With the start of training camp less than two weeks away (!!!), the yearly preseason NBA player rankings are starting to make their way onto the web. First up, Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney over at Sports Illustrated, who have put together their Top 100 players, an endeavor they describe as "an exhaustive exercise that seeks to define who will be the league's best players in the 2018-19 season."
Of course, we're only interested in where members of the 2018-19 Trail Blazers show up on the list, so let's get down to it. One note: I'm not going to post the entire synopsis for each player in hopes that you'll at least click through once to Sports Illustrated's site.
Aminu (9.3 PPG, 7.6 RPG) is the elastic band that holds a top-10 defense together. If you prefer a conservative defensive style—as the Blazers do—then Aminu can muck up passing lanes and slow down top-scoring forwards. If you'd rather rely on switching, he'll float from opponent to opponent without missing a beat. At the same time, Aminu would look right at home blitzing and recovering against the pick-and-roll, where his length makes a chore of even the most basic outlet pass. One can be a specialist and still have a highly transferable skill set.
Aminu comes in ahead of Boston guard Terry Rozier at No. 82 and behind Oklahoma City guard Dennis Schröder at No. 80.
Nurkic, 24, responded in a big way in 2017-18, playing in 79 games and logging more than 2,000 minutes, well above his previous career-highs. He wasn't just eating up minutes: Nurkic helped Portland improve from No. 21 to No. 8 in defensive rating, he dramatically increased his FG% around the basket, he cut his turnover rate, and he learned to swallow his pride when pulled for match-up purposes in late-game situations. All that progress didn't help him avoid being torched by Anthony Davis in the playoffs, but it did earn him a four-year, $48 million extension this summer. Next up on the to-do list: ease up on the low-percentage runners, floaters and flip shots that drive Blazermaniacs berserk.
Nurkić is ranked directly ahead of Clippers forward Tobias Harris at No. 65 and right behind Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas at No. 63.
When a Twitter heckler requested that he stay focused on advancing in the playoffs rather than talking trash about the Warriors, McCollum (21.4 PPG, 4 RPG, 3.4 APG) responded by unleashing a plaintive wail that inspired tribute t-shirts: "I'm trying Jennifer." The viral comeback was doubly honest, as it reflected McCollum's dedication to his craft and acknowledged Portland's painful back-to-back first-round sweeps. Indeed, there can be no questioning the 2016 Most Improved Player's commitment: McCollum has missed just five total games over the past three seasons, he's forged a successful and non-combative star partnership with Damian Lillard, and he was a rare bright spot for the Blazers in the 2018 playoffs.
McCollum is ahead of Utah guard and 2018 Rookie of the Year runner-up Donovan Mitchell at No. 34 and behind Charlotte guard Kemba Walker at No. 32.
Kyrie Irving might be a better and more exciting ball-handler than Lillard, but he's had consistent health problems and likely wouldn't fare much better when surrounded by lineups with two or three holes. Kyle Lowry might be more imposing and experienced than Lillard, but he's had his own postseason struggles despite much deeper rosters around him. John Wall might be faster and more explosive than Lillard, but his shot selection and questionable leadership are unavoidable concerns. In this tier of imperfect star point guards, Lillard seems to possess the most dependable strengths and the most manageable flaws.
Lillard comes in directly ahead of Boston center Al Horford at No. 16 and directly behind Utah center Rudy Gobert at No. 14.


Flat iron steak, sus vide to 125 and then seared to perfection. Grilled jalapenos and pan seared broccoli to pair.
Not my meme but I found it hilarious. Credit to whoever made this!
Would have liked a better sear but I didnt want to overcook it so here we are. Still excellent if not visually perfect.


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Bits meet bite: Check out the connected toothbrush
Stacey Higginbotham Feb 10, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post
Want to really embrace the quantitative self? Forget tracking your sleep and start tracking your dental hygiene. Beam Technologies, a year-old startup, is set to introduce a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush and app that will launch next month. The toothbrush contains a sensor and Bluetooth radio that will send your brushing information to a smartphone app. Later versions will also track how long you spent in certain areas of the mouth and might add some kind of gamification layer to help encourage better brushing.
Alex X. Frommeyer, the CEO and founder of Beam, says the Beam Brush should hit shelves in early March and retail for about $50 for the base and $3 for a replaceable brush head. The Android (s goog) app is ready, and the iOS app (s aapl) should be ready when the toothbrush launches or soon after. His startup, which is based in Louisville, Ky., is set to close on an initial round of funding in a few weeks. He didn't disclose the amount but said it is less than $1 million.
Wait, what? Why put Bluetooth in my toothbrush?
The idea for creating a connected toothbrush came from a deeply personal and deeply practical place for Frommeyer. He had long been interested in the ways broadband and connectivity could upend the medical market, and had a personal connection to dentistry thanks to several family members working in the field. On a practical side, dentistry is an easier entry point into the medical field because the Food and Drug Administration has more lenient rules for approving toothbrushes. They are medical devices, but as long as someone submits the design to the FDA, he can sell it. That means Beam can sell its toothbrush without spending millions and waiting for FDA approval.
The first generation toothbrush may not appeal to those seeking the ultimate in data on their dental hygiene, as it will consist mostly of letting you track how long and when you brushed your teeth. To jazz up the experience, Frommeyer will let the app play songs and may incorporate a social element or game element into the process. At first this seems bizarre (although maybe not to those people who share their pictures of their dinners), but as a parent I would love one of these things so I can monitor how often my daughter brushes her teeth without standing right there in the bathroom.
Future iterations will also be able to show the user how long they spent in certain areas of the mouth. The sensor works via contact with the mouth, so it registers when the brush is scrubbing your teeth. I'd love for the app to become almost a reward system and prompt for good brushing, so when my daughter (or I) is brushing, the app could play a video or something fun, but if the brushing slacked off or spent too long in one place, the video stopped playing. I'm sure there are those of you who are scoffing at the idea that one can't just suck it up for the two minutes it takes to brush your teeth, but I'm on board. After all, I already read a book or magazine while brushing, so I'm happy to be entertained while performing a mundane task.
Giving dentists your data opens up a can of worms
The promise of a connected toothbrush isn't just a better brushing experience in Frommeyer's eyes. He'd like patients to share that data with their dentists and hygienists. On an individual level that means better patient care (and you can still lie about flossing if you want), and on a macro level it could mean sharing aggregated data from millions of Beam Brush users, and finding patterns or shifts in how tooth decay occurs.
Of course medical data is a touchy subject and one that's governed by laws such as HIPAA, but if this is a way to bring user-generated data from devices such as the beam Brush or a FitBit (see disclosure) into doctors' offices, I'm interested. My own doctor showed absolutely no interest in the data collected from my FitBit, even though she does ask me to tell her what I've eaten in the last 24 hours every time I see her. Still, connected pedometers, sleep monitors and even apps that track blood pressure and other function are getting picked up by consumers, so maybe by the time I go to my next checkup my doctor will have changed her mind.
At that point, these types of devices might actually live up to the promise of helping change the medical industry, by offering better data, holding users accountable (perhaps through social sharing or merely with a doctor checking in on your progress) and letting people take charge of their health and habits. So as silly as a connected toothbrush might seem at first glance, it might be the lever that helps move the medical world.
Disclosure: Fitbit is backed by True Ventures, a venture capital firm that is an investor in the parent company of this blog, Giga Omni Media. Om Malik, founder of Giga Omni Media, is also a venture partner at True.
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US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan
War-weary Iraqis want US and Iran to fight elsewhere
By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | January 10, 2020 at 6:53 AM EST - Updated January 10 at 5:20 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's caretaker prime minister has asked Washington to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal.
But the U.S. State Department bluntly rejected the request, saying the two sides should instead talk about how to "recommit" to their partnership.
The request came when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Thursday night.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on human rights in Iran at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. In a telephone call between Abdul-Mahdi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night, the Iraqi PM insisted on troop withdrawal. (Source: AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The request from Abdul-Mahdi pointed to his determination to push ahead with demands for U.S. troops to leave Iraq after by last week's American strike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Pompeo said Washington would continue its mission to help train Iraqi security forces and counter the Islamic State group.
Meanwhile, thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Baghdad and southern Iraq. Many of them want both Iran and America to leave Iraq, reflecting anger and frustration over their trading blows on Iraqi soil.
The comments indicated the Iraqi premier intends to push ahead with calls for the American forces to go despite recent moves to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the United States.
Iraq's most powerful religious leader called on rival political parties to unite, saying discord between them had given rise to and risked perpetuating the crisis.
President Donald Trump's legal team is asserting that he did "absolutely nothing wrong" and is calling the impeachment case "flimsy" and a "dangerous perversion of the Constitution."


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Man with knife, heroin and fentanyl arrested in Weston after trying to flee | Police logs
Two crashes also led to arrests; several other driving citations and arrests also reported by Everest Metro and Rothschild police.
Man with knife, heroin and fentanyl arrested in Weston after trying to flee | Police logs Two crashes also led to arrests; several other driving citations and arrests also reported by Everest Metro and Rothschild police. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: https://wdhne.ws/2HCLJYO
Elizabeth A Waggoner, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 1:50 p.m. CT April 30, 2018
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Everest Metro Police Department
April 17: A 32-year-old man is accused of deviating from his lane of travel and causing a crash that damaged another vehicle. He reportedly fled the scene without reporting the crash to police. Later, he was cited and arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run to an occupied vehicle, failure to notify police of an accident, driving without insurance and violating probation. He also was warned for unsafe lane deviation.
April 20: A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and violating probation after a report that he was using meth at a home in the 5500 block of Walnut Street, Weston.
April 21: A 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property after a disturbance at Cliffhangers in Schofield.
April 21: Everest Metro officers assisted Wausau police in the arrest of a 22-year-old man in the 200 block of Summer Street, Schofield.
April 22: A 26-year-old man was arrested and cited on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving and driving with a prohibited blood-alcohol concentration after a traffic stop on Grand Avenue at Grace Street, Schofield.
April 22: A 53-year-old man was arrested and cited on suspicion of third-offense drunken driving and driving after revocation after a traffic stop on Summer Street at Grand Avenue, Schofield.
April 24: Police were called to the 3700 block of Weston Pines Lane, Weston, for a report of suspicious activity. Officers made contact with a 30-year-old man who fled on foot. He was taken into custody on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, heroin and fentanyl, fleeing from officers, carrying a concealed knife and two warrants.
April 25: A 60-year-old man was arrested on a warrant and on suspicion of obstructing an officer at a mobile home park in the 1900 block of Schofield Avenue, Weston.
April 26: A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing when he reportedly provided false information after he was accused of trying to sell a TV subscription service without a sellers permit at Labrador Road and Park Ridge Drive, Weston. He also was given a municipal court citation for failure to obtain a required permit.
April 26: A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of felony theft in Vilas County and local charges of resisting and bail jumping, and a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being a party to a crime of theft in Vilas County after police made contact with the suspects in the 500 block of Ross Avenue, Schofield.
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April 16: A driver was cited for criminal driving after revocation, driving with suspended registration and driving without proof of insurance after a traffic stop on East Grand Avenue near Volkman Street.
April 17: A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving and driving with a prohibited blood-alcohol concentration after a crash on Grand Avenue at Weston Avenue.
April 20: A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving, and driving with a prohibited blood-alcohol concentration and without a valid license after a traffic stop on East Grand Avenue at Ellen Street.
April 20: A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of misappropriation of identity, obstructing an officer, violating probation, driving after revocation and violating a license restriction after a traffic stop at Business 51 and Eagles Nest Boulevard. A 29-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, and a 38-year-old male passenger was arrested on a warrant.
April 21: A 19-year-old woman was cited on suspicion of violating absolute sobriety and transporting intoxicants as a minor, and an 18-year-old male passenger was cited for first-offense underage drinking after a traffic stop on Alderson Street at Hemlock Avenue.
April 21: a 35-year-old man was arrested on a warrant in the 100 block of South Grand Avenue.
April 22: A 30-year-old man was cited for driving while suspended and without insurance, and he was arrested on a probation hold after a traffic stop on State 29 at Volkman Street.
April 22: A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of third-offense drunken driving after a traffic stop in the area of Marathon County XX and Tower Road.
April 22: A 35-year-old woman was issued a citation for an animal running at large, and her dog was placed on a rabies quarantine after a dog bite occurred in the 9700 block of Alderson Street.
April 22: A 30-year-old woman was cited for driving after revocation and failing to install an ignition interlock device after a traffic stop on East Grand Avenue near Volkman Street.
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Q: FP (function programming): notation The language used here is FP.
I don't understand the difference between the use of <> and [].
For example:
2 : <3,4,5> -> 4

But
+ o [1,2] : <2,3> -> 5

Why is the first sequence written with [] instead of <> ?
Thanks!

A: The answer to your question is actually in the wiki link you provided. While <...> is used as notation for lists (e.g., <3,4,5> is a list with elements 3, 4, and 5), [...] is just syntax for a functional that is already provided by FP. It is called construction and defined by
[f1, ..., fn]:x =  <f1:x, ..., fn:x>

If you are familiar with Haskell: it is similar to
map (\f -> f x) [f1, ..., fn] = [f1 x, ..., fn x]

that is to say, that [...] is some kind of map function, see also Higher order function to apply many functions to one argument.
In your specific examples
2:<3, 4, 5>

selects the second element of the given list, and + o [1, 2]:<2, 3> can be "evaluated" as
follows (where o is function composition):
+ o [1, 2]:<2, 3>  => (definition of composition)
+:([1, 2]:<2, 3>) => (definition of construction)
+:<1:<2, 3>, 2:<2, 3>> => (select list elements)
+:<2, 3> => (addition)
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The information required in (a) and (b) above is, by F.S.S. 39.201, the responsibility of the reporting officer; however, can it be delegated to another person?
For the purposes of the Florida Abuse Hotline Information System, as outlined by F.S.S. 39.01(2) _____ means any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired.
Abuse of a child includes _____ or _____.
does not result in harm to the child.
Officers will complete a _____ on all cases of alleged abuse or neglect (this includes verified and unfounded cases).
If allegations of child abuse are made against a Duval County School Board employee (i.e., teacher, principal, coach, or anyone having responsibility for students); who is notified?
Can information provided to officers from DCF Investigators or the CPT Investigators may be relied upon as the basis for a General Offense Report or as probable cause for an arrest?
Child neglect/child abuse: Law enforcement officers are required to conduct their own _____ of these offenses, but at the same time, _____ with DCF and the SAO.
Some of these reports may be taken over the phone by Tele-Serv. Is it necessary that the investigating officer re-interview the child?
(g) Injuries (e.g., cuts, deep bruises, and broken bones).
Officers are required to notify the _____ of all abused and/or neglected children who are admitted or treated by a medical facility as the result of abuse and/or neglect.
The ___ has the primary responsibility for placement of children who are removed from their homes and the name of the _____ who assumed custody of the child will be recorded in the narrative of the report.


Received February 27, 2019; Revised March 7, 2019; Accepted March 7, 2019.
Acute limb ischemia (ALI) represents one of the most common emergent scenarios encountered by a vascular specialist. Despite expedient revascularization, high rates of limb loss are reported along with high mortality rates which are second only to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Surgical revascularization is standard of care. Endovascular techniques as an alternative have emerged to be appropriate first line therapy when addressing the threatened limb. We review the etiology and classification of ALI and current endovascular techniques and evidence to date in the management of patients acutely presenting with extremity ischemia.
Acute limb ischemia (ALI) resulting from sudden loss of arterial perfusion to the affected extremity is a common, but devastating condition encountered by vascular surgeons and interventionalists. Studies have shown an incidence as high as 22–26 per 100,000 patients per year . Rapid evaluation is paramount and selection of an appropriate treatment strategy for revascularization is essential in determining successful clinical outcome in both limb salvage and reduction of patient morbidity and mortality. Surgical revascularization has long been the standard approach to restoration of limb perfusion, however with advancements in thrombolytic therapy and catheter based techniques, endovascular approaches have emerged as first line therapy in the treatment of ALI [2–7]. Despite vast therapeutic modalities available in the current era, ALI continues to challenge the vascular specialist, as the clinical gravity of presenting patients result in major amputation rates of 15% to 50% [1,2,4–6,8–10]. The risk of mortality remains high due to inherent comorbidities in ALI patients and approximately 15% to 20% die within the 1st year after presenting with the ALI event [1–3,5,6,9,11].
ALI is generally defined when symptom onset is within two weeks prior to the patient presentation. The well-known mnemonic 'the six Ps' summarizes key features of the condition: pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, poikilothermia, and paralysis. Clinical presentation and degree of clinical acuity is a wide spectrum ranging from new claudication and rest pain to sudden paralysis. Sudden changes in symptoms are key to appropriate triage and neuro deficits generally drive the timing of revascularization. Patients are commonly classified according to the Rutherford ALI classification system . Rutherford class I ALI represents patients with viable limbs and preserved arterial signals. Patients typically have no neuromotor or sensory deficits and may not all require revascularization. Rutherford class II ALI denotes threatened limbs, and all cases require revascularization for limb salvage. Differentiation of class IIa from IIb ALI determine the rapidity to which limb perfusion must be restored. In class IIa ALI, patients demonstrate mild sensory deficits but no motor deficits. In IIb ALI, the onset of neuromotor dysfunction determines this classification status. Much of the debate regarding decisions for initial revascularization modality (conventional open surgery vs. catheter based interventions) revolve around this group of ALI patients. Class III ALI refers to patients with irreversible ischemia where limbs are insensate, paralyzed, rigid, and have no arterial or venous signals. Restoration of perfusion in class III ischemia may risk the patient to negative systemic effects of ischemic-reperfusion injury, such as renal and cardiac dysfunction at the low chance of salvaging a functional limb [1,6]. Most vascular surgeons concur, primary amputation may the optimal treatment for Class III ischemia.
Vascular pathology leading to ALI can be highly variable and understanding the clinical etiology behind the event is critical in revascularization decision making and subsequent outcomes. ALI etiologies can generally be categorized into in-situ arterial thrombosis, embolus, or aneurysm (which can present with both thrombosis or lead to distal embolism). Patients may present with mutual symptoms of ischemia in any of the above conditions, however each disease pathway requires different treatment strategies for optimal outcome. The most common etiologies of embolism include cardiogenic or a diseased artery proximal to the affected arterial bed (i.e., unstable atherosclerotic plaque or aneurysm). Cardiac arrhythmias or dysfunction, most frequently atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, or cardiac valve issues represent up to 80% of arterial embolism . In-situ thrombosis commonly occur within diseased native artery (ruptured atherosclerotic plaque, aneurysm, arterial dissections), prior surgical bypass grafts or vascular prosthesis, and trauma. Arterial aneurysms, most frequently popliteal, can rapidly become an emergent limb and life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality [1,12]. Aneurysms can present with both severe distal embolism affecting outflow arterial beds along with thrombosis of the aneurysmal segment. Revascularization must address both processes along with exclusion of the aneurysm itself.
After initiation of therapeutic anticoagulation, traditionally, urgent surgical intervention entailing thromboembolectomy, placement of a bypass graft, or other techniques to restore arterial flow to the extremity. Open surgical techniques have been preferred because time to reperfusion is rapid especially when faced with class IIb ALI. Early operative intervention, however, result in considerable risk of perioperative mortality. Despite advances in resuscitative care, reports state mortality rates as high as 20% in patients undergoing operative revascularization for ALI [1,6,8,13]. Individuals who present with ALI comprise one of the sickest subgroups of patients that the vascular specialist is asked to treat. Physiologically compromised state of ALI in addition to inherent comorbidities that precipitated the thrombotic event drive mortality. Subjecting these individuals to invasive surgical procedures without adequate preoperative stabilization and preparation in combination with general anesthesia result in high rate of perioperative cardiopulmonary complications often encountered [1,8,11,13]. Furthermore, traditional Fogarty balloon assisted thrombectomy may be incomplete in restoring limb perfusion and emergency lower extremity bypass for ALI has been shown to be associated with increased rates of serious in-hospital adverse events, major amputation rates and mortality . In that regard, percutaneous techniques in ALI offer a safe and potentially less invasive alternative to open surgical revascularization.
Advantages of endovascular therapies are many in addition to being a less invasive option in the acutely frail patient. Suboptimal revascularization is not to uncommon with surgical strategies for ALI. Residual thrombus has been demonstrated in a large fraction of vessels after open surgical thrombectomies [2,8,14]. Thrombolytics which are cornerstone to endovascular modalities in ALI management, often help to identify causative lesions that precipitated the event. The culprit lesion can then be treated using endovascular or open surgical techniques to provide durable long-term solutions (Fig. 1). Additionally, lytic therapy is often superior in restoring patency of outflow vessels often difficult to address with conventional open techniques [1,11,13,15]. In recent years, mechanical endovascular solutions have evolved for more rapid clearance of thrombus and emboli in severe ischemia that require expedient revascularization [15–18]. Emerging devices and new data support the value of endovascular treatment as a first-line approach to ALI and perhaps as a preferred modality over traditional open surgical strategies.
In catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT), thrombolytic medication (tissue plasminogen activator, t-PA) is infused over time that span hours to days, in the region of thrombus using a multi side-hole catheter . Either retrograde 'up and over' or antegrade, and at times combination antegrade and retrograde infusion systems are employed for infusion after crossing the occluded segment. Currently in the United States recombinant t-PA (Alteplase Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA) is the agent of choice for CDT. Infusion rates ranging from 0.5 to 1 mg/h are used along with concurrent infusion of 200–500 units of heparin through the side port of the vascular sheath to prevent access vessel thrombosis during treatment. Repeat angiograms are performed periodically (typically 24 hour intervals at our institution) to assess therapy progress.
Elements of clinical history are important in determining relative and absolute contraindications of thrombolytic therapy for appropriate risk stratification for bleeding events. Physicians must inquire about recent trauma or major surgery, recent cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cranial or spinal surgery, active malignancy, intracranial tumor burden and aneurysms, stroke, recent vascular interventions, known active bleeding conditions, severe and uncontrolled hypertension, and lastly pregnancy. Severe, underlying renal disease may also preclude CDT and other image based percutaneous modalities given contrast requirements.
In the mid-1990s, three landmark randomized trials addressed the validity of CDT [2–5].
In the Rochester study, Ouriel and colleagues randomized 114 patients with ALI of less than 7 days' duration to thrombolysis with urokinase or open surgery. Equivalent 1-year limb salvage rates were seen at 80% for both modalities but a better event-free survival rate at 1-year was noted in the CDT group than in the open surgery group (75% vs. 52%; P=0.020) . More importantly, in that trial, thrombolysis was associated with a significant reduction in mortality (84% 1-year survival in CDT vs. 58% open revascularization, P<0.01) . The surgical revascularization versus thrombolysis for nonembolic lower extremity native artery occlusions (STILE) trial randomized 393 patients with non-embolic lower extremity ischemia with a broad time inclusion of less than 6 months' duration. Many of the enrolled patient in the trial presented with chronic ischemia. Subsequently, patients randomized to CDT had higher rate of treatment failure at 30 days compared to surgery, leading to premature termination of the study. Results of a later subgroup analysis, however, favored CDT in STILE study population. Cohort presenting with true ALI (<14 days duration) and randomized to CDT had significantly better limb salvage compared to surgery (89% vs. 70%, P<0.020) and again saw longitudinal mortality benefit (7% CDT vs. 32% surgery at 1-year) .
The Thrombolysis or Peripheral Arterial Surgery (TOPAS) clinical trial randomized 544 patients with acute lower extremity ischemia secondary to native arterial or bypass graft occlusion of less than 14 days' duration. Overall mortality and amputation-free survival rates at 1-year were similar, but ALI randomized to lysis demonstrated a trend toward a lower major amputation rate at 30 days (P=0.074) and significantly at 1 year (P=0.026) compared with surgical patients . TOPAS showed that CDT was highly effective for graft thrombosis with patency restored by lysis in 84% of cases and 42% had a major reduction in their planned operation for graft revision . There was, however, significantly more bleeding complications in the CDT group.
A recent Cochrane database meta-analysis of the studies concluded that there was no overall difference in limb salvage, death or amputation-free survival at 30 days or 1 year. On the other hand, CDT appeared to be associated with higher rates of stroke at 30 days (1.3%) compared with none in the surgical cohort (odds ratio [OR], 6.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.57–26.22) . Thrombolysis patients displayed an equivalent overall survival rate compared with surgery (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.61–1.25) . The authors concluded that initial treatment with either surgery or thrombolysis cannot be advocated on the basis of the available evidence. A limitation of the Cochrane meta-analysis was the low precision of the estimates. In another more inclusive meta-analysis by Enezate et al. , demonstrated benefit trends in mortality and limb salvage favoring percutaneous interventions. In that study, 30-day survival for CDT versus surgery was trended better with an OR of 0.70 (95% CI, 0.33–1.50), and at 1 year (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.29–1.85) . Similar trends were seen in amputation rates between CDT versus surgical revascularization at 1 month (OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.40–1.42) and at 1 year (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.55–1.18) .
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) devices are utilized stand alone or more commonly in adjunct with CDT with the goal of endovascular thrombus maceration and removal. PMT devices in general can be categorized as rheolytic, rotational, or ultrasound enhanced. Along with the introduction of aspiration, PMT devices enhance the surgeon's ability to remove thrombus quickly, resulting in lower doses of thrombolytic drugs and reducing the time to reperfusion. There are over 20 devices employed and available for this purpose. A list common commercially available devices and their primary mechanism of action is listed in Table 1. Our institution most commonly uses the AngioJet (Boston Scientific, Quincy, MA, USA) rheolytic device which allows pulsed spray delivery of t-PA or saline locally while aspirating thrombus. Leung et al.  reported the clinical effectiveness of the Angiojet in the PEARL registry (Rheolytic PMT for the Management of ALI). The limb salvage and overall survival rates were 81% and 91%, respectively, at 12 months. There were significantly better outcomes in patients without infrapopliteal disease and in those who underwent PMT without needing CDT. In addition to the 52% that did not require adjunct CDT, there were higher rates of technical success (88% vs. 74%; P=0.021), 12-month amputation-free survival (87% vs. 72%; P=0.028), and 12-month freedom from amputation (96% vs. 81%; P=0.010) in the PMT without CDT group .
Various other devices designed for venous thrombosis are being tried for mechanical thrombectomy in ALI, such as the Inari FlowTriever and ClotTriever devices (Inari Medical, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA), but practical applications in the peripheral arteries are limited. Promising results of PMT, nevertheless, appear to demonstrate comparability to surgical techniques. However, more studies are necessary to effectively compare PMT with surgical techniques to establish best clinical guidelines in management of class IIb ALI.
Vacuum assisted percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy (PAT) with the Penumbra Indigo Mechanical Thrombectomy System (Penumbra, Alameda, CA, USA) is emerging as an effective tool to remove thrombi and emboli from arteries and veins. Our institution commonly employs the Indigo catheter which is an improvement over previous generation endovascular thrombectomy devices that had limitations including trackability, tendency for vessel trauma, and incomplete revascularization. The Indigo system was first launched in 2008 for clot retrieval in cases of ischemic stroke. A PAT system specifically tailored to peripheral arterial revascularization was launched in 2014. The Indigo PAT has three components: vacuum pump, catheter, and clot separator/agitator. The pump generation a continuous vacuum aspiration of 29 mmHg through a non-collapsing catheter which are designed with a tapered atraumatic tip for vessel navigation and clot engagement. The separator is a specially designed wire with a tear drop shaped tip that is inserted through the Indigo catheter and moved back and forth in order to agitate and mobilize thrombus while simultaneously clearing the catheter lumen of clot.
In the multicenter PRISM study assessing the Indigo system (Utility of a Power Aspiration-Based Extraction Technique as an Initial and Secondary Approach in the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Thromboembolism: Results of the Multicenter PRISM Trial XTRACT study), complete or near-complete revascularization was achieved in 87.2% of patients immediately after the XTRACT procedure and before any other intervention . Successful revascularization was achieved in 79.5% of patients as an initial treatment and in 92.5% as salvage or secondary therapy after failed CDT  Complete thrombus removal and restoration of normal flow was achieved in 77.2% of patients after all endovascular treatment was completed. No patients required surgical revascularization. The authors concluded that PAT with the Indigo system in acute or subacute peripheral arterial occlusions was safe an effective.
ALI is a challenging clinical entity placing patients at risk of both life and limb. Surgery has long been the paradigm for expedient revascularization ALI. Modern experience, however, has shown endovascular strategies to be safe and effective with success rates comparable to surgical experience. Review of current data suggests reduction in perioperative morbidity and mortality with endovascular treatment of ALI. Based on available evidence and experience, an endovascular first approach to ALI is appropriate. Regardless, ideal treatment selection is case dependent and depends on the astute vascular specialist who can also incorporate surgical strategies for optimal outcomes. A comprehensive understanding of the ALI event, its etiology and pathophysiology in addition to a thorough understanding of the limitations and advantages of available endovascular devices and associated pharmacology is essential to the successful management of patient with ALI.
Fig. 1. Angiographic images of a patient presenting with left lower extremity acute limb ischemia. An acute occlusion at the level of the left adductor canal superficial femoral artery is (A) visualized with (B) absent infrapopliteal runoff vessels. (C) Following successful catheter directed thrombolysis, a causative, irregular atherosclerotic lesion is identified. (D) Furthermore, restoration of preserved outflow tibial vessels is demonstrated following thrombolysis.
PMT, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy; PAT, percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy.
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Enezate TH, Omran J, Mahmud E, Patel M, Abu-Fadel MS, White CJ, et al. Endovascular versus surgical treatment for acute limb ischemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2017;7:264-271.
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Gustavianska tiden är den gängse benämning på en epok i svensk historia, åren 1772 till 1809. Perioden inleddes med att Gustav III, som bestigit tronen 1771, år 1772 genomförde en oblodig statskupp (Gustav III:s statsvälvning) som gav kungen större makt. Den avslutades med att Sverige 1809 förlorade finska kriget och tvingades avträda Finland till Ryssland, samt att Gustav IV Adolf avsattes och att 1772 års regeringsform samt Förenings- och säkerhetsakten från 1789 ersattes med 1809 års regeringsform.

En ny grundlag med maktfördelning
Mot slutet av frihetstiden hade det under inverkan av Montesquieus idéer framställts yrkanden om en på maktfördelning grundad författningsrevision. En sådan sökte Gustav III nu få till stånd genom den nya grundlag, 1772 års regeringsform, som han efter statskuppen samma år tvingade riksdagen att godkänna. Men han gav den en nationell-historisk orientering genom att förklara att den åsyftade en återgång till förhållandena före 1680, det vill säga till den maktfördelning vars rubbande genom det karolinska enväldet och sedan genom frihetstidens författning visat sig så ödesdigert. I enlighet med detta delades nu lagstiftningsrätten mellan kungen och riksdagen. Den senares beskattningsrätt erkändes, men den frånkändes rätt att blanda sig i rättskipningen och förvaltningen, som helt underordnades regeringen. Denna bestod fortfarande av kungen och rådet, men den förre tillsatte nu det senare och hade i regel beslutanderätten.

Med dessa reformer möjliggjordes en från ämbetsmannaintresset frigjord kontroll över förvaltningen, och en sträng räfst med de byråkratiska missbruken från frihetstiden blev också en av det nya statsskickets bästa frukter. Även inom andra områden visade sig denna uppryckning. Genom en myntrealisation 1777, med Johan Liljencrants som upphovsman, botades omsider förvirringen i penningväsendet, och reformer i fysiokratisk anda lättade på det merkantilistiska näringstvånget. Upplysningstidens idéer fick sätta prägel på lagstiftningen, och i enlighet med dem återupplivades 1774 tryckfriheten, som dragits med i det förra statsskickets fall. Det skedde dock inte genom en grundlag utan genom en kunglig förordning, vilket längre fram möjliggjorde godtyckliga inskränkningar i denna.

Genom en på samma gång fast och hovsam politik och med stöd av Frankrike avvärjdes den krigsfara som blev en följd av den ryska kejsarinnan Katarina II:s harm över förändringen i det svenska statsskicket. Till tryggande av rikets framtida säkerhet förbättrades krigsväsendet till lands och till sjöss.

Gustav III:s regering lät även främja vetenskap, konst och litteratur, bland annat genom att instifta Svenska Akademien.

Författningskris

Det nya statsskicket väckte till en början allmän belåtenhet, men det innehöll dock frön till slitningar, och personliga förhållanden vållade att dessa fick tillfälle att utveckla sig. Sveriges författning på Gustav II Adolfs tid, som Gustav III ville återställa, innebar visserligen en maktfördelning, men den hade inte tillräckligt bestämt gränserna för denna, och denna oklarhet fann Gustav III, anhängare som han innerst var av den upplysta despotismen, lämpligt att låta fortbestå i den nya författningen. Därmed kastade han överbord den konstitutionella erfarenhet som kunnat hämtas från frihetstiden.

Rådet skulle visserligen enligt 1772 års regeringsform vara regeringskonseljen, men möjligheten att låta det bli en verkligt konstitutionell sådan omintetgjordes, då dess under frihetstiden införda ansvarighet inför riksdagen togs bort. Genom oklara författningsbestämmelser sattes kungen i tillfälle att vid regeringens förande använda icke officiella rådgivare i stället för riksråden. Riksdagens rätt att sammanträda på bestämda tider föll bort, och återställandet av 1617 års riksdagsordning medförde en osäkerhet om formerna för dess verksamhet, som försvagade dess maktställning.

Det missnöje som framkallades av allt detta fick ytterligare näring genom missgrepp av kungen, till exempel brännvinstillverkningens monopolisering i form av kronobrännerier och pastoratshandeln, genom hans slöseri och genom hans senare äventyrliga utrikespolitik i hattarnas anda.

Skulden till att det goda förhållandet mellan kung och folk stördes var dock inte uteslutande Gustav III:s. Fastän revolutionen gjort slut på partimotsatsen "hattar" och "mössor", fortlevde partiförbistringen som ett arv från frihetstiden. På åtskilliga håll, särskilt inom adeln, hade man inte försonat sig med ständerregementets undergång. Missnöjet inom landet möjliggjorde uppkomsten av ett mäktigt adligt oppositionsparti, vilket sökte stöd hos den ryska kejsarinnan Katarina II, som inte förlåtit den av henne omhuldade frihetstidsförfattningens omstörtande.

Övertygelsen om att rikets yttre säkerhet därmed var hotad förmådde Gustav III att kasta sig i krig med Ryssland (1788–90). Därigenom fördes författningskrisen till ett utbrott. Förbittrade över de adliga officerarnas förräderi i Anjalaförbundet, hänförda över kungens agerande och en önskan att bryta adelns sociala övermakt, som Gustav III själv främjat, gav de ofrälse stånden på 1789 års riksdag sin medverkan till genomförandet av förenings- och säkerhetsakten. Därigenom blev Gustav III enväldig, visserligen inte med avseende på lagstiftning, beskattning och rättskipning, men med avseende på regering, och därigenom bröt han sålunda själv delvis ner 1772 års maktfördelning.

Den adliga oppositionens förbittring tog sig uttryck i mordet på Gustav III. Epoken misslyckades i försöket att få till stånd en tillfredsställande lösning på författningsproblemet som alltsedan 1680-talet orsakat oro i landet. I stället ökades denna oro ytterligare genom en ny maktförskjutning, som inom inflytelserika kretsar framkallade osämja.

Finland förloras
Under Gustav IV Adolfs regeringstid 1792–1809 kom det politiska system som fadern Gustav III skapat att orsaka problem.  Den unge kungen saknade den politiska förmågan att ensam lotsa landet genom Napoleonkrigen och enväldet lade hinder i vägen för en nationell samling.  Förbittringen över detta framkallade inom de högre ämbetsmannakretsarna ett så stort missnöje att kungen inte bara lämnades utan stöd utan rent av motarbetades.

Genom statskuppen 1809, genomförd av en sammansvärjning ledd av Georg Adlersparre, avsattes kungen. Kronans överflyttning till hans farbror Karl XIII (1809–1818) rådde emellertid inte genast bot på landets problem. I freden i Fredrikshamn 1809 gick hela Finland jämte Åland och en del av Västerbotten förlorat.

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In comparison with the Colonel Zakharchenko's case, only in the light of the facts known to the investigators on the third day after his arrest, the most high-profile criminal cases of recent times fade. His arrest and the money seized during the searches revealed the true extent of corruption in power structures management.
On Friday evening, the Investigative Committee and the FSB officers carried out an operation on arrest of the Acting Head of the General Administration T for Economic Security and Combatting the Corruption (GUEBiPK) the Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, the specialist in crime investigation in the fuel and energy complex.
During the searches in his car and empty, not belonging to him, apartment in a luxury residential complex Shuvalov large amounts of cash, mainly in the US currency, were found and confiscated.
The total amount of seized cash in rubles amounted to 9 billion, claim sources in law enforcement. First, TASS spread information about the "bag of money", although it is clear that such an amount would not fit in any bag. 123 million dollars weighs 1230 kg, and the investigators who seized the money had to work as porters.
In the evening of the same day, after questioning by the investigators of the IC Main Investigations Directorate, Zakharchenko was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: Obstruction of Justice and Hindering Conduct of Preliminary Investigation (Article 294), Abuse of Official Powers (Article 285), and Bribe-Taking (Article 290).
After spending the night in the pretrial detention facility, in the morning of September 10, Dmitry Zakharchenko was taken to the Presnensky Court of Moscow, where the pretrial restriction in the form of two months arrest the same facility was chosen in his respect, despite requests from the lawyer to release his client under the house arrest. The investigation was not convinced even by the amount of 70 million rubles bail (for the police colonel, a year earning is not more than 3 million), and assurances that Zakharchenko will be in the apartment of his flatmate, who, according to him, has video cameras even in the toilet.
By this time, quite a lot became known about the criminal cases in which Dmitry Zakharchenko was directly involved.
The initial theory spread by media immediately after the FSB operation, claiming that Zakharchenko's arrest is linked with the case of the Deputy Head the ICR Main Directorate in Moscow General Denis Nikandrov and the Head of the ICR State interagency cooperation and private security Mikhail Maksimenko and his deputy Alexander Lamonov who are currently under investigation, was not confirmation.
But the important information on Zakharchenko's illegal activities, in which the thief in law Zakhar Kalashov (Shakro Molodoy) holding the top management of the ICR on the payroll was involved, went public.
It is possible that they have never been familiar with Zakharchenko and did not have common cases; the link between the two main suspects of the two high-profile cases appears to be almost the main person of interest of the case of a shootout at Elements restaurant in Moscow, designer Fatima Misikova.
The publication Rosbalt, citing sources in law enforcement, yesterday morning said that the evidence against the Interim Head of the T GUEBiPK of the Russian MIA Dmitry Zakharchenko, based on which he was arrested, were given by the designer Fatima Misikova.
In December 2015, the employees of a private security company controlled by Zakhar Kalashov armed with traumatic weapons arrived in prestigious restaurant of Oriental cuisine on the Rochdelskaya Street to protect her interests.
The owner of Elements Joanna Kim turned to her protection - a lawyer and former Special Forces officer Eduard Budantsev, who arrived on the scene with his men and not forgetting taking his combat Beretta.
As a result of these fights in the style of turbulent 90s, 2 people died and several were injured. Misikova told the investigators that she was very close to Zakharchenko, who, by virtue of his official position and access to the most important criminal cases, often provided her with valuable services. Thus, Misikova was one of the firsts to receive information about the investigation of the case at the restaurant on Rochdelskaya. When Zakharchenko told her that the law enforcement agencies are preparing for her detention, the designer has faked her own death and left the country under a fictious name, and has been quietly living abroad for a long time, until the authorities learned that she was alive and in 2016 placed her in the wanted list.
September 5, 2016, against the Head of the company VimpelCom Mikhail Slobodin a criminal case was initiated and he was put on the wanted list within the Renova case associated with Gaizer's OCG case.
Other persons of interest in the case, the managers of the CJSC KES Evgeny Olkhovik and Boris Vainzikher are suspected of 800 million bribe given to corrupt officials of Komi for the creation of optimal conditions for the work of IES in the region (such as the establishment of favorable tariffs for electricity and heat). They were detained, Slobodin, according to a surprising coincidence, on the day when he was put on the federal wanted list, landed in Nice.
According to the investigation, there is no connection with the detention of the Colonel Zakharchenko there.
Like the operational information leak to Misikova, Zakharchenko, whose directorate was engaged in Renova case, warned Slobodin of impending problems, which resulted in the fact that instead of Lefortovo jail the former head of VimpelCom quietly went to the French Riviera.
This is all very interesting but everyone was interested in the main question: where did Zakharchenko get this money? A huge amount of cash that can catch anyone's imagination by just its appearance. Even the most influential bribe-taker is not given this much money.
Several versions have been put forward.
The first one was announced by Zakharchenko at the court. It also is put forward by the investigative bodies as the main one. According to it, the money does not belong to Zakharchenko. 9 billion rubles in foreign currency is the part of the 26 billion rubles stolen from Nota-Bank which has lost its license in November 2015. The Bank has long served the business structure of the military industry, and its clients were successful companies.
However, in the summer of 2015 the Russian MIA has initiated a criminal case under the article on swindling against unidentified persons associated with Nota-Bank at the request of Vladimir Vlasov, the Head of the PJSC Mostotrest which is affiliated with Arkady Rotenberg's business.
As part of the investigation on the theft of funds from the Nota-Bank depositors, the co-owners of the credit institution - a former board chairman Dmitry Erokhin and his brother Vadim - were arrested.
Mostotrest placed money on deposit in the amount of 1.5 billion rubles in August 2015 to obtain a bank guarantee in the amount of 2.2 billion rubles. The money was intended for reconstruction of the Khabarovsk airport complex Novy (New). Having learned in October that a temporary administration has been introduced in respect of the bank, the company tried to recover the money from the deposit, but it was too late.
According to the investigators, Zakharchenko took the money in custody from the individuals who stole it from the Nota-Bank. Zakharchenko's own money, said the source of the CrimeRussia is safely stored in one of the Swiss banks, the details of the account of which Crime Russia has obtained. After the Erokhins' arrest, it was the turn of Galina Marchukova, the bank's financial director, familiar with Zakharchenko, as they are fellow countrymen. The Colonel warned Marchukova of impending raids, reckon the investigators, and the stolen money were taken away from where it was kept.
Marchukova gave it to Zakharchenko for storage, according to the investigators. Until September 9, they were stored in an empty apartment owned by Zakharchenko's sister in the elite residential complex Shuvalov.
Here is the second version, on which the investigators work as well. Zakharchenko, using his connections, was engaged in cashing of large amounts of money. It is confirmed by the informed source of the CrimeRussia. According to his information, until the last moment, Zakharchenko covered the activities of the famous Moscow cash-outer Ivan Stankevich, and, moreover, was involved in money laundering of the Kyrgyz AsiaUniversalBank, due to which he had a conflict with the wanted fugitive Russian banker Mikhail Nadel.
At the same, it is not that simple. The Colonel's interests ranged widely. According to the source of the CrimeRussia, the main thing because of which the law enforcement authorities started working on Zakharchenko was his involvement in the theft of cash from the Russian Railways, and in the process of the investigation, his involvement in other crimes became known.
In particular, in addition to the cases that yesterday received wide publicity, he provided the business structures of Markelov-Usherovich (theft from the Russian Railways) and the cash-outer Ivan Stankevich with security from the law enforcement agencies.
It is to be recalled that Vladimir Yakunin's friend Andrey Krapivin, who came to the railway company in 2007, quickly became the adviser to the Head of the Russian Railways, and employed his people – Boris Usherovich and Valery Markelov – to cushy jobs, is closely associated with the Solntsevo criminal gang. The extensive criminal scheme of fly-by-night companies which got in the list of real contractors was organized, which over the years of its activity had stolen billions of rubles from the state company.
The material, which is collected by the operatives against Zakharchenko, would be enough for his arrest several months ago, but the investigation has decided to check him for involvement in other crimes, the results of which exceeded all expectations, says the source.
In addition, according to the source of the CrimeRussia, the Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, among the dishonest businessmen, had a reputation of the influential fixer capable of solving almost any problem with the law for an expensive service fee. At that, in addition to extensive contacts in his own department, the source said, Zakharchenko knew what was going on in the FSB management, whose members were working on the VimpelCom Manager Mikhail Slobodin.
Dmitry Zakharchenko is not the first senior GUEBiPK officer, who got under investigation in recent years. In 2014, his former boss, the head of the anti-corruption central board of the MIA, the Lieutenant-General Sugrobov and his Deputy, the Major General Kolesnikov became the defendants in the criminal case. The investigation also checks Zakharchenko's possible connections with the former management. And the emergence of new episodes in the Colonel's case is quite likely.


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The Contemporary Significance of a Dissenter: Albert O. Hirschman's Idea of Development
Andrea Ginzburg
Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology
ISBN: 978-1-78560-962-6, eISBN: 978-1-78560-961-9
The paper's contention is that Hirschman's "possibilism," often mentioned, is not the result of a generic psychological propensity to optimism but stems from analytical observations and penetrating critical analysis of received ideas or categories, of other authors or of Hirschman himself.
Unbalanced growth
I wish to thank the editors for helpful comments.
Ginzburg, A. (2016), "The Contemporary Significance of a Dissenter: Albert O. Hirschman's Idea of Development", Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology (Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, Vol. 34B), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 63-90. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0743-41542016000034B005
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2011 Harley-Davidson XR1200X: MD First Ride
Due to the somewhat volatile nature of the comments posted in response to the
announcement of the 2011 Harley-Davidson XR1200X, I feel particularly challenged writing this review.
Challenged, in part, because this is a performance model from H-D that is not strictly about performance. H-D bikes never are, but some enthusiasts can't accept that fact. Challenged, also, because I had fun riding the XR1200X. on a race track no less! Conveying the reasons for this to some readers may be impossible.
Let's first look at the history of this bike. The XR1200 project was revealed to the public at the 2006 Cologne INTERMOT motorcycle show, with the goal of boosting sales in the more sport-oriented European market. The bike went on sale—only in Europe—in 2008, much to the dismay of U.S. riders craving a sport-oriented Harley.
They just had to hold out for a short while, though: the XR1200 became available as a USA model for 2009 (Dirck reviewed it here ). It wasn't a smash success, but H-D told me it sells more XRs than Ducati sells air-cooled sportbikes, which is a vague way of saying something like 2000-5000 bikes a year. Not bad.
To build the XR1200, H-D's engineers started with the frame and motor combo from the existing 1200 Sportster—itself upgraded in 2003 with an isolation-mounted engine and heavier, stiffer chassis—and seriously souped it up. The old pushrod 1200cc V-Twin received lots of changes—downdraft fuel-injection, hotter cams, higher compression and a 2-1-2 exhaust to name a few—resulting in a loss of a few foot-pounds of torque, but a boost in claimed horsepower to 90 (most dyno tests put rear-wheel power around 75-80 hp). Not quite Buell levels of force, but not bad for a half-century-old air-cooled design, either.
To control that new-found power, the chassis got reworked as well. Gone are the spindly-looking forks and swingarm. A cast-aluminum swingarm holds a cast wheel, and inverted Showa forks locate the front 18-inch wheel.
Dunlop Qualifier radials grip the road, and when it's time to stop, four-piston calipers and 292mm rotors offer modern braking performance.
Styling is slick and modern—or heretical, depending on your inclinations. Gone are the chrome accents, old-fashioned peanut-style tank, sissy bars, chrome fender supports and all the other 1950s styling cues that grace the XR's brother Sportsters. The bodywork is now sleek plastic, designed to recall the XR750 flat-track racer.
Footpegs are rearset, the seat is higher than most H-Ds, and there's even a digital speedometer. What's not high-tech is the XR's porcine ready-to-ride wet weight of 573 pounds and lengthy 60-inch wheelbase.
For 2011, the re-designated XR1200X gets even more upgrades. The fork is now the "Big Piston" Showa, the hottest new thing on superbikes and the "best damping money can buy," according to H-D engineer Matt Weber. The new design is lighter and easier to tune for high and low-speed compression, plus it's fully adjustable with an Allen wrench and small screwdriver.
The new reservoir-equipped rear shocks are also fully adjustable, and the 292mm front brake rotors are now full-floaters to resist fade. The engine and exhaust are now blacked out, and the wheels get a cool red rim stripe to go with their black paint. The suspension upgrades alone are $1500 through H-D's accessory catalog, but the price of the X only goes up $1000, to $11,799.
It's the sportiest bike in H-D's stable, so no better place to introduce it than the twisty and technical Road America racetrack, just an hour's drive from Milwaukee in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. I'll admit to you that I'm a timid guy on a track, and most racetrack intros keep me up nights, worried about 120-mph highsides and 5-figure invoices to replace exotic machinery. No pre-ride butterflies in my tum-tum this time, though: I've ridden the XR1200, and I know it's a pussycat, despite its hefty weight and physical size.
That's not to say it doesn't feel like a big bike, because it does. Out on track, the bike takes effort to turn, despite the wide bars. But the bike's low seat (29.2 inches) and narrow waist make it easy to handle and even easier to get a knee down.
The brakes also require more effort than your average sportbike. Sure, you can use two fingers, since the bike doesn't really go that fast anyway, but those fingers will start getting tired. But they don't fade much (although my fingers did) and they do get the bike slowed, with acceptable (and modern) feel.
Still, it's mysterious why the engineers didn't order radial-mount calipers, which are all the rage with the kids these days. After all, they can't cost too much more than the old-style calipers, and those Showa BPFs are compatible with them. I guess they don't want to blow anybody's mind.
The motor is busty for a Sportster, but just adequate for a track bike, especially with so much weight to hustle around. Still, it's entertaining and easy to use, with a flat powerband and sorted fuel-injection. The five-speed gearbox is clunky, but smooth enough for clutchless upshifts.
Get a perfect drive off a corner, and Road America's long back section offers enough pavement to see 121 mph on the digital speedo, just inches from my eyes when I'm tucked into a dirt-track-style racing crouch to squeeze out that last mile per hour.
It's slow compared to the latest supersport machinery (okay, any supersport machinery), but you can still have a good time at a trackday (or in the five-race Vance and Hines XR1200 AMA Pro Racing series). The tires—developed just for the XR, says Harley—gave lots of good grip at racetrack speeds, with no warm-up time required. The new suspension is really good, too—I confirmed that by hopping on a 2010 XR for a half session.
There is no wallowing, even leaned hard-a-port in one of the ancient track's bumpiest turns, and the ride is compliant, controlled, and not harsh. The adjustability is also a huge bonus, as I heard few complaints from the other riders, ranging from that little skinny guy from Motorcyclist to A Very Large Man from another publication (H-D's techs had the bikes set up for a variety of rider weights).
Nobody was babying their bike. That meant footpeg feelers worn down to molten nubbins, as cornering clearance is the XR's Achilles heel. Forty degrees of lean angle sounds like a lot, especially compared to the 30-ish degrees of H-D's other offerings, but the peg feelers touch down surprisingly early. Luckily, the good suspenders keep the bike from bottoming on mid-corner bumps and possibly highsiding.
At the end of the day, going around and around a horsepower-oriented roadcourse like Road America on a slower machine is still a good time.
After several hours on the big track, we also got a few sessions in on the super-twisty Briggs and Stratton Motorplex karting track. There, the big XR is a handful, but manageable as long as the speeds are kept sane. Still, it's probably not the best choice for super-technical goat-trail-like roads.
Ironically, it nicely fills the stereotypical role of the classic '70s Italian Twin, happiest in long, high-speed sweepers.
Track testing done, a few of us headed back to Milwaukee on our XRs, taking two-lane roads to see the countryside. On the backroads of Wisconsin, roaring around the gentle curves, riding over green hills, past sagging red barns and grazing cattle, the bike makes a lot more sense. There's ample power to pass the RVs and farm trucks (and to get you in trouble with the law, ya, you betcha) and the steering and cornering clearance are more than enough to keep up a rapid pace.
Wind protection is negligible, but the rearsets and long seat put you into a slight forward lean, cheating the wind enough so 70 or 80 mph cruising is reasonably comfortable with a full-face helmet and earplugs. Get onto the Interstate, and the big mirrors and upright position give you plenty of awareness of your surroundings and a commanding presence. The flat (if quiet) bark from the staggered pipes sounds good: aftermarket cans sound even better.
The 3.5-gallon tank should last you at least 150 miles at a steady throttle, and there's even soft luggage available for the bike in the H-D catalog: sorry, no fringes, conchos or hand-tooled leather. It even has a tolerable seat. Around town, the XR is as civilized as any other Sportster, with an easy clutch pull and light controls. the only complaint I had was lots of heat coming from the tuned motor.
So is the XR a good sportbike? Or just a very good Harley-Davidson? I'll just describe it as a good motorcycle, for the right rider.
It's a unique bike, the kind a lot of H-D fans—flamboyant or secret—have always wanted. You don't have to make excuses for it, don't have to defend your decision to buy it, don't have to worry what your friends will say, you can just ride it and have a good time. Let's hope more models like this are in H-D's future.
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Gabe Ets-Hokin edits CityBike magazine, a print publication distributed around the San Francisco Bay Area. He doesn't want any trouble, but you can get more information about CityBike by emailing info@citybike.com .
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LocalUsher users can hire you for your expertise to bring them to enjoy local experiences and if you get 3 successful recommendations, LocalUsher will grant you with a token of appreciation—you get to bring a friend along with you for free to an experience of your choice.
The experience that you choose to list could be something personal. If you are a barista, you can offer to give someone the experience of being a barista for a day; if you are a hiker, you can bring travellers to scale the hills and mountains of the city; or if you are a food expert, you can bring travellers to the hidden gems scattered about the back alleys.
The two ladies leading the community of ushers, Sabrina and Hui Lin, both studied electrical engineering in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Sabrina now works as the Business Developer for LocalUsher while Hui Lin designs the user interface and user experience.
Being avid travellers themselves (they just got back from Tibet last month), they like to think that they're well-positioned to discover unique experiences for city dwellers.
"Ever since we started working on LocalUsher, we realised there are so many hidden gems around us laying undiscovered! Ultimately, we want people to think of LocalUsher when they want to skip their routines and do something unusual in leisure time," the LocalUsher duo said.
For an Airbnb accommodation to get attention from travellers and be in high demand, the owner has to provide a room/house that is unique and special. Travellers want to pay for something that is memorable, and that is exactly the same challenge for LocalUsher.
To ensure that travellers are kept interested and to retain them as returning LocalUsher users, the experiences listed should also be unique, special, and memorable. If the experience is too predictable and common, then what's stopping travellers to search for travel plans via Google directly instead of on LocalUsher?
A quick look through on the experiences listed has got me hooked, so LocalUsher is off to a good start. And since I am a rather picky traveller, I can easily look for travel experiences that suit my personality.
A night on a boathouse or a treehouse? Perfect getaway. Private island escapade? Yes, please.
All images are from LocalUsher's website. Check them out for more interesting local experiences or list an experience for free here.