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NEW DELHI: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani was on Wednesday conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest individual sporting honour in country.
The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs, a scroll of honour and a medal, is given to one sportsperson in recognition of his/her spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports.
Badminton player Aparna Popat is one of the Arjuna Award winners. The awards, comprising a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs, a statuette and a scroll of honour, is given to not more than 15 sportspersons in recognition of outstanding achievements at international level and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and sense of discipline.
The Dhyan Chand Awards for lifetime achievement in sports and games, comprising a cash award of Rs. 3 lakhs, plaque and a scroll of honour, are given to not more than three sportspersons in a particular year in recognition of their contribution to sports by their performance and continued contribution even after retirement from active sports career.
The Dronacharya Awards, comprising a cash award of Rs. 3 lakhs, a plaque and a scroll of honour, are given to not more than five coaches for outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis to enable sportspersons to excel in international events.
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will present the awards at a function in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29.
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2005: Pankaj Advani (billiards and snooker).
Dhyan Chand Awards for 2006:Uday K. Prabhu(athletics),Commander Nandy Singh(hockey),Harish Chandra M. Birajdar(wrestling).
Arjuna Awards for 2005:Tarundeep Rai(archery), Dola Banerjee (archery),Manjit Kaur (athletics), Aparna Popat (badminton),Anuja Prakash Thakur (billiards & snooker), Akhil Kumar (boxing),Surya Shekhar Ganguly (chess),Anju Jain (cricket),Viren Rasquinha (hockey),Ramesh Kumar(kabaddi),Gagan Narang(shooting), Shikha Tandon (swimming),Soumyadeep Roy(table tennis), Sushil Kumar(wrestling), Rajinder Singh Rahelu (physically handicapped).
Dronacharya Awards:Captain M. Venu(boxing), Balwan Singh(kabaddi), Maha Singh Rao(wrestling),Ismail Baig(rowing).


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What Kind of Degree Do I Need to Be a Veterinarian?
A veterinarian requires significant formal education. Learn about the degree programs, job duties and licensure requirements to see if this is the right career for you.
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Veterinarians are healthcare workers specializing in care for pets, competition animals, laboratory animals and livestock. Prospective professionals in this field must complete an undergraduate program focusing on biology or pre-veterinary study followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. Some new graduates complete a supervised internship with an established veterinary practice. Others become proficient in a specialty area through a residency period of several years. All states require that veterinarians be licensed, which calls for education and passing a national examination.
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To become a veterinarian, a candidate must earn a DVM from an accredited college or university. Many veterinary school graduates go on to complete 1-year, unpaid internships under supervision. As post-graduate students, veterinarians can also complete 3-4 year residencies if they wish to become board certified in a specialty area of veterinary medicine.
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DVM program applicants must submit GRE scores, letters of recommendation, essays and academic transcripts. A bachelor's degree isn't necessarily required in order to enter a veterinary program, but applicants must have a designated number of undergraduate credit hours completed. However, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most applicants hold a bachelor's degree (www.bls.gov). Many schools also look for candidates who have experience working or volunteering in veterinary clinics or similar settings.
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The curriculum for veterinary medicine students includes classroom-based lectures, seminars and lab work. Coursework focuses on animal health, animal behavior, anesthesiology and veterinary ethics. To gain hands-on experience, candidates participate in clinical rotations during the third and fourth years of the DVM program. Clinicals allow students to explore various areas of veterinary medicine, like small animal surgery, emergency care for animals and dermatology.
Licensing is required in all states before veterinarians can practice. To obtain licensure, an individual must pass the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE). This computer-based test is offered during two separate periods each year at Prometric testing sites. Students have 6.5 hours to complete the 360 multiple-choice questions of the NAVLE. In addition, aspiring veterinarians may be required to take state-administered exams.
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Veterinarian employment was expected to grow 12% from 2012-2022, notes the BLS. As of 2013, the United States has 29 accredited schools of veterinary medicine. The limited number of new veterinarians and the fact that most choose to work with companion animals contribute to employment growth within the field, especially in large animal care and government positions.
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Praise for My Splendid Concubine
My Splendid Concubine won honorable mentions in fiction at the 2008 London Book Festival, 2009 San Francisco Book Festival, and the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival.
"My Splendid Concubine is packed cover to cover with intriguing characters and plot, a must read for historical fiction fans and a fine addition to any collection on the genre."
—Midwest Book Review Online
"A fascinating illumination of nineteenth-century Chinese culture and the complex Englishman Robert Hart, the father of China's modernization. Hart's struggles adapting to Chinese culture, always feeling the pull and force of his Victorian British background, are compelling. His relationships with his concubine and his concubine's sister are poignant—the novel is as much a study of the complexities of love as it is anything else. A powerful novel ..."
—Judge of 2008 Writer's Digest Self Published Book Awards
Posted June 18, 2012
The Concubine Saga is a fictional of account of a real person, Robert Hart. He was was a British consular official in China, who served as the second Inspector General of China's Imperial Maritime Custom Service from 1863 to 1911. He was born in Ireland but left in disgrace as a young man. He evidently was a very sexual young man and was unable to control his desires, according to his religious upbringing he went to China after he was awarded the position of student interpreter in the China consular service. Not long after he arrived he met the woman, Ayaou who was to become his concubine and with whom he would have three children. According to this story he also had Ayaou's sister come into the household as he didn't want her to be sold to cruel people and he had feelings for her also even though he was in love with Ayaou. Because of Robert's ability to handle delicate negotiations with the Chinese, he was able to move up the ranks to become a respectable and trusted man in China. In his personal life he was still at odds with his religion and his lifestyle as having concubines was not accepted in polite society.
To further his understanding of the Chinese he learned "how to think like a Chinese" and learn all that he could learn about his adopted country and their customs and languages. This all helped him and because of his diplomatic skills he was able to work effectively with the Chinese and be the go between, if you will, for China and China's trading deals with other countries such as America, France and Germany. He was also very instrumental in establishing custom houses, railroads and various other programs to aid the Chinese. Because of his communication skills, patience, good judgement and good relations with the Chinese he earned himself the nickname of "our Hart".
When I started reading this story I was a little intimidated as, one: I had never heard of Sir Robert Hart and two: I knew very little about China. The author's depiction of Hart's life in China and with his relationships with Ayaou and her sister was told in descriptive detail and such beauty of the Chinese culture that I did not want it the story to end. A very well written and impeccably researched story that I highly recommend to the historical fiction fan. A lot of history but not written like a history book. This book does have a lot of sexual content in it but told in a very tasteful way. I really enjoyed this book.
Posted June 15, 2012
The fascinating thing about this book is the cultural experiences that the main character experiences. Having traveled outside my home state and country I understand the cultural shock that you can experience when you travel to a country that is significantly different than your own. In addition, I have hosted foreign exchange students who have had their own cultural shock. What makes this especially interesting is the fact that he gains acceptance in a culture that has traditionally been closed to 'Western' people.
That said, it was not a particularly easy read. The adapting to this culture was uncomfortable for him and to read about. In addition the story was not in my typical genera and was hard for me to get into. This is probably not a book that I would have picked up on my own, but I am glad I read it. I love the ability of books to expand our horizons and help up experience things we never would otherwise.
I give this book 3 clouds out of 5.
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Posted April 3, 2011
After reading all of the books written by Anchee Min, I searched for Lloyd Lofthouse's two books My Splendid Concubine and Our Hart...
Anchee Min included Robert Hart a thread of her story line in her works.
These two books by Lloyd Lofthouse flesh out in great detail the life and times of Robert Hart and his historical and cultural ties to China during that era.
It was very interesting to see that part of history framed through another character's eyes (Robert Hart).
This book and Our Hart are goods picks for book club discussions
Posted July 26, 2010
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Posted July 20, 2010
Having two, delicate as a flower, sisters fighting over which one gets your sun instrument for the night, is probably an unrealized fantasy of most men walking the planet. But, for Robert Hart, a randy, runaway from his puritanical Irish background, it is a dream that comes true. Inspired by a man who arrived in China in 1854 who rose to great respected heights, this character has just that problem. The sensual descriptions to bring home how wonderful this dilemma was for him, was for me a bit overdone, but overall I enjoyed learning the nuances of the Chinese culture. I admit to not knowing much about ancient China other than that I believe acupuncture, tai chi and Fung Shui are all practices with great benefits. The fact that women were chattels sold to the highest bidder and that girl babies were routinely slaughtered was news. The warring, poverty, and harsh realities for commoners comes as no surprise. I found the book fascinating, but wanted more details of the culture revealed, details of how this man grew into his role, what he accomplished and less focus on the sexual ecstasy of a man torn between two enchanting lovers. I understand that my yearning for more knowledge will be addressed in the sequel to this book coming soon.
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My Splendid Concubine is a thought-provoking novel about attitudes and cultures, but Lloyd Lofthouse is a masterful yarn-spinner as well, weaving a well-balanced dose of suspense and page-turning action. Posted as a rookie customs official in coastal Zhejiang province's Ningbo along the Yangtze River Delta, 20 year-old Robert Hart is suddenly forced out of his sheltered office gig and finds himself involved in a skirmish against Taiping rebels, a true-life 15-year uprising by Chinese peasants against the Qing Dynasty government resulting in over 30 million casualties.
Himself a Vietnam vet, Lofthouse paints battle as blood-red as it surely must be. Armed with western muzzles "spitting jagged orange flames of death," Hart takes his first life, but not without the same dumbfounding, bile-inducing reaction that may have come straight from the author's own memory: "He had just killed someone. The thought numbed him for a moment. It was good that his weapons were thinking for him."
It is during this scene of bedlam that our protagonist meets Ayaou, a teenage boat girl whom Hart rescues along with her family. In turn, Ayaou's father offers her and her sister for sale as concubines to their protectors.
Hart is at once disgusted and stirred by the thought of "taking bids on her virginity," but admits to himself that "it bothered him more that he found the idea tempting." Herein lays the genius of My Splendid Concubine, for Lofthouse portrays the legendary Sir Robert Hart not as an icon of righteousness that his future bronze statue in Shanghai Square would convey to the masses, but as a layman conflicted between the values of his faith and the temptations of an exotic country, summed up in one lucid sentence: "Though it appalled him, Robert still wanted to understand."
The thought of purchasing a woman "like a chair or a piece of art" may disturb 21st century readers as much as it did Robert Hart two centuries ago, but the fact is that concubinage was a socially accepted practice. Chinese emperors traditionally kept thousands of concubines to enhance the royal bloodline; in turn, European merchants residing in imperial China mimicked this form of quasi-matrimonial relationship on a smaller scale.
Lofthouse's Hart is not an idol; he is a flawed man, a real human being who is no stranger to vice or sin. In his dark past he has contracted syphilis from British college girls, he cheats with his new boss's girlfriend upon arriving in China, and now he is faced with temptation in the form of pubescent flesh that can be had for mere pocket change. It is a range of emotions any man traversing the forlorn roads of the word knows all to well: "He was a traveler on a lonely journey, who occasionally embraced human affections the same way that he took the sun and water."
Theirs is a passionate relationship. Each initially doing their best to restrain themselves ("He twined his fingers together and locked his hands behind his back lest they escape and reach for her."), curiosity and rapture quickly overcomes Hart as much as it does the virgin Ayaou. Lofthouse voyeuristically pulls away the nine-paneled silk screen from their oft-used bed, but approaches their couplings with literary deftness, arousing the reader with gentle romance ("He kissed her neck and ran his tongue along her smooth flesh. She tasted like the ocean."), before assaulting us
Posted April 20, 2009
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This is such a delightful historical novel in many ways. Not only does the author do a marvelous job in capturing the time period through both characterizations and descriptive background, but he also seamlessly added a great romantic tale. A great book to spend reading together in bed with your loved one or spouse, for surely it is a book to be shared.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted April 11, 2009
Mr. Lofthouse brings Robert Hart to life in this little-known chapter of Chinese history. While most of us have heard of the Opium Wars, few of us realize the impact this Englishman had on Chinese life. A book packed with historical significance, it is also an unforgettable love story. With great pleasure, I've interviewed Lloyd and can't wait for the next chapter...Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted February 16, 2009
Lloyd Lofthouse's "My Splendid Concubine" is a revelation. Reading it, I was transported to 19th century China and the alluring love story of Robert Hart and his concubine, Ayaou. Rich in detail, lovingly documented by Mr. Lofthouse, the story ranks with the highest order of romance/adventure writing. I got caught up in the narrative, and felt like I was accompanying Hart on his journey. I could not, and did not want to, return home until the book's last page.

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My Splendid Concubine, a Novel by Lloyd Lofthouse, is the portrayal of Sir Robert Hart¿s early years in China during the mid 19th Century. Not much is actually known of those years as Hart reportedly burned his diaries which would chronicle those events. He returned to Ireland late in his life in 1908 and died in 1911 at the age of 76. A highly revered man in England as well as China. Lofthouse weaves a tale of intrigue, lust, love, loyalty, danger and disaster in Hart¿s early years while working as the Interpreter at the British Consulate in Ningpo. The book will captivate you, revealing China¿s cultures, customs and ancient organized civilization that foreign governments brought corruption into play proving once again the almighty dollar, pound sterling or yuan is King. I would highly recommend this Novel to all, but beware, the rating is not PG, meaning some passages even made this sixty year old blush, albeit an enjoyable embarrassment. Steamy, exciting, intriguing danger waits at every turn of the page, trust me in this. Steven A. Knutson, author of: It Takes One To Catch One ¿ Confessions of an an Alaskan Wildlife Trooper & Confessions from the Last Frontier.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted May 2, 2008
Any time I read a book written by a first-time author, I worry that no matter how interesting the subject matter, the writing style will be so amateurish that it will turn me off immediately. I had these concerns with the first chapter of My Splendid Concubine, as the writing seemed very choppy. But once I got past the first chapter, the writing seemed to be coming from a completely different author. By the way, chapter one is a framing sequence which I didn¿t find to be particularly necessary, so don¿t worry if you pick the book up yourself. Read on, you won¿t be disappointed. Lofthouse has crafted a story about an Irishman¿s attempts to understand the culture of China in the 19th century, framed in large part on the love affair between the main character and a Chinese concubine. Our hero must battle with his Catholic upbringing in order to first bring himself to admit his love for the woman, and then decide whether he can live in sin with her. The story contains some scenes of action, and some scenes of sexual activity¿not for the kids¿but its most interesting aspects involve Chinese culture and the reasons behind how things were done back then. Explaining how fathers sell their children to feed the rest of the family, how rich men can simultaneously and openly have wives, concubines, and pillow-girls live in the same household, why young boys would willingly undergo castration so they can get a better job¿these are just a few examples of the wealth of information contained in the book. The main character, Robert Hart, was a real person¿Inspector General for Chinese Maritime Customs¿but it is not necessary to know anything about the man to enjoy the book. Whether Hart is real or fictional, Lofthouse has written characters who have a real depth of feeling, the kind of characters you want to hear more about. It helps that the book is open-ended, as the reader is sure to want to learn what comes next for our hero. Odds are that Lofthouse¿s writing ability will continue to improve and the second book in the series will be even better. I¿ll definitely be one to buy it.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted March 31, 2008
My Splendid Concubine is the story of Sir Robert Hart, a nineteenth century British customs official who, over several decades, grew into a position of trust in China. Hart travels to China in 1854 seeking to redeem himself after a shameful episode at college that embarrassed his family. He first meets Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong Kong, who advises him to study everything around him in an effort to understand the Chinese. This is the only advice of its kind he receives from his own people, for Hart discovers that the rest of the Westerners view the Chinese culture with disdain and superiority. His first employer, for example, chastises him for trying to learn Mandarin, saying, ¿It is their place to understand us. We don¿t have to understand them.¿ While most of the British and American officials dismiss the Chinese as superstitious heathens, there is one part of the Chinese culture they are quick to assimilate: the taking of concubines. Hart finds it hypocritical that his fellow countrymen should hold so little respect for the culture while indulging their own desires in a manner that Victorian society would condemn. Hart hopes to rise above such prejudice and lack of ethics, but finds himself sorely tempted by repeated opportunities to sample a service that the Chinese take for granted and the Westerners are perfectly happy to exploit. And then Hart meets Ayaou, a fiery and courageous girl from the lowest sector of Chinese society, the boat people. Their startling and memorable introduction sparks a passion that takes the young Englishman by storm. Hart is willing to bankrupt himself to buy Ayaou from her father, who is selling her to provide for the rest of his family, but circumstances whisk her away and Hart finds himself compelled to buy her sister, rather than let the younger girl fall into undesirable hands. Suddenly Hart owns a concubine, although not the woman he loves, and he is caught between his own Christian beliefs and the worshipful attention of young Shao-mei. And what of Ayaou, who has been sold to the violent American mercenary Frederick Townsend Ward? What ethics will Hart be willing to compromise in order to get her back? Lloyd Lofthouse has created a rich cast of characters against the exotic and fascinating backdrop of 19th century China. Hart is a sympathetic character who earnestly seeks to understand the Chinese culture in order to win acceptance there, and to find peace within his own soul. As Hart learns, so does the reader, for the author has skillfully woven lessons of the Chinese culture into the plot and setting. The girls, Ayaou and Shao-mei, are individually defined as characters and truly believable as sisters: sensually mature, playfully young, one moment presenting a united sisterly front, and the next moment squabbling with jealousy. And I have not even touched upon the pirates, the mercenaries, the opium dealers, and Hart¿s philosophizing eunuch servant! Don¿t pass up this debut novel by an author who will surely continue Robert Hart¿s saga and legendary career in a second novel.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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I haven't been this excited about a book like this since reading The Joy Luck Club and Memoirs of a Geisha. The author does an outstanding job in guiding the reader through China in the eyes of a foreigner between the mid 1800's and early 1900's. It was a pleasure reading this book, especially as the story unfolds and the main character falls for a women not of his culture. During a time when it was taboo to love someone not of your culture, it's nice to see an inside perspective of how he felt. Hope you enjoy this book as much as I have!Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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Hello, I have a question regarding the timing of Mobilize the Squadrons and hope someone can assist. Looking at the rulebook I see that there is an Player Action block/segment directly before the end of the Refresh phase and after the player removes focus tokens (at the beginning of the Refresh phase). Does Mobilize the Squadrons work before or after that? Or in other words, could I remove a focus token from an enhancement with the normal refresh at the beginning of the phase, focus that enhancement again during the Action period and then remove the new focus token at the end of the refresh phase using Mobilize the Squadrons?
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No, MtS's reaction happens after step 3 of the refresh stuff but before the action window. It helps clear a card that had 2 focus tokens on it when you started your refresh.
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Note that this is a slight misprint in the rulebook which states that "after you refresh" Reactions trigger after step 1 of the refresh stuff on page 12 (wouldn't change this card, but affects some other abilities). The FAQ fixed this by issuing an errata that changed it to after step 3 as PBrennan indicated.
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hahaha lt them do it again..nick will win for sure
According to interviews with KJ Noons father and brother, UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz was flipping them off and disrespecting them in the background. Noons brother and father rush the Diaz brothers. The father get a clinch on Nick and pulls his head down, before the security escorted the Diaz brothers out of the cage.
hahaha lt them do it again..nick will win for sure
U think nick will win? Thats a fucking joke. K.J is way to dangerous and fast for nick. K.J will knock diaz out. Diaz has looked fucking horrible in his last few fights. K.J is explosive and great technique wise.
Nick doesnt even know how to set up a takedown. Tito does a better job lol.
I think the cut to 160 is just too much for diaz. He's looked like crap in all his 160 fights. I think he'll beat sakurai quite handily though. Noons is a stud at 160, and would likely take the rematch as well, but if it were at 160, Nick would submit him in one round, imo
The Diaz brothers are a bunch of punks. Look at the way they act. They're already MMA fighters but still try to look hard but end up looking like trash.
Oswald I fully agree, The diaz bothers are punks, Nate in the background throwing up the west coast sign…..super gay.
i agree i think they act like punks, but i like to watch them fight and i think nick beats kj next time.
KJ's dad and brother wanted their 15 minutes, that's all that was. Elite wanted to hype the rematch and that's what they got only it made the Noons family look like the punks. I hope Nick does to Noons what Crazyhorse did or what he did to Lawler. Most likely it will be a sub victory for Diaz though.
I like the Diaz brothers. I know they're talented but its not even that. I just can't stop laughing at how they act because they take themselves so seriously. I don't think I've ever seen them crack a smile.
It would be frustrating to fight them with their hard heads. The guy Diaz fought would hit him square and it wouldn't faze Nick. You could see in his eyes he was like "damn this guy doesn't stop."
But yeah, I think noons is better suited for that weight and is too fast for Diaz. I'd pick Noons.
i too like the diaz bros mo fo … but when you bring out the compton ni … oops white trailor thrash attitude out …… there ya go .. or is this just a media stunt… a sound byte if ya will …..next…… a word from our sponsors… cut to commercial
Why does anyone think Diaz is so good. He has looked like shit his past fights. You can blame it on the weight cut but he has never been able to really beat the good fighters besides a couple flukes like when he beat lawler. That would never happen now and if he fought Gomi again he would get crushed. In the gomi fight gomi wasnt there. I dont know how to say it but he didnt beat gomi. He beat something that stepped in the cage gassed and shitty in gomi's body. We all know what gomi can do when he is 100%. I am not impressed at all by Diaz or his brother who is a pussy. Nate gets his ass beat every fight and then lays on his back and gets a submission. It is a joke and that is not what the UFC wants. Just look at who makes the most money and gets the title shots. Besides Big Nog who doesnt make near the money Cro Cop made. And nog has impressive stand up just not against great standup fighters like sylvia. I dont mind seeing a submission but if u talk shit like ur gonna kick someones ass dont go in get the shit beat out of u and get a submission. B.J is freak and I dont think anyone at 155 wants a piece of him but I would like to see Nate get the fuck beat out of him by B.J. I know its not gonna happen but that would be nice to see.
It's all hype just like b owner stated it's a way elite can make a rematch and everybodys gona want to watch. Just ask Goldberg that was WCW/WWE shit.He was in middle of that shit screaming in the mic. Watch the whole thing on showtime
Yeah maybe the Diaz bros are a little bit "thugish" but no one can deny the fact that Nick was asked to go out there and "Hype" this fight…and thats what they were doing. I mean we are all sitting here talkin about it right?…looks like it worked, thug or no thug.
i think they gave nick permission to go out there too. thats dumb. of course they are going to act up. i was fine with the drama but i think elite should have given noons a little more respect than to let diaz spoil his win.
Hi everyone,
I just want to apologize for my lack of articulation and the bad example my brother and I set for misanthropes everywhere. We should be stepping it up a notch, but can't seem to get past our reptilian brain. The finger I gesture with at the end of every fight is simply a reflection of my IQ and should not be interpreted as anything other than that. In reality, my behavior stems from the fact that I have, deep down, absolutely no self esteem and am perpetually frightened.
Nick (The Whiner) Diaz
Wow anyone who counts out the diaz brothers specifically pussy shit talking faggot steve is an idiot they have some of the best bjj and boxing in mma with 2 of the most solid chins you will ever be able to find. The only reason they ever "lie on their back" and get submissions is because everyone is to much of a pussy to stand with them. kj noons is a little bitch whos gonna get submitted in the rematch after a barrage of punches from diaz
Sure they talk a lot of shit but this is fighting and anyone who fights knows thats a part of the game so get over it


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150 lbs riders probably don't need to.
200 lbs riders and over should.
If you get a NEW bike doing it from the start, the dealer
should do it for you.
Most offroad riders are smaller though,
except out West where the roads are not
as good as the Appalachian Mountains as a
general rule and are few and far between sometimes.
On new BMW bikes, the 'rule' is let bugs accumulate on
your fork tubes and ruin the fork seals. THEN you go
and replace the seals on warranty (one of the few BMW gimme's),
while putting fork boots and increase the oil viscosity simultaneously.
Lighter people don't notice or notice as quickly, but
even with them, the lighter fork oil has a short oil life.
When the poster described it, it is exactly the same thing.
It gets so distracting, that all you notice when you are riding is the
stupid fork banging. Ask any BMW mechanic what to do.
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Clanking forks
Im probably 200 pounds with all gear and have 3k miles on my Strada...I noticed today the "clanking" on the top part of the stroke...noticed it all the way home from Tellico Outfitters ....if new fork oil will make it go away it will be gone. I don't think anythings bent or loose...I do have a good dealer...so I'll ask him and report back. They..(Eurosport Asheville) are also a BMW dealer.
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Exactly how mine acts...I will speak to Justin @Eurosport tomorrow ..I'd imagine he'll want to see the bike before he agrees to change anything ...but they seem very reasonable and he's a rider too ...never hurts.
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Engine oil range is temperature controlled to viscosity: doesn't start (cold, too thick) to blowing oil out tail pipe (hot, too thin).
Fork oil is all oil almost, so it's main variable is weight: doesn't absorb shock/rigid (light weight forces/ too thick) to doesn't resist force/ bounce unrestricted (heavy weight forces, too thin).
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Lighter weight oil does not have a shorter useful life than heavier weight oil, per se. That is simply not accurate. And "thicker" is not necessarily better. In fact, it may be worse!
Regarding "clanking", I've not experienced it on my Terra, but it is usually due to topping out (or bottoming out) of the internal components. It can often be resolved by increasing the volume of oil inside the fork. Add a little at a time (5 to 10 cc) and test. Continue until resolved. Oil is incompressible, so you fill to the point you create a bit of liquid cushion at the top....so to speak....before the cartridge reaches the end and "clanks" metal on metal.
Increasing the viscosity (changing the oil weight) is a band-aid approach. A cartridge fork passes oil thru small orifices (holes in the valve)....back & forth. Lighter weight/viscosity allows more oil to pass thru the valve quicker than heavier oil.....resulting in a greater distance of fork travel for given load over a given time.
So yes, you can slow the fork movement down in a cartridge system with heavier oil, but that can produce several undesirable consequences in your suspension performance.....depending upon your weight and riding style. Too heavy, and your forks will just plain suck.....hydraulic packing will occur frequently (in successive bumps) making the bike handle terribly.
Choose the weight of oil needed to make the forks function correctly for your weight and riding style. Set the oil height to a level that tops out before the internals due, to solve your clanking.
Also, dial-in your suspension correctly by adjusting both static sag and rider sag properly. This will help balance the system to function more correctly. If the rear shock is under-loaded and/or too stiff, you will likely have too much weight/force on the front suspension.....causing it to behave poorly and bottom out too quickly. It's all connected......cause & effect.
If the stock suspension plain sucks (like on my F800GS originally) then nothing will help short of total gut & replacement of internals. However, I have pleasantly found the Terra suspension to be reasonably good for what it was intended to do. Could always be better, of course, but it ain't too bad out of the box, all things considered.
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Makes me wonder if my issue might be self inflicted...I reduced the preload of my rear shock...the front seemed to dive harder under hard braking....also after running hard for a couple of hours on blacktop the front seemed to "wash out" or slide out....to the point I thought something was either on my front tire or was way low on air...something was "real wrong" it seemed to me. I picked a different route home from Tellico because of this...(less curves)
I figure the first place to look is the pre load as that's the only thing that I changed. Tires are good with 3k miles...even wear. Pressure is good....where to look ? Ideas? Reckon I went the wrong way lowering the preload? I lowered because I think at my request the dealer added too much when I first purchased the bike. The online owners manual gives factory specs for damping ....but no such specs for pre load?
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Something close to 30 - 40mm of Static Sag and around 90mm of Rider Sag might be a good starting point (which would be about 3.5" of total sag when you are sitting on the bike in full gear vs what it measures un-suspended on a stand).
The Terra has what....7.5" or so of travel? I forget exactly. Try Rider Sag near 40% of travel, for starters.
1) get a helper, or preferably two.
2) raise the bike on a stand....wheels off the floor.
3) measure distance from rear axle to a fixed point vertically up near fender or rack....something you can repeat accurately.
4) put the bike back on the ground....under its own weight (without rider) and take measurement again.
5) Static Sag is difference between (3) & (4) above.
6) put on your normal riding gear....helmet, coat, pants, knee pads, chest protector, boots, camelback with water, etc.....whatever you run with.
7) sit fully on the bike....preferably feet on pegs (if you have a 3rd helper to lightly hold bike upright)....or be very light on your tip toes to stabilize bike, otherwise)
8) Helper to take measurement again from same exact points as before.
9) Rider Sag is difference between (3) & (8)
If you can't get close to 40% of travel (+\- personal preference) for Rider Sag while maintaining some reasonable amount of Static Sag, you probably need a different spring weight. Note: these are general guidelines that work well for most bikes being ridden off the beaten path. Helps to have the suspension loosened up a fair bit, before dialing in the Sag. If you're in a hurry, go ride some railroad tracks for a few miles!
I've not measured my own Terra yet, but will do this weekend and report back. I've got close to 3,000 miles on it, so it's a good time to do it now....and College boy came home yesterday, so I have a helper. I would have done it sooner, but honestly, the suspension has been working very well for me so far. I bet it's pretty close to correct setting for my weight & style. I have increased the rear damping a fair bit, though. Stopped the bucking of the rear when jumping my tabletop out back.
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How much do you weigh? It sounds like you don't have a clue, but if you are a flyweight with unlimited time and money, you may be happy with your complicated algorhythm. I know your mechanic will be since he gets paid by the hour and the fork banging will never be solved. BMW dealers have been giving heavier fork oil for many, many years and empirical evidence is the PROVEN measure of success. You don't have to reinvent the wheel on an immaculate model like the Terra or Strada. Just one simple (and very common) fork weight alteration.
Put more fluid than required? LOL, no comment. That will handle swell.
"That is simply not accurate. And "thicker (or thinner)" is not necessarily better. In fact, it may be worse!"
The BOTTOM line to your solution is NOTHING will be accomplished and they will put heavier oil in the forks regardless, with your escape clause and the one truthful comment reposted above.
Some things are just common sense. One weight oil DOES NOT work for EVERY WEIGHT rider!
The BMW dealer will have a perfect weight oil to go up to because EVERY BMW fork oil is too light for 200 lb riders up from the factory. An increase in oil weight will make it handle like a $3K more expensive bike on the road. And EVERYTHING is within range subsets. But for heavier riders than 200 lbs, the same factory settings and oil capacities with only changing to heavier fork oil will make it feel like a $3K front end upgrade.
Also, your "dialing in" approach narrows the window of the improved handling, making a larger unsafe handling range (on the road with wider mph ranges). Fork oil weight is the best, easiest, safest, and cheapest way to accommodate for a wider range of front end handling exceptions. Yes, it is all connected, but the front end is the most important and correct fork fluid is the base starting point (and ending point as well for most people most of the time - Pareto analysis).
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Pre load
Well I got my bike up on a lift and discovered it was on the second position from the lightest setting....I reckon when messing with it in the dark a few weeks ago I "thought" I was in the middle of the setting....so I bumped it up a total of 3 clicks....only a few miles so far....but MUCH better than before. It's amazing what a difference the preload on the rear makes to the front end of the bike. I wouldn't have thought it would be so dramatic. I'll get a helper or two and use a tape and measure later...but I am on the right track for sure!
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rride....you are far from a suspension expert and your "expertise" on the subject is not expertise at all. Hammering away constantly at the same point is not going to convince everyone, especially those with a half million miles under their belt over decades of riding - and do most of their own wrenching.
It is not simply a matter of using thicker viscosity oil if you weigh more than some arbitrary number of pounds.
There....said my piece, I'll be back to this thread in about four pages after it returns to it's senses
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Honda NH 750
Joined: Mar 2013
Location: LA, CA
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I sway toward what the expert manufacturers engineer and what BMW shops have been doing for decades for heavy riders. Your miles nor expertise do not impress me neither. I've said all that is required but just did not want people to be swayed by you and your small friends perceptions and attitudes about their self proclaimed expertise in something they do not know anything about no matter how much you have collectively ridden or wrenched. I know you are in a minority of mouths though. Don't let the screen door slam shut
Studly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Defiance, Mo.
Oddometer: 936
Hi guys!
New owner here
Reading the posts about the rear rack breaking, has anyone figured out how to make it a 4 point securing system rather than the 2 bolts as stock?
I have not picked the bike up yet so i don't have the visual reference
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