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Home 2018 Stakes high as Mighty Macau revs up for WTCR OSCARO showdown
Stakes high as Mighty Macau revs up for WTCR OSCARO showdown
Magnificent seven bid for FIA World Touring Car Cup gold
Home ace Couto one of six wildcards in the pack
King of Macau Huff goes for record-extending win number 10
China's Ma returns after points-scoring effort on home soil
Seven drivers will hope they hold the trump card when the inaugural WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO heads for a season showdown to savour in Macau – the gambling capital of the world – from 15-18 November.
Gabriele Tarquini tops the pack after 27 all-action races in his BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR. But with 79 points covering the top seven and 87 up for grabs from the three counters that make up the Suncity Group Guia Race, the order is likely to be shuffled on a track that has provided the ultimate street-racing challenge for 65 years.
Macau's 6.120-kilometre Circuito da Guia blends twisty turns and narrow blasts with long, wide-open straights and sweeping corners – plus gradient changes – to create one of the most demanding and spectacular street circuits on the planet.
Touring car racing has been held in this Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China for more than half a century, with the famous Guia Race first run in 1972. Having welcomed the WTCC back to its streets last November for the penultimate event of the 2017 campaign when Rob Huff bagged a record ninth win, Macau hosts the WTCR OSCARO season finale with a season-high 31 drivers – representing seven customer racing brands – taking part.
Seven up for #SeasonShowdown
While Gabriele Tarquini is in the title ascendancy with a 39-point advantage over fellow Hyundai racer Yvan Muller, the experienced Italian has no plans to back off, with five other rivals all holding a mathematical chance of becoming the inaugural WTCR OSCARO champion.
"I've been leading this championship since the first race," said the 56-year-old, who is also chasing a first win in Macau. "I'm the oldest guy with everybody behind me. I will fight very hard to win this title but Macau is a lottery and we know it's very difficult."
Frenchman Muller, the most successful driver in World Touring Car history with four FIA titles, said: "Maybe we lost the championship but everything is possible. Until it's not mathematically possible you never give up. Macau is Macau and there are a lot of points [available]."
Sweden's Thed Björk, the 2017 FIA World Touring Car champion, is 14 points behind his YMR team-mate Muller with Spanish Cupra driver Pepe Oriola 11 points further back for Team OSCARO by Campos Racing.
Jean-Karl Vernay (Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team) is fifth in the table, 11 points down on Oriola and 75 adrift of Tarquini. Esteban Guerrieri (ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda) and Norbert Michelisz (BRC Racing Team) complete the seven title contenders, 78 and 79 points behind Tarquini respectively.
Although all seven championship chasers have raced on the Circuito da Guia before, only Muller and Michelisz have won in Macau with Michelisz taking the Guia Race laurels in 2010. With his title chances slim, the Hungarian will be using that triumph as a positive. "I'm not in the best position but in Macau everything can happen," he said.
The Magnificent Seven at a glance:
Gabriele Tarquini (Italy, BRC Racing Team): First position, 291 points
Yvan Muller (France, YMR): Second, 252 points
Thed Björk (Sweden, YMR): Third, 238 points
Pepe Oriola (Spain, Team OSCARO by Campos Racing): Fourth, 227 points
Jean-Karl Vernay (France, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team): Fifth, 216 points
Esteban Guerrieri (Argentina, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport): Sixth, 213 points
Norbert Michelisz (BRC Racing Team): Seventh, 212 points
Points are allocated as follows:
Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SQ 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
R1 27 20 17 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
R2 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Key: SQ = Second Qualifying; R1 = Race 1; R2 = Race 2; R3 = Race 3
Hyundai-powered entrants battle for Teams' title
It's a two-squad race for the battle to win the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO for Teams with eight points separating the top two. BRC Racing Team is in front thanks to the combined efforts of its Hyundai-powered drivers Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini with Yvan Muller's YMR outfit just behind. Muller came out of retirement to drive one of his two Hyundai i30 N TCRs alongside Thed Björk. YMR has won seven races to BRC's six.
King of Macau Huff bids to extend winning record
Rob Huff, who drives a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Sébastien Loeb Racing, is the most successful racer in Macau history with nine wins to his name. Although he's slipped out of title contention after a tough mid-season, the Briton will be chasing a record-extending win number 10 on the Circuito da Guia. The 2012 FIA World Touring Car champion has given a brief insight into why he's so good on Macau's streets. "I know the track because I pay a lot of attention to it. I understand the bumps and I understand the contours. People say the Nürburgring Nordschleife is the hardest track in the world. I believe Macau is the hardest track in the world because every year you go there something's moved, there are new bumps, new things to learn. I don't want to say I push more than anyone else but I seem to find a natural balance that allows me to be fast but not over the limit. A combination of the confidence I have there with how I set the car up and the way I drive allows me to be quick." Click here for a Q&A with Rob Huff.
History-maker Ma back in action
After becoming the first driver from China to score WTCR OSCARO points when Wuhan hosted the action last month, Ma Qinghua returns to Boutsen Ginion Racing in the Honda Civic Type R TCR Tiago Monteiro used to make his heroic comeback from injury at WTCR JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan recently. But with Monteiro now focused on preparing for a full-time return in 2019, the rapid Ma has been called up to partner Macau stalwart Tom Coronel at the Belgian team. Click here to find out more.
Macau GP winner Couto heads the wildcards
Local racer André Couto, who famously won the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix in 2000, is one of six wildcard entrants in action at WTCR Race of Macau. A former World Touring Car driver, Couto has been nominated by the TCR China promoter – at the invitation of WTCR promoter Eurosport Events – for the street spectacular as the representative of title-winning entrant MacPro Racing Team. Meanwhile, Filipe de Souza, Lo Kai Fung, Lam Kam San, Kevin Wing Kin Tse and Rui Valente were among a number of drivers to apply to the Macanese ASN, the AAMC, to take part in the three WTCR OSCARO races, which make up the legendary Suncity Group Macau Guia Race. Following a rigorous assessment process, they were selected and their inclusion on the entry list, along with Couto, has been approved by the FIA. Click here to find out more.
Online racers set for Macau Esports WTCR OSCARO finale
As well as hosting the closing rounds of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO, Macau is the venue of the Esports WTCR OSCARO Multiplayer Championship season finale this Sunday (11 November). Slovakia's Bence Bánki heads to a virtual Macau as the inaugural champion and has underlined his dominance by going fastest in pre-qualifying, 0.7s up on Kevin Siggy Rebernak with Gergo Baldi just a tenth behind in third. Jaroslav Honzik and Attila Dencs rounded out the top five. Tim Jarschel, second in the RaceRoom standings but a mere two points up on Rebernak, was down in P13. Florian Hasse and Jan Stange, who are also in contention to finish second overall behind Bánki were ninth and P11 respectively. The Esports WTCR OSCARO finale will be broadcast live from 19h00 on Sunday with James Kirk and Robert Wiesenmüller providing expert commentary. Watch on Facebook or YouTube.
New era goes from strength to strength
With a rulebook designed to promote great racing, a packed grid of star drivers and seven customer brands, the stage is set for a thrilling Macau season showdown with the FIA Formula 3 World Cup and FIA GT World Cup also on the schedule. In an intriguing twist, WTCR – the new name for the FIA World Touring Car Championship from 2018 – gets three races per weekend, plus a second shot at the DHL Pole Position Award due to the scheduling of not one but two qualifying sessions. There's also the ground-breaking TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver award, which goes to the racer scoring the most points during a weekend, plus the TAG Heuer Best Lap Trophy. In addition to live global television coverage, Race 1 will be shown live in selected territories on Facebook and at wtcr.oscaro.com – website of the WTCR Series Presenting Partner partner and the world's leading online retailer of original automotive spare parts.
They said what? WTCR drivers look ahead to Macau
Thed Björk (YMR, Hyundai i30 N TCR): "Macau is absolutely great, one of the best tracks in the world. When I won the World Touring Car Championship last year, one of the key points of winning the title was not losing too many points in Macau where I was racing for the first time. Now I know the track and I know the things that can happen I come back without the pressure I had last year. It's a cool place to be and very nice when you are fast. I'm really motivated for Macau."
Kevin Ceccon (Team Mulsanne, Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR by Romeo Ferraris): "At Suzuka the Giulietta was fitting very well. Hopefully it will fit well in Macau as well. But I haven't been [to Macau] in my life so I need to have this experience and try to follow the King of Macau that is Rob [Huff] and learn from him. I love street circuits and I am so excited to be doing Macau. I want the time to fly so I am in Macau already even if it's the last race of the season."
Tom Coronel (Boutsen Ginion Racing, Honda Civic Type R TCR): "Macau is the next level. The slightest mistake, 0.00001 per cent and you create a handicap for yourself for the rest of the weekend. It's all about finding the confidence and the respect of the track. If you don't respect it you will never score, never. To drive a touring car in the streets through the blind corners is special – you know you have to put full throttle for the exit but you don't see the exit. You need track knowledge and people driving there for the fist time need to make as many laps as possible – in your dreams, in a taxi, walking, on a bike, whatever – because every lap will give you a plus point."
Timo Scheider (ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R TCR):"It's crazy, I'm turning 40 soon and I haven't done Macau. I like city events and racetracks where you are not allowed to make any mistakes. The history of Macau is big. Unfortunately, in my Formula 3 times we haven't done anything there, I was always quite close to going there but somehow the teams decided differently in the past. Right now Macau is getting more popular again and [this] is a good chance to learn the track, you never know what comes next."
Gordon Shedden (Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team, Audi RS 3 LMS): "Macau is a circuit like no other but reminds me of a lot of different circuits. It has a little bit of Bathurst in it, a little bit of the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, a little bit of the Nürburgring Nordschleife but it's a street circuit so you need to add the walls and that makes it an incredible challenge. It's super-fast, tight and twisty like Monaco. It's just an iconic circuit world-wide with the casinos, the lights, the razzmatazz. It's the perfect venue to end the season in high drama."
Gabriele Tarquini (BRC Racing Team, Hyundai i30 N TCR): "I have not raced in Macau since 2014, but I remember well the corners. Macau is a special race for everybody. Apart from Rob [Huff], who is the King of Macau, it is very tough. Leading the championship is the best position to approach the final race and I will be concentrating on the title. But it's a lottery and everything can happen in Macau. You can have trouble, an accident, you must survive the start especially the first corner. But I will go there with a smile thinking about my title dream."
Kevin Tse (Teamwork Motorsport, Audi RS 3 LMS): "It will be a very tough challenge. There's a field of world-class drivers and teams, who have been racing for the whole year and therefore have tons of knowledge and set-up reference for their cars and the Yokohama tyres. We will have a few days to hopefully gain as much set-up knowledge before heading to Macau. Making the 105 per cent qualifying cut is our first objective, then hopefully we will finish well in the three races."
Frédéric Vervisch (Audi Sport Team Comtoyou, Audi RS 3 LMS): "I'm 32 and I've always wanted to race in Macau, now finally this dream is coming true. I have been racing on a number of street circuits: Beijing, Baku, Monaco, Trois-Rivières, and of course this season in Morocco, Vila Real and Wuhan. I think that on any street circuit, it is more important to have previous experience than on a permanent track, quite simply because you can't go to the limits straight away. Any mistake means your weekend could be over already in a practice session. Street circuits don't forgive anything. Obviously, we've all seen the famous slipstream overtaking manoeuvres, incidents and odd situations of the past, like Laurens Vanthoor flipping his GT3 car, huge pile-ups, but also the fact that using the handbrake in the Melco hairpin can be an option in a touring car!"
Five to watch
1 Kevin Ceccon: Italian Ceccon landed his breakthrough WTCR victory in Suzuka last time out and is strong on street tracks as his performances in Wuhan – and during his stint in single-seaters racing in Monaco – attest.
2 André Couto: A proven winner not just at Macau but also in touring cars, local hero Couto could be an outside bet for top honours.
3 Denis Dupont: The Belgian motorsport federation-backed youngster delivered his season-best performances on the streets of Wuhan so has form when it comes to round-the-houses racing.
4 Yann Ehrlahcer: Having endured a torrid time of late, Yvan Muller's nephew will be desperate to reproduce the kind of form that made him a title contender earlier this season.
5 Filipe Souza: One of the six wildcards, Macanese driver Souza used to marshal on the Circuito da Guia. Now he's become established as a successful and competitive touring car racer.
All you need to know about WTCR Race of Macau: Click here for the event guide, timetable and other essential information including press conference timings
WTCR Race of Macau data kit: Click here to download
Who's in it to win it? Click here to find out more about the WTCR drivers
WTCR explained? Click here to find out more
Standings: Click here to find out who is in front after the opening three races
Where and how to watch: Click here for more information
For everything else… Go to the online WTCR Media Centre by clicking here
Provisional key timings:
Thursday 15 November: Free Practice 1: 09h05-09h35; Free Practice 2: 13h30-14h00
Friday 16 November: First Qualifying: 08h50-09h30; Second Qualifying Q1: 13h35-14h05; Second Qualifying Q2: 14h10-14h25; Second Qualifying Q3: 14h35-14h50
Saturday 17 November: Race 1: 14h25 (8 laps)
Saturday 18 November: Race 2: 08h20 (8 laps); Race 3: 11h00 (11 laps)
Who's on the grid?
World Touring Car champions: Thed Björk, Rob Huff, Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini
WTCC Trophy winners: Mehdi Bennani, Tom Coronel, Norbert Michelisz
WTCC race winners: Yann Ehrlacher, Esteban Guerrieri, Ma Qinghua, Pepe Oriola
British Touring Car champions: Muller, Gordon Shedden, Tarquini
DTM champion: Timo Scheider
TCR title winners: Aurélien Comte, Jean-Karl Vernay
Young racing hopefuls: Kevin Ceccon, Denis Dupont, John Filippi, Mato Homola, Norbert Nagy, Aurélien Panis, Zsolt Szabó
International racers: Nathanaël Berthon, Luigi Ferrara, Frédéric Vervisch
Wildcards: André Couto, Lam Kam San, Billy Lo, Filipe Souza, Kevin Tse, Rui Valente
Weekend format explained
In a major change to the previous WTCC race weekend format, each WTCR OSCARO event will consist of three races – an increase from the previous two plus an additional qualifying session. First Qualifying decides the grid for Race 1. The top 10 after Second Qualifying Q2 will decide the first 10 places on the grid for Race 2 but in reverse order with the combined Second Qualifying times deciding the grid for Race 3.
WTCR Race of Macau in numbers
79: The top seven drivers in the standings start WTCR Race of Macau covered by 79 points. With 87 points up for grabs, the title race remains wide open heading to the inaugural season finale.
9: Rob Huff is the most successful racer in Macau history with nine wins. Of his WTCR OSCARO rivals only his Sébastien Loeb Racing team-mate Mehdi Bennani (once), Norbert Michelisz (once) and Yvan Muller (twice) have won the Guia Race previously.
2m31.522s: As well as being Macau's most-winning driver, Rob Huff is also the fastest on the Circuito da Guia in a TCR car. In 2015, Huff lapped the 6.120-kilometree street course in 2m31.522s. Meanwhile, Huff's race lap record stands at 2m34.136s.
14: Fourteen drivers have won races in WTCR OSCARO, while all seven customer racing brands (Alfa Romeo, Audi, Cupra, Honda, Hyundai, PEUGEOT and Volkswagen) have been successful.
9: Of the all-season WTCR OSCARO racers competing at WTCR Race of Macau this year, nine have no prior experience of the Circuito da Guia.
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Construction continues on the 9-gate expansion with LEED Silver Certification as a goal for the completed terminal expansion project. Another crane can be spotted as roof replacement work begins on the west side of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.
With the goal of obtaining a LEED Silver certification on the completed structure, construction continues for the foundation, utilities, slab on grade and concrete precast for the Austin airports 9-gate expansion project.
LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environment Design certification issued by the U.S. Green Building Council and certifies that buildings are resource efficient in all phases of a project. This includes reduction of pollution from construction activities, disposal and recycling of building materials, water efficiency usage, using regional resources, new technologies and energy-efficient building designs, while addressing energy use reduction and using renewable energy sources.
Equipping primary entrances to trap dust and debris from foot traffic, a large contributor to indoor air pollution.
Contractors on the 9-gate expansion include designer Gensler and builder Hensel-Phelps. The terminal expansion is slated to open in 2019.
Recently the Consolidated Rental Car Facility earned a Silver LEED certification at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Rental Car Facility is one of three projects with LEED certification, joining the security checkpoint and taxi staging facility.
Since 2011, the Barbara Jordan Terminal has been powered by Green Choice, electricity generated by wind power. Green Choice also provides power to air condition jets at the gate and to 30 airfield vehicles.
As part of the overall terminal improvement plan the roof of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, built in 1999, is being replaced in phases. Phase I of the new roof installation has begun on the west end of the concourse near Gate 23 and will work back to the east. A crane will be visible as contractors continue to work through September to replace the terminal roof.


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Why Join UTSOAC
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What's the best way I can get started doing outdoors stuff?
UTS OAC runs a variety of trips for all skill and experience levels. If you are unsure where to start, skills trips allow you to experience some outdoor activities under the watchful eye of an experienced trip leader. You can also attend a club social night held every Monday night (6-9 pm) at The Ledge Climbing Centre located within the University of Sydney. Senior members will be available to help guide you into what you want to experience.
I am a complete beginner, can I still join?
UTSOAC welcomes people from all backgrounds in outdoor activities. We provide comprehensive skills trips to teach you the very basics of technical activities such as outdoor rock climbing/ abseiling. These require no previous experience! Furthermore, more advanced skills trips are also available for you to build on these skills and expand your knowledge and experience!
What sort of activities do you run?
We run a variety of activities that are outdoor-related. These can include small activities such as half-day hikes up to multi-day trips. The skills required for each trip will be outlined in the post and the club does provide basic training for you to attend more technical trips.
Do I have to pay to join trips?
NO! All trips run by the club are free to join for members. However, additional costs may be associated with some trips (e.g. food and equipment hire if the club cannot provide). These additional costs are rare and will be outlined by the trip leaders in their activity post!
What are some activities currently being run?
Trips are frequently being posted on our official website. You can view the current/past trips available to our members! Feel free to reach out about certain trips you might be interested in!
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The membership card acts as proof of membership with UTS OAC if you need to access one of our many discounts at an outdoor store or climbing/bouldering gym. If you need a new membership card, come along to one of our Monday club nights at The Ledge and ask the bloke at the reception. If you are unable to make it to one of these nights, email the member's officer at members@utsoac.org.au.
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If you wish to cancel your membership, simply log in to your account on the website. Under the Membership section, there will be a tab allowing you to cancel your membership. If you wish to refund your membership, our refund policies are also found in the same section as to where you cancel your membership. Once you have confirmed you are eligible, email our secretary via the Contact Us tab on the website. They will be in touch to process the refund for you.
What are some of my membership benefits?
OAC offers quite a few different benefits to our current members such as discount entry to climbing gyms, discounts at affiliated outdoor stores. You can navigate to the membership benefit under About > Member's Benefits at the OAC website.
I'm quite experienced in etc etc; do I need to do any beginner courses?
Anyone with experience knows that you can't take everyone's word at face value. There are a lot of risks involved in our activities and trust needs to be earned and established. The best advice is to join trips and chat to Trip Leaders or execs in Ledge Monday night. If you're as good as you say you are, we'll know!
Who has the right to select participants?
Trip leaders have full discretion to select and reject participants based on their experiences, meeting trip requirements or equivalence that are posted on the trip details, and other principles, such as 'first come, first serve' basis.
The UTS Outdoor Adventure Club is a group for anyone who seeks to leave the city behind. You can find us on snow-covered mountains, in the deepest caves and on the most remote beaches. Run entirely by volunteers, our trips will get you out of the city and into some real adventures.
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The Stapled Brain
The Stapled Brain is my 60-year comprehensive collection of aphorisms, poems and stories,
true and fantastic, funny, serious, provocative and outrageous,
scribbled on anything that would hold a pencil mark
and in anything from trains, buses, toilet and bed.
Hardback; 176 pages; 23 colour illustrations; 29 monochrome illustrations.
In American Royal format: 6 1/8th" x 9 1/4" (166mm x 235mm).
Get it here, signed of course!
After Dinner Doodle
Sneaking out for a damn good bit of dinner - and not telling the Chinese Virus - an electronic keyboard was produced from a back room. I gave it some exercise, while realising that I'd never sat so low at a keyboard - truly astonished to have made a wee piece = short work = doodle.
Cardiff Arts Centre
My very last fully-committed live performance - at the Cardiff Arts Centre, 7th February 2020: solos on piano, banjo, bass marimba, voice and percussion; readings from my new book 'The Stapled Brain'; ends with my interpretation of 'Bassoon' by Vassily Kandinsky and includes yet another short discussion on my immersion in Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother'. Edited by Paul Machliss from three audience members' videos.
The Adjustable Spanner
Surprise! Nothing to do with organised noise or performance, except perhaps through the tenuous link of structure and form.
The video tour
Get it here, signed
This book is the fruit of some 30 years of original research - and collecting. There was no history, so I wrote it. Published: March 2016 by The Crowood Press.
An Improvised Life
! SEE THIS, SEE THAT, SEE THEN, SEE NOW !
Ron Geesin: An Improvised Life was first shown on Sat 3 Oct 2015 in London, followed by a Q&A with the Director Tom McInnes and chaired by Robin Denselow. It has now been shown on Sky Arts several times since 2018.
Blackbird Quadralogue
This multi-source sound work grew from my lasting admiration of blackbird song and its resemblance to the syncopated phrasing in jazz.
The eventual octophonic composition ran at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexill-on-sea, UK, through October to November 2014.
THE INTRODUCTION (David Chavannes)
THE END - illustrated talk (My bit starts at 32 minutes in.)
Facing Ron Geesin
This was projected to be my last live performance - Recital Room, City Halls, Glasgow, 29th March 2014 - due to arthritis now affecting my left hand, but I rallied!
The performance was filmed and may be issued later.
The Flaming Cow (book)
The story of my staggeringly fraught collaboration with Pink Floyd to create Atom Heart Mother (suite) is now published by The History Press.
Already into its second printing (2013/08/26). The only place to buy it signed is here, well, there.
Atom Heart Mother: French Baccalauréat
See the complete performance, most faithfully captured by Lucida Productions at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris on the 12th January 2012.
Yes, I went and did it! RonCycle1 - the journey of a melody was finally mixed at Mark Ayres' Studio in the Summer of 2010 and is out on Tonefloat in CD and LP (+CD) forms.
Since it is a continuous work in 16 sections, I was not going to artificially split it for vinyl, but there was a natural silence that fell just right, so you've got it. I can do no better than give you the Notes in full. Get it from HEADSCOPE now.


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Home Lakers Vs. Trail Blazers Preview: Lakers Face Elite Blazers
Lakers Vs. Trail Blazers Preview: Lakers Face Elite Blazers
Kobe On Leadership: 'If It Breaks You, You Don't Belong Here'
Kevin Chan
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The Lakers play for their second consecutive night as the visit the Blazers in Portland. Coming off a tough loss to the Hawks, the Blazers will be looking to prey on the struggling Lakers. They boost a stellar 15-3 home record and sit comfortably atop the Northwest Conference with a 26-8 overall record. Without a doubt, the Blazers are in the hunt for a championship this year. Meanwhile the Lakers are pretty much destined for the lottery. It'll be especially tough for the Lakers to earn a win tonight on the road, without Kobe (who will be resting), in a back-to-back against a very tough opponent. However the Lakers were able to upset the Warriors earlier this season without Kobe, so there's always a chance! On that hopeful note, let's jump into the analysis of tonight' match-up.
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Frontcourt: It's utterly surprising to me that LaMarcus Aldridge has only been named an All-Star three times in eight year career despite playing superbly since his sophomore year. There's no question that Aldridge will earn another All-Star berth this season and his numbers speak volumes – 23.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Aldridge has a very advanced post-game and will present a big challenge for the Lakers frontcourt. He's a do-it-all forward who can dominate on both ends of the floor. Don't be surprised if he ends up being one of the best power forwards of his generation when it's all said and done.
Since losing their starting center, Robin Lopez, to injury the Blazers have opted to play center-by-committee. Joel Freeland and former Laker Chris Kaman split time at the five. Freeland is a solid defender and rebounder but his offense is sorely lacking. Kaman is more dangerous on offense, but his rim defense is well below average.
Backcourt: Damian Lillard is enjoying a stellar year and will likely earn an NBA All-Star invitation for the second straight year. His eye-popping averages of 21.9 points, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals don't even begin to tell the complete story. This season Lillard has proven that he's arguably the most clutch player in the NBA at the moment. He's had multiple game-tying buzzer beaters and game winners thus far. Lillard is a match-up nightmare for the Lakers with his ridiculous speed and shooting ability.
At the two, Wesley Matthews has quietly reaped the benefits of Lillard's dynamic playmaking abilities. Matthews averages nearly 17 points per game on 47.4 percent shooting. He's also pouring in 3.1 three-pointers per game at 40.1 percent from distance. Kobe would be foolish to cheat off Mathews and allow him to get open.
The Blazers small forward, Nicholas Batum, has been plagued with injuries and inconsistency this year. Statistically he's regressed from his career averages, but he still fills an important role for the Blazers as an elite wing defender and glue-guy. Batum has started to heat up on offense lately and has four consecutive double-digit scoring games.
Keys to Victory:
Attack The Paint: The Blazers are missing their best rim defender – Robin Lopez – so the Lakers should look to exploit the paint. Lopez's replacement, Freeland is only a third year player and the Lakers challenge him early to see if he's able to defend the rim. When Kaman comes in the game, the Lakers should look to attack even more and exploit Kaman's slow feet. If there's one potential weakness in the Blazers defense it will be in the interior as long as Robin Lopez is out.
Lakers Guard Play: Kobe is scheduled to sit out tonight's game, so the Lakers guard will need to step things up in his absence. That means Lin and Price will have a chance to facilitate the offense and dictate the pace of play. Young and Ellington will need to provide scoring from the wing position. The Blazers have very elite guards in Lillard and Matthews, so the Lakers will need to do their best to keep up with them.
Energy: The Lakers will surely be tired after their game last night at Staples. If the Lakers come out flat then expect tonight to be a blowout. But, if they can come together and bring energy to tonight's game then it maybe they can make things interesting.
Los Angeles Lakers (11-23) at Portland Trail Blazers (26-8)
7:00 PM PST, January 5, 2015
Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, OR
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Radio: 710 ESPN (English) / 1330 ESPN (Spanish)
Trail Blazers Projected Starting Line-up
PG: Damian Lillard
SG: Wesley Matthews
SF: Nicholas Batum
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
C: Joel Freeland
Key Reserves: PG: Steve Blake C: Chris Kaman PF: Thomas Robinson
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PG: Ronnie Price
SG: Wayne Ellington
SF: Ryan Kelly
PF: Ed Davis
C: Jordan Hill
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Q: Show that $(A\textbf{v})\cdot\textbf{w}=\textbf{v}\cdot(A^T\textbf{w})$ Show that for every $A\in\mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$,  $\textbf{v}\in\mathbb{R}^n$, $\textbf{w}\in\mathbb{R}^m$,
$$\left(A\textbf{v}\right)\cdot\textbf{w}=\textbf{v}\cdot\left(A^T\textbf{w}\right).$$
I know that I'm supposed to be using the summation convention $\textbf{v}=v_i\textbf{e}_i=\sum_{i=1}^{3}v_i\textbf{e}_i$ as well as the Levi-Civita symbol $\epsilon_{ijk}$ and the Kronecker delta $\delta_{ij}$.
Thanks!
PS: I reckon I could get the next part of the question if I could do the first part, but if you wanted to know, it's: Hence prove that if the matrix $Q\in\mathbb{R^{n\times n}}$ is orthogonal, that is if $Q^T=Q^{-1}$, then
$$(Q\textbf{v})\cdot(Q\textbf{w})=\textbf{v}\cdot\textbf{w}$$ and $$\vert Q\textbf{v}\vert=\vert\textbf{v}\vert.$$

A: $$\begin{eqnarray*}
\left(A\textbf{v}\right)\cdot\textbf{w}
&=& (A{\bf v})_i w_i \\
&=& (A_{ij}v_j) w_i \\
&=& v_j (A_{ij} w_i) \\
&=& v_j ((A^T)_{ji}w_i) \\
&=& v_j (A^T{\bf w})_j \\
&=&\textbf{v}\cdot\left(A^T\textbf{w}\right)
\end{eqnarray*}$$

A: \begin{align*}
\langle Av, w \rangle &= (Av)^T w \\
&= v^T A^T w \\
&= \langle v, A^T w \rangle.
\end{align*}

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I'm trying to figure out how to add dynamic hotspots to both ends of my object, and have the object stretch in that direction.
If you look at the Rail Simple Bar, it does what I want…but when I try it, the result is my object half-stretching around the origin. I've opened the Rail to have a look, but can't figure it out.
It's hard to say what is happening without seeing your objects code.
That's an embarrassing oversight on my part. Thanks Barry.
Still trying to figure out my particular object…but I'll work on it a bit more before asking silly questions again.
So, I've worked on this further, and cannot get this particular object to behave the way I want. I have created a test object for demonstration purposes (attached). This object draws a main box, with a secondary box inside. I need to add dynamic hotspots to be able to adjust the dimensions of the secondary box…this is where I'm having trouble.
Why are .gsm files prohibited on a GDL forum? Bizarre.
Is anybody able to offer advice on properly stretching around a centre point?
In situations like this, you should add a new parameter, as the half of the original, and create hs editing for this halfParam. In the paramscript you should link the Param and halfParam with GLOB_MODPAR_NAME.
1. Using the half-width parameter, the user can snap to what they want, but has to work out half the full width on the fly for a typed entry.
2. Using the full-width parameter, the user cannot snap to what they want, but is able to type in the width they want.
I was hoping someone knew of a really clever parameter-swapping method that would deal with both these issues. That's ok – it is what it is.
At the end of the 'moving' hotspot (flag type 2), you can add an optional display parameter.
So you need the full width and half width parameters as mentioned (linked via GLOB_MODPAR_NAME).
Then you add the hotspot to adjust the half width but add the optional parameter for the full width at the end of the moving hotspot code.
The user will be adjusting the half width but seeing the value of the full width.
That's awesome! I had a vague suspicion that this sort of thing could be done…now I know how!
Thank you Barry & Gergely…it is now working as desired. Much appreciated.
There is a detailed tutorial for similar cases here, with downloadable example objects (the one you need is Central editing example AC19.gsm in the lcf).