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WASHINGTON - There is more to ringing in the New Year than champagne toasts and resolutions. Jan. 1 marks the official start of tax season.
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Tax breaks and deductions: Now that the stock market has bounced back from the financial crisis, you may be looking at big taxable gains in your portfolio. If you're concerned about a sizable tax bill on your investment gains, especially if capital gains tax rates go up in 2013, you have a few options.
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Flexible spending account: An easy way to save on your taxes is to open a health care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) at your job. You fund an FSA with pre-tax dollars, and then spend that money on out-of-pocket health care costs, like co-pays and prescription drugs.
Trouble is, if you don't spend the money in time, you lose it. About one-third of workers do just that, giving up $120 of their own money, on average. Still have funds left? Stock-up on staples like contact lenses or regular medications, or pick-up a spare pair of glasses. These accounts will be less-generous next year. In 2013, the maximum you can put in shrinks from $5,000 to $2,500.
Shelter your investment gains: If you haven't fully-funded your 401K retirement plan, you only have until Dec. 31 to do so. Even if it's too late to change your payroll deduction, your employer may allow you to make an extra lump sum contribution.
You have until April 15 to contribute to an IRA for 2012, but why not get the benefit of tax-deferred growth earlier? You can put in $5,000 or $6,000 if you are 50 or older. If you're saving for college in a 529 plan, you may want to top-off that account. Thirty-four states offer some kind of deduction for 529 contributions. With a high-deductible health insurance plan, you're eligible to shelter money in a Health Savings Account. You have until April 15 to fund it, but you must set it up by Dec. 31.
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This year was the first in the new term for the board's seven members. It was also the first time in four years that republicans held seats on council.
Lawmakers say they think it was a successful first year working together and are looking forward to continuing to serve Binghamton residents in 2013.
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Meet the new type of student roaming Bellarmine University's campus this fall. Not your typical 18 and older pupil, this student comes straight from the stomping grounds of Eminence High School, who partnered with Bellarmine for a new program allowing high schoolers to take classes at the university.
Qualifying juniors and seniors at Eminence will get an early glimpse of college life, and may earn up to 29 hours of college credit by the time they complete high school. On Aug. 7, 35 eager Eminence high school students arrived at Bellarmine for a tour of the institution, off Newburg Road, as an introduction to a year of twice-weekly on-campus studies.
Traveling from Henry County, the students will ride a WiFi-equipped bus to and from campus and received free Apple laptops from the Eminence school system. Bellarmine is providing reduced tuition to the high school enrollees.
This coming fall, the high school students will take courses in English and geography. In its inaugural semester, Bellarmine faculty and staff felt it was best to group Eminence students together in a classroom setting separate from college students, said Dr. Graham Ellis, assistant vice president for academic affairs. As the program progresses, integration is likely.
"It's more important for the Eminence students, and students like them, to get a look at the university, and we're a good institution and good place for this to happen," said Ellis. "Ultimately it's good for the students … so that they can make that transition to college a little earlier, perhaps, and get a good start on their college careers."
Eminence's school district has ranked among Kentucky's top 10 districts for high ACT scores. This past year, 64 percent of Eminence students qualified for free and reduced lunch, and 90 percent were from families without previous generations of college graduates. Through Bellarmine's Pioneer Scholars Program, the university can help students develop the skills they need to be successful in college. About 40 percent of Bellarmine students are first-generation college students.
Bellarmine's regular semester will begin Aug. 23; the Eminence students have begun early to become acquainted with the program.
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Free Just Cause 2 DLC has a massive cannon
Eidos has released new DLC for Just Cause 2, in the form of a modified Tuk Tuk with all-new enhancements.1
Just Cause 2 Boom Pack now available
The Black Market Boom Pack for Just Cause 2 has been released on Steam, PSN, and XBL.1
Final Fantasy XIII sells over 5 million units worldwide in FY10
Square Enix has announced its sold over 5.5 million units worldwide of Final Fantasy XIII in the company's fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.24
Video - Just Cause 2 Black Market DLC
A new video for Just Cause 2's DLC has been released. In it, Rico Rodriguez is utilizing previously released DLC, such as the Chevalier Ice Breaker, as well as the upcoming Black Market Boom Pack and the recently released Black Market Aerial Pack. The Black Market Aerial Pack, just in case you forgot, includes: F-33 […]1
More Just Cause 2 Black Market DLC announced
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More Just Cause 2 and BioShock 2 DLC dated for XBL
The Major has revealed that DLC for BioShock 2 and Just Cause 2 is coming around the end of the month. There's also some for Mega Man 10.7
Rumor - First bit of DLC for Just Cause 2 to land April 7
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Just Cause 2 easter egg shows mechanical shark
Not as good as the one from Lost, admittingly, but still something cheeky. Cue the Jaws theme.3
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Avalanche boss Christofer Sundberg has told Develop that people "shouldn't be surprised" to see a Just Cause 3 announced.3
UK charts: Just Cause 2 overthrows GoW III from top spot
Just Cause 2 has become this week's number one in the latest UK charts.14
Just Cause 2: No plans for co-op DLC, says Avalanche
Magnus Nedfors, game director for Just Cause 2, has revealed that Avalanche doesn't plan on releasing DLC that includes co-op for the just released sandbox game.7
Avalanche: Skipping PC "because of piracy" is "just giving in"
Avalanche Studios co-founder Christofer Sundberg has said that any developer skipping PC for a project "because of piracy" is "just giving in".14
Just Cause 2 DLC support confirmed
Avalanche Studios has confirmed to VG247′s Patrick Garratt that the studio does have "plans" to support Just Cause 2 with new DLC after release.1
Interview: Just Cause 2's Christofer Sundberg
Being a mentalist in a sandbox has rarely been as much fun as it was in Just Cause, so the launch of tomorrow's sequel is well worthy of note. The sandbox actioner invites players to be pretty much as stupid as they can be with a variety of explosives and vehicles, leading to some spectacular […]6
Just Cause 2 gets itself LOST
Just Cause 2 was released in the States yesterday, and already folks are posting fun things from it. Case in point: References in the game to the TV show LOST.5
Check out the last Anatomy of a Stunt video for Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 was released in the US yesterday, and to mark the occasion, Avalanche and Square released the final video in the Anatomy of a Stunt series. In it, you get to see Rico Rodriguez's signature take down move, which he apparently likes to call the "Joyride of Death". Total awesomeness ensues. Game's out […]1
Just Cause 2 review embargo lifts, we round 'em up
The review embargo for Just Cause 2 has lifted and the results are starting to trickle-in. General consensus? Rather good.19
Just Cause 2 demo downloaded over 2 million times
Square and Avalanche released another Anatomy of a Stunt video today for Just Cause 2, along with announcing that the game's demo had been downloaded over 2 million times since March 4.11
Avalanche: "We're going to have some fun" with Just Cause 2 DLC
Avalanche Studios has revealed that loads of DLC is planned for Just Cause 2, giving you plenty to do once you have completed the 15 to 20 hour main campaign.4
EU PS store update, March 4 - JC2, RE5, Dante's Inferno
The Just Cause 2 demo is this week's main attraction for the European PS Store update. What else is there? Check after the break.0
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Just Cause 2 DLC support confirmed
Interview: Just Cause 2′s Christofer Sundberg
Just Cause 2 gets itself LOST
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Just Cause 2 review embargo lifts, we round 'em up
Just Cause 2 demo downloaded over 2 million times
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Just Cause 2 demo live on Xbox Live Marketplace
Just Cause 2 on PC ships with Steamworks
"The best way to stay independent is to keep your IP", says Sundberg
Avalanche CEO says Avatar "should not have been made into a game"
Just Cause 2 demo to hit next week
Just Cause 2 demo to feature "35 square miles" of island
Just Cause 2 doesn't get support for Windows XP
"Most" of Avalanche already working on next game
Just Cause 2 stunt vids point to physics-based win
Just Cause 2 gets a new video, demo coming soon
Just Cause 2: Built-in video capture to ship exclusively on PS3
New Just Cause 2 trailer features chameleon, explosions
Just Cause 2: What the "laws of physics on drugs" look like
Just Cause 2 screens show air time, action galore
Square announces March release for Just Cause 2
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#1 Thu 26 Apr 07 10:59am
Hello Jamie hows things Nice to see you online mate
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HI Jamie, Great to see you on line, warm greetings from a very hot a humid Durban, South Africa.
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Howdy to you too; Young Mum & Jamie - lovely to catch you both!!!
Jamie - I was fortunate enough, to catch half a episode, of your new show; "Jamie at Home", over here in New Zealand, last Friday night!!
Your; "Indian carrot salad" looked delicious, with the lovely colourful carrots!! ... (just so you know, which episode! )
Hope your'e both well & your families, over in the U.K.?!
P.S. ...HI to you too; Sandy!!
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Merry Christmas to you ALL! :-)
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hi guys - lovely to see you all online
thanks for all your support here!
Jamie xxx
#5 Thu 26 Apr 07 11:19am
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Your'e very welcome, Jamie!!
And great to see you online, this evening/your morning!!
Merry Christmas to you ALL! :-)
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You've inspired me to get my butt in to the kitchen Thank you Jamie Can't wait for your new book to come out here in the UK suppose to be out in the UK autumn
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gotta dash tho - just a quick one to reply to a few posts I saw here earlier...
see you all online agian soon guys
big love
Jamie Oxxx
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Oh!!....before, I sign-out shortly....
Jamie - I read an article last year, I think, in our "N.Z. Woman's Weekly", with you in, chatting about N.Z. & your life etc!!
Since, your've been to OZ, do you have any plans to fly over our way, in the near future !!
Merry Christmas to you ALL! :-)
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Thanks & lovely to catch you, Jamie!!
....actually, just remembered, you were talking about our "feijoa's" (sp?) over here - they are in season right now!! YUMMY
Hope to catch you; Young Mum & Sandy, again sometime too - maybe even over at Nora's!
Have a great Thursday; Everyone & take care,
Kiwi Kris
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Merry Christmas to you ALL! :-)
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Kris what are feijoa's me being thick again
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Those friends are the best type!
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This is one of my favorite quilts, and the Union Jack is one of my favorite blocks. And such a great story. Love it, Amy!ReplyDelete
I just love your flag quilts! What lucky friends you are! (Both of you!)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!! I just love that you chose this one! I'm getting my post ready.ReplyDelete
such a fun quilt. I think flag quilts have universal appeal no matter what the flag because they are such striking designs. I myself created an all american flag quilt for a little boy who was being adopted by an american family from Guatemala. A little welcome!ReplyDelete
I'm a big fan of this quilt and already have it faved on Flickr - I'm a big fan of flags and especially UJs in quilts and I love the story behind this one!ReplyDelete
very creative!ReplyDelete
what a faboulous quilt to give to your friend! you did a great job.
thanks for visiting me and your comment!
I just love this quilt! Union Jacks are cool and you have such a neat story behind the quilt.
Jennifer :)
Beautiful Quilt! I love the colors and it's story. How blessed your friend must be.ReplyDelete
Love the quilt - and the story behind it. The colours are really striking together.ReplyDelete
What a nice story! I love union jacks, they rock!ReplyDelete
I love your quilt and story. I like the way you made the flag design simple for the US flag. Beautiful fabrics!ReplyDelete
What a great quilt. I love how you simplified the flags and still kept them recognizable.ReplyDelete
Love your quilt!!!ReplyDelete
It's gorgeous, Amy! I'm so glad you posted about this one - I loved it the first time and I'm glad to see it again!ReplyDelete
love those flags!!!!
it must be fun work in it!
Very cool! I love it! I made one once for my husband, a big union jack, and I never quilted it!! it's stuffed in a cupboard somewhere... you've inspired me to get it out!ReplyDelete
What a lovely quilt you are certainly flying the flag for us here in the UK
Hugs Janice
I really like that quilt. That is such an original idea!ReplyDelete
this quilt is amazing. your flags looks so cool. amazing job.ReplyDelete
I love your flags quilt!!! It has a wonderful story too. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Your flag quilt is awesome! What a fun story, and lucky friend. :)ReplyDelete
Your Union Jack quilt is one of my favorites Amy! I can't believe I don't even own a red, white and blue quilt, but I will remedy that next year for sure and your quilt will be part of the inspiration. Thanks for sharing and telling it's story. Hope a trip to Oslo is in your future.ReplyDelete
A fun quilt and a great story to go with it. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
That is one cool looking quilt lassie :)
I have to make one cause I'm from Britain and hubby's grandparents were from Norway :)
oh amy, I could almost cry I love this blanket so much! you are so talented!ReplyDelete
This is one of the most unique quilts I have ever seen and I mean that as a compliment of the highest order.
What a fabulous idea and what a striking quilt. Well done and gorgeously finished.
Thanks for choosing this one so we can all share it!
Amy, Hello again.
What a crisp, clean, vibrant quilt and what a lucky friend. I played with union jacks a bit with a burgoyne surrounded quilt. Need to get back to it.
The store looks great, I was there last Saturday.
Come see both my entries but esp. my antique 1890 schoolhouse quilt.
I love this quilt! I have been wanting to make a flag quilt for a while with flags from me and my husband's heritage (Australia, Northern Ireland, Finland and Holland). Thanks for some wonderful inspiration!!ReplyDelete
Fabulous quilt and what a great idea. Union jacks seem to be everywhere. I have tea cosy planned for a dear friend who is English - of course now I'm tempted to go the whole way and finally make her a quilt! Thanks for the great inspiration.ReplyDelete
I like the idea of using flags as quilt blocks. I also love the red white and blue combo. Beautiful quilt!ReplyDelete
Oh Wow! This is super fun.ReplyDelete
What a fun quilt. I love it - and no, it's not just cos I'm a Brit living in Britain!ReplyDelete
What a great idea for a flag quilt! Thank you for sharing the story behind it.
Love it! I made some pillows using a paper-pieced Union Jack pattern I designed but I never thought to make a quilt with the flags. This is awesome!ReplyDelete
This flag quilt is great! Fantastic entry for the quilt festival.
What a wonderful gift!
I also love your Halloween quilt in the next post. Great colours!
This is a great quilt! I can't believe that you were able to utilize your stash for this quilt.ReplyDelete
My daughter and I both love your flags quilt. We are anglophiles, too, and my daughter is actually thinking of making one herself after having seen yours (she´s twelve). Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I love this quilt. I love seeing it again. I adore it. I just really want to make one. This is something I really MUST do. I want to put the slovak flag with mine for my dad and the denmark flag for my mom. I think they would be fantastic together. I MUST DO THIS! Thanks so much for inspiring me. Always.ReplyDelete
It is a fabulous quilt. I love all the thought you put into it for your friend.ReplyDelete
Amazing quilt and gift for your friend. I love it!ReplyDelete
What a special and beautiful quilt! I love the story behind the making of it. It seems like it was meant to be made - since you had what you needed in your stash. Love that.ReplyDelete
What an interesting design and great story- The binding is perfect for your friend's quilt.
Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the festival - there are so many wonderful pieces to see.
Wow! Nifty quilt! I love how you interpreted the flags and put them all together. The story behind it is great too. Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
This is an awesome quilt, I have admired it from afar on flickr. I just love the way you have combined the flags and it has such a great story attached to it. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
What a great idea - I especially love it as I was born in Norway, live in the UK, and have both my dad (Norwegian) and my step dad (British) living in America! If Julie doesn't love it, I can give it a good home LOL!!!
A great quilt! And a great story. I think you need to go to Norway, just to check on it. Wink, wink.
Leslie S. in MN
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Dear Amy, I love your quilt, Sunniva is here and loves it too. I feel so lucky and blessed to be one of your special friends. You are always welcome over here =)
Love Julie
Beautifully done! :) I love it! :)
What a keepsake for a friend! :)
such a nice quilt and such a fun story. love your quilt. the pictures are fantastic--love those utah mountains. have a great day and thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Love it ...
and great looking Norwegian flags.
Thanks for honoring my country =)
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Hokepoints: Rule Change Mythbusters
The ref is seeing what you are: there should be a few more banners up there.
Somebody on the board over the weekend put up a thread mentioning some of the oft-repeated myths and memes in college basketball concerning this team or that player. I thought I would take a crack at a few of those surrounding the crackdown on handchecks and charges this year.
With the New Charge Rules Scoring is Up
Though there's still time to sort things out, but here's Adjusted Offensive ratings for all teams on Kenpom:
Missed SEO opportunity in not labeling this graph "Climate Change"
You can see something needed to be done, since offense had been declining steadily at all levels of D-I*, and bottomed last season. And you can see something was definitely done. I am comparing only the first half of this season to the entireties of the others so perhaps offense naturally declines as the year progresses and you play more conference foes who know your schemes. If so it hasn't affected Michigan that much. Here's the average points scored by Michigan and their opponents (some M's score plus Opp's score divided by 2) in regular season games over that period:
|Another explanation for the increase in scoring this year is the exponential growth in Canada's swag markets over the last two quarters. [Fuller]
|First 19
|After 19
|Avg 2003-'13
A point less. Confirmed.
* [Except the '05 to '06 dip for the mid-majors, which was conference expansion. That's when Cincy and Louisville et al. joined the Big East, and the mid-majors replaced them by plucking football-first degree factories in Florida (UCF, FIU, USF) plus smallish rocky mountain schools and the Trojan Troy Trojans of Troy (We're from Troy!)].
[Jump for a few more]
This Week's Obsession: Meaning in Beating the Meanies
Dustin Johnston/UMHoops
On Monday I went in search of hot takes to explain Michigan's win at the Kohl center and put it in context. Those who didn't watch the game thought it a fluke, the kind of thing that just happens to Wisconsin when they have a cold night. Indiana guys wanted to take credit for showing Beilein how to beat those guys. Michigan fans were split over whether this was a peak performance or on the growth chart. So I asked our guys:
What was that?
- A fluke of 2- or 3-point hotness/coldness that happens in Wisconsin (read: low-possession) games
- A gift from Tom Crean, who exposed the weakness of not-as-good-as-people-thought Wisconsin
- A signature road win from an erratic, young team that puts them on the right side of the bubble after an eventual .500 conference season
- A maturation point of a young, fast-improving eventual Final Four contender as its freshman PG gets used to the flow of the college game and its sophomore SG emerges as an alpha dog.
What's your best explanation (or have you another?), and how did this game affect your expectations for the team come March?
BiSB: I'd rule a couple of those explanations out. The respective 3-point make rates (54% for Michigan, 39% for Wisconsin) were obviously a difference in the game, but it is hardly outlandish in context. Michigan got 9 of its 13 looks from Nik Stauskas (arguably the most dangerous 3-point sniper in the conference), who only made three, while Wisconsin's numbers were right in line with their season stats thus far. Sure Caris LeVert going 3-3 isn't terribly likely, but neither is Ben Brust going 4-5. It was also the highest-tempo conference game Michigan has played thus far, so 7 made threes for this team isn't that much of an outlier.
|Get these men a pick and watch 'em roll. [Fuller]
Second, Wisconsin remains good, so I'd rule out the Tom Crean thing (also because "let's give credit to the genius who just got worked by Northwestern AT HOME" explanation doesn't sound like fun). Third, while the team is certainly young and erratic, they have the look of much more than a bubble team.
I'd say this game reflects a team that is finding its offensive identity, and it turns out that identity is really effective and fun to watch. Wisconsin has a good defensive team (#29 on KenPom coming into the game), and there were points where Michigan was just toying with it. Teams just don't get those kinds of looks at the rim against Wisconsin, but time and again Morgan or Horford would slip a screen and find a wide-open bucket.
Michigan is doing what Brian, Ace, myself, and a bunch of other people were calling for all year; they're running lots of Stauskas pick-and-roll, as well as lots of high ball screens for Stauskas to get a defender on his hip and force the defense to create an opening. Nik has become an alpha dog, but he's done so in a way that is generating looks for everyone on the court. That might remind you of a certain scrappy little guy who ripped the Pistons to shreds on Friday (#FireJoeD)
Right now, this Michigan team feels a LOT like last year's team: a questionable defense but a terrifying offense that won't turn the ball over or give up many transition buckets. Also they're doing lots of Game Blouses stuff and Lottery GRIII stuff. Which is neat. Beilein Uber Alles. 2014 Uber Alles.
[more answers, and more editorial hash tags, after the jump]
One Frame At A Time: Wisconsin
Nik Stauskas is patently unfair. There's no greater evidence than this shot; not only does he stop on a dime, bring the ball behind his right leg and cross over, then rise up in perfect shooting form and hit nothing but twine ... you can see several Wisconsin fans already bracing themselves for the worst before he even jumps, beating their fellow supporters to the defeated hands-on-head punch.
This occurred despite Stauskas going 2-for-8 from three to that point, including a couple open misses that would've effectively sealed the game. He was burying the dagger eventually, and the Badger faithful knew it.
[Hit THE JUMP for a whole lot of Stauskas, co-starring GRIII jumpers, Caris LeVert drives, big men doing big men things, and Bo Ryan gloriously losing his mind.]
1/18/2014 – Michigan 77, Wisconsin 70 – 13-4, 5-0 Big Ten
Chris Smith/UMHoops
It was unfair. It was beautiful.
Sam Dekker drove on Stauskas and put up a shot that Horford blocked. Sort of. Along the way somewhere between one and three fouls were committed. Michigan ain't care, though, and they grabbed the loose ball and ran back the other way, finding LeVert open in transition for three. He knocked it down to put Michigan up nine. ESPN cut to Bo Ryan.
You know that moment when you figure out that girl you've been certainly not in love with for 15 years is certainly not in love with you and then sparkles fall from the sky while unicorns burst from the chest of everyone in the coffee shop as you share a deep and passionate kiss that leads to a lifetime of happy contemplation about how fortunate you are compared to people who marry something other than the very embodiment of wonderfulness?
Yeah, you do. You're an American and therefore have been cast opposite Emma Stone in a romantic comedy. So you know that moment is the equivalent of getting socks on Christmas compared to the camera shot that followed LeVert's three: Bo Ryan squeezing every muscle in his face until his skin veritably roiled with the possibility of explosive decompression. His grinchy eyebrows plunged to a level even with his eyes as his mandibles expelled a torrent of profanity so pungent that the refs would have dissolved in front of his face if they had even a passing knowledge of the language of the bug people of Rigel.
Every Michigan fan's heart grew two sizes that day. On twitter, Ace's mentions filled up with demands for GIFs, and then threats. I cackled uncontrollably and swore joyously in human language at the TV. Somewhere in Iowa, Fran McCaffery found himself with an unprompted, mysterious, and not-entirely-unwelcome erection.
Fun was had watching Wisconsin play basketball. It's 2014, folks. 2014 is not 2013.
This was the proverbial statement win, work done to validate Michigan's play since the frustratingly disjointed Duke game. There the Blue Devils extended their defense to cut off Stauskas and the rest of the team flobbered around for about 30 minutes until LeVert decided he'd keep Michigan vaguely in it by himself.
Since, Michigan's offense blossomed into the prettiest whack-a-mole you've ever seen. Shut one thing down and something else equally deadly pops up. Leave Zak Irvin, and he'll kill Minnesota. Close out Walton wrong and he'll kill Nebraska. Try to keep Stauskas away from the rim and whoops the center got a layup. And then there's Stauskas in the middle of everything, not just shooting.
But aside from 1.15 PPP against Arizona, the competition level left questions. Even last year's beautiful machine tended to seize up and fall over when presented with road contests against the brutes of the Big Ten. These guys had beaten Minnesota and three outfits for whom the word "tournament" means ping pong in the locker room.
No more. While Wisconsin is not quite last year's outfit defensively, they remain Wisconsin, currently in the top 40 on defense on Kenpom, preventer of all threes and shots at the rim. (There's more about this in the bullets section.) Michigan went into the Trohl Center and shot 86%/55%/54%. Heck, that game against Northwestern is looking like an accomplishment now that the Wildcats have established themselves the second-ugliest basketball team in the country*. So they've played a couple upper-echelon defenses to go with some wonky ones They currently lead the Big Ten in two-point shooting by nearly seven percentage points. Subs, man. That's crazy.
After watching Michigan eviscerate attempts to contain them on the pick and roll, Wisconsin was reduced to giving Michigan jumpers and hoping they'd miss. As the first half rolled along, Michigan did not. Glenn Robinson elevated above any hope of a contest on consecutive elbow jumpers that hit back rim and went straight down like the end of a training montage. Nik Stauskas pulled up from just inside the free throw line. When Wisconsin did manage to lose Morgan or Horford, they literally did not miss. Even Michigan's terrifying late drought consisted largely of wide open threes for Stauskas, a near alley-oop for Horford, and a LeVert shot that was halfway down.
Sometimes, the shots do not fall. You would be forgiven for forgetting that with this team.
Bo Ryan remembers, now. His report to the Grand Chitinous One will be filled with k'halaks powerful enough to rattle thoraxes.
*[According to the metric of Adjusted Offensive Efficiency – Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. You can take in #1 with a quick trip down US-23 to Bowling Green.]
That's just how they do. Much complaining from Wisconsin fans on the internet and some from Dan Dakich about the way Wisconsin was defending the pick and roll. To me, it looked like typical Wisconsin: Ryan has always preferred soft hedges where the big cuts off the basket and makes the pass to the guy slipping the screen difficult, if not impossible.
In exchange, Wisconsin gives up two-point jumpers from just inside the lane. Two point jumpers are generally worse shots than those at the rim or from three, and Wisconsin has encouraged them since Ryan's arrival. The problem for the Badgers in this one is that Michigan was hitting nearly every one of them.
Philosophically, Wisconsin just did what they always do. The texture of their stats is the same as it was last year when their defense carried them: good-to-great eFG%, vanishingly few threes attempted, few forced TOs or fouls committed, crash your own boards. It was just fine for them the last five years.
There is something wonky about Wisconsin's defense this year that was not the case last year. That is Wisconsin trading Jared Berggren, Ryan Evans, and Neverending Ginger Assassin…
…for Frank Kaminski, Sam Dekker, and a 6'3" guard. Their ability to contest the jumpers their defense is designed to provide has been seriously compromised by their lack of size. Compounding issues: while Kaminski is taller than Berggren he's nowhere near Berggren's class as an intimidator.
Actually, disregard the previous paragraph's "seriously." Wisconsin's D is 33rd on Kenpom. They're not exactly last year's Penn State outfit. It is a step back; they are still pretty much Wisconsin, and Michigan eviscerated them.
Related: I understand those turnovers. Michigan didn't have many, as was always going to be the case when Michigan's precision met Wisconsin's passivity. Those they did were concentrated with LeVert and Stauskas on pick and roll action when they tried to get the easy buckets Michigan had gotten in the previous three or four games by dumping it off to the bigs. A number of these were after Michigan's opening barrage, when the natural reaction would be to press the ballhandler. Wisconsin stuck to their inherent Wisconsin-ness and the result was a few passes that were near-impossible to complete.
The grim period. Michigan was cruising up 66-53 with eight minutes left and then scored one bucket over the next seven as Wisconsin cut the lead to one. What happened on offense during the dry spell:
- Stauskas turnover.
- Stauskas misses wide open three. Michigan timeout before next possession, Stauskas exits.
- LeVert misses jumper.
- LeVert turnover.
- LeVert misses jumper.
- Stauskas returns. Stauskas misses wide open three.
- Stauskas hits two-point jumper.
- LeVert misses layup.
- Stauskas misses late-clock forced jack, Morgan fouled on OREB attempt, Stauskas engages beastmode.
The Stauskas shots were just one of those things. He has totally uncontested threes. He must take them.
Meanwhile, LeVert's role in the grim period has drawn some criticism on the internet in the aftermath. I think that's much more the swelling panic everyone felt than a rational evaluation of how Michigan's offense ran with Stauskas off the court, and I say that as a charter member of the WHAT IS HAPPENING WHERE IS STAUSKAS AAAAAH club as it was happening live. Events:
- M tries to post Robinson; LeVert declines entry pass and drives to lane, correctly diagnoses that an alley-oop to Horford is the play but throws it too high. Michigan resets, LeVert turns down P&R, takes a contested two with about ten seconds on the clock that is halfway down and pops out.
- Kaminski gets switched onto LeVert, LeVert tries to drive baseline, is obviously fouled, no call, turns the ball over.
- LeVert ends up taking a semi-contested pull-up shot off the pick and roll. It's a foot on the line item with 14 on the shot clock.
The first is the right idea with execution that's just off, the second is a ref boner, and the third is pretty bad. And as soon as that happened, Stauskas was back. You can't tell much of anything from three possessions and LeVert put up 20 points on 16 shot equivalents.
Stauskas comparison of the week. Stauskas has started adding a thing on the pick and roll that evokes memories of Chauncey Billups: once he gets past the screen, he sticks out his butt to keep his man behind him and then takes a dribble or two, waiting to see how the situation develops.
Stauskas also got 0.01 brownie points for hitting all six of his game-sealing free throws, because I have irrational expectations when it comes to Stauskas hitting free throws.
[@ Right: Chris Smith/UMHoops]
Just hanging out in the corner. Derrick Walton's night went a little beyond quiet, as he took only three shots and had two assists in 31 minutes. And that's totally fine, as Michigan was on fire for most of the night. Walton took the opportunities that came to him and his 36% three-point shooting is enough to keep his guy on his jock as Michigan works a two-man game against three-phobic Wisconsin.
Walton's reduced role on offense helped him on D, where he held Traevon Jackson—just coming off a monster Indiana game—to 3 for 11 shooting and just seven points.
If Michigan's in a situation where there are transition opportunities or a weak point guard or they're leaving him open in the corner, Walton can take advantage. When those things aren't available he's able to defer. Walton's ability to push the ball was part of Wisconsin's even-more-extreme-than-usual abandonment of the offensive boards.
In Big Ten-long game of "HORSE," Morgan is currently on R [UMHoops]
Horgan. Even acknowledging the fact that 90% of their buckets are assisted layup or dunk attempts, the efficiency with which Michigan's two-headed center is scoring is boggling. Morgan is at nearly 70% for the season and since Mitch McGary got shut down for the season he has 23 makes on 28 attempts. That is 82%. Remember that business where you'd get super mad at Morgan and I'd point my fingers at a shooting percentage in the low sixties and say "please stop, you make no sense"? Yeah, well now his ORTG is 127. Now I point at Kenpom and say "please continue, you make no sense."
Horford has been barely less efficient in that timeframe, hitting 22 of 32, 69%, and since Horford's game is a little bit more diverse—he's got that baseline jumper and a post move or two—that's understandable. At least insofar as "understandable" can be deployed in service of explaining a guy shooting 70% from the floor.
Meanwhile, the bigs have TO rates ranging from acceptable-for-a-big (Morgan's 18, which is a couple of points better than last year) to astounding (Horford's 10, which is equivalent to GRIII's number).
Is this sustainable? Well, somewhat. Six-six shooters are going to plunge into the lane and non-Wisconsins are going to give up a number of good looks, and both of Michigan's bigs are better than they used to be. But there will be some regression and guys like Amir Williams and Adriean Payne have overwhelmed M with their athleticism and shall do so again. I'll take it.
The silver lining. The announcement of McGary's surgery was my muse for a tweet that read simply "GODDAMMIT," and it is still pretty depressing to think about putting the demon from last year's NCAA tournament on a team that's already 5-0 in the Big Ten and 14th on Kenpom. A healthy McGary probably swings a game or two in Michigan's favor and… right, not what this bullet is about.
This bullet is about how it's kind of great that Morgan is back in the lineup and playing well after being relegated to the bench during the run last year. He returned without the expectation of much playing time despite an ability to go anywhere with the grad transfer rule, lost what backup minutes he was looking to get to Horford early, and is now making me go "whoa" a couple times a game. This warms the cockles.
Speaking of "whoa." JORDAN MORGAN PUT IT BACK IN YOUR FACE, WISCONSIN. And then looked like he was thinking "did I do that" afterwards. Yes, yes you did.
I like this better than that. Hoo man I just went back to Tommy Amaker's last year at Michigan($) to compare someone to Morgan and found that the best ORTG guy on that team was Ron Coleman. Viva Beilein.
The road ahead. Recent events have freed the Big Ten from a tyranny of Kenpom projecting a Badger conference championship in a year when they don't have to go to OSU or MSU—the most Badger championship of them all. Your new favorite is MSU at 14-4, with Michigan and Iowa projected a game behind at 13-5, Wisconsin a game further back, and OSU a fringe contender projected to go 11-7. Michigan's next two games are against the two top contenders. It's kind of a big deal.
The upcoming home game versus Iowa is huge. Huuuuuuge. Winning the Big Ten is about holding serve at home and picking off one, maybe two road games against contenders. Michigan's got one in the bag; Iowa has an opportunity to pick one up. Michigan beats Iowa and the MSU game is entirely house money instead of 80% house money.
The Big Ten, man. Basketball is the opposite of football.
The Trohl Center is Burning Muppets
But Canadians have icewater in their veins. It's true. You can look this up.
And you can't have one without the other...
Preview: Wisconsin
|Michigan at Wisconsin
|Kohl Center, Ninth Circle of Hell, Wisconsin
|6 pm Eastern, Saturday
|Wisconsin -8 (KenPom)
Right: Bo Ryan during a 25-point win. Seriously. (Not pictured: Sam Dekker's face melting off.)
Good news, everyone! Michigan plays Wisconsin at the Kohl Center, where they haven't won since 1999, against a Badger squad that ranks third nationally in offensive efficiency and is probably real pissed off about losing at Indiana on Tuesday. Are you ready for the basketball equivalent of Chinese water torture? Trick question, because there's no preparing yourself for that.
This year's Wisconsin offense may be the best Bo Ryan has ever assembled; the starting five features two efficient, high-usage players filling the roles of leading scorer (Sam Dekker) and distributor (Traevon Jackson) ... and the other three all rank within the top 60(!) nationally in offensive rating. While the defense isn't up to Ryan's normal standards—"just" 24th in efficiency—the combination of lethal outside shooting and Fort Knox-level ball protection on the other end makes Wisconsin one of the most difficult teams to beat in the country, especially at home.
Freed from the shackles that Ryan puts on all his freshmen, regardless of talent, 6'7" forward Sam Dekker has improved his efficiency as a sophomore while taking on the role of go-to scorer. He can score in just about any fashion—especially in transition, where he posts an absurd 81 eFG%—shooting 59% from two and 35% from three. He's Wisconsin's best offensive rebounder, as well; his only apparent offensive weakness is a surprisingly low 60% mark from the free-throw line.
Dekker is joined on the front line by 7'0" center Frank Kaminsky, who currently holds the #10 spot in the KenPom Player of the Year rankings* by virtue of being good at, well, just about everything. Kaminsky is shooting the lights out (60% 2-pt, 21-for-44 3-pt), rebounding well at both ends, rarely turning the ball over, and posting an impressive 6.2% block rate. John Beilein would do the most terrible thing he could imagine to have a Frank Kaminsky, which probably means he wouldn't say "thank you" to his Starbucks barista, because John Beilein is pretty much the nicest guy ever.
The Badgers go with a three-guard look featuring 6'2" junior Traevon Jackson—son of former OSU and NBA star Jim Jackson—running the point. With an assist rate more than double any of his teammates', Jackson's primary role is facilitating the offense; he's also got a decent outside shot (16-for-43 3-pt), and while he's not the most efficient scorer inside the arc, he gets to the line at a high rate.
Jackson is flanked in the backcourt by sharpshooters Ben Brust and Josh Gasser, whom you may remember from [TERRIBLE THING REDACTED] and [OTHER TERRIBLE THING REDACTED]. Brust has already attempted 111 three-pointers this season, the most of any Big Ten player, and he's connecting at a 42% clip; he's actually a worse shooter when he ventures inside the arc, but fouling him is ill-advised—he's 32-for-34 this season at the charity stripe. Gasser is a 39% three-point shooter who's much more effective than Brust as a slasher—he hits 52% of his twos, mostly at the rim, and 87% of his free throws with a FT rate just outside the top 100 nationally.
6'7", 250-pound freshman Nigel Hayes—high school teammate of Chris Wormley at Toledo Whitmer—has come on really strong of late as he's learned to use his solid frame to get to the line; this chart from SI's Luke Winn (published before the Indiana game) speaks volumes:
Hayes has now attempted nearly as many free throws (67, of which he makes 62%) as field goals (71, 52%); he's averaging 11 points in Big Ten play while playing ~18 minutes per in that span. While his rebounding rates are pretty low for a post player, Bo Ryan has been willing to put him out there in place of Kaminsky and play small-ball (or Wisconsin's twisted version of small-ball).
While Hayes has carved out a decent role for himself recently, the Badgers still don't use their bench often—they rank 338th in bench minutes. The primary backup guard is 6'3" freshman Bronson Koenig, a very low-usage player who hasn't attempted more than four shots in a conference game; he's shooting well from two and struggling from the outside.
Wisconsin jumped out to a school-record 16-0 start before Tuesday's loss at Assembly Hall, and they didn't do it against the proverbial tray of cupcakes: those 16 wins include nine KenPom top-100 teams, four of which rank in the top 25 (Florida, St. Louis, Virginia, and Iowa). Their most impressive win is probably the 48-38 suffocation of #17 Virginia in the B1G/ACC Challenge that set the game of basketball back a good half-century.
Now that we're partway into conference play, I'll start posting four factors charts for all the games and Big Ten games only, with sample size issues obviously coming into play on the latter for a while.
Four factors, all games (national ranks in parentheses):
|Turnover %
|Off. Reb. %
|55.2 (12)
|12.9 (2)
|30.2 (218)
|40.7 (173)
|45.0 (41)
|16.2 (297)
|28.6 (59)
|23.8 (1)
Conference-only (four games, Big Ten ranks in parentheses):
|Turnover %
|Off. Reb. %
|57.5 (2)
|11.4 (1)
|27.0 (9)
|36.0 (7)
|41.9 (1)
|12.9 (12)
|37.2 (11)
|25.0 (1)
The offense doesn't rebound well; they don't exactly have to, however, when they're shooting 39% from three and 53% from two as a team (and a remarkable 58% from two in conference play). The Badgers still hold the ball for an agonizingly long time on each possession and put up a high number of three-pointers; now they're just doing it more efficiently than ever before.
The defense looks really good on paper, especially when focusing on opponent eFG%, but they don't force turnovers or rebound very well; against Indiana, other flaws were exposed, per UMHoops:
Indiana handed Wisconsin its first loss of the season on Tuesday at Assembly Hall thanks to an impressive offensive showing. The Hoosiers racked up 1.17 points per trip against the Badgers in the worst defensive showing for Bo Ryan's program in a Big Ten game since March, 2012.
The Badgers clearly have some defensive issues to work out and their issues against Indiana stemmed from a failure to stop dribble penetration. Indiana was 28-of-48 on two point attempts and Yogi Ferrell (9-of-16 on twos), Will Sheehey and Stanford Robinson got to the basket at will.
A numbers-heavy look at the Badger defense at that link reveals issues against the fast break, pick-and-roll, and isolation looks that Michigan can potentially exploit. The Wolverines will probably have to do most of their damage in those areas if they want to keep pace with Wisconsin, one of the very best teams in the country at preventing and defending opponent three-pointers.
Unleash Stauskas. Wisconsin's defensive deficiencies appear ripe for exploitation by Nik Stauskas, especially with how well he's working the pick-and-roll with both big men in recent games. The Badgers will do everything they can to run him off the three-point line; that can open up gaps inside for Stauskas to drive or dish off to an open big. Caris LeVert could also get his penetration game going against Wisconsin—with their small backcourt, he's going to have a size advantage against whomever is defending him.
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Quick outlets. Michigan isn't going to force many turnovers against Wisconsin given their ability to take care of the basketball, but that doesn't mean they can't get out in transition. The Badgers aren't a great rebounding team and their transition defense is iffy—after every Wisconsin miss, Michigan's bigs should be looking to move the ball upcourt with alacrity. This may be the only way the Wolverines can consistently generate open perimeter shots, and they'll need to do so if Wisconsin is hitting threes at their usual high rate.
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Posted: Sat 15 May 2010, 01:00
Post subject: Re: Mic in Skype
Subject description: It doesnt work ((((((((
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Hello! Could anyone here help me?
I`ve just installed Skype (184.108.40.206). Hardware: Acer aspire one 110. The same Puppy with the same Skype works on laptop HP Compaq 6720s. Also, on this netbook (acer aspire one) with Ubuntu 9.04 Skype works well enoogh. Buil-in microphone works. In Puppy`s Skype the built-im mic doesnt work, I tried to setup devices in Preferences, I tried to setup ALSA Mixer - but I cant make this MIC work ((( Please help!
Some of you with laptops that have built in mic's may experience issues with the mic not working with skype and on puppy linux. In my case, i could hear my puffing on the mic via built in speakers and while off of skype, but when on skype it was not able to pick up the sound... so I knew my mic was working.
First i've tried everything, changing the mic settings on skype, checking the Alsamixer and Zmixer, uninstalling then reinstalling, even trying different versions with no avail. Though it did not work for me, I believe you should do the same and simply check.
Then I downloaded another mixer from Puppy Package Manager called Sgmixer 0.3 and wouldn't you know it, it worked! Now people can hear me talking via skype. Just make sure that the volume bar to mic on this mixer is raised.
Also, when checking Alsamixer be sure to hit the tab button s this will allow you to see additional volume/mic settings that do not display in the initial window. Also, make sure that MM's under any of the settings, they should be set to OO. You change change the setting by hitting the M key on your keyboard.
Hope this helps....
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Post subject: Re: Mic in Skype
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I downloaded another mixer from Puppy Package Manager called Sgmixer 0.3 and wouldn't you know it, it worked! Now people can hear me talking via skype.
sGmixer worked for me when others didn't, too. In Puppy 5.0, I'm not seeing it in the Package Manager any more, but I've still got it here:
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Maybe there are dependency issues or some such. You should mention to Barry that sGmixer works when others don't, Maybe he'll include it.
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I wanted to thank you for the very concise and helpful instructions. It was invaluable and worked right off.
BTW, this is for lupu 5.1.1
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Post subject: portable skype
Subject description: an alternative to installation
you can use the above page to download a portable version of skype, right cick it, open properties to make it executable (or from a terminal: chmod +x ), and that's all!
then you can put a symilink to the start application folder to have it launched after booting.
By the way all portable apps work fine with puppy, I have tried a dozen succesfully.
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I have the microphone plugged into the back panel. anda microphone and hear it. But the problem is to zoom in on skype test call I is capturing.
Tengo el micrófono conectado en el panel de atrás. anda el micrófono ya que lo escucho. Pero el problema es la captura, en el test call de skype no me esta capturando.
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Post subject: Re: portable skype
Subject description: an alternative to installation
dionisis politis wrote:
you can use the above page to download a portable version of skype, right cick it, open properties to make it executable (or from a terminal: chmod +x ), and that's all!
then you can put a symilink to the start application folder to have it launched after booting.
By the way all portable apps work fine with puppy, I have tried a dozen succesfully.
I download either Skype or KeePass to computer (PL 4.3.1frugal), move it to the usb stick, make it executable (either by permissions or properties) but when I click on the gear nothing happens. The same if I do all that on the downloaded file before moving it to the usb drive.
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Iguleder - thanks for the tutorial. Worked first time.
I run puppy 4.3.1 on a Toshiba TE2100 laptop.
It has no internal mic so I had to plug in an external one, but found that the three different mics I tried had MASSIVE differences in output (even though they all are standard "computer multimedia headset" types).
Only one of them proved to be satisfactory, and even then I had to switch on the mic boost in Alsa.
(took a while to discover that the MM icon for the boost is toggled by using the "M" key, not the spacebar).
Works with excellent clarity.
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hey, using Lucid 5.2.8 on a new hp netbook, booting/running off of usb. i installed skype in the manner described in this thread and it worked fine(in /mnt/home rather than /root), but now when i open the program it disappears after about 8 seconds, not even enough time to log-in to skype. no error message, nothing. i don't know what caused it to start doing this. i don't know how to uninstall it either. total n00b here. if someone can tell me how to uninstall it or how to fix the issue that'd be awesome.
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Try opening a console, in the skype directory, and run
to see if any errors are generated on the commandline.
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thanks for the reply Muggins. this is the message i received:
socket(): Address family not supported by protocol
socket(): Address family not supported by protocol
after a quick google search i checked my network settings but didn't see anything regarding ipv4 or ipv6 (the protocols in question, i assume). i'll have to look up some commands to get any further or look in the skype conf files since skype doesnt stay open long enough to check any options. not really sure what i'm doing^^
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I'm using version 18.104.22.168(Beta), and have never experienced any probs. Which version do you have?
Edit: I see the latest static version is 126.96.36.199.
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i am using the latest static 126.96.36.199. however, i just realized that i have a 64-bit machine (yeah, i'm pretty slow) so i'm going to dump lucid528 for fatdog64-520 asap. then i'll report back with how skype runs on fatdog. thanks for the replies Muggins!
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Post subject: Skype on puppy does not start
Hi, im newbie on linux puppy, install Skype on puppy 3.01 like you told on the post, but the skype does not start, i did have all steps and it was on skype dir and put the icon on desktop, but now just dont open the install dialogue.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
After 6 years and thousands of miles of riding, quite a bit of it in undesirable cold, damp conditions, my last pair of Dominators finally got retired. The nice stiff sole, that provided excellent power transfer had become floppy and the heel cup that lovingly held my heel secure with no slippage nor chafing became squirmy. The strategically placed heel reflectors had finally flaked off from years of hasty toeing off abuse, the Technomicro across the toe box had scuffed down to a velvety texture, and the sole had worn a bit from a few too many gravel strewn traverses & cafe stops. But the best thing about them is the fact that you forget that you're wearing them. The fit is so comfortable and seamless and microadjustable with the caliper and instep velco straps that you can just concentrate on enjoying your ride which is why I'm happily wearing my new replacement Dominators which have the same seamless quality. In the summer they are adequately ventilated (at least for our 65-95F spread) and a pair of shoe covers and wool socks lets me take them down to 32F. I am always a size 7.5M in US or 37.5 in Euro dress shoes but with Sidi's I fit 40 perfectly which makes sense as US 7.5 falls between Sidi sizes 39 and 40.5 on Sidi's size chart.


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Posts have a steel core with a polypropylene exterior to provide strength and durability. Posts define the height of the shelving unit and are measured with the leveling foot fully engaged. Traverses snap onto the molded-in dovetails on the Posts. Shelves will sit 4" (100 mm) apart between each dovetail.
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