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Campagnolo Zonda Clincher Wheelset
Campagnolo Zonda Clincher Wheelset
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The Zonda clincher wheelset, with its Mega G3 technology, offers excellent torsional & lateral stiffness making it ideal for racing or training rides on hard roads. A versatile & strong set of wheels with a rock-solid track record in performance.
Top Features of the Campagnolo Zonda Clincher Wheelset
- Wheel features
- Milled rim reduces the peripheral weight of the rim and makes the wheel extremely reactive
- MoMag allows the external profile of the rim to be free of holes thus increasing structural resistance. Also makes rim tape unnecessary and reduces the weight of the wheel
- Dynamic Balance means every point of the rim is counter-balanced by an equal weight on the opposite side giving maximum stability of the wheel even at high speeds
- Differentiated rim height of 26mm at the front provides optimal handling, whilst 30mm at the rear transmits all your power to the wheel
- Spokes anti-rotation system allows the spokes to maintain the best aerodynamic position
- Exclusive Mega G3 spoke pattern for perfect balance of the spoke tensions on both sides of the wheel. Reduces stress, increases transversal rigidity and the transmission of power to the wheel. MEGA G3(TM) eliminates vibrations even with "heavy" cyclists
- Oversized flange on the drive side hub increases the torsional stiffness, increasing reactivity at each change in rhythm of the pedal stroke
- The aluminium hub body provides a high degree of lateral stiffness and the aluminium axle reduces the weight of the wheel
- Wheel specifications
- Front wheel weight: 670g
- Rear wheel weight: 880g Campagnolo, 924g Shimano
- Rim height: 26mm (front), 30mm (rear)
- Rim width: 20.5mm
- Spoke count: 16 (front), 21 (rear)
- Compatibility: 9/10/11 speed
Product Data
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|700c (622)
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This wheelset excels in great performance and delivers excellent rider reliability due to it's strength and the technology that makes this wheel so good.
G3 Technology
Campagnolo has developed an assembly architecture which, compared with a traditional wheel, makes it possible to improve energy transfer, reduce the stress on the spokes on the right and increase transverse rigidity. This is achieved because in G3 geometry the right-hand side of the rear wheel is fitted with twice as many spokes as the left.
The results of G3 system are truly extraordinary: better transfer of the driving torque, better lateral rigidity, reduction of the stress in the rear wheel spokes. And thanks to the G3 system that compensates for the forces acting on the 2 sides of the wheel, there are no more wheel vibrations, even for heavier people.
G3 becomes Mega-G3 thanks to the oversize flange. This solution allows the increase of the torsional stiffness values even more, to the benefit of the overall responsiveness of the wheel.
A technology that offers several advantages to the structural integrity of the wheel as well as eliminating the need for rim tape. The name derives from "Mounting Magnet" system, shortened to MoMag.
Please note these are clincher mount only, the 2-Way Fit version is pictured for display purpose only.
About the Campagnolo brand
Besides distinguishing themselves for their unparalleled quality and performance, Campagnolo products have also become the benchmark of design. This is testified by the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award granted by the Associazione Design Italiano in recognition of the Veloce groupset, Ergopower integrated controls and Shamal high-profile wheels. Campagnolo is not only involved in the cycling world, but dedicates itself to all sports in general. In fact, it was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most prominent sports brands in the world. A reputation earned not only as a result of the countless successes achieved in racing competitions, but also by virtue of the attention given to quality and to service that sets this company apart from all others.
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Returns Information
We will happily refund or exchange any item purchased on Wiggle if returned to us within 365 days, excluding Wiggle gift vouchers and personalized products except when faulty.
Returned goods must be unused and supplied with their original packaging, unless the goods are faulty.
Wiggle will pay the return postage costs for any faulty items.
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Magazine reviews for Campagnolo Zonda Clincher Wheelset
Review from Bikeradar
Campagnolo's light and super-tight Zondas are great if you rate speed over comfort. Though not toeing the 'fatter is better line, the rim isn't super-thin so won't unduly pinch fatter tyres.
Highs: Stiff, fast, smoothly reliable
Lows: Might be too stiff for some
The front rim is slightly shallower than the rear, for more responsive, windproof steering. The Mega G3 lacing clumps the bladed spokes together in two driveside/single offside batches, and it's not just cosmetic - the rear wheel is seriously stiff with great power transfer.
The Zondas put punch into acceleration and maintain momentum on steep climbs, though the ride is on the firm side. The bearings are smooth and the bombproof steel freehub is available in Campag and Shimano/SRAM formats.
In conclusion...
Light, semi-aero wheels with good power transfer but a very firm feel
Rating: 4/5
Product Q & A
Ask your questions and share your answers.
Quick question ref shimano 105 10speed
Noise from hub
Does this mean there faulty???
As far as a I know it is designed for 11 speed, so if you are fitting 10 or 9 speed it needs an extra spacer which is supplied.
'Campagnolo Zonda 2 Way Fit Clincher Wheelset '
What's the difference?
Max rider weight?
I am 102kg and have had no trouble with these wheels at all.
Weight recommendation
80kgs now, but they will take 90-100kgs easily.
A solid wheel with great build quality.
no problems at all. Also campy has a weight set to these wheels at 240 lbs....
SRAM APEX, 11-32, 10-speed Casette?
(I have asked this same question for the Campy Sirocco wheels)
Do these wheels require a long valve inner tube?
Brake Pad Type
Any ideas, I cannot find these anywhere. Will my standard 105 blocks damage the rims or are they only required for SHAMAL MILLE rims??
Confused !!
I have generic standard brake pads on tiagra brakes for my Zonda's. No problems the bike still stops.
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Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti has issued a religious edict prohibiting contact and cooperation with foreign media outlets seeking to "spread chaos and strife in Muslim lands."
He urged people instead to address their concerns through writing directly to responsible authorities.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh told worshipers during a Friday sermon held in a mosque in the capital Riyadh that people should not contact foreign media outlets to "divulge the country's secrets or address various matters" because these outlets "are only concerned with dividing people and striking the unity of the nation."
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Oblivion follows in the footsteps of Morrowind, which placed a heavy burden on the most powerful gaming PCs upon its release in 2002. Morrowind became one of the first games to use pixel shader programs, which drove the impressive looking water-rendering effects. I documented a gameplay walkthrough to measure Morrowind performance in early 2003. At a resolution of 1920x1440 and 100% view distance, an Athlon XP 2700+ and GeForce 4600 Ti produced an average frame rate of 35fps.
Oblivion is equally impressive in the graphics rendering department. The impact of High-Dynamic Range (HDR) in outdoor scenes is so convincing that it makes the standard and bloom effect rendering modes appear dull.
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Bruce Johnston (criminal)
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|Bruce Johnston Sr
|March 27, 1939
|August 8, 2002
(aged 63)
Graterford, Pennsylvania, USA
Criminal charge
|Murder of five, attempted murder and theft
Criminal penalty
|6 consecutive life sentences
|Bruce Jr (born 1959)
and James (1960-1978)
Bruce Alfred Johnston Sr (March 27, 1939 – August 8, 2002) was the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. The gang started in the 1960s and was rounded up in 1978 after his son, Bruce Jr, testified against him.
- 1 The Gang
- 2 The Crimes
- 3 Gary G. Hauck
- 4 Investigation, Arrest, Trial and Appeal
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Books
- 7 Quotes
- 8 Film & television
- 9 References
The Gang[edit]
The gang and its wide network stole primarily in Chester County, according to a 1980 Pennsylvania Crime Commission report, but they made their way into Lancaster County on several occasions. They also crossed the state lines to Maryland and Delaware. They stole items ranging from antiques to drugs.
In each break-in or theft, gang members used their skill in picking locks, cracking safes and disarming or averting security systems. They used walkie-talkies and police scanners. While planning a job in one part of the county, they would divert the state police by phoning a false report elsewhere.
Gang members[edit]
- Bruce Johnston, Sr.
- David Johnston
- Norman Johnston
- Richard Mitchell → later became a witness for the State
- James Griffin → later became a witness for the State
- Edward Otter
- Davis Schonely
- Leslie Dale → later became a witness for the State
- Gary Wayne Crouch, deceased
- Richard Donnell
- Roy Meyers → later became a witness for the State
- Jack W. Baen, drowned in 1970; murder charges were filed against Leslie Dale and Richard Donnell
- Francis Matherly
- Ancell E. Hamm: killed two police officers, William Davis and Richard Posey, in 1972 and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. He was one of the earliest Johnston Gang members.
The Crimes[edit]
August 1971: Dutch Wonderland's castle on Lincoln Highway East. One of the men pried open the door to the park's shop, a small building hidden from the road. The burglars gathered a hammer, crowbar, rope and torch. They brought their own walkie-talkies. The men prepared for descent into the park office, in what would later become the worst-ever burglary (more information needed) of the popular tourist attraction. The police believe the culprits were David, Norman and Bruce Johnston Sr and their associates—all members of the "Johnston Gang". The burglars got $33,000 worth of loot.
The gang broke into the pro shop at Meadia Heights Country Club in Lancaster, PA. They made off with $15,000 in money and golf equipment later that year. They drilled holes in the side of the Meadia Heights pro shop and disarmed the alarm system. They dynamited the safe. None of the merchandise was recovered.
Janet Gazzerro and her husband Frank were convicted of bribing a juror who was on the Chester County Common Pleas Court where among others Bruce Johnston Sr was accused of the theft of a tractor. Janet and Frank received $83,000 in stolen Oriental rugs, jewelry and furs. Janet said that Bruce Sr gave her two or three garden tractors, she kept one or two and the third one went to the juror. Bruce Sr, David and Norman Johnston and Roy Myers were acquitted of the theft charges.
April: The brothers transported $21,900 in stolen cigarettes across state lines. They all pleaded guilty to this crime in 1981.
May: The three brothers stole $28,000 from Longwood Gardens in Chester County. In 1981 they were serving two- to four-year sentences for convictions on state charges of this crime.
Kiddie Gang -- source: COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSTON, court filing dated March 20, 2012[edit]
The Johnston Gang also included a group of juveniles known as the Kiddie Gang. The Kiddie Gang's primary role was to steal lawn tractors.
In June 1978, while Bruce Jr. was incarcerated for the theft of a pickup truck, his girlfriend Robin Miller informed him in a letter that she had been raped by Bruce Sr. and one of the Kiddie Gang members. Upon learning of the sexual assault, Bruce Jr. agreed to testify against the gang. Shortly thereafter, he testified in a federal grand jury hearing in Philadelphia regarding some of the Johnston Gang's activities. As a result of the testimony of Bruce Jr., his half-brother James "Jimmy" Johnston was served a subpoena and directed to appear before the same grand jury on August 16, 1978. Bruce Sr., Norman, David, and Richard Mitchell then devised a plan of murder to silence all potential witnesses against the gang.
On August 16, 1978 Kiddie Gang members Jimmy Johnston, Dwayne Lincoln, and Wayne Sampson were shot dead in a Chester County, Pennsylvania field and buried in a common grave. Shortly thereafter, Kiddie Gang member James Sampson, older brother of Wayne Sampson, demanded to speak with his missing brother or else he would contact the authorities. On August 21, 1978, he was shot and killed then dumped in a landfill in Chester County. His body has never been found.
On August 25, 1978 Bruce Jr. was released from incarceration and took up residence at the home of his girlfriend Robin Miller. Ultimately, the Johnston Gang members learned of Bruce Jr.'s whereabouts. On August 30, 1978, Bruce Jr. and Robin were ambushed in front of their home as they prepared to exit their car. Bruce Jr. was hit by eight bullets during the attack and was critically wounded. Robin Miller died during the attack from one shot to the throat.
A mere two weeks after the shooting, Bruce Jr. appeared in court to testify against his father and the members of Johnston Gang. Bruce Jr. was in the federal Witness Protection Program at the time, but he has since left the program and once again uses his real name.
Kiddie Gang Members in 1978[edit]
- Bruce Johnston Jr. (19)
- James "Jimmy" Johnston (18)
- Dwayne Lincoln (17)
- Wayne Sampson (20)
- James Sampson (24)
Gary G. Hauck[edit]
When the police were gathering information about the burglary ring, Manheim resident Gary G. Hauck was asked to testify. Hauck had unknowingly bought a piece of farm equipment stolen by the Johnston gang in 1976. Police traced it back to the ring and wanted Hauck to testify who he had bought it from. Hauck, then a self-employed auto body worker, told a reporter he had gotten a call at 2:00 the morning before the preliminary hearing. The caller urged him not to identify anyone at the hearing. To convince Hauck that he wasn't fooling, the caller said Hauck would find dynamite under the seat of his truck, but that it wasn't hooked up. Hauck looked and found five sticks of dynamite, and did not identify at the hearing. Later, during a trial of the brothers, Hauck said he had lied at the hearing because of the threat.
Summer of 1978 Victims[edit]
- James "Jimmy" Johnston (18) — murdered August 16, 1978
- Dwayne Lincoln (17) — murdered August 16, 1978
- Wayne Sampson (20) — murdered August 16, 1978
- James Sampson (24) — murdered August 21, 1978
- Robin Miller (15) — murdered August 30, 1978
- Bruce Johnston, Jr.(19) - critically injured during an attempt on his life August 30, 1978
Investigation, Arrest, Trial and Appeal[edit]
In 1972 an associate of the Johnston brothers murdered two Kennett Square patrolmen. After that, police began heavily pursuing the gang's activities.
The brothers were found guilty of stealing farm tractors in Ephrata and selling them to an associate. They were sentenced to four to nine years for the thefts. Bruce Sr appealed, but the police were already hot on the trail of the brothers for murdering the young members of the operation to cover up other burglaries.
Bruce was convicted of the murders of Gary Crouch, James Johnston, James Sampson, Robin Miller, Wayne Sampson and Duane Lincoln and for the attempted murder of Bruce Jr. He received 6 consecutive life sentences.
David and Norman were convicted of the murders of James Johnston, Robin Miller, Wayne Sampson and Duane Lincoln. They both received 4 life sentences.
The Johnston brothers returned to the courts seeking new trials. Their attorneys were claiming that in the former trial it wasn't revealed to the defense that key witness James Griffin, a former gang member, had testified under an immunity agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office. The attorneys wanted to know whether or not he made a similar agreement with local and state authorities in exchange for freedom. On the witness stand Griffin testified that he was never prosecuted for committing about 150 burglaries while a member of the gang.
Bruce Johnston Sr died at the age of 63 in Graterford Prison, Graterford, Pa.
Despite testifying against his father, Bruce Johnston Jr. had additional brushes with the law. In 2013, he was arrested on drug delivery charges. "He had the opportunity for a new chance. It did not work out, though. That's sad," said Joseph Carroll, the former Chester County district attorney who dealt with Johnston Jr. in connection with his testimony against his father and other members of the gang.[1]
David is serving his time in Greene, Pennsylvania. Norman was in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, but he was transferred to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania after his 1999 escape. He is currently located in Forest, Pennsylvania. Bruce was in Graterford, Pennsylvania until his death in 2002.
When Norman escaped, Bruce Sr and David were moved to solitary confinement. Bruce appealed against this many times.
Norman was on America's Most Wanted on August 15, 1999.
Norman is only 9 years older than his nephew Bruce Jr.
James Johnston and his brother Bruce Jr. were raised by Grandmother Harriet Steffy and Great-Aunt Sarah Martin and started associating with their father only a few years before the murders.
Three of the Kiddy Gang murder victims (Wayne Sampson, 20, Duane Lincoln, 17, and James Johnston, 18) had disappeared in August and were shot and buried along the infamous Devil's Road/Cult House Road [Cossart Road] along the Northern Delaware/Pennsylvania Border in Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania. This road is also the location where some of the film The Village (2004 film) was filmed.
Bruce Mowday, a Chester County reporter who covered the Johnstons' trials for the West Chester (Pa.) Daily Local News, wrote Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murders to Justice in 2009. It is published by Barricade Books.
I spent more than two years of my professional life trailing the investigative team from courtroom to courtroom and to several counties in Pennsylvania following the legal proceedings. I was out at nights when the bodies of the Johnstons' murder victims were unearthed. My most memorable days as a reporter were during the reporting of these murder cases.
1999: "We asked him [Norman Johnston], 'Was it worth it?' and he said, 'Not for 20 days.'"
1999: According to the state police, Norman Johnston was tired and said, "You [troopers] wouldn't quit."
1999: "I was probed by aliens and that's why I did it."[citation needed]
Film & television[edit]
The movie At Close Range was based on the thefts leading up to the murders in 1977.[2] Christopher Walken plays Brad Whitewood Sr, the alias in the movie for Bruce Johnston Sr. Sean Penn plays his son Brad Whitewood Jr.
- ^ Rellahan, Michael (2013-02-28). "Bruce Johnston Jr. back in the news again". Southern Chester County Weeklies. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ At Close Range at the Internet Movie Database
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Friday night, the Lady Chucks opened their season with a 40-26 victory over Westmont Hilltop in the Marion Center Tip-Off Tournament. In this photo, Punxsy's Nicole DiPietro (20) rises above the Westmont defense to hit a three-pointer — the one that would give Punxsy the lead for good in the third quarter. DiPietro finished with a team-high 10 points in a balanced Lady Chucks attack.
For more on the game, see Saturday's print edition of The Spirit.
Today's PAHS sports schedule includes:
• Varsity Wrestling at Philipsburg Tournament, 10 a.m.
Thursday 11/6
Cleveland (6-3) 24 @
Cincinnati (5-3-1) 3
The Battle of Ohio had some playoff implications for the first time in years. Cleveland took sole possession of first place in the AFC North after a dominating victory over Cincinnati. Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton had the worst performance of his career as he went 10-33 for 86 yards and 3 interceptions. This resulted in a quarterback rating of 2. As for Cleveland, this marks the latest in the season they have been in first place since 1994.
Sunday 11/9/14
Arizona (8-1) 31 vs
St. Louis (3-6) 14
Punxsy's Luke Shiock has been named the 2014 KSAC Large All-Conference Lineman of the Year. The honor for Shiock comes after a successful season by the Chucks and comes at a position where it can be hard to recognize a player's strengths.
Punxsy Head Coach Alan Nichol said that lots of teams the Chucks faced this year had to implement game plans to work around Shiock, which speaks to his strength, both offensively and defensively.
Punxsy filled 11 spots on the first-team All-Conference list, as well.
Thursday 10/30
28 New Orleans (4-4) @ 10 Carolina (3-5-1)
New Orleans took over sole possession of first place in the NFC South, as running back Mark Ingram continued his strong season as he ran for 100+ yards and 2 touchdowns. The New Orleans defense was able to stymy Carolina QB Cam Newton, who was 10-28 passing for 151 yards.
Sunday 11/2
22 Cleveland (5-3) vs. 17 Tampa Bay (1-7)
On Monday, the girls' elementary basketball tournament held annually at PAHS tipped off with four games — two 4th- and 5th-grade and two 6th-grade. Pictured here are Ryley Casaday and Elliott Ferrent fighting for the ball in the opening tip of the final game of the night.
The tournament continues Tuesday night with four more games, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Pictured here is Punxsy linebacker Blake Bizousky keeping his eye on the ball before intercepting a pass to turn over the Clearfield Bison offense early in the second half of the District 9 Championship game Saturday at DuBois.
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For a full recap, see Monday's edition of The Spirit.
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Grand Teton National Park Seeking Input On Managing Moose-Wilson Corridor
A wonderful stretch of backroad in Grand Teton National Park is the Moose-Wilson Road, a narrow road -- almost a lane -- that connects the park headquarters with Wilson. It's generally quiet, attracts moose and bears, and is highly picturesque. But increasing traffic, and wildlife, are creating problems, problems that park staff hope they can reduce or eliminate with a management plan for the corridor.
Wildlife viewing opportunities have been a special part of the experience for many visitors to the Moose-Wilson corridor, but notable increases in potentially dangerous wildlife have been observed. Species in the area now include grizzly bears as well as moose and black bears. Increased motor vehicle and bicycle traffic has complicated the management of these species and has raised concerns regarding increased interaction between humans and wildlife. Strategies are needed to manage these increasing volumes to ensure visitor safety and quality of experience, and to avoid impacts to wildlife, ecological communities, historic character, and other fundamental resources and values.
To explore the issues, and possible solutions, Grand Teton staff are circulating the beginnings of a study that will result in the Moose-Wilson Corridor Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Moose-Wilson Corridor Plan/EIS). While this document contains four alternatives -- a no-action alternative and three others -- the park has not yet settled on a preferred alternative. The draft document is open now for public review and comment through September 15. Additionally, an open house has been set for Thursday, August28, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Teton (Wyoming) County Library in Jackson, Wyoming.
"These preliminary alternatives serve as conversation starters and they represent a variety of possible actions that may be included in the long-term management framework for this special part of Grand Teton National Park," said park Superintendent David Vela. "We have not yet identified a preferred alternative, and we look forward to obtaining public input on the preliminary alternatives to help us refine them for the draft Moose-Wilson Corridor Plan/ EIS."
Public comments may be submitted by September 15, 2014 online or by mail to: Grand Teton National Park, Attn: Moose-Wilson Planning Team, PO Box 170, Moose, WY 83012.
The three "action" alternatives currently on the board are:
* Alternative B
This concept emphasizes the corridor as a visitor destination. Reduced crowding on Moose-Wilson Road and at destinations within the corridor would provide visitors an opportunity for self-discovery. Existing development areas and facilities would be maintained where appropriate and removed or relocated in some areas to protect natural resources and processes. Ecological processes and values would be protected and restored throughout the Moose-Wilson corridor.
Key Elements
1. Realign two segments of the northern portion of the Moose-Wilson Road to address congestion associated with the presence of wildlife, wildlife habitat connectivity, and operational issues.
2. Improve the unpaved segment of Moose-Wilson Road south of the LSR Preserve by paving it and defining its width to be consistent with the rest of the road.
3. Address increases in traffic and volume-related congestion by restricting through-traffic in either direction beyond the LSR Preserve Center during certain peak periods. This would be accomplished by reconfiguring access to and parking at the LSR Preserve, and installing a gate to prevent through-traffic at certain established peak hours during the peak season, thereby encouraging use of the road only as a means to visit destinations within the corridor at those times. Through travel by bicycles would not be affected, and the road would continue to be open to motor vehicle through-traffic at all other times.
* Alternative C
The emphasis of this concept is to be a model for the balance of preservation and public use. The alternative would manage the intensity and timing of visitor use to enable experiences of physical and spiritual renewal that leads to individual responsibility for conservation stewardship. Development along this scenic route would be maintained within the existing development footprint to effectively provide high quality visitor opportunities. The sense of discovery would predominate in this outstanding and diverse natural ecosystem.
Key Elements
1. Two days per week, Moose-Wilson Road would be open only to bicycles and pedestrians between Sawmill Ponds Overlook and the Granite Canyon trailhead. The road would be open to through-travel by motor vehicles at all other times in early/mid-May through September 30.
2. In order to address congestion resulting from increases in traffic volumes, the National Park Service would limit the number of vehicles entering the corridor during certain peak periods. Hourly limits would be established to ensure that desired conditions were maintained and queuing areas would be established at either end of the road where vehicles could wait before entering the corridor.
* Alternative D
The emphasis of this concept is to better integrate the Moose-Wilson area with the broader park experience and link it to the region's larger recreational network. Park management would focus on ways to welcome people; connect people with resources; and promote understanding, enjoyment, preservation, and health. To enhance the recreational scenic driving experience, strategies would be used to reduce traffic congestion. Visitors would be provided with opportunities to get out of their vehicles and experience the outstanding natural and cultural landscapes. Additional developments and concentrated visitor use in the corridor would be located in focused areas.
Key Elements
1. Realign two segments of the northern portion of Moose-Wilson Road to address congestion associated with the presence of wildlife, wildlife habitat connectivity, and operational issues.
2. Construct a multiuse pathway parallel to Moose-Wilson Road between Moose and the Granite Canyon Entrance. The pathway would be generally within 50 feet of the existing or realigned segments of the road.
3. In order to address congestion resulting from increased traffic volumes, the National Park Service would limit the number of vehicles entering the corridor during certain peak periods. Hourly limits would be established to
ensure that desired conditions were maintained, and a reservation system would be implemented to manage the number of vehicles entering the corridor when necessary.
You can find more details of the draft proposal at this site.
At the National Parks Conservation Association, officials were happy to see the draft proposal, but said they would withhold endorsing any one alternative until after the environmental impact studies have been completed.
"While stage coaches on the Moose-Wilson Road have been replaced by cars over the past century, its historic values and unparalleled biological treasures remain intact and require continued protection," said Tim Stevens, the association's Northern Rockies senior regional director. "While the draft alternatives provide an important basis for discussing future management options, they do not include the science and policy-based impacts analysis that the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will provide in the coming months. As such, NPCA will not endorse a particular alternative at this point in the process. We will thoroughly review the draft alternatives and continue to advocate for the protection of the wildlife and wild places that this unique part of Grand Teton National Park is renowned for. NPCA also supports Grand Teton's continued enhancement of recreational opportunities for the park's 2.6 million annual visitors."
In addition to the development of preliminary alternatives, Grand Teton has contracted for visitor use studies to be conducted by Utah State University and Pennsylvania State University. These studies are currently underway to gather social science information and visitor use data that will further inform the planning process and help refine management alternatives. Fieldwork on these studies will conclude this fall.
The Moose-Wilson corridor consists of a seven-mile-long, quaint, country road that provides access to numerous destinations. Those include the Murie Ranch, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, and the Death Canyon and Granite Canyon trailheads. Changes such as increased vehicle traffic and congestion, bicycling, human/wildlife interactions, and impacts from expanding visitor use prompted the need to take a comprehensive and science-based look at key issues affecting the exceptional corridor and analyze ways to appropriately reduce adverse impacts to natural and cultural resources found within this special area of the park.


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Many interior tribal localities in Tripura are facing acute drinking water crisis mainly caused by the dry spell. The drinking water and sanitation (DWS) department has arranged for supply of water by mobile tankers to help out distressed people.
Minister for DWS Ratan Bhowmik informed that 186 hamlets are suffering from drinking water shortage. "We have arranged 55 tankers to supply water to the affected localities", he told newsmen.
He said that last year tankers pressed into service to take water in 213 hamlets which shows the situation to have improved comparatively this year. The Minister made the statement after reviewing water crisis and its adversities, in a meeting with officials of his department.
Officials stated that most of the affected areas are situated in North Tripura and Dhalai districts. Some cases of water borne diseases have been reported from these districts.
Eruption of enteric disease and diarrhea are most common during dry spell in remote tribal localities. Drinking of contaminated water from the streams due to drying up of regular water sources have led to diseases resulting in casualties every year.
Minister Bhowmik said DWS officers are constantly monitoring the situation and the appropriate measures taken. "Officers and my department staffs have been requested not to take leave for now", he added.
Keywords: water crisis, diarrhea, water borne diseases, water consumption


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Staying on the ball can be a challenge, however. Some people make the mistake of using only their feet, planted on the floor, to keep steady. But you'll balance better if you keep your abdominals tight. If you still have trouble, sit or lie closer to the center of the ball to take some of the weight off your feet.
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Watch your neck. For seated exercises, keep your feet flat on the floor, abs in, shoulders down and relaxed, and chin neutral. Lifting your chin too high or tucking it can strain your neck muscles. "You should be able to fit a baseball in between your neck and chin," Peterson says. When lying down, position your knees over your ankles (not your toes), and protect your neck by not letting your head drop back over the ball.
With yoga, remember to breathe. No matter how much yoga instructors emphasize the importance of breathing, their students rarely pay attention. Most people are focused on getting themselves into the poses. Smooth, deep, regular breaths "open up" your muscles, says Sutat Waddington, a former Buddhist monk and a yoga instructor in Mill Valley, California. For instance, when your muscles are relaxed, the poses come more easily. "For beginners, if you are grunting or your muscles are shaking, it may mean you are pushing yourself too hard or staying in a pose too long and not breathing enough," Waddington says.
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Lose the competitive instinct. It's tempting to compare yourself with others in the class, but yoga is not a competitive sport. "The poses were created to facilitate breathing and help us live in the moment," Waddington says. Besides, forcing the body to go deeper into a pose than it's ready to can lead to injury.


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VIJAYAWADA: An infant baby boy was found missing from the maternity ward of the Government General Hospital located on the old premises of the hospital at Hanumanpet in the early hours of Sunday. The issue came to the light when the baby boy's mother Challa Yesamma, 30, woke up from sleep at 5 a.m. After searching for the infant on the hospital premises for an hour, the woman, along with her husband Sivayya, went to the Governorpet police station and lodged a complaint with the police, suspecting the involvement of the hospital staff in the incident. Yesamma, a resident of Kankipadu and a roadside vendor of fancy articles, was admitted to the hospital in the early hours of January 19 for delivery. The doctors performed caesarean on her the same night. She was being shifted to the labour ward the next day. The infant was last seen by Yesamma around 4 a.m. on Sunday, when she gave a breastfeed. After sleeping for a while, she woke up around 5 a.m. and found the infant missing. A team of police headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police P. Prakasa Rao swung into action and began questioning the hospital staff. The police were clueless about the accused even by the evening. A case was registered and investigation was going on.
Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu and former minister Devineni Rajasekhar (Nehru) visited the hospital and spoke to the parents of the missing infant.


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The Kentucky National Guard will sponsor a Military Child Appreciation Day for all dependents from all branches of the military on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Post 24 on 725 West Broadway in Lawrenceburg.
According to event organizers, the event will include art and crafts activities, puppet shows, corn hole, archery, face painting and more. Food and drinks will be provided.
Call to pre-register.
For more information, contact Cindy Culver at 502-607-1751 or Linda Jones at 502-607-1593.
National Volunteer Week is April 15-21 and Hospice of the Bluegrass is honoring its hospice care volunteers who provide support, companionship and hope to those facing a life-limiting illness, the agency announced in a news release.
"Hospice volunteers play an indispensable role in enabling Hospice of the Bluegrass to offer the best care possible for patients living with life-limiting illness, their families and caregivers.
The Anderson County DARE program will sponsor the "Spectacular Magic Show" at the Turner Elementary School gym on April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Baseball legend Pee Wee Reese will be portrayed April 12 at Emma B. Ward Elementary School.
The free event will begin at 7 p.m. in the school's library and is provided by the Anderson County Humanities Council.
Portraying Reese will be Dick Usher.
Shelbyville Garden and Art Fair set for April 28
Shelby County Master Gardener Association will host its 12th annual Shelbyville County Garden and Art Fair on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The fair will be held at the Shelby County Fairgrounds pavilion, located on US 60 at the corner of Highway 53 North.
According to event organizers, hundreds of perennial plants from members' gardens will be available for sale.
Garden exhibits, arts and craftsmen displays, as well as Kentucky horticultural organizations will be on site.
A group of concerned Anderson County senior citizens traveled to Frankfort to participate in a advocacy effort to let senators of the state know the importance of continued funding needs for area Meals On Wheels program.
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Move over Kopi Luwak, this crap is better.....
This is a discussion on $50 a cup o joe! within the Coffee Discussion forums, part of the Coffee Forums category; ...
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GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.
Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the palate, the exotic new brew is made from beans eaten by Thai elephants and plucked a day later from their dung. A gut reaction inside the elephant creates what its founder calls the coffee's unique taste.
Stomach turning or oddly alluring, this is not just one of the world's most unusual specialty coffees. At $500 per pound, it's also among the world's priciest.
For now, only the wealthy or well-traveled have access to Black Ivory Coffee. It was launched last month at a few luxury hotels in remote corners of the world first in northern Thailand, then the Maldives and now Abu Dhabi with the price tag of about $50 a serving.
The Associated Press traveled to the coffee's production site in the Golden Triangle, an area historically known for producing drugs more potent than coffee, to see the jumbo baristas at work. And to sip the finished product from a dainty demitasse.
In the misty mountains where Thailand meets Laos and Myanmar, the coffee's creator cites biology and scientific research to answer the basic question: Why elephants?
"When an elephant eats coffee, its stomach acid breaks down the protein found in coffee, which is a key factor in bitterness," said Blake Dinkin, who has spent $300,000 developing the coffee. "You end up with a cup that's very smooth without the bitterness of regular coffee."
The result is similar in civet coffee, or kopi luwak, another exorbitantly expensive variety extracted from the excrement of the weasel-like civet. But the elephants' massive stomach provides a bonus.
Think of the elephant as the animal kingdom's equivalent of a slow cooker. It takes between 15-30 hours to digest the beans, which stew together with bananas, sugar cane and other ingredients in the elephant's vegetarian diet to infuse unique earthy and fruity flavors, said the 42-year-old Canadian, who has a background in civet coffee.
"My theory is that a natural fermentation process takes place in the elephant's gut," said Dinkin. "That fermentation imparts flavors you wouldn't get from other coffees."
At the jungle retreat that is home to the herd, conservationists were initially skeptical about the idea.
"My initial thought was about caffeine won't the elephants get wired on it or addicted to coffee?" said John Roberts, director of elephants at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, a refuge for rescued elephants. It now earns 8 percent of the coffee's total sales, which go toward the herd's health care. "As far as we can tell there is definitely no harm to the elephants."
Before presenting his proposal to the foundation, Dinkin said he worked with a Canadian-based veterinarian that ran blood tests on zoo elephants showing they don't absorb any caffeine from eating raw coffee cherries.
"I thought it was well worth a try because we're looking for anything that can help elephants to make a living," said Roberts, who estimates the cost of keeping each elephant is about $1,000 a month.
As for the coffee's inflated price, Dinkin half-joked that elephants are highly inefficient workers. It takes 72 pounds of raw coffee cherries to produce 2 pounds Black Ivory coffee. The majority of beans get chewed up, broken or lost in tall grass after being excreted.
And, his artisanal process is labor-intensive. He uses pure Arabica beans hand-picked by hill-tribe women from a small mountain estate. Once the elephants do their business, the wives of elephant mahouts collect the dung, break it open and pick out the coffee. After a thorough washing, the coffee cherries are processed to extract the beans, which are then brought to a gourmet roaster in Bangkok.
Inevitably, the elephant coffee has become the butt of jokes. Dinkin shared his favorites: Crap-accino. Good to the last dropping. Elephant poop coffee.
As far away as Hollywood, even Jay Leno has taken cracks.
"Here's my question," Leno quipped recently. "Who is the first person that saw a bunch of coffee beans and a pile of elephant dung and said, `You know, if I ground those up and drank it, I'll bet that would be delicious.'"
Jokes aside, people are drinking it. Black Ivory's maiden batch of 150 pounds has sold out. Dinkin hopes to crank out six times that amount in 2013, catering to customers he sees as relatively affluent, open-minded and adventurous with a desire to tell a good story.
For now, the only places to get it are a few Anantara luxury resorts, including one at the Golden Triangle beside the elephant foundation.
At sunset one recent evening in the hotel's hilltop bar, an American couple sampled the brew. They said it surpassed their expectations.
"I thought it would be repulsive," said Ryan Nelson, 31, of Tampa, Florida. "But I loved it. It was something different. There's definitely something wild about it that I can't put a name on."
His wife Asleigh, a biologist and coffee lover, called it a "fantastic product for an eco-conscious consumer," since the coffee helps fund elephant conservation.
But how does it taste?
"Very interesting," she said, choosing her words carefully. "Very novel."
"I don't think I could afford it every day on my zookeeper's salary," she said. "But I'm certainly enjoying it sitting here overlooking the elephants, on vacation."
Move over Kopi Luwak, this crap is better.....
It's a trap!
Really? no thanks, Ill stick to my Kopi Luwak :
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I guess elephant ass yields a better aroma than monkey ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"This coffee tastes like crap!"
$500 a pound for crap beans..... not in my cup! I'll stick with my chicory and sumatra coffee
"When an elephant eats coffee, its stomach acid breaks down the protein found in coffee,"
USA coffee manufacturer labs could likely find an economical way to do this in via processing if they wanted.
B.S. on how they justify the "cost". Thailand just uses Elephant butt because it's cheap, easy, and available.
You could raise your own African poison tree frogs and extract their poison to inject into your ding-dong as well.
Personally, I would suggest simply taking Viagra.
You choose.
A- This coffee is decadent !
B -This coffee is defecate !
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Tony - when I clicked on this thread I was thinking - he drives a Vette and smokes the finest cigars, WTF, he must have hit the lottery! LOL!
I'll just stick to the cheap coffee, it's the only way I can keep my car and buy any cigars!!
Wrap Your Ass in Fiberglass
Drive a VETTE
Watch out starbucks!!!!!
I've heard similar processes where a type of jungle cat is fed coffee cherries and then later the beans are picked from the poop...
Elephants, cats, manatees, I don't care... not interested one bit
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An optimized document-indexing device is based on a pruned inverted index structure mapped to hardware. The device can be accommodated on a single chip and can be reprogrammed to accommodate index structures of different lengths and support varied posting-list sizes and varied term list sizes, thus sustaining high reusability and efficiency for a single device. The device can be used either as an internal slave component or as an external co-processor. The device controllers are efficient in resource demands and take only a minimal percentage of the logic and memory space of the hardware device.
1. A computer chip configured for maintaining an inverted index data structure having a term list and a posting list for each term in the term list, the computer chip comprising:
at least one term unit for comparing query terms to the term list;
at least one posting list unit connected to the at least one term unit by a data bus, each posting list unit maintaining an order and information of at least a portion of one posting list;
a master controller for performing work control between the term unit and the plurality of posting list units and for communication with other computing devices, the master controller connected to the at least one term unit and the at least one posting list unit by a data bus;
memory space for containing each term in a term list; and
memory space for containing the posting list associated with each term of the term list;
wherein each of the at least one term unit, the at least one posting list unit, the master controller, the memory space for containing each term in a term list, and the memory space for containing the posting list associated with each term of the term list are disposed on the computer chip.
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13. A plug-in unit for personal computers to search resident document collections comprising the computer chip according to
14. A plug-in unit comprising more than one of the computer chip according to
15. A slave unit to search resident document collections for a master central processing unit comprising the computer chip according to
16. A personal computer having a computer chip according to
17. An information retrieval system having a computer chip according to
18. A computer chip configured for maintaining an inverted index data structure having a term list and a posting list for each term in the term list, the computer chip comprising thereon:
at least one term unit for comparing query terms to the term list, each term unit including a term unit controller and a memory space, the memory space containing a plurality of terms that form at least a portion of the term list;
at least one posting list unit maintaining the order and the information of at least a portion of the posting list, each posting list unit including a posting list unit controller and a memory space containing a plurality of posting entries, each of the plurality of posting entries associated with a term of the term list;
a master controller in work control communication between the at least one term unit and the at least one posting list unit and for communication with other computing devices; and
a data bus connecting the at least one term unit, the at least one posting list unit, and the master controller.
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a plurality of term units and a plurality of posting units; and
at least one of an internal data bus and a control signal bus connecting the plurality of term units, the plurality of posting units, and the master controller.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to Information Storage and Retrieval systems, and more particularly to means and methods for Content Analysis and Indexing especially as related to such systems and their algorithms implemented in hardware.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
There is a large demand for text retrieval as a critical component of information retrieval technology. Electronic text collections and the availability of searching such collections over the world wide web for example, has led to ever increasing demands for fast and accurate document indexing techniques. Several data structures have been used for Content Analysis and Indexing within the field of Information Storage and Retrieval systems. Two such structures are the inverted index file structure and the signature file structure. The commonly used inverted index file structure is fast, but may suffer from excessive storage and index maintenance overheads. Signature files require small storage overhead but require extra processing time and may result in false positive indications of the presence of the term within the document. In general, such text retrieval structures and techniques are software controlled and require relatively high processor overhead to run the information retrieval software routines.
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In the past, certain hardware assisted Information Retrieval systems were suggested. These hardware assisted Information Retrieval systems relied on pattern matching operations utilizing VLSI oriented design architectures and often delivered a marginal cost/benefit ratio over the ever more efficient general processors running software algorithms to maintain the inverted index.
Pattern matching involves a logical character-by-character comparison of the entire (full text character) source string with the characters of the term comprising the search pattern. If a sub-string within the source string matches the desired term, a match is detected, and the term is considered present within the source string. The source string is often, but is not limited to, the entire document collection. In such a pattern approach, the pre-processing step of creating an index is generally avoided, reducing the storage overhead and preprocessing time. This reduction often comes at that expense of lengthier query processing times associated with the need to scan the entire document collection instead of merely accessing those documents that were predetermined to contain the term, as designated in the index.
Therefore, there is a need for a system of hardware assisted Information Retrieval using inverted index structures which supports a high cost/benefit ratio and can be plugged in, or added to, present information retrieval systems, and provides low storage and index maintenance overheads as compared to present systems.
The present invention provides for the above-stated need by a Hardware-Assisted Pruned Inverted-index component (hereinafter referred to sometimes as an "inverted index chip", for brevity). Because pruned inverted index structures are essentially regular in form with a fixed maximum number of postings for each term in the inverted index structure, the indexing mechanism can be laid out or mapped in regular form on hardware devices, e.g., on a Reconfigurable Computing (RC) chip, in an economical fashion. It will be noted that an RC chip is only one exemplary vehicle for mapping the inverted index structure onto the hardware layout of a chip. By implementing a pruned inverted-index in hardware, an inverted index chip system of the present invention can provide an internal slave component or an external co-processor that aids in high speed document searching by taking tasks away from the CPU and providing very fast/parallel searching and maintenance of the inverted index operations.
According to the present invention, a hardware implementation of the inverted index provides fast access to the posting list and fast updating of posting entries and term lists. Desirably, the term list and each posting list has a separate logic block for control of each list. Mapping the pruned inverted index structure approach to hardware thus vastly reduces information retrieval query processing times. In one aspect of the invention, an inverted index chip can be provided as a plug-in unit for personal computers to search resident document collections, which the person of ordinary skill in the art will recognize as analogous to the plugging-in of a digital signal processing (DSP) chip to expedite signal processing. Because the RC chip is reconfigurable, it can be applied to any of the existing or future text retrieval systems that are based on an inverted index storage structure. That is, the number of posting entries per term can be adjusted; hence collections needing a larger or smaller number of posting entries per term are accommodated. Further, as the inverted index chip of the present invention can support a varying number of terms, multiple chips operating as slaves unit can be used simultaneously, i.e., ganged, to accommodate collections that contain a larger number of unique terms.
Unlike prior hardware component support for document searching, the inverted index chip focuses on a chip that maintains a pruned inverted index rather than on filtering based on pattern matching. Mapping the highly accessed inverted index software structure onto a chip reduces the processing time associated with index access and simplifies maintenance of the index term and posting lists. Use of the inverted index chip hardware of the present invention to be especially assigned to the data indexing function thus enables faster indexing than is generally available by use of a general processor doing the same task through software operations.
By using RC's, such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays or any Complex Programmable Logic Device, with a structured inverted index system, the ability to map an appropriate programmable structure onto the array of gates will optimize performance of the Information Retrieval application at reasonable cost/benefit ratios. The RC's are readily available and relatively inexpensive to implement, as they will not incur nonrecurring engineering (NRE) costs associated with VLSI or ASIC chips. The inverted index chip system of the present invention can be reconfigurable for the number of terms in a term list, the size of the posting list, and can support parallel operations.
These and other objects and features of this invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein:
Discussion of the device parts will be given herein with respect to specific functional tasks or task groupings that are in some cases arbitrarily assigned to the specific modules for explanatory purposes. It will be appreciated by the person of ordinary skill in the art that an inverted index chip according to the present invention may be arranged in a variety of ways, or that functional tasks may be grouped according to other nomenclature or architecture than is used herein without doing violence to the spirit of the present invention.
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LeonardoSpectrum™, from Mentor Graphics Corp. of Wilsonville, Oreg., a suite of high-level design tools for hardware synthesis, was used to design the exemplary inverted index chip. Table 1 below illustrates the logic cell usage and speed requirement of the inverted index chip components for an RC device, Cyclone EP1C20T400C, from Altera Corporation of San Jose, Calif. As can be seen, the control logic of the inverted index chip components requires only a small amount of cell resources. For example, the Term Unit 43 and Posting List Unit 45 controllers use one hundred twenty four and one hundred seventy eight logic cells, respectively. These controllers each use less than 1% of the total chip resources. The memory bits for storing the terms and posting entries use the majority of the chip resources.
Using a hardware implementation of the pruned inverted index algorithm reduces query-processing times. Because each term matching unit and each posting list unit can execute simultaneously, operations of the inverted index chip are fast. Using the internal inverted index chip memory as a cache also achieves high performance for the inverted index chip components since off-chip access is reduced. The inverted index chip was developed using a reconfigurable and reusable hardware architecture design approach and can be used in consumer commodity personal computers to support document search applications.
The present invention is described in terms of an exemplary embodiment of the inverted index structure and operations as mapped onto one chip. The person having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the techniques and systems described herein can be applied to a number of architectures and the present invention is not intended to be limited to the described exemplary embodiments. For example, the techniques described may be applied to a variety of inverted index structure arrangements, or a variety of chip types, or not limited to a single chip implementation. Thus, while certain exemplary embodiments have been put forth to illustrate the present invention, these embodiments are not to be taken as limiting to the spirit or scope of the present invention which is defined by the appended claims.
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