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Fulfilling his pledge to make important Twitter posts in English, Kazunori Yamauchi has just announced some interesting plans if Sebastian Vettel wins the 2011 F1 World Championship:
If Sebastian Vettel becomes the winner of the F1 World Championship title in the Oct. 9 Formula 1 Suzuka GP, To commemorate Vettel's 2 year consecutive world championship title, We'll give away the "Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" color, TO EVERYONE WHO LOGS ONTO GT5 WITHIN 1WK FROM VETTEL'S VICTORY…
Kazunori has frequently commented on Twitter about Vettel's performance, and he is obviously a fan of the F1 superstar who was involved with the X2010's development. Now you'll have another reason to keep an eye on next weekend's Grand Prix! Thanks to Adam for the tip.
UPDATE: There was some confusion about whether players would receive only the Red Bull X2010 S. Vettel "color", or the car itself. Kazunori has since clarified his comments in another tweet, confirming the car itself will be awarded.
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i have him already twice…
Back in the old days, this car was rare.
What old days? November 27, 2010 thru Jan 17, 2011?
All you had to do was grind your Bob's untill the game gave you one. Not like anybody had to have skills or anything.
What do we get if jenson butoon wins or fernando alonso or Mark webber lol :D :D :D :D
Great. Online ruined forever.
Lack of proper racing friends perhaps?
X2010 Aka the new Veyron.
What about a Veyron WITH the S. Vettel paint and stickers. It would be terrible and thats why Kaz should do it. :D
@JKcreativeworks: Nah, but lack of common sense among some online players. That's what worries me.
it has already been messed up lol so to say forever for something that has already been done..ehhh
He just need 1 single point and he is WC, Seb is at 309 point, while Button at second is at 185. Although the fight for second will still be exiting!. and please give us his F1 car instead!!!
Don't worry. Jenson won't win. Seb has nothing to do for us.
Oh crap sorry M8h3r
^Proof of illiteracy
A 4th redbull is useless to me, I have my bspec grinding s vettel, my 0/0 s vettel and my black batmobile. COME ON JENSON
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The car, not the color. #gt5 RT @burnout_pt: @Kaz_Yamauchi I'm not sure which one you'll be giving away. The color, or the car? Thanks….
In Kaz Twiter.
Its the car.
Well here it comes my number 5…
Im level 40/40. Ive golded all the sebastian vettel challenges BEFORE the sensitivity update plus i got the car at level 35 b-spec and i have been using remote races to get a ton of credits and have bought a X1 in every colour…
This one better have a special colour!!!
I would rather prefer a cool "S. VETTEL Red Bull color" paint and decals for whatever car I want to make it exclusive, than just an other X2010 with this particular livery. Moreover, like other said before me, it even would be more fair for those who actually sweated to get it.
It might be way more complicated to do a special livery which suits all cars (with uncut decals) than just giving an extra free car. Everyone got at least 2 of them in his garage, if not, you can easily borrow one from friends. At least the "prototype" version is more unique.
If it was only the livery, I think Kaz would have said it in an other way.
better not be a prototype, it's one of the few cars that differentiates the people that can actually drive, aside from those who got one before the trade limit
I screwed. My parents took my ps3 and I'm not getting it back anytime soon f***
Better start sucking up haha
O I have lol
ok if kaz was to give away a redbull car for free then he would done it months ago. no sense of the vettle challenge, you can get one at 35 b spec. we are getting the actual color
Rofl you win the paint not the car, everyone needs to re-read that.
What's the point of getting the paint if you don't have the car to put it on?
You win the car, Kaz is just specifying which one, give the guy a break his English is good for a non-native.
I don't even need another X2010. :/
any one who watches this knows that vettle owns sorry buts , no one even stands a minimal chance except button but by now they will only tie if button wins teh remaining races , now if button does tie him, vettle has won more races so its impossible unless he drops out +D free X1 !!!!!
It would take a miracle for anyone but Vettel to win the F1 Championship.
Sebastian Vettel 309
Jenson Button 185
Races left in season 5
Maximum points/race 25
So, If Vettel fails to score another point for the rest of the season Button would have to win all 5 of the remaining races to win the championship by a single point.
If Vettel scores a single point (10th place awards 1 point) and Button does anything but win every race the championship will be decided. Note that if Vettel only scored a single point in the last 5 races and Button won every race and the points were tied at 309 than Vettel would win. When there is a tie the winner is the person who wins the most races. Vettel has won 9 races and if Button wins every remaining race he would only win 7.
It says the " "Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" COLOR". Does that mean we can put a Red Bull livery on one of our cars, or will you get the X1 race car?
Read the above posts. It will be the car NOT the paint chip.
how can you buy the x2010 at level 30.its a level 40 car .
You unlock it at Lvl 30, and win one for A or B-spec lvl 30 – but with a Red Bull livery.
Its not the color, for your guys information. If you check his Twitter profile, he corrects some guy about this question. He says its the car. He can't speak English, so probably just a bad translation.
yeah another x1 to grind XD
btw. the x1 was never something special that's for sure
if this happens then the x2010 wont be rare anymore. people like me spend a long time saving up money, trying to do the sebastian vettel challenge or get to a high level. But millions of people are going to get them for free so the x2010 wont be special anymore.
You didn't read the article properly.
"We'll give away the "Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" COLOR" = S.Vettel LIVERY.
But it WOULD be a great idea to give us the car itself since nearly a year has passed since GT5 release and I still don't have my X2010.
And people like me bought it off eBay before Kaz brought in the restrictions hahaha. I have bronzed the first 2 SV events and will get the third eventually. Don't need another one but I'll take it for free
another X1 for pretty much all of us! Don't let us down Vettel.
Seriously, people are whining about a free car. Go watch the news and get something serious to b***h about.
the trolling….i can just see it now *shuders*
Everyone can expect to get another X2010… there is no way Vettel will lose the championship lol
If only the other drivers were so lucky.
Stupid, i Already have 3. 1 from aspec on from bspec and a duplicate. :(
Is this the same car you get just by play the game… big deal. It isn't even hard to get.
1) Play B-Spec.
2) Get Red Bull
I´m proud to say I got mine the hard way, doing the Vettel challenge. Unfortunately, my ps3 got ylod. I got a new PS3 and I´m currently on level boredom… *cough* I mean, level 25+
Having a free X2010 would be a great deal, instead of going through the nightmare I went to get the original one…
I don't need the 3 I have from playing the game, if this has a cool paint scheme I might keep it.
LOL… Now I don't need to even bother to try the Seb. Vettel Challenge or getting to B-Spec 35… :)
It's a cool gesture, but I probably won't race it until I earn it. I think it'll be more fun that way. I would've rather they have given us either the RB7 or the STR2 to commemorate Vettel's first year in F1 as a driver.
I'm gonna win in Japan!
Go Button. i really don't NEED another X1, But if it's the F1 Red Bull then it's a other story
I want an X1, but i want Button to win the championship more. GO ON, LAD!
Here it is … what a beautifulllllll DLC !!! XD
Level 35 you mean.
Disregard this. I accidentally posted this. It was meant as a reply to someone else's.
Why give me the vettel paint if the X2010 is not in my garage?
Gotta love the X1's
Hey wait a minute
It finally happened…I just blasted myself out of my office with my own vomit from the sight of people complaining about this…
Why doesn't he just give us the cars right now? Vettel is 124 points ahead with 5 races to go. 25 points are awarded for 1st place. He literally needs 1 point to win the championship, and that's assuming the 2nd placed driver wins.
Damn. I just got an x1 yesterday from B-spec.
Nice. Even though I already have this car, it'll be nice as a gift and mess around car. :)
My sixth X1 will be yet another Vettel
That's pretty cool, although I'm not a fan of the X2010… or Vettel… or Red Bull… but it's a nice idea all the same. How about some more… DTM, LM, Rally, etc. ;)
I agree. They should definitely add some more rally raid cars. :D
Great! The third completely unnecessary X1 ill have…
LOL it's not very likely he'll he won't, should have came up with this at the beginning of teh season..there's no way he's not going to be crowned champion..well there is but odds are slim to nil
wth am i going to do with 4 X1s…rather have a dif color then the redbull colors
At least i can replace my one that has over 170000km's since unfortunately Vettel should tie it up next weekend.
Or do they mean the F1 2011 Game LOL!
I have 2 already, both at 0/0…why the hell would I need a third, PD? -_-
Its the Paint color of the car you get, not the car !
WHY they would do that? It's the car.
Sorry, i keep posting this…..
There was some confusion about whether players would receive only the Red Bull X2010 S. Vettel "color", or the car itself. Kazunori has since clarified his comments in another tweet, confirming the car itself will be awarded.
dont really need another copy..
anyway theres no way he's gonna lose with only one point needed unless he drops dead before the next race :D
Then still Button has to win
I would have preferred if PD would give us all the RB7 F1 instead so we can have something different to race the Ferrari F1's.
That would be a third one for me :( One from x1 event, one from level 35 b-spec.
Can't wait … Not got one yet !! Full nurburgring in under 3m30sec … Yes please !!
goodluck with a 3'30" lap of the ring with zero mistakes.
Some valid points, I mean the car is just silly fast, I doubt humans could withstand the cornering G's it generates and place it accurately on the road unless it came some anti-gravity racing suit. Still it is nice gentleman's gesture from Kaz. I was lucky to briefly met Seb at the Melb. GP, he struck me as a really sincere fellow. Best of luck for the rest of the season SV.
Jetfighters? just sayin…
I would rather we get a DLC of Kaz's 24h Nurburgring GTR car!
Didn´t you all noticed, that the quote sais "color" and not "car"?
Anyway I am not interested in the X2010, not even someone give it to me.
IF he wins?
He's already won pretty much…
and I hope he doesn't win. I don't want a 3rd s. Vettel X2010 in my garage -.-
It's a sure thing :D Sebastian is stronger every day.
The color, not the car people…
The. "color" does not exist. Lol, so the car it is.
So basically if Vettel scores a single point in the next 5 races then? May as well just give us it now, if this season had turned out to have a similar conclusion to last year's season, then maybe.
I actually don't have one of these yet! Nice!
Oh god, as if it weren't bad enough!
Sweet! I'd gladly take it…what is funny is clearly Kaz doesn't realize that most fans log into GT5 daily!
hahaha Well, those people who never log in anymore are screwwwwed. Spec 2 coming, they probably don't even know about it. Yes internet, but not everybody spends any time looking at gaming news.
I'd rather have the suit and skid lid, not sure why i'd need the car again.
Online will be forever ruined.
Lets Hope Spec 2.0 addresses this.
Just limit the PP.
You can do that?
Do you have friends? Problem solved if you do.
Worth selling? I have the S. Vettel one from coppering the Vettel challenge already.
Plus, how much is it worth for selling one X2010?
Nice as I have yet to buy an X2010. I do not particularly like it, as it feels so odd to drive, but it would be rude to say no to a free one.
"Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" color COLOR not the car NOT THE CAR
What are you going to put the colour onto then genius?
lol not the car
It's a hell ride.
There was some confusion about whether players would receive only the Red Bull X2010 S. Vettel "color", or the car itself. Kazunori has since clarified his comments in another tweet, confirming the car itself will be awarded.
gawd the whingers are pathetic.im level 40/40 and i still learn alot…
Well, those whingers just want the people who don't have it already, to spend the time, that the people who do have it, "wasted" to get it.
Yeah, but those who get it free won't be able to drive it because they haven't persevered with the Vettel challenge.
I don't mind it being given away free, i got alot of pleasure from trying to bronze with a DS3. I finally did it by sticking with it and getting some sort of ability driving the X2010. I also got 1 by hitting Level 35 in B Spec/
So basically everyone will get one. All Vettel has to do is get points in Japan and he has won the championship. Yay
Just 1 point, to be exact.
third here too,but my 2 have heaps of miles on em……..is the dealership X2010 paintable??
2008 championships…The ferrari was superior…
Come on Jenson, Lewis, Alonso and Webber. Just need Massa to wipe out Vettel then we can have a far more interesting F1 World Championship.
It's the best car that's won this year, not the best driver. Shame.
The best car wins pretty much every season.
So are you saying engineers suck for doing their best? How DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a pathetic comment… ya Vettel is not the best driver, cause you don't feel the F1 season is interesting? Shame on your envious view. Vettel will be a dominant force in F1 for at least the next 10 years. I can already see him in Ferrari overalls in the near future.
Really? Explain why Mark Webber hasn't been anywhere near as successful in the same car then.
That will my 14th X2010… D'oh
How about some NEW DLC Cars? CTS-V? ZL-1 Camaro? Something? I only play GT5 now when a new Seasonal Race comes up. Which I finish that night. Check my used dealership…..which usually turns up nothing interesting, and then I turn the PS3 off for another week. GT5 has become EXTREMELY repetitive. Xbox is about to release Forza 4. They might be wise to crossover to the PS3 platform as well. I would buy a copy.
Join a racing league.
and if Vettel beats the track record, Kaz should give us all carbon X2010 instead!!!!! GO Vettel GO!!!
That I support!
Haha, "if"…
Indeed, this is a very nice gesture, but I recall my journey to acquire the Red Bull x2010….. it took me about a full week to get this thing playing about 4 hours a day, and even to this day I have only ever bronzed. I remember sitting in my sim seat and having my hands clamped to that damn G27 for hours a day, drinking RED BULL (yup, I was in the spirit alright)!
So many close calls… so many times I almost bronzed Nurburgring, one time I was off by about .15 seconds or something ridiculous, my heart was pounding so many times just thinking… "OH MY GOD, I'M GOING TO DO IT I'M GOING TO DO IT!!!". I still remember spilling my red bull in the cup holder when I finally BRONZED this, because I pumped my fists so hard it just sloshed everywhere (G27 unaffected, carpet soaked).
Then… I remember the horror I felt when a week after bronzing, they made it easier to bronze each track by something like 10 seconds. I could have done it in like 45 minutes if I had of just waited another week to try the event.
Now they are going to give the damn thing away FOR FREE! I mean, good for everybody getting one now, they are a blast to drive (even if they do completely ruin your mental calibration for driving the real-world production cars in the game when you try to switch back from driving the X2010). I just can't believe the struggle I went through (not talented enough to Gold, I won't even try), and now it's FREE!
It's bitter-sweet is all I guess.
i did almost the same thing, except it was one weekend. i bronzed the first two easily on the first day. then came susuki……. SIX HOURRS later i was literally off by .07 of a second. my reaction was by no means "g" rated, my only saving grtace was the fact i was home alone and could spend another three hours before finally bronzing it. with a controller no less. and i had the same reaction as you when i read this……uter dismay.
We believe in you Sebastian Vettel. :) 100% by your side on the track. :D
He already won championship! Look at the points, it's a massacre
Driver Team Points
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 309
2. Jenson Button McLaren 185
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 184
Next race: Japanese Grand Prix, Oct 9 2:00am
It's nice that they are rewarding loyal customers, but I think that this was the one car in the game that you actually had to work to get, and it was so rewarding when you got it, and to give it away is a little disappointing.
Maybe there will be a Red Bull X2011 coming with the DLC…?
That's highly doubtful. The X2010 took a great effort to create. Plus, it's supposed to be just the one epic, unrestrained car. It isn't a car that'll spur future generation models.
If it weren't as time-consuming, I would love to see another one.
Or perhaps a new livery just to seperate this one from the one already present in the game. Wouldn't be too difficult to reskin a car I imagine and wouldn't take much time.
Niiiiiissssshe (Sean Connery). But mostly unfair to those of us who have DA SKILLS
Prestige, you mean? lol
Can't be that unfair since its a limited time offer.
There can only be one, Vettel!
Like it, I have one but another one is always welcome (now I can let my B spec use the older one and I use the new).
I wish we could get his helmet and driving suit!!
You should use the older one yourself, GT5 has an engine 'running in' period, cars gain power over the first 5000 miles or so. if you do all the engine rebuild and oil change then you will find that a used car has more power and PP than it's brand-new counterpart.
I think I can have another one =)
I'd rather wait for the F1 collection dlc package ….an F1 race car from red bull, mclaren, Mercedes, ferrari, lotus, and a Renault….all wrapped up neatly with the Singapore circuit (or spa) ;-)
Of all the circuits you could wish for it would be Singapore?
I do not think that would be possible due to licensing issues, as mentioned above. It's solvable, but I can't really see it happening. I think FOM wants to keep the cars to their own series exclusively.
Well, you've got a big obstacle in the way of that (in terms of licensing anything other then Ferrari) and its a guy named Bernie.
I think it was a misunderstanding since his English skills are not the best ;) I think he meant to say the X2010 in the S.Vettel livery.
that's the paint job, no?
I kinda hope it does, imagine painting something stupid with the redbull livery? Nissan Micra anyone? haha
Cant be possible. There is aLe Mans Blue with Red Stripes in-game, and if you put it on any car you won't get the stripen, unless you put it on the corvette c5 premium.
Doesn't Kazunori's post say the '"Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" color'???
Doesn't sound like the car to me, just the color. Correct me if I'm not reading it properly :-)
Thats what it sounds like to me
haha you're interpreting that wrongly. The X2010 has multiple liveries so that's why you probably think it's just the color we're getting.
Actually it might really be the colour. It says "We'll give away the "Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel" color"
If it was the car it should say We'll give away a Red Bull X2010 S.Vettel. Injured, what you're saying about the multiple liveries is true, but those with other liveries aren't the S.Vettel Red Bull x2010, those are the Prototype and the regular one with the diferent colours.
"There was some confusion about whether players would receive only the Red Bull X2010 S. Vettel "color", or the car itself. Kazunori has since clarified his comments in another tweet, confirming the car itself will be awarded."
So I spent months getting myself to level 40 in A-Spec, not to mention earning 20,000,000 credits to buy this thing, and now you can get it for free?
This is the S. Vettel edition which you can only win golding the S. Vettel X-Challenge or getting B-Spec Lvl. 35. The 20 million Cr. X2010 only has a standard livery.
Bronzing, not gold …
Gold give you a "carbon" version.
Well, it will be my 7th X1 … woo …
@wallbreaker, x2010 RB livery is for all bronzes. silver is the coloured one and gold is the prototype.
Lvl 40 in Bspec also gives you the RB one, so this'll be my third one in the RB livery! woo! lol, wish he'd let us sell the bleeding things though…
you can also buy it at lvl 35…
You win it at 35 B-spec, you can buy it at 30 for either A or B spec.
awesome :D i'm mclaren fan but vettel has been supreme this year, a deserved world champion :D to win it at suzuka as well would be very special :D
It's been so so boring this year. I watch the start of the race, see Vettel create a 10 second lead in a matter of laps, then go to bed lol…
I think he doesn't deserve the title of world champion, he only wins because his car is the best, its just faster than the other cars. But, only because a RedBull X2010 will be rewarded to all of us: GO VETTEL!
I don't. I only get about 2 hours of play time per month. Please Vettel, PLEASE do this for me!!
Don't think you have anything to worry about there…he's only got to get one point and the title is his, lol
Play b spec when you don't have time to play. once you get to level 25 you get one just for that.
I think it's level 35 A-spec or B-spec that nets you the x2010.
ok your both wrong lol. It's right in between that. Lvl 30 and you get a free x2010.
It's level 35 B-Spec and you get a free X2010, and Level 30 A-Spec unlocks the challenge to EARN a freee X2010. Depending on your times in that challenge determines what sort of livery it's in.
Nope. I'm not wrong. It's 35.
Wow Vortex, you're so sure you're right?
Level 35 B Spec gives you the X1
they should put the RB7 and RB8 in the game
That´s not possible due to license restrictions by Mr. B. Ecclestone…
Why not? Ferrari did it, too.
Big Ron> Ferrari has certain exceptions to brands, logos, trademarks, etc.
Is there anyone who doesn't have one of these by now?
First post haha
Yep ME! hahaha
I don't have one but that's because I don't care really….But for free i 'd take it!
Well, Its not really an "if" he wins, because even though he hasnt mathematically won yet, in his mind and everyone elses, he has won. And thats a good thing, because I only have a DS3 and cant do the vettel challenge.
Yep its pretty much guaranteed that he has the Championship… I just hope Webber comes in 2nd or 3rd.
What do you mean you cant do Vettel challenge with DS3?
He could crash out or suffer a failure. That just means he'll win it at one of the other five races (but no free X2010s for us)
I hear that, its damn near impossible to control that car with a DS3, it either slides off the track or grips too much and slams into a wall… it actually feels more like a car that should be on Ridge Racer
I got all golds with a DS3 so it can't be impossible.
It's not impossible, just a whole lot harder because you can't control the steering that well. I've only managed to get all the bronze trophies, that's why I was hoping Kazunori was going to give us the prototype not the basic X1 you get after winning the bronze trophies.
same here DS3 ftw!!
I wish you could sell the X2010 for at least 10 million credits, then I could get those Pebble Beach and 20 million credit cars.
^^^^ How'd that get up here? It's supposed to be by itself!
For those who are saying they got all golds with a controller, they got them after the update that had the steering sensitivity option added.
Before that, getting bronze was like getting gold.
It is pretty much a done deal.
Here is a run down for those not following F1.
There are five races to go offering a maximum of 5×25=125 points and with Vettel 124 points in the lead he needs just one point to seal the deal.
If Vettel scores no points in the final five races then Jenson Button he pass him but only by winning all five races. If Vettel gets the one point and Button wins the five races they will be on equal points and then Vettel wins due to having the most race wins.
Just based on statistics Vettel is like 99% sure to get 1 point in Japan. In the 14 races so far he has 1st or 2nd every time except once where he "only" came in 4th. Finishing 10th will bring the needed 1 point.
Vettel and the soft drink team is that good :-)
The hell are you saying. It's A LOT easier with the DS3 than the wheel. It's like controlling a toy.
But what if somehow he cannot complete the race? Man if that happens I whould be very frustated. But it can happen, so let's all cheer toggether!
@GTeeh"For those who are saying they got all golds with a controller, they got them after the update that had the steering sensitivity option added.
Before that, getting bronze was like getting gold."
I got my bronze's before that (and the super easy times were introduced), they were probably just as hard as all golds are now.
I don't really care if he wins or not, I have the Redbull X1 and there is no point in even having them in the game they are s***
I've raced with both DS3 and Logitec G27, and although using a wheel is more realistic and harder work, you get nowhere near that range of control with the DS3. With the DS3 It's harder to match revs, harder to judge steering input in and out of corners, harder to judge brake pressure. There is more physical travel in the pedals and the wheel itself than in the triggers and stick on the DS3. It easier to use Manual Transmission on the wheel too. I ain't moaning, this game rocks and I make the DS3 work for me with set ups.
soo how exactly can i get red bull ??
keep my ps3 on for week or what?
How did you come to that conclusion? It says log on within a week of him winning it and you'll be gifted it, so when he wins it in Japan on October 9th log on before October 16th and you'll be gifted it.
Please send a prototype instead, i already have the Vettel x3
Lets go Vettel
He's already won, look at the points
Driver Team Points
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 309
2. Jenson Button McLaren 185
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 184
Next race: Japanese Grand Prix, Oct 9 2:00am
I'm only looking foward to Button kicking Alonso's arrogant a$$ to hell.
Hypothetically, Jenson wins the final 5 races. He wins 25 points a race.
25 * 5 + 185 = 310
Sebastian Vettel finishes 11th or worse every race. He wins 0 points per race, keeping his total at 309.
It's not over just yet… though there is only one person left who can stop him, and it's virtually impossible to do so.
It takes an arrogant a$$ to know an arrogant a$$ so FlareKR is speaking of personal knowledge!
anyway…as mentioned above it would have been cool if KY gave us the X1 with SV's current livery!
@ Patrocles
Of course, my personal knowledge trumps all :-).
Another one to the pile lol come on Vettel!!!!
Oh dear God, the lobbies are going to be a hell hole of X1s in October. Just in time for Halloween!
Edit: Nooboween
Flooded by the five people left who don't have one allready? Yah that'll be hell.
That would be my third then, LOL
Diddo. Too bad its not a paintable one, but I understand. I'd rather have the RB7, but we all know that isn't in the cards.
Same here…
No X2010 is paintable?
Same, Something other than another dumb F1 Ferrari.
It would be my second X2010 Redbull.
AWESOME! I don't have one yet LOL!
Why not make a new premium model of vettels winning F1 redbull car, and give to us on xmas when he wins…… Most people have X1's by now lol
I really do not think we are getting the actual race car, but one of the colors. If you guys read the tweet more closely, no where does it actually say we are getting the car itself. But it does say we are getting the color.
I see what your saying, I think that we'll get the car but it will be in that color, the S. Vettel decals. Kaz wouldn't rip off people like that and there isn't an S. Vettel paint chip.
He has 303 points, he already won. He can walk backwards in his track shorts on Suzuka and by the amount of points still win the F1 championship.
Thanks for the free X1. I'll be ready to pick it up on the 9th.
Does this mean that it will only happen if he wins it in Suzuka? The only way he could not win is to end up crashing or somethin'
FOM (Formula One Management) owns the rights to all the cars and car designs in Formula 1, save for one team (Scuderia Ferrari), the longest surviving competitor in F1. They've essentially been grandfathered into their contract that gave them the rights to the designs/liveries of their cars. FOM licenses are required for the use of the other cars and liveries. I would love a Red Bull F1 car, or even a Toro Rosso though. I'd love to see/feel the difference between a top tier team and a mid tier team.
While statistically minute, there IS a possibility that Sebastian Vettel could lose. The ONLY driver who can stop him is Jenson Button, who would need 5 wins in a row to pull ahead. That's assuming Vettel crashes out or finishes 11th or worse every race. Considering he hasn't crashed out of a race all year, and his lowest finishing position is 4th at his home GP, I don't see that happening.
But yeah, he's pretty much got it in the bag. He only has to score 1 point for the next 5 races.
Go vettel hope you win
Omg really I already have 9 x1's..I knw some ppl don't have none but the game give one anyways..they should give us vettels winning car if he wins
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I am trying to find a link to download the polychoric files (Stas Kolenikov) manually since my Stata-installed computer has no internet access. Can you suggest a link, please? Thanks.
findit polychromic locates it on Stas' website (it is not on SSC), but if you are a Windows user, you have close to zero probability of downloading it with a web browser, as the package contains .hlp files. Best bet is to download it from another computer that has Stata installed and copy the files on a thumb drive to the isolated machine.
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Studying self-replicating genetic units, called plasmids, found in one of the world's widest-ranging pathogenic soil bacteria -- the crown-gall-disease-causing microorganism Agrobacterium tumefaciens -- Indiana University biologists are showing how freeloading, mutant derivatives of these plasmids benefit while the virulent, disease-causing plasmids do the heavy-lifting of initiating infection in plant hosts. The research confirms that the ability of bacteria to cause disease comes at a significant cost that is only counterbalanced by the benefits they experience from infected host organisms.
A. tumefaciens is widely studied for its remarkable biology not only because it causes disease in over 140 genera of broadleaf plants, including fruit trees, grapes, roses and walnut trees, but also because it is considered one of the most important tools for plant biotechnology: It is the only organism known to routinely engage in inter-kingdom lateral gene transfer. A. tumefaciens infects host plants by transferring a portion of its own DNA into plant cells, and this integrated bacterial DNA is expressed in the plant cells, leading diseased plants to develop tumors and produce resources that benefit the pathogen.
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text: James Ehau Unknown date of birth - Died 2 November 1942 PDF Key details Service number65182 AWMM Also known as ForceArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2), War Memorial Pa … Read more View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames AWMM SurnameEhau AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number65182 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Occupation before enlistmentWW2 Carpenter AWMM Post war occupation Address before enlistmentUnknown Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr K. Ehau (father), Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaigns ForceArmy AWMM Service number65182 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Miilitary decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMMRotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM28 (Maori) Battalion AWMMSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › James Ehau was the son of Kepa and Ngahirapu Ehau, of Rotorua, and the husband of D. G. Ehau, of Ohinemutu. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Age at death23 AWMM Date of death2 November 1942 AWMM Cause of death Place of deathWestern Desert, North Africa, Africa AWMM Death notesWestern Desert AWMM Cemetery nameEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Grave referenceXI. J. 12. AWMM Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMMRotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM Memorial reference Obituary Roll of Honour Remember James Ehau by laying a poppy. William Eglinton Claude Ehau James Ehau Kepa Hamuera Anaha Ehau Tangi Haere Ehau Lay a poppy for 2017 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Ehau Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission.http://www.cwgc.orgSources Used28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/Further ReferenceCody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htmFurther ReferenceAuckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-93-139.http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_library-catalogq40-4796Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMMWW2 4: WW2 107 AWMM


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It's unclear whether Government intervention in the broadband market will leave listed lines-company Chorus better off, says one Deutsche Bank analyst.
Debate about regulation of the copper phone lines has raged in the past week with the launch of a campaign by Coalition for Fair internet Pricing, which argued a Government proposal was effectively a new tax on broadband consumers.
The brouhaha stems back to last December when the Commerce Commission suggested it could cut what Chorus charges retailers for access to wholesale copper internet services by $12 a month.
This sent Chorus' share price tanking and about $190 million of shareholder value was wiped off the company the day of the announcement. Chorus said the commission's draft pricing decision could shave $150 million to $160 million off its pre-tax earnings if finalised.
Chorus complained if copper pricing was pitched too low, it would kill customer appetite for fibre services being rolled out as part of the $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband network.
The Government signalled it would intervene and in February fast-tracked a review of telecommunications law.
As part of this review, Communications and IT Minister Amy Adams proposed setting Chorus' wholesale charge for copper line services at between $37.50 and $42.50 a month - the same price as faster fibre services, and up to $10 higher than the Commerce Commission's proposal last year.
The Coalition for Fair internet Pricing is rallying against the change, saying it was effectively a $600 million tax on broadband customers.
A report commissioned by the group said the policy would transfer about $600 million from firms and households to one company, Chorus.
In a research note released yesterday afternoon Deutsche Bank analyst Arie Dekker said it wasn't certain that the Government would intervene.
"The Prime Minister today suggested that intervention may not be required. The combination of interest group and political pressure and the ComCom moving to an outcome in its final determination that is within the Government's range, may see the Government back-track," he said.
Dekker also said it wasn't clear whether Chorus would ultimately come out better off because of the intervention, which would still hit Chorus pre-tax earnings by $20 million to $100 million.
This is because under the Commission regime, Chorus can push for what is known as a 'final pricing principle' - a fully cost-based model of working out copper wholesale pricing.
This process, which would take a number of years, could set the price higher than what the Government sets as a result of its intervention.


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Remote desktop use TCP or UDP? What the port it use? Can I change the port #? If my computer is behind a Windows2000 Server NAT, Can I remote control my computer via Internet? Can I share than one computers' desktop, that behind Windows2000 Server NAT?
Sorry for my poor English and many questions.
-- Samson Fu
The port number can be changed at the RD Host, but:
The executable client can be used with changed ports.
The /tsweb ActiveX client cannot be used with changed ports.
There's a KB article about how to change the port at the host, and how to specify it at the client (servername:port)
The best option for multiple machines behind a nat/router, is to enable VPN access through that nat/router--then you don't need to worry about mapping multiple ports, etc.
1.Remote Desktop TCP/UDP Question
Can you setup remote desktop or Terminal Services Client to send strictly in TCP and use no UDP at all? I think the problem I am having is UDP is blocked by our VPN so I need to try and use strickly TCP. Thanks -Chris
I think the problem I am having is UDP is blocked by our VPN so I need to try and use strickly TCP.
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Green River students were best represented school at Olympia rally
Green River students gather on the steps of the state Capitol to protest tuition increases.
On Feb. 1, 2013 the Washington State Capitol rang with the echoes of excited community and technical college students gathered at the 2013 Community College Student Legislative Rally.
These students were literally making their voices heard in a movement to urge Washington politicians to prevent tuition increases and budget cuts to their schools. Students from dozens of colleges traveled hundreds of miles from all across Washington to attend this rally. Green River was by far the best represented college.
"I am here because I'm worried about my future," Green River student Richard Williams said. "If tuition went up, I could not afford to go to school. That is my biggest fear."
Politicians, students, and graduates took the podium to talk about the importance of community and technical colleges. "We are the future, we are the solution," was the battle cry, started by speakers and always finished in a chorus by all those in attendance.
State Sen. Barbara Bailey and state Reps. Larry Seaquist, Chris Reykdal and Norma Smith each took the podium in support of the cause, and a few current students shared their stories as well.
After the rally, Green River students walked across the Capitol campus and met with state Rep. Dave Upthegrove. Upthegrove fielded questions from the students and explained to them that, because of Washington's current fiscal state, "tuition will most likely increase, but the question is, how much?" He explained why, and assured the students that he will work to keep tuition affordable for community colleges.
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With stocks near a record high, is a change of fortune just around the corner?
Mark Hulbert, who made his career in the investment industry by tracking stock market newsletter writers and predictors has this to say about our continuing bull market and fears of a downturn:
Opinion: Here's what the oldest market-timing system in stocks is saying now
Published: Apr 13, 2017 8:39 a.m. ET @ Marketwatch
He focuses on the Dow Theory as the classic "timing" system approach and reassures readers that
"For the moment, it says that all you Nervous Nellies can relax: All three of the Dow Theorists who I monitor on a regular basis believe the major trend remains up"
Of course that's "for the moment".
Regardless of who you want to follow in their "predictions" realize that the market is going to react to many different factors. Most important is to get flagged when true "risk" is developing. And that's where we at SmartStops.net can assist you.
Blackstone's James Says Debt, Equity Markets Overvalued
"We're between the bottom of the seventh and the top of the eighth," Marks said in a Bloomberg Television interview last week. "It's time for the seventh-inning stretch. You have to have plenty of defense on the field today."
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Is Best Buy really a "sell?"
The past year has been a dramatic time for electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY). After nearly tripling its stock price, peaking at $45 a share in November 2013, the company's stock plummeted almost 30 percent after releasing its fourth quarter earnings report. The store had weak sales during what should have been a strong holiday season and fell far short of its goals.
Over the past decade, Best Buy and similar retailers have faced difficulties competing with websites like Amazon.com (AMZN). The theory is that consumers use brick-and-mortar stores like showrooms. After finding the products they like, customers then take their business online. Read More…
A New Risk Indicator To Sidestep Market Downturns: Is It Better Than VIX?
By Chris Georgopoulos, originally published on 11/14/11
Without question the most popular model to predict market crashes is the VIX, commonly referred to as the "Fear Gauge," a market index that measures the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index options. Its concept is quite simple, when the uncertainty and fear among investors rises, they commonly run to the S&P 500 options to either hedge or speculate. The increased interest in the options usually leads to higher premiums and as the premiums increase so does the VIX. However, predicting the future isn't 100% accurate, most of the time it's not even close. Every forecasting model has its flaws and the VIX is not an exception. There are many problems skeptics have found with the VIX such as; its population study is limited to only the 500 stocks of the S&P 500 and" {the} model is similar to that of plain-vanilla measures, such as simple past volatility" (Wikipedia). A blog post on sensibleinvestments.com summarized the VIX as "simply an indicator of actual volatility in the market but one that is very sensitive to changes in actual volatility particularly if it is on the downside." Is there a better way?
An elementary statistics theory states that the larger the population size, the greater the likelihood that the sample will be represented. If markets are graded by the performance of popular indexes such as the S&P 500, why limit a forecasting model's population to only 500 stocks? The economy has become global; interactions from every corner of the world's businesses affect every other business. If there is a model that forecasts market direction, should it limit itself to just the largest companies? As for only using a month or two of short term option premiums to garner a prediction, as the VIX does, it seems to limit itself to only a single variable. Instead of short term options premiums and limited samples what if we could measure real-time individual stock trend alerts on thousands of domestic and foreign stocks and ETFs? Or simply what if we analyzed the micro components (every stock) to develop a macro forecast of the market based off trends and risk?
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There have only been 7 days for which the amount of Long-Term Exit Triggers (stop alerts) as a percentage of every stock and ETF covered by SmartStops.net has been over 20%. The subsequent market action of the S&P 500 has averaged a negative return for the time periods of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and a year. The 6 month average return is over -7% and when examined from the absolute lows of the S&P 500, the returns average over -19%. If you remove the knee-jerk market reactions caused by "Flash Crash" on 5-6-2010, the returns are even lower.
Another metric offered by SmartStops.net is their SRBI(tm) (SmartStops Risk Barometer Index); this index measures the current percentage of stocks and ETFs that are in "Above Normal Risk" state (ANR) divided by the 100 day average above normal risk percent. By definition, a stock that is listed ANR experienced a risk alert as its last SmartStop alert identifying a downtrend. Conversely, a stock that is listed in a "Normal Risk State" experienced a reentry alert as its last SmartStop alert indicating trading strength and an upward trend. Back-testing historical SRBI data since inception shows that the repercussions to the market when the percentage of downtrends increases to over 40% of all stocks and ETFs covered are profound. Below you will see that there have been only five occasions where this has happened. In each case the S&P returns for the following year were all negative.
Is this a better way?
Before a concrete conclusion can be determined, the predictive capabilities of the VIX must also be analyzed. Read More…
ETFs And Allocations To Protect Portfolios In The Current Financial Storm
excerpt from article at Seeking Alpha:
This is a followup to a previous postings suggesting how investors can take refuge in the oncoming financial storm. If you've not done so already, be sure to read my previous post Say It Ain't So for a description of our dismal macroeconomic picture.
The purpose of this article today is to explore any safe havens for your investments to shelter them from this worldwide slump. What are we protecting against? Problem is, we don't yet know. And we won't until the elections play out next year, and events in Europe unfold.
The market may not wait for the politicians. Technical indicators suggest a very large correction in the market can be expected, and fundamental macroeconoomic trends unfortunately offer no consolation.
How severe will the downturn be?
In my view, that will depend in part on what fiscal and monetary policies we pursue, and how international political relations progress. There my crystal ball is a little cloudy.
Scenario one sees a continuation of monetary easing, as pursued by both the Bush and Obama administrations, and largely aped by European governments to a lesser degree.
In this scenario, the policy response will be pure Keynes, with large bouts of government spending to build out our country's infrastructure and hopefully create jobs. The Fed will assist with gobs of money dished out to offset rapidly deleveraging private expenditures and to support our wobbling real estate market.
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The New Oil Dynamics
originally posted by Tony Daltorio at http://wallstreetmess.blogspot.com/
The oil market changed back in 2009, but most Americans did not notice.
That was the year, for the first time, China temporarily surpassed the United States as Saudi Arabia's biggest and most important customer.
At the time, Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi said "Ten years ago, China imported relatively little crude oil from us. Now, it is one of our top three markets, and is the fastest growing market for us globally." He added that this showed the increasing "depth of Saudi-Chinese relations".
Today, when oil tankers leave Saudi ports with their load of crude oil, they increasingly travel eastward to the rapidly growing economies of Asia rather than to the established markets of western nations.
When looked at historically, this new trend is significant. Remember that the most of the oil industries in the Middle East were originally set up by western companies with the sole aim of providing oil for western economies.
The day when Saudi oil exports to China permanently overtake those to the U.S. has not arrived yet. But it will soon. Read More…


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After a boy, Aidan Pankey, died suffering from Rat Bite Fever, his family was torn to shreds. Now, Aidan's father Andrew Pankey is speaking out about how the family is coping with his loss.
Andrew Pankey's life has been ruined since his 10-year-old son Aidan died from an infection caused by a bite from his pet rat. The scorned father is speaking out about the sad turn of events and how his life has changed since losing his son.
All little Aidan Pankey wanted was a companion for his first pet rat, Oreo. When his grandmother Sharon Pankey took him to their local Petco store to see what they had, the pair took home a cute black male rat. Just two weeks later, Aidan was dead and doctors were blaming it on the flu. Now that it's been revealed he died from an infection called Rat Bite Fever, Aidan's family is speaking out about the tragedy that changed their lives forever.
"He was my family," Andrew told WPTV about his son in an exclusive interview. The father also admitted that he was forced to take a leave of absence from work because of this tragedy, "I'm probably down 30 to 35 pounds since then. I don't even get hungry. I just go until I pass out."
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Now that the family knows how Aidan died, they have opened up a lawsuit against Petco. The mass franchise has responded to claims they do not properly test animals before selling them to the public by releasing the following statement:
"At Petco, we follow what we believe are the industry's strongest standards for companion animal health and welfare, and we require our vendors to meet the same standards for animal care and well-being. We require our live animal suppliers to meet or exceed USDA requirements for the care and treatment of animals, as well as follow strict requirements for housing, feeding, breeding, shipping and caring for sick or injured animals. We leave specific testing protocols to be determined by our vendors unless we identify a reason for concern."
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Sir Howard Davies' review of airport capacity was widely criticised for kicking the issue into the long grass. But Boris Johnson has other ideas and yesterday set out a grand plan for 'aerotropolis' – a Hyderabad-style airport city built in just a couple of years in the Thames Estuary.
Those with an eye for detail in these matters will have spotted that Davies' task is much wider than settling disputes between Osborne's pro-Heathrow lobby and Boris island. The Airports Commission has been tasked with "maintaining a UK-wide perspective, taking appropriate account of the national, regional and local implications of any proposals" and in its interim report set out "immediate actions to improve the use of existing runway capacity in the next five years".
To this end the Northern Economic Futures Commission, which makes its Final Report this week, puts a third option on the table which aims to widen a debate which has become typically metropolitan and myopic: to make Manchester airport the UK's second international airport hub.
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In most other developed nations this would be a no-brainer: spreading the economic wealth and opportunities that come with airport development across the nation, just as Germany does with Frankfurt and Munich or Spain with Madrid and Barcelona. But as with other economic affairs, the rhetoric of rebalancing is subsumed by a preoccupation with the self-fulfilling prophecy of south eastern success.
Considering the statistics produced by the Civil Aviation Authority, Manchester has a maximum capacity of 330,000 air transport movements per annum (ATMs) – bigger than Stanstead and Gatwick and second only to Heathrow at 480,000 ATMs. Manchester currently operates at 150,000 ATMs, massively under capacity like other Northern airports. So is it really too naïve to suggest that we use Manchester's excess capacity to address the nation's capacity problems? Apparently so. Who would want to travel all the way to Manchester to take a direct flight to Beijing?
First of all, Northern businesses. The north is home to a quarter of the nation's business base who currently have to break their journeys overseas, not necessarily at Heathrow, but more easily at Schiphol, Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi. Not only is this a drag on Northern trade potential but it ensures the wider benefits of airport transfers are accrued overseas. The Northern Economic Futures Commission is also arguing for a period of reduced Air Passenger Duty at Northern airports to drive demand from Northern business travellers.
Hackney to Manchester
But southern travellers could benefit too. Consider the current travel times into and then out of Heathrow from say, East London. From Hackney to Heathrow Terminal 5 takes 75 minutes with a further 180 minutes from arrival at the airport to departure: 4hrs 15 minutes in total. The same journey to Manchester Airport currently takes 186 minutes but with a 90 minute check in time, so only narrowly exceeds the Heathrow option. But with the eventual arrival of HS2 the picture changes dramatically, with the journey time to Manchester Airport falling to around 90 minutes it could be feasible to take off from Manchester on a direct flight to Beijing having left Hackney just three hours earlier.
And as for 'airport cities', Boris may be looking East, but Manchester is already blazing a trail. Its airport city plans received approval as an enterprise zone in March 2011 and the foundations for its MediPark, business and retail facilities are already well under way.
Unlike Boris, Sir Howard Davies will no doubt have a wider scope and understand the actual meaning of a national aviation policy, but if northern prosperity means national prosperity then the Airports Commission has another serious option on the table.
Ed Cox is Director of IPPR North and Deputy Chair of IPPR North's Northern Economic Future Commission. The commission's final report will be launched in Leeds on Friday.Reuse content


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Republican candidate for governor Marty Seifert has selected an Anoka County commissioner as his lieutenant governor running mate.
Seifert announced his selection today of Rhonda Sivarajah. Here's the campaign news release:
Marty Seifert announced Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah as his running mate today at a press conference in St Paul. Sivarajah has served as the district 6 Anoka County Commissioner since being elected in 2002.
Marty Seifert said, Rhonda has real world experience running a small business, life experience raising a family, and practical experience as an Anoka county commissioner with a record of downsizing government through creative solutions.
Rhonda Sivarajah added, I am proud to join Marty Seifert's effort to bring conservative values to Minnesota government. With our combined experience and vision, I am confident we have what it takes to lead a successful campaign for Minnesota's highest office.


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|Fast Break: Celtics topple Heat on starless night
|04.24.12 at 10:42 pm ET
Of the seven current or former NBA All-Stars on the Celtics and Heat rosters, only Paul Pierce graced the Garden parquet on Tuesday night, and even he only played 18 minutes. That left major minutes for guys like Marquis Daniels and Sasha Pavlovic, the only C's to reach double figures in an ugly 78-66 victory against the Heat.
Pavlovic (16 points) and Daniels (13 points) helped the Celtics (38-27) outscore Miami 28-16 in the fourth quarter and finish the season 3-1 against the Heat. With only a home game against the Bucks on Thursday remaining, the Celtics trail the Hawks (39-26) — 109-102 winners over the Clippers — by a game. As division winners, the Celtics own the tiebreaker for home court advantage in their first-round playoff series, but they would have to beat Milwaukee and hope Atlanta loses to the Mavericks.
Dexter Pittman (12 points) led the Heat (46-19), who officially conceded the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed to the Bulls.
Quis to the game: From the season opener on Christmas Day to April 19, Daniels never reached double digits in scoring or grabbed more than six rebounds in a single night. He almost exceeded both those benchmarks in the last two games. After totaling 12 points and eight boards against the Hawks on Friday night, he amassed 13 points and five rebounds against the Heat. He's not likely to see much, if any, playing time in the playoffs, but at least something other than his shoes did the shining.
Block party: With the Celtics clinging to a 54-52 lead in the fourth quarter (yes, the fourth quarter), rookie JaJuan Johnson blocked a Juwan Howard layup attempt. Just 42 seconds later, newly signed Boston College product Sean Williams blocked Howard's 10-foot baseline jumper, sending it into the stands for a 24-second violation. Williams sandwiched a four points around his rejection to help the C's establish a six-point lead.
Heroic Herren: Each home game, the Celtics honor a member of the community who goes to extraordinary lengths to help those in need with a "Heroes Among Us" ceremony. Tuesday, the C's recognized a member of their own community: Chris Herren. The Fall River native and Durfee High graduate battled substance abuse issues throughout a career that led the former McDonald's All-American to Boston College, Fresno State, the Nuggets (No. 33 overall pick in 1999 NBA Draft) and the Celtics before several destinations abroad. Since recovering from addiction, a journey detailed in the ESPN Films production "Unguarded," Herren founded Project Purple to fight drug abuse. As a result, he found himself back on the Garden parquet, the recipient of a rousing standing ovation — this time in a suit, clean and sober.
|Fast Break: Kevin Garnett, Celtics tame Heat again
|04.10.12 at 9:48 pm ET
On 60.6 percent shooting, led by Kevin Garnett (24 points, 9 rebounds), the Celtics defeated the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seeded Heat 115-107 for the second time in nine days, taking a 2-1 series lead with one matchup left between the possible playoff opponents in the penultimate game of the season.
The Celtics (33-24) won their third straight and eighth of their last 10 games, moving within two games of the idle Pacers for third in the Eastern Conference. Paul Pierce (26 points) and Rajon Rondo (18 points, 15 assists) helped the C's set a new season high for points scored.
Opening statement: When the first quarter came to a close, the top six Celtics rotation players all had between 4-6 points, handing the Heat a 33-22 deficit. The C's shot 61.1 percent (11-18 FG) offensively, holding Miami to 42.9 percent (9-21 FG) defensively. Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, was Boston's 13-5 rebounding advantage after the first 12 minutes.
Three party: Taking advantage of a Heat defense that entered the game ranked 28th in 3-point defense, the Celtics converted 7-of-10 treys in the first half (9-14 for the game), establishing a 65-57 lead at the break on 61.5 percent shooting as a team. Pierce and Sasha Pavlovic led the effort, each converting a pair of 3-pointers.
Two-guard duo: As for the Avery Bradley/Ray Allen shooting guard combination, the pair combined for 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 10 points in a first quarter that saw both the defensive-first Bradley lineup and the offensively boosted Allen group. Not only that, but they frustrated Dwyane Wade to the tune of 20 points on 21 shots — lowlighted by a fourth-quarter technical foul after he fell for a Rondo fake 20 feet from the basket.
|Paul Pierce: With LeBron James and Heat on Tuesday, 'it doesn't get any easier'
|04.08.12 at 10:22 pm ET
The Celtics have earned a day in the sun on Monday in South Florida after they all but locked up their fifth straight Atlantic Division title on Sunday with a 103-79 shutdown of the fading 76ers at TD Garden.
They'll need that rest.
LeBron James and the Heat most certainly feel they have debt to pay after the Celtics handed them their worst loss of the season on April 1 in Boston.
'Oh yeah, I've looked at this since the schedule came out," Paul Pierce admitted. "It doesn't get any easier of course. You go to Miami, you come home and play Atlanta, then you got three in a row. Its tough, every team in the league has to deal with it, unfortunately we got to deal with it at the end of the season when teams seem to be winding down, getting tired legs. But maybe its good for us, cause it seems like we are playing our best basketball right now in this crucial stretch.'
Then the Celtics return home to play the suddenly resurgent Hawks, whom they could face in the first round – and would if the playoffs started today. Then they have Thursday off before playing three straight on the road, albeit against the Raptors, Nets and Bobcats.
It appears that the message of Doc Rivers was heeded very well in the last two games as the Celtics have allowed 72 and 79 points in wins over the Pacers and the Sixers. Doc might have been ticked off but Pierce said after Sunday's game, he wasn't the only one.
"He was frustrated but we all were frustrated, of course we were frustrated from losing a game that we all feel like was a very winnable game," Pierce said. "As veterans we know how to respond, we know how to take our game up another level, you felt the frustration from the coach but we felt it ourselves. Even if Doc didn't express it, I think we would have came out and play the way we played the last couple nights.'
The Celtics are now 32-24 and lead the Knicks and Sixers by three games with 10 left on the schedule. The division ensures no worse than a No. 4 seed and home court in the first round. But obviously, the Celtics have their sights set much higher.
|Irish Coffee: LeBron, Heat 'never count Celtics out'
|04.02.12 at 2:57 pm ET
Was Sunday's Celtics blowout, as Chris Bosh suggested, "just a bad, sh#tty game" by his Heat, or was it a warning signal to potential playoff opponents flashed from Boston — one if by C's, so to speak?
On their way to producing the NBA's second-best record since the All-Star break, the Celtics have won five straight and seven of their last eight games, the most recent of which handed Miami its third loss in five contests. Over the past week, Doc Rivers & Co. have surged from the Eastern Conference's seventh seed to within 1.5 games of Dwight Howard's Magic and the No. 3 slot. Count the Heat among those in the league taking notice.
"I'm going to say the same thing I said last year: We are one team and I am one guy that never counts the C's out," said NBA MVP favorite LeBron James. "I would never count them out. They've just got too many winners. They've got guys who have been in the moment before. Like I told you guys last year, when everyone was down on the C's, I always said I'm not going to turn my back on those guys."
Of course, those guys James referred to are Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen, the latter of whom missed his sixth straight game on Sunday. Didn't matter, thanks to Avery Bradley and Brandon Bass.
"It's because we're a great team," said Garnett following their 91-72 win over the Heat on national television. "Our positions and personnel, it's all about a system. You know your role in the system. You do what you're told in the role. You carry out your role 100 percent wholeheartedly, and that's your contribution to the team."
|Fast Break: Rajon Rondo's triple-double beats Heat
|04.01.12 at 6:02 pm ET
Nobody else in the NBA has more than one triple-double this season. Rajon Rondo now has five.
Dominating the first and third quarters of Sunday afternoon's nationally televised game against the Heat (37-14), Rondo recorded 16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in a 91-72 dismantling of the Eastern Conference's current No. 2 seed.
The Celtics (30-22) move a full game up on the 76ers for the Atlantic Division lead and within two games of the third-seeded Magic, who were scheduled to play the Nuggets without Dwight Howard (back spasms) later Sunday afternoon.
All five starters reached double figures, including Bass (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Bradley (13 points), while Pierce and LeBron James canceled each other out with 23 points apiece, as the C's led by as many as 29 points.
A nation awaits: Rondo amassed seven points and three rebounds in the game's first 3:43, sparking a 9-4 Celtics run (he assisted Kevin Garnett on the only other field goal) to start the game and forcing a Heat timeout less than four minutes into the game. Apparently, Rondo remembered Sunday's game was nationally televised (like 14 of his 18 career triple-doubles). He finished the first quarter with 10 points, four assists and four rebounds, giving the C's a 29-19 advantage. The third quarter was more of the same, as Rondo totaled six points and eight assists in that frame to stake the Celtics to an 80-56 lead.
No Wade out: With Ray Allen (ankle) and Mickael Pietrus (concussion) still out of the Celtics lineup, all eyes were on Avery Bradley as he drew the defensive assignment on Wade. Further earning his reputation already as one of the game's great defenders, Bradley held Wade to 6-for-17 shooting, including this ridiculous second-quarter block. Conversely, Bradley's knack for cutting to the basket offensively paid dividends against the gambling Wade.
All glass Bass: Considering the stage, this might have been the best Bass performance of the season. He registered his fourth double-double of the year, giving the Celtics the advantage on the defensive glass (44-32) and getting to the line offensively. He made all 10 of his free throw attempts, totaling his 16 points on five official field goal attempts. Rarely do the Celtics get to the line as frequently as the Heat, but on Sunday they owned a 22-17 advantage in free throws.
|Watch the throne: C's heat up as Sunday showdown nears
|03.31.12 at 5:46 pm ET
The elation was reminiscent of a championship ceremony. The collective relief from the crowd, the exhaustive expressions of the victors and the sour disappointment of the losers were all palpable. The Heat had beaten the Celtics in five games … to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Re-watching the celebration unfold, it becomes extremely difficult to keep the moderate accomplishment in perspective. LeBron James began "Tebowing" (before "Tebowing" was a thing), Dwayne Wade fell to the floor like Michael Jordan after he won his third NBA title in 1993, and Doc Rivers (who was rumored to be stepping away from coaching after the conclusion of the Celtics' playoff run) wandered around the floor like a lost puppy.
Needless to say, it felt like something was happening. A coronation of some sort. Presumably, the hoary Celtics would no longer be a threat following the 2010-11 playoffs, and the manner in which James spoke about his adversary in the immediate aftermath was extremely deferential — almost like a eulogy.
"First of all, I want to give a lot of thanks to the Boston Celtics," James said. "Doc Rivers, that coaching staff, them players — they make [you] fight for everything, you can never take your foot off the gas, you can never take a second off against that team, so a lot of respect for that team."
However, as James was giving praise and soaking in the moment, Rivers was preparing for his post-game press conference, where he unexpectedly declared he was coming back to coach the next season and beyond.
The Heat would advance to the NBA finals, eventually losing to the Mavericks in six games. Rivers' decision made ripples, putting a moratorium on the passing of the crown, but most likely flew under the radar in the Heat locker room since they had advanced and the Celtics were going home.
That playoff series featured emotions that seemed elevated beyond the stakes of the individual contest. Regardless of where the two teams stand in the conference rankings, there's enough star power — one Big Three facing another — to make matchups between the teams an event. And that is part of the allure of the next meeting of the teams on Sunday, when the Heat come to TD Garden to face a Celtics team playing at its highest level this season.
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|Larry Bird on Danny Ainge's willingness to trade Celtics greats, the death of Len Bias and his love for Kobe Bryant
|02.07.12 at 1:31 pm ET
By now, you've heard Celtics president Danny Ainge's version of the trades Red Auerbach supposedly turned down for Larry Bird and Kevin McHale in the twilight of their careers — and how it relates to the current Big Three's trade availability.
The story goes that the Pacers offered Chuck Person, Herb Williams and Steve Stipanovich in exchange for Bird while the Mavericks proposed a deal for McHale involving Detlef Schrempf and Sam Perkins. According to Ainge, Auerbach refused both.
But, in an interview with Grantland's Bill Simmons on the B.S. Report, Bird remembers it differently.
"I was there with Danny and Red and McHale the day we were talking about that," Bird told Simmons. "The one thing that Danny threw in there was players' names. The whole time I was in Boston I never heard Red mention any other players on other teams. I heard him talking about draft picks, but I never heard anything about, 'Larry, I can trade you for this, this and this.' He just never did that."
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A reminder that US budget negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff could be rocky triggered a late dive for Wall Street, which ended in the red.
Senate majority leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday afternoon in the US there had been "little progress" made in budget talks.
To me, this was stating the obvious. The weekend before last, markets learned of a one-hour phone call between President Barack Obama and House speaker John Boehner that encouraged investors both sides were open to discussion. Then last week, we heard very little as Congress was away for Thanksgiving. This week, they're back, and as we suggested earlier this week, it should be expected fiscal cliff talk comes to the fore.
Nonetheless, the Dow Jones ended 0.69 per cent lower, and the S&P 500 was down 0.52 per cent.
Giving Wall Street a bit of a lift early on, a batch of economic data proved a bright spot. Orders of durable goods, a proxy for business confidence, beat expectations in October, the S&P Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 3 per cent in September for the sixth straight month of gains, and a reading on consumer confidence rose in November to its highest level since February 2008.
SPI futures are tipping the S&P/ASX 200 to open 19 points lower at this morning's open, while the dollar is fetching $US1.0449.
European markets were higher overnight, with investors initially buoyed by EU finance ministers and the IMF hammering out a new bailout deal for Greece during Asian morning trading on Tuesday that will allow the release of long-overdue aid.
Also into the mix, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the risk of a serious global recession couldn't be ruled out. This could happen if lawmakers fail to reach an acceptable deal in US budget and fiscal cliff negotiations, and if euro zone policy makers don't make sufficient progress in dealing with the problems afflicting the currency bloc.
The OECD said it expected growth of 1.4 per cent in the group of its 34 member economies, down from a 1.6 per cent forecast in May, and growth of 2.3 per cent in 2014, up from 2.2 per cent in May. The rich-world think tank pared its forecast for Australian growth to 3.0 per cent in 2013 from 3.7 per cent.
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Omar (Omar Metwally), an academic desperate to obtain tenure by writing a biography of a dead Uruguayan novelist, is a drip. And his girlfriend, Deirdre (Alexandra Maria Lara), is a pill.
She goads Omar into traveling to the late author's hacienda, a kind of backwater Xanadu, to wring authorization for the book from the executors of the estate — widow Caroline (Laura Linney), mistress Arden (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and gay brother Adam (Anthony Hopkins). Omar likes the place (who wouldn't? — it's the setting of a James Ivory movie), and the people are okay too. So it's a pity that he must go through the motions of the plot in this lazy, lush adaptation of a Peter Cameron novel.
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter, Apple, turned eight years old on May 14th and it feels like the years have flown by. I haven't seen a pic of her in a while and I have to say, she's really grown up. Not only is she tall and poised, but she carries a handbag and has dyed pink hair. A few months ago we got to see Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's daughter, Willow, with her dyed green hair and now it is Apple's turn with a shade of scarlet. Gwyneth took her kiddies, Apple and Moses, to Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne show at London's O2 Arena on Saturday night. Check out the pics of these kiddies before you blink and they're full blown adults.
I seriously can't believe that Apple Martin is already 8 years old. This makes me feel old. Carrying a tote bag, black pants and jean jacket, Apple looked every bit the daughter of a rock star. Her newly pinked hair also adds to her rocker look. The pic is only her profile, but she's also looking a lot like her dad, Chris Martin from Coldplay, don't you think?
Once inside the concert, mom Gwyneth, tweeted a pic of her two ultra cool kids paying homage to their "Uncle Jay" with the Roc-A-Fella Records diamond symbol. Gwynnie tweeted, "Yup. Uncle Jay at the O2."
Gwyneth and her hubby are good friends with Jay-Z and Beyoncé so it makes sense that she took Apple and Moses to their "uncle Jay's" show, and I'm sure they had VIP passes, but I have to say I'm not quite sure how appropriate some of it would have been for a 6 and 8 year old. Regardless, Gwynnie is one cool mom, chaperoning her children to the concert. I'm still not over how cute and grown up Apple is. These are two seriously trend setting rockstar kiddies. I had no idea about Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella records symbol, let alone pink hair when I was eight years old.0


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Caps for digital decoupling??
Whats everyones favorites for local digital decoupling?? I read some stuff onnline about computer overclockers upgradeing the capacitors on thier motherboards to get higher speeds and better stability. They use ultra low impeadaNce caps like the Rubycon MCZ and SanyO oSCON sp. Now ive heard of Oscons being used for digital audio, but havent heard of the Rubycon MCZ only the ZA/Zl series. The MCZ is supposed to be Rubycons top of the line cap and much lower impeadance than the ZA/ZL series. Has anyone treid these?? The Panasonic FM looks good to with lower impeadance than the FC series that everyone seems to like. Any opinions ??
You are talkng about electrolytics?
The key to digital decoupling is small ceramics as close to the power pins as possible.
Perhaps I dont' understand your question...
es I am talking about lytics, there are usually a larger lytic near the chip and then a small ceramic.
There are lots thing better than a lytic... though in these app's it is the ceramic, and just as importantly it's mounting and layout, that bears the brunt of the duty.
Hard to make any generalizations without knowing just what type of logic you are dealing with.
Can you propose a circuit and a logic family?
Im just talking in general, im modding my cd67 and would like to know what caps would work well as upgrades to the standard Elnas that are in there now around the dac and decoder dhips. It has a 220uf or 470uf lytic and then a .1uf ceramic. i want to upgraded the lytics to something better than the standard elna's.
when i made some mods to my nad 542 dac i use rubycon za then followed by sanyo oscon then some cermic chips directly soldered at its pins:
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before it was slightly harsh but after the mods i think some of the magical highs that i like disappeared the treble crispness become slightly soft yes the clarity become very good seperation is excellent i dont know why, maybe before i'm listening to some kind of hf noise that colorized the sound?
maybe this will give you an idea
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