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I've received a lot of emails and personal messages wondering where I am. Everything is good, I'm fine. I've just been swamped with a lot of work lately (that stuff that pays the bills). While I'd love to write 100%-LEGO-related material, it's just not realistic (at least not yet).
In the freelance world, available work is often like a rollercoaster - up and down, slow and fast - but with the economy the way it is right now, most of the freelance creatives I know (graphic artists, photographers, writers, etc.) are extremely busy. I've probably taken on more than I normally should, but when it's raining, freelancers tend to put out as many cups as they can :)
I've got a few things in the works that do involve LEGO - one relates to a new contest I've discovered that I'll be blogging about shortly. As for books/workbooks, Mars Base Gamma is close... so close... to being done. I just had to put it on a sideburner and apologize for its long delay. (The Mars Base Command has been popular, but sales of the workbooks aren't overwhelming and priorities must go to paying work...)
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Underboning the World - 2 Symbas, 1 Couple, No Sense
In December of 2010, I floated the idea of riding around the world on motorbikes past my wife. Fun, excitement, the open road, oh, and crooked border agents, rain and stifling heat, and "It's gonna cost how much?!?" After some discussion and basic research, we decided that it was a dumb idea. We had recently completed a nearly 9 month backpacking trip in SE Asia and were getting antsy to go somewhere again, but where? We settled on backpacking around India and then revisiting our favorite places in SE Asia with the idea of finding a place we liked and settling in to teach English for a few years. Plan decided, we started doing the research but never could get really excited about it. No other plan had the excitement, challenge, or potential epic nature of the motorbike trip. So in the end of May, we once again returned to the RTW idea, but with a twist.
We would do it on underbones. We were, of course, inspired by nathanthepostman and Dabinche and our own travels through SE Asia. We had rented scooters and underbones in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia and had enjoyed the slower pace that they enforced. We've found that 35 mph is the perfect pace for much of the developing world. Parts are widely available, mechanics know how to work on them, tires are easily available, and we wouldn't look like invaders from another planet. They are also inexpensive (better for Carnet) and lightweight (better if they decide to take a nap or need to be loaded in a boat). We also chose underbones for more personal reasons. We had considered going 2-up on my V-strom, but Re (my wife) is too small (and short) to ride it solo if I was ever unable to. So we looked at taking two bikes. Most of the advice suggests taking identical bikes as to only have to carry one set of spares and tools. So what then? We considered CRF-230s and XT-250s but finally settled on underbones for the reasons mentioned above.
So which underbone? Initially I had thought of the CT-110s, but eventually settled on the mighty SYM Symba! Our local dealer was having a sale on Symbas ($1999 each) and they were about the same price as a good CT-110 but with the advantage of being 30 years newer. Some basic research into the Symbas showed that they are (probably) capable of the miles and hours we will be requesting of them. Another advantage is that there is a SYM importer on every continent we plan to visit (hopefully eliminating the 3-month wait other riders have encountered for a new final drive or other such nonsense). Additionally, they are just good old motorbikes, no ABS, no EFI, no computer of any sort - just a carb, a piston, a backup kickstarter, and one fuse. I can fix these with hand tools and a shop manual. All that and about 100 mpg!
These bikes will hopefully be our trusty companions for the next twelve to fourteen months as we wind our way across the USA (from Oregon to North Carolina), up to Toronto (where our bikes get on the plane), to Capetown, South Africa and through India, SE Asia, and (if our money and butts hold out) Indonesia and Australia, before flying back to Los Angeles and riding up the coast back to Portland.
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A Little About Us
I guess we should tell you a little bit about ourselves and how we ended up at this point. I (Colin) am 44 years old, have a professional degree, and have been an avid motorcyclist for many years. My parents always forbade motorcycles and it took me a few years to realize I was old enough to do whatever the I wanted to, so at 25 I took the MSF course and never looked back. In the past 19 years I have racked up over 180K miles of street, dirt, and road racing with WERA and CCS. I have wrenched on and rebuilt both motorcycles and cars, both two and four stroke, and my wife has been my "tool monkey' all along.
Re is 42 and has less riding experience but is an MSF grad and has lots of miles on her (former) KLX650C 'motard that we built for her.
A few years ago we had an epiphany of sorts, realizing that we really don't have to do anything we don't want to. At the time, we had been married for 19 years and had always lived as if we might someday have kids. Working two jobs, buying homes in good school systems, climbing the ladder, moving for better jobs, and saving for the proverbial "rainy day". We, however, found ourselves childless and forty. So why were we doing what we were doing? We had just moved to another town we didn't want to live in, farther from friends and family, for a job I didn't really want and it suddenly hit me - why? Why be here? Why not just do what we wanted to do instead? No kids, no responsibilities, no reason to leave a legacy - why wait any more? Honestly, it was kind of staggering - if you didn't have to do anything for at least a few years, what would you do?
When we were in high school, I would get the new copy of the "Lets Go Guide to Europe" every year and sit down with a highlighter and we would dream of where we would go. But after college there were jobs and houses and careers and friends and family and never any time to go anywhere for more than a two week vacation. That pesky "Let's Go" memory came flooding back, and we decided to quit our jobs, put everything we didn't sell or donate into storage and just go. We settled on SE Asia (as we love the food and we really just travel to eat!) and started planning. It took about 10 months to disentangle our lives and shoulder our packs, but we were off with a one-way ticket to Vietnam. After about 9 months of bumming around Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, and Singapore, we found ourselves in Portland, Oregon. We once again tried to get back into the daily grind but it didn't last long. The genie was already out of the bottle. We found ourselves cruising ADVRider, HUBB, and various "Teach English Abroad" websites. (One of our traveling companions said to never fly first class, that way you don't know what you are missing - we now know what we are missing) Perusing the RR section of ADV led us to nathanthepostman's epic trip, Dabinche's Alaska adventure, and to Brian and Marie's 2uprtw story and off we go again!
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No sense?? Who cares. This looks like it will be fun!!
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What We Are Taking
Given the limited carrying capacity of our little bikes, everything we bring has to be essential and hopefully pull at least double-duty. All of our gear also has to get across several continents with differing climates and be suitable and durable enough to last for at least the 14 months of the trip. With that in mind, we did buy good gear.
For luggage we decided on a Pelican Storm iM2600 topcases, topped by an Ortlieb 49L waterproof duffel, all mounted to Carter Brothers rear racks and secured with a pair of Rok-Straps each.
We also installed stock SYM front racks to carry our spare 1 gallon gas cans.
We also made a set of custom bike covers to attract less attention when parked.
We are carrying a fairly complete tool kit including wrenches that can turn every fastener on the bikes as well as spare wire, JB Weld, zip-ties, rags, rubber gloves, a funnel, and more. We were also able to get some spares from the new SYM importer and have a spare set of cush rubbers, a brake lever and cable, a complete set of wheel bearings, an air filter, spare chains and master links, inner tubes, and spark plugs, spare tires and a set of stock sprockets. We also have tire irons, a Lezyne micro pump, Dupont Teflon chain lube and a fairly extensive patch kit.
All of our bikes and luggage will be secured by a couple of Krypto cables, Pacsafe covers for the Ortliebs, and a couple of alarmed cable locks and a bunch of padlocks for the Pelicans.
For riding gear we are each wearing Darien Light jackets and pants and Nolan N90 helmets. As we plan to do a fair bit of walking and hiking, we went with Vasque Goretex hiking boots in lieu of dedicated riding boots. We are also each carrying 5 sets of underwear, socks, and shirts and three pairs of convertible pants. A lightweight Marmot rain jacket, a set of Smartwool micro weight base layers, a fleece pullover, a bathing suit and pair of sandals each rounds out the wearables.
For camping we have a Mountain Hardware Drifter 2 tent and footprint, Big Agnes Yampa bags and Air Core pads, and silk bag liners. A Coleman Expedition 442 stove (runs on unleaded) and MSR Quick 2 cookware will provide us some snacks and a First Need XL water purifier (and a spare cartridge) and two 4L MSR Dromedary bags should give us safe drinks. Two Big Agnes Easy Chairs will give us a place to plop at the end of the ride.
Our first aid kit includes the usual potions and plasters as well as some dermabond, suture closures, needles and syringes, doses of malaria meds, Cipro and azythromycin (apparently Dehli Belly is now Cipro resistant). For toiletries we have the usual bathing, brushing and shaving stuff but are using Dr. Bronners liquid soap for most things and Re is trying the solid shampoo and conditioner from Lush Cosmetics.
For electronics, we have an iPhone, and iPod touch, a GoPro Hero HD video camera, a laptop (complete with the Symba shop manual), a Panasonic DMC-ZS1 camera, and a Garmin 60CSx, and a ton of cables to plug this into that.
Add in a poop trowel, kite, a boat horn, a Frisbee, a compass, storm lighter, a headlamp, a tent lantern, a couple of flashlights, some clothes drying stuff, and a Swiss Army knife or two and we are good to go.
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Ha ha _ I made you say 'under-bone'...
Looks like a good start to a great trip. I have always thought that if you stay off the Interstates, a smaller bike is better.
I've never liked the name 'underbone' for these types of bikes though; I've always thought that 'stepthrough' sounds better...
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This will be fun! You guys are doing the right thing.
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Fantastic idea - I love these underbone bikes and will be following your adventures - subscribed! I've learned that when you travel fast, you miss so much!
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Trip Planning
When we decided to actually go on this trip it was nearly the end of May. The lease on our apartment was up on July 31st. This made August the natural starting point for the trip, but it only gave us 13 weeks to plan the trip and get everything else done. Excited about the idea, we went to the travel section of Powells Books and pulled out the Lonely Planets. We quickly came up with a list of countries wed like to visit and of those we wouldnt. Central and South America are natural destinations for North Americans, but given the security concerns, we quickly crossed them off our list. We had traveled in Southeast Asia a couple of years ago and loved it. We wanted to return to see the places not easily accessed via public transportation, so we put it on our list. We had already done a bunch of research on India and Nepal, so they went on the list as well. Also on the list was riding across the US from Portland, Oregon where we lived, to Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, where we had family and friends. This left the question of how to connect the east coast of the United States and India. We briefly considered Europe but nixed it due to the expense and relative cultural similarity.
That left Africa. But where? Central Africa was never on the list- visiting active war zones like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia was not an attractive proposition. Northern Africa also seemed iffy with the unrest of the Arab Spring and recent relocation of the Dakar Rally. That left Southern Africa. So we filled our shopping basket with the Lonely Planet Southern Africa, India, and Southeast Asia on a Shoestring and headed home.
The next day, we consulted weather charts on the internet, which pretty much set our schedule. Our route will (hopefully) hit the dry but not too hot path around the world. We also made a list of countries that require Carnet, visas in advance, and made a quick list of comparative costs by country. After doing some ciphering on the money, we decided we could afford the twelve to fourteen months of travel our trip now encompassed.
So, decision confirmed, I headed down to Classic Scooter and Cycle in Portland and purchased two brand spankin new, baby blue Symbas. I spent the next couple of weeks glued to the computer screen scouring ADVRider, HUBB, and Symforum for advice on gear, the bikes, and travel planning. We soon started making decisions on gear purchases, and boxes began to arrive at our door. It was like Christmas every day! At the same time, I started working to arrange Carnet du Passage for the trip. This was a relatively easy process; Suzanne Danis, at the CAA, is great to work with. The only hitch in the carnet process was a strike by the Canadian Postal Service, but a digital camera and email got our documents to Canada without trouble.
Re was in charge of medications and vaccines. She did the research as to what we needed and set up the appointments. We added yellow fever, polio, and our final hepatitis shots to our list of immunizations. We also got prescriptions for Cipro, Azithromycin, and curative doses of Malarone (for malaria) to include in our first aid kit.
The bikes were prepped for the trip- we had a blast putting on the break-in mileage. We installed various racks and a 12V charger to keep our electronics juiced up on the road. Spare parts were difficult as SYM has recently changed importers, but Michael at Alliance Powersports came through for us in a big way. Because of the lack of spare parts in the country and the time involved in getting them from overseas, Alliance actually pulled our spares off of the last new Symba they had in stock.
Shipping the bikes was a nightmare all on its own and almost stopped our trip before it began. It turns out that getting bikes to Europe is easy, but to Africa, not so much. Re spent untold hours on the internet and telephone trying to find anyone who would even give us a quote for shipping to Africa. I also spent hours scouring HUBB and ADVRider for any possibilities. Re finally got a quote from a US shipper of around 4200 USD for a 20 foot shipping container, which would take a mere 50 days to get to Durban, or 8500 USD!!! by air to Johannesburg. That seemed like an awful lot for two tiny, little 199 pound bikes. But Re persevered and out of a call to Royal Air Maroc, the idea of shipping from Canada arose. Re then researched route maps from eastern Canada to Africa and discovered that British Airways has service from Toronto to Cape Town, South Africa. She definitely didnt have her hopes up when she called British Airways Cargo in Toronto and was connected with our new best friend, Savio. When asked about shipping our bikes, Savio said, sure, when do you want them there? He followed this up with an email quote and an explanation of weight by volume. Basically, if we pull off the front wheels and fenders, detach the handlebars, and stuff both bikes into a crate, the rate will be approximately 1800 USD. He also recommended a crating company and a company to handle the dangerous goods paperwork.
All in all, with the help of the internet motorcycling communities and the wisdom of others who have done it before, it was surprisingly easy to plan this trip. Its not that hard, and it doesnt take two years. If you are thinking about it, just do it!
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"It's a huge market," he said. "We don't trust our water distribution system. I'd say it's more of a cultural thing than hygiene."
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My thought is that we have a birthday greeting thread. You register and then every year, on your birthday, a thread is started by someone to wish you a happy birthday.
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The second clip is centered on AirPlay, and for the first time is showing off both the audio and video capabilities of the protocol. Without a doubt, it will make anybody without an iPhone salivate. On the downside, Apple is still going with the same old background music on these two new clips, which makes us nostalgic for the good times when Apple helped us discover new tunes and bands through their advertisements.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Atlas Shrugged, Part II
February 17th, 2013
Atlas Shrugged, Part I cost $20 million to make and earned back less than one quarter of that in theaters. In my review, I speculated that Atlas Shrugged, Part II would never be made, because the first part lost money. It was made. It only cost $10 million this time, and they managed to open in more than 1000 theaters, but it still bombed. In fact, it bombed even harder this time around. Even so, according to Wikipedia, Part III already has a release date. ... For a group of people so dedicated to capitalism, they sure don't know how it works.
The Movie
The film begins with what I think it supposed to be a plane chase. I say think, because it lacks any real tension. It also looks really, really cheap. After a bit of a chase, Dagny Taggart, who was flying the second plane, crashes. But before she does, she says, "Who is John Galt."
We then flashback to nine months earlier with Dagny Taggart escorting Dr. Robert Stadler to her underground bunker. In the last movie, she found a prototype machine that can convert static electricity to usable energy, without the use of fossil fuels, but it does require a lot of pixie dust.
If I can go on a bit of a tangent here. Atlas Shrugged, Part II is agitprop. It is here to push a message. This isn't a bad thing; in fact, having a message can be a real asset to a movie, if the message is solid. However, if the message is either flawed, either due to the nature of the message or how it is delivered, it can kill a movie. This movie is killed right away. The free energy device is pure fantasy. Not only that, but the idea of a lone scientist / inventor creating something like this by themselves is also pure fantasy. That doesn't happen in the real world, because as Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." One of the most famous scientific discoveries of the 20th century was the relationship between mass and energy. E=mc2 is arguably the most famous equation in all of science. Einstein didn't come up with that theory. He built upon previous theories by scientists like Friedrich Hasenöhrl.
This device, if they can get it to work, would mean they would have limitless energy from a decentralized source... kind of like putting solar panels on everyone's house. However, the inventor of this device is one of the people who disappeared last movie, so Dagny Taggart asks Dr. Robert Stadler if he can figure out how to make it work. They need to make it work, in order to get the economy back on track. It's gotten so bad that Dagny has to close the 93 line, the one that her great-grandfather built. It had a lot of sentimental value, but it was losing money. She talks to Henry Rearden to commiserate, and the pair make plans to get together.
At the same time, Henry Rearden gets into a conflict with the government, which wants to buy lots of his new magical steel, but he refuses to sell. This is against the new Fair Share Law, which dictates companies can't refuse orders from anyone. (Given the time frame in which the original novel was written, I think this was a reference to anti-discrimination laws that were being passed at the time.) Eventually he will be charged under this law and he will go to trial.
It's not all business. James Taggart meets Cherryl Brooks and the pair fall in love and get married. However, even their wedding is turned into an Objectivist sermon.
As the film progresses, Dagny Taggart comes closer to understanding why people are disappearing, but will she figure it out in time?
Normally reviewing a sequel is a lot easier, because I can use the previous review as a template and copy all of the links for the cast. This time around, that's not possible, because the filmmakers decided to get a whole new cast and crew. They needed to save money somehow. The direction was even weaker this time around and there's no tension to the dramatic scenes or the few action shots. It's below the level of a TV movie in this regard. On the other hand, the acting it an improvement in a few instances, at least in the supporting roles. Robert Picardo and Ray Wise are both good in their roles and I do like Larisa Oleynik. There were also quite a few cameos in the movie. However, the film has the same wooden dialogue and stilted direction, which really hurts the performances. There are very few moments where we see real human interaction, as opposed to people giving sermons, but the few times they try, it doesn't really work. The two leads again have no chemistry together and Henry Rearden comes across as an ass, not an inspirational hero.
At least the first film has some nice shots of scenery and felt more epic. This film feels small and cheap by comparison.
The Extras
There is a nine-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, there is a three-minute extended scene with Sean Hannity, and finally 15 minutes of deleted scenes.
The technical presentation is adequate. In fact, the high definition video is clear enough that the cheap special effects and low production values are emphasized even more. The audio is good, but uncomplicated.
The Blu-ray cost $3 or 20% more than the DVD, which is good for this type of release.
The Verdict
If you are not an Objectivist, then you will likely hate Atlas Shrugged, Part II. If you are an Objectivist, but one that is being objective, you will also hate this movie. Outside of a few good performances in smaller roles, there's nothing to recommend in this movie. There are also not enough extras on the DVD or the Blu-ray to make it worth picking up, even if you do like Ayn Rand.
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The technology, as mentioned, is scalable, so it can be made larger ... or more interestingly, smaller. As it happens, there is a mechanical module sitting on the front of this Mustang's Rotrex supercharger and what is inside has been derived from Mr. Antonov's insights. A small planetary gearset is used to provide a 2-speed transmission, so that the supercharger can be driven faster at low engine speeds. When dealing with centrifugal superchargers, boost is developed in proportion to the engine rpm - slowly in the lower range, but quickly (exponentially) in the upper range. Being able to overdrive the supercharger at low speeds means that the car will be much more responsive in normal, day-to-day driving and that's really where most Mustangs spend the bulk of their time.
Shift Happens
Of course, nobody wants to worry about when the box is going to change speeds, nor would it be helpful to have some complex hydraulic or electronic control system hanging off the side. Inside this mechanical module, more than a little clever design provides a gearbox that shifts based both on speed and load. This is important, because when you've got your foot in it, you'd rather keep the boost building right up to the maximum allowable. Sensing rpm is easy enough using centrifugal forces, but detecting load - mechanically - requires a little more ingenuity.
The key component in making this happen is called a 'helical' gear. It is so-called because the teeth on the gear run at an angle to the gear's body, making them look like a portion of a helix. Most often used in right-angle drive gearboxes, they can also be applied to parallel drive configurations. However, their most relevant property for our current interest is that they generate a thrust along the shaft that is proportional to the torque being transmitted.
Clever use of these two forces allows the speed of the supercharger, and thereby its output, to be adjusted according to the driving conditions. When you look at the power and torque curves, you'll see a step in the curves where the module has changed gears. Compare this to the curves for the Rotrex supercharger only and you should immediately see the benefits. In practice, the Antonov module shaves a full second off the car's quarter mile time and adds about 10 mph to the trap speed.
Demonstrating a unique concept like this also requires a reliable platform on which to build and the bottom end of this Pony's engine is where the folks at Wheel to Wheel started. The original rotating assembly was replaced with a forged 4340 alloy steed crankshaft, forged steel connecting rods and forged aluminum pistons. The stock aluminum block and cylinder heads were kept, along with the cams and valve train. Of course, a new intake system was called for and the fabricators at Wheel to Wheel began that task after the drive mechanicals and brackets were worked out.
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The transmission and rear axle were left alone, however the suspension and brakes got an extreme makeover courtesy of Ford Racing and Baer. The Ford Racing FR-3 Handling Pack provided replacement struts and shock absorbers, lowering springs, front and rear sway bars and a strut tower brace. With these components designed to work together as a package, the car was dropped by an inch and a half for a more aggressive stance. Valving for the struts and shock absorbers was developed by Multimatic Motorsports - the company that built and tuned the 2005 Grand Am series-winning FR500C Mustangs. Gripping tightly on those suspension pieces are some top drawer anchor parts from Baer. The Baer Claw GT-PLUS front brake installation provides large 2-piston PBR pin-driven calipers and 14-inch, two-piece brake rotors. These disks incorporate an aluminum hat to reduce overall weight and allow for differential expansion of the rotor plates. Out back, the brake rotors have been upgraded to Baer's Eradispeed Plus 2 slotted and drilled models.


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Obama's Parrots
Posted By Washington Free Beacon Staff On May 27, 2014 @ 1:08 pm In Politics | No Comments
Club for Growth is out with a new ad targeting vulnerable Sen. Mark Pryor (D., Ark.) by highlighting his support of President Obama's health care law.
The ad begins by showing a clip of Obama, followed by a clip of Pryor stating a similar point, and is intermixed with a parrot saying, "keep your plan" and "you can keep it."
The ad closes by having bird droppings splatter a New York Times front page from the day the law was passed.
The parrot featured in the ad is named "Harley" and he's previously worked with Jay-Z and has appeared on Showtime's show Dexter.
(h/t Politico)
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Carson's 40 points leads ASU over UNLV
LAS VEGAS � In a town known for headliners, Arizona State point guard Jahii Carson stole the show Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
The sophomore scored a career-high 40 points to lead Arizona State to an 86-80 win at UNLV in front of an electric crowd that personifies the Entertainment Capital.
"In big games, when the crowd's like that, they have great energy, great athletes and a great team (and) I try to just go out and play my game," said Carson, who averaged 26 points in four games he previously played in Las Vegas, last year in the Las Vegas Invitational and Pac 12 Tournament. "The more I hit shots, the more energetic I feel and the better I feel about myself."
Carson, whose previous high was 34 points against Stanford in last year's Pac 12 tournament, was 16 of 25 from the field, including 2 of 3 from the 3-point line. The last Sun Devil to score 40 points in a game was Houston Rockets guard James Harden, who knocked down 40 against UTEP on Nov. 30, 2008. Carson's 40-spot ranks fifth all-time on the Sun Devils all-time single-game list.
"He was amazing, utterly amazing," ASU coach Herb Sendek said. "What can you say, right? Other than wow exclamation point, exclamation point."
Said UNLV coach Dave Rice: "Jahii Carson is an NBA point guard. We made a decision to limit their 3-point shooting and Jahii got away from us a little bit."
Trailing 61-59 with a little more than 10 minutes left in the game, the Sun Devils (4-0) went on runs of 9-4, 14-7 and 22-13 to seize momentum.
The Rebels closed the gap to three with 4:34 left in the game, but after Carson sank two free throws, ASU's Jermaine Marshall drained a bank shot falling to the ground, then blocked Kevin Olekaibe's shot at the other end, stole the ball and went coast-to-coast to cap a 6-0 run that gave ASU an 81-74 lead with 3:15 left in the game.
The Rebels had their chances to stay in the game, but failed to make crucial free throws down the stretch, missing 3 of 6 in the last 6:50. UNLV hit just 15 of 29 (.517) from the free throw line, including 10 of 19 (.526) in the second half.
"We just need to take our time and catch our breath and just knock 'em down," said UNLV's Roscoe Smith, about the Rebels' poor free throw shooting. "We do 'em every day, we do 'em every day individually, we do 'em every day in practice."
Marshall finished with 20 points, while Jordan Bachynski had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Sun Devils.
Arizona State, which is averaging 90 points per game in its 4-0 start, shot 35 of 79 (.443) from the field, including a stellar 20 of 36 (.556) in the second half.
UNLV (2-2) had five players score in double figures, led by Smith's 18 points and 21 rebounds. Khem Birch also had a double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling 14 rebounds while also blocking eight shots.
"That's one heck of a rebounding team, I don't think we'll play many teams that are better rebounders than those guys," Sendek said. "I think our guys enjoyed playing in this environment. They knew it was a big game. It was an exciting game to play, and it was a hard fought college game. Both teams really competed tonight."
Birch led the Rebels with nine points in the first half, while Smith already had 13 rebounds. Deville Smith's 15-foot baseline jumper at the buzzer gave UNLV a 38-34 halftime lead. Trailing 16-15 with 13:03 left in the first half, the Rebels used 5-0 run to swing momentum their way, capped by Smith's fast-break dunk at the 9:48 mark to give UNLV a 20-16 lead. Smith's work in the paint helped UNLV outrebound the Sun Devils 36-24 in the first half. The Rebels outworked ASU inside for a 55-48 advantage in rebounds.
"Our main goal going into the season, with as many new faces as we have, was to play consistently hard," Dave Rice said. "We certainly gave a tremendous effort tonight and we just made a few too many mistakes down the stretch and we'll shore those things up."
Arizona State is off until Friday, when it will host Bradley, while the Rebels take a week off until hosting Illinois next Tuesday.


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If placed in an orbit high enough to escape the frictional effects of the earth's atmosphere, the motion of the satellite is controlled by the same laws of celestial mechanics that govern the motions of natural satellites, and it will remain in orbit indefinitely. At heights less than 200 mi (320 km) the drag produced by the atmosphere will slow the satellite down, causing it to descend into the denser portion of the atmosphere where it will burn up like a meteor. To attain orbital altitude and velocity, multistage rockets are used, with each stage falling away as its fuel is exhausted; the effect of reducing the total mass of the rocket while maintaining its thrust is to increase its speed, thus allowing it to achieve the required velocity of 5 mi per sec (8 km per sec). At this speed the rocket's forward momentum exactly balances its downward gravitational acceleration, resulting in orbit. Once above the lower atmosphere, the rocket bends to a nearly horizontal flight path, until it reaches the orbital height desired for the satellite.
Unless corrections are made, orbits are usually elliptical; perigee is the point on the orbit closest to the earth, and apogee is the point farthest from the earth. Besides this eccentricity an orbit of a satellite about the earth is characterized by its plane with respect to the earth. An equatorial orbit lies in the plane of the earth's orbit. A polar orbit lies in the plane passing through both the north and south poles. A satellite's period (the time to complete one revolution around the earth) is determined by its height above the earth; the higher the satellite, the longer the period. At a height of 200 mi (320 km), the period of a circular orbit is 90 min; at 500 mi (800 km), it increases to 100 min. At a height of 22,300 mi (36,000 km), a satellite has a period of exactly 24 hr, the time it takes the earth to rotate once on its axis; such an orbit is called geosynchronous. If the orbit is also equatorial, the satellite will remain stationary over one point on the earth's surface.
Since more than 1,000 satellites are presently in orbit, identifying and maintaining contact requires precise tracking methods. Optical and radar tracking are most valuable during the launch; radio tracking is used once the satellite has achieved a stable orbit. Optical tracking uses special cameras to follow satellites illuminated either by the sun or laser beams. Radar tracking directs a pulse of microwaves at the satellite, and the reflected echo identifies both its direction and distance. Nearly all satellites carry radio transmitters that broadcast their positions to tracking antennas on the earth. In addition, the transmitters are used for telemetry, the relaying of information from the scientific instruments aboard the satellite.
Satellites can be divided into five principal types: research, communications, weather, navigational, and applications.
Research satellites measure fundamental properties of outer space, e.g., magnetic fields, the flux of cosmic rays and micrometeorites, and properties of celestial objects that are difficult or impossible to observe from the earth. Early research satellites included a series of orbiting observatories designed to study radiation from the sun, light and radio emissions from distant stars, and the earth's atmosphere. Notable research satellites have included the Hubble Space Telescope, the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Infrared Space Observatory, and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (see observatory, orbiting). Also contributing to scientific research were the experiments conducted by the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space stations launched by the United States (Skylab) and the Soviet Union (Salyut and Mir); in these stations researchers worked for months at a time on scientific or technical projects. The International Space Station, whose first permanent crew boarded in 2000, continues this work.
Communications satellites provide a worldwide linkup of radio, telephone, and television. The first communications satellite was Echo 1; launched in 1960, it was a large metallized balloon that reflected radio signals striking it. This passive mode of operation quickly gave way to the active or repeater mode, in which complex electronic equipment aboard the satellite receives a signal from the earth, amplifies it, and transmits it to another point on the earth. Relay 1 and Telstar 1, both launched in 1962, were the first active communications satellites; Telstar 1 relayed the first live television broadcast across the Atlantic Ocean. However, satellites in the Relay and Telstar program were not in geosynchronous orbits, which is the secret to continuous communications networks. Syncom 3, launched in 1964, was the first stationary earth satellite. It was used to telecast the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo to the United States, the first television program to cross the Pacific Ocean. In principle, three geosynchronous satellites located symmetrically in the plane of the earth's equator can provide complete coverage of the earth's surface. In practice, many more are used in order to increase the system's message-handling capacity. The first commercial geosynchronous satellite, Intelsat 1 (better known as Early Bird), was launched by COMSAT in 1965. A network of 29 Intelsat satellites in geosynchronous orbit now provides instantaneous communications throughout the world. In addition, numerous communications satellites have been orbited by commercial organizations and individual nations for a variety of telecommunications tasks.
Weather satellites, or meteorological satellites, provide continuous, up-to-date information about large-scale atmospheric conditions such as cloud cover and temperature profiles. Tiros 1, the first such satellite, was launched in 1960; it transmitted infrared television pictures of the earth's cloud cover and was able to detect the development of hurricanes and to chart their paths. The Tiros series was followed by the Nimbus series, which carried six cameras for more detailed scanning, and the Itos series, which was able to transmit night photographs. Other weather satellites include the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), which send weather data and pictures that cover a section of the United States; China, Japan, India, and the European Space Agency have orbited similar craft. Current weather satellites can transmit visible or infrared photos, focus on a narrow or wide area, and maneuver in space to obtain maximum coverage.
Navigation satellites were developed primarily to satisfy the need for a navigation system that nuclear submarines could use to update their inertial navigation system. This led the U.S. navy to establish the Transit program in 1958; the system was declared operational in 1962 after the launch of Transit 5A. Transit satellites provided a constant signal by which aircraft and ships could determine their positions with great accuracy. In 1967 civilians were able to enjoy the benefits of Transit technology. However, the Transit system had an inherent limitation. The combination of the small number of Transit satellites and their polar orbits meant there were some areas of the globe that were not continuously covered—as a result, the users had to wait until a satellite was properly positioned before they could obtain navigational information. The limitations of the Transit system spurred the next advance in satellite navigation: the availability of 24-hour worldwide positioning information. The Navigation Satellite for Time and Ranging/Global Positioning Satellite System (Navstar/GPS) consists of 24 satellites approximately 11,000 miles above the surface of the earth in six different orbital planes. The GPS has several advantages over the Transit system: It provides greater accuracy in a shorter time; users can obtain information 24 hours a day; and users are always in view of at least five satellites, which yields highly accurate location information (a direct readout of position accurate to within a few yards) including altitude. In addition, because of technological improvements, the GPS system has user equipment that is smaller and less complex. The former Soviet Union established a Navstar equivalent system known as the Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). The Russian-operated GLONASS will use the same number of satellites and orbits similar to those of Navstar when complete. Many of the handheld GPS receivers can also use the GLONASS data if equipped with the proper processing software.
Applications satellites are designed to test ways of improving satellite technology itself. Areas of concern include structure, instrumentation, controls, power supplies, and telemetry for future communications, meteorological, and navigation satellites.
Satellites also have been used for a number of military purposes, including infrared sensors that track missile launches; electronic sensors that eavesdrop on classified conversations; and optical and other sensors that aid military surveillance. Such reconnaissance satellites have subsequently proved to have civilian benefits, such as commercially available satellite photographs showing surface features and structures in great detail, and fire sensing in remote forested areas. The United States has launched several Landsat remote-imaging satellites to survey the earth's resources by means of special television cameras and radiometric scanners. Russia and other nations have also launched such satellites; the French SPOT satellite provides higher-resolution photographs of the earth.
See M. V. Fox, Satellites (1996); S. A. Kallen, The Giant Leaps: The Race to Space (1996); M. Long, 1997 Phillips World Satellite Almanac (1997); A. Luther, Satellite Technology: An Introduction (2d ed. 1997).
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon.
In 1903 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) published Исследование мировых пространств реактивными приборами (The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices), which is the first academic treatise on the use of rocketry to launch spacecraft. He calculated the orbital speed required for a minimal orbit around the Earth at 8 km/s, and that a multi-stage rocket fueled by liquid propellants could be used to achieve this. He proposed the use of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, though other combinations can be used.
In 1928 Herman Potočnik (1892–1929) published his sole book, Das Problem der Befahrung des Weltraums - der Raketen-Motor (The Problem of Space Travel — The Rocket Motor), a plan for a breakthrough into space and a permanent human presence there. He conceived of a space station in detail and calculated its geostationary orbit. He described the use of orbiting spacecraft for detailed peaceful and military observation of the ground and described how the special conditions of space could be useful for scientific experiments. The book described geostationary satellites (first put forward by Tsiolkovsky) and discussed communication between them and the ground using radio, but fell short of the idea of using satellites for mass broadcasting and as telecommunications relays.
In a 1945 Wireless World article the English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) described in detail the possible use of communications satellites for mass communications. Clarke examined the logistics of satellite launch, possible orbits and other aspects of the creation of a network of world-circling satellites, pointing to the benefits of high-speed global communications. He also suggested that three geostationary satellites would provide coverage over the entire planet.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and that started the whole Soviet Sputnik program, with Sergei Korolev as chief designer. This triggered the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Sputnik 1 helped to identify the density of high atmospheric layers through measurement of its orbital change and provided data on radio-signal distribution in the ionosphere. Because the satellite's body was filled with pressurized nitrogen, Sputnik 1 also provided the first opportunity for meteoroid detection, as a loss of internal pressure due to meteoroid penetration of the outer surface would have been evident in the temperature data sent back to Earth. The unanticipated announcement of Sputnik 1's success precipitated the Sputnik crisis in the United States and ignited the so-called Space Race within the Cold War.
Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 and carried the first living passenger into orbit, a dog named Laika.
In May, 1946, Project RAND had released the Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship, which stated, "A satellite vehicle with appropriate instrumentation can be expected to be one of the most potent scientific tools of the Twentieth Century. The United States had been considering launching orbital satellites since 1945 under the Bureau of Aeronautics of the United States Navy. The United States Air Force's Project RAND eventually released the above report, but did not believe that the satellite was a potential military weapon; rather, they considered it to be a tool for science, politics, and propaganda. In 1954, the Secretary of Defense stated, "I know of no American satellite program."
On July 29, 1955, the White House announced that the U.S. intended to launch satellites by the spring of 1958. This became known as Project Vanguard. On July 31, the Soviets announced that they intended to launch a satellite by the fall of 1957.
Following pressure by the American Rocket Society, the National Science Foundation, and the International Geophysical Year, military interest picked up and in early 1955 the Air Force and Navy were working on Project Orbiter, which involved using a Jupiter C rocket to launch a satellite. The project succeeded, and Explorer 1 became the United States' first satellite on January 31, 1958.
In June 1961, three-and-a-half years after the launch of Sputnik 1, the Air Force used resources of the United States Space Surveillance Network to catalog 115 Earth-orbiting satellites.
The largest artificial satellite currently orbiting the Earth is the International Space Station.
The first satellite, Sputnik 1, was put into orbit around Earth and was therefore in geocentric orbit. By far this is the most common type of orbit with approximately 2456 artificial satellites orbiting the Earth. Geocentric orbits may be further classified by their altitude, inclination and eccentricity.
The commonly used altitude classifications are Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and High Earth Orbit (HEO). Low Earth orbit is any orbit below 2000 km, and Medium Earth Orbit is any orbit higher than that but still below the altitude for geosynchronous orbit at 35786 km. High Earth Orbit is any orbit higher than the altitude for geosynchronous orbit.
The structural subsystem provides the mechanical base structure, shields the satellite from extreme temperature changes and micro-meteorite damage, and controls the satellite's spin functions.
The telemetry subsystem monitors the on-board equipment operations, transmits equipment operation data to the earth control station, and receives the earth control station's commands to perform equipment operation adjustments.
The power subsystem consists of solar panels and backup batteries that generate power when the satellite passes into the earth's shadow. Nuclear power sources (Radioisotope thermoelectric generator's) have been used in several successful satellite programs including the Nimbus program (1964-1978).
The thermal control subsystem helps protect electronic equipment from extreme temperatures due to intense sunlight or the lack of sun exposure on different sides of the satellite's body
The attitude and orbit controlled subsystem consists of small rocket thrusters that keep the satellite in the correct orbital position and keep antennas positioning in the right directions.
This list includes countries with an independent capability to place satellites in orbit, including production of the necessary launch vehicle. Note: many more countries have the capability to design and build satellites — which relatively speaking, does not require much economic, scientific and industrial capacity — but are unable to launch them, instead relying on foreign launch services. This list does not consider those numerous countries, but only lists those capable of launching satellites indigenously, and the date this capability was first demonstrated. Does not include consortium satellites or multi-national satellites.
|Year of first launch
|First satellite
|Sputnik 1
|Explorer 1
|Dong Fang Hong I
|Prospero X-3
|Ofeq 1
Both North Korea (1998) and Iraq (1989) have claimed orbital launches (satellite and warhead accordingly), but these claims are unconfirmed.
In addition to the above, countries such as South Africa, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Egypt and private companies such as OTRAG, have developed their own launchers, but have not had a successful launch. On September 28th, 2008, the private aerospace firm SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 1 rocket in to orbit. This marked the first time that a privately built liquid-fueled booster was able to reach orbit. The rocket carried a prism shaped 1.5 m (5 ft) long payload mass simulator that was set into orbit. The dummy satellite, known as Ratsat, will remain in orbit for between five and ten years before burning up in the atmosphere.
As of 2008, only seven countries from list above (Russia and Ukraine instead of USSR, also USA, Japan, China, India, and Israel) and one regional organization (the European Space Agency, ESA) have independently launched satellites on their own indigenously developed launch vehicles. (The launch capabilities of the United Kingdom and France now fall under the ESA.)
Several other countries, including South Korea, Iran, Brazil, Pakistan, Romania, Kazakhstan, Australia, Malaysia and Turkey, are at various stages of development of their own small-scale launcher capabilities, and seek membership in the club of space powers.
It is scheduled that in early 2008 South Korea will launch a KSLV rocket (created with assistance of Russia) and become the next space power. Iran already has successfully tested its own space launch vehicle (Kavoshgar 1) and is scheduled to put its first domestic satellite (Omid 1) into orbit within a year from February 4 2008. It is expected that Brazil and Pakistan will follow in the near future..
|Year of first launch
|First satellite
|Payloads in orbit in 2008
|Sputnik 1
|Explorer 1
|Alouette 1
|San Marco 1
|Dong Fang Hong I
|Prospero X-3
|Intercosmos Kopernikus 500
|Palapa A1
|Magion 1
|Intercosmos 22
|Brasilsat A1
|Morelos 1
|Ofeq 1
|Astra 1A
|Kitsat A
|Thaicom 1
|Turksat 1B
|Thor 2
|Mabuhay 1
|Nilesat 101
|Saudisat 1A
|Thuraya 1
|Alsat 1
|Hellas Sat 2
|Nigeriasat 1
|KazSat 1
|Libertad 1
While Canada was the third country to build a satellite which was launched into space, it was launched aboard a U.S. rocket from a U.S. spaceport. The same goes for Australia, who launched on-board a donated Redstone rocket. The first Italian-launched was San Marco 1, launched on 15 December, 1964 on a U.S. Scout rocket from Wallops Island (VA,USA) with an Italian Launch Team trained by NASA. Australia's launch project, in November 1967, involved a donated U.S. missile and U. S. support staff as well as a joint launch facility with the United Kingdom. Kazakhstan claimed to have made their satellite independently, but the satellite was built with Russian help, like Polish and Bulgarian ones earlier.
In recent times satellites have been hacked by militant organisations to broadcast propaganda and to pilfer classified information from military communication networks.
Satellites in low earth orbit have been destroyed by ballistic missiles launched from earth. Both Russia and the United States have demonstrated ability to eliminate satellites. In 2007 the Chinese military shot down an aging weather satellite, followed by the US Navy shooting down a defunct spy satellite in February 2008. Russia and the United States have also shot down satellites during the Cold war.


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Remote Access: VPN
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used to access restricted University resources from off campus through a secured Internet connection. Faculty, staff, and students with a current, active relationship with the University can use VPN. University resources that do not require VPN to access remotely include email, SharePoint, and most library resources.
Install VPN
University IT is upgrading VPN and implementing Duo two-factor authentication to enhance information security and better protect remote access to University resources. To continue using VPN, upgrade your VPN client by June 3, 2015.
To connect to the University network remotely, you will need to install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client on your computer or mobile device. This is a one-time process. Be sure to complete this upgrade on all computers and mobile devices on which you use VPN.
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Tutorials and FAQs for the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client are available on this website. If you have not upgraded to the new VPN client yet and need help with the current IP Sec VPN client, login for instructions. If you have other questions or need assistance, contact the IT Help Desk at (585) 275-2000 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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"Rachel. Love your neighbor. You come after."
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praise jesus for you, rachel dear.
press on, keep listening, keep obeying!
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I know I am guilty of going to the computer when I am stressed or the kids are making me crazy, or as a way to avoid housework. This was extremely convicting and I praise the Lord for it! Thanks for being His toolReplyDelete
wow! amen! so good and I really needed to hear this today. thank you.ReplyDelete
As always, you are so honest and open about your moments of conviction I find myself nodding and saying,"yes ma'am." Thank you and I hope your sweet girl is doing well after this latest surgery.ReplyDelete
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Thanks for living out the truth of that treasure, Rachel.ReplyDelete
so good & full of so much truth & wisdom, i just went & read it again. thank you. your words are a gift. and your heart (His heart!) is so beautiful.ReplyDelete
Thank you, friend for speaking so directly what God has been speaking to me too. "follow in my steps and love my people..." I love your obedience, am thankful for your honesty and praying for your sweet girl that you'll have much more time with now that you've heard and responded to the One who loves her more than we can ever imagine.ReplyDelete
Keep coming back to your words. Such good thoughts. That I needed to hear. I've been thinking about God's promise to keep in perfect peace the woman who keeps her thoughts focused on Him. And, being looking around at others causes us to focus on the Lord and how He would have us serve those around us. Which He promises will result in perfect peace. Funny how thinking about ourselves and our stuff isn't what brings us peace about all of it. Taking our eyes OFF of all of OUR stuff, and putting them on HIM, is what ends up giving us peace about everything we take our eyes OFF of.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your heart. Praying for your daughter!
SO glad that the Lord is blessing you with how you spend your time. I hope that your daughter's surgery went well. I know that is not easy for a mama...been there. Always love your perspective, Rachel.ReplyDelete
I am glad to hear that this transition is bringing you clarity. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy this place that you and all the contributors have crafted...it really does let me feel my roots! I hope Kensington is recovering nicely. Too bad I'm not in Outpatient Surgery anymore, for I would have loved to have cared for your little girl. :) Perhaps I'll see you around the neighborhood sometime. Much love, KristenReplyDelete
You're heart is so lovely. I love that you listen to those God-whispers and you share so freely. God made it so simple. He narrowed it down for us. All of the ten commandments summed up into two, Jesus told us. So why do I forget it so easily? It's the reason I exist, to Love God and Love others, but I get distracted so easily by my own selfishness. What a beautiful reminder!ReplyDelete
wow. beautiful, beautiful words.ReplyDelete
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After a successful stint with the Giants in the 2005-06 season, Pingris spent one and a half seasons with San Miguel and was part of the Fiesta Conference champion team the past season. But the six-foot-four forward saw his exposure dwindle due to SMB�s loaded frontline rotation. Coach Ryan is elated to have the 28-year-old Pingris back in the team as he knows that defense will be given emphasis in their coming campaign. The former PSBA Jaguar averaged just 6.8 points per game last season, his lowest since his rookie year with FedEx (now Burger King) in the 2004-05 season.
(born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA for the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. He is a versatile 6-foot-5 forward that can post up and shoot from the outside. He is half-French and half-Filipino. He is now married to actress Danica Sotto, daughter of Vic Sotto and has one child named Jean-Michel.
He initially started his career in the PBA during the 2004 PBA Draft which contained the likes of James Yap, Gary David, Ranidel de Ocampo, Rich Alvarez and Nelbert Omolon. He was drafted by Air21(Burger King now) as the 3rd overall but was quickly traded to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs along with Egay Billones. He would eventually have his big chance with the team.
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Marc "The Bully" Pingris was born on October 16, 1981 to Jean Marc Pingris, Sr., and Erlinda Prado. During his collegiate years, he would go to play for the varsity basketball team of the Philippine School of Business Administration. He also played for the Cebu Gems in Metropolitan Basketball Association.
Pingris was selected by the Air21 Express as the 3rd overall pick in the 2004 PBA Draft. The draft also include James Yap, who will soon be his teammate at Purefoods. He played a few games prior to the trade that sent him to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs.
He was traded to Purefoods after having played a few games with the Express. He was traded along with Egay Billones. In the2005-06 PBA Season, he was awarded with the Finals MVP in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup as Purefoods defeated Red Bull, 4-2. In Game 2 of the Finals of the 2006 season, he scored 21 points to lead Purefoods to a 93-82 win. In the 2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, he grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds, leading to his new nickname, Rebounding Demon. Purefoods, need a pure center in the absence of Rommel Adducul due to nasopharynx cancer, shipped him to the Magnolia Beverage Masters in exchange for Enrico Villanueva.
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He was traded at the start of the 2007-08 PBA Season to the Magnolia Beverage Masters in exchange for Enrico Villanueva. He started his first game for Magnolia against his former team, Purefoods, coming as a starter.
The long rumored trade of Burger King marquee player Arwind Santos to San Miguel has now been finalized.
According to reports, Santos goes to San Miguel in exchange for two players, 6-foot-4 power forward Marc Pingris and 6-foot-6 sophomore Ken Bono, and San Miguel's 2010 first round pick.
"The reason lang na-tagalan itong negotiation is we want a draft pick, not a player sa package because we already have 17 players including the three picks we'll have in this Sunday's Draft," Alvarez told the Bulletin. Santos was the first round pick of the Bert Lina-owned franchise (second overall) in the 2006 Draft.
Pingris was also an original member of the team being the third overall pick in the Draft four seasons back. He played for one season for the team before being shipped to Purefoods. He was then traded to San Miguel last year.
Pingris was released to the Giants after the Burger King Whopper agreed in principle to get Purefoods' first and second round picks for 2010.
Pingris' return to the Giants fold was confirmed by Rene Pardo in an interview with GMANews.TV. "We have agreed to trade our first and second round picks next year to Burger King for Pingris."
Pingris is the first player to be unloaded since the Arwind Santos trade. The Whopper are expected to unload four more players, including two to the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.
The Whopper acquired the services of Larry Rodriguez via a trade although the Energy Boosters have yet to determine the players they will get in return.
Burger King board representative and incoming PBA chairman Lito Alvarez said he feels Purefoods needs Pingris more as the Whopper would most likely maximize its new recruits.
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My VGC 2010 Team. Recommendations?
Ok, so I've got this LV 50 team that I'm working on. Need some thoughts.
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-All are LV 50-
(Note, these have been transfered to Platnium, so If the moves don't look familiar, you know why.)
-Water Pulse
-Ice Beam
-Ice Beam
-Brick Break
-Energy Ball
-Shadow Ball
-Shadow Ball
-Iron Tail
-Leaf Blade
-Aerial Ace
-Dragon Claw
-Aqua Tail
-Giga Impact
-Need a move, LMAO.
Thx again!
6 years ago
I own PLatinum but what is embargo
6 years ago
Prevents the target from using its held item for five turns. During in-game battles, trainers also cannot use any items from their bag on a Pokemon under the effects of Embargo.
Thar ya go.
6 years ago
o2awesome- Who? Define.
6 years ago
It's up there.
Yeah, I'm thinking of switching Water Pulse.
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o2awesome: Which pokemon are you talking about?
6 years ago
Whoops, I saw post.
What about the others?
6 years ago
Top Voted Answer
I can see you've put a lot of effort into your team, and i think you'd be a pretty formidable opponent! However, there are a few things you might consider:
first, you've got all attacking moves. Thunderbolt, flamethrower, psychic are all powerful moves, but what if your foe uses captivate or charm to lower your attack or special attack? I would recommend cutting out some of your attacking moves, and adding some defensive moves like will-o-wisp to cripple strong physical attacks, or haze to reduce stat effects? You'd be surprised by how much stat-effecting moves can implicate battles. the lowest a stat can go is like 30% or something. That means a good flamethrower would do barely anything even if it was super-effective. (by the way, notice that three of your Pokemon know flamethrower!)
another thing: the Pokemon you chose are good, but you could get better ones. gengar and alakazam have super high special attack, and tyranitar can be nearly invincible with stone edge, plus if you give him a choice band.
don't be afraid to use moves like protect to scout out your opponents moves!
Yeah, i used to think all this stat stuff was stupid, but now I've learned a lot more!
Lastly, TEAM COORDINATION!! notice most of your Pokemon will have good attack and okay defense (except for gardevoir). Sometimes pokemon aren't really good by themselves, but can make a good team when partnered with another. (the vgc is double battle, just in case you didn't know). for example, if i have a golem and a porygon, the porygon can use magnet rise to make it resistant to golems earthquake attack, while porygon can freely use discharge, because electric doesn't effect ground!
Well, that's all the advice i can give you now, and keep up your good work!
(Oh yes, i think houndoom should know crunch/dark-pulse instead of shadow ball, because pokemon get extra damage for attacks that are the same type as them, and you should teach your gyarados earthquake, that'll give him a big advantage against electric pokemon, which is his biggest weakness. Embargo for houndoom is a good strategy! I'm a total houndoom fan, by the way!!)
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You might want to throw a Thunderbolt move on Gyrados,or shock wave works fine too.And you might wanna change Nidoking`s thunderbolt to a ground/poison type move.And WTH is embargo?
6 years ago
For nidoking I reccomend aerial ace, brick break, thunder, and ice beam
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Aerial Ace for grass, bug, and fighting
Brick Break for ice, rock, steel, dark, and normal
Thunder for water and flying,
Ice Beam has more accuracy then Blizzard for dragon
6 years ago
The rest are GOOD TO GO! Sorry it took me too long to answer
6 years ago
Good Team
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GNOME 3 Classic is more of a hybrid desktop
GNOME 3 Classic is supposed to provide a traditional interface for desktop computing for those not completely pleased with the default GNOME Shell. So when you hear people talk about it, you'd think that it is actually offers a true GNOME 2-ish interface for desktop computing.
But I found out while testing the main edition of Fedora 19 that it is far from a traditional desktop interface. That it is more like a hybrid desktop interface – a fusion of what could be considered a traditional desktop interface and the GNOME Shell.
To illustrate my point, here a few screen shots from a test installation of Fedora 19 GNOME 3. This first one is what the so-called GNOME 3 Classic desktop looks like, with its non-classic menu. Note the Activities Overview entry at the bottom of the menu.
Yep, clicking on it is like clicking on Activities in the top bar of a default GNOME Shell. The GNOME 3 Classic comes complete with the Dash, a bottom panel, and four workspaces, or virtual desktops.
And if you click on the last entry on the Dash, you get the application picker view, just like you would get with the GNOME Shell. This shows the Frequent applications view.
And this shows the real application picker view. So what, again, is the difference between GNOME 3 Classic and a default GNOME Shell desktop?
To me, the GNOME 3 Classic looks more like a GNOME Shell modified using a few extensions. And to buttress that point, here is a list of dependencies installed when you attempt to install gnome-desktop-classic, which is the package to install if you wish to take the GNOME 3 Classic desktop for a spin.
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If you want low memory usage and produtivity, forget Gnome3, use MATE.
If you want a little bit of effects and produtivity, use Cinnamon.
Only if you want to have a beautiful environment to impress your friends and don't cares about resources usage, then use Gnome3.
It's sad but true.
Thanks for the article, I haven't paid any attention to Gnome since 3 came out, and I actually hated it so much I went back to E16 on my opensuse system. Why do the icons have to be so huge? it looks like it was designed for toddlers. Some of us are actually trying to do work on these systems, yet Microsoft and now the Linux community are trying to make everything look like a tablet interface. KDE is also too fluffy with glowing windows, etc., but at least you can turn on/ off what you want.
After I installed classic mode my top and bottom bars are still black. How does one setup the colors to the style as shown in the first screen shot?
In fact GNOME 3 Classic is exaxtly what you said: GNOME 3 with addons. The developers have said so. I expected GNOME 3 Classic to be close to the GNOME 2 experience but it's not; there are considerable differences.
I have been using Mate and Cinnamon both which I like. I haven't used GNOME 3 Classic long enough to give an opinion on it.
I upgraded from Fedora 18 to 19, when 19 was released. A couple days ago I tried GNOME 3 Classic mode and it worked. I later did a "yum update" after being prompted to update the software. After doing the update GNOME 3 Classic mode no longer works. I get an error message when I try to log in and it doesn't run at all. So now I'm back using Mate again which still works fine after the update.
"So what, again, is the difference between GNOME 3 Classic and a default GNOME Shell desktop?"
Er…the difference is that you have a nested-menu launcher in Classic? Among many other things? I don't understand the logic of 'the overview is also available, therefore it's just the same!' If they took the Overview out, would you think it was better? In that case, why not just *ignore the overview and not click on the button that opens it*?
I like the larger targets in Gnome 3 shell. I initially disliked Gnome Shell but after it matured and acquried plenty of extensions I found I could tweak it to my liking within a couple of minutes. It is a very productive environment to work in. When I go back to the Gnome 2 interface, I find it tiring and cumbersome. Cinnamon is just as restrictive.


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I don't want one of the bigger bikes that they offer as I tend towards the smaller displacement size stuff. I like nimble point and squirt stuff. Can you think of a nimble fat ballerina?
Now I know that are many other brands out there that would make a better choice. Here are my secondary considerations that are very important to me: 15 min away is a great well known Harley Dealer I am not interested in driving 90 miles for parts or mail order . Service is big in my book next as is parts availability and interchangeability. A few years after the purchase I have confidence that I will be able to keep my wheels on the road. Been there/here done that. My current brand/ dealer will still service my bike and started selling lawn equipment any way i need a second bike.
Get thyself to the XLForum. There you will see a bunch of posts by people who ride Sportsters with mid controls and wear full face helmets. It's like a weird alternate universe.
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