![]() Is “strength of competition” something you’ve added personal bias to as well? If an American HW gets in a cage that says UFC on the canvass 3 times in 3 years, is his strength of competition automatically better than a Russian HW who gets in a cage 9 times in 3 years, because the canvass says some other name on it? Isn’t every MMA match taking a chance that some random strike doesn’t catch you? Can 2 wins in 3 tries over the course of 3 years really be miles above 9 wins in 9 tries? What constitutes unbiased “strength of competition”? In these rankings, it doesn’t seem to be factual success rates. There is no way that an unbiased analytics evaluation is producing something that looks so close to the UFC rankings without a lot of biased modifiers applied. I like some of your guidelines, actually… last 3 years and last 5 fights are fair, but there is some obvious UFC bias at play here and some obvious personal bias. How does one avoid ranking bias by including criteria such as “performance” and “estimated ability”? What unbiased source is estimating everyone’s ability? – Estimated ability against future competition Here is the rankings criteria that encompasses a fighter ranking: The reason we do this is to avoid ranking bias. “We are the only source that uses computerized analytics rankings system & actual fight footage to determine rankings similar. I was wondering about the following statement… MMA World Women’s Pound-4-Pound Rankings (Pound-4-Pound) – Current #1 Fighter: Julianna Pena MMA World Women’s Strawweight Rankings (115) – Current #1 Fighter: Carla Esparza MMA World Women’s Flyweight Rankings (125) – Current #1 Fighter: Valentine Shevchenko MMA World Women’s Bantamweight Rankings (135) – Current #1 Fighter: Julianna Pena MMA World Women’s Featherweight Rankings (145) – Current #1 Fighter: Amanda Nunes MMA World Pound-4-Pound Rankings (Pound-4-Pound) – Current #1 Fighter: Kamaru Usman MMA World Flyweight Rankings (125) – Current #1 Fighter: Deiveson Figueiredo MMA World Bantamweight Rankings (135) – Current #1 Fighter: Aljamain Sterling MMA World Featherweight Rankings (145) – Current #1 Fighter: Alexander Volkanovski MMA World Lightweight Rankings (155) – Current #1 Fighter: Charles Oliveira MMA World Welterweight Rankings (170) – Current #1 Fighter: Kamaru Usman MMA World Middleweight Rankings (185) – Current #1 Fighter: Israel Adesanya MMA World Light Heavyweight Rankings (205) – Current #1 Fighter: Jiri Prochazka MMA World Heavyweight Rankings (265) – Current #1 Fighter: Francis Ngannou **Updated daily & within 24 hours after major MMA events** All fighters, regardless of promotion, are eligible to be ranked in the MMA World Rankings. * Click on any division below for Top 50 World MMA Rankings. World MMA Rankings: Top 50 fighter rankings by division
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![]() ![]() A completely new omnibox that supports top search engines and open search.Like gravity, frequently used tabs will float to the top, while less important tabs will sink to the bottom. An intelligent system that automatically manages your tabs.A vertical, visual tab bar on the right side of the browser window that makes it easier to distinguish between tabs.A sidebar with its own video player, image gallery and download manager.A new start page that uses your desktop wallpaper as its background.Here are some new features you won’t have seen in a browser before: Opera Neon is packed with fun ways to interact with web content, including the ability to drag and push things around, and to even pop content out of the web and save it. Like the Opera browser, Opera Neon is built on top of the Blink engine, but unlike any other browser, Opera Neon has been built from scratch to bring you cool effects and animations without slowing down your experience. ![]() It is a concept browser – an experimental browser that envisions the future of web browsers similar to the way concept cars predict the future of automobiles. Today, we can finally show you Opera Neon. We created thousands of concepts, drawings, iterations, versions and interface designs. To bring our vision to life, we put together a team of talented developers and designers to work on a unique prototype browser. But the web is changing fast, and so are people’s expectations for how apps and web pages should behave. We are very aware that some parts of the web browsers we know today are nothing more than tributes to the last millennium – a time when the web was mostly made up of documents and pages. Today’s web browsers are not as fresh as they used to beĪt Opera, we have been building web browsers for more than 20 years. Now, you can try Opera Neon – a concept browser that gives you a glimpse into the future of desktop browsers. A year ago, we set out to explore what web browsers might look like in years to come. Around 100 patients are now trialling this treatment following successful animal studiesĪnimal research has shown this approach can be highly effective. Over a few weeks, new bone grows around the needle-shaped granules, fusing the vertebrae. Over time this fuses the damaged bones together. ![]() As the material is similar in structure to bone, it attracts new bone cells to grow around it. Tiny needles on the surface help it to stick. Surgeons mould the material between the bones of the joint being fused. By contrast, the MagnetOs granules, made from a ceramic material called biphasic calcium phosphate, do not require a bone graft. In addition, it requires a bone graft, where bone is removed from a patient’s hips or legs. There’s also a risk of adjacent segment disease - the lack of movement between the fused vertebrae can put excess pressure on the areas above and below, which can cause pain and weakness.Īnd the relief surgery provides does not always last long term about 25 per cent of people who have fusion surgery require a repeat operation within 20 years. ![]() While painkillers are the initial treatment, each year around 50,000 patients in the UK need spinal operations, including fusion surgery.Īlthough this can be effective, there is inevitably some loss of mobility when the joint is fused. The granules, smaller than a human hair, are implanted in the back instead of using bone grafts to help weld bones together to reduce pain and improve functionĪfter age 40, most people have some disc degeneration owing to wear and tear. However, resetting your network is easy it just requires a few extra steps to forget your wireless network on a Roku device. Unfortunately, Roku sometimes runs into network connection issues, and there is no easy way to make Roku forget a network that you manually added to the device. If you can’t activate Showtime on Roku, try and reset your wireless network.
It is far more fun looking around the environment for a distant light than looking at the minimap. ![]() Contrast that with the thermoses which offer nothing and are much harder to find. The pages are easier to find and offer you something rewarding beyond achievements in giving the world more life and deepening our understanding of characters and events while letting the authors voice tell us more about our character. It's interesting that you have two starkly different collectibles in the game. Heck this must be my fifth time through the game at least and I still play them when I find them. They also work to flesh out a lot of the NPCs, so I'd say they are must listen. They do a lot of foreshadowing and teasing and misdirection. No big deal, I'm here for the ride.Ĭlick to shrink.They are meant to be read/listened to when found so don't worry. Coffee Thermos 2 As you go to the logging area, you can find the thermos near a box in front. Plus small things like Alan not actually picking up the phone when he dials someone. Coffee Thermos 1 Right after the flashback is over, the thermos is on your left on the picnic table. On the technical side, the gameplay isn't exactly blowing me away but that's okay. In other words, there will be one long list. The overall list is broken up into the game’s different content portions. There are 68 different trophies to unlock in Alan Wake Remastered: 59 Bronze, five Silver, three Gold, and one Platinum. Have the story diverge from how it's written. Additionally, there are completionist trophies to look out for that require more of an explorative eye. I wonder if the game might play around with that. They seem to be describing events that haven't happened yet, so I hope they don't spoil anything. I'm a little worried about the manuscript collectibles. Alan Wake Remastered - All Episode 2 Collectibles and Combat Trophies Guide - YouTube Be careful not to miss collectibles, and if you want you can farm combat trophies to get them out of your way. That like Dale Cooper before him, his journey into the unknown will ultimately end with Alan trapped between worlds, lost forever. Alan Wake: Remastered Trophy Guide Our most recent Guides that might interest you Hitchhiker: A Mystery Game Not A Hero Blackwind Bullseye Guacamelee 2. Let the abstractions and mysteries stand alone as they should.Īlso as I said, I've already played Control so I'm well aware of Alan's ultimate fate. Very nice )īased on the game's influences and the King quote at the beginning, I'm guessing non of this will be adequately explained. It's 100% up my alley and the type of meta-nonsense I live for in fiction. Barely started and the story is already blurring the lines between dreams, stories, fiction and reality. While the lead my be stock (I'm surprised Remedy resisted the urge to give him a drinking problem on top of everything else), I love everything this game is a love leter to so far. The game's story is exactly as described to me over the years - Twin Peaks by way of Stephen King. While the graphics and animations may still be dated, although impressively cleaned up, the atmosphere is palpable. Each of our guides ends with a link to the following chapter so you can easily hunt down all of the game’s hidden items."A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Once you have our guide loaded, follow along with our instructions as you play through. If you’re starting a new game, head over to the collectibles guide for Episode 1 before beginning. Follow along with our images and detailed instructions to make sure you don’t miss the dozen of objects hidden throughout each level in Alan Wake Remastered. We also describe where to find the unique collectibles in the dual DLC specials, The Signal and The Writer.Įach of our guides goes through the location of each collectible in a logical order based on when you would encounter them throughout your adventure. ![]() Our collectibles guides cover each chapter in the game, revealing the locations of each coffee thermos, manuscript, TV show, radio show, sign, chest, and can pyramid. In Polygon’s Alan Wake Remastered collectibles guides, we’ll begin by showing you where to find collectibles in each of the game’s six episodes, plus its two DLC chapters. If it were me, I would run the same tune through two stereo channels with one coming from a known source like a CD player and the other from your phone and tweak the setting until the two inputs sound the same and then save that setting as your “tune the PA” setting.Solidworks Crack is an advanced-level tool that enables the user to create 3d models. You are going to need to spend some time with the custom setting. After writing this, I talked to a couple of guys working on large systems and the consensus is that the presets just don’t work well. The video includes line level direct samples of the same tracks using the standard iTunes player and the Xciter in the “Medium” setting.ĪDDENDUM: If you are going to listen to this app through a PA you are going to have to put some work into it. I really hoped it would work with streaming services like Spotify but, no dice. Second, it only works with tracks that actually reside on the device. Due to limitations imposed by rights owners (not Apple or Aphex), DRM-protected tracks will not play in the Xciter player which subs for the iTunes players when engaged. If you have a ton of DRM protected music (including stuff downloaded from iTunes before they dropped DRM) this is not for you. And I don’t mind a bit.Ĭouple of things to be aware of. And I paid for it when it was $9.99 before it was on sale. I would just skip the free version and get the paid one. It somehow brings the sparkle and “air” missing in so many mixes-and especially on the phone-back. The process adds harmonics to bring back sounds lost in most sound systems but it is more than an EQ thing. For listening to a PA, I would use the “Medium” setting, personally. I love the custom setting for just listening because I can bring back some of the highs that I have lost over the years. Both the free and standard versions have three presets labeled “Low,” “Medium” and “High” that represent increasing amounts of the DSP processing. The other runs $4.99 and adds the ability to customize the settings. ![]() One runs a buck ninety-nine and removes the time limitation. It’s free and you can listen to 15 mins of music via the player per day. The first one operates on the crack-dealer model. On iOS devices, there are two versions available. When racks disappeared and Aphex made the Exciter available as a plug-in for digital consoles, my guess it that even more people started using it. When Aphex added the Big Bottom process-basically (ha ha, bad pun) it did the same thing for the low end as the original Exciter did for the highs-it started showing up in a lot of live racks. in the ‘70s and it was not until the late ‘80s that you could even buy one. It was on virtually every hit record recorded in L.A. I don’t need to tell any of you who have been around for any length of time what the original Aphex Exciter was all about. iPod Classic 160 GB) and on my phone.īut, the Aphex Xciter app is changing my habits. I do know that even with my damaged ears I can hear the difference between AIFF files on my non-iOS iPod (4th Gen. I don’t have the specs at hand, but my guess is that the D-to-A converters and headphone amp are not up to snuff. ![]() But they are all ripped in native AIFF uncompressed format. So much that i can’t use Apple’s iTunes In the Cloud because that service is limited to no more than 25,000 songs. I have 2000 CDs worth of music in my home library. First, the lack of storage space on even the biggest iPhone means you either have very little music or you rip it in a compressed format. ![]() But even given the damage (I lose about 6dB an octave above about 8kHz), I can’t stand to listen to music on my phone. And more than my share of loud shows covering gigs for SPL and my other gigs in this biz. My no longer teen-age ears have been damaged by way too many loud gigs both as a tech and a musician. Up until a few weeks ago, the thing I did not use it for was listening to music and certainly not to tune a system. Occasionally, I even use it to make a phone call. I use it to make notes about upcoming gigs. And besides, as has been noted before, I am a self-professed i-whore. There are just too many great apps to go with it to think of using anything else. Like most of the audio guys I know, I carry an iPhone. ![]() Gossip Wolf spotted local culinary kingpin Graham Elliot Bowles at the Cap’n Jazz reunion show Saturday night at Bottom Lounge. Allá six-stringer Jorge Ledezma, following his hard rock muse, played so hard he punched a hole in his hollow-bodied guitar during the set. ![]() Where do you think we are, Coachella? Multiple sources told Gossip Wolf that Katy Perry was backstage at Pitchfork, but a thorough investigation revealed it was just some chick with black hair in a short-shorts romper.ĪllÁ‘s Sunday-afternoon Pitchfork set featured a cameo by Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw. LCD Soundsystem is playing at my house: After putting in his time at P-Fork, LCD Soundsystem bassist (and !!! guitarist) Tyler Pope kept the party going by DJing a Pilsen party late into the night. ![]() Tortoise drummer John McEntire, sax man Paul Mertens, and cellist Alison Chesley of Helen Money lent a local air to Broken Social Scene this weekend, jamming with the Canadian ork-pop collective during their Fleetwood Mac-inspired Friday-night set at Pitchfork all three musicians appear on the band’s recent Forgiveness Rock Record. Pavement held court at Wicker Park eatery Big Star the night before their Sunday set at Pitchfork, hosted by their Chicago-based monitors guy, Jeremy Lemos, who’s been blogging from their reunion tour for the Reader. Gossip Wolf hears McGinley took a multitude of snaps of Omori hanging around the Pitchfork festival site. NYC art-star photographer Ryan McGinley, who in 2003 became the youngest artist to ever have a solo show at the Whitney, has apparently found a new muse in Smith Westerns front man Cullen Omori. It is a stable material that will not stretch or shrink, even after exposure to extremely high or low temperatures. Glass fabric neither burns nor supports combustion, and offers a combination of properties from high strength to fire resistance. Aluminized glass combines the reflectivity of an aluminized outer surface with glass fabric.There are three primary materials used in proximity ensembles: aluminized glass, Nomex and Rayon. Maximum ambient heat protection is about 2,000 degrees F (1,093 degrees C) for short duration and prolonged radiant heat up to 1,500 degrees F (816 degrees C). Most commonly made of Zetex or Vermiculite and not aluminized. Entry suit used for entry into extreme heat and situations requiring protection from total flame engulfment.Maximum ambient heat protection is about 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Complete proximity protection for ARFF requires aluminized hood or helmet cover with neck shroud, aluminized jacket and pants with vapor-barrier insulated liner, aluminized lined gloves, aluminized ARFF boots, and aluminized covers for SCBA bottles or suits that cover the air pack. Maximum ambient heat protection is about 200 degrees F (93 degrees C). Approach suit used for work in the general area of high temperatures, such as steel mills and smelting facilities.There are three basic types of aluminized suits. The outer layer of these aluminized ensembles help to reflect more than 90% of the radiant heat thereby helping the rescuer prolong their stay near a fire. Proximity suits are designed for exterior rescue operations and other fire situations where there are hazards and people operating in excessive temperature within the manufacturer's recommended operating range. Improper use includes (but is not limited to) improper selection, use without adequate training, disregard of the warnings and instructions supplied with the suits, and failure to inspect and maintain the suits. Improper use of proximity suits may result in personal injury or death. Proximity firefighting differs from entry firefighting in that the ensemble is not designed for firefighters to enter into flames, but rather to protect from high levels of radiant and conductive heat for a short period of time, for example, the time to approach and close a fuel valve or effect a rescue from a plane crash. It says proximity firefighting is typically exterior operations. NFPA 1971 covers protective ensembles for proximity firefighting. In addition to aircraft fires, bulk flammable liquids, gasses and metals commonly produce high levels of radiant heat - as well as convective and conductive heat. Proximity clothing is designed to protect a firefighter from any fire producing high levels of radiant heat. ![]() ![]() When most firefighters hear the term "proximity suit," they envision the protective ensemble used by firefighters assigned to aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF).īut this specialized ensemble is not just for ARFF. Thanks to its intelligent pulsating motion feature, the drum rotates in several movements depending on the fabric used. It is a corrosion-resistant motor, that runs silently, vibrates less guaranteeing a longer lifespan. Smart inverter motor is the machine's USP. The outer chassis is made of rustproof polypropylene plastic making the machine suitable for humid weather. The transparent window gives you a clear view of what is going inside. All the buttons are mounted at the top panel. LG T65SKSF4Z has a simple design, and it is easy to use. It is a renowned brand in the market of home appliances. Another innovative technology used in building this machine is Dynamix technology which ensures less detergent residue on clothes post-wash. The all-new hotmatic technology let the washing machine analyse data and control water temperature as per the fabric type. This is our comparison winner for several other distinctive and assorted features. The soft glass lid falls gradually instead of slamming down, thereby protecting your hand from injuries. Its full edge to edge, one-piece glass lid gives better and convenient access to the machine drum. It has been designed in a manner that aesthetics combine durability. The Whirlpool Bloomwash Pro has an all-metal construction with both drums and the outer chassis made of stainless steel. It is the only washing machine on our list, which is fit to use in case of hard water supply due to its hard water wash mode. It has 12 wash cycle options and smart sensors to detect what amount of detergent is required. With a capacity of 7.5 kg, the Whirlpool WTW5000DW is fit for both small and large loads. This is the best top-loading washing machine with powerful, easy-to-operate features. Use a sponge to clean all the nooks and cranny-also, clean thing machine from outside using the same sponge.Ĭlean the body of the machine with a clean cloth.įor deep cleaning, let the vinegar and water rerun through the entire cycle. It will clean away all the build-up- bacteria, soap, scum, dirt, hard water deposits, and grime.ĭon't throw the water and let the mixture sit for an hour. Throw this water and fill the washer again with hot water and pour a quarter of white vinegar. Run the mixture through its most extended cycle. Let it sit for an hour to begin the disinfectant process. ![]() Cleaning steps are as follows:įill the washer with hot water and add a quarter of chlorine beach. If your area receives hard water, take the task of cleaning up every three months otherwise once in six months is good to go. If you will look close under the hood, you will find out the dirt. It may sound satirical, but it is absolutely right that your washing machine needs to be cleaned from time to time. ![]() There's a deal of work still to do: I need to fabricate a mounting plate for the license plate, the handlebars are being swapped to a set with more pullback, and I have some cute turn signals to modify. Once these had been removed and sanded, the seat goes like this: At the same time, I had to modify the back of the GRP seat moulding, but I took the opportunity to use a couple of mastic tubes to form recesses for the springs: This one wouldn't work with the stock seat, as it doesn't extend far enough back, though you could get around that, I'm sure. Now, at this point, I installed the rear fender for a test fit, and it was obvious that at full deflection the fender was going to hit the bottom of the seat mount, so it had to come off and get modified. The form was then removed and the whole thing covered in a thick layer of Plastic Padding before being sanded back. I put down four or five layers of CSM and let it set before offering up the seat: Some of the 'missing' areas were simply covered over with multiple layers of duct tape. Now, don't get me wrong, if I could have got away with polished aluminium or stainless like that, I would have, but me welding skills aren't up to that, so this was just a form for the next bit, which was to lay a load of glass fibre over it. ![]() The various bits were clamped in place and taped together: I cut several pieces of thin (0.8mm) aluminium sheet and forming it with a soft mallet around a 32mm (1¼") broom handle! That works perfectly because the frame tubes are 30mm. The kits all seem to use flat steel plates put together to give quite an angular look, but I decided to take a different approach. Incidentally, if you remove the mounting tab from the back of the stock seat and turn it around so it faces forwards (under the seat), and add some spacers, this will support the stock seat, but there is a caveat (see later): So, I measured, notched and bent a length of 30 x 30 x 3mm angle iron and drilled two 10mm holes to create a seat support. At this point, I had already received the front and rear fenders from Blue Collar, a separate lay down side-mount bracket for the license plate, some lights and a seat (under £25 from China on Ebay). So, the starting point is to strip the back of the bike. The only option, then was a bit of fabrication. That was a no-no for me, because I wanted the option of returning to stock. Black Ops seem to be (temporarily) out of production, and the other issue with the Blue Collar setup was that it requires you to saw off the inner rear fender mounts (the 'horns' that stick up and lean inwards from the top of the frame tube). It rains a lot here, and I worked out some while ago that electrics and rain don't often play nicely. ![]() Specifically, both the kits use a sort of 'stepped' tray to cover the battery box which I didn't like, and the Blue Collar one has holes in the top that let you see the battery posts. Blue Collar and Black Ops seem to have solved those, but there were some things I wasn't happy with. When I looked at this 10 years ago, there were two major issue to solve: how to attach the rear fender at the front end, and how to support the seat. Then I found some links to places like Blue Collar Bobbers and Black Ops Bobbers, and it all got me thinking. I did try way back, but there weren't the parts around over here, and I didn't have the fabrication skills, so it all got shelved. It does take a little getting used to with nothing behind your back when that passenger seat is gone though.So I have wanted to build a bobber for a good 10 years. ![]() As for comfort, it's really not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I can take curves a little faster, although I did drag my pipes a little today. Since lower the rear, the bike feels a lot more stable and stiff. When I took my front fender off, the front felt a little loose with the stock shocks on and I have had to slow a little more in curves due to not feeling as stable. I really like the handling and the stance the bike has taken on since installing the struts. Here is my bike with the unimportant stuff stripped off and before I relocated the PCM. Here are a couple pics of the struts on the bike. Other than that they fit like a glove and look great. I figured it would be safer and easier to grind the little bit of metal off the width of the eyes than to try to bend the bracket flanges out. The only thing I had to do was grind the sides of one end of the eyes a little to get them to fit in the swing arm bracket. Exact match for the eye holes on the mounts. |
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