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I love this package set!! I saved a lot buying this kit. Everything you need to accent your pages at a fraction of the cost. When I'm decorating albums at a time, it's nice to get your money's worth! This gives you more than enough to accent and tie together big projects. I love the accents package that lets you alter the look of the blooms without messing with the general scheme of color and design. Worth every penny!!!!!
I love how these flowers came packaged, they were all flat and in great shape. It took me awhile to play with these but when I did it was endless. i ended up layering 4 different layers of flowers to make just one, I stamped on the bottom flower to add some texture and then as the layers grew I added rinestones and used some stickles on the end. When I can I will post a pic of the flowers.
I have only had these a couple week and need to order more. I still have a ton left considering this kit comes with like 500 flowers, but I want to make sure i have stock of them, they have made my scrapbooking much better. I espiecally love the more unique flowers in the kit, although I wish they included more of those. The type of material makes them easy to draw on and color.


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This landing craft was based at Rio Vista, CA for most of her life - in fresh water
ABS registered in 2012
US Coast Guard documented for Coastwise use
Gross tonnage: 217 tons
Net tonnage: 183 tons
Front gate: 14'4" wide
Capacity: 200 tons
Speed: 6.5 knots (loaded or unloaded)
Fuel capacity: 3000 gal
Fresh water capacity: 3564 gal
Navigation equipment: (2) VHF radios, 48 mile Furuno Radar
This 1954 landing craft was used by US Navy in Korean War. Later she was rumored to be a part of Brown's Navy in Vietnam and later came back to California to be used in the reserve until decommissioned in 1991.
In late 2011 was purchased by present owner who has restored this landing craft including the following:
Wing engines: (2) Rebuilt Detroit 6V-71 engines - 233 hp each with Twin Disc MG506 3:1 gears ( gears are new in Jan 2013)
Center engine: (1) 6V92 - 270 hp with Allison 3:1 gear
(3) 38" 4 blade props
Air controls for wing engines and Morse cable on center for safety
(1) New Yanmar/LIMA 25kw genset in wheelhouse
(2) Auxiliary Diesel gensets - 30kw and 50kw
(1) Onan 7kw genset on deck
External 600 gal diesel tank to allow easy access & monitoring
3000 gal tank can pump up to the 600 gal day tank
Has onboard welder
Two 40' spuds with winches
Gate is powered by 18hp 230V electric motor
2015 May - Yard Work at dry dock New shafts x3 (2.5 inch) New Props x3 (24x38 four blades) Rebuilt stuffing boxes New shaft cutlass bearings 3 inch Rebuilt rudders x 3 and steering system New zincs x 26 Replated Starboard hull as reported in Survey with insets to coast guard specs Replated under all three transmissions per Survey with insets Replated gate Rebalanced engines Rebuilt stern prop protections tubes Fixed several small areas under fuel tanks with new plate Epoxy coated entire bottom then two coats of bottom paint after needle gunning and grinding entire hull to find any thin areas New spud blocks New Spud wires 6 New deck hatches
Located in California
Price: $895,000 USD
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Inglewood Police Department asked for help from the public Monday in connection with the shooting death of the 19-year-old brother of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford.
Percival Thomley of Inglewood was visiting a friend when he was shot Saturday night. He died Sunday at Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, according to homicide detective Mark Campbell.
Campbell said Lankford was at home with his mother and would remain in the area until at least late Tuesday. Lankford, 33, left the Cardinals before Sunday's game at Minnesota.
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Yes, I knew that dh had a child before I met him. I did not know the feelings that would come with all of that until we were married and living together. My thoughts have totally changed and are totally different than when I first met my dh.
I can not STAND bm or her family. Right now, I can't stand bm's mother and sister. EVERYTIME we see them in public they run up to dh and to me. I should be happy that they run up to me and acknowledge me. They talk nice and civil etc.
We ran into them at Walmart tonight. Bm's mom comes running up to us. She wants to see the new baby (gag) bm's sister was with them. The sister runs up to my husband and calls him "uncle e" to her kids. Bm's mom keeps her face right in my face the whole time asking questions. She takes my baby's bottle out of her diaper bag and starts feeding my baby. They are all over dh and bm's sister hugs dh. It was like they had lost a family member. Dh and BM were only together for two years, I don't understand how they could miss him so much, but whatever.
Even tho, they weren't hateful or mean. I am upset. I just can't live like this. Having to be friendly with bm and her family makes me want to hurl. This all makes me sound evil, but I don't think I can live with dh forever because of this. Afterall, they are his family too- forever, because of SD.
When dh and I first met, he could NOT let go of these people (bm's family) I think they were his first true family. He loved all of them. He put them before me actually. He would sit at Christmas and tell ME about how he knew that bm and her family were having dinner at such and such time (cuz they do it every year) He'd tell me "at 4pm, bm's mom will be opening presents" Seriously, as if I cared?! And it pissed me off more that he still cared and was wrapped up in their life when he wasn't even with bm anymore.
So.. I am tired of them coming up to me in public all the time and being friendly. As bad as that sounds.. friendly or not, I don't want them around me or my children- EVER!
It gets even more childish, after we see them in public and they are in my face, I find myself not speaking or wanting to be around my dh. LIke right now, I feel sick at my stomach and don't want dh around me. Each time I have to be around bm's family for ANY amount of time, I find myself backing more and more away from dh. I actually don't even want to speak to him right now and he did nothing wrong.I guess it's because bm's family have done many horrible things. Bm AND her mother showed up at my door one night cursing me and DH did NOTHING to run them away and I was pregnant! They have always been put before me.
I can't just be evil to people who talk to me nicely. So I broil from anger and take it out on dh. He did NOTHING, but because of his past loyalty to them (and past I mean like a month ago) I take it out on him just for having to see them.
I need to leave dh because this will never stop and I can't change it, so I'd be better off leaving. These people are NOT my family, nor my children's family and if dh wants to make them his family forever then I don't have to stay with him.
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- CIA - The World Factbook - Uganda
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- Official Site of Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Washington DC
- Official Site of the Embassy of Uganda in Japan
- Official Site of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in the Nordic Countries
- Public Broadcating Service - Uganda
- Tulane University - Uganda
Britannica Web sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- Uganda - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Uganda is a country in East Africa. It takes its name from Buganda, which was a powerful African kingdom in the 1800s. Uganda's capital is Kampala.
- Uganda - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
A republic of East Africa and a member of the Commonwealth since independence in 1962, Uganda has been forced to cope with internal rivalries between its traditional kingdoms and tribes. It has suffered under frequent changes of leadership, a brutal dictatorship, invasion by Tanzania, and civil war-all of which long prevented economic growth. By the beginning of the 21st century, however, a popularly elected civilian government ruled Uganda. The country attained political stability, set an example for tackling the AIDS crisis that threatened to overwhelm the continent, and enjoyed one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.The landlocked country is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and on the south by Rwanda, Tanzania, and Lake Victoria. The capital of Uganda is Kampala. Area 93,263 square miles (241,551 square kilometers). Population (2015 est.) 35,741,000.


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Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
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DUBLIN, Ireland, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/68crk4/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Application Server Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
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The analysts forecast the Global Application Server market to grow at a CAGR of 21.95 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing adoption of the internet of things. The Global Application Server market has also been witnessing the increasing demand for mobile internet services. However, the increasing demand for customized applications could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
The report, the Global Application Server market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Application Server market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices are witnessing increased adoption by the enterprises and end-users. Many enterprises are adopting the BYOD policy as a part of their business, which is increasing the number of applications being developed to meet the specific computing requirements of the enterprises and end-users.
All the applications deployed on the end-user devices are programmed using programming models which require supporting files for execution that are loaded on the application server. Application servers manage resource allocation, execution, resource sharing, storage allocation, storage space management, and virtualization of the platform, which provide execution support to the applications on the devices.
According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the increased adoption of the internet of things among enterprises and end-users. The increased adoption of smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices is leading to the integration of applications and cross connectivity. Applications are developed to integrate the data and applications being used over the handheld devices into a central repository. There are many applications that aim at implementing a centralized access system.
Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the increasing demand for customized applications from end-users. As a result of the increased digital content and the increased complexity of enterprise business, enterprises need customized applications and services.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
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- RedHat Inc.
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The cloud market growth today is largely in public clouds. While there is a lot of spend in IT departments in virtualization, these aren't yet translating into a true "cloud" experience within the enterprise. What is stopping the growth of the "private cloud" market? In his general session at 18th Cloud Expo, Nara Rajagopalan, CEO of Accelerite, explored the challenges in deploying, managing, and getting adoption for a private cloud within an enterprise. What are the key differences between wh...
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On Dice.com, the number of job postings asking for skill in Amazon Web Services increased 76 percent between June 2015 and June 2016. Salesforce.com saw its own skill mentions increase 37 percent, while DevOps and Cloud rose 35 percent and 28 percent, respectively. Even as they expand their presence in the cloud, companies are also looking for tech professionals who can manage projects, crunch data, and figure out how to make systems run more autonomously. Mentions of 'data science' as a skill ...
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BEIJING: US First Lady Michelle Obama met her Chinese counterpart yesterday, a long-anticipated encounter during a week-long trip to promote education and cultural ties.
Obama, who is visiting China with her mother and two daughters, is expected to forgo discussion of trade, human rights and the tangle of other issues that have weighed on US-China relations. Instead, she plans to focus on building goodwill through soft diplomacy.
The trip to China comes days before US President Barack Obama is scheduled to begin bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Hague on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit next week.
Xi greeted the first lady yesterday evening and said he was looking forward to seeing her husband in the Netherlands. "I cherish my sound working relationship and personal friendship I already established with your husband," Xi told Obama through a translator.
Earlier, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan accompanied the visitors on a visit to the Beijing Normal School attended by elite Chinese students and American teenagers from prestigious schools such as Exeter, Andover and Sidwell Friends on study abroad programmes.
Obama, a Harvard-educated lawyer, wore wide-legged black slacks and a loose black vest.
Conversation between the two women was stilted during a morning visit to a calligraphy class, especially because both spoke via their own translators. "I'm nervous," Obama said, as she picked up her calligraphy brush. "Don't be nervous," Peng replied in English.
Peng, an adept calligrapher, then drew the four characters of an ancient aphorism about virtue and presented it to Obama. The two also visited a robotics class, and Obama played ping-pong with students. The two seemed to warm to each other during a jaunt through the Forbidden City late yesterday morning. Peng took care to ensure that Obama's daughters understood the history of buildings with names like "Hall of Supreme Harmony" and "Palace of Heavenly Purity", a senior US administration official said. Reuters


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Definición de fulcrum en inglés:
sustantivo (plural fulcrums or fulcra /ˈfʊlkrə/ /ˈfʌlkrə/)
1The point against which a lever is placed to get a purchase, or on which it turns or is supported.
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- By rotating the dial, the pivot point or the fulcrum of the brake lever moves in and out.
- Gone are the levers and fulcrums and bearings and the substantial frame that once kept typewriters from shaking apart and made them a pretty fair murder weapon in the occasional detective story.
- The action of adduction along the frontal plane of the body will cause the arm to be moved in a curvilinear arc (the arm being a lever system with the fulcrum at the shoulder end).
1.1A thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation: research is the fulcrum of the academic community
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- Rediscovered and revitalized, the central space is the fulcrum of the scheme, its character changing with the various levels.
- The airy Atrium café is an ingenious use of 'yard space' and has become a fulcrum around which the centre rotates, serving affordable gourmet food cooked on the premises, prepared by top chefs.
- Yet they camped in the Tullow 22 for most of the closing ten minutes with Stephen Dalton making one good surge for the left corner and O'Brien the fulcrum of drives off penalties after that.
Late 17th century (originally in the general sense 'a prop or support'): from Latin, literally 'post of a couch', from fulcire 'to prop up'.
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Philips 9000 Wet and Dry Shaver
The Philips Shaver Series 9000 Wet and Dry Shaver is another of those clever shaving systems that promises to do everything with speed and efficiency, offering the chance to shave either dry or with a shaving gel and containing a dual blade to lift and cut for an effective shave. There are two important sales promises with this shaver.
The ability to cover a wider area due to the flexibility of the contour detect technology and the offer of a closer result thanks to the V-track guidance system, which apparently cuts hair up to 30% closer than other Phillips shavers. Does it deliver on these promises or are there some design flaws limiting its abilities?


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"Our extraordinary times offer extraordinary opportunities, but as with most opportunities, there will be winners and losers." So begins legendary macro investor Paul Tudor Jones ' October investor letter. Jones runs Tudor Investments, one of the largest macro hedge funds in the world, where he makes top-down bets about how markets will move. In his letter, he sets out what he believes is going to happen to the markets as a result of the Federal Reserve's second round of quantitative easing, aka QE2. He then lays out how he is going to play that trend.
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Russia's prime minister is promising payback for the terrorists who attacked the country's largest airport.
New video shows the moment a suicide bomber launched the deadly attack. A security camera caught the terrifying moment.
Witnesses say the bomber screamed "I will kill you all" before blowing himself up. At least 35 people were killed and more than 180 injured.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promises revenge, saying "retribution is inevitable".
No one is claiming responsibility for the blast, but investigators say it looks like the work of Islamic militants. Russian officials blame each other for the security lapse that let the bomber slip in unchecked.


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I have always liked the Big Bowl ..... so let's have a dinner there!
Entree prices are pretty reasonable and the Food is great!
Big Bowl - Schaumburg ---> http://www.bigbowl.com/schaumburg
Good place to dine as always..... Great group of people as always too :-) Thanks to everyone who came!
Next time I am going to do the group food sharing thing... but I did love my Thai Hot Pepper Chicken dish!
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An unshaven vagina, often used in reference to Japanese porn.
That girl needs to have her wombat professionally groomed!
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A stocky terrestrial marsupial.
Captain lost his leg to a wombat hole.
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Waste of money, brains and time
Going there was a complete WOMBAT.
by stefan January 14, 2004
The thick patch of hair nestled in a man's asscrack. It is often so thick that the owner of the wombat must either use sheers or electric clippers, or if so lucky, enlist the assistance of a girlfriend or partner to trim through the tangles. It is often said that the hair is so dark, that light cannot escape its surface.
After a long day of hiking in the woods, Ryan was despondent to find out that his wombat was laden with sweat, lint, and brambles.
by Montay January 10, 2008
A fat 4 legged furry creature with the same attitude as us men
Wombat: Eats roots and leaves
by flat6 July 14, 2006
An English band! Kind of Indie, really good music
K) Have you heard the new Wombats song?
V) Yeh its great
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by Vickstardatrickstar September 30, 2007
The most amazing animal that lives on this planet. it tops all other on beastly animals like the gay Red Ruffed Lemur. this animal lives in Australia and is almost extinct so support the Wombat Foundation!
I love those amazing Wombats they are the most beastly animals. So i created the cool Wombat Foundation.
by Billyroxmysox March 17, 2008
acronym for Wack Off Master Beats All the Time can also be spelled with 2 T's
I caught my brother jacking again, he is a total WOMBATT
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Too true, they've been bleating all season that we havn't a chance and that we're sh1t. But it says something when they spend more time on here then their own board.The fact is that we've basically improved in the league every season Rafa has been here, the question is "is it gonna be enough for this season?"....i'm sure we'll find out in May.


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Iran Produces 31% More Uranium to Add to Stockpile: IAEA
Iran maintained its output of enriched uranium that world powers say may eventually be used for nuclear weapons and doubled enrichment capacity at a mountainside facility, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran's stockpile of medium-enriched uranium grew 31 percent to 189.4 kilograms (417.6 pounds) from 145 kilograms in May, the IAEA said today in an 11-page restricted report. The Persian Gulf country had raised production of the 20 percent enriched material by a third in the three-month period ending May 25.
"The agency is unable to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran, and therefore to conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities," according to the report. The IAEA said it hadn't detected any material diversion from Iran's 16 declared nuclear facilities.
About 175 kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium, or 630 kilograms of low-enriched uranium, if further purified, could yield the quantity of weapons-grade uranium needed to produce a bomb, according to the London-based Verification Research, Training and Information Center, a non-governmental observer to the IAEA that's funded by European governments.
Decade-Long Investigation
The report is the first since IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano's creation on Aug. 10 of an Iran task force to continue the United Nations' decade-long investigation. The U.S. and its allies allege Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, while the Islamic Republic insists it only wants atomic technology for power and medicine.
The IAEA also reported that Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium, purified to less than 5 percent, grew to 6,876 kilograms from 6,232 kilograms in May.
The number of centrifuges, fast-spinning machines that purify the heavy metal, installed at Iran's fuel-fabrication plant in Natanz, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Tehran, fell to 9,156 from 9,330 in May.
Machines installed at the Fordo facility, which was built clandestinely into the side of a mountain, rose to about 2,140 from 1,064 in June. That enrichment facility has drawn particular attention from Israel because it would be difficult to destroy with an air strike.
Uranium Stockpile
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Aug. 1 that time "is running out" for a peaceful solution to Iran's atomic program. Israel is considering bombing the nuclear facilities before Nov. 6 U.S. elections, Tel Aviv-based Haaretz newspaper said Aug. 10.
Iran has used 48 percent of its uranium stockpile to make fuel plates for its Tehran research reactor, which it says is used to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatment. Turning the uranium into metal renders it more difficult to enrich into weapons material.
Talks between the IAEA and Iran to negotiate broader access to people and sites suspected of nuclear links broke down Aug. 24 without an agreement.
"In the absence of engagement, the agency will not be able to resolve concerns about issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program, including those which need to be clarified to exclude the existence of possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program," the IAEA report said.
'Credible' Intelligence
The IAEA, which released intelligence details that it called "credible" in a November report, said it has received new information that supports concern Iran may have researched how to manufacture atomic weapons.
"Since 2002, the agency has become increasingly concerned about the possible existence in the Iran of undisclosed nuclear related activities involving military related organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile," the report said. "Since November 2011, the agency has obtained more information which further corroborates the analysis."
The IAEA didn't report what new information it had received or which countries gave it to the organization.


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November 11, 2000 by Gary Mortenson
Nuclear reactor technician avoids final-day meltdown to secure first place, $25,000 in prize money
CYPRESS GARDENS, Fla. - After the first day of the EverStart Challenge, Alister Johnson found himself languishing in 65th place with virtually no hope of advancing to the final round.
And he knew it.
"After my performance on day one, I thought I was in real trouble," said Johnson. "At that point, I was just fishing to save face."
However, the nuclear reactor specialist from Cottondale, Fla., did not give up. Buoyed by a "good luck charm" from his friend, Johnson used two gutsy performances on days two and three to explode into the championship round.
And like any great performer, Johnson made sure to save the best for last.
With a final-day catch of 13 pounds, 3 ounces, Johnson crushed the rest of the competition - winning by nearly 7 pounds - to capture the 2000 EverStart Series Invitational Challenge. For his efforts, Johnson walked away with $25,000, a brand new Ranger boat and a wealth of invaluable exposure.
"It's like a dream come true," Johnson said. "It feels great. There was a lot of fishing pressure on these lakes early on and I really didn't know what my chances were. But after the second day, I started to get my confidence back. And once I got into the finals, I knew I had a shot."
However, had it not been for some timely advice from his partner on day two, Johnson admits that he might not have even reached the finals.
"I was fishing in what I thought was a pretty good spot on the second day of the tournament, but I wasn't getting any bites at all. So, I decided to leave," Johnson said. "But just before I left, I asked my partner what he thought about my decision. He said he thought I was crazy for leaving. So I turned the boat around and sure enough, three casts later I caught two big fish. And it was those 8 pounds of fish which got me into the finals."
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Forty-five minutes after the Charlie Daniels Band had concluded their live version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" in front of a sold-out crowd at Cypress Gardens, Johnson walked back onto center stage knowing that only one competitor stood between him and the championship - Jim Short of Ocean Pines, Md. With every fish accounted for except one, Short had maintained a firm grip on the overall lead with a final catch of 6 pounds, 5 ounces.
It was then that Johnson did the impossible.
He upstaged the Charlie Daniels Band.
As the crowd waited in breathless anticipation, Johnson whipped a gargantuan 8-pound bass out of his bag of tricks and thrust it high into the air.
The crowd roared.
Johnson was victorious.
Short, like the Devil one song earlier, was forced to lay down the proverbial golden fiddle and settle for second place.
However, unlike the Devil, Short was gracious in defeat.
"I had a lot of fun," said Short, a 20-year veteran of the Marine Corps. "We're out there catching a few fish. What else can you ask for?"
For his efforts, Short would take home a check for $20,000.
The rest of the field weighs in
Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla. - one of the pre-tournament favorites - finished in third place with a catch of 4 pounds, 11 ounces. While disappointed he didn't win the championship, Robertson acknowledged that he was pleased with his performance.
"I would have liked to have finished a little better, but I made the top five and that's pretty good," said Robertson, who won $18,000 for this third-place finish. "I had a great time down here and I'm ready to head back to Florida in January for the next FLW tournament."
Chip Harrison of Bremen, Ind., took fourth place with a catch of 4 pounds, 6 ounces.
"I went for broke today," said Harrison, who won $16,000 for his efforts. "I tried to win the tournament but the fish just didn't bite for me today."
Day-three leader Al Gagliarducci finished in fifth place with a catch of 4 pounds, 1 ounce.
"I'm a little disappointed," said Gagliarducci, who won $14,000. "But I had a lot of fun."
The "lucky" towel
Before receiving his trophy, Johnson had one more surprise for the crowd. After digging in his personal belongings, Johnson produced a towel and showed it to the audience. On the towel was a simple message. It simply read, "Five heads."
When asked to explain the nuance of the message, Johnson said it was a good luck charm from his friend and fishing partner, Robert Karbas.
Karbas, a veteran of the EverStart circuit, explained it this way.
"Alister and I became really good friends last year and before this tournament I made him a good luck towel," he said. "On the towel I wrote, `Five Heads.' The reason I wrote it is because Alister is such a country boy, he calls fish `heads.' And I thought it was pretty funny. So I wrote `Five Heads' on the towel to make sure that he caught a full stringer of big fish. I guess it worked."
ESPN2 is scheduled to broadcast the 2000 EverStart Series Invitational Challenge on Dec. 24 at 11 a.m.
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Snus: Stealth Health Risk
Snus: An Aid to Quitting Cigarettes?
Data from Sweden show that snus users don't always progress to cigarette use, and that it's possible to use snus to reduce dependence on cigarettes.
One Swedish study, for example, found that there were more ex-smokers using snus that there were ex-snus users using cigarettes.
However, Steinberg notes that this study fails to account for significant anti-smoking efforts taking place in Sweden at the same time, such as indoor health programs and government assistance to smoking cessation programs.
"Other countries, such as Norway, have not seen the same outcomes in terms of health benefits of snus as in Sweden," he says.
Steinberg points to studies showing that snus isn't any more helpful than nicotine replacement products such as nicotine gum and nicotine nasal spray.
"The real question is who do you buy your nicotine from?" GSU's Erickson says. "Do you buy it from a tobacco company that can put anything on the market with no testing … or do you buy it from pharmaceutical companies that have to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of their products as a drug and demonstrate they actually work?"
Snus and Nicotine Addiction
It's right there in a big black box on the home page of the Camel Snus web site: "WARNING: Smokeless tobacco is addictive."
Snus users get hooked on nicotine. This means that if users try to quit, they will go through the unpleasant sick feeling known as withdrawal. Many will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to stop using nicotine in one form or another.
"Those who sell nicotine would like to keep people hooked on nicotine forever. That is a question, whether lifetime nicotine addiction is acceptable," Erikson says. "There are 50 million people in the U.S. who are regular nicotine users. The sooner we can get them from relying on smoked nicotine to not-smoked nicotine the better. The sooner we can get them all off nicotine entirely, the better."
All of the experts who spoke with WebMD agree: Snus clearly aren't as deadly as cigarettes, but they pose a significant risk to your health.
"The bottom line is there is no safe form of tobacco use," Pechacek says.


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Mexicana Pilots, Investors Discuss Plan for Bankrupt Carrier
The pilots union for Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico's largest airline by passengers, said it has spoken with as many as three possible investors as it tries to form a group to rescue the carrier from bankruptcy.
The union is interested in buying a stake in the airline and is willing to modify its collective bargaining contract to secure a deal, Fernando Perfecto, the group's head, said in an interview in Mexico City yesterday. He declined to name the potential investors or concessions that the union could make.
"Time is of the essence," Perfecto said. "We want to rescue Mexicana and if we have to assess our collective contract, without doubt we'll do it."
Mexicana, which filed for bankruptcy last week, has said it wants to pare pilots' and flight attendants' pay to compete with low-cost carriers such as Volaris and Interjet that have grabbed 21 percent of the market in less than five years. The Grupo Mexicana de Aviacion SA unit has cut flights and suspended ticket sales because its finances have "deteriorated."
"The company's income simply doesn't meet its expenses," said Carlos Davalos, a Mexican bankruptcy attorney who has written a book on the topic.
Pilots will defer salaries and benefits, the union said yesterday. Still, labor costs didn't cause Mexicana's financial difficulties, Perfecto said. Instead, the airline has failed to capture market share and should consider a strategic alliance with the country's No. 2 carrier, Grupo Aeromexico SA, he said.
"Very, very rigid positions" taken by stakeholders at both airlines derailed talks on a potential partnership in recent months, Perfecto said.
$1 Billion Debt
Mexicana listed $500 million in assets and $1 billion in debt in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy petition filed on Aug. 2 in New York. The carrier, which handled 22 percent of Mexico's air passengers last year, cited a rise in jet-fuel prices, a 2009 flu epidemic that damped tourism and the global recession.
The airline has said its financial troubles have affected sales at affiliates Mexicana Click and Mexicana Link, which are not part of the bankruptcy filings.
Mexicana flies to more than 65 national and international destinations, including in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America. In 2009, it transported 6.86 million passengers, while Click and Link carried 4.25 million. As part of the Oneworld alliance, Mexicana also shares reservations and flights with carriers led by AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and British Airways Plc.
The U.S. case is Compania Mexicana De Aviacion SA de CV, 10-14182; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


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Civilian Casualties Dog Troops in Somalia
Marketgoers Are Caught in Crossfire; U.S. Raises Concerns
African and U.S. officials reaffirmed their support this week for the African Union-led battle against al Shabaab, the Islamist militant group that controls much of Somalia. But these international efforts are being hobbled as African troops come under criticism for indiscriminately shelling Somali civilians.
The battle to bring stability to long-lawless Somalia, and to win the sympathy of its people, has played out in a giant open-air market in Mogadishu, where Somalis who buy vegetables, spaghetti, clothing and fuel are now caught in the crossfire.
The al Shabaab militants that control vast swaths of Somalia and its capital effectively run Bakara market, Mogadishu's largest. From positions within, they fire mortars toward African Union Mission in Somalia, or Amisom, troops.
Amisom troops have fired back even when civilians are at risk, according to a U.S. official and some AU officials. AU officials said privately that Amisom shelling of populated areas like Bakara market had resulted in civilian casualties.
"We have a problem with return fire," said one AU official. "It's become a real, serious issue."
That issue comes amid increasing international scrutiny of al Shabaab, which has shown signs of expanding from domestic militants to a terrorist group with more international ambitions. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for three July 11 suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, that killed 76 people. U.S. and African officials believe the group has personnel and funding links with al Qaeda.
The fight against al Shabaab was on the agenda at this week's African Union summit in Kampala, where U.S. and African officials confirmed their support for some 6,000 Amisom troops in Somalia. U.S. officials raised the issue of civilian casualties with Amisom officials in Kampala, said Johnnie Carson, the top U.S. diplomat on African affairs. The U.S. is Amisom's biggest donor.
A History of Conflict
Power Struggles in Somalia
- 1960: Somalia, partly governed by the British and Italians, gains independence, becomes a unified state.
- 1991: Mohamed Siad Barre government collapses, spurring violent power struggle between clan leaders.
- June 2006: Union of Islamic Courts sweeps into power in Mogadishu and establishes an Islamic government, with Al Shabaab as its armed youth brigade.
- December 2006: Ethiopia, concerned about Court government's radical tone, invades and overthrows government. Al Shabaab stays behind to fight the Ethiopians.
- March 2007: African Union deploys peacekeeping force to Mogadishu.
- January 2009: Ethiopia withdraws. Al Shabaab claims victory but its public support wanes. It turns to foreign fighters to bolster its ranks and coffers.
- February 2009: Transitional federal government established under President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
- May 2009: Al Shabaab, together with rival militia Hizbul Islam, vows to overthrow the government, which is defended by AU forces.
- September 2009: U.S. Special Forces kill Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top operative linked to both al Qaeda and al Shabaab, in Somalia. Nabhan was believed to be behind 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
- December 2009: Shabaab-linked suicide bomber kills 19 at a medical school graduation in Mogadishu. Somalis take to the streets in take to streets against al Shabaab.
- July 1, 2010: Government launches offensive against militants but don't gain much ground.
- July 11, 2010: Blasts in Kampala, Uganda, kill 76 people. Al Shabaab claims responsibility.
- July 23, 2010: African Union leaders renew support for AU mission, amid criticism that troops' return fire hit civilians at Mogadishu's Bakara market and elsewhere. Guinea, in west Africa, pledges troops to bolster the roughly 6,000 AU troops in Mogadishu, who are now mainly Ugandan and Burundian soldiers.
The civilian casualties have led to flagging support inside Somalia for Amisom, which had enjoyed popular support in Mogadishu for fending off al Shabaab and establishing a health clinic.
The deaths also created a public-relations victory for al Shabaab. The militant group became popular by fighting troops from neighboring Ethiopia during that nation's two-year occupation of Somalia. But more recently, it began coordinating with foreign fighters to attack civilians and enforcing brutal punishments for minor infractions, measures that have caused it to lose support and financing from Somalis.
In part to regain its populist ground, al Shabaab has sought to reposition itself as a defender of Somalis against foreign invaders—this time Amisom forces who mainly come from Uganda and Burundi. The militant group said it had organized the recent bombings in Uganda in retribution for the deaths of Somali citizens in Amisom shelling.
Mr. Carson said U.S. and AU officials discussed how the troops might use technology to increase accuracy in AU counterattacks, as well as using better intelligence to pre-empt attacks. He and other U.S. officials declined to offer any specifics on how the U.S. might assist with those efforts. The U.S. assists in training AU troops, but so far it hasn't said it would offer additional funding.
Another U.S. official said the focus for now was to encourage Amisom to avoid shelling civilian areas. "We're not making threats at this point," the official said. "Our course is to try to get them to show more restraint."
An Amisom spokesman declined to make anyone from Amisom available for an interview.
U.S. officials hope that an increased number of Amisom troops—the West African nation of Guinea pledged nearly 2,000 more this week—would allow the force to push al Shabaab out of heavily populated areas, including Bakara market.
Al Shabaab moved into Bakara market two years ago. The militants levy a high tax on traders who sell their wares there. Locals say those who refuse have been murdered, their severed heads left next to their bodies in the dusty streets as a warning to others who might defy the militants.
The market still bustles with people who gather to buy and sell products and use money-transfer services. Goods are cheaper here, and it is often the only place to buy medicines and other necessities in this war-torn city. When shells hit, the devastation is great. Residents hold both sides responsible for the carnage.
"We are like insects to Amisom," Farhia Ali Nur, a 42-year-old vegetable grocer in Bakara market, said by telephone.
Mrs. Nur said she lost her oldest son last year after a mortar shell landed on her house near the market. In the blast, shrapnel ripped through her husband's leg, making him unable to work. Mrs. Nur had to become the family breadwinner, she said. "They massacre us, and then deny it. Why don't they pursue al Shabaab instead of shelling us?"
—Abdinasir Mohamed contributed to this article.
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Madina Lake's Dan Torelli
Madina Lake, Madina Lake, Madina Lake! These guys are everywhere since the release of their debut album, From Them, Through Us, To You, back in March. They've headlined their own tour and grabbed a coveted spot on this year's Projekt Revolution Tour with other peta2 faves Taking Back Sunday and Saosin.
Because they are obviously busy, busy boys, we were especially grateful to drummer Dan Torelli for making time for little ole us during a recent tour stop in Norfolk. Dan's been a proud, healthy, fit, and extremely energetic vegetarian for more than a year now, and he's more than happy to share his excitement with all of you.
But don't just take my word for it: Watch the delightful and endearing Dan tell you himself below.


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At the firm, the team of attorneys has over 50 years of combined legal experience, and works tirelessly to help clients find solutions to their legal matters—regardless of how simple or complicated the issue may seem. Over the years, the team has earned a reputation for dedication, preparedness, and aggression, and has maintained professional and personal relationships with other lawyers and individuals involved in the court system. The team understands that no two individuals are going through the same situation, and they are committed to providing every client with the personalized attention they deserve. When an individual decides to retain the representation of the firm, the lawyers will work to come up with a strategy that is tailored to fit the client's unique goals and needs. The firm offers trusted legal counsel and effective service to individuals facing legal matters involving personal injury, worker's compensation, family law, and criminal law. If you would like to learn more about the representation an attorney from Norman may be able to provide you with, do not hesitate to contact the Law Offices of Keith J. Nedwick, P.C.
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Glasgow Housing Association
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is one of the largest social landlords in the UK, with more than 50,000 tenants and 26,500 factored homeowners across Glasgow.[1]
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is a not-for-profit company created in 2003 by the then Scottish Executive for the purpose of owning and managing Glasgow's social housing stock. GHA took over ownership of Glasgow City Council's housing stock after a ballot of tenants.[2]
Since initial stock transfer GHA has invested £1billion modernising tenants' homes. The majority of homes have benefited from new kitchens and bathrooms, Secured by Design doors and windows, new roofs, overcladding and new central heating.[3]
GHA has also built hundreds of new homes for social renting across the city. The first phase saw 259 homes built in the North of Glasgow. The majority of the new homes were rented to former tenants of the iconic Red Road high rise flats which are earmarked for demolition in the future. The second phase of more than 400 new homes are being built across nine sites.[4][5]
GHA's Board is made up of tenants, independent members and local councillors. GHA's network of local offices are run by tenant led committees. At the end of 2010, after a review of GHA's governance arrangements, new Area Committees were established in the North, South, East and West of the city to give tenants and factored homeowners more local control. These committees are made up of tenants and other community representatives and make decisions for their areas.[6]
In 2010/2011 GHA carried out a restructure, moving more staff to the frontline. More services were moved to local offices including welfare benefits, fuel advice and furnished lets.[7]
Second Stage Transfer[edit]
GHA has an agreed programme in place to give thousands of tenants a vote on whether they want their homes to transfer from GHA to community ownership under a process known as Second Stage Transfer.
To date almost 5000 homes have transferred to community-based housing associations.[8] [9] [10]
- ^ http://www.housingnet.co.uk/rslAdvList.php
- ^ http://www.gha.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=home_Corporate+Info
- ^ http://www.gha.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s43_10
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/family-s-joy-at-moving-into-gha-s-100th-new-home-1.966034
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/new-family-homes-are-unveiled-by-sturgeon-1.1081477
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/gha-plans-to-get-closer-to-communities-1.1000079
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/400-homes-lifted-out-of-fuel-poverty-1.1051357
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/1000-homes-change-hands-as-tenants-vote-to-quit-gha-1.1028591
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/322-city-tenants-in-switch-from-gha-1.981510
- ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/tenants-back-switch-for-2000-glasgow-homes-1.1084448
External links[edit]
- GHA The official corporate site
- GHA Business Plan - The GHA's 30-year business plan - freely available
- City Strolls - A Glasgow news and opinion site with a lot of material on Glasgow's housing
- Glasgow Residents Network - A blog-style site providing information on housing in Glasgow and details of much of Glasgow's independent (not state-supported) residents' associations.


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Realizing his mistake, Akin tried to get out front of the mess he had made. He said he had reviewed what he characterized as an "off-the-cuff remark" and apologized, saying he "misspoke." This was not a slip of the tongue, as the transcript bears out. He began by saying he had had conversations with doctors about this. Just as outrageous is the idea that one could ever make an "off-the-cuff" remark about something as dreadful as rape.


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Imagine you're a moderate Democrat in the House, and you're wavering on health care. Boy, are you in for some heat.
All that rides on your climactic vote on the big health bill this week is the shape of health care in the U.S., your political future and, quite possibly, the fate of the Obama presidency. So you're about to hear a lot of impassioned arguments about which way you should go.
The arguments for voting no on final passage of the health overhaul are pretty obvious. Republicans are pounding away in opposition, to great effect. A compilation of the latest health-care polling data on the Web site Realclearpolitics.com shows Americans opposing it by an average of 48.9% to 41.3%. The drift against the legislation has come mostly from the kind of centrist, independent voters that you, as a moderate Democrat, depend on for your political life.
So what arguments can Democratic leaders muster to push back? Conversations with several key Democrats suggest a handful of the closing arguments they will make, some about policy and some about politics. The safe path for a moderate Democrat would appear to be to simply lower his or her head and vote no. So these counter-arguments are tougher, and their impact is the key to the outcome.
First, a quick look at why you, as a moderate House Democrat, are pivotal. The Democrats' plan for this week is for the House to pass the Senate's version of the health overhaul—a bill that is less costly than the House version and unpopular with many in the House—and then immediately pass a separate measure tweaking that Senate version to make it more acceptable to House members.
Those tweaks would be passed in the Senate under so-called budget-reconciliation rules, which require just 51 votes. So Democrats should have a relatively comfortable margin for error there, provided senators live up to their part of the deal; the original bill passed with 60 votes.
The bigger question now is in the House, where the health bill passed with 220 votes originally—a mere two over the minimum—and where some centrist Democrats who voted yes have signaled they intend to reverse course now. So the whole yearlong effort rests on the ability of House leaders, and President Barack Obama, to hold as many of those original centrist supporters as possible, and turn a few no votes into yes ones.
One essential task for Democratic leaders is to figure out how to defuse an abortion dispute with moderates who seek assurances the final bill won't allow federal financing of abortion services. If that gets done—still a big if—here are the other arguments leaders will be making to two dozen or so House Democratic moderates in the balance:
• You've won. The bill has evolved in the way you wanted. Moderates worried above all that the original House bill was too big and costly; the new version will be trimmed down and cost less. This is why the release of a new Congressional Budget Office cost analysis this week is so important. Democratic leaders need to show House centrists that the changes being made will lower the price tag and actually reduce projected deficits.
In addition, Democratic leaders will point to specific items that moderates like in the new version. The public option—a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers—has been stripped out, a commission to hold down Medicare costs is included and a tax on so-called Cadillac health plans, which many analysts argue would hold down costs by reducing over-use of the health system, is included. Liberals hate all of those ideas, which actually may help convince moderates they should be happy to have them.
• You'll be able to tell middle-class constituents they get benefits right away (in time for this year's midterm election), while the messier and costlier parts of the overhaul go into effect more slowly. This is the argument Mr. Obama has been stressing: As soon as the legislation is signed into law, new regulations on the insurance companies that everybody loves to hate will kick in, restricting their ability to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions or because payout limits have been hit.
• This bill isn't perfect, but it's better than the status quo on health. Republicans argue the bill will drive up insurance premiums. The Democratic counter-argument will be that, without change, premium increases are certain. If nothing is done, "it's 40% premium increases as far as the eye can see," says one senior administration aide.
• Politically speaking, you need an accomplishment to point to, and something is better than nothing. This has been Democratic leaders' trump-card argument all along. The worst outcome for Democrats, individually and collectively, would be to have nothing to show for waging this epic struggle over health. Those who hate what Democrats are trying to do on health would still hold it against the party, while those who want change would either blame the party for failing, or judge it to be simply incompetent. Failure, Democratic leaders will argue, is all downside, no upside.
• The very vehemence of Republican opposition proves there is political gain to be made in getting this done. If Republicans didn't fear this might actually turn into a plus, why would they be protesting so much?
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Originally Posted by dirtrider6
Todd, thats just the bike being new and the cable streching, take it into dave and have it adjusted, it'll be good as new.
Todd, if the weather isn't as dire as the current forecast, I'll likely be out at Moon on Friday "field testing" a bike rebuild ... I could give your bike some TLC before riding if you're also there.
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Of course I'm not trying to fix a bike over the internet, but...
...from a long background of riding, when we had 5,6,7 and 8 speeds way less problems existed. Since 9 and 10 speed drive trains came out, more and more problems are caused by precise and closer tolerances between shifts. It has led to replacement of components at a higher rate.
One thing since I personally know you. You are a powerful rider with lots of torque behind your pedal strokes! You will wear stuff at a higher rate than a less powerful rider.
Since it's a faily new bike, and considereing your rear deraiuler is damaged, or bent. The cable housing isn't bent or damaged and well lubed...
...fixing tips, look at the shifter cable along the frame if it is exposed and not running in a full length cable housing, lightly try to pull it away from the frame, if it comes away from a half inch or more it has stretched and next try turning the barrel on the shift pod out 1 to 1.5 turns to take slack out of the shift cable as a first fix.
If that is not doing the trick, buy a chain checker and see how much stretch your chain has. A chain that has stretched will ride higher up on the teeth on the rear cogs and basically try to skip off the cogs.
If it is stretched you could try a new chain, and buy the next level up chain, don't look for light weight or racing type chains, but rather a middle of the road chain that will have better metal components, you know this from Motos, buy the cheapest chain and your adjusting all the time due to quicker wear.
Last resort is replace both chain and cog which usually is done at the same time anyway.
There are loads of helpful vids on the internet to assisit if you so desire to view these!
Good Luck! Ride da SSer(no shifting problems ever)...LOL
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Originally Posted by bankofdad
Found the Christmas tree nice job,even stopped to rehang a few ornaments that feel off. My friend and I made the 2 hour drive to get there on Sunday only to get caught in the rain there making the trails super slick I was trying a pair of X Kings 29x2.2 and they were horrible I think I might try Lee's suggestion on the Ardents.
Sorry we missed you Sunday, Ron and myself left a little after 12 and it started to rain very shortly after that, nothing real heavy to spoil our ride, but enough to make it slick.
I had a Ardent on the front a few weeks ago it was great all year but I wiped out twice on rocks with it, next I put a Stout on good mud tire but even worse on the wet rocks, I then put a Negegal on the front for Sunday, man what a difference, it was great on the rocks and when it did slide it was a predictible slide.
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The Panaracer Rampage has been doing well on the wet, the few times I had it out in those conditions. Seems to roll better than the Nevegal, but that doesn't make much sense to me as they are similar designs.
Must be the Japanese Pixie Dust in the Panaracer tires.
Originally Posted by bear
The Panaracer Rampage has been doing well on the wet, the few times I had it out in those conditions. Seems to roll better than the Nevegal, but that doesn't make much sense to me as they are similar designs.
Must be the Japanese Pixie Dust in the Panaracer tires.
They are very similar patterns, The Negegals have a dual compound softer rubber than the Rampages, probably leading to the feeling of slower rolling, but I think they are much better in the wet having run them last year back to back the softer rubber was noticebly grippier (is that a word) in the wet.
Moto, I agree with DR6. Sounds like the typical cable stretching during the break-in period. Take it to Dave and I'm sure it's just a simple adjustment.
dirtrider6, I have 3 Nevegals just collecting dust. Sundays ride was a spur of the moment thought and a quick look @ the radar fill the tank and go. I will give someone a heads up in advance for my next trip plus I want to stop by Dave's shop and bring my full suspension bike instead of the hardtail Jamis's
It amazes me how a little tuning with air pressure will make a difference...
...sometimes making a bad tire into a really good one!
Well, today was just a little test run!!! Didn't have much time so Brandon and I headed out NW1, NW2, What, NW2 and back out to Deacon!!! Due to the time constraints we just headed down past Maintenance and back to the car!!! We had to test out my Christmas present from Brandon...he got me some Primo Super Tenderizer pedals!!!
Waging war on my pedals every chance I get!!!
It was time to go make some tracks in da snow today!!! Loaded up the Redline and pointed the Honda towards da Moon and started rowing through da gearbox!!! Got up to da Moon and started out on NW1...forgot how challenging and fun it is to ride in da white stuff!!! Continued struggling out NW2 to What....from there to Maint., down around the lake and up by the pool and out!!! Ended up doing more walking than I wanted to, but it was a great day to be out there breathing da fresh Moon air!!!
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Since there was too much snow at da Moon, I was forced to assault the asphalt!!! So much nicer to cruise around town being able to shift, no offense to da Redline!!! I think I need to go see Dave and Chris over at Valley Cycles for a new saddle...that stock Giant saddle is like a piece of plywood with three tissues taped to it!!! A good ride...wanted to do more than 7 miles, but I did not want to wear myself out for work!!! Happy New Year!!!
That the trails at da Moon are still there!!! Did a little snow ride today, about 2 1/2 miles since snow riding is not one of my strengths...but it was fun!!! NW1 to Ledgeview and the first section of 8 back out NW1 to the car!!! Even with the snow, the trails at da Moon are incredible...I just want to extend a heart-felt thanks to everyone that makes these trails so great!!!
Decided to hit up da Moon today to start off my week on a positive note!!! It was not a long ride since I didn't sleep very well last night...only 2.5 miles but I had a great time!!! The trails were frozen nicely, with a little mix of crunchy snow and some thin krispy krunchy ice!!! Hit up Big Blue, Twister, and Mo-Zee. At this point, I was already feeling pretty whooped so I bailed out up through the pool parking lot and hit some fun slipping and sliding on the ice at the entrance to the lot!!! Great beginning to da work week!!!
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Dude whatcha got in da fridge...
...how about a tour...LOL
I kicked off February with a chilly ride at da Moon!!! After bundling up a little I unloaded da Redline for my assault on da trails!!! I started pedaling out Nature's Way. Then I decided on a really fun trail...What you may ask!!! Exactly!!! From there it was NW2, service road, Ledgeview, and back down the first section of 8, and NW1 to da car!!!
Went up to da Moon today to put some fresh tracks in da snow!!! Fresh snow all the way out NW1, Service Road, 8 all the way up to T-Rex1, then the Service Road down to Eagle, Ledgeview, Service Road past Maintenance and out!!! Fun riding in the snow and I had the whole park to myself!!!
I decided to kick of da work week with a ride at da Moon!!! Out NW, up da service road, to Ledgeview, the second section of 8, back down da service road, and ducked in on the first section of 8, service road and NW out!!! Trails were amazing with some ice, some hardpacked snow, and some bare spots. Fast, yet tricky conditions!!! I was bitten by a log over on 8...guess I should have pulled a little more...LOL!!! I am so looking forward to the upcoming riding season!!! See ya on da trails...Ride da Moon!!!
How do you like the Primo pedals? They are the bmx ones right
Originally Posted by ParrotHead87
How do you like the Primo pedals? They are the bmx ones right
They are working very well! I have not had a problem with feet slipping and they are. pretty comfy with their slight concave shape...and they look pretty cool, too!!!
Dude you are hammering it. Love it.
Originally Posted by motoman465
They are working very well! I have not had a problem with feet slipping and they are. pretty comfy with their slight concave shape...and they look pretty cool, too!!!
I remember when I use to ride bmx they were solid pedals, lots of people rode them. Probably will be the first thing I switch out on my bike. They do look good on yours
No better way to start da work week than with a ride at da Moon!!! Started out on NW1, What, out to Deacon. I took a wrong turn and ended up connecting NW2 to NW1 via 5858. Finished up with Ledgeview, 8, Skinnys, and out the paved road. I wanted to do more, but didn't want to be like a limp noodle at work tonight!!! Just shy of 3.5 miles today!!!
Nice ride Moto, conditions were tricky
Thanks Chuck!!! Yeah, it was a challenging ride, but so much fun!!! Can't wait until spring gets here!!!
I found something odd at da Moon today!!! Brown snow!!! I am going to try riding on it tomorrow...LOL!!!
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