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Lack of Celtics effort: The return of a pattern?
Two games ago, I had a conversation with a wise man old enough to see all the Bird championships:
Wise man: "This is the best Celtics team I've seen in my lifetime."
Me: "Really? Umm, it's only 11 games into the season. I know the C's just won by 31 points, but, umm, it was against the Washington Wizards. And, umm, John Wall didn't play."
Wise man: "But did you see Delonte West? He's exactly what the Celtics need. West fortifies the bench, Shaq's been perfect in the starting lineup, and Rajon Rondo is the best point guard I've seen wear Green. Not to mention Garnett and Pierce look three years younger."
Me: "Yes, but best Celtics team you've seen? Do you remember '86? DO YOU REMEMBER '86?????"
Flash forward to yesterday, conversation with same wise man.
Wise man: "They're going to do this shit again? Are you [bleeping] kidding me? How the hell can they be bored with the regular season already? That was disgusting. I can't even stand to watch this team. The next 70 games are going to be hell."
Me: "Really? Umm, I know it wasn't the most impressive performance, but things happen sometimes. It's only two games. If the season ended today, the Celtics would still be the Eastern Conference's number one seed."
Wise man: "Number one seed? You've gotta be kidding me with that shit. That'll be gone in a week. They'll be lucky to earn the fourth seed."
Me: "Wait, weren't you the one who told me this was the best Celtics team you've ever seen? Four days ago?"
Wise man: "Well, yeah, but…"
Now, my thoughts
Paul Pierce is talking about old habits (read: boredom) creeping back in, it's easy to see that old habits (read: boredom) have affected the Celtics in two (shitty) losses in a row, and angry commenters are starting to gain steam on Celtics web sites everywhere.
It's not panic time yet, but perhaps it's time to start worrying. At least a little bit.
Just please don't rationalize it like Gary Washburn tried to. (Sorry, Gary, I love your stuff. Nothing personal.)
The Celtics are going to have trouble with more athletic teams, exemplified by the Raptors' ability to get to the rim easily with the quickness of their wingmen. The Celtics are a top-notch defensive team, but "team'' is the operative word. They struggle with some one-on-one matchups.
Please don't try to tell me the Celtics struggled with one-on-one matchups, or that they struggle with more athletic teams. They have had no problems with the Heat, who — need I remind you? — start both Dwyane Wade and Lebron James. Now I'm supposed to just accept that Sonny Weems and Leandro Barbosa had their way? Umm, no thanks. I'll continue to believe Boston is capable of stopping any team, regardless of the quality of athletes. Actually, when the C's are at their best they thrive at taking players' athleticism out of play. They thrive at making sure opponents don't just deal with one-on-one matchups — they deal with an entire team defense. Sure, Lebron can dunk with the best of them and can't be stopped by any one human being, but if the Celtics pack in their defense and force him into taking tough, contested shots, he's going to struggle.
Maybe Washburn meant the Raptors' frontcourt was too athletic for Boston to handle. But wait, don't the Raptors start Reggie Evans and Andrea Bargnani? They aren't exactly two human pogo sticks. Amir Johnson is pretty athletic, but let's be serious: the Celtics had trouble matching up with Toronto mostly because the Celtics didn't give a damn. Johnson, Bargnani and Evans were effective because the C's didn't bring the mental or physical effort they needed to.
There's no need to be as upset as John from Red's Army, I don't think. But hey, maybe we should be.
Do I need to go into this rant already? The one where fans fill the arena for a reason? The one where fans pay good money to come see you guys play. The one where the money those fans pay directly ends up in your multi-millionaire pockets so can live the lives you lead?
Do you guys think that money magically appears in Wyc Grousbeck's bank account? You think 18,000 people just waltz in there for free?
I expected letdowns during the season. I told myself not to get upset over those letdowns. But I expected them later. I expected the guys to come out hot… THEN get bored in January and February… then start turning it on again before the playoffs. I was prepared to accept that.
I'm not, however, prepared to accept "bored" November losses to an Oklahoma City team at home without its two best players… and a bad Toronto team missing half its roster to a trade.
The season just started fellas. And I don't give a damn about bad officiating because the refs didn't put you in those situations. You did. You sleep-walked through those games and put yourself into a spot where bad calls could hurt you.
It was only one game, two if you count the OKC game, but it reminds us of last year. We're afraid of a repeat performance, of another hellish regular season. The Celtics are like an alcoholic family member. If someone without aloholicism goes out one night and gets tanked, it's no big deal. People get drunk sometimes. It happens. But if an alcoholic goes out one night and drinks one Four Lokos too many, it's incredibly troublesome. They've been down that path before, and you've got to be afraid they're going to fall back into their old habits.
What I'm trying to say is this: If the Celtics hadn't been so bored during last regular season, these two games wouldn't be anything to worry about. But they HAVE done this before, and so we wonder if they're headed back down the wrong path.
Stay off the booze, Celtics. I can't take this again.
3 Responses to "Lack of Celtics effort: The return of a pattern?"
I think you're finally catching on to what I've been observing. Disgusting isn't it? Go Cs…read your reviews and the blogs and please show you care; a lot more.
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"Should I remind you I've done this before?" – LeBron James
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On top of what everyone else has said, we should look at our enemy Los Angeles Lakers— they are playing hard in every game, including the ones against lesser opponents. If the Celtics want a chance at a rematch, they'd better start playing with the same intensity. With or without Rondo, they should've crushed Toronto, especially after falling asleep against OKC (I was really anticipating them to come out and redeem themselves). If Doc Rivers is the great motivator, now is the time to do so.
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That's from the New York Post, which reports a Transportation Security Administration screener was arrested at New York JFK for allegedly "hurling a cup of hot coffee at an American Airlines pilot who told her and some colleagues to tone down a profanity- laced conversation in a terminal … ."
The Post cited unnamed sources in reporting the incident, which is said to have occurred March 28. The newspaper apparently first learned of it this week.
The spat apparently began when 54-year-old American Airlines pilot Steven Trivett was leaving JFK's Terminal 8 and overheard the screeners' conversation.
The Post's sources say Trivett admonished the screeners, suggesting they behave more professionally while in uniform. Trivett also told the screeners he thought they should "not use profanity or the n-word" while on the job, one of the Post's sources said.
That's when things escalated, according to the Post. One screener allegedly cursed at the pilot and told him to "mind his own business." When the pilot tried to grab at the ID badge of 30-year-old TSA officer Lateisha El, she pushed him and threw a full cup of hot coffee on him, according to the Post's unnamed sources.
The pilot was not seriously injured. El now faces harassment and misdemeanor assault charges, the the Post says.
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Earnhardt drove into the rain-drenched grass and then had a fiery crash against the wall after just three laps in Monday's rain-delayed race. Earnhardt was trailing Aric Almirola on the frontstretch when the left side of his car suddenly went into the grass, and the No. 88 Chevrolet then shot across the track, bursting into flames after slamming into the wall.
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The Gospel According to the Campbells was most recently captured on recording on Sacred Steel Live, a compilation of sacred-steel artists released by the Arhoolie label. The Campbells' track, "God Is a Good God," opens the disc and makes it clear that the brotherly outfit is doing something different. Recorded in a House of God church in Crescent City, Florida, "God" rises to life to the sounds of a clapping crowd. Katie Jackson, the Campbells' featured gospel-belting vocalist, leans in with a moaned repeat of the song's title. Pedal-steel guitarist Chuck Campbell answers with a hushed reply from his buzz-toned instrument before the song roars heavenward. Over the next sweat-soaked eight minutes, the Campbells (Chuck, vocalist Jackson, lap-steel guitarist Darrick Campbell, guitarist Phil Campbell and his teenaged son, drummer Carlton Campbell) crank through a reckless boogie that sounds like an inspired Allman Brothers joined by Hound Dog Taylor and an I'm-going-for-all-of-it Mahalia Jackson.
What really lifts the song to uncharted territory is Chuck Campbell's playing. Campbell (sacred steel's equivalent of Eddie Van Halen and the form's first player to employ a pedal, not lap, steel guitar) combines bait-bucket blues riffs with nimble single-note runs and fuzzed-out explosions; the sound is then enhanced by an arsenal of guitar gadgets that includes wah-wah pedals, distortion devices and an E-bow. He blends these effects with an over-the-edge attack that peaks in squealing, quivering crescendos that rival Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival. When the one-chord celebration finally ends, you can almost picture Campbell on his knees, praying before his ax while it goes up in a flash of flaming lighter fluid. In fact, if he were to smash his instrument and toss the pieces to his screaming congregation, it wouldn't seem inappropriate. This is Jesus's punk rock. When the song ends, Katie Jackson offers an accurate one-word music review: "Hal-le-looo-yah!"
"The whole point of this music is to invoke the spirit," says Phil Campbell. "You play what you feel, and when you feel it, you put it forth on your guitar. And once the spirit comes in, that makes it fiery. We see the audience become uplifted and we raise our intensity, and it becomes a joyous spiral. Then all of a sudden, it's no longer a performance. It's a joyous sharing between people." Jackson sums it up in a more direct fashion. When word gets around the church that the Campbells will be performing, she says, "My goodness, man, the people go crazy. 'The Campbells are here? Oh, my God. We're gonna have a good time tonight.' Goodness gracious!"
Such excitement over sacred steel has been flourishing in obscurity for decades in branches of the House of God Church, a black Pentecostal movement founded in 1903 by evangelist M. L. Tate. Following Tate's death in 1930, a struggle among church leaders resulted in a court order that separated the church into three "dominions." Two of them, the Keith and the Jewel dominions, adopted the lap-steel guitar as the primary instrument of church music. (The guitar's initial popularity in America was fueled by a Hawaiian music craze in the early part of the century. Country-Western musicians lifted it to its current status.) House of God historians credit Willie Eason with bringing the steel to Keith dominion houses. Eason had been exposed to lap steel through his brother, who had taken steel lessons from a Hawaiian guitarist in Philadelphia in the '30s. The consummate showman, Eason earned his daily bread playing churches, street corners and on a handful of recordings, driving between gigs in ever-changing Cadillacs.
Over time, a number of other religious leaders in the Keith and Jewel dominions have aided Eason's steel-driving efforts. Members of the two churches have played lap-steel guitars for decades, passing steel licks from generation to generation. Jewel players developed a blues-based, three-chord style of playing, while Keith steelers crafted a more raw, spontaneous approach marked by incessant one-chord arrangements and free-flowing spontaneity. The Campbells' involvement in sacred steel began with their father, Charles, a bishop in the Keith dominion in Florida who established two House of God churches in upstate New York.
In the last fifteen years or so, a small number of Nashville's steel artists have been exposed to the Campbells and their peers during the House of God's annual conventions in Nashville. In 1984, during one of those conventions, the Campbells (who have been performing since the '70s) visited the shop of Bobbe Seymour, a Nashville steel player and steel-guitar vendor. Their initial appearance there, Seymour says, illuminated the differences between sacred-steel players and country players. "Their soul is talking when they're playing," says Seymour, who's been playing steel guitar for decades. Of course, there was a more obvious distinction as well. "None of the guys here had ever seen a black steel player," Seymour says. "They never realized there was such thing." On the Campbells' first visit, he asked them to return the following day so that other Nashville players could come and hear them. "I had some of the white hillbillies in here lying in wait for 'em," Seymour remembers, noting the skepticism of the Music City players. "All the good white players came to see the all the great black players. And the place just exploded -- everybody was jamming and grooving." He pauses for a moment. "It was one of the most wonderful, warm, soulful things I've ever seen. Two worlds came together, and everybody loved each other.
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Hyuuga Hanabi
The younger sister of Hinata, Hanabi is a Hyuuga clan member from the main branch family who trains endlessly to prove her worth. While young, Hanabi's skills surpass her elder sister's, and although unable to utilize her byakugan yet and lacking in physical strength, Hanabi makes up for it with her tenacity and speed.Requirement to unlock: No requirements
Hanabi Gentle Fist
Hanabi deals 15 damage to one enemy for 2 turns. The following 2 turns, each time that enemy uses a chakra removal, drain or gain skill, they will lose 1 random chakra.
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Flying Spinning Kick
Hanabi performs a spinning kick at one enemy, dealing 15 damage to them for 2 turns. The following 2 turns, each time that enemy uses a skill that stuns, they will be stunned for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 1
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Unyielding Tenacity
Hanabi fights to the bitter end. For 2 turns, Hanabi will be unable to be killed and will ignore all stun effects. During this time 'Hanabi Gentle Fist' and 'Flying Spinning Kick' will cost 1 random instead of 1 taijutsu and Hanabi will deal 5 more damage.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required: No Costs
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Last night, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of PBS's Nightly Business Report, they highlighted the 30 top innovations, selected by professors at Wharton. Since the focus was business, it was no surprise that many of the choices were key drivers in the growth of technology—and thus are known by the three-letter acronyms beloved by geeks: ATM, GPS, LCD, LED, MRI, DNA.Since the Internet was their number one choice, with the PC, mobile phones and e-mail rounding out the top four, it stands to reason that the list would include the technology that makes those possible and popular: microprocessors, fiber optics, open source software, media file compression, SRAM memory, graphical user interfaces, digital photography, online shopping, office software and even social networking.Medicine got a few nods, for non-invasive surgery, stents and retrovirals plus MRI's, DNA testing and human genome mapping.Energy earned a few: wind-turbines, photovoltaic solar cells and bio-fuels.And while all this technology has indeed changed the world, there was only a single mention of a fundamental change to a business model: microfinance. Arguably the biggest innovations in the next 30 years will come from rethinking business models, which in turn can accelerate the pace of innovation from the sharpest minds around the world. How will the world be different when today's technology enables people to interact differently, using global resources, borrowing the best ideas from one field to apply to another, changing lives for the 97% of people today who do not have an Internet connection?
Link: Top 30 Innovations
"Off and on" over the last couple of weeks I have been filling in my free time viewing inspiring talks from the annual TED Conference on the web. The presentations are less than 20 minutes long and cover the wide range of topics which have been delivered during this invitation-only conference since 2006. (The conference itself has been held for 25 years but, it was only in 2006 that the TED.com website was created to expand the audience.) So, now you do not have to be a Bill Gates, Nicholas Negroponte, Rupert Murdoch, Jeffrey Katzenberg (or, one of the other 1,000 notable attendees) to gain useful insight and motivation from this forum where big thinkers are tackling big ideas.
I was prompted to check out the TED.com website after I met up with a friend of mine for dinner a couple of weeks ago that had flown in from the East Coast to attend the conference (now being held in Long Beach after they outgrew the previous Monterey, California location). What I found was an easy to use website that currently has 388 videos posted which cover the official topics of "technology, entertainment, design" that have been sub-categorized by some 200+ tags. A more leisurely way to browse the content is either by sorting the content in a variety of interesting grouping (e.g. most…emailed, discussed, favored, jaw-dropping, persuasive, courageous, ingenious, fascinating, inspiring, etc.) or; you can peruse via themes such as "tales of innovation", "inspired by nature", "to boldly go…", "what's next in tech", "design like you give a damn", "evolution's genius", and 30 other themes. What I also found pleasantly surprising was the large number of truly interesting comments that have been posted on each of the videos which often provide additional sources of information and perspectives on the topic.
I will not try to report on all of the aspects of the TED non-profit in this post but, I will encourage you to try out the TED.com site and see if it becomes as addictive to you as YouTube has become for web surfers of all generations.
(FYI, beyond the TED Conference there are TED related effort which include TED Global, TED Prize, TED Talks, TED Fellows, TED Blog, and now a TED translation project which "aims to tap into the skills of the global TED community in a crowd-sourcing effort to translate the most inspiring talks into the world's myriad of languages".)
On a separate note…when creating the title of this post I struggled with trying to find a catchier term for "innovation seekers" so; I was hoping that some creative journalist had coined some attention-grabbing term along the lines of the digerati, glitterati, literati or even the Technorati. But, obviously I have not yet found any such label yet for the scholars of innovation.
Can color affect your creativity? In a study in the online version of Science magazine today, researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia discovered that the wall color in your room or the color on your computer screen can influence your creativity—and your accuracy.Subjects in red painted rooms scored better on accuracy, but those in blue rooms scored significantly higher on creative tasks. The effect even worked when blue was the predominate color on a computer screen.So if you're hoping to get more innovative ideas from your team, you might think about designating an empty office as a discovery room (be sure it has windows), painting it blue, and adding some plants, toys and music. Easier still, make sure your accounting people have red backgrounds on their computer screens and everybody else has some nice, tranquil blue.
In the January New York Times Education supplement, there was a piece on student innovation around the country. The editors raved about a solar-powered purse, a video game for the visually impaired, and a movie listing application for the iPhone. I wasn't particularly surprised—because I'd seen similar or better solutions in my own classes. And while most of the items in the Times were created by design students, the ones in my classes were created by MBA students.Last fall, the students in our Design Management class created a purse with solar powered chargers for phones and iPods (plus fast pass charging to speed checkout without fumbling for a wallet). Another team created a communication system, complete with emotional shading, for a colleague who could only move an eyelid.And last year a student team created a killer app for finding any location on our often difficult to navigate campus.In our Topics in Strategic Innovation class, one team invented a system to help curb childhood obesity—and won second place in the business plan competition with it.The point here is not simply bragging about the creative abilities of our business students. It's that good ideas will flourish wherever there is a climate that encourages them—even among people who aren't in the R&D department. The challenge for companies today is to take those great innovative ideas and get them to the market, so that our companies, and our country, can sustain a competitive advantage.
Falling sales. Rising unemployment. The economic outlook. So what's to laugh about?Well, according to Dacher Keltner, author of Born to be Good, now is exactly when you should be laughing. For one thing, it reduces stress and adds to your personal resilience.More important, though, is the new scientific evidence he cites on why laughter is key to the innovation that is the only way out of this mess.When you laugh, you get a nice boost of oxytocin, which makes you more expansive, generative and creative. When you laugh with others, it builds trust and affinity, which is critical in bonding and collaborative work. Then it offers chemical reinforcement that makes you want to build those successful collaborations.Older than human speech, laughter lights up a part of your brain that isn't activated either verbally or visually. "Laughter is a ticket to travel to the landscape of the human imagination. It indicates that alternatives to reality are possible." And as any innovation expert can tell you, it's that suspension of reality that helps you jump out of the rut and imagine the world as it could be. It creates a climate of risk-taking that drives new thinking, and that keeps innovative companies making money even in times like these.I'm reminded of a comment a client once made when meeting in my former ad agency. "When I walk in the door and hear the laughter, I know you're doing your very best work for me."


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Where to Get S'mores Around Hartford
When you think of making s'mores, a roasting marshmallow held over a warm campfire probably comes to mind. Do you also imagine yourself making them while sitting knee deep in snow and ice? Probably not. However, even though we're heading into winter, restaurants in Connecticut have incorporated s'mores into their menus so we can still enjoy these treats ... while inside. Belle Terrace in Avon includes a "Make Your Own S'Mores" station in their high-end buffet-style Sunday brunch. The station was thought up by Chef Stefan Drago to try and make Belle Terrace's brunch more accessible to his customers. "I wanted to come up with something that was not your usual brunch," he says. "Both kids and adults love the idea of making s'mores indoors. You can tell because it always has a long line." In addition to all the regular ingredients, Belle Terrace also offers hot chocolate along with fresh peppermint candy canes, white and dark chocolate pearls and peanut butter chips among others.
Mike Rock, who co-owns Stir the Pot in East Windsor with his girlfriend Sarah Muska, had his s'more treat featured on NBC Connecticut. After dipping french toast in graham cracker crumbs, he deep fries it and covers it in honey glaze, marshmallows and chocolate chips. The end result is the S'More French Toast. "Since we are heading into winter, I thought that this would be a great idea," he says. But how did he come up with it? "I was originally thinking about the Big E and how they have all these deep-fried foods," says Rock. "And since kids have frozen french toast sticks, I thought 'why not fry 'em?'"
Where to get S'mores around Hartford
A.C. Petersen Farms
240 Park Road West Hartford, (860)-233-8483, acpetersenfarms.com
S'more Sundae: Chocolate chip ice cream, Gourmet ACP Hot Fudge, marshmallow topping, chocolate chips and graham crackers.
Belle Terrace
1 Nod Road Avon, (860) 404-5051, avonbelleterrace.com
Make Your Own S'Mores Station: Station with marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate bars and more.
Dish Bar & Grill
900 Main St. Hartford, (860) 249-3474, dishbarandgrill.com/dishbg/home.html
S'Mores: Chocolate Fondant with graham cracker ice cream and marshmallows.
Dish 'n Dat
110 Albany Turnpike Suite 700 Canton, (860) 693-4927, dishbarandgrill.com/dishndat
S'Mores Shake: Graham cracker ice cream with marshmallows and chocolate sauce.
Gold Burgers
1096 Main St. Newington, (860) 665-0478, goldburgers.com
S'mores Bites (Check for availability)
Stir the Pot
142 North Road East Windsor, (860) 386-6726, stir-the-pot.com
S'Mores French Toast: Deep fried french toast with graham crackers, honey glaze, marshmallow and chocolate bits.
Mitchell's On Main
37 Main St. Cromwell, (860) 398-6602, mitchellsonmain.com
S'Mores Waffle: Weekend special with mini marshmallows, chocolate bits and graham crackers.
NoRA Cupcake Company
700 Main St. Middletown, (860) 788-3150, noracupcake.com
S'Mores Cupcake: One of the house favorites.
Copyright © 2014, Orlando Sentinel


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Because this is a Continuation fanfic, this description contains unmarked spoilers for the FMA canon.The Elemental Chess Trilogy is a series of Fullmetal Alchemist fan fictions by Lady Norbert. Set in the continuity of the Brotherhood anime, the stories are written in present-tense style and have a revolving point of view. The fic series is an attempt at Original Flavor, mixing the genres of mystery, action, romance, comedy, drama, and suspense.The first story, Flowers of Antimony, begins about three years after the Promised Day. Al is returning to Amestris for Ed and Winry's wedding, and Ling Yao decides to follow and essentially crash the party. Due to his new status as Emperor of Xing, Fuhrer Grumman schedules a welcoming parade and all sorts of nonsense for the inadvertently political event. Chandler's Law is then invoked when Central is attacked by unknown invaders. Flowers was the only installment of the series intended to be read as a stand-alone story.Brilliancy, the unexpected sequel, begins approximately eighteen months after the events of Flowers. The setting is changed from Central to Ishval, where Roy and Riza - now married themselves - are still working to revitalize the area. They are surprised by the arrival of their old unit, who claim to have been summoned by a coded letter that they thought was sent by Roy. The letter, which was not from Roy at all, warns of danger lurking in the desert. Soon, with Roy ill and Riza missing, the old team calls for reinforcements to find the one(s) responsible.The third story, The Game of Three Generals, is an immediate sequel to Brilliancy. Newly aware of their enemy's identity, the cast struggles to thwart his ambitions. When a terrible crime is committed, the allies' loyalties are tested, forcing them to make a decision: do they hunt for the proof to exonerate their accused friend, or follow their orders, which would scatter them to distant parts of the country?A prequel story, Triumvirate, was released as part of the 2011-2012 FMA Big Bang fiction event. Unlike the main trilogy, this story has arguably no plot; rather, it fleshes out the relationships between Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, and Maes Hughes before, during, and immediately after the war in Ishval.Two years after Triumvirate was completed, the author started releasing a series of additional one-shot side stories, all strung together in a single document tongue-in-cheekly dubbed Notes From the Grandmaster. These chiefly take place during or after the events of the four main stories, and most if not all are first published in the FMA Fic Contest community on LiveJournal.
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The Aurora Borealis, aka northern lights, light up over Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
I was giving up on this so-called great solar storm around midnight last night. Skies had clouded up just after sunset, the impact wasn't as strong as they had predicted, and I was getting tired. Just out of curiosity, I checked the immediate aurora forecast and saw that activity was beginning to pick up to where it might show up down here in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I went out onto my balcony, which faces north, to do a quick test shot just to see if I would even get anything. To my surprise, the clouds had thinned out considerably and were even beginning to clear out, so I grabbed my gear and headed out.
My instincts weren't very good last night because despite getting some nice shots, given another chance (which may happen within the next few days!), I would go to completely different spots, and in general just be more prepared. I initially went out onto the National Elk Refuge, where I typically would never go for a landscape because there are power lines and facilities scattered around the landscape. I stayed out there for a few minutes, watching and photographing the faint auroras before realizing there were much better locations to be shooting.
Next I pulled out at the Flat Creek Overlook along Highway 89 just outside of Jackson, Wyoming, and while the view was nice, I noticed that it was more of a north-northeast view rather than north. I could tell that the best views were directly north, to which a butte was blocking my view. I also needed a bit of gas at this point, so I reluctantly put a few dollars into my car and finally headed north to the first view point that had the Teton Mountains in them: the Grand Teton National Park welcome sign pullout, roughly 45 minutes later. In hindsight, I should have just driven the extra mile past that to the Gros Ventre Junction, but my excitement had me pull off here and set up a time-lapse without even considering the obstructing foreground objects, such as larger sagebrush and of course, passing cars on the highway.
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This Mustang Parts Installation Guide Works For
Tools Required
Installation Time: 2 Hours
The features of the 275+ and 300+ Ignitions are the same, with one exception: the 300+ includes a single stage RPM limiter.You can set various RPM limits using switches that are accessible through the end plate. See page 4 of this instruction book for more information about the rev limiting features of the 300+.
The 275+ and 300+ Ignition Controls operate on any negative ground, 12 volt electrical system with a distributor. It will also work with 16 volt batteries and can withstand a momentary spike of 24 volts in case of jump starts. This system delivers full voltage with a supply of 10-18 volts, and operates with a supply voltage as low as 8 volts. If your application does not use an alternator, allow at least 15 amp/hour for every half hour of operation. If you crank the engine with the same battery or other accessories, such as an electric fuel or water pump, increase the amp/hour rating.
For optimum performance with your 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls, we recommend ACCEL P/N 140019 Coil, as well as most stock coils or aftermarket coils designed as stock replacements or CD-type coils. NOTE: Do not use ACCELs Drag Race Coil P/N 140010. Tachometers
The green wire on the 275+ and 300+ Ignition Controls provides a trigger signal for tachometers, shift lights, or other add-on RPM activated devices. This wire produces a 12 volts square wave signal with a 20% duty cycle. Some vehicles with factory tachometers may require a tach adapter to work with the 275+ and 300+ Ignition Controls. If your GM vehicle uses an inline filter, it may cause the tach to drop to zero on acceleration. If this occurs, bypass the filter. For more information on tachometers, see page 3.
Using the correct spark plug and heat range is important for optimum performance. Because there are so many variables to consider, we suggest starting with your engine manufacturers spark plug recommendation. From there, you can experiment with small changes in plug gap and heat range to obtain the best performance from your engine.
Because of modern fuel injection systems, some foreign vehicles may require a tachometer/fuel injection adapter to work with the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls.
NOTE: Do not install the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls on any vehicle that is originally equipped with a CD ignition control.
High quality, spiral wound wire and proper routing are essential to the operation of the 275+ and 300+ Ignition Controls. This type of wire provides a good path for the spark to follow while minimizing electromagnetic interference (EMI).
NOTE: Do not use solid core spark plug wires with the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls.
Wires should be routed away from sharp edges, moving objects, and heat sources. Wires that are next to each other in the engines firing order should be separated. For example, in a Chevy V8 with a firing order of 1- 8- 4- 3- 6- 5- 7-2, the #5 and #7 cylinders are positioned next to each other on the engine as well as in the firing order. Voltage from the #5 wire could jump to the #7 wire. This could cause detonation and engine damage.
For added protection against cross-fire, ACCEL offers PRO SLEEVE insulated sleeving. PRO SLEEVE is a glass woven, silicone coated protective sleeve that slides over your plug wires. It also helps reduce damage from heat and sharp objects.
Do not attempt to seal the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls. All of the circuits of a 275+ and 300+ receive a conformal coating of sealant that protects the electronics from moisture. Sealing the 275+ and 300+ will not allow any moisture that seeps in through the grommets to drain and may result in corrosion.
To avoid any damage to the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls when welding on the vehicle, disconnect both the 4-pin flat and 4-pin square connectors. It is also a good idea to disconnect the tachometer ground wire as well.
We recommend installing a new distributor cap and rotor when installing the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls. Be sure the cap is clean inside and out, especially the terminals and rotor tip. On vehicles with smaller caps, it is possible for the air inside the cap to become electrically charged causing crossfire which can result in misfire. You can prevent this by drilling a couple of vent holes in the cap.
Drill the holes between terminals at rotor height, facing away from the intake. If needed, place a small piece of screen over the holes to act as a filter.
Behind the end panel of your 275+ ignition there is a red LED indicator. This serves two purposes: when you first turn on the ignition switch, the LED will flash rapidly 2 times. This indicates that the ignition system has power, and that the microprocessor is running properly. In addition, the LED will flash when receiving a proper trigger signal from the vehicle.
If, after a normal power-up, the LED doesnt flash when cranking the engine, you should check your triggering circuit for problems. If the LED flashes when the engine is cranked, but there is still no spark, the problem lies somewhere else.
Your 275+ Ignition comes from the factory set up for 8 cylinder operation. If you want to use this ignition with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine, you must first remove the three screws that hold the endplate opposite the wire harness end. Once the endplate is removed, youll see the end of the circuit board. Look for the two-section switch. To select 4 cylinder mode, move the switch marked "1" to the "ON" position. To select 6 cylinder mode, move the switch marked "2" to the "ON" position. If both switches are "OFF", or both are "ON", the ignition will run in the 8 cylinder mode. See Figure 1. For operation of the 300+ cylinder selection, see page 4.
The 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls can be mounted in any position. If you mount it in the engine compartment, keep it away from moving objects and heat sources. The most convenient method for mounting is with the wire harness end down. This ensures easy access to the cylinder selection, and on the 300+ the rev limiter selection switches. Do not mount the unit in a closed area, such as the glovebox. Also, do not mount the control box next to the distributor or spark plug wire. This will eliminate any possibility of false trigger signals.
When you find a suitable location to mount the unit, make sure all wires of the ignition reach their connections. Hold the ignition in place and mark the location of the mounting holes. Mount the 275+ or 300+ using the mounting hardware included in the kit.
All of the wires of the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls may be shortened as long as quality connectors are used or soldered in place. To lengthen the wires, use one size larger gauge wire (16 gauge). Use the proper connectors to terminate all wires. All connections must be soldered and sealed.
A poor ground connection can cause many frustrating problems. When a wire is specified to go to ground, connect it to the chassis or engine. Always connect a ground strap between the engine and chassis. Connect any ground wires to a clean, paint-free metal surface.
Remove or bypass any ballast resistor or resistor lead if so equipped.
Red Connects to a switched 12 volt source, such as the ignition key.
Yellow Connects to the positive (+) terminal of the coil.
NOTE: This is the only wire that makes electrical contact with the coil positive (+) terminal.
Brown Connects to the negative () terminal of the coil.
NOTE: This is the only wire that makes electrical contact with the coil negative (-) terminal.
Trigger Wires Either of two circuits will trigger the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls: a points or OE trigger circuit (white wire) or a magnetic pickup circuit (violet and orange wires).
NOTE: The two circuits will never be used together.
White Connects to points, electronic ignition amplifier output or to the OE module trigger circuit. When this wire is used, the magnetic pickup connector is not used.
Violet/Orange Connect to factory magnetic pickups or other aftermarket pickups. The orange wire is positive (+) and the violet is negative ().
When these wires are used, the white wire is not used. Consult the chart that shows the polarity of other common magnetic pickups. Green Connects to an aftermarket tachometer.
Route all wires away from heat sources, sharp edges, and moving objects. Route the trigger wires separate from the other wires and spark plug wires and direct away from the distributor. If possible, route them along a ground plane, such as the block or firewall, which creates an electrical shield. The magnetic pickup wires should be routed separately and twisted together to help reduce extraneous interference.
WARNING:The 275+ and 300+ Ignition Controls are capacitive discharge ignitions. High voltage is present at the coil primary terminals. Do not touch these terminals or connect test equipment to them.
|Mag +
|Mallory Crank Trigger
|Mallory Billet Competition Distributor, Series Nos. 81 and 84
|Mallory COMP® 9000 Series Nos. 96-99
|Mallory Harness P/N 29040
|MSD Crank Trigger
|Accel 46/48000 Series
|Accel 51/61/71000 Series
This section offers several tests and checks you can perform to ensure proper installation and operation of the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls. If you experience a problem with your 275+ or 300+, first check for proper installation and poor connections. You can eliminate many problems by checking these items. If you have any questions concerning your 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls, contact the ACCEL Technical Service Department at 216.688.8300 ext. 5, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Standard time.
If your tachometer does not operate correctly, you probably need an ACCEL or Mallory tach adapter. Consult the Tachometer Compatibility List at right for common tachometers and compatible tach adapters.
Some foreign vehicles with fuel injection systems may require a tachometer/fuel injection adapter to run with the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls. Often, the same trigger source is used to operate an ignition, tachometer, and fuel injection. This results in a voltage signal that is too low to trigger the fuel injection. A tach/fuel injection adapter will usually solve this problem.
If your tachometer fails to operate with the 275+ or 300+ installed, you may need an ACCEL or Mallory tach adapter. Before purchasing a tach adapter, try connecting your tachometer trigger wire to the green wire of the 275+ or 300+ Ignition Controls. This output produces a 12 volt, square wave. If the tach still does not operate, you will need a tach adapter.
Mallory If you are using the magnetic pickup P/N 29078 connector (green and violet wires) to trigger the 275+ or 300+, you will need this adapter.
ACCEL If your tach was triggered from the coil P/N 49365 negative terminal (voltage trigger) and you are using the white wire to trigger the 275+ or 300+, you will need this adapter.
|Aftermarket Tachometer
|White Wire trigger
|Magnetic Trigger connector
|Ford Motorsport
|S.W. & Bi Torx
|AMC (Jeep)
|Ford (Before 1976)
|Ford (After 1976)
|Bypass in-line filter
|Bypass in-line filter
Experience has shown that if your engine is misfiring or hesitating at higher RPM, it is usually not an ignition controller problem. Most common causes include a coil or plug wire failure, arcing from the cap or boot plug to ground or spark ionization inside the cap. Perform the following checks:
WARNING: Do not touch the coil terminals during cranking or while the engine is running.
Remember to use proper connections followed by soldering, then seal the connections completely.
If everything checks positive, use the procedure below to test the ignition for spark. Mallory offers an Ignition Tester (P/N 28357) that allows you to check the entire ignition system while it is installed in the vehicle. This tool also checks operation of RPM limits, activated switches, and shift lights.
Each time you break this short, a spark should jump from the coil wire to ground. If spark is present, the ignition is working properly. If there is no spark skip to Step 6 below.
Note the sticker attached to the front of the 300+. This sticker shows settings for number of cylinders and RPM limits. In case the sticker becomes damaged or otherwise unreadable, the settings are shown at right.
ACCEL 300+ Cylinder Selection Only
Your 300+ Ignition comes from the factory set up for 8-cylinder operation. If you want to use this ignition with a 4- or 6-cylinder engine, you must first remove the three screws that hold the end plate opposite the wire harness end. Once the end plate is removed, you will see the end of the circuit board. Look for the four selection DIP switches. To select 4-cylinder mode, move DIP switch #2 up. To select 6-cylinder mode, move DIP switch #3 up. See Figure #2.
Setting Switch #4
This switch should be set DOWN for normal operation. If you are using a compatible external RPM limiter, such as the ACCEL 375+ Multi-Function Accessory, this switch should be set to the UP position.
CAUTION: Using the ACCEL 300+ with an external RPM limiter AND switch #4 in the DOWN position could cause engine damage!
|Rotary Switch Position
|DIP Switch #1 DOWN
|DIP Switch #1 UP
|Number of Cylinders
|Switch #2
|Switch #3


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