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Intentionally mislead someone about the length and/or difficulty of a trail run or hike?
I've been thinking about this a little. I went on a run with a friend that I'd done many times. He hadn't ever done this route. It was a little longer than he was used to running (maybe a mile or two longer). I knew his fitness level was pretty good, and that he wouldn't have any trouble on the route, so when he asked how long it was I was purposefully vague and played dumb.
The run was lots of fun, he didn't have any issues. He still speaks to me. I think that's a win!
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Never on purpose...I have taken dgf on a route that was normal for me, but didn't work so well for her...whoops!
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Yes, especidally with DS. He took distance very literally, if I said 5 miles, he expected it to be done at 5.0.
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I do this all the time. People establish false limitations on their running ability so I trick them into running further than they realize they can.
I second this.
Only once, and it was more of a towpath than any real trail. The friend I ran with was training for a 10 mile road race and I ended up pushing her about 2 miles past her "planned" mileage for the day, and she was happier for it. I'm pretty harmless otherwise.
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No because I don't want them to F.U. my run by bitching and moaning it's hard, can we walk the hills...I'd rather do it alone. Wait I think I voted wrong...that doesn't make me a good friend for telling her it makes me a ..."I don't play well with others."
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Me either, Sue.
Well I know for certain that I don't play well with others. I quit long ago taking people trail running. When I am alone I am on my agenda--pace, distance, trail options, etc. I have had too many instances of having my runs sabotaged due to one thing or another.


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Thread needed a bump after the dynamic duo willed us the win.
quality thread.
word Trill, Nash was the better PG no question easily a better passer and more IQ but Felton is a good passer in his own right, as well as a better scorer, and way better defender. he's just as effective i think this Duo of STAT-Felton is playing like the best in the NBA right now. flawless play from the 2 of them.
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ill say this, felton can be more of a offensive threat than nash and stat seems like more of a beast so good thread.
I Know this may startle you but the MVP is a joke. Nash did not deserve either of those awards. Nash is not a complete player and he certainly had some help, Shawn Marion, Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudemire, thats an All-Star Team.
Jason Kidd not only turned the Nets around when he arrived but he also took them to the finals twice playing alongside Keith van Horn, Kerry Kittles and Kenyon Martin! Where is his trophy?
Chris Paul broke out in 2008 and almost threatened to make the Western Conference Finals if not for a tough 7th game loss to a veteran Spurs team. His supporting cast was David West and Peja Stojakivic.
So throw out that MVP credential, that was a feel good move by the league, not the right move.
Total feel-good bandwagon thing, highlighted by the hype the Suns were getting from sports media for their style of play, and the prospects of STAT being like a Lawrence Taylor for the PF position.
I made a post outlining Nash's career, breaking it all down a few weeks back, basically:
He came to D'ant and bcame the Nash we now know when he was 29, or 30. And his career had already had it's typical peak, career-yr, and otherwise had leveled out into a natural plateua.
Interestingly, his skills themselves didn't change much when he paired with D'ant. Yes, everything about him improved, but it wasn't astronomic, really, in:
shooting %
3pt prowess
He showed upper range ability in all these w/ Mavs. And at 30 it'd be absurd itself to really figure he magically sprouted new "skills" that took a borderline all-star (I don't 100 agree that he was mediocre r anything before), into a HOF guy. All at 30yrs+
I argued -- and do argue -- that the change was more macro. Revolving within SSOL, every last ounce of Nash's game was able to shine brightest. He was allowed to be everything he could; which is a responsibility, but he passed w/ flying colors.
We see glimmers more n more of this with our boys. Starting to nail the split second decisions of a fast paced game where action IS virtually forced -- their decisions, vs a more controlled, coach pre-ordaining plays and complex schemes all the time.
Sometimes they can look foolish and dumb and D'ant and us look like blundering fools. That's the image. But more and more our confidence and execution is having us look like dynamos.
Our players rape as they make the split second, crucial decisions with greater consistency and precision. Other teams aren't prepared for SSOL style, or the aggressive assault it can be. "YOU react and respond to US and guess what's up". That kind of mind play and situation is textbook game theory, essentially. It applies to poker just as it does the nba.
In poker, this is referred to as "LAG". Poker LAG = NBA SSOL. Naturally, LAG is the easiest style of play to butcher, make a fool of yourself AND BE GROSSLY MISUNDERSTOOD. You take more responsibility with it, force the action more, put pressure on opponents, keep people on toes, do things outside the conventional norm, and give them greater more chances to make greater mistakes in *adapting* TO *you* above all else.
Sound like SSOL? There's a good reason. LAG is game theory. SSOL really is, too. Basketball is a game comprised of skills and psychology and variance.
Anyways, it wasn't until his 2nd and 3rd years w/ D'ant that Nash was able to fully assume confidence and mastery of flow within SSOL style.
Raymond is much younger than Nash, thus we can assume he has a greater chance at growing more and greater under D'ant since age will not retard this progress like it likely did Nash after a bit of time; and, we can reason that even w/o D'ant, Raymond had yet to reach peak status and hit that career-year evolution of his game like Nash already had.
Throw in better defense, better physicality, SSOL-loving speed...And I think Trillion makes a great point in a great thread; even if Felton never will be like Nash, or even as good or better with STAT.
Yeah I honestly don't think nash deserved either of those MVPs...
nash did not deserve 2 straight mvps. Duhon and Felton have shown that if you have a good pg, he will excel in this offense. So long as he can shoot and penetrate, he will put up #'s in this system. Only edge Nash has over Felt is shooting, and slightly better passing. But Ray can shoot, and he beats Nash up everywhere else.
Feltton has been excellent and the Knicks have been winning, but I am not that impressed with his ball distribution. Perhaps last night's game is not the best example, but Felton took 17 shots and Douglas took 10 shots. They are our "distributors." Amar'e gets his shots, as well he should. He is plainly the first option. But Chandler, Gallo, Fields, Williams, Mozgove and Turiaf had 24 shots among them all. Chandler made his first 6 shots which I believe all came in the first quarter. He played 40 minutes and and took only 9 shots for the entire game. Fields took 7 shots and Gallo 5. It seems as though Felton and Douglas, either pass to Amar'e or take the shot themselves. There is very little distribution by our point guards other than to Amar'e.
Trillion, i meant to reply to this thread a while ago, i thought i did but i guess something went wrong somewheres along the ways
I agree with this thread, they are two different types of point guards but they both have alotta pride and alotta heart. The difference is that Felton is bigger, faster, and stronger. Nash has never really been a good defender, Felton is much better defensively then him. This is a duo that will go down in Knicks history as long as we dont end up gettin cp3 in a few years.
I cant front, nash does have the better offensive game but Feltons is good enough, and its still improving. Hes an extremely hard working player and hes shown alotta leadership, at some point this season i think the pick and roll will be automatic with felton and stoudemire, they'll be able to run it at will like Nash and amare did in phoenix, against almost every team in the league. I hope every knicks fan finally realizes how much Duhon sucked.


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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) – Birmingham Southern's baseball team knocked off Berry College 10-1 on Saturday in the Southern Athletic Association Baseball Championship. The Panthers are closing in on clinching a spot in next week's best-of-three championship series. They'll face Rhodes College Sunday at Striplin Field on the BSC campus at 12 pm.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The Birmingham-Southern baseball team continued its march in the inaugural Southern Athletic Association Baseball Championship Saturday afternoon at Striplin Field with a 10-1 victory over Berry College. With the win, the Panthers are now one win away from next weekend's best-of-three championship series to determine the winner of the conference championship crown.
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BSC tacked on five more runs in the eighth, starting with a Hatley single that scored Grovenstein and McCracken. Three batters later a Campbell double to left field brought home Hatley and Mayfield. The inning's scoring concluded with Bourbonnais crossing the plate after a Brown RBI single.
Campbell was 3-5 at the plate to lead the Panthers, who had 15 hits. The Vikings had eight hits.
BSC will play again tomorrow, taking on Rhodes College who defeated Centre today, 6-3, and then Berry by the same score. First pitch is set for noon. If Rhodes defeats BSC for the Panthers' first loss of the tournament, the teams will play again at 3:30 p.m.


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Which is why it's a little jarring to see that this Giants team -- the one that heads to Dallas on Sunday for a critical NFC East showdown with the Dallas Cowboys -- bears so little resemblance to its run-focused forebears. The 2011 Giants are a passing team, plain and simple. And with Eli Manning as their quarterback, they've become one of the best passing teams in the league.
"They're explosive at all of the skill positions," Cowboys safety Abram Elam said in a phone interview this week. "You've got a lot of guys to account for, and you always have to be aware that they can beat you with the big play in the passing game."
That sounds like the Patriots, and it sounds like the Saints and the Packers and maybe the Peyton Manning Colts. But it's still a little bit surprising, given what we thought we always knew about the Giants and their place in the NFL establishment, that such a description could apply to Big Blue. This year's Giants still wish they could run, and they still open the game trying to run. But there they sit at the very bottom of the stat sheet -- 32nd in the league at 3.3 yards per carry and 83.8 rush yards per game. If a team that really considered itself a running team put up numbers like that, it wouldn't win any games at all.
Fortunately for the Giants, they've turned into a high-octane passing offense. They rank fourth in the league in passing yards, behind only the Saints, Patriots and Packers. They have one wide receiver, Victor Cruz, who's already cracked 1,000 receiving yards and another, Hakeem Nicks, who's only 140 yards away. Manning is fourth in the league in passing yards and fifth in attempts, and he's 295 yards away from 4,000 for the season. That would be the fifth 4,000-yard passing season in Giants' team history. It would also be Manning's third in a row.
"Everybody last week was talking about Aaron Rodgers being a Super Bowl MVP, and he is a great quarterback and having an unbelievable year, but we have the same thing on our side behind us," Giants left tackle David Diehl said. "At the beginning of the season when he compared himself in the same caliber, he got a lot of heat for that and people said 'how can he do that?' But Eli's having an incredible year."
When the Giants need a play, Manning throws the ball. He has shrugged off the departure of Steve Smith and the injuries to Mario Manningham and helped turn Cruz into a superstar wide receiver on the opposite side of the field from the brilliant Nicks. He found tight end Jake Ballard in key situations on a game-winning drive this season in New England. He hooked up with tight end Travis Beckum for a long touchdown pass last week. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw returned after four missed games because of injury, and Manning started last week's game with a screen pass to him.
"The way he's playing, everybody's going to be looking to him," Nicks said of Manning. "He's leading our offense. He's staying confident until the last minute, motivating guys in the huddle, making sure everybody knows when the play could come to them. He's got that energy and that confidence in himself and in everybody else, and everyone on our offense feeds off of him."
They can resist it all they want, and preach the importance of balance on offense. But it doesn't look like this year's Giants, with a banged-up Bradshaw, a faded Brandon Jacobs and all of the offensive line problems they have had (not to mention their injury-riddled defense), can really make good on that.
The Giants are poised to make a run and, in spite of their current four-game losing streak, win the NFC East and get into the playoffs. They have four games left, two against first-place Dallas, and their fate is in their hands. They've had a chance to win every game they've played this season except the one two weeks ago in New Orleans, and there's little reason to think they can't or won't have chances to win these last four. But when they do get that chance, this season's Giants are going to do something the Giants of years past weren't known for doing. They're going to ask their quarterback to air it out. Because that's what this year's Giants do best.


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bought one classic RB but can't tell manufacturer cause previous owner respray and remove everything (no mark, decal or anything on frame), any expert can help me on this ?
Bike detail :
Component :
105 SLR brake (Caliper n lever)
105 RD (7 speed), FD, shifter (index),
Suntour "Custom" dual Crankset.
Suntour drop bar.
Chrome cromo fork (this he din't respray).
Exage hub with made in taiwan HJC wheel.
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S 9XXXXXXX (can't see cause of paint job)
I think that perhaps only the crankset and front derailer are original.
Someone found a donor bike, possibly a wrong-sized, wrong-gendered, damaged (or perhaps even stolen) bike (with higher-level fork and parts), then switched most of the parts to this frame.
Perhaps Italian BB threading and oversized seat tube prevented them using the better crankset and front derailer?
The square-cut upper end of the seat tube/lug suggest a lower-level frame, while the derailer hanger suggests it's not so bad.
Agreed on the Crankset and FD telling the true tale.
My money's on something asian from around 1980. I know it's not much relief to hear this, but there's rarely much resolution to these origin threads when they're about midlevel bikes like the one in the OP.
going to check out that BB and seat tube size for knowledge gain (newbee).....
seriously thanks for all this input and great knowledge share...
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Idaho won't let 74-year-old lesbian navy veteran be buried with her wife
Idaho Veterans Cemetery won't let US Navy veteran Madelynn Taylor be interred with her wife's ashes when she dies because of the state's ban on same-sex marriage
74-year-old US Navy veteran Madelynn Taylor wants to be buried with her wife Jean Mixner's ashes but Idaho's state military cemetery won't let her while that state retains its ban on same-sex marriage.
Taylor had been in a relationship with Mixner beginning in 1995 but she died of emphysema in 2012 and was cremated – leaving Taylor to think about what she would like to have done when she died.
She decided she wanted to be interred with Mixner's ashes but when she contacted Idaho Veterans Cemetery in November to reserve a plot she was told that they could not be buried together.
It's not even an issue of space. Taylor wants to be cremated too and both women's ashes could easily fit in the same niche in the cemetery.
But the Idaho state constitution bans any recognition of same-sex marriage so the couple's 2008 California marriage cannot be recognized by the cemetery.
The Idaho Division of Veterans Services says they have to abide by the Idaho state constitution.
Taylor told KBOI 2 News that she is concerned that she may not have much longer to live.
'I'm a stroke waiting to happen,' Taylor said, 'I don't see where the ashes of a couple old lesbians is going to hurt anyone.'
Taylor and Mixner could be buried together in a national military cemetery but Taylor wants to be buried in Boise where there are family close by.
Taylor said she has gone public with her story in the hope it will move legislators and she has joined the Add The Four Words campaign who have been holding silent protests in the Idaho Statehouse since 2010 in support of Idaho passing legislation protecting LGBTI people from discrimination.
The 74-year-old was even arrested as one of those protests last month.
Taylor spent six years in the US Navy before being dishonourably discharged after her superiors learned of her sexual orientation though she had that amended to honorable following the repeal of the ban on openly gay and lesbian people serving in the US military.
She told KBOI 2 News that being discriminated against was nothing new for her.
'I'm not surprised,' Taylor said, 'I've been discriminated against for 70 years, and they might as well discriminate against me in death as well as life.'
Taylor says if lawmakers do not act before she dies she will leave instructions with a friend to hold onto both their ashes so that they can be interred together when Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage finally comes to an end.


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XTR vs. XT and Ultegra vs. 105
I am in the process of choosing components for a custom-built touring bicycle. The bike will include mountain components (e.g., gears and derailleur), and road components (e.g., handlebars and brakes).
In terms of durability, mechanical precision, and ease of maintenance, what are the important differences between Ultegra and 105 stuff, and between XT and LX gear? I have already ruled out Durace and XTR components on the basis of price alone. My goal is to ensure that I make best use my bike budget. Will I notice a difference if I opt for the more expensive components? How can I save on components so that I can sink more money into the frame and fork?
I would especially appreciate hearing about people's experiences with Ultegra vs. 105 1) hubs and 2) STI brakes. However, any opinions about the relative merits (or disadvantages) of the different lines of components will also be appreciated.
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I can notice a difference between 105 and Ultegra, but almost none between Ultegra and Dura Ace.
Same goes for LX to XT and XT to XTR.
I'd stick with Ultegra and XT level components for precision, and durability.
A2 and Raiyn has it right. XTR and DURA ACE are good if you just want to get the best and most expensive without getting a proportional increase in performance.
I have had them all and I'd just as soon have Ultegra and XT as anything.
Interestingly enough the absolute best longevity I ever got from a set of road wheels came from a set of RX100 road hubs that came on an entry level road bike I bought years ago. those wheels and hubs would not die. I have trashed wheels that cost 5 times as much since and in short order.
I am convinced that in the process of creating super light components the sacrafice is in its useful lifespan. More maintenance is required to keep the ultra high grade stuff working also. I have had frequent adjustments made to my dura ace derailleurs while my older Ultegra stays dialed in with little or no maintenance.
Anything made by Chris King is the exception. If you want to buy a headset you don't ever have to worry about get a Chris King!
I agree about the DA and Ultegra, but. I think when it comes to MTB components XTR is way beyond XT. Don't get me wrong XT is a really good group (had it on my last bike), I just find XTR to be smoother and more "accurate". Maybe you can find some old XTR at a good price and work it in. I really like their old rear der.
XTR won't last as long as XT. That wonderful accuracy and lightweight comes at a price (and I'm not talking$$$).
Exactly Raiyn. I want more product life for my money than accuracy. Besides the accuracy is so good with even LX or Deore it is not even a significant issue. I have LX shifters on a bike right now that have been working fine for almost 5 years of steady riding.
Just thought I'd say that the accuracy of my XT is 100% perfect. I can't even imagine how to improve this derailer, and I don't see how XTR could be necessary
I'm running an all XT driveline right now on My Rockhopper (except for the crankset and BB) and the only reason I upgraded to that was due to the fact i wanted the lower end (but gently used) Deore and LX stuff that the bike came with for my (originally Alivo) commuter bike.
I guess I'm spoiled then. I had Deore on one bike, XT on the next and XTR on my current one. I thought each move upwards was better than the last.
I do not think it is an issue of better it is just an issue of is it good enough. But my personal experience with XTR was not of significant improvement that would compel me to pay the high pricetag again. Especially the new ultra high pricetag. But for me money is an object and acceptable performance does not require the gold plated stuff.
Good quality wheels will make a much larger difference than almost any upgrade. If weight is an issue then light tires will make the most difference. Tires and wheels/hubsets are the single most cumbersome parts of a bike. Poor choices here will make or break you.
I think the levers have more to do with precision in the rear mech, anyway.
One one bike I have Ultegra levers and drivetrain but with an XTR RD (2001). It, of course, performs wonderfully.
On the other bike I recently replaced the rear lever (was a Sora, which wore out) with a 105 lever. This bike has an LX RD.
To be perfectly honest, to me there is very little (if any) noticeable difference in shifting performance between the Ultegra/XTR combo and the 105/LX combo in normal road riding on a touring-type bike. In critical applications, racing or precision technical off-road riding, maybe it would matter.
If I were building up a similar bike today I'd probably go with Ultegra and XT.
I would go with LX and 105 myself if you want to save money, all you get by upgrading is lighter weight which equals only a few grams. I had XTR on one of my mountain bikes (not the current XTR, it was a 2002) but I had nothing but troubles with the derailer going out of adjustment, the adjustment barrel would move all the time. As far as durability goes, on a derailer what is going to break down? You still have to replace XTR jockey wheels then same time that you have to replace any other, so why pay through the nose for nothing? Can't say how good Ultegra is, but I have all 105 on my road bike and it shifts fine and seems to be trouble free and durable, also simple to adjust.
It depends on your priorities - for example the 03 LX chainset only differed from the XT in that the granny ring was steel against the XT's ali inner - for the sake of a few grams the LX may be the longer lasting option.
Performance wise the differences in precision is non-existent.
With other components e.g. rear mech's you get do get slightly better bits, which may be more obvious.
As far as front mech performance goes, when they're new I think you're in 'Princess and the Pea' territory as to telling the difference in precision.
I'd look at it on a component by component basis
Bottom line, If it's shimano deore or above or 105 or above, it works well. The feel of a system has a lot to do with tune, properly tuned you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between XT and XTR except for the new 960's, or the Ultegra and DA. The difference you would notice is if you were to ride a bike with a set of STI shifters that have been ridden for tons of miles, with a well maintained and tuned drive trane, the DA would still maintain its accuracy and the ultegra would start to feel sloppy. A lot of the precision riders feel with the DA system comes from the chain, the CN-7701 chain will improve the shifting on any Shimano drive system. The above posts are on the money, To build the most dependable touring bike I would opt for the XT/Ultegra, if you want ultra dependability go with bar end shifters. One other thing to consider for the crankset is the standard XT crankset, 26-36-48, for loaded touring you can't beat it, it's available in octalink and tapered square drive, the octalink is a better system and the cost is the same. The only difference between the compact and standard crankset aside of the ring size is, the compact set has alloy rings for the 44 and 32 and steel for the 22, the standard has alloy for the 48 and steel for the 36 and 26. But on a touring bike the weight would be unimportant and the steel is far more durable. On the wheel end of things the XT or Ultegra hubs are hard to beat, they're tough as they come and last forever at a reasonable price. On a touring bike I don't know if I would use the Chris King hubs, you need to carry the tools to repair them if a problem should occur, You can find parts and repair an XT or Ultegra hub anywhere.
I think the 105 and LX groups are the best values for your money out there. Most of the performance, technology and longevity of the higher end groups at a lower price. If your looking to build a quality bike on a budget, I think that is where the best choices are.
I recently built up a cyclocross/commuter out of road and mtb parts on a Surly Cross Check frame. I used XTR rear (new rapid rise), 105 front, XT cassette, FSA cross cranks (38/48), bar con shifters, Chris King hubs and headset. I'm very happy with all my drivetrain choices and wouldn't change a thing.
I would say go XT on the rear. You could do LX or XT on the front, that is not exactly precision shifting anyhow. I did wear one out, but it took 4 years.
Location, location, location
For your rear der, megarange just makes sense. The Xt is nice, but LX is ok.
For the cranks, I use Ultegra. if you plan on heavy loads, then LX or XT cranks makes more sense. If you use mtb cranks, you may wind up with bar end shifters. If you have the Ultegra (or 105) cranks, I'd go with the Ultegra shifters. The XT hubs are pretty heavy.
Hahaha....no, about 4 miles away. It isn't just a commuter really, more of an all arounder. I use it as my road bike, my off road bike, and my commuter. Basically my only bike. Plus, I work at a bike shop so I get a decent deal on the parts.
Spending 6+ years working in bike shops you gain a true appreciation for the finer things in the cycling world. I always wanted a bike built this way and I finally decided to do it. It still isn't perfect, I'd like Race Face cranks and some cool brakes, but I'm satisfied for now. Always been a big fan of Chris King parts, they arn't cheap, but they are the best IMO. After you get used to the almost instant ingagement, everything else just feels sloppy....plus you learn to love that sound.
I'll be the first to admit for the type and amount of riding I do my bike is complete overkill, but I like it. It's the first bike I've done where I've handpicked every component and it was a lot of fun.
Besides, I'm a shop guy, we're supposed to have cool bikes....I think is a job requirement or something :)
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Sang the song at Clearwater Camp for Girls in Minocqua, WI. The lyrics were written by all the members of the 1966 Canadian canoe trip. Whenever a group would go out on a trip they would have to write a song about it.It must have been a wonderful trip to have written a song so lyurical. Imagine returning to camp and writing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald or The Sinking of the Bismark. - MM
I did this recently at a square dance camp with macarena motions! -MM
I remember this from the Dick Van Dyke Show - I think Morrie was the trumpet...or was that Rose Marie?
Hay! What happened to one entry per person? - MM
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I'll be updating readers on tonight's Class 3A football game between St. Augustine and visiting Pensacola.
7:28: St. Augustine has won the coin toss and deferred possession until the second half. Nasty weather. It's cold and drizzly. The umbrellas are out.
Timmy Verdell and Titarius Lyons just killed a Penscola drive on a third and 4 with a sack. Jackets take over at the 40.
7:41: Two big plays. A snap over St. Augustine punter Edward Burns' head gave Pensacola the ball at the 13. But Josh Sanks responds by blocking a FG attempt by Pensacola four plays later. Scoreless game still midway through the first quarter.
Yellow Jackets block their second kick of the quarter, this one on a punt. With 2:23 left in the first, it's scoreless but St. Augustine has it at the Penscola 21.
Unreal first quarter. Two blocked kicks by St. Augustine. But Yellow Jackets have had two bad snaps on kicks, including one over Preston Kinlaw's head on a 38-yard FG attempt. End of first, Scoreless.
Second quarter
Sloppy field and great defense is the story of the game. Pensacola muffed a punt that St. Augustine recovered at the 18. The Tigers forced a fumble on the ensuing drive and recovered at the 17. Nothing going for either team at all. Scoreless with 3:08 to play before half.
And we're at halftime. Jackets have 18 yards rushing, lost 14 on a bad snap. And QB Kyle West is 5 for 17 for 26 yards. Pensacola has negative 9 rushing yards and just 7 passing yards.
Third quarter
Pensacola QB Jalen Spencer's 34-yard run early in the third quarter was more than both teams had (combined) in the game so far. Tigers on the board first, getting a 37-yard FG by Bobby McLaughlin to go up 3-0.
Jackets are now driving, in Tigers territory midway through the quarter. Drive ends when Mark Sturgis come up short on a 43-yard FG try. Jackets down 3-0.
Fourth quarter
You're not going to believe it, but injured RB Duane Brady has just entered the game with 11:52 on the clock. The place just erupted. Brady goes for a yard on his carry.
Jackets give up a 90-yard, 7 minute drive that Pensacola converts into game's only TD. St. Augustine blocks the PAT but they trail 9-0 and it doesn't look good.
Mark Sturgis misses a 45-yard FG with 1:12 to play and that's going to be it for the Yellow Jackets.


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Honey Wheat Braid - the one positive thing that's come from my unemployment.
Ah, the elusive honey wheat braid. Now that I'm 21, engaged, a college graduate with no hope of a job thanks to the financial crisis, I've finally had time to reach this sacred goal.
I freaked out when I first bit into it. I finally got the right amount of sweetness, the right amount of heartiness, the right amount of everything! Finally!
Though, honestly, it could have had more time to proof, but I grew impatient and wanted it done by the time my fiance, Britton, got home for dinner. Maybe I shouldn't have made asian cuisine to go with such a European country bread, but he didn't complain. Both agreed it's the best bread I've made in the past few months.
The recipe is from Taste of Home's The Complete Guide to Country Cooking, a gift from my mother. Totally never expected a winner like this to come out of it, but the bread section is really pretty impressive.
It makes two loaves, though I only make one at a time when I first try them. Britton and I can only eat so much bread in a day. Really wish I had gone with the two loaf recipe for this one!
Wheat Bread Braid
2 packages active dry yeast
2 1/4 c warm milk
3 tbs sugar
1/3 c butter
1/3 c honey
1 tbs salt
4 1/2 c whole wheat flour
2 3/4 - 3 1/2 c all-purpose flour
In large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Add sugar, butter, honey, salt and whole wheat flour; beat until smooth. Add enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto floured surface; knead until elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise for 60 minutes.
Punch dough down. Divide in half and shape into traditional loaves, or divide in fourths and roll each portion into a 15-inch rope. Twist two ropes together, and pinch each end to seal.
Place in greased 9 in x 5 in loaf pans. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven during last 5 minutes of rising.
Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.
It's easier to cut when cool, so try to hold off as long as you can before tearing into this mother of a loaf.
Expect many more posts from me in the future, as the job market grows smaller and smaller...
Anyone happen to be looking for a baking assistant in Milwaukee? :)


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The selection here is fairly standard, aside from the ridiculous number of picture modes Vizio offers. All are adjustable per input, so viewers who like to create different settings for all kinds of material and sources will have a lot to like. We'd like to see gamma presets and especially the ability to adjust dejudder processing beyond the three presets, but neither is in the offing.
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|Other: Help section includes Guided Setup
Vizio lacks that trendy "Eco" subsection in its menu, although power consumption is quite efficient without it (see below) and the company did add an ambient light sensor to the XVT3 series. Picture-in-picture is becoming rarer these days, so that's nice to see. Onscreen help consists mainly of step-by-step setup guides for the remote, network, and more, and though the paper manual and accompanying Quick Start Guide are, as usual for Vizio, clear and well-written, we'd love to see better onscreen help options within individual apps, too.
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The XVT3's five HDMI inputs trump the competition, for what it's worth. An additional component-video input would be nice, as would another composite connection on the side--and fans of S-Video will be sad to hear that Vizio has joined most other makers in ditching that input type. We wish the company would activate the three USB ports for media streaming, but that feature is still "coming soon" according to the company, so for now they're useless.
The image quality of the Vizio XVTSV series is excellent overall, comparing well against significantly more-expensive LED-based TVs and plasmas in crucial areas like black-level performance and color accuracy--the latter is a particular strength. Its main weaknesses are blooming and off-angle performance, and we also miss the ability to properly handle 1080p/24 sources. All told, however, the Vizio XVT3SV is one of the best-performing LCDs we've tested this year.
The initial Movie preset on the XVT3SV series delivered an extremely accurate grayscale, but was about twice as bright as we prefer for a dim room (it maxed out at 80 ftl) with a relatively bright gamma (averaging 1.8). For our calibration we reduced that light output to our preferred 40 and were able to achieve a much better gamma (2.3 versus our target of 2.2 average) while maintaining the excellent, linear grayscale. Perhaps a more-advanced 10-point system, found on LG and Samsung sets, could have allowed an even more accurate calibration, but that's a quibble given the superb results we achieved using the available controls.
For our principal image quality tests we fired up old favorite "Star Trek" on Blu-ray and set the XVT3 up against the following HDTVs.
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Black level: As we expect from an LED TV with full-array local dimming, the XVT3 performed well in this department, surpassing the Vizio 2XVT and both of the Samsung models. Though it couldn't best the LG LH8500, the Sony HX909, or the Pioneer and Panasonic plasmas--all of which cost significantly more--in depth of black delivered, it's otherwise among the best we've tested.
Those deep blacks were mainly visible in darker scenes, as usual, such as the beginning of Chapter 4, which starts with a shot of a star field that darkens as a Romulan ship sweeps in front of the camera. They also lent plenty of punch to mixes scenes, like the shots of young Spock among the formulas in Chapter 2; they showed plenty of contrast without evincing the dimmer highlights we noticed on the Vizio 2XVT.
The one area where the XVT3 came up short compared with its predecessor, as well as to the C8000 and LH8500, was blooming, which appears as stray illumination in dark areas adjacent to bright ones. We noticed more blooming on the newer Vizio in areas like credits, graphics, and the icons of our PS3, where very bright objects appeared on dark backgrounds. The blooming was also significantly more-visible from off-angle.
On the other hand during most scenes in the film, including very dark and mixed scenes where it would show up best, no blooming was visible. Compared with the other local dimmers, the XVT3's blooming wasn't as apparent, or as blue-tinged, as on the HX909 (where the darker blacks also contribute the visibility of blooming). In the scene in Chapter 2 where the car drives across the field at night, the XVT3 also lacked the subtle flashing in the backlight we saw on the LH8500.
Shadow detail on the XVT3 was excellent. When the hostage Federation captain faces the Romulan captain in Chapter 1, the folds on the Romulan's sleeve and robe were well-detailed without being too bright and the fade along his cheek from bright to dark looked as accurate as on our reference and the VT25. Most of the other LED models, including the C8000 and the HX909, obscured these details slightly in comparison, a symptom of darker gamma in deep shadows.
Color accuracy: The XVT3 was among the best TVs in our lineup in this category, thanks to its linear grayscale and balanced color. The results were evident in skin tones, such as the faces of Kirk and Spock in the auditorium in Chapter 4, which appeared natural and well-balanced without the ruddiness or paleness we saw on some of the other LEDs. The red of the cadets' uniforms, the green of the grass in the quad, and the blue sky all looked accurate as well, and colors were saturated without looking garish.
One traditional color-related weakness of LED-based LCDs, namely too-blue black and near-black areas, was in evidence on the Vizio, but the blue didn't stray too much into shadows, and as a result was less prevalent than on some of the competitors. It still represents the XVT3's biggest problem in this category, however, especially compared with the plasmas.
Video processing: The XVT3 series performed almost the same as the 2XVT in this category. Vizio equips the TV with a pair of controls related to dejudder, which it calls Smooth Motion Effect--with Low, Medium, and High settings--and Real Cinema Mode--with settings called Precision and Smooth. As with most such processing, we prefer to leave it off for film-based movies, where smoothing can make it look too much like video. The Low setting, when we did engage the control, produced the fewest artifacts and least-objectionable effect and even preserved some judder (more so than on the 2XVT models, which is an improvement in our book), whereas higher settings piled on the processing. As with previous Vizio, we couldn't see much difference between either of the Real Cinema Mode settings on the XVT3.
Our motion resolution test pegged the XVT3 lower than other 240Hz models we've tested, maxing out at between 600 and 700 lines in any setting with dejudder engaged (and the standard 300-400 with it turned off). Real Cinema had no effect on these numbers, and as usual we weren't able to tell the difference in motion resolution with real program material, as opposed to test patterns.
The XVT3 did not properly handle 1080p/24 material in our testing. Disabling dejudder processing on a 240Hz TV should cause it to implement proper film cadence, but that didn't work in this case. Instead, during the helicopter flyover from "I Am Legend," the Vizio introduced the characteristic hitching pan of 2:3 pull-down. None of the other settings we tried could handle 1080p/24 correctly, either; they all introduced smoothing.
Uniformity: Blooming aside, the XVT3SV maintained brightness and color consistency across its screen better than any of the other LCDs in our lineup, and nearly as well as the plasmas. The banding we saw on the LH8500 and C8000 was nowhere to be found, and the edges of the screen were neither darker (as on the HX909) nor lighter (as on the C8000) than the middle.
From off-angle, however, the Vizio was among the worst in our lineup. Blooming intensified significantly, becoming a sort of blue cloud spreading from light into dark areas. Black-level performance fell off even more than on the other LEDs, although color shift was minimal.
Bright lighting: The XVT3 has the same screen as the 2XVT, and it also performed very well in this category. Its matte finish proved a big asset in well-lit environments, cutting down on reflections from light sources and bright objects more effectively than any of the other displays. It also preserved black levels better than the LG and the plasmas, albeit not quite as well as the Samsung or Sony LEDs.
Standard-definition: The set did relatively well on our standard-def tests, delivering the full resolution of DVD but looking a tad soft on the detail shot of the grass and stone bridge. Jaggies on moving diagonal lines and a waving American flag were kept to a happy minimum, and noise reduction functioned well to clean up the low-quality shots of skies and sunsets. The set engaged film mode, detecting 2:3 pull-down, properly.
PC: Via HDMI the XVT3 performed as well as any 1080p display should, resolving every line of a 1,920x1,080-pixel source with crisp details and no overscan. Via its VGA-style PC input, the image was acceptable but less perfect, with edge enhancement we couldn't completely remove without softening the image, and some subtle flashing in high-res areas.
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Power consumption: We did not test the power consumption of this size in the Vizio XVT3SV series, but we did test the 55-inch model. For more information, refer to the review of the Vizio XVT553SV.


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Bravo! Exactly what I was about to say.
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Just a quick catch-up on my Trainer One,
I was able to trim it well and fly two long (full battery charge) flights. Motor trim for my own beat-up but still flying-great plane required a .032 shim at the rear of the motor mount. Instead of aluminum shims, I decided to use music wire bent in an "L" shape with the long leg inserted under the motor.
That way I was able to make up a few shims in advance from different sizes of music wire. They are easy to insert or pull out because of the L shape, and once I got the right one, the "handle" part was swiveled up parallel with the motor stick pushed in a little more and sealed in place with a small dab of hot glue.
We have since been hit with a Noreaster that is continuing to flood this area with a miserable mix of snow freezing rain and downpours. Two days of it now, and it looks like it willcontinue this week.
Gosh -- so nice to see green grass in the last post. Springer your plane looks great -- so does your landing strip!
Took a popsickle stick of thickness out of front of motor on my T1.5 yesterday with hopes of flying today, and got up to still air, but by time the coffee was hot, wind was 10mph and raining! darn!
Say, gpw, as father of the T1, what is the proper designation of the 150% size version? (need to be correct here!)
Also, any luck with FMS and PPjoy?
Yeah, there's always that. (actually today's one of those rainy build days,for me, but everything is glued up and still wet, so gonna have to do something out in the barn mower oil and prep). What was happening w/ FMS? computer not recognizing tx? or more serious?
PPJoy defininitely looked promising, but we started getting IRQ conflicts w/ the parallel port and couldn't get the TX to recognize.
We found the sim transmitter + FMS package @ bphobbies for $30 or $39 and figured that'd be a faster solution then trying to troubleshoot this parallel cable any further.
Hey Springer, hope your weather clears soon.
A popsicle stick thickness could be a heavy duty change, depending on how long a distance it acts over.
I made a mistake of that magnitude with a change the thickness of a thick washer on my previous plane. That's why it IS my previous plane! Well not mine really, it belongs to the dead hemlock tree which is holding it firmly aloft through all these storms at about 6o' AGL.
It did some spectacular loops hands-off before I could figure out, in my newbie numbness and awe, that the remedy was killing the throttle. I did do that, finally, at the bottom of the 50 foot loop that inserted in the hemlock it now calls home.
At least I saved the prop.....
To misquote GPW "Amazing what a little washer can do, eh!"
oh eh, alright! I'm totally eh on that.
(over a 1 inch distance .018 is one degree of thrust change, more or less)
AHHHHH!!!!!I am tearing out my hair. We are having a storm here in Narragansett Bay. The wind is blowing stick and the rain just won't stop. Worst of all I have a new plane to try. It's a T-1 with a wing down low. It's located 1/3 of the way up to protect it. Since I won't be able to fly until this weekend I thought i would ask if you guys think it will work. Thanks!
Vtdiy: Perhaps you're right. Guess I should cut up some short lengths of each of the wires I have. They're only the fine control wires, but could add back in some of what I took out. If the wind ever lays, I'll take them with me to test. I figured since the T150% is so slow and stable, nothing should happen faster than even I could handle. on the other hand . . . .
RickS: I know just how ya feel. Rain and wind all day. Funny, I never noticed how much of the time the wind blows in Michigan til I got into these foamies.
MS: Bummer about the cable. Before I got the usb cable from Dymond, I was using a cobbled cable in my Futaba and a program called smartpropoplus. It connects to the mic-input port or line-in. It worked ok, but the usb is way more convenient. (the futaba end was a jumper and two wires all folded and soldered to approximate the 6pin DIN connector I couldn't get at Radio Shack) You might try propoplus - Link was on the FMS website - while waiting for the new package to come.
The whole idea of a trainer(IMO)is a plane that flys by itself...The new pilot , merely interrupts the attempts of the plane to fly away or into a tree(trees are BAD for beginners,large open fields of soft tall grass are GOOD)...The T-1.5 with a higher camber airfoil flies REALLY SLOW...especially if you're using lighter components ...weight is still everything ...
Thrust adjustments are a compromise like everything else on a plane ... set it the best you can get and fly it awhile ... even my best trimmed planes require some trim change between high speed and slow flight ...
Vtdiy: Yeah, that is one of those "famous last words" ones On the other hand, the wind was "almost" calm this am and I got out and flew the pete and T1.5. The downthrust seems to be about right (oddly enough). Flying into the wind at full throttle, then cutting it, gave straight, flat, glide with almost no drop. Throttle on gave little nose up, then straight slow climb.
I did notice two things (every flight is still a big learning experience for me). First: since there was some wind (couple mph) when I ran downwind then turned back upwind, the plane would really drop the inside wingtip and want to keep spin down. I managed to straighten it out (well once i didn't). Is there a sequence of rudder/ele or some technique to avoid this? or is that just learning to fly?
Second, the power seems to drop off noticeably on both planes after first few minutes of flying. still flys, but climb is weaker, less authority in control. The temp was right at 32. Is this how the Nimh temp senstivity manifests?
gpw: you're exactly right. nubees need something that flys "right" so we can make control inputs and see the effects without the plane crashing catastrophically before we can take our hands off or correct And your T suits that to a "t".
Springer, if you've got a meter, probably time to check how many amps you're running through the motor full thrust. 850 mah isn't big these days and you probably don't want to pull more than 6 amps off a battery that size for very long. Your duration at that rate won't be long.
32 isn't that cold, and if you're drawing a fair number of amps, the batteries provide their own warmth. Touch them at the end of the flight to see how you are doing -- you don't want them too warm, but I doubt they're at 32 either. If you're drawing too many amps, they may actually be too hot, rather than too cold.
I'm not sure what physical size your cells are, but if they are 2/3 AA size then you could almost double capacity with no weight increase (assuming you want to stick with Nimh). There are 1500 mah 2/3 AAs -- and probably even higher. They all weigh the same, more or less, as long as they are that 2/3 AA physical size.
The larger capacity cells can deliver more power (to get you to cruising height sooner), and then you can throttle back to greatly extend the flight time. By throttling back the cells will deliver power more efficiently, the prop will be operating more efficently, etc. Full power is wasteful.
I will try a Motocalc sim of your setup to see what it says and let you know.
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