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Michael Pillsbury
|Michael Pillsbury
|1945 (age 69–70)
|Stanford University (B.A. in History) and Columbia University ( Ph.D.).
|Consultant at US Department of Defense (2003 – Present)
Political party
Michael Pillsbury (Chinese: 白邦瑞; pinyin: Bái Bāngruì) is a defense policy adviser, former government official and author of books and reports on China.
- 1 Career
- 2 Criticism
- 3 VOA Commentator
- 4 Government positions
- 5 Affiliations
- 6 Written works
- 7 References
- 8 Further reading
- 9 External links
During the Reagan administration, Pillsbury was the Assistant Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning and responsible for implementation of the program of covert aid known as the Reagan Doctrine. In 1975-76, while an analyst at the RAND Corporation, Pillsbury published articles in Foreign Policy and International Security recommending that the United States establish intelligence and military ties with China. The proposal, publicly commended by Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger, and James Schlesinger, later became US policy during the Carter and Reagan administrations.
Pillsbury served on the staff of four US Senate Committees from 1978–1984 and 1986-1991. As a staff member, Pillsbury drafted the Senate Labor Committee version of the legislation that enacted the US Institute of Peace in 1984.[1] He also assisted in drafting the legislation to create the National Endowment for Democracy and the annual requirement for a DOD report on Chinese military power.
In 1992, under President George H. W. Bush, Pillsbury was Special Assistant for Asian Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, reporting to Andrew W. Marshall, Director of Net Assessment. Pillsbury is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
In 2015, a former CIA Director revealed that a book called The Hundred-Year Marathon "is based on work Michael Pillsbury did that landed him the CIA Director's Exceptional Performance Award." The official website, www.100yearmarathon.com, has declassified documents and photos that illustrate the book.
Pillsbury played a role in three Presidential actions:
US-China military and intelligence ties[edit]
Pillsbury participated in President Jimmy Carter's decision in 1979-80, as modified by President Reagan in 1981, to initiate military and intelligence ties with China.[2][3]
According to Raymond L. Garthoff, "Michael Pillsbury first floated the idea of arms sales and broad range of American military security relationships with China in a much-discussed article in Foreign Policy in the fall of 1975. Not known then was that Pillsbury had been conducting secret talks with Chinese officials… his reports were circulated to a dozen or so top officials of the NSC, Department of Defense and Department of State as secret documents."[4]:696 According to the book US-China Cold War Collaboration, 1971-1989, "The man spearheading the effort was not a public official, and enjoyed deniability. Michael Pillsbury, a China analyst at the RAND Corporation… spent the summer of 1973 secretly meeting PLA officers stationed under diplomatic cover at China's UN mission… The DoD managed Pillsbury. Pillsbury filed a report, L-32, in March 1974… L-32 was a seminal paper on which subsequent US-PRC military cooperation blossomed."[5]:81 James Mann wrote, "Outward appearances indicate that Pillsbury may have been working with American intelligence agencies from the very start of his relationship with General Zhang… In the fall of 1973, Pillsbury submitted a classified memo suggesting the novel idea tha the United States might establish a military relationship with China… This was the genesis of the ideas of a 'China card,' the notion that the United States might use China to gain Cold War advantage over the Soviet Union. The idea would eventually come to dominate American thinking about the new relationship with China."[2]:58–59
Stingers for Afghanistan decision[edit]
Pillsbury participated in President Reagan's decision in 1986 to order the CIA to arm the Afghan resistance with Stinger missiles. According to the UN Undersecretary General who negotiated the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, "Initially, the Stinger campaign was spearheaded by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Fred Ikle and his aggressive Coordinator for Afghan Affairs, Michael Pillsbury… The Stinger proponents won their victory in the face of overwhelming bureaucratic resistance that persisted until the very end of the struggle."[6]:195 Mann wrote, "For Michael Pillsbury, the covert operations in Afghanistan represented the fulfillment of the decade-old dream of American military cooperation with China… To help him win the argument, Pillsbury made use of his China connections."[2]:137–139 George Crile stated in Charlie Wilson's War that, "Ironically, neither [Gust] Avrakotos nor [Charlie] Wilson was directly involved in the decision and claims any credit."[7]:419[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Harvard University's JFK School of Government published what it called the first case study of how covert action policy is made and describes the role of Michael Pillsbury.[12]:24 According to Charlie Wilson's War, "The moving force in this group was an engaging, well-born conservative intellectual named Mike Pillsbury, then serving as the Pentagon's deputy undersecretary in charge of overseeing covert programs. Pillsbury, a former Senate staffer and China expert, had been an early believer in the program…"[7]:415–416 According Philip Heymann in his 2008 book Living the Policy Process, "A policy player such as Michael Pillsbury may have absorbed many of the critical rules of the game of shared policy choice without even thinking of them as rules."[8]
Heymann wrote that "providing Stinger missiles was obviously of such importance or political prominence that the President would want to decide. This decision is obviously of that character for several reasons. If approved, we may be furnishing a terrifying weapon to a present or future enemy. There is a small chance that we will encourage dangerous forms of retaliation by the Soviet Union. Even the shift from a "plausibly deniable" covert action to the open support of a guerrilla force fighting the Soviet Union would raise issues in Congress that the President would want to consider in light of his staff's advice."[8]
Pillsbury worked through the secret Planning and Coordination Group. Heymann wrote, "This committee was secret, and public details about it are sketchy… The covert action committee met every three to four weeks. Its existence was not officially acknowledged, although such a committee had operated in every administration since Eisenhower. In the Kennedy administration, for example, it was known as the Forty Committee. Any information on covert actions was protected under a compartmentalized security system given the name VEIL."[8]
According to Steve Coll, in 1985-1986 Osama Bin Laden also wanted US weapons including the Stinger missiles. Coll wrote, "Michael Pillsbury flies to the Afghan frontier to review training facilities used by two Afghan warlords, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf… Bin Laden family head Salem bin Laden asks the Pentagon to supply anti-aircraft missiles to Arab volunteers fighting in the Soviet-Afghan War. The request is made on behalf of Salem's brother Osama [Bin Laden], who is establishing a semi-autonomous group of Arab volunteers outside the direct control of local Afghan commanders and will set up a camp just for Arabs later this year… Later research will indicate that there is no formal decision by the Reagan administration not to supply the missiles or other equipment to the Arab volunteers. Pentagon official Michael Pillsbury will later say he was not aware of any such decision, but if such a decision had been taken, he would have been aware of it."[10]:287
Studies of China and the Pentagon's annual report[edit]
In 1997-2007, Pillsbury published research reports and two books on China's view of future warfare. According to the Wall Street Journal in 2005, Pillsbury's findings were added to the reports the Secretary of Defense sent to Congress on Chinese military power in 2002-2005.[14][15] In 2003, Pillsbury signed a nonpartisan report of the Council on Foreign Relations task force on Chinese military power. The task force found that China is pursuing a deliberate course of military modernization, but is at least two decades behind the United States in terms of military technology and capability. The task force report stated it was a "nonpartisan approach to measuring the development of Chinese military power."[16]
Michael Pillsbury's scholarship has been questioned by Washington Monthly assistant editor Soyoung Ho, in his article "Panda Slugger, the dubious scholarship of Michael Pillsbury, the China hawk with Rumsfeld's ear", published in the July/August issue in 2006.[17]
VOA Commentator[edit]
Since May 2014, Pillsbury has been a frequent guest on Voice of America Chinese providing opinions and participating in discussion in Mandarin Chinese typically on defense-related issues.
Government positions[edit]
- Consultant at US Department of Defense 2004–present
- Senior Research Advisor at US-China Economic and Security Review Commission 2003-2004
- Policy Advisory Group at United States Department of Defense 2001-2003
- Visiting Research Fellow at National Defense University, 1997–2000
- Special Government Employee at US Department of Defense (Defense Science Board) 1998-2000
- Research Consultant at US Agency for International Development 1991-1995
- Special Assistant to Director of Net Assessment US Department of Defense 1992-1993
- Congressional Afghan Task Force Senate Staff Coordinator at US Senate 1986-1990
- Assistant Under Secretary for Policy Planning at US Department of Defense 1984-1986
- Professional Staff at US Senate 1978-1981
- Acting Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency at US Department of State 1981
- Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute
- Member of the Cosmos Club
Written works[edit]
Author of two books on China, available at National Defense University Press:
- Pillsbury, Michael (2015). The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower. ISBN 978-1-6277-9010-9.
- Pillsbury, Michael (2000). China Debates the Future Security Environment. ISBN 978-1-4102-1856-8.
This book has been translated and published in China by the New China News Agency Press
- Pillsburg, Michael, ed. (1998). Chinese Views of Future Warfare. ISBN 978-1-57906-016-9.
Reports and articles[edit]
US China Commission Congressional Reports[edit]
- Pillsbury, Michael (2005). "China's Progress in Technological Competitiveness - The Need for a New Assessment" (PDF).
- Pillsbury, Michael (2004). "The US Role in Taiwan's Defense Reforms".
- Pillsbury, Michael (2003). "China's Military Strategy Toward the U.S.: A View From Open Sources" (PDF).
- Pillsbury, Michael (January 19, 2007). "An Assessment of China's Anti-Satellite And Space Warfare Programs, Policies And Doctrines". Defense Technical Information Center. OCLC 165065634.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1998). China's Assessment of the Future Security Environment. Office of Net Assessment. OCLC 43387159.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1996). Dangerous Chinese Misperceptions: The Implications for the Department of Defense. Office of Net Assessment. OCLC 53477900.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1980). Chinese Perceptions of the Soviet-American Military Balance. Office of Net Assessment. OCLC 6368991.
Congressional & Senate testimonies[edit]
- Pillsbury, Michael (June 21, 2000). "Testimony to House Armed Services Committee".
- Pillsbury, Michael (November 1997). "Testimony Before the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence".
Journal articles[edit]
- Pillsbury, Michael (1980). "Strategic Acupuncture". Foreign Policy (Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC) (Winter 1980): 44–61. JSTOR 1148172.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). "US-China Military Ties?". Foreign Policy (Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC) (Autumn 1975): 50–64. JSTOR 1148126.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1978). "A Japanese Card?". Foreign Policy (Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC) (Winter 1978): 3–30. JSTOR 1148458.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1977). "Future Sino American Security Ties: The View from Tokyo, Moscow, and Peking". International Security (The MIT Press) 1 (Spring 1977): 124–142. doi:10.2307/2538627. JSTOR 2538627.
RAND Corporation reports[edit]
Some of these are available online:[18]
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). Personal Ties and Factionalism in Peking. RAND Corporation. OCLC 1575577.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). Taiwan's fate: Two Chinas But Not Forever. RAND Corporation. OCLC 1575589.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). The Political Environment on Taiwan. RAND Corporation. OCLC 1462258.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). SALT on the Dragon: Chinese Views of the Soviet-American Strategic Balance. RAND Corporation. OCLC 2218652.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). Soviet Apprehensions about Sino-American Relations, 1971-74. RAND Corporation. OCLC 1549446.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1976). Statement to the Subcommittee on Future Foreign Policy Research and Development, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives. RAND Corporation. OCLC 2731888.
- Pillsbury, Michael (1975). Chinese Foreign Policy: Three New Studies. RAND Corporation. OCLC 2379124.
- ^ Montgomery, Mary E. (2003). "Working for Peace While Preparing for War: The Creation of the United States Institute of Peace". Journal of Peace Research (Sage Publications) 40 (4): 479–496.
- ^ a b c Mann, James (1998). About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China, from Nixon to Clinton. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-76861-0.
- ^ Garrett, Banning. The China Card and its Origins. Brandeis University doctoral dissertation.
- ^ Garthoff, Raymond L. (1983). Détente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan. Brookings Institution. ISBN 0-8157-3044-6.
- ^ Ali, Mahmud (2005). US-China Cold War Collaboration, 1971-1989. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-35819-1.
- ^ Cordovez, Diego (1995). Out of Afghanistan: The Inside Story of the Soviet Withdrawal. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506294-6.
- ^ a b Crile, George (2003). Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 0-87113-854-9.
- ^ a b c d Heymann, Philip (2008). Living the Policy Process. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-533539-2.
- ^ Bearden, Milt; Risen, James (2004). The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB. Ballantine. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0-345-47250-0.
- ^ a b Coll, Steve (2004). Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and bin Laden. Penguin. ISBN 1-59420-007-6.
- ^ Coll, Steve (2009). The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century. Penguin. ISBN 1-59420-164-1.
- ^ a b Lundberg, Kirsten (1999). "Politics of a Covert Action: The US, the Mujahideen, and the Stinger Missile". Kennedy School of Government Case Program. C15-99-1546.0.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim; Singer, Matt; Rawson, Jessica. "What Were Policymakers' and Intelligence Services' Respective Roles in the Decision to Deploy Stinger Missiles to the Anticommunist Afghan Mujahedin During the Rebels' Struggle with the Soviet Union?".
- ^ King, Neil (September 8, 2005). "Secret Weapon: Inside Pentagon, A Scholar Shapes Views of China" (FEE REQUIRED). Wall Street Journal. p. A1. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "The Pillsbury Factor". The Oriental Economist. August 2002.
- ^ Segal, Adam (2003). Chinese Military Power Independent Task Force Report. Council on Foreign Relations. ISBN 0-87609-330-6.
- ^ Ho, Soyoung. "Panda Slugger, the dubious scholarship of Michael Pillsbury, the China hawk with Rumsfeld's ear.". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Reports authored by Michael Pillsbury available at RAND Web site
Further reading[edit]
- NY Post's Book Review: China's secret plan to topple the US as the world's superpower, February 8, 2015
- Wall Street Journal: Opinion Journal: China's 'Peaceful Rise' Is a Mirage, February 5, 2015
- Michael Pillsbury's Interview on Fox News: President Xi Jinping I and the Hong Kong Crisis , October 13, 2014
- Michael Pillsbury's Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal: Misunderstanding China , September 17, 2014
- Taylor, Marisa. "As polygraph screening flourishes, critics say oversight abandoned". McClatchy Newspapers. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- Michael Pillsbury discusses the Chinese economy on Fox News: Will China's economy continue to grow?
- Michael Pillsbury on PBSNewsHour: How Troubled Are U.S.-China Relations? on YouTube
- IQ2 US Conference: Michael Pillsbury presents at the China Threat Debate panel on YouTube
- Kuperman, Alan (Summer 1999). "The Stinger Missile and U.S. Intervention in Afghanistan" (PDF). Political Science Quarterly: 219–263. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- A response to the above article: Navrozov, Lev (July 24, 2006). "Alleged experts, alleged hawks and the alleged China threat". Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- A response to the above article: Pillsbury, Michael (October 2006). "China Hawk Talk". ASIN B000KC7WQ8.
External links[edit]
- Michael Pillsbury's presentation at the Camden conference
- Michael Pillsbury's publications website
- Michael Pillsbury's LinkedIn profile
- Michael Pillsbury's Twitter profile
- Michael Pillsbury's Facebook profile
- Videos of Pillsbury on Voice of America Chinese
- American sinologists
- Employees of the United States Senate
- American anti-communists
- American political scientists
- Columbia University alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- People of the Soviet war in Afghanistan
- Writers about China
- American foreign policy writers
- United States Department of Defense officials
- Reagan Administration personnel
- 1945 births
- Living people


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BRP Pilot
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Along the Western OK TAT
Oddometer: 231
Woods Racer & D/S Rider
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Formerly South MS, LR-Ar, Houston-Tx, now BR-La
Oddometer: 778
Unlike me who talks in riddles and is too often sarcastic. I tend to use extreme (sometimes meaningless) examples to drive a point. But once in a while I manage find a good analogy.
So in those terms: Congrats - You win the volley . I'm not too small to concede that part. Trust me, my intent and long winded bullshit responses are not intended to undermine intellectual property (as such) or belittle the efforts of Sam to establish the route. Although, again assuming that is a real email response, I fail to see how - As Sam put it - "Free distribution hurts future developement of this project and this hurts ALL of the riders". Seems to me that - Confirming the route using more current gps tracks would HELP future development. I suppose I mostly take offense to others automatically assuming I (or others) only seek to freeload from them. If you ask for tracks, right away a bunch of people respond - you gotta go to SAM, well Sam doesn't provide gps tracks. A lot of folks honestly just want to inject additional resources (as much as they can) into what is often considered the ride of a life time. Most folks asking are not trying to save 50 bucks for that state or even a couple hundred bucks if they intend to ride it all, that is just a drop in the bucket regarding expenses when contemplating that kind of trip, (not everybody will ride the TAT multiple times - some may only do it once ever) and they want to get it right, not just by spending countless hours going cross eyed reviewing maps either, using others proven tracks will often help uncover what could be costly mistakes that may have been avoided if they were to compare their intended or transcribed route to one that someone else has confirmed. Ok, getting long winded again!
But to be fair, I would like your honest opinion on it with a simple twist added (that you left out in your letter to Sam). and would be interested in his reply if you would have added that element of - The gps track recipient having purchased the maps.
Probably driven by my pathetic attempt at some sort of face saving.
Lets assume I had already purchased the roll chart & maps package for the area intended (or all of the route). Would you then approve of sharing tracks from TAT rides with another that can prove he had done due diligence by buying a package from Sam?
Suppose you were shown a canceled check or some sort of proof that is not to easily made up. Maybe a secret hand shake. <-- Ok maybe getting sarcastic again - cant help it it's in my blood. Born a smart ass, probably will die a smart ass.
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EnduroRdr screwed with this post 01-04-2010 at 01:55 AM
Scott Whitney
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Location: SoCal USA
Oddometer: 2,769
Another great motivator is when people show their appreciation for the hard work put into making the ride. Several hundred dollars payment for roll charts and maps speaks volumes more than an email saying "thanks for sending me the free GPS tracks". Far worse is when there is no acknowledgement at all, when the GPS tracks are floating around the internet for all to grab without even saying thanks. That's like a stab in the back. The more times you get stabbed in the back for the work you do, the less likely you'll be to do that work again. So, when Sam gets stabbed in the back enough times, he'll quit documenting new rides. I feel the exact same way, and it sounds like Jerry (Countdown) feels that way as well. More stabs in the back, less documented rides in the future!
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: The Great White North
Oddometer: 1,283
Just jumped in and thought I might make myself a pinata...
This is really a no win argument.
This one is simple - it is the same as copying music... someone writes a tune and you like it and you think it is okay to copy and share it?
That isn't right at all.
Sam created the experience by creating the trail.
This is the same as an artist even sampling another artists song - you can't unless you compensate them for it. Even partially.
But.... BUT... we can't stop the free sharing of the route - simple. It is where we are culturally and some of us will - simple. Sorry but simple.
After all it just comes down to good form - if you are walking behind someone on the street and see them lose a $20... do you stoop down and pick it up and walk away or give it back to them...
Which type of person are you?
My take is this - when I do the TAT this summer I will be talking to a bunch of people and asking for advice and they will be sharing route changes and maybe even some GPS points to get around problem areas or take me to good areas. This to me is cool as some of it concerns safety and the evolution of the route (as it will change by its nature every minute - not as a song does)... This is how nature works and the ride involves constantly changing elements. Either way - just to show my appreciation to the creator I will be buying the maps and paying the money. Just like I can't just go and make an iphone just because I can pull it apart and figure out how it works...
After all without him there would be NO route at all and no TAT and just some dreams.
For that matter it is worth a whole lot more than what he charges.
I know it is dramatic but I believe it when I say... we can't take anything with us when we kick it and if we are going to expend so much effort to live a dream like this - after all this isn't saving any babies or curing cancer... - then pay for it. Or steal it. Your call. But, remember the TAT is a dream realised and shared with you to realise. Given all the posts on here it looks to be pretty important one at that.
If I have a suggestion then I would say to Sam to create a TAT forum on his site to evolve the route - anyone who buys the package also gets access to the forum and can share and evolve the route. All in one place. Then someone who wants to know and learn about it can by purchasing the package. Make the gps points available to those who bought it. You won't get rid of the sharing but it will encourage the growth of the route as well as generating some control and revenue. If he was smart he would sell ad space to the communities and companies along the route. Not too complicated and he might even get some tourism money for it.
But it would in essence change the dream forever as it is now...changing with all of this crap.
Anyway - my two cents.
BRP Pilot
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Along the Western OK TAT
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: The Great White North
Oddometer: 1,283
Nowadays you can buy a song for .99 cents... would you go to the convenience store and walk out with a chocolate bar? Just because it is easy doesn't make it right.
I'm not righteous by any means. I just can't do it anymore.
BRP Pilot
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Along the Western OK TAT
Oddometer: 231
But here's a kicker. How many GPS files are available for free that are of areas that are taken off of public land? The trails in Moab, Johnson Valley, what have you. You can buy the maps, but does that give the creator of those maps the standing to squash any sharing of GPS tracks created on the same trails? I can also go on at least my state's (and probably the other states as well), download maps for free and just going off the information posted here and other websites(which I have done for my area), create the necessary mapping needed to complete the TAT ride.
Basically, it all boils down to the fact that Sam can own the name and the roll charts and maps with the specific directions; but to squash a computer file created by another person that traveled publically accessible routes smells like nothing more than holier than thou elitism............
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Location: NorCal (The REAL California)
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On the fence, (sorta)...
I can see both sides of this argument, and there are some valid points for each...
1: "Free distribution hurts future developement of this project and this hurts ALL of the riders". - Sounds good, but how many YEARS have riders been complaining about the SAME issues of "bridge out", and "Oregon S*#ks". If Sam wants to keep his intellectual "property rights", he should take the TIME to update and incorporate the "fixes" that many of you here have posted up. The fact that he has not, even after all this time, "dilutes" the value of the TAT Maps, and I would have to say that it is no longer "protected" information. (just stated for arguments sake, I firmly believe these still have value, and advocate purchasing).
2: There ARE options for the "cheap"... it took me about 6 hours of reading the TAT ride report threads, and posting "known location" WayPoints to get the "meat" of the ride on MapQuest. Anyone who wants can do this. Then they can "ride the TAT", but would likely miss most of the "good stuff" on Sam's maps. (and a LOT of the stuff in Nevada, Utah, would be so hard to find that anyone doing this would likely NOT be on the TAT route anyway!) These "cheap" SOB's could then post up their GPS tracks if they wish, since this would be THEIR intellectual property...
3: I think Sam might be missing out on a good compromise... Post up to a public forum the TAT GPS Route. (just the Track of the main route). Any special "secret sections" could be excluded from this track. The VALUE of Sam's maps is really in the "other stuff", such as Fuel stops, Hotels, special sites, camping, etc. He would still get business from most riders (and I would be/am gonna be one).
4: As long as a rider is doing a "discovery" ride, or going on an "assumed" trail, with no prior (detailed) knowlege of where that trail actually is, they can post GPS tracks up to their hearts content. The minute they start using OTHER resources, such as Sam's maps/roll charts, then the GPS tracks would be "protected" as the other resources property, and should NOT be posted. period.
(I think I am rambling, and might even be contradicting myself?????)
So, when I take my TAT ride in August 2011, (60 days+ planned for the round-trip), I will be using Sam's TAT Maps/Roll Charts as "a" Resource, but not my ONLY resource. After I purchase these in April/May, I will likely be asking some of you for PM GPS of the TAT, either in sections, or across the whole trip. This would alleviate most of the "dead-end" trail issues... Also, a lot of the "stops" have other riding options, especially the Moab area, so gps info on some of these would also be helpful when the time comes...
I am also working on an "Alternative" route at the Western end, heading South-East from the Cal/Ore/Nev border, by Mount Shasta, to Eureka, (vs. North-East around Crater Lake). The middle is fairly complete, still need to work on the Coast and Eastern portions, with 3 options for a lot of this route. (Slab, Forest Service Road, and technical). Thoughts or comments on providing this would be appreciated.
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back to the original discussion?
I think we started this by asking for GPS tracks "in addition" to the TAT maps, due to some of us (lazy? time better served on other projects?) not wanting to take the time to hand-transcribe them into Mapquest....
The MAIN reason that *I* would like the GPS tracks (preferably the ride tracks, not the "track draw tool" tracks) is that this would guarentee the track is accurate. Read the many other posts regarding those using the "hand-drawn" tracks, via's, waypoints, Routing tools, etc. and many places the track is NOT anywhere CLOSE to the actual TAT trail.
Having an accurate "as ridden" track would assure that you don't "get lost" in any of the thousand questionable turns on this route.
(...and I am NOT going to use this as a "follow the line" ride track, as I plan on going slow and enjoying the ride, with many layovers in the "funner" locations. This is gonna be used as a confirmation line that I am still on the correct route...)
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So I buy the rollcharts from Sam.I'm on is TAT route.I fall down and get injury bad,now I sue Sam because he didn't warn me that the hazard was there.I know he as never thought of this.Cause I have seen no release of liabity anywhere on SAM site.Along with profits comes liabity.And I can guartee U that their is plenty of attorney out there that would just love to take Sam apart for this TAT route.Sam can't have is cake and eat it too.Like that other guy said Sam wants to SHARE the Adventure with Us.But as soon as he started having people pay for these TAT roll charts he opened himself to the liaibilty that comes with owning something FOR SALE.So Sam better go get a patent on these rollcharts and become a LLC company.Or go back to the where it was original intended,to SHARE the route with other Adventure rider. Flame suit on....
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Sam is trying to have his cake and eat it to?
Sam should go out of business?
Author knows Sam doesn't have liability protection?
A message to sleeze-ball riders to go on TAT, get hurt, and cash in? (Nuke it)
Advice to Sam on how to protect himself?
Yes in this world, liabililty protection is a must. Rider signed acknowledgement of risk, disclaimer on product, and insurance is the standard. We have done very well with AMA liability protection.
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Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Mississippi
Oddometer: 384
Can we sue RAND McNALLEY because We used their maps on any Hy?
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Sure why not, in America it seems you can sue anybody for anything.
See these stupid lawsuits - http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/cruise.asp
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__group__,ticket,summary,owner,component,_version,priority,severity,milestone,type,_status,workflow,_created,modified,_description,_reporter Future Releases,29161,$pagenow variable not set in admin pages on Windows systems,,Administration,3.9.1,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2014-08-09T10:59:05Z,2015-01-05T00:51:21Z,"In the most recent version of WordPress: `vars.php`, starting line 25: {{{#!php if ( is_network_admin() ) preg_match('#/wp-admin/network/?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); elseif ( is_user_admin() ) preg_match('#/wp-admin/user/?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); else preg_match('#/wp-admin/?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); }}} The ""/"" character does not match the ""\"" character found as the directory separator on Windows systems. This causes various issues throughout the entirety of the administration pages, notably that ""add_meta_box"" ceases to function correctly. Would recommend it be changed to something like this: {{{#!php $ds = preg_quote(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR); if ( is_network_admin() ) preg_match('#'.$ds.'wp-admin'.$ds.'network'.$ds.'?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); elseif ( is_user_admin() ) preg_match('#'.$ds.'wp-admin'.$ds.'user'.$ds.'?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); else preg_match('#'.$ds.'wp-admin'.$ds.'?(.*?)$#i', $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], $self_matches); }}} Thanks for the wonderful software!",Craxic Future Releases,22022,Can't properly add pages of type edit.php?post_type=xxx as submenu items to arbitrary parent menus,,Administration,3.0,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2012-09-27T20:22:43Z,2013-08-27T11:41:35Z,"The following code illustrates the problem. {{{ add_menu_page('My Pages', 'My Pages', 'edit_posts', 'parentslug', array(class, func)); add_submenu_page('parentslug', 'Settings', 'Settings', 'edit_posts', 'mysettings', array(class, func)); add_submenu_page('parentslug', 'Custom Post Type', 'Custom Post Type', 'edit_posts', 'edit.php?post_type=xxx'); }}} When you click on the first submenu item, the menu stays open, displaying the submenu items as it should. When you click on the item for the custom post type, the parent menu is closed and submenu pages are not displayed. The root of the problem is how $parent_page is handled for pages of type edit.php?post_type=xxx. In get_admin_page_parent(), $parent_file is always set to $submenu[$parent], which may cause the submenu slug to be different from $parent_file. But in _wp_menu_output, if the submenu slug and parent slug are not equal, the 'wp-has-current-submenu wp-menu-open' classes do not get added which means the menu gets displayed as being closed. Since there are no actions called between get_admin_parent_page() and the output of the menu, the only workaround I can see is some ugly JS that fixes up the classes. It seems like the least intrusive fix would be to just move the call to apply_filters(""parent_file) in menu-header.php to after the call to get_admin_page_parent() so that $parent_file can truly be overridden. This also seems inline with the intent of the filter. ",jjharr Future Releases,32479,HTTPS is forced when uploading images,,Administration,4.2,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2015-05-24T20:33:29Z,2015-05-24T20:47:51Z,"Hi, It seems that since 4.2.0, all pictures added via Media Uploader to the post are by default linked as HTTP_S_. This happens when the user is administering the website via HTTPS. Before, you could administer the site via HTTPS but all the pictures were given HTTP schema by default - and that's preferred solution, because some blogs use Cloudflare's ECDSA certificates, and when user on Windows XP SP2 or older Android enters the site via HTTP (that has images linked via HTTPS), he or she won't be able to see the HTTPS linked image. ECDSA certs are not supported by older clients https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl I think there should be an option (or config parameter) that gives you control of what the default images schema should be. ",rupiee Future Releases,31199,Potential reference to unset variable in get_bulk_actions (WP_Posts_List_Table),,Administration,,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2015-02-01T16:44:14Z,2015-04-06T05:15:00Z,"get_post_type_object can return null in some cases, which causes a notice when current_user_can is called later in the function. Attached a patch to check if delete_posts is set, and to only add actions if it is. Thanks!",sgrant Future Releases,29693,Search in admin + two other issues,,Administration,4.0,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2014-09-17T17:09:37Z,2014-09-17T18:24:50Z,"Hi in admin panel => posts => show all posts - Search in posts returns nothing - Changing pages using type number and enter returns nothing in main website - Search function doesn't return some posts for example a post with this address : http://www.chibokhorim.ir/%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B2%D8%A7/ directly search by search function doesn't return that post look below http://www.chibokhorim.ir/?s=%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1+%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B2%D8%A7 the theme loop is : __construct( ) ../my-table-subclass.php:20 7 0.2989 21471512 convert_to_screen( ) ../class-wp-list-table.php:101 8 0.2989 21471920 WP_Screen::get( ) ../template.php:2079 }}}",z43 Studio Future Releases,16858,Usage of HTTP_HOST in the administration,dd32,Administration,3.1,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),reviewing,reporter-feedback,2011-03-15T13:33:47Z,2014-10-12T00:03:45Z,"In some files like wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php (there are more files I think), some links are created by using the HTTP_HOST variable. It's better to use the defined wordpress URL to create those links. In our case, we have a wordpress running behind a Squid cache. When you check for HTTP_HOST you get the *real* HOST and not the one with the Squid server. To bypass the problem, I added in the main config.php a line like this : {{{ $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = 'www.my-visible-http-host.com'; }}} Without this setting and in our case, some links in the admin (next, previous page, re-ordering...) where pointing to the wrong server. ",amirhabibi Future Releases,31361,WP_SITEURL and WP_HOME breaks the admin bar and disables styles in the login page,,Administration,4.1,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2015-02-17T14:02:52Z,2015-02-17T14:18:27Z,"Steps to reproduce: 1. add the following lines in wp-config.php just above the line {{{/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */}}}: {{{ define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'http://sample.wordpress.org' ); define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://sample.wordpress.org' ); }}} 2. refresh the front end and check via Network in Chrome Developer Tools. dashicons.min.css, admin-bar.min.css and admin.bar.min.js are not loaded. Even the two jQuery files have loading problems as well. [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/ujgM34I.jpg)]] 3. On view source of the page, the incorrect URLs can be seen (that is, those that start with http://www.... with the slug of the page attached). The slug of the posts are appended as well, which is not desired. [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/zi81tHe.jpg)]] 4. The same problem can also be seen at the login page - only if a query string is appended to the URL. The stylesheets and scripts do not load properly because the query string is passed along to the stylesheet and script urls. The login page looks fine if there is no query string. [[Image(http://i.imgur.com/z9aBiX3.jpg)]] 5. Same problem still exists even if all plugins are disabled, theme is switched to the default theme (Twenty Fifteen, etc) and even with a clean/reinstalled copy of WordPress. 6. Even if the the site and home URL indicated in the database is equal to that of the WP_SITEURL and WP_HOME respectively (that is, {{{http://sample.wordpress.org}}} is also indicated in the database), the same problem still persists. In other words, as long as WP_SITEURL and WP_HOME is specified in wp-config.php, this problem occurs. 7. Remove/uncomment the two WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL lines above and everything works as expected. The only resolution is to avoid the use of both constants and simply change the values onto the database.",gemjeweled Future Releases,30183,Why doesn't WP_List_Table implement column_cb() and column_default() ?,,Administration,4.0,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2014-10-29T19:12:30Z,2015-02-12T20:04:30Z,"I know that WP_List_Table is reserved for WordPress core, so I took a copy as suggested. Then I starting writing my own code to use the new class. I sort of followed the step by step guide in http://wpengineer.com/2426/wp_list_table-a-step-by-step-guide/ but got ahead of it and defined some columns without implementing any logic to display them. When executed all I got was ""No data received"" (in chrome ). I was hoping that I might have at least found a ""Fatal error: call to undefined method class::method"" somewhere in my error logs. Am I doing something terribly wrong? My workaround is to implement die()ing methods in the parent class. Is there any reason why the same solution should not be applied to the core code? ",bobbingwide Future Releases,27804,bug when updating after domain change settings,,Administration,3.8.2,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2014-04-14T22:07:08Z,2014-04-15T08:14:04Z,"I have found the following bug that affects for sure wordpress 3.8.2 and the latest 3.8.3. I have noticed this bug when I changed my domain settings: WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) from a domain say www.mydomain.org to www.mydomain.com. In the admin panel, when I get notified of new updates to be installed, installation of wordprewss, plugins and themes seems successful but is not performed. After a bit of banging my head on the problem, for curiosity decided to switch back to www.mydomain.org and all updates were installed! It's a bit annoying doing this procedure for every new updates. Can anybody reproduce this?",robomotic Future Releases,15355,Add ability to clear search results,garyc40,Administration,3.5.2,normal,normal,Future Release,enhancement,reopened,reporter-feedback,2010-11-09T08:11:56Z,2014-01-27T01:42:50Z,"Let's put a (X) next to ""Search results for `string`"" that immediately clears the search results. Otherwise there is no way to do it, without clearing the box manually and hitting enter. We would use the same X we use for bulk edit.",nacin Future Releases,31007,Consider removing WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE,,Administration,3.0,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,feature request,new,reporter-feedback,2015-01-14T05:36:24Z,2015-05-19T06:02:18Z,"I'd like to suggest removing WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE altogether, a constant which controls whether or not Tools > Network Setup is accessible (defaults to false). I've heard that multisite is gnarly currently, and we should only allow users access to multisite after we clean up some big ticket issues. I think this flag only reestablishes multisite's second-class citizenship.",ericlewis Future Releases,25623,The design of update_option etc makes race conditions likely to happen,,Cache API,,normal,normal,Future Release,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2013-10-17T17:11:44Z,2015-04-06T17:15:58Z,"After spending a few hours chasing a nasty race condition bug in production today, I thought it would be good to discuss the design of the `$alloptions` object caching and how it can lead to data loss very easily when using any persistent object caching. 1. Thread A: Loads options from cache 1. Thread B: Loads options from cache 1. Thread A: Updates options to cache 1. Thread B: Updates options to cache, which includes the ""outdated"" option loaded in step 2 This is not a new problem, and was discussed in some part in #17519. With most persistent object caching plugins, this is not a problem limited to options, as they use an internal (in memory) cache which is used before going to the cache backend (such as memcached) - this means get / updating anything into the cache will not propagate between threads as each thread has potentially already populated it's internal cache tool of now stale data. The ""fix"" for that scenario is to not use internal cache pools, so query memcached directly (aside: this is too slow so not really a solution). However, options is a much worse case, because a single cache key `alloptions` is used. So updating a single option, pushes all (potentially stale) options back to the cache store. To draw a parallel with MySQL, this would be like the MySQL query in `update_option` pushing every option in memory back to the db. As for a persistent object caching plugin fixing this internally - I don't see how it could with maintaining the use of an internal cache -- it's not so bad with updating a `post_meta` key for example, as the ""race condition"" scenario can only mess up that single post meta entry - with options, a race condition can lead to a lot data loss. Having said that - what is the ""solution"" here? Presumably the options are cached as one large array for performance reasons so it's one cache get / set from memcached / apc etc to load everything in. I am not sure how much of an impact that really has - would having a single cache key for each option make things much worse? Has anyone else come up against this much before? I know I have run into in a lot of api drriven stuff, as writes can often happen in concurrent running threads. ",joehoyle Future Releases,31520,wp_cache_get generates fatal error,,Cache API,4.1.1,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2015-03-04T08:47:40Z,2015-04-24T20:45:07Z," There are timing issues in WP where some code in plugins, specifically wp super cache, make called to wp_cache_get before $wp_object_cache is initiated. This generates a fatal error in php and can often send apache crashing. This only occurs n wp_cache_get() and it seems as if the easiest solution is to check to see if $wp_object_cache is actually initaited and/or an object before calling its get() function. … at /var/sentora/hostdata/zadmin/public_html/freemaal_in/wp-includes/ cache.php (113) …at /var/sentora/hostdata/zadmin/public_html/freemaal_in/wp-includes/ option.php (54) …/public_html/freemaal_in/wp-content/plugins/wp-super-cache/ wp-cache-phase2.php (255)",jatingupta2k Future Releases,26625,Issue with non standard port in redirect_canonical(),,Canonical,2.7,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2013-12-14T17:06:35Z,2014-05-10T18:17:39Z,"I just loaded in my local environment a production wordpress installation (files and db) and saw a weird redirection happening when I tried to load it. The issue has to do with option home_url and redirect_canonical(), in particular i tracked down the following offending lines: {{{ // Ignore differences in host capitalization, as this can lead to infinite redirects // Only redirect no-www <=> yes-www if ( strtolower($original['host']) == strtolower($redirect['host']) || ( strtolower($original['host']) != 'www.' . strtolower($redirect['host']) && 'www.' . strtolower($original['host']) != strtolower($redirect['host']) ) ) $redirect['host'] = $original['host']; }}} The problem seems to happen if home_url is set to for example ""http://hello.com"" and you access your site using an alias like ""http://blablabla.com"". The redirect keeps the alias host (not sure why?) BUT discards the port, so for example if the alias host is instead ""http://blablabla.com:81"" you get redirected to ""http://blablabla.com"", which is inconsistent and totally wrong. I would expect one of two behaviours: 1) You get redirected to http://hello.com/ 2) You get redirected to http://blablabla.com:81/ Either way would be fine to me, because it would be consistent. If someone would be so kind to explain me also why you don't want to redirect based on host capitalization I would really appreciate and maybe I can formulate a good patch for this issue. ",thg2k Future Releases,20383,Strip trailing punctuation with canonical URLs,joostdevalk*,Canonical,,normal,normal,Future Release,defect (bug),accepted,reporter-feedback,2012-04-07T03:59:49Z,2013-10-07T20:52:49Z,"A follow-up to #7537 where we removed %20 and "" "" from the end of URLs, we should try to remove all sorts of punctuation from the end of a URL, both URL-encoded and decoded. Example bad URLs we should surely be able to resolve: http://ma.tt/2012/03/productivity-per-square-inch/%7B http://ma.tt/2012/03/productivity-per-square-inch/) http://ma.tt/2012/03/productivity-per-square-inch/, http://ma.tt/2012/03/productivity-per-square-inch/! More difficult when there is no trailing slash in the permalink structure (or the link requested, regardless of permalink structure), but if is_404() is taken into account, it should be doable to trail various pieces of punctuation and see if we can get things to resolve.",nacin Future Releases,25548,Formfeed character in posts not being handled,,Charset,,normal,normal,Awaiting Review,defect (bug),new,reporter-feedback,2013-10-09T14:41:00Z,2014-02-21T21:36:30Z,"I recently generated an export file from my blog, and found that the resulting XML file contained a problem character, a formfeed (""FF"", U+000C). 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Both of these links are generated directly by wp-includes/comment-template.php. This happens on any theme, including the 2015 theme direct from WordPress and with all plugins disabled. Our current theory is that this is happening because our WordPress Address and Site Address are different. See http://imgur.com/kaOOqZe for a screenshot from our settings page. Here is the code from when we activated the 2015 theme on our site:
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In 1917 the Northampton based model maker W.J Bassett-Lowke purchased 78 Derngate, Northampton. A standard 4 terrace property. The forward thinking Bassett-low tracked down the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh at his Chelsea office to transform the property. They shared a taste for modern non fussy design and together designed 78 Derngate, Basset-Lowke was particularly hands on client.
The result is a stunning and incredibly practical house, with exceptional attention to detail. Influences from Japan, Africa, early signs of Art Deco and European design are all present. The rear of the property was extended 4ft to allow for a terrace and balcony, this floods light into the south facing rear rooms. The master bedroom has french doors and a balcony, inspired by a previous trip by basset-lowke to Europe and the Bathroom has a heated towl rail with Italian marble effect wall paper. Personally the back lit, stair screen wall found in the hall/ lounge and bold decor in the Guest bedroom with its striking white and black stripes alongside, blue silk and squared edged oak furniture really stood out. A must see for any lovers of 20th century interior design.
The restoration of the building is amazing, with original pieces or those now found in museums being replicated, I would recommend the guided tour which was extremely informative, you will need a couple of hours to get the most from your visit.
78 Derngate is open February to Christmas, Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm. full price admission is £6.20 with concessions available. I would recommend a visit to their dining room restaurant, they serve fabulous afternoon tea!! For further details follow the link below:
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Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Arranged by Hal H. Hopson. For SATB choir & Organ. Hymntune, Joy, Easter, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C5261).
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... so I cannot help but wonder WHY this rally is not in the FIM/FIA World championship for Cross Country Rallies???
Hi Troy - I'm sure it's purely political, and to a lesser extend financial... as I'm sure you are aware, nearly all of those rallies you list above have at one time or another been part of the FIM Cross Country World Championship - The NPO Maroc was until two years ago, and NPO also ran the Tunisie FIM event up until 2011 of course, until last year when it was cancelled...
Des Sertoes was also an FIM round up until 2010 (when Bluebule raced it, albeit in the non-FIM class), but, like the Australia Safari perhaps - I imagine the logistics/cost of the top teams [who primarily reside in Europe] shipping their whole [factory] crews to South America and Australia meant the 'International' representation wasn't as high in those two events (as opposed to domestic entries), which is why the FIM dropped them, or don't affiliate them?
Personally I totally agree with you - not only is a World Championship pretty lame when it currently consists of just 4 rounds (It used to be six of course), but the appeal of the 'World' championship is exactly that - it ought to be diverse in terrain and culture (which is why I think Sardinia offers a nice alternative, but only within a 6 round championship at least), and be held on at least 4 continents to make it truly 'World' class...
Perhaps with the emergence of all these new events being held in Eastern Europe and Asia, we will see a new CCRWC round there in the near future? And if Brazil don't get a few Dakar Stages for 2014, then the reinstatement of Des Sertoes, or at least something in South America...
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Huey, Inglot ranked 16th in Wimby doubles
TREAT Huey, the country's top Davis Cupper, and British partner Dominic Inglot, were ranked No. 16 in men's doubles of the Wimbledon championships which get going in London today.
It was the first time the 27-year-old Huey obtained a seeding in a Grand Slam event, but the lofty billing could do more harm than good for him and his long-time partner.
Ranked 28th in the world after slipping from his career-high of 24, Huey and his 38th-ranked partner could figure in an early collision with top seeds and two-time champions Bob and Mike Bryan of the US.
The clash could happen in the third round if both combinations uphold their respective rankings in their side of the draw.
Huey had actually faced the famous twins in tandem with Jerzy Janowicz of Poland and lost in the BNP Paribas championship match in Indian Wells last March.
Huey and Inglot's partnership started in college at University of Virginia and they picked up two ATP titles last year.
They will face Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Daniel Gimeno Traver in the first round. Agut is ranked 68th in singles and Gimeno 50th, but Agut is 288th and Traver 195th in doubles.
Huey and Inglot failed to get past the first round in three previous Wimbledon stints.
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For simpler robots, a step forward
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Scientists are working on two-footed humanoid robots that could eventually become common, household variety bots.
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- Why the humanoid fascination?
- Why are people so obsessed with starting out by building something as complex as a human. When all is said and done, what use do they serve? Why can't people seem to think outside the box?
Why not instead try to design something with an actual useful application. It is expensive to make the thing walk, when for only 1% of the cost you can put it on wheels. It would be faster and still use less power.
A company with the right mix of creativity and know-how could built robots that have the potential to be popular.
The first step would be to build some kind of a base platform on wheels, with build in lasers or sensors that could actually learn to navigate your home.
You could network it to a computer where it could pull mp3 files or to play or upload pictures of the family dog attacking it.
The device should also be able to queue more process intensive tasks to the networked server with more processing and electrical power.
Eg. It could interface with software running on the server computer to record laser measurements of your home and store a 3d model on the server.
It could always figure out where in the home it is, based on current measurements by interfacing with the server.
If you can program peoples names into a cell phone, you could program room names and basic voice commands into this device.
I am sure there a billion more practical things that I won't think of because I am not a very creative person, but you could easily expand the companion to do simple but useful tasks like giving an "obstacle index" number to the main system, depending how much stuff you have laying around your house.
You could pull these numbers on the server to graph how clean the house is over a period of time, and which rooms.
Also you could program it to send a notice to the server if anyone is in the house between the hours of X and X. The data could sit on the server for you to view later, or send you an email (maybe with a picture).
You could program in a Tamagotchi mode for the kids etc.
All the stuff I listed could be done with the technology we have today and aside from the self navigation feature, would be less complex than a standard cell phone.
If the right company got a first generation product like this off the ground, there is a huge potential to create the "next big thing"
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A true love is never self-interested i.e. he/she doesn't pursue only his/her own personal interest at the expense of his/her love/spouse/partner.
A true love or an ideal love is never an illusion i.e. it's a reality. Although, it's now a rare bird i.e. it's uncommon nowadays.
A true love ought to love all until he/she gives them his or her all i.e. you've got to love everyone all-out. I mean, love all until you've love them with all you've got including your resources/riches/time/intellect/energy.
A true love ought to love all until he/she gives them his or her all i.e. you've got to love everyone all-out. I mean, love all until you've loved them with all you've got including your resources/riches/time/intellect/energy.
A true love ought to put up with your weaknesses, flaws, failures, short-comings, differences and what have you?
A true love/leader is expected/required to live for others and keep on living for others i.e. he/she should be and remain selfless/charitable/impactful/loveful.
A true love/leader ought to be positive/optimistic/inspiring/passionate/compassionate not just in his or her actions/lifestyle. But, also in his or her speeches/utterances/thoughts. Mind you, that doesn't mean a true love/leader should be sentimental. Don't misconcept me. I mean, do quote me right.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
A woman can love twice in her lifetime the first time with innocence and the second time with her heart after that there is nothing left
A woman one loves rarely suffices for all our needs, so we deceive her with another whom we do not love.
A woman will go for poverty with love rather than wealth without love.
A woman will not throw away a garland, though soiled, which her lover gave: not in the object lies a present?s worth, but in the love which it was meant to mark.
A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.
A writer draws a road map where readers walk with their love, joy, anger, tears, and dismay. Every story, every poem, has different meanings for every reader.
A writer tries to express those thoughts, which are inexpressible, with beauty and love.
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Accept everyone with love. You will find that everyone is loving and kind.
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
Aesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion. Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.


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