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Miami finalist Rafael Nadal isn't happy - and it's not because he lost a winnable final to Nikolay Davydenko. The World No. 2, who recently blogged about his annoyance with doubles policies, thinks the March US hardcourt swing is too tightly scheduled and compromises the success at the tourneys for many European players, including himself.
After Rafa dismissed nemesis Tomas Berdych on Friday he told the press,
It's not fair to have one month, two tournaments, and after go back to Europe and we have to play three Masters Series on clay. We only have three Masters Series (Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg) during all the season, and we have three in four weeks. For us it's terrible. And three Masters Series in the middle of the biggest tournament on clay in the world: Barcelona. So if you see the calendar, that is unbelievable.And what does the 21-year old blame for the 'unbelievable' scheduling in his mind?
I know here it's very important, the college basketball, because I saw always the American players and the men in the locker room watching always this. But, we can't have the (ATP) thinking about the college basketball, no? So we are 100 per cent disappointed about this (scheduling) decision of the ATP.According to Rafa, he's not the only baller feeling this way either:
European players are very angry about these decisions. For me it's terrible. I'm a clay player, but I can play very well on all surface. But playing four weeks it's impossible if you are playing well.Me thinks Rafa doth complain too much. A baller can be successful at both tournaments and sometimes win the Indian Wells-Miami double, though it's rare. But the same argument could be made for American ballers and their love for the European clay-court swing, including Roland Garros, and then the grass-court warm-ups leading to Wimbledon. If you throw a Davis Cup match on foreign soil in the mix, which falls right after Wimby, you're screwed.
I believe the schedule is too long in general, but the it effects everyone in one way or another. That's the way the yellow ball bounces so suck it up.
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Dan. you wouda figgered that out on your own in two seconds. It ain't rocket surgery bro Scott
NGK BR8EIX. This was the recommended plug for 500cc RE in the NGK catalog as well.
NGK BR8EIX. This was the recommended plug for 500cc RE in the NGK catalog as well.
Actually I was able to squeeze a 90 degree screwdriver in there but could only turn less than 1/4 turn. Not enough to make a difference. Now that I know which way to turn I'll give it another go.
..we can get the Bosch plugs in the US now:http://nfieldgear.com/enfield-store/maintenance-repair/engine/spark-plugs.html
That plug is for the old Iron motors.The UCE takes a BPR6EIX CJ
Sat Sree Akaal:Do you have a EFI UCE bike ? If so, there are a few points to consider - These bikes are originally fitted with Bosch WR7 DDC4 from the factory in Chennai. We cannot get them here in USA. The closest equivalent to these are BPR 6ES or BPR 6EIX (iridium). Some people might consider NGK of 7 heat range to be more appropriate. Others may think of switching to two plug system - colder (NGK 7) in summer and hotter (NGK 6) in winter. Heat range of NGK runs opposite to that of Bosch - as the number increases the plug becomes COLDER in NGK and HOTTER in Bosch. It seems that NGK catalog has not been updated for these new bikes and still recommend the heat range 8 that was used for the older engines. The plug BR 8EIX will work but it is a COLD plug that may not fully burn the fuel and at some point start to deposit carbon. Secondly, this plug is not projected whereas original Indian plug is projected so there is a slight difference in the location of spark. If you want, buy a BPR 6EIX plug and try in your bike - you will see the difference in how the pick up changes. I also had a heat range 8 NGK plug in my bike long time ago. When these bikes were new and I had a starting problem with my G5, we had a very extensive discussion on finding right spark plug (link below). Since then and after careful investigation and experimentation, it became clear that the heat range should be 6 for NGK to match Bosch OEM plug. The link below has lot of useful input from people from around the world that is worth going through. http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,6334.0/all.html
Autozone and a couple of other chains have BPR6EIX available for 6.99. I just ordered a couple and they will have them in about 2 days.I had to do this to reduce SinghG5s stress level
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text: Home Culture More Hate Crimes That Never Happened Police say a Louisiana woman set herself on fire. It's not the first time we've heard a story like this. By: Jenée Desmond-Harris Posted: Oct. 24 2012 2:41 PM 0 Getty Images Authorities now say that Sharmeka Moffitt of Louisiana, the woman who told police that she was set on fire by three men and that her car had racial slurs smeared on it, was actually responsible for inflicting on herself what originally appeared to be a "racially motivated attack." As outrageous as that may seem, it's not the first time someone's had a similar idea. Rolling Out has collected a few instances that, while not as serious at Moffit's case (she remains in critical condition), are just as difficult to understand. Ashley Todd, McCain Volunteer, Attacked By Angry Black Man -- In Her Head Pittsburgh: Ashley Todd, 20, was at the ATM, minding her business, when she was approached by a large black male who spotted her car's McCain sticker. Enraged, the black male mugged Todd, gave her a black eye and carved the letter "B" into her face. He told her "you are going to be a Barack supporter." ... Alicia Hardin Receives Hate Mail -- After She Mails it To Herself Chicago: In 2005, hate mail flooded Trinity International College, a small Christian school outside Chicago and authorities relocated the terrorized minority students to a local motel. Alicia Hardin had convinced authorities that white supremacists were sending the mail, but students pointed the finger at Hardin. Police discovered that Hardin, in fact, was sending the letters because she was bored at Trinity and wanted to relocate to another school. She was jailed for her fake crime wave ... Professor Madonna Finds A Noose -- Right Where She Left It Beforehand New York: Columbia University Teachers College professor Madonna Constantine found a noose hanging on her office door in 2007 and the university rallied around her as the incident was investigated. When the smoke cleared, authorities determined that Madonna Constantine -- even with an angelic name like hers—planted the noose to divert attention from her embarrassing plagiarism charges ... Read more at Rolling Out. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


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The St. Thomas Men's Golf team traveled to Dallas on March 5-6 to compete in Northwood University's Wyndham Spring Invitational. The event was hosted at TPC Las Colinas, a course that is home to the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Classic.
The Celts competed in arguably the strongest NAIA field to assemble all year, with 10 of the 15 teams in the field ranked in the top 25 in the country. The Celts held their ground on the first day with rounds of 307 and 310 to find themselves in 9th place, ahead of conference rivals Northwood University and UT-Brownsville. The final round brought nearly unplayable winds, gusting to 35 miles per hour, and the Celts final round total of 325 dropped them to 12th place.
Zach Cabra continued his strong freshmen year and notched the best Celt finish. His rounds of 72-78-79 were good enough to finish tied for 28th place. Junior Sean Kennedy also dealt with difficult conditions well, firing rounds of 74-79-80 to finish in a tie for 37th. The Celts will tee up again this weekend at Texas Wesleyan's event at Hawk's Creek Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Installed Zimbra Desktop 7.2.1 GA Build 11637 on my Windows 7 (X64) desktop yesterday.
I connected my Zimbra 7.2.1 instance and my Gmail account.
I moved the messages I want to save to my local folders.
In preferences->Backups the output "Location:" field defaults to C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Zimbra\zd_backup\
I wish to change this location to a folder that my Online backup service is already capturing (rather than add this folder to it).
Any value I put in the Location: field has no impact on where the backups are dropped.
It always outputs backups to C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Zimbra\zd_backup\.
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Greensboro, NC -- Police arrested the second Guilford County jail escapee Wednesday night, thanks to help from an anonymous caller.
Officers responded to the Home Depot on W. Wendover Ave. at 8:20 p.m. after the caller told police they saw one of the escaped prisoners in the store.
Police arrested Jose Hernandez-Hernandez at the scene and turned him over to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office.
This arrest comes just two days after officers arrested another escapee, Jose Idel Sid, after police responded to the scene of an assault.
Read More| Escapee Jose Sid Back In Guilford County Jail After Assault Charge Arrest
Jose Idel Sid and Jose Hernandez-Hernandez escaped through a window at the Guilford County Detention Center in High Point back in March.
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text: Photo Gallery Space Shuttle Discovery Buzzes D.C. Monuments (Pictures) On its final flight, space shuttle Discovery soared low over Washington, D.C.—a monumental ending to a record-breaking career. PUBLISHED Wed Apr 18 14:02:00 EDT 2012 0 1 / 10 Leaving on a Jet Plane Shortly after sunrise Tuesday, the powered-down space shuttle Discovery began its ride into the sunset atop a Boeing 747. NASA's longest-serving shuttle, shown above Florida's Kennedy Space Center, was carried north to Virginia's Dulles International Airport, pausing for a victory lap over Washington, D.C. On Thursday Discovery will roll to its final resting place, a Smithsonian Institution facility near the airport.(See Space Shuttle Discovery in extreme detail: exclusive new pictures.)Even before NASA's final space shuttle mission—an Atlantis expedition last July—workers had begun making Discovery safe for the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, draining toxic fluids, disabling flammable fuel cells, and removing other dangers.In its time Discovery marked a series of space milestones. The shuttle was the first to dock with Russia's Mir space station, carried NASA's first African-American mission commander as well as the first woman to pilot a spacecraft—and executed the first "return to flight" missions after the Challenger disaster.—With reporting by Ker Than Photograph courtesy Glenn Benson, NASA So Long, Space Coast Piggybacking away from the Kennedy Space Center's 50-story-tall Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday, Discovery departs Florida's Space Coast one last time.Named after a series of historic exploration ships, Discovery made its maiden voyage into space on August 30, 1984. Since then it's logged the most flight hours of any space shuttle in NASA's fleet, flying 39 missions and spending 365 days in space.Over the years the spaceship has earned a reputation among historians and shuttle enthusiasts as the "dependable older sibling" of the shuttle fleet."Its legacy is that it is the reliable workhorse," Robert Pearlman, editor of the space history and artifacts website collectSPACE.com, told National Geographic News in 2010.(Related: "Why Space Shuttle Discovery Is Machine With Personality.") Photograph courtesy Glenn Benson, NASA White House Tour Discovery shoots over the White House Tuesday en route to Dulles International Airport. For security reasons, officials did not list the exact flight path for the space shuttle and its carrier, though NASA and the Smithsonian Institution encouraged spectators to be on the lookout from the National Mall and other key shuttle-spotting points.(Related blog post: "D.C. Welcomes Space Shuttle Discovery.") Photograph by Jim Bourg, Reuters Discovery Takeoff The Boeing 747 ferrying space shuttle Discovery departs NASA's Kennedy Space Center at about 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday.Space shuttles were never meant to fly like conventional aircraft, instead being boosted into space with the help of detachable engines and fuel tanks. Returning to Earth, the shuttles performed essentially as giant gliders.(Video: Replay the very last space shuttle launch.) Photograph courtesy Glenn Benson, NASA Shuttle Spectators Visitors to the U.S. Capitol watch space shuttle Discovery's final voyage as it soars above Washington on Tuesday. Discovery was no stranger to two Capitol regulars. In 1985 it carried Utah senator Jake Garn into space, a first for a U.S. congressperson. And in 1998 Discovery blasted off with 77-year-old former Ohio Senator John Glenn—the oldest person to fly in space.(See "Space Shuttle Pictures: Rare Behind-the-Scenes Views.") Photograph by J. Scott Applewhite, AP D.C. Sightseeing En route to Chantilly, Virginia's Dulles International Airport, the space shuttle Discovery flies past the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol atop a NASA-modified 747 plane on Tuesday.The arrival generated such a buzz around the U.S. capital city that the American Automobile Association reminded drivers, "Don't let anyone or anything—even a space shuttle overhead—distract you."(Related: "After Space Shuttle, Does U.S. Have a Future in Space?") Photograph by Kevin Lamarque, Reuters Rarin' to Go Wearing a space shuttle costume, four-year-old Alex Mendez, of Sterling, Virginia, awaits the arrival of the space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Tuesday.It will be two days before Discovery arrives, to great fanfare, at its final home, the center's James S. McDonnell Space Hangar. There, Discovery will displace the space shuttle Enterprise, which never made it out of Earth orbit.(See "Space Shuttle Discovery: Final Flight in Pictures.") Photograph by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Final Landing Space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing on the back of a NASA's Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft at the Dulles International Airport on Tuesday.The retirement of NASA's space shuttles marks the end of an era—just as the scheduled launch of the first private spacecraft to the International Station later this month marks the beginning of another one.(See pictures: "Space Shuttle Discovery's Milestone Moments.") Photograph by Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images Future Astronaut? A boy sports an astronaut costume at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center on Tuesday in Chantilly, Virginia. Hundreds of people gathered at the museum to watch the arrival of the space shuttle Discovery, which was tethered to the back of a modified 747 jumbo jet."At the Udvar-Hazy Center," museum director John Dailey said in a statement, "Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, especially children, who will become the next generation of scientists, engineers, researchers and explorers. Photograph by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images More Pictures: Discovery's Final Space Mission >> Photograph courtesy NASA Related Stories SpaceX Plans to Send Spacecraft to Mars in 2018 The Forgotten Soviet Space Shuttle Could Fly Itself Week's Best Space Pictures: Mars Rover Spots Dust Devil


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Next is the main course on Chef Keller's romantic dinner: a tender, succulent rack of lamb wrapped in a vegetable ragout and served with a mushroom polenta. Dessert is a decadent warm chocolate tart made with a dash of orange liqueur. Rack of Lamb Wrapped in Vegetable Ragout; Warm Chocolate Tart.
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January 21, 2011 03:00 PM by Paula_Kosowski
Former Playmate and "Holly's World"/Girls Next Door reality star Holly Madison says she expected jokes about age while dating Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Keep reading to see what she had to say about the age difference and how she's dealing with Hef's plans to get married…
According to PopEater, Holly was prepared for the jokes that come with dating someone so much older.
"I expected those kind of jokes," she tells the website. "Anyone who gets into that situation knows that jokes like that are going to happen."
Though Holly's no longer dating Hef, she tells PopEater she's still protective of him and wants him to make good decisions.
Hef recently got engaged to another "Girls Next Door" castmember, Crystal Harris, who he dated after breaking up with Holly.
PopEater reports Holly went to confront Hefner about the news on camera for her reality show, "Holly's World." She says she has a lot of different feelings about the engagement and wanted to capture her reaction on camera.
"It was definitely an awkward situation," Holly tells PopEater about the meeting.
The "Girls Next Door" star has gotten a lot of shocking news lately, according to PopEater.
The website reports Holly was told to lose weight for "Peep Show," her burlesque show in Las Vegas, but isn't taking it too personally.
"I'm all for getting healthier," she says. "I don't think my body wants to lose a lot of weight."
The second season of "Holly's World" will premiere Sunday night at 10:30/9:30c on E!.
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- In the final hours of the Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential campaign, candidates accused one another of planning to commit campaign fraud and experts warned of the possibility of post-election unrest.
But among many Ukrainian voters, the no-holds barred campaign may have inspired as much apathy as outrage and some observers were predicting a relatively smooth first-round vote Sunday.
Prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who helped lead the 2004 Orange Revolution, has accused front-runner Viktor Yanukovych and his Party of Regions of planning a campaign of voter fraud through falsified absentee ballots and other methods.
''Yanukovych and the Party of Regions are preparing a large-scale falsification in Ukraine,'' Tymoshenko said, speaking to the media Thursday. ''For this purpose, they have formed on a corrupt basis a puppet majority in the Central Election Commission.''
Most polls show Tymoshenko running second behind Yanukovych in the race. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote Sunday, as expected, there will be a runoff between the two top vote getters sometime in February.
Sergei Markov, a member of the Russian parliament and an election observer, said Tymoshenko's fraud charges are part of an effort to prepare her supporters to challenge a Yanukovych victory.
''Claims that the opposition is trying to rig the vote show that the other side is ideologically preparing to reject the election in case they lose,'' said Markov, whose views on many issues are thought to reflect the thinking of the Kremlin. He spoke at the expert panel Friday.
Yanukovych meanwhile has warned that his supporters will not allow any candidate to steal the current presidential contest, as he claims happened in 2004.
The pro-Russian candidate's initial victory in that race was thrown out by the Supreme Court following the Orange street protests and accusations of widespread fraud by authorities on Yanukovych's behalf.
''No such scenario will be allowed,'' Yanukovych told reporters during a campaign trip to eastern Ukraine Thursday, referring to the street rallies that helped reverse his victory. ''If anybody is hoping for that, we will disappoint them.''
Yanukovych noted that in 2004 he called off plans for mass demonstrations by his supporters in the capital to avoid clashes with Orange protesters. He suggested that this time, his partisans would not back down against those who challenge a Yanukovych victory.
Vladimir Fesenko, the head of Ukraine's Penta Center for Applied Political Research, predicted that neither Tymoshenko nor Yanukovych would accept defeat in the runoff, which is expected to pit the two old adversaries against one another.
Instead, he said, they would challenge any defeat with peaceful protests. But he warned that if Tymoshenko's and Yanukovych's demonstrators face off, it could escalate into violence.
''Neither wants a real war,'' Fesenko said. ''But unfortunately there are risks. Often it is difficult to control people once they're on the streets. There could be adventurists from either camp that could provoke a clash.''
Authorities say they are planning to deploy thousands of police Sunday to ensure an orderly first round ballot.
Foes of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko released a tape this week of a purported conversation between her and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, in which he supposedly says he is sending 2,000 ''battle-ready'' observers to monitor the race.
''No worries, we are sending the best prepared and most battle-ready people to you,'' the voice alleged to be Saakashvili's says on the tape, which was played Friday at a panel of analysts and sociologists.
Some here interpreted Saakashvili's purported comment as a pledge to support Tymoshenko in post-election street protests. Spokespeople for both Tymoshenko and Saakashvili declined to comment, and the authenticity of the tape could not be determined.
Evgeny Kopatko, chief sociologist at Ukraine's R&B Group, a consultancy, said Friday that if tensions rise after the election, that ''could split the country in two, and this is a very serious risk, economically and politically. The country would be virtually uncontrollable.''
Parliament speaker Vladimir Litvin on Friday appealed to supporters of Ukraine's rival political leaders, urging not to take to the streets as they did in 2004.
''Today I'm calling on all of the politicians not to deal in actions on the Maidan,'' Litvin said, referring to Kiev's central square where tens of thousands rallied every day for weeks in late 2004.
President Viktor Yushchenko, the eventual winner in 2004, is standing for re-election, but his popularity has plunged and his chances look slim. He warned that the elections could usher in an authoritarian government.
''Should there be an authoritarian regime of either Yanukovych or Tymoshenko, with the criminal elements that will come along, it will take away the freedom of expression,'' he said.
Five years after the Orange Revolution brought tens of thousands of people to the streets of the capital, public cynicism appeared widespread. Voters have offered to sell their votes on Web sites for the equivalent of between about $10 and $100.
Despite the dire warnings, Alcee Hastings, a U.S. congressman who is deputy head of the international observer mission, told reporters Friday that so far no one has come up with evidence of intended voting irregularities.
''While the candidates accuse each other of fraud, neither of them has presented you in the media with a smoking gun,'' he said. ''I don't think there's going to be widespread fraud.''
Hastings noted that the election will come under intense scrutiny. He said there are more international observers in Ukraine for the presidential contest than for any previous election in the former Soviet Union.
But Hastings did not rule out isolated efforts to falsify votes.
''Remember, I'm from Florida, the land of the hanging chads and the butterfly ballots,'' he said, referring to the disputed 2000 U.S. presidential contest and the controversial Florida vote count.


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Lookin good boys! I may have to make the trek over your way this year if I kill anything worth putting on the wall. Your taxi looks like he does really nice work. Congrats you two!
Good looking mounts, never seen the one sided leg thing.
Very nice... I have started going with that wall pedestal style myself, I really like showing more of the shoulder.


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Apple's first flash-based music player features circular, clickable controls but no screen. A switch on the back lets you choose between Shuffle and Play in Order modes. The 1GB player holds an estimated 240 songs.
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Time to mix things up. Meet iPod shuffle, the iPod Shuffle Songs setting takes you on a unique journey through your music collection.


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The Zimbra Collaboration Suite 6.0 is well into full swing, but for those running version 5.0 who are not yet ready for that hop - announcing release 5.0.20:
Key Enhancements:
13959 - ZCO: Prompt for password every time (when StorePassword 0)
40728 - switch to enforce TLS for GSSAPI auth (zimbraSaslGssapiRequiresTls default FALSE)
Notable Fixes:
37018 - NPE on mailboxd with 'my contacts' filter enabled
41378 - invitee can trigger cancel appointment email - view rights allows delete
40450 - can't see appointment notes on a public share
40862 - virtual host breaks client change password URL
37259 - Enable batched indexing by default (zimbraBatchedIndexingSize 20)
40865 - PST Import Wizard via XML config can only import one account
Connector for Outlook:
27479 - ZCO shows acct guid in sharing dialog
38635 - Outlook Free/Busy Publishing doesn't publish more than 2 months forward
40035 - initial sync of shared mailbox in outlook prevents syncing of user's mailbox
40240 - An appointment doesn't sync because of "could not find occurrence for this date"
40671 - Support for Dynamics CRM Addin
41119 - Support for cutoff date in ZCO delegate calendars (MaxInitialDCalAge)
42295 - Contact addresses larger than 512 characters cause debug assert
(Further details on PMweb.)
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UPDATE: It's not possible to go from 5.0.20 to 6.0.2, since it was released prior the installer won't know that 5.0.20 exists (will have to use upcoming 6.0.3 or 6.0.4 or 5.0.21, those on 5.0.19 should be ok to do 6.0.2): Bug 42609 - Upgrade from 5.0.19 to 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 fails - slapadd import failed


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I sit here thinking about writing for Owning Pink and how the stories posted here are usually written by, for and about women.
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Yaw now reaches to 11.
While SRAM's Yaw technology was arguably the most defining attribute of the 2012 re-introduction of Red, the 11th gear makes this claim with the new Red 22 group. But that doesn't mean the front derailleur gets bumped to the back burner with the new group -- quite the opposite. The Red 22 Front Derailleur brings this innovative Yaw design to the 'True 22' system, calibrated to provide you with every gear combination possible -- without any chain rub and no trim necessary across all 22 gears.
So what exactly is SRAM's Yaw technology, and how does it apply to their new Red 22 Front Derailleur? Borrowing from the principles of an aircraft's rotational movements across a single axis, yaw dictates fore and aft lateral movement, pitch is the opposing vertical movement, and roll is the definitive vertical lean, from one side of the axis to the other. Rather than simply moving back and forth across the singular plane like that of a conventional derailleur, the new Red Derailleur is designed to rotate—like an airplane—along its axis in conjunction with your shifts, preserving an optimal angular alignment with the chain at all times, no matter your gear combination. Because of this, the new SRAM Red 22 Derailleur has done away with the concept of front derailleur trim. This is a revolutionary design that actively maintains perfect chain alignment while still providing the crisp and punchy actuation that SRAM riders have grown accustomed to.
In the past SRAM saw some of its sponsored riders using the heavier Force Front Derailleur with its stiffer and slightly heavier steel cage that inspired better front shifting confidence under load. So for the new Red 22, SRAM has maintained that hybrid aluminum cage to preserve the gruppo's weight savings, but has added steel to the alloy blend to provide stiffer, more confident shifts. And as an added precaution, the included Chain Spotter can be elegantly mounted to the derailleur body without any detriment to weight or shifting precision, but the derailleur will function normally without it. Today, a chain keeper is the quintessential illustration of the old adage, 'better to have one and not need it, than need one and not have it.' It adjusts independently of the derailleur, so you'll only know it's there when summoned by a rough patch of road, a possible errant shift, or a completely unfortunate stroke of misfortune at the hands of cycling's powers-that-be.
The SRAM Red 22 Yaw Front Derailleur gets a slight cosmetic upgrade in some new laser-etched graphics and installation markers, and is available in a brushed, gunmetal finish. Please bear in mind that due to the redesigned pivots and change in cable pull, this derailleur is not compatible with previous generation SRAM Red Shifters. Also, the Red 22's profile is slightly narrower than the 10-speed version, meaning that it's optimized for use with SRAM X Glide R Chainrings and the complete Red 22 system. It is available in braze-on style.
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PITA to set up
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Don't play with the factory set limits on the initial install, or it is a serious bear to get right. Honestly not better than the 4 trim options that DA 9000 came out with, but it does work better than the 10 speed previous gen FD. Sram red 22 is dead on perfect except for the FD.
Would this replace an apex dérailleur?
This will work on any sram 2x11 speed system. I think the apex was 10 speed so i don't think this will work.
What if my frame (IBIS Hak disc.) needs a...
What if my frame (IBIS Hak disc.) needs a band type der. but this one only comes in braze-on?
I am sorry to say that James is mistaken and you are certainly not SOL. You will just need to purchase a braze on clamp/adapter , size 34.9 based on your Ibis spec. SRM0062 would be a great option for you. K-Edge also makes some great braze on adapters in different colors, but I show we are currently out of stock on the 34.9.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and sorry for the miss-information.
Looks awesome
Like a erector set piece - but awesome; works great, even with Rotor Q-Rings :)
Best front SRAM yet
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Along with the 22-speed group, this derailleur far exceeds the first generation SRAM products. Looks awesome - almost like an exquisite science project :) Best way to set-up, is to use the line on the top of the cage. Also, this one works best with lots (and lots) of cable tension. Ridden >1500 miles on this so far, without one drop, no hangups what soever - haven't needed to adjust once so far. * you can also use the new 22 front with the last generation 10-speed left hand shifter - nice to know :)


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Brookings, SD (Sports Network) - Jordan Dykstra recorded a double-double with
18 points and 14 rebounds as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the
South Dakota Coyotes, 67-54, in Summit League play at Frost Arena.
Nate Wolters scored a game-high 19 points along with seven boards in the
Jackrabbits (17-6, 8-2 Summit) victory. Tony Fiegen and Chad White scored 11
points a piece as South Dakota State won a sixth consecutive game.
For the Coyotes (8-14, 4-6), Casey Kasperbauer recorded 15 points but was the
only player in double-figures as South Dakota lost a second game in a row.
South Dakota State made 42.9 percent from the floor including 7-of-13 from
long-range, en route to a 36-27 advantage at the break. South Dakota was held
to a mere 2-of-5 from long range in the period.
Both teams collected11 field goals from the floor in the second half while
South Dakota State made 7-of-8 free-throws to seal the 13-point victory.
South Dakota State forced 17 turnovers and outscored the Coyotes, 15-7, in
points off those turnovers.
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GBF functions as a "plug-and-play" platform for research and testing. Organizations can install their system in a standard 20-foot shipping container, using connection specifications provided by Cal Maritime to access ballast water tanks, electricity, and ancillaries. This will enable vendors and researchers to set up their platform at their home location, and then easily transport it to the Cal Maritime campus for loading aboard Golden Bear. This eliminates the need to install a vendor's system below deck. The California State Universities Moss Landing Marine Laboratories research colleagues will provide certification testing to give vendors the independent third-party certification needed for IMO Type Approval of ballast treatment systems.
The Cal Maritime Campus in Vallejo, CA is perfectly situated at the junction of the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento Delta creating preferable challenge water conditions for testing with both sea and brackish bay water. The new test facility:
GBF is available for use all year - during the academic year while Golden Bear is at home at the Vallejo campus, or during the summer when the ship is on training voyages.
Mounting: The facility will accept one or two standard 20-foot containers (ISO R-668, ISO R-1161), with the second secured on top of the first and supplied with an inclined ladder. Both must not exceed 25 short tons.
Ballast: Two 8-inch, 150-pound ANSI flanges will be provided for ballast water supply and return connections. The ship's ballast can be provided to the treatment system in any range between 660 to 1,980 gallon per minute (150 to 450 cubic meters per hour) at up to 64 feet of water (2 bar) of pressure during either uptake or discharge.
Electrical: Three electrical supply terminals are available, and use a Russell Stoll connection system, all at 60 hertz: 100 amps at 450 volts, 50 amps at 450 volts, 30 amps at 120 volts.
Service: Connections include 1-inch female national pipe thread for 80-psi compressed air and 50 psi fresh water. Water and air consumption allowances are limited.


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LANDOVER, Md. (WUSA) -- As Prince George's County police continue their search for a killer, family and friends of 18-year-old Marckel Ross pay their final respects Thursday.
Hundreds packed the Jericho City of Praise church in Landover Thursday morning for the young man's funeral.
He was shot and killed last Tuesday while on his way to class at Central High School.
His killer is still on the loose.


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Images: Special Operations Award Ceremony [Image 9 of 10]
Photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric E. Feil, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, awards the Purple Heart Medal to Tech. Sgt. Douglas J. Matthews of the 125th Special Tactics Squadron during an award ceremony held at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., Jan. 23. The event honored airmen from the unit with five Bronze Star Medals and one Purple Heart medal. The airmen earned the medals during recent deployments to the Middle East. Fiel flew in from AFSOC headquarters at Hulburt Field, Fla., for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs/Released)
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For the fourth consecutive year, the College will conduct fire drills in 12 academic buildings during fall term. These fire drills will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 27, between 2 and 4:30 p.m. No residence halls are included, but will have separate drills during early October.
Here's the lineup of approximate times and the buildings that will be involved in the Sept. 27 fire drills:
2 p.m. Kroehler Science Center
2:15 p.m. Kiekhofer Hall
2:30 p.m. Carnegie Hall
2:45 p.m. Old Main
3 p.m. Meiley-Swallow Hall


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State Capitol Building
State St. Augusta, ME US 04330
The Maine State House in Augusta was built between 1829-32 on Weston Hill overlooking the Kennebec River. It was designed by Charles Bullfinch (1763-1844), America's first native-born architect. Since its construction, the State House has been renovated and expanded.
The State House includes Maine's Legislative Chambers and Office of the Governor. Visitors can study the building's historic architecture, see displays of Maine's battle flags and portraits of former Maine Governors.


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Thermal Contact Resistance Between an Electronic Package and a Heat Sink
Application ID: 14659
This example reproduces parts of the study of Ref. 1 on the thermal contact resistance at the interface between a heat sink and an electronic package. Eight cooling fins equip the cylindrical heat sink and contact is made at the radial boundaries of the package. The efficiency of the device depends on the cooling of the fins and the heat transfer from the package to the heat sink. This model focuses on the heat transfer through the contact interface where four parameters influence the joint conductance: contact pressure, microhardness of the softer material, surface roughness and surface roughness slope.


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RDR Downloadable Content, DLC, add-ons, etc
RDR Downloadable Content, DLC, add-ons, etc
May 5 2010, 12:22 PM
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Anything to do with Red Dead Redemption downloadable content (DLC) or other add ons that might be released to us. Running list of RDR DLC info....
Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack - June 22nd, Free
Red Dead Redemption DLC Info (pack is FREE!)
New Outlaws To The End Screens
More DLC Info and Screens
More DLC Missions and Screens
DLC Trailer from GameTrailers.com
Outlaws to the End Co-Op DLC Now Available
Legends and Killers Pack - August 10th, $10/800 Microsoft Points
Upcoming #RDR DLC Info, Four $10 packs!
New Legends and Killers DLC Pack Screens
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Red Dead Redemption DLC Out on August 10th
RDR Legends and Killers Pack Trailer
Legends and Killers of Red Dead Revolver: Part 1
RDR Legends and Killers Trophies and Achievements
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Legends & Killers DLC Out Tomorrow
The 9 New Locations in Legends and Killers DLC
Legends and Killers DLC Available Now!
Liars and Cheats Pack - September 21st, $10/800 Microsoft Points
Upcoming #RDR DLC Info, Four $10 packs!
New DLC: Liars and Cheats Pack Out 21.09.10
First Look at the Liars and Cheats Pack DLC
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Upcoming #RDR DLC Info, Four $10 packs!
Undead Nightmare Pack - October 26th, $10/800 Microsoft Points
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New DLC: Liars and Cheats Pack Out 21.09.10
New Details and Teaser Trailer coming for new DLC
Asked and Answered: Liars and Cheats DLC
Original Artwork From Undead Nightmare
First Undead Nightmare Screenshots
Undead Nightmare Trailer is Alive!
Zombie Cougar Screenshots
Play Undead DLC at NY Comic Con This Weekend
5 New Undead Nightmare Screens
New Official Artwork: Nuns with Guns
Lucky Gamer Gets RDR Likeness in UN Pack
All New Undead Screenshots
Asked and Answered: Undead Nightmare Pack
2 New Artworks, UN Poster, Friendly Free Roam Soon
New Zombie Bear Artwork
New Undead Marston Outfit Screenshots
New Undead Nightmare Trailer!
Undead Nightmare Coming on 26th+Info and DLC Disc!
IGN Preview of Undead Nightmare - New Info Inside!
New Screenshots: The Four Horses of the Apocalypse
"Graveyards" - New Undead Nightmare Video
GameSpot Undead Q&A with Dan Houser
Holy Weapons Trailer from GameTrailers
5 Undead Nightmare Trophies and Achievements
New Screenshots: Saving Towns from the Plague
More Undead Screens: How to Clear Graveyards
New Undead Nightmare Video: "Undead Overrun"
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Undead Nightmare Commercial (Bigfoot again!)
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New Undead Screenshots: The Zombies Breeds
More New Screens: Rescuing Missing Persons
The Undead Has Arrived
Undead Nightmare Disc - November 23rd (US) 26th (Europe), $29.99/£24.99/€29.99
All previous DLC on one disc!
Undead Nightmare Coming on 26th+Info and DLC Disc!
Hunting and Trading Outfits Pack - October 12th, free
Red Dead Title Update Next Week
New DLC: Liars and Cheats Pack Out 21.09.10
Asked and Answered: Liars and Cheats DLC
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Marshal Outfits - October 1st, free
The Marshals are finally coming to Multiplayer!
Add your thoughts or what you want for Red Dead Redemption DLC!
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alienating half the online community doesn't sounds like good business, IMO... but, your right... sadly it's the current direction of the industry... activision is even looking into charging you to play online... as well as making you pay an online activation fee for purchasing a used video game... this industry is starting to get really money hungry for some reason, and they're making billions... greedy fucks...
Oh, good one. The "you're on the internet so you must have no life" insult isn't moronic or unoriginal at all. You must, without a doubt, be a very important member of society, not at all a waste of the already barely valuable gift of life.
As is the case for everyone who takes issue with people who make them sad on the internet, you are one of two kinds of people:
You are exactly what you claim I am, and that is a lonely, pathetic basement dweller. You life is spent eating eight pounds of junk food per day, masturbating to anything you find online that's even remotely feminine, and wishing you had good looks and social skills. You continue to live with your mother until she dies of a combination of lung cancer and liver failure brought on by the chain-smoking and heavy drinking she used to cope with what a failure you are. Your mother mercifully dead and free of the living embodiment of failure she regretfully thrust from her loins, the bills start to pile up and you, unemployed and unable to pay these bills (of course), lose the house and everything in it. Somehow even more of a failure than you already were, you wander from place to place eating out of dumpsters and sleeping in your own filth until you finally die of AIDS, which you contracted from a diseased whore you scrounged up enough money to pay for, so you could finally lose your virginity while at the same time pretending that your mother was back in your life.
You are the type who was an athlete in high school, who was genetically doomed to be an idiot but managed to finish school and even get a college scholarship because you were so good at a worthless children's game. You went off to college with a suitcase full of polo shirts and condoms, the polo shirts, because you're a douche, and the condoms to prevent you from impregnating the dim-witted young college girls whom you could never touch without the aid of Rohypnol, a drug you refer to as "roofies" because you can neither spell or pronounce Rohypnol. You scrape by with borderline D's for the next four years, and leave the campus to go out into the real world where your realize you're not intelligent or talented enough to do anything of value with your life. Misery and minimum wage ensues for thirty years, then you blow your brains out, and your corpse, alone and forgotten, is not discovered until the smell of rotting flesh seeps under your door and your bodily fluids finally soak through the floor of your studio apartment and into the room below you. Your body is cremated, the ashes scraped into a garbage bin because there was no one in your life who valued you enough to pay for a casket, funeral, or burial plot.
You're undoubtedly one of the two, otherwise you would have better things to do than complain about the theme of a forum that doesn't care about anything you have to say.
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Mach1 GTO vs. A-P 900 mounts
Posted 20 January 2011 - 02:37 PM
I'm looking for some advice, and I'm not sure I'm getting the best from some of the manufacturer's reps I've been chatting with on email. So, once again, I'm turning to my friends on CN to help with a little unbiased (and real-world) advice!
I have an Apomax 133mm f/12 refractor -- and it has been a relationship for over 10 years now! The views are spectacular, and I've never seen this scope's equal on planetary and lunar work. The problem is that this beast is BIG!! 1600mm f/l, about 20 Kg (42 lbs) and almost 190 cm (75 inches) from dew shield to eyepiece. It's a monster!
I do mostly visual work, but I'd love to do some astrophotography - I have the scope and a good camera, my problem has always been the mount! Currently the scope is mounted on a Celestron CGEM mount - very unsatisfactory! It tracks ok for visual work (unless it is very windy), but the motors strain when slewing anywhere above the slowest speed, and the clutches just can't hold my long green scope steady at all.
I've looked at, and rejected, many mounts, and I have my eye on just two - if there is a 3rd (or a 4th!!!) I haven't considered, please clue me in!
One is the CGE-Pro mount from Celestron. At about 5K including tripod, it is has plenty of payload capacity, and as this thing was designed for a 20" CDK, I figure it will hold my refractor. Downside? Very heavy lift to get the 25 Kg EQ head to the top of the tripod, and the mount is only marginally tall enough - at zenith, the eyepiece is less than 60 cm (24 inches) from the ground and very uncomfortable!
The second mount I'm looking at is the Mach1 GTO from Astro-Physics - just under 6K w/o any pier or tripod. Slightly lower payload (still well capable of handling the weight of my scope), and much better reviewed performance for photographic work. Downside? After purchasing a 60" pier or tripod for the Mach1, adapter plates, counterweights, etc. (all extra) I'm now approaching (if not over) $9K. Heck, for 10K, I can get an CGE-14-HD with all the trimmings!
Additionally, when I contacted A-P, the advice the tech gave is that the Mach1 won't hold a scope of my size steady - even for visual work!! I have to think that if the (by comparison) lowly CGEM will do the work, then a Mach1 certainly should. A-P tech claims that: "The scope is heavy and long, so it will not be stable on the Mach1 size mount. The long tube length requires a larger gearwheel in the two axes in order to hold the scope rigidly enough even for visual. It is a matter of torque transferred to the gearteeth." (My emphasis!)
So what is the 'real world' situation? I'm sure that Roland's standards of "acceptable tracking and steadyness" are quite a bit different from mine - could the Mach1 do the job? The A-P folks frankly recommended an A-P 900 GTO mount - nice, but Santa and the Easter Bunny just laughed at me. With a base price of about 9K (before tripod, adapter plates, counterweights, etc.) and waaaaay out of my reach!
Any help from the Peanut Gallery or the FWIW Bureau would be greatly appreciated!
Posted 20 January 2011 - 02:59 PM
Just as an example a 4 min sub with my F5.3 would mean you need a 20 min sub for the equivalent light capture of a DSO on the camera chip, now that is a big ask of any mount, even guided, with that size scope.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:07 PM
Most of the photographic work I've done has been on Luna (successful!) and Mars (meh!). Photographic work is really secondary for me - visual work is primary.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:13 PM
One is the CGE-Pro mount from Celestron. At about 5K including tripod, it is has plenty of payload capacity, and as this thing was designed for a 20" CDK,
Although the mount originally proposed for the 20" CDK was designated CGE Pro, the model currently using that designation bears little or no resemblance.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:19 PM
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Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:37 PM
Although the mount originally proposed for the 20" CDK was designated CGE Pro, the model currently using that designation bears little or no resemblance.
Very sad... but I will take your word for it. Some others have said the same.
There seems to be a BIG gap between the $1,000 - $1,500 mounts and the 6K & up pricetag / performance of the next level.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:45 PM
Thanks, your photo with the two side-by-side is a great help! I may wish to take up a large DSO reflector someday, but the big refractor is plenty for now.
I've never actually done an astrophoto with an exposure of more than a couple of minutes duration! I can't see doing long exposures with this refractor - entirely wrong instrument for that!
Plus if I stick with a Mach1, I might be able to afford a Pier-Tech-2 adjustable pier to put underneath it... nice not to have to lift all that glass onto a 60" high platform! That combo would still keep the total at about $9K - I can swing that if my bonus comes in!
Posted 20 January 2011 - 03:48 PM
Have yet to mount the TOA on it yet though I use my 1200 for imaging with it, and planned on using the 900 for visual use in the field.
I would highly recommend the AP900, for just a little more you get almost twice the payload. These mounts are something you will likely keep for life. And there is no comparison between an AP mount and a Celestron.
Good luck
Posted 20 January 2011 - 04:51 PM
A Mach-1 with accessories you might get away with 7.5-8K. For a 900, you're talking 10K+ for the mount, pier, plates, CWs, etc.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 05:53 PM
Yes it is more $$$ than just a little, but it has nearly twice the capacity. I have not looked at the cost lately. However if he is concerned about it then this might be a better option. Better too much mount than not enough.
Personally I would put the extra money into the mount before a expensive pier. That could be added later if really needed.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 06:07 PM
Posted 20 January 2011 - 11:29 PM
greg N
Posted 21 January 2011 - 12:09 AM
Photographic instrument weight capacity 100 lbs.
Equatorial Head weight 75 lbs. Breaks down into R.A. 37.5 lbs. & DEC. 37.5 lbs
Or, check out this thread for a large refractor mount:
Posted 21 January 2011 - 02:51 AM
I moved up from a Mach1 to the AP900 when I bought my TOA-150. I was told it would work but I just felt the 900 would give me a little better stability.
I would highly recommend the AP900, for just a little more you get almost twice the payload. These mounts are something you will likely keep for life. And there is no comparison between an AP mount and a Celestron.
Good luck
Hi DeanS,
It's nice to hear from someone who has used both!
Yes, ideally, I would very much like to get an AP-900, but the difference is almost $3,000 - about 50% more than the Mach1. That is a very significant amount for me, hence the agonized comparisons!
Re: the pier, a Pier-Tech portable pier is about $2,800, any other folding triod, portable pier is at least 2K-$2,400. Pier-Tech represents being able to put the heavy scope on the mount at waist level, and still be able to get it up off the ground. Alas, 55-60" piers and tripods are not cheap. When I started researching this stuff, the prices took my breath away!
If I have an extra $500-800 to spend, I'm thinking the pier-tech might be better, and much cheaper than swapping up to an AP-900. Unless the Mach1 just won't do the job, and then it isn't in the running. I just haven't satisfied myself on that point yet!
Thanks for your help!
Posted 21 January 2011 - 03:05 AM
I have not owned or used a Mach 1 but have owned/used both the 900 and 1200 AP's. I had my 6" f/15 D&G [about 30 lbs total] on the 900 and I feel comfortable saying it carried it very well. But if I rapped on the tube or if the wind was blowing I would have to wait for the image to settle down....definitely not "rock solid". My point being that I don't believe the Mach 1 would be up to the task of carrying your tube. The AP Tech is giving you some good advise
Thanks, Tim!
I really like the AP-900, but that leaves me with only one affordable option - the plain AP portable pier. The thing that makes me hesitate is my long tube needs a 60" tall mount, and putting a mount and tube up that high is difficult and dangerous for me and the equipment.
That said, I think an AP-900/basic pier combo still costs $2,500 more than a Mach1/Pier-Tech adjustable pier combo.
Maybe I should look into a Losmandy Titan?
Thanks for the help!
Posted 21 January 2011 - 03:13 AM
Why not get a used AP900 and save $2k
greg N
Do you happen to know where one could get ahold of such an item? A PM would be highly appreciated!
From everything I've been able to determine, they are never produced in great numbers, acquiring one is akin to a grail quest - cherished heirlooms which are passed on to close family members and such. Tales of used AP mounts and scopes are like unicorns and chupacabra -- you hear a lot about them, but you never actually seem to see one for yourself!
Posted 21 January 2011 - 07:50 AM
Posted 21 January 2011 - 08:28 AM
Place a wanted ad here in shop and swap or on Astromart.
If you are new to Astromart (also referred to as "AM" in various forums including here) then it will cost you $12. You'll save more than that on your first purchase though, I'd bet.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 09:25 AM
Posted 21 January 2011 - 09:44 AM
Have you looked at the new Paramount MX? This is a brand new mount and it looks to be in the class of the AP900. They will start shipping them out soon.
You appear to be looking at all the angles. So, if I were you, I would also go onto AstroMart. Pay the $12 entrance fee. Check out all the mounts they have listed. There have listings for all the AP and Losmandy mounts. Every mount I have purchased there (along with my Mach one) has been well taken care of. Some of these mounts come with a custom case and a lot of necessary accessories. A used AP900 over there, with all the accessories, would cost you about $8k.
After the mount, the accessories for imaging are what REALLY ADD UP $2k - $4k (or more) for Camera(s), guidescope, hardware, connectors, dew heater/straps, battery(s), filter wheel/filters (if you go with a mono camera), software, computer, etc.
There is a very steep learning curve to imaging. It takes a lot of time and patience to grow up this hobby. Half the fun is all the learning/sharing with everyone here on the forums. The other half is when all things work right and the images come out looking like you want them to. That gives you bragging rights!
I hope you find everything you want (need?) and have a good time doing it!
Posted 21 January 2011 - 10:01 AM
The G-11 is undersized for the Apomax. I think one would be disappointed using that mount with a ApoMax.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 10:04 AM
Posted 21 January 2011 - 10:28 AM
Wait times for refractors are still years but don't let that discourage you from getting a mount from them.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 11:53 AM
I love my Mach1 GTO but it's not magical. For reference it holds my TEC APO 160ED (with piggybacked Onyx80edf and all imaging gear)just fine even in winds [yes even for long exposure imaging] on my re-inforced concrete pier. Anything I say may sound a bit fanatical, but A-P mounts are IMO a relative bargain if you 'need' all or even most they are capable of. Sure it's an expensive bargain, but I'm not wealthy enough to buy these things (mounts) more than once, and no desire to go broke saving money (which sort of happened).
Thats my image of the CGE/Mach1 comparison Tim posted above - and my experience with the Mach1 is still under a year - but it has 'blown the doors off' the other mount pictured on every metric. A-P customer service / after sale support same thing comparatively. There really is no comparison. (this with same scopes and requirements)
The mount (Mach1) looks pretty 'tiny' relatively speaking under my TEC and that would only be more so under the scope you are using, smaller aperture but longer OTA. If my understanding is correct the 900 is a more physically massive mount using the same motors / control as the Mach1. (folks will correct that if needs be) Perhaps what the folks on the phone were saying is that you'll be 'on the edge' of what they like to recommend, and additional mass of the 900 will be a certainty for rock solid stability.
If you see the Mach1 as a possible choice - as Joseph mentioned look or place a 'wanted' add and maybe patience will reward. After trying for yourself you'll know the answer and if you need to go up to the 900 there'll be no doubts.
Good luck in your efforts.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 12:05 PM
AP has increased mount production quite a lot the last few years. In the past year they've done a run of Mach 1, 900, & 1200 with a 3600 run thrown in for good measure. The Years of waiting for a mount are over and you could have a used one in a few weeks if you ask for one. There's always someone upgrading downsizing or just going in a new direction. They just finished a 900 run recently and the next batch of new 1200's will ship in the next couple months.
Wait times for refractors are still years but don't let that discourage you from getting a mount from them.
I think that this is a bit optimistic but is said with the correct intentions. The used market for AP1200 and Mach1GTO is still quite restricted. There seem to be a few more AP900 mounts popping up lately though as people either downsize to the Mach1 or upsize to the 1200. As well, with new buyers, the price difference between the 900 and 1200 is not that great and buyers continually decide more on how much they are getting of something for a dollar amount rather than fitting what they are getting to their actual needs. I can tell you from experience that a 1200 is NOT really a portable mount. I consider it luggable at best with the heaviest portion when disassembled weighing in at around 50 pounds. That's not bad you say - until you put it in a box or other rigid or semi-rigid container with sufficient padding to protect it, etc. All of a sudden it is an awkward 60 pounds and you start to think that maybe I should have gone for the 900 after all! Now, the 900 mount is quite portable indeed. Even before disassembly, the 900 mount weighs in at nearly the same amount as the largest disassembled section of the 1200 - and it comes apart into two quite small lightweight chunks.
The Mach1GTO doesn't really come apart. It does, but it doesn't unless you want to be fiddling around with some long bolts, hex keys, etc. A set of hex keys and a multi-bit screwdriver are highly recommended to have on hand if you are going remote but to have to rely on them to take apart and put together a mount I wouldn't recommend. Now, the Mach1GTO is quite light as is and quite strong for it's size. It will certainly be adequate to hold up the mount and work with if there is absolutely no breeze, but the scope you are mounting on it is long and long scopes have big moment arms in the wind. The Mach1 definitely won't be the best mount in that case. AP suggests up to a 45 pound load but has limitations based up the length of the OTA. It only makes sense. With that long focal length, it is past any design limits of a small mount. I use a 36 pound 7 inch instrument on my Mach1 from time to time and it is definitely at the limits of what the mount can handle. AP has suggested the AP900 and I would heartily concur. It is probably the best you can get in this application. If you want something quite a bit less portable then the AP1200 will do admirably as well.
Since I am an AP bigot I would also suggest that you have a look at the new baby Paramount. I know the capacity is there but I don't know whether it disassembles and therefor can truly be called portable, and I think it requires an external computer to control and use it. A G-11 is too lightweight, the Mach1GTO is far more substantial and if isn't enough then the G-11 is of no use to you in this application. A Titan is a maybe but what is the status of the Gemini system and/or its replacement, and is the Titan a truly portable mount as well? I have heard stories of a definitely love - hate relationship with the Titan as well over the years.
Now I know a lot of what I said above relates to portability and since you are thinking about a Pier Tech pier you are thinking a non-portable setup. At the same time you haven't said whether the pier stays put, or the pier and the mount stays put, or the pier mount and telescope stay put in one place. If you are planning on assembling and disassembling most nights then you had best be considering portability as well.
You might also want to consider a new tripod manufacturer. His name is Rob Miller of Catamount Systems. Very reasonably priced, made in America, high quality goods. I hope he decides to get more involved with CN as well but he is really just getting started in this latest venture. I am not associated in any manner. Just a really happy customer.


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Louvering A Lid - RamRodder, Part XIVWritten by on March 1, 2012
When the body of our '50 Plymouth came back from the strippers there was some good news and some bad news. The good news was the 61-year-old body shell didn't have a dent to be found. The bad news was it didn't have a floor either and there was some rust in the quarters and below the trunklid. The fabrication of the new floor was shown some time ago and the repairs to the back of the body were documented last month.
With what was done so far we were feeling pretty good about the overall condition of the body—at least until we took a closer look at the trunklid, which hadn't been stripped. When we went to reinstall and check the fit nothing lined up like we remembered. We knew the handle and latch had some issues and suspected the lid had some surprises hidden under the poorly applied filler and dull beige paint. Upon closer inspection our suspicions were confirmed, we found our coupe had been clobbered right in the trunk handle.
It was obvious the trunklid was going to need some work, but that was OK. Plans called for punching some louvers in the lid and straightening the sheetmetal around the handle and license plate indentation wasn't a big deal. While we were at it we were going to lose the Plymouth nameplate (it was broken) and the original trunk handle (also broken) so the holes would have to be filled. All that could be handled, but what had us stumped was why the trunk fit so poorly now when it wasn't too bad originally. It now sat too low in the opening, well below the edge of the body.
The root of our fitment issue became clear when we used some paint sticks to establish a standardized gap all around the edge of the lid before tightening the screws holding it to the hinges. The assist springs had been removed from the hinges when the body was dipped and we left them out while fitting the lid. What we found was even with the attachment screws tight the lid moved up and down in the opening. Take a look at the following photos and you'll see the problem and how we fixed it.
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Surprisingly the stock hinges pivoted directly on the bolts, evidently metal to metal, without any sort of bushings. The pivot holes were originally 3/8 inch but had been worn egg-shaped. We drilled the holes in the hinges to accommodate the new bushings.Without the assist springs in place it became obvious there was a problem with the hinges. And no, we didn't saw the slots for effect. This is what the pivot bolts looked like when the hinges were disassembled.A trip to the local hardware store produced a pair of shoulder bolts and some press-in plastic bushings. Just like the originals, the shoulders on these bolts are 3/8-inch and the threaded portions are 5/16-inch.The flanged plastic bushings are designed to snap into a 1/2-inch hole. The inside diameter is 3/8 inch.Under the paint and plastic we found some wrinkled sheetmetal. The area around the trunk handle had been pushed in, and rather than pull it out filler was used to make the repair.Another technique is to grip the nail and use the slide hammer as a handle to apply outward pressure on a low spot while hammering down the raised surrounding area.Jake Brazille, of Jake's Place in Florence, OR, used a stud welder to attach special "nails" to the damaged area of the trunklid.
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Cleveland: Choo – RF, Kipnis – 2B, Cabrera – SS, Santana – C, Brantley – CF, Hafner – DH, Kotchman – 1B, Chisenhall – 3B, Cabrera – LF, Masterson – RHP
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The real question this offseason will not be what players we acquire, but whether those in power in the business office rethink the pricing structure.
It's been tremendously bad in past years, but with the advent of the dynamically dumb "Dynamic pricing" which had a game against the last place Twins this year pegged as a "premium game" so the last row of the upper deck — pure nosebeed — was $21!! — it's really gotten silly at the K. The result? Nearly the entire View Level Infield was empty.
Combined with the parking rip off fee of $10, it is becoming prohibitive for the middle class to attend Royals games, even in the nosebleed. You're talking about $52 for a couple just to enter the park and sit in the very upper deck!!!
The Royals, who never draw an average of more than 20K fans or so, seriously need to rethink their approach to pricing..:
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system that allows a full range of movement, while retaining its
targeted compressive qualities.
In order to reduce irritation and chafing, 2XU built the Tri top with flatlock seams. This is especially important with triathlon, since you're in and out of the water, which can make skin extra sensitive. The streamlined neck design not only helps with aerodynamics, but it also alleviates pinching and binding during training. 2XU also used Sensor Mesh X panels to increase the already-efficient moisture management and force additional cooling air to flow through the top.
The 2XU Women's Tri Top is available in sizes XS to XL and comes in the color Black.
Tech Specs
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Size chart
|29.0 - 32.0in
(73.7 - 81.3cm)
(81.3 - 88.9cm)
(88.9 - 96.5cm)
(96.5 - 101.6cm)
(101.6 - 109.2cm)
- How to Measure:
- For best results, take measurements over your underwear.
- Chest:
- Measure under your arms, around the fullest part of your chest.


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