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2015 Suzuki GSX-S750
Posted by Rider Magazine on March 18, 2015
First Ride Review
For years, sportbikes powered by 750cc in-line fours were considered the ideal compromise, with lightness approaching that of middleweights and power approaching that of liter bikes. But when racing regulations changed in 2003, 750s were abandoned by three of the four Japanese manufacturers. Suzuki has been the exception, continuing to build and refine its venerable GSX-R750 to the present day.
As good as the GSX-R750 is, it isn't cheap (a new one will set you back $12,299) and its racy ergonomics and performance limit its street-riding appeal. Enter the GSX-S750, a new-for-2015 model that puts a retuned, 2005-era GSX-R750 engine in a more budget-conscious, street-oriented package. With an MSRP of just $7,999 and minimal bodywork, the GSX-S750 will compete head-to-head with naked sportbikes like the Yamaha FZ-09 and Triumph Street Triple.
Compared to the GSX-R it's based on, the GSX-S has more low-end torque and mid-range power thanks to milder cam profiles and reshaped intake and exhaust tracts. At 48 mpg claimed, fuel economy is better too. The liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valve, 749cc engine benefits from trickle-down technology such as the Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve and Suzuki Exhaust Tuning valve, both of which enhance throttle response. Ease of use is the key here, with smooth, controllable power, effortless shifting of the 6-speed transmission, and back-to-basics operation with no electronic rider aids.
Suzuki hosted the GSX-S750 press launch in Austin, Texas, on a cold, wet day that hindered our ability to evaluate its full potential. But there was a silver lining to the dark cloud. Sketchy conditions forced our normally hard-charging group of journalists—led by Austin resident and former GP champion Kevin Schwantz, no less—to roll off the throttle and ride more gingerly. Such restraint allowed me to appreciate the GSX-S750's user-friendly nature.
First and foremost is the agreeable riding position. The upright handlebar allowed a modest bend in my elbows and back, the footpegs are positioned low and forward enough for decent legroom, and the 32.1-inch seat is well-padded and supportive. Pulling out of the parking garage and onto the slick streets of downtown Austin, I warmed up quickly to the taut, responsive throttle and the light, precise clutch and shifter. Steering was nimble and the Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 radials provided smooth side-to-side transitions and good wet grip.
Given that the GSX-S750 costs $4,300 less than a GSX-R750, certain budgetary concessions had to be made. The twin-spar frame and box-section swingarm are made of steel rather than aluminum, which contributes to the bike's somewhat hefty 463-pound claimed wet weight. The inverted cartridge fork and link-style shock, both by KYB, offer preload adjustability only, but the one-setting-fits-all damping felt spot-on given our modest speed and lean angles. Less impressive were the Tokico brakes, a pair of 310mm discs with 2-pot calipers in front and a 240mm disc with a 1-pot caliper out back, which felt numb and weak. (ABS is not available.)
Suzuki may have had to scrimp and sacrifice to hit its sub-$8,000 price target, but the GSX-S750 doesn't look or feel cheap. Its aggressive, streetfighter styling is fully modern, with a raked tail section housing an LED taillight and a sculpted 4.6-gallon fuel tank with textured side panels for added grip. A large analog tachometer is paired with an easy-to-read LCD that includes a numerical speedometer, gear-position indicator, fuel gauge, coolant temperature gauge, clock and a selectable odometer/dual-tripmeter/fuel-consumption meter. The GSX-S750 can also be tarted up with accessories such as a sport windscreen, lower cowl, rear seat cowl, lock-ring tankbag, expandable tankbag and cosmetic trim. If the Metallic Matte Black paint doesn't float your boat, an extra $250 gets you the GSX-S750Z, a special edition with Metallic Triton Blue/Pearl Glacier White paint, bright-gold anodized fork legs, silver-matte finish on the handlebar, blue side plates on the drive chain and a red spring on the rear shock.
Suzuki goes to great lengths to emphasize the GSX-S750's rich sportbike heritage but glosses over the fact that it's priced to attract newer, younger riders. It will make a great step-up bike, perhaps after someone has earned their chops on a GW250 and is ready for more performance. It should also be a fast-and-fun commuter with enough zip for campaigning twisty roads on the weekend. Before we can pass final judgment, we'd like to flog it on dry roads and put it up against the competition. Stay tuned.
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A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating vibration therapy as an intervention for postural training and fall prevention after distal radius fracture in elderly patients
Ronald Man Yeung WONG1,
Wing-Tung HO1,
Ning TANG2,
Chi Yin TSO2,
Wai Kit Raymond Ng2,
Simon Kwoon-Ho CHOW1 &
Wing-Hoi CHEUNG1
Trials volume 21, Article number: 95 (2020) Cite this article
Fractures of the distal radius are one of the most common osteoporotic fractures in elderly men and women. These fractures are a particular health concern amongst the elderly, who are at risk of fragility fractures, and are associated with long-term functional impairment, pain and a variety of complications. This is a sentinel event, as these fractures are associated with a two to four times increased risk of subsequent hip fractures in elderly patients. This is an important concept, as it is well established that these patients have an increased risk of falling. Fall prevention is therefore crucial to decrease further morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of low-magnitude high-frequency vibration (LMHFV) on postural stability and prevention of falls in elderly patients post distal radius fracture.
This is a prospective single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Two hundred patients will be recruited consecutively with consent, and randomized to either LMHFV (n = 100) or a control group (n = 100). The primary outcome is postural stability measured by the static and dynamic ability of patients to maintain centre of balance on the Biodex Balance System SD. Secondary outcomes are the occurrence of fall(s), the health-related quality of life 36-item short form instrument, the Timed Up and Go test for basic mobility skills, compliance and adverse events. Outcome assessments for both groups will be performed at baseline (0 month) and at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months time points.
Previous studies have stressed the importance of reducing falls after distal radius fracture has occurred in elderly patients, and an effective intervention is crucial. Numerous studies have proven vibration therapy to be effective in improving balancing ability in normal patients; However, no previous study has applied the device for patients with fractures. Our study will attempt to translate LMHFV to patients with fractures to improve postural stability and prevent recurrent falls. Positive results would provide a large impact on the prevention of secondary fractures and save healthcare costs.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03380884. Registered on 21 December 2017.
Fractures of the distal radius are one of the most common osteoporotic fractures in elderly men and women [1,2,3] and account for approximately 18% of all fractures in the elderly [4]. Currently, there is approximately a 3:1 female-to-male ratio [2]. These fractures are a particular health concern amongst the elderly, who are at risk of fragility fractures, and they are associated with long-term functional impairment, pain and a variety of complications. Current medical costs for distal radius fractures are estimated to exceed US$535 million each year and projected to rise as the incidence increases [5, 6].
The occurrence of distal radius fractures is well known to be a sentinel event, as these fractures are associated with a two to four times increased risk of subsequent hip fractures in elderly patients [7,8,9]. This is an important concept, as it is well established that these patients have an increased risk of falling [8]. Fall prevention is therefore crucial to decrease further morbidity and mortality. Studies have shown a significantly increased degree of postural sway in patients with distal radius fractures, in both the anteroposterior and lateral directions, which is strongly characterized in older patients for recurrent falls, and is related to lower limb strength [10]. Another strong association with fragility fractures is sarcopenia, which is loss in muscle mass and strength, leading to postural instability and falls [11]. Recent evidence has shown that the prevalence of sarcopenia reaches up to 95% in male and 64% in female patients after an osteoporotic fracture [12]. The instability of these patients has also been validated with the use of objective measurements from computerized instruments [9].
Despite on-going studies on distal radius fractures, the latest Cochrane systematic review shows a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of current rehabilitation interventions [13]. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) position statement also recommends patients with fragility fractures to undergo evaluation of osteoporosis and treatment to prevent future fractures [9]. Notably, there are currently no recommendations on the role of balance training or physical conditioning. Consequently, the evaluation and treatment of fall risks have been largely overlooked [14]. Further research that targets rehabilitation and treats postural instability after distal radius fracture to reduce fall rates is therefore warranted.
Low-magnitude high-frequency vibration (LMHFV) is a biophysical intervention that provides non-invasive, systemic mechanical stimulation and was shown to improve muscle strength and balancing abilities in healthy, independent and active elderly women in our previous studies [15, 16]. The device has been proven to act as a form of physical exercise, as muscle activity is induced during vibration [16, 17]. Numerous other studies have reported whole-body vibration to have positive effects on blood circulation in the lower extremities and enhanced muscle performance in the elderly [18, 19]. The use of this device has not yet been established in patients with fractures, but has great potential as a rehabilitation tool. This is the first study to translate LMHFV to distal radius fracture patients, who are high-risk patients prone to falls. This tool would also potentially be more cost-effective.
We hypothesize that LMHFV will improve postural stability and decreases fall rates. As current rehabilitation interventions lack effectiveness, the objective of this study is to investigate the effect of LMHFV on postural stability and recurrent falls in elderly patients post distal radius fracture.
Study design and setting
This study is a randomized, single-blinded controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of LMHFV (VH-001 exercise platform; V-health Limited, Hong Kong) on postural stability in elderly patients with distal radius fractures. Patients are recruited from the Prince of Wales Hospital, affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Figure 1 shows a flowchart of the study design. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist is provided as Additional file 1; the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) checklist is presented in Additional file 2.
Flowchart of the study design
The inclusion criteria are as follows:
Aged 60 or above
Fracture distal radius after 6 weeks to 3 months
Injury was due to unintentional fall.
The exclusion criteria are as follows:
Medical condition causing balance disturbance, e.g. vertigo
Participated in supervised regular exercise or physiotherapy for twice a week or more
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) dependent
Medications or conditions that affect metabolism of the musculoskeletal system, e.g. hyperthyroidism.
The primary outcome of this study is postural stability. Based on our previous clinical study of LMHFV on balancing ability in normal community elderly [15], we detected a 7.89 mean difference in endpoint excursion (key parameter of balancing ability) between two groups after treatment. A sample size of 85 in each group will have 80% power to detect a significant difference using a two-sided independent t test with a 0.05 significance level (PASS 11.0; NCSS Statistical Software, LLC, East Kaysville, UT, USA). Our previous clinical trial also showed a satisfactory compliance rate of LMHFV (averaged 66%) and an approximately 15% dropout rate [15]. Taking account of the dropout, we further increase the sample size to n = 100 for each arm (total n = 200).
Eligible patients will be recruited from specialist outpatient clinics or clinical wards consecutively with written consent in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patient demographics on age, gender, education level, ethnicity, occupation, body mass index and smoking and drinking habits will be recorded. Medical history will also be confirmed and recorded from the Clinical Management System (CMS), Hospital Authority, which is the central electronic database for public hospitals in Hong Kong [15]. Before signing the consent form, each patient will be explained the objectives, benefits and risks of the study and their rights and responsibilities, as well as privacy and confidentiality information. An information sheet will be distributed, and all patients are encouraged to ask questions at any time.
Randomization and blinding
A total of 200 patients will be enrolled. Randomization to either the control or the LMHFV group (n = 100 per group) will be performed by envelope drawing of computer-generated random numbers [20] by an independent research staff member. The random number list is kept strictly confidential, and the researchers will not have access to it. The outcome assessor and statistician will be blinded to the group allocation. The central technical staff in our Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department will perform all measurements. The participants will be reminded not to tell the assessor of their allocation. Blinding the patients is not feasible, because the vibration signal from the platform is easily felt, and placebo is rare in vibration clinical trials [15].
Each patient in the LMHFV group will undergo vibration treatment in community centres. We have an established network with LMHFV platforms set up at community centres in several locations in Hong Kong [15, 21]. The patient will stand upright without knee bending on a specially designed vibration platform that provides vertical synchronous vibration at 35 Hz, 0.3 g (peak-to-peak magnitude) and a displacement of < 0.1 mm, for 20 min/day at least 3 days/week [18] for 6 months. The research staff will instruct on the safety issues and operative procedures. Each patient in the control group will maintain their habitual life style, and no vibration machine will be used.
Outcomes and outcome assessments
Outcome assessments for both groups will be performed at baseline (0 month) and at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months time points. The primary outcome is postural stability. To assess postural stability, the Biodex Balance System SD (BBS) (Biodex Medical Systems Inc., Shirley, NY, USA) is used to measure the static and dynamic ability of patients to maintain their centre of balance. The score generated by the machine assesses the deviation from centre via an Overall Stability Index (OSI), Anterior/Posterior Stability Index (APSI) and Medial/Lateral Stability Index (MLSI), which have been shown to be reliable tools for objective assessment of postural stability in several studies for elderly patients [16, 22].
Secondary outcomes include the occurrence of falls. To assess the occurrence of falls, patients are required to self-report these events via a fall calendar, which has to be returned at every follow-up visit. Calendar reporting has been well proven to be reliable for fall studies [23, 24]. Other secondary outcomes are quality of life, compliance and adverse events. The health-related quality of life of participants will be assessed with a validated Chinese version of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). The physical component, mental component and total score will be analysed. All scores range from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a better quality of life. In addition, the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test will be used to test basic mobility skills, which are a useful predictor of risk of falls.
Additionally, patients will be phone contacted once every 2 weeks to record any problems in the study.
Safety and compliance assessment
A smart card is given to each participant to record and count compliance to the LMHFV device. Any adverse events or problems during the study are recorded by an independent staff member. Any participant may quit the study at any time for any reason; if so, they will be asked whether they wish to be followed up according to the trial schedule.
Data collection and management
The reseach assistant will be trained to ensure accuracy of outcome assessments and data collection. The ethics committee will oversee any issues disturbing quality of research, and corresponding measures will be taken if necessary. Patients are free to withdraw from the study at any time without giving any reasons, and their medical care or legal rights will not be affected. The study will comply with the good clinical practice guideline according to the International Council for Harmonisation. Each patient will be assigned an identification code. The patient identification code list and database will be safeguarded.
Data analysis plan
Data in this study will be analysed according to the intention-to-treat principle. All results will be expressed as mean ± standard deviation (parametric data). Normality tests will be performed to determine the normal distribution of data. Analysis of variance tests are used to compare means for continuous variables; chi-square tests are used to compare proportions for categorical variables. The statistical analysis will be performed using SPSS 20.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The significance level is set at p < 0.05 (two-tailed).
Previous studies have stressed the importance of reducing risk of falls after distal radius fractures in elderly patients due to postural instability [25,26,27]. A prospective, longitudinal cohort study had shown overall functional status and deterioration of mobility for these patients, and future fracture risk increased significantly 1 year after fracture [27]. With the ageing population, prevention of imminent fracture risk, i.e. secondary fractures within 2 years, for patients with distal radius fractures is crucial to decrease mortality and healthcare costs [28].
Numerous studies have proven the effect of vibration therapy in preventing falls and fractures and in improving balancing ability in normal elderly [29, 30]. Our previous randomized controlled trial with 710 healthy, active and independent postmenopausal women over 60 years old had shown LMHFV to have significant improvements in reducing falls, reaction time and movement velocity and in providing maximum excursion of balancing ability assessment as well as quadriceps muscle strength [15]. Our case-control study also showed that at 1 year post intervention of LMHFV, the benefits were retained for the patients [16].
The use of the Biodex Balance System SD (BBS) provides an objective measurement of postural stability and balancing ability for our patients. Several studies have used the device, and it has been proven to be reliable and valid for clinical studies [22, 31,32,33,34,35,36].
Enrolment in this trial began on November 2018, and completion is expected to take 24 months. The results from this trial would change clinical practice, as currently there are no validated interventions addressing the problem of postural stability for patients with distal radius fractures. We speculate that positive results would allow the incorporation of LMHFV into multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs to improve healthcare for our patients in the future.
At the time of manuscript submission, the trial is still currently recruiting patients.
A table of responses to reviewers' comments is given in Additional file 3.
ADL:
Activity of Daily Living
APSI:
Anterior/Posterior Stability Index
BBS:
Biodex Balance System SD
LMHFV:
Low-magnitude high-frequency vibration
LOS:
Limits of stability index
MLSI:
Medial/Lateral Stability Index
OSI:
Overall Stability Index
PWH:
Prince of Wales Hospital
TUG:
Timed Up and Go (test)
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This project was supported by the Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis (AADO) Research Fund.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ronald Man Yeung WONG
, Wing-Tung HO
, Simon Kwoon-Ho CHOW
& Wing-Hoi CHEUNG
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hospital Authority, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
Ning TANG
, Chi Yin TSO
& Wai Kit Raymond Ng
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RMYW, SKHC and WHC contributed to study conception and design, and drafting of the manuscript. RMYW, NT, CYT and WKRN contributed to patient recruitment. WTH and CSEC contributed to acquisition of data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Wing-Hoi CHEUNG.
Ethics approval and consent to participate has been obtained. The Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)-New Territories East Cluster (NTEC) Clinical Research Committee approved the study (Reference 2018.415).
Additional file 1. CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomized trial.
Additional file 2. SPIRIT 2013 checklist: recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents.
Additional file 3. Table of responses to reviewers' comments.
WONG, R.M.Y., HO, W., TANG, N. et al. A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating vibration therapy as an intervention for postural training and fall prevention after distal radius fracture in elderly patients. Trials 21, 95 (2020) doi:10.1186/s13063-019-4013-0
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Dr. Daniel Batlan, MD, MBA, - Second To None
About Dr. Batlan
Dr. Daniel Batlan, Outstanding Nevada physician, founded Specialized Pain Management almost twenty (20) years ago. Since then, the Nevada practice has become one of the region's most respected in the field of Pain Medicine, basing its treatment of patients with acute and chronic pain conditions upon the belief that no one should suffer from pain. Dr. Batlan operates under the idea that there is almost always a pathway to relieve pain. His practice offers a number of treatment options from effective medication management to safe and effective Nerve Blocks (such as Epidurals, Facets and Nerve Root Blocks). He has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Vegas Seven Magazine and holds a full and unrestricted medical license from the State of Nevada.
Dr. Daniel Batlan attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA degree in Biology, and The Loyola University Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine, where he earned his MD degree. He also completed an Anesthesiology Residency at the #1 hospital in the country (The Johns Hopkins Hospital) and an Interventional Pain Management Fellowship at the #4 hospital in the country (The Cleveland Clinic Foundation). These rankings are provided by the respected magazine U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Batlan is a true renaissance man.
He enjoys and is equally conversant in the entire musical spectrum, from classical music and opera to rock to jazz. He regularly attends the symphony (his favorite concert pianist is the incomporable Yuja Wang and the great opera houses of the world (his favorite opera is Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte). Additionally, he enjoys and has attended rock performances by Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Coldplay. Finally, he recently attended a brilliant performance by jazz great Ron Carter (former bassist with Miles Davis) at the legendary NYC jazz club, Birdland.
Continuing, Dr. Batlan's interests include both American and popular European sports. Dr. Batlan was a member of his prep school football and tennis teams. Separately, he has attended several Formula One races and seen motorsports stars such as Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Further, he is passionate about winter sports, particularly downhill skiing. Dr. Batlan has seen skiing greats Lindsay Vonn and the Austrian Ace Hermann Maier (aka The Herminator, so nicknamed by fellow Austrian Arnold Schwarzenegger). Other winter sports legends whom Dr. Batlan has seen perform include the gold medal performances of Americans Kristi Yamaguchi and Bonnie Blair.
Dr. Batlan is an art fan. He has been privileged to attend fabulous career retrospective exhibitions such as Monet's Years in Giverny and Van Gogh's Years in Arles (both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York), as well as Matisse – The Cutouts (Tate Modern Art Museum in London), Andy Warhol (Whitney Museum in New York), Roy Lichtenstein (Guggenheim Museum in New York) and Takashi Murakami (Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago).
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions – Baltimore, Maryland
Anesthesia Residency: Dept. of Anesthesiology and C. C. Medicine July 1986 – June 1989
Ranked #1 Hospital in the USA (U. S. News & World Report)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Cleveland, Ohio
Invasive Pain Management Fellowship, July 1996 – June 1997
Largest Pain Management Training Program in North America (American College of Graduate Medical Education)
Loyola University / Stritch School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
M.D. Degree, June 1985
New York University New York, New York
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University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Wounds being allocated to the closest model first, and requiring line of sight to the model taking the wound actually make more sense, not less.
Okay, now do that when playing Nids or Orks.
I have done that. Finding the front of a unit isn't hard.
I don't argue with that point. But that's a balance issue, not a core design issue. You could make a similar argument that choosing where your wound allocation goes rewards units that can take special weapons (since they can die last).
If the melee capability of the units/factions they are taking are balanced against others, and similarly their shooting potential is balanced against others, there shouldn't be a problem.
This is where you are wrong. You're ignoring the existence of synergies, diminishing returns, etc, where a unit's value depends on what other units are available. Guardsmen in a pure IG army are good screening troops with efficient small arms fire. Guardsmen in an IK army have all of that, but also the considerable additional value of adding abundant CP to an army that is unable to get it without allies. So how do you set the price of guardsmen? If you balance them for use in a pure IG army they're overpowered as an IK CP battery, if you balance them as a CP battery then they're too expensive to be viable in a pure IG army. And it's the same in other cases. Gaining access to something you otherwise can't have is often more valuable than taking yet another unit to do a job you're already winning at, and you can't set an appropriate price for both uses at the same time. The only way to balance the game is to remove the ability to take the best units from every faction without penalty.
As I said, take a leaf out of what Malifaux does (or did are they're going into 3rd ed.). Outcasts, which are a faction in their own right but also mercs that can be taken by other factions have a +1pt increase when taken outside of Outcasts. Something like this for 40k would go some way to curbing a bit of soup if GW insist on keeping it.
Certainly would help. But 1 ppm still dosen't make or break a soup list.
It might have when guardsmen were still 5ppm but now?
Sorry, I didn't literally mean +1 ppm. That was just the system Malifaux uses, but something like that.
Also, I have to laugh at the idea that an 11th place finish is considered "incredibly strong".
Guardsmen are fantastic on their own.
Not really, if anything they need more babysitting then other troop choices to be not just space filler.
Do they need to be anything else? Space filler is super valuable in 8th. Assault autoloses when guardsmen get involved. You can't assault them fast enough or kill enough with each assault.
Nope. I meant because what Perri said and the fact it slowed down the game to ridiculous levels. It is fine for a skirmish game (or up to about 2nd ed 40k), but not in a huge game that is supposed to be streamlined. That rule is the literal opposite of streamlined.
I disagree heavily with only 1 point you've made here, in that the game is supposed to be fast and streamlined. I don't want that from my games, so I would keep away from those design elements. I already have plenty of board games if I only have an hour or 2 to play a game.
No worries, i understood that but the my main point is, that alot of units got cheaper and cheaper and even with a system like that in place, the huge models that force the point compression it will not really work.
That's more a issue with assult units in general though.
Edit: and assult in general having a hard time tying stuff up in melee.
I'd prefer the solution be be something like additional CP can only be used by the detachment that makes them or by detachments from the same faction (codex). While it means more bookkeeping it at least keeps any CP farms in faction and stops factions which don't have cheap troops to spam from borrowing them from other factions.
Is it? Punching out a skitarri or firewarrior is 7 points gone. A guardsmen is 4 point. They're bleeding points almost half as fast. That's huge.
And, they do significantly worse damage and can literally be ignored most of the time.
They can't be ignored when they are physically blocking the path to the Castellan. Can't even fly over them anymore. They can NEVER be ignored. That's the whole point. If there was a rule were I could just move them out of the way on my movement phase, I'd agree.
Simple any detachment that is not sharing the same faction as your warlord generates 1-2 cp less.
If you gotta measure it, then you can do so with a tape measure. The rules specifically state that when the models in the unit are equidistant, then the controlling player may choose which model to remove. I'm not sure if you are aware of this rule though.
There is no such thing as equidistant models. One model will be closer, even if it's only by 0.00000000000000001mm. The only way to make a closest-first wound allocation system work is to blatantly ignore the rules and call it close enough if you're removing models from the front of the unit instead of the back. Otherwise you get bogged down in trying to determine which model is slightly closer instead of playing the game.
And why are they standing there?
Little hint, the Castellan is your problem then, not the guardsmen.
I disagree. The guardsmen are the but for cause of the problem. There are substitute units for the Castellan. Not the guardsmen.
Well yes, that's kind of my point. You can't have a single point cost for units and also have soup, as the person I was replying to claimed. You have to remove mixing factions, or at least heavily limit it and make it come with inherent costs that balance out the power increase of having access to new tools.
I disagree. The guardsmen are the but for cause of the problem.
Because it is the humble guardsmen that proceeds to wipe your entire army out right?
Not the massively underpriced knight?
It would be about the same as the whole "outside of 9 inches" thing that we currently have with deepstrike rules, or with most measuring in general. Within reason is typical, and within what the measuring tapes can measure (so probably 0.1 inches). If it can't be measured beyond that, then it is reasonably considered to be equidistant. You're not ignoring the rules either, Peregrine, and that's not at all what I'm calling for people to do.
Or enforce an actual allies detachment that costs a substantial ammount of CP to field?
To be fair, the same can be said of all measuring. No one is expected to bring out an electron microscope to determine if the third Boy in a unit is within RF range or not, you just make the best guess you can.
Plus, the whole "closest mode/unit" thing already exists in 8th with smites and similar needing to measure to the nearest unit. Same issue.
It would be about the same as the whole "outside of 9 inches" thing that we currently have with deepstrike rules, or with most measuring in general.
It's not the same at all. Outside 9" is a clear and easy measurement, put the tape measure down at 9" and put your models outside that mark. That's not at all the same as trying to measure the difference between 5.496127mm and 5.497104mm to determine which model is closer.
Within reason is typical, and within what the measuring tapes can measure (so probably 0.1 inches). If it can't be measured beyond that, then it is reasonably considered to be equidistant. You're not ignoring the rules either, Peregrine, and that's not at all what I'm calling for people to do.
IOW, ignore the rules and play it as "close enough" instead of measuring correctly.
Again, not the same because it's a binary in or out measurement and it's very rare that a model is going to be right on the 12" line instead of clearly on one side or the other.
And it's a bad mechanic in 8th. It's just a bit less bad in that it's limited to a few specific units and abilities instead of being the casualty removal mechanic for everything.
IMO ITC is moreso a problem than soup, YES soup is a problem.
B.c everyone likes ITC for some reason, why doesnt ITC makes Knights worth more points for killing them? Problem solved.
CA missions with good terrain so far, knights done nothing to win games. Just my 2cents.
When killing units (7PL, 20 models, heroes, vehicles, etc..) is changed to more points for controlling zones and taking ground then Knights wont be a problem.
Read my post about smite. It already exists in the current rules, with the same issues. You're being disingenuous thinking this issue is solely with 7th edition. Even those who prefer 8th Edition to 7th wouldn't be convinced by your argument.
Read my reply to your post about smite. It's a bad mechanic in the current rules, but at least it's a lot less frequent than wound allocation in 7th.
If you want to make a contest about equidistant models, you can always measure it out with whatever tools you have at hand, and the time it takes for you to measure and contest can be marked on your chess clock. You would only contest in important situations where the model removed matters, making it show up in less games than a player taking a psycher.
Infinitum ad absurdum is a weak foundation for an argument, Peregrine. No-one expects or bothers to measure distances to an extreme precision other than you.
7th Edition had much better core rules to work around than 8th Edition has atm.
Yes, let's have terrible wound allocation rules that would more at home in a skirmish game when we have a game that can use hundreds of models. No.
As for the OT- Thank you! Soup is a blight on this game in both physical appearances of the armies and player perception of how this is a "normal" way to play the game. The sooner it gets dealt with the better. If GW insist on doing soup then the two things that need to happen are as follows: CP can only be used by whatever detachment generated them (Warlord determines what detachment gets the battleforged +3) and, to take a cue from Malifaux with their merc units is they have a minor cost increase if taken outside their parent faction- so those loyal 32 are now more expensive (once again, Warlord determines who parent faction is) when taken with IK.
Allies have existed in all editions except 5th. Get over yourself about thinking you play the right way.
So I get the distinct impression the two of you are arguing against my points because you enjoy 4ppm Guardsmen. That's all good. But it doesn't change the fact that truly balanced stratagems, psychic powers and units would make soup irrelevant and a non-issue.
Then, at least for my posts, I don't think I'm making my point well enough. 4ppm Guardsmen aren't anything I'm wedded to, I was fully expecting them to get a price bump with CA and was shocked they didn't get it. To illustrate the point better, I'll reiterate, if Guardsmen are undercosted at 4ppm, but are ok at 5ppm within a monoIG army, the Loyal32 probably doesn't take a meaningful power hit until they're so expensive (7 or 8ppm) that they're not useable in a mono-IG list anymore, because the value changes with the context.
Guardsmen are just the easiest go-to example to use, not really the core of the argument I'm trying to make. I'd really prefer to use something else besides Guardsmen, and to be far more specific, Infantry Squads (lets be real, nobody is talking about Special Weapons Squads, non-Mortar equipped HWS's, Veterans, Command Squads, etc because none of these units are appearing in Tournament lists), but they're just the most common example.
Ultimately, yes individual units need to be looked at, but again even if you deleted Guardsmen from the game, we'd just see a shift to the next inexpensive infantry unit and the problem would remain, in that armies like Knights having access to inexpensive infantry fills lots of capability gaps that they were intended to not have filled. Some goes for pretty much any Soup combo we see now.
Let's make it super simple - if every unit had exactly the same abilities and costed exactly the same the armies would be perfectly balanced, right? Like checkers is a perfectly balanced game. Now we don't want every army to be identical, obviously. But that doesn't mean that there isn't a sweet spot where the melee capability of a unit can be balanced against the shooting capability of another. I agree that IG should generally be a gunline style army. I completely disagree that there is an inherent problem with them taking a melee element from another army to sure up weaknesses. If the melee capability of the units/factions they are taking are balanced against others, and similarly their shooting potential is balanced against others, there shouldn't be a problem.
The problem is that the melee element has a different value in the other army than it does in the Guard army. In the Guard army, that CC ability is going to be either useless because it doesn't synergize with the shooting emphasis (as we've typically seen with most IG CC units through history), or it's going to be ungodly broken because it's opening up tactical capabilities the army was never meant to have.
That's exactly what we see with Knights. They lack CP and board control. They take Guardsmen to cover these gaps. Even if we delete Guardsmen from the game entirely, nevermind what they cost lets just assume they're gone entirely and aren't even an option to take, does the issue with Knights go away? No. If they have the ability, they're still going to take another inexpensive infantry unit that grants more CP and board control than they natively have access to. That makes them significantly more powerful than they were designed to be, the army's costs and capabilities were designed with limited numbers in mind to counteract being big and powerful. If you can have big and powerful, but can also control the board and use more Stratagems than intended, you're going to throw out the intended balance.
As to Guardsmen, the special weapons squad comparison is a red herring when heavy weapons teams are taken in such large quantities.
Why? They serve different purposes, a plasma equipped SWS is probably the most cost-efficient MEQ killer in the game, l and the only HWS's we are seeing taken are those equipped with Mortars for dirt-cheap and sat hidden away in back on auto-pilot, nobody is running HWS's with any of the other weapons options really, and even then usually you only see them to fill out HS slots for a Brigade since they're the cheapest option (same way people take single Multilaser Sentinels as FA choices to fill out slots, but they're not actually great units).
They are taken in groups larger than the minimum to get CP. And to clarify, the minimum Guardsmen to fulfil a CP requirement for IK is 0. They can pick from any Imperium faction and as I have stated, the so called Rusty 17 are cheaper. So people value the Loyal 32 because of the units themselves, not their cost.
Again, lets ignore Guardsmen entirely, pretend they don't exist.
We'll just see the Rusty 17 or another equivalent take their place, and the value they provide in that context will be greater than the value they provide within the context of a mono-Admech army.
Because that weakness of board control and CP is still there for the Knights, and the option to be mitigated or negated is still there, we'll see it just as often as we see the Loyal32 now, with probably only a trivial change in ultimate outcome.
Yes, the Loyal32 are currently better than the Rusty 17 and that makes them the default Soup choice, but that's a secondary issue, the problem is that the value of either changes when used in a different context than the one they were originally intended for, and the unintended synergy created makes something more powerful than was possible in either army individually.
Can we kill this meme please? IG are one of the most powerful mono factions. Guess what they take as their troop of choice? You got it! Guardsmen!
To be fair, there's 3 Guard troops choices, one of which is simply flatly inferior in literally every possible way to Infantry Squads and offers no capabilities or tactical opportunities that Infantry Squads can't do (conscripts) and from a fluff perspective really shouldn't be the core of most Guard armies in the first place, the other (stormtroopers) functions radically differently and requires a separate detachment to use its faction bonuses. Really, for most Guard armies there's only one Troops choice, the Infantry Squad.
The Infantry Squad is also the only unit that has consistently been a Troops choice through the history of the game without any strings attached (e.g. Stormtroopers and Veterans have moved in and out, Conscripts used to only be an option as an add-on to an Infantry Platoon). The Infantry Squad *should* be the default, ubiquitous Troop choice given the other options.
Except we can argue The Rusty 17 aren't an issue because they're only CP and can't do much more compared to Infantry, which are undercosted.
Why not? I'm not letting your unit fire if they're not in range or charge if they're not in range.
Except they were handled sometimes better before.
Not to mention that with cp there could be a easy balancing rule implemented, but truth be told, soup makes money and gw has firstly interest in money.


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ACADEMY PREVIEW: MK Dons (A)
This weekend, the Leyton Orient under-18s travel to MK Dons for their next EFL Youth Alliance fixture.
In the side's most recent outing, it was a disappointing morning for the Orient, as Brian Saah's side suffered a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Peterborough United.
Following the defeat, Saah spoke to leytonorient.com and said, "It's a tough one to take, considering we played them on the Tuesday."
He later added: "The boys today just weren't good enough. We gave the ball away far too many times in bad areas but, to be fair, they're a good side and they punished us today."
Now, the O's have an opportunity to rectify their back-to-back defeats in Peterborough, as they travel to Milton Keynes on Saturday morning. Saah's side previously faced MK Dons back in mid-October, where they fell to a 3-1 defeat.
As of late, it's been a difficult few weeks for the Dons, as they've failed to pick up a single victory in their last five attempts, which included four straight defeats. However, their last fixture saw a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon.
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Mrs. Linnenburger is very excited to be joining the Redeemer Day School staff this year! Mrs. Linnenburger taught elementary school in Frisco and Fort Worth for 13 years before becoming a mom. When her son Matthew was born, she left the classroom to be a stay at home mom. Now that Matthew is a preschooler at RDS, Mrs.
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Rudolph's Pediatrics has virtually defined the pediatric field for over a century, becoming one of the most important and well-respected pediatrics texts ever published. Renowned for its balance of clinical features and treatment of disease with underlying biological principles, this classic sourcebook has helped generations of pediatricians optimize their care of infants, children, and adolescents. The 22nd edition of Rudolph's Pediatrics continues a long tradition of adapting its content to changes in our understanding of children's health and disease, providing an up-to-date, in-depth survey of pediatric medicine unmatched by any other text. With its algorithmic approach to pediatric systems, the book facilitates the diagnosis and treatment of both common and uncommon pediatric illnesses; and it reflects new technologies and advances in molecular medicine that continue to evolve with current thinking about normal childhood development and pediatric disease processes.


These last few months have been pretty interesting; I would call it the months of the skulls! Recently, Disney unveiled Shanghai Disneyland's Treasure Cove and announced a new attraction for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride called Battle of the Sunken Treasure and I was pleased to find out they used the bird's-eye view painting I did for the cove.
Is it really February already? It's hard to believe that 2013 is already over, and it's well into a new year. Without further ado, here are some of my favorite pieces I did in 2013.
The January 2013 edition of National Geographic serendipitously arrived at my house on Christmas Eve, with two of my paintings in print, accompanying a great article on the future of space exploration by Tim Folger. If you use the digital edition of National Geographic for your iPad or Kindle, there is an accompanying audio interview of me discussing the process of the two paintings.
Enjoy, and Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a great holiday with friends and family.
I'm proud to announce the release of my new art book Trajectory being released this summer. This is my fourth book, following Quantumscapes, Quantum Dreams, and Velocity. You can begin pre-ordering your limited edition copy, that comes with a 9x12" signed and numbered exclusive print, and an 8 x 11" original ink sketch.
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Luminate Primordial. For Magic: The Gathering Gatecrasher Expansion Pack.
Shadowrun, for the Eclipse Phase (RPG) Core Rulebook.
Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford & Larry Niven. Published by Tor Books. This was a variant on the Ring World concept. This construct is supposed to be absolutely enormous - solar system sized.
On April 6-7 I will be teaching a workshop at the Concept Design Academy in Pasadena, CA. To register you can email [email protected]conceptdesignacad.com or call (818) 669-4657. For further information, go to their website at http://www.conceptdesignacad.com. Hope to see you there!
When my good friends at Acme Archives approached me to do a painting based on their Walt Disney license, I thought it would be a great opportunity to push myself as a painter and create something really finished and polished with animation style. Over the years I've worked in animation, I've done everything from characters, props and environments, but they have all been very conceptual. The animation process is such that work gets heavily divided into different disciplines and it is common to have one person do a drawing while another does the color. So this was my chance to really see an animation-style painting from concept to final.
I was given the choice of many different subjects, but I my immediate choice was Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh was one of my favorite Disney characters growing up and I always found him so lovable and sweet, just as I loved Totoro from Japan. I didn't have a specific vision when I started, so I started doodling and looking at references, particularly the artwork of Fantasia and Bambi. I was drawn to the amazing fall colors of fiery red and orange and decided to put the character in a sunset environment with a giant oak tree behind him that was wrapped in autumn.
Because I am also an environment artist and a storyteller, it was important to me to convey a sense of story in the painting using the entire environment, not just a portrait of a character. To me the big, ancient tree has always been a symbol of wisdom, and Winnie the Pooh himself is a philosopher in his own way. I thought the juxtaposition was perfect to have the eternal tree of wisdom in the background and Winne the Pooh in his own simple wisdom asking a naive question of the butterflies: "Do you make honey, too?"
From a technical standpoint, this painting really allowed me to push my painterly skills by using a lot more Painter than Photoshop. I explored a lot about creating brushes for leaves, since the tree is so prominent. It was important to create a pattern that would be both efficient and have my signature, graphic feel.


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SmartPave Metro is a residential grade of permeable paving to stabilise decorative stones. Perfect for lighter traffic areas, entranceway's, patios, paths, courtyards or any prominent area around your home.
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Newcastle-based window manufacturer Hadrian Window Systems Limited has partnered with Yale Door and Window Solutions to offer the Yale Revolution window hinge.
Membership remains strong with proposed new coating plants being installed in the UK and Ireland to meet the QUALICOAT Standard and early requests for licence applications, several of which plan to be licensed in early 2020.
Acquisition creates expanded product offering for railings and architectural metal products.
The first part is transformed into houses and a daycare centre for toddlers. Thanks to the combination of roof windows, the interior gained an abundance of natural light.
The Glazerite UK Group Ltd has announced plans to invest in excess of £1m across its plants this year, in order to improve performance and capability across the business.
Leading contract glazing specialist, GG Glass, has completed the acquisition of Commercial Aluminium Services, a long established West Midlands.
The robust system has been created to be easy to maintain and practical thanks to the perfect blend of modern design and high quality that is precisely made for any domestic project.
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From the 21st-23rd May, the respected firm will be showcasing the new offering, alongside a range of other cutting-edge innovations, to thousands of visitors from right across UK fenestration.
There are currently around 1000 registered partner companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland participating in the burglary protection initiative introduced in 2014.


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namespace blink {

namespace {

class MockPlatform final : public Platform {
public:
    MockPlatform() : m_oldPlatform(Platform::current()) { }
    ~MockPlatform() override { }

    // From blink::Platform:
    void cacheMetadata(const WebURL& url, int64, const char*, size_t) override
    {
        m_cachedURLs.append(url);
    }

    const Vector<WebURL>& cachedURLs() const
    {
        return m_cachedURLs;
    }

    WebThread* currentThread() override
    {
        return m_oldPlatform->currentThread();
    }

    // These blink::Platform methods must be overriden to make a usable object.
    void cryptographicallyRandomValues(unsigned char* buffer, size_t length) override
    {
        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
    }

    const unsigned char* getTraceCategoryEnabledFlag(const char* categoryName) override
    {
        static const unsigned char tracingIsDisabled = 0;
        return &tracingIsDisabled;
    }

private:
    Platform* m_oldPlatform; // Not owned.
    Vector<WebURL> m_cachedURLs;
};

class AutoInstallMockPlatform {
public:
    AutoInstallMockPlatform()
    {
        m_oldPlatform = Platform::current();
        Platform::initialize(&m_mockPlatform);
    }
    ~AutoInstallMockPlatform()
    {
        Platform::initialize(m_oldPlatform);
    }
    MockPlatform* platform() { return &m_mockPlatform; }
private:
    MockPlatform m_mockPlatform;
    Platform* m_oldPlatform;
};

PassOwnPtr<ResourceResponse> createTestResourceResponse()
{
    OwnPtr<ResourceResponse> response = adoptPtr(new ResourceResponse);
    response->setURL(URLTestHelpers::toKURL("https://example.com/"));
    response->setHTTPStatusCode(200);
    return response.release();
}

void createTestResourceAndSetCachedMetadata(const ResourceResponse* response)
{
    const char testData[] = "test data";
    ResourcePtr<Resource> resource = new Resource(ResourceRequest(response->url()), Resource::Raw);
    resource->setResponse(*response);
    resource->cacheHandler()->setCachedMetadata(100, testData, sizeof(testData), CachedMetadataHandler::SendToPlatform);
    return;
}

} // anonymous namespace

TEST(ResourceTest, SetCachedMetadata_SendsMetadataToPlatform)
{
    AutoInstallMockPlatform mock;
    OwnPtr<ResourceResponse> response(createTestResourceResponse());
    createTestResourceAndSetCachedMetadata(response.get());
    EXPECT_EQ(1u, mock.platform()->cachedURLs().size());
}

TEST(ResourceTest, SetCachedMetadata_DoesNotSendMetadataToPlatformWhenFetchedViaServiceWorker)
{
    AutoInstallMockPlatform mock;
    OwnPtr<ResourceResponse> response(createTestResourceResponse());
    response->setWasFetchedViaServiceWorker(true);
    createTestResourceAndSetCachedMetadata(response.get());
    EXPECT_EQ(0u, mock.platform()->cachedURLs().size());
}

} // namespace blink

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Q: Back to top button not triggering properly I have a back to top button that appears when you scroll a little bit .It's working fine but when scrolling if I get to the footer i want the button to go above the footer.
I used the jquery animate method to change the bottom css rule of the button when I get to the bottom of the page.But that effect doesn't happen instantly on my website because i have more javascript and i think it needs to go through all the code before it runs the effect and It's just not working properly.
Where is the problem ? .Here is what I have done : JSFIDDLE
var offset = 250;
var duration = 500;
$(window).scroll(function () {
    if ($(this).scrollTop() > offset) {
        $('.back-to-top').fadeIn(duration);
    } else {
        $('.back-to-top').fadeOut(duration);
    }
});

$('.back-to-top').on('click', function () {
    event.preventDefault();
    $('html,body').animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, duration);
    return false;
});

$(window).scroll(function () {
    if ($(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height() == $(document).height()) {
        $('.back-to-top').animate({ 'bottom': '400px' });
    } else $('.back-to-top').animate({ 'bottom': '10%' });
});

A: It seems like adding a class that changes the position of the div, and toggling it when the condition is true solved the problem .

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UEFA Champions League - Elber salutes old friends - News
Elber salutes old friends
Giovane Elber hailed the FC Bayern München fans after scoring the winning goal against his former team.
By Marcus Christenson in Munich
Giovane Elber hailed the FC Bayern München fans after his goal gave Olympique Lyonnais a 2-1 win against his former team.
It was an emotional return to the Olympiastadion for Elber, who played for Bayern for six years between 1997 and 2003. The crowd responded magnificently, giving him two standing ovations - one before the game and then when he was substituted in the 79th minute despite the fact that he had scored the decisive goal.
Emotional Elber
Elber admitted he was left with mixed feelings: "The fans were great tonight and I have a lot of respect for them. The reception I got was unbelievable . It was very strange because although we won and I scored the winning goal, I can't seem to properly enjoy the victory. But maybe I will be able to enjoy it more in a few days because it was an important win."
Powerless Kahn
Elber was sold to Lyon in the summer after the arrival of Dutch striker Roy Makaay at Bayern. When the sides met two weeks ago, Elber narrowly failed to win the game for his new club as Oliver Kahn produced a great save to thwart him in the dying seconds to leave the score at 1-1. This time, however, not even Kahn could deny the Brazilian as he converted a Florent Malouda cross after 53 minutes.
Few opportunities
Elber, who played as a lone striker with Malouda supporting him on the left and Mickaël Essien on the right, knew that he would not get too many opportunities. "When you are playing against Bayern at the Olympiastadion you know you are only going to get one or two chances and thankfully I was supplied with a great pass. It was a terrific feeling and strange at the same time."
Le Guen joy
Lyon coach Paul Le Guen was very pleased with the way his team had played. "This was by far our best performance of the season and far better than in the game two weeks ago. I am pleased for Giovane too because it was a good goal and it meant a lot for the team," he said.
Lyon potential
The win puts Lyon in charge of Group A on seven points after four games, one ahead of Celtic FC and two ahead of Bayern. "I am not surprised that we won here today because I knew we had the potential. This win puts us in a very good position," Le Guen added.
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Bayern looked disjointed, apart from a brief spell in the first half when they nearly took the lead through a Claudio Pizarro header which Anthony Réveillère cleared off the line. The home side found it difficult to create chances as Lyon's backline and the two holding midfielders, Juninho Pernambucano and Mahmadou Diarra provided superb cover for Grégory Coupet in goal.
Bemused Hitzfeld
Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld admitted he was baffled by his side's lack of organisation and drive. He said: "I am not sure why we seemed a bit nervous and why we didn't manage to put our crosses into the box. Now we have to look forward and the most important thing is that the team believes in itself."
Hitzfeld added that he did not regret the decision to let Elber go in the summer, despite the Brazilian's goal. He said: "No, we made a decision and that was to bring in Roy Makaay and let Elber go and that is what we did. Makaay also scored today and scored twice over the two legs and that is the way it is."
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LiveTroubled Scholl back on sidelines
FC Bayern München midfield player Mehmet Scholl could be out until the new year after undergoing back surgery.
LiveElber forced on to sidelines
Giovane Elber may miss Olympique Lyonnais's first knockout round first leg against Real Sociedad de Fútbol.


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Gunnar Knudsenfjella is a mountain group in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The mountains are located south of St. Jonsfjorden, and are surrounded by the glaciers of Charlesbreen, Løvliebreen and Eidembreen.

The mountain group is named after ship owner and Prime Minister of Norway, Gunnar Knudsen.

Parts of Gunnar Knudsenfjella belong to the Trollheimen mountainous district.

References

Mountains of Spitsbergen

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Washington College Salaries
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Salaries by Major at Washington College
How much money do Washington College graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $37,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $50,800 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Washington College graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Business/Commerce with a median starting salary of $44,300 followed by Economics paying $42,700 and Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates who have a median starting income of $35,400 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Washington College graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
Median first-year earnings for Washington College graduates ranked by degree type and major
Business/Commerce (Bachelor's Degree) $44,300
Economics (Bachelor's Degree) $42,700
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degree) $35,400
Psychology (Bachelor's Degree) $32,700
Biology (Bachelor's Degree) $32,700
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degree) $28,300
English Language and Literature (Bachelor's Degree) $27,900
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164216 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Washington College.