GILFORD – Dan Kallmerten thought he had a special team on his hands. He just had to convince his players of it.
"I think having had a few days to think about this, I kind of felt from the beginning of the year we had a deep team," said the Gilford boys' lacrosse coach a week after his team lost in the state championship game to Hopkinton. "One of my recurring messages to the team was you just don't know how good you can be this year. I tried to use that as a motivating statement. I'm not sure they really believed it at the time, but as we went along, I think the guys really started to believe in themselves and each other."
The run to the state finals was the deepest in Gilford lacrosse history, and it proved the Golden Eagles were much better than their 8-6 regular season record.
"We played all the good teams before the playoffs," Kallmerten explained. "8-6 wasn't really reflective of the season we had. I think the turning moment was the first round playoff game against Kingswood. I think they went in a little cocky because they had beaten Kingswood, 7-2, in the regular season but that was a deceptive score.
"Before we could blink our eyes, we're down 4-1," he continued. "It was kind of a defining moment. I just remember saying during a timeout, 'It's up to you guys. We can do this, we have the talent to do this.' The rest was kind of history. They turned it around, won that game, and it gave them some confidence."
The playoff run continued with a win in the quarterfinals over Derryfield – another come from behind win – before solidifying a spot in the finals thanks to a win in the semis over Pelham.
"The seniors know – they've been around the block once or twice – if they're determined, good things can happen," said Kallmerten. "I think at end of that Derryfield game, they realized they had beaten one of the best teams in the league and that maybe we can do this, maybe we can win this thing."
Gilford's game with Hopkinton in the finals brought about a disastrous first half, as the Eagles trailed 5-1 at intermission.
"That first quarter was one of our poorer performances of the year, certainly of the playoffs," admitted Kallmerten. "I don't know whether it was nerves or what but we were dropping balls, having trouble passing. If we could play that one over, maybe the game would be different."
Gilford fought back after the half however, as the team got within two goals on several occasions before falling, 8-6.
"In the end, I thought the better team won on that day," Kallmerten said, "but I couldn't have been more proud of the kids. They never gave up and handled themselves incredibly well."
While the loss was difficult, Kallmerten knows his team had nothing to be ashamed of during their postseason run.
"I think everyone was a little subdued on the bus but proud of their achievement," he said of the ride home following the game. "When the dust settled and the sweat dried, they came farther than any other Gilford lacrosse team. It's no disgrace to give your best effort and lose to someone that gave just as good of an effort."
The Eagles lose a massive senior class of 12 players, including some core pieces that were vital in reaching the finals.
Midfielder Andy Upton was named to the first-team all-state squad yet again, as he was right in the middle of all the action, especially in the postseason. Upton set the single-season scoring record this spring and leaves Gilford as the program's all-time leading goal scorer.
"He's a marked man with a bullseye on his chest so to play as well as he has says a lot about Andy," Kallmerten said. "He's not a tremendously loud and vocal leader, he leads more by example. But if someone was covered on the field and had to get the ball to someone else, they knew most times Andy was the most capable."
Nick Gagliardi came back from an early season concussion to have a big impact, blossoming on attack in the playoffs. Fellow attacker Alec Boucher did a nice job occupying defenders, opening up big chunks of space in the process. Forest Aldridge and Christian St. Cyr also came up big with timely goals down the stretch.
The senior class was also well represented on defens , as captain James Seager was a four-year varsity player. Eli Stockwell and Brendan Demo were also part of a unit that gave up just over eight goals per game in the postseason.
Norm Harris got better as games went along in the Gilford net, and Kallmerten considers him one of the better goaltenders in the league.
"We'll end up having to rebuild next year after losing all those seniors," the coach said. "We'll lose a lot of talent both on the field and as reserves. Those guys really made my life easy this year."


In 2030, the parks and recreation profession will be vastly different from that of 2018. Those agencies that have the desire to plan with a purpose, and then fund and work that plan, will be just fine.
Explore this site to learn more about me, my work in the field, and examples of truly innovated strategies.
I moved to the Charleston, SC area (Mount Pleasant) the following week after I graduated from college, and I've been here ever since. I started my career as a high school athletic director and coach. Shortly after my teaching and coaching ended, I had the opportunity to enter the parks and recreation field, the subject that I trained for while in college. I became the director of a large municipal recreation department in Mount Pleasant, and then became the executive director of one of the most successful park districts in our country, the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission. Being a "director" for over 25 years has given me invaluable experience in almost everything relating to our field. My main areas of expertise include agency management, specifically government finance. I have been able to help many who struggled with finding and managing the financial resources.
Professionally I am currently on the faculty of Clemson University as a professor of practice. Professor of practice means I obtained my knowledge and material in the field through experience and expertise, as opposed to academia. Many universities now have professors of practice. I teach the business of entrepreneurial aspects of parks and recreation, and I have been fortunate to have been asked to speak regularly on the topic throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. I also serve as the executive director of the Parklands Foundation of Charleston County, which is Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission's nonprofit fundraising arm. In November 2017 I was elected to the Mount Pleasant Town Council. I currently serve as a member of the Recreation Committee and also the chair of the Finance Committee, overseeing a $150 million operating budget.
There is a misconception by those close to me that I am retired. I don't see myself as retired. Hopefully, as long as I am alive, I will be contributing something to someone. My next desire is to use my 40 years of experience in the parks, recreation and sports field to make the parks and recreation industry, and those that work within it, more productive.
Although my professional career has provided much to me, my main priority has always been my family. I met my wife Jackie in college and we have been married for over 39 years. We have three grown children and two grandchildren. The passions and hobbies that my wife and I share have kept us together. We are both very active physically, regularly competing in local runs, races and triathlons. We are avid cyclists and love to scuba dive. My wife and I are also coaches. We started our professional careers as coaches and we both are still volunteer coaching today in track and field.
While traveling the country I have had the opportunity to meet with industry professionals and discuss the pertinent issues facing parks, recreation and sports. The following represent what I see as the top five issues facing our profession. The solutions vary based on what community you are in and how your agency is managed, but the issues are mostly the same.
The ability to protect your agency and its mission while contracting with nonprofit organizations, vendors, and partners in park development and programming assistance.
Without a plan you will fail. Organizations need master plans and strategic plans that will act as a guiding light for all you do.
Finding money and controlling costs are the key to sustaining your park agency. The successful agencies will understand how to find necessary funds and then operate as lean as possible to ensure that you do not expend more than you should.
Agency morale is as important as anything else you do. Morale is not a by-product, it is something that needs to be incorporated into agency management.
Political environments change every day. It is important to understand this new normal and how you can operate in a very different political climate.
The following are samples of presentations by Tom O'Rourke.
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The following are examples of people that are creating greatness throughout the country. Please feel free to use these examples (I have been given permission).


Pinay WAHM: New England Patriots IS Still Undefeated!!
New England Patriots IS Still Undefeated!!
Yes, the New England Patriots is on its way to the Superblowl...again! This will the 4th time that Tom Brady is leading the Patriots for another shot to the Superbowl. He led the team in winning 3 Superbowl games so it won't be a surprise if he does it again this time.
They defeated the San Diego Chargers today with a score of 12 - 21 to win the AFC title for the 4th time in 7 years. This win against the Chargers didn't come easy though as Brady had some less impressive throws in the game. Randy Moss was not the shining star he was during the other games either. I guess this just shows that it's still a team effort to win, huh?
So now we wait as to which team they will be playing against come Superbowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, Arizona. If it were me...it has to be the team I've been rooting for this season....the Green Bay Packers, woo hoo!! I'm not from Green Bay but I really want Brett Favre to win the Superbowl this year so that if he decides to retire, he's doing it in style complete with a Superbowl ring!


In February 1984, during the STS 41-B mission, two Comsats were successfully deployed by the crew from the payload bay of Challenger using the Payload Assist Module (PAM) upper stage system. The Indonesian Palapa B2 and Western Union Westar VI were not able to reach their proper orbits, however, due to failures on each of the PAM Perigee Kick Motors (PKM). Each engine firing ended prematurely and stranded both satellites well below their intended geosynchronous orbits. Fortunately both PKM were successfully ejected from the satellites and each of them appeared to be undamaged, if useless, in their new orbits. Despite all crew activities being performed flawlessly (as with the TDRS-A/IUS deployment from STS-6 the previous April), the media were quick to highlight the expensive failures.
Even before STS 41-B had landed, NASA and Hughes officials (the makers of the satellites) began to study the possibility of retrieving both satellites on a future Shuttle mission. By May, both satellites had been placed in the same circular parking orbit about 1,000 km above the Earth by means of the solid fuel contained in the Apogee Kick Motor (AKM) on each satellite. This was also an essential safety procedure in the event of a rescue mission taking place, disposing of the fuel prior to either the Shuttle or any astronauts approaching the stranded satellites. Over the next few months, Hughes controllers initiated a series of manoeuvres to rendezvous both satellites in the same orbit. By August, both were stable, within 0.03 degrees of each other though 180 degrees apart and by early October, a programme of further manoeuvres was completed to both close the separation distance of the satellites to approximately 965 km and to lower their orbits to 360 km, within range of the Shuttle. Over a three-week period, more than 100 orbital adjustments were made for each satellite. By the end of October, their spin stabilisation rates had been slowed and they were ready for recovery. As both satellites were commercial, they had been insured against loss by underwriters, represented by Merrett Syndicates of London and International Technologies Underwriters of Washington DC. In August, after discussion with NASA and Hughes, a contract for $10.5 million was agreed for a dual satellite recovery.
Joe Allen about to enter the mid-deck of Discovery prior to starting his second flight into space.
attempt the task. Despite the loss of the two satellites, STS 41-B had flawlessly demonstrated the use of the Manned Manoeuvring Unit (MMU) for the first time. The successful EVA repair of the Solar Max satellite (on STS 41-C in April) had given great confidence to the NASA team that satellite retrieval and repair was indeed possible. The mission would have to be completed as soon as possible while still giving the crew (and engineers) about six months to develop techniques and hardware to capture two satellites that were not designed to be returned to Earth. It was too late in the cycle to add the task to the crew training for the twelfth and thirteenth missions, and the fifteenth was a classified DoD mission, so the required media openness for the dramatic satellite rescue would not be possible on that flight. The flights of Spacelab 2 and 3 could not support returning a satellite payload as well as the Spacelab equipment and with the June abort of STS 41-D, the subsequent combination of 41-D and 41-F payloads, and the reassignment of the 41-F crew to a new mission (51-E in 1985), this left the Hauck crew, due to launch in the spring of 1984. The crew would now be dispatching two satellites before attempting to retrieve two more. This would be a daunting mission and a challenging one.


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James Harden wears Thin Blue Line mask
By Dan FeldmanJul 17, 2020, 11:06 AM EDT
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James Harden joined the Rockets at Disney World.
And immediately caused controversy.
Harden wore a Thin Blue Line flag mask. The Thin Blue Line can symbolize support for police – who are said to be the thin blue line separating order from anarchy – but has also become viewed to represent oppression and white supremacy. The mask includes a skull resembling the Punisher logo, which has become another symbol of both police pride and something more menacing.
Rockets:
📸 @NBA pic.twitter.com/PFsIuJybYb
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) July 17, 2020
Supporting police is not a fringe position. Not even among people – including Harden – who supported the protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Mark Berman of Fox 26:
James Harden on how Houston handled the protests for the late George Floyd:"The way the city rallied,it was amazing.I think the world saw it. How so many people could come together..Obviously it was for a tragic reason.The marching&everything we're standing for is very powerful" pic.twitter.com/7NTkL90l2D
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) July 17, 2020
But the Thin Blue Line mask stands out at a time people – including NBA players – are voicing opposition to police overreach, particularly against black people. Police have always been respected in American society. This is a moment of reckoning into whether police hold too much power. It's an overdue conversation, and too many people are reflexively praising police without considering the legitimate grievances being raised.
There should be room for differing opinions, though. If Harden wants to show support for police, he has the right to do so. Many people cheered NBA players using their platforms to advance political causes while expecting only certain points of view. It doesn't work that way.
Maybe Harden picked the mask for style rather than symbolism. If so, he'll have opportunities to explain that. Many people definitely inferred a deeper meaning. This wouldn't be Harden's first clumsy-looking foray into politics.
Or maybe Harden, 30, knew what he was doing.
Either way, especially given the different interpretations of the mask, I'd love to hear more from Harden on this. Some words might be worth more than a picture.

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"Sometimes A Game Is So Good It's A Shame Anyone Loses": Gators Nip Badgers in Sweet 16 Classic
Tags: Zak Showalter, Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig, Greg Gard, Chris Chiozza, DeVaughn Allen, Canyon Barry, Mike White
I haven't brought myself yet to watching a rerun of Wisconsin's heartbreaking buzzer-beating loss to Florida in a Sweet Sixteen classic not decided until the early hours of Sat morning March 25.
I was lucky to be in attendance at the sold-out Madison Square Garden. After watching an open-to-the-public practice of my Badgers Thursday afternoon, I went to the box office and picked up a suite ticket at the face value of "only" $175.
Maybe the ticket was still available because fans of Duke and Villanova, regional favorites knocked out a week ago by South Carolina and Wisconsin respectively, decided not to show up in New York.
Whatever the reason for my good fortune, I relished the great enthusiasm from the fans of teams that did make the regional. All four schools brought their bands and cheerleaders and mascots.
During one of the interminable built-in commercial breaks, there was early in each game a battle of the mascots. Cocky, South Carolina's gamecock, easily outperformed Baylor's Bear. It was an augury of the whipping that South Carolina put on Baylor in the uncompetitive first game.
When Bucky Badger outperformed Florida's Gator early in the second game, I hoped it was a good omen for my side. And for the first 15 minutes of the game, Wisconsin outplayed Florida, looking like the more composed and more defensively adept team.
Things changed when Nigel Hayes went to the bench with his second foul, a call he mildly disputed with the ref. Then DeVaughan Allen, Florida's sophomore guard who had slumped in earlier rounds of the tournament, took over.
Allen hit a wave of threes and even worse got fouled on two attempts. He calmly sank all 6 free throws, giving Florida a two-point halftime lead.
I've long felt that in basketball the two key parts of any game are the last minutes of the first half (when stamina after nearly 20 minutes of play is a big factor). And the first minutes of the second half when the best teams pick up their momentum despite resting and perhaps losing their intensity.
The second point is especially important in tournament games when the normal 15 minute intermission is increased to 20 minutes. Florida came out blazing and never let Wisconsin recapture their early dominance.
I didn't realize that Wisconsin's best shooter Bronson Koenig was ailing with hamstring issues. Yet suddenly he caught fire and after a couple of stops and a big shot by another senior leader Nigel Hayes the Badgers grasped a one-point lead.
It didn't last one possession as Florida quickly hit a three to reclaim the lead. They built it back to over 10 points and led by eight with under two minutes to go.
Then the Badgers showed their heart and will to win. Florida helped by not running their offense, just running out the clock and playing not to lose.
Still with just six seconds to go, the Gators held a 3-point lead. Koenig's cramps now kept him on the bench. It was up to another senior Zak Showalter to play hero, hitting an off-balance three to tie the game and force overtime.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was at the game sitting next to Andy North, former US Open champion. Showalter gave Rodgers the "double check" salute popularized in the State Farm insurance TV commercial.
Once the overtime started, Showalter got called for a controversial foul that the refs debated for a long time while being cascaded with boos from the crowd.
The call is something I want to see again - I guess they ruled Zak pushed the Gator defender out of bounds.
Still, Wisconsin took control in the overtime, leading by 5 points at one point. Nigel Hayes missed some key foul shots but it looked like the game would be cemented with a dunk by Ethan Iverson after catching a floor-length pass.
Iverson, an extremely athletic swing man, is another Badger spirited from the state of Ohio by savvy recruiters - Hayes, senior Vitto Brown, and freshman D'Mitrik Trice are there more.
Here is a painful irony - I've often wished that Iverson didn't dunk so much.
But in a play that I need to see again, Iverson took his time and elected to lay it up.
Out of nowhere sped Canyon Barry, Rick's underhanded-foul shot shooting son, to block Iverson's layup. Florida scored on the other end with reserve Chris Chiozza making a layup. Remember that name in infamy, Badger fans. Of course we will.
When Hayes hit two free throws (the ones I will remember as clutch forgetting the other misses), we led by two with four seconds to go and no time outs for Florida.
But Chiozza drove the floor tightly guarded by Hayes for some of the time. Yet he broke free enough near the top of the key to hit his off-balance shot to win the game at the buzzer.
He turned Showalter's shot into a footnote, but for me the memory of this game will be its all-out intensity and brilliant play. And eternal kudos to Florida coach Mike White who said that he was heartbroken for his rival coach Greg Gard. Indeed it was a game, he said, that no one should have lost.
That's all for now. Next time - baseball and more baseball.
Always remember, as both Wisconsin and Florida did this memorable March 24-25, 2017, take it easy but take it!
Proud To Be A Badger! + Thoughts on World Baseball Classic
Tags: Wisconsin basketball stars Bronson Koenig, Ethan Happ; World Baseball Classic: Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz, Andrew Miller
Wisconsin basketball has surprised the pundits and even many loyal fans like yours truly by making the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament for the fourth year in a row. To make matters even sweeter, their chance to make a third Final Four in the last four seasons will take place at Madison Square Garden starting Friday March 24.
Funny how things work out in unpredictable sports. With four seniors in the starting lineup plus the gifted redshirt sophomore Ethan Happ (a guard in a forward's body), the Badgers were supposed to contend for both a Big Ten title and a deep run through March Madness.
Then calamity hit late in the regular season as Wisconsin lost five out of their six Big Ten games ceding the league title to Purdue and their player-of-year candidate Caleb Swanigan. The return to health of senior guard Bronson Koenig helped get Wisconsin out of their funk and they won their first two games in the Big Ten tournament.
They did lose the title game to Michigan that joins them in the Sweet 16 along with Purdue. Watch out for Michigan that survived a near-plane crash on the way to the Big Ten tournament to become a force to be reckoned with.
Bravos in order for a supposedly mediocre Big 10 while the ballyhooed Atlantic Coast Conference started the tourney with 9 teams and they are down to one, North Carolina who were lucky to beat Arkansas in the second round.
According to the website uwbadgers.com, there will be an open practice at MSG for the Badgers on Thursday at 1p. I intend to go and will report back after the games.
I say "games" because if Wisconsin beats Florida starting at 10p Fri on TBS, they play in the final against either Baylor or South Carolina on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile the World Baseball Classic winds up at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night March 22. Puerto Rico nipped the Kingdom of Netherlands on Monday night taking advantage of the bizarre rule that starts the 11th inning with runners automatically on first and second base and no out.
Puerto Rico will face either USA or defending champion Japan. They are squaring off on Tuesday night March 21. Regardless of the result, Team USA has already experienced a great moment when Adam Jones robbed Manny Machado of a home run that kept the lead for USA and ultimately eliminated the DR team.
It was a special moment for at least two reasons. Jones and Machado are teammates on my Orioles but Manny decided to honor his mother's country of birth by playing for the DR team. Manny tipped his cap to Jones for his great catch as the USA avenged the DR's dramatic victory in Miami a week earlier.
From all I've heard and read, the atmosphere at Marlins Stadium was unlike anything ever experienced. A largely Dominican sold-out crowd were celebrating their heroes and the game of baseball from hours before the first pitch to hours afterward.
The DR team roared back from a 5-0 deficit to win 7-5, thanks in big part to a 3-run home run by Seattle Mariner Nelson Cruz over his former Oriole teammate Andrew Miller (now with Cleveland).
There are a lot of problems with the timing and the mechanisms of the WBC. But the great moments have made it worthwhile, especially when you consider the boredom and increasingly superficiality of most spring training games.
Well, that's all for now. Always remember: Take it easy but take it!


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Mushroom soup on 'Simply Delicious' (1989)
Caption Mushroom soup on 'Simply Delicious' (1989)
Programme Simply Delicious
Description Mushroom soup made by Irish chef Darina Allen, featured in the second series of her RTÉ Television programme 'Simply Delicious', photographed at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork, in September 1989. Stills from this shoot were also published in the book, 'Simply Delicious 2', that accompanied the series.
The first episode in this second series of 'Simply Delicious' was broadcast on RTÉ Television on 17 April 1990; this dish was made on that edition of the show which focused on starters. An article previewing the entire series was published in the RTÉ Guide on 13 April 1990; this still accompanied it.
Collection RTÉ Stills Department
Photographer Rowe, John
Date of photograph 01/Sep/1989 - 30/Sep/1989


The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster has sacked its expert architectural witness after it emerged he was not a registered architect.
The title of the article is misleading. He apparently had a position where he did not need to kick in the annual vigorish to RIBA every year to support himself. No doubt he is highly qualified. Too bad someone of his experience wasn't consulted before 72 people were killed - by RIBA registered architects, no doubt.
" However, he was last registered with the professional regulator in 2010, the Architects Journal reported. Architects must pay an annual retention fee to remain on the register."


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Satellite navigation systems have been in operation since the 1960s. Designed primarily for the military, it wasn't until relatively recent history that the Global Positioning System (GPS) was opened up for civilian use. GPS-based navigation systems then started to appear in vehicles from 1995 onwards.
While Lexus was not the first manufacturer to offer satellite navigation in a production car, the mid-life refresh of the second-generation LS 400 was notable for being the first car in the world to have satellite navigation fitted as standard (European specification).
Known then as Lexus Navigator, this GPS voice navigation system may appear antiquated to modern eyes but on its debut in 1998 it featured cutting-edge technology such as CD-based data storage and touch-screen operation. The colour display sat within a bespoke housing in the middle of the centre console surrounded by the car's climate controls.
Two years later the technology had evolved, so the new third-generation LS was equipped with an enhanced and much more user-friendly version of the original Navigator system.
Switching optical media from conventional CD to DVD meant that there was now 13 times more data from which to draw on. This allowed the storage of road systems for many European countries without needing to change discs, when previously it had only been possible to store information for mainland UK. It provided information on points of interest, allowed restaurants around Europe to be programmed according to food type (French, Italian, fast food etc), found the petrol stations nearest to your location, and offered precise guidance to individual house numbers.
The appearance of the latest Navigator was much improved too. Now displayed on a 7.0-inch wide LCD screen with an infra-red, touch-sensitive face, visibility and ease of use noticeably increased. The number of buttons surrounding the navigation system were reduced by consolidating some climate control and car audio functions into the central screen. Now only the most frequently needed audio and air-conditioning functions were set around the multi-display.
Another few years down the line and the 2003 LS 430 added a couple of extra functions to Lexus Navigator. 'Whole route' display gave you the option to programme a street intersection as a destination, while 'Compass mode' showed the direction of travel and data on the vehicle's current location. A new voice recognition function was added that recognised more than 200 spoken commands relating to the navigation and audio systems. It also allowed hands-free use of Bluetooth-compatible mobile telephones.
But possibly the most important advance was Electronic Traffic Avoidance (ETA), which provided intelligent route planning that continuously monitored traffic conditions. With ETA, live traffic information from FM radio signals was automatically fed into the navigation system, enabling the car not only to warn the driver of a traffic problem on a pre-programmed route, but also to plot a way around the congestion.
From 2005 onward, various Lexus models used the navigation screen to display a live view from the back of the car. Rear Park Assist Monitor improved the safety and simplicity of reverse parking manoeuvres.
Towards the end of 2005, however, the new second-generation IS debuted the next generation system – now known as Lexus Navigation System – with new guidance functions, improved graphics and faster processing speed.
Still DVD-based, the speed of calculation increased 65 per cent, while the graphic draw performance was three times faster. Voice activation was now available in three languages (English, French and German), voice guidance could be given in ten languages, and a new Help function was incorporated so the user could receive further instructions via an on-screen help button. A lane guidance feature was also incorporated that forewarned the driver of an impending lane change before issuing further instructions.
It remained one of the few systems on the market to combine the advantages of both touch-screen and voice activation, thus avoiding the limitations of hand-eye coordination imposed by conventional control knobs.
The next technological leap came in 2009 with the launch of the RX 450h. Moving the screen higher up the dashboard to a location that was more easily readable and therefore safer to use, the touch-screen function became redundant.
So the RX 450h debuted a new, centralised control system called Remote Touch. This intuitive new controller worked like a computer mouse, allowing the user to control all audio, navigation, climate, phone and set-up functions from one remote location.
The latest system is powered by an immense 40GB hard disc drive (HDD) memory in support of its navigation functions, 10GB of which provides on-board storage for around 2,000 digital music files. It is widely regarded as one of the fastest-responding and most accurate guidance systems on the market, offering full-map coverage across Europe, with automatic links to local traffic information data for efficient route planning.
This HDD-based system remains at the heart of all current Lexus satellite navigation systems. Screen sizes are increasing, however, with the 12.3-inch wide multimedia display fitted to the LS and some GS models being the largest on the market.
What features will mark the next generation of satellite navigation systems? You can be sure that Lexus engineers are working on them right now.
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1999 is200 european model fitted a 6.5 inches wide16:9 screen with cd based computer. It had no touch screen but a remote in the central console near the handbrake. It's still now usable and really accurate. In the 2001 restyling version a 7 inches dvd based navigation system took place of the cd based and voice input command was added working for both na and radio in the USA, while in Europe it just drove the nav system.
I have just bought my first Lexus, a 2014 CT200H Luxury with sat nav, Love the car and the sat nav so far seems to do a good job BUT, for me, and I suspect others, there is one facility missing which would improve it significantly.
I come from a Tom Tom touch screen background and find that a one touch voice on / off is a massive plus. I can turn off the the voice easily if I just want to follow the guidance and switch it on again if upcoming directions look complex or I need a reminder if the turn off is some distance off. I sometimes like to make my own twist on a journey and do not want an annoying voice telling me to get back onto the guidance route. The other help is that the arrival time is always displayed so I can monitoe my progress towards my destination.
Unless someone can explain an alternative system to do the same with the Lexus satnav it takes several steps to turn the voice off by going into the car's settings menu and adjusting the volume down. Putting the voice on again takes as long. Doing this whilst driving would be dangerous and to have to stop would be a real pain!! – I currently use the "suspend navigation" facility which takes 3 steps (eyes can be kept on the road) but of course you loose the arrival time.
Surely it would not be difficult for Lexus to add perhaps a "voice on/off" feature with a maximum of two stages?? – It could be added to the next map / firmware update when the car is serviced.
If anyone has found a simple work around using the currrent system perhaps they could let me know.
Tobi Chatfield says:
Hi Robin,
Thanks for your post.
Unfortunately there are currently no alternative means of switching voice navigation on/off. We appreciate your feedback regarding this and will be sure to pass it on to the relevant product team for future software updates.
Tobi,
Thank you for your reply – I hope the relevant product team can come up with something!! Meanwhile I shall continue to enjoy my new Lexus!!
Quasars says:
Are any of the new systems available as retrofit for the 2005 LS 430? What is the latest system compatible with 2005 that has maximum number of features now available in the 2014 models?
Unfortunately the navigation systems are not interchangeable as the wiring and connections are different.
We would recommend contacting your local Lexus centre who'll be able to take a look at your current system, and advise on any map or software updates.
I have a lexus is300h which is a really good car except for the sat nav, I find it impossible to operate despite reading a 111 page booklet!! I now wish I had gone for an Audi
David Crouch says:
Hello Chris
Thanks for your post and sorry to read your comments about the satnav.
Your Lexus dealer would be more than happy to help go through the operation of the satellite navigation with you. If there are any areas you need help with or you would like us to get them to contact you directly, please let us know as we would would like to help.
I agree with Chris' comment about Lexus navigation. Although I can use it, it is cumbersome. My daughter had the use of an Audi while her Lexus CT was having accident damage repaired. I looked at the Audi nav and it is far more intuitive than the Lexus system. Makes the Lexus system look really inferior. However despite this I personally would not want an Audi car over a Lexus. But Lexus really ought to improve this aspect as they must lose sales in an open market.
Thank you for your post Bob.
We would like to pass this feedback to the Lexus product team so if there are specific areas of operation which are not so straightforward then please let us know.
Stephen Bennett says:
Hi David – hope you don't mind me chipping in here? I just picked up my first Lexus a couple of weeks ago: a 2010 RX450h, and I'm absolutely delighted with it, but have a couple of suggestions about the SatNav based on my experience so far (apologies if newer versions have already addressed these complaints!).
1. There's no easy way to turn the voice guidance on/off, without having to go through umpteen menu options. There's a button marked 'MAP [VOICE]' right next to the remote touch controller – it would be great if you could press & hold this for 1 second to toggle voice guidance on/off
2. The menu up/down buttons don't do anything when in the map view – why not use them to zoom in/out?
3. There should be some way of entering a new destination from the map screen – maybe a new on-screen button at the bottom? Or how about clicking on the arrival time/distance box on the left?
4. Postcode search is the most common way most people are going enter a destination, so why is it on page 2? This should be the first option on page 1
5. There are no speed cameras listed in POIs, as I've seen in other systems – this would be a really useful addition
Having said that, I find the rest of the system really good to use, and the map view and guidance instructions (diagrams and voice) very clear and understandable – it's just a bit cumbersome having to go through so many menus all the time.
Hello Stephen
No problem in chipping in and great to hear your thoughts about ownership. Glad that you are enjoying your RX 450h. In terms of the points you have raised these were sent to our Lexus product team earlier to go through and we will be posting a reply once we have some further feedback.
In the meantime thanks again for taking the time to post this. It really is the case that hearing from owners can help shape product in the future.
I have received feedback from our product team in relation to your comments. We are aware of these issues and have raised them with the Lexus Division. On the first point we do take on board the turning off/on of the guidance and accept this could be a bit more straightforward and have passed on this feedback. The same also applies to points 2 and 3. With the postcode search, we have raised this previously as you are correct, post code is the most common way to search. We have also received requests for the addition of speed cameras to the system. By providing us with your comments we would hope to add these improvements for future product. Glad you are enjoying your RX 450h and please let us know if you have any other questions or queries.
Bob, many thanks, I will contact my closest dealer in Sheffield and go see them, thanks again, Chris
Les Harris says:
I am on my 5th Lexus and just love the cars I have owned 3 RX and my wife now has CT200H and I have the LX 570
the only down on Lexus is the Sat Nav system none of the cars have had a decent one I found the ones bought in local shop far better than the lexus unit they are easy and cheap to up date as new roads are added a lot user friendly I would just like a system that I can put in my car to replace the lexus one but still use the same display. I have spoken to lexus of perth hundreds of times when buying and having service done but their hands are tied they cannot offer a solution
Charlotte Mills says:
Hello Les,
Thank you for your post. We're sorry to hear of your comments about the sat nav, however we are solely responsible for the Lexus operations in the UK market. We would recommend contacting Lexus Australia regarding your concerns. To help further here is a direct link. http://www.lexus.com.au/contact/.
I have recently taken delivery of a 2010 RX premium which is fully loaded. The sat nav does not show speed limits for the current road. Could this be added on an update? Otherwise a very fine car.
Thank you for your post. Unfortunately this is not possible on this system. If you have any other questions please let us know.
Peter Fuell says:
Our 2008 Lexus will not accept the 8 characters of the U.K postcode. Is there any way we can update the software?
Thank you for your post. We have spoken with our technical department and to look into this further please could you advise us on your make and model car and registration? Many thanks.
G Goff says:
I have a RX400 executive limited addition and would also like to know if it possible to allow full post-code searching on the sat nav? Thanks
Ella Churchill says:
Thanks for your post. Unfortunately a full postal code search is not available, however current models do allow this facility. Many thanks.
I am now on my 5 th Lexus and the Sat nav is no better than the first so I also have a Tom Tom it is more accurate and better information
I have as is300h 2013. I find that the sat have system picks up speed cameras on a route , then fails to pick up those same cameras later the same day in the same direction. At the same time the sat have is working accurately. Any suggestions?
Thank you for your post. Do you have Premium or Standard Navigation in your vehicle? If your IS 300h has the Premium Navigation System there is a software upgrade which may include fixes to solve this issue. Many thanks.
Premium.
Is the upgrade chargeable?
How likely to include fixes to the issue?
I need to know whether or not I can rely on the system.
jamz says:
Hi I have gone from an is250 2012 model to a gs250 2013 model however despite having the premium Navigation system my gs does not have any speed camera notifications nor does it show up as POI despite my older is250 having this feature along with my partners 2013 ct. I have queried this several times with the dealerships service department but they seem to know less and have only advised that something could be disconnected (which they are yet to find) or that i need to pay an extra £400 for a full system upgrade despite already having the premium installed that should already have this feature and just to point out they cannot confirm a system update will resolve the issue. I'm a little surprised that the service departments haven't a clue as to what the issue is and how to resolve it.
Hi Jamz,
Thanks for getting in touch. It would be helful if we had the VIN (or reg no) as well as the map version and map Update ID. If you could provide us with this, our technical team can have a look into this for you. Many thanks.
It would appear there is an issue with the 2013 version of the premium nav. Question is what are Lexus prepared to do about it. I certainly won't be paying Lexus for an update, which may not solve the problem.
Come on Lexus – premium brand?
Have you reported your issues with our Lexus UK customer relations team?
Steve Penlington says:
Hi i have a 2013 rx 450h with premium sat nav but it will not pick up speed cameras pleas advise.
Thanks for getting in touch. Have you been to your Lexus Centre about this issue? Many thanks.
Hi i have called the lexus dealer and they say it should work automatically.
Why can't u say whether or not this upgrade is chargeable and likely hood of a the fix working.this question seems to be moderated out?
Michael Copus says:
Hi Rob. Please accept our apologies. You post was held in our moderation queue over the weekend. We would advise you visit your local Lexus centre, who can take a look at the system and determine if an update would help. There may be a cost attached to this – your dealer will advise. Thank you.
Re Ella Churchill's of 11th Oct. Yes, I have and no help. It appears I am not the only one. See Jamz of 27th Sept. I suspect we would both like an FOC update/upgrade to see if that solves the issues.
Thanks for getting back to us. Could you provide us with your case reference number? We can look at the status of your case and advise from there.
Grandpa says:
I have two lexus a LX570 and a CT200H both have the worst SAT Nav there is on the matarket
I certainly will not be paying for a Lexus sat nav update the last one cost $300 aAustralian and now I am advised it will now cost $800 I have bought a cheap TOM TOM to use and it is great and updated every 3 months for free
Les Harris
Perth Western Australia
Thanks for getting in touch. We're sorry to hear you're unhappy with your navigation system. Have you spoken to Lexus Australia about this?
many times it all started when i bought my first Lexus a RX350 and 5 Lexus later not much improvement, its only becuase of the quality of the cars and the excelant service from Lexus of perth that I still buy Lexus I understand that Audi are no better
Thanks for getting back to us. Unfortunately, we are unable to comment on service given by Lexus Australia. We would have to advise getting back in touch with them to voice your concerns. We're glad to hear you still buy Lexus cars and we'd like this to continue Les.
This is ali from tehran.
I have a lexus ES350 model 2010.unfurtunatly dvd map inside navigation system is belong gcc countries.i heared the said dvd map has not been produced for iran why?
How can help me?
Lexus UK says:
Thank you for your comment. Please could you contact Lexus in your region as they would be in the best position to assist you. Many thanks.
johnnief says:
Can you help please. I have a UK(RHD) 2012 lexus IS 250 which I have decided to update the maps. Even though the car is registered on, mylexus, and verified, you cannot identify the nav system. It certainly does not look like one of the three pictures available as choices.
I also went to
lexus-mapupdates.eu
where there are 9 possibles. My nav system handbook (appendix, page 402) says it is
type EM01A1
Without being able to cross reference this to the availble choices how am i supposed to buy the correct map update?
My local Lexus dealer (who did not supply the car) is frankly out of their comfort zone…
Reading the posts- above the reg no of the car is BV62UZW and its an IS250, ie the top of the range(=expensive) at the time
You really should be able to identify the parts you put into the vehicle with this info.
Hi Johnnief,
Thank you for getting in touch. We'd advise contacting your local dealer as they'd be in the best position to help. Similarly if you provide your reg or VIN number we will be able to look into it for you and pass this information on. Thanks.
very unsatisfactory response. The dealer has already had the information and told me that this model of Lexus would need to be taken to another location 50 miles away. You have already had the registration number and its verified on the mylexus site – see post above.
Now kindly answer the question- which of 9 possibles is the correct system to choose on the lexus-mapupdates.eu website
Sorry about the confusion. We've passed your email on to our Multimedia Team and they will contact you directly. Thanks.
EasyRider says:
My experience with the dealer was similar. My issue was never resolved. The dealer even asked if I had the radio switched on(problem being that satnav not picking up speed cameras!) It is a poor system. If I were you I would use a different system
We're sorry to hear this. If you wish to discuss this further we'd advise contacting our Customer Relations team. You can find their contact details here: https://www.lexus.co.uk/concierge-tool/contact-us/. Many thanks.
P.BATEMAN says:
I have a Lexus RC with premium Sat Nav. I Agree with the comments on how many steps it needs to shut the nice lady up.:_ However, my question is the opposite, Can you get the last instruction repeated, and or the updated guidance between the last instruction and the next?(which is the same)
All the other Sat navs will do this, although its not necessarily obvious how.
Thank you for getting in touch. We'd advise contacting your local Lexus dealer as they are in the best position to assist. You can find your local dealer here: https://www.lexus.co.uk/forms/find-a-centre. Thanks.
Colin Brett says:
Hello everyone I have a 2001 Lexus IS200 with the flip up sat nav on top of the dash my question is this can I fit a reverse parking camera and connect it to the sat nav to act as the screen when in reverse many thanks Colin
Hi Colin,
Thanks for getting in touch. We would advise contacting your local Lexus Centre who will be able to advise you on this further. They will also be best equipped to discuss parts, pricing and fitting.
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I first posted this song just prior to Day One, which we now remember for the risible performances displayed on the witness stand. At the time, which certainly wasn't a peak of magnanimity for me, I supposed that "Pink Moon" was based on some ancient notion about a harbinger of doom. Good enough.
Some contend that the song refers to the first full moon in April, which the Iroquois called the "killing moon" while others retort that such usage was inconsistent with the songwriter's frame of reference and that any symbolism Nick Drake employed would have been based on what he knew of Buddhism, Hinduism and the 17th Century metaphysical poets and …If you're like me you're thinking that there are those with too much time on their hands.
What we do know is that "Pink Moon" is the title song from Nick Drake's third and final album of the same name. Released in 1972, towards the end of his short, rather melancholic life, it was recorded in a pair of two-hour sessions that each began at midnight in October of '71. Except for the title song, on which Drake used overdubbing to include piano, the record features only his vocals and guitar.
Perhaps it's progress but I no longer hold that "Pink Moon" has ominous overtones. Instead I agree with one pundit who notes that Drake was a notorious insomniac. And who among us hasn't experienced those barren, withering hours where no matter how much you wish it, sleep is not an option?
You play your guitar. Perhaps you read. Perhaps you read about the new day's waning moon. Eventually the nocturnal darkness subsides. Daylight inexorably bleeds over the sky. The moon takes on a pinkish hue.
You're exhausted and yet still awake. No use arguing with the dawn, no one stands that tall. There goes the night. Here comes the sun. Pink moon is on its way.
Although it took only a few hours to record, "mastering the mix" would have taken some time longer. Apparently Drake was there. Later on he left the finished tape on the main lobby desk of his record label (Island Records) without a mention to anyone. After someone noticed it days later, "Pink Moon" would be pressed into an album that would garner little attention upon its release, or even upon the weary young man's death from overdose in 1974.
Famously, it would be decades before Nick Drake would become roundly hailed as one of the most influential artists of the last half-century. And it will take even longer, perhaps for some to realize that the dawning of a new day is infinitely more powerful than any harbinger of doom.


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With over 800,000 customers, Sage has to be the number one UK vendor when it comes to small-business accounting, and Sage 50 Accounts one of its top products. As such it comes as no surprise to find no major changes in the latest, 2013, version, where the emphasis is very much on making the software easier to use. That said, it does feature a new reports browser and improvements when it comes to e-mail and Excel integration, plus a revamped help centre and a couple of other new options.
A Windows-only product, Sage 50 Accounts can be installed and run on most versions of the Microsoft desktop up to and including Windows 8. It can also be shared on a peer-to-peer or server-based network. Prices start at £595 (ex. VAT) for which you get a single user, single company license. A second user license will add £265 (ex. VAT) to this price and additional companies £275 (ex. VAT) each. Upgrades for existing customers can also be had, starting at £305 (ex. VAT).
Included in the purchase price is 45 days telephone support which can be further bolstered by adding tiered SageCover support services, starting at £155 (ex. VAT). Training is also available along with custom stationery in the form of invoices, purchase orders etc. designed specifically to be used with the accounts software. In terms of book keeping functionality, the usual sales and purchase ledgers, banking options and so on all come as standard, as does stock control. Payroll, however, needs to be provided for separately, either by Sage or another vendor.
Getting started with Sage
Software installation is straightforward and, once complete, a simple questionnaire takes you through the various options needed to configure a new company file with shortcuts depending on the type of organisation involved?sole trader, limited company, partnership, charity and so on. Standard VAT, cash accounting and flat rate schemes are all supported, as is electronic filing with HMRC and the use of multiple currencies, although this last option is only available in the Professional edition (£1,170 ex. VAT).
A new customise your company "launchpad" (a wizard by any other name) has been added in this release to explain and configure key components of the product. This has separate sections for customers and sales, suppliers and purchases, banking etc, each with a tutorial video plus a new "Setup Now" button for when you've digested the information.
The new launchpad can be run again later if wanted, which is just as well as you don't get a manual any more. Just a bunch of PDF guides plus access to a built-in help centre which has been moved online in the 2013 edition and enhanced with new content and an improved search. Added to which there's the bundled telephone and e-mail support for both technical and accounting issues.
While on the subject of e-mail, the ability to e-mail invoices, statements and other documents rather than post them also comes in for attention. Not least by the inclusion of a welcome set of new pre-set options to work with Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail and other providers. And, instead of having to manually configure each type of document, default e-mail settings can now be assigned automatically.
Usability and more
Already pretty intuitive, the user interface is tweaked rather than radically altered in this release with over 1,000 buttons and labels updated to make them easier to understand. Likewise, changes have been made to reduce the need for repetitive operations. For example, you can now select multiple stock items and add them together to a quote, order or invoice, plus make sure you have the stock available at the point of order, again, a new option in this release. Cash sales can also be recorded more easily, with a new one-click option to record the payment and mark the invoice as paid, all in one go.
Elsewhere it becomes a lot easier to design your own invoices, sales orders and the like, while the cheque layout has been re-designed to meet industry standards. Month-end and year-end processing have also been broken into steps to make the tasks involved a lot simpler and VAT reporting, similarly, made easier in this release. For example, following reconciliation, a new VAT Tasks window will guide you through VAT liability payment/reclaim and e-filing, with new Intrastat reporting formats also provided for companies trading with the EU.
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And then there's the all new report browser with detailed descriptions, filters and previews to help with selection, plus the ability to define favourites; action buttons to quickly open or export reports; and an indicator to show when reports are running. Design and customisation of reports has been simplified and there's a new option to re-use the same style across reports rather than format each one individually.
Reporting performance is enhanced too. Reports in the 2012 release were already a lot quicker to run and those enhancements continue in the 2013 product?not a major concern for smaller companies perhaps, but a real plus for those with large numbers of transactions to track.
And lastly, integration with Excel is vastly improved with the option to export data directly, plus an "export to Excel" button that appears over 100 times, making it a much easier and more obvious option. Added to which an Excel Integrated Reporting Module, installed as an add-on for Excel if found on the host system, adds Sage functions, data ranges and workbooks to give a more comprehensive set of reporting options within spreadsheets.
Overall we were impressed with what we found in this product. Moreover, although aimed more at professional book keepers and accountants than novice company owners, Sage Accounts 50 has an enviable reputation when it comes to trading off usability against functionality. A reputation that can only be enhanced by the latest 2013 release, which adds enhancements only where they are needed without rocking the boat and requiring lots of extra training.
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Clifton Richard "Cliff" Pittman, 87, of Laurel, MS, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Seminary, MS. He was born Tuesday, May 26, 1931 in Jones County, MS.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Pittman and Ada Fountain Pittman; son, Clifton Richard "Ricky" Pittman Jr.; siblings, Mufford Pittman, Harrison Pittman, Claude Pittman, Dovie Mae Pittman Welch, Clara Aline Pittman Powell, Margaret Pittman Holifield, Minnie Pittman Ellzey and Vallie Pittman Yates.
Survivors include his wife, Chellie Lou Pittman; children, Robert Pittman (Sandy), Myrick, MS, Michael Pittman (Patricia), Collins, MS, Chris Pittman (Cindy), Bassfield, MS, Steven Pittman, Bassfield, MS; Jason Pittman (Marie), Bassfield, MS and Patricia Ann Carter McCray, Seminary, MS; grandchildren, Tonya Leigh Pittman Jones (Willie), Collins, MS, Carol Lynn Pittman Howze (Rusty), Collins, MS, Ronnie Ray McClellan (Debra), Ellisville, MS, James Benton White (Kristen), Lumberton, TX, Mikie Pittman (Cassie), Prentiss, MS, Kevin Pittman (Amanda), Collins, MS, Levi Pittman, Collins, MS, Nikki Pittman Zuniga (Carlos), Prairieville, LA, Jessica Woodruff Anthony (Josh), Columbia, MS, Jon Woodruff (Miranda), Purvis, MS, Halie Pittman, Hattiesburg, MS, Steven Pittman Jr., Bassfield, MS, Tyler Pittman, Bassfield, MS, Kelly Pittman, SC, Jason "Bubba" Pittman Jr. (Elizabeth), Collins, MS, Shawn Pittman, Hillsboro, IL, Ashleigh Pittman, Bassfield, MS, Ronnie McCray (Laura), Seminary, MS, Sarah McCray Bradshaw (James), Magee, MS and Lacey McCray Lewis (Steven), Magee, MS; 29 great grandchildren and sister, Ollie Pittman Newsome, Lake Charles, LA.
Pallbearers will be Jason "Bubba" Pittman Jr., Justin Levi Pittman, Jon Woodruff, Jonathan Austin Lee Craft, Willie Ashton Lee Jones and Steven Pittman Jr.


I've picked up stuff from Motostorm in Italy. Sidi Crossfire SRS if I recall correctly. Great price and good to deal with.
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I guess that like hands, our feet vary as well. All I can say is that my Forma adventure lows felt comfortable from the moment that I put them on. No "wearing in" required at all.
I still remember years ago filling new dirt bike boots with water and walking around the back yard in them until they dried out!
On the no returns policy when using eBay I always look at the "sellers other items" as well as the rating and the age online of the seller to determine if I will buy there. I always use PayPal anyway. I NEVER buy where PayPal is not accepted.
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I bought the Forma Adventure High (in black) last summer because I was headed to a long gravel trip in Newfoundland and Labrador and wanted a bit more protection. I also found that they felt great right out of the box. I ordered the same Euro size (45) as a pair of Dainese Touring boots I bought from Motostorm a few years ago and they fit perfectly.
I'll be using them again this coming September on a 3 week trip out West with my son, we plan on doing parts of the New Mexico and Colorado Backcountry Discovery routes. Really looking forward to that trip!
P.s, I did have to move the shift lever up and ended up ordering Rick's (@AdventureTech) Gear shift Relocation/Extension piece that is an add on to the foot peg lowering kit that I already had installed. That gave me the right amount of adjustment to make the shift lever right.
It did cross my mind that these could be knock-offs, but I guess I was in a take a leap of faith kind of mood. I'm not too concerned, given the seller's high rating. At the end of the day, $150 isn't gonna break me. It'll pi$$ me off, but it won't send me to the poor house.
At any rate, by this time next week, I suppose I'll know one way or the other.
Just an FYI to those concerned about knock-offs or exchange issues if they don't fit, Motostorm in Italy has these for $169.96 US. I'm attaching a screenshot from today to show that exact price.
I've spent beaucoup dollars with them for boots, jackets and even Givi Outback Trekker cases and never had a problem while saving hundreds of dollars. Sure it takes a bit longer to reach me but hey, it's winter time and I can wait.
I'm a big fan of Motostorm. I purchased several things from them, including Kappa Venture sidecases and Givi racks. I had a slight problem with the racks, and they made it right.
I almost bought the Forma boots from Motostorm, but then I found the eBay listing and decided to take a chance.
Thanks for letting us know about the deal! I feel pretty good about the boots (and my order) given the seller's response to me and his high reviews. He has many other Forma boots for sale as well, so it all seems legit. Like you said, we shall see when the boots come in.
I picked up a pair two years ago for that price on eBay if they're knockoffs they're the best ones I've ever purchased and will do it again.
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Order placed for the US size 12. $188USD all duty and taxes in and shipped to Canada by Mar 20. Looks legit. Will advise if there's anything out of sorts.
Last edited by America First; 03-06-2019 at 05:40 PM.
Going by the chart on his page you want the inside measurement of the boot to be at least 3/4 inch bigger than your foot is. I wear a size 12 in most although a 13 lately has been better for my sensitive big toes. My foot measures 11 3/4 inch from heal to toe. Even the size 14 would be too short?
Measure your feet length against the boot's inside length (see below).
The inside length should be at least 3/4 inch longer than your feet.


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Q: Zsh bad substitution error in zshrc I have this in my .zhsrc file:
[[ -n "${key[Home]}"    ]]  && bindkey  "${key[Home]}"    beginning-of-line

Pressing Home on my keyboard does seem to trigger going to the beggining of line, so it seems to work, however whenever I edit the .zshrc in vim and save it SyntasticCheck zsh reports a "bad substitution" error.
Is this an error on my part or a bug in the syntax checker?
Edit in response to comment:
No I do not get an error when Zsh starts and yes Syntastic checker says the error is on that line.
$ sed -n /Home/l .zshrc
key[Home]=${terminfo[khome]}$
[[ -n "${key[Home]}"    ]]  && bindkey  "${key[Home]}"    beginning-o\
f-line$

EDIT 2. Output of zsh -vn .zshrc
I cleaned up my .zshrc file to this:
echo OK
[[ -n "${key[Home]}"    ]]  && bindkey  "${key[Home]}"    beginning-of-line
echo OK2

When I start my shell I see both OK and OK2, no errors show. But here's the output of zsh -vn .zshrc
# /etc/zsh/zshenv: system-wide .zshenv file for zsh(1).
#
# This file is sourced on all invocations of the shell.
# If the -f flag is present or if the NO_RCS option is
# set within this file, all other initialization files
# are skipped.
#
# This file should contain commands to set the command
# search path, plus other important environment variables.
# This file should not contain commands that produce
# output or assume the shell is attached to a tty.
#
# Global Order: zshenv, zprofile, zshrc, zlogin

if [[ -z "$PATH" || "$PATH" == "/bin:/usr/bin" ]]
then
        export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games"
fi
echo OK
[[ -n "${key[Home]}"    ]]  && bindkey  "${key[Home]}"    beginning-of-line
.zshrc:2: bad substitution

Edit 3
Version: zsh 5.0.7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

A: That was a bug in some older versions of zsh fixed in 5.1. Changelog:

2015-07-15  Barton E. Schaefer

*

*35799: Src/params.c: with NO_EXEC, parse parameter subscript
     expressions to correctly balance enclosing braces, but do not
     perform the subscripting

after it was reported the same day.
With those versions, it can be reproduced with:
$ zsh -nc '${a[1]}'
zsh:1: bad substitution

According to git bisect, the bug was introduced in 2011 in a fix to a similar issue for associative arrays in commit dfc26195c916d54163a3f0dd2eb159db2d974569, starting with version zsh-4.3.12
More generally, zsh -n (or anyshell -n) is quite limited in its ability to lint code as since it's not running the code, it can't do much in areas where the way some code is evaluated depends on some code that was run beforehand.
For instance ${a[1+]} is invalid for an array, but OK for a hash. Without knowing which zsh -n just doesn't complain.
It can also give false positives like in:
alias aslongas=while
aslongas whatever; do
  something
done

Where it complains about that unexpected do because it has not acknowledged aslongas as an alias for while.

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Add a dynamic page to the SoleCollector iPad Magazine that allows users to purchase an exclusive Nike shoe via the Nike API technology. Prove SoleCollector revenue streams.
Work with the SoleCollector team to ensure that our design and code integrated perfectly into their iPad magazine. Work with Nike directly with their--then beta--store API. It was expected that this page would be accessed in a big rush when the magazine was available and that the shoes would sell out within a few hours of launch. With that in mind, Montana Banana ensured that our code was as fast and compact as possible to help keep the server load and page load times under control.
The magazine launched without a hitch and all users will able to successfully purchase shoes until the stock ran out. Montana Banana delivered all design and code in scope, on time, and within budget. We were able to deliver the project early enough for thorough testing on both the Nike and SoleCollector sides, making all parties feel comfortable about launching the project. Project launch resulted in a nearly instant sell out of the coveted shoe.
This launch helped show suitors SoleCollector could be profitable. Shortly after launch, SoleCollector was bought.


Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. is proud to provide high quality musical instruments at affordable prices. Our reputation, service and our competitive prices is something that we pride ourselves on.
If you purchased a brand new instrument from us that still falls under the manufacture warranty, simply bring the instrument to our store and we will process the claim. All warranty inquiries must be made through an authorized dealer (Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc.) We will contact the manufacture to begin the claim process. During this time we will do our best to keep you informed of the step by step process, as each claim will have it's own time frame. Thus giving you complete peace of mind knowing that your investment is protected. For specifics on Conn-Selmer or Yamaha warranties, please follow the links provided.
Our rental instruments come with 9 months of "normal wear and tear" coverage or a limited warranty. Corks, springs, pads, felts and other parts subject to normal wear have limited warranty coverage. Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. will be the sole judge as to the cause of damage or defects. If warranty repairs are necessary, Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. is the only facility where these repairs are authorized to be completed. Any repairs not completed in our facility void any and all coverage. Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. will not cover repairs completed by another repair company or individual. The lessee is responsible for bringing the instrument to our repair facility and the pick up of the instrument.
There is no warranty against deterioration due to perspiration, acid, corrosion, atmosphere, wear and tear or other external causes.
This Warranty does not cover damages resulting from accident, misuse or tampering.
Owner/Lessee should return the instrument to Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. to report a warranty issue and to diagnose the problem.
Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc. will do their best to repair the instrument within 7 business days (not guaranteed) and return the repaired instrument back to the Owner/Lessee.
Coverage starts from the day the instrument is received.
Shipping and insurance charges for instruments requiring warranty services are to be paid by the owner/lessee.
Recourse on repair/replacement of parts or whole is at the sole discretion of Shen-Valley Band Instrument Service, Inc.
Any repairs carried out by another repair facility or a third party will NOT be reimbursed under any circumstances.
Any repairs carried our by another repair facility or a third party (including but not limited to private instructors and/or band directors) void any and all coverage.
Damages, deterioration or malfunction resulting form misuse, negligence, accident, abuse, improper operation or failure to properly maintain the instrument, in warrantor's judgment, are not covered under this limited warranty.
Damages that, in the warrantor's judgment, have been brought about by repair or alteration done by a repair persons not specifically authorized to do so are not covered under this Warranty.
Lacquer, epoxy and plated finishes. There is no warranty against deterioration due to perspiration, acid, corrosion, atmosphere, wear and tear or other external causes.
Mouthpieces, reeds, cases, corks, springs, pads and other parts or accessories subject to normal wear or customization have no warranty coverage.
This Warranty shall not extend to consequential damages, which include but are not limited to loss of use of the instrument, third party actions (fire, collision, vandalism, theft, etc.).


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University of Washington Seminar: A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth
Posted October 19, 2006 1:13 AM
Join us for the next University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar! George Shaw of Union College will be speaking on the topic "A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth." Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2:30PM PDT (11:30am HT/3:30pm MDT/4:30pm CDT/5:30pm EDT)
Abstract: A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth
It is widely agreed that carbon first arrived on Earth in a reduced form, as found in almost all meteorites, and was abiotic in origin. For more than thirty years, the prevailing view has been that the carbon in Earth's early atmosphere (and near surface environment) was virtually all in the form of carbon dioxide, the oxidized chemical state found in volcanic gases that are thought to be the source of atmospheric carbon compounds resulting from degassing of Earth's interior.
For about the same period of time there has also been broad agreement that a large fraction of the near-surface volatiles, including both water and carbon compounds, were degassed very early in Earth's history, implying a carbon dioxide rich early atmosphere. This has been thought by many to be a suitable explanation of the necessary enhanced greenhouse effect required to compensate for the early faint sun.
On the other hand there are several lines of evidence strongly at odds with this model for the early atmosphere:
1) Very early, Rubey pointed out the drastic geochemical and sedimentological consequences of a large CO2-rich atmosphere, including both severe weathering effects and consequent massive deposition of carbonate rocks, for which there is little or no evidence in the early Archean.
2) The delay in oxygenation of the atmosphere following the advent of oxygenic photosynthesis in cyanobacteria, as early as 2.8 BYBP (perhaps even earlier) is a long recognized (if often ignored) problem. Analysis of various sinks and nutrient constraints does not eliminate this problem.
3) The record of carbon isotopes in sediments points to a longstanding (at least since ca. 3.5 BYBP) balance between carbonate carbon and biogenic (fixed organic) carbon at a ratio of about 4 to 1. This implies substantial (and very early) fixation of large amounts of biogenic carbon and release of proportional amounts of free oxygen, which is inconsistent with geologic and isotopic evidence for an anoxic surface environment until ca. 2.1-2.3 BYBP.
These problems could be solved if one could identify a reservoir to hold the degassed carbon and release it into the biosphere on a geologic time scale. The lack of residual early Archean carbonate sediments (or metasediments) from such a hypothetical reservoir speaks against carbonate as the reservoir substance. The likelihood of early degassing precludes a deeper (e.g. upper mantle) reservoir. The only remaining choice is a reduced carbon reservoir at or near the surface. This reservoir cannot be atmospheric methane (or other gaseous hydrocarbon) because photochemical reactions rapidly remove such compounds from the atmosphere.
An early ocean with a high concentration of photochemically (and electrically) produced complex organic compounds solves all of these problems, with the added attraction that it is a favorable environment for the emergence of life. The oxidation of subducted organic rich sediments during upper mantle magmagenesis slowly provides CO2 to the surface environment, on a time scale consistent with the time scale for oxygenation of the surface environment by photosynthetic cyanobacteria, with the record of carbon isotopes in sedimentary rocks, and with the record of carbonate sedimentation.
An early reduced carbon reservoir at/near Earth's surface follows directly from early degassing, under reducing conditions, of the original (and/or hydrogenated) meteoritic carbon compounds. The largely methane atmosphere so produced is short lived, but the photochemical products accumulate in the ocean and are continuously recycled into the atmosphere as methane by low temperature hydrothermal activity. This model provides a suitable source of the early (methane) enhanced greenhouse effect.
For connection information and more, please visit http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/seminars/seminar_detail.cfm?ID=93 [Source: NAI Newsletter]
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Join us for the next University of Washington Astrobiology Seminar! George Shaw of Union College will be speaking on the topic \"A (not so) Brief History of Carbon on Earth.\" Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2:30PM PDT (11:30am HT/3:30pm MDT/4:30pm CDT/5:30pm EDT)


Most of the Supervised Machine Learning algorithms are model based, i.e., given a set of training points we find a function that maps input points to output labels. This means that after utilization of the training points to find the model function, we can throw away data points keeping only the function parameters!
KNN works on the principle of majority wins and similarity matters. What do I mean by that? Let's understand how KNN works!
Instantiate a KNN object with a natural number.
Provide the KNN object with the training data. – .fit(X, y).
The .fit() method does only one thing! It creates a copy of all of these training points and stores it in the KNN object.
A given test point is matched to every single point in the training set copy using a similarity metric.
Similarity metric is a mathematical function that takes two points – a test set point and a training set point and gives a real number- which is bigger if the two points are more similar and small if the two points are less similar.
Collect K highest similarity values and labels of associated training points out of all these estimations.
Find the label with majority out of these K points.
This label is our prediction result.
Repeat step 4 for all test points.
Remember: Here, similarity metric, when referred in mathematical terms, is inverse of distance measure between two points.
Before going ahead, let's define a class that mimics our requirement till this point!!
Now that we've a basic structure of our class ready, let's learn about the distance measures that play major role for similarity metrics.
Use this when there are features with vastly different range. It is the sum of absolute difference between the features of the two points.
This is the most frequently used distance function. Make sure to standardize the data so that each feature has almost identical range. It is the root mean square of the difference between the features of the two points.
A distance function which generalizes the basic formula of Manhattan and Euclidean Distance. It is the pth root of the sum of pth power of absolute difference between the features of the two points.
We know that euclidean distance gets distorted by highly varying range of features while Manhattan distance tries to resolve it. Using this information, we can tweak p to give us something in the middle or can use a search algorithm to find a suitable p value that works for a given dataset.
Let's add this new knowledge to our already defined class.
We can certainly see a block of negative region around point (-0.5, 0.48) in the first image. Although it should have been a region of positive labels, the model was fooled due to the presence of nearby outliers. This is resolved in the second image via the use of Manhattan Distance.
Now, let's see how minowski distance performs for different values of p.
After looking at these distance functions, you might have a question. If not, then let me ask you. What if none of the pre-defined distance functions is suitable enough for our problem statement? Naturally, we might be looking into creating our own distance measures. But to do so, we must take into account the properties that a distance measure should follow!
Note: For usage of distance measures, the properties matter but not their name. So just relax and focus on what the property means.
Non-Negativity: The distance between two points is always greater than and equal to zero.
Identity of indiscernible: The distance between x and y is equal to zero if and only if x is equal to y.
Symmetry: The distance between x and y is equal to the distance between y and x.
Triangle inequality: Considering the presence of a third point z, the distance between x and y is always less than or equal to the sum of the distance between x and z and the distance between y and z.
That concludes our discussion over distance measures. But we aren't there yet!
A KNN classifier has two major players in classification process – the distance measure and the hyperparameter k. While we have gone over the former a bit, we still need to work our way through the latter one.
Out of k closest data points, the majority of points of one class declares the label for the point under observation.
if k = 1, (aka Nearest Neighbor) classification might be wrong if the closest point is an outlier.
if k = any multiple of n, where n = number of classes, no majority situation can occur. Example: For 2 class classification, what if we have k = 8 out of which 4 points belong to each class.
Try to keep k = any multiple of n + 1, where n = number of classes and the multiple isn't 0. This gives us a tie-breaker.
Keep a validation set and a range of values of k and select the value of k where your performance metric starts to saturate on the validation set.
What if you have k = 9 for a 2 class classification, out of which 4 says true and 5 says false. According to scenario, 1 prediction must be false! But what if the 4 closest points are all true? Should our prediction still be False? That's where distance weighted KNN comes into play!
Convert distances of the closest k values to similarities. The closer the point, higher the similarity.
Find total similarity for each label in the closest k values.
The label with the highest total similarity will be our prediction.
Let's try this with an example. We will be working with euclidean distance.
Since total similarity of False label is higher, even though we've a majority of True labels, our prediction will be False.
This might have given you an essence of how important hyperparameter k is in the KNN algorithm.
With all said and done, you might still be very vary of using KNN in production. Let's learn why!
Note: Let's forget about matrix multiplication to simplify things. So let's just say, we've 1 feature.
For the model based approaches, we usually have an order of O(nxm) time for training (.fit() – n examples/batches and m iterations) and an order O(1) time for a prediction. This high order training time is due to the usage of optimization algorithms like Gradient Descent while training while the constant time for prediction is due to simple weighted sum of the input features.
In contrast to model based approach, data driven KNN has an order of O(1) time for training and an order of O(n) time for a prediction. For the former, it is due to the simple assignment operation in the fit(…) method. And for the latter, it is due to the computation of distance between every training point and the test point.
At time of deployment, our major focus is on prediction time. Thus, KNN raises a major issue of increased prediction time.
Although we can overcome this using hacks like parallelization, but these hacks require usage of more computation equipments making this an expensive approach.


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Q: python subprocess and grep command I am writing a script program with Python. Within this program, I need to get grep result of a filename and extract filenames from it.
I am stuck with 'grep' right now.
I try to grep a file named NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T and return the result.
My expected result should be the following:
grep: command/CVS: Is a directory
grep: command/obsolete: Is a directory
command/yosemite-2015.K:#p system/NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T

I can guarantee that this file exists and there is no problem in my path.
I can get the desired result by using os.system().
>>> import os
>>> from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
>>> from subprocess import CalledProcessError, check_output
>>> string = 'grep '+'NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T'+' command/*'
>>> os.system(string)
grep: command/CVS: Is a directory
grep: command/obsolete: Is a directory
command/yosemite-2015.K:#p system/NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T

But this function cannot return its output to screen. So I decided to use subprocess.check_output instead. But it raised CalledProcessError.
>>> p = check_output(string,shell=True)
grep: command/CVS: Is a directory
grep: command/obsolete: Is a directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 573, in check_output
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd, output=output)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'grep NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T command/*' returned non-zero exit status 2

So I looked up similar problems at stack overflow and deal with the exception this time. But it only prints the first two lines....
>>> try:
...     p = check_output(string,shell=True)
... except CalledProcessError as e:
...     print(e.returncode)
...
grep: command/CVS: Is a directory
grep: command/obsolete: Is a directory
2

So I changed to use Popen this time. However, it still had a problem. After it output first two lines, it run forever.
>>> p = Popen(string,shell=True,stdout=PIPE)
>>> grep: command/CVS: Is a directory
grep: command/obsolete: Is a directory

KeyboardInterrupt

I am totally stuck at this point.

A: Try to change p = Popen(string,shell=True,stdout=PIPE) to p = Popen(['grep', 'NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T', 'command/*'],stdout=PIPE) then use p.communicate() to read the output.
Or, use check_output(['grep', 'NoMoreHotCorner_20151006.T', 'command/*'])

A: Also if you need to get you command as string to a list
import shlex
and use shlex.split(command) to get your list


One of the most anticipated astronomical events of the year is set to peak this weekend, when debris from Halley's Comet will be visible in the night sky.
During the Orionid meteor shower's peak, skygazers will be able to see up to 20 meteors per hour from the Comet Halley, Devon Live reports.
Halley's Comet passes Earth every 75 to 76 years and, as it makes its way around the sun, it leaves a trail of gas and dust behind it.
This can be seen when the debris crosses Earth.
Until then, the Orionid meteor shower is the perfect way to catch a glimpse of the debris left by the famous space rock.
To give yourself the best chance of seeing the phenomenon, you'll want to get as far away as possible from light pollution.
Head for a dark area, such as the countryside or the suburbs.
Somerset is home to numerous parks and natural areas free from light pollution.
However, Exmoor National Park is considered one of the best.
In 2011, it was internationally recognised as a Dark Sky Reserve thanks to its undisrupted nocturnal environment.
It can take up to two hours for your eyes to full adjust to the dark, so don't be put off if you don't spot anything right away.
The skies also need to be clear, with very little or no cloud cover.


KFD Cooking Spray - is a low calorie spray preparation based on rapeseed oil. The perfect way to fry, grilling and baking without sticking the dishes to the pan and at the same time without additional, unnecessary calories (a portion of the product is about 2 kcal). Oil is especially recommended for heat treatment of dishes at high temperatures. It is characterized by thermal resistance and significant health value. It does not change the taste and aroma of prepared dishes.
Without calories or carbs, it is ideal to help prevent your food sticking during cooking!