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(This is apart of Sports of Boston's extensive coverage of the NBA Finals)
Last week, when it was announced that the NBA would begin fining players for flopping, I came quite close to clapping about the story when I first saw it. One of the reasons the NBA has become pretty unwatchable, to me, is the fake theatrics of the game. When it's a game, it should be about performing well, not acting.
In baseball and football, it is rare that someone acting like they were wronged affects the whole game, and more rare that it occurs more than once a game. Yet, in basketball, guys have been falling all over the place for a few years now, and for a majority of the game. Just ask Vlade Divac or Robert Horry [YouTube videos].
It's frustrating to watch and silly to think that if your team flops worse than the opposition, they can lose, despite being more talented and performing better. There are very few things about how basketball evolved that made me like it less than flopping (Isiah Thomas is one of those things, I should note).
That NBA Commissioner David Stern is only talking about fines for flopping is OK for now. However, if this does not curb the flopping, then Stern should look into minor suspensions as well. And as for how the fines should go? It should be an increasing fine scale based on the number of times caught. The first one should not be too steep, just in case it's a false-positive. But after that, they should sharply increase.
Also, they should be a percentage of the player's salary, as opposed to a set amount. After all, is it fair if a just-drafted rookie gets fined the same amount as Kobe Bryant, when Bryant is making much more money than that rookie? Or is it fair that Kobe or any big money superstar can afford to flop more than a lesser paid player? Not at all. That's why a percentage system solves that matter.
I'm excited to see if the gameplay does indeed improve. If so, I hope Commissioner Stern targets a few other nagging issues with the game. First up on my list? Restoring traveling to three steps.
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Well, Adam, I'd like to see an end to flopping as well, but I can't imagine how this could be enforced outside the confines of the game. Is the league going to review every foul called and determine, at a later date, if a flop has occurred? Wouldn't it make much more sense to forcefully tell the referees to determine if a flop has taken place, and just ignore the damned thing and let play go on? I know that's supposed to be the case now, and it's not working, but as with any situation that the league wants to emphasize in a game ( from a ref's point of view) it should be easy enough for the league to tell the officials that this situation must be addressed and let them do their job properly. Ignore the flopper, and let the game go on. If the flopper insists that it wasn't a flop and gets too belligerent about it, just use the technical foul rule and put an end to all the bellyaching. The ref should be in charge of this situation.
The real problem is that the refs are simply lousy at their jobs. They tend to give the "flop advantage" to established stars and often pander to the home town crowds in these situations. A ref can simply say "play on" when an obvious flop occurs, and if they did it regularly, the flopping would stop. They're on the scene in real time, not sitting at a monitor the next day and reviewing the situation after it has already affected the outcome of a game. Just do the job right in the first place, refs, and this problem is no longer a problem. Any "after the game" conclusion and/or fine doesn't address the immediacy of the situation and I can't imagine the problems that would occur as NBA officials attempted to levy fines outside of the actual moment of the game. It would be far too subjective a call afterwards, especially when an official is on the scene and is supposed to be determining the situation at the time it actually happens.
Just get the officials on the ball. Tell them to deal with the issue and to open their eyes and do their jobs properly. Post game officiating on a point like this is just unworkable.
I think the NBA (not the officials during the game) will review the "questionable" calls afterwards and set the appropriate punishment. I guess Ginobili will be bankrupt next season.
The fact is that right now the referees could call flops and not call a foul, but they don't have the proper judgment to do so. In fact it'd be more subjective to do the call during the game, than after, as afterwards the replay can be viewed numerous times, and from many angles. During the flow of the game, it'll take much too long to go to a replay camera to make the determination of a flop. Considering how bad the referees are right now at calling fouls, they definitely shouldn't be calling flops. I think it's a bit much to ask the officials to get this right considering how much they get wrong.
And my point about the fines is that by creating a financial incentive for someone not to flop, it discourages it much more than by calling it during a game with a technical. During a blowout a player may flop to try and run up stats since the technical foul hurts less, but a fine would discourage it even then.
Also, considering the Tim Donaghy scandal, it's better to play it safe and let the NBA offices regulate it first and if it's deemed to be at a level manageable by the referees, they can always change and let the referees be the judges.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Northern Arizona women's tennis team received gutsy three-set victories from sophomore Johanna Vang and senior Alice Pacaut, but a sluggish start to the match ultimately did the Lumberjacks in as they fell to UC Santa Barbara, 5-2, Friday. The Lumberjacks fell to 0-4 on the season.
"We competed hard but we did have that extra level of intensity that they did," said director of tennis Kim Bruno. "Everyone played better in their second sets, but Alice and Johanna were able to turn it around in their favor. They stuck in the points longer than their teammates did and that's what allowed them to win today."
The home team came out in doubles play and quickly clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2. The Gauchos would eventually sweep all three matches, but Pacaut and fellow senior Malia Wahinepio did not make it easy as they dropped their match at No. 3 in a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-4) to UCSB's Megan Carter and Kiersten Meehan.
The Lumberjacks would not find any success early on in singles play either as they fell behind by a set in each of the six singles matches. While the Gauchos wrapped up the match with straight-set singles wins at No. 1, 4, 2 and 6, Vang and Pacaut provided the highlights for NAU on Friday. After dropping each of their respective first sets, the Lumberjack pair battled back with second set victories to force a decisive final set. There, each won a 10-point tiebreaker to prevent a Gaucho shutout.
The win at No. 5 was Pacaut's team-leading second victory of the season while Vang won her first match of the season at the No. 3 position.
The Lumberjacks will have a week off from competition for the last time this season next week as they prepare for three matches in successive days from Feb. 15-17 in Albuquerque, N.M. There, NAU will play a pair of neutral-site matches against UTEP and Pacific as well as the host New Mexico.
1. Priscila Garcia/April Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Hannah Stone/Johanna Vang (NAU), 8-2
2. Erica Cano/Paola Cos (UCSB) def. Ghizelene Doballah/Nicole Perez (NAU), 8-5*
3. Megan Carter/Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) def. Alice Pacaut/Malia Wahinepio (NAU), 7-6 (7-4)
*Clinched Doubles Point
Order of Finish: (1, 2, 3)
1. Scatliffe (UCSB) def. Stone (NAU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Meehan (UCSB) def. Doballah (NAU), 6-0, 6-4**
3. Vang (NAU) def. Cos (UCSB), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
4. Garcia (UCSB) def. Wahinepio (NAU), 6-0, 6-4
5. Pacaut (NAU) def. Cano (UCSB), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
6. Stacy Yam (UCSB) def. Perez (NAU), 6-3, 6-2
**Clinched Match
Order of Finish: (1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 5)

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I've actually met this dude once. Here's the story eh.
We're both Canadian. It's a tiny little country, I'd say there's only about 27 of us down there. We must have played Jr. Hockey against each other at one point.
And so ends the tale of Michael and Charles, the greatest story ever told.
So most of you are wondering, "Mike, is that a Charles wearing a Bear Suit wearing an Indestructible Suit of Futuristic Medieval Space Armour?". Yup, correct.
I went straight for the eye brows.
If you have no idea who Charles Onyett is then I should probably mention that he's the Executive Editor of IGN PC. The past little while I've been having a fun time drawing IGN staff members as Video Game Heroes. On a previous post I had asked the MyIGN community if they wanted to offer some suggestions for the character. Here's a handful of your thoughts.
You asked for a giant fuzzy Canadian, you got one.
I thought it was going to take a hundred different armour and helmet designs before I came up with one that felt just right. If you take a look at the pic above you'll be able see that final design was actually realized pretty quickly. Fun fact: The triangular visor on the helmet was accidentally created when I was just trying to design a helmet with a giant triangle bear nose. Fun Fact 2: Charlesez breast plate is loosely based on the armour worn by Gordon Freeman in the hit P.C. game Half Life 2.
Once again I know what your thinking, "Mike, this is the stupidest thing you have ever created. This is so farfetched, there's no way you could ever build that thing in real life."
A. Your wrong and B. I've been beaten to the punch.
Canada is home to the likes of Wayne Gretzky "The Great One" and Brett Hart "The Best there is, was and ever will be". What some of you don't know is that Canada is also home to the "GREATEST THING EVER MADE BY HUMANS". Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you, Project Grizzly.
Your welcome.
The best part is at 0:24. No wait 0:35. Actually 0:44. 1:22 Definitely. Or 1:29. It's all the best part really.
Now that I think about it, PROJECT GRIZZLY would have made a perfect name for Charles's video game hero. How about - Captain Hockey Hair, Ranger Ragin' Canajun, Project Charles, The Slime King. Any suggestions?
"Spot on. Charles has a patented yeti cry ("Gllululululululu!") that would work great with this suit."
-IGN's Mark Ryan
I heard Charles is really tall.
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Earlier this summer, I attended an Experian marketing conference in Las Vegas, where I was rather surprised to see WWE champ John Cena on the agenda. Intrigued, I stuck around for his late afternoon session to see what he had to say. I'm glad I did. It turns out John Cena is a great brand builder. This Massachusetts-born native is a $100 million brand with 5.3 million Twitter followers and more than 15 million Facebook fans — just behind Kobe Bryant at 16 million. What's his secret? Here are three brand-building lessons from John Cena:
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Moyer Pitches Way Into Potential Comeback
Jamie Moyer has pitched well enough to earn a spot in the Rockies rotation.
The decision as to whether he will become the oldest starting pitcher to ever appear on an Opening Day lineup, however, is on hold.
The question is how Moyer, at the age of 49, will bounce back from extended pitching efforts.
Coming off four perfect innings in which he threw only 45 pitches against San Francisco on Friday night, Moyer got a better test of durability in a four-inning, 92 pitch battle with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Moyer said he felt strong at the end of the outing, and Rockies manager Jim Tracy said he was impressed with how Moyer battled. The big question is how will Moyer feel when he reports to the ballpark on Thursday.
"I have no issue with Jamie's arm,'' said Tracy. "How his legs bounce back is an important aspect. I feel we need to do all the homework we can to answer the question.''
And before a final decision is made, the Rockies are going to want to see him pitch again in spring training, most likely Monday against Seattle, and then see how he responds on Tuesday.
If a decision had to be made today, it would seem Moyer would make the team, but for the Rockies, given the uncharted territory Moyer is exploring, the more they can watch, the better off they are.
Wednesday, after all, was more than twice as many pitches as Moyer had thrown in a game this spring, and he did miss all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Moyer was missing off the plate by a small margin against the White Sox, and Tracy gave Chicago credit for showing the patience it did. Moyer, however, said he felt the game was a good test for him. He allowed three runs in the four innings of an 8-3 Rockies win.
"Not every game is going to be like (the one against the Giants),'' said Moyer. "There are days you have to push your way through it. There are days you have to battle. I enjoy pitching that kind of game.''
Moyer, in fact, lobbied to pitch a fifth inning, but given the limited pitch count of his previous appearances, Tracy did not want to stretch Moyer too far.
And his commitment to what's ahead was apparent when it was mentioned no starting pitcher the age of 49 or older had ever won a game.
"I intend to win more than one game,'' he said. "If age had a bearing on my decision I wouldn't be doing this.''
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text: Okay so i bought the rally armor mudflaps the back installed good used all the slots and they lined up perfectly but on the front i couldn't. Okay so on the outside of the flaps there's 2 about mid way and 1 at the very top and 1 on the inside that you use the spacer. I got the Inside one and the one on the very bottom to line up and screw in. The one on the top and the one middle one on top doesn't have a hole in the side skirt to screw into there's nothing you can screw into unless you drill your own holes. anyone have any solutions? They work and look fine, i just dont want them ripping off i go to Tahoe (The snow) a lot.


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I was driving along the other day singing Carly Rae Jepsen at the top of my lungs when the damn DJ broke in with "breaking" news. I'll admit that I had absolutely no desire to hear what he had to say, as he had just cut me off mid "Call Me Maybe"–bastard. Then I heard the most foreign string of words that I have ever heard in my entire life… a breastfeeding man. Shut the front door? Is there anything that science can't do these days?
WTF? My mind immediately went to some sort of freaky guy with a mammary fetish who likes to be dressed in a diaper and suckle at his partner's teat. Ewww, I know. I don't go in for that furry shit either. I like my sex straight with a lot of kink but leave the fur and diapers out of it, please and thank you. But I had it all wrong.
Have you ever heard of a man breastfeeding? Other than that one he/she gentleman who gave birth? Technically speaking, he had woman parts so he doesn't really count. I am talking about a man born male, with a penis and facial hair. Have you ever heard of a dad breastfeeding? Yes, pick your jaw up off the floor and listen up.
Men can breastfeed. It's true. Sure, their nipples are hairy and the poor baby might cough up a furball. Sure, no one really knows what the hell quality of milk is coming out of those moobs (a.k.a. man boobs). Come on, we all know a guy who may be just a little more well endowed than we are. I'm not naming names, but you know who you are. I'm assuming it tastes like beer, Buffalo wings and jerky. It probably causes colic. But in a pinch, it might be better than a binky. OK, maybe better than a hair-covered binky. Maybe not.
Sure, it would be awesome if on the 72nd hour without sleep, we could hand off our newborn to daddy, like a baby-feeding relay. But would we want to? I don't think I've ever been tired enough to subject my sweet babies to Guinness and summer sausage flavored man tits. It just seems like DCFS would have to be called on me, by me.
I had a really hard time breastfeeding and I tried everything in the book to stimulate milk production but I never considered that my husband could have breastfed the babies. With a little medical intervention, electric breast pumping and a crying baby to stimulate production, even the manliest of men can nurse their young.
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Enjoy $3 Beers & $5 Well Drinks from 9-11pm!·
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Admission includes FREE Karaoke on the main level·
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The apartment with a total size of 200 m2 will allow you and your family and friends feel the lifestyle of the city of Palma. There are three bedrooms available, two with double beds and one with two single beds. The double bedrooms have en suite bathroom with bathtub. There are two other bathrooms, one with bath and the other with shower.
The property is located on a 4th floor with elevator. In the apartment you can enjoy magnificent sea views while having breakfast on the balcony (15 m2), which is furnished with table and chairs. In the spacious living-dining room with sofas, you can relax with a good book or just enjoy the view. All rooms are very tastefully decorated and furnished in an elegant style. The separate kitchen with dining area is equipped with everything needed for cooking: microwave, dishwasher, oven, gas stove, blender, fridge, coffee maker and cutlery, glasses and crockery. The apartment offers a washing machine and an ironing board with iron and clothes dryer. We will gladly provide on request a baby cot and a high chair. In the kitchen there is a dining table with eight chairs where you can enjoy a leisurely meal with the family.
The apartment location is not only perfect because you are in one of the most famous and beautiful areas of Palma, but you also have all important place of interest, shops and transport links close by. The promenade offers numerous restaurants, bars, shops and beach clubs and night clubs. You will find cosy pubs, dance bars and some famous nightclubs there. Culture enthusiasts will definitely enjoy this city! You must visit the Cathedral, known locally as "La Seu". The green oasis "Parc de la Mar" which adjoins the cathedral invites itself to settle on one of the benches and rest. A walk through the old town with its winding streets, churches, squares and the beautiful courtyards is a very special experience and lets you immerse yourself in the history of Palma. Art lovers will find many galleries and exhibitions - there's something for every taste. Fashion lovers can find the big clothing stores and small but fine boutiques, which will make your heart to beat faster. Gourmet restaurants and quaint taverns complete the overall picture perfectly. The small cafes and ice cream parlours which are present all over the city, invite you to wake up after a long journey of discovery.
3 km outside the town is the impressive Bellver Castle from where you have a magnificent view over the city and harbour. The sandy beach is about 4 km. There is good bus service to the beach. By car or bus you can easily reach many other beaches, such as Playa de Palma, Portals Nous or the beautiful Caribbean beach "Es Trenc".
NOTE: We don't accept groups of people under 30 years old. We need copies of the passports of all guests to accept the booking.
NOTE: The rental of this property is based on the Spanish Law on Urban Leases (29/1994, 24th November). According this law the property is available for seasonal renting. However, the contract does not offer any tourist service. It is only for the use and enjoyment of the property.
Beach Palma: 4.1 km
Palma city centre: 1.4 km
Ferry (Palma): 2 km
Train station (Palma): 3.5 km
Restaurant: 50 m
Bar: 50 m
ATM: 100 m
Supermarket: 150 m
Golf course (Arabella): 4.2 km
Hospital: 1.2 km
Airport: 10.4 km
Pharmacy: 500 m
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Check-out: 10 am
Very late check-in (from 24 pm) has an extra cost of 50 €
A damage deposit of 300€ will be left cash on arrival (will be returned cash on your departure day).
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Dear Anna,
we loved our stay in your beautiful villa! We felt immediately at home. You were so kind to show us the entire house when we arrived to early. We will definately return some time when we have the opportunity. The ambiance was so cosy and the facilities where fantastic as well as the view.......stunning! Thank you so much for everything. Goodluck in the future. With kind regards family Bemelmans, family Esseling and family Willems from the Netherlands.
A very nice, big house in the old town. With arches from 1771! We enjoyed it very much.
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Industrial metals also dipped and European shares were soft on lingering worries about the economic outlook, especially for the euro zone. While the risk of an inconclusive outcome in Italy's forthcoming election added to investor concerns.
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The yen, which has dropped 20 percent against the dollar since mid-November, fell further after financial leaders from the G20 promised not to devalue their currencies to boost exports and avoided singling out Japan for any direct criticism.
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I think tho if clearing traffic - it would probably clear the whole highway for a mile up front !
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This is a discussion on I need one of these!!! within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...10885473&hl=en Just for the fun of it .And to mount on my truck to clear traffic ahead of me....
Just for the fun of it .And to mount on my truck to clear traffic ahead of me.
A fave old clip that - one of the best for its genre IMO.
I think tho if clearing traffic - it would probably clear the whole highway for a mile up front !
Problems too with BATFE I hear Oh and ammo costs!
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Well maybe if one of the offending vehicles happens to be an armored car..........
mmmm...I want one too! :)
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Ya know, only every fourth round is a tracer, or it it fifth?
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Very nice. I've seen a couple of those clips in History Channel shows. The red tracers look particularly hellish in low light. Every fifth or so round indeed.
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I've always had the Nimbus without any problems until the 13's, when I started getting some niggles. Having read some reviews it seems others have had the same problems.
I was wondering if anyone has got themselves a pair of the 14's who had issues with the 13's and if Asics have sorted the problems out and the Nimbus are back to how they were with the 12's etc.
Sometimes people develop niggles.
Whatever shoe they're wearing at the time often gets the blame.
By doing that, people could be missing what has actually really caused the problem.
No doubt some people have developed problems when they happen to be running in the Nimbus 13.
Asics would have sold 10's of thousands of pairs of that model in the UK alone and 100's of thousands of pairs globally.
Until there are more than "some reviews" from people not getting on with the shoe, I doubt that there was any problems with that model that Asics thought needed to be sorted!
The 14's feel a little less stiff than the 13's and a bit wider, the cushioning also feels incredibly soft but I can't remember how soft my 13's felt when they were new. Whereas the 11's felt made to measure for me the 13's and 14's both feel like I'm wearing someone elses shoes, so I switched to the DS trainer 17, which so far has proved very comfortable. Asics told me to try the Cumulus if I wasn't happy with how the 14's felt.
Not really answering the question but earlier this year I bought a pair of Cumulus which were the exact same model and size as a pair I had already.
After getting black toenails on a long run, I lined them up and lo! the new pair were shorter. So I bought a 3rd pair size 42 rather than 41.5 and only use the 2nd 41.5 pair for shorter runs now.
So perhaps they have got some sort of production problem or...?
Just had my first run in Asics Nimbus 14, where has all the cushioning gone? They felt like my 13s did after 500 miles. I was shocked.
I'm currently training for the Leiden Marathon on 26th May and all the miles have been done in Nimbus 14's. To be honest I should have changed them a few weeks ago anyway due to mileage, but I have to say these are the worst cushioned Nimbus trainer I've ever had.
I've started to develop some achilles issues with these shoes and believe this is linked to the lack of cushioning. I've just been out in a pair of 12's that have probably done 700 miles and there is far more cushioning left in those. Really think I need a new pair buit reluctant to buy another pair of 14's. Might use my 12's for the Marathon though as it's only a week away and probably not the best time for new shoes.
Anyone have any good alternatives to Nimbus? FYI when I had my gait analysis done they said I had the most neutral running style they'd ever seen. Cheers CB
Currybelly I'm now using the brooks ghost and haven't looked back. They have done away with a lot of lower leg problems I had when in the nimbus. Hardly any cushioning compared to the nimbus but maybe thats what was causing the problem for me. Well worth a look
Similar story for me....about 550k on a pair of nimbus 12's.....faultless, no injuries...they were brilliant.
When the time came to change I went for Nimbus 14's... and they were terrible....calf injuries, didn't feel good at all......sent them back.....opted for a pair of Kinsei 4's but am still not happy....both feel less cushioned, tighter
STIG109/MF, Thanks for your posts. Really not sure what to do for Sunday but does seem to be that the 14's are very much hit and miss. Cheers CB
Just make sure you are over pronators and wider feet to buy Nimbus 14, otherwise a painful experience.
Well I ran the Leiden Marathon (in a gale) in brand new Asics Nimbus 14's and got my GFA at 3:10. I now have several blood blisters and a lifting toe-nail but my achilles stood the test of time!! Small price to pay I think. Only my second marathon and 7 years since my first and was on death's door the day before. Dosed up on Sinutab and Nurofen the day went without a hitch. The support and on-course facilities (sports drinks/bananas/crowd) at Leiden were brilliant and I would highly recommend this race to anyone. Now lying on a beach in Spain dipping my toes in the water to take down the swelling. Oh, and enjoying the odd glass of vino blanco!! Cheers CB
I wish i hadn't read this! I'd worn Nimbus for a good 10 years, but in September i changed to Sky Speed 2s, i've had issues with calves ever since, little niggles and pulls, so at the weekend i bit the bullet and bought some Nimbus again - the 14s, now i'm hoping i'm ok with them, but this forum is making me wonder... they arrived today, watch this space, i'll report back in a week or two !
swcoach, I'd say there are far more people out there who rate the 14's than have had problems so fingers crossed you'll be OK. Will be interested to here how you get on.
Hi Curlybelly,
Just an early update, i went out in them for a 5km run on Friday and did a 22min 5km without any calf issues at all, then this morning, i ran a 10mile training run, which was 3mins outside my PB and again no problems at all, i ache now but thats an all over ache.
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Pony only hangs out with Dallas Winston because he is so close to Johnny Cade--Pony's best friend. Johnny idolizes Dally, and Dally treats Johnny like a little brother. Dally is also a member of their greaser gang, another reason Pony tolerates him. While Pony does his best to stay out of serious trouble, knowing that Darry would kill him if he was arrested, Dally is proud of his arrest record and his violent past on the streets of New York City.
... he did everything. I didn't like him, but he was smart, and you had to respect him. (Chapter 1)
Pony disagrees with Johnny's belief that Dally is similar to the "gallant" Southern characters inGone With the Wind. Where Pony can envision Darry and Soda and even Two-Bit "like the heroes in the novels I read..."
Dally was real... Dally was so real he scared me...
Not even Darry wanted to tangle with him. He was dangerous. (Chapter 5)
Pony knew that Dally treated most women badly and didn't care "about anyone but himself," and he knew Dally would die by violent means one day, but on the night of the rumble, Pony still felt close to Dally. "Two friends of mine had died that night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum."
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Citation I and IV phono schematic query
Schematics for these can be seen here:
Thank you to PCWolfe for posting these!
Please help if you can:
I am trying to understand the schematic of the Citation I phono section (V1 and
V2) but I am confused by the switching.
The turnover and rolloff switches list 6 positions, but the rolloff switch
positions in the schematic are numbered 1 through 5 plus 7. The Turnover switch
positions are numbered 1 through 7 and 9 and 10.
When the preamp is in the RIAA mode, can someone tell me please which capacitors
and resistors are selected?
On the Citation IV, the function switch has 6 positions but the switch
positions in the schematic are numbered 1 through 6, then 9, 12 and 13.
When the preamp is in the RIAA mode, can someone tell me please which capacitors
and resistors are selected?
I'm sure this follows some convention but I don't know the secret. Your
assistance is much appreciated. I see similar similar diagrams on the Dynaco
PAS schematic but they seem more understandable.
Those schematics are not available to those who are not members of citationsound.. I've got a yahoo account and that is what I was greeted with.
I would look around for a schematic that you can post here, or post a partial schematic including the details of the phono stage.
Google is our friend:
and Citation IV phono:
Schematic of Citation 1 with better resolution.
A modified Citation IV circuit by Jim Fosgate from Sound Practices.
(Ch. A) C90 through C94 & R134; (Ch. B) C8 through C12 & R21
I don't have the Cit IV info handy, sorry. but there are so few parts in a Cit IV that it's easier just to replace them all. If you need more info why don't you contact me directly - I specialize in Citation gear.
First, thanks to everyone who replied. I didn't look at the forum for a few weeks but I really appreciate these responses.
I found the secret decoder ring for rotary switch schematics ! It is explained on pages 10 and 11 of:
When I get around to it I will tabulate the results for the Citation I and check them against mine. Once finished I will post them on the Yahoo Citation group listed above.
Thanks so much! Mr. Fosgate's circuit is especially interesting. The designer of the expensive Leben phono preamp called the Citation IV "a masterpiece of design."
Citation IV schematic
I always have a hard time deciphering rotary switches in old schematics. Can someone please give me the connections for the phono RIAA selection only in the Citation IV? Here's the full schematic of two page PDF. Below is the simplified one channel phono section including the EQ switches. I want a cleaned up version of just the RIAA in place for a possible future project. Thanks in advance.
Citation 4 full phono
My head is about to explode staring at the switches with the way they're drawn! I can figure out if I have the actual unit. I hope showing the full schematic of the phono section including all the switches might help deciphering the connections of the RIAA EQ network.
So after 4 days, still no one can help me decipher the Citation IV's phono circuit?!
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THE TAQWACORES There are all the elements of a terrific spoof in The Taqwacores, which follows a year in the life of a house of Muslim punk/hardcore college-age kids living in Buffalo, New York. Overlapping two such rulebook-, sellout-obsessed groups, with all the contradictory dictates of scene-policing and Islamic law, you've got a comedy of impossibly tangled manners, right? Well, the first sign The Taqwacores will be rough going is when a character shows up in a burka covered in crust-punk patches ... and it's not a gag. Audience surrogate Yusef (Bobby Naderi), a square Pakistani student who enters the house uninitiated and wears the same blocky jeans for a year, is witness to a fight for the soul of Muslim hardcore between studded-jacket-wearing Jehangir (Dominic Rains), who preaches an inclusive, party-friendly, esoteric doctrine, and fundamentalist straight-edge soldier Umar (Nav Mann). If "punk rock" as such is still important for any extramusical reason, it's for the do-it-yourself tradition that gives creative kids an escape from authority-sanctioned and pop-trash culture — but The Taqwacores is more interested in the middle-finger, spit-gobbing, screw-off, frat-party acting-up variety, all pretty enervating. (Nick Pinkerton) (Sunset 5)
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In this morning's collection of notable NHL morning headlines: Tyler Myers could get a call from league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan…Chris Stewart suspended for 3 games…Has the rest of the league figured out Alexander Ovechkin? …Pavel Datsyuk's slow start…Victor Hedman still carries stigma from Crosby hit…Ilya Kovalchuk returns to Devils…Ilya Bryzgalov to face off against former team…Rangers Marc Staal to start light workouts…Blackhawks crush Canucks 5-1.
NORTHJERSEY.COM: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers might get a call from league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan for this hit on New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: It looks bad, but Zubrus wasn't injured on the play, and in a way, it's similar to Tampa Bay's Ryan Malone leveling Montreal's Chris Campoli during preseason as Campoli was reaching for the puck with his stick . Myers might not be suspended, at worse, could get a $2,500.00 fine.
NHL.COM: The league has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Chris Stewart for three games for checking Detroit's Niklas Kronwall from behind.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: I confess I'm surprised Stewart was suspended, not because it wasn't worthy of a suspension, but because Stewart has no history of this sort of thing.
WASHINGTON TIMES: Stephen Whyno with an excellent piece on the decline of Alexander Ovechkin's offensive production, suggesting rival teams have figured out his offensive moves, as well as the possibility Ovechkin may be turning into more of an all-round player.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: I'll be offering up my two cents on Ovechkin's drop in scoring later today in my Soapbox. I believe Whyno's identified part of the problem, but there's also other issues at play here.
MLIVE.COM: Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk acknowledged he's off to a poor start to this season, calling his performance "awful".
SPECTOR'S NOTE: For the past six seasons, Datysuk has been the league's best two-way forward, earning the Selke trophy as the league's top defensive forward three straight years, but playing at that high level at both ends of the ice is very demanding physically, and while only 33, it's possible those physical demands might be starting to take its toll on Datsyuk. I certainly hope he proves me wrong as this season progresses, but that's the way it's looked so far to me.
TAMPABAY.COM: Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman is still wearing the stigma of being the player whose hit sidelined Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby with a concussion.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: I believe that's unfair, as Crosby had suffered the initial concussion several days prior in the Winter Classic after he was walloped by a blindside hit. Had that not happened, I doubt Hedman's hit would've done much, if any, damage to Crosby. Yes, Hedman hit Crosby from behind and Crosby's head did strike the glass, but not with the kind of force one would expect to result in a serious injury. I don't believe it was Hedman's intent to injure the Penguins captain, nor do I believe the Lightning defenseman targeted Crosby's head.
NEW YORK POST: Ilya Kovalchuk made a triumphant return to the Devils, potting a goal as New Jersey defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3.
PHILLY.COM: Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov is looking forward to facing his former team, the Phoenix Coyotes, tonight in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK POST: Rangers concussed defenseman Marc Staal received some good news, as he's been cleared to begin light workouts. He's been sidelined since training camp with post-concussion symptoms, believed the result of a late-season hit received from his brother, Eric Staal, in a Rangers-Hurricanes game.
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a US space programme that sent rockets into space in the 1960s and 1970s and put the first man on the Moon
if a spaceship blasts off, it leaves the ground
informal the moment when a spacecraft leaves the ground
an extra engine on a spacecraft that gives it enough power to leave the Earth's atmosphere
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- linuxprinting.org is the central place for printing resources for a long time. Its central part is the printer compatibility database telling which printers work with Posix-style operating systems and how well they work. In addition, there is a printer driver database which lists all known free software printer drivers and how they are called. With this data the drivers can be integrated with every known printing environment. User forums give the possibiolity to ask questions and to discuss printing problems. All in all, this forms the biggest knowledge base about printing with Posix-style operating systems.
- Foomatic is the de-facto standard for printer driver integration in the Linux distributions and other Posix-style operating systems
Current Specification
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Interior view, Claremont High School, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina
Claremont High School (Hickory, N.C.)
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- Title:
- Interior view, Claremont High School, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina
- Topics:
- Subjects:
School buildings
Interior views
- Original Format:
- Color slides
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1078pnc012
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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- Location:
Hickory (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Claremont High School (Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Sayre, C. Gadsden (Christopher Gadsden), 1876-1933 more info on Sayre, C. Gadsden (Christopher Gadsden), 1876-1933
- Built:
- Street:
- 243 3rd Ave NE
- Community:
- Hickory
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28601
- Provenance note:
- The school was designed by architect C. Gadsen Sayre of Raleigh, N.C. and Anderson, S.C.
- Architectural note:
- This three-story, H-plan building features classical terra-cotta trim on its red brick surface. The two wings, one for the gymnasium and one for the auditorium, are both faced with two-story arcades.
- Historical note:
- Claremont High School was one of the flagships for the state's school consolidation program. The building was recently rescued and converted into an arts center. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
Hickory (N.C.)
- Subjects:
School buildings
High schools
Exhibition buildings
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Wings (Building divisions)
Arcades (Architecture)
Buildings -- Remodeling for other use
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- Latitude, Longitude:
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BigDataMatters is focused on the issues faced when processing and managing large amounts of data. In light of this, it would be a crime not to blog about the security of this data. Over the next few weeks, I will write a series of posts focused on Identity management in the enterprise. Before you read any more, how is your identity secured?
Does your working day start with logging into your workstation? Then your email with another user ID and password, and then another application, another .... Isn't there a better way? Yes, single sign-on (SSO). So why are some enterprises still using a single account per service model?
The main reason is simplicity and a lack of forward thinking. If a new service is to be introduced quickly, it is easier to implement it out of the box using this model. The downsides are 1) users suffer from password overload and end up scrawling access details on bits of paper for all to see 2) administrators don't have a single point of management and end up creating custom scripts to manage user access for each service. A strength of this model is that each service works independently and if one goes down, the others remain operational. However, if you have this kind of security model then you shouldn't say it loudly. I suggest you ask your IT "why?".
The first step to SSO can be made using a centralized account model - you access company services using a single account. In small enterprises it is the recommended model as it is simple to set-up and the centralization of accounts streamlines administration. But, with this simplicity comes a catch - a single point of security failure. If the authorization system fails or is compromised, no user can access their services. Work comes to a grinding halt! Fault tolerance and high security is a must in such systems. Such architectures can be easily created using LDAP, Kerberos or Active Directory.
Greater SSO functionality is provided by a decentralised account model - not only can you access services in your own enterprise using a single account, but also those in other enterprises. This allows Doctors who often work in multiple hospitals to simply, securely and rapidly access patient information. The underlying concept of this model is a trust relationship. Much like the passport system - one country issues it and all others trust it.
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I have provided a quick overview of how to implement SSO, but is it more secure? The simple answer is yes. You only authenticate once, using either your password, certificate, smartcard or even biometric methods (voice recognition, iris recognition etc.). After authentication, you get a token which you use to access other services. For security, this token is usually time limited meaning that you can only use services for a period of time. It is the most secure system, because only you and the authorization server know your password.


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