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Cerwin-Vega VEGA154.2
15" Dual 4 ohm VEGA Series Car Subwoofer
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When you look at the VEGA154.2 and see a bright red rubber surround, you instantly know it can only be the infamous Cerwin-Vega VEGA series subwoofer. The VEGA series subwoofers are the most recognizable Cerwin-Vega subwoofers and are available in an 8", 10", 12" and 15" size woofer. With each size having the option of either a Dual 2 ohm or Dual 4 ohm voice coil. With this many available sizes and different voice coil impedance the possibilities are endless and the VEGA series subwoofers are sure to satisfy any bass reproduction need. VEGA woofers have a power rating of 500 watts peak and 250 watts of continuous RMS power. The woofers feature a composite polypropylene design that offers perfect weight to strength ratio to increase the durability of the subwoofers and improve performance. Its rubber surround allows for high amounts of excursion, while the rolled aluminum former increase thermal capabilities to improve power handling. The woofers also feature cross-flow window venting that reduces voice coil temperatures and radial contact convex domes that reduce cone flex and minimize distortion. The VEGA series subwoofers really are the "face" of Cerwin-Vega and for this reason have been designed and manufactured to reproducing rich, full and tight bass for any type of music and in any type of vehicle.
- 15" VEGA Series Dual 4 Ohm Subwoofer
- Power Handling:
- Peak: 500 watts
- RMS: 250 watts
- Impedance: Dual 4 ohm
- Composite polypropylene cone design provides the perfect weight to strength ratio & excellent durability
- Red rubber surround allows high amounts of excursion
- Radial contact convex domes geometrical design minimizes cone flex to reduce distortion
- Rolled aluminum former for superior thermal capabilities and increased power handling
- Linear rolled spider provides unmatched cone assembly control at all volume levels
- Nickel-Plated pushpin terminals provide low-resistance connection & corrosion resistance
- 2" Dual 4 ohm high-grade temperature aluminum voice coil
- Cross-flow window framed venting reduces VC temperatures for increase power handling
- Forged alloy yoke for superior magnetic field retention
- Sensitivity: 86.8 dB
- Mounting Depth: 7-1/4"
- Cutout Diameter: 13-7/8"
- 1-year Manufacturer's warranty
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Subwoofer Specifications
Efficiency (1w/1m) is not an accurate indicator of a subwoofer's output capability and should not be used as a comparison to other speakers or subwoofers to determine which one is "louder".
Round/Circle: This is the typical and common subwoofer design. They have a round cone and are a circle in design.
Square: These woofers are able to achieve a greater cone area in a smaller space. Because of the greater surface area, some square subwoofers will be louder than a round subwoofer of the same size.
Recommended Enclosure Specifications
Sealed: These enclosures completely enclose the air inside the box. These boxes produce a tight bass.
Ported/Vented: These enclosures have a slot of air to escape from the box. The result is a sound that has more "boom".
Bandpass: These are a combination of both sealed and ported enclosures. They can be very efficient, but require tuning for the best response.
Shallow mount speakers will typically have a mounting depth of 2" or less, while shallow mount subwoofers will typically have a mounting depth of 3" or less.
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
To understand the enzymatic degradation behavior of crosslinked polylactide (PLA), the preparation and enzymatic degradation of both thermoplastic (linear) and crosslinked PLAs that have pore structures with different dimensions were carried out. The porous structures of the linear PLA samples were of micro and nanoporous nature, and prepared by batch foaming with supercritical CO2 and compared with the porous structures of crosslinked PLA (Lait-X) created by the salt leaching method. The surface and cross-sectional morphologies of the porous structures were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy. The morphological analysis of porous Lait-X showed a rapid loss of physical features within 120 h of exposure to proteinase-K enzymatic degradation at 37 °C. Due to the higher affinity for water, enhanced enzymatic activity as compared to the linear PLA porous structures in the micro and nanoporous range was observed.
In recent years, the reduction of carbon dioxide and the extrication from dependence on oil are recognized as the most important issues to reduce the greenhouse effect. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop plastics from plant origin or plastics that are biodegradable. Among the natural polyesters, polylactides (PLA) have been investigated for drug delivery systems (DDS) in medical applications, degradable sutures, and implants for bone fixation, because of their biocompatibility, easy cell adhesion, and low toxicity. Currently, there is increasing interest in using PLAs for disposable degradable plastic products, drinking bottles, films for agriculture, and so on [
In recent publications, their preparation, characterization, mechanical and various other materials properties [
As described above, thermoplastic (linear) PLA is becoming increasingly popular. Nonetheless, research on thermoset-based PLA is still at its infancy. Seppälä
Apart from this, PLAs with highly porous and interconnected three-dimensional (3-D) structures can potentially be applied as scaffolds for tissue engineering [
To understand the enzymatic degradation behavior of crosslinked PLA, we investigated the enzymatic degradation of both thermoplastic (linear) and crosslinked PLAs, having pore structures with different dimensions, using proteinase-K as an effective degrading agent. Such a comparison between linear and crosslinked PLA would be worthwhile for assessing the fabrication of porous 3-D structures for tissue engineering scaffolds [
FTIR spectra of Lait-X bulk and Lait-X oligomers.
Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD) patterns of Lait-X oligomers and Lait-X bulk.
temperature-modulated DSC (TMDSC) scans of Lait-X oligomers and Lait-X bulk with different concentrations of initiator. For cured Lait-X, the content of the initiator is shown.
The Lait-X oligomers had a
Morphological properties of linear and crosslinked polylactide (PLA) porous structures.
|Linear PLA Nanoporous
|Linear PLA Microporous
|Lait-X Porous
|average diameter/µm
|bulk density/g·cm−3
|total pore area/m2·g−1
|Porosity (a)/%
(a) Calculated by mercury porosimetry.
The morphological parameters of the thermoset and thermoplastic PLA porous structures are summarized in
Pore size distribution of (
The average pore diameters of Lait-X porous, linear PLA nanoporous, and linear PLA microporous structures were 0.153, 0.016, and 0.418 µm, respectively; porosity (%) of 43.0, 22.8, and 76.4. The density (ρ) was 0.84, 1.01, and 0.32 g·cm−3, respectively. The pore density (
Normalized weight loss of Lait-X bulk. The solid line was calculated by linear regression.
Normalized weight loss of linear polylactide (PLA) having different dimensions. The solid line was calculated by linear regression.
The degradation rate of linear polylactide (PLA) and Lait-X bulk. The linear PLA having χc = 50% was prepared by isothermally annealing at 100 °C for 20 min [
The water uptake of Lait-X bulk (
Water absorption changes of Lait-X bulk (
The time variation of weight loss (%) with the enzymatic degradation of the Lait-X porous, linear PLA microporous, and linear PLA nanoporous samples for 250 h are shown in
Normalized weight loss of linear polylactide (PLA) having nanoporous and microporous structures, and Lait-X having a porous structure.
Surface area to volume ratio (
|Degradation Rate × 102/h−1
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|Linear PLA nanoporous
|Linear PLA microporous
(a) Calculated by using the parameters listed in
The Lait-X porous sample showed a higher mass loss similar to bulk (
Water absorption changes of linear polylactide (PLA) having nanoporous and microporous structures, and Lait-X having a porous structure during enzymatic degradation at 37 °C.
Typical SEM images of the surface and the cross section of Lait-X bulk (
The morphology of the Lait-X porous and linear PLA porous structures in the micro and nanoporous range is given in
Typical SEM images of the cross section of Lait-X having porous structure (
For the linear PLA nanoporous structure (
A commercial poly(
The scheme of preparation of crosslinked PLA resin is given in
Scheme of synthesis of crosslinked polylactide (PLA).
The PLA oligomers were synthesized from the polymerization of
NaCl crystals (Salt Industry Center, Tokyo, Japan) were powdered to a particle size from 450 to 30 µm by grinding in a ceramic mortar with subsequent drying in a ceramic hot plate (CHP-170D, AS ONE Co., Tokyo, Japan) at 120 °C for one hour. The size of the NaCl particles was calculated from the polarized optical images and averaged using an image analyzing software (ImageJ; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA). Variation of size in the NaCl particles was preferable for generating pores with good interconnectivity between the pores. Sample suspensions prepared for the scaffold fabrication consisted of the PLA oligomer resin (Lait-X oligomer), radical initiator, and NaCl particles. The Lait-X oligomer/initiator/salt mixture (100/5/100, wt.) was stirred with a spatula for a few minutes until the mixture had completely wet the NaCl crystals. The crosslinked PLA was mixed with NaCl at around 60 °C. The resultant crosslinked PLA was designated as Lait-X. The composite mixture of resin and salt was added to a Teflon mold. A rigorous curing process was applied to all samples in a hot air oven (ST-110, ESPEC Co., Kyoto, Japan) at 150 °C for 10 h. The prepared disks were soaked in a large volume of deionized ultrapure water (specific resistance 18 MΩ·cm, TOC < 0 ppb, WR600A, YAMATO SCIENCE Co., Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) for 48 h to leach the salt particulate leaving the porous structure. The water was refreshed twice every day to favor the complete dissolution of the salt. The fabricated scaffold samples were collected, dried, and stored in a desiccator.
Foam processing of linear PLA films was conducted in an autoclave (TSC-WC-0096, Taiatsu Tecno Co., Tokyo, Japan) by using supercritical CO2 [
The enzymatic degradation of linear-PLA bulk, Lait-X bulk, linear-PLA foam, and Lait-X porous sample in the presence of proteinase-K was conducted according to the procedure reported by Reeve
The enzymatic degradation rates of these specimens were estimated by the weight loss and normalized weight loss using the following equation:
We also evaluated the water absorption according to the following equation:
The specimens (10.0 mg) were characterized by using temperature-modulated DSC (TMDSC) (TA 2920; TA Instruments, New Castle, DE, USA) at the heating rate of 5 °C/min with a modulation period of 60 s and an amplitude of ±0.769 °C under nitrogen atmosphere to determine the glass transition temperature (
The cell structures were investigated by using SEM (JSM-5310LV, JEOL, Tokyo, Japan). The samples were freeze-fractured in liquid nitrogen and sputter-coated with gold/platinum = 60/40 at an argon pressure of 0.1 Torr for 3 min at a current of 8 mA. The surface and cross sectional morphologies of the specimens before and after hydrolysis were also observed with SEM, operating at an accelerating voltage of 20 kV and working distance of 20 mm. The samples were sputter-coated with gold to a thickness of ~20 nm.
The pore size (2
The pore structure and its distribution was determined by means of mercury (Hg) porosimetry (AutoPore IV-9500: Shimadzu Co., Kyoto, Japan), which covered the pore size distribution from 1 nm to 500 µm. From this measurement, porosity, total intrusion volume, total pore area, and the average pore diameters were calculated.
Washburn's equation [
This equation assumes that the mercury intrudes a cylindrical pore. The terms
WAXD analysis was performed for the Lait-X oligomer, Lait-X sheet and linear PLA using a Mxlabo X-ray diffractometer (MAC Science Co., Osaka, Japan, 3 kW, graphite monochromator, CuKα radiation (λx = 0.154 nm), operated at 40 kV and 20 mA) at room temperature. Samples were scanned in fixed time mode with a counting time of 2 s and diffraction angle 2θ in the range of 1°–70°.
IR spectra were recorded using an FT730 Horiba (Kyoto, Japan) rapid-scan-type FTIR spectrometer at a resolution power of 1 cm−1 from 4000 cm−1 to 400 cm−1 by using thin films for crosslinked samples and KBr discs for oligomer.
Enzymatic degradation was conducted on linear and crosslinked PLA bulk samples along with their porous structures. The porous structures of the linear PLA samples were in the micro and nanoporous range, and prepared by batch foaming with supercritical CO2 and compared with the porous structures of crosslinked PLA created by the salt leaching method. The crosslinked PLA bulk samples showed a high degree of water absorption and fast degradation with the enzyme hydrolysis. This was due to the crosslinked network that assisted the swelling along with the low value of
The morphological analysis of Lait-X porous structure showed a rapid loss of physical features with 120 h of exposure to the enzymatic degradation due to the higher affinity for water, which led to enhanced enzymatic activity as compared to the linear PLA porous structures in the micro and nanoporous range. The water uptake behavior of the nanoporous sample was higher as compared to the microporous ones.
This work was supported by KAKENHI (22656148) and the Strategic Research Infrastructure Project of the Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (2010–2014).
Masami Okamoto and Jukka V. Seppälä planned the study. Yuya Kido, Reika Sakai and Baiju John performed degradation and characterization experiments. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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NEW YORK (Feb. 15)
Dr. Gavin I. Langmuir, professor of history at Stanford University, asserted that social studies textbooks currently in use in US high schools and colleges largely ignore the contributions of Judaism and Jews to modern civilization. Speaking at an American Jewish Committee luncheon meeting, Prof. Langmuir charged that this "neglect" was directly responsible for the ignorance of most Americans about Judaism, Jewish history, and the persecution of Jews through the ages.
Even courses in prejudice and race relations, Prof. Langmuir said, "have little to say about Judaism or Jewish history. For the overwhelming majority of students, the only portrayal of Judaism and Jews at any level of sophistication is provided by courses in world or western civilization or by the more specialized courses given by history departments. But that portrayal is minimal and more likely to reinforce stereotypes than to reduce them."
Yehuda Rosenman, director of the AJCommittee's Jewish Communal Affairs Department, which sponsored the luncheon meeting last Friday, said that to remedy this situation "we expect publishing houses to develop a Judaic series of supplementary social studies reading and audio-visual materials on different phases and ideas in Jewish history"; "that American historians and universities should establish courses in Jewish history and integrate Jewish history into general history"; and at the same time, "we hope that school boards will revise their curricula to introduce clearly into public school studies aspects of Jewish civilization."


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900 Miles, a new zombie book written by S. Johnathan Davis, is now available on Amazon. I've read an early draft of this novel, and can attest that it's pretty amazing! I can't wait to read the final!
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Floyd County was named for Gen. John Floyd of Virginia, an officer in the War of 1812. Floyd was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1819. Floyd County and the surrounding region acted as a magnet for slaves attempting to run away from bondage. Because of its position along the border of a slave state and its geographical closeness to Louisville, Floyd County was often painted as a "southern community." The southern attitudes of New Albany were strengthened by the fact that during the antebellum years its major industry, that of ship building, had business ties to the South.
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Free-agent forward David West will sign with Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers were in the early running to land 6-9 free-agent power forward David West, then fell out of it once the Boston Celtics emerged.
But Sunday, the two-time All-Star agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the Pacers.
"David is ready to help them win a championship," texted West's agent Lance Young of Octagon.
West spent his first eight seasons with the New Orleans Hornets but opted out of the final year of his deal that would have paid him $7.5 million after 2010-11.
The Hornets hoped to retain West, 31, who played 70 games last season, averaging 18.9 points and 7.6 rebounds before tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament in April. He was cleared to resume full contact by his doctor in October.
Throughout this process, West said he wanted to play for a team with championship potential and wasn't interested in going to a team that was rebuilding.
Knowing that Chris Paul likely would not be returning to the Hornets after this season, and indeed might be gone before then, also influenced West, who flourished in the pick-and-roll with Paul because of his ability to hit the mid-range jump shot.
The Pacers were 37-45 but made the Eastern Conference playoffs as an eighth seed last season. They were competitive with the Chicago Bulls before getting eliminated in five games of the first-round series.
West will play again with Darren Collison, a third-year point guard who was drafted by the Hornets. In his rookie 2009-10 season, Collison started 37 games in New Orleans because of an injury to Chris Paul. He was sent to Indiana in a three-team trade and started all 79 games he played last season.
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My daughter was diagnosed with cancer at age 12, before that she was a phenomenal athlete. She loves sports! She is a wrestler, a softball/baseball player and dabbled in soccer, floor hockey, volleyball etc. She was very disappointed when she couldn't play sports anymore, so she started watching the chicago blackhawks and that really got her thru that difficult first months when they won the championship. Her favorite player is Hossa, so when bear necessities wanted to grant her wish she jumped at the chance to go see a blackhawks game. She had so much fun and they surprised her with a meet and greet with her favorite player. She cried tears of joy when she saw him. She will always remember her bear hug.
I have been on the Auxiliary Board for 2 years and a volunteer prior to that helping in the office and with off site events. What I love most about this organization is the ability to interact with the families that we serve.
I have had the opportunity to work with Bear Necessities on multiple events and every time they have been amazing and leave me anticipating the next one.
Worked as a volunteer this year. Loved the office, very close knit and cooperative. Everyone is so passionate about the organization and creatively trying to make a difference every day for these children. So much time and dedication from just the few employees alone, and even more from the volunteers and families connected… very inspiring to see!
I searched this charity out because of the number of people that I know, spoke extremely highly of the organization, the work they do, and longevity it has had. The work they accomplish with the staff size they have, is unbelievable. Thy have been around for over 22 years. And they lives they have touch is countless. Anyone who's family has been touched by Bear Necessities, can't seem to say enough about how wonderful and helpful they have been to the kids in need.
I attended a 20 year anniversary annual dinner dance, and there were children, some of who are now young adults, who all told their own stories of how Bear Necessities had help them when they were diagnosed with some form of pediatric cancer. They spoke lovingly of the assistance the organization had provided for them, and how grateful they were that someone was there for them in their time of need.
If you need a footprint as to how a non profit organization should be run, please investigate Bear Necessities. The world is a better place because of them.
I can not say enough about this organization. When our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, they were there from the beginning. We live 60 miles from the closest Children's Hospital. Bear Neccessities furnished us with gas cards to help offset the expense of driving to/from the hospital. The staff is caring, compassionate and responded quickly to our questions and concerns. When our daughter was well enough to travel, Bear Neccessities provided us with a trip to a water park. It was so great to see her laugh and have fun after months of treatment. Bear Neccessities is a wonderful organization with an exceptional staff.
When my son had cancer Bear Necessities lifted his spirits immensely. I have since served on the Board having recently concluded six years of service to Bear Necessities. This is a fiscally conservative well managed charitable foundation, supporting cancer research, and support of families touched by pediatric cancer.
Wonderful organization!!! They granted a "bear hug" to my daughter. What a great experience for her! Can't say thank you enough!!!
I have been a involved with the Bear Necessities Auxiliary Board for four years. I became involved in the organization after attending an event and meeting with Kathleen Casey. After hearing her speak about her son's story I joined the auxiliary board. The dedication of the organization to impact pediatric cancer research on a greater scale is impressive; in addition it remains committed to helping children create memorable experiences with their Bear Hug program. The board is comprised of young professionals from varying backgrounds all joined together to help fulfill the mission of the organization. We are fortunate to meet the children and their families impacted by pediatric cancer as they go through this journey. It is my continued hope that there are less children in need of this organization as we eliminate pediatric cancer however, until then I will continue to support Bear Necessities.
I have volunteered with Bear Necessities for over 4 years. Originally I volunteered because I believed in the organization's cause. I have continued volunteering with Bear Necessities because I know how dedicated and driven they are to raise awareness about pediatric cancer and to help those who have been touched by it. The foundation staff are hard working for the kids/families they serve and are gracious for all of the generous donations. Nothing at Bear Necessities is taken for granted. It's amazing that 80% of funds raised go to directly help the families and to help fund research to eliminate pediatric cancer!


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Thierry Henry, David James and Sven Goran Eriksson are some of the big names helping the campaign, run by charity Show Racism the Red Card.
The video is called Safe Place and has been made to help teach young people some of the facts about asylum seekers.
The charity has been using footballers to try and stop racism since 1996, and not just in football, everywhere.
It hopes that if people start learning the facts about asylum seekers their attitudes towards them will get better.


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NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Englewood, Colo., to provide Delta II launch services for the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)-2 mission, currently scheduled for July 2016.
A firm fixed-price launch service task order has been awarded under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. NASA's total cost to launch ICESat-2 is $96.6 million, including payload processing, integrated services, telemetry, reimbursables and other launch support requirements.
The Delta II rocket will place the ICESat-2 spacecraft into a near-circular Earth polar orbit following liftoff from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
ICESat-2 is a continuation of the global time series of precision ice topography measurements initiated by the first ICESat mission. ICESat-2 will measure changes in the elevation of the polar ice sheets to understand their contribution to current and future sea-level rise. It also will characterize polar-sea ice thicknesses and global vegetation heights to understand their connections to the Earth system.
Subcontractors performing work for United Launch Services include Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga Park, Calif., Alliant Techsystems, Inc of Magna, Utah and Aerojet of Sacramento, Calif. United Launch Services' United Launch Alliance provides the Delta II and launch services.
NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center is responsible for management of the ICESat-2 launch service acquisition and implementation.
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Telling the stories of the Olympics in Rio
Michele Pittard, an Associate Professor of Education Studies, is the 2016-17 recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award.
Wabash Athletic Director Greg Shaheen, a former NCAA executive, has been with the OLAB program for 32 years. He began as a participant in 1985, and it continues to change his life to this day.
James Suess '17 and Colin Thompson '17 begin a year of public service as Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb named the pair to serve as Governor's Fellows in 2017-18. The highly selective year-long fellowship will rotate them through various state agencies over the next 12 months.
George Go III majors in German, but he learned a brand new language in four weeks this summer and earned a Gold Badge Certification from Smart Launch Tech – a coding program designed specifically for liberal arts students.
Wabash President Gregory D. Hess announced that an endowed professorship will forever bear Stephen Bowen's name, the fifth-longest serving Chair of the Wabash College Board of Trustees in school history.
A school bus parks in front of Detchon Center and campus gets quite a bit louder as 40 fourth and fifth graders race off the bus to see their Wabash College student mentors for the weekly College Mentors for Kids meeting.
Assistant Professor of History Sabrina Thomas is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to participate in a special American history seminar on "The 20th Century Presidency."
Commencement speakers Adam Burtner and Bilal Jawed implored classmates to stay involved and to make human connections in solving life's problems big and small during its 179th ceremony Sunday.
Austin Dukes '17 will serve in Spain, Stephan Jones '17 in Honduras, and Alex Waters '16 will be in Norway, marking the third time in four years that three Wabash students have earned Fulbright Scholarships.
Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse fellows and Global Health students teamed up for the first time on April 20 at the annual Indiana Public Health Association (IPHA) conference to facilitate and take part in conversations regarding mental health in Indiana.
Wabash senior Riley Lefever became the second wrestler in NCAA Division III history to win four national titles, claiming his final title Saturday at the 2017 NCAA DIII Championships. He scored a pin 4:52 into his final career bout to claim the 197-pound title and help Wabash capture third place in the team standings.
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Part of the Wabash ethos is the education of the model man, a philosophy distilled into a single code: 'The student is expected to conduct himself at all times, both on and off the campus, as a gentleman and responsible citizen.' Nuff said... The code is a very real part of student life, from academics to the athletic fields.
Wabash students are probably ten times smarter and better prepared for post-graduate life than students at other schools.
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In terms of watchmaking Jaeger-LeCoultre is a grandfather of time. It is the oldest watch maker in the Vallee de Joux; one of the few remaining companies that makes nearly 100% of its movement parts and exterior components such as cases and assembles all under one roof in Le Sentier.
About Jaeger-LeCoultre
The founding father of Jaeger-LeCoultre was Charles-Antoine LeCoultre, a Huguenot descendent from France who settled in Geneva then moved to Vallee de Joux in the 16th century.
The original LeCoultre trade was blacksmithing but then he started heat treating and hardening parts used in watch movements, which gave him an understanding of the challenges watchmakers faced, a knowledge he translated into designing and building machinery to make watch parts more efficiently. He even went so far as to invent a crown winding mechanism that made the usual key winders obsolete.
This was the start of the first-ever watchmaking plant in the Vallee de Joux complete with steam engine and electric lights.
By the 19th century, LeCoultre was the go-to address for complicated movements such as chronographs and perpetual calendars. Charles-Antoine's sons continued to make a success of the brand but it was a connection with well-known Paris-based instrument maker Edmond Jaeger allowed LeCoultre to move into making dashboard and cockpit clocks.
Eventually the two brands decided to share a common distribution entity with the HQ in Geneva and the manufacturing continuing in Le Sentier and in 1925 the first watch bearing the names Jaeger-LeCoultre was launched.
By 1928 the brand had launched its famous Atmos clock, which gets its energy from temperature variations in the mainspring. And 1931 saw the arrival of arguably the most famous watch in Jaeger-LeCoultre's history – the Reverso. It was originally developed for the polo-playing officers of the British military forces who were stationed in India. The players were fed up with glasses of their watches breaking while playing, so Jaeger-LeCoultre created a watch that could be flipped over so only the case got damaged.
The innovation continued in the 1950s and 1960s with the Geophysic, with its magnetically shielded movement, and the Memovox alarm wristwatch. Jaeger-LeCoultre dabbled in quartz innovation too launching a quartz with a disc calendar in 1972, an ultra flat, with a movement just 2mm high, and the then-smallest movement in existence in 1982.
Luckily this quartz innovation existed alongside the traditional watchmaking, which JLC returned to when it was bought by Richemont in 2000. Jaeger-LcCoultre still manufacturers all its watches in Le Sentier, with a new wing having been built to accommodate the latest machinery. It even makes such technological standouts as its Gyrotourbillon as well as having skilled craftsman employed in-house to do things such as stone-setting, enameling and other métier d'arts.
In an industry where many brands claim manufacture status, only to have those claims underwritten by provisos and quid pro quos, Jaeger-LeCoultre stands out, not just for its longevity but for its commitment to keeping everything under one Le-Sentier based roof.
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The "savings" from Congressman Ryan's Medicare proposal and his unspecified cuts in everything else are then almost completely "invested" in tax cuts whose benefits flow hugely and disproportionately to upper income earners. As Alan Blinder showed in the Wall Street Journal Monday, a true count of the results of Congressman Ryan's efforts is as follows: $4.2 trillion in tax cuts and $4.3 trillion in spending cuts. So Congressman Ryan seems willing to wreck the safety net, our society, and maybe the economy for a net $100 billion in deficit reduction. Moreover, Congressman Ryan's own forecast of the results of his proposal has government declining as a percent of GDP to below where it was in 1950.
Where do they get these guys who either believe this stuff, or don't believe it but can say it with a straight face? I'm a proud deficit hawk, but I think Congressman Ryan's "solution" is worse for the country than the deficit problem itself.


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14th ANNUAL (Rotary District 5330) TALENT COMPETITION
Music and Voice Institute Inc.
Friday, February 15, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Rotary District 5330 Talent Contest Details
This competition is for MUSIC STUDENTS who sing Classical or Musical Theatre Songs or Play at least one classical piece on an Instrument.
Unfortunately Pop, rock, Christian, Country/Western, Hip Hop and the like will not qualify.
The 14th annual Rotary Music Competition provides an introductory platform for high school musicians to perform and, for many, advance their career opportunities. These guidelines govern all competition levels for three categories: Pianist, Vocalist, and Instrumentalist.
Prizes up to $1,000
Will be awarded in each category
Three Contest Levels
Club Level:
Round 1Feb 1 2013**
Round 2 Feb 15 2013**
April, May, June depending on Category^
- Students must reside and or attend school in District 5330 boundaries.
- Home-schooled students are eligible to attend
- Finals will be held at University of Redlands with Judging provided by the music faculties and other highly qualified adjudicators.
- Finals will be held in April, May, and June 2013.
- Contestants promoted to the Semi-Final level must agree to be available to perform on specified dates.
- This year's finalist will perform at the "Celebrate the Spirit of Rotary" awards June 15 Corona, CA
- Contestant may perform composition of their own choosing at club level. Sheet music allowed at club level.
- Contestant must perform a required piece for finals (included with packet at club level contest). No sheet music will be allowed for finals. Pieces must be memorized
- Previous "First-Place" Rotary Musical Competition finalist are not eligible to re-enter.
- A contestant should perform a piece that is best qualified to demonstrate his/her talent and musicality. There are specific repertoire requirements for the finals competitions each contestant must agree to in order to advance.
- Each performance is recommended to be 5-7 minutes in length.
FINALIST AWARDS for Each Category of Performance
1st Place - $1,000
2nd Place - $500
3rd Place - $250
Club Level Winners will be awarded $100. $75 and $50
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $75
3rd Place - $50
*Riverside and San Bernardino Counties: Temecula to Thermal to Twentynine Palms, Corona to Lake Arrowhead to Idyllwild and all areas in between.
**Music and Voice Institute 647 W. Ramsey Street Banning, CA 92220
^University of Redlands
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Friday, February 15, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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The Music and Voice Institute team provides music and voice education (lessons)
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Music and Voice Institute is a non-profit music school which specializes in providing the highest quality professional instruction for voice, band instruments (woodwinds, brass, and concert percussion), piano, guitar, bass, drums, violin/fiddle,viola,cello and much more! We do so knowing that music has been proven to help stimulate the ability of one to reason, calculate, read, improve self-control/discipline, and excel in all levels of education.
The need for quality student-friendly music education and training is at an all-time high. Music and Voice addresses and fulfills these needs. Music and Voice instructs girls and boys, men and women of practically any age.
At Music and Voice our goal is to educate the whole musician, not just to train a performer.
Our curriculum goes far beyond technical mastery to include a sense of history, society, culture and art. Through a conservatory approach, our students learn to perform, interpret and teach music in a rich learning environment that provides a great education and effective training.
Our studio teachers are among the finest musicians and teachers in Southern California.
Music and Voice Institute was founded in 2009 by professional musicians and teachers that have been instructing students in music for over 30 years. The MVI team of professionals are confident that the curriculums they have developed will promote healthy fun instruction and heighten a student's level of understanding and involvement in general music, music composition, and performance. We continue to work with local universities to ensure a strong curriculum designed to promote excellence and prepare students for higher education via music and academic scholarships.
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InuYasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku
The end of the episode Kagome's voice and Kikyo's kiss is really funneh.
Okay. After the whole Kikyo kissing InuYasha and trying to drag him down under thing is over, it shows Kagome storming to the well to go home. She trips over a rock and almost kicks it really far but doesnt(poor rock). Anyways, Kagome jumps in the well, and it goes to Miroku, InuYasha and Shippo watching her go. Miroku says "Well, she has left us once again. InuYasha, what exactly did you do to make Kagome so mad?" InuYasha replies "The same thing YOU do with women." Miroku says "UGH!!!! GHASTLY!! YOU DID THAT RIGHT INFRONT OF KAGOME??" Then InuYasha goes "Maybe you should EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DO WITH WOMEN!!" Miroku shifts his eyes and retorts quickly "Oh...nothing!" InuYasha glances at Shippo as Shippo says someting like "Go after Kagome, you need her way more than you need Kikyo,"
Miroku: "Yeah InuYasha, maybe you should choose one. Which girl will it be?"
Right then, Kagome comes back through the well and says "Man, I stormed of so fast that I forgot all my things. CAN ANYONE HEAR ME UP THERE?" Then she hears Shippo and Miroku edging InuYasha to decide.
Miroku: "Answer!!!"
Shippo: "Which one?"
InuYasha pauses for a second, and says "I don't suppose I can have both of them."
Shippo: "You two timin-"
Miroku interupts Shippo and says "Well, every man like ourselfs end up in this sort of situtation. For if either girl were to find out-"
Then you hear Kagome "SIT!!!" and InuYasha fall.
Miroku: "That's right, BIG sit. Hmm?" He turns to find InuYasha on the ground head first in a very deep whole!
I always thought that was soooo funneh~!
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4 Units
This course satisfies the Application track (for CS Master's students)
Meeting times and location
Tues/Thurs 1:00-2:45pm, HFH 1132
Prof. Matthew Turk (contact info)
Office Hours: Wed 9:00-11:00am or by appointment, or drop by and see if I'm available (2163 Frank Hall)
Emily Fujimoto
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10am-noon, Phelps 1413, and by appointment
Course web site
This will be used extensively. You should check the course web site regularly for updates, announcements, and any other relevant information.
Course discussion site
Join the course mailing list at http://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/imaging. This is a resource for you - use it for discussion, questions, sharing software, comments, etc. It will be read semi-regularly by the instructor, but consider it as an unofficial course discussion forum, largely for student-to-student discussion.
There are no formal course prerequisites except for consent of instructor and willingness to learn new material, including application development on mobile devices. Consent will be given to students who are reasonably familiar with computing, have done some non-trivial programming, know (or at least, used to know) calculus and linear algebra, and are willing to are motivated to learn about new topics. No experience with image or signal processing is assumed. Students who already have extensive image processing or computer vision experience may prefer to sit in on part of this course (talk to the instructor if you're interested in this). If you're not sure whether or not you've had linear algebra, it is covered in Math 5A - systems of linear equations, vectors in n-dimensional Euclidean space, linear independence, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, etc. If you're not fresh on this stuff, a brief review will be helpful. There are many useful review sites on the web; in addition, see the course Links page.
This course is about digital images (and video) on mobile devices: how they are created, stored, compressed, transmitted, displayed, processed, and used in various applications in the context of mobile computing, including leveraging other sensors and features of a mobile device. This is not a course on computer vision, image processing, or computer graphics - although it will overlap somewhat with these areas, it is intended to be complementary to courses in these subjects.
Mobile imaging is becoming increasingly important in computer- and communication-related fields. As computational power and bandwidth increase, more and more use is being made of images, video, and 3D in all sorts of applications and environments. Mobile computing and imaging are central to communications, entertainment, human-computer interaction, medicine, meteorology, space exploration, etc.
There are many types of image sources, imaging technologies, mobile sensors, and applications of imaging in non-traditional settings. It is beneficial for people involved in various aspects of mobile imaging to have a solid foundation in the range of relevant areas. For example, people working in image compression should understand specifically how the images are formed in order to take advantage of inherent constraints or redundancies caused by the imaging process. Similarly, people who design cameras should understand how their engineering decisions will impact people using those cameras for medical imaging or videophones.
In this course, we will explore the digital imaging process, from light and image formation to image processing to display systems; the constraints and opportunities afforded by the mobile computing environment; and a range of applications and techniques relevant to state-of-the-art mobile imaging.
There is no textbook for the course. Readings will also be made available on the course web site.
There are several sources of information that will be important for the course:
- Lecture: It is important to attend the lectures. If you have to be absent, find out what you missed.
- Lecture notes: Usually available on the web site soon after the class.
- Reading: To be done before the relevant class meeting.
- Course web site: Announcements, extra information, readings, pointers to useful resources...
For programming assignments, students will develop applications on an Android, iOS, or other mobile device. Devices will not be provided; students are expected to have a mobile device and a suitable development environment available for use, preferably to bring with them to class.
If you need a computer account for this course, see Jillian Title (email@example.com) in the Computer Science office (2106 Frank Hall).
Grades will be based on the following criteria:
10% Class participation 20% Presentations 20% Homework assignments 50% Project
Late assignments will not be accepted - turn in what you have by the due date and time.
The university, the department, and this instructor all take the issue of academic integrity very seriously. A university requires an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. While collaboration is an integral part of many scholarly activities, it is not always appropriate in a course, and it is never appropriate unless due credit is given to all participants in the collaboration. This goes for both ideas and programming or other work.
Here are some examples:
For some views on academic integrity at UCSB see the Academic Integrity page of the Office of Judicial Affairs.
Summary: Academic integrity is absolutely required - dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.) benefits no one and will not be tolerated! There may be some allowable collaboration in this course, but be sure you understand when it is appropriate to collaborate and when it is not. If in doubt, ask the instructor!
If you are a student with a (temporary or permanent) disability and would like to discuss special academic accommodations, please first contact the Disabled Students Program (DSP) at UCSB. DSP will arrange for special services when appropriate (e.g., facilitation of access, note takers, readers, sign language interpreters). Please note that it is the student's responsibility to communicate his or her special needs to the instructor, along with a letter of verification from DSP. The instructor will be happy to make the appropriate accommodations once you work out the details with DSP; also, feel free to communicate these needs to the instructor while waiting for DSP to finalize their response.
|Classroom computer use policy - Please come to class in order to focus on the subject at hand - not on email, texting, Facebook, web surfing, etc. This is distracting to your classmates and the instructor. If you truly need to use class time to devote to these activities, please do it elsewhere.
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kaolin fire replied to C-Junkie's topic in Engines and MiddlewareI've been tinkering with Bob Pendleton's SDL_ttf font class and made it support newlines... I also took out a few things that I wasn't using, do forgive... it should be pretty obvious how to mix/match :) [[and I split it into the .h and .cpp, and took out the 'background color', instead using alpha blending, and... not sure what else, TBH, sorry]] ### font.h ### /** BTW, it is covered by the LGPL ** Bob Pendleton **/ /** http://www.devolution.com/pipermail/sdl/2004-December/066119.html **/ /** +--------------------------------------+ + Bob Pendleton: writer and programmer + + email: Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx + + blog: www.Stonewolf.net + + web: www.GameProgrammer.com + +--------------------------------------+ http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1205 Edits by Kaolin Fire ( kfire@xxxxxxxx; web: erif.org ) now takes into account glyph minx so glyphs can overlap as intended now takes into account newline character **/ class Font { private: static const int minGlyph = ' '; static const int maxGlyph = 126; static int initCounter; typedef struct { int minx, maxx; int miny, maxy; int advance; SDL_Surface *pic; GLuint tex; GLfloat texMinX, texMinY; GLfloat texMaxX, texMaxY; } glyph; int height; int ascent; int descent; int lineSkip; glyph glyphs[maxGlyph + 1]; const char *fontName; int pointSize; float fgRed, fgGreen, fgBlue; TTF_Font *ttfFont; SDL_Color foreground; void loadChar(char c); public: Font(const char *fontName, int pointSize, float fgRed, float fgGreen, float fgBlue); ~Font(); void initFont(); int getLineSkip(); int getHeight(); void textSize(char *text, SDL_Rect *r); void drawText(char *text, int x, int y); }; ###font.cpp### #include "font.h" void Font::loadChar(char c) { GLfloat texcoord[4]; char letter[2] = {0, 0}; if ((minGlyph <= c) && (c <= maxGlyph) && (NULL == glyphs[((int)c)].pic)) { SDL_Surface *g0 = NULL; SDL_Surface *g1 = NULL; letter[0] = c; TTF_GlyphMetrics(ttfFont, (Uint16)c, &glyphs[((int)c)].minx, &glyphs[((int)c)].maxx, &glyphs[((int)c)].miny, &glyphs[((int)c)].maxy, &glyphs[((int)c)].advance); g0 = TTF_RenderText_Blended(ttfFont, letter, foreground); if (NULL != g0) { g1 = SDL_DisplayFormatAlpha(g0); SDL_FreeSurface(g0); } if (NULL != g1) { glyphs[((int)c)].pic = g1; glyphs[((int)c)].tex = SDL_GL_LoadTexture(g1, texcoord); glyphs[((int)c)].texMinX = texcoord[0]; glyphs[((int)c)].texMinY = texcoord[1]; glyphs[((int)c)].texMaxX = texcoord[2]; glyphs[((int)c)].texMaxY = texcoord[3]; } } } Font::Font(const char *fontName, int pointSize, float fgRed, float fgGreen, float fgBlue): fontName(fontName), pointSize(pointSize), fgRed(fgRed), fgGreen(fgGreen), fgBlue(fgBlue), ttfFont(NULL) { if (0 == initCounter) { if (TTF_Init() < 0) { //TODO :: errorExit("Can't init SDL_ttf"); printf("Can't init sdl_ttf !?\n"); } } initCounter++; initFont(); } Font::~Font() { initCounter--; if (0 == initCounter) { TTF_Quit(); } } void Font::initFont() { int i; ttfFont = TTF_OpenFont(fontName, pointSize); if (NULL == ttfFont) { printf("Can't open font file\n"); //TODO :: errorExit("Can't open font file"); } foreground.r = (Uint8)(255 * fgRed); foreground.g = (Uint8)(255 * fgGreen); foreground.b = (Uint8)(255 * fgBlue); height = TTF_FontHeight(ttfFont); ascent = TTF_FontAscent(ttfFont); descent = TTF_FontDescent(ttfFont); lineSkip = TTF_FontLineSkip(ttfFont); for (i = minGlyph; i <= maxGlyph; i++) { glyphs[i].pic = NULL; glyphs[i].tex = 0; } } int Font::getLineSkip() { return lineSkip; } int Font::getHeight() { return height; } void Font::textSize(char *text, SDL_Rect *r) { int maxx = 0; int advance = 0; int minx = 0; int w_largest = 0; char lastchar = 0; r->x = 0; r->y = 0; r->w = 0; r->h = height; while (0 != *text) { if ((minGlyph <= *text) && (*text <= maxGlyph)) { lastchar = *text; if (*text == '\n') { r->h += lineSkip; r->w = r->w - advance + maxx; if (r->w > w_largest) w_largest = r->w; r->w = 0; } else { loadChar(*text); maxx = glyphs[((int)*text)].maxx; advance = glyphs[((int)*text)].advance; r->w += advance; } } text++; } if (lastchar != '\n') { r->w = r->w - advance + maxx; if (r->w > w_largest) w_largest = r->w; } else { r->h -= lineSkip; } if (w_largest > r->w) r->w = w_largest; } void Font::drawText(char *text, int x, int y) { GLfloat left, right; GLfloat top, bottom; GLfloat texMinX, texMinY; GLfloat texMaxX, texMaxY; GLfloat minx; GLfloat baseleft = x; glPushAttrib(GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS); glEnable(GL_BLEND); glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA); glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D); glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_REPLACE); while (0 != *text) { if (*text == '\n') { x = baseleft; y += lineSkip; } else if ((minGlyph <= *text) && (*text <= maxGlyph)) { loadChar(*text); texMinX = glyphs[((int)*text)].texMinX; texMinY = glyphs[((int)*text)].texMinY; texMaxX = glyphs[((int)*text)].texMaxX; texMaxY = glyphs[((int)*text)].texMaxY; minx = glyphs[((int)*text)].minx; left = x + minx; right = x + glyphs[((int)*text)].pic->w + minx; top = y; bottom = y + glyphs[((int)*text)].pic->h; glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glyphs[((int)*text)].tex); glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP); glTexCoord2f(texMinX, texMinY); glVertex2f( left, top); glTexCoord2f(texMaxX, texMinY); glVertex2f(right, top); glTexCoord2f(texMinX, texMaxY); glVertex2f( left, bottom); glTexCoord2f(texMaxX, texMaxY); glVertex2f(right, bottom); glEnd(); x += glyphs[((int)*text)].advance; } text++; } glPopAttrib(); } int Font::initCounter = 0;


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i tried adding static routes via the GUI
but it just lets me add them for LAN or PPTP or OPT1, not for WAN
this means no way to put them in.
if i use route add from the exec.php they just stay for a few seconds
this is odd, u're right
On Jul 27, 2004, at 5:06 PM, Mitch ((WebCob)) wrote:
> Not sure, but I think you need to look at how dhclient works...
> It probably calls a script when it gets a new address - you need to
> hook
> into this process.
> Also, you could look at adding static interface routes... the webgui
> should
> put them in the right place.
> You are in a bit of an odd situation, which means you have to expect
> to do a
> bit more of the work yourself.
> Contact your ISP - ask them how to do it? Ask them and say you are
> using
> FreeBSD - if they can help you there, then you can tell us what they
> had to
> do, and someone here can convert to a mono config.
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Discussion in 'The Perfect Line and Other Riding Myths' started by Vulfy, May 6, 2012.
Does this kind of gathering happen here in Joisey?
How does one get invited to these things?
Join our Facebook group
and come to Brooklyn for our session. Don't know any folks that are organizing this stuff for NJ.
man, can't wait for my 17" wheels to get here... the drz is so gonna rock with something other than knobbies on it !
nice meeting you all on saturday. reviewing the video i took, the first clip from the end of the course i did not care for. everyone is mostly far away. until they get towards the end. the other clips i took after borrowing jezza's helmet strap came out as jpg. turned the machine off and on 5 times but somewhere in the getting the thing mounted onto my helmet i switched the go pro to stills instead of movies. sorry. which means i took 5 stills.
looking forward to another session in a couple weeks.
I managed an hour long trip today, between the rain. Did get SOAKED coming back though, pants are still drying
I'm having so much fun doing this though. I'm trying to get to the level of full lock turn with no hands, which is a bit tougher than at speed and shallower lean angle.

A great clip, even if a bit goofy.
Illustrates a couple of really important principles.
1. Motorcycle can be controlled with rear wheel, by leaning and letting handlebars point into the inside of the turn (don't fight them).
2. Lean angle is CRUCIAL to tight turns, at full lock.

I was doing lazy circles at idle in wet grass this week in both directions. I could easily get close to full lock on either side but going to and staying at full lock was very difficult for me so I will have to continue working on this.
A balance of pressure on the outside peg and just the right angle as you said makes it easy. You also have to learn to put a lot of faith in your bike since it knows what it is doing.
Awesome clip!
Seems to me someone (Vulfy, IIRC :) on the forum last summer was trying to point out exactly this same principle and explain how it works. The explanation was convincing, but the proof is in the seeing. Thanks for sharing the video!
i think he is exercising there, but here you have the real practical demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUo8UBHd8a4
MotoGym 05.18
Session this upcoming weekend. PM me for more info, or join our Facebook group for schedule and map.
New riders are welcome, so don't be shy.
I was looking at. Trading down to aomething under 225cc for the cheap rego when i get my licence back. My cafe racer is 233cc so i pay the same as my vfr800 for rego and i compulsary insurance. Was looking at a ktm 200cc motard. Wonder what its like for motokhana
send on a small touch screen by a guy with fat fingers
I hope this isnt too much of a threadjack, but I just want to jump out of lurkdom to comment on this: definitely figure out why your bike does not run well at small throttle openings/low rpm and fix it. At least for a noob like me who is just starting out on this gymkhana stuff, having the right gearing and smooth fueling at low rpm makes a HUGE difference.
I have 2 bikes: a Ducati Monster and a little Honda CRF230L (small dualsport). I just started practicing the figure 8 this weekend.
The Monster has a tall first gear (even after I went one tooth smaller on the front sprocket), and it runs TERRIBLY down low. Very jerky, very difficult to have smooth inputs. It was very challenging (read, frustrating) for me to try and put all the pieces together with the snatchy throttle, clutch, and brake, while trying to be smooth and learn something new. It was very hard for me to figure out how to use the clutch and brake to apply power smoothly. I left Saturday feeling a bit defeated as to how I could improve.
On Sunday, I tried again with my CRF. That bike (while also smaller and lighter), has a really low first gear, and runs smoothly all the way down. Result? 15 SECONDS faster after just two tries (yes, the monster times were that embarrassing). After a few more minutes, I had to put my feet further back on the pegs because I was scraping my toes on the ground. I made a lot of progress really fast. Also, I had a whole lot more fun.
Short version: Same noob, two bikes, 15 seconds difference.
Its obvious that smaller, lighter bikes are preferable for gymkhana. My point is that, at least for a noob, how the bike is geared and how well that bike runs as very small throttle openings and low rpm makes a HUGE difference in rideability. On the CRF, I can start learning without the variables of the brake or clutch.
I have no doubt that a more talented rider could put up some good times on my monster. However, I didnt realize just how much easier the CRF is to ride until I compared the two on the GP8. It will take much, much more practice before I can use the monster as well as the CRF.
(arbutus, I dont know why your bike doesnt run well down low, but seriously, try to find out and fix it. My monster runs poorly because Ducati wants to put up certain horsepower numbers while still meeting emissions requirements, which means the bike runs super lean at part throttle. I am still trying to figure out if I can fix that without paying for a whole new exhaust and ECU that eliminates the O2 sensors ($$$). )
Sorry for the novel everyone. I hope this helps others who are just starting out.
I like that! If you get one, let us know how it does :)
That looks pretty bad ass.
not sure what the point is with the video ? he's just balancing the bike from a different point. if he lets go at any point (at that speed) other than with the bars at full lock, it will fall. the bars at full lock are acting as set inputs.
lean angle is just part of the recipe. it goes along with (and changes) as the speed does. they're all working together, and influence each other.
or maybe i missed something again ? :)
Watch the video again, and notice the difference in turn radius with the bike perpendicular to the ground and with the bike leaning into the turn. You *CANNOT* get a max performance turn without leaning the bike into the turn (which explains why you will often see the really good riders counter-balancing, but don't see the really good riders dragging their knees in the tight corners very often).
ahhh, ok, he's demonstrating lean angle for faster turns. got it.
still, why not just ride the bike at different speeds ? it will show the angle wether you're pushing it with a pumpkin or actually riding the bike. and it's easier :)
He is not showing anything ground breaking.
ohgood, what you are saying is exactly what he is showing. Basically the difference the lean angle makes on the turning radius at the same angle of the bars. And yes, you are absolutely correct that EVERYTHING (speed, throttle, lean, bar angle) together is what makes the complete pictures and gets the bike around the cone fastest, without falling over.
Here he is just showing steering principle by itself, and of course the bike would fall over without the throttle and speed.
Also when he is doing the snake, its good to realize that bike can steer itself, based on the lean. So you don't have to fight with the bars to steer the bike.
Which used to happen to me all the time.
Again, this is just another look at all the foundations of motorcycle riding. Just a good illustration in pictures, rather trying to explain it in words to someone who might just be starting out with this.
What I got from the video is that speed is irrelevant (with a caveat, which I'll get to in a minute) -- rather, the lean angle of the bike is what determines your turn radius, once the handlebars are at full lock. By pushing the bike at walking speed, he was able to demonstrate that it is not the speed of the bike that determines turn radius; it is the lean angle.
The caveat is that there are different ways of getting the bike to that lean angle. You can have a higher speed while sitting directly in line with the center-line of the bike, or you can counter-balance to the outside of the turn while leaning the bike aggressively at a lower speed, and either way will work. You have to decide which method of keeping the bike balanced (increasing speed or counter-balancing) is appropriate in your situation.
I like this explanation!


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The US-Dollar has depreciated noticeably since the beginning of the year 2006. This depreciation changes the competitiveness of nations and corporations. This paper briefly presents the related exchange rate risks. Subsequently, the operating exposure is discussed, as this is the relevant foreign exchange risk in the long-term. A related issue in corporate risk management is to identify and quantify exchange rate risks. In this context a short guideline proposes an applied 3-step analysis. This DIR-Analysis investigates: direct exposures, indirect exposures and enterprise responses to changed fx-rates.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann took aim at President Obama after his State of the Union Address, chiding him for failing to find solutions to help the ailing economy.
Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican thinking about running for president, delivered her own response to Obama's speech to the Tea Party Express, one of the more active small-government groups in the 2010 elections.
Armed with statistics, Bachmann said there was "an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt" during Obama's first two years in the White House.
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Bachmann also urged Obama to turn back "132 regulations put in place in the last two years" and to support "free market" solutions to the nation's rising health care costs.
"Thanks to all of you, there's reason to hope that real spending cuts are coming," the congresswoman said. "I believe that we are in the early days of a history-making turn here in the House of Representatives."
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A lawmaker in her third term, Bachmann has also released her own proposed list of $430 million in budget cuts. She was defended earlier today by another Tea Party favorite: Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
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Karachi, Apr 12(ANI): Pakistani fast bowler Umar Gul and all-rounder Yasir Arafat are doubtful for the Twenty20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies due to injury.
The Pakistan team management is still awaiting complete medical reports of the injured players, but there is a big possibility that Pakistan might have to drop the duo for the tournament, starting from April 30.
Gul, Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the previous two editions of the Twenty20 World Cup, is struggling to recover from a shoulder injury, suffered during a training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore earlier this month.
While, Arafat is carrying a calf injury, and though he has resumed batting practice, the all-rounder is unable to bowl due to the problem.
The national team is scheduled to leave for the Caribbean from Lahore on April 24.
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi confirmed that Gul is yet to recover from the injury, but said he was hopeful that the fast bowler would get fit in time.
"We are still awaiting a word from the experts on Gul and that whether he would be able to play in the Twenty20 World Cup. I hope he gets fit and manages to go with us to the West Indies," The News quoted Afridi, as saying.
"He is a top performer in Twenty20 cricket and has done a great job for the team in the last two (T20) World Cups. We would certainly need him in the West Indies because the conditions would really help him get a lot of reverse swing there," he added.
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Kimberley Walsh Covers Cosmopolitan UK February 2013
Her Girls Aloud crew is back together and getting ready to release its brand new album on February 4th, and as a result, Kimberley Walsh took time out of her busy schedule to cover the February 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan UK magazine.
The 31-year-old singer looked stunning in the spotlight while chatting to the mag about everything from what's trending on Twitter to the Queen of England.
Highlights from Miss Walsh's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Cosmopolitan UK!
On her trending Twitter topic:
"Yes. It's got a life of its own! Something about my bum was trending on Twitter recently and I was like, 'Oh, my god, you lot are crazy!' Nicola loves to give my bum a squeeze too. She's very toned and completely different shape so she's like 'It's a sponge!'"
On Girls Aloud:
"It's really nice. We've already fallen back into the same patterns; it's weird. Well, Sarah's not really a party animal anymore so that's changed, but I still fulfill the same role. Like, on our first performance everyone was getting really nervous and I was thinking, 'Right, OK, let's try to calm this situation down.' Cheryl's quite motherly too, while Nicola and Nadine are the young ones. We're still protective of them even though they're women now!"
On meeting the Queen:
"It was amazing. I've seen the Queen before, but I'd never had a personal meeting. It was one of those unbelievable things to tick off the life list. She was so sweet. She asked us if we got back together [Girls Aloud] for the Royal Variety Performance. We were kind of like, 'Yeah just for you...' then she said, 'This floor mustn't be very easy for you girls to dance on.' We told her we liked her earrings and necklace and she looked very happy. I went home afterwards and was like, 'Did I just dream that?!' It was bizarre. You know, the fact that she's still someone's mother and someone's grandmother..."
What is her proudest moment from 2012?
"That I've managed to do so many things. I get a lot of tweets and letters from fans saying that seeing me hard inspires them to do the same. I love that. I want them to feel that if I managed it, they can too. I've never had anything fall into my lap. It was a dream come true to be able to record an album of my favorite songs from musicals - and in a dream world I would love that to be a success."
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