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Drama, drama! So, SideReel Drama Clubbers, what'd you think of this week's batch of Season 1 episodes?

I was not only not disappointed by them, but they got me way more addicted as I got more into the characters and stories of Friday Night Lights!

Because I'm apparently a horrible person who doesn't care enough about the poor kid paralyzed in the hospital, I absolutely loved the attraction, that was clearly partly grief and big emotional issues over Jason, between Llya and Tim to get played out to actually sleeping together!

What I loved about this was it wasn't done in the Gossip Girl fashion (which I love for what it is, but it doesn't fit for FNL) of making it dirty and scandalous that the best friend and the girlfriend were sleeping together, but this showed it as the reaction to the emotions they were feeling that it was.

And, well, they're really hot together, right?? But I also really liked that Lyla didn't just turn into this bad girl who was going to totally rebel because her life has been turned upside-down.

We got the tension of her still visiting the hospital with her real feelings of being a dedicated girlfriend to Jason, but also the tension of Lyla, Tim, and Jason being together for the day when Tim busted Jason out - finally a great friend moment, and the love triangle brought together - love it!

Also in these three episodes we got the drama of what would happen at the actual game, with all the stress on Coach Taylor about playing Matt or Voodoo, then the drama after that of Voodoo's eligibility being under official investigation, which worked out for keeping the team's win, but didn't work out for keeping Voodoo on the team since he took off and left Dillon.

Well, Matt, looks like you're in for some major hero worship, or town-wide shame. Best of luck to you.

It was also interesting to have the fight between football team member Reyes and Matt's buddy Kaster, which ends up with some accusations of racist statements, which turned out to be all a lie from Reyes trying to save his own butt. Turns out even small towns come up with a full range of global issues that make this certainly more than just a high school drama.

But even the high school drama part, like the good girl cheating on her boyfriend, is not so usual as we saw Lyla tell Tim they really had to be done, while the nurse told Jason it wasn't safe for him to have any sort of sexual activity, and then Jason, after what he thought was a great day with his best friend and girlfriend, seeing them hug in an excessively lingering and suspicious way... uh oh.

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last year, I was doing the same except i can't watch only 3 episodes in a week, it was more 3 in a day!When I read your comments I really want to rewatch the show another times (I already did it 3 times i think).I could write this review (expect you have a better english than me, I'm french) I feel the same as you expect maybe a little more on the coach and his wife which i really love in this show. best on screen parents for me, so realistic!

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Sir, Robert Zoellick’s assertion that China can advance internal reforms through proposed bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with the US and the EU is unconvincing (“International treaties can once again help China advance”, Comment, March 11). BITs are not meant to tackle corruption and fight favouritism in China, as perceived by Mr Zoellick. Such policy objectives can be best advanced through domestic political reforms. BITs are intended to promote, encourage and protect investments by nationals of one of the contracting states in the territory of the other contracting state.

The growing two-way investment flows between China and the US without any BIT demonstrate that such treaties are neither necessary nor sufficient for attracting investments. Further, BITs include investor-state arbitration which gives foreign investors the right to sue the host country without having to go to national court systems. However, BITs do not impose any obligations on the part of foreign investors or the home country. Why should the balance of obligations fall only on the host country?

Of late, Brics countries are rethinking about the costs and benefits of BITs. South Africa has unilaterally terminated many of its existing BITs and proposed a new bill that provides no recourse to international arbitration. India is currently reviewing its existing BITs and has put all ongoing negotiations on hold till the review process is complete.

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Nevada, Mar 2 (IBNS) A US based Hindu group has asked for a permanent prayer room at Boston University (BU) in Massachusetts (USA).

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(above) Kate Woodruff, Lisa Perez and Jim Felton bring the WWII era to life in Long Beach Playhouse’s production of The Voice of the Turtle.

A simple love story with a curious title, The Voice of the Turtle resonates with innocence and sweetness at a time when perhaps we need to be reminded that goodness does exist.
In World War II-era New York City, confirmed bachelorette Olive prevails on her unemployed actress friend Sally to make excuses for her with her date Bill when Olive gets a better offer. Bill is an army sergeant looking for a good time on his weekend leave. Of course, Sally and Bill hit it off, eventually sparking resentment, jealousy and a bit of a hissy fit from Olive.

Real-life married actors Kate Woodruff and Jim Felton ably take on the roles of the play’s potential lovers, Sally and Bill. Reminiscent of a homecoming queen and her quarterback beau, or of Cinderella and Prince Charming, Woodruff and Felton are almost too good to be true. But their chemistry sizzles.
As Bill’s ex-fling, playgirl Olive gets her flirty street savvy from actress Lisa Perez. Olive couldn’t be more different from Sally if either of their lives depended on it. I expect the contrast between the two women is a part of the play’s point.
Playwright John van Druten makes a valiant effort to beef up his lovers’ sophistication by giving them romantic “histories.” To this end, perhaps Woodruff and Felton’s Sally and Bill are a bit too goodie goodie. While I appreciated their purity of heart, I thought their alluded-to sexual pasts implausible.
Given the difficulty believing that Sally and Bill are anything but virgins, I found Sally’s fear of involvement hard to swallow, as well.
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Oversimplification of the two main characters aside, Director Andrea La Vela presents a polished, well paced and clean production that is obviously well rehearsed.
Andrew Vonderschmitt’s set, cleverly depicting three rooms of the lovely flat Sally rents from an actress friend, is beautifully detailed and almost assumes a role of its own. Donna Fritsche’s costumes, especially the various period dresses worn by Woodruff, are fabulous.
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Laura-Bosworth-199x300TeVido BioDevices, which prints 3D nipples crafted from human cells, has launched a crowdfunding IndieGoGo campaign to raise $35,000.

The Austin-based company recently received a Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health and a grant from the National Science Foundation for total funding worth $900,000. It is also a graduate of the Jon Brumley Texas Ventures Lab at the University of Texas at Austin.

TeVido is raising the money to cover the costs of filing for patents on its technology and methods. So far, the company has raised $8,428 or 24 percent of its goal. It has 50 days left to meet its funding goal.

“Every dollar counts,” Laura Bosworth, the company’s CEO and co-founder said at the Venture Expo Fall program. She presented an update on her company as an alumni presenter.

“Globally nearly 1.5 million women receive a diagnosis of breast cancer each year, and in the United States it is estimated that forty percent of the nearly 300,000 women diagnosed undergo mastectomy or full removal of the breast tissue as part of their cancer treatment regime,” according to TeVido. “Approximately one-third of all mastectomy patients will undergo breast reconstruction, with the final step in the process involving the nipple areola complex (NAC). Unfortunately, results of currently available NAC reconstruction techniques are unpredictable and studies highlight that patients with loss of the nipple and areola continue to experience psychological distress long after the overall breast shape has been reconstructed. Recreation of the nipple-areola complex has a high correlation with overall patient satisfaction and acceptance of body image.”

TeVido’s patent pending technology called Cellatier uses 3D bioprinting to build custom nipple grafts for patients undergoing reconstructive surgery.

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Bitcoin goldThe Bitcoin mania continues as a single electronic Bitcoin has now passed the price of 1 of of gold.

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  1. People’s perspectives about things and their views of reality are a funny thing. No offense to anyone, but the only people that have lost in secrecy over the last 2.5 years are the people that have invested in pm’s and pm equities. Hope that changes in 2014, but for now, we can’t really say a whole lot without sounding stupid. Frankly, I don’t have the balls nowadays to tell my buddies that have ridden the S+P up 40-50% that they should be in pm’s. Let’s hope next year is the year that conventional wisdom prevails.Regards.

  2. Some good points.

    “Frankly, I don’t have the balls nowadays to tell my buddies that have ridden the S+P up 40-50% that they should be in pm’s.”

    As I’m sure they didn’t have the balls to tell you, as you rode gold up to $1900/oz. (as most of us here did), that you should be in the S&P. Point here is that if they have some good sense about them, they will look to take profits soon and place them elsewhere–as some of us in this space should have done more effectively 2.5 years ago. These types of moves in markets do NOT last forever, and I have a strong feeling the S&P will be the WRONG place to be next year. Relative over-performance has a habit of correcting itself, as does the converse.

  3. I wont be surprised if Gold and Silver prices get swept up in the vortex of Bitcoin, I’ve sold my position but this wont surprise me at all. If Bitcoin is doing this than PM’s in my opinion will most likely start climbing up in price rapidly. I may have missed the PM boat!!! I sense a similiar rising price event coming very soon for Gold n Silver on the tail of Bitcoin, bugger. $500 plus silver is actually looking more and more like a REAL possibility, maybe i should have held my position, oh well time will tell, if it does i’ll be honest and say i wished i’d of held out, so many ppl will become rather wealthy, ah regrets regrets, well anyways we’ll see….

  4. Bitcoin Passes Price of Gold
    I read that during Tulipmania, one individual traded his mansion (valued in $600,000 in today’s dollars) for a single tulip bulb’
    This is now considered the moment that tulips ‘jumped the shark.’
    Post-Housing Bubble, some folks have claimed that when Time Magazine ran that cover showing a man hugging his house – this was the very peak of the housing bubble.
    If exceeding the price of Gold isn’t Bitcoin’s ‘jump-the-shark moment,’ then I am just waiting to see what the trigger will be. This is all very interesting to watch from the outside looking in, but I am not going to touch Bitcoins.

  5. BTC just dropped 13%
    Those losses in secrecy are not like losses in gold and silver.  We can take a tax loss against if selling into a PM price drop.  If someone buys BTC at $1,200 and it goes to $600, can they take a cap loss on their taxes?  Doubt it.
    Litecoin hit $40, up from $7 per unit.
    there’s still room at the bottom.
    Tulip-coin,  NASDAQ-coin and Techbust-coin are still available.
    I can’t help being a DA sometimes.

     Whodares. I would to completely comfortable buying silver now. If I had enough FIAT to spare I’d be backing up the truck. Trading for silver might be a possibility early next year if the GTSR stays high. It’s 62 to 1 now. If we have a subtantial drop in the DOW, dragging down PMs, the ratio could go to 70 to 1 or greater. Past recessions have produced a substantial skew in the GTSR, hitting 85 to 1 in the past decade or so. I’m not sure why this happened but it would be a terrific trading opportunity IMO. I’d be selling the silver on a price bounce to take profits as my stock of trading silver would be a good bit larger. When the ratio dropped back to 40 to 1, if that became a reality, I would rotate back to gold, a more portable wealth IMO

    • Over 20% of BTC is held by only 100 people. Ponder that when they tell you it is a “decentralized” currency. LOL.
      It is in a massive bubble. Red flags everywhere.

  6. How fun. A few enterprising individuals set up a new cryptocurrency. Mine the first couple million units amongst themselves.
    Then the marketing campaign starts. Look, it went from 5 cents to 2 bucks in just a bit over a year! We’re staying put until it’s gone triple digit!
    Pyramid scheme initiated. The early miners in fact spent pennies and less for each unit, and every new buyer pushes up the price tremendously, and the early guys stay put, or only sell units to get rigs to mine even more as long as that’s profitable over outright purchase.
    Every new sheep moving into MythCoin is pushing the price up, as there is hardly any offered volume and slow mining due to barely being attractive unless you’re on free electricity (employer’s server park redundancy).
    How much more real hard-earned money could enter the crypto realm? Perhaps 10-fold or even 100-fold. So yeah, it could go up like crazy. Don;t think I’ll join in though, or perhaps with a very small amount in an up-and-coming cryptocurrency with possible still a bit of a run to go. Pure play money. Not intending to ever pay a bill with it, as no-one currently buying BTC is. Apart from some drugs barons. For them it’s perfect. They could prop the price up all by themselves. And they don’t care. Just buy fewer and fewer BTC each time they do a $million deal. The recipient transfers from BTC received to “hard” fiat instantly. No real risk of losses upon agreed price.

    • Max Keiser was a BTC millionaire (perhaps in units, perhaps in dollars) earlier this year. He’s Max HFT Keiser.
      BTC is not bankster-manipulated, no. But early adopters are having a field day. Such low volume, so many exchanges with varying prices… If I’d be an early adopter me and my buddies would be exchanging BTC all days long, at opportune moments. We’d have cheap BTC in hand, in qtys to swing the markets at will.

  7. It’s a mad, mad, mad-mad world! When a child programs a social website, designed for just chatter, becoming a billionaire in the process, yet he has bettered the world by a factor of 0. BTC crypto imaginary Atari digital didgets are programmed into existance, no different than online casino play money, and people become millionaire by robbing other gamblers in a online ponzi scheme, they’ve improved the world, and answered its woes by a factor of 0. However a rocket scientist probably earns (in America) only 250k/year and as a direct result, we have sattelite communications, Mars exploration, jet propulsion for travel (yes better war machines a negative) but without arguement, a single, underpaid rocket Engineer has significantly improved the world by a factor of .001. One man, measurable improvement for the planet!  We had similar entertainment relief when the NFL players were earning, what today would equivilate to a 60,000/yr. Income. I’ve seen men earn less and risk bodily injury more than they. The world has no sense of itself.

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Last week I wrote a blog post on safety and hoped that we would have a safe holiday season in Chatham. Unfortunately, it was not to be. ABC 7 is reporting an alleged abduction and rape of a 15 year old near 83rd  King Drive as she was taking out the garbage,

Please practice safe travel procedures and avoid such practices as walking alone, walking through alleys, and walking with headphones. Also, here are a few other tips as well.
As we come closer to the actually holidays, the season has officially begun. While the season puts most of us in a good mood, it also makes some of us careless and brings out those who do not have good intentions.

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The holiday season is the the busiest season for package delivery and its a pain when you miss your delivery and disheartening if someone steals your package from your property. Now that UPS has closed the Avalon Park station, you have to either go to the South Holland or Roosevelt Street station. You can avoid this frustration by signing up for  UPS My Choice.
 The service is FREE and alerts you by either phone,text or email when your package is close to delivery. You choose the method and when a package is enroute, you will get a delivery date and an expected delivery window. Won't be home? Have them reschedule the delivery or hold at the station. There are other options but they come at a cost. US Postal Service has a similar service and FEDEX is working on one. Have your shipper give you the tracking number and you can track them on your own.

  2.  Creating a Routine
 It’s long been known that burglars scoping out a neighborhood will look for victims who tend to not pay attention to things. In other words, they are looking for carelessness. Signs of a careless homeowner include an unkempt lawn, overgrown bushes and children’s toys scattered around the yard.When a burglar spots a house possibly inhabited by a careless homeowner he will watch that house to see what the typical daily behavior is. If he’s really good he may observe a homeowner rushing out the door without setting alarm system. In such a case that home is just as vulnerable as one with no security system installed.In most cases setting a routine is not good from a security standpoint. But in terms of remembering to set your alarm system before you leave your home, a routine is a good thing. Creating a routine you can follow every day will make it less likely you’ll forget to set your alarm.Consider gathering your things for work the last part of your morning routine. Hang a hook for your keys right next to your control center, forcing yourself to see it them as you head out the door. It acts as a constant reminder to arm your system on your way out.

3.     Don’t Advertise Holiday Plans Homeowners and businesses should never advertise holiday plans using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Today’s criminals are very media savvy and have taken to trolling such sites to find out when properties will be unoccupied. Keep your plans to yourself.
4.    Ask Someone to Watch Your HomeAsk someone to watch your home while you’re away. If you can find a friend or family member willing to actually occupy your house in your absence, that’s the best option. If not, at least find someone willing to get your mail and newspaper, open and close your draperies and take out your garbage. This makes it harder for burglars to decide whether or not you’re away.

5.   Carbon Monoxide is Something Not To Be Played WithCarbon monoxide is a naturally occurring gas that is both manufactured and utilized by the human body. For this reason, many people don’t understand how dangerous it can be in excessive amounts. Trust us when we say it can be deadly.As a tasteless and odorless gas, carbon monoxide could be present in your home without anyone knowing. It is also lighter than air so it tends to move to the lowest places of a home, including the ground floor or the basement. If carbon monoxide makes it to the upper floors it’s already at high enough levels to be fatal.When humans inhale carbon monoxide it binds with hemoglobin, thus interfering with how well the hemoglobin functions. One of the main tasks of hemoglobin is to carry oxygen cells to various parts of the body. When it’s bound with carbon monoxide it can no longer perform that function. In essence, excessive levels of carbon monoxide in the blood can literally suffocate a person from the inside out.Carbon monoxide is not something that should be taken lightly. If your home is equipped with a gas or oil furnace, a gas or oil-fired water heater, or gas appliances in the kitchen, the potential exists for carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s imperative you have your appliances carbon monoxide detector and heating/water systems checked on a regular basis to make sure they are function properly.These tips along with your normal safety regiment should ensure a safe and happy holiday season.

6. Don't Let Your Garbage Speak Christmas time is a time when many homes are purchasing high end electronics. Do not place the boxes out behind your garbage. The day after Christmas the scavengers and criminals will be trolling the alleys to see what they can find. Breakdown large boxes or cut them down in strips and if possible wait until recycle pickup day to place in alley.

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1st Saint Roque (FR) 11-6 D A Jacob P F Nicholls 7 11/4
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2nd ½ Rum And Butter (IRE) 11-6 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 5 2/1f
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Bun B – SLAMonline http://www.slamonline.com Your Source For The Best In Basketball Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:17:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.1 SLAM x ‘Phi Slamma Jamma Jam’ Event Recap (PHOTOS) http://www.slamonline.com/media/photos/slam-x-phi-slamma-jamma-jam-event-recap-photos/ http://www.slamonline.com/media/photos/slam-x-phi-slamma-jamma-jam-event-recap-photos/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:46:41 +0000 http://www.slamonline.com/?p=393574
Antoine Walker, Adrian Peterson, Bun B, Slim Thug, the Geto Boys and more came through SLAM's Final Four party in Houston.

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With an epic finish like the one we all witnessed last night, including two back-to-back big time shots in the Villanova vs. North Carolina title game with the Wildcats prevailing 77-74, it goes without saying that the Final Four in Houston was a unmitigated success. What you may not know, if you weren’t in H-Town though, is that SLAM’s “Phi Slamma Jamma” Jam event was equally as successful.

Hosted by legendary Houston rappers Bun B and Slim Thug, the sports industry’s power players converged on Social Junkie, a premier sports bar in the area to enjoy the musical stylings of DJ Mr. Rogers and DJ Kiotti in the mix.

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In addition to the numerous college coaches in attendance, celebrities such as Willie D and Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys, Ron Baker, Antoine Walker, Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson and Phi Slama Jama’s own Larry Micheaux made their way to the event, which was sponsored by BMW, Boost Mobile, Mitchell & Ness, Gurkha, Shirts & Skins, VG Visuals, Never Too Hungover, The Republic Clothing Co., C-Ray Art and New Amsterdam Vodka.

Story of the night: At one point, Bun B questioned SLAM Associate Editor Abe Schwadron about the dope SLAM snapback he was wearing and how he could get one. Without missing a beat, Abe offered that they switch hats on the spot and Bun, after some thought, agreed and gave Abe the hat off his head. Bun walked out with the exclusive SLAM lid, which he proudly showed it off on Instagram a few minutes later:

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Jadakiss, Bun B, Jay Rock and more share their opinions.

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This is not a secret: Rappers like basketball. A lot. They like it so much that managers often tell us they have to plan their artists’ shows and events around important games, so much that emcees keep their songs and verses littered with both current and historic hoop references. With the NBA season tipping off Tuesday night, we asked a specific set of questions to 10 rappers—Jadakiss, Bun B, Riff Raff, Fat Trel, Jay Rock, Skyzoo, Gunplay, Lil Bibby, Problem and Your Old Droog—to get some predictions on what to expect in the coming months.

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interviews by Tzvi Twersky and Adam Figman

Dallas Mavericks v Cleveland Cavaliers

1. Who you got coming out of the East?

Jadakiss: You can’t count Cleveland out. I still like Miami—I think Miami’s gonna be solid, they’ll have a nice chip on their shoulder. Nets should be pretty solid. Indiana, I don’t know. I think you gotta look out for Chicago, Cleveland and Miami. Then the sleepers are Washington, Charlotte and maybe Brooklyn. But I’ll say Cleveland.

Bun B: You gotta look at the Cavs as a contender. It just depends on how quickly those guys get it together. I don’t expect it to take these guys long. LeBron comes back to this team as a leader—it’s safe to say Miami was Dwyane’s team. But this Cavaliers team, this is LeBron’s team. He’s coming with the experience and the rings.

Jay Rock: Anybody could win I think, because it’s pretty much wide open since LeBron left Miami. But if I have to choose a team, I think the Knicks got a shot.

Lil Bibby: If DRose is even halfway healthy, I think the Bulls will get it. If not, LeBron and those guys might win it. That’s a cheatin’ team, though. I hate those super teams.

Gunplay: I’m a die-hard Miami fan. If they came out with a soccer team, I’d be a Miami soccer fan, too. So, I hope we’ll pull it out without LeBron and show everybody that we didn’t really need him. Thanks for your services, but we can still pull it off. Hopefully. I don’t know.

Fat Trel: Cleveland, of course. Simple as LeBron, Kyrie and Kevin Love.

Problem: Haven’t seen everybody yet, but on paper the Bulls look strong. Cavs are gonna be fun to watch. Don’t sleep on Toronto though.

Riff Raff: LeBrons n NEM

Skyzoo: To me, the East this year is so open ended, it’s unbelievable. I don’t think you can honestly give a clear cut 99 percent answer like we may have all done in the past. With Paul George going down for the season, Derrick Rose coming back but uncertainty surrounding that outcome, the Cavs loading up but needing time to jell I’m sure, it’s a free for all in the East. My heart, as a life long blue and orange fan, wants to say my Knicks, but my mind is built on reality so I honestly can’t say NYK. I hope we get it and I’d be the first to champion the feat, but really it’ll most likely come down to Cleveland or Chicago, depending on Derrick Rose’s health. Let’s sadly roll with the Cavs.

Your Old Droog: Of course the Cavs. There’s nobody else, really. The East is dry. I feel bad. I think it’s gonna be the Cavs, b.

2. Who you got coming out of the West?

Jadakiss: I’ll say San Antonio’s the front-runner to win it all. They didn’t touch nothing. Teams usually trade away or lose someone after they win a Championship because somebody played really well and they feel they gotta go to Milwaukee or something. They kept everybody. It’s theirs to lose. They’re gonna try to stay healthy and make that run at the end.

Bun B: I think the Rockets have as good a chance as anybody. I think everybody looks at the West as wide open right now, with Kevin Durant looking to miss at least six weeks. I think Russell Westbrook can’t do everything by himself, and I think he’s already said that. I would love to see some mid-season free agency pick-ups to strengthen the bench. That’s my only concern. Guys like Golden State and San Antonio have a really solid bench. So it’s gonna be a hard road, but I’m not down about it. I’m extremely optimistic.

Jay Rock: I hate to say it, but I think the Spurs might get it again in the West, even though it’s Laker Gang on mines. But it’ll be either the Spurs or OKC.

Lil Bibby: I hope Kevin Durant and them win it all, but I think he needs to take over a little bit more. That guy Westbrook shoots too many shots. To me, Westbrook do the shit that Durant’s supposed to be doing.

Gunplay: I think the Spurs will do it again. They’re a real well-rounded team.

Fat Trel: Either the L.A. Clippers or OKC Thunder. Yeah, KD’s injured, but that’s a small thing to a giant. The Clippers, they did great last year, and now they’re even better. Outside of that, I want to give Kobe and the Lakers a chance, but I want to keep it realistic, too.

Problem: Lakers, in a perfect world! Spurs, though. Too good. Too disciplined. Great balance of vets and young talent. They’re gonna be tough to beat.

Riff Raff: Clippers n NEM

Skyzoo: The West is way easier to pinpoint. I like Golden State as a team, love Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, which to me is the best backcourt in the League by a landslide, so I’d love to see them take the West, but I think they’re one more piece away from that. OKC is always gonna be in the talks, and I think the Clippers are knocking at the door. Houston looked dope on paper before they lost Parsons, but now I think they’re off the table. Really, OKC or LAC will be there in my opinion, and if I’m picking one, give me LAC since the Thunder hasn’t updated their roster since their last Finals appearance. I hate the Spurs, that’s why they’re not on my list. I’m cool on them, except for Tony Parker.

Your Old Droog: I think it’s either San Antonio or Dallas. I feel like Carlisle is the best coach in the League, by far. That was the only team that took San Antonio to seven games, and that squad was not that ill. Calderon couldn’t play any D. Dirk had like five bad games. It’s all coaching.

3. Finals prediction?

Jadakiss: I think San Antonio wins it. I think [Coach] Popovich got the remedy. He uses his whole team. See how easy they beat Miami? Easy. It was no way Miami was winning at all. They couldn’t win.

Bun B: Oh man, Rockets in seven. It’s gonna go the whole way.

Jay Rock: San Antonio, because they got more Playoff experience.

Lil Bibby: I hope the dog comes out in Durant, and [the Thunder] win it.

Gunplay: Of course I’ve got the M-I-Yayo, baby! Deep down I’m like, well, it’s gonna be a tough one, but I keep faith ‘til the very end.

Fat Trel: I won’t say the Cavs are going to win the Finals no matter what. As far as me betting cash-wise, yeah, I’m going with Cleveland all the way. But I think the Clippers or OKC could win it.

Problem: Spurs vs. Bulls, with Spurs winning in 7.

Riff Raff: Clippers sweep VERSACE broom style

Skyzoo: Cleveland would probably get it off of Lebron’s experience, but I wouldn’t be surprised if LAC got it based on Doc being in the driver’s seat. I can’t call that one, but seven of those would be pretty nice.

Your Old Droog: I think the Spurs might repeat. If I’m not mistaken, I don’t think they’ve ever had a repeat.

4. What did you think of LeBron’s decision to return to Cleveland?

Jadakiss: I was happy for him. I know even though he won those two chips and went to the Finals three times, there was still something in the back of my mind, with the way he did The Decision, that he was still never really in peace with himself. His wife is from [Ohio], he’s got a huge mansion over there. That was one of the smartest things he ever could’ve done. It was a sigh of relief for Cleveland, for him, for everybody.

Bun B: Obviously the Rockets put their pitch in. I would’ve loved to see him come here. But I think once people realized Cleveland was even on the table that was pretty much a done deal. I think he’s already done what he came to accomplish in Miami, and now he kind of wants to do it at home. And you can’t blame a guy for that—he’s got the opportunity to do it.

Jay Rock: I guess he made a decision that’s best for him and what he wanted to do with his career.

Lil Bibby: LeBron was my favorite player when he was on Cleveland, the first time. He was by himself, and he was taking them all the way to the Championship. When he left, I was thinking, Why would you go to a team with two other guys? You’re already the best. And now he’s home? Nah, you can’t do that. You can’t be back and forth.

Gunplay: I just thought it was business, ain’t nothing personal. People take it a little too far, I think. He brought the rings here! What the fuck? Let him go about his business and go back home. We got some rings, now keep it moving.

Fat Trel: As far as Championship-wise, yeah [he should’ve returned]. You can’t even argue with that. There’s no doubt that Dwyane Wade is practically kinda done, you feel me? You hate to put it that way, but I feel as though he’s near done. Chris Bosh was a great player, but he’s Chris Bosh and he’ll never do numbers like Kevin Love. So, LeBron did what was best for him. And he’s home. You can’t argue with that. Maybe if it was a third team and he was going all over the place, but he just went back to his previous team and you can’t argue that.

Problem: LeBron should’ve done whatever was best for him and his family.

Riff Raff: LeBrons an icon “LeBron The iCoN” He wanted to prove to the world that he can face any challenge everyone was mad he left but he is back and gunna showcase why could have been the best wide Reciever in NFL history but he chose to shoot jumpers

Skyzoo: I’m not mad at the move, but I also was prepared to see him retire in Miami. For everything it took to get there, what he accomplished, the glory, the mistakes, him staying in Miami would’ve made sense. But I do respect the theory and drive behind the move.

Your Old Droog: I don’t know. I was never a fan of that whole switching-teams thing. I think Danny Ainge kinda fucked up the League with that shit. I mean, [LeBron] should’ve never left anyway, but he’s his own man, you know?

5. Who will win MVP this season?

Jadakiss: I don’t really know. I gotta see how the season starts. They’ve got LeBron the top candidate to win it, but I dunno. I like the underdog.

Bun B: I think it’s really early. It’s gonna be very hard with KD’s injury to consider him right now. I think Melo is gonna be a candidate. I think Melo is really gonna make a big push to solidify himself in the NBA this year as a player. I would definitely say keep your eyes on Melo. I think he’s starting see that people aren’t placing him in that category because the team hasn’t made it to the Finals, and he hasn’t gotten that ring yet. I think he comes into this year more determined than ever.

Jay Rock: I think LeBron. All eyes on him right now, plus if he’s consistent he’s gonna get MVP.

Lil Bibby: If Rose comes out the gate running, I think it’ll be him. If not, it’ll be Durant or LeBron.

Gunplay: I think LeBron will take it. I think LeBron is the best player since Michael Jordan retired, you know what I’m saying? I was there for the Michael Jordan days, his height. I remember those days. I haven’t seen nothing like that—offense and defense, putting up numbers like that—besides LeBron. So I have to go with LeBron.

Fat Trel: LeBron. First year back with Cleveland, he finna go off. Go off, go off, you feel me?

Problem: Tim Duncan. He’s still the best power forward/center in basketball. That’s why.

Riff Raff: DeAndre Jordan he the most highest jumping versatile big man in the league he can hang on the top of the backboard and do chin ups

Skyzoo: The typical answer is LeBron, but I’m going Melo, 100 percent. What he’s gonna be able to do in this new system should show doubters his versatility as a player and face of a team, on the court. Easy answer, Melo all the way.

Your Old Droog: Probably Bron. I don’t see his skills fading. And the East is so trash, the Cavs are just gonna dominate.

6. Who will win Rookie of the Year this season?

Jadakiss: I like Jabari. I like Wiggins, he’s looking good. But I think Jabari has more of an NBA game already. Jabari’s like a baby Melo. He’s got a mid-range game, he can go on the blocks, he’s got a nice little handle. I think he’s gonna be the sleeper. He’s got nice elements to his game and has size already. Wiggins is a little slim but he’s fast and lanky and he’s got hops, but Jabari’s got those shoulders—he’s gonna be able to take them bumps. I haven’t met Cleanthony [Early], but can’t wait to meet him. I made a lot of money betting on him in the NCAA Tournament. Wichita State was killing it.

Bun B: I know all eyes are on Wiggins, but I think Jabari, based on his position, has a better opportunity to show how well-rounded he is. I don’t know. I expect Wiggins to do big numbers, but I expect Jabari to have better all-around stats. But it all depends on which of these guys adapts to their system best.

Jay Rock: Ain’t no telling.

Lil Bibby: I hope Jabari wins it. When I played in grammar school, I played against him a lot. He was one grade under me, and when we played them he had the ball in his hands the whole game. Like, he was 6-2 and he was the point guard and center! So, salute to Jabari.

Gunplay: I haven’t been following the rookies. I ain’t gonna lie to you.

Fat Trel: I don’t really like the class, but I say Jabari Parker. It’ll be him or Wiggins, but I personally think Parker is better.

Problem: A sleeper, the dope white kid from the Bulls. He’s a beast.

Skyzoo: I’ve been a Jabari Parker fan for a while now, and I think he’s gonna easily pick that award up. As talented as this Draft class is, he’s the most prepared to go up against vets, and he’s also on a team that literally needs him, so he’ll be able to shine for 82 games straight

Your Old Droog: Nah. I don’t know. I’m not even gonna front. I’m not clocking them like that.

7. What kind of season will Kobe have?

Jadakiss: Never is The Mamba done! The Mamba ain’t done ‘til the Mamba says he’s done. I see everybody counting him out and all of this stuff—that’s just gonna make him go harder. I don’t think he’s over. I’m not sure how far [the Lakers] are gonna go, though. If they make the Playoffs, that’s crazy.

Bun B: I think Kobe’s pissed. That’s what I think. If he’s healthy, he’s gonna make a lot of people pay for what they’ve been saying. Putting Kobe Bryant 40th [in the ESPN rankings]—I may not be the biggest Kobe Bryant fan in the world, but shit, we’re not gonna act like he isn’t who he is. I’m biased because he came down here and torched us. He looked me in my face a couple times, so me and Kobe have a little history. He gave me the MJ shrug after he nailed a three right in front of me. He gave me the MJ shrug. But you’ve got to respect who Kobe Bryant is. He’s the fiercest competitor in the NBA—I don’t think anybody wants it more than Kobe.

Jay Rock: Can’t count Kobe out, he got something up his sleeve. The Black Mamba will perform.

Lil Bibby: I dunno. With that jumper, Kobe might just stick around for a minute.

Gunplay: I don’t think he’s done. He’s just getting a little old now. He’s still a hell of a player. I think he’ll try to make his mark this year to prove a point. I think he’s got five more years, then he needs to sit on down somewhere.

Fat Trel: I believe Kobe will have a good year, but I don’t think we’re going to see the Black Mamba, or whatever the fuck they call him.

Problem: He’ll average 24, 6 and 6. Hopefully, we will get a midseason trade goin’ so we can shock the world!

Riff Raff: Kobe Is gunna be inspirational to watch I want him to average 25ppg

Skyzoo: Kobe is gonna be better than people are predicting, but I don’t see it being 2008 or anything. He’ll show flashes of brilliance and will overall have a dope season, but it won’t be what it was. Still in all, he’s Kobe, point blank. Never be another.

Your Old Droog: Kobe’s a beast, man. He’s got a lot to prove. Cats like that, they go insane with the preparation and training. I think he’s got two or three more years in him. But I’m glad the Lakers and Celtics got shitty squads.

8. How will Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks do?

Jadakiss: The Knicks are up in the air. You know how the Knicks are. I’m leaving it in the hands of Phil—right now I’m on Phil and Melo. I hope Cleanthony can come in and have a solid rookie year, I hope Tim Hardaway [Jr] can show some progression like he did last year, I hope JR comes in stable. It should be alright if everybody do what they do. But it’s the Knicks, so you never know. They could lose to all the teams they’re supposed to lose to, then win the games you never think they’re gonna win.

Jay Rock: I think they gonna do good.

Lil Bibby: I think they need another player. The team looks good on paper, but I think they need a leader-type point guard. If they get that, they’ll be straight.

Gunplay: Eh, it’s to be seen.

Fat Trel: I think it’s going to take a year for Phil Jackson and DFish to get it officially right. As far as this year, I say they make it to the first round of Playoffs but no further.

Riff Raff: CARMELO Anthony in the Candy Toyota Camry

Skyzoo: Again, as someone who bleeds blue and orange, I think this year will be tough for us. Melo is gonna be Melo, top five in the League, hands down. But the help isn’t where he deserves it to be. Next season should be everything, a LaMarcus Aldridge and Rajon Rondo scoop of sorts should help fix things. We can all hope, right?

Your Old Droog: Honestly, I don’t care. I’ll watch regardless. As long as Walt “Clyde” Frazier has rhymes, I’m gonna be tuned in. But [the team] is just sad. I try not to think about the Knicks.

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Reebok @ Project Las Vegas http://www.slamonline.com/kicks/reebok-project-las-vegas/ http://www.slamonline.com/kicks/reebok-project-las-vegas/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:20:04 +0000 http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=227747
Allen Iverson, Dominique Wilkins, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz and Tyga celebrate Reebok's retro lines.

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by Nima Zarrabi / @NZbeFree

Attempting to shine at the Project Las Vegas trade show is no small feat. Some of the coolest brands in the World stormed Sin City this week to set up shop and attract buyers, collaborators and media. The 250,000 square feet at the Mandalay Bay hotel Convention Center transitioned into a small city of brands with creative booths from end to end.

Reebok had a prime booth at the event, decked out in hot summer colors and featuring many of their retro sneakers and gear. The brand caused a nice stir at the event on Monday afternoon with a press conference featuring their elite partners. NBA legends Dominique Wilkins and Allen Iverson joined hip-hop stars Rick Ross and Tyga to celebrate the brand’s retro line. The event was curated and emceed by Reebok Creative Director Swizz Beatz, who has helped the brand gain momentum in the past year and a half with his vision of fashion, art and hip-hop coming together with Reebok’s great archive of product.

Influential bloggers and media types filled the Reebok booth to capacity with DJ Runna setting the mood right with hits and alcohol flowing from the bar.

The evening began with Reebok Vice President of Sports Entertainment Marketing Todd Krinsky taking the mic to welcome everyone in attendance. I first met Todd in 2005 in Los Angeles when I interviewed AI for our historic KICKS 8 cover, celebrating his 10th signature shoe with the company. He has been with the brand for 20 years, through the highs and lows, and is still extremely passionate about what Reebok stands for and its future growth. Krinsky understands that Reebok still has much work ahead to achieve its ultimate goals but he is very pleased with the momentum they have established during the past year, fueled by Swizz’s creative vision.

“The first gentlemen I want to bring up is a huge friend of the brand,” Krinsky began. “He’s not an endorser. He’s not someone who just gets in photo shoots with us. He’s really a part of our brand. He’s the creative director of Reebok Classics. What that means is he’s really involved with what we do from campaigns, to people that we decide to sign, to the product we make like, curating his own line with the Basquiat collection. Swizz is an incredible powerful machine that is involved in all aspects of culture. It’s great to be able to work with someone like that. He’s a personal friend of mine somebody who has tremendous passion and drive. A lot of what you’re going to see today is what Swizz has done with Reebok for the last year and a half.”

With DMX pumping through the speakers, Swizz stepped onto the red carpets on stage and reflected on his growing partnership with the brand.

“I want to bring Reebok back to the culture where you can go to the store and have a major selection of things that’s cool,” he explained. “For a long time, let’s be honest, the brand has not been cool. We got the snap-backs up and running, the gum bottoms up and running, we have super assets that we brought along with the team. We have Tyga, we have Ross, myself, Alicia Keys—super collaborations coming down the pipeline. We have Basquiat, we have Keith Haring. I thank the brand for letting me explore art through fashion, because art is fashion. It all falls under the same umbrella. We can all relate to art and fashion.”

Swizz gave a quick shout to Pusha T, who was hidden in the crowd of media members before bringing Nique out. The human highlight film clearly cherishes his association with the vector.

“Reebok has been in the community for a long time,” Wilkins said. “Over 20 years ago, they refurbished my old playgrounds in Baltimore, MD. So they have been a part of the landscape for a very long time. So, for me to wear their pump shoe in the Slam Dunk contest, winning a scoring title, that was a pleasure. To wear something that is yours to be a part of. We feel like we’re lifers here. We’re not ever going to wear anything but Reebok.”

Next up was The Answer. Still fresh to def in a 3XL tee, the baggiest jeans in the building and a fresh pair of red and blue Questions, it was thrilling to see. When we spoke for that KICKS cover, Allen was extremely proud that his success with Reebok helped open up a lane for artists like Jay-Z to establish a relationship with the brand. “I’m able to open the door for guys to come in and have their own sneaker by being rappers,” he told me in ‘05. “It makes me feel good. But it says a lot about Reebok as well. That they’re willing to let people come in and widen their horizons.”

That history has transcended into the relationship the brand now has with Swizz, who has brought in Tyga and Ross to take Reebok to new heights.

“Reebok let me be me,” Iverson recalled on stage. “When I came into the League, everyone was afraid of me being me. Afraid of me being just like the dudes I grew up with. I didn’t come up with all these styles. I bit off the dudes I grew up with. I didn’t want to be somebody else, because I was in the League. I wanted to be myself and I thought it was cool to be myself. I wanted to be the person that my mom looked at and said that’s my baby—my homeboys, people I grew up with. I didn’t want to change who I was because of where I was at. They invested in me and marketed me the way I wanted to be. That’s why the loyalty will always be there with Reebok. And it’s real.”

When he wasn’t blinding the crowd with his watch and pinky ring, Rozay was thoughtful in expressing his relationship with the brand, saying it grew out of curiosity and respect for Swizz. “For the last year or two, I’ve been most definitely watching what Swizz Beatz has been doing with the brand,” the Bawse said. “You know, it eventually spilled over to Maybach music. Reebok embraced our movement, came together and helped us put a few visuals together, a few videos together. The way I looked at it really, was that Reebok invested into our culture, into our future. This was before we were business partners. It was organic and I was just saluting what Swizz was doing, this entire movement. The history just spoke for itself. It’s one of the better moves that I have made in the last few months that I’m excited about. I’m here and most comfortable in this arena, but now I’m rocking with the No. 1 brand in Reebok. We back.”

Ross said he will be developing a big and tall line for the brand as well as his own signature sneaker, likely to be called, “The Rozay.”

Tyga will be expected to bring in the youth movement with his trendsetting style and recent rise in the hip-hop game. “Reebok really cares about the culture and the streets and that’s really what it’s about right now,” he said. “If you don’t got the streets, you don’t got the fans and you don’t got the people. I’m excited to be a part of the whole Reebok retro thing.”

Stacked with three chains around his neck and a fresh Reebok snap-back, Ross couldn’t resist giving props to Tyga’s fresh outlook.

“From his sneakers to his jewels, I got to commend my little homie,” Ross said with a smile.

“He’s definitely doing his numbers,” Swizz quipped, before finishing out the presser with the reason he decided to get involved with Reebok.

“I wanted to work with a team where I could touch the culture more,” he said. “People were like, ‘Why you going with Reebok, they’re not poppin’ right now?’ I thought it was a great opportunity that they weren’t poppin’ at that point ’cause I’m a builder. When you’re a builder, you know how to take structures and refurbish them to something that is monstrous or monumental. I like to take the risks. It’s easy for people to just jump into the Benz that’s already done. Let’s take something like an old school Impala and make it look pretty and then put that on the streets.”

“Customization!” Ross exclaimed.

With the press conference over, it was time to party. A few hours later, everyone reunited at Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace for a concert featuring Swizz, Tyga and Ross. The open air club, bristling with all kinds of heat and a stocked open bar, was immediately filled to capacity with guests for at least an hour before anyone even grabbed a mic. With DJ Runna on stage, Tyga stepped up wearing Ex-o-fit’s and set the night on fire with a few verses, including “Faded” and “Rack City.” Swizz—in an ill pair of customized Twilight Zone Pumps—followed up and was joined by Pusha T for a few songs before Ross stepped in to close the show.

Cats in the crowd were on full tilt by then, spitting every word that came out the Bawse’s mouth. Rozay—sporting some Workout joints—had a nice surprise in store for the crowd, inviting Bun B up on to the stage to sing his verse on “Big Pimpin,” definitely one of the many highlights of an incredible evening. Rozay even brought magician David Copperfield to the stage at one point for a salute from the crowd. “This is a motherfucking icon—in his field, he’s the greatest to ever did it,” Ross screamed, setting him up for a version of his song “Black Magic” to close the show.

Swizz then returned to the stage to thank everyone for coming out, especially his Reebok team and all of the performers. He definitely delivered on his promise, giving us all a night to remember.

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Jordan Brand All-Star Experience http://www.slamonline.com/kicks/jordan-brand-all-star-experience/ http://www.slamonline.com/kicks/jordan-brand-all-star-experience/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:54:49 +0000 http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=63011
Jordan Brand was a SLAM dunk in saving All-Star Saturday Night.

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by Maurice Bobb / @reesereport

It gets no better than NBA All-Star weekend for the SLAM crew. I’m assuming the way we feel about this holy grail of basketball events is the equivalent of how women feel about their event of events: weddings.

So, in keeping with the wedding analogy, if the All Star game is the wedding day, All-Star Saturday Night is the bachelor party.  And traditionally, it’s the Sprite Slam Dunk contest that is the arbitor of whether or not the night was so ridiculous you were sharing recaps of it with total strangers or if you were left asking yourself: I blew off V-Day with my girl for this?

So to all the fellas in SLAM land who threw their significant other the Heisman to be in the building last night, I feel for you because she officially doesn’t understand now after that snoozer of a show.

The League should really check all four contestants for Performance Dehancing Drugs, especially Gerald Wallace, who might as well have dunked with his walker.

Nate Robinson dropped the Kryto-Nate moniker and kept things simple on his way to an unprecedented third Dunk Contest title, but I’m guessing he won’t be bragging on this W considering it was the equivalent of being the skinniest kid at Fat Camp.

Needless to say, I left American Airlines Arena as deflated as Charles Barkley’s hops. Ben, Lang, Nima and I then headed over to the Jordan Brand 23/25 Energy Space Lounge, existing in honor of the famed footwear’s 25th birthday. We bumped into Stephen Curry on the way in—I told him I was pulling for him to beat the Truth in the three-point showdown and he thanked me and said he had a blast with it.

Seen in the space, held adjacent to the W Hotel all weekend, hosted the likes of Bobbito Garcia, Rich Medina, Jadakiss, AJ2010’s designer Mark Smith, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony. Oh, and big shout out to Project 2050’s Kristen Wise, who looked out for the SLAM crew the entire weekend. jordanspace

So anyway, we checked our coats at the door (and we got ‘em back with no problem at the end of the night, unlike the night before huh Lang?) and walked in to the intimate VIP area of the Space. On a makeshift little stage, Bun B was rockin’ the mic, delivering his trademark crisp rhymes to the Jordan sneaker faithful. I’ve been to a million concerts so I can say this with confidence: small venues are the best way to enjoy live shows.

After Bun dropped “Big Pimpin’,” on us, DC-bred rapper Wale hit the stage and ran through his catalog to the delight of all the back-packed hip-hop heads. Funny development of the night: Wale threatening to do a cover of Kings of Leon if the crowd didn’t take its hype up another decibel and him doing it anyway and the crowd not missing a beat while singing along.

So even though our “bachelor party” was not one for the ages, we soaked up the Jordan experience and the free alcohol and went back to our hotels very satisfied.

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ACE-FTS instrument: after 7.5 years on-orbit

Henry Buijs

Ryan Hughes

U. Of Waterloo

Balloon borne solar occultation (1975-1980)

To elucidate Stratospheric chemistry related to ozone depletion

Successful commercialization of very high resolution FTS

DA8 series with 0.0026 cm-1 resolution (1980-2005)

Dynamic alignment flat mirror interferometer

Technology used for Cris

Used in many labs to contribute to HITRAN data base

Successful commercialization of a rugged industrial FTS

MB100 series 1986-present

“Wishbone” scan arm with cube corner mirrors

No alignment required

Technology used for most ABB satellite FTS projects

FTS heritage ABB Bomem formerly Bomem Inc.

Ground based Hyper-spectral sounder

Measures down-welling spectral radiance

Permits Temperature and moisture profiling from ground

Good vertical resolution in boundary layer

Joint development project with U of Wisconsin

FTS heritage ABB Bomem formerly Bomem Inc.

Autonomous operating 3rd gen

  • Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) development started early 1999 (Phase B contract award) under Canadian Space Agency’s Space Science program.

  • Mission objectives: better understanding of atmospheric chemistry of ozone

    • The instrument suite includes an FTS, two 128x128 sun imagers and an active sun-tracker

  • Prime contractor is ABB Bomem Inc., with main subcontractors

    • Ball Aerospace and EMS Technologies.

    • Many persons have contributed to the ACE-FTS development, including universities and research labs.

  • The FTS design is based on the classical Michelson interferometer with a double-pass optical layout.

    • It is tilt and shear compensated and requires no active alignment.

  • The ACE-FTS Instrument was launched August 12th, 2003

Main Design and Programmatic Requirements

  • ACE science objectives require

    • High spectral resolution (0.02 cm-1),

    • High SNR (> 100)

    • Widespectral coverage (750-4100 cm-1)

  • Combination of these three requirements resulted in a challenging instrument design.

    • Jacquinot merit factor W is >3x107

      • Highest merit factor ever targeted for a space-borne spectrometer operating in the infrared.

  • Instrument design is also constrained by low mass (40 kg), power (40 W) and volume allocations from the spacecraft bus.

    • Scisat-1 mission is a small satellite mission concept

  • Program required to design and manufacture a low cost, quickly-developed instrument while keeping risks as low as possible.

Scisat-1 spacecraft

ACE-FTS Optical Layout

ACE interferometer

The ACE-FTS Instrument

Input Optics-side

ACE-FTS Interferometer Sub-System

  • ACE-FTS still operating on the primary redundancy side at full resolution

  • Metrology laser power shows a decrease of less than 2% observed over 7.5 years

  • Excellent reliability of the ACE-FTS (more than three original mission lifetime requirement)

Integration to spacecraft bus

SciSat Inside the Pegasus Fairing

ACE in orbit

Circular orbit

Altitude 650 km,

Orbital period 98 min.

Inclination 74°

Selected to provide high latitude occultations

Solar occultation mission

Approximately 15 occultations /day (~5400/year)

Orbit Characteristics

Tangent height

Coverage characteristics

Coverage characteristics

Exo-atmospheric spectra

Do not contain any atmospheric features

Provide instrument response to solar spectrum

Atmospheric spectra include above + atmospheric absorptions

Ratio atmospheric/exo-atmospheric provides precise atmospheric transmission

Subtracting transmission loss of higher layers provides transmittance at tangent height only

Optical beam at tangent height is ~ 3 km

Limits vertical resolving power

Scan time is 2 s.

Rate of change during scan depends on beta angle

Spectral analysis method

Ace spectra NO2 region

Many weak lines of NO2

B3M compared with ACE data CFC12 region

B3M compared with ACE HCl region

B3M compared with ACE and DA8

ACE profiles

Very good absolute concentration determination

Limited by HITRAN issues

Calibration cannot change over time

Does not rely on blackbody calibration sources

Exo-atmosphere/atmosphere ratio

Vertical resolution ~ 3 km

Vertical sampling < 1km

Lower limit of profile

Limited by cloud

Limited by spectral saturation

Upper limit of profile

Limited by sensitivity

Profile performance

Example result, CO2 study (P.Y. Foucher et al)

On-orbit SNR comparison mid-march 2004 (ss3171) and mid-march 2008 (ss24754)

Source: ACE Science Team (Ryan Hughes, UofWaterloo)

Frequency of occultations with ice 2004 to 2007

On-orbit FTS temperature (interferometer beamspliter) 2004-2008

Increase of temperature of ~1deg/year observed

S/C anomaly

Source: ACE Science Team (Ryan Hughes, UoWaterloo)

In date of June 2008, the temperature of the instrument is 25 degrees Celcius in average; there is still room for further temperature increase as the instrument was qualified during TVAC for temperatures from 0 to 40 degrees Celcius.

Level 2 data

Concentration profiles of molecules

Official data processing soon in 5th version

Data processing

ACE-FTS is the first instrument on-orbit to measure the following molecules:

COCl2 (phosgene)

formic acid

PAN (peroxyaceylnitrate)

Molecules measured for the first time

Improved vertical resolution

Image slicing

Maintain basic throughput

With <1 km vertical resolution

Improved solar tracking

Account for distortion due to refraction

Cloud discrimination

Future trends

Future trends

Lower cost missions

To increase number of sensors

Some reduction of spectral resolution

Since ACE has shown the detailed spectrum

Good retrievals are possible at lower resolution

Smaller instrument

Faster scanning

Higher SNR

Include shorter wavelength

To avoid saturation of spectra at lowest altitudes

Using weaker overtone Near IR bands

Future trends

Scientific papers

About 130 publications identified so far (July 2008)

More than 104 with review committees

ACE-FTS on Scisat-1 has significantly exceeded its 2 years mission

7th anniversary on August 12, 2010

Very good in-flight performances

Excellent scientific returns

Thanks to all ACE/SciSat-1 team !

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  1. 1. 1 3. Reaction rates Chemistry Grade 12Everything Science
  2. 2. 2Reaction ratesThe rate of a reaction describes how quickly reactants are used up, or how quicklyproducts form. The units used are moles per second.A number of factors can affect the rate of a reaction. These include:the nature of the reactantsthe concentration of reactantstemperature of the reactionthe presence or absence of a catalyst A fast reactionthe surface area of the reactants.A slowreaction Rust by Der Stefan on Flickr Everything Science
  3. 3. 3Collision theoryCollision theory provides one way of explaining why each of these factors can affectthe rate of a reaction. For example, higher temperatures mean increased reactionrates because the reactant particles have more energy and are more likely to collidesuccessfully with each other. Everything Science
  4. 4. 4Measuring reaction ratesDifferent methods can be used to measure the rate of a reaction. The methodused will depend on the nature of the product. Reactions that produce gasescan be measured by collecting the gas in a syringe. Reactions that produce aprecipitate are also easy to measure because the precipitate is easily visible. Everything Science
  5. 5. 5Energy of reactionsFor any reaction to occur, a minimum amount of energy is needed so that bonds inthe reactants can break, and new bonds can form in the products. The minimum energy that is required is called the activation energy of a reaction. Everything Science
  6. 6. 6Energy of reactions continuedIn reactions where the particles do not have enough energy to overcome this activationenergy, one of two methods can be used to facilitate a reaction to take place: increase thetemperature of the reaction or add a catalyst.Increasing the temperature of a reaction means that the average energy of the reactantparticles increases and they are more likely to have enough energy to overcome theactivation energy.A catalyst is used to lower the activation energy so that the reaction is more likely totake place.A catalyst does this by providing an alternative, lower energy pathway, for the reaction.A catalyst therefore speeds up a reaction but does not become part of the reaction in anyway. Everything Science
  7. 7. 7Open and closed systemsAn open system is one whose borders allow the movement of energy and matter into andout of the system. A closed system is one in which only energy can be exchanged, but notmatter. Everything Science
  8. 8. 8Reversible reactionsA reversible reaction is a chemical reaction that can proceed in both the forward and reversedirections. In other words, the reactant and product of one reaction may reverse roles.We can represent this using a double headed arrow. A reversible reaction Everything Science
  9. 9. 9Chemical equilibrium Chemical equilibrium is the state of a reaction, where the concentrations of the reactants and the products have no net change over time.Usually this occurs when the rate of the forward reaction is the same as the rate ofthe reverse reaction. Everything Science
  10. 10. 10Equilibrium constantThe equilibrium constant relates to reactions at equilibrium, and can be calculated usingthe following equation: [C]c [D]d K c= a b [ A] [B]where A and B are reactants, C and D are products and a, b, c, and d are thecoefficients of the respective reactants and products.A high Kc value means that the concentration of products at equilibrium is high and thereaction has a high yield. A low Kc value means that the concentration of products atequilibrium is low and the reaction has a low yield. Everything Science
  11. 11. 11Le Chateliers principleLe Chatelier’s principle states that if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences achange in concentration, temperature or total pressure the equilibrium will shift in orderto minimise that change and to re-establish equilibrium.For example, if the pressure of a gaseous system at equilibrium was increased, theequilibrium would shift to favour the reaction that produces the lowest quantity of thegas. If the temperature of the same system was to increase, the equilibrium would shiftto favour the endothermic reaction. Similar principles apply for changes in concentrationof the reactants or products in a reaction.The principles of equilibrium are very important in industrial applications such as theHaber process, so that productivity can be maximised. Everything Science
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The Implication Of Seun Egbeegbe’s Embarrassing Theft And Arrest On Toyin Aimakhu’s Career.

It’s been a rough 365 days for this delectable Nollywood actress but we all know that when it comes to the road of success in life, it ain’t as smooth and easy going as the Ikorodu garage to Mile 12 road… Oh no! It isn’t!

From her failed marriage, to allegations on the Mayowa(cancer patient) saga, to another failed relationship, and what not, through it all, the actress, has been able to still stand and hold unto her prominence.

But there’s no doubt that the recent embarrassing act of her ex-lover, will bring tough implications on her career – it’s just as sad cause the same person who brought the actress pain while they were dating is still bringing her more even after the relationship is over.

May I remind of how the actor had given her tough times early this year before she had the police intervene ? – how he bought her a new car and demanded it back ? Threatened to put an end to her career ? Even went as far as kidnapping her ? These are just too much for one to handle!

But just when one thinks it’s all over, there comes this embarrassing situation of theft from someone she once had an affair with and this of course, has a huge implication on not only her reputation but also her career, in so many ways.

We needn’t go into details of the ways it can affect her but we are sure as hell that the ones you can think of are part of them.

God help Toyin!

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Getting into the swing of a growing golfing operation

Londonderry retailer Total Golf provides an object lesson in how to develop and grow at a fast rate, even in a recession. Exports and online retailing offer enormous opportunities.

Dermot Hegarty opened a shop in Derry’s Springtown estate in 2006 with two staff: he now has 13 employees and expects that to go up to 18 or 19 next year.

As well as his retail unit in Springtown, he has a nearby unit where he warehouses stock for his online operation and, over the border, runs the golf shop at Buncrana’s North West Golf Course.

Getting into the swing of it
A new three thousand square feet shop is opening soon at Derry’s Foyle Golf Course. And there are plans for yet another new shop, details of which are not being released as yet.
Dermot started out working in a golf shop in Derry. “I used to work there as shop manager,” he says.

“That shop closed down. There was too much going on [in terms of product range] and I knew there was a market for the golf.” It is the online operation – – that has delivered the majority of sales and a high rate of growth.

“Online has been a problem for [golf] shops,” says Dermot. “But I put my resources online and took on a lot of staff. Online is the future.” However, the returns from the online business are not merely being invested into the web-based operation, but also into bricks and mortar retailing.

“So we are using the online [business] to extend our shop presence and make it an Irish company,” explains Dermot – giving a hint as to where the next new store outlet might be based.

The business has been growing at an annual 100% rate, which, Dermot concedes, is not sustainable. He wants the rate of growth to slow down now.

Fast growth
“When something grows that fast, it’s unmanageable,” he says frankly. “We had to move warehouse and didn’t have the premises or staff.” Now the priority is to ensure that growth is well managed and supported by high quality customer services.

Part of the engine of growth for the online operation was a close working partnership with Belfast’s Export Technologies, which has provided the online trading platform. Export Technologies also runs the online marketing campaign for Dermot.

The website is highly sophisticated, recognising the country in which a customer is accessing the site from and converting prices into local currency automatically.

At times of currency volatility, that can produce situations where GolfstoreEurope is offering goods at prices below those offered by other online retailers. This, admits Dermot, can irritate the manufacturers, but presents good sales opportunities for his business.

Challenges ahead
“We have had a lot of problems recently with manufacturers,” he says.

“A lot of our sales go direct to Europe. We are selling stuff into Europe and a lot of our stuff is being sold at prices lower than our competitors can buy it.”

Total Golf has become one of the largest retailers of golf products in the whole of Ireland, to a large extent because of the volume of exports.

Dermot admits that can be a challenge.

“There’s a lot of customs [documentation] you have to go through,” he says. “It’s something you don’t get trained for.”

There is a particular difficulty with the paperwork for electronic golf trolleys, because of the regulations related to the exporting of products that contain batteries. “There’s lots of forms,” he sighs.

Exports are harder work, clearly, but Dermot emphasises, “It’s a big part of our business.”

Post by Paul Gosling of the Belfast Telegraph

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