .354 wOBA this season, it doesn't match up with his 2012 (.405) and 2011 (.381)performances. So what's wrong? He's hitting the ball as much as he always does, as he is making contact with the ball 68.2% of the time he swings, the same as his career mark. However, he isn't swinging as much. In his career, he's swung at 46.4% of all pitches. This year, he swings at 62.8% of pitches. He also isn't making the same kind of solid contact he used to, with his Line Drive % down to 15.8% as opposed to last year's mark of 22.1%, and his HR/FB rate has nosedived from 28.9% in 2012 to 18.8% this year. Perhaps his hamstring is bothering him, and he's not able to generate enough torque from his lower body. Or, he might just not be seeing the ball well. Or, he's been figured out by pitchers. It is worth noting that according to FanGraphs he is producing less runs on Fastballs and sliders per 100 pitches than previous seasons.
So it's really a coin toss what happens if we trade him, both in terms of what we give up and his performance. But I must say that a future Twins lineup with Buxton, Sano/Rosario, and Stanton with a veteran presence of Joe Mauer (and maybe even Morneau) sounds pretty good to me. Please leave comments below on what you think about this ordeal. My 2 cents in this are that we shouldn't trade for Stanton if it means giving up Buxton, Alex Meyer, Sano, or Kohl Stewart. I would be open to trading Rosario, depending on the full conditions of the trade. That being said, I highly doubt the Twins will wind up with Stanton, the point of this article was to stir up some thoughts in terms of possibilities of a potential Stanton trade.
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Based on a comment somewhere in my network, I picked up Nick Bilton's I live in the future & here's how it works. It's an interesting read on how he sees all our new digital technologies influence the way we work and play.
Many of the ideas within the book seemed familiar to me. I don't know if that means I am living in the future with Bilton, or if I just read enough about these topics to not feel terribly uncomfortable with them. One of the central ideas of the book is that people want their "stuff" under their own control, rather than having to follow the dictates of convention: mostly that means consuming (and creating) content on their own terms and on their own devices. He talks about the rise of "me" economics, where the world doesn't so much revolve around "me" as everything is customizable to my needs and interests.
Bilton also brings in a lot of research to describe what is happening to people and ease the fears that people constantly report around brains turning to mush* at the over-use of digital technologies or multitasking or what have you. I enjoyed the trip back in time, as he recounted fears people had over television, comic books, phonographs, train travel and other technological advances in human history. The history was interesting from the perspective that society often has no idea what to do with new technologies when presented with then. Bilton suggests that is happening again today.
Given my ongoing interest in the troubles of multitasking, I was interested to read an entire chapter on the subject. While Bilton was mostly looking for the positive angles on people doing multiple things at once, he found that for all the research much of it is not totally conclusive. Sure, people cannot do multiple, cognitively intensive things at once, but there is a lot of background "noise" that passes as multitasking with no problem. As I've stated many times, my biggest gripe with multitasking is when I'm trying to get several things done all at the same time - and not successfully completing any of them when I could if I picked one and finished it. Bilton never covers this particular aspect.
Bilton wraps up the book with several ideas around what the future will look like. He covers everything from immersive technology, to technology in everything, to shifts from content to experience, to much more participation in related experiences.
In an attempt to bring the future to the book (which I got from the library, by the way), Bilton adds a QR code to the beginning of each chapter with the idea of bringing more content or a different viewpoint to each chapter. I have to say that after checking out the QR link for the introduction, the idea didn't engage me. I'm only having a look at the other entries now in retrospect. It's web sites and a video or two associated with the topic of the chapter. (Just like today: the chapter five video link is broken, and comments seem to be broken.)
* My college roommates and I used to say we were "mushing" when playing computer games. As in "turning our brains to mush." I think we've all survived fairly well.
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Computer games as in Multi-User Shared Habitats (like MUDs, group text adventures, etc.), or more like video games?
I did a little bit of MUDding, a ways back. A fair number of Xeroids did (mostly Xerox PARC, though).
It took me a minute to realize what you were referring to. This was in the days before easy online access, and I recall the main "mushing" was one of the Ultima releases on my roommate's Apple. And then I had a bunch of RPG-like games on my PC. I did get into a bunch of the text-based MUDs and enjoyed programming bots to respond to other people. (One of my many side-trips during grad school.)
I'm fascinated by the history of how people respond to new technologies. It's really the history of change management, except it used to go a lot slower.
Given your Lutheran education, I don't need to tell you what happened when printing presses made it easy for everybody to read books for themselves...
Thanks for stopping by, Camille! And the change isn't going to get much slower. I liked this particular take on change, since he looked at it from several angles. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we don't. And in the end, the right technologies end up in the right place at the right times - more or less.
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Lateefah Williams, the out lesbian former president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's top LGBT political organization, on Thursday officially announced her candidacy to become the District's next Attorney General.
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FRIENDS have paid tribute to the "loveable" young man killed in an accident as he cycled on one of Poole's busiest roads.
Keen sailor Michael Walker, 17, died on the southbound carriageway of 50mph Holes Bay Road at 1.30pm on Friday.
His road bike was in a collision with a Ford Fiesta driven by a 70-year-old man from Wareham.
Flowers have been placed at the scene, just south of the roundabout near the Broadstone Way junction.
A group of friends from Corfe Hills School in Broadstone told the Echo: "Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
"We will never forget his smile and personality which touched many. Taken away from us at such a young age, he will be sorely missed."
He was a member of Poole Yacht Club, which is based in Hamworthy next to the ferry terminal.
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Location is commonly cited as the most important consideration in buying real estate, and geographic location was the reason that Cleveland once was tagged as being -- or occupying -- "the best location in the nation."
The slogan was coined in 1944 by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., now part of FirstEnergy Corp., to help build post-war business.
"The claim was based on the fact that within 500 miles of the city lived half the people of the United States and Canada; that Cleveland was the natural meeting place of iron ore, coal, copper, gypsum, stone, sand and other vital raw materials; and that efficient water, rail, highway and air transportation facilitated delivery and reduced costs," wrote historians Carol Poh Miller and Robert Anthony Wheeler.
The slogan has fallen into disuse, but geography hasn't changed.
Gov. John Kasich touted the concept in May when he spoke to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce about making Ohio more competitive for business growth:
"We're to the point now where location matters because logistics matters again," he said. "Cost of shipping things matters again. We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
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When an athlete says it's "not about the money," it's usually always about the money. This day and age it is very rare to find an athlete willing to do whatever it takes to win, especially if that means taking a big pay cut so his team can afford to sign more talent.
Dallas Mavericks' star Dirk Nowitzki sounds like one of those rare individuals who actually mean it when he says he just wants to win.
"At this point of my career, it's all about competing and winning," Nowitzki said during a promotional program urging people not to text and drive. "It's not about money. Obviously, [Mavericks owner Mark] Cuban took care of me for a long, long time. I always tried to pay him back by hard playing and being here for this franchise, so I don't think we're going to fight over money. I want to compete over these last couple of years. That's going to be the goal."
Nowitzki made it clear that he wants to win, but he won't take a pay cut unless he knows the Mavericks will put those extra dollars to good use. At 34-years-old, he wants to team to sign a younger star who is capable of stepping into the lineup and leading the Mavs to the postseason.
Mark Cuban is believed to have interest in signing Chris Paul and/or Dwight Howard during the offseason. Signing either of those guys would be enough to please Nowitzki, but if the Mavs managed to get both of them he would be downright ecstatic.
Nowitzki is still a very good player - he's just no longer capable of carrying a team on his shoulders throughout an entire season. Bringing in Chris Paul and/or Dwight Howard would undoubtedly take a ton of pressure off of him and allow him to stay fresh throughout the entire season.
The San Antonio Spurs have a group of old guys who are still playing at an elite level despite Father Time knocking on their doorsteps. With the right roster moves, could the Mavericks actually help Nowitzki become young again?
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Hologic (HOLX) pushed the Health Services industry higher today making it today's featured health services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Hologic rose 16 cents (0.9%) to $17.60 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 9.6 million shares of Hologic exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.8 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $17.40-$17.87 after having opened the day at $17.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $17.44. Other companies within the Health Services industry that increased today were: D Medical Industries (DMED), up 58.8%, Response Genetics (RGDX), up 16%, IsoRay (ISR), up 12.3%, and Genomic Health (GHDX), up 8.4%. Hologic Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies diagnostic, medical imaging systems, and surgical products for the healthcare needs of women. The company operates in four segments: Breast Health, Diagnostics, GYN Surgical, and Skeletal Health. Hologic has a market cap of $4.56 billion and is part of the health care sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.8, below the average health services industry P/E ratio of 101.4 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 0.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Hologic a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and eight rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Hologic as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and unimpressive growth in net income.
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Your body may be in charge of when, where and how you lose fat, but that doesn't mean you can't do something to help things along. Your first step is to focus on losing overall body fat with exercise and a healthy diet. There's no guarantee you'll lose fat from your triceps right away, but allowing your body to respond to your program will tell you what your body is capable of achieving.
Part of that process is strength training for the triceps (and the rest of your body as well). Triceps exercises won't reduce fat there (not specifically, at least), but they do help you build more muscle. More muscle means firmer, stronger triceps and a higher metabolism overall, something that will contribute to overall fat loss.
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A WOLVES lottery winner who scooped £1,000 on the Lucky 7 draw has not claimed their prize.
The club says the only details on the winning ticket are S Gosling.
Lottery spokesman Allen Hoult said: ''Mr or Mrs Gosling has won a fantastic prize but we need them to get in touch.
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NAV 3D Technologies Showcased at CES 2013. (Booth #31280)
Jan 30th, 2013 - Las Vegas, NV - Earlier this month, over 3,000 exhibitors showed off thousands of amazing new technological innovations to over 150,000 attendees at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show. During the show it was announced that WYNIT Distribution (www.WYNIT.com), a major national distributor headquartered in Syracuse, NY, will carry NAV-3D Technologies as their featured new product line in 2013. With their new collection of glasses-free 3D digital media players, cameras and camcorders, NAV-3D created a strong buzz among CE enthusiasts and made a name for themselves among various major North American retailers and distributors.
"We are excited and honored to be selected as one of WYNIT's featured suppliers at the CES trade show," said Matthew Gross of NAV-3D Technologies. "We recognize WYNIT to be an ideal distribution partner due to their long history of success with consumer electronics, and we feel the NAV-3D product line will fit perfectly into their impressive product catalog."
NAV-3D Introduces Portable Glasses-Free 3D Devices at Affordable Prices
While big names like LG, Samsung and Panasonic focused primarily on dazzling viewers with bigger and brighter high definition 3D TVs, few manufacturers mentioned anything about introducing 3D displays on smaller form factors. NAV-3D aims to be a first-to-market innovator in this space as the first OEM to introduce a full line of portable 3D media players available to consumers starting as low as $199.
By incorporating the latest advancements in 3D technology, NAV-3D's digital media players enable users to watch immersive 3D movies and view lifelike 3D photos with their naked eyes. This is done by embedding the filter normally found in 3D glasses directly into the LCD display, "tricking" the eyes into thinking they are seeing two separate images creating a sense of depth. NAV-3D cameras add a whole other dimension by allowing consumers to capture and share their own 3D content without ever needing to wear 3D glasses.
Experts believe the reason 3D technology hasn't taken off yet is mainly due to high prices, limited content and an aversion to wearing 3D glasses. NAV-3D solves these problems by eliminating the need for 3D glasses, and by offering users the option to bundle 3D media players with 3D cameras to create their own 3D photos and videos.
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Those in attendance at CES had the opportunity to see the products hands-on, participate in interactive product demonstrations and meet the NAV-3D team. During the show, six products were on display that incorporated all of the latest naked eye 3D display technology:
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Unlike the famed "Battle Bots" television series that entertained viewers with metallic wars, the 708 robotics team - Hardwired Fusion - focuses on career-ready goals using the learned applications of motion, expert mentors, and group work exercises to win competitions.
and Upper Moreland school districts started working together as Team 708 in 2005 and have since attracted a variety of science-motivated students to engage with competitive robot production.
Eric Cunningham, a Hatboro-Horsham senior, is working on his second year on the team. The after school robotics club far exceeds the mere social value of some other after school activities, he said.
"It's a pretty unique experience," said Cunningham, who added that his participation is serving as his graduation project for Hatboro-Horsham.
"Last season, I had 230 hours logged with the team," he said. "It's a time commitment, but I've learned a lot."
Team 708 functions as part of a larger nationwide organization called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Since its inception in 1992, FIRST has integrated technology, science, and expert exposure into high school students' learning experiences.
At the start of every year, FIRST releases a series of requirements for robots and goals they should be able to achieve for competitions. Teams consider FIRST's provisions while brainstorming and have a short six-week production period to complete their robot designs.
This year, teams' robots have to pick up triangle, circle and diamond shaped inner tubes and place them on designated pegs. Each properly placed tube earns the team a point and extra points are awarded for placing the tubes in the order of FIRST's logo.
"The intention's not to destroy the other teams' robots," said Eric Zygmont, Hatboro-Horsham's advisor. "The competitive objective is to score points."
"Even if you don't win, it's still fun," said Justin Brown, an Upper Moreland High School junior.
Competitions take place in large arenas where teams can gather, meet their assigned alliances, and showcase their robots on the designated playing field.
Joe Gallagher, one of the team's mentors and a long-time FIRST participant, said, "it's like a college basketball game, everyone gets involved."
Team 708 participates in two regional events a year. This year, the team traveled to Baltimore for the Chesapeake Regional and will travel again to the Philadelphia Regional held at Temple University April 7-9.
"To attend Phiadelphia's Regional competition is to compete against the teams around here," said Gallagher, "It's the pride of the area."
Winning competitions, even at the local level, is not the driving force behind the team, however. Zygmont explained how even at competitions, "It's less about how you do and more about working with engineers and real-world problems."
Such real-world predicaments include team work, quick-thinking, problem solving and job delegation.
Since teams are combined into three team alliances for competitions, individual participants must master the knowledge of their robot, acknowledge the skills of other teams, and efficiently establish successful plans with those teams.
"Teamwork is the key," said Gallagher. "No matter how good you are, you have to compete and succeed with other teams."
Brown is a team 708 veteran. During the three years he's participated, he said his fellow robotics enthusiasts helped his growth as a high school student and are preparing him for post-graduation's higher education plan.
"Overall, it's been a very good experience. It's definitely good to see the different ways people can do things," Brown said.
And, like the various ways of accomplishing science-related goals, Zygmont said students comprising Team 708 come from vast backgrounds and have differing interests. The commonality for all is their dedication to the team.
"Some are predisposed to engineering through their parents, some through the tech school," Zygmont said. "Some just have an interest in science."
Whether students participate for a fondness of robots, understanding of science, grasp of technology, or the awe of working with professional engineers, as Brown said, "there's really nothing like this."
As a former finalist at the Philadelphia Regional, recipient of the Xerox Creativity Award in 2009, Team 708 looks forward to another successful season.


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Preference Coherence
Craig M. Burnett
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Wilmington
Mathew D. McCubbins
Duke University
October 29, 2009
A hoary question in political science is what are political preferences and where do they come from? We argue that when people face multidimensional choices they must construct their preferences to cohere with their choice before they can make a decision. One implication of this theory is that individuals who can construct coherent preferences will be able to make their vote choice sooner. We make use of the 2004 National Annenberg Election Study to test this hypothesis and with it the theory of preference construction. With these data, we utilize Optimal Classification to derive our treatment variable: respondents' level of preference coherence as measured by how well the OC algorithm classifies their responses to attitudinal survey questions. We then examine decision time in an ordered probit framework to generate our results. The findings offer significant support for our theory and have broad implications for the study of individual-level political decision-making.
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brian mclean
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my favorite out of the 2011/12 boards. flexible enough to pop off anything but still rips like an all mt. board.
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Get this board if you have to pick you way through the sharks to get to the powder, i have absolutely no regard for the bottom of board, early season/late season it doesn't matter. I should have destroyed this board several times but somehow it only has minor scratches. If you want a board to ride on everything, this is the board for you.
how is this board on groomers pow and ice?...
zachary r voss
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how is this board on groomers pow and ice? i live on the east coast any thoughts
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The reviews on this page say it handles ice/crud/pow/groomers all amazingly... I'm thinking of buying this myself.
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I have this board and ride on the east coast. Feels good on groomed surfaces. Flys on ice but not to much powder out here to say. Overall I like it a lot and would def recommend this board.
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how is this board on groomers pow and ice? i live on the east coast any thoughts
Never Summer heritage
Jesse Dacus
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Rode this board this weekend and had the best runs of my season. Made me re-evaluate my own gear!! The conditions varied greatly and it dominated them all: Powder, packed, crud, ice, it does it all!!
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I have been looking skeptically over the past few years at things like Banana, R.C., Magne-traction, Vario Power Grip etc.. I have been riding traditional camber/ sidecut boards for 20 years and the new stuff looks nuts. BUT: The RockerCamber from NeverSummer and C2 from Mervin seem to be the way to go for someone who is used to a traditonal camber design. They feel similar to ride but with noticeable improvements in control/forgiveness at all speeds, terrain and snow conditions. I went with the NS Heritage 166X (6'1" 190 sz 12) and it rides more nimble yet stable, and feels smaller than my old Fatbob 159. The Vario Power Grip is incredible on steep icy spots. It made runs that would have been a chore, a pleasure. On long straight traverses you do start to feel it gradually pulling you into an unasked for turn. This happens slow (even at high-speeds:) and doesn't sneak up on you so it is easy to manage- just requires an extra heel-toe transition. B/C of this though, I can't imagine wanting the extra aggressiveness of the Magnetraction from Mervin's boards, although I haven't ridden it. I would like to see them use their "mellow" MagneTraction in more of their models for me to consider Gnu/Libtech for my next purchase. (I've heard you can de-tune the edges to combat the 'too-grabby' problem many have reported, but NS' Vario seems perfect as-is) I also appreciate the full metal edge nose/tail w/ NS. Every Merv board I've seen on the mountain w/o the nose metal has been chewed to snot. As for made-in-USA: I'm not a hater of all things China, nor patriotic, but I immediately noticed board quality decreases before I saw the made-in-China stickers. I feel that w/ the overseas shift, the materials qualities have declined and the consistency board-to-board is terrible. (same make & model- one flexes like a 2 the next a 6) Thinner edges, weaker binding inserts, boards that snap, crackle and pop every time you flex them..just to name a few problems. The company line at Burton, K2, etc. in regards to Chinese factories will be: the equipment is the same, strict quality control, in-house board pros etc... but I suspect almost no one who put a hand to that board will ever go near a ski hill. IDK- maybe its the climate, pollution, altitude, salty air on cargo ships- but things aren't right with those boards. Merv, NS, Unity and a few others still make excellent boards close to home, employ riders and help small businesses. I bought a locally made board at a reasonable price from a local independent shop that gave great advice. I am thrilled with my new NeverSummer and will be buying one for my wife b/c I am certain she will enjoy her riding so much more!
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i have a 155 2011 Heritage and i couldn't ask for a better board. other than park (which i don't go into much) this board is amazing... powder, steeps, crud, anything. its got a great look to it too, definitely different from most other boards out there... if you are trying to decide between the sl and heritage, and you don't do much park, i'd go for the heritage.
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Snowboard Review: Never Summer Heritage
By Soren McCarty
Never Summer : Heritage Snowboard
First Impression : Being a Colorado native I love that the Heritage has a Colorado Flag on it in being held in the talons of an eagle. The Carbonium topsheet looks cool and is extra strong and helps make this board indestructible. Never Summer has a three-year warranty on all their boards, this is un heard of in the industry. Hats off to Never Summer for setting the bar higher than most. This Board is their Big Mountain Freestyle board, the perfect fit for my style of riding. This board is designed to handle all aspects of the mountain and all types of snow conditions.
Weight : The board is lighter than the Never Summers I have ridden in the past, with their new SuperLight woodcore and Carbonium Laminate Technology. However the board is really strong, very stable and has lots of pop. The Heritage has Rocker and Camber technology, which Never Summer is famous for having on all their boards, they were one of the first to use both in their board designs and they have patented this technology, something that many other board manufactures are trying to mimic. The Heritage also has Vario Power Grip Sidecut, which makes for an extremely stable ride.
Flex : The Heritage is fairly stiff , with lots of pop, the board handles like a dream in the powder and will not wash out on ice or man made. The stiffness is key when making turns at high speed, last thing you want is a board that is going to chatter when you come across an icy spot. This board would be great for boarder cross due to the faithful nature of the way it rides. The Board is a flex of 5.5 out of 10 , 10 being the stiffest.
Turning : This board turns on a dime and due to the camber on the feet, allows for quick edge-to-edge turning with the slightest motion. For a big mountain board the turn radius is less that you would expect, making it a great board for trees, moguls and the terrain park. The Heritage lays down deep carves with ease and rolls quick from toe to heel and vice versa. The Board comes in a variety of widths in the waist of the board depending on size of board, it is also available in the Heritage X , which is wider for riders with big feet.
Control : This is the factor I was most impressed with about this board, the ease of control is impressive and the heritage has a smooth ride. From the moment I jumped on the Heritage I noticed how easy it was to control, making it a treat to ride and a great board to up the level of your riding. A board that is easy to control allows you to progress as rider, because you are not fighting for control.
Pop: The Heritage has a surprising amount of pop for a Big Mountain board , this is a great feature. Paired with the fact the stiffness of the board it is stabile when landing jumps and making quick turns. The pop is felt when doing ollies and nose rolls, the spring in both the nose and the tail give this board its freestyle element mixed with all mountain riding.
Switch : The heritage rides switch with ease, and make landing switch a treat due to the superior control and ease of turning. The pop also allows for ease when riding switch and going to and from switch with ease at high speeds and on irregular snow conditions and various terrain types.
Overall Impression: I was very impressed with the way the Never Summer Heritage rode, it had all factors I look for in a board. Great responsiveness, pop and stability with an element of freestyle as well. This board handled all conditions and handled them well. It was great in the trees, park , groomers, moguls and all conditions between. The board is built well and is made in Colorado a huge plus. Not that you will ever break your, but if you did, you could go to the factory and talk to the guys who built your board. With the multi year warranty they would replace it on the spot and keep you from having to call some automated help line to get your warranty serviced.
Retail : $539.99 USD
Location : Loveland Ski Area, Vail Ski Resort , Colorado Backcountry
Snow Conditions : Powder , Packed Powder , Man Made , and Various Conditions between
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Highest quality stick out there!!