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Track Race Report ThreadRe: Track Race Report ThreadA bit of a quiet night at Lidcombe with the fields being quite small, not sure why.
Started out with the normal scratch (10laps) only 4 on the field not much to report on my mate Dave tried to go off the front early, I let him go and slowed down the group when I got to the front. He got pulled back in in about 2-3 laps. Other then that it was just status quo till about 1 lap to go the pace started to ramp up a bit, the girl in front of me left a 10m gap to the front 2 which I had to bridge then with 200 to go I upped the pace (staying in the saddle) and came around the other 2 with about 50 to go picking up first. Scratch race again didnt work (+they cut my handicap 20m on last week despite me only coming 6th). Me and Dave havent figured it out yet and he isnt sitting on my wheel when I take off, he said he couldnt find his rhythm today until the last lap. I sat behind the 2 other C graders for about half a lap then when it settled down I accelerated in the next lap I picked up everyone infront of me then with about 1lap to go I had a B grader sitting on my wheel. With a little over 1/2 a lap to go A grade came past me (3 of them) the B grader started his sprint and I tried to pick it up but didnt have anything left. Ended up 5th. Then we had a 2lap sprint race. Me and Dave were the only C graders left so we raced with 2 B graders. 1/2 a lap in one of the B graders took off I tried to catch him and thought I was I settled down to slowly catch up to him and he ended up just going away more. I had the other B grader on my wheel and not sure where Dave was. I gave it my all (not much left) with about 1/2 a lap left but the guy on my wheel came around me with ease. Ended up 3rd with the guy that went off early winning by a good 30+m. Last race of the day was again a combined scratch race. There was only about 12 in it this week. Started off at an alright but fast pace. Then with about 4 laps to go the B grader that one the previous race jumped on the front and did a big 2 lap effort putting me and a lot of other people in a bit of hurt. He pulled up with only about 2 laps to go and for 1/2 a lap it eased up then with about 1.5 to go one of the A graders (the one that wins everything) took off, taking another A grader with him. I jumped hard and managed to hold them at about 10m. With about 3/4 of a lap to go I started to die, the other 2 A graders that were sitting on my wheel came around me, I was really dead now looked back and there was noone for a good 50-100m. So I pushed the little that I had to the end and ended up about 50 maybe more meters behind but only got beaten by the A graders so happy with that. Pretty good night 1 win in C and 2 5ths in the combined races and a third in a C/B mixed race. Not too bad. I feel strong in C but and nowhere near up to B yet. Just need more time out there and practice racing. I seem to find myself always reacting when someone jumps and bringing others up to them, should probably try and sit in a bit more.
Re: Track Race Report ThreadDon't be in a hurry to chase down every breakaway Vander. To me, it seems that you are exposing yourself to the rest of the field all the time.
With you doing this, all of you're oppositition are able to figure you out and then ride in such a way, so as too nullify, any hope of you beating them. Like I have said previously, be patient and learn the craft as much as you can in the lower grades and then, move up to the next level because in A grade and Elite, there is a huge difference in the compitition around you. One of my old coaches once (well many times) said to me. ride the handicap races as hard as you can from, start to finish and you will be surprised at how much it will help you. Keep in mind also, that if you have enterd a race meet with a big payout for a handicap, then back it off about a month before to get a good handicap. Nothing wrong with a bit of foxing to get some payment for effort put in. Gets harder once you're in the top grades though. Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
Goal 6000km
Re: Track Race Report ThreadYea I know I should let others chase but in C grade I know that as long as I am with them for the sprint I can win it I just have to get there in contact. I think I need to be more tactical up the grades. The problem was the 2 B graders were friends so I didnt know if they would chase each other.
That is how I do the handicap. Thats why after about 1/2 a lap when they werent going fast enough I picked it up. I just need someone to share the time in the end with to stay away from A grade. I won the first handicap and came second in my second one that is why they have been cutting my handicap quite quickly. From where I am now I dont think I have the strength to do it on my own. I am trying to learn to be patient.
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Try harder! Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadRaced on the big oval at Newborough/Moe in country Victoria on Monday night. There were about 12-14 in total going around (Glen Trevorrow was one, John's brother I think). An "A" and "B" grade field. I was in "A". We did a warm up scratch race, last out and another scratch race. I placed 4th in the warm up scratch (they keep jumping and I couldn't go the last time), 3rd in the last out (ran out of efforts again), 2nd in the last scratch (just couldn't match it). It let me know how far off race fit I am for the track. Good fun though, but I was smashed by the end.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadHey Toppity, you need to do more jump starts in your training.
This last out you talk of, used to be call a Miss and Out when I was racing. Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadRaced again tonight. Another small field only 5 of us in C grade.
First race scratch. Rolled turns Dave had a couple of efforts on the front nothing serious but the guy infront of me (I think just came up from D) was struggling a bit so I went around him. Then with about 1.5 to go Dave took off (apparently thinking it might be the last). The guy in front of me did some work to keep him in check then with about 200m to go I went around the guy infront and Dave to take the win which to be honest was not too tough (though still not easy), they are saying some C grade riders have moved to D cause C has gotten tougher so next week I will be in B. Second race was the wheel race (with my handicap 10m shorter again) and it was a mess, everyone was in the 1 wheel race so there was far to many people. After the last 2 weeks of dropping Dave right at the start I went out slower and we ended up getting caught quite quick and cause it was a mess of people I could not get the right wheels, not sure where I ended up maybe about 6th or 7th but really there was just people everywhere too hard to tell. Next was an italian pursuit and it was good fun. I was about in the middle of the pack non of the people before me put me very close to the limit, I went pretty hard on my turn but still had a bit left in the tank at the end, I just wasnt the best at judging my effort as I wanted to keep the group together, anyway it was enough and we won (although the other group had some troubles). Last race was a 10lap combined scratch again I was way off the back when it started and had to slowly pull myself up when I got in the group it was alright then at about 3 laps to go one of the kids pushed really hard off the front and the guy infront of me left a 20m gap for me to bridge which I did and it all slowed up I pulled up and noone came under me. Then there was another huge attack and I just missed the kick and I almost got back on (about 10-15m short) at about 3/4 of a lap to go then the A graders (atleast one of them) took off, I didnt have much left and ended up rolling over in 4th. It was a pretty quiet night all grades were pretty short of numbers not really sure why there isnt many people out there hopefully it picks up again soon. Off to B grade for me to really push myself.
Re: Track Race Report ThreadIf you know the abilities of the riders with you in a pursuit Vander, then the stronger rider/riders should do a longer turn to balance out the weaker riders.
Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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It was an italian pursuit so it was all sorts of abilities and everyone had to do one lap. Its not like I had heaps left I just didnt leave everything out on the track in it. Looking at the stats from my first ride I must be getting faster. The average speed of the 10laps (or 12) was a bit over 44km/h and in the sprint I hit 58km/h
Re: Track Race Report ThreadI'm gunna have to google this Italian pursuit thing and find out what it is then, because never had these when I was racing.
Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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I think Australians are the only ones to call this an Italian pursuit. They probably call it an Aussie pursuit in Italy. Anyhow, here's how it goes. Riders are divided up into two teams with an (ideally) equal number of riders from each grade. The slowest riders ride at the front of the pack and the fastest riders at the back. The two teams start on opposite sides of the track. No rider is allowed to overtake the rider in front of their group. After the first lap, the front rider on each group pulls up and is out of the race. After each subsequent lap, the same thing occurs until you're down to one rider on each team who sprints for the win. The length of the race is determined by the number of riders on each team. The Italian is a great team event that includes everyone in the race and gets faster as the race progresses.
Re: Track Race Report ThreadThanks BF I had a look to see what it is about and it is pretty much the same as the teams sprint but with the strongest rider at the back. It would work the same if you had a sprinter that was real strong at the end and could hang on for the ride.
Is there any limit to the number of riders or is it decided on the nights attendance Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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At Lidcombe it's whoever is around at the end of the night. At Dunc Gray we had 6 or 8 teams of ~15 per team. Lidcombe can easily handle bigger fields, but on the 250 m track at DGV 15 is probably too many.
Re: Track Race Report ThreadYeah, you'd right about that on a 250mtr track.
Rode a 50k points score at Hawthorn Park once (400mtrs) and that was crowded enough. Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadNoone else likes to post here oh well.
My club had a Christmas carnival on tonight so there was fairly low attendance (of racers) and I was not sure why. Then I figured it out only raced a 6 lap scratch and 2 lap something (pretty much a scratch). However I signed up for B as I had been told a few weeks ago before my trip away (a cruise where I put on 6kg in 2 week ) that I should. However cause there were only 2 A riders (and not the ones that usually win). So B was combined with A. So I went out for the 6 lap scratch in A grade Anyway the pace was pretty high from the start and I found myself on the back, kind of on purpose as I didnt know how tough it would be and didnt want to get in others way. However in the first lap A guy pulled his foot out of his pedals and left me a 30m gap to close all on my own and the pace was really on at this stage as someone went off the front. Kind of thinking my race was over I just rode tempo and eventually it all slowed down. Then I was in a group of 3 chasing 2. I noticed everyone around me seemed in a world of hurt and I felt ok so I did a bigish turn on the front just at the tempo I was doing before and pulled the other 2 in, as they werent working together at all. By the time all of this happened there was a little under 2 laps to go and it was just fast but nothing happened really for a lap then one guy jumped with about a lap to go left a few behind and surprisingly I was able to stay on third wheel then with about 200 to go I picked it up again and to my surprise went around them all of them. I crossed the line in first surprisingly. First race in A grade first win . To be fair but it was more like a B grade group as the A graders were not the strong A graders. Second race was kind of a 2 lap handicap but not really it was first year riders got about 30m over second year riders. First year riders was just me and a girl and as we werent really racing for anything I told her I would just ride at her pace and she could sit in. After about a lap one of the second year guys (a strong B grader) I picked it up a bit but wasnt really racing I dropped the girl and there wasnt really anyone close and I didnt get on the wheel so I just rode a steady tempo for the lap and got second. Tonight wasnt really racing it was more for the kids there were lots of kids and family races and Santa came and there was food it was more of a party then racing but I did have one hard and fast race which was good and all up it was a pretty good night. Now I need to decide whether to do the Christmas carnival or not. BTW I bought a new track bike (thanks Deon) and rode on that tonight and it felt pretty nice, after lots of adjusting to get it to fit me well. It also seemed to give me a pretty good result.
Re: Track Race Report ThreadSounds like a good night for you Vander!
Don't knock the win in A-grade for the night. It's still A-grade and a win is a win. If I were you, I would race the Christmas Carnivals and get the jump on most of your competitors for the new year. Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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Re: Track Race Report Threadchristmas racing , bankstown @DGV
scratch race - nice close race with field of about 10 all crossing within 4-5 bikelengths 6 lap handicap race - i'm given a generous 80m (the max) and decide that draughting a 50kg girl aint gonna cut the mustard. about 5 laps of pain and i finish first, about half a lap in front. apparently the bunch formed early and slowed right down. the christmas pudding is mine final 12 lap scratch race. i already had a pudding so the plan was for me to lead out the other two penrith riders. with about 6 laps to go i end up at the front. a bit early but oh well. the bankstown lads had been working well together and we couldnt let that continue. pushed hard, by the bell lap i was dead but we had been going flat out for 2 laps so the boys did ok, got the puddings, and i died
Re: Track Race Report ThreadPudding is fattening Scotto but if it has rum in it, then it's good for you.
Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
Goal 6000km
Re: Track Race Report ThreadIf you're working that well with your Penrith boys, grab another chocolate rider and sign up for the state Masters Team Pursuits next year.
Well done, btw. Bankstown don't often put money up for their races, but it's always nice to win a tube or some lubricant - or a pud.
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I haven't been on the track since RAW finished, but I've got my eyes on flying the chocolate flag in the State Masters. Can anyone confirm whether you can still enter on the day for individual days of the Christmas Carninval coming up? Am keen to do the DGV days, but the cycling nsw website says entries are closed. I was expecting you'd be able to just roll up on the day and sign on?! Last edited by nickj_d on Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadI'll add my little bits to this thread.
Raced last night in D Grade, started with a 10 lap scratch race on restricted gearing and found myself on the front coming into the last lap, more out of good luck than tactics however. Kicked hard down the back straight to hold the lead through the final turn, back off a touch on the straight , had to go again when someone come up alongside but too late, into 2nd by half a wheel. Lesson learnt, DO NOT back off until after the line. We then had a 500m sprint - 44 odd seconds for my 2nd ever 500m beating my previous mark by about 1.5sec (loooong way from the nights winning time of 34 odd sec) but i still managed to take out D grade Final race, C Grade, 25 lap motor paced. Holy crap, we started at 38km/hr and i dropped out after 19 laps. one of the seasoned riders asked as he passed by if i was still on my smaller gear (the only gearing i have is 48x15, that's how much of a noob i am). i spoke to him afterwards and he suggested i try a 48x14 which should help me a little. Lets hope so, i want to make it to the end of a 25 lapper. A good night, still learning, keen for more Happy New Year, Cheers Mick n = Specialized Tarmac SL4 (racing!), Prolite Cuneo GP (riding!)
n + 1 = Pro-Lite Trentino GP (track - woohoo)
Re: Track Race Report Thread48x14 will be the way to go for you Brades in the motor paced stuff.
Foo I don't suffer fools easily and so long as you have done your best,you should have no regrets.
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Re: Track Race Report ThreadYeh go 48*14 next time
The most common gears used are 48*14, 49*14, 50*14 However 48*15 should of still been usable, as 120rpm gives you 48kph. So some training for higher cadences will probably help you too Got bored of my signature
Re: Track Race Report ThreadSigned up for the Goulburn track open next week. Should be good to do an open event. Any tips from anyone? Anyone raced at Goulburn before whats the track like?
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Royals seeking sweep of Twins, nine straight wins
Shields faces Diamond with Maxwell set to debut for Kansas City
For the first time in a decade, the Royals finished with a winning record through the month of July. They've been on fire since the All-Star break, going 10-2 and currently owning a Major League-best eight-game win streak. They've also won four straight series, including this set against the Twins.
On Thursday, Kansas City will go for the series sweep with ace right-hander James Shields on the mound. Newly-acquired outfielder Justin Maxwell is also expected to join the club at Target Field.
Maxwell, acquired prior to the non-waiver Trade Deadline on Wednesday, is set to start as center fielder Lorenzo Cain continues to be sidelined with left groin tightness. Manager Ned Yost was also looking for another right-handed batter to face Twins starter Scott Diamond.
"With a lefty going, [Maxwell will] probably be in the lineup for his Royals debut," Yost said.
Maxwell hits lefties well with a .302 average this season, and gives the Royals a second right-handed-hitting outfielder in the lineup in addition to Cain. Alex Gordon, David Lough and Jarrod Dyson all bat left-handed.
Maxwell's had trouble getting into a rhythm this season after missing two months with a fractured left hand. He was hitting .241 with two homers and seven RBIs after batting .229 with a team-leading 18 homers and 53 RBIs last season for the Astros.
"I missed two months with my hand," he said. "The year definitely didn't go the way I wanted, but they always say try to finish strong, so that's what I'm looking forward to doing in the future."
Shields (5-7, 3.09 ERA) is set for his team-leading 23rd start. He scattered eight hits and two walks over seven shutout innings at the Chicago White Sox last Friday. It was the 18th time he'd held an opponent scoreless over at least seven innings.
The Royals' eight-game streak is their longest since 2003 and the pitchers have played a big role -- allowing just 12 earned runs in 75 innings for a 1.44 ERA in that span. The starters have a 6-0 record while the bullpen is 2-0 with four saves.
Diamond (5-9, 5.26 ERA) will be making his 20th start. It's his first outing of the season against the Royals, but the third of his career. He's 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA against the Royals with seven walks and eight strikeouts.
Diamond allowed just one run on five hits in 6 2/3 inning in his last start against the Mariners on Friday.
"I don't know what the numbers are, but it felt like we threw 80 percent fastballs," Diamond said. "We really just continued to attack the zone and kept them on their heels. It really paid off."
Royals: Finding success in division matchups
Though the Royals are in third place in the American League Central trailing the Tigers by seven games, but they've been successful against their divisional opponents.
The Royals have won five straight and seven of their last eight games against AL Central clubs. They're 26-19 overall against the division.
Twins: Mauer stays hot against KC
All-Star catcher Joe Mauer has hit safely in 36 of his last 43 games against Kansas City -- batting .390 (67-for-172) in a stretch dating to April 17, 2010. He's 4-for-8 with an RBI in this series.
In his career, Mauer is hitting .340 (163-for-479) with 33 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 90 RBIs in 127 games against the Royals.
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• Royals hold a 9-3 lead in the seasons series against the Twins.
• Royals closer Greg Holland has recorded 21 straight saves which places him in third place in franchise history behind Joakim Soria (36) and Jeff Montgomery (24).
• The Twins were 3-for-17 with runners in scoring position in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss.
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Print of the Future
Since the introduction—and continued evolution—of UV-curable printer technology, many wide-format print service providers have been able to take advantage of the new business opportunities it's offered. The technology provides users with a high level of flexibility and versatility with the ability to print on nearly any type of substrate. New niche markets—such as interior design/décor and personalized/customized short run graphics—have developed as the technology continued to evolve.
In this article, Wide-Format Imaging spoke with a number of experts in the UV market to discover how the technology has changed, where growth markets lie, and what the next revolution of the technology will be.
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- Claudia Barbiero, large-format segment marketing manager, HP Graphic Solutions Business
- Curt Brey, Gerber director of digital solutions, Gerber Scientific Products
- Cory Brock, director of marketing, Gandinnovations
- David Cich, vice president of sales and marketing, CET Color
- Tim Greene, director, wide-format & jetting technologies, InfoTrends
- Heather Kendle, director of marketing, Inca Digital
- Susie Mendelssohn, International Marketing Coordinator for INX Digital International Co.:
- Sylvia Muhr, sales director, Europe, WP Digital
- Randy Paar, display graphics product manager, Océ North America
- Steve Urmano, marketing director, Mimaki USA Inc.
- Mike White, wide-format manager, Industrial InkjetSystems, Agfa Graphics, North America
- Mike Wozny, product manager, EFI VUTEk
1. How has UV technology changed the wide-format market?
Barbiero: More than the technology itself, what has really changed are the needs of the printer's end user. Marketers, for example, are dealing with shorter product cycle times—they need to speed up the design to execution process for their materials in order to improve the overall time to market. Today, billboards change every two to eight weeks on average, as compared to only once a year in the past. UV-curable technologies have advanced to meet the evolving needs of the market, leading to a new breed of technology that is highly versatile with speeds and productivity features that deliver a broad range of applications to market in record time. The industry-wide push towards technologies that lower the impact of printing on the environment has also led to increased attention on UV technologies, as UV-curable inks produce very low VOCs and require no special ventilation to meet occupational exposure limits.
HP has made significant strides in the UV arena to meet the increased demand and is working to empower our customers with the speed and quality needed to accommodate the new demands of the marketplace. Also, by adding enhanced features to our engines, such as the three-quarter automated loading on the HP Scitex FB7500 Printer, HP customers can diversify their product offering by acquiring new business on different substrates; they can reduce outsourcing and provide a better value.
Brey: UV print technology has dramatically changed the wide-format printing market through direct-to-rigid print capability. This technology eliminates the material costs associated with vinyl and in most cases lamination and the associated labor and risk for error in their application. In some businesses we have seen the material savings alone pay back the investment made in a flatbed UV printer.
Brock: UV technology has totally changed the wide-format market in recent years. It has enabled printers to reach new speeds that were once unheard of. Just a couple of years ago when we started getting into the UV technology, we only had 24 print heads in our roll-to-roll printers and now have managed to double that with 48 heads in most of our machines. The dry time is cut so drastically that we can pack in the output for the same great quality as before but with much more speed. Just some simple modifications on the "stepping" of the UV printers to produce high quality and speed.
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Kendle: Prior to the introduction of UV technology, roll fed printers were running exclusively with solvent inks. While they work well on some plastics, they are not suitable for long-term outdoor applications nor for all materials. UV technology has provided printers with equipment that is more versatile and able to tackle a wider range of materials. In addition, UV inks do not contain VOCs (volatile organic compounds), so they also have certain advantages environmentally.
Mendelssohn: INX Digital has helped lead this change by offering innovative, cost-effective products that take many things into account, including where these products will lead down the road whether it is two years, five years or even 10 years from now. UV Curable printers will be significant factors in the future and we've been planning for them most of this decade. Large corporate clients have been thinking this way for the same amount of time. Given the economic situation, we believe the corporate world will embrace Green technology in the next year of two, so UV technology will continue to affect the wide format market in the future.
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Paar: Turnaround time has improved and costs have been reduced. UV technology has enabled shops to begin printing direct to rigid substrates eliminating much of their cost of mounting and trimming previously required to mount roll based prints onto boards.
Urmano: UV has changed the type of print media materials used and has broadened the application base past sign graphics to a number of different application areas.
White: Unlike aqueous, solvent and oil-based inkjet inks, UV-curable inks can be printed onto almost any substrate, both flexible and rigid, coated and uncoated. (These include papers, plastic substrates such as vinyls, polycarbonate and polyesters, as well as textiles, wood, glass, ceramics and more.) UV technology allows operators/users to print onto substrates that were not possible previously. These new abilities have opened many new creative doors for the designer and for manufacturing processes.
Wozny: UV technology has had a significant, positive impact on the WF market. For example, allowing direct to substrate printing. Previous technologies required the printed substrate to be mounted to a rigid board. The benefit of printing direct to board is lower total job costs, shorter turnaround times, and better overall quality resulting in increased growth rates for UV specific applications.
2. What applications/niches offer the greatest growth opportunity for shops? Why?
Barbiero: The best types of applications for UV printers include high-quality POP/POS displays, indoor and outdoor signs, banners, billboards, vehicle graphics, tradeshow graphics, interior decorations, short-run packages, and street furniture. UV-curable ink offers very high productivity, application and media versatility, and a low cost per square foot, providing opportunities for growth and expansion and for UV digital printing to take on more in the field of graphic communications.
The marketing mix for companies is always changing, but in recent times, there has been a marked increase in spending on out-of-home advertising and point of purchase/point of sale displays and signage. As this spending has increased, the demand for applications printed on specialty and recyclable materials, plus the increased focus on environmental impact, have pushed changes in the industry, driving advancements in UV-curable technology.
Not only do UV applications help expand the ways in which marketers reach audiences, but combined with variable-data printing, it provides advertisers with the ability to personalize and localize messages quickly and cost-effectively. With improved speed and quality, printers can provide better, faster and more cost-effective options to their customers and allow them to make an immediate impact their advertising needs as the market changes.
Brey: Traditional UV print technology offers the ability to print directly on a selection of rigid materials. Gerber's Solara ion cationic UV printers make it possible to print directly on the widest variety of rigid materials in the industry. This application diversity opens numerous opportunities for sign makers and graphics producers to engage new and alternative graphics market segments for their business. These applications may include POP, carpet inlays, backlit, ceramic tile, and many others.
Brock: With UV printing, speed is the best "niche" that shops can capitalize on. Wide-format manufacturers have a printer for just about every speed solution that shops are seeking. Whether shops are seeking high speed or mind blowing speed, the can surely find it. The speed "niche" can really help them complement the rest of their printer line which should also include high quality as well as a lot of versatility.
Cich: Jobs can be run more economically now compared to screen printing, so more bureaus can be competitive with traditional non-digital processes. Other than the traditional applications like POP, signage, tradeshow exhibits, I think it opens up a tremendous amount of specialty applications like tiles, doors, glass, etc. With UV technology, the applications are only limited by your imagination.
Greene: While I think there are applications that will provide growth such as wall coverings, store signage, and vehicle graphics, I think the greatest opportunity lies in developing a more comprehensive approach to meeting customer requirements, partnering with other print service providers to offer the widest range of capabilities and the best service, responding to customer requests for integration with other marketing collateral, installation, management, and measurement services, and even providing design and placement insights to maximize promotional campaigns.
Kendle: With so many digital printers now in the market, there is a need to add value to the proposition. Almost anybody can print the regular short-run work, and the result is that margins are beginning to be squeezed. The applications that seem to be growing in interest most recently are those involving the use of variable data, where the job is very complex. Marketers are using this approach to create more responsive campaigns, and there is genuine value that can be added by the print provider with regionalized messages—in both text and graphics.
Mendelssohn: Our Milano UV Curable hybrid printer is a cost-effective solution with plenty of upside. For a printer who needs to keep costs low given today's business climate, this is the perfect printer since it's affordable and won't sacrifice quality because of the price. The Triangle branded BIL acrylate-based UV curable inks we introduced last summer are intended for jetting high consistency on the HP/Nur XP3500 in billboard mode. We've had a very good response since they deliver exceptionally high pigment density and a wide color gamut.
Muhr: From our point of view, we do see many glass printing applications, also wood will grow. Any special application with any very special substrate is printable on our products.
Paar: The flatbeds (particularly the stationary flatbed) have enabled shops to print directly to unique materials such as lenticular lenses. They can also now print to odd-shaped items like pre-manufactured parts much like a screen printer can do. This opens up entirely new business opportunities from variable data short-run items to high-margin products.
Urmano: UV printing now uses both rigid and flexible inks. White and clear inks have also enhanced the application base to now include switch overlays, membrane switch graphics, labels and labeling, fast proofing and prototyping, dials, and gauges. The industrial printing market is not limited to just enhance the visible attributes of a product, but can be used for printing on glass and mirrors, dark and clear acrylics, and thin films.
White: Digital printing is fast becoming the "go to method" for short-run and variable-data applications with the industry. And UV wide-format inkjet applications such as tradeshow displays, billboards, signs, posters, banners and vehicle graphics are helping sign shops and commercial printers expand their product offerings and develop new profit streams. UV printing will continue to grow due to the reduced production and labor costs as well as the flexibility of substrates associated with UV technology. We are also seeing growth for large-format printing within interior design, home décor and fashion especially with regards to store décor. Technology has provided a more cost effective way to produce wall paper, floor tiles and now even the panels on ceiling fans can be customized all due to large-format printing capability.
Wozny: POP is the UV application that the market most often targets. Since UV prints on a wide range of substrates and the premier printer manufacturers are incorporating the ability to produce a wide range of applications on their presses, the market is realizing double digital growth in segments success as industrial, wall covering, etc.
3. What growth do you foresee in this market?
Barbiero: I see the greatest growth opportunity in the graphics market in products that have the ability to increase productivity while reducing the impact of printing on the environment. UV-curable inks are an example of a technology that will continue to see growth, since they produce dry, ready-to-use prints, print on a wide variety of substrates and emit low levels of VOCs. When used in printers such as the HP Scitex FB7500 and XP5300 printers, UV-curable inks accelerate overall efficiency and productivity and allow PSPs to deliver high-quality applications with the quick turnaround time their customers demand.
Brey: We continue to see the market evolve and its adoption of UV print technology expand. Cost reduction in production continues to be a target area for signage and graphics producers who are looking to establish themselves as market leaders coming out of this recession.
Historically, recovery from a challenging recession will always bring about changes that are unexpected. Often the latest technologies will see a boost of activity as credit capital becomes available for system upgrades and new system purchases.
Brock: I see more growth in the UV market but see it coming from both the flatbed and roll-to-roll printers. Inks and materials are still being improved drastically for the UV market every day. I thought that new rigid substrates for UV flatbed printing would have exhausted after the recent flatbed "boom" but I keep seeing more and more products being introduced that I know our customers would love to print on. Behind every good printer is a quality ink and substrate to complement it and I have only seen positive products in the recent years that leads me to believe that more growth is on the way.
Cich: I foresee tremendous growth for UV printing. It does not release VOC's into the environment, giving it a "green" advantage over solvent, and its quality is improving to where it is competing with aqueous IJ for quality. The growth will be exponential.
Greene: We expect wide-format UV to grow at a rate of almost 20 percent per year.
Kendle: UV technology is now in use not only for wide format printers at a variety of print speeds, but for label printers, transactional printers and some industrial applications. The technology seems to be very well entrenched, and the ink technology appears applicable for an extremely diverse range of print projects. As the speed and quality continue to increase, applications will move more into the offset print arena, which is currently under pressure from reductions in run length and struggling to deliver a cost- effective solution at these lower quantities.
Mendelssohn: I think growth will center on resolution quality and speed. UV curable inks have many attributes to offer and they don't require a laminate or coating to keep outdoor durability. The higher speed devices have been and will continue to grab people's attention, simply because time is money and everyone is looking for extra work.
Muhr: From our point of view we do see two different growths in the market. The niche market is going to grow more slowly than the exchanges of printers which will be changed from solvent to UV technology. The R2R market will grow faster.
Paar: UV flatbeds have been the must-have products over the past few years. Now, roll-based UV printers are gaining popularity. Coupled with advances in ink formulations such as flexible UV inks, the opportunity to take some of the vehicle graphic work away from solvent based systems represents additional opportunity for UV printing going forward.
Urmano: It is difficult to project the growth of this market when we are basically redefining our end user base.
White: Industry forecasters indicate that UV-curable technology will continue to gain market share worldwide. UV inks are versatile, extending beyond CMYK to other colors that widen the palette for graphic communication professionals, allowing them to match custom colors and reproduce vibrant, eye-catching designs.
The benefits of this ink and its related inkjet technology are vast and include:
- The ingredients used in most UV-curable inks have low toxicity for safe handling, low irritants and, because they are polymerized, low odor
- They are formulated using high quality pigments, ensuring high fade resistance for long-term outdoor applications
- The inks are very stable, allowing for fast curing and easy handling
- They allow for higher printing speeds
- They have excellent jetting performance and good adhesion on a wide variety of substrates
- They have excellent light transmission, good color consistency and less ink consumption per square meter
- Most are designed for easy loading, with no risk of mixing colors
- Shelf life, depending on the specific ink, ranges from 12 to 18 months
We suspect finishing equipment will also grow and expand at a similar rate as UV Inks.
Wozny: Over the next three to five years, EFI expects that market to grow double digits.
4. What do you think will be the next evolution of UV technology?
Barbiero: In the UV space, the main vectors for innovation will be to enable a better match between the inks and the application, such as increased flexibility and a wider color gamut.
Brey: Manufacturers and integrators of UV print technologies continue to work on faster and more feature rich versions of their UV product lines. The challenge for the prospective buyer is to position themselves to capitalize on today's latest technology without the risk of that their printers will become obsolete as technologies continue to advance. This can be accomplished through investment in a UV printing platform that can be upgraded by the manufacturer over time.
Brock: I am sure that as customers' needs and demands change, UV technology will develop to accommodate those desires with better and faster products. We will see more and more speed come from the UV technology in the wide-format printer, that's for sure. Gandinnovations has really been focusing on going "green" in the past couple of years with not only our printers but the ink we make and the substrates we recommend our customers use. Hopefully the industry will continue to make progress in this manner as well. As long as print shops can use it…it can and will be made for their needs.
Cich: Two things really. I see the inks becoming even more pliable, allowing for use in all fleet graphic applications with warranties. Second, as the print heads become wider, and UV prints drying instantly, the speeds of future generation of printers will be more robust.
Greene: I think the next major improvements will be in the inks themselves to allow UV to be used for more stretched and formed applications. This is where solvent has its advantage now. I know there are already a lot of improvements being made in this capability, but I think the expansion of this capability will increase the addressable market for UV-curable inkjet printers.
Kendle: We are starting to see UV sources based on light emitting diodes (LEDs) appear in commercially available printers. This trend is likely to continue, particularly where LEDs are used to "pin" (partially cure) the inks. However, medium pressure mercury arc lamps will remain the dominant technology in the medium term owing to their high power output and relatively low cost.
There will be further improvements in acrylic-based UV curable inks with regard to adhesion and flexibility, as chemists develop better ink formulations based on newer monomers and oligomers. This means even longer lasting inks for demanding applications and even more vivid and demanding graphics.
Mendelssohn: I think the next wave will build off the BIL UV inks we introduced earlier this year. They are fast-curing, designed for high speed production, formulated VOC-free and perfect to meet the demand for 30 and 60-day, 30-sheet billboard postings. Combine those factors with the potential cost savings of up to 25 percent or more, and the market will be demanding more of these types of products.
Muhr: All machines are going to have new head technologies, machines are becoming faster with those new head technologies. The market will be splintered between new technologies for
Screen printing systems and machine in a so-called office environment.
Paar: Besides the usual faster, higher resolution, lower price trend in the large format arena, what might be the biggest development may not even be in large format at all. Considering advances in things like lower power LED curing systems it's possible that office or even home desktop UV printers may be in our future.
Urmano: Smaller and less expensive and easier to use products will widen the appeal and the end user base.
White: New developments with UV curable inks that are specifically designed to react to the radiation of UV LEDs are remarkable. LED technology uses dramatically less power than conventional UV lamps and they last much longer before replacement is necessary. Also encouraging is the space needed to install UV LEDS is much more efficient and they emit less infrared which makes them applicable for heat sensitive substrates. These new developments mean even more new opportunities with UV inkjet.
Wozny: The technology that offers greater cure rates, while emitting less heat, at lower costs will be the next technology to evolve. Some people think that it will be LED. It's not clear if it will be the winner or not but it will be exciting to be part of it.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 19, 2014 – The City of Santa Clara is one of five California cities chosen by Google to explore the possibility of bringing citywide ultra high-speed Google Fiber access to its residents. The service would make Internet connections up to 100 times faster than the basic broadband used by most online users. Ultra high-speed connections make a video call with a loved one, a business conference with a client, watching a movie or playing an online game instantaneous, with little or no buffering or video delay. "This is an exciting extension of the Silicon Valley Power fiber network our city has been developing for the last 15 years," said Santa Clara Mayor Jamie L. Matthews. Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the city's municipal electric utility, already provides a state-of-the-art fiber optic network to businesses, city facilities and schools under the SVP Fiber Enterprise. "With a company like Google exploring the options with us, we are optimistic that our built-in fiber capabilities and our experienced SVP Fiber Enterprise professionals will make the transition to a Google Gigabit community a reality for Santa Clara," said Santa Clara City Manager Julio J. Fuentes. Fiber-enabled "Gigabit" Internet connections feature speeds of up to 1,000 Megabits of data per second, about 100 times the average basic speed of 9.8 Megabits per second common for existing high-speed service. The higher speed allows no-wait Internet interaction for users, a convenience as well as an economic boost for a city. "Communities with abundant high-speed Internet grow stronger because there's greater potential to create jobs, drive economic growth, and help students and families get access to essential resources," said Kevin Lo, General Manager for Google Fiber. Google has worked with several cities in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Utah to provide them with gigabit access speeds. "In surveys, our customers have consistently expressed interest in premium Internet service and convenient online access," said Larry Owens, SVP Manager of Customer Services. "Last year we were among the first cities in the nation to provide free citywide outdoor Wi-Fi access through our advanced metering technology, SVP MeterConnect. We will now do all we can to leverage our state-of-the-art SVP Fiber Enterprise network with Google's expertise to move Santa Clara further to the forefront of municipal Internet connectivity." About Silicon Valley Power Silicon Valley Power is the trademark adopted for use by the not-for-profit electric municipal utility of Santa Clara, CA serving residents and businesses for over 100 years. SVP provides power to more than 50,000 customers, including Applied Materials, Intel, Owens Corning, Agilent, Nvidia and Oracle, at rates 15 to 45 percent below neighboring communities.
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On my part?
Examples, please.
And remember, disagreeing with you is not the same as kissing Blizzards ass.
Assumption.blizzard feedback E-mail links end up in Null void.
At this point I think it's safe to assume that you either cannot, or will not, give a single example of a post that is reasonable, yet got shut down on the official forums.what ever helps you sleep at night
To you, perhaps. Because I dare to disagree with you. Because I dare to question you. Because I dare to ask that you give examples and arguments.your post come off as a devoted fanboy. these are not the official forums if your nose turns brown here your text do not turn green
All you do is make assumptions, like where you assumed the only reason to agree with Blizzard is to become an MvP (just above this...). That alone says that your position is unbalanced, and that you are refusing to acknowledge that anyone disagreeing with you could possible have a point.
I post and read there quite often, actually.Not a assumption go look at the official forums some time
There are indeed "Blizzard fanboys", but it is far from every constructive criticism that gets shut down due to trolling.
The fact that it happens, is not enough of an argument to claim that it (even almost) always happens, which is basically what you are saying.
And it is certainly not an argument for simply not bothering with constructive criticism. Which, I'm afraid, your position comes across as.
I fail to see the relevance. That post is almost 2 years old, and no longer applies, as should be evident. There's even a 426 page thread on transmogs in the General section's very first page as of this writing.Thread Limits and Continuation Thread Rules: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2191101521
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Phoronix: How Valve Made L4D2 Faster On Linux Than Windows
Following this morning's Here Is Valve's Source Engine Left 4 Dead 2 On Linux article, here is most of the details that were shared during yesterday's SIGGRAPH presentation about Left 4 Dead 2 running natively on Linux with OpenGL and outperforming the Windows version...
Here's my report on the talk:
What's stopping Valve now to create a gaming console based on Linux? It would beat the pants off XBOX and PS3 even with a slightly older graphics card. Ouya needs competition!
I'm wondering if this work on the dynamic API translator between D3D and OpenGL is worth the work.
May be they could use it as a preprocessor before compiling their game engine, thus they would avoid the involved overhead.
So the game isn't truly OpenGL? It just dynamically translates Direct 3D to OpenGL? That's still impressive, but couldn't they get a bigger performance boost by replacing Direct 3D with OpenGL?
Also, couldn't WINE do this for a performance boost?
I would imagine they did this to port their existing games and will do it properly in Source 2. Maybe that's even one of the reasons for jumping to a new major version.
Maybe with the new Source engine they could go the other way around. Translate from OpenGL to Direct3D dinamically. There's only two systems using Direct3D: Xbox and Windows. Everyone else is using OpenGL or an equivalent (Sony, Nintendo, AMD, NVIDIA, Intel, Apple, Google ...)


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Cain seeking turnaround vs. D-backs' Corbin
When examining Matt Cain and Patrick Corbin's individual starts to the 2013 season, the results are a bit backward from what most would expect they'd look like.
While the 23-year-old Corbin, who won the fifth spot in the D-backs rotation in Spring Training, is 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA, Cain is 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA.
The pitchers will meet Tuesday in San Francisco as the Giants try to win their first game of the year with Cain on the mound and the D-backs hope to move to 4-0 with Corbin starting.
In his last outing against the Brewers, Cain allowed seven runs on seven hits in six innings as Milwaukee hit three home runs off the right-hander.
Cain did, however, finish his start with three scoreless innings.
"It didn't really matter what it was in those [first] three innings, everything was coming back to the middle," Cain said after the game. "It's just not really repeating the delivery and being consistent in making pitches. I have to find a way to do a better job of that. I've got to kind of keep taking small steps and doing the right things."
Corbin last threw Thursday against the Yankees, the team the New York native grew up rooting for. The lefty deserved to win in his homecoming performance, but after tossing seven innings and surrendering just one run on two hits, J.J. Putz blew a save in the ninth to give Corbin a no-decision.
"It's a day I'll never forget," Corbin said after the game. "Just to be here with my family, all my friends here getting to see me play, it was awesome. To have the chance to pitch here is just amazing. I felt good and had really good fastball command and my slider today was good."
Giants: Belt taking extra swings
Not surprisingly, Brandon Belt was among the Giants who took extra batting practice Monday. Belt is striving to regain his stroke after being moved into a platoon with right-handed-batting Joaquin Arias. "He needs to get back to relaxing and letting the swing do the work," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Belt, who later hit a walk-off single in the ninth.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Barry Zito is the second Giants pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to record scoreless outings of at least seven innings in each of his first three home starts. Hall of Fame left-hander Carl Hubbell achieved this distinction at New York's Polo Grounds in 1933.
D-backs: Injuries forcing Prado to move around
Ideally, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson would like to leave Martin Prado at third base every day.
But with injuries to key players like Aaron Hill, Jason Kubel and Adam Eaton, Prado started at third Saturday, second Sunday and in left field Monday.
By playing Prado in left rather than third Monday, Gibson was able to get Eric Chavez's bat into the lineup at third. Chavez made the most of the opportunity, homering in the seventh inning.
"I don't want to do it," Gibson said. "We need more offense, so that's just the way it worked out. Ideally I don't have to do it. What I said initially, I said if you need to do it, he can take it. I do believe there's more stability, I think, if you leave them in one spot more often. He's not a utility guy."
Prado is off to a slow start offensively, hitting .241 after going 1-for-4 on Monday.
Worth noting
• Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence are the lone Giants to have started all 20 games this year.
• Wade Miley became the first pitcher to hit a home run from the left side in AT&T Park history Monday.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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my birthday is on Pi Day
Why? I mean, I'm fairly nerdy (though you wouldn't know by looking at me, unless I was wearing my "I (Orange NES gun) Ducks" shirt), but I just don't get the appeal of having the first several digits of pi on a shirt.
acdawg wrote:You get slapped in the face by your calculator.
Oh! Well, you must have one of those really expensive calculators, cuz mine just goes, "ERR:DOMAIN", doesn't do anything special, like yours.
What's the radius of this shirt? I need to find its area, to see if it will fit or not.
sparrowhawk69 wrote:I think they should print the whole thing. Is that too much to ask?
You mean print an infinite string of numbers on a shirt. Sure, Woot will get right on that
Hey guys whatever you do, don't wear this shirt to school or you will be kicked out for cheating on your tests. I warned you!
Damnit, I wanted cake.
tjost wrote:You mean print an infinite string of numbers on a shirt. Sure, Woot will get right on that
"To infinity & beyond!" That's a quote by a famous astronaut. I think it applies here.
Nice! Congrats thatrobert!
Assassin15 wrote:Darn. I was hoping you'd tell us what happens when you take the factorial of an irrational number.
You get a gamma function: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_function Not *exactly* taking a factorial of an irrational number, but it's the natural extension. But, wait, there's more! Technically, the gamma function is defined such that \gamma(n) = (n-1)! (for ns that make sense, of course). If you want to not have the -1, then you're looking for.... that's right, a pi function! Why, yes, I am a mathematician, why do you ask?
Mathematician: "Pi R squared." Baker: "No, pies are round. Cakes are squared." rotflol
This is the only pi shirt that is not repulsively geeky! Thank you for the clean design, thatrobert. Plus I voted for it :D
So I always rounded it as 3.1415927 (i.e. the next 5 rounds to a 7 not a 6). Please tell me I'm not wrong all these years....
6.0221415 × 10^23 oh, my mistake...wrong thread.
I have The Pi Song on my mp3 player! :D that's how big of a math nerd I am!
tomcall wrote:Mathematician: "Pi R squared." Baker: "No, pies are round. Cakes are squared." rotflol
Cornbread r squared...sometimes :]
sexylittlerobot wrote:6.0221415 × 10^23 oh, my mistake...wrong thread.
Please give this person a favorite present. If there are no more available to give, take mine away and give it to him/her.
emailrob wrote:So I always rounded it as 3.1415927 (i.e. the next 5 rounds to a 7 not a 6). Please tell me I'm not wrong all these years....
Zu Chongzhi's estimate determined that pi was between the 6 and 7. I chose to display the 6 since that would be the next correct digit in the historical development of pi.
parsh33 wrote:Psh. Some of you need to get a Life (of Pi).
this made me facepalm
007, I think we may have a mole.
I remember the first time this was in the Derby and didn't make it... I am very happy to finally be able to purchase it. Congrats to thatrobert!
The Pi-Search Page lets you search for strings of numbers in pi and will let you see a certain number of digits from the starting point of your choice. Have fun!
ugh...I hate that number! Curse you, Avagadro!
rtalwar88 wrote:my birthday is on Pi Day
lucky...if you add a day to mine and then switch the 2 and 7, you get e day :D...it's a stretch...
acdawg wrote:The Pi-Search Page lets you search for strings of numbers in pi and will let you see a certain number of digits from the starting point of your choice.
I used this as a way to trade numbers with a girl. My long time nickname is Pi (even my mother calls me that), and this pleasantly geeky girl knew a lot of digits. She had me at "1415926535..." Naturally, I told her where in pi my phone number started. Imagine my delight when I got her call!
So glad to see this print! Bought one! I wish there were more derbies where text could be used.
zachj589 wrote:Why? I mean, I'm fairly nerdy (though you wouldn't know by looking at me, unless I was wearing my "I (Orange NES gun) Ducks" shirt), but I just don't get the appeal of having the first several digits of pi on a shirt.
I'm thinking the exact same thing... Really Woot voters? In a double take, you choose a shirt with pi on it? Essentially numbers printed on a shirt... I don't know, of all the epic shirts in this double take, I personally don't see the appeal in a shirt with numbers on it, which happens to be pi. I really don't care that much about pi, at all. Oh well, saves me $10.
Does anyone else notice the rounding error? Zu Chongzhi's estimate was 355/113, which is only accurate to 3.141592. The shirt shows 3.1415926, but the next two digits are 53, so the number on the shirt should be rounded to 3.1415927. (I'm still buying one anyway.)
Who really cares? I am soooooo bore-assed with the recent designs.... Can we not implore more mammalian-hateful designs as well as some love for the Boletus and Cantherellus species of the World of Fungi?...
I want PIE!!!
I was all for this until I saw that the colour had changed from red to orange:-/ Red red orange to red orange, whatever.
I can't find Mario in the numbers.
I love this shirt. I was afraid you'd never offer it when you skipped on it awhile back. Ordered.
It seems appropriate that this was voted Best of the Best of the Losers. ^__^ Congrats Robert! It's about darn time this printed.
Way to go Robert. I always love your simplistic style. You are kind of like the AC/DC of T-Shirt art!
hmmmm.... Interesting he chose to truncate, rather than round....
Congrats thatrobert, looks terrific! and well deserved!
I'm with you. I don't understand this shirt. AT ALL. It doesn't seem to explain what pi is. Visually I just find it a jumble. If there's any humor in it, I'm missing it. Please to explaining!
Thanks, Woot staff, for showing Szymborska a little love! (Go read 'A Large Number'. Or 'An Effort'. Or 'Buffo'. Or 'Commemoration'. ...Seriously, she's wonderful.)
Assassin15 wrote:What's the radius of this shirt? I need to find its area, to see if it will fit or not.
Just go to the sizing chart for that info. Looks like the radius runs from 31" to 56".
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Hello! Sorry to bother you, but I was curious as to whether or not you can make other phone skins like this? I'm DYING to find a Doctor Who skin for my LG Extravert, but they don't have any! I totally understand if you can't :)
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Helen Mirren Gossip
Helen Mirren gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Film Review: Woman in Gold
Earlier this week I got an email from reader Christine with the subject line "Please go see a movie you like", and the message was, "I have to say I feel awful for you, you haven't seen a movie (at least reviewed on LaineyGossip) you like in months and months." That's not entirely true—I liked Cinderella Full Story
Smutty Roundup: Idris & Gidget, Meryl, Tom, & George, Helen & Jennifer
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Idris Elba is shooting a new series of Luther. IDRIS ELBA IS SHOOTING A NEW SERIES OF LUTHER!!! At least that's what the paps are saying. Oh, and guess what? Gidget is in it! That's Rose Leslie, from Game Of Thrones. Because I can never say her character's name. Idris & Gidget! Over in New York last night, some major stars showed up for the SeriousFun Children's network: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Danny DeVito, all smiles, friendly and fun with each other, but no Amal. Full Story
Mirren & Maslany: Woman In Gold
Just watched the first trailer for Helen Mirren's new film Woman In Gold based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Maria Altmann fight to reclaim the family art that was stolen by the Nazis, including Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, the woman in gold. Ryan Reynolds plays her lawyer. Full Story
69 gives the eye
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I need you to see this. Check out Helen Mirren, hot as F-CK, on a shoot for L'Oreal in London the other day. At some point, as she's leaning against the bridge, a jogger comes by for a stretch? I don't know if this is part of the ad. Maybe, since I'm not sure anyone would have been allowed to get so close to her otherwise, but I want to believe it was a random. Full Story
Perfect casting
I didn't think it could look any more twee than Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. But he's been cast in a movie called Woman In Gold with Katie Holmes and apparently they're a couple with kids and, sh-t, it's like a life insurance commercial. Well done, casting director. Full Story
Helen Mirren was not attacked by an air conditioner
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Dame Helen Mirren was in Hong Kong last night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mandarin Oriental. Two deranged brothers did not try to kick her ass with an air conditioner. You think Scandal is preposterous? How about Michael Bay? And that's real life! Click here Full Story
Tom Hiddleston's best date
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Is Helen Mirren. He presented her with the Empire Legend Award in London last night. Look at this woman. She is spectacular. She is spectacular in that dress. She is spectacular with the coat on top of it. She is spectacular all the time. And did you see Phil Spector on HBO last night? I watched it on a screener last week and couldn't sleep afterwards, Al Pacino was so f-cking creepy. Full Story
Mrs Timberlake's married style and privacy woes
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Look at how Helen Mirren outclasses everyone on this carpet, as it should be. Anyway, Jessica Biel is married now so... I guess that's why she's dressing like she's 50. Compare what she looks like with Scarlett Johannson, age 27. Scarlett is exactly 27, if not even more youthful. Full Story
There's very little Shelfy
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The first trailer for Hitchcock was released yesterday. Remember what a big ass deal was made over the fact that Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel were cast in the film? Let me rephrase -- remember what a big ass deal Shelfy tried to make of the fact that she was cast in the film? I had the impression that after Sir Anthony Hopkins (pronounced AnTony by Gwyneth Paltrow) those two would be the leads. Full Story
Best of 2011: Helen Mirren animal & leather
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Biker jacket over an animal print maxi dress...And no one else came close that night. Not even close. Full Story
Posing with Helen Mirren
The Debt premiered in London tonight. Dame Helen Mirren and Jessica Chastain walked the carpet. That Dame is such a babe, isn't she? Jacek says it to me all the time: "Can you please look like her when you're that age?" Oh I want to. I really, really want to. The Dame is 66. She looks it. Full Story
Standing next to Helen Mirren
Jessica Chastain in 30. Helen Mirren is well over 30. She's 66. How many times does a 30 year old have to worry about looking not as good standing next to a 66 year old? That's Helen Mirren. Here they are at the New York screening of The Debt last night in New York. Jessica plays a young Helen in the film which has been held for release for what seems like years. Full Story
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I am STILL laughing about Thor Chris Hemsworth throwing his Patrick Swayze down on Dancing With The Sh-ts Australia. (Thanks Kinani!) Click here if you missed it. You know what makes this even better? It's that he doesn't suck. If he had sucked, it'd be like – oh yeah, dude, you needed the money but that was clearly not your calling. The fact that he DOESN'T suck means that behind a sliding door somewhere, Chris Hemsworth is actually doing that, like, full time. Instead of making blockbuster superhero movies.
Also from yesterday, one more hit of Helen Mirren's amazingness. See below. I LOVE their expressions.
So did you read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother? Her eldest Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld was accepted at both Harvard and Yale. Read Full Intro
Oh Dame!
Katherine Heigl only wishes… The premiere of Arthur went down tonight in London. And while Katy Perry wore a flesh coloured tight dress and showed off her 25 year old body, the real woman of the evening was, no question, hands down, the Dame herself, Helen Mirren. Please. Enjoy this. Enjoy the amazingness of that little black biker jacket. Full Story


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Motivational Monday
Summer is here and your favorite bikini is beckoning from that box you stashed it in all winter –
It is time to soak up the rays and work on those tan lines we love to hate. The TLBC Team is excited for beach barbecues, pool parties, and quality fun in the sun. Only problem….we may not be feeling totally bikini ready.
If you are feeling a little apprehensive about taking it off this summer try a few of these Desk Workouts! These simple easy moves can be done at work and will help prepare you for thebathing suit filled season ahead!
1. When you dip, I dip, we do…The Chair Dip
- Target – Arms, core
- In a seated position, place your hands in the center of the armrests. Lift your feet and engage your core. Press your hands down on the armrests and raise your body off the chair until your arms are straight. Hold for 1 second. Do 30 reps.
2. Lift it up, up, up, you're on fire! -The Desk Pushup
- Target – Arms, shoulders
- Facing your desk, place your hands shoulder-width apart on the edge. Step back about 3 ft. Keeping your back and legs straight, do pushups against your desk. Make sure to lower down until your chest is almost touching the desk! Do 15 reps.
3.Put your thing down, flip it, and Reverse Crunch it
- Target – Core, inner thighs
- Scoot forward on your chair with your hands on the armrests. With your knees together slowly raise your legs as close to your chest as you can get them. Hold for 1 sec then slowly lower to the ground. Remember to keep your back straight. Do 15 reps.
4. Drop it like it's hot and try The Chair Squat
- Target – Legs, butt
- Stand a few inches in front of your chair with your butt facing the chair. With your arms straight in front of you slowly bend your knees and lower your butt, as if you were sitting. As soon as you feel the chair graze you stand back up. Do 15 reps.
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Kazmir looks to stay unbeaten in opener vs. Mariners
Young takes eight scoreless innings against A's into start
Scott Kazmir and Chris Young, two former All-Star pitchers who have come back from difficult arm problems, square off on Monday at O.co Coliseum as the A's and Mariners open a four-game series.
The two American League West rivals will play four times in three days, with a Wednesday doubleheader to make up for a game postponed on April 4 due to unplayable field conditions in Oakland.
Kazmir takes the ball for the A's in the opener and has been outstanding in his first season with Oakland, going 4-0 with a 2.11 ERA in six starts with an American League-leading 0.939 WHIP.
The 30-year-old lefty, an All-Star with the Rays in 2006 and '08, pitched just one game in the Majors in 2011 and none in 2012 while dealing with arm problems. But he went 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA in 29 starts for the Indians last year before signing a two-year, $24 million deal with the A's.
Kazmir has never before started a season 5-0. Going back even further, to Sept. 21, 2013, the southpaw is 6-0 with a 1.75 ERA and .207 opponents' average over his last eight starts.
In his most recent outing against the Rangers, Kazmir labored and lasted just five innings, his shortest stint of the year. But he came out with the win after allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
"If that was a bad game for him," said A's manager Bob Melvin, "then we'll take it."
One of Kazmir's best starts came in a no-decision against the Mariners on April 13 at Safeco Field, when he threw six scoreless innings with two hits, no walks and nine strikeouts in a 3-0 victory. He's 4-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 12 career starts against Seattle.
Young has a similar track record as a 2007 National League All-Star with the Padres who then ran into significant shoulder issues before undergoing surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. He pitched in the Minors last year for the Nationals and then signed a one-year deal with Seattle just prior to the start of the season.
The 6-foot-10 right-hander has had good success in two meetings already with the A's this year, once in relief and once in his first start of the season, throwing eight scoreless innings with four hits over the two appearances.
Young had his initial start with the Mariners wiped out when the April 4 game in Oakland was postponed following a heavy rain overnight without a tarp on the infield. So he went into the bullpen for long-relief duties and was called on the next day and pitched two hitless frames with two walks.
A week later, Young finally made his first start and threw six shutout innings with four hits while taking a no-decision in a game the Mariners wound up losing, 3-0.
The big right-hander finally got his first win since 2012 last Tuesday in New York while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 6-3 win over the Yankees. Young insisted it was a bigger deal for the Mariners to come out with a big road victory in a two-game sweep in the Bronx than to record his first victory in 604 days.
"I pitched well enough to win. That's the goal," Young said. "If the team wins, I'm happy. If you lose 1-0, you're upset with the pitch you made that didn't get it done. I made enough quality pitches that gave the team a chance and the guys picked me up."
Young doesn't have a blazing fastball, but relies on command and his high angle to create problems for opposing hitters. Seattle catcher Mike Zunino said he's been improving with each outing.
"I think he's getting a better feel for all his breaking pitches," Zunino said. "He has such good command, up and down in the zone, which is a little uncharacteristic of some guys. But he works so well up and down and keeps hitters' eye level moving."
A's: Pomeranz could be stretched out to start
In need of a second starter for Wednesday's doubleheader, the A's may look no further than their own bullpen.
Always considered an option to start, lefty Drew Pomeranz -- sporting a 1.98 ERA through 13 2/3 innings -- could be the answer. Triple-A starters Josh Lindblom and Arnold Leon are also under consideration.
"Anything's possible in that scenario right now," said Melvin. "I'm not ruling that out.
"[Pomeranz] has been a guy that has been a starter, and from what we've seen of him in spring and early this season suggests he could have success, so whether that's in a long role in the bullpen or the need is there for a starter, I think we've got him to a pitch count that would suggest, if that need came up, then he would be one of the guys we would potentially look at for that role."
Mariners: McClendon leaning more on Leone
Even after rookie reliever Dominic Leone gave up a two-run homer, a walk and a single to the three batters he faced in Saturday's 9-8 win at Houston, manager Lloyd McClendon said he's comfortable putting the hard-throwing right-hander into tough late-inning situations.
"I think he's earned those type of situations and you'll probably see him in more high-leverage situations," said McClendon, who has been interchanging his setup opportunities between Tom Wilhelmsen, [Yoervis] Medina and [Dominic] Leone when going to a right-hander. "Most of the time we look at matchups and see if there is some history there. With him, there's obviously no history there, but I know what he's got and what he's capable of doing."
Leone was called up on April 6 to replace Hector Noesi and has posted a 2.13 ERA in 10 outings even with Saturday's implosion.
Worth noting:
• Felix Hernandez will pitch in Wednesday's doubleheader for the Mariners, but McClendon hasn't said which game his ace will start. The Mariners haven't announced their other Wednesday starter, though it's likely it will be right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, who has made two Minor League starts since being sent down on April 23.
• The A's have beaten Seattle four out of six meetings this season after losing last year's season series, 11-8, to their division rivals.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This study was originally processed, archived, and disseminated by Data Sharing and Demographic Research, a project funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 1, 2001 (ICPSR 4679)
Principal Investigator(s): Giordano, Peggy C., Bowling Green State University; Longmore, Monica A., Bowling Green State University; Manning, Wendy D., Bowling Green State University
This study explores the relationship qualities and the subjective meanings that motivate adolescent behavior. More specifically, this study seeks to examine the nature and meaning of adolescent relationship experiences (e.g., with family, peers, and dating partners) in an effort to discover how experiences associated with age, gender, race, and ethnicity influence the meaning of dating relationships. The study further investigates the relative impact of dating partners and peers on sexual behavior and contraceptive practices, as well as involvement in other problem behaviors that can contribute independently to sexual risk taking. The longitudinal design of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) includes a schedule of follow-up interviews occurring one, three, and five years after the initial interview. Three waves of data have been collected (2001, 2002, and 2004) and a fourth wave is scheduled for collection (2006). Data were collected from adolescent respondents through structured in-home interviews utilizing laptop computers. In-depth interviews were conducted at the first wave with a subsample (n=100) of the respondents. Parent data was collected via a short, self-administered questionnaire at the first wave.
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, all TARS data files are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page .
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Giordano, Peggy C., Monica A. Longmore, and Wendy D. Manning. Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 1, 2001. ICPSR04679-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-01-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04679.v1
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Subject Terms: adolescents, birth control, contraception, dating (social), educational environment, families, family planning, family relationships, family structure, friendships, household composition, living arrangements, marriage, parent child relationship, parental attitudes, parental influence, neighborhoods, neighborhood characteristics, sexual attitudes, sexual behavior, social environment
Geographic Coverage: Ohio, Toledo, United States
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Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Adolescents in the 7th, 9th, and 11th grade and their parents in Lucas County, Ohio.
Data Types: survey data
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Sample: The sampling frame was derived from public and private school enrollment records in Lucas County, Ohio. School attendance, however, was not a requirement for inclusion. A stratified, random sample (n=1,316) was then drawn from all 7th, 9th, and 11th grade youth residing in Lucas County in the fall of 2000.
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), face-to-face interview, self-enumerated questionnaire
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All Magnum photographers, whether self-described photojournalists, artists or both, are documentarians of history. Sure, some photographers seek out historical moments more than others -- some spend time on the front lines of war while others focus on the aesthetics and limits of the photographic medium itself -- but all Magnum photographers are, by the very nature of an art form that is, at its essence, a practice of capturing a specific moment in time and space, historians of some sort.
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Esophageal varices are abnormal blood vessels (veins) that develop in the esophagus. They have abnormally thin walls, and the blood pressure within them is very high. This combination makes esophageal varices very dangerous, because they can burst and cause life-threatening bleeding.
Endoscopic band ligation is the use of elastic bands to treat the varices. It is done as part of an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy .
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This procedure is done to prevent or treat bleeding from esophageal varices.
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
Some factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
For this procedure, you will lie on your left side. If you are not intubated a mouthpiece will be placed to help keep your mouth open. An assistant will be in the room to monitor your breathing and heart beat. You may also be given oxygen through your nose. A suction tube will be used to clear the saliva and other fluids from your mouth.
A lubricated endoscope will be placed into your mouth. It will be passed down your throat and into your esophagus. The scope will have a small light and a camera. The doctor will watch the images on a video monitor. Air will be passed through the scope to help your doctor see your esophagus. The doctor will be able to locate the enlarged vein.
Instruments will be passed through the scope. The enlarged tissue will be sucked into the device's chamber. One or more bands will be placed around the tissue to clamp off the blood supply.
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In the days or weeks after your procedure, the tissue that was banded will slough off.
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